Patent ID: 6540563
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A stacked connector assembly mounted on a printed circuit board, comprising:an insulative housing defining a first aperture and a second aperture over the first aperture in a mating face thereof, and a plurality of recesses in a rear face thereof; a first electrical connector disposed in the first aperture and including at least one first receiving cavity in communication with the mating face of the housing, and a first array of terminals having first contacting portions extending into the at least one first receiving cavity and first right-angle bent tails for electrical connection with a printed circuit board; a second electrical connector disposed in the second aperture and including a second receiving cavity in communication with the mating face of the housing and a second array of terminals having second contacting portions extending into the second receiving cavity and second right-angle bent tails received in the recesses of the housing for electrical connection with a printed circuit board; and a spacer fixed to the housing and retaining the second right-angle bent tails of the second terminals in the housing; wherein the housing defines a concavity in the rear face for accommodating the spacer; wherein the recesses comprises a plurality of staggered inner and outer recesses in communication with the concavity, and wherein the second light-angle bent tails are received in the inner and the outer recesses in a staggered manner; wherein the spacer comprises a plurality of projections abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that arm received in the inner recesses of the housing, and a plurality of channels having inside faces for abutting against the second right-angle bent tails that are received in the outer recess; wherein the spacer includes a rear panel and a pair of side arms extending forwardly from opposite ends of the rear panel, the projections being formed on an inner face of the rear panel along a vertical direction and the channels being formed by the projections.