Patent ID: 6485338
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mating with a flexible printed circuit board (FPC), comprising:a bottom base comprising a terminal-receiving portion, the terminal-receiving portion comprising a plurality of block walls, a plurality of receiving grooves defined between the block walls, and a plurality of pairs of opposite mounting slots, each pair of opposite mounting slots being located on opposite sides of and in communication with a corresponding receiving groove; a top cover assembled upon the bottom base; a built-in printed circuit board (PCB) mounted perpendicularly between the top cover and the bottom base; and a plurality of terminals assembled in the bottom base, each terminal comprising a contacting portion outwardly projecting from the bottom base adapted for contacting the FPC, a mounting portion substantially received in the receiving groove, and a tail portion electrically connected with the PCB, the mounting portion comprising a pair of barbs interferentially engaged with a corresponding pair of opposite mounting slots to securely retain the terminal in the receiving groove; wherein the bottom base comprises a pair of side walls each having a protrusion, and the top cover comprises a pair of ears extending downwardly from two edges thereof, each ear defining a slot therein for engaging with a corresponding protrusion to retain the top cover on the bottom base; wherein the top cover defines a receiving concavity to receive an upper edge of the built-in PCB.