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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1999
Shunsuke Hashimoto, Tsu, JP;
Kenji Okura, Hisai, JP;
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electrical coupler which is capable of being easily assembled into a main unit for electrically detachable interconnection of an external unit to the main unit. The coupler includes a dielectric header which carries an array of first terminal ends and an array of second terminal ends which are engageable with an arrays of first contacts of the main unit and an array of second contacts of the external unit for establishing an electrical interconnection. The header is made of a rigid material which integrally supports the array of the second terminal ends to define thereat a terminal connector responsible for detachable connection to the external unit. The header is molded to have a mount flange as an integral part for securely fixing the header to an enclosure of the main unit. A height adjusting mechanism is provided to vary a vertical position of the header relative to a main circuit board with which the first terminal ends are connected internally of the main unit, adjusting a height of the terminal connector from the main circuit board. Thus, the electrical coupler can be successfully assembled into the main unit with the terminal connector located at a suitable position for connection with the external unit, yet assuring to easily fix the terminal connector at that position to the enclosure in such a manner as to well bear the pulling and pushing force exerted at the time of connecting and disconnecting the external unit to and from the terminal connector.