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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2006
Xiang Qi Yang, Kunshan, CN;
Ren-chih LI, Taipei, TW;
Xiang Qi Yang, Kunshan, CN;
Ren-Chih Li, Taipei, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
An electrical connector () for surface mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulative housing (); a number of terminals () disposed in the housing and having tails () extending beyond the housing, all the tails () defining a common mounting plane (); at least one metallic mounting portion () assembled to the housing (), the at least one metallic mounting portion () defining a bottom plane () for soldering to the PCB, the bottom plane () being located at a level higher than said the mounting plane () by a distance; and a solder ball () connected to the at least one metallic mounting portion (), the solder ball () being able to be softened to fill said distance during soldering.