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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Dieter Tuerschmann, Weiterstadt, DE;
Michael Sturm, Altenstadt, DE;
Dirk Hanke, Lemgo, DE;
Manfred Domrath, Weener, DE;
Dieter Tuerschmann, Weiterstadt, DE;
Michael Sturm, Altenstadt, DE;
Dirk Hanke, Lemgo, DE;
Manfred Domrath, Weener, DE;
Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Detmold, DE;
Abstract
A connector fastening arrangement locks a connector housing to a printed circuit board, thereby to effect engagement between a resilient contact on the housing and a corresponding electrical element on the adjacent top surface of the printed circuit board. A rotary locking member carried by the connector housing extends within a locking bore contained in the adjacent surface of the printed circuit board, the locking member being rotatable between locked and unlocked positions relative to the connector housing. In a preferred embodiment, the locking bore is a through bore, and the locking member extends completely through the locking bore. When the locking member is rotated toward the locked position, an eccentric locking device carried by the extremity of the locking member extends in locking engagement beneath the bottom surface of the printed circuit board. In a second embodiment, the locking device comprises a bayonet fitting arrangement.