Electrical connector assembly

The present invention relates to an electrical Connector assembly, wherein a plurality of female type exported from electrically highly conductive metal produced plug contact elements with a same number of pin-shaped metallic executed counter-plug contact elements cooperate. Such connector assembly is as capable on a preferably located as a circuit board substrate formed electrical / electronic circuit components with a multicore To connect electrical connection line, said circuit components with the circuit board associated plug contact elements over on the Existing substrate conductor tracks are electrically connected.

From DE 195 22 126 C2 is known, on a ceramic part as formed substrate more than solder pads running fixing areas provided, each with a respective one of a respective plug contact element existing connection zone are connected by a reflow soldering process. In such an embodiment, the pin-shaped executed Plug contact elements in an electric to an order to be connected Device tuned motor vehicle typical fashion on the substrate mounted, the respective end portion is soldered firmly onto the solder pads and to angled 90 ° other (free) end of the Substrate surface protrudes. Such arrangement and design of plug contact elements, however, not readily suitable to this in a little space laying claim to fashion a on a lead existing compact connector part in an operation to connect.

The present invention therefore has for its object, a to provide plug-in connection arrangement in which on a substrate existing plug-in contact elements are constructed and arranged to that problems are properly connected with it is to be connected electric connecting cable realized.

According to the invention the object is achieved by the features specified in the main claim resolved features. An advantage of such an embodiment, a connector assembly is that the substrate arranged on the plug contact elements associated respectively to a wire of an electrical connection line fixed counter plug contact elements individually both, as well as complete by common arrangement in a connector housing with the Plug contact elements can be connected.

More particularly favorable embodiments of the connector assembly are given in the subclaims and will be reference to an in Drawing embodiment illustrated explained in detail. show case<dl tsize="8"><dt>Fig. 1A</dt><dd>the connector assembly located on a substrate in view</dd><dt>Fig. 1B</dt><dd>the connector assembly of Fig. 1a in plan view.</dd></dl>

As is apparent from the drawing, are preferably as on a PCB substrate 1 exported more in laminated or laminated type and thus applied metallic conductor tracks 2 provided that the For simplicity, not shown electrical / electronic Circuit components are connected. Further, on the substrate as Solder pads serving, metallic executed mounting portions 3a, 3b provided opposite to the surrounding isolation regions 1a 'of the PCB are made sublime. Each one of these fixing regions 3a, 3b and that of the mounting portions 3b with one of the conductor tracks 2 integrally connected and respective further fixing region namely the mounting portion 3a is in the region of an edge 1a of the substrate 1 * available.

Each of the two mounting portions 3a, 3b are so arranged and so formed to the same one elongated, substantially rectangular trained male contact element 5 at its End portions 5a, 5b provided for fastening zones 5a ', 5b' by a Reflow soldering process can be secured. The attachment areas are in their Size and location on the size and arrangement of the two associated Attachment zones tuned.

At the one end portion 5b of each plug contact elements 5 is for the purpose of Communication with a respective one of the simplicity sake not shown bush-shaped counter-plug contact element is a pin-like Male contact portion 5b * integrally formed which extends parallel to the conductor tracks 2 extends.

The end regions between the two rectangular executed 5a, 5b lying middle region 5c of the plug-in contact elements 5 is carried out so that the same is spaced from the substrate surface 1a. In this bush-like running the central region 5c can contact blades be present also for contacting one of simplicity not shown, pin-like contact section executed a (further) serve counter-plug contact element.