EP1128476A2 - Connector and method of manufacturing a connector - Google Patents

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EP1128476A2
EP1128476A2 EP01102541A EP01102541A EP1128476A2 EP 1128476 A2 EP1128476 A2 EP 1128476A2 EP 01102541 A EP01102541 A EP 01102541A EP 01102541 A EP01102541 A EP 01102541A EP 1128476 A2 EP1128476 A2 EP 1128476A2
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
    • H01R12/716—Coupling device provided on the PCB

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  • the invention relates to a connector arranged in an insulating body Contact elements with a plug contact end and a Solder connection ends are provided, the solder connection end for surface mounting is formed on a circuit board, and a method for Manufacture of a connector.
  • Connectors are used to improve transmission properties for high-frequency signals with contacts suitable for surface mounting provided, with a good coplanarity of the contacts with respect to the Soldering points on the circuit board is required.
  • EP 0 846 350 describes a method for producing a connector with coplanar contact surfaces for surface mounting on a printed circuit board known, in the case of the pre-bent contact elements in contact slots of a housing are used and after insertion all contact elements are coplanar aligned by one tool become.
  • an electrical connector is known from EP 0 757 849, the electrical contact sections arranged in an insulating housing have outwardly protruding soldering ends, their molded Surface mounting contact surfaces on narrow constrictions provided for this purpose using a tool after completing the assembly of the individual contact sections are aligned coplanar.
  • solder connection ends When assembling a circuit board with surface-mountable connectors the solder connection ends are usually in a solder paste immersed and then exposed to the soldering surfaces under the influence of heat the circuit board is soldered. To ensure proper soldering, the solder connection ends touch the solder paste, but for this purpose a coplanar one Alignment of the solder connection ends with the soldering areas on the PCB is required.
  • the invention has for its object a connector of the beginning mentioned type in such a way that the solder connection ends have good coplanarity and the connector is simple and is inexpensive to manufacture.
  • This object is achieved in that the contact elements between recesses opposite the plug contact end and the solder connection end exhibit a constriction, and that the Contact elements in the area of the recesses over a not with a Recess side are bent.
  • the advantages achieved with the invention are that by the constriction the bending stress in a designated area of the contact element is compressed in the smallest cross-sectional area, so that at the contact element even without a special turning edge is only bent in this constricted area.
  • the connector 1 shows a connector 1 consisting of an insulating body 2 with a number of contact elements 3.
  • the contact elements 3 have a plug contact end 4, a fixing area 5 and a solder connection end 6, the contact elements being fixed by means of the widened fixing area 5 in correspondingly adapted receiving openings 7 in the bottom area of the insulating body 2.
  • FIG. 2 shows a top view of a contact carrier strip 9 with the molded-on contact elements 3, which have differently shaped geometric structures over their entire contact length.
  • Such contact carrier tapes which are rolled up on a winding spool, serve for a continuous supply of the contact elements in the manufacture of plug connectors, the structures of the contact elements being punched out of flat metal tapes in a previous operation.
  • concave recesses 10 are provided on both sides, in which the material, on both sides of the outer Wrapping limit of the contact element structure, has been compressed into an inwardly facing constriction.
  • a separation area 11 is provided above the solder connection ends 6, within which the contact carrier strip 9 is separated from the contacts after the contact elements 3 have been fixed in the insulating housing 2.
  • FIG. 3 shows a plug connector 1 in the insulating housing 2 of which the insertion process of a section with contact elements 3 of the contact strip 9 has already been carried out, and an already positioned contact element row whose contact carrier strip 9 has already been cut off.
  • the contact elements 3 are fixed in their final position at the end of the plugging process by inserting or pressing them in with the widened fixing area 5 into correspondingly adapted receiving openings 7 of the insulating body 2. Subsequently, the contact carrier strip 9 is separated in the separation area 11 by means of a device which is not further described here.
  • the recesses 10 of the contact elements 3 are arranged flush on an edge 8 of the insulating body, which is formed by the end of the receiving opening 7 with the bottom of the insulating body 2.
  • solder connection ends 6 are bent in the region of the two-sided recesses 10 by a two-part tool 13.
  • a first tool 14 which has inclined surfaces 15
  • the solder connection ends 6, which are initially perpendicular are angled to an angle ⁇ around the edge 8.
  • the bending stress is compressed in the smallest cross section of the constriction area of the recesses 10 of the contact element 3, so that the solder connection ends 6 are angled only in this area.
  • the resulting strain hardening in the constriction results in a bending radius R which depends on the design or the contour of the recesses 10.
  • solder connection ends 6 which are initially still held by the tool 14, are angled to an angle of almost 90 ° by lowering the second tool 16, all the solder connection ends being precise and coplanar at the same time are aligned. It makes sense to include the spring restoring force in the manufacturing process after the solder connection ends have been bent, so that the angle of the solder connection ends is not exactly 90 ° but slightly less than 90 °.

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Für die Herstellung eines Steckverbinders zur Oberflächenmontage auf Leiterplatten wird vorgeschlagen, die erforderlichen Kontaktelemente in einem Bereich zwischen dem Steckkontaktende und dem Lötanschlussende mit einer Einschnürung zu versehen, die im Isoliergehäuse des Steckverbinders eingefügten Kontaktelemente an den Lötanschlussenden im Bereich der Einschnürung mit einem ersten Werkzeug um einen ersten Winkel umzubiegen und anschließend mit einem zweiten Werkzeug auf nahezu 90° weiter zu biegen, wobei alle Lötanschlussenden koplanar ausgerichtet werden. <IMAGE>For the production of a connector for surface mounting on printed circuit boards, it is proposed to provide the necessary contact elements in a region between the plug contact end and the solder connection end with a constriction, the contact elements inserted in the insulating housing of the connector at the solder connection ends in the region of the constriction with a first tool Bend the first angle and then bend further to almost 90 ° with a second tool, with all solder connection ends being aligned coplanar. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Steckverbinder mit in einem Isolierkörper angeordneten Kontaktelementen, die mit einem Steckkontaktende und einem Lötanschlussende versehen sind, wobei das Lötanschlussende zur Oberflächenmontage auf einer Leiterplatte ausgebildet ist, sowie ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Steckverbinders.The invention relates to a connector arranged in an insulating body Contact elements with a plug contact end and a Solder connection ends are provided, the solder connection end for surface mounting is formed on a circuit board, and a method for Manufacture of a connector.

Steckverbinder werden zur Verbesserung der Übertragungseigenschaften bei hochfrequenten Signalen mit zur Oberflächenmontage geeigneten Kontakten versehen, wobei eine gute Koplanarität der Kontakte bezüglich der Lötstellen auf der Leiterplatte erforderlich ist.Connectors are used to improve transmission properties for high-frequency signals with contacts suitable for surface mounting provided, with a good coplanarity of the contacts with respect to the Soldering points on the circuit board is required.

Aus der EP 0 846 350 ist ein Verfahren für die Herstellung eines Verbinders mit koplanaren Kontaktflächen für die Oberflächenmontage auf einer Leiterplatte bekannt, bei dem bereits vorgebogene Kontaktelemente in Kontaktaufnahmeschlitze eines Gehäuses eingesetzt werden und nach dem Einsetzen alle Kontaktelemente gemeinsam durch ein Werkzeug koplanar ausgerichtet werden.EP 0 846 350 describes a method for producing a connector with coplanar contact surfaces for surface mounting on a printed circuit board known, in the case of the pre-bent contact elements in contact slots of a housing are used and after insertion all contact elements are coplanar aligned by one tool become.

Weiterhin ist aus der EP 0 757 849 ein elektrischer Verbinder bekannt, dessen in einem isolierenden Gehäuse angeordnete elektrische Kontaktabschnitte nach außen herausragende Lötenden aufweisen, deren angeformte Oberflächenmontagekontaktflächen an dazu vorgesehenen schmalen Einschnürungen mittels eines Werkzeuges nach Abschluß der Montage der einzelnen Kontaktabschnitte koplanar ausgerichtet werden.Furthermore, an electrical connector is known from EP 0 757 849, the electrical contact sections arranged in an insulating housing have outwardly protruding soldering ends, their molded Surface mounting contact surfaces on narrow constrictions provided for this purpose using a tool after completing the assembly of the individual contact sections are aligned coplanar.

Bei den bekannten Verfahren zur Herstellung von Steckverbindern sind stets relativ aufwendige Prozeduren und mehrere Arbeitsschritte notwendig, um die Lötanschlüsse eines Steckverbinders für die Oberflächenmontage koplanar auszurichten, in dem z.B. die Kontakte vereinzelt, mittels eines Abbiegewerkzeuges abgewinkelt und anschließend wiederum einzeln in ein Gehäuse montiert und ausgerichtet werden.In the known methods for the production of connectors are always relatively complex procedures and several work steps necessary to the solder connections of a connector for surface mounting align coplanar, e.g. the contacts are isolated, using a bending tool angled and then individually in one Housing and be aligned.

Bei der Bestückung einer Leiterplatte mit oberflächenmontierbaren Steckverbindern werden die Lötanschlussenden üblicherweise in eine Lötpaste eingetaucht und anschließend unter Hitzeeinwirkung mit den Lötflächen auf der Leiterplatte verlötet. Um eine einwandfreie Lötung sicherzustellen, müssen die Lötanschlussenden die Lötpaste berühren, wozu jedoch eine koplanare Ausrichtung der Lötanschlussenden gegenüber den Lötflächen auf der Leiterplatte erforderlich ist.When assembling a circuit board with surface-mountable connectors the solder connection ends are usually in a solder paste immersed and then exposed to the soldering surfaces under the influence of heat the circuit board is soldered. To ensure proper soldering, the solder connection ends touch the solder paste, but for this purpose a coplanar one Alignment of the solder connection ends with the soldering areas on the PCB is required.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde einen Steckverbinder der eingangs genannten Art dahingehend auszubilden, dass die Lötanschlussenden eine gute Koplanarität aufweisen und der Steckverbinder einfach und kostengünstig herstellbar ist.The invention has for its object a connector of the beginning mentioned type in such a way that the solder connection ends have good coplanarity and the connector is simple and is inexpensive to manufacture.

Diese Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, dass die Kontaktelemente zwischen dem Steckkontaktende und dem Lötanschlussende gegenüberliegende Ausnehmungen unter Bildung einer Einschnürung aufweisen, und dass die Kontaktelemente im Bereich der Ausnehmungen über eine nicht mit einer Ausnehmung versehene Seite abgebogen sind.This object is achieved in that the contact elements between recesses opposite the plug contact end and the solder connection end exhibit a constriction, and that the Contact elements in the area of the recesses over a not with a Recess side are bent.

Ein vorteilhaftes Verfahren zur Herstellung eines derartigen Steckverbinders ist im Anspruch 2 angegeben. An advantageous method for producing such a connector is specified in claim 2.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile bestehen darin, dass durch die Einschnürung in einem vorgesehenen Bereich des Kontaktelementes die Biegespannung im kleinsten Querschnittsbereich komprimiert wird, so dass bei einem Abbiegevorgang das Kontaktelement auch ohne spezielle Abbiegekante nur in diesem Einschnürbereich umgebogen wird.The advantages achieved with the invention are that by the constriction the bending stress in a designated area of the contact element is compressed in the smallest cross-sectional area, so that at the contact element even without a special turning edge is only bent in this constricted area.

Bei dem vorgeschlagenen Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Steckverbinders ist von besonderem Vorteil, dass mehrere Arbeitsgänge eingespart werden, wobei die an einem Kontaktträgerband zusammenhängenden Kontaktelemente direkt in entsprechende Aufnahmeöffnungen des Isolierkörpers eines Steckverbinders eingefügt und dort fixiert werden. Anschließend wird das Kontaktträgerband entfernt und in einem nächsten Arbeitsgang werden die Lötanschlussenden der Kontaktelemente umgebogen und koplanar ausgerichtet.In the proposed method for producing a connector is of particular advantage that several operations are saved, the contact elements connected on a contact carrier band directly into corresponding receiving openings in the insulating body Connector inserted and fixed there. Then that will Contact carrier tape removed and in a next step the Bent connection ends of the contact elements bent and coplanar.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird im folgenden näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Schnittdarstellung eines Steckverbinders mit abgewinkelten Lötanschlussenden,
Fig. 2
eine Aufsicht auf ein Kontaktträgerband mit Kontaktelelementen,
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Schnittdarstellung des Steckverbinders mit geraden Lötanschlussenden und einem Kontaktträgerband,
Fig. 4
eine Schnittdarstellung des Steckverbinders mit leicht abgewinkelten Lötanschlussenden, und
Fig. 5
eine Schnittdarstellung des Steckverbinders mit ausgerichteten Lötanschlussenden.
An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and is explained in more detail below. Show it:
Fig. 1
2 shows a perspective sectional illustration of a plug connector with angled solder connection ends,
Fig. 2
a top view of a contact carrier tape with contact elements,
Fig. 3
2 shows a perspective sectional illustration of the plug connector with straight solder connection ends and a contact carrier strip,
Fig. 4
a sectional view of the connector with slightly angled solder connection ends, and
Fig. 5
a sectional view of the connector with aligned solder connection ends.

In der Fig.1 ist ein Steckverbinder 1 bestehend aus einem Isolierkörper 2 mit einer Anzahl von Kontaktelementen 3 dargestellt.
Die Kontaktelemente 3 weisen ein Steckkontaktende 4, einen Fixierbereich 5 und ein Lötanschlussende 6 auf, wobei die Kontaktelemente mittels des verbreitert ausgeführten Fixierbereiches 5 in entsprechend angepaßte Aufnahmeöffnungen 7 im Bodenbereich des Isolierkörpers 2 fixiert sind.1 shows a connector 1 consisting of an insulating body 2 with a number of contact elements 3.
The contact elements 3 have a plug contact end 4, a fixing area 5 and a solder connection end 6, the contact elements being fixed by means of the widened fixing area 5 in correspondingly adapted receiving openings 7 in the bottom area of the insulating body 2.

Die Fig. 2 zeigt eine Aufsicht auf ein Kontaktträgerband 9 mit den angeformten Kontaktelementen 3, die auf ihrer gesamten Kontaktlänge unterschiedlich geformte geometrische Strukturen aufweisen.
Derartige Kontaktträgerbänder, die auf einer Wickelspule aufgerollt sind, dienen einer kontinuierlichen Zuführung der Kontaktelemente bei der Fertigung von Steckverbindern, wobei die Strukturen der Kontaktelemente in einem vorhergehenden Arbeitsgang aus flachen Metallbändern herausgestanzt werden.
In einem bestimmten Abschnitt der vorzugsweise mit einem rechteckigen Querschnitt ausgestanzten Kontaktelemente 3, zwischen dem verbreitert (verbreitert gegenüber der sonstigen Breite des Kontaktelementes) ausgeführten Fixierbereich 5 und dem Lötanschlussende 6, sind zweiseitig gegenüberliegende konkave Ausnehmungen 10 vorgesehen, bei denen das Material, beidseitig der äußeren Umhüllungsgrenze der Kontaktelementestruktur, zu einer nach innen weisenden Einschnürung komprimiert wurde. Oberhalb der Lötanschlussenden 6 ist ein Abtrennbereich 11 vorgesehen, innerhalb dessen das Kontaktträgerband 9 nach der Fixierung der Kontaktelemente 3 im Isoliergehäuse 2 von den Kontakten getrennt wird.2 shows a top view of a contact carrier strip 9 with the molded-on contact elements 3, which have differently shaped geometric structures over their entire contact length.
Such contact carrier tapes, which are rolled up on a winding spool, serve for a continuous supply of the contact elements in the manufacture of plug connectors, the structures of the contact elements being punched out of flat metal tapes in a previous operation.
In a certain section of the contact elements 3, which are preferably punched out with a rectangular cross section, between the widening (widened (widened compared to the other width of the contact element)) fixing area 5 and the solder connection end 6, concave recesses 10 are provided on both sides, in which the material, on both sides of the outer Wrapping limit of the contact element structure, has been compressed into an inwardly facing constriction. A separation area 11 is provided above the solder connection ends 6, within which the contact carrier strip 9 is separated from the contacts after the contact elements 3 have been fixed in the insulating housing 2.

Die Fig. 3 zeigt einen Steckverbinder 1 in dessen Isoliergehäuse 2 der Einfügevorgang eines Abschnittes mit Kontaktelementen 3 des Kontaktbandes 9 bereits vollzogen ist, sowie eine bereits positionierte Kontaktelementereihe, deren Kontaktträgerband 9 bereits abgetrennt wurde.
Dabei sind die Kontaktelemente 3 mit Abschluss des Steckvorganges in ihrer endgültigen Position fixiert, indem sie mit dem verbreitert ausgeführten Fixierbereich 5 in entsprechend angepaßte Aufnahmeöffnungen 7 des Isolierkörpers 2 eingefügt, bzw. eingepreßt werden.
Daran anschließend wird das Kontaktträgerband 9 im Abtrennbereich 11 mittels einer hier nicht weiter beschriebenen Vorrichtung abgetrennt.
Die Ausnehmungen 10 der Kontaktelemente 3 sind dabei bündig an einer Kante 8 des Isolierkörpers angeordnet, die vom Ende der Auffnahmeöffnung 7 mit dem Boden des Isolierkörpers 2 gebildet wird.3 shows a plug connector 1 in the insulating housing 2 of which the insertion process of a section with contact elements 3 of the contact strip 9 has already been carried out, and an already positioned contact element row whose contact carrier strip 9 has already been cut off.
The contact elements 3 are fixed in their final position at the end of the plugging process by inserting or pressing them in with the widened fixing area 5 into correspondingly adapted receiving openings 7 of the insulating body 2.
Subsequently, the contact carrier strip 9 is separated in the separation area 11 by means of a device which is not further described here.
The recesses 10 of the contact elements 3 are arranged flush on an edge 8 of the insulating body, which is formed by the end of the receiving opening 7 with the bottom of the insulating body 2.

In der Fig. 4 wird ein freies Abwinkeln der in dem Isolierkörper 2 fixierten Kontaktelemente 3 gezeigt, bei dem die Lötanschlussenden 6 im Bereich der zweiseitigen Ausnehmungen 10 durch ein zweiteiliges Werkzeug 13 umgebogen werden. Und zwar jeweils zu einer Seitenfläche, die nicht mit einer der zweiseitigen Ausnehmungen 10 versehen ist.
Dabei werden mit einem ersten Werkzeug 14, das schräge Flächen 15 aufweist, die zunächst senkrecht stehenden Lötanschlussenden 6 auf einen Winkel β um die Kante 8 abgewinkelt.
Hierbei wird die Biegespannung im kleinsten Querschnitt des Einschnürbereiches der Ausnehmungen 10 des Kontaktelementes 3 komprimiert, so dass die Lötanschlussenden 6 nur in diesem Bereich abgewinkelt werden. Durch die entstehende Kaltverfestigung in der Einschnürung stellt sich ein Biegeradius R ein, der von der Ausführung, bzw. der Kontur der Ausnehmungen 10 abhängig ist.4 shows a free angling of the contact elements 3 fixed in the insulating body 2, in which the solder connection ends 6 are bent in the region of the two-sided recesses 10 by a two-part tool 13. In each case to a side surface that is not provided with one of the two-sided recesses 10.
In this case, with a first tool 14 which has inclined surfaces 15, the solder connection ends 6, which are initially perpendicular, are angled to an angle β around the edge 8.
The bending stress is compressed in the smallest cross section of the constriction area of the recesses 10 of the contact element 3, so that the solder connection ends 6 are angled only in this area. The resulting strain hardening in the constriction results in a bending radius R which depends on the design or the contour of the recesses 10.

In der Fig. 5 ist dargestellt, wie mit einem weiteren Biegevorgang die Lötanschlussenden 6, die zunächst noch durch das Werkzeug 14 gehalten, durch das Absenken des zweiten Werkzeuges 16 auf einen Winkel von nahezu 90° abgewinkelt werden, wobei alle Lötanschlussenden gleichzeitig präzise und koplanar ausgerichtet sind.
Wobei es sinnvoll ist, die Federrückstellkraft nach der Abbiegung der Lötanschlussenden mit in den Fertigungsprozess einzubeziehen, so dass der Winkel der Lötanschlussenden nicht exakt 90° sondern etwas weniger als 90° beträgt. 5 shows how, with a further bending process, the solder connection ends 6, which are initially still held by the tool 14, are angled to an angle of almost 90 ° by lowering the second tool 16, all the solder connection ends being precise and coplanar at the same time are aligned.
It makes sense to include the spring restoring force in the manufacturing process after the solder connection ends have been bent, so that the angle of the solder connection ends is not exactly 90 ° but slightly less than 90 °.

Damit erreicht man bei der Positionierung des Steckverbinders ein leicht federndes Auftreffen der Lötanschlussenden auf die Lötpads einer Leiterplatte und somit eine etwas vergrößerte Toleranz bezüglich der Koplanarität - also einem maximal zulässigen Abstandsband zwischen den Lötanschlussenden und der Leiterplatte.This results in a slightly springy when positioning the connector Impact of the solder connection ends on the solder pads of a printed circuit board and thus a slightly increased tolerance regarding the coplanarity - so a maximum permissible spacing band between the solder connection ends and the circuit board.

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Steckverbinder (1) mit in einem Isolierkörper (2) angeordneten Kontaktelementen (3), die mit einem Steckkontaktende (4) und einem Lötanschlussende (6) versehen sind, wobei das Lötanschlussende zur Oberflächenmontage auf einer Leiterplatte ausgebildet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontaktelemente (3) zwischen dem Steckkontaktende (4) und dem Lötanschlussende (6) gegenüberliegende Ausnehmungen (10) unter Bildung einer Einschnürung aufweisen, und dass die Kontaktelemente (3) im Bereich der Ausnehmungen (10) über eine nicht mit einer Ausnehmung versehene Seite abgebogen sind. Plug connector (1) with contact elements (3) arranged in an insulating body (2), which are provided with a plug contact end (4) and a solder connection end (6), the solder connection end being designed for surface mounting on a printed circuit board, characterized in that that the contact elements (3) between the plug contact end (4) and the solder connection end (6) have opposite recesses (10) to form a constriction, and that the contact elements (3) in the area of the recesses (10) are bent over a side not provided with a recess. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Steckverbinders nach Anspruch 1
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die an einem Kontaktträgerband (9) zusammenhängenden Kontaktelemente (3) in Aufnahmeöffnungen (7) des Isolierkörpers (2) eingeschoben und in den Aufnahmeöffnungen (7) fixiert werden, wobei die Ausnehmungen (10) der Kontaktelemente (3) an der Kante (8) am Boden des Isolierkörpers (2) positioniert sind, dass die Kontaktelemente (3) von dem Kontaktträgerband (9) abgetrennt werden, dass auf die senkrecht aus dem Isolierkörper herausragenden Lötanschlussenden (6) der Kontaktelemente (3) ein erstes Werkzeug (14) einwirkt, wobei die Lötanschlussenden (6) quer zu den Ausnehmungen (10) zunächst auf einen Winkel von < 90° zur Senkrechten umgebogen werden, und dass anschließend auf die Lötanschlussenden (6) ein zweites Werkzeug (16) einwirkt, wobei die Lötanschlussenden (6) auf einen Winkel von nahezu 90° zur Senkrechten gebogen werden. A method of manufacturing a connector according to claim 1
characterized, that the contact elements (3) connected on a contact carrier strip (9) are inserted into receiving openings (7) of the insulating body (2) and fixed in the receiving openings (7), the recesses (10) of the contact elements (3) being connected to the edge (8 ) are positioned on the bottom of the insulating body (2), that the contact elements (3) are separated from the contact carrier tape (9), that a first tool (14) acts on the solder connection ends (6) of the contact elements (3) protruding perpendicularly from the insulating body, the solder connection ends (6) being initially bent transversely to the recesses (10) to an angle of <90 ° to the vertical , and that a second tool (16) then acts on the solder connection ends (6), the solder connection ends (6) being bent to an angle of almost 90 ° to the vertical.
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