![]() High quality and reliability are essential in connectors used in automotive applications as electronic controls of vital equipment are rapidly becoming more sophisticated and where failure of connectors may lead to a serious accident. The contact point of the terminal is not a fractured but a rolled surface, which prevents wear of the plating and provides excellent mating operability, even with low insertion/extraction force and a large number of contacts (see Figure 2). The guide post also serves as an induction during engagement, and can be used for blind mating or automatic assembly by robots, allowing engagement of up to 1.0mm in either X and Y directions (see Figure 1). The MA01 series floating connector provides a guide post for diagonal engagement from the X and Y directions, limiting the inclination of the connector to shift to the side, and preventing the contact from falling off and buckling. Furthermore, if the assembly workmanship is inadequate and the contact buckles, not only can it not transmit signals, but the repair often takes a great deal of time. Considering this blind engagement and potential misalignment that can occur, connectors not designed to accommodate such conditions may induce contact buckling during board assembly work. With its floating structure, the MA01 Series connectors solve many problems like this caused by the use of rigid connectors in robot operated automated assembly.ĭuring the PCB assembly process placement precision is a must however, many times board-to-board connectors need to blind mate during this process causing misalignments to occur with traditional rigid connectors. Even if engagement is possible, if the connector set experiences vibration or impact, or if heat is applied to the solder joint while stress is being applied, the solder may crack, causing conduction failure. Floating type connectors feature floating contacts, which provides flexibility during mounting and works to absorb up to +/-0.5mm positional displacement caused when mounting on a board or assembling with a robot.Īdditionally, floating connectors are also designed to absorb mounting errors and positional shifts even when multiple pairs of connectors are being used on a single board, allowing for increased flexibility of board layout and circuit design.Ĭonversely, with a rigid connector, without floating functionality, any misalignment in mounting could lead to the connector breaking during engagement. Today, both rigid and floating type connectors are available, allowing many manual assembly processes to be eliminated with floating contact technology. In the past, manufacturers had to accommodate for the misalignment of rigid connectors via robotic assembly using many manual techniques, ultimately wasting significant time and money. ![]()
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