USB SOCKET CONFIGURED AS A SURFACE-MOUNTED DEVICE (SMD) AND SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR A USB SOCKET

摘要

The invention relates to a USB socket (1) that is configured as a surface-mounted device (SMD) and to a support element (8) for attaching to a USB socket (1) of this type. The aim of the invention is to facilitate the automatic mounting of said component with the inclusion of a soldering process that is usually carried out for SMD components. This is achieved by a USB socket (1) configured as an SMD and comprising screening connections (3) interspaced at a distance in such a way that when the screening connections (3) are inserted, insertion walls (4) of a part (5; 12), into which the connections are inserted, lie between the latter with the narrowest possible predefined tolerances (6). To centre the connections, the tips of the free ends (7) of said screening connections (3) bend away from the insertion walls (4) that come to lie between the screening connections (3). The inventive support element (8) comprises a first and second section (9; 10), one of which is inserted into the USB socket (1) and the other supports an assigned point (11).