Modularized electric connector
US6179650A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R24/62
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modularized electric connector, which includes a housing, the housing having a longitudinal coupling tongue and a longitudinal coupling groove respectively provided at two opposite sides and two locating flanges respectively provided at two opposite lateral sides at different elevations near the bottom, a terminal holder fastened to the housing to hold a plurality of terminals, the terminal holder having two vertical coupling flanges reversely arranged at two opposite sides, wherein the longitudinal coupling tongue, longitudinal coupling groove and locating flanges of the housing and the vertical coupling flanges of the terminal holder are so arranged that when two modularized electric connectors are arranged together, the longitudinal coupling tongue at the housing of a first modularized electric connector can be coupled to the longitudinal coupling groove at the housing of a second modularized electric connector, enabling the locating flange at one side of the housing of the first modularized electric connector to be pressed against the locating flange at one side of the housing of the second modularized electric, and the coupling flange at one side of the vertical block of the…
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