Side spacer structure in connector
US6702625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/4362
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A side spacer in a connector is attached by insertion to a housing body from a side thereof and a terminal abutting portion having an inclination angle &bgr; is formed in at least one side edge of a lance for temporarily retaining a terminal. The inclination angle &bgr; is set greater than an angle &agr; formed between an imaginary line connecting the corner portion of the upper surface at the tip end of a female terminal and the corner portion of the upper surface of a tentative retaining projection and the inserting direction of said terminal into the connector housing.
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