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Electrical connector with improved terminals

US7070423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 2004
Grant dateJul 4, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R12/57
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector (100) for mounting to a printed circuit board comprises an insulative housing (10) and a plurality of terminals (30) received in the housing. The housing comprises a pair of sidewalls (14) each defining a plurality of first passageways (128) and a tongue (12) located between the sidewalls. Each of the terminals comprises a positioning portion (34), a contact portion (32), and a tail (35). The positioning portion is received in the first passageway. The contact portion is attached to a surface of the tongue. The tail extends beyond the housing. The positioning portion interferentially engages with the first passageway in a longitudinal direction to restrict the terminal from moving along the longitudinal direction of the housing.

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