EP0204504A2
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Electric connector
Assignee: MG Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-05-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-05-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an electric connector for electrically connecting an electric element and a conductor on a printed circuit board, which comprises a plastic-main body and a plurality of conductor members penetrating the main body, each of the conductor members having a connecting portion for connecting to the electric element and a terminal portion for connecting to said one conductor on the printed circuit board and each one subportion of the terminal portions being substantially on one same plane. The present invention further provides a process for producing said electric connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Michio Ito
- 👤 Eiji Matsuda
- 👤 Tetuya Kaneko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R4/00; H01R4/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
An electric connector for electrically connecting an electric element and a conductor on a printed circuit board, which comprises a plastic main body and a plurality of conductor members penetrating the main body, each of the conductor members having a connecting portion for connecting to the electric element and a terminal portion for connecting to said one conductor on the printed circuit board and each one subportion of the terminal portions being substantially on one same plane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
An electric connector for electrically connecting an electric element and a conductor on a printed circuit board, which comprises a plastic main body and a plurality of conductor members penetrating the main body, each of the conductor members having a connecting portion for connecting to the electric element and a terminal portion for connecting to said one conductor on the printed circuit board and each one subportion of the terminal portions being substantially on one same plane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
An electric connector according to Claim 1 which is a pin header.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
An electric connector according to Claim 1 which is a plug.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electric connector according to Claim 1, wherein at least some of the conductor members are bent in the main body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
An electric connector according to Claim 4, wherein the main body is substantially a rectangular parallelepided and the conductor members enter the main body at one face in two parallel straight rows, penetrate the main body and extend to other face of the main body opposing said one face.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electric connector according to Claim 5, wherein the conductor members leave the main body at the other face in one straight row.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electric connector according to Claim 5, wherein the conductor members leave the main body at the other face in two parallel straight rows.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electric connector according to Claim 2, wherein each connecting portion of the conductor members perpendicularly projects from the first face of the main body and each terminal portion of the conductor members extends to directions parallel and perpendicular to the connecting portions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electric connector according to Claim 8, wherein the main body has grooves for accomodating the final ends of the terminal portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electric connector according to Claim 3, wherein the connecting portions are female contacts and the main body has at one face concave portions for accomodating the female contacts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electric connector according to Claim 10, wherein the concave portions are arranged in a plurality of parallel straight rows.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electric connector according to Claim 10, wherein the concave portions are arranged in a plurality of parallel straight rows and yet in a zigzag form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
An electric connector according to Claim 10, wherein each terminal portion has a subportion parallel to a face of the main body opposing the face of the main body having the concave portions and the outer faces of the subportions are substantially on one same plane.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electric connector according to Claim 13, wherein the terminal portions are arranged in two parallel straight rows and the terminal portions of the first row and the second row are bent in two opposite directions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electric connector according to Claim 13, wherein the terminal portions are arranged in a plurality of parallel straight rows and bent in one same direction.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
87 words
An electric connector according to Claim 10, wherein the main body is defined by the front face having the concave portions, a back face opposing the front face, an upper face, a bottom face and two side faces, the terminal portions project from the back face and are bent downward, the terminal portions each have a subportion parallel to the bottom face of the main body, and the bottom faces of these subportions and the bottom face of the main body are substantially on one same plane.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
136 words
An electric connector according to Claim 10, wherein the main body is defined by the front face having the concave portions, a back face opposing the front face, an upper face, a bottom face and two side faces, the terminal portions project from the back face and are bent downward so as to each form a subportion parallel to the back face of the main body and are further bent perpendicularly so as to each form a final end parallel to the bottom face of the main body, the outer faces of the subportions parallel to the back face of the main body are substantially on one same plane, and the bottom faces of the final ends of the terminal portions parallel to the bottom face of the main body are substantially on one same plane.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electric connector according to Claim 17, wherein the intermediate portions of the conductor members are bent within the main body and the terminal portions project from the main body in one straight row.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electric connector according to Claim 17, wherein the intermediate portions of the conductor members are bent within the main body and the terminal portions project from the main body in a zigzag arrangement.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process for producing an electric connector for electrically connecting (1) an electric element and (2) conductors on a printed circuit board, said electric connector comprising a plastic main body and a plurality of conductor members penetrating the main body, each of the conductor members having a connecting portion for connecting to the electric element (1) and a terminal portion for connecting to one conductor (2) on the printed circuit board and each one subportion of the terminal portions being substantially on one same plane, said process comprising preparing a main body from a plastic material, driving a plurality of conductor members into the main body, and bending each one end of the conductor members to form respective terminal portions.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
120 words
A process for producing an electric connector for electrically connecting (1) an electric element and (2) conductors on a printed circuit board, said electric connector comprising a plastic main body and a plurality of conductor members penetrating the main body, each of the conductor members having a connecting portion for connecting to the electric element (1) and a terminal portion for connecting to one conductor (2) on the printed circuit board and each one subportion of the terminal portions being substantially on one same plane, said process comprising preparing a main body from a plastic material, driving a plurality of conductor members into the main body, and bending each one end of the conductor members to form respective terminal portions.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for producing an electric connector according to Claim 20, wherein the conductor members are driven into the main body so as to form parallel straight rows in both the lengthwise direction of the main body and a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process for producing an electric connector according to Claim 20, wherein the conductor members are driven into the main body in a zigzag arrangement.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
55 words
A process for producing an electric connector according to Claim 20, wherein each one end of the conductor members is bent to form respective terminal portions in such a way that each terminal portion has a subportion and these subportions are substantially on one same plane parallel to the back face of the main body.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
66 words
A process for producing an electric connector according to Claim 20, wherein each one end of the conductor members is bent to form respective terminal portions in such a way that each terminal portion has one subportion (these portions are substantially on one same plane parallel to the back face of the main body) and another subportion located on the bottom face of the main body.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
51 words
A process for producing an electric connector according to Claim 20, wherein the main body has grooves for accomodating the final end of each terminal portion of the conductor members and each terminal portion of the conductor members is bent so that its final end can be accomodated in the grooves.
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