Abstract A contact element 2 comprises a wiring section 2A, a fixing
section 2B, a spring section 2C, a contact section 2D, and a
guided section 2E. The contact element is held by the
fixing section 2B in a receiving slot 5 of a contact
support 3. The contact section 2D is bent so as to project
from a window 5A of the contact support 3. The spring
section is bent to provide a flexible portion between the
fixing and contact sections. The guided section 2E extends
obliquely with respect to the plugging direction of the
connector for sliding contact with a guiding section 5A1 of
the window 5A. The contact and fixing sections 2D and 2B
are spaced in the direction perpendicular to the plugging
direction.
An electrical connector comprising: a contact support with at least one receiving slot having a
front opening; at least one contact element provided in said receiving slot
and having a wiring section at one end and a free end at the
other end in said receiving slot and a contact section
adjacent to said free end and projecting from said opening
so that when said electrical connector is plugged into a
mating connector, it is brought into contact with a contact
section of said mating connector and pushed rearwardly by
said mating connector, characterized in that said contact element further comprises a fixing section, a
spring section, and a guided section in an order from said
wiring section to said free end; said fixing section is held in said receiving slot to hold
said contact element in place in said receiving slot; said contact section is made convex so as to project from
said front opening; said spring section is bent to provide a flexible portion
between said fixing and contact sections; said guided section extends obliquely with respect to a
plugging direction of said electrical connector; a guiding section provided on said front opening for sliding
contact with said guided section; and that said contact section is spaced from said fixing section in a
direction perpendicular to said plugging direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein
said guiding section of said front opening has a guiding
surface made along a sliding direction of said guided
section of said contact element.
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