US5006080A
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-06-11
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Granted: 1991-04-09
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Expires: 2010-06-11
Abstract
Abstract The electrical connector in accordance with the present invention may be connected to, for example, other connector mounted on a circuit board of a machine. This electrical connector is provided at one end of the housing thereof with a board connection space into or from which a circuit board incorporated in a game cassette or the like may be inserted or removed. This electrical connector is provided at the other end of the housing thereof with a connector connection portion into or from which said other connector is adapted to be inserted or removed. Thin plate-like contact members extending over the board connection space and the connector connection portion are inserted from the side of the connector connection portion into the housing of this electrical connector. The contact members are provided at the base ends thereof with transversely turned projecting pieces. By applying a punch to the projecting pieces, the contact members may be readily pushed into the housing without the contact members damaged.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Ichitsubo
- 👤 Keishi Sugiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:26
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R11/00; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/721; H01R31/00; H01R31/06; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/6594; H01R4/00; H01R4/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
In an electrical connector having: a housing made of an insulating material; a board connection space which is formed at one end of said housing, and into or from which a circuit board is adapted to be inserted or removed; a connector connection portion which is formed at the other end of said housing, and into or from which other connector is adapted to be inserted or removed; and thin plate-like contact members extending over said connector connection portion and said board connection space, said electrical connector comprising: resilient contact portions formed at the tips of said contact members disposed in said board connection space and adapted to be resiliently deformed, as pushed, by a circuit board inserted into said board connection space; contacts formed on said contact portions and adapted to resiliently come in contact with external terminals of said circuit board when said contact portions are resiliently deformed; flat plate-like terminal portions formed at the longitudinal center portions of said contact members disposed in said connector connection portion and adapted to be pressingly contacted with the contacts of resilient contact pieces of other connector connected to said connector connection portion when said contact pieces are resiliently deformed as pushed by the terminal portion; projecting pieces formed by bending the base ends next to said terminal portions of said contact members, transversely of said terminal portions; and engagement pawls formed on said contact members for holding, together with said projecting pieces, a portion of said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
247 words
In an electrical connector having: a housing made of an insulating material; a board connection space which is formed at one end of said housing, and into or from which a circuit board is adapted to be inserted or removed; a connector connection portion which is formed at the other end of said housing, and into or from which other connector is adapted to be inserted or removed; and thin plate-like contact members extending over said connector connection portion and said board connection space, said electrical connector comprising: resilient contact portions formed at the tips of said contact members disposed in said board connection space and adapted to be resiliently deformed, as pushed, by a circuit board inserted into said board connection space; contacts formed on said contact portions and adapted to resiliently come in contact with external terminals of said circuit board when said contact portions are resiliently deformed; flat plate-like terminal portions formed at the longitudinal center portions of said contact members disposed in said connector connection portion and adapted to be pressingly contacted with the contacts of resilient contact pieces of other connector connected to said connector connection portion when said contact pieces are resiliently deformed as pushed by the terminal portion; projecting pieces formed by bending the base ends next to said terminal portions of said contact members, transversely of said terminal portions; and engagement pawls formed on said contact members for holding, together with said projecting pieces, a portion of said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising: a shield plate for covering the housing and having extending portions for covering other connector as connected to the connector connection portion; and resilient contact pieces formed at said extending portions of said shield plate, said resilient contact pieces further projecting from the end surface of said other connector connected to said connector connection portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the board connection space and the connector connection portion are formed inside of the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the terminal portions of the contact members come in contact with the inner peripheral wall of the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the contact portions are extended, as inclined toward the board connection space, from the tips of the terminal portions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein the projecting pieces are outwardly turned from the terminal portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical connector according to claim 5, wherein the projecting pieces are outwardly turned from the terminal portions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the board connection space is formed inside of the housing and the connector connection portion is formed outside of said housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electrical connector according to claim 8, wherein the connector connection portion has a projecting portion which is formed integrally with the housing and which projects from the end surface of said housing, and the terminal portions of the contact members come in contact with said projecting portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
An electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the contact members have support portions formed as extended from one ends of the terminal portions, said support portions coming in contact with the inner peripheral wall of the housing, said support portions having contact portions as continuously extended from tip U-shape turned portions thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical connector according to claim 9, wherein the projecting pieces are inwardly turned from the terminal portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein the projecting pieces are inwardly turned from the terminal portions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrical connector according to claim 2, wherein the shield plate has housing engagement portions as formed by cutting and raising portions of said shield plate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrical connector according to claim 7, wherein the shield plate has housing engagement portions as formed by cutting and raising portions of said shield plate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrical connector according to claim 12, wherein the shield plate has housing engagement portions as formed by cutting and raising portions of said shield plate.
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