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US5022870A
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Retainer for connector terminals
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-02-26
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2010-02-26
Abstract
Abstract A retainer for insert-retaining a plurality of pin terminals includes a ferrite member having an aligned arrangement of through holes formed at insertion positions of the pin terminals and a resin member covering one surface of the ferrite member. The resin member also has an aligned arrangement of holes for receiving the pin terminals. The ferrite member functions as a filter element to reduce noise. Thin portions are formed along the inner circumferential surfaces of resin member defining the holes. The thin portions are deformed or fractured by the insertion of the pin terminals, and then each deformed or fractured portion is sandwiched between the inserted pin terminal and the inner circumferential surface to thereby elastically engage the pin terminal, resulting in the retainer being secured to the pin terminals in a manner which prevents the terminals from shifting in position.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Sakamoto
- 👤 Iwao Fukutani
- 👤 Toshio Hori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 21:29
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/719; H01R13/7195; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/306; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/08; H05K2201/083; H05K2201/086; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10189; H05K2201/10227; H05K2201/10424; H05K3/301
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A retainer for insert-retaining a plurality of pin terminals of an electrical connector, said retainer comprising: a rectangular ferrite member having opposed surfaces and an aligned arrangement of a plurality of through-holes extending therethrough between said surfaces; and a resin member covering at least one of said surfaces, said resin member having an aligned arrangement of a plurality of terminal-receiving through-holes extending therethrough and located over the through-holes of said ferrite member, respectively, and said resin member having respective thin portions extending along inner circumferential surfaces thereof that define respective ones of said terminal-receiving through-holes, said thin portions having a thickness that allows the thin portions to be deformed or fractured when pin terminals of an electrical connector are inserted through the respective ones of the terminal-receiving through-holes, said resin member having a portion thereof of a rectangular shape corresponding to the rectangular shape of said ferrite member, said portion of the resin member covering one of the surfaces of said resin member, and said resin member having a plurality of side-walls extending from said portion thereof and confronting side edges of the rectangular ferrite member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
A retainer for insert-retaining a plurality of pin terminals of an electrical connector, said retainer comprising: a rectangular ferrite member having opposed surfaces and an aligned arrangement of a plurality of through-holes extending therethrough between said surfaces; and a resin member covering at least one of said surfaces, said resin member having an aligned arrangement of a plurality of terminal-receiving through-holes extending therethrough and located over the through-holes of said ferrite member, respectively, and said resin member having respective thin portions extending along inner circumferential surfaces thereof that define respective ones of said terminal-receiving through-holes, said thin portions having a thickness that allows the thin portions to be deformed or fractured when pin terminals of an electrical connector are inserted through the respective ones of the terminal-receiving through-holes, said resin member having a portion thereof of a rectangular shape corresponding to the rectangular shape of said ferrite member, said portion of the resin member covering one of the surfaces of said resin member, and said resin member having a plurality of side-walls extending from said portion thereof and confronting side edges of the rectangular ferrite member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin portions completely block said respective ones of the terminal-receiving through-holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said thin portions are annular and define respective openings through the centers thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the terminal-receiving through-holes of said resin member have diameters that are respectively smaller than those of the through-holes of said ferrite member over which the terminal-receiving through-holes are located.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thin portions are located at different depths from one another within the terminal-receiving through-holes of said resin member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ferrite member and said resin member each have a rectangular shape, and are secured to one another at confronting surfaces thereof by adhesive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resin member further includes a plurality of pawls extending from said sidewalls thereof and securing said ferrite member to said resin member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 7, wherein said resin member further includes projecting members respectively extending from four corners of a surface of said portion thereof that is opposite the surface from which said sidewalls extend.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
246 words
The combination of an electrical connector having a plurality of spaced pin terminals arranged in at least one row, and a retainer for maintaining the spacing between said terminals and for filtering noise in electric signals transmitted through said connector by said pin terminals, said retainer comprising a rectangular ferrite member having opposed surfaces and an aligned arrangement of a plurality of through-holes extending therethrough between said surfaces at positions spaced apart by intervals corresponding to said spacing, and a resin member having an aligned arrangement of a plurality of terminal-receiving through-holes extending therethrough and located over the through-holes of said ferrite member, respectively. said resin member also having deformed or fractured thin portions extending along inner circumferential surfaces thereof that define respective ones of said terminal-receiving through-holes, said pin terminals extending through the through-holes of said ferrite member and the terminal-receiving through-holes of said resin member, and said thin portions sandwiched between respective ones of said pin terminals and said inner circumferential surfaces of said resin member, and respectively elastically engaging said respective ones of said pin terminals to secure said retainer to said electrical connector, and said resin member having a portion thereof of a rectangular shape corresponding to the rectangular shape of said ferrite member, said portion of the resin member covering one of the surfaces of said resin member, and said resin member having a plurality of sidewalls extending from said portion thereof and confronting side edges of the rectangular ferrite member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
246 words
The combination of an electrical connector having a plurality of spaced pin terminals arranged in at least one row, and a retainer for maintaining the spacing between said terminals and for filtering noise in electric signals transmitted through said connector by said pin terminals, said retainer comprising a rectangular ferrite member having opposed surfaces and an aligned arrangement of a plurality of through-holes extending therethrough between said surfaces at positions spaced apart by intervals corresponding to said spacing, and a resin member having an aligned arrangement of a plurality of terminal-receiving through-holes extending therethrough and located over the through-holes of said ferrite member, respectively. said resin member also having deformed or fractured thin portions extending along inner circumferential surfaces thereof that define respective ones of said terminal-receiving through-holes, said pin terminals extending through the through-holes of said ferrite member and the terminal-receiving through-holes of said resin member, and said thin portions sandwiched between respective ones of said pin terminals and said inner circumferential surfaces of said resin member, and respectively elastically engaging said respective ones of said pin terminals to secure said retainer to said electrical connector, and said resin member having a portion thereof of a rectangular shape corresponding to the rectangular shape of said ferrite member, said portion of the resin member covering one of the surfaces of said resin member, and said resin member having a plurality of sidewalls extending from said portion thereof and confronting side edges of the rectangular ferrite member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 9, wherein the terminal-receiving through-holes of said resin member have diameters that are respectively smaller than those of the through-holes of said ferrite member over which the terminal-receiving through-holes are located.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 9, wherein the thin portions are located at different depths from one another within the terminal-receiving through-holes of said resin member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 9, wherein said ferrite member and said resin member each have a rectangular shape, and are secured to one another at confronting surfaces thereof by adhesive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 9, wherein said resin member further includes a plurality of pawls extending from said sidewalls thereof and securing said ferrite member to said resin member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A retainer as claimed in claim 13, wherein said resin member further includes projecting members respectively extending from four corners of a surface of said portion thereof that is opposite the surface from which said sidewalls extend.
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