Surface-mount connector

Claim 2

A surface-mount connector, comprising: a housing holding connection terminals, said housing having a plurality of fixing holes extending in a forward direction from a rear side of said housing; and a plurality of holders that do not serve as connection terminals fixed to said housing, said holders being fixedly secured by soldering to a mounting surface, wherein said holders each comprise a lead portion, a joint portion and a projected fixing piece that are fully inserted into said housing from said rear side of said housing with said fixing pieces inserted into said fixing holes so that no part of either holder extends outside of said housing, and wherein said connection terminals are between said holders.

Claim 3

A surface-mount connector according to claim 1, wherein said fixing pieces are prevented from withdrawal from said fixing holes by convex and concave portions formed generally perpendicular to an insertion direction of said fixing pieces.

Claim 4

A surface-mount connector according to claim 2, wherein an insertion direction of said connection terminals into said housing is the same as the insertion direction of said fixing pieces into said fixing holes.

Claim 5

A surface-mount connector according to claim 2, wherein said convex and concave portions are formed on the fixing pieces and the fixing holes.

Claim 6

A surface-mount connector according to claim 4, wherein said convex portions form said concave portions.

Claim 7

A surface-mount connector according to claim 4, wherein said convex portions are retaining projections formed at ends of said fixing pieces, respectively.

Claim 8

A surface-mount connector according to claim 1, wherein an insertion direction of said connection terminals into said housing is the same as an insertion direction of said fixing pieces into said fixing holes.

Claim 9

A surface-mount connector according to claim 1, wherein each of said fixing pieces comprises a retaining projection at one end, said retaining projection engageable with said housing.

Claim 10

A surface-mount connector according to claim 1, wherein said holders further comprise lead portions extending substantially parallel to said fixing pieces, respectively, and wherein when said holders are fixed to said housing, said lead portions lie substantially flush with said mounting surface.

Claim 11

A surface-mount connector according to claim 1, wherein said holders further comprise lead portions extending substantially perpendicular to said fixing pieces, respectively, and wherein when said holders are fixed to said housing, said lead portions lie substantially flush with said mounting surface.

Claim 12

A surface-mount connector, comprising: a housing having a plurality of connection terminal receiving holes for receiving a plurality of connection terminals, said housing further having a retaining recess and holder receiving grooves extending in a forward direction from a rear side of said housing; a plurality of holders that do not act as connection terminals, said holders each comprising a lead portion, a joint portion and a projected fixing piece that are fully inserted into said holder receiving grooves from said rear side of said housing so that no part of either holder extends outside of said housing; and a retainer having a retaining arm engageable with said retaining recess, wherein said connection terminals are between said holders.

Claim 13

A surface-mount connector, comprising: a housing having a plurality of connection terminal receiving holes for receiving a plurality of connection terminals, said housing further having a retaining recess and holder receiving grooves extending in a forward direction from a rear side of said housing; a plurality of holders that do not act as connection terminals, said holders each comprising a lead portion, a joint portion and a projected fixing piece that are fully inserted into said holder receiving grooves from said rear side of said housing so that no part of either holder extends outside of said housing; and a retainer having a retaining arm engageable with said retaining recess, wherein said connection terminals are between said holders.

Claim 14

A surface-mount connector according to claim 11, wherein said holder receiving groove comprises a fixing hole, and said holder comprises a fixing piece insertable into said fixing hole.

Claim 15

A surface-mount connector according to claim 9, wherein said fixing piece is prevented from withdrawal from said fixing hole by convex and concave portions formed generally perpendicular go an insertion direction of said fixing piece.

Claim 16

A surface-mount connector according to claim 13, wherein an insertion direction of said connection terminals into said housing is the same as the insertion direction of said fixing pieces into said fixing holes.

Claim 17

A surface-mount connector according to claim 13, wherein said convex and concave portions are formed on the fixing piece and the fixing hole.

Claim 18

A surface-mount connector according to claim 15, wherein said convex portions form said concave portions.

Claim 19

A surface-mount connector according to claim 15, wherein said convex portion is a retaining projection formed at an end of said fixing piece.

Claim 20

A surface-mount connector according to claim 12, wherein an insertion direction of said connection terminals into said housing is the same as an insertion direction of said fixing piece into said fixing hole.

Claim 21

A surface-mount connector according to claim 12, wherein said fixing piece comprises a retaining projection at one end, said retaining projection engageable with said housing.

Claim 22

A surface-mount connector according to claim 12, wherein said holder further comprises a lead portion extending substantially parallel to said fixing piece, said lead portion engageable with said holder receiving groove, wherein when said holder is fixed to said housing, said lead portion lies substantially flush with said mounting surface.

Claim 23

A surface-mount connector according to claim 12, wherein said holder further comprises a lead portion extending substantially perpendicular to said fixing piece, said lead portion engageable with said holder receiving groove, wherein when said holder is fixed to said housing, said lead portion lies substantially flush with said mounting surface.

Claim 24

A surface-mount connector according to claim 1, wherein said holders further comprise lead portions, each lead portion having a length greater than a length of any other portion of said holder, and when said holders are fixed to said housing, each lead portion lies substantially flush with said mounting surface throughout said greater length.