US6790087B2
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Electrical connector having a wire guide
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 2002-12-13
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Granted: 2004-09-14
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Expires: 2022-12-13
Abstract
Abstract The present utility model provides an electric connector that includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals and a base. The electric connector can be electrically connected to a cable, or plugged into another complementary electric connector. The insulative housing has an insertion side, a connecting side and a plurality of terminal receiving tunnels connected to the insertion side and the connecting side. Each of the conductive terminals is received in a corresponding terminal receiving tunnel and has a connecting section extending outside the connecting side. The base has a plurality of grooves for receiving respective connecting sections of the conductive terminals and a stop block to substantially seal the terminal receiving tunnels so that the conductive terminals can be positioned easily when soldered to a cable wire. An overmolding process is applied to manufacture a protective sleeve to envelop the insulative housing assembled with a plurality of conductive terminals and a base. This prevents positional deviation of the terminals and seepage of the injected molding material into the terminal tunnels.
Inventors
- 👤 Yi-Tse Ho
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/20; H01R43/24; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/504; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/942
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
An electric connector comprising: an insulative housing having an insertion side for insertion into a complementary electric connector, a connecting side and a plurality of terminal receiving tunnels connected to the insertion side and the connecting side; a plurality of conductive terminals, each of the conductive terminal having an insertion end and a connecting end, each of the conductive terminal being placed in a corresponding one of the terminal receiving tunnels, the connecting end extends outside the connecting side; a base having a plurality of grooves, the base further including one side which is adjacent to the connecting side of the housing and which has a stop block, the base having holes extending through the stop block at locations corresponding to the grooves, wherein, after the base is connected to the housing, the holes permit the connecting ends to pass therethrough and to be received in the grooves, and the stop block substantially covers the openings of the tunnels in the connecting side of the insulative housing; and a protective sleeve covering the insulative housing, but exposing the insertion side of the insulative housing, the protective sleeve being formed by overmolding.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
An electric connector comprising: an insulative housing having an insertion side for insertion into a complementary electric connector, a connecting side and a plurality of terminal receiving tunnels connected to the insertion side and the connecting side; a plurality of conductive terminals, each of the conductive terminal having an insertion end and a connecting end, each of the conductive terminal being placed in a corresponding one of the terminal receiving tunnels, the connecting end extends outside the connecting side; a base having a plurality of grooves, the base further including one side which is adjacent to the connecting side of the housing and which has a stop block, the base having holes extending through the stop block at locations corresponding to the grooves, wherein, after the base is connected to the housing, the holes permit the connecting ends to pass therethrough and to be received in the grooves, and the stop block substantially covers the openings of the tunnels in the connecting side of the insulative housing; and a protective sleeve covering the insulative housing, but exposing the insertion side of the insulative housing, the protective sleeve being formed by overmolding.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electric connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the terminals include a positioning section located between the insertion end and the connecting end, the positioning section interferentially engaging the terminal receiving tunnel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electric connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connection between the base and the housing is an interference connection.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electric connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a conductor of a cable is received in the groove for electrical connection to the connecting end of the terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The electric connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the interference portion assists in retaining the protective sleeve to the housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The electric connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the insulative housing further includes an interference portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electric connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the interference portion includes a protruding block that protrudes from the insulative housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electric connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the interference portion includes a concave groove that is formed in the surface of the insulative housing.
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