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Electrical connector having terminals arranged with narrow pitch
Assignee: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 2006-11-30
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Granted: 2008-02-12
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Expires: 2026-11-30
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals having a plate shape to be attached to the housing in parallel with a narrow pitch. The plurality of the terminals has holes at opposing portions thereof in a pitch direction such that opposing areas between adjacent terminals is reduced. The housing has a groove bridging over the plurality of the terminals in the pitch direction such that a space is formed between the adjacent terminals.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryozo Koyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6473; H01R13/6474; H01R13/6476; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/941
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
An electrical connector comprising: a housing; and a plurality of terminals fitted into the housing, each of said terminals having a connecting portion, a fixing portion, and a contact piece, said fixing portion having a plurality of columns, a plurality of holes between the columns, and a fitting protrusion at a base portion of at least one of the columns, said holes being formed in an opposing surface of the fixing portion facing an adjacent terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
An electrical connector comprising: a housing; and a plurality of terminals fitted into the housing, each of said terminals having a connecting portion, a fixing portion, and a contact piece, said fixing portion having a plurality of columns, a plurality of holes between the columns, and a fitting protrusion at a base portion of at least one of the columns, said holes being formed in an opposing surface of the fixing portion facing an adjacent terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said terminals have a plate shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of said terminals includes the hole arranged such that areas of the opposing surfaces between the terminals are reduced.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of said terminals includes the holes arranged at a first position and the housing has a groove arranged at a second position same level as that of the first position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of said terminals includes the holes arranged substantially in one row along a fitting direction that the terminals are fitted into to the housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein each of said terminals includes a contact portion at a distal end thereof for contacting with a contact portion of a mating terminal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector according to claim 6 , wherein said contact portion is situated along a fitting direction that the terminals are fitted into to the housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrical connector according to claims 1 , wherein said housing further includes a terminal supporting member for arranging the terminals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein said contact piece is arranged apart from the terminal supporting member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein the terminal supporting member has a plate shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said connecting portion includes a lead fixing portion to be fixed to a lead of a cable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The electrical connector according to claim 11 , wherein said lead fixing portion is situated at one of upper, middle, and lower positions different from that of the adjacent terminal so that the lead fixing portions a 4 re alternately situated at the upper, middle, and lower positions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said contact piece has a width decreasing toward a distal end thereof and includes one contact portion for contacting a contact portion of a mating terminal through one single contact route.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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