Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To resolve problems that, while existing electrical connectors have proven satisfactory for certain applications, they tend to be less desirable for high current applications, and although this is not been a problem as most batteries are unable to be charged via a high current, because it has become more feasible to charge batteries with a higher current as technology improves, further improvements in an electrical connector suitable for use with high current is required.SOLUTION: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing 22, conductive terminals 24 mounted therein, and a conductive shield 28 generally covering the housing 22. A shelf of the housing 22 supports a portion of the shield. Each of the terminals has a main body, a front contact portion extending from an end of the main body and capable of engagement with contacts of a battery, a rear contact portion extending from an end of the main body and capable of engagement with contacts of an electronic device, and a tail portion extending perpendicularly from the main body. The tail portion is positioned between the front and rear contact portions. The front contact portion is capable of deflecting along a plane defined by a center line of the main body.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shield connector device in which an outside shielding shell of a connector device is used in order to lock a terminal module inside in a connector housing. SOLUTION: A shield connector device is composed of a dielectric housing 24 having a module storage cavity 63. A terminal module 38 is inserted in the module storage cavity 63. A conductive shielding shell 52 is disposed to at least a part of the housing. The conductive shielding shell 52 has a locking part 60 which penetrates through the housing and protrude in an engagement location with the terminal module 38 in order to lock the terminal module 38 in the module storage cavity.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric connector equipped with a new and improved terminal structure in which a terminal having two or more of spring contact arms is inserted into a path using an insertion tool so as to transfer insertion force to the base portion of the terminal to fix the terminal to a housing firmly. SOLUTION: An electric connector 10 is provided with an insulation housing 12 equipped with a terminal receiving path 14 for the insertion of a terminal 16 in an insertion direction A. The terminal 16 comprises first cantilever type spring contact arm 22 protruding to the path 14 in order to engage with proper first facing conductor. An engaging arm 26 is ranged with the spring contact arm 22, and forms an engaging shoulder portion for an insertion tool for thrusting the terminal 16 into the terminal receiving path 14 of the housing 12. Second cantilever type spring contact arm 24 is shifted from the first cantilever type spring contact arm 22 in a lateral direction, is off the progressing route of the insertion tool proceed to the engaging arm 26, and is engaged with a proper second facing conductor.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently and precisely dispose a terminal to an insulation housing by holding lead parts of a plurality of terminals at channels provided in parallel at a terminal connection end of an insulation housing, and further, deforming, locking, and fixing a partition wall of the channels. SOLUTION: In a modular jack type electric connector 10 in which a plurality of terminals 28 are disposed in an insulation housing 12 consisting of an external shell 14 and an internal insert 16, an upper middle part 30 of the terminals 28 is fixed onto the internal insert 16 by means of a boss 44, a rear lead part 34 folded downwardly is supported by channels provided outside of the internal insert in a terminal connection portion 22, a leg part 36 to be soldered to a board is extended, and a front contact part 32 is bent and held in a plug reception opening 20. Holding by channels of this terminal 28 is performed by pressing a rear lead part 34 to channels partitioned on the partition wall provided in a terminal holding area 38 while a small part of the shield wall is engraved, and further, molding and locking a large part thereof.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric connector with a latch device that can enlarge a latch hook without enlarging the whole dimension of the housing of the electric connector. SOLUTION: An electric connector 20 provides an inductive housing that can be attached to a complementary support structure 24 in specified attachment direction A. The housing provides both side walls 18. Latch arms 20 are extending forward to the attachment direction A, supported on one side from each side wall 18 of the housing. Each latch arm 20 provides a latch hook 20a near the free end of the latch arm 20. The latch hooks 20a are projected toward each side wall 18 of the housing 12 to the traverse direction of the attachment direction A. The side walls 18 provide ditches facing inside that the projected latch hook 20a.
Abstract:
A female terminal with a mating end suited for receiving a male pin with flat surfaces and a circuit-connecting end for connection to a wire. A terminal-receiving passageway at the mating end has two spaced apart sidewalls, which may be in the form of U-shaped channels, extending lengthwise along the passageway with one or more slots separating the U-shaped channels. Enlarged flat contacting surfaces are formed in the opposing sidewalls and are disposed at an angle to the sidewalls. The sidewalls resiliently flex apart from each other as the male pin is inserted into the passageway such that the angled contacting surfaces become coplanar with the flat surfaces of the male pin and electrically contact the male pin over a greater area than that provided by dimples. One or more notches may be disposed at selected points in the sidewalls of the female terminal to better define and control the flexing characteristics of the spaced apart sidewalls.
Abstract:
A connector is provided that includes a female terminal with sacrificial portion. The terminal is configured to minimize arcing between a mating male terminal and an intended contact portion of the female terminal. The female terminal is configured such that arcs between the male terminal and the female terminal occur such that the sacrificial portion of the female terminal experiences any arcing while the intended contact portion remains suitable for reliably engaging the male terminal.
Abstract:
A method is provided for manufacturing an electrical connector (10) which includes a dielectric housing (12) having a plurality of side-by-side channels (42) separated by partition walls (40) at one side of the housing. A plurality of terminals (28) are mounted on the housing, with lead portions (34) of the terminals located in the channels (42). The method includes the steps of seating the lead portions (34) of the terminals into the channels (42), and forming first or minor portions (54) from the partition walls (40) onto the lead portions to retain the lead portions in the channels (42). Second or major portions (56) of the partition walls (40) then are formed onto the lead portions (34) to securely lock the lead portions in the channels (42). The seating step and the first forming step may be carried out simultaneously.