# US 10,374,357 B2 · Housing and connector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,374,357 B2 - Document ID: US10374357B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/840,441 - Filed: 2017-12-13 - Published: 2018-08-02 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-27 - Assignees: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd. - Applicants: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hideyasu Yamada - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10374357B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/62983: {Linear camming means or pivoting lever for connectors for flexible or rigid printed circuit boards, flat or ribbon cables} - H01R 12/777: {Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts (H01R12/78, H01R12/79 take precedence)} - H01R 12/88: acting manually by rotating or pivoting connector housing parts - H01R 13/631: for engagement only - H01R 12/79: connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract In a connector including: a plurality of contacts each making connection by sandwiching a connecting member; and a housing in which the contacts are to be accommodated, the housing includes a housing body in which the contacts are to be accommodated, and an operating portion that moves the contacts such that the contacts perform sandwiching, and, in a case where the contacts sandwich the connecting member, a portion in which the housing body and the operating portion are connected together is cut off when the operating portion is operated. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A housing to which a plurality of contacts each making connection by sandwiching a connecting member is mounted, the housing comprising: a housing body in which the contacts are to be accommodated; and an operating portion that moves the contacts accommodated in the housing body such that the contacts sandwich the connecting member, wherein, in a case where the contacts sandwich the connecting member, a portion in which the housing body and the operating portion are connected together is cut off when the operating portion is operated. ### Claim 2 A housing to which a plurality of contacts each making connection by sandwiching a connecting member is mounted, the housing comprising: a housing body in which the contacts are to be accommodated; and an operating portion that moves the contacts accommodated in the housing body such that the contacts sandwich the connecting member, wherein, during mounting of the contacts, a portion in which the housing body and the operating portion are connected together is cut off when the operating portion is pressed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The housing according to claim 1, wherein the housing body includes an opening portion into which the connecting member is inserted, a side of the opening portion of the housing body includes a contact insertion slot into which each of the contacts is inserted, and the operating portion is provided in an opposite side to the contact insertion slot of the housing body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The housing according to claim 2, wherein the housing body includes an opening portion into which the connecting member is inserted, a side of the opening portion of the housing body includes a contact insertion slot into which each of the contacts is inserted, and the operating portion is provided in an opposite side to the contact insertion slot of the housing body. ### Claim 5 A connector comprising: a plurality of contacts each making connection by sandwiching a connecting member; and a housing in which the contacts are to be accommodated, wherein the housing includes a housing body in which the contacts are to be accommodated, and an operating portion that moves the contacts such that the contacts perform sandwiching, and, in a case where the contacts sandwich the connecting member, a portion in which the housing body and the operating portion are connected together is cut off when the operating portion is operated. ### Claim 6 A connector comprising: a plurality of contacts each making connection by sandwiching a connecting member; and a housing in which the contacts are to be accommodated, wherein the housing includes a housing body in which the contacts are to be accommodated, and an operating portion that moves the contacts such that the contacts perform sandwiching, and, during mounting of the contacts, a portion in which the housing body and the operating portion are connected together is cut off when the operating portion is pressed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The connector according to claim 4, wherein the housing body includes an opening portion into which the connecting member is inserted, a side of the opening portion of the housing body includes a contact insertion slot into which each of the contacts is inserted, and the operating portion is provided in an opposite side to the contact insertion slot of the housing body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The connector according to claim 4, wherein the contacts each include: an operating piece to be pressed by a pressing portion formed in the operating portion in a side arranged in an opposite side to the contact insertion slot; and an arm portion having a contact portion to be brought into contact with the connecting member, in an opposite side to the operating piece, and when the operating portion is operated, the operating piece is pressed by the pressing portion moved, and the arm portion sandwiches the connecting member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The connector according to claim 4, wherein the contacts include a first contact and a second contact that respectively have different shapes from each other, the first contact has a first mounting portion to be mounted to a mounting member, the first mounting portion being formed in the side of the opening portion of the housing body, the second contact has a second mounting portion to be mounted to the mounting member, the second mounting portion being formed in an opposite side to the opening portion of the housing body, and in a side of the mounting member of the housing body, an insertion groove through which the second mounting portion of the second contact is inserted is formed apiece along an insertion direction of the second contact. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The connector according to claim 5, wherein the housing body includes an opening portion into which the connecting member is inserted, a side of the opening portion of the housing body includes a contact insertion slot into which each of the contacts is inserted, and the operating portion is provided in an opposite side to the contact insertion slot of the housing body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The connector according to claim 5, wherein the contacts each include: an operating piece to be pressed by a pressing portion formed in the operating portion in a side arranged in an opposite side to the contact insertion slot; and an arm portion having a contact portion to be brought into contact with the connecting member, in an opposite side to the operating piece, and when the operating portion is operated, the operating piece is pressed by the pressing portion moved, and the arm portion sandwiches the connecting member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The connector according to claim 5, wherein the contacts include a first contact and a second contact that respectively have different shapes from each other, the first contact has a first mounting portion to be mounted to a mounting member, the first mounting portion being formed in the side of the opening portion of the housing body, the second contact has a second mounting portion to be mounted to the mounting member, the second mounting portion being formed in an opposite side to the opening portion of the housing body, and in a side of the mounting member of the housing body, an insertion groove through which the second mounting portion of the second contact is inserted is formed apiece along an insertion direction of the second contact.