# US 10,770,819 B2 · Connector

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- Number: US 10,770,819 B2
- Document ID: US10770819B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/229,842
- Filed: 2018-12-21
- Published: 2019-06-27
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-26
- Assignees: Molex Incorporated
- Applicants: Molex, LLC
- Inventors: Manabu Yamanaka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770819B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/41: by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
- H01R 13/405: Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
- H01R 43/16: for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
- H01R 43/20: for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
- H01R 12/58: terminals for insertion into holes
- H01R 43/24: Assembling by moulding on contact members
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

Provided is a low-cost and high-reliability connector in which a guide member integrally formed with a housing guides a leg part of a terminal so that the position of the leg part of the terminal can be stabilized with a simple configuration. A connector includes a housing; terminals that include leg parts to be connected to a board, and are integrally formed with the housing; and guide members that are integrally formed with the housing and guide the leg parts. The leg parts each include: a horizontal part that protrudes toward a back side from the housing; a vertical part with a part around a distal end to be connected to the board; and a curved part through which the horizontal part and the vertical part are connected with each other. A gap is provided between a back surface of the guide member and a front surface of the vertical part.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A connector comprising:
a housing; terminals that include leg parts to be connected to a board, and are integrally formed with the housing; and guide members that are integrally formed with the housing and guide the leg parts, wherein
the leg parts each include: a horizontal part that protrudes toward a back side from the housing; a vertical part having a part around a distal end to be connected to the board; and a curved part through which the horizontal part and the vertical part are connected with each other, and
a gap is provided between a back surface of the guide member and a front surface of the vertical part.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The connector according to claim 1, wherein an inclined part along which the gap increases toward a lower side is formed on the back surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The connector according to claim 1, wherein the guide members include guide walls that protrude toward the back side from the back surface, and the vertical part is accommodated in a guide groove between adjacent ones of the guide walls.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The connector according to claim 3, wherein the vertical part is not in contact with at least one of the guide walls on both sides of the guide groove.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The connector according to claim 3, wherein the guide members each include a guide plate that overlaps with at least a part of the back surface of the vertical part, and prevents displacement of the vertical part toward the back side.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The connector according to claim 5, wherein the guide plate is integrally connected to one of the guide walls on both sides of the guide groove.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The connector according to claim 5, wherein the guide members are integrally connected to both of the guide walls on both sides of the guide groove.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A connector assembly comprising:
the connector according to claim 1; and
a mating connector including a mating terminal to be connected to the terminals.