# US 12,113,307 B2 · Connector

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- Number: US 12,113,307 B2
- Document ID: US12113307B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/387,070
- Filed: 2023-11-06
- Published: 2024-02-29
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-25
- Assignees: Molex Incorporated
- Applicants: Molex, LLC
- Inventors: Daishi Gondo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113307B2

## CPC

- H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB}
- H01R 12/57: surface mounting terminals
- H01R 12/707: {Soldering or welding}
- H01R 13/447: Shutter or cover plate
- H01R 13/504: different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic welding, or swaged together
- H01R 13/6275: {Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence)}
- H01R 13/631: for engagement only
- H01R 13/6395: {for wall or panel outlets}
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A connector is provided with a half body part, each of which including a connector main body and a plurality of terminals arranged at a predetermined pitch and integrated with the connector main body by insert molding, a main body end part formed at both ends of the connector main body by coupling the connector main bodies of the half body parts arranged in parallel, and a reinforcing metal fitting integrated with the main body end part.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A connector comprising:
half body parts, each including a connector main body and a plurality of terminals arranged at a predetermined pitch and integrated with the connector main body by insert molding;
a main body end part formed at both ends of the connector main body by coupling connector main bodies of a half body part arranged in parallel, and a reinforcing metal fitting integrated with the main body end part, wherein;
each of the terminals includes a tail part extending outward in a width direction of the connector main body, adjacent terminals of the plurality of terminals held by each connector main body are facing in the opposite direction with respect to the width direction of the connector main body, the pitch of a tail part extending towards each side in the width direction of each connector main body is twice the pitch of the terminals held by each connector main body, and a tail part extending from the connector main body of one half body part towards the connector main body of an adjacent half body part is shifted only by a half pitch with respect to a tail part extending from the connector main body of the adjacent half body part towards the connector main body of the one half body part.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The connector according to claim 1, further comprising a through hole opened in an upper surface and a lower surface of the connector, wherein the tail part extending from the connector main body of one half body part toward the connector main body of an adjacent half body part and the tail part extending from the connector main body of the adjacent half body part towards the connector main body of the one half body part are visible through the through hole when viewed from a mating direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The connector according to claim 1, further comprising a through hole opened in an upper surface and a lower surface of the connector, wherein the tail part extending from the connector main body of one half body part toward the connector main body of an adjacent half body part and the tail part extending from the connector main body of the adjacent half body part towards the connector main body of the one half body part are positioned in the through hole.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The connector according to claim 1, wherein an end part of the tail part extending from the connector main body of one half body part towards the connector main body of an adjacent half body part and an end part of the tail part extending from the connector main body of the adjacent half body part towards the connector main body of the one half body part are positioned further towards an outer side in a width direction than a center in the width direction of the connector.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The connector according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing metal fitting includes an upper plate extending in a width direction of the connector main body, a pair of left and right leg parts connected to both left and right side edges of the upper plate and extending downward, and an end wall outer cover part and end wall inner cover part connected to front and rear side edges of the upper plate and extending downward.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A connector pair, having the connector according to claim 1 and a counterpart connector that mates with the connector.