US 2006/0068620 A1 · Connector and terminal fitting

Abstract

L-shaped terminal fittings (11A, 11B) have terminal connecting portions (12) at one end. The terminal connecting portions (12) are pressed into upper and lower stages of a housing (20) for connection with a mating terminal. Narrower board connecting portions (13) are at the opposite ends of the terminal fittings (11A, 11B) and have mounting portions (16) to be soldered to a PCB (40). The terminal connecting portions (12) of the upper stage align respectively with the terminal connecting portions (12) of the lower stage. However, the board connecting portions (13) in the upper and lower stages are offset laterally with respect to longitudinal axes (X) of the terminal connecting portions (12). Additionally, all of the board connecting portions (13) of the terminal fittings (11A, 11B) are arrayed in one row equally spaced from the housing (20).

Claims10

Dependent claims

A connector for an electric or electronic device (40), comprising:

a housing (20;
60) for mounting on the device (40);
and
a plurality of terminal fittings (11;
51) mountable substantially side by side along width direction (WD) at each of a plurality of stages in the housing (20;
60), each terminal fitting (11;
51) having opposite front and rear ends, a terminal connecting portion (12;
52) substantially at the front end of the terminal fitting (11;
15) and projecting forward of the housing (20;
60) for connection with a mating terminal, and a device connecting portion (13;
53) substantially at the rear end of the terminal fitting (11;
51), the device connecting portion (13;
53) being bent substantially toward the device (40) at a location rearward of the housing (20;
60), the device connecting portions (13;
53) being narrower than the terminal connecting portions (12;
52).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Connector and terminal fitting

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