Electrical connector having terminating module
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsZhi-Jian Liu, Zheng-Hua Xu, Li-Chun Wu
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Abstract
An electrical connector having a terminal module (1) engaging with a mating plug. The terminal module has a number of terminals (3) for electrically connecting with the mating plug and a base portion (2) having a first planar portion (23). The first planar portion includes two arrays of protrusions (21) parallel with each other, a receiving space (20) defined between the two arrays of protrusions and a number of recesses (200) each formed between two adjacent protrusions and communicating with the receiving space. The protrusion has a pair of side faces (221) each having a rib (211) formed thereon for engaging with the terminals.
Claims10
An electrical connector having a terminal module for engaging with a mating plug, the terminal module comprising:
- a plurality of terminals for electrically connecting with the mating plug;
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- a base portion comprising a first planar portion having two arrays of protrusions, a receiving space defined between the two arrays of protrusions and a plurality of recesses each formed between every two adjacent protrusions and communicating with the receiving space, said protrusion having a pair of side faces each having a rib formed thereon, the ribs retaining the terminal to the recess.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a terminal module defining a plate with a seating face thereon;
- a plurality of terminals seated upon the seating face;
- first and second rows of protrusions being formed on the seating face under a condition said first row and said second row are spaced from each other along a first direction, protrusions in each of said first and second rows are alternately arranged with the terminals in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, each of said protrusions defines two outwardly extending ribs oppositely on two sides thereof along said second direction, and said ribs downwardly abuts the corresponding terminals in a third direction perpendicular to said first and second direction for retaining said terminal in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.