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AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsPing Chen, Kimihiro Miyake
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The present invention provides an electrical connector which is connected to wires extending from a circuit device, and which makes it possible to realize high contact reliability with mating members, and a method of assembling and connecting the electrical connector with circuit devices. Electrical wires are terminated at one end to male first terminals, the opposite ends of the wires are connected to a circuit device, and the lead out portions of the wires from the circuit device are subjected to a potting treatment. Afterward, the first terminals are accommodated inside the first housing member. The first terminals are placed in positions so as to be engaged with second terminals that have been accommodated inside the first housing member before hand. A second housing member is latched onto the first housing member and provides terminal support for the first terminals and strain relief for the electrical wires.
An electrical connector for connecting a lamp to a component (100) through electrical wires (80a-80d) which extend between the connector and the component, the electrical connector comprising electrical terminals (30a-30d), (50a-50c) secured in a housing (20), the electrical connector being characterized in that the electrical terminals include a plurality of first electrical terminals (30a-30d) and a plurality of second electrical terminals (50a-50c), each of the first electrical terminals being respectively terminated to the ends of each of the electrical wires (80a-80d), the first electrical terminals (30a-30d) having contact sections (33a, 33b, 34c, 34d) electrically engaged with contact members (31, 56, 71) of the second electrical terminals (50a-50c), such that contact sections (34c, 34d) of two of said first electrical terminals (30c, 30d) are electrically connectable with said contact members (71) of one of said second electrical terminals (50c) when said electrical connector is connected with said lamp and the housing (20) including a first housing member (20a) attached to a second housing member (20b), the second housing member (20b) supporting the first terminals to secure the contact sections (33a, 33b, 34c, 34d) of the first terminals (30a-30d) in position for contact with the contact members (51, 56, 71) of the second terminals (50a-50c).
An electrical connector for connecting a lamp to a component through electrical wires, the electrical connector comprising:
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