Securing structure of connector
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorMasahiro Sawayanagi
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Abstract
One ends 12a of terminals 12S, 12T projecting outward from a connector housing 11 are inserted through terminal through holes 22 formed in a board 20 and secured to the board 20 by soldering. Each of the tip ends of the terminal 12T closer to the one end 12a is formed with a hook 13 which is folded into inverted V-shape, the hook 13 is inserted through the terminal through hole 22 of the board 20, and the tip end 13a of the hook 13 is engaged with a face 20a of the board 20 around the terminal through hole 22.
Claims15
A secured connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing having first and second ends;
- a terminal projecting from one of said ends of said connector housing;
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- a board having a terminal through hole through which a distal end of said terminal is inserted;
- wherein a tip end of distal end of said terminal includes a hook bent into an inverted V-shape, said hook passing through said terminal through hole of said board, a tip end of said hook engaging a face of said board around said terminal through hole to bias said connector housing against said board such that said housing is in contact with said board, said tip end of said hook being secured to said board by soldering.
A method of securing a connector housing to a printed circuit board, comprising:
- providing a connector housing having first and second ends, and a terminal projecting from one of said ends;
- providing a board having at least one terminal through hole;
- bending an end of said terminal to form a hook at a tip portion of said terminal;
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- passing said hook of said terminal through said terminal through hole of said board such that a tip of said hook engages a face of said board to bias said connector housing toward said board to bring said housing into contact with said board.
A secured connector assembly comprising:
- a connector housing having first and second ends;
- first and second terminals projecting from said first and second ends, respectively, of said connector housing, each said terminal including a free end having a hooked end portion;
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- a printed circuit board including terminal through holes;
- wherein the hooked end portions of said terminals pass through said terminal through holes to bias said connector housing toward said board such that said housing contacts said board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.