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US 6,319,025 B1Granted
Surface installing type connector
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorHirofumi Sudo
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Abstract
A connector includes a connector housing and a plurality of contacts. Each of the plurality of contacts is composed of a contact section for contacting another contact, a lead section to be connected with a conductor, and a connecting section for connecting the contact section and the lead section. The lead section is composed of a bent portion and a flat portion provided substantially outside of said connector housing.
Claims2
A connector comprising:
- a connector housing;
- and
- a plurality of contacts,
- wherein each of said plurality of contacts comprises:
- a contact section for contacting another contact;
- a lead section;
- and
- a connecting section for connecting said contact section and said lead section,
- wherein said lead section comprises:
- a bent portion;
- and
- a flat portion provided outside of said connector housing, and
- wherein said bent portion is straight and forms a first angle with said flat portion and a second angle with said connecting section, the first and second angles being greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees,
- wherein said lead section is bent in a plurality of points such that said flat portion extends in parallel to a surface of a conductor,
- wherein the point where said bent portion and said flat portion meet is aligned with a vertical edge of said connector housing, and
- wherein said connecting section extends in a direction perpendicular to said surface of said conductor.
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