Connector
AssigneeJ.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorsTsukasa Kubo, Toshiaki Horii, Eiji Takeda
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Abstract
A connector having a compact engagement structure providing a high retaining force is provided. A shoulder is provided on an inner wall of a housing for storing a contact. The shoulder is inclined so that a distal end thereof projects toward a first end of the housing with respect to a proximal end thereof. An engaging piece which engages the shoulder is provided on an engaging portion of a contact body. An inner edge of a distal end of the engaging piece is chamfered. The contact is inserted into a storage chamber of the housing from a second end of the housing, and the engaging piece smoothly lifts from the distal end of the shoulder to the proximal end. Accordingly, the contact is retained by the housing with a high retaining force.
Claims19
A connector comprising:
- a housing having an inside wall which is formed with a first wall, a second wall, and a pair of side walls, the inside wall including a shoulder;
- a contact body stored in the housing and connected to an electric cable, the contact body having a contact portion which comes into contact with a contact of an opposing connector, a crimping portion for crimping the end of the electric cable, and an engaging portion provided between the crimping portion and the contact portion;
- an engaging plate provided in the engaging portion extending in parallel with the direction of insertion of the contact body;
- an engaging piece provided in the engaging portion, which is capable of elastic deformation, and inclined from a proximal end to a distal end of the engaging plate, the engaging piece including a chamfered inner edge at a distal end;
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- a projection provided on the engaging plate, so as to maintain the engaging piece in a state of being lifted from the contact body, wherein
- the shoulder is inclined from the proximal end to the distal end of the inside wall so as to engage the engaging piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.