# US 7,611,391 B2 · Battery connector

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- Number: US 7,611,391 B2
- Document ID: US7611391B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/906,407
- Filed: 2007-10-01
- Published: 2008-04-03
- Granted: 2009-11-03
- Earliest claimed: 2007-10-01
- Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Ji-En Long; Wei-Nan Kuo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7611391B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/2435: {with opposite contact points, e.g. C beam}
- H01R 13/2442: {with a single cantilevered beam}
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A battery connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of electrical terminals. The insulating housing has a top mating wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a plurality of vertical walls extend downward from the top mating wall, wherein a plurality of terminal receiving chambers are formed between each pair of the vertical, and the top mating wall has a plurality of openings respectively communicating with the terminal receiving chambers for penetrating through the terminal receiving chambers, and two opposite ends of each opening in the top mating face defines a plurality of stand-offs. The electrical terminals respectively received in the terminal receiving chambers, the electrical terminals each having a body, a conducting portion, a resilient portion, and a contacting portion, wherein the contacting portion out of the opening of the top mating wall and tower over the stand-off. With this design, the stand-offs can limit the downward movement of the contacting portions of the electrical terminals.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A battery connector comprising:
an insulating housing has a top mating wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a plurality of vertical walls extend downward from the top mating wall, wherein a plurality of terminal receiving chambers are formed between each pair of the vertical walls, and the top mating wall has a plurality of openings respectively communicating with the terminal receiving chambers for penetrating through the terminal receiving chambers, and two opposite ends of each opening on the top mating face defines a plurality of stand-offs;
a plurality of electrical terminals respectively received in the terminal receiving chambers, the electrical terminals each having a body, a conducting portion, a resilient portion, and a contacting portion; and
wherein the contacting portion out of the opening and tower over the stand-off.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The battery connector of claim 1, wherein the rear wall has a plurality of ribs extending backwardly integrally under thereof and respectively corresponding to the vertical walls, which are adjacent to each other, and a receiving groove formed between two of the ribs, the body locates in the receiving groove.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The battery connector of claim 2, wherein the electrical terminals orients in the corresponding terminal receiving chambers, the conducting portion locates under and out of the receiving groove.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The battery connector of claim 3, wherein the body has a first side and a second side opposing to the first side, the conducting portion extends from the first side, the resilient portion has an end connecting the second side upwardly, the contacting portion connects an other end of the resilient portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The battery connector of claim 4, wherein the contacting portion has a first arm and a second arm, the first arm integrally upwardly extends from an end of the resilient arm first and then extends downwardly integrally to form the second arm.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The battery connector of claim 5, wherein a contact point is located between the first arm and the second arm, preferably at the point of the generally “Λ” shape.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The battery connector of claim 6, wherein a pair of wings defined at the free end of the second arm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The battery connector of claim 7, wherein the insulating housing has two outermost vertical walls respectively two clamping blocks exposing outwardly thereof.

### Claim 9

A battery connector, comprising: an insulating housing defining a first mating face and a second mating face adjacent to each other, and a bottom surface opposite to the first mating face, a plurality of ribs formed on the second mating face defining a plurality of grooves, a plurality of passageways extending from the bottom surface toward the first mating surface, each passageway arranged corresponding to the corresponding groove; a plurality of contact terminals each including a base portion securely positioned within the corresponding groove, each contact terminals including a first mating portion extending from the base portion and out of the first mating surface, and a second mating portion extending also from the base portion and away from the groove; and at least one stand-off arranged on the first mating surface; and wherein the stand-offs are provided adjacent to openings of the insulating housing.