Board connector provided with an actuator integral with a beam portion of a contact
AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorsKenta Ashibu, Kanji Inoue
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Abstract
For connecting a board member inserted in a board insertion direction, a board connector includes a contact with a first and a second beam portion, a housing holding the contact, and an actuator integral with the first beam portion. The first and the second beam portions include a first and a second clamping portion, respectively, for clamping therebetween the board member. The actuator includes an effort point portion formed forward with respect to the first clamping portion in the board insertion direction. When an operator inserts the board member into the board connector, the board member pushes and moves the effort point portion.
Claims20
A board connector for connecting a board member inserted thereto in a board insertion direction, the board connector comprising:
- a contact which comprises a first and a second beam portion;
- a housing which holds the contact;
- and
- an actuator which is integral with the first beam portion;
- wherein the first and the second beam portions comprise a first and a second clamping portion, respectively, for clamping therebetween the board member, and
- wherein the actuator comprises an effort point portion which is formed forward with respect to the first clamping portion in the board insertion direction and which is pushed and moved by the board member when the board member is inserted into the board connector.
A method of manufacturing a board connector, comprising:
- preparing a plurality of contacts;
- arranging the contacts in parallel in a contact wide direction;
- actuator-forming an actuator integral with first end sides of the contacts to bury portions of the first end sides inside the actuator;
- housing-forming a housing integral with second end sides of the contacts to bury portions of the second end sides inside the housing;
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- collectively folding the contacts that are integral with one another by the actuator and the housing, to face the first end sides and the second end sides to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.