Connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsAyako Ida, Akira Sagayama, Akinori Mizumura
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Abstract
Each terminal member of a first connector includes a protruding terminal, and each terminal member of a second connector includes an opening able to accommodate a protruding terminal. The terminal members form a plurality of rows at a fixed interval in the width direction of the main body portion, and each terminal member is staggered in the width direction with respect to the terminal member in the adjacent row. At least the terminal members on the first connector or the second connector are connected to the tip of the plurality of parallel wiring provided in a different layer than the terminal member in the main body portion.
Claims20
A connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector, the first connector including a plate-like main body portion and a plurality of plate-like terminal members provided in the main body portion, each terminal member of the first connector including a protruding terminal;
- a second connector mated with the first connector, the second connector including a plate-like main body portion and a plurality of plate-like terminal members provided in the main body portion, each terminal member of the second connector including an opening able to accommodate one of the protruding terminals;
- wherein each terminal member:
- forms a plurality of rows at a fixed interval in the width direction of the respective main body portion;
- is staggered in the width direction with respect to the terminal member in the adjacent row;
- and
- in at least one of the first connector and the second connector, is connected to the tip of the plurality of parallel wiring provided in a different layer than the terminal member in the respective main body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.