Abstract: An engagement structure for engaging with a circuit board formed with first and second notches includes an elastic engagement arm and an elastic ejection arm. The engagement arm can be elastically and laterally moved and has a resting portion protruding laterally and an engagement portion for engaging with the first notch. The ejection arm can be elastically and laterally moved and has a touching portion and an inverse hook. The inverse hook is formed with a guiding bevel and a hooking surface. When the ejection arm is pushed laterally, the engagement portion gradually escapes from the second notch, the guiding bevel gradually presses the circuit board through the first notch, and the ejection arm deforms elastically. When the inverse hook completely passes through the first notch and makes the engagement portion escape from the second notch, the ejection arm rebounds such that the hooking surface hooks the circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a terminal crossing over two adjacent terminal slots includes a base formed with terminal slots, and terminals disposed in the terminal slots. Each terminal has a fixing portion, an elastic arm and a pin. The fixing portion is clamped and positioned by the slot. The elastic arm has a lower arm and an upper arm. A bottom of the lower arm is connected to a bottom of the fixing portion. The lower arm extends from bottom to top. A top of the lower arm and the fixing portion define a gap. The upper arm extends, from the top of the lower arm, slantingly upwards through a top of the fixing portion to the adjacent terminal slot. A connection point is disposed near a distal end of the upper arm. The pin is positioned under the fixing portion and extends over a bottom of the base.

Abstract: A lug engagement structure for an electrical connector. The connector includes a plastic base formed with a receiving slot. The structure can engage with a lateral engagement hole of a circuit board inserted into the electrical connector. The structure includes a board removing component pivoted to the base and rotatable within the slot. A push block extending forward and pressing against the circuit board is arranged on a bottom of the component. A pressing portion and an engagement portion extending forward are arranged on a top of the component. The engagement portion engages with the lateral engagement hole of the circuit board, and the pressing portion can be elastically moved up and down and has a resistant plate. The base has an engagement arm elastically engaging with the component. When the pressing portion is pressed down, the resistant plate is caused to push the arm to separate from and disengage with the component.

Abstract: A lateral engagement structure for an electrical connector capable of engaging with a lateral side of a circuit board includes a main body and an elastic arm. The body includes vertical and horizontal plates, wherein a first stopper block is set at a middle of a front end of the vertical plate, and a space is formed below the first stopper block. The arm has a rear end connected to the body, a free front end, and a front section having an actuator and an engagement portion engaged with the board. The arm's front end is bent toward the first stopper block to form a first transversal plate. When the arm is elastically moved toward the vertical plate, the first transversal plate is stopped at the first stopper block, and the engagement portion still engages with the board. When the first transversal plate passes through the space, the engagement portion is caused to separate from the board.

Abstract: A shifting device for shifting two rows of continuous terminals includes a body and a shaft. The body is formed with a hole and an inlet and an outlet both communicating with the hole. A direction into the inlet and a direction out of the outlet are the same. The inlet is shifted a predetermined distance away from the outlet. The shaft is fitted with the hole of the body and defines a spiral channel with the body after fitting with the hole of the body. The spiral channel corresponds to the inlet and the outlet of the body According to the structure, one row of the continuous terminals enters the body from the inlet and travels along the spiral channel and travels out of the body from the outlet with a predetermined distance shifted away from the other row of the continuous terminals.

Abstract: An electrical connector having two vertically movable bases to enhance overall levelness of pins. The electrical connector includes a bottom base, a positioning structure, and a top base covering over the bottom base. The bottom base includes a mother base and a daughter base, wherein the mother base is formed with an opening, the daughter base is contained in the opening, one row of terminals is arranged on the daughter base, and each of the terminals has an elastic contact and a pin. The positioning structure is formed on the mother base and the daughter base to make the daughter base vertically movable and to horizontally restrict the daughter base in the opening of the mother base.

Abstract: A terminal structure of an electrical connector has continuous terminals and a connection material tape connected to the continuous terminals, which are formed by pressing a metal plate. Each terminal includes an extension having a first end and a second end, a connection connected to the first end of the extension, and a contact connected to the second end of the extension. The contact has two elastic arms with a gap therebetween, and the two elastic arms have contact surfaces close to each other. The extension is horizontal and has a twisted portion to make the contact vertical so that the two contact surfaces of the contact may contact an inserted male terminal in vertical directions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulation base, and first and second terminals arranged in the base. The base has a connection slot, into which a circuit board may be inserted. The slot has an upper edge formed with a slant first surface and a horizontal second surface, and a lower edge formed with a horizontal third surface and a fourth surface, wherein an inner side of the slot is formed with a fifth surface. Each first terminal has an elastic contact having a connection point projecting over the second surface in the slot. Each second terminal has an elastic contact having a connection point projecting over the third surface in the slot. The card-ejecting slant surface is formed between the second and fifth surfaces. The inserted circuit board is moved backward by a distance along the card-ejecting slant surface after the circuit board is rotated to be horizontal.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes a base and plural rows of terminals each having a contact and a connection. The base is formed with a plurality of slots having different widths or heights and sharing a common space, and an insert port for the plurality of slots is formed at a front end of the base. The contact, which is elastic and positioned within the base, is to be connected to an electrical card. One of the slots is a bevel slot that is tilted inwardly and downward from the insert port.

Abstract: An electric connector includes a base formed with a plurality of slots; and a plurality of terminals inserted into the plurality of slots of the base respectively. Each of the terminals is formed with an elastic pin protruding out of the slot. When the base is forced to contact the circuit board, the pins of the terminals retract and evenly contact the circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first base, a second base and a positioning structure. The first base has a plurality of terminals and a chamber, and each of the plurality of terminals has a horizontal pin to be connected to a printed circuit board. The second base has a plurality of terminals, the second base is positioned in the chamber of the first base, and each of the plurality of terminals has a horizontal pin to be connected to the printed circuit board. The positioning structure is formed on the first base and the second base to make the second base vertically movable and to horizontally restrict the second base in the chamber of the first base.

Abstract: A stacked card connector includes a base, a row of first terminals, a row of second rear terminals, and a row of second front terminals. The base is formed with a first slot and a second slot for receiving a first card and a second card which are inserted into the slots along the same direction. The first and second terminals are located in the first and second slots to contact the first and second cards, respectively. The second terminals have arced contacts flush with each other, pins extending out of a bottom surface of the base from a side opposite to an insert port of the second slot, and extensions connecting the contacts to the pins, respectively.

Abstract: A stacked card connector includes a base, a first row of first terminals, and a first row of second terminals. The base is formed with a first slot receiving a first card and a second slot receiving a second card. The contacts of the first terminals are within the first slot to contact the first card. The extensions of the first terminals connect the contacts to the pins respectively and serve as elastic arms. The pins of the first terminals extend out of a bottom surface of the base. The contacts of the terminals are within the second slot to contact the second electric card. The extensions of the second terminals connect the contacts to the pins respectively. The pins of the second terminals extend out of the bottom surface of the base from a side opposite to the insert port of the second slot.

Abstract: An electric connector includes an insulation housing formed with a plurality of terminal slots, two positioning slots formed at two sides of the insulation housing, a plurality of terminals inserted into the terminal slots of the insulation housing, respectively, and two lateral fasteners arranged along and rotatable about a horizontal axis, each of which including a main body having a first end engaged with the corresponding positioning slot of the insulation housing. The first end of the main body is formed with an engagement structure. The insulation housing is formed with resilient members within the positioning slots. Each of the resilient members is formed with an engagement block. When the lateral fastener is inserted into the positioning slot, the engagement block engages with the engagement structure of the lateral fastener.

Abstract: A card connector includes a base and a row of first upper terminals. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface and is formed with a card slot for receiving an electric card. The card slot has an insert port from which the electric card may be inserted. The upper terminals are arranged on the base. Each upper terminal has a contact positioned within the card slot for elastically contacting the inserted electric card, a pin extending out of the bottom surface of the base, and an extension connecting the contact to the pin. Each contact is convex toward the bottom surface of the base. Each contact is elastically biased toward the top surface of the base when contacting the electric card. Each pin extends out of the bottom surface of the base from a side opposite to the insert port of the card slot.

Abstract: An electric connector includes an insulation housing formed with a plurality of terminal slots, two positioning slots formed at two sides of the insulation housing, a plurality of terminals inserted into the terminal slots of the insulation housing, respectively, and two lateral fasteners, each of which including a main body having a first end engaged with the corresponding positioning slot of the insulation housing. The first end of the main body is formed with an engagement structure. The insulation housing is formed with resilient members within the positioning slots. Each of the resilient members is formed with an engagement block. When the lateral fastener is inserted into the positioning slot, the engagement block engages with the engagement structure of the lateral fastener.

Abstract: A shifting device for manufacturing continuous terminals includes a body and a shaft. The body is formed with a hole and an inlet and an outlet both communicating with the hole. A direction into the inlet and a direction out of the outlet are the same. The inlet is shifted a predetermined distance away from the outlet. The shaft is fitted with the hole of the body and defines a spiral channel with the body after fitting with the hole of the body. The spiral channel corresponds to the inlet and the outlet of the body. According to the structure, the continuous terminals enter the body from the inlet and travel along the spiral channel. Then, the continuous terminals travel out of the body from the outlet with a predetermined distance shifted away from the inputted terminals. Thus, the processes for manufacturing terminals without waste material can be simplified.

Abstract: An electric connector includes a base formed with a through hole, a plurality of terminals arranged within the base, a metal housing covering a front end of the base and fixed to the base, at least one screw rod including a threaded section and an engagement section. Each of the terminals has one end protruding out of the base. The metal housing is formed with a through hole corresponding to the through hole of the base. The engagement section is fixed to the base after penetrating through the through holes of the metal housing and the base. The through hole of the metal housing is formed with a first engagement surface, while the engagement section of the screw rod is formed with a first engagement surface. The screw rod and the through hole are engaged with each other by the first engagement surfaces to avoid rotation therebetween.

Abstract: A card connector includes a base and a row of first upper terminals. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface and is formed with a card slot for receiving an electric card. The card slot has an insert port from which the electric card may be inserted. The first upper terminals are arranged on the base. Each first upper terminal has a contact positioned within the card slot for elastically contacting the inserted electric card, a pin extending out of the bottom surface of the base, and an extension connecting the contact to the pin. Each contact is convex toward the bottom surface of the base. Each contact is elastically biased toward the top surface of the base when contacting the electric card. Each pin extends out of the bottom surface of the base from a side opposite to the insert port of the card slot.

Abstract: An electric connector includes a base formed with a plurality of slots; and a plurality of terminals inserted into the plurality of slots of the base respectively. Each of the terminals is formed with an elastic pin protruding out of the slot. When the base is forced to contact the circuit board, the pins of the terminals shrink and evenly contact the circuit board.