Abstract: A connector includes an insulator forming a conductor-portion placement surface and a pressing portion being retained by the insulator to project from the conductor-portion placement surface in a direction orthogonal to the conductor-portion placement surface and extending toward a predetermined first direction along the conductor-portion placement surface, the pressing portion being elastically deformable in the direction orthogonal to the conductor-portion placement surface, a conductor portion of an electric wire extending from the first direction along the conductor-portion placement surface being disposed between the conductor-portion placement surface and the pressing portion, a connection object being sandwiched between the pressing portion passed through an opening portion of the connection object extending from a second direction opposite to the first direction along the conductor-portion placement surface and the conductor portion of the electric wire.

Abstract: A connector includes a first insulator having a recess portion, a second insulator having a protrusion portion, and a contact, the contact including a mounting portion mounted on a substrate, a first retained portion retained by the first insulator, a second retained portion retained by the second insulator, a deformable joint portion, and a connection portion connected to a conductive portion of the substrate, the first retained portion including a recessed bent portion accommodated in the recess portion, the first insulator and the second insulator being fitted to each other such that a conductor portion of an electric wire is sandwiched between the recessed bent portion of the first retained portion and the protrusion portion of the second insulator, the conductor portion of the electric wire making contact with the recessed bent portion to be electrically connected to the conductive portion of the substrate via the contact.

Abstract: Provided is a connector with enhanced contact reliability. A connector includes a plug and a receptacle connected to the plug. The plug includes a plug main body having a plug surface including a first plug region, a second plug region, and a third plug region, a plurality of projecting parts including a first projecting part and a second projecting part projecting from the plug surface, and a plurality of plug terminals projecting lower than the projecting parts from the plug surface. The receptacle includes a receptacle main body having a receptacle surface including a first receptacle region, a second receptacle region, and a third receptacle region, where a first groove and a second groove are formed on the receptacle surface, and a plurality of receptacle terminals.

Abstract: A connection structure includes a first terminal including a first contact part, the first contact part including a plurality of first projections arranged at a first array pitch in a first direction and arranged at a second array pitch in a second direction, and a second terminal including a second contact part, the second contact part being brought into contact with the first contact part while being opposed to the first contact part, the second contact part including a plurality of second projections arranged at a third array pitch in the first direction and arranged at a fourth array pitch in the second direction. One of the first array pitch and the third array pitch is equal to a first integral multiple of another, and one of the second array pitch and the fourth array pitch is equal to a second integral multiple of another.

Abstract: A connecter includes a conductive contact connected to the connection object and including a tubular portion and a top plate portion of annular shape joined to one end of the tubular portion, the top plate portion having a through hole, and a housing including a first surface facing the top surface of the sheet-like conductive member and a contact accommodating portion of recess shape formed in the first surface and accommodating the tubular portion of the contact, the housing including a projection formed to project in the contact accommodating portion from a bottom surface of the contact accommodating portion and penetrating the through hole of the tubular portion accommodated in the contact accommodating portion and a deformed portion overhanging in a direction along the first surface from a tip of the projection in the tubular portion and covering the top plate portion around the through hole.

Abstract: A connector includes a base member and a contact connected to a connection object, a first surface of the base member making contact with a bottom surface of a sheet-like conductive member, the contact being fixed to the base member by a deformed portion of the projection in a state where a root portion of the projection is accommodated in a projection accommodating portion with the sheet-like conductive member being sandwiched therebetween, an inner peripheral surface of the projection accommodating portion making contact with a flexible conductor of the sheet-like conductive member, whereby the connection object is electrically connected to the flexible conductor via the contact.

Abstract: A connector includes a connector terminal having a flat connection surface that faces a counter connector terminal, at least one spherical ball disposed on the connection surface, at least a surface of the ball having electrical conductivity, a ball retaining portion retaining the ball such that the ball is rotatable, a ball guiding portion fixed to the connector terminal and holding the ball retaining portion such that the ball retaining portion is movable in a two-dimensional manner along the connection surface, and a terminal spring pressing the counter connector terminal or the connection surface of the connector terminal in such a direction that the counter connector terminal and the connection surface approach each other.

Abstract: A connector has terminals and a housing. The terminals are arranged in a pitch direction. The terminal has first and second mount portions, first and second contact portions and a supporting portion. The supporting portion extends from the first contact portion to support the second contact portion. The second contact portion faces the first contact portion in a width direction and is movable due to resilient deformation of the supporting portion. The second mount portion is formed on the supporting portion and apart from the first mount portion in the width direction. The first and the second mount portions protrude downward from a bottom surface of the housing. In a plane perpendicular to the pitch direction, the first and the mount portions and the first and the second contact portions of each of the terminals are identical with those of any other of the terminals, respectively.

Abstract: A connector includes terminals, a holding portion made of insulating resin and a housing. Each of the terminals has a surface mounting technology (SMT) portion, a spring portion, a contact point and a connection portion. The SMT portion is soldered to an object. The spring portion has resilience. The contact point is supported by the spring portion. The spring portion and the SMT portion are apart from each other in a predetermined direction. The connection portion connects the spring portion to the SMT portion. The connection portion has a held portion extending at least in the predetermined direction. The held portion is held by the holding portion. The holding portion is held by the housing. The housing has accommodation portions which accommodate the spring portions of the terminals, respectively, and a barrier wall which separates two of the accommodation portions which are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: Each of plug contacts and each of receptacle contacts come into electrical contact with each other by mating a plug connector and a receptacle connector. Each of the receptacle contacts includes a receptacle contact guide part that has a receptacle contact guide hole into which each plug contact can be inserted in a direction toward a receptacle side board, and two spring pieces that are elastically deformed when each plug contact is inserted into the receptacle contact guide hole. The two spring pieces come into contact with each plug contact inserted into the receptacle contact guide hole by a spring restoring force.

Abstract: Each of plug contacts and each of receptacle contacts come into electrical contact with each other by mating a plug connector and a receptacle connector. Each of the receptacle contacts includes a receptacle contact guide part that has a receptacle contact guide hole into which each plug contact can be inserted in a direction toward a receptacle side board, and two spring pieces that are elastically deformed when each plug contact is inserted into the receptacle contact guide hole. The two spring pieces come into contact with each plug contact inserted into the receptacle contact guide hole by a spring restoring force.

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first insulator and a first metal member. The first metal member has a first metal plane. The second connector comprises a second insulator and a second metal member. The second insulator has at least one insulating plane. The second metal member has a second metal plane. The first metal plane, at least in part, faces each of the second metal plane and the at least one insulating plane in a first direction under a mated state where the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other. A distance from the first metal plane to the second metal plane in the first direction is shorter than a distance from the first metal plane to the at least one insulating plane in the first direction under the mated state.

Abstract: A plug for mating with a receptacle includes: an insulator that has an inner bottom surface, which is orthogonal to a mating direction of the plug; and a plurality of pin contacts secured to the insulator and aligned in an alignment direction, each of which includes a contact tab having a pair of planar surfaces of the contact tab on two mutually opposite sides thereof which are parallel to each other, the planar surface of the contact tab each forming a contact surface. The contact tabs stand up from the inner bottom surface in the mating direction, the contact surfaces being parallel to the alignment direction. A plurality of protrusions are formed in the insulator that stand up from the inner bottom surface in the mating direction, such that each of the protrusions is positioned between two of the contact tabs which are next to each other in the alignment direction.

Abstract: A connector comprises a first member and a second member. The first member has a lock spring portion, a lock portion and a regulated portion. When the connector and a mating connector are in a mated state where the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other, the lock portion locks the mated state together with a locked portion of the mating connector. The first member is configured so that, when the mating connector is forced to be unmated from the connector under the mated state, the lock spring portion is resiliently deformed so that each of the lock portion and the regulated portion is moved in a combined direction of upward in an up-down direction and a first horizontal direction. The second member has a deformation-preventing portion provided with a regulating portion. A range of the movement of the regulated portion is defined by the regulating portion.

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first insulator and a first metal member. The first metal member has a first metal plane. The second connector comprises a second insulator and a second metal member. The second insulator has at least one insulating plane. The second metal member has a second metal plane. The first metal plane, at least in part, faces each of the second metal plane and the at least one insulating plane in a first direction under a mated state where the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other. A distance from the first metal plane to the second metal plane in the first direction is shorter than a distance from the first metal plane to the at least one insulating plane in the first direction under the mated state.

Abstract: Each of additional members of a connector is provided with a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism is provided with a spring portion and a plate piece portion. The plate piece portion has an end face. The end face is formed with a connection portion. The connection portion is oriented inward of the connector in a second direction and located in a receiving portion at least in part. The spring portion supports the plate piece portion so that the connection portion is moveable in the second direction. When the connector is mated with a mating connector, the connection portion is connected to a mating connection portion.