Abstract: A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual beam contact terminals extends through an aperture in the contact block wherein the dual beam contact terminals are seated within the aperture of the contact block at an inwardly directed tension that maintains a desired spring rate on the contacts.

Abstract: A connector block adaptable to engage with a terminal assembly of a hermetically sealed compressor, including a circular substantially flat surface that has a plurality of holes adaptable to receive the electrical conductor pins mounted inside the terminal assembly when the connector block is engaged with the terminal assembly. At least partially surrounding the circumference of at least one of the holes is a protrusion located on the substantially flat surface. The circular substantially flat surface defines a connector lip erected around its perimeter. This connector lip is designed to cover the open end of the cap of the terminal assembly and to surround the electrical conductor pins so as to minimize possible electrical arcing. The connector lip is fisher designed to seal the open end of the cap of the terminal assembly such that no particles from the hermetically sealed compressor could enter into the cap of the terminal assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes: an insulative base (10) having a top surface (104), a bottom surface (103), and a plurality of passageways (101); a cover (12) slidably mounted on the base; a plurality of conductive terminals (16) received in the passageways; and an actuating device (14). Each passageway is bounded by two opposite first walls (1018), two opposite second walls (1019), and a bottom wall (1013). Each first wall defines a through slot (1011), and one of the second walls forms a slanted guiding portion (1012) spanning from the top surface to adjacent the bottom wall. The bottom wall forms a chamfer portion (1014). The guiding portion and the chamfer portion cooperate to protect the corresponding terminal and the base from damage when the terminal is inserted into the passageway.

Abstract: A connector (1) comprises an insulator (2) and four rows of contacts (3). The insulator (2) has a shape of an almost rectangular parallelepiped and has two cut-off like shaped edges (2B) and a groove (2C). The cut-off like shaped edges (2B) are provided on a lower side in an X-direction and on opposite sides in a Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction. The groove (2C) is provided on a lower surface (2F) of the insulator (2). The cut-off like shaped edges (2B) and the groove (2C) straightly extend in a Z-direction perpendicular to the X- and Y-directions. Each of the contacts (3) has a curved portion (3B) and a flat terminal end portion (3C). The curved portions (3B) and the flat terminal end portions (3C) of the contacts (3), which belong to two rows nearest the side surfaces (2E), are positioned within the cut-off like shaped edges (2B). The other curved portions (3B) and the other flat terminal end portions (3C) are positioned within the groove (2C).

Abstract: A receptacle connector (1) for a mobile telephone or the like comprises a housing (3) of insulating material, a shielding (4), and a plurality of contact terminals (5). Channels (13) extend parallel to the lateral sides (11) between the front and backsides (9, 10) and the contact terminals are made as strip like elements mounted in these channels. At least some of the contact terminals each are provided with two retention parts (14, 15) having a width greater than the width of the channels providing a retention force mainly parallel to the upper and lower sides. The contact terminals (5) each are provided with a butt-mount contact end (16) and a tail end (17), wherein the retention part at the tail end has a width greater than the width at the butt-mount contact end.

Abstract: In order to switch, especially aerials, between two channels while at the same time ensuring pressure contact with a sufficiently wide contact area, a connector (1) is made which includes a resilient switching blade (3) provided with a side arm (4). This side arm (4) ensures linear contact with a pin (7) of another connector, especially a coaxial connector (70). This improvement means that such a connector is simple to use, to mount on a printed circuit.

Abstract: A connector in which it is possible to prevent its contact from being disengaged or displaced from a groove of a contact holding member includes a shielding cover, a plurality of contacts (terminals) arranged inside the shielding cover, and a contact holding member for holding the contacts inside the shielding cover. The contact holding member is formed with a plurality of grooves, and each groove is formed with opposite protruding portions along its longitudinal direction for restricting the movement of the contact in a direction away from a bottom surface of the groove.

Abstract: A checking method is described for a wiring harness having first sub-harnesses and second sub-harnesses in which the first sub-harness has a first press-fit terminal joined to each end of a first electrical cable, and the first sub-harness has a first isolator holding the first press-fit terminal and the second sub-harness has a second press-fit terminal, a crimp terminal, a connector housing for accommodating the crimp terminal, a second isolator supporting the second press-fit terminal and wherein a second electrical cable connects the second press fit terminal and the crimp terminal at opposite ends. The checking method, which is effective upon layering of the first and second isolators includes the conduct of decision steps for determining acceptance or rejection of the individual sub-harnesses after assembly thereof and a final decision step for determining acceptance or rejection of the completed wiring harness layering following of the isolators of the first and second sub-harness.

Abstract: A connector has a retainer 13 which is insertable through one side surface of a housing 11. The retainer is provided with forked locking arms. The width and/or thickness of partial locking arms 13a is set smaller than the full locking arms 13b to thereby set the elastic forces of the partial locking arms 13a smaller than those of the full locking arms 13b.

Abstract: A connector having a plate-like insulator (11) formed with spaces each extending between a first surface (11a) and a second surface (11b) confronting each other in a first direction (A1), and contacts (12) each unitarily formed and mounted in the corresponding space. The insulator has a wall portion (13) that divides each of the spaces into a first space (14) and a second space (15) in a second direction (A2). Each contact has a retained portion (16) that is retained in the first space utilizing the wall portion, and a spring portion (17) extending from the retained portion, passing on the side of the first surface to bypass the wall portion and entering the second space. The spring portion has a protruding portion (27) approaching to confront the wall portion, and a contact portion (28) protruding from the second surface to the exterior of the insulator.

Abstract: A hermetic or semi-hermetic terminal assembly having a cup-shaped body portion with a generally flat bottom wall and at least one opening in the bottom wall defined by an annular lip extending into the cup. One current conducting pin extends through each opening and beyond the lip on both ends of the body portion, the inner end of the pin being on the dish side of the cup-shaped body portion, and the outer end on the outer side of the body. A resilient plastic material is molded into place within the body portion to bond the pin to an inside surface of the lip with a hermetic seal. The plastic extends beyond the face of the body portion and bonds to the pin to provide the desired air path between the respective pins and each other and/or the face of the body portion.

Abstract: The object of the invention concerns a device for retaining a contact (16) in a housing (14) of an electrical connection module (10), the said contact comprising in its rear part a blade (20) comprising retaining means (50).

Abstract: A connector housing having a contact secured therein is provided. The connector housing includes inner walls that define a contact-receiving chamber. The contact-receiving chamber includes a channel along at least a portion of one of the inner walls for receiving a contact retention member. The contact-receiving chamber may include multiple channels for receiving multiple contact retention members. The contact includes a body section having the contact retention member thereon. The contact may include multiple body sections. The contact retention member includes a bulge portion flared outward in a direction transverse to the body section. The contact retention member may include multiple bulge portions and the multiple bulge portions may flare outward and inward in opposite directions from one another. When the contact is loaded into the housing and the contact retention member is received by the channel, the bulge portion frictionally engages at least one of the inner walls of the contact-receiving chamber.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a bottom wall, longitudinal side walls, and end walls extending from peripheral of the bottom walls. A plurality of pin holes defined in the bottom wall and a plurality of ribs alternatively extended over the inner surface of the side walls corresponding to the pin holes. The contact portions of the contacts supported securely by the plateaus and the valleys which defined by the ribs.

Abstract: There is provided an insulation displacing terminal having a first engagement part, a housing which has a side wall defining a groove for accommodating the insulation displacing terminal. The side wall has a second engagement part engaging with the first engagement part for locking. The first engagement part is an opening part, and the second engagement part is a projection.

Abstract: A connector device has connection terminals set in a connector body, each having a contact section formed for inspection. Further, a drive device is such that the connector device is attached to a printed circuit board having a circuit unit configured to control an object to be controlled.

Abstract: A connector includes an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways for receiving pins therein. A buffering slot is defined in the housing corresponding to and adjacent each passageway. When pins are forcibly fit into the passageways, deformation is caused on the flexible walls for absorbing the stress/strain induced in the housing. The deformation of the flexible walls are accommodated by the corresponding buffering slots.

Abstract: An auxiliary fixing device of a plate type connector is disclosed. When the plate type connector are welded to a circuit board from different directions, it is unnecessary to change the auxiliary pins; a selected one of two mounting portions is used to be stuck to the circuit board. The shapes of the auxiliary pins are redesigned so that two mounting portions are arranged at two adjacent sides of the auxiliary pins. When the auxiliary pins are inserted into the engaging grooves at two sides of the plate type connector. The mounting portions exposes from the plate type connector. Therefore, as the plate type connector is welded to a circuit board for different directions, it is unnecessary to change the auxiliary pins; and a selected one of two mounting portions is used to be stuck to the circuit board.

Abstract: A connector has a housing mounted on a board, and a terminal retained within the terminal accommodation chamber. The housing has a terminal accommodation chamber. The terminal has a hollow-cylindrical connectable portion, into which a corresponding connection pin is inserted, and a leg plate extended from the connectable portion toward the board. The leg plate has a first plate portion extended from the connectable portion and a second plate portion substantially perpendicular to the first plate portion. The first and the second plate portion are partly connected to each other, and the second plate portion is connected to the board.

Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of horizontally-spaced contacts arranged in a row with each contact having a forwardly-extending contact portion configured to engage a corresponding contact in a mating connector, an intermediate portion and a rearwardly-extending tail portion. An insulative housing encases the intermediate portions of the contacts. The housing has horizontally-spaced, vertical slots between the contact intermediate portions. A shield is provided for each contact. Each shield has a vertical flange portion for insertion into a vertical slot and an upper horizontal portion extending along and above the intermediate portion of the adjacent contact. The insulative housings with contacts and shields assembled therein are configured to be inserted into horizontally-extending slots in a connector housing.

Abstract: In a shielded-cable connector (10) for use in connecting a mating connector with a shielded cable (13), a metal plate (22) is used to face a side surface of the shielded cable. A positioning portion (27) is engaged with an insulating inner sheath (15) of the shielded cable. Thus, a predetermined positional relationship is given between the metal plate and a core wire (14) of the shielded cable. The core wire is connected to a contact (11) held by an insulator housing (21). The contact has a contacting portion (18) to be connected to the mating connector and a cable connecting portion 19 to be connected to the core wire.

Abstract: In an electroacoustic transducer (1) having a hollow cylindrical magnet system (8) and a contact holding assembly (22), retained in an inner zone (21), for holding spring contacts (37, 38), the contact holding assembly (22) includes two preferably identical contact holding elements (23, 24) which adjoin one another along two identically shaped bounding surfaces (26, 28), and each contact holding element (23, 24) has a holding chamber (29, 30) which opens towards its bounding surface (26, 28), each holding chamber (29, 30) accommodating a spring contact (37, 38) inserted into the holding chamber (29, 30) from the side of the bounding surface (26, 28).

Abstract: An IC card connector is provided with grounding terminal members, in which a pair of grounding terminal members has simple structure and common shape allowing a reduced cost and easy fabrication. The IC card connector is provided with a housing with a plurality of pin terminals, a frame mounted on the housing, a pair of guide sections are provided longitudinally at both side sections of the frame to remove and insert to IC card, and respective arm sections of grounding pieces. mounted on the guide sections. The IC card is inserted between the guide sections so that a grounding terminal of one side section of the IC card is made to come into contact with first expanded sections, while a grounding terminal of the other side section of the IC card is made to come into contact with second expanded sections.

Abstract: A power plug connector (1) comprises a unitarily molded insulative housing (2) and a number of bottom-assembled contacts (3) retained in the housing. The housing defines a number of passageways (208) and a number of upwardly extending recesses (210) each communicating with a corresponding passageway. Each contact has a mating portion (30), a mounting portion (32) perpendicular to the mating portion and received in a corresponding passageway, and a retention portion (34) upwardly extending from the mounting portion. The retention portion is received in a corresponding recess and has a number of barbs (340) thereon.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for mounting on a PCB (3) by a tool (5) to electrically connecting different electrical components includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of passageways (13) defined therethrough for receiving a corresponding plurality of electrical contacts (2) therein. A plurality of retaining slots (14), each of which is located beside corresponding passageway (13), are defined through a top surface (12) of the housing (1). Each electrical contact (2) has a retaining portion (24) extending upwardly. The retaining portion (24) abuts upwardly against the tool (5) for maintaining the contacts (2) in position when the connector (100) is mounted to the PCB (3).

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for mounting on a PCB (3) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of passageways (13) defined therethrough for receiving a corresponding plurality of electrical contacts (2) therein. Each passageway has indentations (136) forming downwardly facing stopping surfaces (137) in one inner wall of the passageway towards a bottom surface (12) of the housing. Each electrical contact has a retaining portion (24) confronting the stopping surface of the passageway. The contacts are retained in position by the stopping surface when the connector is mounted to the PCB.

Abstract: A circuit interrupter including a housing including an abutment wall, separable main contacts within the housing, and an operating mechanism within the housing and interconnected with the contacts. A terminal is at least partially disposed within the housing. A locking plate is positionable between the terminal and the abutment wall for securing the terminal within the housing.

Abstract: An input/output connector adapted for a mobile electric device. The input/output connector includes a connector body and at least one pair of terminals. The connector body is exposed to the outside and having at least one pair of terminal holes. Each terminal hole is provided with an engaging block at a position adjacent to the outside respectively. A contact portion is formed at one end of the terminal, and an engaging portion is formed at the other end. Each engaging portion engages with the engaging block, and the opposing contact portions hold a printed circuit board of the mobile electric device. Therefore, the printed circuit board is capable of electrically communicating with the external electric device.

Abstract: A reinforcement rib is provided at a bottom connecting wall between a tab part and a main body part of a terminal fitting. The rear end of the rib extends slightly past the front end position of the main body part, and the front end of the rib is formed to extend to a position slightly forward of the rear end of the tab part. Also, the rib is formed to have a generally U-shaped cross-section. Accordingly, reinforcement of the boundary portion is possible, and even though a stress is concentrated on the boundary portion between the tab part and the main body part, the possibility of deformation can be reduced. Thus, male terminal fittings are provided in which deformation at the boundary portion of the tab part and the main body part rarely occurs.

Abstract: A connector for-use-on-board includes a bar-like terminal protruding from a connector housing. A forward end of the terminal is soldered to a printed circuit conductor of a board. A position-regulating hole is formed in such a way as to pass through a position in the vicinity of the forward end of the terminal in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of the terminal. A position-regulating protrusion protrudes from the connector housing and is loosely fitted into the position-regulating hole with a prescribed clearance.

Abstract: An electric connector of the present invention is directed to alleviating a stress in housings of an electric connector. In the housings 16 of the electric connector, slots 44, 46 are formed to receive associated terminals. Projections 48a, 48b are formed in a staggered fashion on the oppose wall portions of the slot. The terminal 24 has a retaining section 28 against which the projections 48a, 48b abut and a projection 29 abutting against one wall surface. By the projection 29 and projection 48a on the wall surface against which the projection 29 abuts, a projection 48b on the other wall surf ace supports a force urging the terminal 24, so that the terminal 24 is retained in place in the slot 44.

Abstract: A card 20 is supported in the connector so that the partition walls 29 of the card 20 fit between the contact supports 31 each made up of paired raised portions 33a, 33b formed on the upper surface of the base plate 30 of the connector housing. This construction realizes a reduction in the height of the connector that receives a card which has contact pads arranged in recessed portions separated from one another by partition walls.

Abstract: An electrical junction box consists of a relay terminal, a housing member having a receiving cavity formed therein for receiving the relay terminal, a circuit body having a mating terminal which mates with the relay terminal, and a locking means provided on the relay terminal for locking the relay terminal in the receiving cavity of the housing member. Lowering of positional accuracy of a relay terminal relative to a mating terminal and deformation of the relay terminal are prevented.

Abstract: A connector is composed of a plurality of contacts, a housing and a locator. The plurality of contacts are formed to have nearly L-shaped forms. One end of each of the plurality of contacts is inserted along a contact inserting direction and is fixed in the housing such that the other end of the contact is held along a direction orthogonal to the contact inserting direction. The locator has a plurality of slits in which the other ends of the plurality of contacts are inserted. Also, the locator has a plurality of through-holes consecutive to the plurality of slits such that the other ends of the plurality of contacts penetrate the plurality of through-holes. The locator is mounted on a surface of the housing on which the plurality of contacts are fixed, from a direction orthogonal to the contact inserting direction.

Abstract: 37 An electrical connector is provided in which the contacts do not slip out of the housing when the mating contacts of the mating connector contact both opposite major surfaces of the contact parts of the contacts, and which is devised so that even in cases where dirt or other members, e.g., housing bodies or electrical parts such as resistors, etc., approach the rear edges of the contacts, there is no short-circuiting of adjacent contacts by such dirt, etc. The electrical connector 1 is equipped with contacts 20 which have contact parts 23 that contact the mating contacts 42 of a mating connector 40 engaged parallel to the circuit board 30 with both opposite major surfaces of a stamped metal plate. The press-fitting fastening parts 22 of the contacts 20 are fastened to the housing 10 by press-fitting from the bottom side of the housing 10 in a direction perpendicular to the engagement direction of the mating connector 40.

Abstract: Electrical connectors capable of being mounted on circuit substrates by BGA techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such connectors. There is at least one recess on the exterior side of the connector elements. A conductive contact extends from adjacent the interior side of the into the recess on the exterior side of the housing. A controlled volume of solder paste is introduced into the recess. A fusible conductive element, in the form of solder balls is positioned in the recess. The connector is subjected to a reflow process to fuse the solder ball to the portion of the contact extending into said recess. Contacts are secured in the insulative housing of the connector by deformable sections that minimize stress imposed on the housing, thereby reducing warpage. Solder resist areas are formed on central portions of the contacts to promote uniformity of solder volume.

Abstract: In a substrate-use terminal structure using a rectangular rod in accordance with the present invention, two pairs of first retaining section 13, which is held in a terminal holding hole, projections 14 are formed on both lateral side portions of a retaining in an intermediate portion of a substrate-use terminal 12, so as to be press-fitted to both side walls of the terminal holding hole. In addition, a second retaining projection 15 having the shape of a vertically elongated section is provided between the pairs of first retaining projections 14 so as to be press-fitted to at least one of the top wall and the bottom wall in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A receptacle for an electrical connector which comprises an elongated insulative housing having parallel lateral walls, parallel end walls and base wall. An interior cavity is formed by those walls, and a longitudinal groove extends between the longitudinal walls from adjacent one of said end walls to the other end wall. At least one conductive contact having a base end and a distal end extends upwardly in the interior cavity. It is fixed to the housing adjacent the base end and is movably attached at a medial guide and then extends upwardly such that the distal end of the contact is adjacent the longitudinal groove. Critical dimensional tolerances relative to the terminal contacts can be achieved with this receptacle.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing (20) and a plurality of first and second-type contacts (40, 50) received in the housing. The housing forms a pair of elongate ledges (23) running lengthwise along a bottom face (21) thereof. A plurality of pockets (231) is transversely defined through each ledge. A plurality of first and second passageways (25, 27) is defined through the bottom face of the housing for respectively receiving the first and the second-type contacts. Each second-type contact is of a conventional press-fit design. Each first-type contact includes a compliant pin at a lower end for being attached into a PCB and a mating portion at an upper end for electrically connecting with a mating contact of a mating connector, with a pair of supporting shoulders projecting from the upper end of the compliant pin for being retained in a corresponding pocket of a ledge.

Abstract: A cable connector comprises a housing and a number of terminals received in the housing. The housing has a mating surface and a mounting surface opposite to the mating surface. The housing defines one or more rows of receiving holes extending through the mating surface and the mounting surface for receiving the terminals. A cross-section of the receiving hole presents a slanted rectangle section plus a pair of recessing sections on opposite long sides of the slanted rectangle section. Each recessing section defines a vertical peripheral wall. The terminal comprises a gradually twisted contact portion at one end thereof, a straight extending portion connected with the contact portion, and a securing portion at the other end thereof correspondingly twisted in a similar way as the contact portion. The straight extending portion has a width comparable to a horizontal distance between the peripheral walls of the recessing sections of the receiving hole.

Abstract: A PCMCIA card connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (20) and a plurality of first and second terminals (31, 32) received in the dielectric housing. The dielectric housing defines a front mating face (25) for engaging with an electronic card (not shown) and a rear face 23 opposite the mating face. The first and second terminals have solder tails (31c, 32c) for soldering to a printed circuit board (4). The solder tails of the first terminals extend forwardly beyond the mating face. The solder tails of the second terminals extend rearwards beyond the rear face.

Abstract: There is disclosed a printed board connector which inhibits flux from rising in a housing by means of a capillary phenomenon, prevents contacts from being solidified and also prevents solder bridges from being generated. Stands are provided on opposite sides of an under surface of the housing to form an under space common to terminal portions of contacts between the opposite stands.

Abstract: A terminal module is provided for coupling between a printed circuit board and a relatively movable component. The module includes an elongated dielectric housing defining a longitudinal axis extending between opposite ends of the housing. One opposite end of the housing has a coupling for interengagement with the relatively movable component and for allowing relative movement between the component and the printed circuit board. A slot extends axially into the housing from an open end thereof at an opposite end of the housing for embracing an edge of a printed circuit board inserted axially into the slot. A conductive terminal is mounted on the housing through an open side of the housing generally parallel to the slot. The terminal has a contact portion extending into the slot for engaging an appropriate circuit trace on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An arrangement includes a supporting plate, at least one substrate applied thereon for electrical and/or electronic components and a plug-in part. The plug-in part includes a plurality of connector pins which are embedded in insulating material, whose first ends are provided for the connection to external plug-in devices and whose second ends are electrically connected to the substrate via bonding wires. In order to reduce the dimensions of the raster of the connector pins and to achieve a small, compact design of the arrangement, the individual connector pins are manufactured as stamped-out parts whose second ends, in each case, have end faces manufactured in the stamping process and running roughly parallel to the substrate, and the bonding wires are welded directly to the stamped-out end faces of the connector pins. In addition, there is a method for manufacturing the arrangement.

Abstract: A tab (10A) is comprised of a flat base (12), a substantially U-shaped turning portion (13), a flat overlapping portion (14) which is connected to a side end of the base (12) via the turning portion (13) and faces the base (12) substantially in parallel, and a raising portion (15) extending substantially at right angles from an end of the overlapping portion (14) and held in contact with the base (12). Thickness ta of the tab (10A) can be set at a desired value regardless of thickness tb of a terminal material by changing a curvature of the turning portion (13) and a projecting distance tc of the raising portion (15).

Abstract: A terminal structure designed to prevent bus bars from being brought into contact with and rubbing against each other when the terminal structure is built of a plurality of bus bars which are fixed by resin-molding. Circuit members are formed with a plurality of bus bars respectively constituting internal circuits. The plurality of bus bars are coupled together by respective coupling portions in parallel with a space provided between the bus bars. The circuit members are successively set in a mold in such a way that the bus bars of the other circuit member are fitted in between the bus bars of one circuit member without contact with the bus bars of the one circuit member whereby the bus bars in that set condition are fixed by resin-molding. Moreover, a position regulating portion is provided by bending the coupling portion of the other circuit member, so that the other circuit member is temporarily set therein with a space formed from the bus bars of the one circuit member.

Abstract: A connector comprising a contact element support 12 and a plurality of contact elements 20, wherein said contact element support 12 comprises a first, e.g. upper surface provided with ribs 16 having walls 26 which define spaces 15 and a second, e.g. lower surface opposite said first surface and provided with recesses 25, and wherein each of said contact elements 20 comprises claws 44 adapted to cooperate with said walls 26 defining said spaces 15 and further comprises a mounting portion 30 adapted to cooperate with said recesses 25 provided in said second surface.

Abstract: A connector 10 for making electrical terminal connections facilitates making relatively easy and secure lateral insertions of one or more terminals. The connector 10 includes a pair of lateral supports 12 at opposite ends of a plurality of generally aligned walls 14. The walls 14 define a plurality of cells 20 between them. Each of the walls 14 supports a protuberance 15 on one side of the walls preferably at a generally central location along the length of the walls. One end of the walls includes a tab 18 supported on each side of the walls such that each of the cells 20 includes one protuberance 15 and two tabs 18. The protuberances facilitate proper terminal placement while each set of two tabs cooperate to form a wire holding portion within each cell. The lateral supports 12 and walls 14 are supported by first and second lateral bases 13, 11 that are configured and positioned to allow easy lateral insertion of terminals and further secure the position of the terminals within the connector.

Abstract: In installing a retainer (20) on a connector housing (10), a guide portion (21A) formed on a removal prevention portion (21) fits in the connector housing (10) before a holding piece (22) reaches the connector housing (10). In this manner, the retainer (20) is placed in position. Therefore, it does not occur that the front end of the holding piece strikes against the outer surface of the connector housing. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the holding piece (22) from striking against the connector housing (10) and thus prevent it from being deformed or damaged. In the state where the retainer (20) has been locked at the locking position, the guide portion (21A) penetrates through the connector housing (10) and substantially contacts the seal ring (13), thus preventing the removal of the seal ring (13).

Abstract: A header connector (10) of a future bus includes an insulative housing (12) having a bottom wall (14) defining a plurality of receiving holes (20) therethrough for receiving a corresponding plurality of pins (22) therein. Each pin includes a contact portion (24), a retaining portion (25), and a plurality of tail portions (30). Each pin has a retention mechanism (26) formed thereon, for securing the pin in the corresponding receiving hole. Each receiving hole has opposite end portions, and an intermediate portion wider than the end portions. A width and a length of the intermediate portion are greater than a thickness and a width of the contact portion of each pin respectively, so that the contact portion can freely pass through the receiving hole during assembly. A width of the end portions is less than a thickness of the retention mechanism, for firm engagement therewith.