Information
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Patent Grant
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6827607
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Patent Number
6,827,607
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Date Filed
Thursday, April 3, 200321 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, December 7, 200419 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
- Hespos; Gerald E.
- Casella; Anthony J.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 439 573
- 439 954
- 439 564
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A housing (10) of a connector has vertical screw holes (14) parallel to a connecting direction of the housing (10) and horizontal screw holes (19) normal to the connecting direction. Thus, the housing (10) is both horizontally and vertically mountable on a circuit board (P), and flexibility in the use of the housing (10) is improved. Further, the horizontal screw holes (19) are normal to the connecting direction and can be formed by a pair of molds movable along the connecting direction. Therefore, costs necessary for the molds can be reduced.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a connector for circuit board and to a method of forming a connector for circuit board.
2. Description of the Related Art
U.S. Pat. No. 4,640,566 and
FIG. 7
herein disclose a connector for a circuit board. As shown in
FIG. 7
, this connector has a housing
1
formed of a synthetic resin and is used with a mating connector
2
that can be fit into a receptacle
3
formed in the front of the housing
1
. Mounts
4
project at the left and right sides of the receptacle
3
and are formed respectively with screw holes
4
A that penetrate the mounts
4
vertically along a direction normal to connecting direction. The housing
1
can be fixed to a circuit board (not shown) by screwing screws into the screw holes
4
A so that the bottom surface of the housing
1
is held in close contact with the circuit board. L-shaped terminal fittings
5
are insert molded into the housing
1
and penetrate a back wall
3
A of the receptacle
3
in forward and backward directions so that ends of the terminal fittings
5
are connectable with corresponding circuits on the circuit board. The connector is mounted horizontally so that the connecting direction of the housing
1
is parallel to the circuit board.
FIG. 8
shows a connector with a housing
6
that is mounted vertically so that the connecting direction of a housing
6
is normal to a circuit board P. This connector has mounts
8
that project at the opposite left and right sides of a receptacle
7
. The housing
6
is fixed to the circuit board P by using screw holes
8
A that are formed in the mounts
8
and extend along the connecting direction. Straight terminal fittings
9
penetrate a back wall
7
A of the receptacle
7
and one end of each straight terminal fitting
9
is connected with a corresponding circuit on the circuit board P.
The present invention was developed in view of the above state of the art and an object of the invention is to provide a connector for circuit board, where the connector has improved flexibility in the use of a housing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a connector for a circuit board. The connector includes a housing with a receptacle for receiving a mating connector. A first orientation-mounting screw hole is formed in the housing and extends at an angle to a connecting direction of the housing. The first orientation-mounting screw hole is adapted to cooperate with at least one screw to secure the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation. A second orientation-mounting screw hole also is formed in the housing and is adapted to cooperate with at least one screw to secure the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation different from the first orientation. At least one terminal mount hole penetrates a back wall of the receptacle and can receive at least two kinds of terminal fittings. Accordingly, the housing can be mounted on the circuit board in two orientations. This can improve flexibility in the use of the housing and can reduce costs.
The first orientation-mounting screw hole preferably is adapted to secure the housing to the circuit board so that the connecting direction is parallel to the circuit board.
The second orientation-mounting screw hole preferably is adapted to secure the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation so that the connecting direction is substantially normal to the circuit board.
The second orientation-mounting screw hole preferably extends substantially parallel to the connecting direction.
The terminal fittings preferably comprise a substantially L-shaped terminal fitting connectable with a circuit on the circuit board in the first orientation and a substantially straight terminal fitting connectable with the circuit on the circuit board in the second orientation.
A plurality of the terminal mount holes preferably are arranged along a widthwise direction of the receptacle and are aligned at an angle to the extension of the first orientation-mounting screw hole.
The first orientation-mounting screw hole preferably is at a substantially middle position between one sidewall of the receptacle and a terminal mount hole at an outermost side in the back wall of the receptacle.
A wall with a certain thickness must be provided around the screw hole to ensure its strength. However, the width of a housing must be larger if mounting portions formed with screw holes are formed outside a receptacle, as in the prior art. On the other hand, the space between the terminal mount holes must be wider if the screw hole is between a pair of the terminal mount holes in the back wall of the receptacle since a certain clearance is required between the screw hole and the terminal mount holes. As a result, the dimension of the housing becomes larger. However, in the present invention, the horizontal-mounting screw hole is near the sidewall of the receptacle. Thus, a part of the wall around the horizontal-mounting screw hole overlaps the sidewall with respect to the widthwise direction. Therefore, the housing can be made narrower by at least as much as the thickness of the sidewall.
The first orientation-mounting screw hole preferably has inner concave arcuate walls at a first side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole substantially facing mold-removal holes in the second side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole. Inner concave arcuate walls also are formed at the second side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole and face mold-removal holes in the first side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole. The arcuate surfaces are arranged alternately along a direction substantially normal to the connecting direction.
The horizontal-mounting screw hole is formed by a pair of molds that are movable along the connecting direction. Thus, there is no need to prepare separate molds that movable along directions normal to the connecting direction to form the horizontal-mounting screw hole.
The invention also relates a method of forming the above-described connector for a circuit board. The method comprises forming a first orientation-mounting screw hole in the housing to extend at an angle to a connecting direction of the housing so that the first orientation-mounting screw hole can secure the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation. The method also comprises forming a second orientation-mounting screw hole in the housing so that the second orientation-mounting screw hole can secure the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation different from the first orientation. The method also includes forming at least one terminal mount hole to penetrate a back wall of the receptacle for receiving at least two kinds of terminal fittings.
The first orientation-mounting screw hole may be formed to secure the housing with the connecting direction parallel to the circuit board.
The second orientation-mounting screw hole may be formed to secure the housing with the connecting direction substantially normal to the circuit board.
The second orientation-mounting screw hole is formed to extend substantially along a direction parallel to the connecting direction.
The method may comprise forming a plurality of the terminal mount holes along the widthwise direction of the receptacle and arranged at an angle to the first orientation-mounting screw hole.
The first orientation-mounting screw hole preferably is formed such that concave arcuate walls at a first side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole face mold-removal holes in the second side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole and concave arcuate walls at the second side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole face mold-removal holes in the first side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole. The inner arcuate walls are arranged alternately along a direction arranged at an angle to the connecting direction.
The housing is formed by two molds closeable along the connecting direction. Each mold is formed with at least one pin for forming the concave arcuate walls of the first orientation-mounting screw hole. The pins on one mold preferably are arranged alternately with the pins on the other mold.
These and other features of the invention will become more apparent upon reading of the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and accompanying drawings. It should be understood that even though embodiments are described separately, single features may be combined to additional embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a side sectional view of a connector according to one embodiment of the present invention showing a state where the connector is vertically mounted on a circuit board.
FIG. 2
is a front view of the connector.
FIG. 3
is a rear view of the connector.
FIG. 4
is a bottom view of the connector.
FIG.
5
(A) is a sectional plan view of a portion around a horizontal-mounting screw hole with molds closed.
FIG.
5
(B) is a sectional plan view of the portion around the horizontal-mounting screw hole with the molds opened.
FIG. 6
is a side sectional view showing a state where the connector is horizontally mounted on the circuit board.
FIG. 7
is a perspective view of a prior art connector showing a state where the connector is horizontally mounted on a circuit board.
FIG. 8
is a plan view of another prior art connector showing a state where the connector is vertically mounted on a circuit board.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The letter C in
FIGS. 1
to
4
and
6
identifies a connector according to the invention. The connector C includes a housing
10
that is mountable on a circuit board P. In the following description, a side of the housing
10
that can be mated with a mating connector (not shown), e.g. right side in
FIGS. 1 and 6
, is referred to as the front side, and reference is made to
FIGS. 1 and 6
concerning the vertical direction.
The housing
10
is formed e.g. of a synthetic resin and has a wide rectangular tubular receptacle
11
with a back wall
11
A and an open front, as shown in
FIGS. 1
to
4
. A mating female connector (not shown) is fittable into the receptacle
11
at the open front end. Large and small terminal mount holes
12
A,
12
B penetrate the back wall
11
A of the receptacle
11
along forward and backward directions. The small terminal mount holes
12
A are arranged substantially along a widthwise direction at an upper part of the back wall
11
A, and the straight terminal fittings
30
S or the L-shaped terminal fittings
30
L can be pressed through the small terminal mount holes
12
A from the front. The large terminal mount holes
12
B are arranged substantially along the widthwise direction at a lower part of the back wall
11
A, and the straight terminal fittings
31
S or the L-shaped terminal fittings
31
L can be pressed through the large terminal mount holes
12
B from the front.
Each terminal fitting
30
S,
31
S,
30
L,
31
L is formed from a long narrow electrically conductive (metallic) plate and has a terminal connecting portion
32
at one end. The terminal connecting portion
32
projects into the receptacle
11
and is configured for connection substantially along a connecting direction CD with a female terminal fitting (not shown) in a female connector. Each terminal fitting
30
S,
31
S,
30
L,
31
L has a circuit board connecting portion
33
at the end opposite the terminal connecting portion
32
. The circuit board connecting portion
33
is inserted through a terminal insertion hole
41
that penetrates the circuit board P for connection with a corresponding circuit on the circuit board P by soldering, ultrasonic welding, or the like. Each straight terminal fitting
30
S,
31
S is substantially straight and flat, and each L-shaped terminal fitting
30
L,
31
L is bent through a right angle at bend
34
to define a substantially L-shape. The straight terminal fittings
31
S and the L-shaped terminal fittings
31
L are wider than the straight terminal fittings
30
S and the L-shaped terminal fittings
30
L, and the circuit board connecting portions
33
of these wider terminal fittings
31
S,
31
L are forked, as shown in FIG.
4
. Press-fitted projections (not shown) bulge laterally from the opposite sides of each of the terminal fittings
30
S,
31
S,
30
L,
31
L. The press-fitted projections bite in the inner walls of the terminal mount holes
12
A,
12
B to lock the terminal fittings
30
S,
31
S,
30
L,
31
L in the terminal mount holes
12
A,
12
B.
Two long narrow vertically aligned rear bulges
13
bulge back from the opposite left and right ends of the back wall
11
A of the housing
10
. Each rear bulge
13
has a substantially round vertical-mounting screw hole
14
that extends forward substantially along the connecting direction CD for a specified depth. Further, each rear bulge
13
has an escaping groove
16
(
FIG. 3
) at a position near the laterally outermost one of the terminal mount holes
12
B. The opening edge of the terminal mount hole
12
B may be widened in response to a force exerted while pressing the terminal fitting
31
S,
31
L into the terminal mount hole
12
B. However, this widened portion escapes into the escaping groove
16
to prevent deformation of the rear bulge
13
. Two rotation-preventing projections
17
are formed on the back wall
11
A of the housing
10
at positions above or near the rear bulges
13
and project further backward than the rear bulges
13
. The rotation-preventing projections
17
are engageable with engaging holes
44
that penetrate the circuit board P when the housing
10
is mounted vertically with the terminal connecting portion
32
arranged substantially normal to the circuit board P (FIG.
1
). Thus the housing
10
is prevented from rotating along the surface of the circuit board P.
Two lower bulges
18
are formed on the bottom surface of the receptacle
11
and extend between the bottom ends of the rear bulges
13
and the front end of the receptacle
11
. The lower bulges
18
bulge down in a direction substantially normal to the bulging direction of the rear bulges
13
. The back wall
11
of the receptacle
11
has horizontal-mounting screw holes
19
that open in the bottom surfaces of the lower bulges
18
and extend substantially normal to the connecting direction CD from positions below the vertical-mounting screw holes
14
in the rear bulges
13
. Each horizontal-mounting screw hole
19
extends substantially normal to the arranging direction of the terminal mount holes
12
B and is between a side wall
11
B of the receptacle
11
and the terminal mount hole
12
B nearest the side wall
11
B. More specifically, each horizontal-mounting screw hole
19
is formed with front and rear inner semicircular walls
19
F and
19
R. The front inner semicircular walls
19
F face rear mold-removal holes
21
R that extend forwardly into the screw hole
19
. The rear inner semicircular walls
19
R face front mold-removal holes
21
F that extend rearwardly into the screw hole
19
. The front and rear inner semicircular walls
19
F and
19
R are arranged alternately along the vertical direction, as shown in
FIGS. 3 and 6
. As shown in
FIG. 6
, the housing
10
is fixed horizontally to the circuit board P by screwing screws
46
through screw insertion holes
45
in the circuit board P at least partly into the horizontal-mounting screw holes
19
so that the lower bulges
18
closely contact the circuit board P and so that the connecting direction CD is substantially parallel to the circuit board P.
The housing
10
is molded by a front mold
50
and a rear mold
51
that can be opened and closed with respect to each other substantially along the connecting direction CD of the receptacle
11
. The front mold
50
has pins
52
with leading ends of an arcuate cross section arranged substantially one over another and projecting back toward the back wall
11
A of the housing
10
. The rear mold
51
likewise has pins
53
with leading ends of an arcuate cross section arranged substantially one over another and projecting forward toward the open side of the receptacle
11
. The front and rear molds
50
and
51
are closed, and the leading ends of the respective pins
52
,
53
are placed alternately substantially one over another. A molten resin then is filled into a molding space S defined between the front mold
50
and the rear mold
51
. The molds
50
,
51
are moved forward and backward to open the mold cavity after the resin has cured, and the completed housing
10
is removed. In this way, the rear inner semicircular walls
19
R are formed at the front ends of the mold-removal holes
21
F by removing the pins
52
and the front inner semicircular walls
19
F are formed at the rear ends of the mold-removal holes
21
R by removing the pins
53
. The front and rear inner semicircular walls
19
F and
19
R thus formed are arranged alternately substantially one over another. As a result, the horizontal-mounting screw hole
19
, is substantially round when viewed from below.
The type of the terminal fittings,
30
S,
31
S,
30
L,
31
L to be used for the connector C is selected according to the mounting orientation of the housing
10
on the circuit board P. Thus, the straight terminal fittings
30
S,
31
S are pressed into the corresponding terminal mount holes
12
A,
12
B from the front when the housing
10
is to be mounted vertically with the connecting direction CD substantially normal to the circuit board P, as shown in FIG.
1
. The circuit board connecting portion
33
of each straight terminal fitting
30
S,
31
S is inserted through the corresponding terminal insertion hole
41
of the circuit board P. Additionally, the rotation preventing projections
17
are fit into the engaging holes
44
of the circuit board P and the rear bulges
13
closely contact the circuit board P. Subsequently, the screws
43
are inserted through the screw insertion holes
42
from the rear side of the circuit board P and are screwed into the vertical mounting screw holes
14
. At this time, the rotation preventing projections
17
are in the engaging holes
44
of the circuit board P. Thus, the housing
10
is prevented from rotating about the axes of the screws
43
, and the mounting operation is performed smoothly. Finally, the circuit board connecting portion
33
of each straight terminal fitting
30
S,
31
S is connected with the corresponding circuit on the circuit board P by soldering or the like. In this way, the housing
10
is fixed vertically to the circuit board P with the connecting direction CD substantially normal to the circuit board P.
The housing
10
also can be mounted horizontally on the circuit board P with the connecting direction CD substantially parallel to the circuit board P, as shown in FIG.
6
. In this situation, the L-shaped terminal fittings
30
L,
31
L, are pressed into the terminal mount holes
12
A,
12
B of the housing
10
from the front before being bent into L-shape. The terminal fittings
30
L,
31
L then are bent down substantially at right angles at specified position behind the housing
10
. The housing
10
then is mounted on the circuit board P. Thus, the circuit board connecting portion
33
of each L-shaped terminal fitting
30
L,
31
L is inserted through the corresponding terminal insertion hole
41
of the circuit board P, and the lower bulges
18
closely contact the circuit board P. Subsequently, the screws
46
are inserted through the screw insertion holes
45
from the rear side of the circuit board P and are screwed into the horizontal-mounting screw holes
19
. The external threads of the screws
46
bite into the front inner semicircular walls
19
F and the rear inner semicircular walls
19
R of the horizontal-mounting screw holes
19
, thereby securing the housing
10
to the circuit board P. Finally, the circuit board connecting portion
33
of each L-shaped terminal fitting
30
L,
31
L is connected with the corresponding circuit on the circuit board P by soldering or the like. In this way, the housing
10
is fixed horizontally to the circuit board P with the connecting direction CD substantially parallel to the circuit board P, as shown in FIG.
6
.
According to the invention, the housing
10
can be mounted either horizontally or vertically on the circuit board P. As a result, flexibility in the use of the housing
10
can be improved and costs can be reduced.
The horizontal-mounting screw holes
19
are substantially at middle positions between the sidewalls
11
B of the receptacle
11
and the outermost terminal mount holes
12
B in the back wall
11
A of the receptacle
11
. A wall with a certain thickness must be provided around the screw hole to ensure strength. However, the width of the housing
1
is made larger if the mounting portions
4
formed with the screw holes
4
A are formed outside the receptacle
3
, as in the prior art. Similarly, the width between the terminal mount holes must be wider if the screw hole is formed between a pair of the terminal mount holes in the back wall of the receptacle since a certain clearance is required to be defined between the screw hole and the terminal mount holes, and the dimension of the housing becomes larger. However, in the subject invention, each horizontal-mounting screw hole
19
is near the corresponding sidewall
11
B of the receptacle
11
. Therefore, a part of the wall around the horizontal-mounting screw hole
19
overlaps the sidewall
11
B with respect to widthwise direction. As a result, the width of the housing
10
is smaller by at least as much as the thickness of the sidewall
11
B.
The horizontal-mounting screw holes
19
are formed by molds
50
,
51
that move substantially along the connecting direction CD. Thus, there is no need to prepare separate molds movable along directions normal to the connecting direction CD to form the horizontal-mounting screw holes
19
, and costs are lower.
The invention is not limited to the above described and illustrated embodiment. For example, the following embodiment is also embraced by the technical scope of the present invention as defined by the claims. Beside the following embodiment, various changes can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention as defined by the claims.
Although the screw is directly screwed into each screw hole in the foregoing embodiment, it may be inserted through the screw hole and tightened using a nut.
Claims
- 1. A connector for a circuit board, comprising:a housing with a receptacle into which a mating connector is fittable, the receptacle having a back wall, the housing being mountable on a circuit board; a first orientation screw hole formed in the housing and extending along a direction at an angle to a connecting direction of the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation; a second orientation screw hole formed in the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation different from the first orientation; at least one terminal mount hole penetrating the back wall of the receptacle and into which at least two kinds of terminal fittings are selectively mountable; and wherein the first orientation screw hole is at a substantially middle position between one side wall of the receptacle and one terminal mount hole located at an outermost side in the back wall of the receptacle.
- 2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first orientation screw hole is aligned to secure the housing to the circuit board in the first orientation such that the connecting direction is parallel to the circuit board.
- 3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the second orientation screw hole is aligned to secure the housing to the circuit board in the second orientation such that the connecting direction is substantially normal to the circuit board.
- 4. The connector of claim 3, wherein the second orientation screw hole is substantially parallel to the connecting direction.
- 5. The connector of claim 3, wherein the at least two kinds of terminal fittings comprise a substantially L-shaped terminal fitting connectable with a circuit on the circuit board when the housing is in the first orientation and a substantially straight terminal fitting connectable with the circuit on the circuit board when the housing is in the second orientation.
- 6. The connector of claim 1, wherein a plurality of the terminal mount holes are arranged along a width direction of the receptacle and are aligned at an angle to the first orientation screw hole.
- 7. A connector for a circuit board, comprising:a housing with a receptacle into which a mating connector is fittable, the receptacle having a back wall, the housing being mountable on a circuit board; a first orientation screw hole formed in the housing and extending along a direction at an angle to a connecting direction of the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation, wherein the first orientation screw hole is formed by first concave arcuate walls formed along a first longitudinal side of the first orientation screw hole and facing mold-removal holes formed in a second longitudinal side of the first orientation screw hole and second concave arcuate walls formed along the second longitudinal side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole facing mold-removal holes formed in the first longitudinal side of the first orientation screw hole, the first and second concave arcuate walls being arranged alternately along a direction aligned at an angle to the connecting direction a second orientation screw hole formed in the housing for orientation different from the first orientation; and at least one terminal mount hole penetrating the back wall of the receptacle and into which at least two kinds of terminal fittings are selectively mountable.
- 8. A connector for a circuit board, comprising:a housing with opposite front and rear ends and a receptacle extending into the front end for receiving a mating connector along a connecting direction, the receptacle having a back wall, terminal mount holes penetrating the back wall and aligned substantially parallel to the connecting direction; a first orientation screw hole formed in the housing and aligned substantially normal to the connecting direction for securing the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation where the connecting direction is substantially parallel to the circuit board, wherein the first orientation screw hole is formed by front concave arcuate walls farmed along a front longitudinal side of the first orientation screw hole and facing rear mold-removal holes formed in a rear longitudinal side of the first orientation screw hole and rear concave arcuate walls formed along the rear longitudinal side of the first orientation-mounting screw hole facing front mold-removal holes formed in the front longitudinal side of the first orientation screw hole, the front and rear concave arcuate walls being arranged alternately along a direction aligned normal to the connecting direction; and a second orientation screw hole formed in the housing and extending substantially parallel to the connecting direction for securing the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation where the connecting direction is substantially normal to the circuit board.
- 9. A method of forming a connector for a circuit board having a housing with a receptacle into which a mating connector is fittable, and mountable on a circuit board by screwing, comprising the following steps;forming a first orientation screw hole in the housing to extend at an angle to a connecting direction of the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation; forming a second orientation screw hole in the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation different from the first orientation; forming at least one terminal mount hole so as to penetrate a back wall of the receptacle, wherein at least two kinds of terminal fittings are selectively mountable into the at least one terminal mount hole; and wherein the first orientation-mounting screw hole is at a substantially middle position between one side wall of the receptacle and one terminal mount hole located at an outermost side in the back wall of the receptacle.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first orientation screw hole is aligned to secure the housing to the circuit board such that the connecting direction is parallel to the circuit board.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second orientation screw hole is aligned to secure the housing to the circuit board such that the connecting direction is substantially normal to the circuit board.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second orientation screw hole is substantially parallel to the connecting direction.
- 13. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of the terminal mount holes is aligned an angle to the extension of the first orientation screw hole.
- 14. A method of forming a connector for a circuit board having a housing with a receptacle into which a mating connector is fittable, and mountable on a circuit board by screwing, comprising the following steps;forming a first orientation screw hole in the housing to extend at an angle to a connecting direction of the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation, wherein the first orientation screw hole is formed such that inner circumferential walls at one side of the first orientation screw hole substantially along the connecting direction substantially face mold-removal holes formed in the other side of the first orientation screw hole and inner circumferential walls formed at the other side of the first orientation screw hole substantially face mold-removal holes formed in the one side of the first orientation screw hole are alternately aligned at an angle to the connecting direction; forming a second orientation screw hole in the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation different from the first orientation; and forming at least one terminal mount hole so as to penetrate a back wall of the receptacle, wherein at least two kinds of terminal fittings are selectively mountable into the at least one terminal mount hole.
- 15. The method of claim 9, wherein the housing is formed by two molds that are closeable substantially along the connecting direction, wherein the molds are formed with at least one pin respectively for forming the inner circumferential walls of the first orientation-mounting screw hole.
- 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the pins on one mold are arranged alternately with the pins on the other mold.
Priority Claims (1)
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