1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly, to a novel structure of an electrical connector preventing the contacts from deforming or damaging.
2. Description of Related Art
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts secured in passageways of the insulative housing. Each contact defines a retention portion retained in the passageway and an elastic contacting portion protruding out of the passageway. The contacting portion of the contact may excess to extend beyond the passageway during the long process of application. Thus, the contact will be deformed or damaged by a complementary contact in a process of the electrical connector mating with a complementary connector. The contact also may sways in the passageway along a lateral direction, it is harmful to electrical connecting of the electrical connector. Thus, an electrical connector with novel contacts for improving intensity of the contacts and protecting electrical connecting of the electrical connector is desired to overcome the disadvantages of the related art.
Hence, the present invention is directed to solving this problem in the related art.
An object of the invention is to provide an electrical connector preventing the contacts from deforming or damaging.
In order to achieve the object set forth, an electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways extending in a mating direction and a plurality of contacts secured in the passageways of the insulative housing. The insulative housing further defines a plurality of communicating slots extending downwardly and communicating with the passageways. Each passageway is wider than the communicating slot which is thereabove. Each contact defines a connecting portion receiving in the passageway and a contacting portion bending upwardly from the connecting portion and extending beyond the communicating slot. The connecting portion defines a pair of restricting portions respectively extending from two sides thereof in a direction perpendicular to the mating direction, the pair of restricting portions is prevented in the passageway from extending beyond the communicating slot.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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In the invention, the contact 2 defines a pair of restricting portions 221 at two sides of the connecting portion 22 for preventing the contacts from deformation or damaging. And the contact 2 defines a through-hole 222 on the connecting portion 22 for improving intensity of the contact 2. It can overcome the disadvantages of the contact in industry.
The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to a preferred embodiments thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known process steps have not been described in detail in order to not unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
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