Electrical connector

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals having a plate shape to be attached to the housing in parallel with a narrow pitch. The plurality of the terminals has holes at opposing portions thereof in a pitch direction such that opposing areas between adjacent terminals is reduced. The housing has a groove bridging over the plurality of the terminals in the pitch direction such that a space is formed between the adjacent terminals.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electrical connector before over mold;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the electrical connector before over mold;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical connector before over mold;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of terminals arranged in a housing;

FIG. 6 is a side view of a latch member;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the housing;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the housing;

FIG. 9 is a view of the housing shown in FIG. 7 with the latch members and the terminals arranged therein;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the housing:

FIG. 11 is a sectional perspective view of the housing taken along a line 11-11 in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a sectional perspective view of the housing taken along a line 12-12 in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the housing taken along a line 13-13 in FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a first shell;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the first shell;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a second shell;

FIG. 17 is a view of the first shell attached to the housing;

FIG. 18 is a sectional view of the electrical connector in a state connected to a receptacle side connector; and

FIG. 19 is a view of a conventional electrical connector.

Claims

1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a groove; anda plurality of terminals fitted into the housing, said terminals being arranged in parallel with a narrow pitch such that the groove forms a space between the terminals, each of said terminals having a hole at an opposing portion thereof opposite to an adjacent terminal.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein said terminals have a plate shape.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein each of said terminals includes the hole arranged such that areas of the opposing portions between the terminals are reduced.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein said groove extends over the terminals.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein each of said terminals includes the hole arranged at a first position and the housing has the groove arranged at a second position same level as that of the first position.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein each of said terminals includes a plurality of holes.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein each of said terminals includes the holes arranged substantially in one row along a fitting direction that the terminals are fitted into to the housing.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein each of said terminals includes a contact portion at a distal end thereof for contacting with a contact portion of a mating terminal.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 8, wherein said contact portion is situated along a fitting direction that the terminals are fitted into to the housing.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 6, wherein each of said terminals further includes a column portion between the holes and a fitting portion at a base portion of the column portion for fitting into the housing.

11. The electrical connector according to claims 1, wherein said housing further includes a terminal supporting member for arranging the terminals.

12. The electrical connector according to claims 11, wherein each of said terminals further includes a fixing portion fitted into the housing and a contact piece arranged on the terminal supporting member such that a substantially half thereof is exposed.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 12, wherein said contact piece is arranged apart from the terminal supporting member.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 11, wherein the terminal supporting member has a plate shape.