Electrical connector having terminals with multiple contact portions
An electric connector includes a casing and a plurality of terminals. The casing has an accommodating space, and the plurality of terminals are arranged in the accommodating space. Each terminal has a main body, an upper arm and a lower arm. The upper arm and the lower arm are symmetrically connected to the main body. The upper arm and the lower arm respectively have free ends, first contact portions and second contact portions, and the first contact portions are disposed at the free ends, respectively.
1 . An electric connector, comprising: a casing having an accommodating space; and a plurality of terminals arranging in the accommodating space, wherein each terminal has a main body, an upper arm and a lower arm, the upper arm and the lower arm are symmetrically connected to the main body, and the upper arm and the lower arm respectively have free ends, first contact portions and second contact portions, and the first contact portions are disposed at the free ends, respectively, wherein each the upper arm and each the lower arm respectively have first elastic portions and second elastic portions, and a thickness of the second elastic portion is greater than or equal to a thickness of the first elastic portion; wherein a distance between the first contact portion of the upper arm and the lower arm is smaller than a distance between the second contact portion of the upper arm and the lower arm.
2 . The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein each the upper arm and each the lower arm are connected to the main body through a connection end, and each the upper arm and each the lower arm are inclined from the connection end to the free end.
3 . The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact portion is arranged at the free end of the first elastic portion, the second contact portion is arranged at a junction of the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion.
4 . The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first elastic portion is a strip elastic structure.
5 . The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first elastic portion is a curved elastic structure.
6 . The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the second elastic portion is greater than a length of the first elastic portion.
7 . The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein each the upper arm and each the lower arm respectively have a third contact portion, and the third contact portion is disposed on the first elastic portion.
8 . The electric connector according to claim 7 , wherein the first contact portion, the second contact portion, and the third contact portion are protrusion structures.