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Granted Patent B2
US 8,272,887 · App. 13/137,249 · Granted Sep 25, 2012

Connector

Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,272,887
App. No.
13/137,249
Granted
Sep 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned, and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals to the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the adjacent insulating members. The plurality of first connecting terminals are aligned and held in a first inner housing housed in the first terminal housing. The plurality of second connecting terminals are aligned and held in a second inner housing housed in the second terminal housing. The first and/or second connecting terminals includes a low rigidity portion that can be deformed, when pressed by the connecting member, such that portions of the first and/or second connecting terminals on the contact point side are parallel to portions thereof on the opposite side.

Claims (28)

1. A connector, comprising:

a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned;

a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned;

a laminated structure that the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals are alternately arranged so that one surfaces of the plurality of first connecting terminals face one surfaces of the plurality of second connecting terminals to form pairs when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing;

a plurality of insulating members that are aligned and housed in the first terminal housing and are fixed to other surfaces of the plurality of first connecting terminals; and

a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals to the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the adjacent insulating members,

wherein the plurality of first connecting terminals are aligned and held in a first inner housing housed in the first terminal housing,

wherein the plurality of second connecting terminals are aligned and held in a second inner housing housed in the second terminal housing, and

wherein the first and/or second connecting terminals comprise a low rigidity portion that can be deformed, when pressed by the connecting member, such that portions of the first and/or second connecting terminals on the contact point side are parallel to portions thereof on the opposite side.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises two notches formed on a surface of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises a through-hole formed at a middle portion of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises a narrow width portion formed at a middle portion of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises a thinned portion formed at a middle portion of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

6. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a supporting portion for supporting the first or second connecting terminal is formed on the first and/or second inner housings.

7. A connector, comprising:

a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned;

a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned;

a laminated structure that the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals are alternately arranged so that one surfaces of the plurality of first connecting terminals face one surfaces of the plurality of second connecting terminals to form pairs when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing;

a plurality of insulating members that are aligned and housed in the first terminal housing and are fixed to other surfaces of the plurality of first connecting terminals; and

a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals to the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the adjacent insulating members,

wherein the plurality of first connecting terminals are aligned and held in a first inner housing housed in the first terminal housing,

wherein the plurality of second connecting terminals are aligned and held in a second inner housing housed in the second terminal housing, and

wherein a supporting portion for supporting the first or second connecting terminal is formed on the first and/or second inner housings.

8. The connector according to claim 7 , wherein the first and/or second connecting terminals comprise a low rigidity portion that can be deformed, when pressed by the connecting member, such that portions of the first and/or second connecting terminals on the contact point side are parallel to portions thereof on the opposite side.

9. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises two notches formed on a surface of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

10. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises a through-hole formed at a middle portion of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

11. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises a narrow width portion formed at a middle portion of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

12. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein the low rigidity portion comprises a thinned portion formed at a middle portion of the first and/or second connecting terminals.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2011
From: FUKUDA, KUNIHIRO; TAKEHARA, HIDEAKI; SUZUKI, SACHIO; KATAOKA, YUTA; UMETSU, JUN; HAYASHI, SHINYA
To: HITACHI CABLE LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-189401 · Aug 26, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120052734A1 · Mar 1, 2012