Terminal, connector, and connector manufacturing method
Provided is a terminal used for a connector including a movable portion including a movable contact as a contact with a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector, a fixed portion including a fixed contact as a contact with the counterpart terminal, the fixed portion facing the movable portion, and a bottom portion connecting the movable portion and the fixed portion, wherein the fixed portion includes a pair of inclined portions, the inclined portions are provided on fixed portion side surfaces on both sides of the fixed portion, respectively, and the inclined portion is formed in such a manner as to spread the width of the fixed portion.
1. A connector comprising:
a terminal; and
a housing holding the terminal, wherein
the terminal includes;
a movable portion including a movable contact as a contact with a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector;
a fixed portion including a fixed contact as a contact with the counterpart terminal, the fixed portion facing the movable portion; and
a bottom portion connecting the movable portion and the fixed portion, wherein
the fixed portion includes a pair of inclined portions,
the inclined portions are provided on fixed portion side surfaces on both sides of the fixed portion, respectively, and
the inclined portion is formed in such a manner as to spread the width of the fixed portion,
the housing includes:
a mating protrusion on the movable portion side of the terminal; and
a side wall portion on the fixed portion side of the terminal, and
at least a bottom portion back surface of the bottom portion is exposed from an opening portion provided on a housing back surface.
2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal further includes:
a leg portion including, at an end portion, a mounting portion for mounting on a board; and
a top portion connecting the fixed contact and the fixed portion, to the leg portion, wherein
the leg portion faces the fixed portion.
3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal is formed into a U-shape in such a manner that the fixed portion faces the movable portion across the bottom portion, and a part between the bottom portion and the fixed portion and a part between the bottom portion and the movable portion are bent, and
a terminal side surface between the inclined portion and the middle of the bottom portion further includes a wide portion.
4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the fixed portion is embedded in the side wall portion, and is supported by the housing, and
a surface facing the movable portion and a part of the side surface of the fixed portion are exposed from the side wall portion.
5. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein the part of the fixed portion side surface exposed from the side wall portion includes:
part of a contact side portion as a side portion of the fixed contact;
part of the inclined portion; and
part of the wide portion.
6. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein a bottom portion front surface of a flat portion of the bottom portion is flush with a front surface of resin of the housing around the bottom portion front surface.
7. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein
the fixed contact protrudes toward the movable contact side with respect to an inner wall surface of the side wall portion, and
the top portion is flush with a top portion wall surface of the side wall portion.
8. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein
the housing includes a plurality of the terminals,
the plurality of the terminals is arranged at regular intervals along a longitudinal direction of the housing, and
opposing surfaces of the leg portions and the fixed portions of the plurality of the terminals are supported by the side wall portion.
9. A connector manufacturing method for manufacturing the connector according to claim 1 , comprising:
(A) fixing the terminal to a fixed mold half with a fixing jig;
(B) having a movable mold half configured to be capable of housing the terminal inside overlap the fixed mold half to which the terminal is fixed to place the terminal inside the movable mold half and press each of the inclined portions of the terminal with the movable mold half;
(C) injecting insulating resin for forming the housing into a space between the fixed mold half and the movable mold half;
(D) curing the resin; and
(E) removing the movable mold half and the fixed mold half to remove the housing molded with the cured resin, the housing holding the terminal.
10. The connector manufacturing method according to claim 9 , further comprising removing the fixing jig from the terminal to form the opening portion on the housing back surface of the housing.
11. The connector manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein
step (B) includes positioning the movable mold half in place with reference to a position of each of the inclined portions.
12. The connector manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein
step (B) includes the step of pressing a bottom portion front surface of the bottom portion of the terminal with a bottom portion fixed wall provided to a center portion of the movable mold half, and supporting the movable portion of the terminal with a movable portion support wall provided to an end portion of the movable mold half, wherein
the movable mold half determines a first space between a fixed portion front surface of the fixed portion of the terminal and the bottom portion fixed wall, and a second space around the movable portion of the terminal between the bottom portion fixed wall and the movable portion support wall.
13. A connector comprising:
a terminal; and
a housing holding the terminal, wherein
the terminal includes;
a movable portion including a movable contact as a contact with a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector;
a fixed portion including a fixed contact as a contact with the counterpart terminal, the fixed portion facing the movable portion; and
a bottom portion connecting the movable portion and the fixed portion, wherein
the fixed portion includes a pair of inclined portions,
the inclined portions are provided on fixed portion side surfaces on both sides of the fixed portion, respectively, and
the inclined portion is formed in such a manner as to spread the width of the fixed portion,
the housing includes:
a mating protrusion on the movable portion side of the terminal; and
a side wall portion on the fixed portion side of the terminal.
14. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein
the fixed portion is embedded in the side wall portion, and is supported by the housing, and
a surface facing the movable portion and a part of the side surface of the fixed portion are exposed from the side wall portion.
15. The connector according to claim 14 , wherein the part of the fixed portion side surface exposed from the side wall portion includes:
part of a contact side portion as a side portion of the fixed contact;
part of the inclined portion; and
part of the wide portion.
16. The connector according to claim 14 , wherein a bottom portion front surface of a flat portion of the bottom portion is flush with a front surface of resin of the housing around the bottom portion front surface.
17. The connector according to claim 14 , wherein
the fixed contact protrudes toward the movable contact side with respect to an inner wall surface of the side wall portion, and
the top portion is flush with a top portion wall surface of the side wall portion.
18. The connector according to claim 14 , wherein
the housing includes a plurality of the terminals,
the plurality of the terminals is arranged at regular intervals along a longitudinal direction of the housing, and
opposing surfaces of the leg portions and the fixed portions of the plurality of the terminals are supported by the side wall portion.