Connector set and connector
US-2022200200-A1 · Jun 23, 2022 · US
Connector
US12586930B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12586930-B2 |
| Application number | US-202218572660-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2026 |
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A connector has a housing having a bottom wall; and a plurality of terminals. A lower side surface of the bottom wall in the top-bottom axis has a first region and a second region divided into two by a center of gravity plane including a center of gravity. The first region has a facing region that faces the connecting member when the connecting parts of the plurality of terminals is mounted on the connecting member, and the second region is a non-facing region that does not face the connecting member. The second region has a back surface positioned at the upper side in the top-bottom axis with respect to an imaginary plane including the mounting surface of the connecting part; and a protrusion part protruding downward from the back surface in the top-bottom axis.
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The invention claimed is: 1 . A connector comprising: a housing; and a plurality of terminals held in the housing and can be mounted on a sheet-like connecting member, wherein in a state where the housing is located above the connecting member, the housing has a top wall disposed on an upper side in a top-bottom axis, a bottom wall disposed on a lower side in the top-bottom axis, a front wall disposed on a front side in a front-rear axis that is an axis intersecting with the top-bottom axis, and a rear wall disposed on a rear side in the front-rear axis, wherein the plurality of terminals are held in the housing in a state where the plurality of terminals are arranged along a width axis that is an axis intersecting with the top-bottom axis and the front-rear axis, and each of the plurality of terminals has a connecting part protruding from the rear wall while being held in the housing, the connecting part is provided with a mounting surface that can be mounted on the connecting member, wherein a lower side surface of the bottom wall in the top-bottom axis has a first region and a second region divided into two by a center of gravity plane defined by an imaginary plane that includes a center of gravity and is perpendicular to the front-rear axis, wherein the first region is positioned at the rear side in the front-rear axis and the second region is positioned at the front side in the front-rear axis, the first region has a facing region that faces the connecting member in the top-bottom axis when the connecting part is mounted on the connecting member, and the second region is a non-facing region that does not face the connecting member in the top-bottom axis when the connecting part is mounted on the connecting member, wherein the second region has a back surface positioned at the upper side in the top-bottom axis with respect to an imaginary plane that includes the mounting surface of the connecting part and is perpendicular to the top-bottom axis; and a protrusion part protruding downward from the back surface in the top-bottom axis. 2 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion part is provided symmetrically with respect to a center line defined by an imaginary line that includes the center of gravity and extends along the front-rear axis when viewed along the top-bottom axis. 3 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion part extends along the front-rear axis. 4 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the protrusion parts are provided separated from each other. 5 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion part is provided so as not to overlap the connecting parts of the plurality of terminals when viewed along the front-rear axis. 6 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a top part of the protrusion part is at the same position as a lower surface of the connecting member in the top-bottom axis when the connecting part is mounted on the connecting member. 7 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is configured to be connected to an opponent housing included in an opponent connector, and a part of the first region faces the opponent housing in the top-bottom axis when the housing is connected to the opponent housing. 8 . The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting member is a cable to be flexibly deformable, and a connecting plate is attached to the cable, wherein a second protrusion part surrounding the cable is provided in the first region. 9 . The connector according to claim 8 , wherein the second protrusion part protrudes downward than the protrusion part in the top-bottom axis.
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formed as an integral body (H01R13/514 takes precedence) · CPC title
Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title
Soldering or welding · CPC title
surface mounting terminals · CPC title
between cables or wires and terminals · CPC title
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- What does patent US12586930B2 cover?
- A connector has a housing having a bottom wall; and a plurality of terminals. A lower side surface of the bottom wall in the top-bottom axis has a first region and a second region divided into two by a center of gravity plane including a center of gravity. The first region has a facing region that faces the connecting member when the connecting parts of the plurality of terminals is mounted on …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R4/027. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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