Electrical connector and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9318818-B2
Application number	US-201414327103-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2014
Priority date	Jan 20, 2012
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

An electrical connector connecting a male connector and a female connector in a freely engageable and detachable manner includes, a male tab is provided at the male connector; a housing part where the male tab is inserted is provided at the female connector; a contact piece and a beat piece to hold and press the male tab to enable electrical connection are provided at the housing part; and a protrusion is provided at least at one of the contact piece and the beat piece, and a recessed part capable of accepting the protrusion is provided at the male tab, wherein the contact piece, the beat piece, and the protrusion are constituted to be one component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connector including a female connector and a male connector in a freely engageable and detachable manner, comprising:
a male tab provided at the male connector;
a housing part where the male tab is inserted provided at the female connector;
an electrical contact part made up of a contact point provided at a contact piece and a beat protrusion provided at a beat piece to hold and press the male tab to enable electrical connection provided at the housing part;
a protrusion provided at least at one of the contact piece and the beat piece at a position different from the electrical contact part, and
a recessed part accepting the protrusion provided at the male tab,
wherein the contact piece, the beat piece, and the protrusion are constituted to be one component, and
a height of the protrusion is higher than a height of the contact point.

2. An electrical connector including a female connector and a male connector in a freely engageable and detachable manner, comprising:
a male tab provided at the male connector;
a housing part where the male tab is inserted provided at the female connector;
an electrical contact part made up of a contact point provided at a contact piece and a beat protrusion provided at a beat piece to hold and press the male tab to enable electrical connection provided at the housing part;
a protrusion provided at the male tab, and
a recessed part accepting the protrusion provided at least at one of the contact piece and the beat piece at a position different from the electrical contact part,
wherein the contact piece, the beat piece, and the recessed part are constituted to be one component, and
a height of the protrusion is higher than a height of the contact point.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1 ,
wherein a cross sectional shape of the protrusion is any one of a hemisphere shape, a triangle shape, and a quadrangle shape.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1 ,
wherein Sn plating is performed on a surface of the protrusion.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 1 ,
wherein plural recessed parts and projecting parts are provided at a tip surface of the protrusion.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 1 ,
wherein a shape of the protrusion and a shape of the recessed part accepting the protrusion are approximately the same shape.

7. A manufacturing method of an electrical connector according to claim 1 , comprising:
forming the protrusion by the press work using a metal mold.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 2 ,
wherein a cross sectional shape of the protrusion is any one of a hemisphere shape, a triangle shape, and a quadrangle shape.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 2 ,
wherein Sn plating is performed on a surface of the protrusion.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 2 ,
wherein plural recessed parts and projecting parts are provided at a tip surface of the protrusion.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 2 ,
wherein a shape of the protrusion and a shape of the recessed part accepting the protrusion are approximately the same shape.

12. A manufacturing method of an electrical connector according to claim 2 , comprising:
forming the protrusion by the press work using a metal mold.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 1 ,
wherein the protrusion is provided at a further distant side than the electrical contact part in the housing part.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 2 ,
wherein the recessed part is provided at a further distant side than the electrical contact part in the housing part.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp
• Dowa Metaltech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakamura Masatoshi
• Onodera Akifumi
• Sugawara Akira
• Narieda Hiroto
• Murata Tatsunori

Classifications

• H01R4/48 Primary

  utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member (H01R4/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49204

  Contact or terminal manufacturing · CPC title

• H01R13/04 Primary

  Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets · CPC title

• H01R13/111

  co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section · CPC title

• H01R43/16

  for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending · CPC title