Electric connector terminal secured in a connector housing and electric connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9923296-B2
Application number	US-201615064912-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2016
Priority date	Sep 9, 2013
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

An electrical connector is provided and includes a housing and a terminal. The housing includes a terminal receiving passageway and a lance extending into the terminal receiving passageway. The terminal is inserted into the terminal receiving passageway and includes a top surface facing the lance and a holding portion extending from and above the top surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a housing having a terminal receiving passageway and a lance extending into the terminal receiving passageway, the lance integrally formed with the housing and being elastically deflectable; and
a terminal located in the terminal receiving passageway, the terminal including a connecting portion located along one end and a tine portion located at an opposite end thereof; and having a top surface facing the lance and a holding portion extending from and above the top surface; the holding portion including a receiving passageway penetrating a top and bottom thereof and a lock extending toward the receiving passageway and the connecting portion.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the holding portion connects the connecting portion and the tine portion with each other.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal is integrally formed by stamping an elastic material.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving passageway and the lock are arranged along a central portion of the holding portion with respect to a width of the terminal.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein the lock includes an inclined portion rising up from the top surface.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 5 , wherein the lock further includes a flat portion that communicates with the inclined portion and is positioned parallel to the top surface.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 6 , wherein the lock further includes a locking side positioned along a front end of the flat portion and is positioned perpendicular to the top surface.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 7 , further comprising a pair of press-fitting projections positioned on opposite sides of the holding portion along a width thereof.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 8 , wherein the press-fitting projections project from a bottom surface of the terminal.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 9 , further comprising a pair of tabs projecting from opposite edges of the holding portion along a width thereof.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the tine portion is bifurcated and includes a first tine and a second tine each folded and extending in opposite directions.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of press-fitting projections positioned on opposite sides of the holding portion along a width thereof.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 12 , wherein the press-fitting projections project from a bottom surface of the terminal.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the lance is a cantilever member extending to a rear end thereof.

15. The electrical connector according to claim 14 , wherein the lance is inclined toward the terminal receiving passageway.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Japan G K

Inventors

• Mito Yusuke

Classifications

• H01R13/432 Primary

  by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case · CPC title

• H01R13/03

  characterised by the material, e.g. plating, or coating materials · CPC title

• H01R12/724

  containing contact members forming a right angle · CPC title

• H01R13/4223 Primary

  comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers · CPC title