Patent ID: 11876313
Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A connector comprising:
a housing; and
a plurality of terminals insert molded with the housing, wherein
at least one of the plurality of terminals includes a first terminal portion,
at least one of the plurality of terminals includes a second terminal portion spaced apart from the first terminal portion in a direction along a direction of mating to a counterpart connector,
the first terminal portion is placed on a side nearer to a side that mates to the counterpart connector than the second terminal portion in the direction along the mating direction,
the first terminal portion includes a first surface extending along a plane crossing the mating direction on a side opposite to the side that mates to the counterpart connector in the mating direction,
the first surface includes a portion that does not overlap the second terminal portion as the first and second terminal portions are viewed in the direction along the mating direction from the side opposite to the side that mates to the counterpart connector in the mating direction, and
at least a partial region of the portion, which does not overlap the second terminal portion, of the first surface is exposed to an outside of the housing through an opening of the housing.