Patent ID: 9478924
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector to be mounted on a circuit board, and to be connected to a mating connector, comprising: a plurality of connecting members arranged in an arrangement direction thereof in parallel to the circuit board; and a housing member attached to the connecting members for accommodating at least one of the connecting members, wherein each of said connecting members includes a terminal to be connected to the mating connector, and a holding member for holding the terminal, each of said terminals includes a connecting portion disposed at one end portion thereof in a longitudinal direction thereof for connecting to a circuit portion of the circuit board, a contact portion disposed at the other end portion thereof in the longitudinal direction for contacting with a mating contact of the mating connector, and a held portion disposed at a location near the connecting portion in the longitudinal direction and held with the holding member, said housing member is arranged to be movable linearly relative to the holding member in the arrangement direction, or to be rotatable relative to the holding member with a connector width direction as a rotational axis thereof perpendicular to the arrangement direction, said housing member includes a guiding surface for guiding the mating terminal toward the contact portion when the electrical connector is connected to the mating connector, each of said terminals further includes a deformable portion disposed at a location opposite to the connecting portion relative to the held portion in the longitudinal direction, and said deformable portion is arranged to deform in the arrangement direction when the guiding surface guides the mating terminal and the housing member is moved linearly or rotated.