Patent ID: 9118157
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector to be connected to a mating electrical connector in a connecting direction, comprising: a terminal; and a housing for holding the terminal, wherein said terminal includes a board connecting portion to be connected to a board; a holding portion fixed to the housing; a contact region for contacting a mating contact portion of the mating electrical connector; a contact piece capable of elastically deforming; and a contact portion formed at a distal end portion of the contact piece, said housing includes an inner piece portion and an outer piece portion protruding in the connecting direction, said contact piece is disposed between the inner piece portion and the outer piece portion, said outer piece portion includes inner piece holding portions at both sides thereof, and said inner piece holding portions are away from each other by a distance greater than a width of the inner piece portion.