Patent ID: 7803011
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A battery connector, comprising: an insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal receiving cavities each extending vertically and longitudinally to pass through a front surface and a top surface thereof, an upper portion of a side of each of the terminal receiving cavities protruding towards an opposite side of the terminal receiving cavity to form a positioning portion, one end of the positioning portion extending downward to form a buckling portion with an originated end extending under the positioning portion and being spaced therefrom, a positioning groove being formed between the positioning portion and the buckling portion; and a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the insulating housing, each of the conductive terminals including a base portion, a substantially inverted-V shaped contact portion and an elastic portion elastically connecting the contact portion to the base portion, a free end of the contact portion being bent towards the elastic portion to form a propping portion, wherein the base portion and the elastic portion are located in the corresponding terminal receiving cavity, the contact portion projects out of the top surface, the propping portion is extended in the corresponding positioning groove from the other end of the positioning portion opposite to the buckling portion and is restrained under the positioning portion, with a free end thereof spaced from the buckling portion, the free end of the propping portion moves towards and then abuts against the buckling portion responsive to an external lateral force being applied on the contact portion reaching a certain value, and the free end of the propping portion then moves downwardly to abut against the originated end of the buckling portion responsive to the external lateral force continuing to increase.