Patent ID: 7909660
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A right angle type spring connector, comprising: a pin, formed of a conductive material; a tube, formed of a conductive material, and provided with a narrowed portion at a front end portion thereof so as to allow a distal end portion of the pin to project therefrom and prevent the pin from coming out toward the front, the tube provided with an opening at a rear end portion thereof so as to allow insertion of the pin, the tube integrally provided with a connecting portion that extends to a mounting surface, and a mounting surface abutting portion that extends rearward along the mounting surface and that is provided with an engaging portion; and a holder, formed of an insulating material, and provided with a bottomed hole at a front end surface thereof for allowing insertion of the tube from the rear end side thereof, the bottomed hole into which the tube in a state of having the pin and a spring inserted therein from the opening in sequence is inserted from the rear end side thereof so as to cause the spring to be compressed and resiliently urge the pin toward the front, the holder provided with a locking portion with which the engaging portion engages in a state in which the tube is inserted into the bottomed hole to prevent the tube from coming out from the bottomed hole by engagement between the engaging portion and the locking portion.