Patent ID: 6238248
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for use with a cartridge which comprises a frame having an insertion space therein which is open through an opening formed on an end face thereof and a printed circuit board having terminals patterned on an edge surface position thereof and provided on one of the surfaces thereby defining the insertion space, the connector comprising:a base having a connection surface which is to be brought into contact with the cartridge; andan engagement wall projecting from the connection surface of the base and to be inserted into the insertion space through the opening of the frame of the cartridge for engagement with the frame of the cartridge;the engagement wall including first and second faces, wherein said first and second faces are opposite to each other and are externally exposed;the first face having a plurality of retention grooves respectively retaining a plurality of contact members;the retention grooves retaining the contact members so that the respective contact members are brought into contact with the corresponding terminals when the engagement wall is engaged with the frame of the cartridge; andthe connection surface of the base includes a plurality of recesses separated from each other by ribs and separated from the retention grooves.