Patent ID: 6322394
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:a connector main unit having a top and a bottom interconnected by opposed sides and terminals extending outwardly from the bottom in substantially a straight line from a resin mold disposed therein;a housing having first and second opposed sides integrally connected to and extending transversely from a top thereof, respective bottom edges of the first and second opposed sides defining an open bottom and the first and second opposed sides having respective pairs of first side edges and second side edges adjacent to but separated from each other along respective first and second seam lines, the housing receiving the connector main unit through the open bottom side surface; anda fixing mechanism formed by fitting together the connector main unit and the housing so that the two opposed sides of the housing do not come apart at the seam lines, wherein the fixing mechanism comprises:a pair of projections formed on each of two opposed sides of the connector main unit extending from respective bottom edges thereof and toward the top thereof;a pair of slots formed in each of the two opposed sides of the housing extending from the respective bottom edges thereof, so as to be continuous with the open bottom, and toward the top of the housing and aligned with the respective pairs of projections of the corresponding two opposed sides of the connector main unit, parallel to and on each side of the seam lines, andthe pairs of slots receiving the corresponding pairs of projections therein as the connector main unit is inserted into the housing at the open bottom thereof and thereby fixedly mounting the connector main unit in the housing and securing the opposed sides of the housing at the respective first and second side edges thereof in fixed relationship along the respective first and second seam lines.