Patent ID: 6161283
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
The method for producing a connector for a circuit board, comprising the steps of:providing a connector housing having a bottom wall for mounting to the circuit board, a terminal support wall projecting upwardly from the bottom wall, terminal press holes extending through the support wall substantially parallel to the bottom wall, connector receptacle walls above the bottom wall and projecting in a forward direction from the terminal support wall to define a connector receptacle for receiving a mating connector, a top protection wall and a pair of side protection walls extending rearwardly from the terminal support wall and rearwardly beyond the bottom wall for defining a jig insertion space with an open bottom;providing a plurality of substantially linear terminal fittings, each said terminal fitting having a mating end and a board mounting end;inserting the terminal fittings through the respective press holes in the terminal support wall such that the mating ends of the respective terminal fittings project into the connector receptacle and such that each said terminal fitting has a backwardly projecting portion that projects linearly and backwardly from the terminal support wall into the jig insertion space;providing a bending jig having a leading end and a receiving groove extending into the leading end, the receiving groove being dimensioned to receive at least part of the backwardly projecting portion of each said terminal fitting;inserting the bending jig into the jig insertion space along a direction substantially parallel to the backwardly projecting portion of the terminal fittings such that the backwardly projecting portion is inserted at least partially into the receiving groove of the bending jig; androtating the bending jig about an axis substantially adjacent the leading end of the bending jig and in a direction toward the bottom wall, such that the board mounting end of each said terminal fitting projects below the bottom wall of the connector housing for mounting each said terminal fitting to the circuit board.