Patent ID: 6283782
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: H01L,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a first insulator;a first contact supported by said first insulator and having a first contact portion;a second insulator faced to said first insulator in a first direction and having a side wall defining a groove which extends along said first insulator to have a first and a second part arranged in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction;a second contact having a second contacting portion which is placed in said second part of the groove and supported by said side wall, said second contacting portion having a flat shape and extending in a particular direction approximate to said second direction, said first contacting portion being inserted into said first part of the groove and carried toward said second part of the groove by a relative movement between said first and said second insulators in said second direction, said first contacting portion having an elastic force when in said second part of the groove, and being brought into contact with said second contacting portion with said elastic force in a third direction perpendicular to said first and said second directions,said first contact further having a leaf spring portion formed adjacent to said first contacting portion to exert said elastic force,said first contact further having a base portion in the vicinity of said leaf spring portion, said first insulator having a supporting portion supporting said base portion in said third direction, andsaid first insulator having an umbrella portion extending from said supporting portion to be faced to said leaf spring portion in said first direction.