Patent ID: 6231362
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:an insulative housing comprising a top wall, a mating opening, a rear wall, and a receiving cavity;a plurality of terminals secured in the insulative housing, each terminal having a free contact portion extending into the receiving cavity and moveable by a mating connector;a switch member comprising a securing portion secured to the rear wall of the insulative housing, and a depending portion extending from the securing portion for being urged toward a first direction by the contact portion of the terminal; anda door pivotally mounted to the top wall of the housing, the door comprising a main body abutting against the depending portion of the switch member, the main body being operable rearward by insertion of the mating connector to move the depending portion toward a second direction opposite to the first direction;wherein the depending portion of the switch member comprises a support portion proximate to the rear wall of the housing and a resilient arm extending from the support portion for connecting with the contact portion of the terminal;wherein the securing portion of the switch member comprises an interfering portion for securing the switch member to the rear wall of the housing and a solder leg extending out of the housing for soldering to the printed circuit board;wherein a slot is defined through the rear wall of the housing near the top wall, a mounting opening is defined through the rear wall and in communication with the slot, and the door comprises a pivot portion received in the slot;wherein the top wall comprises a bump, and the door comprises a protrusion projecting from a front side of the main body for abutting against the bump of the top wall to regulate a forward pivotal movement of the main body of the door;wherein a groove is defined in a rear side of the main body and the depending portion of the switch member correspondingly forms a positioning portion for engaging with the groove;wherein a plurality of slots are defined in a rear side of the main body of the door, and a corresponding number of switch members are provided, each resilient arm of one switch member entering into a corresponding slot.