Patent ID: 7270567
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector to be connected to a connection object having first and second surfaces faced to each other in a first direction and inserted in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the connector comprising: a first contact including a first contact point to be contacted with the first surface of the connection object; a second contact including a second contact point to be contacted with the first surface of the connection object; a housing to which the first and the second contacts are fixed; and an actuator faced to the second surface of the connection object and rotatable between a closed position at which the actuator brings the first surface of the connection object into press contact with the first and the second contact points and an open position at which the press contact is released; the actuator including a cam portion faced to the second surface of the connection object and a cutout portion adjacent to the cam portion; the first contact further including an engaging portion with a recess which is faced to the second surface of the connection object and engaged with the cam portion and a first beam portion making the engaging portion be elastically held by the housing; the second contact further including a contacting portion faced to the second surface of the connection object and disposed at the cutout portion and a second beam portion making the contacting portion be elastically held by the housing; the contacting portion having a special shape such that the contacting portion surrounds the cam portion in cooperation with the recess and biases the actuator towards the open position when the actuator is located near the open position.