Patent ID: 6811449
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A circuit board connector, comprising:a resin housing with opposite front and rear ends, a receptacle extending into the front end for receiving a mating connector substantially along an inserting direction, the receptacle having a wall aligned substantially normal to the inserting direction and disposed for contacting the mating connector inserted into the receptacle, the wall being formed with at least one through hole for providing communication between areas inside and outside of the receptacle, at least one metal terminal fitting being introduced through the through hole along an the insertion direction from the rear end of the housing towards the front end of the housing, the terminal fitting having at least one pressing portion dimensioned for engaging and biting into portions of the housing defining the through hole, the terminal fitting further having a front portion projecting forward of the wall and into the receptacle, and the wall of the receptacle being formed with at least one recess adjacent the receptacle and widening at least part of inner peripheral surfaces of the through hole, the recess receiving chips produced by introducing the pressing portion through the through hole.