Patent ID: 8771010
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: B29C,H01R

Abstract:
1. A device connector to be attached to a case of a device, comprising: a metal plate having opposite first and second surfaces spaced apart in a plate thickness direction and an opening penetrating the plate in the plate thickness direction; a unitary housing made of a synthetic resin that is susceptible to crack formation and molded to the plate at the opening; and at least one terminal fitting held in the housing while penetrating through the opening; wherein: the housing includes a fixing portion that at least partly covers an edge of the opening while exposing an outer peripheral edge of the plate; the fixing portion includes a first side sliding portion that extends continuously around the housing and is slidable relative to the first surface of the plate, a second side sliding portion that extends continuously around the housing and is slidable relative to the second surface side of the plate and a coupling arranged in the opening and coupling the first side sliding portion and the second side sliding portion, the first and second sliding portions being parallel to one another at all locations thereon; and a clearance is formed between the coupling and an inner surface of the opening facing the coupling in a state where the housing is cooled after molding.