Patent ID: 6547591
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector holding structure comprising:a print-board connector loaded on a printed circuit board, the print-board connector including a connector housing having a connector chamber for receiving a counterpart connector in its front portion, the print-board connector having at least two lock arms and at least one stopper associated with each of the at least two lock arms, the at least two lock arms each having a base portion on the connector housing and a trailing end; and a casing for accommodating the print-board connector and the printed circuit board, the casing having an opening for receiving the front portion of the connector housing, the opening having at least one indent located along a periphery of the opening, the at least two lock arms each configured so that, during insertion of the connector housing into the casing, the base portion engages an outer edge of the at least one indent before the trailing end, and the at least one stopper configured to contact with an inner face of the casing near an inner edge of the at least one indent when the connector housing is fit into the opening, the print-board connector configured to engage with the casing without substantial rotational movement during mating of the print-board connector with the casing.