Patent ID: 6247978
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector adapted for electrical connection with a plurality of electrical cables, each of said cables having a conductor, said electrical connector comprising:a terminal seat including an insulating body that is made of an insulating material, and a plurality of parallel terminal pins that are secured to said insulating body, said insulating body having a front side surface and a rear side surface, each of said terminal pins having front and rear ends that project respectively from said front and rear side surfaces of said terminal seat;a positioning seat located behind said terminal seat and made of an insulating material, said positioning seat having a front side surface, a rear side surface, and a plurality of accommodating holes that are formed through said positioning seat, each of said accommodating holes having front and rear ends that open respectively in said front and rear side surfaces of said positioning seat; anda plurality of elongated parallel clamping elements made of a conductive material and confined respectively within said accommodating holes in said positioning seat, each of said clamping elements having a front end portion for clamping said rear end of a corresponding one of said terminal pins thereon, and a rear end portion that is adapted to clamp the conductor of a corresponding one of the cables thereon to establish electrical connection between said terminal pins and the cables, said electrical connector further comprising:a housing unit including an upper half and a lower half;a first tongue-and-groove engagement unit for interconnecting said upper and lower halves removably;a second tongue-and-groove engagement unit for connecting said housing unit removably to said positioning seat; anda third tongue-and-groove engagement unit for connecting said housing unit removably to said terminal seat.