Patent ID: 8641439
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising an insulating housing, a conductive contact attached inside the insulating housing, and an actuator having a cam part causing the contact to rotate, the contact having a first and a second contact beams that are a pair of beam-like members opposite each other via a signal transmission medium inserted into the insulating housing, the first contact beam having a cam rotation recess at one end accommodating the cam part rotatably, the second contact beam having a cam lock protrusion at one end facing the cam part in a direction in which the signal transmission medium is inserted, and the cam part of the actuator being configured to rotate between a closed position where the first and second contact beams sandwich the signal transmission medium and an open position where the first and second contact beams separate from the signal transmission medium, wherein the cam part of the actuator is provided with an engaging surface formed by a flat surface facing the cam lock protrusion of the second contact beam in the direction in which the signal transmission medium is inserted when the actuator is in the open position.