Patent ID: 6428332
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A connector for-use-on-board, comprising:a connector housing; a bar-like terminal protruding from said connector housing, wherein a forward end of said terminal is soldered to a printed circuit conductor of the board; a position-regulating hole which is formed in such a way as to pass through a position in a vicinity of a forward end of said terminal in a direction perpendicular to an axial line of said terminal; a position-regulating protrusion having a main body with a middle portion and first and second ends, said second end of said position-regulating protrusion being connected to said connector housing so that said position-regulating protrusion protrudes from said connector housing, said first end of said position-regulating protrusion having been passed through said position-regulating hole through said terminal, and said middle portion of said position-regulating protrusion being loosely fitted within said position-regulating hole with a prescribed clearance so that said terminal is retained and positioned to be movable within a prescribed range; a base portion of said terminal which protrudes from said connector housing; a bent portion which is formed in said terminal between said base portion and said position-regulating hole; and an arraying plate which protrudes from said connector housing, said arraying plate being provided with said position-regulating protrusion, said arraying plate being parallel with said terminal on a forward end side from said bent portion.