Patent ID: 6702625
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A side spacer structure of a connector comprising:a connector housing having at least one of terminal receiving chambers in each of which a terminal is accommodated; said terminal including a first corner portion which is located at a tip end on an upper surface of the terminal in an inserting direction thereof into the connector housing and a second corner portion which is located on an upper surface of a tentative retaining projection projecting from the upper surface of the terminal; and a side spacer mounted in said connector housing from a side thereof; said side spacer including an outer member having substantially a U-shape, and a branch plate projecting from said outer member in a direction in which said side spacer is inserted to said connector housing, said branch plate provided with a tentative retention lance for temporarily retaining the terminal inserted into said terminal receiving chambers from a fitting side of the connector housing, and a securing portion for securing the terminal in a state for operation; wherein an inclination angle of a side edge of the tentative retention lance is greater than an angle formed between an imaginary line connecting the first corner portion and the second corner portion and the inserting direction of the terminal into the connector housing.