Patent ID: 8342869
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector to be mounted on a circuit board, comprising: a housing including an upper opening portion, a receiving space for receiving a flat conductive member through the upper opening portion, a lower opening portion, and a housing space communicating with the receiving space; and a terminal arranged in the housing and inserted into the housing space through the lower opening portion, said terminal including a base section fitted in the housing, a connecting section to be connected to the circuit board at one end portion thereof on a side of the lower opening portion, a contact section for contacting with the flat conductive member at the other end portion thereof, and a middle section between the base section and the contact section, wherein said housing space has a first groove portion for receiving the middle section and a second groove portion for receiving the base section, said first groove portion having a width greater than that of the second groove portion in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the terminal.