Patent ID: 6536108
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: B29C,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing a connector which includes a housing body having an undercut portion and a terminal receiving chamber, into which a connection terminal is insertable, formed in the housing body, and further includes a rear holder for retaining the connection terminal received in the terminal receiving chamber, the method comprising the steps of:providing a metal molding die comprising a fixed molding die, a movable molding die which is movable toward and away from the fixed molding die, a slide for molding the housing body, a core and a holder both for molding the rear holder; molding the housing body; after the molding step for the housing body, driving the slide in a slide moveable direction so that the undercut portion of the housing body is exposed; molding the rear holder; after the molding step for the rear holder, moving the core to expose a side surface of the rear holder to be opposed to the housing body such that the housing body is offset from the rear holder in the slide moveable direction; after the moving step, moving the rear holder and the slide into a position where the rear holder is to be attached to the housing body such that the rear holder is aligned with and opposed to the housing body in the slide moveable direction; and moving the rear holder toward the housing body fixed to the movable molding die, so that the rear holder is attached to the housing body in a provisionally-retained condition within the metal molding die; wherein both the rear holder and the housing body remain on the movable molding die before and during the attachment of the rear holder to the housing body.