Patent ID: 7287988
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A board-to-board connector, comprising: an insulating housing having a base plate, a pair of first sidewalls protruding upwards from opposing sides of said base plate, a pair of second sidewalls protruding upwards from said base plate on another opposite sides, a central island portion protruding from the center of the base plate and keeping a certain distance to the sidewalls, a periphery-receiving place formed between said central island portion and said sidewalls, a plurality of terminal grooves arranged at regular intervals along the length of the insulating housing for receiving corresponding electric terminal therein, said terminal groove further having a first receiving portion positioned in said base plate, a second receiving portion extending upwards from said first receiving portion along outside of said first sidewall, a third receiving portion perforating through said first sidewall from said first receiving portion, and a fourth receiving portion extending upwards from said first receiving portion along said central island portion; a plurality of electric terminals accommodated in terminal grooves, having a base part extending in a longitudinal direction and accommodated in said first receiving portion, a welding part extending from said base part at a proximal end in the longitudinal direction and is exposed outside the insulating housing, a branch extending in an upward direction from said base part opposite to an extension direction of the wielding part, said branch accommodated in said second receiving portion, a holding portion extending from base part inserted into said third receiving portion to secure said terminal in said terminal groove, a compression part extending from base part and further formed a touching part exploded in said periphery-receiving place; and wherein no part of the branch extends beyond the wielding part in the longitudinal direction towards the proximal end.