Patent ID: 6827607
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector for a circuit board, comprising:a housing with a receptacle into which a mating connector is fittable, the receptacle having a back wall, the housing being mountable on a circuit board; a first orientation screw hole formed in the housing and extending along a direction at an angle to a connecting direction of the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a first orientation; a second orientation screw hole formed in the housing for securing the housing to the circuit board in a second orientation different from the first orientation; at least one terminal mount hole penetrating the back wall of the receptacle and into which at least two kinds of terminal fittings are selectively mountable; and wherein the first orientation screw hole is at a substantially middle position between one side wall of the receptacle and one terminal mount hole located at an outermost side in the back wall of the receptacle.