US 11,670,886 B2
Connector having improved holding force for terminal
Takahiro Tsuchiya, Mie (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Filed by SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/389,776.
Claims priority of application No. JP2020-134674 (JP), filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0045453 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/428 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/428 (2013.01) [H01R 13/506 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising: a housing including a plurality of cavities extending in a front-rear direction; and at least one terminal to be arranged inside the cavities, wherein: the housing includes a base wall, left and right side walls rising from the base wall in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction, and an open portion open outward at a position facing the base wall, an inner surface of the base wall and inner surfaces of the left and right side walls constitute an inner surface of each of the cavities, a recess is provided in the inner surface of the base wall for each of the cavities, a resiliently deformable resilient portion is provided to project toward the inside of each of the cavities on at least one of the left and right side walls, the terminal includes a protrusion to be arranged inside the recess and a surface portion facing the resilient portion from a side opposite to the open portion; a plate portion for filling up a clearance between the surface portion and the resilient portion; wherein the terminal includes a body portion and a slide portion to be arranged movably with respect to the body portion, the body portion is provided with the protrusion and the surface portion and the slide portion is provided with the plate portion; wherein when the protrusion of the terminal is arranged inside the recess and the slide portion slides to a slide completion position, the plate portion contacts the surface portion and the resilient portion.