US4738631A
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Connector
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-26
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Granted: 1988-04-19
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Expires: 2007-03-26
Abstract
Abstract A connector has at least one connector terminal which includes two electrical contacting sections connectable to partner terminals and a deformable plate connected between said electrical contacting sections and bent so as to shorten a distance between the electrical contacting sections, wherein said deformable plate sections comprises a first deformable plate portion for allowing said two electrical contacting sections to displace forward or away from each other in a first direction and a second plate portion for allowing said electrical contacting sections to displace in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a set of connector housing for accommodating said electrical contacting sections therein, respectively. One of said connector housings is displaceably assembled to the other connector housing such that a deviation between the electrical contacting section and the partner terminal can be corrected by adjusting the position of the displaceable connector housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Toru Takahashi
- 👤 Naoki Manabe
- 👤 Tomohisa Kaneko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R12/716; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/631; H01R13/6315; H01R2107/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A connector comprising; at least one connector terminal including two electrical contacting means connectable to mating terminals and a deformable plate means connected between said electrical contacting means and bent so as to shorten a distance between the electrical contacting means, wherein said deformable plate means comprises a first deformable plate portion for allowing said two electrical contacting means to be displaced toward or away from each other in a first direction and a second plate portion for allowing said electrical contacting means to be displaced in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a set of connector housings for accommodating said electrical contacting means, respectively; wherein said connector housings have at least one accommodating room for accommodating said electrical contacting means, respectively, and said connector housings are loosely assembled to each other such that one of the connector housings can be freely displaced relative to the other connector housing; wherein said deformable plate means has a U-shaped configuration formed from two longitudinal deformable plate portions comprising the first deformable plate portion and a traverse deformable plate portion as the second deformable plate portion connected perpendicularly to and between the longitudinal plate portions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A connector comprising; at least one connector terminal including two electrical contacting means connectable to mating terminals and a deformable plate means connected between said electrical contacting means and bent so as to shorten a distance between the electrical contacting means, wherein said deformable plate means comprises a first deformable plate portion for allowing said two electrical contacting means to be displaced toward or away from each other in a first direction and a second plate portion for allowing said electrical contacting means to be displaced in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a set of connector housings for accommodating said electrical contacting means, respectively; wherein said connector housings have at least one accommodating room for accommodating said electrical contacting means, respectively, and said connector housings are loosely assembled to each other such that one of the connector housings can be freely displaced relative to the other connector housing; wherein said deformable plate means has a U-shaped configuration formed from two longitudinal deformable plate portions comprising the first deformable plate portion and a traverse deformable plate portion as the second deformable plate portion connected perpendicularly to and between the longitudinal plate portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein said electrical contacting means are female terminals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein said electrical contacting means are male terminals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein one of said electrical contacting means is a female terminal and the other is a male terminal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
98 words
A connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein said connector housings comprise a fixed housing having at least one accommodating room for accommodating one of the electrical contacting means of the connector terminal and a movable housing having at least one accommodating room for accommodating the other electrical contacting means, and said movable housing is displaceably assembled to the fixed housing, whereby the movable housing can be freely displaced to the fixed housing fixed on a printed board to confirm position and attitude of the electrical contacting means accommodated therein with those of the partner terminal easily.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
170 words
A connector comprising: at least one connector terminal having two electrical contacting means connectable to mating terminals, respectively, and a deformable plate connected between said electrical contacting means and bent so as to shorten a distance between the electrical contacting means, wherein said deformable plate comprises a substantially U-shaped deformable plate portion for allowing said two electrical contacting means to be displaced toward or away from each other in a first plane and a vertical deformable plate portion for allowing said electrical contacting means to be displaced in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, said vertical deformable plate portion extending perpendicularly to the plane of the material from which said U-shaped deformable plate portion is formed; and a set of connector housings each having at least one accommodating room for accommodating one of said electrical contacting means therein, and said connector housings being loosely assembled to each other in such a manner that one of the connector housings can be freely displaced relative to the other connector housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
170 words
A connector comprising: at least one connector terminal having two electrical contacting means connectable to mating terminals, respectively, and a deformable plate connected between said electrical contacting means and bent so as to shorten a distance between the electrical contacting means, wherein said deformable plate comprises a substantially U-shaped deformable plate portion for allowing said two electrical contacting means to be displaced toward or away from each other in a first plane and a vertical deformable plate portion for allowing said electrical contacting means to be displaced in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, said vertical deformable plate portion extending perpendicularly to the plane of the material from which said U-shaped deformable plate portion is formed; and a set of connector housings each having at least one accommodating room for accommodating one of said electrical contacting means therein, and said connector housings being loosely assembled to each other in such a manner that one of the connector housings can be freely displaced relative to the other connector housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A connector as set forth in claim 6, wherein said U-shaped deformable plate portion has two ends, with one end thereof connected to one of the electrical contacting means, and said vertical deformable plate portion being disposed between the other end of the U-shaped deformable plate portion and the other electrical contacting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
A connector as set forth in claim 7, wherein said U-shaped deformable plate portion is folded back at a side where said one electrical contacting means is provided in such a manner that the electrical contacting means provided thereon is turned to an opposite direction to that of said other electrical contacting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A connector as set forth in claim 6, wherein said electrical contacting means are female terminals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A connector as set forth in claim 6, wherein said electrical contacting means are male terminals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A connector as set forth in claim 6, wherein one of said electrical contacting means is a female terminal and the other is a male terminal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
124 words
A connector as set forth in claim 7, wherein said housings comprise a first connector housing having at least one accommodating room for accommodating the electrical contacting means provided to the vertical deformable plate portion and a second connector housing having at least one accommodating room for accommodating the electrical contacting means provided to the U-shaped deformable plate portion, and said first connector housing is displaceably assembled to the second connector housing, whereby the first connector housing can be freely displaced with respect to the second connector housing fixed on a said mating terminal provided on a printed circuit board to conform the position and attitude of the electrical contacting means accommodated in said first connector housing with those of another said mating terminal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A connector as set forth in claim 8, wherein said U-shaped deformable plate portion is formed by bending a flat-belt-shaped metal strip, and said vertical deformable plate portion is also formed from a flat-belt-shaped metal strip.
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