Connector fixing structure

• US 20050118864A1
• Filed: 10/20/2004
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Hiromichi, Nishioka, Yasuo, Fukatsu, Yoshifumi
• Granted Patent: US 7,249,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/567
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/585 Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7064 Press fitting

Abstract

A connector fixing structure includes a substrate, a connector, and a housing. The substrate defines a first hole portion and a second hole portion. The connector includes a terminal of a pressfit shape that is inserted into the first holed portion to connect with the substrate electrically, and a housing having a leg portion of a press fit shape that is inserted into the second hole portion when the terminal is inserted into the first hole portion.

Claims

1. A connector fixing structure comprising:

a substrate defining a first hole portion and a second hole portion; and

a connector including;

a terminal of a pressfit shape that is inserted into the first holed portion to connect with the substrate electrically; and

a housing having a leg portion of a pressfit shape that is inserted into the second hole portion when the terminal is inserted into the first hole portion.

2. A connector fixing structure comprising:

a circuit board defining through holes; and

a connector including a terminal that connects with the circuit board electrically, wherein;

the terminal of a pressfit shape is inserted into the through holes;

a housing of the connector includes a leg portion of a pressfit shape; and

an end of the terminal extends in the same direction as the leg portion extends so that when the leg portion is inserted into the through holes of the circuit board, the terminal is also inserted into the through holes.

3. A connector fixing structure comprising:

a substrate;

a casing that stores the substrate therein;

a connector including;

a terminal of a pressfit shape that is connected to the substrate electrically; and

a housing; and

an engagement portion by which the casing engages with the housing, the engagement portion disposed at a position where the housing and the casing contact with each other.

4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein the engagement portion includes:

a leg portion having a pressfit shape; and

a hole portion into which the leg portion is inserted.

5. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a circuit board defining a first hole portion and a second hole portion, the circuit board on which an electronic part is mounted; and

a connector including;

a terminal of a pressfit shape that is inserted into the first holed portion to connect with the circuit board electrically; and

a housing having a leg portion of a pressfit shape that is inserted into the second hole portion when the terminal is inserted into the first hole portion.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a circuit board;

a casing that stores the circuit board therein;

a connector including;

a terminal of a pressfit shape that is connected to the circuit board electrically; and

a housing; and

an engagement portion by which the casing engages with the housing, the engagement portion disposed at a position where the housing and the casing contact with each other.