Microminiature connector
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A connector comprising:
- an insulating substrate having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape,a plurality of strip-shaped contacts arranged substantially in parallel to one another at regular intervals, said contacts being molded integrally with said insulating substrate so as to extend through said substrate in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of said substrate with the opposing ends of said contacts projecting outwardly of said substrate, each said contact defining a terminal portion at one of its outwardly projecting ends, a contact portion at the other of its outwardly projecting ends, and a contact holding portion which is located between said ends and embedded within said insulating substrate,each of said contact portions being bent back towards its corresponding contact holding portion to lie on one surface of said insulating substrate, the surface of said insulating substrate having contact receiving grooves therein which extend in the widthwise direction of said substrate and which are arranged along the lengthwise direction of said substrate for receiving said bent back contact portions,an elongated metal reinforcing plate embedded within said insulating substrate, said reinforcing plate extending in the lengthwise direction of said substrate and being disposed adjacent to, spaced from, and in opposing relation to said contact holding portions, andinsulating layer means disposed between said reinforcing metal plate and each of said contact holding portions, said insulating layer means being made of an insulating material different from the material of said insulating substrate.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In a connector in which holding portions of contacts are molded in an insulating substrate to hold the contact, a metal plate is molded in the insulating substrate integrally therewith so that it is opposite to and insulated from the contact holding portions.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A connector comprising:
-
an insulating substrate having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a plurality of strip-shaped contacts arranged substantially in parallel to one another at regular intervals, said contacts being molded integrally with said insulating substrate so as to extend through said substrate in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of said substrate with the opposing ends of said contacts projecting outwardly of said substrate, each said contact defining a terminal portion at one of its outwardly projecting ends, a contact portion at the other of its outwardly projecting ends, and a contact holding portion which is located between said ends and embedded within said insulating substrate, each of said contact portions being bent back towards its corresponding contact holding portion to lie on one surface of said insulating substrate, the surface of said insulating substrate having contact receiving grooves therein which extend in the widthwise direction of said substrate and which are arranged along the lengthwise direction of said substrate for receiving said bent back contact portions, an elongated metal reinforcing plate embedded within said insulating substrate, said reinforcing plate extending in the lengthwise direction of said substrate and being disposed adjacent to, spaced from, and in opposing relation to said contact holding portions, and insulating layer means disposed between said reinforcing metal plate and each of said contact holding portions, said insulating layer means being made of an insulating material different from the material of said insulating substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
Specification