Connector having contacts with a linkage portion having a width smaller than that of the contact portion

• US 7,942,698 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2010
• Issued: 05/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
• Original Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
• Inventors: Nanao, Shingo, Kikuchi, Masayuki, Yahiro, Yasufumi, Kai, Keizo, Kamata, Kazushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Prasad; Chandrika
• Application Number:
  US12/843,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20110086553A1
• Time in Patent Office: 295 Days
• Field of Search: 43960731-60735, 439/79, 439/95, 439/328, 439/147
• US Class Current: 439/607.31
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/592 connections to contact elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/722 coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/26 Pin or blade contacts for sliding co-operation on one side only for modular jack type connectors H01R24/62

Abstract

A connector capable of maintaining contact reliability even with reduced arrangement pitch of contacts. First and second contacts are alternately arranged on a housing along contact arrangement direction orthogonal to direction of fitting the housing to a receptacle connector. A first contact portion, first bending portion, and first connecting portion connected to a coaxial cable, of each first contact are disposed on an upper surface, front portion and rear portion of the arranging portion, respectively. A linkage portion connecting the first bending and connecting portions, and a second contact portion continuous with a second connecting portion of each second contact are disposed on a lower surface of the arranging portion. A second bending portion disposed on the front portion is continuous with the second contact portion. The linkage portion is smaller in width in the arrangement direction than the first and second contact portions.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a housing that includes a contact arranging portion which is plate-shaped; and

first and second contacts that are arranged on said housing in an alternating manner along a contact arrangement direction which is orthogonal to a direction of fitting said housing to a mating connector,

said first contacts each having a first contact portion which is disposed on one surface of said contact arranging portion, a first bending portion which is continuous with said first contact portion, and is disposed on a front portion of said contact arranging portion, a first connecting portion which is disposed on a rear portion of said contact arranging portion, and is connected to an object to be connected, and a linkage portion which is disposed on the other surface of said contact arranging portion, and connects between said first bending portion and said first connecting portion,

said second contacts each having a second connecting portion which is connected to the object to be connected, a second contact portion which is continuous with said second connecting portion, and is disposed on the other surface of said contact arranging portion, and a second bending portion which is continuous with said second contact portion, and is disposed on said front portion of said contact arranging portion,

wherein said linkage portion is smaller in width in the contact arrangement direction than said first contact portion and said second contact portion.

2. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second contacts each have an extension portion which is continuous with said second bending portion, and is disposed on the one surface of said contact arranging portion, and

wherein said extension portion is smaller in width in the contact arrangement direction than said first contact portion and said second contact portion.

3. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a width of said first contact portion in the contact arrangement direction is equal to a width of said second contact portion in the contact arrangement direction.

4. The connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein a width of said first contact portion in the contact arrangement direction is equal to a width of said second contact portion in the contact arrangement direction.

5. The connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein a width of said linkage portion in the contact arrangement direction is equal to a width of said extension portion in the contact arrangement direction.

6. The connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein a width of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said first contact portion toward said linkage portion, with a width of one end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said first contact portion, and a width of the other end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said linkage portion, and

wherein a width of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said second contact portion toward said extension portion, with a width of one end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said second contact portion, and a width of the other end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said extension portion.

7. The connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein a width of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said first contact portion toward said linkage portion, with a width of one end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said first contact portion, and a width of the other end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said linkage portion, and

wherein a width of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said second contact portion toward said extension portion, with a width of one end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said second contact portion, and a width of the other end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said extension portion.

8. The connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein a width of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said first contact portion toward said linkage portion, with a width of one end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said first contact portion, and a width of the other end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said linkage portion, and

wherein a width of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said second contact portion toward said extension portion, with a width of one end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said second contact portion, and a width of the other end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to a width of said extension portion.

9. The connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein a width of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said first contact portion toward said linkage portion, with a width of one end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said first contact portion, and a width of the other end of said first bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said linkage portion, and

wherein a width of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction is gradually reduced from said second contact portion toward said extension portion, with a width of one end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said second contact portion, and a width of the other end of said second bending portion in the contact arrangement direction being equal to the width of said extension portion.