Molex Corporation

Koji Yamane

Ryotaro Takeuchi

Mitsuhiro Tomita

Yasuyoshi Matsumoto

Jun Matsukawa

The board connector () comprises a first connector, including a first housing () capable of accommodating the first terminals (), and a second connector () which is configured to be fitted to the first connector () and including a second housing () capable of accommodating the second terminals (). Both terminals () are configured to come into contact with each other at first contact points () and second contact points (), respectively. Each first terminal is capable of showing a high flexibility and each of the second terminals is showing a high rigidity at either one of the first contact point and the second contact point. Further, each first terminals is capable of showing a high rigidity and each second terminals is capable of showing a high flexibility at different either one of the first contact point and the second contact point.

Board connector

The board-to-board connector has a configuration in which first stage fitting guides () are arranged on an inner end of side wall portions () of a first housing () of a first connector (), an island portion () is arranged in a concave portion () surrounded by the side wall portions, second stage fitting guides () are arranged on four corners of the first housing, fitting surfaces () of the side wall portions are at the same surface as a fitting surface of the island portion, and a gap between the fitting guides on both side wall portions is set to a predetermined value. Owing to this configuration, a fumbling tight-fitting operation is made easy, and it is thus possible to complete the tight-fitting operation in a short period of time and in an accurate manner. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a board to board connector which has good operability and high reliability.

Board-to-board connector

A memory card connector has an interior cavity into which a memory card is inserted to a temporary retained position and then to a fully inserted position. The connector includes an insulating housing having a rear terminal-mounting section at a rear of the cavity. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the terminal-mounting section and have contact portions for engaging contacts on the memory card. A slider is movably mounted on the housing and is engageable with the memory card for movement therewith. The slider is slidable along a side wall of the housing. The slider has a projection engageable in a recess in a side of the memory card. A sheet metal shell covers at least a portion of the insulating housing and includes a cover plate overlying at least a portion of the cavity. A side wall plate depends from the cover plate and overlies at least a portion of the side wall of the housing. A spring structure is stamped and formed out of an opening in the side wall plate and is engageable with the slider to bias the projection of the slider into the recess in the memory card. The spring structure is integral with the side wall plate at opposite edges of the opening.

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Yamato, Japan

Koji Yamane