Tyco Electronics Amp K.k.

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Takahiro Ishiyama

Masahiro Takamatsu

Yuzo Kawahara

Hiroshi Kobayashi

Masato Minakata

Atsushi Nishida

Hidehisa Yamagami

A surface mount technology connector comprises a housing provided with a plurality of contacts. At least one metal fitting is fixed to a sidewall of the housing. The metal fitting has a base and a soldering section for soldering to a circuit board. The base has a smaller width than the soldering section. The soldering section extends from a substantial center of the base with respect to the width thereof. The soldering section and a portion of the base extend approximately perpendicular to and away from a bottom of the sidewall of the housing. The sidewall of the housing has a solder viewing section at each side of the base. The solder viewing section retracts inward as the solder viewing section approaches the soldering section to expose the soldering section at the bottom of the sidewall of the housing.

SMT connector

Electrical connector

Growing community of inventors

Aichi, Japan

Takahiro Ishiyama