Molex Corporation

Tatsuo Yasui

Tomisaburo Yamaguchi

Shigetoshi Yamaguchi

Yoshiyuki Mizuno

An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector having a dielectric housing with a mating receptacle portion and at least one conductive receptacle terminal mounted on the housing. The receptacle terminal has contact portions spaced apart generally at opposite sides of the receptacle portion. A plug connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating plug portion insertable into the receptacle portion of the receptacle connector in a mating direction. The plug portion is smaller than the receptacle portion in a direction transverse to the mating direction to provide a range of floating movement between the connectors. At least one conductive plug terminal is mounted on the housing of the plug connector and has resilient contact portions maintained in constant engagement with the spaced apart contact portions of the receptacle terminal throughout the entire range of the floating movement.

Electrical connector assembly providing floating movement between connectors

An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an elongated slot for receiving the flat circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and are spaced laterally along the slot. The terminals have contact portions for engaging appropriate conductors of the flat circuit. An actuator is pivotally mounted on the housing for rotational movement between an open position allowing insertion of the flat circuit into the slot and an actuating position biasing the flat circuit against the contact portions of the terminals. Complementary interengaging oblique ramps are provided on the housing and the actuator. The oblique ramps are arranged to confront and abut each other when the actuator is in its open position to hold the actuator thereat.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Tatsuo Yasui