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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 29, 2023
Smk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
SMK Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a case configured to be mounted on a mounting surface of a substrate, a receptacle configured to be mounted on the mounting surface as accommodated in the case, and a hold-down configured to be attached to the case. The case includes an accommodation part configured to accommodate the receptacle, and a front wall part, projecting wall parts and engagement parts configured to retain the receptacle in the accommodation part. The front wall part, projecting wall parts and engagement parts include elastically deformable engagement parts configured to retain the receptacle in the accommodation part with an elastic force. The hold-down includes a restriction part configured to restrict elastic deformation of the engagement parts in a direction of causing the receptacle to fall out of the accommodation part.