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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Kubo, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Enami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3648 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3648 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector equipped with a guiding column comprises a housing ( ); at least one guiding column ( ) extending forwardly from the housing ( ) to be inserted into a guiding aperture ( B) of a mating connector ( ); at least one ground terminal ( ) having a contact section ( A) for contact with a ground member ( ) of the mating connector ( ); and a side recess ( B) provided in the guiding column ( ) to receive the ground terminal ( ) such that the contact section ( A) of the ground terminal ( ) projects from the side recess ( B) for making sliding contact with the ground member ( ) of the mating connector ( ).