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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Naotaka Sasame, Saitama, JP;
Junya Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Kajinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Tyco Electronics AMP K.K., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a cable connector that can reduce the stress that is generated in the solder connections between the contacts of the connector and the circuit board. The cable connector comprises a plurality of contacts, each having a contact part configured to contact a mating contact on one end, and a soldering part on the other end, a circuit board that is soldered to the soldering part of the contacts and is soldered to a cable, a housing that accommodates the contacts, the housing having a mating part disposed on the front thereof configured to mate with the mating connector and circuit board supporting parts that support the circuit board and extend rearward from both ends of the mating part, and locking arms disposed in the housing and configured to lock with a mating connector. The locking arms extend along both sides of the mating part and extend along the circuit board supporting parts.