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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2008
Kazuya Midorikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Midorikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A male connector is attached to a circuit board and fits with a female connector in a fitting direction perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board. A terminal of the male connector extends outside a housing thereof in parallel to the circuit board. The terminal has a connection portion to be connected with a circuit portion of the circuit board with solder. When the male connector and the female connector are fitted with each other, the connection portion has a facing region facing a top face of a peripheral wall of a housing of the female connector. The terminal includes a solder barrier layer formed at least in a nearest facing region of the facing region. The nearest facing region is situated to be closest to the top face.