Electrical connector with contacts retained in housing grooves

摘要

A contact 60 has a "T"-like cross section, in which the width W3 of a back face or back portion 61d is greater than the width W4 of a front face or main section 61f. A contact-retaining groove 54 has a trapezoidal cross section, in which the width W1 of a bottom of the contact-retaining groove is greater than the width W2 of an opening on a lateral face of a contact-retaining portion 52. Also, the width W2 of the opening of the contact-retaining groove is smaller than the width W3 of the back portion 61d of the contact. When the contact 60 is received and retained in the contact-retaining groove 54, at least the back portion 61d of the contact 60 is retained inside the contact-retaining groove 54.