Electric connector

摘要

The present invention relates to an electric connector comprising a housing (100) made of an insulating material having a substantially planar base lower wall and defining a longitudinal receptacle (116) for a plug element to be connected to the connector; at least one metal contact element (300, 310, 320, 330) received by the housing (100) and having an inner portion (346) exposed in the receptacle (116) and an outer portion (348) exposed on an outer periphery of the housing (100) and defining a contact lug; a spring element (400) assigned to the receptacle (116) and adapted to bias against the plug element received within the receptacle (116). The spring element (400) is made of a cut and bend sheet metal and has a U-shaped section (402) with a base (404) and two essentially parallel spring legs (406), which U-shaped section (402) surrounds the receptacle (116), wherein at least opposing mid-sections of the spring legs (406) define a chamfered lead-in configuration (412) for the plug element when being introduced into the receptacle (116). An electric connector providing an improved holding force exerted by the spring element for the plug element introduced into the receptacle is provided by securing legs (416) being connected to free ends of the spring legs (406), wherein each of the securing legs (416) define a V-shaped configuration with the assigned spring leg (406).