CONNECTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A CONNECTOR AND CONTACT ELEMENT FOR A CONNECTOR

摘要

A connector is described, comprising a housing and a plurality of contact elements mounted in the housing. The housing comprises at least two interconnected housing parts having an elongated mainly rectangular flat shape. Each housing part has a series of open grooves in one of the main surfaces. The grooves extend transverse to the longitudinal direction of the housing part along the full transverse dimension of the main surface. The contact elements are made as single beam contact elements mounted in these grooves. These contact elements include a contacting portion received with play in the corresponding groove and a mounting portion fixed in the groove.