| 摘要 |
<p>A low-insertion-force electrical connector is of the type in which a pair of matable housings (10,110) containing complementary matable contacts or terminals (30,150) are matable by the lateral movement of one housing (10 )relative to the other housing (110). Sufficient safeguards are designed in the system hereof to insure a state of positive mating, or in the alternative, a state of non-mating. The contacts (150) of the other housing (110) are solder contacts having a first leg (162) for mounting engagement with a circuit board, and a pair of diverging arms (164) projecting in a plane above the first leg (162), with portions (166) thereof turned inwardly and downwardly and endmost portions (168) bent normal thereto for laterally receiving a male pin member (30) mounted in the one housing (10) Leverage means (124,126) are provided on the other housing (110) to effect such lateral movement. The mating/non-mating safeguards include means (156) acting against the movement of lever(124), resistance to such movement of projections (102) into and out of channel (132) and depression (136), and finally the mating resistance of male pin member (30) with female contact (150).</p> |
