(19)
(11) EP 0 975 056 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/07

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/04

(21) Application number: 99114373.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.07.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H01R 12/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 24.07.1998 JP 22547698

(71) Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
Lisle Illinois 60532 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kasahara, Katsunori
    Yamato-shi, Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: Blumbach, Kramer & Partner GbR 
Patentanwälte, Alexandrastrasse 5
65187 Wiesbaden
65187 Wiesbaden (DE)

   


(54) Electrical connector terminal and electrical connector with same


(57) The present invention is adapted to provide an improved terminal for use in electrical connectors, with the preferred embodiment of the connector being a double pole electrical connector having a reduced number of parts, and a construction adapted for reducing the overall length of the electrical connector in the forward and rear direction. The double pole electrical connector comprises and insulative housing, two conductive terminals arranged in parallel relationship along the forward and rear direction of the insulative housing, and fitting nails outwardly extending from both side surfaces of the insulative housing in generally flush arrangement with a bottom surface of the insulative housing. The fitting nails are soldered to simultaneously establish connection between the conductive terminals and an external circuit, and fixing of the insulative housing to the substrate containing the external circuit.







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