(19)
(11) EP 1 530 264 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/19

(21) Application number: 04256877.4

(22) Date of filing: 05.11.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01R 13/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 07.11.2003 JP 2003379199

(71) Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Osaka, 542-0081 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Aramoto, Kiyoshi, J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd
    Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi (JP)
  • Sano, Koji, J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd
    Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi (JP)
  • Matsuno, Toshiaki, J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd
    Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi (JP)

(74) Representative: DeVile, Jonathan Mark 
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY
London EC1N 2DY (GB)

   


(54) Socket contact


(57) A socket contact provides a reduction in thickness and downsizing of a socket connector. The socket contact (120) is for insertion into a wire insertion groove (115) of a socket housing (110) that is provided with the wire insertion groove (115) concaving from the bottom face (111). This socket contact (120) comprises a body (121) that has a bottom plate (121a), an insulation displacement plate (122) that rises from the bottom plate (121a), having a U-shaped slot (122a), and breaks the insulation of the wire (W) and makes a connection with the conductor thereof. An insulation barrel (123) rises from the bottom plate (121a) and grips the insulation of the wire (W) by bending inward, and a pair of contacting pieces (124) that lie side by side in the width direction and have base parts (124a), intermediate parts (124b) that form a receiving part (125) for receiving a redundant part (W1) of the terminal end of the wire (W) between themselves and the insulation displacement plate (122), and rear parts (124c) that contact a header contact (220).







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