Connector manufacturing method and connector

Abstract

To provide a method for manufacturing a connector having a housing including a movement restraining portion and a deformation preventing portion, and having a structure that can implement further miniaturization.SOLUTION: A connector manufacturing method includes steps of: preparing a housing 20 and a contact intermediate 30A; attaching the contact intermediate 30A to the housing 20 while a held portion 301 of the contact intermediate 30A is held by a holding portion 221 of the housing 20; and inserting a jig 60 into a space between a contact 309 and an opposing portion 3011 of the held portion 301, thereby plastically deforming the contact intermediate 30A to configure a contact 30. In a state where the contact intermediate 30A is attached to the housing 20, the contact intermediate 30A does not enter an allowing portion 203. After the plastic deformation step, a tip portion 311 is located inside the allowing portion 203, and is at least partially hidden by a movement restraining portion 243 when viewed in a vertical direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a connector and a connector. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an example of a stacking connector used for electrical connection between wiring boards.

[0003] 19, the stacking connector of Patent Document 1 includes a socket housing 90 and a plurality of socket contacts 92. The socket housing 90 is provided with a recess 901 that partially accommodates the socket contact 92. The socket housing 90 is also provided with a visor (movement suppressing portion) 903 that suppresses movement of the socket contact 92 when the socket contact 92 and a plug contact (not shown) are mated and separated. The socket housing 90 is also provided with a bottom portion (deformation preventing portion) 905 that prevents deformation of the socket contact 92 so that the socket contact 92 does not come into contact with the wiring board (not shown). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2011-65802 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] As can be seen from Fig. 20, in the manufacture of the stacking connector of Patent Document 1, the socket contacts 92 are attached to the socket housing 90 using a first jig 94 and a second jig 96. The socket contacts 92 are elastically deformed using the first jig 94 and the second jig 96, so that the socket contacts 92 can be partially introduced into the recesses 901 of the socket housing 90. When the first jig 94 and the second jig 96 are then removed, the socket contacts 92 return to their original shape due to their restoring force. In this way, the contacts 921 and the opposing portions 923 of the socket contacts 92 face each other at a predetermined interval.

[0006] The manufacturing method of Patent Document 1 is premised on the assumption that the socket contact 92 does not undergo plastic deformation. In other words, the socket contact 92 must have an elastic limit at which it does not undergo plastic deformation during the manufacturing process. However, as the connector is made smaller, the elastic limit of the contact decreases. Therefore, in the method of Patent Document 1, when the connector is made smaller, the socket contact 92 may undergo plastic deformation, causing the gap between the contact 921 and the opposing portion 92 to become narrower than a predetermined gap. If the gap between the contact 921 and the opposing portion 92 is narrower than a predetermined gap, the socket contact 92 may buckle when mated with a plug contact (not shown), and the socket contact 92 may not be able to be mated with the plug contact.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a connector having a housing with a movement suppression portion and a deformation prevention portion, and having a structure that allows for further miniaturization.

[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector having the above structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a connector that can be mated with a mating connector located above in the vertical direction, comprising the steps of: The method includes providing a housing and a contact intermediate; The housing has a retaining portion, a bottom portion, and a movement suppressing portion, The housing is formed with a receiving portion located above the bottom portion and opening upward, and an allowance portion continuous with the receiving portion in a lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, The movement suppressing portion extends toward the receiving portion above the allowing portion, the contact intermediate body has a held portion, a lower end portion extending from the held portion, a bent portion provided at one end of the lower end portion, a support portion extending from the bent portion, a contact point supported by the support portion, and a tip portion extending from the contact point, the contact portion faces an opposing portion provided on the held portion in the lateral direction, The manufacturing method further includes a step of attaching the contact intermediate to the housing by holding the held portion of the contact intermediate to the holding portion of the housing, When the contact intermediate body is attached to the housing, the contact intermediate body does not enter the allowable portion, The manufacturing method further includes a step of inserting a jig between the contact and the opposing portion of the held portion, thereby plastically deforming the contact intermediate body to form a contact; After the plastic deformation process, the tip portion is located within the allowable portion and is at least partially hidden by the movement suppressing portion when viewed along the up-down direction. A method for manufacturing a connector is provided.

[0010] The present invention also provides a connector that can be mated with a mating connector located above in a vertical direction as a first connector, The connector includes a housing and contacts. The housing has a retaining portion, a bottom portion, and a movement suppressing portion, The housing is formed with a receiving portion located above the bottom portion and opening upward, and an allowance portion continuous with the receiving portion in a lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, The movement suppressing portion extends toward the receiving portion above the allowing portion, the contact has a held portion, a lower end portion extending from the held portion, a bent portion provided at one end of the lower end portion, a support portion extending from the bent portion, a contact point supported by the support portion, and a tip portion extending from the contact point; The held portion is held by the holding portion, the lower end and the bent portion are located within the receiving portion, The tip portion is at least partially located within the permissive portion and is at least partially hidden by the movement suppressing portion when the connector is viewed in the up-down direction. Provide a connector.

[0011] The present invention also provides a second connector, the first connector comprising: The support portion is located within the receiving portion and is not located within the permitting portion. Provide a connector.

[0012] The present invention also provides a third connector, which is the first connector, The support portion has a first straight portion extending obliquely upward from the bent portion toward the movement suppressing portion, and a second straight portion extending obliquely upward from the first straight portion in a direction away from the movement suppressing portion in the lateral direction. Provide a connector.

[0013] The present invention also provides a fourth connector, which is the first connector, The lower surface of the movement suppression portion extends in a direction intersecting the up-down direction, When the mating connector and the connector are in a mated state, the tip portion extends obliquely downward. Provide a connector.

[0014] The present invention also provides a fifth connector, which is the first connector, The bottom is free of holes Provide a connector. Effect of the Invention

[0015] According to the method for manufacturing a connector of the present invention, after the contact intermediate body is attached to the housing, the contact intermediate body is plastically deformed to form the contact. According to this method, when attaching the contact intermediate body to the housing, it is not necessary to intentionally elastically deform the contact intermediate body. Therefore, the contact does not require a high elastic limit and can be made small, and therefore the connector can be made small.

[0016] In the connector according to the present invention, the lower end and bent portion of the contact are located within the receiving portion of the housing, but the tip of the contact is at least partially located within the allowable portion and is at least partially hidden by the movement suppressing portion when the connector is viewed in the vertical direction. This suppresses the movement of the contact and prevents buckling of the contact when the connector and the mating connector are mated and separated. Also, since the receiving portion is located above the bottom, the contact partially received in the receiving portion is prevented from being deformed by the bottom. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the connector of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing the connector of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the connector of FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a side view showing the connector of FIG. 1. [Figure 6] 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector of FIG. 5 along line AA. [Figure 7] 2 is a perspective view showing a mating connector that can be mated with the connector of FIG. 1. [Figure 8]Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a connector assembly consisting of the connector of Fig. 1 and the mating connector of Fig. 7. The connector and the mating connector are fitted together. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a side view showing the connector assembly of FIG. 8. [Figure 10] 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector assembly of FIG. 9 along line BB. [Figure 11] 2 is a perspective view showing a jig used in manufacturing the connector of FIG. 1. [Figure 12] 12 is a side view for explaining one of the steps of manufacturing the connector of Fig. 1 using the jig of Fig. 11. The jig is located above the intermediate connector. [Figure 13] 13 is a cross-sectional view of the jig and the intermediate connector shown in FIG. 12 along line CC. [Figure 14] 13 is a side view for explaining a step subsequent to the step of Fig. 12. The insertion portion of the jig is inserted into the receiving portion of the intermediate connector. [Figure 15] 15 is a cross-sectional view of the jig and the intermediate connector shown in FIG. 14 along the line DD. [Figure 16] FIG. 11 is a bottom view showing a connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a side view showing the connector of FIG. 16. [Figure 18] 18 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector of FIG. 17 along line EE. [Figure 19] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a socket housing and a socket contact included in the stacking connector disclosed in Patent Document 1. [Figure 20] 20 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a method of attaching a socket contact to the socket housing of FIG. 19. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] (First embodiment) 1, a connector 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 20, a plurality of contacts 30, and a pair of hold-downs 40. The connector 10 is a socket connector, and is mounted on the upper surface of a board (not shown) during use. The connector 10 is matable with a mating connector 50 (see FIGS. 7 to 10) located above it in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the vertical direction is the Z direction. The +Z direction is upward, and the -Z direction is downward.

[0019] 2 to 5, the housing 20 of the connector 10 has a pair of side portions 22, an island-shaped portion 24, a bottom portion 26, and a pair of connecting portions 28. In the present embodiment, the housing 20 is made of insulating resin, and the side portions 22, the island-shaped portion 24, the bottom portion 26, and the connecting portions 28 are integrally molded.

[0020] 2, the side portions 22 are aligned in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and extend in a front-rear direction perpendicular to both the vertical and horizontal directions. In this embodiment, the horizontal direction is the Y direction, and the front-rear direction is the X direction.

[0021] 2, the island-shaped portion 24 is located between the side portions 22 in the lateral direction and extends in the front-rear direction. Between each of the island-shaped portion 24 and the side portions 22, there is formed a receiving portion 201 that partially receives a mating connector 50 (see FIG. 7).

[0022] 2 and 3, the connecting portions 28 are located at both ends of the housing 20 in the front-rear direction. Each connecting portion 28 connects one end of each side portion 22 and one end of the island-shaped portion 24 to each other.

[0023] As can be seen from FIG. 3, the bottom 26 connects the side 22, the island 24, and the connecting portion 28 to each other. In other words, the side 22, the island 24, and the connecting portion 28 protrude upward from the bottom 26. The bottom 26 also covers the receiving portion 201 from below. In other words, the receiving portion 201 is located above the bottom 26 and opens upward. The bottom 26 is formed with a plurality of holes 261 penetrating the bottom 26 in the vertical direction. The holes 261 correspond to the contacts 30, respectively. The holes 261 are formed when the housing 20 is molded using two dies, an upper one and an lower one. More specifically, the holes 261 are marks left by removing a protruding portion provided on the lower die to form a visor 243 (see FIG. 6) described later.

[0024] 2 to 5, the hold-downs 40 correspond to the respective connecting portions 28. Each of the hold-downs 40 is made of a metal plate and is attached to the corresponding connecting portion 28.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 2, the contacts 30 are arranged in two rows. The two contact rows are aligned in the horizontal direction. In each contact row, the contacts 30 are aligned in the front-rear direction at a predetermined interval. Each of the contacts 30 in one contact row is aligned in the horizontal direction with one of the contacts 30 in the other contact row.

[0026] 6, two laterally adjacent contacts 30 are disposed symmetrically with respect to a plane perpendicular to the lateral direction. Each of the contacts 30 has a held portion 301, a lower end portion 303, a bent portion 305, a support portion 307, a contact point 309, and a tip portion 311. Each of the contacts 30 is manufactured, for example, by punching and bending a metal plate.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 6, the held portion 301 of the contact 30 extends laterally inward from one of its ends, then extends upward, then extends laterally inward, bent downward to face laterally outward, and then extends further downward. One end of the lower end 303 is connected to the other end of the held portion 301, and extends laterally inward from the held portion 301 toward the other end. The bent portion 305 is provided at the other end of the lower end 303 and connects the other end of the lower end 303 to one end of the support portion 307. The support portion 307 extends upward from the bent portion 305. A contact 309 is provided at the other end of the support portion 307. In other words, the contact 309 is supported by the support portion 307. The contact point 309 is a part of the surface of the contact 30, and faces an opposing part 3011 provided on the held part 301 in the horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the opposing part 3011 is a part of the surface of the held part 301. The tip part 311 extends upward from the contact point 309, is bent inward in the horizontal direction, and extends diagonally downward.

[0028] 6, the contact 30 is held by the side portion 22 of the housing 20. In this manner, the side portion 22 of the housing 20 has a holding portion 221 that holds the held portion 301 of the contact 30, and the held portion 301 is held by the holding portion 221. Note that the holding portion 221 has portions that overlap with the held portion 301 when viewed in the front-rear direction, and these portions are located on both sides of the held portion 301 in the front-rear direction.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 6, the cross-sectional shape of the island-shaped portion 24 of the housing 20 is substantially T-shaped. More specifically, the island-shaped portion 24 includes a wall portion 241 and a eaves 243 that protrudes laterally outward from the upper end of the wall portion 241. The lower surface of the eaves 243 extends in a direction intersecting with the up-down direction. Below the eaves 243, there is a permitting portion 203 that is continuous with the receiving portion 201 in the horizontal direction. The permitting portion 203 is a space that permits partial lateral movement of the contact 30 when the connector 10 and the mating connector 50 are mated. In this manner, the housing 20 is formed with the permitting portion 203 that is continuous with the receiving portion 201 in the horizontal direction.

[0030] 6, in a state where the contact 30 is held in the housing 20, the contact 30 is partially located within the receiving portion 201 of the housing 20. More specifically, at least the lower end 303 and the bent portion 305 of the contact 30 are located within the receiving portion 201. In this embodiment, the support portion 307 is also located within the receiving portion 201. Furthermore, the tip portion 311 of the contact 30 is at least partially located outside the receiving portion 201, i.e., within the allowing portion 203. In this embodiment, the support portion 307 is not located within the allowing portion 203. With this configuration, at least the lower end portion 303 and the bent portion 305 do not need to be elastically deformed when the contact 30 is attached to the housing 20.

[0031] 6, the support portion 307 of the contact 30 is elastically deformable, and the contact point 309 is movable at least in the lateral direction. Furthermore, due to the elastic deformation of the support portion 307, the tip portion 311 of the contact 30 is also movable at least in the lateral direction.

[0032] 6, upward movement of the tip portion 311 of the contact 30 is suppressed by the eaves 243 of the island-shaped portion 24. In other words, the eaves 243 functions as a movement suppressing portion 243 that suppresses movement of the tip portion 311 of the contact 30. In this manner, the housing 20 has the movement suppressing portion 243 that suppresses movement of the tip portion 311 of the contact 30. The movement suppressing portion 243 extends above the allowing portion 203 toward the receiving portion 201.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the support portion 307 of the contact 30 has a first straight portion 3071 and a second straight portion 3073. The first straight portion 3071 extends obliquely upward from the bent portion 305 toward the movement suppressing portion 243. The second straight portion 3073 extends obliquely upward from the first straight portion 3071 toward a direction away from the movement suppressing portion 243 in the horizontal direction. When the connector 10 is viewed in the up-down direction, the tip portion 311 of the contact 30 is at least partially hidden by the movement suppressing portion 243. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The shape of the support portion 307 can be set arbitrarily as long as the contact 309 is located in the receiving portion 201 and the support portion 307 holds the contact 309 so that the contact 309 is movable at least in the horizontal direction. For example, the support portion 307 may extend linearly from the bent portion 305 to the contact 309. However, when the support portion 307 has the first straight portion 3071 and the second straight portion 3073, the spring length can be made longer than in the case where the support portion 307 is linear.

[0034] As can be seen from FIG. 6 or FIG. 10, when the connector 10 and the mating connector 50 are mated, the lower end 303 of the contact 30 may move downward. The bottom 26 of the housing 20 suppresses the downward movement of the lower end 303, and prevents the contact 30 from being deformed. In this way, the bottom 26 of the housing 20 functions as a deformation prevention part that prevents the contact 30 from being deformed. The deformation prevention part not only prevents the contact 30 from being deformed, but also prevents the contact 30 from coming into contact with a board (not shown) on which the contact 30 is mounted. In addition, when the connector 10 is mounted on a board (not shown), it is possible to suppress the intrusion of foreign matter into the allowable part 203. For example, when the connector 10 is bonded to the board, it is possible to suppress the adhesion of adhesive to the contact 30 in the allowable part 203, and it is possible to maintain the contact reliability between the contact 30 and the mating contact 54 (see FIG. 7).

[0035] 7, the mating connector 50 has a mating housing 52, a plurality of mating contacts 54, and a pair of mating hold-downs 56. The mating connector 50 is a plug connector and can be mated with the connector 10 of FIG.

[0036] 7, mating housing 52 has a pair of mating side portions 521, a pair of mating connecting portions 523, and a mating bottom portion 525. In the present embodiment, mating housing 52 is made of insulating resin, and mating side portions 521, mating connecting portions 523, and mating bottom portion 525 are integrally molded.

[0037] 7, the mating side portions 521 are aligned horizontally and extend in the front-rear direction. Each mating connecting portion 523 connects one end of the mating side portions 521 to each other. The mating hold-downs 56 are made of metal plate and correspond to the mating connecting portions 523, respectively. The mating hold-downs 56 are attached to the corresponding connecting portions 28, respectively.

[0038] 7, the mating contacts 54 are arranged in two rows and held by the mating side portion 521. The mating contacts 54 correspond to the contacts 30 of the connector 10, respectively.

[0039] As shown in Figs. 8 to 10, the connector 10 and the mating connector 50 can be fitted to each other. In the mated state, the mating side portion 521 of the mating connector 50 is partially received in the receiving portion 201 of the connector 10. At this time, the mating contact 54 is partially inserted between the contact 309 and the facing portion 3011 of the corresponding contact 30. In this way, the contact 30 and the corresponding mating contact 54 are electrically connected to each other. In addition, in the mated state, the support portion 307 of the contact 30 is partially located within the allowable portion 203, and the tip portion 311 extends obliquely downward. Since the tip portion 311 extends obliquely downward, when the tip portion 311 moves upward when the mating connector 50 is separated from the connector 10, the contact area between the tip portion 311 and the canopy 243 can be relatively wide. This avoids concentration of force applied from the tip portion 311 to the canopy 243, and prevents damage to the canopy 243.

[0040] A method for manufacturing the connector 10 will now be described.

[0041] First, the housing 20 (see FIGS. 1 to 6) and the contact intermediate 30A (see FIG. 13) are prepared. As can be seen from a comparison between FIGS. 6 and 13, the contact intermediate 30A has a slightly different shape from the contact 30. The contact intermediate 30A can be changed into the contact 30 by plastically deforming the contact intermediate 30A. That is, although the contact intermediate 30A has a different shape from the contact 30, it is common to the contact 30 in that it has a held portion 301, a lower end portion 303, a bent portion 305, a support portion 307, a contact point 309, and a tip portion 311.

[0042] Next, as shown in Fig. 13, the held portion 301 of the contact intermediate 30A is held by the holding portion 221 of the housing 20, and the contact intermediate 30A is attached to the housing 20. This attachment is performed by positioning the contact intermediate 30A above the housing 20 and moving the contact intermediate 30A downward. For example, the held portion 301 of the contact intermediate 30A is press-fitted into the holding portion 221 of the housing 20. Here, the contact intermediate 30A is configured so that at least the lower end portion 303 and the bent portion 305 can be received in the receiving portion 201 without elastic deformation or plastic deformation. In this embodiment, the contact intermediate 30A is configured so that the lower end portion 303 to the tip portion 311 can be received in the receiving portion 201 without elastic deformation or plastic deformation.

[0043] 13, in the connector intermediate 10A in which the contact intermediate 30A is attached to the housing 20, the contact intermediate 30A does not enter the allowable portion 203. This means that the contact intermediate 30A can be attached to the housing 20 without intentionally causing plastic deformation or elastic deformation of the contact intermediate 30A.

[0044] Next, a jig 60 shown in Fig. 11 is prepared. The jig 60 includes a support 62 and an insertion portion 64 that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the support 62. When viewed in the up-down direction, the insertion portion 64 has a frame shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The shape of the insertion portion 64 is based on the shape of the mating connector 50 (see Fig. 7), and can be at least partially inserted into the receiving portion 201 of the housing 20.

[0045] 13, the insertion portion 64 of the jig 60 has a tapered shape. More specifically, in this embodiment, the insertion portion 64 is provided with an inclined surface 621 on the lateral inner side. The inclined surface 621 faces the lateral inner side and the vertical downward direction. The inclined surface 621 guides the insertion portion 64 between the contact 309 and the opposing portion 3011 when the insertion portion 64 is inserted into the receiving portion 201 of the housing 20. This is to prevent the insertion portion 64 from hitting the tip portion 311 of the contact intermediate body 30A and buckling the support portion 307 of the contact intermediate body 30A.

[0046] Next, as shown in Fig. 13, the prepared jig 60 is placed above the connector intermediate 10A. Then, as can be seen from Figs. 12 to 15, the jig 60 is moved toward the connector intermediate 10A, and the insertion portion 64 of the jig 60 is inserted into the receiving portion 201 of the housing 20. At this time, the insertion portion 64 of the jig 60 inserted into the receiving portion 201 is inserted between the contact 309 of the contact intermediate 30A and the opposing portion 3011 of the held portion 301. By appropriately setting the shape and size of the contact intermediate 30A and the shape and size of the insertion portion 64, respectively, the contact intermediate 30A is plastically deformed by the insertion of the insertion portion 64 of the jig 60. This plastic deformation is performed so as to increase the distance between the contact 309 and the opposing portion 3011 of the contact intermediate 30A. This plastic deformation is performed such that the tip portion 311 of the contact intermediate body 30A is at least partially located under the eaves 243 which is the movement suppressing portion 243. The plastic deformation occurs mainly in the bent portion 305. However, the bent portion 305 is still located within the receiving portion 201 even after the plastic deformation.

[0047] Thereafter, the jig 60 is removed from the housing 20. If the contact intermediate 30A is elastically deformed in addition to plastically deformed, the elastic deformation is removed by removing the jig 60. Even after the elastic deformation is removed, the tip 311 of the contact intermediate 30A is at least partially located below the eaves 243, and the tip 311 is at least partially hidden by the eaves 243 when viewed in the up-down direction. In addition, the lower end 303 and the bent portion 305 of the contact intermediate 30A are still located within the receiving portion 201. In this way, the contact intermediate 30A forms the contact 30 through the plastic deformation process.

[0048] As described above, according to the manufacturing method of the connector 10, when attaching the contact intermediate 30A to the housing 20, it is not necessary to intentionally elastically deform the contact intermediate 30A. Therefore, the contact intermediate 30A does not require a high elastic limit, and the contacts 30 can be made smaller. In addition, since the contacts 30 can be made smaller, the connector 10 can also be made smaller.

[0049] (Second embodiment) 16 to 18, a connector 10B according to a second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the connector 10, except that the hole 261 (see FIG. 3) is not formed in the bottom 26B of the housing 20B.

[0050] As can be seen from Figures 16 and 18, in the connector 10B, the bottom 26B of the housing 20B covers not only the receiving portion 201 but also the allowing portion 203. This makes it possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the allowing portion 203 when the connector 10B is mounted on a board (not shown). For example, when filling an adhesive between the connector 10B and the board, it is possible to prevent the adhesive from adhering to the contacts 30 in the allowing portion 203, and it is possible to maintain the contact reliability between the contacts 30 and the mating contacts 54 (see Figure 7). However, since molding the housing 20B requires a block for forming the eaves 243 in addition to the upper and lower dies, molding the housing 20 is easier than molding the housing 20B.

[0051] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the contacts 30 are arranged in two rows, but the contacts 30 may be arranged in a single row. Furthermore, the number of contacts 30 is arbitrary. The shape of the housing 20 is also not particularly limited. [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] 10, 10B Connector 10A Intermediate connector 20, 20B Housing 201 Reception Department 203 Tolerance Section 22 Side 221 Holding part 24 Island 241 Wall 243 Eaves (Movement Control Section) 26, 26B Bottom (deformation prevention part) 261 hole 28 Connecting part 30 Contacts 30A Contact Intermediate 301 Holding part 3011 Opposing part 303 Lower end 305 Bending section 307 Support part 3071 1st straight section 3073 2nd straight section 309 Contacts 311 Tip 40 Hold Down 50 Mating Connector 52 Mating housing 521 Opposite side 523 Counterpart connection part 525 Bottom of the other side 54 Counterpart Contact 56 Opponent Hold Down 60 Jig 62 Support 621 Slope 64 Insertion section

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a connector that can be mated with a mating connector located above in a vertical direction, comprising the steps of: The method includes providing a housing and a contact intermediate; The housing has a retaining portion, a bottom portion, and a movement suppressing portion, The housing is formed with a receiving portion located above the bottom portion and opening upward, and an allowance portion continuous with the receiving portion in a lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, The movement suppressing portion extends toward the receiving portion above the allowing portion, the contact intermediate body has a held portion, a lower end portion extending from the held portion, a bent portion provided at one end of the lower end portion, a support portion extending from the bent portion, a contact point supported by the support portion, and a tip portion extending from the contact point, the contact portion faces an opposing portion provided on the held portion in the lateral direction, The manufacturing method further includes a step of attaching the contact intermediate to the housing by holding the held portion of the contact intermediate to the holding portion of the housing, When the contact intermediate body is attached to the housing, the contact intermediate body does not enter the allowable portion, The manufacturing method further includes a step of inserting a jig between the contact and the opposing portion of the held portion, thereby plastically deforming the contact intermediate body to form a contact; After the plastic deformation process, the tip portion is located within the allowable portion and is at least partially hidden by the movement suppressing portion when viewed along the up-down direction. A method for manufacturing a connector.

2. A connector that can be mated with a mating connector located above in the vertical direction, The connector includes a housing and contacts. The housing has a retaining portion, a bottom portion, and a movement suppressing portion, The housing is formed with a receiving portion located above the bottom portion and opening upward, and an allowance portion continuous with the receiving portion in a lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, The movement suppressing portion extends toward the receiving portion above the allowing portion, the contact has a held portion, a lower end portion extending from the held portion, a bent portion provided at one end of the lower end portion, a support portion extending from the bent portion, a contact point supported by the support portion, and a tip portion extending from the contact point; The held portion is held by the holding portion, the lower end and the bent portion are located within the receiving portion, The tip portion is at least partially located within the permissive portion and is at least partially hidden by the movement suppressing portion when the connector is viewed in the up-down direction. connector.

3. 3. The connector of claim 2, The support portion is located within the receiving portion and is not located within the permitting portion. connector.

4. 3. The connector of claim 2, The support portion has a first straight portion extending obliquely upward from the bent portion toward the movement suppressing portion, and a second straight portion extending obliquely upward from the first straight portion in a direction away from the movement suppressing portion in the lateral direction. connector.

5. 3. The connector of claim 2, The lower surface of the movement suppression portion extends in a direction intersecting the up-down direction, When the mating connector and the connector are in a mated state, the tip portion extends obliquely downward. connector.

6. 3. The connector of claim 2, The bottom is free of holes connector.

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