connector

Abstract

To make short a connector which comprises terminals having support parts supporting two contacts respectively.SOLUTION: An insert molding 12 of a connector 10 comprises a plurality of terminals 20 and a holding member 30. A support beam part 201 of a terminal 20 extends in a width direction. A first support part 203 and a second support part 207 extend upward from an end part of the support beam part 201 respectively. The first support part 203 and second support part 205 have elasticity and supports a first contact 205 and a second contact 209 respectively. The first contact 205 and second contact 209 face each other in a width direction. Protrusion parts 211, 213 protrude from the support beam part 201 in a pitch direction. The support beam part 201 has the same maximum size with the first support part 203 and second support part 203 in the pitch direction. The protrusion parts 211, 213 are embedded in part in a holding member 30, and the terminal 20 is therefore held by the holding member 30. The support beam part 201 is visible from above.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector having a terminal with two contacts. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a connector having a plurality of terminals, each of which has two contacts.

[0003] 30, the connector 90 of Patent Document 1 includes a receptacle body 92 and a plurality of contact units 94. Each of the contact units 94 includes a plurality of contact members (terminals) 941 and a contact support (holding member) 943 that supports the contact members 941. The contact units 94 are insert-molded, and portions of the contact members 941 are embedded inside the contact support 943. The receptacle body 92 and the contact units 94 are combined with each other to form the connector 90.

[0004] 30, each of the contact members 941 has two contact portions 945. The two contact portions 945 are connected by an embedded plate portion (support beam portion) so as to face each other at a distance. As the name suggests, the embedded plate portion is embedded inside the contact support member 943.

[0005] 30, in each of the contact members 941, the two contact portions 945 are elastically deformable. The two contact portions 945 are capable of receiving a contact portion (not shown) of a plug-side contact member (not shown) between them. In other words, each of the contact portions 945 has a contact point that can come into contact with the contact portion of the plug-side contact member. In this way, the two contacts are supported by the elastically deformable contact portions 945, respectively, so that the connector 90 of Patent Document 1 can achieve high contact reliability. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-182609 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] In the connector 90 described in Patent Document 1, the embedded plate portion (support beam portion) of the contact member 941 is embedded inside the contact support member (holding member) 943. In other words, the contact support member 943 covers the upper surface of the embedded plate portion in the mating direction. Therefore, the connector 90 of Patent Document 1 is forced to have a long length of the contact portion 945 in order to provide a predetermined size (mating depth or effective contact length) for the receiving portion that receives the contact portion (not shown) of the plug-side contact member (not shown) in the mating direction. As a result, the connector 90 of Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it is difficult to reduce its height.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide a connector that is equipped with terminals each having two contacts and a support portion for supporting each of the contacts, and that can be made low-profile. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The present invention provides a connector having an insert-molded body as a first connector, the insert-molded body includes a plurality of terminals and a holding member, The plurality of terminals are arranged in a pitch direction, Each of the terminals has a support beam portion, a first support portion, a first contact point, a second support portion, a second contact point, and a protruding portion; The support beam portion extends in a width direction perpendicular to the pitch direction, the first support portion extends upward from one end of the support beam portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to both the pitch direction and the width direction, and has elasticity; the first contact is supported by the first support portion, the second support portion extends upward in the up-down direction from the remaining one end of the support beam portion and has elasticity, the second contact point is supported by the second support portion so as to face the first contact point in the width direction, the protruding portion protrudes from the support beam portion in the pitch direction, the support beam portion has a maximum size in the pitch direction that is the same as a maximum size of the first support portion and the second support portion; the protrusion is partially embedded in the holding member, thereby holding the terminal to the holding member; The support beam portion is visible from above in the vertical direction. Provide a connector.

[0010] The present invention also provides a first connector as the second connector, Each of the terminals has a restricted portion, The holding member has a restricting portion located above the restricted portion. Provide a connector.

[0011] The present invention also provides a third connector, which is a second connector, the holding member has a wall portion located between the terminals adjacent to each other in the pitch direction, the restricted portion is a part of the protruding portion, The wall portion is at least partially positioned above the restricted portion of the terminal and functions as the restricting portion. Provide a connector

[0012] The present invention also provides a fourth connector, which is the third connector, Each of the terminals further includes a bent portion extending from the protruding portion and a mounting portion extending from the bent portion, the protruding portion and the mounting portion are located at different positions in the up-down direction, the bent portion is embedded in the holding member, The bent portion constitutes the restricted portion together with the part of the protruding portion. Provide a connector.

[0013] The present invention also provides a fifth connector, which is a second connector, Each of the terminals has an extension portion extending in a width direction from a tip of the second support portion, A part of the extension portion functions as the restricted portion, the extension portion is movable within an allowable portion provided in the holding member, The holding member has an upper wall portion above the extension portion, The upper wall portion functions as the restricting portion. Provide a connector.

[0014] Furthermore, the present invention provides a sixth connector, which is any one of the first to fifth connectors, The protruding portion includes a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion protruding in opposite directions to each other in the pitch direction, In the width direction, the area occupied by the first protruding portion and the area occupied by the second protruding portion do not overlap. Provide a connector.

[0015] Furthermore, the present invention provides any one of the first to sixth connectors, The protruding portion has an exposed portion that is visible when viewed from above, The exposed portion is adjacent to the support beam portion in the pitch direction. Provide a connector. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] In the connector of the present invention, each of the terminals is Width direction The first contact and the second contact are supported by a first support portion and a second support portion, respectively. Support partextend upward from one end and the other end of the support beam, respectively. Each terminal has a protruding portion that protrudes in the pitch direction from the support beam. The protruding portion is partially embedded in the retaining member, thereby holding the terminal in the retaining member. The support beam is visible from above. In other words, no retaining member is present on the upper surface of the support beam. This allows the size of the receiving portion that receives the mating terminal to be increased in the vertical direction. As a result, the vertical sizes of the first support portion and second support portion that support the first contact and second contact, respectively, can be reduced, thereby achieving a low-profile connector. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a top perspective view showing a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view showing the connector of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] 2 is a bottom perspective view showing a mating connector that can be mated with the connector of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a plan view showing the connector of FIG. 1, with a portion of the connector shown enlarged. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing the connector of FIG. 1. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a side view showing the connector of FIG. [Figure 7] 7 is a cross-sectional view of the connector taken along line AA in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector of FIG. 6 along the line BB. [Figure 9] 2 is a top perspective view showing one of the terminals belonging to one of the terminal rows included in the connector of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 10] 9 is another top perspective view of the terminal of FIG. 8. [Figure 11] FIG. 9 is a bottom perspective view showing the terminal of FIG. 8. [Figure 12] FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the terminal of FIG. 8. [Figure 13] FIG. 9 is a bottom view showing the terminal of FIG. 8. [Figure 14]FIG. 9 is a front view showing the terminal of FIG. 8. [Figure 15] 2 is a plan view showing a plurality of terminals belonging to one of the terminal rows included in the connector of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a top perspective view showing a connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a bottom perspective view showing the connector of FIG. 16; [Figure 18] 17 is a plan view of the connector of FIG. 16, showing a portion of the connector on an enlarged scale. [Figure 19] FIG. 17 is a bottom view showing the connector of FIG. 16. [Figure 20] FIG. 17 is a side view showing the connector of FIG. 16. [Figure 21] 21 is a cross-sectional view of the connector taken along line CC in FIG. 20. [Figure 22] 21 is a cross-sectional view of the connector shown in FIG. 20 along the line DD. [Figure 23] 17 is a top perspective view showing one of the terminals belonging to one of the terminal rows included in the connector of FIG. 16. FIG. [Figure 24] 24 is another top perspective view of the terminal of FIG. 23. [Figure 25] FIG. 24 is a bottom perspective view showing the terminal of FIG. 23. [Figure 26] FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the terminal of FIG. 23. [Figure 27] FIG. 24 is a bottom view showing the terminal of FIG. 23. [Figure 28] FIG. 24 is a front view showing the terminal of FIG. 23. [Figure 29] 17 is a plan view showing a plurality of terminals belonging to one of the terminal rows included in the connector of FIG. 16. FIG. [Figure 30] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the connector described in Patent Document 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] (First embodiment) 1 and 2, a connector 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of terminals 20 and a retaining member 30. In this embodiment, the retaining member 30 is insert-molded together with the terminals 20 using insulating resin. As such, the connector 10 of this embodiment includes an insert-molded body 12, and the insert-molded body 12 includes a plurality of terminals 20 and the retaining member 30.

[0019] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the connector 10 of this embodiment has a low profile and a roughly rectangular parallelepiped shape. The connector 10 is a board-mounted connector. The connector 10 can be mated with and separated from a mating connector 50 configured, for example, as shown in Figure 3 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.

[0020] 3, the mating connector 50 includes a plurality of mating terminals 60 and a mating holding member 70. In this embodiment, the mating holding member 70 is insert-molded together with the mating terminals 60 using insulating resin. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The mating terminals 60 may be held in the mating holding member 70 by other methods, such as press-fitting.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 3, the mating holding member 70 has a generally rectangular frame shape. The mating terminals 60 are arranged in two rows along the long side 72 of the mating holding member 70, forming two mating terminal rows. In each mating terminal row, the mating terminals 60 are arranged in the pitch direction at a predetermined interval. The two mating terminal rows are arranged perpendicular to the pitch direction. Width direction In this embodiment, the pitch direction is the X direction, Width direction is the Y direction.

[0022] As can be seen from Figure 3, each of the mating terminals 60 has an L-shape when viewed along the pitch direction. Each of the mating terminals 60 includes a mating mounting portion 62 and a connecting portion 64. The mating mounting portion 62 has a Width directionThe connecting portion 64 extends in the pitch direction and projects from the mating holding member 70. Width direction The connecting portion 64 extends downward (in the -Z direction) in the vertical direction perpendicular to both of the above. Width direction The connector has a pair of contacts 641 and 643 exposed to the outside.

[0023] 4 to 6, the terminals 20 of the connector 10 are arranged to correspond to the mating terminals 60 (see FIG. 3). More specifically, the terminals 20 are arranged in two rows to form two terminal rows. In each of the terminal rows, the terminals 20 are arranged in the pitch direction at predetermined intervals.

[0024] 9 to 14, each of the terminals 20 has a support beam portion 201, a first support portion 203, a first contact point 205, a second support portion 207, a second contact point 209, a first protruding portion 211, and a second protruding portion 213. Each of the terminals 20 further has a bent portion 215 extending from the second protruding portion 213, and a mounting portion 217 extending from the bent portion 215. The terminals 20 are formed, for example, by stamping and bending a metal plate.

[0025] 9 to 14, the support beam portion 201 extends in the width direction. As can be seen from FIGS. 12 and 13, the support beam portion 201 of this embodiment has a constant size in the pitch direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The size of the support beam portion 201 in the pitch direction does not have to be constant. For example, when the size in the pitch direction is maximum at each end of the support beam portion 201, the size in the pitch direction at the center of the support beam portion 201 in the width direction may be smaller than the maximum size.

[0026] 9 to 11, the first support portion 203 extends upward in the vertical direction from one end of the support beam portion 201. The second support portion 207 extends upward in the vertical direction from the other end of the support beam portion 201. In this embodiment, the first support portion 203 and the second support portion 207 extend obliquely upward so as to approach each other.

[0027] 14, the first support portion 203 extends obliquely upward from one end of the support beam portion 201, is bent inward by 180 degrees or more in the width direction, and extends obliquely downward. The second support portion 207 extends obliquely upward from the remaining end of the support beam portion 201, is bent inward by 180 degrees or more in the width direction, and extends obliquely downward. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Each of the first support portion 203 and the second support portion 207 may be bent outward in the width direction.

[0028] As can be seen from FIG. 12 , the size of the first support portion 203 is constant in the pitch direction and matches the size of the support beam portion 201. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The size of the first support portion 203 in the pitch direction may decrease toward the tip. The same applies to the second support portion 207. Note that in either case, the maximum size of the support beam portion 201 in the pitch direction is the same as the maximum sizes of the first support portion 203 and the second support portion 207.

[0029] 14, the first contact point 205 is supported by the first support portion 203, and the second contact point 209 is supported by the second support portion 207. More specifically, the first contact point 205 is a part of the surface of the first support portion 203, and the second contact point 209 is a part of the surface of the second support portion 207. The first contact point 205 and the second contact point 209 are supported by the first support portion 203 and the second support portion 207, respectively, so as to face each other in the width direction.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 14 , the first contact 205 and the second contact 209 are spaced apart from each other in the width direction. The first support portion 203 and the second support portion 207 each have elasticity. The distance between the first contact 205 and the second contact 209 changes as at least one of the first support portion 203 and the second support portion 207 elastically deforms. This allows the mating terminal 60 (see FIG. 3 ) to be inserted between the first contact 205 and the second contact 209 when the connector 10 and the mating connector 50 (see FIG. 3 ) are mated with each other. In other words, the mating terminal 60 can be received in the receiving portion 219 when the connector 10 and the mating connector 50 are mated with each other.

[0031] 12 and 13, the first overhanging portion 211 and the second overhanging portion 213 each overhang in the pitch direction from the support beam portion 201. The first overhanging portion 211 and the second overhanging portion 213 overhang in opposite directions. In other words, the first overhanging portion 211 and the second overhanging portion 213 overhang outward in the pitch direction. More specifically, the first overhanging portion 211 overhangs forward in the front-to-rear direction, and the second overhanging portion 213 overhangs backward in the front-to-rear direction. In this embodiment, the front-to-rear direction is the same as the pitch direction, with the +X direction being forward and the -X direction being backward.

[0032] 12 and 13, the first protruding portion 211 and the second protruding portion 213 are located at different positions in the width direction. Specifically, the area occupied by the first protruding portion 211 and the area occupied by the second protruding portion 213 do not overlap in the width direction. This allows the pitch interval to be smaller than the maximum size of the terminals 20 in the pitch direction when multiple terminals 20 are arranged in the pitch direction, as shown in FIG. 15. As a result, the connector 10 can be made smaller in size in the pitch direction.

[0033] 10, 11, and 14, the second protruding portion 213 and the mounting portion 217 are located at different positions in the vertical direction. Specifically, the mounting portion 217 is located lower than the second protruding portion 213 in the vertical direction. The bent portion 215 connects the second protruding portion 213 and the mounting portion 217, which are located at different positions in the vertical direction. When the connector 10 is mounted on an object (not shown) such as a board, the mounting portion 217 is connected and fixed to a mounted portion (not shown) such as a pad of the object.

[0034] As can be seen from FIG. 4, one terminal row and the other terminal row are arranged rotationally symmetrically with respect to an axis extending in the vertical direction.

[0035] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the holding member 30 has a pair of wall portions 34 located between two terminals 20 adjacent to each other in the pitch direction.

[0036] As can be seen from Fig. 4, when viewed from above, one of the pair of wall portions 34 partially covers the first protruding portion 211 of one of the adjacent terminals 20. Furthermore, the other of the pair of wall portions 34 partially covers the second protruding portion 213 of the other of the adjacent terminals 20. More specifically, as can be seen from Figs. 4 and 8, each of the first protruding portion 211 and the second protruding portion 213 is partially embedded in the corresponding wall portion 34 of the holding member 30. In this way, the terminals 20 are held by the holding member 30.

[0037] 8, in this embodiment, the bent portion 215 of the terminal 20 is also embedded in the corresponding wall portion 34 of the holding member 30. The presence of the resin constituting the holding member 30 above and below the bent portion 215 can increase the holding force of the holding member 30 that holds the terminal 20.

[0038] 4 and 8, the wall portion 34 functions as a restricting portion that restricts the upward movement of the terminal 20. Furthermore, each of the first protruding portion 211 and the second protruding portion 213 functions as a restricted portion whose upward movement is restricted by the restricting portion. In this way, each of the terminals 20 has a restricted portion, and the holding member 30 Regulated part Located above Regulatory Department In the present embodiment, the regulated portion is a part of each of the first protruding portion 211 and the second protruding portion 213. The bent portion 215 also constitutes a regulated portion together with a part of the second protruding portion 213. In the present embodiment, the wall portion 34 is at least partially located above the regulated portion of the terminal 20 and functions as a regulating portion.

[0039] 5 and 7, the periphery of each end of the support beam portion 201 is covered from below by the holding member 30. This makes it possible to prevent the terminal 20 from falling off the holding member 30.

[0040] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 , when viewed from above, the first support portion 203, the second support portion 207, and the support beam portion 201 of the terminal 20 are surrounded by a space 32. In other words, the retaining member 30 defines the space 32 surrounding the first support portion 203, the second support portion 207, and the support beam portion 201 of the terminal 20. The space 32 is formed by disposing a mold (not shown) when insert-molding the insert-molded body 12. The mold prevents the resin constituting the retaining member 30 from filling onto the upper surface 221 of the support beam portion 201. As a result, as can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 7 , the retaining member 30 is not present on the upper surface 221 of the support beam portion 201. This makes the support beam portion 201 visible from above in the vertical direction. In addition, the first overhanging portion 211 and the second overhanging portion 213 each have exposed portions 223, 225 that are visible when viewed from above. The exposed portions 223, 225 of the first overhanging portion 211 and the second overhanging portion 213 are adjacent to the support beam portion 201 in the pitch direction.

[0041] As can be seen from FIG. 7 , in connector 10 of this embodiment, holding member 30 is not present on upper surface 221 of support beam 201, and therefore holding member 30 does not cause a reduction in the size of receiving portion 219 in the vertical direction. Therefore, in order to ensure that receiving portion 219 has a predetermined size in the vertical direction, it is not necessary to increase the sizes of first support portion 203 and second support portion 207. In other words, connector 10 of this embodiment can ensure that receiving portion 219 has a predetermined size even if the sizes of first support portion 203 and second support portion 207 are reduced in the vertical direction. As a result, according to this embodiment, it is possible to achieve a low profile of connector 10.

[0042] (Second embodiment) 16 and 17, a connector 10A according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of terminals 20A and a retaining member 30A. The retaining member 30A is insert-molded together with the terminals 20A using insulating resin. Each of the terminals 20A has a different shape from the terminals 20 in the first embodiment. Accordingly, the retaining member 30A has a different shape from the retaining member 30 in the first embodiment. However, the connector 10A of this embodiment is common to the connector 10 according to the first embodiment in that it can be mated with the mating connector 50 shown in FIG. 3. Below, components that are identical or similar to those in the connector 10 of the first embodiment are designated by the same or similar reference numerals and their description will be omitted. Differences between the connector 10A according to this embodiment and the connector 10 according to the first embodiment will be mainly described.

[0043] 23 to 28, each of the terminals 20A has a support beam 201, a first support portion 203, a first contact 205, a second support portion 207A, a second contact 209, a first protruding portion 211, a second protruding portion 213, and an extension portion 230. As is clear from a comparison of FIGS. 26 and 27 with FIGS. 12 and 13, the connector 10A does not have a bent portion 215 or a mounting portion 217. In this embodiment, when the connector 10A is mounted on an object (not shown), the support beam 201 is positioned at the position of the mounting portion 217. insteadIt is connected and fixed to a mounting portion (not shown) of the object.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 28, the second support portion 207A is bent nearly 180 degrees on the opposite side to the first support portion 203. In other words, the second support portion 207A is bent outward by approximately 180 degrees in the width direction. The extension portion 230 extends in the width direction from the tip of the second support portion 207A. As shown in FIG. 26, the size of the tip portion of the second support portion 207A decreases in the pitch direction toward the tip. In the pitch direction, the size of the extension portion 230 is smaller than the size of the support beam portion 201.

[0045] 29, first protruding portion 211 and second protruding portion 213 are located at different positions in the width direction, so that the pitch interval between terminals 20A can be reduced in connector 10A according to the present embodiment as well, thereby achieving miniaturization of connector 10A in the pitch direction.

[0046] 19 and 20, the holding member 30A is provided with a tolerance portion 36 that permits movement of the extension portion 230. As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the holding member 30A has an upper wall portion 38 located above the extension portion 230. The extension portion 230 is movable at least in the vertical direction within the tolerance portion 36 due to elastic deformation of the second support portion 207A. The upward movement of the extension portion 230 is restricted by the upper wall portion 38. At this time, a portion of the extension portion 230 functions as a restricted portion, and the upper wall portion 38 functions as a restricting portion.

[0047] As can be seen from FIG. 22, the first protruding portion 211 and the second protruding portion 213 of the terminal 20A are embedded in the holding member 30A. Specifically, the first protruding portion 211 and the second protruding portion 213 are sandwiched between the holding members 30A in the width direction. In addition, the holding members 30A are present above the first protruding portion 211 and the second protruding portion 213. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 21, the holding member 30A is present below one end of the support beam 201. In this manner, the terminal 20A is held by the holding member 30A.

[0048] 21, in connector 10A of this embodiment, holding member 30A is not present on upper surface 221 of support beam 201, and is visible from above. Therefore, holding member 30A does not cause a reduction in the size of receiving portion 219 in the vertical direction. Therefore, connector 10A of this embodiment can also achieve a low profile.

[0049] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to exemplary embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described exemplary embodiments, and various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, terminal 20 or 20A may have any shape as long as two opposing contacts are supported by two support portions. Furthermore, terminal 20 or 20A may have at least one protruding portion, and the number of protruding portions is not limited.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the connector 10 and 10A Each of the connectors 10 and 10A is comprised of only the insert molded body 12, but each of the connectors 10 and 10A may further comprise a metal shell. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 10,10A Connector 12 Insert molding 20,20A terminal 201 Support beam section 203 1st support part 205 First Contact 207,207A 2nd support part 209 Second Contact 211 1st overhang 213 Second overhang 215 Bend 217 Mounting section 219 Receptor 221 Top surface 223,225 Exposed part 230 Extension 30,30A Retaining member 32 spaces 34 Wall 36 Tolerance section 38 Upper wall 50 Mating connector 60 Mating terminal 62 Counterpart mounting part 64 Connection 641,643 Contact part 70 Counterpart holding member 72 long side

Claims

1. A connector having an insert molding, the insert-molded body includes a plurality of terminals and a holding member, The plurality of terminals are arranged in a pitch direction, Each of the terminals has a support beam portion, a first support portion, a first contact point, a second support portion, a second contact point, and a protruding portion; The support beam portion extends in a width direction perpendicular to the pitch direction, the first support portion extends upward from one end of the support beam portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to both the pitch direction and the width direction, and has elasticity; the first contact is supported by the first support portion, the second support portion extends upward in the up-down direction from the remaining one end of the support beam portion and has elasticity, the second contact point is supported by the second support portion so as to face the first contact point in the width direction, the protruding portion protrudes from the support beam portion in the pitch direction, the support beam portion has a maximum size in the pitch direction that is the same as a maximum size of the first support portion and the second support portion, the protrusion is partially embedded in the holding member, thereby holding the terminal to the holding member; The support beam portion is visible from above in the vertical direction, The protruding portion includes a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion protruding in opposite directions to each other in the pitch direction, In the width direction, the area occupied by the first protruding portion and the area occupied by the second protruding portion do not overlap. connector.

2. 2. The connector of claim 1, Each of the terminals has a restricted portion, The holding member has a restricting portion located above the restricted portion. connector.

3. 3. The connector according to claim 2, the holding member has a wall portion located between the terminals adjacent to each other in the pitch direction, the restricted portion is a part of the protruding portion, The wall portion is at least partially positioned above the restricted portion of the terminal and functions as the restricting portion. connector.

4. 4. The connector according to claim 3, Each of the terminals further includes a bent portion extending from the protruding portion and a mounting portion extending from the bent portion, the protruding portion and the mounting portion are located at different positions in the up-down direction, the bent portion is embedded in the holding member, The bent portion constitutes the restricted portion together with the part of the protruding portion. connector.

5. 3. The connector according to claim 2, Each of the terminals has an extension portion extending in a width direction from a tip of the second support portion, A part of the extension portion functions as the restricted portion, the extension portion is movable within an allowable portion provided in the holding member, The holding member has an upper wall portion above the extension portion, The upper wall portion functions as the restricting portion. connector.

6. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The protruding portion has an exposed portion that is visible when viewed from above, The exposed portion is adjacent to the support beam portion in the pitch direction. connector.

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