Connector, sockets comprising it, and assembly of sockets

Abstract

The present invention comprises a cylindrical socket 20, a contact 10 having a cylindrical body 11 and a cup 13, and a base plate 3 in which is formed an accommodating hole 30 that accommodates the socket 20. A pair of parallel slits SL, SL are formed in the peripheral wall of the socket 20. A holding section 25, which is a portion sandwiched by the slits SL, SL, includes a projecting part 251 that projects inside the socket 20 and a non-projecting part 253 that is connected to the projecting part 251. When the cylindrical body 11 is not positioned inside the socket 20, the holding unit 25 assumes a projecting orientation in which the projecting part 25 is caused to project into the space inside the socket 20. In the projecting orientation, the non-projecting part 253 does not project further radially inward than the inner periphery of the socket 20.

Claims

1. A cylindrical socket, A contactor having a rod-like shape and comprising a first portion that can be located within the socket and a second portion that protrudes from one end of the socket, The system comprises a retaining member having a housing hole for accommodating the aforementioned socket, The aforementioned socket has a C-shape when viewed in cross-section from the axial direction. A pair of slits extending parallel to each other are further formed on the peripheral wall of the socket. The holding portion, which is the part sandwiched by the pair of slits, includes a protruding portion that protrudes into the socket and a non-protruding portion connected to the protruding portion. When the first portion is not located within the socket, the retaining portion assumes a protruding position in which the protruding portion protrudes into the space within the socket. The non-protruding portion, in the protruding position, does not protrude radially inward from the inner circumference of the socket. The non-protruding portion is a connector that includes an edge portion located between the protruding portion and the pair of slits.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the retaining portion is capable of changing its orientation to a pressing position in which the protruding portion presses against the first portion when the first portion is located within the socket.

3. The connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the amount of protrusion of the protruding portion is greater than the difference between the inner diameter of the socket and the outer diameter of the first portion.

4. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pair of slits extend along the axial direction of the socket.

5. The aforementioned holding part comprises a pair, The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the angle formed by the pair of imaginary lines connecting the pair of holding parts and the axis of the socket is less than 180 degrees.

6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the angle formed by the pair of imaginary lines connecting the pair of holding parts and the axis of the socket is substantially 120 degrees.

7. The connector according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the C-shaped cut is located within an angle range smaller than 180 degrees.

8. The connector according to claim 7, wherein the C-shaped cut is located approximately in the center of the pair of retaining parts within an angle range smaller than 180 degrees.

9. The socket in the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The socket assembly according to claim 9, The system comprises a carrier for transporting the sockets and a plurality of the sockets transported together with the carrier, The carrier is an assembly of sockets, each having multiple connecting parts at regular intervals, to which the axial ends of the sockets are detachably connected.

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