-- A high-voltage connector of a novel structure is disclosed which achieves an improvement in electrical conductivity, a reduced amount of heat generation and the like while realizing stable connection to a mating terminal by a simple structure having a small number of components. A high-voltage connector 10 is provided with a terminal fitting 16 including a terminal body portion 34 in the form of a flat plate to be overlapped on a mating terminal 76 in the form of a flat plate in a plate thickness direction, and a resilient contact portion 38 integrally provided to the terminal body portion 34 and inclined to an overlapping side with the mating terminal 76.

A male terminal fitting (10) is provided with a solid tab (11) extending in an axial direction. The tab (11) has one surface (15) to be contacted by a contact point portion (63) of a female terminal fitting (60) and a pair of side surfaces (17) intersecting and connected to both ends in a width direction of the one surface (15). The one surface (15) of the tab (11) includes a pair of recesses (18) located on both end sides in the width direction and open in the pair of side surfaces (17) in a sliding range of the contact point portion (63) in the axial direction. A width between the pair of recesses (18) on the one surface (15) of the tab (11) is smaller than a maximum width of the contact point portion (63).

A socket connector includes a housing that is made of insulating resin and have a peripheral wall and a bottom plate, the peripheral wall projecting upward from an edge of the bottom plate, a plurality of contacts that are held by the bottom plate, an upper cover member that is disposed above a semiconductor package accommodated in the housing, holds the semiconductor package downward and thereby brings the semiconductor package into electrical contact with the plurality of contacts, and a block and a block that project upward beyond the peripheral wall. The upper cover member has relief holes in which the block and the block is to be inserted at positions opposed to the block and the block in a vertical direction.

A socket connector includes a housing that is made of insulating resin and have a peripheral wall and a bottom plate, the peripheral wall projecting upward from an edge of the bottom plate, a plurality of contacts that are held by the bottom plate, an upper cover member that is disposed above a semiconductor package accommodated in the housing, holds the semiconductor package downward and thereby brings the semiconductor package into electrical contact with the plurality of contacts, and a block and a block that project upward beyond the peripheral wall. The upper cover member has relief holes in which the block and the block is to be inserted at positions opposed to the block and the block in a vertical direction.

A connector includes terminals, a holding portion made of insulating resin and a housing. Each of the terminals has a surface mounting technology (SMT) portion, a spring portion, a contact point and a connection portion. The SMT portion is soldered to an object. The spring portion has resilience. The contact point is supported by the spring portion. The spring portion and the SMT portion are apart from each other in a predetermined direction. The connection portion connects the spring portion to the SMT portion. The connection portion has a held portion extending at least in the predetermined direction. The held portion is held by the holding portion. The holding portion is held by the housing. The housing has accommodation portions which accommodate the spring portions of the terminals, respectively, and a barrier wall which separates two of the accommodation portions which are adjacent to each other.

A connector includes terminals, a holding portion made of insulating resin and a housing. Each of the terminals has a surface mounting technology (SMT) portion, a spring portion, a contact point and a connection portion. The SMT portion is soldered to an object. The spring portion has resilience. The contact point is supported by the spring portion. The spring portion and the SMT portion are apart from each other in a predetermined direction. The connection portion connects the spring portion to the SMT portion. The connection portion has a held portion extending at least in the predetermined direction. The held portion is held by the holding portion. The holding portion is held by the housing. The housing has accommodation portions which accommodate the spring portions of the terminals, respectively, and a barrier wall which separates two of the accommodation portions which are adjacent to each other.

An electrical connector includes a mating section for receiving the mating tab therein. The mating section has a first contact arm and a second contact arm. The first contact arm is spaced from the second contact arm by a first slot. The first contact arm has a first length which is different than a second length of the second contact arm. A first normal force exerted by the first contact arm on the mating tab is equal to a second normal force exerted by the second contact arm.

An electrical connector includes a mating section for receiving the mating tab therein. The mating section has a first contact arm and a second contact arm. The first contact arm is spaced from the second contact arm by a first slot. The first contact arm has a first length which is different than a second length of the second contact arm. A first normal force exerted by the first contact arm on the mating tab is equal to a second normal force exerted by the second contact arm.

A connector includes a base, a protruding portion protruding from a surface of the base, sidewalls surrounding the protruding portion, and a conductive member. The sidewalls include a first and second sidewalls extending parallel to one another in a first direction, a third sidewall extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a fourth sidewall extending in the second direction. A conductive member includes a first reinforcing portion covering the first sidewall, a second reinforcing portion covering a region including a corner where the third sidewall and the first sidewall are in contact, a third reinforcing portion covering a region including a corner where the fourth sidewall and the first sidewall are in contact, and a contact portion covering one end of the protruding portion. The conductive member integrally forms the first reinforcing portion, the second reinforcing portion, the third reinforcing portion, and the contact portion.

A connector assembly includes at least one elongated inner signal contact having a first connection portion. The first connection portion includes a tube-like main section and a funnel-shaped end section. The first connection portion further includes an insulating element. The insulating element defines at least one elongated cavity designed to accommodate the elongated inner signal contact. A maximum outer cross-sectional dimension of the funnel-shaped end section is greater than a minimum cross-sectional dimension of the elongated cavity.