JP2023087149A - Connector and connector manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector that eliminates the need for a mold dedicated to reinforcing tabs, and a manufacturing method for the connector.SOLUTION: A connector 10 includes: a connector housing 100 having a fitting opening 122 connected to a mating connector, and mounted on a circuit board 400; a terminal 200 having a pin contact 202 extending into a fitting opening 122, and inserted and fixed into the connector housing 100; and a reinforcing tab 300 including a fixing portion 302 having the same shape as the portion of the terminal 200 inserted and fixed into the connector housing 100. The fixing portion 302 of the reinforcing tab 300 is inserted into the connector housing 100, and the connector housing 100 is fixed to the circuit board 400 via the fixing portion 302.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to connectors, and more particularly to connectors having stiffening tabs for securing the connector housing to a rigid circuit board, and methods of making the connectors.

In the prior art, it is known to provide reinforcing tabs to secure the connector housing to the rigid circuit board. Such reinforcing tabs are disclosed, for example, in Patent Document 1 below. The reinforcing tab disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a fixed tab piece that is fitted and fixed to the connector housing, a non-fixed tab piece that has a solder joint and is not fixed to the connector housing, a fixed tab piece and a non-fixed tab. and a connecting piece for connecting the pieces.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-48971

The conventional reinforcing tab disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a shape completely different from that of the terminal attached to the connector housing. Therefore, the reinforcing tabs and terminals were formed using different molds. Therefore, in manufacturing the terminal and the reinforcing tab, it is necessary to manufacture different molds, respectively, which increases the manufacturing cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector and a connector manufacturing method that do not require a mold dedicated to reinforcing tabs.

In order to solve the above problems, the connector of the present invention is
a connector housing having a mating opening to be connected with the mating connector and mounted on the circuit board;
a terminal having a pin contact extending into the fitting opening and inserted and fixed in the connector housing;
a reinforcing tab including a fixing portion having the same shape as the shape of the portion of the terminal inserted and fixed in the connector housing;
In the connector, the fixing portion of the reinforcing tab is inserted into the connector housing, and the connector housing is fixed to the circuit board via the fixing portion.

In one aspect of the present invention, the terminal is provided between the pin contact, a lead portion electrically and mechanically connected to the circuit board, and between the pin contact and the lead portion. a first press-fitting portion that is press-fitted and fixed to the connector housing, wherein the fixing portion of the reinforcing tab includes a second press-fitting portion having the same shape as the first press-fitting portion, and the pin contact and the lead portion. and a portion continuous with the second press-fitting portion having the same shape as the portion continuous with the first press-fitting portion.

In one aspect of the present invention, the terminal has a widened first extension portion between the first press-fitting portion and the lead portion or between the first press-fitting portion and the pin contact. The reinforcing tab has a second widening portion on the side opposite to the circuit board with respect to the press-fitting portion.

Moreover, in one aspect of the present invention, the second extension portion of the reinforcing tab connects a plurality of the fixing portions.

In one aspect of the present invention, the connector housing has a mounting surface to be mounted on the circuit board, and the mounting surface extends in a direction in which the pin contacts extend into the fitting opening. is parallel to

In one aspect of the present invention, the connector housing has a mounting surface to be mounted on the circuit board, and the mounting surface extends in a direction in which the pin contacts extend into the fitting opening. perpendicular to

Further, the connector manufacturing method of the present invention includes:
forming a terminal and a reinforcing tab, at least a portion of which has the same shape, using the same mold;
a terminal fixing step of press-fitting and fixing the terminal so as to extend into a fitting opening connected to a mating connector of a connector housing mounted on a circuit board;
a reinforcing tab securing step of press fitting and securing said reinforcing tabs into said connector housing such that said reinforcing tabs provide mechanical fixation to said circuit board.

In the aspect described above, the forming step includes forming pressed parts using the same mold, in which a plurality of terminals having pin contacts, press-fit portions, and lead portions are connected by a carrier strip and an intermediate material. a terminal forming step of forming the terminal by cutting both the carrier strip and the intermediary material from the terminal press part; and the reinforcing tab by cutting at least the carrier strip from the terminal press part. and a stiffening tab forming step to form a .

In the aspect described above, the terminal press part is connected to the carrier strip by forming a pin contact, a press-fitting part, an intermediate material, and a lead part in this order from the tip side, and the reinforcing tab forming step includes the intermediate material and the lead part. It cuts between the leads.

In the aspect described above, the terminal press part is connected to the carrier strip by forming the pin contact, the connecting material, the press-fitting part, and the lead part in this order from the tip side, and the reinforcing tab forming step includes the lead part and the lead part. It cuts between the carrier strip and cuts off the pin contacts.

According to the aspect of the present invention, since the terminals and the reinforcing tabs include portions of the same shape, when manufacturing the connector, it is possible to share a mold for the terminals and the reinforcing tabs. It is possible to eliminate the need for a mold.

According to the aspect of the present invention, it is possible to fix the terminal and the reinforcing tab to the connector housing by the press-fitting portion having the same shape and the portion connected thereto.

According to the aspect of the present invention, the first extended portion functions as a stopper when the terminal is press-fitted into the connector housing, and the second extended portion maintains the state in which the housing is placed on the circuit board without shaking. It is possible to function as a

According to the above aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing tab can firmly fix the connector housing to the circuit board by means of the plurality of wire members connected by the second extension.

According to the aspect of the present invention, the connector is a side type connector in which the fitting opening faces the extending direction of the circuit board and the mating connector is inserted along the extending direction of the circuit board. It becomes possible to

According to the above aspect of the present invention, the connector is a top type connector in which the fitting opening faces the direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the circuit board, and the mating connector is inserted into the circuit board from the direction perpendicular to the connector. can be of the type

According to the above aspect of the present invention, when manufacturing a connector, it is possible to use a common mold for terminals and reinforcing tabs, making it possible to eliminate the need for a mold dedicated to reinforcing tabs.

According to the above aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form terminals and reinforcing tabs having different final shapes from press parts formed from a common mold.

According to the aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form a terminal that can be press-fitted into the connector housing from the opposite side of the fitting opening.

According to the aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form a terminal that can be press-fitted into the connector housing from the fitting opening side.

FIG. 1(a) is an external perspective view of the connector of the embodiment mounted on the circuit board as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 1(b) is the connector of the embodiment mounted to the circuit board viewed from the rear side. It is an external perspective view when viewed. It is an external perspective view when the connector of the embodiment is disassembled and viewed obliquely from above. 3(a) is a front view of the connector of the embodiment when viewed from the front, FIG. 3(b) is a side view of the connector of the embodiment when viewed from the side, and FIG. FIG. 3(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIIC-IIIC of FIG. 3(a) and viewed from above, and FIG. 3(d) is a rear view of the connector of the embodiment viewed from behind. It is a perspective view of the terminal of the connector of embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a reinforcing tab of the connector of the embodiment; FIG. 6(a) is an explanatory diagram showing a manufacturing process of the terminal of the connector of the embodiment, and FIG. 6(b) is an explanatory diagram showing a manufacturing process of the reinforcing tab of the connector of the embodiment. FIG. 7(a) is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a reinforcing tab is attached to a connector housing of the embodiment, and FIGS. It shows the state attached to the connector housing. FIG. 8(a) is an external perspective view showing a state in which another modification of the connector is mounted on a circuit board, and FIG. 8(b) shows the connector of FIG. It is a figure which shows the attached state. FIG. 9(a) is an explanatory diagram showing a manufacturing process of a terminal of a connector of a modification, and FIG. 9(b) is an explanatory diagram showing a manufacturing process of a reinforcing tab of a connector of the modification.

A connector 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiment described below will be described by exemplifying the connector 10 as a connector of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this connector 10, and other components described in the claims. should apply equally to connectors in the form of

With reference to FIGS. 1(a), 1(b), 2, and 3(a) to 3(d), the overall configuration of the connector 10 will be described. The connector 10 of this embodiment includes a connector housing 100 , terminals 200 and reinforcing tabs 300 and is mounted on a circuit board 400 .

The connector housing 100 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped outer shape, and has a mounting surface 110 , an upper surface 112 , a front surface 114 , a rear surface 116 and side surfaces 118 and 120 to be mounted on the circuit board 400 . The mounting surface 110 extends parallel to the direction in which the circuit board 400 extends. The upper surface 112 is parallel to the mounting surface 110 , and a front surface 114 , a rear surface 116 , side surfaces 118 and 120 are formed between the mounting surface 110 and the upper surface 112 perpendicular to the mounting surface 110 and the upper surface 112 . ing. A mating opening 122 is formed in the front surface 114 for connection with a mating connector (not shown). The fitting opening 122 is open in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the circuit board, so that the mating connector can be moved along the extending direction of the circuit board and inserted into the fitting opening 122 . there is

The rear surface 116 is formed with a predetermined thickness and has a plurality of terminal insertion holes 124 formed therein. In this embodiment, 26 terminal insertion holes 124 are formed on the rear surface 116 in two upper and lower stages. Terminals 200 are inserted and fixed in these terminal insertion holes 124 respectively. The number of terminal insertion holes 124 may be as many as the number of terminals 200 to be inserted. Also, the number of stages of terminal insertion holes 124 is not limited to two, and may be one or more than two.

Sides 118,120 are formed with reinforcing tab mounts 126,128. The reinforcing tab mounting portions 126 and 128 are formed by protruding wall portions 130 and 132 in which upper and lower portions of the side surfaces 118 and 120 further protrude sideways, and vertically between the protruding wall portions 130 and 132 and the side surfaces 118 and 120. It includes reinforcing tab mounting holes 134, 136 formed therethrough. Reinforcing tabs 300, which will be described later, are inserted into the reinforcing tab mounting holes 134 and 136. As shown in FIG.

The terminal 200 is L-shaped and has a pin contact 202 , a lead portion 204 and a first press-fitting portion 206 , as shown in FIG. 4 . The pin contact 202 is straight. The lead portion 204 is bent in an L shape and is a portion electrically and mechanically connected to the circuit board 400 . The first press-fit portion 206 is formed between the pin contact 202 and the lead portion 204 and is a portion that is press-fitted and fixed to the connector housing 100 . The first press-fit portion 206 includes a press-fit protrusion 208 that protrudes outward in the width direction. Also, between the first press-fit portion 206 and the lead portion 204, there is a first extended portion 210 that is wide in the width direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the reinforcing tab 300 includes a plurality of fixing portions 302 having the same shape as the portion of the terminal 200 inserted and fixed into the connector housing 100 . The fixing part 302 includes a second press-fitting part 304 and a substrate fixing pin 306 . The second press-fit portion 304 has the same shape as the first press-fit portion 206 of the terminal 200 and includes a press-fit projection 308 protruding outward in the width direction. The press-fit protrusion 208 of the terminal 200 and the press-fit protrusion 308 of the reinforcing tab 300 have the same shape. Further, the shape of the portion continuous with the second press-fit portion 304 is the same as the shape of the portion continuous with the first press-fit portion 206 of the terminal 200 . That is, in the present embodiment, the board fixing pin 306 and the second extension portion 310 that are continuous with the second press-fitting portion 304 are connected to the pin contact 202 that is continuous with the first press-fitting portion 304 of the terminal 200, and It includes at least a portion of the same shape as the first extension portion 210 .

The board fixing pin 306 is inserted into a reinforcing tab fixing hole formed in the circuit board 400 and fixed. The length of the substrate fixing pin 306 may be the same as the length of the pin contact 202, or may be shorter. Alternatively, the length of the board fixing pin 306 may be longer than the length of the pin contact 202 . The length of the substrate fixing pin 306 should be at least long enough to protrude downward from the mounting surface 110 when the reinforcing tab 300 is attached to the reinforcing tab attachment portions 126 and 128 .

Further, the reinforcement tab 300 has a widened second extension portion 310 on the side of the second press-fit portion 304 opposite to the side where the circuit board 400 is inserted. The second extension portion 310 includes at least a portion of the same shape as the first extension portion 210 of the terminal 200, connects the plurality of fixing portions 302, and uses the reinforcing tab 300 as a fork-shaped member. In this embodiment, the second extension part 310 connects three fixing parts 302 .

[Production method]
Next, the connector manufacturing method of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b). First, the connector housing 100 is formed. The connector housing 100 is formed by a method such as injection molding so as to have a mounting surface 110 mounted on the circuit board 400 and a fitting opening 122 connected to the mating connector.

Next, as illustrated in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), the same mold (not shown) is used to form the terminal 200 and the reinforcing tab 300, at least a portion of which has the same shape. Specifically, the same mold is used to form a terminal press part 500 in which a plurality of terminal members are connected by carrier strips 508 and connecting members 510 . The terminal press part 500 for forming the terminal 200 and the terminal press part 500 for forming the reinforcing tab 300 have the same shape. This terminal press part 500 has a pin portion 502 having the same shape as the pin contact 202 of the terminal 200 and the board fixing pin 306 of the reinforcing tab 300 . The terminal press part 500 also has a lead corresponding portion 504 having the same shape as the lead portion 204 of the terminal 200 . In addition, the terminal press piece 500 includes a first press-fit portion 206 of the terminal 200 and a press-fit portion 506 having the same shape as the second press-fit portion 304 of the reinforcing tab 300 . In other words, the terminal press part 500 includes a pin portion 502, a press-fit portion 506, and a joint material corresponding to the pin contact 202, the first press-fit portion 206, the first extension portion 210, and the lead portion 204 of the terminal 200 in order from the tip side. 510 and lead corresponding portion 504 are formed in this order. Rear ends of the plurality of lead corresponding portions 504 are connected by a carrier strip 508 . A lead corresponding portion 504 having the same shape as the lead portion 204 and a press-fitting portion 506 corresponding to the first press-fitting portion 206 are connected by a connecting material 510 to form a strip-shaped pressed part as a whole.

Next, from this terminal press part 500, the terminal 200 is formed by cutting both the carrier strip 508 and the intermediary material 510, as shown in FIG. 6(a). Specifically, terminal 200 is formed by cutting carrier strip 508 at dashed line 512 and cutting splice material 510 at dashed line 514 . At this time, the intermediary material 510 is cut at a portion close to each terminal 200 side from the center of the adjacent terminals 200 . Note that the joint material 510 may be cut along the center of the adjacent terminals 200 .

The leads 204 are formed by cutting the carrier strip 508 . In addition, by cutting the intermediate material 510 , a first extended portion 210 widened in the width direction is formed between the lead portion 204 and the first press-fit portion 206 . The end face of the first extension portion 210 on the lead portion 204 side constitutes a shoulder portion 212 when the terminal 200 is inserted and fixed into the connector housing 100 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 6A, the terminal 200 is bent so that the side of the lead portion 204 near the first extension portion 210 is bent at a right angle, and the terminal before being inserted and fixed into the connector housing 100 is bent. 200. Note that the terminal 200 may be bent after being inserted and fixed in the connector housing 100 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 6(b), a reinforcing tab 300 is formed from a terminal press part 500 having the same shape as the terminal 200 is formed. Specifically, reinforcing tab 300 is formed in terminal press piece 500 by cutting lead corresponding portion 504 from splicing material 510 along dashed line 516 . The reinforcing tab 300 has a strip-like shape in which a plurality of pin portions 502 of the terminal press part 500 are connected by a connecting material 510 . A plurality of pin portions 502 of the terminal press part 500 constitute board fixing pins 306 , and a connecting member 510 constitutes a second extension portion 310 . In this embodiment, the reinforcing tab 300 has three board fixing pins 306 connected by the second extended portion 310 .

In this embodiment, an example in which the reinforcing tab 300 is formed by cutting between the joint material 510 of the terminal press part 500 and the lead corresponding portion 504 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the reinforcing tab 300 may be formed by cutting at least the carrier strip 508 from the terminal press piece 500. FIG. In this case, the lead corresponding portion 504 extends from the second extended portion 310 and remains in the reinforcing tab 300 as it is.

Next, the terminal 200 with the bent lead portion 204 shown in FIG. Specifically, the pin contacts 202 of the terminals 200 are inserted into the terminal insertion holes 124 from the rear surface 116 side of the connector housing 100 . At this time, the shoulder portion 212 of the terminal 200 is pushed forward by a tool and inserted into the terminal insertion hole 124 to fit the first press-fit portion 206 into the terminal insertion hole 124 . Then, the pin contact 202 of the terminal 200 extends through the terminal insertion hole 124 and into the fitting opening 122 of the connector housing 100 .

A reinforcing tab 300 shown in FIG. 6( b ) is then press fit into the connector housing 100 such that the reinforcing tab 300 provides a mechanical fixation to the circuit board 400 . Specifically, the board fixing pin 306 of the fixing portion 302 of the reinforcing tab 300 is inserted into the reinforcing tab mounting holes 134 , 136 of the reinforcing tab mounting portions 126 , 128 provided on the side surfaces 118 , 120 of the connector housing 100 . At this time, the second press-fitting portion 304 is press-fitted into the reinforcing tab mounting holes 134 and 136 by pressing the second extended portion 310 of the reinforcing tab 300 downward with a tool. Board fixing pins 306 of reinforcing tabs 300 pass through reinforcing tab mounting holes 134 and 136 and protrude downward beyond mounting surface 110 of connector housing 100 .

When the connector housing 100 is mounted on the circuit board 400 , the mounting surface 110 is mounted on the circuit board 400 . At this time, the board fixing pin 306 of the reinforcing tab 300 is inserted into a reinforcing tab fixing hole formed corresponding to the circuit board 400, and is attached to a land (not shown) formed around the reinforcing tab fixing hole. soldered. Thereby, the connector housing 100 is firmly fixed to the circuit board 400 . The fixing portion 302 of the reinforcing tab 300 may be bent so as to laterally bend the portion of the board fixing pin 306 extending below the mounting surface 110 of the connector housing 100 . In this case, the board fixing pin 306 of the reinforcing tab 300 is soldered to the pattern on the circuit board 400 .

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, the reinforcing tab 300 is inserted into the reinforcing tab mounting holes 134 and 136 of the connector housing 100 with the three fixing portions 302 connected by the second extended portion 310 . FIG. 7A illustrates a case where the reinforcement tab 300 having three fixing portions 302 is attached to the reinforcement tab attachment portion 126 of the connector housing 100 in the above embodiment. The number of fixing portions 302 of reinforcing tab 300 in the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7(b), two fixing portions 302 inserted into the reinforcing tab attachment holes 134 may be connected by a second extension portion 310. As shown in FIG. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7C , only one fixing portion 302 may be connected to the second extended portion 310 and the fixing portion 302 may be inserted into the reinforcing tab mounting hole 134 . The number of reinforcing tab mounting holes 134 of connector housing 100 is formed according to the number of fixing portions 302 of reinforcing tab 300 .

Also, in the above embodiment, the case where the mounting surface 110 of the connector housing 100 is parallel to the direction in which the pin contacts 202 extend into the fitting opening 122 has been described. In other words, the fitting opening 122 was open so as to face a direction parallel to the mounting surface 110 , and the mating connector was moved parallel to the mounting surface 110 and inserted into the fitting opening 122 . However, the invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The principle of the present invention is that, as shown in FIGS. 8(a) and 8(b), the mounting surface 110A of the connector housing 100A extends in the direction in which the pin contacts (not shown) extend into the fitting opening 122A. It may be applied to the so-called top-type type, which is perpendicular to . That is, the fitting opening 122A is opened in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface 110A, and the mating connector is moved in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface 110A and inserted into the fitting opening 122A.

In this case, the lead portions of the terminals attached to the connector housing 100A do not have the bent portions as in the above embodiment. The linear terminals are press-fitted into terminal insertion holes formed in the mounting surface 110A of the connector housing 100A, and the terminal lead portions are inserted into the circuit board 400. FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, the terminal press part 500 is formed so as to have a shape corresponding to the pin contact 202 of the terminal 200, the first press-fit portion 206, the intermediate material 510, and the lead portion 204 in this order from the tip side. explained. In other words, the terminal press part 500 was formed in the order of the pin portion 502 , the press-fitting portion 506 , the joint material 510 and the lead corresponding portion 504 and connected to the carrier strip 508 . However, the invention is not limited to the above embodiments. As shown in FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b), a terminal press part 500A is formed into a carrier strip 508A by forming a pin part 502A, a joint material 510A, a press-fitting part 506A, and a lead corresponding part 504A in this order from the tip side. may be connected.

From this terminal pressed part 500A, as shown in FIG. 9A, the terminal 200A is formed by cutting both the carrier strip 508A and the connecting material 510A. Specifically, terminal 200A is formed by cutting carrier strip 508A at dashed line 512A and cutting splice material 510A at dashed line 514A. As a result, the terminal 200A has a pin contact 202A, a first extension portion 210A, a first press-fitting portion 206A having a press-fitting projection 208A, and a lead portion 204A in order from the tip side.

The terminal 200A is inserted into the terminal insertion hole 124 from the fitting opening 122 side of the connector housing 100 before bending the lead portion 204A. Then, the first press-fitting portion 206A is press-fitted into the terminal insertion hole 124 and fixed. Then, the lead portion 204A extending rearwardly from the rear surface 116 of the connector housing 100 is bent into an L shape and used as a connection portion to the circuit board 400. As shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9(b), from the same terminal press part 500A that forms the terminal 200A, the pin portion 502A is cut along the dashed line 516A, and the lead corresponding portion 504A and the carrier strip 508A are cut along the dashed line 518A. disconnect. Thereby, the reinforcing tab 300A is formed. A plurality of lead corresponding portions 504A of the terminal press part 500A form board fixing pins 306A, and a connecting member 510A forms a second extended portion 310A. In this variation, the reinforcing tab 300A has three board fixing pins 306A connected by a second extension 310A. The reinforcing tabs 300A thus formed are attached to the reinforcing tab attachment portions 126, 128 of the connector housing 100 in the same manner as in the above embodiment.

10 Connector 100 Connector Housing 110 Placement Surface 112 Top Surface 114 Front Surface 116 Rear Surface 118, 120 Side Surface 122, 122A Fitting Opening 124 Terminal Insertion Hole 126, 128 Reinforcing Tab Mounting Portion 130, 132 Protruding Wall Portion 134, 136 Reinforcing Tab Mounting Hole 200 , 200A terminal 202, 202A pin contact 204, 204A lead portion 206, 206A press-fitting portion 208 first press-fitting protrusion 210, 210A first extension portion 212 shoulder portion 300, 300A reinforcing tab 302 fixing portion 304 press-fitting portion 306, 306A substrate fixing pin 308 Press-fit protrusions 310, 310A Second extension 400 Circuit board 500, 500A Terminal press parts 502, 502A Pin parts 504, 504A Lead corresponding parts 506, 506A Press-fit parts 508, 508A Carrier strips 510, 510A Intermediate material

Claims (10)

a connector housing having a mating opening to be connected with the mating connector and mounted on the circuit board;
a terminal having a pin contact extending into the fitting opening and inserted and fixed in the connector housing;
a reinforcing tab including a fixing portion having the same shape as the shape of the portion of the terminal inserted and fixed in the connector housing;
The connector, wherein the fixing portion of the reinforcing tab is inserted into the connector housing, and the connector housing is fixed to the circuit board via the fixing portion. The terminal includes a pin contact, a lead portion that is electrically and mechanically connected to the circuit board, and a first contact that is between the pin contact and the lead portion and is press-fitted and fixed to the connector housing. and a press-fit portion,
The fixing portion of the reinforcing tab has a shape of a second press-fitting portion having the same shape as the first press-fitting portion, and a portion of at least one of the pin contact and the lead portion that is continuous with the first press-fitting portion. 2. The connector of claim 1, including a portion continuous with said second press-fit portion that is identical. the terminal has a widened first extension portion between the first press-fitting portion and the lead portion or between the first press-fitting portion and the pin contact;
3. The connector of claim 2, wherein said reinforcing tab has a second widened portion on the side opposite said circuit board with respect to said second press-fit portion. 4. The connector of claim 3, wherein said second extension of said reinforcing tab connects a plurality of said securing portions. 2. From claim 1, wherein the connector housing has a mounting surface to be mounted on the circuit board, and the mounting surface is parallel to a direction in which the pin contacts extend into the fitting opening. 5. The connector according to any one of Claims 4 to 5. 3. The connector housing has a mounting surface to be mounted on the circuit board, and the mounting surface is perpendicular to a direction in which the pin contacts extend into the fitting opening. 5. The connector according to any one of 1 to 4. a housing forming step of forming a connector housing mounted on the circuit board, the connector housing having a mating opening for connection with a mating connector;
forming a terminal and a reinforcing tab, at least a portion of which has the same shape, using the same mold;
a terminal fixing step of press-fitting and fixing the terminal so as to extend into the fitting opening of the connector housing;
a reinforcing tab securing step of press fitting said reinforcing tabs into said connector housing such that said reinforcing tabs provide mechanical fixation to said circuit board. The forming step includes:
a pressed part forming step of forming a terminal pressed part in which a plurality of terminals having pin contacts, press-fit portions, and lead portions are connected by a carrier strip and a connecting material using the same mold;
a terminal forming step of forming the terminals by cutting both the carrier strip and the connecting material from the terminal press part;
and a reinforcing tab forming step of forming said reinforcing tabs by cutting at least a carrier strip from said terminal press piece. The terminal press part is formed in order of a pin contact, a press-fit part, an intermediate material, and a lead part from the tip side and connected to the carrier strip,
9. The connector manufacturing method according to claim 8, wherein said reinforcing tab forming step cuts between said intermediate material and said lead portion. The terminal press part is formed in order of a pin contact, an intermediate material, a press-fitting part, and a lead part from the tip side and connected to the carrier strip,
9. The method of manufacturing a connector according to claim 8, wherein said reinforcing tab forming step includes cutting between said lead portion and said carrier strip and cutting said pin contact.

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