JPH10134896A - Manufacture of connector and contact module - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector capable of cutting costs for mounting terminal resistors on peripheral apparatuses in accordance with layout in a system configuration in repeat to the connector for connecting a body such as a personal computer to the peripheral apparatuses such as a hard disk device, a scanner device. SOLUTION: This method involves a plurality of individual connectors 23 corresponding to a plurality of respective contact possessed by a male side connector, and at least one contact module 51 integrated into a housing 21 consisting of an insulator. The contact module 51 short-circuits a pair of contacts adjoined each other on mounting the male side connector and has contacts 52, 53 capable of detecting the mounting of the male side connector 15. The results materialize the connector.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector for connecting a main body of a personal computer or the like to a peripheral device such as a hard disk drive or a scanner, and more particularly to detecting the attachment of a male connector and shorting adjacent contacts. The invention relates to a connector with possible contacts.

2. Description of the Related Art In an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, peripheral devices such as a hard disk device and a scanner device are connected to the main body in accordance with the application. However, the connection means provided in the main body for connecting these peripheral devices is connected. One connector regardless of the number of connected peripheral devices.

As a means for connecting a plurality of peripheral devices to the connector of the main body and enabling the addition of peripheral devices, each peripheral device has two units.
And a first peripheral device and a first peripheral device are connected to the first peripheral device via a connection cable.

That is, a cable connecting the main body and a plurality of peripheral devices is connected in series via two connectors of each peripheral device, and is connected to one connector of a peripheral device located farthest from the main body. Is equipped with a terminating resistor in place of the connection cable.

As described above, even in a peripheral device having the same specifications, the terminating resistor is mounted only on the peripheral device located farthest from the main body. Therefore, there is a demand for the development of a connector that can reduce the cost of mounting a terminating resistor on a peripheral device according to the arrangement at the time of system configuration.

[0006]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional method of connecting peripheral devices, FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a male connector, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a conventional example of a female connector, and FIG. It is a figure showing the conventional example of.

As shown in FIG. 10, a conventional method of connecting peripheral devices has a main body 11 of an information processing apparatus having one connector 12 for connecting peripheral devices, and a plurality of peripheral devices 13a connected to the main body 11, Each of 13b, 13c... 13n has two connectors 12 for connection.

[0008] Adjacent main units and peripheral devices such as the main unit 11 and the first peripheral device 13a, and the first peripheral device 13a and the second peripheral device 13b are connected via connection cables 14, respectively. A terminal resistor 16 is mounted on the peripheral device 13n farthest from the terminal 11.

The connector 15 attached to both ends of the connection cable 14 and the male connector 15 on which the resistance element 17 is mounted to form the terminating resistor 16 are connected to a housing 41 made of an insulator as shown in FIG. It has a shell 42 made of metal and a contact 43 formed by processing a metal plate.

A housing 41 inserted into a shell 42
A plurality of square holes 44 are provided in two upper and lower stages for fitting the contacts 43, and the plurality of contacts 43 pressed into the square holes 44 of the housing 41 are formed in the shell 42 as shown in FIG. The tip is exposed at the opening.

The connector 12 included in the main body and the peripheral device is a half-pitch female connector conforming to the SCSI standard. As shown in FIG. 12B, a housing 21 made of an insulator and a shell 22 made of a metal are used. And individual contacts 23 formed by processing a metal plate.

The housing 21 fitted in the shell 22 is provided with a plurality of openings 24 in two upper and lower stages for fitting the individual contacts 23 therein. A base 26 having a plurality of support grooves 25 corresponding to 24 is formed integrally with the housing 21.

The individual contact 23 made of a metal plate having a spring property has an L-shaped terminal 27 protruding rearward of the body 30, and a pair of terminals 27 protruding forward of the body 30. In the contact piece 28, a contact portion 29 formed at each tip is opposed to the contact piece 28 via a predetermined gap.

By mounting the male connector 15 on the connector 12, each contact 43 becomes a pair of contact pieces.
28, the contact portions 29 of the respective contact pieces 28 contact both surfaces of the contact 43, and the contact 43 and the individual contact
23 are electrically connected.

Although not shown, each of the individual contacts 23 has a bulge portion on a side surface which can bite into a side wall when pressed into the opening 24, and the individual contact 23 is press-fitted into the opening 24.
In the case of 23, the bulge portion does not fall into the side wall even when the contact 43 is inserted and removed.

As for other connectors, as shown in FIG. 13A, the male connector 19 is in contact with the housing 45 and the shell 46.
The housing 45 made of resin is inserted into the inside of the shell 46, and square holes 48 are arranged in two upper and lower stages for inserting the contacts 47 therein.

A plurality of contacts 47 formed by bending an elastic metal plate are fitted back-to-back into square holes 48 arranged in two upper and lower stages, and are supported by a housing 45 so as to be able to flex in the plate pressure direction. Contact portions 49 are formed at the tips of the contacts 47, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the female connector 18 has a housing 31, a shell 32 and individual contacts 33 formed of an elastic metal plate, and the housing 31 inserted into the shell 32. A plurality of openings 34 are arranged in two upper and lower stages for fitting the individual contacts 33.

A base portion 36, which is located below the opening portion 34 and has a plurality of supporting holes 35 corresponding to the opening portion 34, is formed integrally with the housing 31, and is provided outside the opening portions 34 provided in two upper and lower stages. The terminal side of the individual contact 33 inserted along the wall surface is inserted into the support hole 35.

The tips of the individual contacts 33 penetrating through the opening 34 are supported by the housing 31 so as to be able to bend in the sheet pressure direction.
The contact portion 37 that contacts the contact 47 of the male connector 19 protrudes from the opposite surface.

When the male connector 19 is attached to the connector 18, the contacts 47 fitted back to back are contact portions 37.
Between the contact portions 37,
Contacts 47 and individual contacts
33 is electrically connected.

Although not shown, each of the individual contacts 33 has a bulge portion which can bite into a side wall when pressed into the opening 34, and the individual contact 33 is press-fitted into the opening 34.
The bulge 33 does not fall off when the contact 47 is inserted and withdrawn when the bulge portion cuts into the side wall.

[0023]

The terminating resistor in FIG.
Terminating resistance is built in the peripheral device 13n to which the device 16 is attached in advance, and the connector 12 of the peripheral device 13n is replaced with a connector having a contact that detects the attachment of the male connector and short-circuits between adjacent contacts. By doing so, it is said that the terminating resistor 16 externally connected via the connector 12 becomes unnecessary.

However, since the conventional connector complies with the SCSI standard, all the contacts are assigned to respective predetermined applications, and the mounting of the male connector to the conventional connector is detected and the adjacent contacts are short-circuited. No contact can be provided.

Further, by changing the wiring of the connection cable and the printed circuit board incorporated in the peripheral device, an external terminating resistor is not required, but the connection cable and the printed circuit board whose wiring has been changed need the terminating resistor. There is a problem that the peripheral device cannot be used.

An object of the present invention is to provide a connector capable of reducing the cost of mounting a terminating resistor on a peripheral device according to the arrangement at the time of system configuration.

[0027]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a connector according to the present invention. The same object is denoted by the same symbol throughout the drawings.

The above problem is solved by a plurality of individual contacts 23 corresponding to each of a plurality of contacts 43 of the male connector 15.
And at least one contact module 51 incorporated in the housing 21 made of an insulator. The contact module 51 short-circuits a pair of adjacent contacts 43 when the male connector 15 is mounted. In addition, this is achieved by the connector of the present invention including the contacts 52 and 53 capable of detecting that the male connector 15 has been mounted.

As described above, when the male connector is mounted, the contact module including the contact capable of short-circuiting the pair of adjacent contacts and detecting that the male connector is mounted is optional. The contact can be replaced with an individual contact, and an external terminating resistor in compliance with the SCSI standard can be eliminated.

That is, it is possible to realize a connector capable of reducing the cost of mounting a terminating resistor on a peripheral device according to the arrangement at the time of system configuration.

[0031]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of the contact module, FIG. 3 is a sectional view for explaining the operation of the connector according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a view showing a modification of the connector according to the present invention, and FIG. Diagram showing a method for manufacturing a child module,
6 is a diagram showing another contact module, FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of another contact module, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another contact module, and FIG. 9 is a diagram of another contact module. It is a figure explaining an operation.

One embodiment of the connector 5 according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 21 has a housing 21 made of an insulator and a shell 22 made of a metal, and at least one contact module 51 and a plurality of individual contacts 23 same as a conventional connector are press-fitted into the housing 21.

As shown in FIG. 2D, the housing 21 fitted in the shell 22 is provided with openings 24 in which the individual contacts 23 are inserted and arranged in two upper and lower stages, and a plurality of openings corresponding to the openings 24 are provided. Support groove 25
A base portion 26 having a shape is located below the opening portion 24 and is formed integrally with the housing 21.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the contact module 51 includes a first contact 52 and a second contact 53 made of a metal material having a spring property, and a first contact 52 arranged at a predetermined interval.
And a second contact 53, and an insulator 54 that covers the body.

The first contact 52 has three contact pieces 56, 57, 58 projecting forward from the body 55 and an L-shaped terminal 59 projecting rearward. The three contact pieces 56, 57, 58 integrally formed with the terminal part 59 are arranged substantially in parallel.

On the other hand, the second contactor 53 has a contact piece 61 projecting forward from the body 60 and an L-shaped terminal projecting backward.
The first contact 52 and the second contact 53, which are formed integrally with each other and have their side surfaces facing each other at a predetermined interval, are formed of an insulator 54.
Are integrated.

The first contact piece 56 and the second contact piece 57 of the first contact 52 are provided with contact portions 6 formed at the respective tips.
3 and 64 are opposed to each other, and contact portions 65 and 66 of the third contact piece 58 of the first contact 52 and the fourth contact piece 61 of the second contact 53 are opposed.

The contact module 51 has a bulge portion 67 on the side surface that can bite into the side wall when pressed into the opening 24 of the housing 21. The contact module 51 press-fit into the opening 24 has the bulge portion 67. It does not come off when the bite contact is inserted into the side wall.

The contact module 51 is provided with an arbitrary opening 24 instead of the pair of individual contacts 23 press-fitted into the upper and lower openings 24.
The conventional male connector 15 shown in FIG. 11 can be mounted on the connector 5 according to the present invention as shown in FIG.

The connector 5 according to the present invention has a male connector 15
When the first contact 52 is attached between adjacent contacts 43
As a result, the third contact piece 58 of the first contact 52 and the fourth contact piece 61 of the second contact 53 are short-circuited via the contact 43.

For example, by connecting a detection circuit between the first contact 52 and the second contact 53 of the connector 5 according to the present invention, when the male connector 15 is mounted, the first connection is established.
Is short-circuited between the contact 52 and the second contact 53, and the attachment of the male connector can be detected.

The center of the contact portion 65 provided at the tip of the third contact piece 58 and the center of the contact portion 66 provided at the tip of the fourth contact piece 61 are, as shown in FIG. It is relatively displaced in the vertical direction to prevent a malfunction that occurs when the attachment of the male connector is detected.

A modified example of the connector according to the present invention includes a housing 71 inserted into the inside of the shell 22 as shown in FIG. 4D, and the housing 71 is provided with two vertically arranged openings. A coupling spring locking groove 72 and a projection accommodation hole 73 opened on the upper surface are provided on the portion 24.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the contactor module 74 is provided with an insulator 54 for integrating and covering the first contactor 52 and the second contactor 53 and formed in parallel with the upper surface. Spring part
75 and a projection 76 formed at the tip of the coupling spring portion 75 and fitted into the projection receiving hole 73.

Unlike the contact module 51, the contact module 74 does not include a bulge portion that can bite into the side wall of the opening 24, but the contact module 74 inserted into the opening 24 has a coupling spring portion 75. Is inserted into the coupling spring locking groove 72 and does not come off.

In the connector according to the present invention, the gap interposed between the first contact and the second contact of the contact module is extremely important, and if this gap deviates from a predetermined amount, the contact portions 65 and 66 are removed. A contact piece 58 that contacts the contact 43 via
The contact pressure of 61 becomes unstable.

The connector according to the present invention uses a first contact and a second contact as means for forming a highly accurate gap between the first contact and the second contact of the contact module. Formed a metal frame integrated with the metal frame, fixed with an insulator, and then cut off the connecting portion.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, one or more intermediate members 68 are disposed between the first contact 52 and the second contact 53 having a predetermined interval in the frame forming step. By doing so, a metal frame 69 in which the first contact 52 and the second contact 53 are integrated is formed.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the metal frame 69 is insert-molded in the insulator 54 near the body parts 55 and 60 as shown in FIG. 5B. In this step, a window 70 for cutting off the intermediate member 68 is formed.

In the next cutting step, the tip of the tool is inserted into the window 70 provided in the insulator 54, and the intermediate member 68 is cut off as shown in FIG. 5 (c). Intermediate member after fixing with insulator 54
By cutting off 68, the first contact 52 and the second contact 53
And the gap between them is improved.

Another contact module 80 corresponding to the male connector 19 in FIG. 13A has an insulator and a contact piece, as shown in FIG. 6B, from the same side of the insulator 81. It has three projecting contact pieces, that is, a fifth contact piece 82, a sixth contact piece 83, and a seventh contact piece 84.

Fifth contact piece 82 insulated by insulator 81
And the sixth contact piece 83 are provided with contact portions 85 and 86 protruding from the surfaces facing each other, and the seventh contact piece 84 arranged in parallel with the sixth contact piece 83 at intervals is provided with a sixth contact piece 84. The contact portion 87 is projected in the same direction as the contact piece 83.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the fifth contact piece 82 and the seventh contact piece 84 which are integrally formed are connected inside the insulator 81, and a terminal portion of the fifth contact piece 82 is formed. The terminal 88 of the contact piece 88 and the terminal portion 89 of the sixth contact piece 83 are drawn out from the lower surface of the contact module 80.

Another connector 6 according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), a housing 31 made of an insulator and a shell 32 made of metal are provided, and at least one contact module 80 and a plurality of individual contacts 33 (not shown) are pressed into the housing 31. I have.

As shown, the housing 31 inserted into the shell 32 has openings 34 in which a plurality of individual contacts 33 are inserted and arranged in two upper and lower stages, and a plurality of support holes corresponding to the openings 34. 35
A base portion 36 having an opening is located below the opening portion 34 and is formed integrally with the housing 31.

The contact module 80 has a bulge portion 38 on the side surface that can bite into the side wall when pressed into the opening 34 of the housing 31. The contact module 80 pressed into the opening 34 has the bulge portion 38. It does not come off when the bite contact is inserted into the side wall.

The above-mentioned contact module 80 is provided with the upper and lower openings 34.
Any opening instead of a pair of individual contacts 33 pressed into
The male connector 19 shown in FIG. 7A can be directly mounted on the connector 6 according to the present invention.

When the male connector 19 is attached to the connector 6, the adjacent contacts 47 are connected to the fifth contact piece 82 and the seventh contact piece.
The sixth contact piece 83 and the seventh contact piece 84 which are short-circuited by the
Short-circuited due to contact with

For example, by connecting a detection circuit between the sixth contact piece 83 and the seventh contact piece 84 of the connector 6 according to the present invention, when the male connector 19 is attached, the sixth
Is short-circuited between the contact piece 83 and the seventh contact piece 84, and the attachment of the male connector can be detected.

A further contact module 90 corresponding to the male connector 19 in FIG. 13A has an insulator and a contact piece, and as shown in FIG. Projected fifth and sixth contact pieces 82 and 83 and first short-circuit piece 92
And a second short-circuit piece 93.

The fifth contact piece 82 insulated by the insulator 91
The first and second contact pieces 83 and 86 have contact portions 85 and 86 protruding from opposing surfaces, respectively.
When the male connector 19 is fitted and inserted, one of them is opposed to the other via a gap that can be flexed and contacted.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the first short-circuit piece 92
The second short-circuiting piece 93 is connected to the sixth contact piece 83, and the terminal portion 88 of the fifth contact piece 82 and the terminal portion 89 of the sixth contact piece 83 are connected to the contact module. 90
Is drawn out to the lower surface.

Another connector 7 according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), it has a housing 31 made of an insulator and a shell 32 made of a metal, and at least one contact module 90 and a plurality of individual contacts 33 (not shown) are press-fitted into the housing 31. ing.

The housing 31 inserted into the shell 32 has two openings 34 in which the individual contacts 33 are inserted (partition walls are omitted in the figure), and a plurality of openings 34 corresponding to the openings 34 are provided. Support hole 35
A base portion 36 having an opening is located below the opening portion 34 and is formed integrally with the housing 31.

The contact module 90 has a bulge portion 38 on the side surface which can be cut into the side wall when pressed into the opening 34 of the housing 31. The contact module 90 pressed into the opening 34 has the bulge portion 38. It does not come off when the bite contact is inserted into the side wall.

If the partition wall between the openings 34 is removed, the above-mentioned contact module 90 can be press-fitted into an arbitrary opening 34 in place of the pair of individual contacts 33, and is conventionally used as shown in FIG. The male connector 19 can be directly attached to the connector 7 according to the present invention.

When the male connector 19 is attached to the connector 7, the adjacent contacts 47 are connected to the fifth contact piece 82 and the sixth contact piece.
The first short-circuiting piece 92 is pressed by the housing 45 of the male connector 19 to short-circuit the first short-circuiting piece 92 and the second short-circuiting piece 93.

As a result, for example, the connector 7 according to the present invention
By connecting a detection circuit between the fifth contact piece 82 and the sixth contact piece 83 of the fifth embodiment, when the male connector 19 is attached, the fifth
Is short-circuited between the contact piece 82 and the sixth contact piece 83, and the attachment of the male connector can be detected.

As described above, when the male connector is mounted, the contact module which has a contact capable of detecting the mounting of the male connector while short-circuiting the pair of adjacent contacts is optional. The contact can be replaced with an individual contact, and an external terminating resistor in compliance with the SCSI standard can be eliminated.

That is, it is possible to realize a connector that can reduce the cost of mounting a terminating resistor on a peripheral device according to the arrangement in the system configuration.

[0071]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a connector which can reduce the cost of mounting a terminating resistor on a peripheral device according to the arrangement at the time of system configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing one embodiment of a contact module.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a modified example of the connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a method of manufacturing a contact module.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another contact module.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation of another contact module.

FIG. 8 is a view showing still another contact module.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the operation of still another contact module.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional peripheral device connection method.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a male connector.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a conventional example of a female connector.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a conventional example of another connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5, 6, 7 Connector 15, 19 Male connector 21 Housing 22 Shell 23 Individual contact 24 Opening 25 Support groove 26 Base 31 Housing 32 Shell 33 Individual contact 34 Opening 35 Support hole 36 Base 38 Bulge 43 , 47 Contacts 51 Contact module 52 First contact 53 Second contact 54 Insulator 55 Body 56, 57, 58 Contact piece 59 Terminal 60 Body 61 Contact piece 62 Terminal 63, 64, 65, 66 Contact part 67 Bulge part 68 Intermediate member 69 Metal frame 70 Window 71 Housing 72 Coupling spring retaining groove 73 Projection storage hole 74 Contact module 75 Coupling spring part 76 Projection 80 Contact module 81 Insulator 82, 83, 84 Contact piece 85, 86, 87 Contact 88, 89 Terminal 90 Contact module 91 Insulator 92, 93 Jumper

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Osamu Daikohara 2-3-5 Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuyuki Futaki 2 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo No. 3-5 Fujitsu Takamizawa Component Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Suzuki 2-3-5 Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Fujimi Takamizawa Component Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takahiro Yoshiike Shinagawa, Tokyo 2-3-5 Higashi-Gotanda-ku, Tokyo Fujitsu Takamisawa Component Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhiko Ikeda 2-3-5 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Fujitsu Takamizawa Component Co., Ltd.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A contact module comprising: a plurality of individual contacts respectively corresponding to a plurality of contacts of a male connector; and at least one contact module incorporated in a housing made of an insulator. Is short-circuited between the pair of adjacent contacts when the male connector is mounted,
A connector comprising a contact capable of detecting that the male connector is mounted. 2. The contact module according to claim 1, wherein the contact module comprises a first contact and a second contact made of a metal material having a spring property, and the first contact and the second contact arranged at a predetermined interval. And an insulator covering at least the body portion of the first contact and the second contact, wherein the first contact is arranged in parallel. And three contact pieces integrally formed with the body part, the second contact has one contact piece integrally formed with the body part, and the first contact piece has The contact portion of the first contact piece and the contact portion of the second contact piece face each other, and the contact portion of the third contact piece of the first contact and the fourth contact of the second contact piece 2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a contact portion of the contact piece is opposed to the contact portion. 3. The contact module according to claim 1, wherein the center of the contact portion provided at the tip of the third contact piece and the center of the contact portion provided at the tip of the fourth contact piece are longer than the length of the contact piece. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is relatively displaced in the vertical direction. 4. The contact module has at least one window penetrating an insulator, and a partial area of the first contact and the second contact is exposed inside the window. The connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3. 5. The housing has a plurality of openings for press-fitting the individual contacts arranged in upper and lower two stages, and the contact module includes a first contact and a second contact in the openings. 5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a bulge portion is provided on a side surface facing the side wall of the opening to prevent the falling out of the opening when the contact is press-fitted. . 6. The contact module has a coupling spring portion formed in parallel with an upper surface of an insulator, and the housing has a plurality of openings for press-fitting individual contacts arranged in two upper and lower stages. When the first contact and the second contact are fitted into the opening, the coupling spring locking groove is fitted with the coupling spring to prevent the contact module from falling off. 5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is arranged outside the opening. 7. The contact module has a fifth contact piece, a sixth contact piece, and a seventh contact piece protruding from the same side surface of an insulator. The sixth contact piece is provided with contact portions insulated by the insulator and protruding from opposing surfaces, and the seventh contact piece is juxtaposed to the side of the sixth contact piece. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a contact portion projects in the same direction as the sixth contact piece, and is connected to the fifth contact piece inside the insulator. 8. The contact module has a fifth contact piece and a sixth contact piece protruding from the same side surface of the insulator, and a first short-circuit piece and a second short-circuit piece. The fifth contact piece and the sixth contact piece are provided with contact portions insulated by the insulator and protruding from opposing surfaces, respectively, and the first short-circuit piece has one end connected to the fifth contact piece. One end of the second short-circuiting piece is connected to the sixth contact piece, and the first short-circuiting piece and the second short-circuiting piece are in contact with each other when the male connector is inserted. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector faces each other. 9. A first contact and a second contact made of a metal material having a spring property, and the first contact and the second contact arranged at a predetermined interval. And a method for manufacturing a contact module having an insulator formed by covering at least a body portion of the first contact and the second contact, wherein the first contact and the second contact A frame forming step of forming a metal frame connected to the second contact via an intermediate member;
A method for manufacturing a contact module, comprising: a mold step of insert-molding the metal frame into an insulator to cover at least a body portion; and a cutting step of cutting off the intermediate member after molding.