RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a receptacle connector capable of improving connection stability while suppressing quality reduction, and a manufacturing method of the receptacle connector.SOLUTION: A receptacle contact 41 comprising a contact part (a receptacle-side first contact part 411 and a receptacle-side second contact part 412) in contact with a plug contact 21 of a plug connector 12 and a connection part (a receptacle-side connection part 413) mounted on a substrate is disposed in a stationary metal mold member 611. In a state where a pair of width expanded portions 442 of a holding part 415 expanded outsides from both side edge positions of the contact part (the receptacle-side first contact part 411) is pressed ad abutted by a portion (a metal mold abutment part 615) of a movable metal mold member 651 moved to a mold fastening position with the stationary metal mold member 611 in a fitting direction B in which the plug connector 12 is fitted, a space for forming a shape of a housing 45 within a metal mold 16 is filled with a resin, thereby forming the housing 45 in which the width expanded portions 442 of the holding part 415 of the receptacle contact 41 are integrally molded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9 【課題】品質の低下を抑制しつつ接続安定性を向上することが可能なレセプタクルコネクタ及びレセプタクルコネクタの製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】プラグコネクタ１２のプラグコンタクト２１と接触する接触部（レセプタクル側第１接触部４１１、レセプタクル側第２接触部４１２）、及び基板に実装する接続部（レセプタクル側接続部４１３）を有するレセプタクルコンタクト４１を、固定金型部材６１１に配置し、接触部（レセプタクル側第１接触部４１１）の両側縁位置よりもそれぞれ外側に張り出した保持部４１５の一対の幅拡張部分４４２を、プラグコネクタ１２が嵌合される嵌合方向Ｂから、固定金型部材６１１との型締め位置まで移動させた可動金型部材６５１の部位（金型当接部６１５）が押圧当接した状態で、金型１６内のハウジング４５形状を形成する空間へ樹脂を充填して、レセプタクルコンタクト４１の保持部４１５の幅拡張部分４４２が一体成形されたハウジング４５を形成する。【選択図】 図９