Patent ID: 11916326
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A plug connector to be fitted in a receptacle connector, comprising:
a housing; and
multiple plug terminals arranged in the housing,
wherein the housing has at least
a base portion housing the multiple plug terminals,
a lock mechanism configured to be stopped at the receptacle connector when fitted in the receptacle connector, and
a pair of side portions each provided on both right and left sides of the base portion,

at least one of the pair of side portions has
a first surface extending upward, and
a second surface positioned forward of a back surface of the base portion and backward of the first surface and extending upward, and

in a state in which the plug connector is fitted in the receptacle connector,
the second surface faces the receptacle connector through a clearance, and
the first surface is closer to the receptacle connector than the second surface is to the receptacle connector.