Patent ID: 11888248
Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. An intermediate electrical connector which, upon
connection of a first counterpart connect body and a second counterpart connect body each from different sides in a manner permitting plugging and unplugging, mediates between the first and second counterpart connect bodies, and which comprises:
terminals that are enabled to contact, respectively, the first counterpart connect body and the second counterpart connect body;
a housing that directly or indirectly secures the terminals in place; and
locking fittings supported by the housing of the intermediate electrical connector, the locking fittings comprising locking portions enabled to engage lockable portions provided in the first counterpart connect body in a direction of disengagement when the intermediate electrical connector and the first counterpart connect body are connected,
wherein the intermediate electrical connector comprises a plurality of connecting units having the terminals and the housings,
wherein the plurality of connecting units are arranged such that an array direction is a direction perpendicular to a direction of connection to the first connect body, and
wherein the locking fittings extend throughout an array range of the plurality of connecting units in the array direction and collectively couple said plurality of connecting units.