Patent ID: 9293847
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector which has a rear end in a front-rear direction and is connected with a circuit board when the circuit board is inserted into the connector through the rear end along the front-rear direction, wherein: the connector comprises a plurality of contacts and a holding member holding the contacts; the holding member has a first guide portion and a second guide portion which are arranged away from each other in a pitch direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction; each of the first guide portion and the second guide portion has a side portion, an upper portion and a lower portion; in each of the first guide portion and the second guide portion, the side portion intersects with the pitch direction and is provided with a first projection portion and a side surface facing inward in the pitch direction; in each of the first guide portion and the second guide portion, each of the upper portion and the lower portion intersects with an up-down direction perpendicular to both the front-rear direction and the pitch direction, and at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion is provided with a second projection portion; in each of the first guide portion and the second guide portion, the first projection portion is away from both the upper portion and the lower portion and projects inward in the pitch direction from the side surface; and in each of the first guide portion and the second guide portion, the second projection portion is away from the side surface and projects inward in the up-down direction.