Patent ID: 9728877
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector attachable to a first connection object in an up-down direction and connectable with a second connection object which is to be inserted rearward into the connector along a front-rear direction perpendicular to the up-down direction, the second connection object having a sheet-like or plate-like shape, wherein: the first connection object has a plurality of first connection portions; the second connection object has a plurality of second connection portions; the connector comprises a plurality of terminals and a holding member; the holding member has a holding portion and a sandwiched portion; each of the terminals is held by the holding portion of the holding member; the terminals are arranged in a pitch direction perpendicular to both the up-down direction and the front-rear direction; each of the terminals has a connecting portion and a contact portion; the connecting portions of the terminals are connected with the first connection portions, respectively, when the connector is attached to the first connection object; the contact portions of the terminals are connected with the second connection portions, respectively, when the second connection object is inserted into the connector; the connecting portion has a plate-like shape intersecting with the up-down direction; a center of the contact portion and a center of the connecting portion are positioned at positions different from each other in the pitch direction; the sandwiched portion and the connecting portion at least overlap with each other when the connector is viewed along the up-down direction; one of the sandwiched portion and the connecting portion is visible when the connector is viewed along an upward direction of the up-down direction; and a remaining one of the sandwiched portion and the connecting portion is visible when the connector is viewed along a downward direction of the up-down direction.