Patent ID: 7473100
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a housing having a first receiving portion for receiving a first connected object having a substantially plate-like shape, and a second receiving portion for receiving a second connected object having a substantially plate-like shape; a first insertion-detecting contact disposed in said housing; and a second insertion-detecting contact disposed in said housing at a location adjacent to said first insertion-detecting contact, wherein said first insertion-detecting contact includes a first contact portion disposed in said first receiving portion, and a second contact portion urged by the second connected object when the second connected object has been normally inserted into said second receiving portion, wherein said second insertion-detecting contact includes a third contact portion disposed in said first receiving portion, and a fourth contact portion brought into contact with said second contact portion when the second connected object has been normally inserted into said second receiving portion, and wherein when the first connected object is not inserted to a predetermined position in said first receiving portion, at least one of said first contact portion and said third contact portion is not in contact with the first connected object, whereas when the first connected object is inserted to the predetermined position in said first receiving portion, both said first contact portion and said third contact portion are brought into contact with the first connected object.