Patent ID: 6671976
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An output-attached measuring instrument, comprising:a measuring instrument body having a sensor, a circuit board for processing a measurement signal from the sensor as a measurement data, an output electrode for outputting the measurement data from the circuit board, and a connector hole in communication with the output electrode and opening to an outer surface; and a connection cable having a connector capable of attaching to and detaching from the connector hole for transmitting the measurement data obtained by the measuring instrument body to an external device, the connector having a projection capable of being plugged to and unplugged from the connector hole and a connector terminal exposed on a surface thereof, wherein an elastic connector having an electro-conductive portion for electrically connecting the connector terminal and the output electrode is accommodated in a space of the connector hole of the measuring instrument body, and wherein the elastic connector shuts the connector hole when the projection is unplugged from the connector hole and electrically connects the connector terminal and the output electrode through the electro-conductive portion when the projection is plugged into the connector hole.