Patent ID: 6431896
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a stationary side housing having a stationary side terminal metal fitting; a movable side housing having a movable side metal fitting capable of connecting with said stationary side terminal metal fitting; a holder capable of being assembled to said stationary side housing in an assembly direction; and a guide mechanism that displaces said movable side housing with respect to said holder in a direction oblique to the assembly direction between an initial position and a connecting position, wherein when the movable side housing moves from the initial position to the connection position, said movable side terminal metal fitting moves in a direction perpendicular to the assembly direction and connects with said stationary side terminal metal fitting, said guide mechanism comprises a plurality of cam grooves formed in said holder and a plurality of cam pins formed in said movable side housing and engaged with the cam grooves, said cam grooves are provided in parallel to each other, and the plurality of cam grooves are oblique with respect to the assembly direction and shifted with respect to each other in the assembly direction.