Patent ID: 6545224
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H01B,H01R

Abstract:
A plate-like insulating member, comprising:a plurality of wire receiving grooves, in which electric wires are respectively receivable, juxtaposed to each other, the electric wires being respectively connectable to a plurality of press-connecting terminals; and a plurality of wire fixing portions which prevent the electric wires, received in the wire receiving grooves, from withdrawing from the wire receiving grooves, wherein the plurality of wire fixing portions include: retaining pawls comprising: pawl bodies which are disposed correspondingly to the wire receiving grooves to retain the electric wires in the respective wire receiving grooves, wherein each of the pawl bodies can displace between a restriction position in which the electric wire is prevented from withdrawing from the wire receiving groove, and an allowable position in which the electric wire is allowed to withdraw from the wire receiving groove, and engagement projections which protrude from the pawl bodies in a direction in which the pawl bodies respectively disposed in the adjacent wire receiving grooves approach each other, and at least one engagement member insertable between the pawl bodies disposed in the adjacent wire receiving grooves, the at least one engagement member being engaged with the engagement projections of the pawl bodies, thereby restricting displacement of the pawl bodies from the restriction position toward the allowable position.