Patent ID: 9214756
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G02B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector for connecting a wiring material to a connecting target member and having a dust protection function, the connector comprising: a terminal member including a contact portion that can be brought into contact with the connecting target member, the terminal member being attached to an end of the wiring material; a housing including: (i) a top wall, (ii) a bottom wall, and (ii) an insertion recess into which the connecting target member can be inserted, the housing retaining the terminal member such that the contact portion can be brought into contact with the connecting target member inserted into the insertion recess, the insertion recess defining an insertion opening; and a dust protection member formed of a sheet having a uniform thickness, the sheet overlapping a surface of the top wall and overlapping a surface of the bottom wall such that the insertion recess of the housing is covered by the sheet, the dust protection member being configured to protect the insertion recess against dust by blocking the insertion opening of the insertion recess, the dust protection member being configured to be penetrated by the connecting target member when the connecting target member is inserted into the insertion recess.