Patent ID: 6106306
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector for connecting two wiring elements, the connector being locatable in a gap between the two wiring elements and electrically connect wirings on the wiring elements to each other, the connector comprising:a receptacle housing having a shape of a box with a floor, the receptacle housing being affixed to a first one of the wiring elements and which houses a plurality of first contacts connected to the wiring of the first wiring element; anda plug housing affixed to a second one of the wiring elements and which houses a plurality of second contacts connected to the wiring of the second wiring element, the plug housing being engaged within the receptacle housing during connection of the housings to each other;wherein at least one of the housings comprises projecting parts which project in a direction of the other housing during connection of the housings to each other, the projecting parts being provided in at least one of an inner surface of the receptacle housing or an outer surface of the plug housing proximate the floor of the receptacle housing, andwherein dimensions of a first fitting gap between the housings at the projecting parts is set so as to be smaller than the dimensions of a second fitting gap between the housings at a location other than the projecting parts.