Patent ID: 6270371
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector connecting structure comprising:a first connector having first wire connected terminals;a second connector having second wire connected terminals to be coupled with said first connector for making an electric connection;a first mounting portion on which said first connector is mounted;a second mounting portion on which said second connector is mounted;a first connector frame, on said first connector, fixed to said first mounting portion and supporting one end of said first connector so as to project the other end thereof; anda second connector frame fixed to said second mounting portion and including:a top-wall opening formed in a coupling direction of said first and second connectors for permitting movement of said first connector with respect to said second connector;a side-wall opening formed in a coupling operation direction of said first and second mounting portions;an inclined slide plane, tapered or in a curve, for engaging said other end of said first connector and shifting it toward said top-wall opening upon relative movement between said first mounting portion and said second mounting portion during coupling operation between said first and second connectors; anda connector accommodating portion provided with a receiving opening disposed on said slide plane and directed in said coupling direction so as to receive said second connector,wherein said first and second connectors are resiliently biased into connected relation with each other through said receiving opening so as to electrically connect said first and second wire connected terminals by resiliently bending at least one of said first and second mounting portions in said coupling direction by means of sliding said other end of said first connector on said slide plane when said first and second mounting portions are moved in horizontal directions perpendicular to said coupling direction with respect to each other during assembly thereof.