Patent ID: 7033196
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a plurality of plugs provided on a first substrate, each of said plugs including a first protruding portion; a plurality of sockets provided on a second substrate, each of said sockets including a second protruding portion; a driving section operable to fit said plurality of plugs to said plurality of sockets by moving to a first direction substantially perpendicular to a fitting direction in which said plugs fit to said sockets, said driving section comprising a plurality of first groove parts extending in the first direction and a plurality of second groove parts, each of said first groove parts being engageable with said first protruding portion and each of said second groove parts being engageable with said second protruding portion; wherein each of said second groove parts of said driving section includes a portion which allows moving of said sockets in the fitting direction in relation to the movement of said driving section, the second substrate includes a plurality of first members which allow the moving of said sockets in the fitting direction in relation to the second substrate, and each of said sockets includes a second member engageable with each of said first members on said second substrate; and wherein when connecting said plugs and said sockets, a distance by which said second groove part allows said socket to move in the fitting direction is shorter than a distance by which said first member of said second substrate and said second member of said socket allow said socket to move in the fitting direction.