Patent ID: 6468104
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a first connector including a connector insertion portion and a slide member insertion portion adjacent to the connector insertion portion; a second connector to which the first connector is fitted in a fitting direction; a locking mechanism including a locking member provided at a side portion of the connector insertion portion for holding a state where the first and second connectors are fitted each other in a fitted state; a slide member including an elastic member which is provided in and slidable along the slide member insertion portion, wherein the elastic member urges the second connector in a direction opposite to the fitting direction by its repulsive force when the first and second connectors are half-fitted each other in a half-fitted state; and a rotation guide mechanism, for rotating the slide member by a predetermined angle in accordance with a movement of the slide member in the fitting direction, provided at the slide member insertion portion and the slide member, wherein the slide member can be engaged with the locking mechanism in accordance with the rotation of the slide member.