Patent ID: 7927122
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly comprising: a first connector including a first contact having a first contact portion and a first housing configured to hold the first contact; a second connector matable with the first connector, the second connector including a second contact having a second contact portion that is brought into contact with the first contact portion and a second housing configured to hold the second contact; a positioner operable to position the second contact portion in a first direction so that the second contact portion corresponds to the first contact portion when the second connector is moved relative to the first connector along the first direction; and a movement guide operable to guide a relative movement of the second connector relative to the first connector along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a state in which the second contact portion has been positioned in the first direction until the second contact portion is brought into contact with the first contact portion; wherein the first housing includes a second positional regulator operable to regulate a position of the second connector in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction at the time of positioning of the second contact Portion in the first direction.