Patent ID: 7029334
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A multi way connector comprising a connector and a mating connector, said connector including: an insulation case; a connector plug-in section provided in said insulation case; a plug-in protrusion provided in a front face of said insulation case; two rows of plug-in spaces provided in a longitudinal direction of said connector and sandwiching said plug-in protrusion; a plurality of first terminal fit portions provided in said plug-in protrusion and opened to one row of said plug-in spaces; a plurality of second terminal fit portions provided in said plug-in protrusion and opened to the other row of said plug-in spaces, wherein said first and second terminal fit portions are alternately provided at a predetermined interval in said longitudinal direction of said connector; a plurality of first contact terminals fitted in said first terminal fit portions and having first contact portions exposed to said one of said plug-in spaces and first lead portions provided at said predetermined interval in said longitudinal direction of said connector; and a plurality of second contact terminals fitted in said second terminal fit portions and having second contact portions exposed to said other of said plug-in spaces and second lead portions provided at said predetermined interval in said longitudinal direction of said connector, wherein said first and second lead portions project on the same side in a non-longitudinal direction of said connector, said mating connector including: a mating insulation case; a mating connector plug-in section provided in said mating insulation case; a plurality of first mating contact terminals provided in said mating connector plug-in section; and a plurality of second mating contact terminals provided in said mating connector plug-in section, wherein said mating connector plug-in section is plugged in said connector plug-in section so that said first and second contact terminals are brought into contact with said mating first and second contact terminals, respectively, for conduction therebetween.