Patent ID: 7465183
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A connector adapted to be connected to a plurality of wires, the connector comprising: a plurality of contacts arranged in parallel in a first direction and having connecting portions to be connected to the wires; a housing holding the contacts; and an aligning member for aligning and holding the wires; the aligning member having: a plurality of through holes arranged in parallel in the first direction and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the through holes allowing the connecting portions to be inserted therethrough; a comb-like portion formed at one end in a third direction perpendicular to the first and the second directions and adapted to hold the wires; and a plurality of positioning portions formed at the other end in the third direction and arranged in parallel in the first direction, the positioning portions being for positioning the wires; wherein each of the through holes has a substantially rectangular shape in section, the rectangular shape having one end in a longitudinal direction, the one end being disposed at a position corresponding to a space between adjacent ones of the positioning portions; and wherein the longitudinal direction of the rectangular shape is inclined with respect to the first and the third directions.