Patent ID: 7837482
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector device that is connected to a connecting electronic device having a connecting-side connector, the connector device comprising: a receiving-side connector to which the connecting-side connector is connected; a main frame configured to support the receiving-side connector in such a manner that the receiving-side connector is movable in a connection direction in which the connecting-side connector is connected to the receiving-side connector; and a control unit configured to alternately perform a control of a movement of the receiving-side connector in the connection direction and a release of the control each time a pressing force is applied to the connecting-side connector in the connection direction, wherein if the pressing force is applied to the connecting-side connector in the connection direction while the connecting-side connector and the receiving-side connector are being connected, the control unit performs the control in accordance with the movement of the receiving-side connector in the connection direction, and if the pressing force is applied to the connecting-side connector to which the receiving-side connector is connected in the connection direction when the connecting-side connector and the receiving-side connector have been already connected, the control performs the release of the control in accordance with the movement of the receiving-side connector in the connection direction.