Patent ID: 6227894
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B63B,F16B,H01R,H04Q,Y10S

Abstract:
An insertion and withdrawal connector apparatus comprising:a plurality of connectors each having substantially cylindrical first and second projections;a first frame holding each of said connectors in such a manner as to be movable in a first direction, extending along said first direction and having each of first holding grooves movably receiving each of said first projections;a second frame holding each of said connectors in such a manner as to be movable in said first direction, extending along said first direction and having each of second holding grooves movably receiving each of said second projections;a first slider provided in said first frame in such a manner as to be movable in a second direction, and having a first cam groove receiving each of said first projections and being brought into contact with each of said first projections so as to move each of said first projections in said first direction; anda second slider provided in said second frame in such a manner as to be movable in said second direction, and having a second cam groove receiving each of said second projections and being brought into contact with each of said second projections so as to move each of said second projections in said first direction; characterized in that:a diameter of each of said first Projections and a diameter of each of said second projections are equal;each of said first projections has a recess portion;at least a part of each of said recess portion is inserted into each of said first holding grooves and a width of each of said recess portions in a widthwise direction of each of said first holding grooves is set to be smaller than said diameter of each of said second projections;a width of each of said first holding grooves corresponds to said width of each of said recess portions in said widthwise direction of each of said first holding grooves; anda width of said first cam groove and a width of said second cam groove are equal.