Patent ID: 7354318

Claim:
A joint connector including an inserting-side connector portion and a receiving-side connector portion in which the inserting-side connector portion is inserted, the inserting-side connector portion and the receiving-side connector portion being fitted and connected to each other, comprising: an inserting-side connector portion including a plurality of connector housings each having a plurality of terminal-accommodating compartments juxtaposed along a lateral direction for accommodating connecting terminals, an interlocking recess portion provided on at least one of the connector housings, an interlocking protrusion portion interlocking therewith, and a connector housing-locking means for combining the connector housings stacked into a plurality of stages; and a receiving-side connector portion including a connector case having an inserting-side connector portion-receiving compartment for receiving and holding the inserting-side connector portion, and a circuit-forming unit being mounted to the connector case and having a plurality of connection pins protruding in the inserting-side connector portion-receiving compartment to be connected with the connecting terminals in the inserting-side connector portion; wherein a clearance is provided between respective interlocking surfaces of an interlocking recess portion and an interlocking protrusion portion constituting the connector housing-locking means so that the interlocking protrusion portion is loosely interlocked with the interlocking recess portion, whereby the plurality of connector housings are loosely combined so as to be shiftable relative to each other.