Patent ID: 8272887

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned; a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned; a laminated structure that the first connecting terminals and the second connecting terminals are alternately arranged so that one surfaces of the plurality of first connecting terminals face one surfaces of the plurality of second connecting terminals to form pairs when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing; a plurality of insulating members that are aligned and housed in the first terminal housing and are fixed to other surfaces of the plurality of first connecting terminals; and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals to the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the adjacent insulating members, wherein the plurality of first connecting terminals are aligned and held in a first inner housing housed in the first terminal housing, wherein the plurality of second connecting terminals are aligned and held in a second inner housing housed in the second terminal housing, and wherein the first and/or second connecting terminals comprise a low rigidity portion that can be deformed, when pressed by the connecting member, such that portions of the first and/or second connecting terminals on the contact point side are parallel to portions thereof on the opposite side.