Patent ID: 7131855

Claim:
A connector comprising: a first connector including; a female terminal having an elastic contact piece, the elastic contact piece including a gas tight face for contacting a male terminal; and a female housing which accommodates the female terminal; and a second connector including; a male terminal to be slidably inserted into the female terminal and contacted with the female terminal over a contact area including at least the gas tight face; and a male housing which accommodates the male terminal, wherein, after the male housing and the female housing have been securely fitted together, a sliding distance between the male terminal and the female terminal is smaller than a length of an area of actual contact between the male terminal and the female terminal in a state of complete engagement between the male housing and the female housing, such that at least the portion of the contact area including the gas tight face is not exposed to a surrounding atmosphere as a result of sliding and vibration between the male terminal and the female terminal in the state of complete engagement.