Patent ID: 7258570

Claim:
A connector for connecting a flexible board to a connected board comprising: a housing including a bottom board, side walls standing at opposite ends of the bottom board, a back wall standing at a back end of the bottom board perpendicular to the side walls, and a board receiving plate that is made of metal and is opposed to the bottom board through the side walls and the back wall; a board insertion portion disposed in the housing and opening to a front side portion of the housing that is opposed to the back wall in a laterally extending manner; a plurality of contacts each of which is integrally formed with a mounting piece portion that is held in the housing, and a resilient contact piece portion that is supported to an end portion of the mounting piece portion and projects into the board insertion portion from an inner edge portion positioned at the bottom board, wherein when the flexible board is inserted into the board insertion portion, the resilient contact portion is resiliently contacted with the flexible board and the flexible board is held between the board receiving plate and the resilient contact portion, wherein the bottom board includes an upper surface that faces to the board insertion portion, a step portion that is disposed on the front side portion, and inclination portions that are disposed at opposite sides of the bottom board in an insertion direction of the flexible board, and wherein the step portion is continued to the upper surface through the inclination portions, and the board receiving plate is integrally formed with an introduction piece portion that is disposed at a front edge of the board receiving plate positioned at the front side portion in an obliquely upward manner.