Patent ID: 8517753

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 plurality of insulating members aligned and housed in the first or second terminal housing; a laminated structure that one surface of the plurality of first connecting terminals faces one surface of the plurality of second connecting terminals to form pairs and to form a plurality of contact points sandwiched between the plurality of insulating members when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing; and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals, wherein the connecting member comprises a ring-shaped support fixed to the first terminal housing, a rotating portion an upper portion of which is inserted into a hollow formed inside the ring-shaped support so as to be pivotally supported by the support, and a pressing portion to move in a vertical direction relative to the rotating portion by turning the rotating portion.