Patent ID: 8079858

Claim:
A connector configured to hold a lamp extending in a first direction, the connector comprising: a housing; and a terminal including: (i) a first connection portion configured to establish connection with a lamp contact portion formed on the lamp, (ii) a second connection portion including a first contact and a second contact located at different positions in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and (iii) a fixed portion pressed in the housing along the second direction and located between the first connection portion and the second connection portion in the second direction; wherein the first contact and the second contact of the second connection portion are configured to establish selectable connection with a substrate contact portion formed on a substrate; wherein the housing includes a guide portion configured to guide the substrate contact portion of the substrate for establishing selectable connection between the substrate contact portion and the first contact or the second contact; and wherein the guide portion includes: a first insertion port configured to allow the substrate contact portion to be inserted along the first direction for establishing connection with the first contact of the terminal; and a second insertion port configured to allow the substrate contact portion to be inserted along the first direction for establishing connection with the second contact of the terminal.