Patent ID: 8075324

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a first connector; and a second connector matable with the first connector along a mating direction, the second connector including a lock activation portion movable between a lock position and an unlock position along an activation direction perpendicular to the mating direction under a mating state of the first connector and the second connector, the first connector including a lock operation portion configured to ensure movement of the lock activation portion in a separation direction opposite to the mating direction when the lock activation portion is located at the unlock position under the mating state and to prevent movement of the lock activation portion in the separation direction so as to lock the mating state together with the lock activation portion of the second connector when the lock activation portion is located at the lock position, and a detection switch configured to be pressed by the lock activation portion located at the lock position under the mating state for detecting that the lock activation portion is located at the lock position, and a switch holder provided adjacent to the lock operation portion along the activation direction, wherein the detection switch is provided within the switch holder, and the lock activation portion presses the detection switch provided within the switch holder when the lock activation portion is located at the lock position, wherein the lock operation portion comprises a member having a hole extending therethrough along the activation direction, and wherein the lock activation portion presses the detection switch through the hole of the lock operation portion when the lock activation portion is located at the lock position.