Patent ID: 6878018

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing having a locking member insertion hole and an engagement release hole for inserting an engagement release tool, said connector housing accommodating a connector terminal; and a locking member having a fitting piece and an engagement portion, said fitting piece being supported resiliently by the locking member, said engagement portion being provided on the fitting piece, whereby the locking member is inserted through the insertion hole into the connector housing to engage the connector housing with the engagement portion and lock the connector terminal, wherein the release tool is inserted through the release hole into the connector housing in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the locking ember to deflect the fitting piece and release the engagement between the engagement portion and the connector housing, said connector housing further comprising a housing body and a housing hood, said housing body having a rectangular section, said housing body accommodating the connector terminal, said housing body of which two outer walls opposite to each other having respectively two locking portions, said locking portions engaged with the engagement portions of the locking member, said each outerwall having a guide groove in a direction perpendicular to an insertion direction of the connector terminal, said housing hood surrounding the housing body with a specified interval, wherein the locking member is formed having a substantially U-shape cross section by the pair of fitting pieces and a connecting portion, each of said fitting pieces having the engaging portion and a guiding piece on a surface opposite to each other, said guiding piece being inserted into and guided along the guide groove, said connecting portion connecting the pair of fitting pieces resiliently, wherein the pair of release holes are provided on the connector hood forward in the insertion direction of the locking member along the guide groove, and an end of the release tool is inserted through the release hole into the guide groove and guided between an end of the guiding piece and the housing body.