Patent ID: 8083539

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a female connector for accommodating a cylindrical and deformable female terminal provided at an end of a cable; a male connector for accommodating a male terminal configured to be inserted into the female terminal; a fastening member provided slidably around an outer periphery of the female terminal, and configured to tighten the female terminal to fasten the male terminal when inserted into the female terminal; and a slide mechanism for sliding the fastening member, which is provided in the female connector, wherein the slide mechanism comprises a female inner housing for securing the fastening member in the female connector and a supporting member for slidably supporting the cable with respect to the fastening member, the male terminal comprises a pressing part at a base part of the male terminal, and the pressing part is configured to abut and press a tip end of the female terminal to push the cable to slide backward with respect to the fastening member, to tighten the female terminal by the fastening member to fasten the male terminal when the male terminal is inserted into the female terminal.