Patent ID: 7294015

Claim:
A connector, comprising: first and second housings ( 10 , 30 ) connectable with each other; second terminal fittings ( 32 ), at least one second detecting terminal ( 39 ) and a short canceling member ( 37 ) being arranged in the second housing ( 30 ), first terminal fittings ( 13 ) disposed at positions in the first housing ( 10 ) for contacting the second terminal fittings ( 32 ), at least one shorting terminal ( 12 ) for contacting and shorting at least two of the first terminal fittings ( 13 ), a resilient arm ( 18 ) that deformable as the first and second housings ( 10 , 30 ) are connected, and at least one resilient first detecting terminal ( 11 ) that is deformable as the resilient arm ( 18 ) is deformed and touches the second detecting terminal ( 39 ) to detect the connected state of the first and second housings ( 10 , 30 ); and the resilient arm ( 18 ) being held resiliently deformed and the first detecting terminal ( 11 ) being held in contact with the second detecting terminal ( 39 ) until a connecting operation is completed; the shorting terminal ( 12 ) being held separated from the first terminal fitting ( 13 ) by means of the short canceling member ( 37 ) as the connecting operation progresses; and the resilient arm ( 18 ) being restored resiliently and the first detecting terminal ( 11 ) being separated from the second detecting terminal ( 39 ) when the connecting operation is completed.