Patent ID: 7347725

Claim:
A fixing configuration, comprising: a connector which has a terminal receiving portion for receiving a terminal; and a metal fixing member for fixing the connector to a wiring board, comprising: a board fixing portion that is adapted to be secured to the wiring board; a housing mounting portion that is disposed in upstanding relation to the board fixing portion, and is adapted to be mounted on the connector; and an interconnecting portion that is bended and that interconnects the board fixing portion and the housing mounting portion, wherein the housing mounting portion has a retaining portion for retaining a housing of the connector, wherein the board fixing portion includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion that are arranged in symmetrical relation with respect to the interconnecting portion; wherein the first fixing portion extends in a first direction along a thickness direction of the housing mounting portion; wherein the second fixing portion extends from the first fixing portion in a second direction opposed to the first direction, wherein the metal fixing member is formed entirely of a single metal sheet, wherein the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are arranged in a same plane, wherein the housing mounting portion is extended from the board fixing portion through the interconnecting portion substantially perpendicular to the same plane, wherein a pair of slits extending in the first direction are formed in the board fixing portion so as to separate the interconnecting portion from the first and second fixing portion; and wherein a terminal receiving direction of the terminal receiving portion of the connector is perpendicular to the first direction.