Patent ID: 8608498

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned; a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned; a plurality of insulating members; a laminated structure formed where one surface of the plurality of first connecting terminals faces one surface of the plurality of second connecting terminals to form pairs and to form a plurality of contact points sandwiched between the plurality of insulating members when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing; and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals, wherein the connecting member comprises a ring-shaped support fixed to the first terminal housing and a pressing portion an upper part of which is inserted into a hollow formed inside the ring-shaped support so as to be pivotally supported by the support, wherein one of the support and the pressing portion comprises a sliding protrusion, and the other comprises a sliding receiving portion comprising a stepped portion having a stepped surface to contact the sliding protrusion, for positioning the pressing portion relative to the support in a vertical direction by contacting the sliding protrusion with the stepped surface, and wherein the pressing portion is configured to move relative to the support with the turning of the pressing portion in the vertical direction by changing a vertical position of the stepped surface of the sliding receiving portion in a circumferential direction.