Patent ID: 7029335

Claim:
An electrical connecting device for connecting a to-be-connected housing element that supports to-be-connected terminals arranged in substantially rectilinear form, comprising: a connecting housing element having terminal supporting parts arranged in substantially rectilinear form; connection terminals disposed on the connecting housing element, wherein the connection terminals respectively, comprise: terminal connecting parts disposed in the terminal supporting parts and configured to electrically connect the to-be-connected terminals, wire connecting parts configured to connect wires extending along a surface of the connecting housing element at ends on the side opposite the terminal connecting parts, and bent parts disposed between the terminal connecting parts and the wire connecting parts; and a cover element configured to be attached to the connecting housing element so as to cover the connection terminals, wherein the wires are supported between the connecting housing element and the cover element, and wherein the cover element has a rounded lid part formed in an arcuate shape in cross section perpendicular to the direction in which the wires extend.