Patent ID: 7396246

Claim:
A connector device, comprising: a circuit unit including a first connector provided with a plurality of contacts, the circuit unit being moveable between a mating position and a final mating position; an electrical connector including a cover member and a second connector provided with a plurality of contacts that is arranged in the cover member, the cover member having a first connector housing receiving recess that receives the first connector; at least one locking projection that locks the second connector in the cover member when the circuit unit is in the mating position, the contacts of the first connector being electrically connected to the contacts of the second connector in the mating position; and at least one lock release projection that unlocks the second connector when the first connector is moved from the mating position toward the final mating position, the second connector being moveable relative to the cover member when the first connector is moved from the mating position to the final mating position, the second connector being locked in the cover member in the final mating position, the contacts of the first connector being electrically connected to the contacts of the second connector in the final mating position.