Patent ID: 7141900

Claim:
An ac generator for a vehicle comprising: a rotor; a stator opposed to the rotor and having an output lead; a rectifying device connecting to the output lead of the stator; a regulator that controls output voltage; a common connector including internal terminals that connect the regulator with an internal circuit of at least one of the rectifying device and the rotor; and an individual connector connected to the common connector, the individual connector including external terminals that receive and transmit electric signals from and to an external circuit, wherein the common connector and the individual connector further include intermediate terminals contacting with each other and engaging portions engaging with each other, the engaging portions being formed of projections and recesses, the engaging portions of the common connector including a first engaging portion that is disposed to extend in an axial direction of the rotor and a second engaging portion that is disposed to extend in a radial direction of the rotor, and the engaging portion of the individual connector is disposed to extend in one of the axial direction and the radial direction.