Patent ID: 8817576

Claim:
A distance sensor which is to be mounted in a vehicle comprising: a sensor device which works to transmit a signal and receive a return of the signal from an object to determine a distance to the object; a casing in which the sensor device is retained; and an electrical connector joined to the casing, the connector having an opening formed therein and also having a plurality of terminal strips disposed therein; wherein a first terminal strip includes a first section leading to the sensor device and a second section extending toward the opening for achieving an electric connection with a mating member; a second terminal strip includes a first section leading to the sensor device and a second section extending toward the opening for achieving an electric connection with the mating member; a third terminal strip includes a first section leading to the sensor device and at least two branched second sections extending toward the opening for achieving electric connection; a fourth terminal strip includes a first section leading to the sensor device and at least two branched second sections extending toward the opening for achieving electric connections with the mating member, wherein the first sections of the first terminal strip, the second terminal strip, the third terminal strip, and the fourth terminal strip are arranged in a 4×1 array, and the second sections of the first terminal strip, the second terminal strip, the third terminal strip, and the fourth terminal strip are arranged in a 3×2 array.