Patent ID: 8790132

Claim:
A fixing structure of a connector, comprising: a housing, having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers configured to respectively accommodate a plurality of female terminals; and a rear holder, by a plurality of screws, fixing the housing inserted into an opening formed in a casing in which an electronic device is accommodated, wherein the housing is formed with a plurality of first openings for insertion of mating terminals and a plurality of second openings for leading out conductive parts of the female terminals respectively, and has a projection contacting an edge portion of the opening of the casing and projected from an end face on which the second openings are formed, the rear holder has a base plate opposing the casing in a state where the projection is disposed therebetween, a plurality of first through holes formed on the base plate and corresponding to the second openings, a plurality of terminal holding members respectively provided at the first through holes and configured to come in contact with the female terminals respectively, and a plurality of second through holes through which the screws are inserted respectively, the second through holes are arranged so as to deviate to one side with respect to a center of gravity of a region in which the first through holes are formed, and elasticity of one of the terminal holding members which is disposed at a first position facing at least one of the second through holes in a peripheral part of the region are smaller than elasticity of another one of the terminal holding members which is disposed at a position except for the first position.