Patent ID: 8821174

Claim:
A floating connector adapted to be mounted on a board, the floating connector comprising: a stationary housing adapted to be fixed to the board; and a movable housing held by the stationary housing so as to be floatable in width and height directions which are respectively perpendicular to a depth direction parallel to an insertion/removal direction of a mating connector; wherein the movable housing is provided with a guided portion; wherein the stationary housing is provided with a guide portion guiding floating of the movable housing while limiting a position of the guided portion in the depth direction; wherein the floating connector further comprises a reinforcing member positioned in a recess of the guide portion for reinforcing the stationary housing which includes the guide portion; wherein the reinforcing member is made of a metal plate and is provided with a first plate portion and a second plate portion extending substantially perpendicular from the first plate portion; wherein the first plate portion is embedded in the guide portion so as to extend in the depth direction; wherein the second plate portion is embedded in the guide portion so as to extend inward in the width direction from one end in the depth direction of the first plate portion; wherein the guide portion has a floatable range where the guided portion is floatable in the height direction; and wherein the first plate portion extends and is embedded in the guide portion so as to fully-cover the entire floatable range in the height direction.