Patent ID: 7491086

Claim:
A connector system comprising: a male connector unit having a main body and a convex part the convex part having first pin terminals, the male connector main body having second pin terminals provided on a contact face, the contact face of the male connector main body being configured to contact a corresponding contact face of female connector main body of a female connector unit when the male and female connector units are coupled, the male connector main body further having a plurality of third pin terminals provided on side faces different from the contact face of the male connector main body, each of the plurality of third pin terminals being electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first pin terminals or the second pin terminals, wherein the female connector unit has a main body and a concave part, the concave part being configured to couple with the convex part of the male connector unit, the concave part having fourth pin terminals configured to contact the first pin terminals when the convex part of the male connector unit and the concave part of the female connector unit are coupled, the female connector body having fifth pin terminals provided on side faces different from the contact face of the female connector main body, each of the fifth pin terminals being electrically connected to corresponding ones of the fourth pin terminals.