Patent ID: 8033851

Claim:
A connector comprising: a signal pin provided at a front end thereof with a terminal contacting a terminal provided in an electronic component, and electrically conducting a board with the electronic component; and a housing that houses the signal pin, wherein the housing comprises: a front end member within which the signal pin is secured, and connected to a connector provided in the electronic component; a rear end member secured in the board, and defining a space within the rear end member; and an elastic member arranged between the front end member and the rear end member, having a block shape, and defining a space within the elastic member, wherein the signal pin is able to freely move within the spaces of the rear end member and the elastic member, wherein the space of the rear end member comprises: a first section extending in a direction intersecting a surface of the board; and a second section continuous with the first section and extending in a direction across the direction toward which the first section extends, wherein the space of the elastic member is continuous with the second section of the rear end member and extends in a direction identical to the direction toward which the second section extends.