Patent ID: 8608499

Claim:
A connector system, comprising: a plurality of first connecting terminals; a plurality of second connecting terminals each connected to the plurality of first connecting terminals; a first housing for holding the plurality of first connecting terminals; a second housing for holding the plurality of second connecting terminals; a plurality of insulating members that are interposed between contact points of the plurality of first connecting terminals with the plurality of second connecting terminals when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing; a laminated structure that is formed by the plurality of first connecting terminals, the plurality of second connecting terminals and the plurality of insulating members when the first terminal housing is fitted to the second terminal housing; a pressing mechanism comprising a rotary member rotatably supported on the first housing and configured to generate a pressing force to press the laminated structure composed of the plurality of first connecting terminals, the plurality of second connecting terminals and the plurality of insulating members in a lamination direction thereof; a rotation inhibiting mechanism configured to inhibit a rotation of the rotary member in a direction of generating the pressing force when the first housing is not fitted to the second housing; a rotation-inhibition release mechanism configured to release the inhibition of the rotation of the rotary member by the rotation inhibiting mechanism so as to allow the rotation of the rotary member when the first housing is fitted to the second housing; wherein the rotation inhibiting mechanism comprises a locking piece on a side of the first housing and supported by an elastically deformable elastic support to lock the rotary member to inhibit a rotation thereof, wherein the rotation-inhibition release mechanism comprises a protrusion on a side of the second housing, and wherein the protrusion is configured to displace the locking piece in a direction of unlocking the rotary member from the locking piece when the first housing is fitted to the second housing.