Patent ID: 7594830

Claim:
A joint connector in which an inserting-side connector portion and a receiving-side connector portion are locked with each other by a connector-locking means, comprising: an inserting-side connector portion having a plurality of connector housings, in each of which a plurality of terminal-accommodating compartments for accommodating female terminals are juxtaposed in a single layer, the connector housings stacked in a plurality of stages and combined; and a receiving-side connector portion having a connector case in which the inserting-side connector portion is inserted, and a plurality of male terminals protruding in the connector case and being connected to the female terminals of the connector housings in the inserting-side connector portion; wherein the connector-locking means is provided at a lateral side location when viewed from the inserting direction so as to lock a side portion of the connector housing in the inserting-side connector portion and a side wall of the connector case in the receiving-side connector portion.