Patent ID: 7059872

Claim:
A connector for a substrate comprising: a housing including a terminal-holding part configured for holding terminal fittings, first and second sidewalls extending rearward from the terminal-holding part, and substrate-fixing parts first and second formed respectively on the sidewalls and configured to be fixed to the substrate by screws; first and second locking flanges extending from the respective first and second sidewalls and spaced inwardly from the respective first and second substrate-fixing parts, each of said first and second locking flanges having an outwardly facing surface opposed to and spaced from the respective first and second substrate fixing parts; and an alignment plate having positioning holes disposed for receiving portions of the terminal fittings and aligning the terminal fittings for mounting on the substrate, the alignment plate having opening-preventing portions locked to the sidewalls and engaged in spaces inwardly of the respective substrate-fixing parts and outwardly of the respective locking flanges for preventing the sidewalls from opening elastically in response to forces generated by tightening the screws.