Patent ID: 7390207

Claim:
A self-aligning connector comprising: a female connector which is adapted to include a plurality of electrical components which is secured to one securing portion; a male connector connectable to the female connector, the male connector being adapted to include a plurality of electrical components which is secured to another securing portion; and a connector cover and a slide plate, which are disposed between the one securing portion and the another securing portion; wherein the connector cover includes a plurality of resilient pawls, which has distal ends located in the vicinity of a center portion of the connector cover in front-rear and left-right directions in the plane of the connector cover; wherein the slide plate includes a receiving portion in which the resilient pawls are inserted and engaged; wherein the resilient pawls absorb deviations in the front-rear and left-right directions occurring at the time of connecting the female and the male connectors; wherein the receiving portion includes an opening and a slot; and wherein the connector cover includes a frame body located at a substantial center of the connector cover, and the frame body is formed with three resilient pawls, which are inserted and engaged in the opening of the slide plate.