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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2000
Toshiaki Okabe, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Yamashita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A joining structure of a connector is provided with one connector having a plurality of engaging portions and another connector having the same number of engaging portions as the number of a plurality of engaging portions in one connector, and a plurality of engaging portions in one connector and a plurality of engaging portions in another connector are mutually corresponded so as to form a plurality of engaging pairs. In this structure, a plurality of engaging portions in one connector and a plurality of engaging portions in another connector respectively have shapes so that the respective engaging portions can correspondingly engage with each other so as to form a plurality of engaging pairs in the case that one connector and another connector are joined in a proper direction, and at least one of pairs between a plurality of engaging portions in one connector and a plurality of engaging portions in another connector can not engage with each other in the case that one connector and another connector are joined in an improper direction.