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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2012
Yuta Kataoka, Hitachi, JP;
Hideaki Takehara, Hitachi, JP;
Kunihiro Fukuda, Tsukuba, JP;
Sachio Suzuki, Hitachi, JP;
Jun Umetsu, Hitachi, JP;
Shinya Hayashi, Hitachi, JP;
Yuta Kataoka, Hitachi, JP;
Hideaki Takehara, Hitachi, JP;
Kunihiro Fukuda, Tsukuba, JP;
Sachio Suzuki, Hitachi, JP;
Jun Umetsu, Hitachi, JP;
Shinya Hayashi, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of second connecting terminals aligned, a plurality of insulating members aligned and housed in the first or second terminal housing, and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the plurality of first connecting terminals and the plurality of second connecting terminals. The connecting member includes a ring-shaped support fixed to the first terminal housing, a rotating portion an upper portion of which is inserted into a hollow formed inside the ring-shaped support so as to be pivotally supported by the support, and a pressing portion to move in a vertical direction relative to the rotating portion by turning the rotating portion.