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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Sachio Suzuki, Hitachi, JP;
Hideaki Takehara, Hitachi, JP;
Kunihiro Fukuda, Tsukuba, JP;
Yuta Kataoka, Hitachi, JP;
Jun Umetsu, Hitachi, JP;
Shinya Hayashi, Hitachi, JP;
Sachio Suzuki, Hitachi, JP;
Hideaki Takehara, Hitachi, JP;
Kunihiro Fukuda, Tsukuba, JP;
Yuta Kataoka, 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 plural first connecting terminals aligned, a second terminal housing for housing plural second connecting terminals aligned, plural insulating members, a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically connecting the plural first connecting terminals and the plural second connecting terminals at each contact point by pressing the plural first connecting terminals and the plural second connecting terminals. The connecting member includes a ring-shaped support fixed to the first terminal housing and a pressing portion an upper part of which is inserted into a hollow formed inside the ring-shaped support so as to be pivotally supported by the support. The pressing portion is configured to turn relative to the support by turning the upper part of the pressing portion and to move relative to the support with the turning of the pressing portion in a vertical direction.