Abstract: A connector comprises a housing, a slider, a regulating portion and an operation portion. The housing has a lock portion. The slider has a release portion and a regulated portion. Under a mated state where the connector is mated with a mating connector having a mating lock portion, the lock portion locks the mating lock portion of the mating connector, and the regulating portion faces the regulated portion and regulates a rearward movement of the slider. When the operation portion is operated to be pressed inward of the connector, at least one of the regulating portion and the regulated portion is moved, and the regulating portion does not regulate the rearward movement of the slider. When the slider is moved rearward, the release portion moves the lock portion and releases the mating lock portion.

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. One of the first connector and the second connector is a cable connector which is configured to be connected with a cable. The first connector comprises a plurality of first engagement portions. The second connector comprises at least one support portion and at least one second engagement portion. under a mated state where the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other, the first engagement portions are divided into to a first group and a second group and each of the at least one second engagement portion faces one of the first engagement portion(s) of the first group in a front-rear direction while each of the first engagement portion(s) of the second group does not face any of the at least one second engagement portion in the front-rear direction.

Abstract: A first holding member has first stop portions, and a second holding member has one or more support portions and one or more second stop portions. Each of the second stop portions is supported by one of the support portions to be movable in a direction intersecting with a front-rear direction in accordance with resilient deformation of the one of the support portions. When the first holding member and the second holding member are combined with each other, the first stop portions are grouped into a first group and a second group, each of the second stop portions faces one or more of the first stop portions of the first group in the front-rear direction, and each of the first stop portions of the second group faces none of the second stop portions in the front-rear direction.

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. One of the first connector and the second connector is a cable connector which is configured to be connected with a cable. The first connector comprises a plurality of first engagement portions. The second connector comprises at least one support portion and at least one second engagement portion. under a mated state where the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other, the first engagement portions are divided into to a first group and a second group and each of the at least one second engagement portion faces one of the first engagement portion(s) of the first group in a front-rear direction while each of the first engagement portion(s) of the second group does not face any of the at least one second engagement portion in the front-rear direction.

Abstract: A floating connector includes a base portion, a contact portion that comes into contact with a counter connector, and an arm portion that connects the base portion to the contact portion, the arm portion includes an elastically deformable portion extending from the base portion in a direction parallel to a fitting axis, a tip end of the arm portion extends in a direction intersecting the fitting axis, the contact portion is formed at the tip end of the arm portion, and the elastically deformable portion twists and deforms, whereby the contact portion is floated in an arcuate motion within a plane perpendicular to the fitting axis.

Abstract: A connector device comprises a connector and a mating connector which are mateable with each other. The connector comprises a detection terminal having a main contact and a sub-contact for arc discharge. The mating connector comprises a mating detection terminal having a mating main contact and a mating sub-contact for arc discharge. When the connector is connected to the mating connector, the main contact of the detection terminal is brought into contact with the mating main contact of the mating detection terminal. When the connector is disconnected from the mating connector, the main contact is moved along a main path to be disconnected from the mating main contact, and the sub-contact is moved along a sub-path to be apart from the mating sub-contact after the main contact is apart from the mating main contact. The main path and the sub-path are apart from each other.

Abstract: An optical module includes a first optical block (OB) which is mounted on a substrate and a second OB which holds an optical fiber. When orthogonal X and Z directions are parallel to a substrate surface and a direction orthogonal thereto is a Y direction, the first OB includes a base part and two extending parts which extend in the Z direction. The second OB is configured to be accommodated between the two extending parts from the upper side of the Y direction and to be moved in the Z direction between the two extending parts. Positioning parts for positioning the second OB with respect to the first OB in the X and Y directions are formed on the second OB. An extending direction of the optical fiber held by the second OB is the Z direction and a light traveling direction between the base part and the second OB is the Z direction.

Abstract: An optical module includes a first optical block, a second optical block, and a metal part. In a state that the metal part is assembled with the first optical block, the second optical block is sandwiched between the first optical block and the metal part. The metal part includes two spring pieces. The two spring pieces are along both lateral surfaces of the first optical block. Locking parts which are formed on both lateral surfaces of the first optical block are hooked on the two spring pieces. The second optical block is pressed against the first optical block in a direction, in which the metal part is assembled with the first optical block, by a spring force which is generated when the two spring pieces are hooked on the locking parts.

Abstract: A connector device comprises a connector and a mating connector which are mateable with each other. The connector comprises a detection terminal having a main contact and a sub-contact for arc discharge. The mating connector comprises a mating detection terminal having a mating main contact and a mating sub-contact for arc discharge. When the connector is connected to the mating connector, the main contact of the detection terminal is brought into contact with the mating main contact of the mating detection terminal. When the connector is disconnected from the mating connector, the main contact is moved along a main path to be disconnected from the mating main contact, and the sub-contact is moved along a sub-path to be apart from the mating sub-contact after the main contact is apart from the mating main contact. The main path and the sub-path are apart from each other.

Abstract: An optical module includes a first optical block and a second optical block. The first optical block includes a base part, two extending parts which extend in a first direction, locking parts, and a first reference surface. The second optical block includes a holding part, two arm parts, spring pieces which extend in the first direction, locked parts which are formed on the spring pieces, and a second reference surface. In a state that the first optical block and the second optical block are assembled with each other, the locking parts are hooked on the locked parts, the second reference surface is pressed against the first reference surface by a spring force of the spring pieces so as to realize positioning in the assembling direction, and an optical path between the base part and the holding part is parallel to the first direction.

Abstract: A connector terminal includes two top side contact points each of which makes point contact with a top surface of a counter connector terminal and three bottom side contact points each of which makes point contact with a bottom surface of the counter connector terminal and which are not aligned in a straight line, the two top side contact points doing not overlap the three bottom side contact points when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the counter connector terminal in a fitted state, a position of a center of gravity as determined by arrangement positions of the two top side contact points coincides with a position of a center of gravity as determined by arrangement positions of the three bottom side contact points when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the top surface of the counter connector terminal in the fitted state.

Abstract: In an open position, a power-supply terminal and a detection terminal are not connected to a mating power-supply terminal and a mating detection terminal, respectively. In a predetermined position, the power-supply terminal is connected to the mating power-supply terminal while the detection terminal is not connected to the mating detection terminal. In a closed position, the power-supply terminal and the detection terminal are connected to the mating power-supply terminal and the mating detection terminal, respectively. When the connector is turned toward the predetermined position from the closed position, a first regulating portion regulates a first regulated portion to prevent the connector from reaching the predetermined position. When the connector is turned toward the predetermined position after the regulation is released, a second regulating portion regulates a second regulated portion to prevent the connector from being turned toward the open position beyond the predetermined position.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes first and second connectors. The first connector has a first housing and a first locking portion. The second connector has a second housing and a second locking portion. The first housing is formed with a resiliently supporting portion which rotatably supports the first locking portion. The first locking portion is positioned between a front end and a rear end of the first housing in a mating direction. When the first connector is mated with the second connector, the second locking portion is positioned between the first locking portion and the rear end of the first housing in the mating direction. When seen along the mating direction, the first locking portion and the second locking portion have a first extent and a second extent, respectively, in an orthogonal direction. When the first connector is mated with the second connector, the first extent overlaps with the second extent.

Abstract: A terminal that is capable of positively scraping off insulation coating of an electric wire. A wire connection portion is formed with a slit. A pair of positioning portions and a pair of supporting portions are disposed with the slit of the wire connection portion therebetween. A spacing between the pair of supporting portions is smaller than a spacing between the pair of positioning portions. Each supporting portion is formed with a corner portion in an end portion thereof toward a positioning portion associated therewith. Each positioning portion is formed with a cutout in an end portion thereof toward the supporting portion. An inner surface of the cutout is continuous with a surface of each corner portion toward the positioning portion.

Abstract: A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a front-rear direction. The connector comprises at least one contact and a holding member. The at least one contact has a first support portion, a second support portion, a first contact portion, a second contact portion and a coupling portion. The first support portion has a first edge in a width direction. The coupling portion has an upper main portion and an upper bent portion. The upper main portion has an upper front wide portion, an upper front narrow portion and an upper base portion. The upper front narrow portion has an edge facing a first orientation. The at least one contact has a first boundary portion between the first edge of the first support portion and the upper front wide portion in the front-rear direction. The edge of the upper front narrow portion is positioned beyond the first boundary portion in a second orientation.

Abstract: A connector is mountable on a mount object in an up-down direction and connectable with a mating connector along a predetermined direction perpendicular to the up-down direction. The mating connector comprises a mating fitting portion and a male screw member. The connector comprises a fitting portion and a screw end accommodation portion. The fitting portion is mateable with the mating fitting portion. The screw end accommodation portion defines an accommodation space which accommodates an end of the male screw member when the connector is connected with the mating connector. The screw end accommodation portion has at least a front surface portion, an upper surface portion, a rear surface portion and an outer surface portion. The front surface portion is provided with a female screw portion which is connectable with the male screw member. The accommodation space is positioned between the front surface portion and the rear surface portion in the predetermined direction.

Abstract: In an open position, a power-supply terminal and a detection terminal are not connected to a mating power-supply terminal and a mating detection terminal, respectively. In a predetermined position, the power-supply terminal is connected to the mating power-supply terminal while the detection terminal is not connected to the mating detection terminal. In a closed position, the power-supply terminal and the detection terminal are connected to the mating power-supply terminal and the mating detection terminal, respectively. When the connector is turned toward the predetermined position from the closed position, a first regulating portion regulates a first regulated portion to prevent the connector from reaching the predetermined position. When the connector is turned toward the predetermined position after the regulation is released, a second regulating portion regulates a second regulated portion to prevent the connector from being turned toward the open position beyond the predetermined position.

Abstract: A female terminal downsized in a male terminal-inserting direction. A terminal body has a reception portion, for receiving a male terminal. A first and second spring portions are arranged to be opposed to each other so as to sandwich the male terminal inserted into the reception portion from an inlet portion thereof. The first spring portion has a first and second contact points brought into contact with the sale terminal in the reception portion. The second spring portion has a third contact point brought into contact with the stale terminal in the reception portion. The third contact point is between the first and second, contact points in the male terminal-inserting direction. The first contact point is in the inlet portion of the reception portion, and the second contact point is at a more inward location in the reception portion than the first contact point.

Abstract: An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes first and second connectors. The first connector has a first housing and a first locking portion. The second connector has a second housing and a second locking portion. The first housing is formed with a resiliently supporting portion which rotatably supports the first locking portion. The first locking portion is positioned between a front end and a rear end of the first housing in a mating direction. When the first connector is mated with the second connector, the second locking portion is positioned between the first locking portion and the rear end of the first housing in the mating direction. When seen along the mating direction, the first locking portion and the second locking portion have a first extent and a second extent, respectively, in an orthogonal direction. When the first connector is mated with the second connector, the first extent overlaps with the second extent.