PURPOSE: To realize a connector structure which surely prevents erroneous insertion of a number of printed boards connected through a connector to a back panel of a shelf and makes possible combination thereof at a low cost.
CONSTITUTION: A male-side connector housing 9 is fixed to a back panel 4 and a plurality of cut-out parts 12 are provided to a wall 11. A key 13 is inserted and secured to a part of the cut-out parts 12 removably. A plurality of groove parts 14 corresponding to the cut-out parts 12 are provided to an edge face of the female-side connector 8 fixed to an end part of a printed board 7, and a key 13' is inserted and secured to a part of the groove parts 14. According to this constitution, in case a key is inserted to both relative cut-out part and groove part, a connector is not fitted through mutual interference of keys.
IBARAKI OSAMU
YASUDA KEIICHI
ONISHI KOJI
YAMAGUCHI MASAO
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE
HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO LTD