Patent attributes
A connector assembly includes: a housing having a plurality of accommodating grooves into which a plurality of terminals are insertable, respectively, and having an insertion space recessed in a direction intersecting a direction in which the accommodating grooves extend, the plurality of accommodating grooves being formed in one surface of the housing; a terminal position assurance (TPA) mechanism inserted into the insertion space of the housing in the direction intersecting the direction in which the accommodating grooves extend, and preventing the plurality of terminals inserted into the accommodating grooves from being separated; and a connection device fixed to the housing or the TPA mechanism and forming a circuit electrically connected to the plurality of terminals inserted into the accommodating grooves.