US Patent 11677176 Connector including frame provided with opening

Provided is a connector capable of allowing a counter connector to be properly fitted with the connector. The connector of the invention includes a frame provided with an opening and is capable of allowing a counter connector to be fitted in an inside of the frame through the opening, and the frame includes a lateral wall that extends in a fitting direction and that surrounds the counter connector being fitted with the connector, and a guide portion that is provided at an end portion of the lateral wall on an opening side where the opening is situated in the fitting direction and that guides the counter connector to an inside of the frame. The lateral wall is continuous over an entire circumference of the frame, and the guide portion is provided at the end portion of the lateral wall on the opening side over the entire circumference of the frame.