Patent attributes
A press-contact connector 10 has a first member 20 which accommodates a plurality of terminals 21 having press-contact blades 21a and a second member 30 which is attached to the first member 20 and holds a plurality of wires 11 in an aligned state. The second member 30 has a plurality of retaining portions 31 capable of retaining the wires 11 respectively, formed in an approximate U shape and arranged in parallel to one another. The retaining portion 31 has claw portions 33 which are provided at inner walls 32 to lock the wire 11 in such a way as to contact with a bottom portion 31a of the retaining portion 31, and lances 34 which are provided at serial directional ends of each retaining portion 31 to urge the wire 11 in the direction of the opening of the retaining portion 31 in a cross section. Since each wire 11 is held bent by the cooperation of the claw portions 33 with the lances 34, compatibility with automation is possible and the wires 11 can be held sufficiently.
