Connector for connection to a sheet-like electrically conductive member provided with a plurality of electrically conductive portions that are arranged at different height positions in the thickness direction of the electrically conductive member

A connector for connection to an electrically conductive member that is a sheet-like electrically conductive member and is provided with a plurality of electrically conductive portions that are arranged at different height positions in a thickness direction of the electrically conductive member, the connector comprising:

• a plurality of contacts;
• a body housing configured to hold the plurality of contacts;
• and
• a cover housing configured to be engaged with and attached to the body housing in a state where a portion of the electrically conductive member is sandwiched between the cover housing and the body housing,
• wherein the body housing includes a plurality of holding portions configured to respectively hold the plurality of contacts,
• the plurality of holding portions are provided in the body housing so as to respectively hold the plurality of contacts at different height positions in a thickness direction of the body housing, and
• the plurality of electrically conductive portions and the plurality of contacts are respectively in contact with each other in the state where the portion of the electrically conductive member is sandwiched between the cover housing and the body housing, and
• wherein the electrically conductive member is a sheet sensor for liquid leak detection,
• the electrically conductive member includes a first electrically conductive portion and a second electrically conductive portion that are arranged at different height positions in the thickness direction of the electrically conductive member, as the plurality of electrically conductive portions,
• the first electrically conductive portion is arranged so as to extend in a layer at a position corresponding to a bottom portion of a recessed region that is a region of the electrically conductive member that is recessed in the thickness direction of the electrically conductive member,
• the second electrically conductive portion is arranged so as to extend in a layer along a surface of the electrically conductive member in a region surrounding the recessed region,
• a first contact and a second contact that are held in the body housing at different height positions in the thickness direction of the body housing are provided as the plurality of contacts, and
• in the state where the portion of the electrically conductive member is sandwiched between the cover housing and the body housing, the first contact is in contact with the first electrically conductive portion, and the second contact is in contact with the second electrically conductive portion.