Connector and connector unit having a pair of positioning ribs

A connector that is fittable to a mating connector, the connector comprising:

• a plurality of terminals having a plate shape;
• and
• a housing configured to support the terminals, wherein
• the housing includes
• a base that supports the terminals, a hood portion that is provided to protrude from the base toward the mating connector and surrounds the terminals, and positioning ribs that are formed to extend toward the mating connector, and
• a pair of the positioning ribs is provided on both sides of the terminals in a plate width direction inside the hood portion, roots of the positioning ribs are continuous with the base, and distal end portions of the positioning ribs are provided to protrude from the hood portion,
• wherein a guide rib is provided between the terminals adjacent to each other,
• wherein the guide rib has a band plate shape with a width along a vertical direction, the vertical direction extending orthogonally to the plate width direction of the terminals,
• wherein the guide rib is provided such that a root of the guide rib is continuous with the base and a distal end portion of the guide rib protrudes from the hood portion,
• wherein the guide rib includes a pair of overhanging portions protruded from both upper and lower ends of the guide rib in the plate width direction of the terminals,
• wherein the pair of overhanging portions is configured to allow one or more of tubular portions of the mating connector to be placed between the pair of overhanging portions at the upper and lower ends so that a plate surface of the guide rib comes into contact with one or more outer surfaces of the one or more of the tubular portions and the terminals are inserted into the tubular portions.