Electric connector

An electric connector that is disposed and used in a camera main body for electrically connecting a camera lens module with the camera main body, comprising an electric connector having a first direction substantially in parallel with an optical axis of a camera lens module, a second direction perpendicular to the first direction as one specific direction among directions perpendicular to the first direction, and a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions,

• the electric connector further comprising:
• a housing with an elongated contact accommodation chamber formed therein along the second direction;
• and
• a contact that is accommodated in the contact accommodation chamber of the housing, wherein
• the housing comprises a module side partition wall that partitions off the contact accommodation chamber on a camera lens module side, a contact insertion hole being formed in the module side partition wall,
• the contact comprises a contact protrusion that is inserted into the contact insertion hole, protrudes from the module side partition wall into the camera lens module side, and functions as an electric contact for the camera lens module;
• a fixing part fixed to the housing;
• and a connection part that elastically connects the contact protrusion with the fixing part,
• the connection part comprises a connection main body extending in the second direction so as to recede from the fixing part, and a folding part disposed on an opposite side to the fixing part across the connection main body and formed in a folded-back manner, and
• the fixing part is disposed on an opposite side to the folding part across the connection protrusion in the second direction.

An electric connector that is disposed and used in a first component for electrically connecting a second component with the first component,

• the electric connector comprising:
• a housing with a contact accommodation chamber formed therein;
• and
• a contact accommodated in the contact accommodation chamber of the housing, wherein
• the housing comprises a second component side partition wall that partitions off the contact accommodation chamber on a second component side, a contact insertion hole being formed in the second component side partition wall,
• the contact comprises a contact protrusion that is inserted into the contact insertion hole, protrudes from the second component side partition wall into the second component side, and functions as an electric contact for the second component;
• a fixing part fixed to the housing;
• and a connection part that elastically connects the contact protrusion with the fixing part,
• the connection part comprises a connection main body extending in a second direction so as to recede from the fixing part, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to a first direction, the first direction being a hole direction of the contact insertion hole;
• and a folding part disposed on an opposite side to the fixing part across the connection main body and formed in a folded-back manner, and
• the fixing part is disposed on an opposite side to the folding part across the connection protrusion in the second direction.