Low connection force connector

A low connection force connector, comprising:

• a first housing including a receptacle;
• a second housing to be fit into the receptacle;
• and
• a slide lever assembled with the second housing slidably and rotatably,
• the slide lever including a cam groove engageable with a first cam pin provided in the receptacle and a slide guiding portion for slidably receiving a second cam pin provided on the second housing,
• the slide lever being displaceable with respect to the second housing between an initial position located when connection of the both housings is started, a connection completion position located when the connection of the both housings is completed and a slide position located between the initial position and the connection completion position,
• the slide guiding portion extending in an intersecting direction intersecting a connection direction of the both housings with the slide lever set at the initial position,
• the connection of the both housings being advanced by a cam action between the cam groove and the first cam pin according to a sliding operation of sliding the slide lever with respect to the second housing so that the second cam pin is moved in the intersecting direction by the slide guiding portion with the first cam pin introduced in the cam groove of the slide lever at the initial position in a connection initial stage of the both housings, and
• the second cam pin being pressed in the connection direction by the slide guiding portion to connect the both housings according to a rotating operation of rotating the slide lever set at the slide position by the sliding operation to the connection completion position about the first cam pin disposed in the cam groove.