Connector

A connector is configured to include a female connector (11) and a male connector (14) and further includes a locking piece (27) for holding the fitting state where the male connector (14) is fitted into the female connector (11) as well as a slider (13) for biasing the male connector (14) in a direction opposite to the fitting direction by the repulsive force of a coil spring (12) when both the connectors (11, 14) are in a half-fitting state. A locking mechanism portion (24) is provided in adjacent to a male connector insertion portion (15) for coupling the connectors to each other within the female connector housing (17) of the female connector (11). Further, a slider insertion portion 16 and the slider (13) are provided with tapered surfaces (17C, 22) for rotating the slider (13) by a predetermined angle in accordance with the movement of the slider (13) in the fitting direction, whereby the slider (13) can be engaged with the locking piece (27) with in accordance with the rotation of the slider.