Patent ID: 9397447
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector for use as fitting in a counterpart connector implemented on a front surface of a circuit board, with a terminal portion of a signal transmission medium coupled to a connector main body unit, the electrical connector configured so that a contact member mounted on the connector main body unit is connected to the signal transmission medium, a board connection leg of a counterpart contact member mounted on the counterpart connector is connected to the circuit board, and the contact member makes contact with the counterpart contact member when fitting in the counterpart connector to establish electrical connection, and a fit-in holding member rotatably provided to the connector main body unit is rotated from a fit-in release position to a fit-in operation position when fitting in the counterpart connector to keep a state of the fitting in the counterpart connector, wherein the fit-in holding member is provided with a shield plate which covers at least the board connection leg of the counterpart contact member when the fit-in holding member is rotated to the fit-in operation position, a ground connection conductive path is formed at a predetermined position on the front surface of the circuit board near a portion to be connected with the board connection leg of the counterpart contact member, a ground connecting unit provided to the fit-in holding member makes contact with the ground connection conductive path of the circuit board when the fit-in holding member is rotated to the fit-in operation position, and the ground connecting unit of the fit-in holding member is integrally and contiguously formed on the shield plate.