Patent ID: 9391398
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector assembly comprising a plug connector and a receptacle connector adapted to be fitted to each other along a connector fitting direction, wherein the plug connector comprises a plurality of first contacts, a first housing holding the plurality of first contacts arranged along a terminal arrangement direction, and a first metal member disposed outside an arrangement range of the plurality of first contacts in the first housing, wherein the first housing comprises a guide portion outside the arrangement range of the plurality of first contacts and the first metal member is attached to the guide portion, wherein the first metal member covers at least parts respectively of an upper surface in the connector fitting direction of the guide portion and three outer surfaces of an end wall portion of the guide portion, wherein the receptacle connector comprises a plurality of second contacts, a second housing holding the plurality of second contacts arranged along a terminal arrangement direction, and a second metal member disposed outside an arrangement range of the plurality of second contacts in the second housing, wherein the second housing comprises a to-be-guided portion outside the arrangement range of the plurality of second contacts and the second metal member is attached to the to-be-guided portion, the to-be-guided portion being adapted to be fitted to the guide portion and being formed by a wall of a U-shape as seen in the connector fitting direction, and wherein the second metal member comprises an upper surface portion for covering an upper surface in the connector fitting direction of the to-be-guided portion and a pair of outer surface portions and a third outer surface portion extending in the connector fitting direction from the upper surface portion for covering two outer surfaces of the wall of the U-shape.