Patent ID: 9300091
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction, the connector comprising: a housing having a plate-like portion extending in a predetermined plane which is defined by the mating direction and a pitch direction perpendicular to the mating direction, the plate-like portion having a first principal surface and a second principal surface which is opposite to the first principal surface in a predetermined direction perpendicular to both the mating direction and the pitch direction; a plurality of first contacts which are held by the housing, the first contacts having first contact portions, respectively, the first contact portions being arranged in the pitch direction so as to be contactable on the first principal surface; a plurality of second contacts which are held by the housing, the second contacts having second contact portions, respectively, the second contact portions being arranged in the pitch direction so as to be contactable on the second principal surface; and a ground plate including a main portion, the main portion having a flat plate shape, the main portion being formed with a plurality of openings, each of the openings piercing the main portion in the predetermined direction and having a closed periphery in the predetermined plane, the main portion being embedded in the plate-like portion by insert molding, the main portion being positioned between the first contact portions and the second contact portions in the predetermine direction, a part of the plate-like portion close to the first principal surface and a part of the plate-like portion close to the second principal surface being connected with each other in the openings of the main portion.