Patent ID: 9553391
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector comprising: an insulating housing comprising a rear wall and a contact support portion that extends forward from the rear wall and fits to a mating connector, wherein the contact support portion is plate-shaped; a conductive contact comprising a connection portion arranged on an outer surface of the contact support portion and a terminal portion connected to a conductive portion of a substrate, the conductive contact is held by the housing; and a metal plate that is fixed to the contact support portion so as to be separated from the connection portion in a thickness direction of the contact support portion, wherein the metal plate comprises an insulating portion, and wherein the contact support portion comprises a hole portion that extends in the thickness direction, of which one of ends in the thickness direction is blocked by the connection portion, and of which the other end in the thickness direction exposes the insulating portion but not the metal plate.