Patent ID: 9705218
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A receptacle connector used in an electrical connector to connect two circuit boards to each other, the receptacle connector comprising: a housing comprised of an insulative resin material and defines an accommodating space having an opening into which an object to be connected is to be inserted; a plurality of contacts each comprised of a metal material and to be accommodated in the accommodating space while being arranged adjacent to one another, the contacts including a plurality of signal line contacts and a plurality of ground contacts; and a conductive member including at least one first connection part comprised of a metal material and configured to be electrically connected to at least one ground contact among the plurality of ground contacts, and a conductive resin member configured to be electrically connected to the first connection part; wherein the receptacle connector includes a plurality of the first connection parts, and the conductive resin member is split into a plurality of segments for each of the plurality of the first connection parts.