Patent ID: 6039605
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A shield connector extending along an axis and having a female connector housing and a male connector housing that to releasably connect together, the male connector housing including a male-side fitting surface and a male metal terminal with a distal end portion projecting from the male-side fitting surface mounted in the male connector housing, the female connector housing including a female-side fitting surface, each of the male and female connector housings including a shield shell extending in an axial direction, the male-side fitting surface and the female-side fitting surface extending radial relative to the axis and forming a gap therebetween when the male and female connector housings are releasably connected together, the shield connector comprising:a step portion formed on one of the male connector housing and the female connector housing and exposed to the distal end portion of the male metal terminal through the gap, a respective one of the shield shells extending through the step portion.