Patent ID: 6419521
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A shield connector, adapted so that a base-side portion of a terminal fitting press-attached to a conductor of a shield wire is accommodated in a housing covering an end portion of said shield wire, and which is provided in a through hole formed in a mating shield wall so that a shield layer of said shield wire is electrically connected to said mating shield wall, and that a conductor of said shield wire is maintained in a condition where a tip-side portion of said terminal fitting is plunged into said mating shield wall, said shield connector comprising:a flat plate portion formed in such a way as to continuously extend from said portion, which is press-attached to said conductor, of said fitting, the entirety of said terminal fitting being L-shaped by bending said flat plate portion; an insulating member, adapted to cover a part, which extend from said base-side portion to near said tip-side portion, of said terminal fitting; and a shield member, provided in said housing and adapted to cover an outer surface of said insulating member covering said terminal fitting, wherein an end of said shield member is electrically connected to said shield layer of said shield wire, while the other end thereof is disposed at a portion, which abuts against said mating shield wall, of said housing.