Patent ID: 7207842
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electric connector to be attached to a circuit board, comprising: a housing having a sidewall portion, a first outer side surface, and a second outer side surface; a fitting protruding portion formed in the housing for receiving a mating connector, said fitting protruding portion including an opening portion and extending in a longitudinal direction of the housing; a terminal including a first contact portion for connecting with a mating terminal of the mating connector and a connecting portion arranged on the sidewall portion for connecting to the circuit board; and a ground plate attached to the housing and extending in the longitudinal direction, said ground plate including a first ground main portion facing the first outer side surface and a second ground main portion facing the second outer side surface, said first ground main portion being arranged to form a space between the first ground main portion and the first outer side surface so that the connecting portion can be connected to the circuit board.