Patent ID: 7354205
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
1. An electro-optical composite connector to be mounted on a board, comprising: a receptacle connector including a receptacle housing to be mounted on a first board, a receptacle shell for covering the receptacle housing, and a receptacle terminal arranged on the receptacle housing; and a plug connector including a plug housing for holding an optical fiber, a plug shell for covering the plug housing, and an optical module to be connected to the optical fiber, wherein said optical module includes a second board, a light receiving/emitting element mounted on one surface of the second board, at least one of a plug terminal and a land mounted on the one surface of the second board for transmitting a signal relative to the receptacle terminal; and a grounding surface formed on the other surface of the second board opposite to the one surface, and said grounding surface is electrically connected to an inner wall of the plug shell.