Patent ID: 8105112
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a plurality of terminals arranged in a first direction; a housing having a sidewall, an edge wall at an end portion of the sidewall in the first direction, and a holding portion disposed on the edge wall; and a first shield plate attached to the housing away from the sidewall by a specific distance, said first shield plate including a shield portion covering an outer surface of the sidewall, a held portion supported on the holding portion, and a regulating portion capable of abutting against the outer surface of the sidewall, wherein said regulating portion is arranged to protrude inwardly toward the sidewall in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and is situated away from the sidewall in the second direction so that the regulating portion contacts with the sidewall only when the first shield plate deforms toward the sidewall.