Patent ID: 9048554
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for use with a circuit board comprising; an insulating housing provided with an engaging projection formed thereon to elongate in a predetermined direction for engaging with a mate electrical connector and used to be fixed to a circuit board, a plurality of signal contacts arranged along the predetermined direction on the insulating housing, each of which has a signal connecting terminal provided to extend along a surface of the circuit board and to be connected with a signal terminal provided on the surface of the circuit board and a signal contacting portion put on the engaging projection formed on the insulating housing for coming into contact with a mate signal contact in the mate electrical connector, at least one ground contact provided in an arrangement of the signal contacts on the insulating housing, which has a ground connecting terminal provided to be connected with a ground terminal provided on the surface of the circuit board and a ground contacting portion put on the engaging projection formed on the insulating housing for coming into contact with a mate ground contact in the mate electrical connector, and a conductive shell member provided for covering partially a portion of the insulating housing positioned at the outside of the engaging projection formed on the insulating housing and to be connected with a grounding portion of the circuit board including the ground terminal provided on the circuit board, wherein the ground contact is formed by transforming one of a plurality of contact forming members which are arranged on the insulating housing to be formed into the signal contacts so as to have the ground connecting terminal in place of the signal connecting terminal, said ground connecting terminal extending along the surface of the circuit board and is smaller in length than the signal connecting terminal, wherein the conductive shell member has a ground connecting reed-like portion formed thereon to extend along the surface of the circuit board and to correspond to the ground connecting terminal of the ground contact, and wherein the ground connecting reed-like portion of the conductive shell member and the ground connecting terminal of the ground contact are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction on the surface of the circuit board to be connected by soldering with the ground terminal provided on the surface of the circuit board and common to both of the ground connecting reed-like portion of the conductive shell member and the ground connecting terminal of the ground contact.