Patent ID: 6296519
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A shield connector, comprising:a connector housing including a housing chamber therein, said housing chamber having an inner peripheral wall, and a conductive electroplated layer on said inner peripheral wall of said housing chamber;a conductive shield ring, into which a shield contact portion of a partner-side shielded connector is insertable, said conductive shield ring being fitted into the housing chamber and contacting with the conductive electroplated layer of the connector housing; anda conductive shield contact mounted on an inside of the shield ring, the shield contact for contacting with a shield contact portion of the partner-side shielded connector when the shield contact portion of the partner-side shielded connector is inserted into the shield ring, wherein the shield contact includes a split portion providing resilience to the shield contact in a direction to which a diameter of the shield contact expands, and wherein a terminal extends from said connector housing into said conductive shield contact.