Patent ID: 7896700
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A socket connector, comprising: a housing including a main body and a projecting part projecting from the main body; a plurality of contact modules each including a contact member and a plate-shaped main body part enclosing the contact member; and a plurality of shield members coupled and fixed to the corresponding contact modules, wherein the contact modules and the shield members are alternately arranged in alignment in the housing in a longitudinal direction thereof, the projecting part of the housing includes a plurality of guide grooves configured to guide the corresponding shield members, the guide grooves being formed on a first surface and a second surface of the projecting part, the first surface and the second surface facing toward each other, and each of the shield members includes a bulge part and is fixed to the housing by the bulge part fitting into and biting the corresponding guide groove.