Patent ID: 8317544

Claim:
A shielded device connector to be connected to a case of a device, comprising: a metal plate having an outer periphery, an opening inward of the outer periphery and at least one mounting hole between the outer periphery and the opening for receiving a mounting bolt to mount the device connector to the case; a housing integrally joined to the metal plate at the opening so that the mounting hole of the plate is outward of the housing; a first shielding shell configured to cover a first side of the housing and including a first mounting plate projecting outward of the housing; and a second shielding shell configured to cover at least a second side of the housing and including a second mounting plate projecting outward of the housing; the first and second mounting plates being placed one over the other and extending along portions of the metal plate outward of the housing, bolt holes being formed through the mounting plates and being registered with the mounting hole in the metal plate so that the first and second shielding shells can be fastened with the metal plate to the case by the mounting bolt at a position outward of the housing.