Patent ID: 8057258

Claim:
A shielded connector to be connected to an end portion of a shielded cable having a signal wire, a shielded conductor arranged to cover the signal wire, and a sheath arranged to cover the shielded conductor, the shielded connector comprising: an outer conductor shell comprising: a tubular connection portion having a circle shape in cross section and arranged to be inserted into an end portion of the shielded conductor which is exposed by stripping off a portion of the sheath at the end portion of the shielded cable and into an end portion of the sheath; a pair of shielded conductor crimping portions opposed to the tubular connection portion and arranged to be crimped onto the end portion of the shielded conductor into which the tubular connection portion has been inserted; and a pair of sheath crimping portions opposed to the tubular connection portion and arranged to be crimped onto the end portion of the sheath into which the tubular connection portion has been inserted, wherein an outer diameter of a portion of the tubular connection portion onto which the shielded conductor crimping portions are crimped and an outer diameter of a portion of the tubular connection portion onto which the sheath crimping portions are crimped are made substantially equal to an inner diameter of the shielded conductor, wherein the tubular connection portion has a substantially circular shape in cross section after the crimping process, and wherein the portion of the tubular connection portion onto which the shielded conductor crimping portions are crimped substantially forms a circle in cross section.