Patent ID: 8870597

Claim:
A connector for connecting a cable having a plurality of wires to a connection target, the connector comprising: a case formed of an insulator; a plug portion having an inserted portion to be inserted to a jack of the connection target and accommodated in the case such that the inserted portion projects from the case; and a guide member accommodated in the case and formed of an insulator for guiding the plurality of wires to the plug portion; wherein the plug portion includes a shell formed of a conductor which forms the inserted portion, a plurality of first contacts, a plurality of second contacts, and a contact accommodating member formed of an insulator; each of the plurality of first contacts includes a first movable contact portion and a wire connecting portion; the first movable contact portion is placed into elastic contact with a signal contact of the jack when the inserted portion is inserted to the jack, thereby to establish electric connection with the signal contact; the wire connecting portion has a greater width than the width of the first movable contact portion and is connected with the wire; each of the plurality of second contacts has a length shorter than the length of the first contact and includes a second movable contact portion and a ground contact portion; the second movable contact portion comes into elastic contact with a ground contact of the jack when the inserted portion is inserted into the jack, thus being electrically connected with the ground contact; the ground contact portion is not directly connected to the wire, the contact accommodating member accommodates the first contacts and the second contacts in juxtaposition with each other in such a manner that the wire-side ends of the second contacts are positioned closer to the inserted portion than the wire connecting portions of the first contacts; and the guide member includes a ground terminal which comes into contact with the ground contact portion of the second contact.