Patent ID: 7950953

Claim:
A multicore cable connector comprising: an aggregate cable including a plurality of single cables each having a pair of signal lines covered concentrically by insulating coatings, respectively, and a ground layer of a conductive foil arranged around the signal line pair and a conductive drain wire arranged along at least one ground layer of the plurality of the aggregate single cables; a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, and a wiring pattern on each of the front surface and the back surface; and an aligning plate having a front surface and a back surface, a substrate receiving portion formed on the front surface, a plurality of signal line receiving holes constituting a plurality of vertically long through holes for receiving the respective signal lines, and a drain wire receiving portion for receiving the drain wire; wherein an end of the substrate is received by the substrate receiving portion of the aligning plate, end surfaces of the ground layers of the cable are in contact with the back surface of the aligning plate, the signal lines are electrically connected to mounting portions of the wiring patterns, and the drain wire is connected electrically to a mounting portion of a wiring pattern.