Patent ID: 8317543

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising; an insulated housing on which a first engaging portion is provided for engaging with a second engaging portion provided in a mating electrical connector, a plurality of first conductive contacts provided on the insulated housing with contacting terminals thereof arranged along a predetermined direction on the first engaging portion and operative to come into contact with a plurality of second conductive contacts provided in the mating electrical connector when the first engaging portion is put in engagement with the second engaging portion, a conductive shell for covering partially the insulated housing, and an aligning cover attached to the conductive shell for covering partially an outside surface of the conductive shell and operative to cause a pair of end portions thereof in the predetermined direction to engage respectively with a pair of end portions in the predetermined direction of the mating electrical connector for aligning the insulated housing with the mating electrical connector to be restricted in position and moving direction when the first engaging portion is engaged with the second engaging portion, wherein each of said end portions of the aligning cover is provided with a first guiding member facing an end surface of the insulated housing in the predetermined direction with a predetermined space between and a second guiding member apart from the first guiding member on the side of the first engaging portion, and each of the first and second guiding members is operative to engage with said end portion of the mating electrical connector when the first engaging portion is engaged with the second engaging portion.