Patent ID: 7377801

Claim:
A shielded cable connecting structure for connecting a shielded cable to an electric wire having a conductor, the shielded cable including an electric wire portion which has a conductor and an inner sheath covering the conductor, a braided wire braided around the inner sheath, and an outer sheath covering the braided wire, the shielded cable connecting structure comprising: a connecting member that includes: a connecting main body; a first press-clamping portion which holds the shielded cable; a second press-clamping portion which holds the electric wire; a first press-contacting portion which defines a first slit for electrically connecting said first press-contacting portion to the braided wire of the shielded cable in a state that the shielded cable is pressed to be inserted into the first slit; and a second press-contacting portion which defines a second slit for electrically connecting said second press-contacting portion to the conductor of the electric wire in a state that the electric wire is pressed to be inserted into the second slit in the same direction as a direction of insertion of the shielded cable into the first slit, wherein the braided wire of the shielded cable is connected to the electric wire through the first press-contacting portion and the second press-contacting portion, and wherein the first slit and the second slit are defined in a single plane and the second slit is located below the first slit.