Patent ID: 8083542

Claim:
An electrical connector that is mounted on a surface of a printed wiring board and electrically connects a flexible flat cable to the printed wiring board, the electrical connector comprising: a housing made from an insulating material and into which an end of the flat cable having a shield layer is inserted from one end side to the other end side; an actuator positioned at the one end side or the other end side of the housing and having cams; a shield plate positioned with the actuator and made from a conductive material, the shield plate covering an upper surface of the electrical connector at the one end side or the other end side; a plurality of signal contacts being arranged along a width of the housing, and being electrically connected to the printed wiring board, the plurality of signal contacts cooperating with the actuator through the cams to clamp the end of the flat cable while being electrically connected to the printed wiring board; a shield contact disposed between the plurality of signal contacts in the housing; a pair of pegs positioned on opposite ends of the housing and electrically connected to a grounding pattern on the printed wiring board, the pair of pegs are in contact with the shield plate when the actuator clamps the end of flat cable; and a shield shell made from a conductive material and covering an upper surface of the housing, the shield shell connected to the grounding pattern on the printed wiring board; wherein the shield plate, the shield layer of the flat cable, the shield contact and the shield shell are electrically connected and form a shield path when the actuator clamps the flat cable.