Patent ID: 7985931

Claim:
An enclosure for a connector, an inner space of which enclosure accommodates a connection section wherein a signal line for transmitting an information signal and a terminal for sending/receiving the information signal between the signal line and an external apparatus are connected, the enclosure comprising: first and second enclosure parts that are fit together to constitute the enclosure, wherein the enclosure is made of a conductive material, and wherein the enclosure parts include joints for the enclosure parts to be fit together, each joint includes a plurality of one of linear sections and curved sections, and a length of each section is smaller than a wavelength corresponding to a frequency of the information signal; and a plurality of steps of the one of the linear sections and the curved sections formed on a same sidewall of the first enclosure part and the second enclosure part, wherein the steps are arranged in a thickness direction of the same sidewall of the corresponding enclosure part, and are positioned at different heights of the same sidewall.