Electrical connector having first and second shells contacting opposed conductive wall parts
An electrical connector is attached to a wiring substrate and mated with a counterpart connector connected to a signal transmission medium. A shell of the electrical connector has a pair of wall parts that contact a ground member on the counterpart connector. One wall part distant from the signal transmission medium includes a first side plate that has one end attached to a ground conductive path of the wiring substrate and extends in a direction away from the wiring substrate, a joining part that has one end joined to another end of the first side plate, and a second side plate that has one end joined to another end of the joining part and extends in a direction closer to the wiring substrate. The second side plate has a contact piece that extends in a direction away from the wiring substrate and elastically contacts the ground member.
1 . An electrical connector configured to mate with a counterpart connector that is attached to a principal surface of a wiring substrate, wherein
the counterpart connector includes:
a first housing having an insulation property;
a plurality of first contacts having conductivity and arranged on the first housing in a first direction; and
a pair of conductive wall parts opposed to each other across the plurality of first contacts in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and along the principal surface,
one wall part of the pair of conductive wall parts includes a contact part,
the one wall part is positioned outside end portions of the plurality of first contacts in the second direction,
the electrical connector includes:
a second housing having an insulation property;
a plurality of second contacts arranged on the second housing in the first direction and configured to electrically connect to the plurality of first contacts when the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated;
a first conductive shell including:
a first cover part opposed to the plurality of second contacts in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction and covering the plurality of second contacts; and
a second cover part extending in the third direction from one end of the first cover part in the second direction; and
a second conductive shell arranged near another end of the first cover part in the second direction,
in a mated state of the electrical connector and the counterpart connector;
the first cover part is opposed to and covers the plurality of first contacts;
the second cover part contacts the contact part of the one wall part in the second direction;
the other wall part, together with the one wall part, covers the electrical connector from outside; and
the other wall part includes a contact piece that contacts a first portion of a ground member of the electrical connector, and a joining portion that is opposed to a second portion of the ground member in the third direction where the first portion and the second portion are spaced apart from each other.
2 . An electrical connector attached to a principal surface of a wiring substrate and configured to mate with a counterpart connector, wherein
the electrical connector includes:
a first housing having an insulation property;
a plurality of first contacts having conductivity and arranged on the first housing in a first direction; and
a pair of conductive wall parts opposed to each other across the plurality of first contacts in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and along the principal surface,
one wall part of the pair of conductive wall parts includes a contact part,
the one wall part is positioned outside end portions of the plurality of first contacts in the second direction,
the counterpart connector includes:
a second housing having an insulation property;
a plurality of second contacts arranged on the second housing in the first direction and configured to electrically connect to the plurality of first contacts when the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated;
a first conductive shell including:
a first cover part opposed to the plurality of second contacts in a third direction orhtogonal to the first directio and the second direction and covering the plurality of second contacts; and
a second cover part extending in the third direction from one end of the first cover part in the second direction; and
a second conductive shell arranged near another end of the first cover part in the second direction,
in a mated state of the electrical connector and the counterpart connector;
the first cover part is opposed to and covers the plurality of first contacts;
the second cover part contacts the contact part of the one wall part in the second direction;
the other wall part, together with the one wall part, covers the counterpart connector from outside; and
the other wall part includes a contact piece that contacts a first portion of a ground member of the counterpart connector, and a joining portion that is opposed to a second portion of the ground member in the third direction where the first portion and the second portion are spaced apart from each other.