Connector with first and second connectors connectable to each other, the first connector includes first housing and a UTP module with inner conductors connected to a UTP cable, and the second connector includes electrically conductive shield member covering the UTP inner conductors with first and second connectors connected
A connector is provided with a first connector 10 and a second connector 11 connectable to each other. The first connector 10 includes a UTP module 15 . The UTP module 15 includes UTP inner conductors 65 to be connected to wires of a UTP cable 12 . The second connector 11 includes an electrically conductive shield member 21 for covering outer peripheries of the UTP inner conductors 65 with the first and second connectors 10, 11 connected.
1. A connector, comprising a first connector and a second connector connectable to each other, wherein:
the first connector includes a UTP module and a first housing,
the UTP module includes UTP inner conductors to be connected to wires of a UTP cable, and
the second connector includes an electrically conductive shield member for covering outer peripheries of the UTP inner conductors with the first and second connectors connected.
2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the first connector includes a STP module,
the STP module includes STP inner conductors to be connected to wires of a STP cable and an outer conductor to be connected to a shield body of the STP cable,
the first housing includes a plurality of cavities,
either or both of the UTP module and the STP module are accommodated in
the plurality of cavities, and
when the STP module is accommodated in the plurality of cavities, the shield member is in contact with the outer conductor with the first and second connectors connected.
3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein:
the shield member includes a plurality of tube portions,
either or both of the UTP inner conductors and the outer conductors are accommodated in the plurality of tube portions, and
when the outer conductors are accommodated in the plurality of tube portions, the outer conductors are in contact with inner surfaces of the tube portions.
4. The connector of claim 2 , wherein:
the UTP module includes an electrically conductive impedance adjusting member to be mounted on the UTP cable,
the plurality of cavities respectively have the same length, and
the impedance adjusting member is set to a length to be accommodated inside the cavity with the UTP module accommodated in the cavity.
5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the shield member is formed by die casting.