US Patent 11289855 Shield connector having improved bonding strength to a substrate

A shield connector includes a shield member for covering an outer periphery of a terminal, and a substrate mounting surface provided on the shield member and fixed to a surface of a substrate via solder, wherein the substrate mounting surface has a reference surface and a stepped surface having a different height with respect to the reference surface. For example, the stepped surface is formed by at least one of a convex portion protruding from the reference surface of the substrate mounting surface and a concave portion recessed from the reference surface of the substrate mounting surface.