Patent attributes
A socket of a connector includes a socket housing, a socket terminal element, and an outer shield element. The socket housing includes a bottom plate, and first and second side wall portions facing each other and provided on an upper surface of the bottom plate. The outer shield element includes a main body portion disposed on an outer surface of the first side wall portion, a contact portion extending from the main body portion to the inner surface of the first side wall portion, and an outer shield terminal portion extending from the main body portion toward the bottom plate. The contact portion is configured to be electrically connected to an outside of the socket housing. The outer shield terminal is electrically connected to the contact portion via the main body portion. This connector suppresses generation of unnecessary radiation and noise, and also suppresses interference between high-frequency signals.