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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Kazuya Midorikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Hosoda, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Midorikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Hosoda, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a plurality of terminals, a housing and a shield plate. The terminals are arranged and held in the housing. The shield plate is formed by bending a metal plate and attached to the housing. The housing includes a sidewall and an edge wall at an end portion of the sidewall. The shield plate includes a shield portion covering an outer surface of the sidewall and a held. The held portion is supported on a holding portion disposed on the edge wall of the housing. The shield portion includes a regulating portion capable of abutting against the outer surface of the sidewall. The regulating portion regulates deformation of the shield portion when the shield plate is attached to the housing.