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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Toshiyasu Ito, Togane, JP;
Donald Eric Thompson, Fremont, CA (US);
Takeshi Nishimura, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Toshiyasu Ito, Togane, JP;
Donald Eric Thompson, Fremont, CA (US);
Takeshi Nishimura, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yamaichi Electronics USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A receptacle connector of the present invention is used as an electrical connector configured to connect two circuit boards. The receptacle connector includes: a housing in which a receiving space is formed, a connection target being inserted in the receiving space; a plurality of contacts being arranged parallel to one another, having a plurality of signal line contacts and a plurality of ground contacts, and being placed with every two adjacent signal line contacts for transmitting signals interposed between two ground contacts; a supporting member made of an electrically-insulating synthetic resin material, and configured to integrally support and fix thereto the plurality of contacts; and a common contact made of a conductive resin material and configured to electrically connect the plurality of ground contacts together among the plurality of contacts. The plurality of contacts integrated together by the supporting member are received in the receiving space.