A connector including an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals arrayed and held on the housing, and a conductive shell, wherein the housing is positioned within the shell in island form. The shell is formed of a single metal plate, and includes a peripheral wall surrounding the housing, bottom plates extending from lower ends of the peripheral wall on a side of mounting to the board to inside of the peripheral wall, and a pair of supporting pieces extending from the bottom plates and supporting the housing. The pair of supporting pieces are formed by being raised from the bottom plates so as to respectively conform to side surfaces of the housing that are opposite each other, and then being folded with their tips press-fit in the housing. The peripheral wall is of a single-ply structure of the metal plate without a seam throughout a periphery thereof.

A connector including an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals arrayed and held on the housing, and a conductive shell, wherein the housing is positioned within the shell in island form. The shell is formed of a single metal plate, and includes a peripheral wall surrounding the housing, bottom plates extending from lower ends of the peripheral wall on a side of mounting to the board to inside of the peripheral wall, and a pair of supporting pieces extending from the bottom plates and supporting the housing. The pair of supporting pieces are formed by being raised from the bottom plates so as to respectively conform to side surfaces of the housing that are opposite each other, and then being folded with their tips press-fit in the housing. The peripheral wall is of a single-ply structure of the metal plate without a seam throughout a periphery thereof.

An electrical connector and a manufacturing method for the same. The electrical connector comprises a housing member and a plugging module. One end of the housing member is provided with a mating interface. An accommodating space communicating with the mating interface is provided in the housing member. The plugging module comprises a first circuit board, a plurality of electrical conductors and a plurality of first soldering pads. The first circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. The first circuit board comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The plurality of electrical conductors are disposed on the first surface and/or the second surface and is close to the mating interface. The plurality of first soldering pads are disposed on the second surface and are electrically connected with the plurality of electrical conductors.

A connector for use with high-speed signals. The connector may include a row of conductive elements comprising signal conductors and ground conductors. A signal conductor may include a mating end, a mounting end opposite the mating end, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. A ground conductor may include a shell at least partially encircling intermediate portions of a group of signal conductors, with openings that expose contact surfaces of the signal conductors at the ends. The ground conductors may include contact members aligned with the mating contact surfaces of the signal conductors. Each shell may be coupled to a ground mounting location on each side of a respective group of signal conductors, with adjacent shells sharing a ground mounting location. Such a configuration may meet signal integrity requirements in connectors designed for 64 Gbps and beyond, while conforming to a standard that constrains mating and mounting interfaces.

A connector for use with high-speed signals. The connector may include a row of conductive elements comprising signal conductors and ground conductors. A signal conductor may include a mating end, a mounting end opposite the mating end, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. A ground conductor may include a shell at least partially encircling intermediate portions of a group of signal conductors, with openings that expose contact surfaces of the signal conductors at the ends. The ground conductors may include contact members aligned with the mating contact surfaces of the signal conductors. Each shell may be coupled to a ground mounting location on each side of a respective group of signal conductors, with adjacent shells sharing a ground mounting location. Such a configuration may meet signal integrity requirements in connectors designed for 64 Gbps and beyond, while conforming to a standard that constrains mating and mounting interfaces.

Provided is a connector protection member for protecting a connector. The connector includes a housing having a center raised portion including a raised portion end wall, a raised portion end side wall, and a raised portion end upper surface connecting the raised portion end wall, and the raised portion end side wall. A raised portion side surface protection portion of the connector protection member includes: a side portion covers part of the raised portion end wall and part of the raised portion end side wall, and a transition portion formed continuously to the side portion covers a three-surface connection portion formed by an end wall connection portion between the raised portion end wall and the raised portion end upper surface and a side wall connection portion between the raised portion end side wall and the raised portion end upper surface.

It is aimed to provide a connector capable of stably holding terminal fittings in a housing. A connector is provided with a housing and terminal fittings to be held in the housing. The housing includes a plurality of holes arranged in a lateral direction, the terminal fittings being arranged inside the holes, an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface constituting upper and lower regions above and below the plurality of holes arranged in the lateral direction on a rear surface of the housing, and interpolar walls partitioning between the holes adjacent in the lateral direction. Rear surfaces of the interpolar walls are located forward of the upper wall surface and the lower wall surface. The housing includes recesses, the rear surfaces of the interpolar walls serving as back surfaces of the recesses.

It is aimed to provide a connector capable of stably holding terminal fittings in a housing. A connector is provided with a housing and terminal fittings to be held in the housing. The housing includes a plurality of holes arranged in a lateral direction, the terminal fittings being arranged inside the holes, an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface constituting upper and lower regions above and below the plurality of holes arranged in the lateral direction on a rear surface of the housing, and interpolar walls partitioning between the holes adjacent in the lateral direction. Rear surfaces of the interpolar walls are located forward of the upper wall surface and the lower wall surface. The housing includes recesses, the rear surfaces of the interpolar walls serving as back surfaces of the recesses.

Provided is a connector terminal which includes: a mounting portion having a flat surface in a width direction and a depth direction; a holding target portion formed continuously to the mounting portion, formed in an inverted U-shape in a height direction; a base portion formed continuously to the holding target portion and having a flat surface in the width direction and the depth direction; and an elastic arm portion formed continuously to the base portion, having a standing portion extending in the height direction, and having a length in the width direction, in which a length of the standing portion in the width direction is approximately maximum among lengths of the connector terminal in the width direction.

Provided is a connector terminal which includes: a mounting portion having a flat surface in a width direction and a depth direction; a holding target portion formed continuously to the mounting portion, formed in an inverted U-shape in a height direction; a base portion formed continuously to the holding target portion and having a flat surface in the width direction and the depth direction; and an elastic arm portion formed continuously to the base portion, having a standing portion extending in the height direction, and having a length in the width direction, in which a length of the standing portion in the width direction is approximately maximum among lengths of the connector terminal in the width direction.