Electrical connector and mating electrical connector with outer and inner shield portions surrounding high-frequency terminals

A connector pair comprising:

• a first connector including a first connector main body, a first terminal attached to the first connector main body, a first high-frequency terminal attached to the first connector main body, a first shield surrounding an entire circumference of the first connector main body, and a first inner side shield attached to the first connector main body and extending in a width direction of the first connector between the first terminal and the first high-frequency terminal, the first inner side shield comprising a center part and a pair of side parts, each connected to a side of the center part,
• wherein, viewed from the width direction, the pair of side parts are vertical and in a same plane, and the center part comprises at least one inclined part that is out of plane with the pair of side parts;
• and
• a second connector that mates with the first connector, the second connector including a second connector main body, a second terminal attached to the second connector main body, a second high-frequency terminal attached to the second connector main body, a second shield surrounding an entire circumference of the second connector main body, and a second inner side shield integrally formed with the second connector main body and extending in a width direction of the second connector between the second terminal and the second high-frequency terminal;
• wherein when the first connector and the second connector are mated, the first shield and the second shield are in contact and electrically conducting, and the first inner side shield and the second inner side shield are in contact and electrically conducting.

A connector that mates with a mating connector, comprising:

• a connector main body;
• a terminal attached to the connector main body;
• a high-frequency terminal attached to the connector main body;
• a shield surrounding an entire periphery of the connector main body, the shield includes an outer wall, an inner wall, a coupling part, and an outwardly extending flange portion, the inner wall being substantially parallel to the outer wall on an inner side of the outer wall, the coupling part couples an upper end of the outer wall and an upper end of the inner wall, the outwardly extending flange portion is connected to a lower end of the outer wall, the inner wall defining a recess having a periphery surrounded by the inner wall, the recess being configured to accommodate the mating connector therein, wherein the outer wall and the flange portion are continuous over the entire periphery of the connector main body and the inner wall is separated into inner wall parts by a plurality of spaced apart notches, wherein the inner wall parts are deformable in a direction approaching or separating from the outer wall;
• and
• a shield plate attached to the connector main body, wherein the shield plate extends in a width direction of the connector between the terminal and the high-frequency terminal, the shield plate comprising a center part and a pair of side parts, each connected to a side of the center part,
• wherein, viewed from the width direction, the pair of side parts are vertical and in a same plane, and the center part comprises at least one inclined part that is out of plane with the pair of side parts.

A connector that mates with a mating connector, comprising:

• a connector main body having opposite first and second ends and including a bottom plate, a protrusion protruding upwardly from an upper surface of the bottom plate in a longitudinal direction of the connector main body, a first protruding end part protruding upwardly from the upper surface of the bottom plate at the first end of the connector main body in the longitudinal direction, a second protruding end part protruding upwardly from the upper surface of the bottom plate at the second end of the connector main body in the longitudinal direction, wherein the protrusion is narrower than the first and second protruding end parts, each protruding end part having an outer wall surface that faces an outer side in a longitudinal direction of the connector, two sides in a width direction of the connector, an upper surface that faces a mating surface side of the mating connector, and an inner wall surface that faces an inner side in the longitudinal direction of the connector and faces the protrusion;
• a terminal attached to the protrusion;
• a high-frequency terminal attached to the first protruding end part;
• and
• a shield surrounding an entire periphery of the connector main body, the shield includes an outer wall, an inner wall, an upper wall, and an outwardly extending flange portion, the upper wall coupling an upper end of the outer wall and an upper end of the inner wall, the outwardly extending flange portion connected to a lower end of the outer wall,
• the upper wall covers at least a part of the upper surface of each protruding end part, and the inner wall covers at least a part of the inner wall surface of each protruding end part.

A connector pair comprising:

• a first connector including a first connector main body, a first terminal attached to the first connector main body, a first high-frequency terminal attached to the first connector main body, and a first shield surrounding an entire periphery of the first connector main body, and
• the first shield including an outer wall, an inner wall, a coupling part, and an outwardly extending flange portion, the inner wall is substantially parallel to the outer wall on an inner side of the outer wall, the coupling part couples an upper end of the outer wall and an upper end of the inner wall, the outwardly extending flange portion is connected to a lower end of the outer wall, and the inner wall defining a recess having a periphery surrounded by the inner wall, the inner wall including a linear part of a linear shape and a curved part of a curved shape,
• a second connector including a second connector main body, a second terminal attached to the second connector main body, a second high-frequency terminal attached to the second connector main body, and a second shield surrounding an entire periphery of the second connector main body, the second connector being fitted to the first connector,
• the second connector main body having opposite first and second ends and including a bottom plate, a protrusion protruding upwardly from an upper surface of the bottom plate in a longitudinal direction of the second connector main body, a first protruding end part protruding upwardly from the upper surface of the bottom plate at the first end of the second connector main body in the longitudinal direction, a second protruding end part protruding upwardly from the upper surface of the bottom plate at the second end of the second connector main body in the longitudinal direction, wherein the protrusion is narrower than the protruding end parts, each protruding end part having an outer wall surface that faces an outer side in a longitudinal direction of the second connector, two sides in a width direction of the second connector, an upper surface that faces a mating surface side of the first connector, and an inner wall surface that faces an inner side in the longitudinal direction of the second connector and faces the protrusion, and
• wherein the second shield includes an outer wall, an inner wall, an upper wall, and an outwardly extending flange portion, the upper wall of the second shield coupling an upper end of the outer wall of the second shield and an upper end of the inner wall of the second shield, the outwardly extending flange portion of the second shield connected to a lower end of the outer wall of the second shield, the second shield being accommodated in the recess of the first shield, and
• the upper wall covers at least a part of the upper surface of each protruding end part, and the inner wall covers at least a part of the inner wall surface of each protruding end part.