Shielding connector

Abstract

In the shielding connector, a plurality of angular-shaped elastic tongue pieces 65 are provided on and projected inwardly from the upper and lower surfaces of the rear end portion of a prismatic-shaped shielding shell 60 which is so disposed as to cover a shielding wire 30 to be inserted into a housing 1; and, when the shell connecting portion 52 of a shell connecting terminal 50 is held by and between the upper and lower elastic tongue pieces 65, then they can be connected together electrically. To the shielding wire 30, there are sequentially connected the shell connecting terminal 50 and flat type male terminal 40. Since the shell connecting portion 52 of the shell connecting terminal 50 is formed in an annular shape, the shell connecting portion 52 has no insertion direction limit with respect to the elastic tongue pieces 65. Thanks to this, when connecting the flat type male terminal 40 to the shielding wire 30, there is eliminated the need to pay special attention to the connecting position of the shell connecting terminal 50 in the peripheral direction thereof. This makes it possible to simplify the terminal connecting operation.

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