| US 7,458,829 B2 | ||
| Electric connector having an excellent grounding function | ||
| Tatsuya Shioda, Tokyo (Japan); and Kazushi Kamata, Aomori (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 07, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/593,791. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-322862 (JP), filed on Nov. 07, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0105433 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 4/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/648 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—108 | 10 Claims |
| 1. An electric connector to be connected to a connection object having a first and a second surface opposite to each other
in a first direction, said electric connector comprising:
a plurality of primary ground contacts arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each of the primary
ground contacts having contact portions which are adapted for contacting with the first and the second surfaces of the connection
object, respectively;
a plurality of signal contacts arranged in the second direction, each of the signal contacts having a contact portion for
contacting with the first surface of the connection object, adjacent two of the signal contacts being placed between adjacent
two of the ground contacts; and
a ground plate comprising a first supplementary ground contact facing a set of the adjacent two of the signal contacts in
the first direction, the supplementary ground contact being adapted for contacting with the second surface of the connection
object, and
a connecting portion extending in the second direction, the connecting portion being formed integral with the first supplementary
ground contact and electrically connected to at least one of the primary ground contacts.
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