Abstract: The male connector 10 serves in itself as a shielding shell by forming the cylindrical hood portion 14 with a conductive aluminium sleeve 31, and leakage of noises from the slit of the shielding shell as in the conventional arrangement may be avoided since the hood portion 54 encloses completely around the male terminal fitting 36, thereby improving the shielding property.

Abstract: A female connector is provided with a guide protrusion portion so as to cover a tip face of a female side shield shell, and when a male side shield shell is butted against an inclined face provided in the guide protrusion portion and pushed thereto, it proceeds toward an outer edge side of a tip face of the female side shield shell by being guided by the inclined face. Here, since the guide protrusion portion is provided in a female side connector housing of the female connector, a large guidable range can be ensured without being limited due to a wall thickness dimension of the shield shell.

Abstract: A female connector is provided with a guide protrusion portion so as to cover a tip face of a female side shield shell, and when a male side shield shell is butted against an inclined face provided in the guide protrusion portion and pushed thereto, it proceeds toward an outer edge side of a tip face of the female side shield shell by being guided by the inclined face. Here, since the guide protrusion portion is provided in a female side connector housing of the female connector, a large guidable range can be ensured without being undergone a limitation owing to a wall thickness dimension of the shield shell.

Abstract: A retainer 20 comprises a pair of half members 22U and 22L connected to each other by a hinge 21. When the retainer 20 is fitted to a housing 10 in a state where the half members 22U and 22L are combined, the retainer 20 retains rubber caps 16 from the rear so as to restrict the disengagement of the rubber caps 16. Restricting portions 24U, 25U, 24L and 25L are formed on abutment surfaces 23Ua, 23Ub, 23Uc, 23La, 23Lb and 23Lc of the half members 22U and 22L, respectively. When the half members 22U and 22L are combined, the restricting portions 24U, 25U, 24L and 25L are retained by the restricting portions on the mating half member, so that the relative displacement of the pair of half members 22U and 22L in directions along abutment surfaces 23Ua, 23Ub, 23Uc, 23La, 23Lb and 23Lc can be restricted.

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.

Abstract: A breaker device having tension coil springs that, while moving together with a moving electrode, are extended and contracted, and the resilient restoring force of these springs becomes maximum halfway along a path of movement thereof. When the moving electrode is disposed on the connection side of this maximum position, the tension coil springs urge the moving electrode in a connecting direction. When the moving electrode is disposed on the disconnection side, the tension coil springs urge the moving electrode in a disconnecting direction. When the moving electrode is in a properly-connected condition or a completely-disconnected condition, the urging force of the tension coil springs is decreased. A lock for holding the moving electrode in either the connected condition or the disconnected condition may also be provided.