CONNECTOR

To provide a connector which has high reliability in ground connection and is also inexpensive.SOLUTION: A connector 1 comprises: a housing 2 provided with an insertion recess S; a signal terminal 3 including a board connection part 32b; a shield shell 6; and a ground terminal 7. The ground terminal 7 includes: a fixed end 71 fixed to the housing 2; a free end 72; a first contact part 76; and a second contact part 77. When the connector is in an unconnected state, the second contact part 77 is disposed in an opening groove 26 on a bottom wall part 22 of the housing 2 so as to face a ground pattern GP on a circuit board 10 with a gap G provided therebetween. When a mating shield shell is externally fitted and connected to the shield shell 6, the first contact part 76 is pressed and displaced toward the circuit board 10 side by the mating shield shell. This causes the second contact part 77 to be elastically brought into pressure-contact with the ground pattern GP.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】グラウンド接続の信頼性が高く且つ安価なコネクタを提供する。【解決手段】コネクタ１が、挿入凹部Ｓが形成されたハウジング２と、基板接続部３２ｂを含む信号端子３と、シールドシェル６と、グラウンド端子７とを備える。グラウンド端子７は、ハウジング２に固定される固定端部７１と、自由端部７２と、第１接触部７６と、第２接触部７７とを含む。コネクタ未接続状態で、第２接触部７７は、ハウジング２の底壁部２２の開口溝２６内に配置され、回路基板１０のグラウンドパターンＧＰに対して隙間Ｇを設けて対向する。シールドシェル６に対して相手側シールドシェルが外嵌接続されるときに、前記相手側シールドシェルによって第１接触部７６が回路基板１０側へ押圧変位されるに伴って、第２接触部７７がグラウンドパターンＧＰに弾性的に押圧接触する。【選択図】図２