BRANCH CONNECTOR FOR SHIELD WIRE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a plurality of branch connections simply in the lump by connecting branch shield wires to branch press contact terminals held in the lower stage of a housing, connecting trunk lines to trunk line press contact terminals in the upper stage held in a stairway shape, then connecting the metal shells of upper and lower covers to hold and shield the electric wires. SOLUTION: The drain line and signal lines of branch shield wires 6 are press contact-connected respectively to branch connecting terminals 12B held in the lower stage of a housing 11, and a lower cover 13 is inserted into the housing 11. Sheathes in the middle of trunk line shield electric wires 5 are peeled to expose a drain line and signal lines 2A-2D, and the drain line and the signal lines 2A-2D are pressure-connected respectively to trunk line pressure contact terminals 12A held in the upper stage of the housing 11. When an upper cover 14 is inserted into the housing 11, the lower end section 14e of the upper cover 14 positions the shield wires 5, and the lower end section 13c of the lower cover 13 positions the shield wires 6. A lower metal shell 15 kept in contact with a drain line terminal is locked with an upper metal shell 16 to shield the outer periphery.