JP5312175B2 - connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector used in electrical equipment and electronic equipment such as machine tools, servo motors, device control panels, etc., and in particular, a connector that allows a customer to select a fitting method according to customer specifications. is there.

Usually, a connector is fitted with a mating connector so that a power source and an electrical signal can be connected between devices such as a main body (facility / machine) and a control (control device). That is, it is connected to a board, a cable, or the like. The connector is provided with a fitting means with a mating connector.
As the fitting means, a one-touch lock system as shown in FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 04-115777) already proposed by the present applicant or a diagram of Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-285333). A screw system as shown in FIG.

According to the summary of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 04-115777 of Patent Document 1, it is intended to provide a connector that can easily constitute a ground circuit without using a lead wire for ground circuit connection, A cylindrical shell 2 having an insertion hole 3, an insulating front insulator 4 disposed in the shell 2, and an approximately cylindrical insulator leaf 5 having elasticity formed to face the insertion hole 3. And an insulating rear insulator 6 disposed in the shell 2 so as to face the front insulator 4, and a contact 7 inserted into the insertion hole 3 and the insulator leaf 5 and locked to the insulator leaf 5. , The ground lug 50 is provided in at least one of the insertion hole 3 and the insulator leaf 5, and the ground lug 50 is a spring piece. 1 and a strip piece 52 extending from the spring piece 51, and the spring piece 51 is in electrical contact with the contact 7, and the strip piece 52 has tip portions of the front insulator 4 and the rear insulator 6. A connector is disclosed that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface and is in electrical contact with the shell 2. Incidentally, as claimed in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, a cylindrical shell having conductivity, an insulating front insulator having an insertion hole and disposed in the shell, and facing the insertion hole. An insulating rear insulator disposed in the shell so as to face the front insulator, and the insulator inserted into the insertion hole and the insulator leaf. In the connector including the contact locked to the leaf, at least one of the insertion hole and the insulator leaf is provided with a ground lug, and the ground lug includes a spring piece and a strip-like piece extending from the spring piece. The spring piece is in electrical contact with the contact, and the belt-like piece has a tip portion thereof. Serial connector, wherein there is disclosed that the front insulator and protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface of the rear insulator is for electrical contact with the shell. The fitting method is the one-touch lock method shown in FIG. According to the summary of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-285333 of Patent Document 2, it is an object of the present invention to provide a single waterproof connector having a rear release structure that can be easily assembled even when the pitch is narrowed and does not increase the cost. A retainer ring 70 for fixing the shell 60, the intermediate insert 30, the front insert 20, the rear insert 40, and the three inserts 20, 30, 40 to the receptacle shell 60 in the order of the front 20, the intermediate 30, and the rear 40. In the single waterproof crimp connector 10 having the crimp pin contact 50 to be mounted, at least one engagement means is provided on the intermediate insert 30 side or the front insert 20 side of the front insert 20 or the intermediate insert 30, Alone waterproof crimp connector which can be achieved by providing the latching means at a position corresponding to the insert 30 or the front insert 20 on the engagement means of the front insert 20 or the intermediate insert 30 is disclosed. By the way, as claim 1 of the claims, a receptacle shell, an intermediate insert made of an insulating material having an insertion hole for a plurality of crimp pin contacts and attached to the receptacle shell, and the same number of crimp pins as the intermediate inserts A front insert made of an insulating elastic body that has a contact insertion hole and is held on the front side of the intermediate insert, and has the same number of crimp pin contact insertion holes as the intermediate insert, and the insertion hole has contact retention. A rear insert made of an insulating material provided on the rear surface of the intermediate insert, a retainer ring for fixing the intermediate insert, the front insert and the rear insert to the receptacle shell, and the intermediate insert, the front insert and the rear insert A single waterproof crimp connector having a crimp pin contact attached to an insert having a rear release structure composed of a seat, wherein at least one or more of the front insert or the intermediate insert on the intermediate insert side or the front insert side 3. A single waterproof crimp connector comprising: an engaging means; and a locking means provided on the intermediate insert or the front insert at a position corresponding to the engaging means of the front insert or the intermediate insert. As the engagement means, at least one engagement protrusion protruding toward the intermediate insert side or the front insert side of the front insert or the intermediate insert is provided, and the intermediate insert is used as the locking means. 2. The single waterproof crimp according to claim 1, wherein a locking portion that engages with the engaging protrusion is provided at a position corresponding to the engaging protrusion of the front insert or the intermediate insert on the insert or the front insert. A connector, as claimed in claim 3, wherein at least one engaging protrusion projecting toward the intermediate insert side of the front insert is provided as the engaging means, and the intermediate insert has the above-mentioned engagement of the front insert as the engaging means. A locking hole for engaging with the engaging protrusion is provided at a position corresponding to the engaging protrusion, and a relief portion of the engaging protrusion is provided at a position corresponding to the engaging protrusion of the front insert in the rear insert. The single waterproof crimp connector according to claim 1, wherein the engagement protrusion is connected to the front plug. The single waterproof crimp connector according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that it is provided at the center of the support and at five locations at intervals of 90 degrees, according to claim 5, wherein the crimp pin contact is inserted in the insertion hole of the front insert 5. The single waterproof crimp connector according to claim 4, wherein at least one ring-shaped convex part is provided on the crimp pin contact part, and the front insert is made of an elastic body. 6. The single waterproof crimp connector according to claim 5, wherein the extension protrusion is provided at an end of the engagement protrusion, and the extension protrusion is pulled to pull the engagement protrusion of the front insert. A single waterproof crimp connector characterized in that the extended portion is cut after the intermediate insert is engaged with the intermediate insert. According to the assembling method of the present invention, a notch is provided between the front end of the engaging protrusion and the extending portion, and the engaging protrusion of the front insert is engaged with the intermediate insert, and then only by further pulling An assembly method for a single waterproof crimp connector according to claim 7, wherein the extended portion is cut. In addition, as a fitting system, it is a screw system as shown in FIG.

In recent years, some customers have made a request to appropriately select a fitting method by themselves. However, in the structures such as Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 described in the related art, the fitting method with the mating connector is fixed, and the customer's request cannot be met.
Moreover, since it is not known whether the fitting has been completed completely, there is a possibility that the fitting will be disengaged if the fitting is incomplete, leading to poor connection.

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and a connector having a structure in which a fitting method can be selected by a customer according to the customer's specifications, and whether the fitting is complete can be confirmed. It is to be provided.

This object is a connector that is detachably fitted to a mating connector, as in the connector according to claim 1, and has a plurality of contacts each having a contact portion that contacts the mating connector and a connection portion that connects to a cable or a board. And at least one insulator on which the contacts are arranged and held, and a shell that covers the insulator and has an engagement means with the mating connector, and the mating connector is formed by the shell and the insulator. In the connector for forming the fitting port to be inserted, the shell is provided with two types of engaging means as the engaging means, one forming a screw part and the other obliquely cutting into a predetermined position of the screw part. a plurality of groove portions Kakare formed, engagement means of the mating connector is screwed with the threaded portion of the shell if the screw groove of substantially trapezoidal shape protruding in a direction substantially perpendicular with abutment fitted on the tip of the groove When the screw of the mating connector and the threaded portion of the shell are screwed together, alignment is performed by engaging the tip of the groove and the mating connector to a position where the mating connector is aligned. If it is a part, it engages with the groove part of the shell with a one-touch lock, a protrusion groove protruding in the opposite direction to the fitting port is provided at the tip of the groove part, and the convex part of the mating connector and the groove part of the shell are engaged A connector is characterized in that the positioning is performed by engaging to a position where the tip of the protruding groove can be seen .

As is apparent from the above description, the connector of the present invention provides the following excellent effects.
(1) The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is detachably fitted to the mating connector, and has a plurality of contacts having a contact portion that contacts the mating connector and a connection portion that connects to the cable or the board. And at least one insulator on which the contacts are arranged and held, and a shell that covers the insulator and has an engagement means with the mating connector, and the mating connector is inserted by the shell and the insulator. In the connector for forming the fitting port, the shell is provided with two types of engaging means as the engaging means, one forming a screw part, and the other being obliquely cut at a predetermined position of the screw part. a plurality of forming a groove portion, if the screw engagement means of the mating connector and the threaded portion and screwed in the shell, setting the groove of substantially trapezoidal shape protruding the substantially perpendicular direction to the abutment fitted on the tip of the groove When the screw of the mating connector and the screw portion of the shell are screwed together, alignment is performed by engaging the tip of the groove and the mating connector so that the mating connector is aligned, and the engaging means of the mating connector is a convex portion If it is engaged with the groove portion of the shell with a one-touch lock, a protruding groove protruding in the opposite direction to the fitting port is provided at the tip of the groove portion, and when the convex portion of the mating connector and the groove portion of the shell are engaged Since it is a connector characterized by performing alignment by engaging to the position where the tip of the protruding groove can be seen , the customer can easily set the fitting method with the mating connector to the one-touch lock method, The screw method can be selected as appropriate, and it can be visually confirmed whether or not it is completely fitted, so that connection failure or the like does not occur .

(A) It is a perspective view of the connector seen from the fitting direction. (B) It is the perspective view of the connector seen from the connection direction. (C) It is sectional drawing of the connector of this invention. (A) It is sectional drawing of the state fitted with the other party connector by the screw system. (B) It is sectional drawing of the state fitted with the other party connector by the one-touch lock system. It is the perspective view which arranged the main components of the connector. It is a perspective view of a pin contact. (A) It is the perspective view which looked at the front insert from the fitting direction and the connection direction. (B) It is sectional drawing which carried out the cross section at the center and contact part of the front insert. (A) It is the perspective view which looked at the rear insert from the fitting direction and the connection direction. (B) It is sectional drawing which carried out the cross section in the center and contact part of a rear insert. (A) It is the perspective view which looked at the shell from the fitting direction and the connection direction. (B) It is sectional drawing of a shell.

A feature of the present invention is that the connector 10 according to claim 1 is a connector 10 that is detachably fitted to a mating connector, and includes a contact portion 121 that contacts the mating connector and a connection portion 123 that connects to a cable or a board. A plurality of contacts 12, at least one or more insulators 14, 16 on which the contacts 12 are arranged and held, and a shell 18 that covers the insulators 14, 16 and has engagement means with the mating connector. In the connector 10 forming the fitting port 20 into which the mating connector is inserted by the shell 18 and the insulators 14 and 16, the shell 18 is provided with two types of engaging means as the engaging means. The connector 10 is characterized in that a screw portion 185 is formed, and the other is a plurality of groove portions 182 that are cut obliquely at predetermined positions of the screw portion 185. A.
That is, the shell 18 is provided with a screw method and a one-touch lock method so that the customer can select a fitting method. That is, two types of engaging means are provided as the engaging means, one forming a screw part 185, and the other forming a plurality of groove parts 182 cut obliquely at a predetermined position of the screw part 185. Is. The predetermined position here refers to a position that corresponds to the convex portion of the mating connector and can be securely fitted to the mating connector.

An embodiment of the electrical connector of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. 1A is a perspective view of the connector viewed from the fitting direction, FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the connector viewed from the connection direction, and FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view of the connector of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the mating connector is fitted to the mating connector by a screw method, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of a state of mating to the mating connector by a one-touch lock method. FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which main components of the connector are arranged, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a pin contact. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the front insert as seen from the fitting direction and the connection direction, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the center and the contact portion of the front insert. FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the rear insert as seen from the fitting direction and the connection direction, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along the center and the contact portion of the rear insert. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the shell as seen from the fitting direction and the connection direction, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the shell.
The connector of the present invention includes at least one insulator (in the embodiment described below, two types of front insert 14 and rear insert 16), a contact (pin contact 12 in this embodiment), and a shell (in this embodiment a receptacle shell). 18), and the receptacle shell 18 is provided with two engaging means. Hereinafter, each part of the connector will be described.

First, the receptacle shell 18 which is the point of the present invention will be described. The receptacle shell 18 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known technique, and examples of these materials include zinc die cast and aluminum die cast in view of dimensional stability, workability, strength, and the like. .
As shown in FIG. 1, the receptacle shell 18 is formed with a fitting port 20 into which the plug shell of the mating connector is inserted by the front insert 14. The fitting port 20 is a through hole, and a mounting portion 181 into which the two inserts 14 and 16 are inserted is formed in the fitting port 20, and the mounting portion 181 includes the two inserts 14, A recess 186 is provided for receiving the retainer ring 22 for holding 16 in a predetermined position. The size of the recess 186 is appropriately designed so that the retainer ring 22 can be inserted and the two inserts 14 and 16 can be held. In this embodiment, the depth is about 0.7 to 1 mm.

The receptacle shell 18 is provided with a flange portion 183 for attachment to a device, and the flange portion 183 is provided with a plurality of attachment holes 184 into which screws are inserted. Two types of engaging means are provided on the outer periphery of the receptacle shell 18 on the mating direction side as means for engaging with the mating connector.
As the engaging means, one forms a screw portion 185, and the other forms a plurality of groove portions 182 cut obliquely at predetermined positions of the screw portion 185. In other words, if the mating connector engaging means is a screw, it is screwed to the threaded portion 185 of the receptacle shell 18, and if the mating connector engaging means is a convex portion, it engages with the groove 182 of the receptacle shell 18 with a one-touch lock. It comes to match. The size of the screw part 185 and the groove part 182 is appropriately designed so that it can be engaged with the screw and the convex part of the mating connector and can be stably held. The position of the groove portion 182 is only required to be able to engage with the convex portion of the mating connector and stably hold, and is appropriately designed in consideration of strength, workability, miniaturization, holding force, etc. It is cut diagonally at equal intervals of 120 degrees.

A protruding groove 187 protruding in the opposite direction to the fitting port 20 is provided at the tip of the groove 182 so that the tip of the protruding groove 187 can be seen when the protruding portion of the mating connector and the groove 182 of the receptacle shell 18 are engaged. The position can be aligned by engaging the position. The shape and size of the projecting groove 187 are only required to satisfy the above role, and are appropriately designed in consideration of workability and strength.
Further, a substantially trapezoidal groove 188 that protrudes in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fitting port 20 is provided at the tip of the groove 182, and the groove when the screw of the mating connector and the screw 185 of the receptacle shell 18 are screwed together. Positioning can be performed by engaging the tip of 188 and the mating connector to a position where they match. The shape and size of the groove 188 only have to satisfy the above role, and are appropriately designed in consideration of workability and strength.

  Next, the pin contact 12 will be described. This pin contact 12 is made of metal, and is manufactured by a known press working or cutting / forging process. These materials include pure copper, brass, and beryllium copper in consideration of springiness, conductivity, workability, and the like. And phosphor bronze. The pin contacts 12 are arranged and held on the front insert 14 and the rear insert 16 by sandwiching a fixing portion 122 between the front insert 14 and the rear insert 16. The pin contact 12 includes a contact portion 121 that mainly contacts a socket contact of a mating connector, a fixing portion 122 that is arranged and held in each insert, and a connection portion 123 that is connected to a cable or the like. The pin contact 12 is provided with a flange-shaped first fixing portion 222 so as to be sandwiched between the front insert 14 and the rear insert 16. In this embodiment, fixing is performed by pinching, but press-fitting or lance (hook) may be used. The connecting portion 123 is provided with a hole (a U-shaped solder cup) into which the core wire of the cable is inserted.

Next, the front insert 14 will be described. The front insert 14 is an electrically insulating plastic and is manufactured by a known technique of injection molding, and these materials are appropriately selected in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, cost, etc. Examples thereof include polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyamide (66PA, 46PA), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polycarbonate (PC), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and synthetic materials thereof.
The front insert 14 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is provided with a plurality of first insertion holes 141 into which the pin contacts 12 are inserted. The size of the first insertion hole 141 is about 0.1 to 0.4 mm larger than the pin contact 12. The first insertion hole 141 has a two-stage shape. A notch 142 for preventing rotation of the pin contact is provided in the larger hole. The size and shape of the notch 142 are appropriately designed so as to prevent the pin contact 12 from rotating.

The front insert 14 is provided with a fitting opening 20 into which the mating connector is inserted by the receptacle shell 18, and the first contact portion 121 of the pin contact 12 protrudes into the fitting opening 20. The shape of the fitting port 20 is appropriately designed so that the socket front insert can be inserted along the shape of the socket front insert of the mating connector. Further, the size of the fitting opening 20 may be designed as long as the socket front insert is inserted, and is appropriately designed in consideration of fitting property, strength, workability, contact stability, and the like.
The front insert 14 is provided with a positioning recess 144 for positioning with the rear insert 16 on one side opposite to the fitting direction. The shape and size of the positioning recess 144 are only required to be positioned, and are appropriately designed in consideration of the role, workability, strength, and the like.
Further, the front insert 14 is provided with three key grooves 145 for aligning with the mating connector. The shape and size of the key groove 145 is appropriately designed in consideration of its role, workability, strength, and the like.

Next, the rear insert 16 will be described. The rear insert 16 is an electrically insulating plastic, and is manufactured by a known technique of injection molding. These materials are appropriately selected in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, cost, etc. Examples include butylene terephthalate (PBT), polyamide (66PA, 46PA), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polycarbonate (PC), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyetherimide, and synthetic materials thereof.
The rear insert 16 is provided with a second insertion hole 161 into which the pin contact 12 is inserted. The second insertion hole 161 has a two-stage shape, and a notch 162 for preventing the rotation of the pin contact is provided in the larger hole. The size and shape of the notch 162 are appropriately designed so that the pin contact 12 can be prevented from rotating.
Further, the rear insert 16 is provided with a positioning protrusion 163 for positioning with the front insert 14 at a position corresponding to the positioning recess 144 on the fitting direction side. The shape and size of the positioning projection 163 may be determined as long as it can be positioned, and is appropriately designed in consideration of the role, workability, strength, and the like.
Further, the rear insert 16 is provided with three key grooves 164 for alignment with the mating connector. The shape and size of the key groove 164 is appropriately designed in consideration of its role, workability, strength, and the like.

  Finally, the retainer ring 22 will be described. This retainer ring 22 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known press working. Examples of these materials include brass, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze and the like in consideration of springiness, conductivity, workability, and the like. it can. The retainer ring 22 has a substantially C-ring, and its role is to fit the recesses 186 of the receptacle shell 18 so that the two inserts 14 and 16 of the connector 10 are not detached from the receptacle shell 18. Is to do.

Below, the site | part of the plug connector 50 which is a mating connector is demonstrated.
First, the socket contact 52 will be described. The socket contact 52 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known press working or cutting process. These materials include pure copper, brass, beryllium copper, and phosphor bronze in consideration of springiness, conductivity, workability, and the like. Etc. The socket contacts 52 are arranged and held on the socket rear insert 56 by a lance. The socket contact 52 includes a second contact portion that mainly contacts the pin contact 12 of the connector 10, a second fixing portion that is arranged and held in each insert, and a second connection portion that is connected to a cable or the like. The socket contact 52 is provided with a flange-shaped second fixing portion that is caught by a lance in the sixth insertion hole of the socket rear insert 56. In this embodiment, it is fixed with a lance (hook), but it may be pinched or press-fitted. The second connection portion is provided with a hole into which a cable core wire is inserted. The second contact portion has a cylindrical shape into which the pin contact 12 is inserted.

  Next, the socket front insert 54 will be described. The socket front insert 54 is an electrically insulating plastic and is manufactured by injection molding according to a known technique. These materials are appropriately selected in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, cost, etc. Can include polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyamide (66PA, 46PA), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polycarbonate (PC), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and synthetic materials thereof. The socket front insert 54 has a substantially cylindrical shape and is provided with a plurality of fifth insertion holes into which the socket contacts 52 are inserted. The size of the fifth insertion hole is about 0.1 to 0.4 mm larger than the socket contact. Further, a convex portion is provided around the opposite direction of the fitting port of the fifth insertion hole into which the socket contact 52 is inserted in order to increase the creepage distance. In the present embodiment, the projection is about 1.0 to 1.5 mm.

Next, the socket rear insert 56 will be described. The socket rear insert 56 is an electrically insulating plastic, and is manufactured by a known technique of injection molding. These materials are appropriately selected in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, cost, etc. Examples thereof include polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyamide (66PA, 46PA), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polycarbonate (PC), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyetherimide, and synthetic materials thereof. The socket rear insert 56 is provided with a sixth insertion hole into which the socket contact 52 is inserted. In the sixth insertion hole, a plurality of lances are provided to be hooked to the flange-shaped second fixing portion of the socket contact 52, and in this embodiment, six lances divided into six parts are provided. .
Further, in order to increase the creepage distance, a projection is provided to partition the sixth insertion hole.

Next, the plug shell 58 will be described. The plug shell 58 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known technique, and examples of these materials include zinc die cast and aluminum die cast in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, strength, and the like. .
The plug shell 58 is formed with a third fitting port into which the receptacle shell 18 of the connector 10 is fitted. The third fitting port is a through hole, and a mounting portion into which the two inserts 54 and 56 are inserted is formed in the third fitting port, and the two inserts 54 and 56 are formed in the mounting portion. Is provided with a recess for receiving the retainer ring 62 for holding at a predetermined position. The size of the concave portion is appropriately designed so that the retainer ring 62 can be inserted and the two inserts can be held. In this embodiment, the depth is about 0.7 mm.

  A key for positioning with the mating shell 18 is provided on the outer periphery of the plug shell 58 on the third fitting port side. Further, a flange portion is provided near the center of the plug shell 58, and a spring ring and a washer are disposed at a predetermined position of the flange portion.

Next, the coupling ring 60 will be described. The coupling ring 60 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known casting technique. Examples of these materials include zinc die casting and aluminum die casting in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, strength, and the like. it can.
The coupling ring 60 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is provided with an insertion hole through which the plug shell 58 is inserted. Further, the inner periphery of the coupling ring 60 on the fitting direction side is provided with a convex portion 601 having a one-touch lock structure for engaging with the connector 10 and a screw portion 602 that is screwed with a screw. There is a case. The coupling ring 60 is rotatably held on the plug shell 58 by a washer and a spring ring.

  Finally, the retainer ring 62 will be described. The retainer ring 62 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known press working process. Examples of these materials include brass, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze, and the like in consideration of springiness, conductivity, workability, and the like. it can. The retainer ring 62 has a substantially C-ring, and its role is to fit the two inserts of the plug connector 50 so as not to be detached from the plug shell 58 by fitting into the recesses of the plug shell 58. Is.

  As an application example of the present invention, it is used for a connector 10 used in electrical equipment and electronic equipment such as machine tools, servo motors, device control panels, etc., and in particular, a fitting method at a customer according to customer specifications. It is a connector that can be selected.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Connector 12 Pin contact 121 Contact part 122 Fixing part 123 Connection part 14 Front insert 141 1st insertion hole 142 Notch part 144 Positioning recess 145 Keyway 16 Rear insert 161 2nd insertion hole 162 Notch part 163 Positioning convex 164 Keyway 18 Receptacle Shell 181 Mounting portion 182 Groove portion 183 Flange portion 184 Mounting hole 185 Screw portion 186 Recessed portion 187 Protruding groove 188 Groove 20 Fitting port 22 Retainer ring 50 Plug connector 52 Socket contact 54 Socket front insert 56 Socket rear insert 58 Plug shell 60 Coupling ring 601 Convex part 602 Screw part 62 Retainer ring

Claims (1)

A connector that is detachably mated with a mating connector,
A plurality of contacts each having a contact portion that contacts a mating connector and a connection portion that connects to a cable or a board; at least one or more insulators on which the contacts are arranged and held; And a shell having a mating port into which the mating connector is inserted by the shell and the insulator.
The shell is provided with two types of engaging means as the engaging means, one forming a screw portion, and the other forming a plurality of grooves cut obliquely at predetermined positions of the screw portion ,
If the engaging means of the mating connector is a screw, it is screwed to the threaded portion of the shell, and a substantially trapezoidal groove protruding substantially perpendicular to the fitting port is provided at the tip of the groove, When the threaded portion of the shell is screwed, it is aligned by engaging to the position where the tip of the groove and the mating connector match,
If the engaging means of the mating connector is a convex portion, it engages with the groove portion of the shell with a one-touch lock, a protruding groove that projects in the opposite direction to the fitting port is provided at the tip of the groove portion, and the convex portion of the mating connector and the A connector for performing alignment by engaging to a position where a tip of the protruding groove can be seen when a groove portion of the shell is engaged .

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