EP0601265A2 - Connecteur électrique multipolaire à douille - Google Patents

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EP0601265A2
EP0601265A2 EP93103334A EP93103334A EP0601265A2 EP 0601265 A2 EP0601265 A2 EP 0601265A2 EP 93103334 A EP93103334 A EP 93103334A EP 93103334 A EP93103334 A EP 93103334A EP 0601265 A2 EP0601265 A2 EP 0601265A2
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
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  • the present invention relates to a socket-type multipolar electrical connector to be used together with its counter connector or plug-type multipolar electrical connector, and more particularly to a socket-type multipolar electrical connector in which, without hindrance for various types of signal processings, the pitch between each adjacent contact pieces of a plurality of contact pieces is minimized to miniaturize the connector with the density of contact pieces increased, and which can be mounted directly on a printed circuit board.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector When a socket-type multipolar electrical connector is used together with its counter connector or plug-type multipolar electrical connector in which all the terminal pins are arranged in a predetermined assembly pattern with high density, the socket-type multipolar electrical connector is required such that all the contact pieces thereof corresponding to the terminal pins are also arranged in the same assembly pattern with high density.
  • socket-type multipolar electrical connector capable of satisfying the requirement above-mentioned, which has contact piece groups comprising a plurality of contact pieces all of which are assembled with the body of the connector with the horizontal pitch between each adjacent contact pieces being fine.
  • this plug-type multipolar electrical connector is arranged such that the terminal pins are divided into a terminal pin group for thin conductors and a terminal pin group for thick conductors, the horizontal pitch between each adjacent terminal pins of the terminal pin group for thin conductors is fine, the horizontal pitch between each adjacent terminal pins of the terminal pin group for thick conductors is coarse, the terminal pin group for thin conductors is disposed at the center of the body made of an insulating material, and the terminal pin group for thick conductors is disposed at a lateral side of the terminal pin group for thin conductors.
  • the present invention is proposed in view of the foregoing.
  • the present invention provides a socket-type multipolar electrical connector having a body made of an insulating material in which contact piece groups having a plurality of contact pieces are assembled, and this socket-type multipolar electrical connector is characterized in that the contact piece groups comprise: a first contact piece group including a plurality of first contact pieces which are disposed in the body at the center thereof with the horizontal pitch between each adjacent contact pieces being fine; and a second contact piece group including a plurality of second contact pieces which are disposed in the body at a lateral side of the first contact piece group with the horizontal pitch between each adjacent contact pieces being coarse.
  • the layout and the horizontal and vertical pitches of the plurality of first and second contact pieces forming the contact piece groups can fit in with the layout and the horizontal and vertical pitches of terminal pin groups for thin and thick conductors of a plug-type multipolar electrical connector using a composite cable. Accordingly, such a plug-type multipolar electrical connector can be used as a counter connector. Further, by connecting the plurality of first contact pieces to the thin conductors of the composite cable and by connecting the plurality of second contact pieces to the thick conductors of the composite cable, the respective contact pieces can be readily connected to the respective conductors of the composite cable having different diameters. Accordingly, the socket-type multipolar electrical connector of the present invention can be miniaturized with the density of the contact pieces increased.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector may further comprise: a first contact-piece holding hole group having a plurality of first contact-piece holding holes formed in the body and arranged at a plurality of levels in the vertical direction of the body with the horizontal pitch between each adjacent holes being fine, the first contact-piece holding holes being adapted such that terminal pins of a plug-type multipolar electrical connector are respectively inserted therein; and a second contact-piece holding hole group having a plurality of second contact-piece holding holes formed in the body at a lateral side of the first contact-piece holding hole group and arranged at a plurality of levels in the vertical direction of the body with the horizontal pitch between each adjacent holes being coarse, the second contact-piece holding holes being adapted such that terminal pins of the plug-type multipolar electrical connector are respectively inserted therein; the first contact pieces being respectively fitted in and held by the first contact-piece holding holes, and the second contact pieces being respectively fitted in and held by the second contact-piece holding holes.
  • the layout and the horizontal and vertical pitches of the first and second contact-piece holding holes can fit in with the layout and the horizontal and vertical pitches of terminal pin groups for thin and thick conductors of a plug-type multipolar electrical connector using a composite cable. Accordingly, such a plug-type multipolar electrical connector can be used as a counter connector. Further, the respective contact pieces can be fitted in and held by the first and second contact-piece holding holes. Accordingly, even though each of the contact pieces is made in the form of a very slender piece to miniaturize the connector in its entirety, the first and second contact-piece holding holes securely maintain the shapes of the contact pieces, thus restraining the contact pieces from being deformed.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector may comprise: a first terminal group comprising a plurality of first terminals extending downwardly from and at right angles to the rear end portions of the first contact pieces forming the first contact piece group; and a second terminal group comprising a plurality of second terminals extending downwardly from and at right angles to the rear end portions of the second contact pieces forming the second contact piece group, the plurality of first and second terminals which form the terminal groups being arranged in an assembly pattern similar to the assembly pattern in which the contact pieces forming the contact piece groups are arranged.
  • the layout or arrangement of the terminal is generally similar to the layout or arrangement of the contact pieces. More specifically, it means that, when the contact pieces are arranged in a grid manner, the terminals are also arranged in a grid manner. Accordingly, it does not mean that the horizontal and vertical pitches of the terminals are identical to those of the contact pieces in terms of numeral values.
  • the assembly pattern of the terminals forming the terminal groups is similar to the assembly pattern of the contact pieces forming the contact piece groups. Accordingly, the terminals forming the terminal groups can be regularly arranged, thus enabling the production steps to be simplified.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector may further comprise a plate-like terminal holder having terminal holding holes arranged in an assembly pattern identical with the assembly pattern in which the terminal groups are arranged, the terminals which form the terminal groups, being respectively inserted into the terminal holding holes, and the terminal holder being fitted in an opening at the bottom of the rearward portion of the body.
  • the terminal holder can securely maintain the terminals forming the terminal groups in predetermined pitches. Further, the terminal holder can maintain the shapes of the terminals, thus restraining the terminals from being deformed, even though each of the terminals is made in the form of a very slender piece.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector may further comprise a shield cover comprising, in a unitary structure: a case-like portion put on the forward portion of the body; an intermediate plate portion so put on the rearward portion of the body as to surround the top and lateral sides of the rearward portion, the intermediate plate portion integrally having terminals which downwardly extend; and a rear surface portion for closing an opening at the rear side of the body, the rear surface portion being bent at a boundary part thereof between the rear surface portion and the intermediate plate portion, thereby to close the opening of the body.
  • a shield cover comprising, in a unitary structure: a case-like portion put on the forward portion of the body; an intermediate plate portion so put on the rearward portion of the body as to surround the top and lateral sides of the rearward portion, the intermediate plate portion integrally having terminals which downwardly extend; and a rear surface portion for closing an opening at the rear side of the body, the rear surface portion being bent at a boundary part thereof between the rear surface portion and the intermediate plate portion, thereby to close the
  • the shield cover can make the entire connector in a compact design in external appearance.
  • the shield cover has, in a unitary structure, the case-like portion which surrounds the forward portion of the body, the intermediate plate portion which surrounds the top and lateral sides of the rearward portion of the body, and the rear surface portion which closes the opening of the body. This presents an excellent shielding performance as an anti-noise measure.
  • the terminals integrally formed at the shield cover are used as grounding terminals, the shielding performance can be further enhanced.
  • the present invention can provide a socket-type multipolar electrical connector which meets the demand for miniaturization and higher density and which is excellent in shielding performance as a anti-noise measure.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector may be arranged such that there is formed, between the case-like portion of the shield cover and the forward portion of the body on which the case-like portion is put, a space in which a shield cover of a plug-type electrical connector is adapted to be fitted, and that the case-like portion has a top plate portion, inclined surfaces extending, as downwardly inclined, from both transverse ends of the top plate portion, a pair of lateral plates downwardly extending from the lower ends of the inclined surfaces, and a lower plate portion extending between the lateral plates.
  • the upper portion of the shield cover is different in shape from the lower portion thereof. This effectively prevents a plug-type multipolar electrical connector from being erroneously inserted.
  • Such an erroneous-insertion preventive function prevents the contact pieces from being deformed due to erroneous insertion of a plug-type multipolar electrical connector.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector may be arranged such that the case-like portion of the shield cover is provided in the pair of lateral plates thereof with engagement holes into and from which locking projections of a shield cover of a plug-type electrical connector are adapted to be fitted and removed.
  • the socket-type multipolar electrical connector can be securely connected to its counter connector or plug-type multipolar electrical connector, and the socket-type multipolar electrical connector as connected to its counter connector or plug-type multipolar electrical connector is prevented from being unexpectedly removed therefrom.
  • a socket-type multipolar electrical connector has a body 1, a shield cover 2, a terminal holder 8 and the like.
  • the body 1 is molded from resin excellent in insulating properties.
  • the shape in front elevation of the body 1 is long from side to side and substantially rectangular.
  • the body 1 has a forward portion 11, a rearward portion 12 and a stepped portion 13 at the boundary area there-between at which the rearward portion 12 outwardly projects.
  • the forward portion 11 is provided in the lateral surfaces thereof with concave grooves 14 extending in the longitudinal direction A.
  • the concave grooves 14 are opened at the front ends thereof and provided at the rear surfaces thereof with inclined surfaces 14a.
  • the forward portion 11 of the body 1 has a plurality of contact-piece holding holes which are pierced through the forward portion 11.
  • These contact-piece holding holes are divided into two groups, i.e., a first contact-piece holding hole group comprising a plurality of first contact-piece holding holes 51 in which the horizontal pitch P1 between each adjacent holes is fine as shown in Fig. 4, and a second contact-piece holding hole group comprising a plurality of second contact-piece holding holes 52 in which the horizontal pitch P2 between each adjacent holes is coarse as shown in Fig. 4.
  • first and second contact-piece holding hole groups form a contact-piece holding hole group 5.
  • the second contact-piece holding holes 52 are formed at a lateral side of the first contact-piece holding holes 51.
  • the first contact-piece holding holes 51 and the second contact-piece holding holes 52 are basically arranged in a grid manner in which a plurality of stages are vertically arranged (basically 5 stages in Fig. 4).
  • the first contact-piece holding holes 51' of one row in the vicinity of the left lateral side of the body 1 are formed in three alternate stages, and the first contact-piece holding holes 51'' of the left-end row are formed in the two highest and lowest stages with the intermediate three stages skipped.
  • the second contact-piece holding holes 52 are formed substantially symmetrically with respect to the first contact-piece holding holes 51', 51''.
  • Terminal pins 300 of a plug-type multipolar electrical connector to be discussed later are to be respectively inserted into the contact-piece holding holes 51, 52 forming the contact-piece holding hole group 5.
  • the first contact-piece holding holes 51 have engagement projections 53 on the upper walls of the rear ends thereof.
  • the second contact-piece holding holes 52 have similar engagement projections.
  • the body 1 is provided at the rearward portion 12 thereof with projecting walls 15 which extend from the lateral walls of the forward portion 11 in the rearward direction R.
  • the projecting walls 15 are provided in the lateral sides thereof with concave grooves 16 extending in the longitudinal direction A.
  • the projecting walls 15 are provided at the upper outside corners thereof with inclined surfaces 17.
  • the rearward portion 12 of the body 1 has openings 1a, 1b at the rear side and bottom thereof, respectively.
  • vertical ribs 61 to 65 for holding the contact pieces project, in the rearward direction R, from a plurality of vertical and transverse positions of the rear surface 18 of the forward portion 11 of the body 1.
  • Horizontal ribs 61' to 65' are respectively formed on the vertical ribs 61 to 65 as transversely projecting from the upper end edges of the vertical ribs 61 to 65.
  • the rearwardly projecting distances of the vertical and horizontal ribs 61 to 65, 61' to 65' from the forward portion of the body are gradually reduced in the direction from the highest ribs toward the lowest ribs.
  • Partitioned spaces S defined by the vertical and horizontal ribs 61 to 65, 61' to 65' respectively communicate with the first and second contact-piece holding holes 51, 52.
  • the horizontal rib 62' of the left-end vertical rib 62 and the horizontal rib 62' for the vertical rib 62 next thereto are formed in a unitary structure in the form of a flat plate
  • the horizontal rib 62' of the right-end vertical rib 62 and the horizontal rib 62' for the vertical rib 62 next thereto are also formed in a unitary structure in the form of a flat plate (See Fig. 9).
  • all the horizontal ribs 63' of the vertical ribs 63 are formed in a unitary structure in the form of a flat plate (See Fig. 10).
  • Plate portions 19 downwardly project from the lower end edges of the projecting walls 15.
  • the plate portions 19 are provided at the outer sides thereof with engagement projections 19a (See Fig. 1) and at the inner sides thereof with engagement grooves 19b (See Fig. 10).
  • a rib 10 having three concaves 10a, 10b is formed on the top of the body 1, and a concave 10c is formed at the bottom of the body 1 (See Fig. 10).
  • the shield cover 2 before it is assembled with the body 1 has, in a unitary structure, a case-like portion 21, an intermediate plate portion 22 and a rear surface portion 23 which projects from the intermediate plate portion 22 in the rearward direction R.
  • the case-like portion 21 has a top plate portion 21a, inclined plate portions 21b inclined downwardly from the both lateral ends of the top plate portion 21a, a pair of lateral plates 21c downwardly extending from the lower ends of the inclined plate portions 21b, and a lower plate portion 21d extending between the lateral plates 21c.
  • the lower plate portion 21d is transversely divided at the center thereof with the divided ends thereof abutting to each other.
  • the lateral plates 21c are provided at portions of the front end edges thereof with guide portions 21e which are outwardly expanded.
  • Engagement holes 21f are formed immediately rearward of the guide portions 21e.
  • Inwardly expanding contact portions 24 are formed at a plurality of positions of the top plate portion 21a and the lower plate portion 21d in the vicinity of the front ends thereof.
  • the lower plate portion 21d has an engagement piece 33 which projects in the rearward direction R (See Figs. 4, 8, 11).
  • the shape of the intermediate plate portion 22 is similar to the case-like portion 21, but lacks in the lower plate portion 21d.
  • the intermediate plate portion 22 is provided at two different positions of each of the lateral sides thereof with downwardly projecting terminals 25, 26. Engagement pawls 32 are formed between the terminals 25, 26.
  • the intermediate plate portion 22 also has inwardly expanding portions 27 at the positions corresponding to the concave grooves 16 in the body 1.
  • engagement pawls 28, 29 At the boundary part between the intermediate plate portion 22 and the top plate portion 21a of the case-like portion 21, there are formed engagement pawls 28, 29 by and between which the rib 10 of the body 1 is held.
  • the intermediate plate portion 22 is provided at the rear end portions of the lateral sides thereof with engagement projections 20.
  • a boundary portion 23a between the rear surface portion 23 and the intermediate plate portion 22 is so formed as to be bent.
  • the rear surface portion 23 is provided at the lateral sides thereof with plate pieces 30 having engagement holes 31.
  • the shield cover 2 having the arrangement above-mentioned may be integrally formed by punching or bending a metallic plate.
  • the terminal holder 8 has a plurality of terminal holding holes 81 arranged in the same assembly pattern as the assembly pattern in which terminals 71, to be discussed later, are arranged.
  • the terminal holder 8 is provided at the lateral sides thereof with concave portions 82 having engagement projections 83.
  • each contact piece 41 is made in the form of a very slender piece which has, at the front end thereof, a pair of guide pieces 42, a pair of contact-piece main bodies 43 which are raised from the rearward parts of the contact piece 41 and which extend in the forward direction F, and an engagement pawl 44 formed as cut and raised between the contact-piece main bodies 43.
  • the contact-piece main bodies 43 are provided at the front ends thereof with contacts 43a.
  • the contact pieces 41 before they are assembled with the first and second contact-piece holding holes 51, 52 in the body 1, have the terminals 71 which extend in the rearward direction R through narrow-width parts 45 which are formed at the rear ends of the contact pieces 41 and which can be bent.
  • Each terminal 71 is made in the form of a very slender piece having a pair of reinforcing ribs 72.
  • a plurality of units each of which comprises a contact pieces 41 and a terminal 71 and which are connected to one another by connecting pieces 40, 70, are supplied to the assembling step.
  • the body 1 is pushed in the shield cover 2 as discussed in connection with Fig. 1 in which the rear surface portion 23 projects from the intermediate plate portion 22 in the rearward direction R, in the forward direction F from the rear end of the shield cover 2. Accordingly, the rib 10 of the body 1 is held by and between the engagement pawls 28, 29 of the shield cover 2, and the engagement piece 33 of the shield cover 2 is fitted into the concave 10c of the body 1 as shown in Fig. 11. Further, the engagement pawls 32 of the shield cover 2 are engaged with the rear sides of the engagement projections 19a of the body 1 as shown in Figs. 5 and 8.
  • the connecting piece 70 is cut off at cutting portions 73 and separated from the terminals 71.
  • the terminals 71 are inserted into the corresponding first and second contact-piece holding holes 51, 52 from the front side of the body 1, so that the respective contact pieces 41 are fitted in the partitioned spaces S in the corresponding first and second contact-piece holding holes 51, 52. Accordingly, the shapes of the contact pieces 41 are maintained by the first contact-piece holding holes 51 and the second contact-piece holding holes 52.
  • the contact pieces 41 fitted in and held by the first contact-piece holding holes 51 and the second contact-piece holding holes 52 form a contact piece group 4 (See Fig. 4).
  • the assembly pattern of the contact pieces 41 forming the contact piece group 4 is the same as the assembly pattern in which the first and second contact-piece holding holes 51, 52 forming the contact-piece holding hole group 5 are arranged.
  • the assembly pattern of the contact pieces 41 in this embodiment is basically arranged in a grid manner in which a plurality of stages are vertically arranged (basically 5 stages in Fig. 4).
  • the assembly pattern of the contact pieces 41 is identical with that of terminal pins 300 for thin and thick conductors in a plug-type multipolar electrical connector using a composite cable. With such an arrangement, this socket-type multipolar electrical connector can be used as the counter connector of the plug-type multipolar electrical connector.
  • the terminals 71 extending from the contact pieces 41 project to the space between the pairs of the projecting walls 15 of the body 1.
  • the terminals 71 projecting from the partitioned space S of the same stage are simultaneously bent at the narrow-width parts 45 thereof, successively starting from the terminals 71 projecting from the partitioned space S at the lowest stage (Fig. 11 shows the state where the terminals 71 at the lowest stage are bent), so that the terminals 71 downwardly extend at right angles to the contact-piece main bodies 43.
  • the terminals 71 thus perpendicularly bent form a terminal group 7 (See Figs. 4 to 6).
  • the assembly pattern in which the terminal group 7 is arranged is similar to that of the contact pieces 41. More specifically, the arrangement of the respective terminals 71 forming the terminal group 7 is generally similar to the arrangement of the respective contact pieces 41 forming the contact piece group 4.
  • the terminals 71 are basically arranged in a grid manner in the transverse and longitudinal directions.
  • the transverse pitch between each adjacent terminals 71 is the same as the horizontal pitch P1 between each adjacent contact pieces 41.
  • the longitudinal pitch of the terminals 71 is slightly greater than the vertical pitch of the contact pieces 41. With such an arrangement, the terminals 71 can be regularly arranged. This is useful for simplifying the production steps.
  • the assembly pattern of the terminal holding holes 81 in the terminal holder 8 is the same as the assembly pattern of the terminals 71 forming the terminal group 7.
  • the terminals 71 forming the terminal group 7 are respectively inserted into the terminal holding holes 81 of the terminal holder 8, and the terminal holder 8 is fitted into the opening 1b (See Fig. 10) at the bottom of the rearward portion of the body 1 as shown in Fig. 6 or 8. Accordingly, the terminal holder 8 not only securely maintains the terminals 71 in a predetermined pitch, but also prevents the contact pieces 41 from being positionally shifted in the rearward direction R. Further, the terminal holder 8 can maintain the shapes of the terminals 71. This causes the terminals 71 to be hardly deformed even though each of the terminals 71 is made in the form of a very slender piece.
  • the concave portions 82 of the terminal holder 8 are fitted to the plate portions 19 of the body, 1 and the engagement projections 83 of the concave portions 82 are engaged with the engagement grooves 19b (See Fig. 10) of the plate portions 19, as shown in Figa. 5 and 8.
  • the rear surface portion 23 of the shield cover 2 is bent at the boundary portion 23a. Accordingly, the rear surface portion 23 closes the opening 1a at the rear side of the body 1, and the plate pieces 30 are opposite to the lateral sides of the intermediate plate portion 22 such that the engagement holes 31 are engaged with the engagement projections 20.
  • the forward portion 11 of the body 1 is wholly surrounded by the case-like portion 21 of the shield cover 2, and the top and lateral sides of the rearward portion 12 of the body 1 are surrounded by the intermediate plate portion 22 of the shield cover 2, and the opening 1a at the rear end side of the body 1 is closed by the rear surface portion 23 of the shield cover 2.
  • the terminal holder 8 closes the opening 1b at the bottom of the body 1.
  • Such an arrangement provides an excellent shielding function as an anti-noise measure.
  • the terminals 25, 26 integrally formed at the shield cover 2 are grounded. This further improves the connector in shielding performance.
  • a space 9 (See Figs. 4 and 7) into which a case-like shield cover 100 of a plug-type multipolar electrical connector to be discussed later, can be fitted. Since the upper and lower portions of the case-like portion 21 are formed asymmetrically with each other, the plug-side shield cover 100 can be fitted to the space 9 only in a predetermined orientation. This effectively prevents the plug-type multipolar electrical connector from being erroneously inserted.
  • the plug-type multipolar electrical connector comprises the shield cover 100, a body 200 surrounded by the shield cover 100 and a plurality of terminal pins 300 assembled with the body 200 in the same pattern as that of the contact pieces 41, the terminal pins 300 being connected to thin conductors 410 and thick conductors 420 of a composite cable 400.
  • the shield cover 100 is provided at the lateral sides thereof with locking mechanisms 500.
  • the locking mechanisms 500 have, in a unitary structure, (i) resilient movable pieces 510 provided at the tips thereof with projections 511 formed by bending the tips of the movable pieces 510, and (ii) holding frame portions 520 integrally formed at the base end portions of the movable pieces 510.
  • the holding frame portions 520 are so arranged as to house and hold spring members 530 and base portions 610 of sliders 600 normally biased in the rearward direction R by the spring members 530.
  • the movable pieces 510 are housed in openings 110 extending in the longitudinal direction A formed in the shield cover 100.
  • the rear end portion (the right end in Fig. 13) of the shield cover 100 of the plug-type multipolar electrical connector is inserted into the space 9 between the forward portion 11 of the body 1 and the case-like portion 21 of the shield cover 2 in the socket-type multipolar electrical connector.
  • the projections 511 of the movable pieces 510 are guided by the guides 21e of the shield cover 2, so that the movable pieces 510 pass through the guides 21e while the sliders 600 fitted in the concave grooves 14 are bent and inwardly displaced.
  • the tips of the sliders 600 come in contact with the inclined surfaces 14a of the concave grooves 14, as shown in Fig. 13.
  • the plug-type multipolar electrical connector is further inserted, only the movable pieces 510 are moved forward as shown in Fig. 14, and the sliders 600 which remain in contact with the inclined surfaces 14a, are prevented from being moved forward, so that the spring members 530 are compressed.
  • the projections 511 reach the engagement holes 21f formed in the shield cover 2.
  • the movable pieces 510 are outwardly displaced and reset due to the resiliency thereof, so that the projections 511 are fitted into the engagement holes 21f.
  • the sliders 600 are displaced and reset, and the sliders 600 are then pushed out by the spring loads of the spring members 530.
  • the sliders 600 are fitted between the shield cover 2 and the surface of the forward portion 11 of the body 1. Accordingly, the sliders 600 are backed up from the back sides thereof by the surface of the forward portion 11 of the body 1, thereby to prevent the movable pieces 510 from being inwardly displaced. Accordingly, even though the composite cable 400 or the strain relief 700 is pulled, there is no possibility of the projections 511 coming out from the engagement holes 21f. This prevents the plug-type multipolar electrical connector from unexpectedly coming out from the socket-type multipolar electrical connector.
  • the plug-type multipolar electrical connector For pulling out the plug-type multipolar electrical connector as connected to the socket-type multipolar electrical connector as shown in Fig. 15, from the socket-type multipolar electrical connector, the plug-type multipolar electrical connector can be pulled out in a direction shown by an arrow Y in Fig. 16 with the sleeve 710 held with the hand.
  • the engagement portion 711 of the sleeve 710 engaged with the rear ends of the base portions 610 of the sliders 600 pushes the base portions 610 in the forward direction F (See Fig. 1), so that the sliders 600 are retreated against the spring loads of the spring members 530.
  • F See Fig. 1
  • the sliders 600 come out from between the surface of the forward portion 11 of the body 1 and the movable pieces 510 to form gaps at the back sides of the movable pieces 510. This enables the movable pieces 510 to be inwardly displaced. Accordingly, when the plug-type multipolar electrical connector is further pulled out, the pulling force causes the projections 511 to be inwardly pulled out from the engagement holes 21f. Then, the movable pieces 510 and the shield cover 100 are pulled out from the shield cover 2, so that the plug-type multipolar electrical connector is removed from the socket-type multipolar electrical connector.
  • the projections 511 are engaged with the engagement holes 21f at the left- and right-hands of the both electrical connectors. This enables the inserting and pulling operations to be carried out in a well balanced manner.

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