JP2009211905A - Electric connector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric connector in which each of two mating connectors of different types can be inserted simply and easily. <P>SOLUTION: A partition wall 101 which partitions into two apertures AP1, AP2 in lateral row for receiving mating connectors is formed in a shell 10 to cover the outer circumference of a housing 110. The partition wall 101 of the shell 10 is fabricated by double-folding right and left a part of the plate material forming the shell so as to form a curvature 101a which is curved facing the mating connector side. The curvature is functioned as a guide when inserting a mating connector based on USB 2.0 standard and a mating connector which has an additional new connector in addition to the connector based on the USB 2.0 standard. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrical connector having a shell.

  Some electronic devices have a plurality of connectors. For example, many personal computers in recent years have a plurality of connectors conforming to the USB standard (hereinafter referred to as USB connectors) arranged.

  Patent Document 1 shows an example in which a plurality of USB connectors are arranged. However, in this patent document 1, the wall of the shell exists between USB connectors, and the lateral dimension has become large.

Patent Document 2 discloses a connector in which both a signal connector portion in which a plurality of contacts are arranged at a predetermined pitch and a coaxial connector portion for connecting a coaxial cable are surrounded by a single shell. However, in the connector of Patent Document 2, the signal connector portion and the coaxial connector portion are not inserted / extracted separately, but are always inserted / extracted integrally, and are different from those in which the connectors are arranged.
JP 2003-243102 A JP 2002-110299 A

  For example, when trying to incorporate a plurality of connectors into a small electronic device such as a camera or a mobile phone, it is a problem how to reduce the overall size of the plurality of connectors and maintain the required strength while facilitating insertion / removal. Become.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector in which each of two mating connectors of different types can be easily inserted.

The electrical connector of the present invention that achieves the above object is as follows.
A housing;
A shell made of an integral metal plate material that covers the outer periphery of the housing and forms a partition wall that is divided into two side-by-side openings that receive the mating connector;
A plurality of contacts fixed to the housing and disposed inside each of the two openings,
The partition wall is characterized in that a part of the plate member forming the shell is folded in a left-right fold so as to form a curved surface facing the mating connector side.

  According to the electrical connector of the present invention, even when a mating type connector that plugs into one of the two openings is inserted, or when a mating connector of a type that spans the two openings is inserted, the partition wall is By functioning as a guide, the mating connector can be easily inserted into the opening.

  Since the curved surface that faces the mating connector is formed in the partition wall, in the case of a mating connector that is inserted into one opening, the operator inserts the mating connector along the shell and the curved surface. It is possible to easily insert the mating connector into the opening of the electrical connector of the present invention simply by performing the work.

  Furthermore, since the partition provided in the electrical connector of the present invention is folded in half, the partition has strength, and the partition is deformed by the force applied when the mating connector is inserted. Is prevented.

  Here, the shell includes an engagement portion that extends from the partition wall and engages with an upper plate portion that forms an upper edge of the two openings to suppress upward spreading of the two openings. Is preferred.

  When the mating connector is to be inserted into one of the two openings, or when the mating connector is to be inserted into the two openings, the upper edge of the two openings is formed when an upward force is applied to the mating connector. Since the upper plate portion to be turned over may cause the opening to widen, it is preferable that the engagement portion be configured to suppress the upward opening of the opening.

  The shell has a notch at the boundary between the two openings of the lower plate part forming the lower edge of the two openings, extends downward from the partition, passes through the notch, and the lower plate. It is preferable that it is the aspect provided with the foot | leg part for soldering to a board | substrate extended to a part bottom face.

  Then, when the shell of the electrical connector of the present invention is made to function as a shield shell, the work of soldering the foot to a ground plane provided on a substrate inside a small electronic device such as a mobile phone is performed. It becomes possible to give the shell a shield function simply by simply.

  Furthermore, this soldering can give the partition a higher strength and contribute to further suppressing the upward spread of the opening.

  As described above, an electrical connector in which each of two mating connectors of different types can be easily inserted is realized.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of two openings of an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from below, and FIG. 2 is an electrical connector of FIG. 1 from obliquely below in a direction different from FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at opening. Moreover, FIG. 3 is the perspective view which looked at the electrical connector 1 from diagonally upward so that the upper-plate part of the electrical connector which is one Embodiment of this invention can be seen. 4 to 7 are a front view, a top view, a right side view, and a bottom view of the electrical connector 1 shown in FIGS.

  In the electrical connector 1 of the present embodiment, by mounting two connectors in one shell, for example, the mounting dimension to the casing of a mobile phone is reduced. In FIG. 1, when manufacturing the shell 10 of the electrical connector 1, punching or bending is performed on a single metal plate in consideration of the strength of the shell itself and the reduction in the number of parts constituting the electrical connector. The shell is made by applying, and the cost is reduced.

  The configuration of the electrical connector 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The electrical connector 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 includes a housing 110 and an integral metal plate material that forms a partition wall 101 that covers the outer periphery of the housing 110 and that is divided into two side-by-side openings AP1 and AP2 that receive the mating connector. And a plurality of contacts 121 and 131 that are fixed to the housing 110 and disposed inside the two openings AP1 and AP2, respectively. In the present embodiment, as an example, an electrical connector that can be inserted with a mating connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 standard and a connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 standard and an additional mating connector is listed. ing.

  In this example, the combination of the left and right openings AP1, AP2 in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 becomes a new electrical connector having an additional connector, which is a part of the electrical connector of FIG. The left opening AP1 is an electrical connector compliant with the USB 2.0 standard, and the right opening AP2 is an additional connector.

  Here, in the present embodiment, in order to achieve the above-described problem, a partition wall 101 is formed in a part of the shell 10 that covers the outer periphery of the housing 110, and is divided into two openings AP1 and AP2 arranged side by side to receive the mating connector. The partition 101 is provided with a guide function when inserting the mating connector.

  The partition wall 101 of the present embodiment is manufactured by folding a part of the plate material forming the shell 10 into the left and right folded so as to form a curved surface 101a that faces the mating connector. Even if a mating connector conforming to the USB 2.0 standard or a new mating connector having an additional connector in addition to the connector conforming to the USB 2.0 standard is inserted into the partition wall 101, a force is applied. The strength is such that it does not deform. Therefore, even if a mating connector conforming to the USB 2.0 standard or a new mating connector having an additional connector in addition to the connector conforming to the USB 2.0 standard is inserted into the electrical connector 1 of the present embodiment, the partition wall is deformed. It is hard to happen. Note that, at the front end of the shell 10 other than the partition wall 101, a wax-like guide portion 103 similar to the conventional one is provided.

  2, 3, and 5, the shell 10 extends from the partition wall 101 and engages with the upper plate portion 102 that forms the upper edges of the two openings AP <b> 1 and AP <b> 2, and the openings AP <b> 1 and AP <b> 2. An engagement portion 1011 that suppresses the spread is provided. Then, the engaging portion 1011 is fitted into the notch 1021 of the upper plate portion 102, and then a part of the engaging portion 1011 and a part of the notch 1021 corresponding to each other are simultaneously crushed, thereby A part of the shear surface and a part of the shear surface of the notch 1021 are in close contact with each other. For this reason, when the upper plate portion 102 is pressed to the opening side by the engaging portion 1011, there is a mating connector compliant with the USB 2.0 standard or a new mating connector having an additional connector in addition to the USB 2.0 standard. It is difficult for the upper plate portion 102 to turn up when inserted into the electrical connector of the present embodiment.

  Further, the upper plate portion 102 is provided with two holes H1 and H2 on which the mating connector on the mating connector side is latched on the side where the mating connector conforming to the USB 2.0 standard is inserted. These holes are holes for preventing the mating connector to be inserted.

  With this configuration, a mating connector that conforms to the USB 2.0 standard can be easily inserted, and a new mating connector having an additional connector in addition to the USB 2.0 standard can be easily constructed. An electrical connector that can be plugged in is realized.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the device for giving strength to the partition wall, the upper plate portion, etc. is devised, even if the mating connector is frequently inserted and removed from the opening of the electrical connector, the electrical connector may be deformed. The effect that hardly occurs is obtained.

  Furthermore, in the electrical connector of the present embodiment, in order to be able to be easily incorporated into an electronic device such as a mobile phone, in order to give further strength to the partition wall 101, FIG. 1, FIG. 4, and FIG. As shown, the lower plate 103 that forms the lower edge of the two openings AP1 and AP2 in the shell 10 has a notch 104 at the boundary between the two openings AP1 and AP2, and extends downward from the partition wall 101. Legs 1012A and 1012B for soldering to the board, which extend to the bottom surface of the lower plate part through the part 104, are provided. 1, 2, and 7, terminals PCB <b> 1 and PCB <b> 2 for connecting to the USB board inside the electronic device on which the electrical connector is mounted are provided at substantially the same position as the tip of the foot. It is shown.

  For this reason, the electrical connector of the present invention can be easily incorporated into an electronic device or the like only by performing a simple operation of soldering the foot portions 1012A and 1012B and the terminals PCB1 and PCB2 to a board inside the electronic device. .

  The shell 10 of the electrical connector thus easily assembled and the partition wall 101 constituted by a part of the shell 10 are grounded to the chassis inside the electronic device, thereby exhibiting a predetermined shielding performance. In the present embodiment, the partition walls are shown in close contact with each other, but the “two folded” partition walls are not limited to this, and may be partition walls slightly apart from each other.

  As described above, an electrical connector in which each of two mating connectors of different types can be easily inserted is realized.

It is the perspective view which looked at the electrical connector which is one Embodiment of this invention from diagonally downward. It is the perspective view which looked at the electrical connector from diagonally downward of the angle different from FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the electrical connector which is one Embodiment of this invention from diagonally upward. It is a front view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. FIG. 4 is a top view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 4 is a right side view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. It is a bottom view of the electrical connector shown in FIGS.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electrical connector 10 Shell 101 Bulkhead 101a Curved curved surface 1011 Engaging part 1012A 1012B Foot part 102 Upper board part 103 Funnel-shaped guide part (lower board part)
110 Housing 121 131 Contact AP1 AP2 Opening

Claims (3)

A housing;
A shell made of an integral metal plate material that covers the outer periphery of the housing and forms a partition wall that is divided into two side-by-side openings that receive the mating connector;
A plurality of contacts fixed to the housing and disposed inside each of the two openings,
The electrical connector, wherein the partition wall is formed by folding a part of a plate material forming the shell into a left and right fold so as to form a curved surface facing the mating connector side. .   The said shell is provided with the engaging part extended from the said partition, and engaging with the upper-plate part which forms the upper edge of the said 2 opening, and restrains upward expansion of the said 2 opening. The electrical connector according to 1.   The shell has a notch at a boundary portion between the two openings of the lower plate portion that forms the lower edge of the two openings, extends downward from the partition wall, passes through the notch, and the bottom surface of the lower plate portion The electrical connector according to claim 1, further comprising a foot portion for soldering to the board extending to

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