JP2010034003A - Fixture and electric connector using the fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixture 20 and an electric connector 10 having simple structures, attaining sure locking and reducing working/maintenance costs. <P>SOLUTION: The fixture 20 is attained by the fixture 20 for molding a means engaging with a mate and a mounting means into an integrated structure by pressing a conductive material, having a means conducting to a shell 16 and forming a female screw part 22 in a direction in which it fits on the mate as the engaging means. In the electric connector 10 including a plurality of contacts 14, a housing 12, the shell 16, the means engaging with the mate and the means mounting to a substrate, the electric connector 10 is attained by the electric connector 10 disposing the fixture 20 molding the means engaging with the mate and the mounting means into the integrated structure by pressing the conductive material and having the means conducting to the shell 16 and forming the female screw part 22 in the direction in which it fits on the mate as the engaging means of the fixture 20 to conduct the shell 16 to the conducting means of the fixture 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrical connector mounted on a board of electrical equipment or electronic equipment such as FA equipment, OA equipment, television or personal computer, and in particular, means for engaging with a mating object and means for mounting on the board are integrated. The present invention relates to a structure having a structure and means for conducting with a shell.

The electrical connector shown in FIG. 7 is a so-called D-Sub connector. Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, the mating means for the mating object and the means for mounting on the board are made of separate parts. As a means for engaging with the counterpart, a so-called jack socket (a female screw processed) produced by cutting a copper alloy is used. The jack socket is fixed to the housing and the shell by a nut. As a means for mounting on the substrate, a fixture molded by press working is fixed to the housing by press-fitting.
Below, the patent document 1 (Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2004-227880) which the present applicant has already proposed is shown as a patent document.
According to the summary of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-227880, the present invention can reliably take the ground between the shell 16 and the fixture 18 without increasing the number of parts, and the board to which the connector 10 is directly attached from the shell 16. An object of the present invention is to provide a connector 10 that can drop the ground via the fixture 18 and increase the holding force of the shell 16, and the fixture 18 protrudes from the insertion hole 28 of the shell 16. And at least one or more of which is fixed to the fixing hole of the housing 12 and arranged in parallel with the fitting portion 22 of the housing 12 and connected to the substrate, and protrudes into the insertion hole 28 in the shell 16. Protrusions 20 are provided so that when the shell 16 is inserted, the protrusions 20 come into contact with the fixture 18, and the shell 16 is directly grounded to the substrate by the fixture 18. Connector structures that can be achieved is disclosed by the. Incidentally, in the scope of claims of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-227880, as claimed in claim 1, a required number of contacts, the contacts are held, have a fitting portion with a mating connector, and are fixed to flange portions on both sides in the longitudinal direction. A housing provided with a fixing hole for fixing the tool, a shell provided with an insertion hole for covering the fitting portion of the housing and inserting the fixing tool in the flanges on both sides in the longitudinal direction, and the mating connector A connector having a fixing part fixed to the housing and a connecting part connected to the substrate, wherein the fixing part protrudes from the insertion hole of the shell. Fixed to the fixing hole of the housing, arranged parallel to the fitting portion of the housing, and connected to the substrate, and connected to the shell in the insertion hole. Protruding at least one or more projecting portions are provided, the projecting portions contact the fixture when the shell is inserted, and the shell is directly grounded to the substrate by the fixture. A connector is disclosed.

In the conventional structure, the jack socket is loosened due to thermal contraction of the insulator during solder reflow, which may lead to poor connection. In addition, since the jack socket and the fixture are separate parts, the processing cost is high and the management cost is high.
Moreover, in the structure like patent document 1, since it was only caught on the other party, there was a possibility that it may come off by vibration etc.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and has a simple structure, a reliable lock that does not require processing costs and management costs, and an electrical connector using the fixture. It is to be provided.

  The fixing device for this purpose is the fixing device having mounting means for mounting on a substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing device presses the conductive material with the engaging means with the mating object and the mounting means. In addition, it is formed into an integral structure, and further has a means for conducting with the shell, and as the engaging means, an internal thread portion is formed in the fitting direction with the counterpart, and the shell and the conducting means of the fixture are brought into contact with each other. -It can be achieved by a fixture characterized by conduction.

  The fixture according to claim 2 is the fixture according to claim 1, wherein the fixture is provided with a projecting piece that is in contact with the upper surface side of the shell.

  The electrical connector for this purpose is an electrical connector mounted on a board as claimed in claim 3, wherein a plurality of contacts, the contacts are held and arranged, and a fitting portion with a mating object is provided. An electrical connector comprising a housing including a housing, a shell covering a fitting portion of the housing, an engagement means with a mating object, and an attachment means to a substrate, and the engagement means and the attachment means by pressing a conductive material And a fixing tool having a conduction means with the shell, and a female screw portion is formed in a fitting direction with a counterpart as an engaging means of the fixing tool. This can be achieved by an electrical connector characterized in that the conducting means of the fixture is brought into contact / conduction.

The electrical connector according to claim 4 is the electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the fixing member is provided with a protruding piece that contacts the upper surface side of the shell.
The electrical connector according to claim 5 is characterized in that at least one engaging piece is provided on the shell as the conducting means, and conduction is achieved by pressing the engaging piece against the fixture. It exists in the electrical connector of 3 or 4.
Furthermore, the electrical connector according to claim 6 is characterized in that a convex portion is provided at a position corresponding to the engaging piece on the fixing member, and conduction is achieved by bringing the engaging piece into contact with the convex portion. An electrical connector according to claim 5.

As is clear from the above description, according to the fixture and the electrical connector of the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
(1) The fixing device of the present object is a fixing device having mounting means for mounting on a substrate as described in claim 1, wherein the fixing device includes an engaging means with a counterpart and the mounting means. Is formed into an integral structure by press working, and further has a conduction means with the shell, and as the engagement means, a female thread portion is formed in the fitting direction with the counterpart, and the conduction means between the shell and the fixture Since it is a fixture that makes contact and conduction with each other, the engagement means and the mounting means can be integrated with a simple structure, and can be securely locked to the other object, and the shell is also reliable. Conductivity can be obtained, the number of parts can be reduced, and processing costs and management costs are not required.
(2) The fixture according to claim 2 is a fixture according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixture is provided with a protruding piece in contact with the upper surface side of the shell. Engagement means and mounting means can be integrated into one structure, can be securely locked with the mating object, can be securely connected to the shell, and the number of parts can be reduced, resulting in increased processing and management costs. Absent.

(3) An electrical connector according to the present invention is an electrical connector mounted on a substrate as set forth in claim 3, wherein a plurality of contacts, and the contacts are held / arranged and fitted with mating parts. An electrical connector comprising: a housing including a housing; a shell covering a fitting portion of the housing; an engagement means with a mating object; and an attachment means to a substrate. And a fixing tool having a conduction means with the shell, and a female screw portion is formed in a fitting direction with a counterpart as an engaging means of the fixing tool. Since it is an electrical connector characterized by contacting and conducting the conduction means of the fixture, the engagement means and the mounting means can be integrated with a simple structure, and a reliable locking with the counterpart can be achieved, And Le also can be obtained a reliable conduction, becomes to a reduction in the number of parts, processing and management costs are not applied.
(4) In the electrical connector according to claim 4, the electric connector according to claim 3 is provided with a protruding piece that contacts the upper surface side of the shell. Engagement means and mounting means can be made into a single structure, and it can be securely locked with the counterpart, and the shell can be easily connected with a simple structure, reducing the number of parts, machining costs, There is no management cost.
(5) The electrical connector according to claim 5 is characterized in that as the conducting means, at least one engagement piece is provided on the shell, and conduction is achieved by pressing the engagement piece against the fixture. Since the electrical connector according to Item 3 or 4 is used, the engaging means and the mounting means can be integrated with a simple structure, and can be securely locked with the mating member and can be reliably connected to the shell. This also reduces the number of parts, so there is no processing cost or management cost.
(6) The electrical connector according to claim 6 is characterized in that the fixing member is provided with a convex portion at a position corresponding to the engaging piece, and is brought into conduction by bringing the engaging piece and the convex portion into contact with each other. Since the electrical connector according to claim 5 is used, the engaging means and the mounting means can be integrated with a simple structure, and can be securely locked with the mating member and can be reliably connected to the shell. This also reduces the number of parts, so there is no processing cost or management cost.

A feature of the fixture 20 of the present invention is that the fixture 20 has means for mounting on a substrate. The fixture 20 includes an engaging means 22 for engaging with a counterpart and the mounting means 24 by pressing a conductive material. It is molded into an integral structure, and further has a conduction means for connection with the shell 16, and as the engagement means 22, a female screw portion 22 is formed in the fitting direction with the counterpart, and the conduction between the shell 16 and the fixture 20 is achieved. It is the fixture 20 characterized by making a means contact and conduct | electrically_connect.
The electrical connector 10 according to the present invention is characterized in that the electrical connector 10 is mounted on a board, and includes a plurality of contacts 14, the contacts 14 are held and arranged, and a fitting portion 18 with a mating object. In the electrical connector 10 including the housing 12, the shell 16 that covers the fitting portion 18 of the housing 12, the mating means 22 with the mating object, and the mounting means 24 to the board, the conductive material is pressed by press working. The fitting means 22 and the mounting means 24 are molded into an integral structure, and a fixture 20 having a conduction means with the shell 16 is disposed, and the engagement means 22 of the fixture 20 is fitted in a mating direction with a counterpart. The electrical connector 10 is characterized in that a female screw portion 22 is formed on the shell 16 and the shell 16 and the conduction means of the fixture 20 are brought into contact with each other.
In other words, the engaging means 22 and the mounting means 24 which are separate in the structure of the fixing tool 20 are formed into an integral structure by pressing a conductive material, and have a conducting means with the shell 16. As described above, the female screw portion 22 is formed in the fitting direction with the counterpart, and the shell 16 and the conduction means of the fixture 20 are brought into contact / conduction. In short, the fixture 20 is provided with engagement means (female screw 22) with a counterpart, mounting means 24 to the substrate, and conduction means with the shell 16.

  One embodiment of the fixture and electrical connector of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention as viewed from above in the fitting direction, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention as viewed from below in the connecting portion direction. 2A is a perspective view of the fixture viewed from the upper side in the fitting direction, FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the fixture viewed from the lower side in the connection portion direction, and FIG. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the shell as seen from above in the fitting direction, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the shell as seen from below in the connecting portion direction. 4A is a perspective view of the housing as viewed from above in the fitting direction, FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the housing as viewed from below in the connecting portion direction, and FIG. 4C is a perspective view of the contact. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fixture different from that shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of another conducting means. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a conventional electrical connector as viewed from above in the fitting direction, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the conventional electrical connector as viewed from below in the connecting portion direction.

  First, the fixture 20 that is the point of the present invention will be described. The fixture 20 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known press working. The material of the fixture 20 is required to have springiness, conductivity, strength, and the like, and examples thereof include brass, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze, and iron. The fixture 20 in this embodiment has a substantially U shape as shown in FIG. The fixing device 20 includes at least an engaging means (female screw portion 22) on the mating side with a counterpart, a mounting means 24 to the board on the board side, a conduction means between the shell 16 and a fixing to the housing 12. Have means.

  The engagement means 22 with the counterpart is appropriately selected (designed) in consideration of the holding force with the counterpart, the miniaturization and operability of the connector, and the like. Examples of the engaging means 22 include screws and hooks. In the present embodiment, the female screw portion 22 is formed on the fitting side (the U-shaped top portion). The female screw portion 22 is post-processed by cutting after press working. In order to facilitate the invitation of the male screw, it is desirable to provide an invitation portion 32 on the outer periphery of the female screw portion 22. In the present embodiment, the invitation portion 32 has a tapered shape, but may have any shape as long as the male screw can be easily invited. For example, it may be a C chamfer or an R shape.

The mounting means 24 on the substrate is appropriately designed in consideration of mounting strength, occupied area, high density, and the like. Examples of the mounting means 24 include soldering and press fitting. In this embodiment, it is mounted on the substrate by dip type soldering. In this embodiment, the dip type is used, but a surface mount (SMT) type (not shown) may be used. In this embodiment, the mounting portion 24 has a bifurcated shape so that it can be temporarily fixed to the substrate. That is, the slit 34 is provided in the center portion in the width direction, and the leg portion 36 is made elastic.
Further, the fixing device 20 is provided with fixing portions 30 on both sides in the width direction as a fixing means to the housing 12 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a press-fitting allowance is provided as a fixing means, and the press-fitting is made into the mounting hole 124 of the housing 12 by press-fitting. In this embodiment, the fixing is performed by press-fitting, but any method may be used as long as the holding force of the fixing device 20 can be satisfied. For example, welding or hooking may be used.

The conduction means with the shell 16 is appropriately designed in consideration of conductivity, strength, workability, and the like. Examples of the conduction means include a boss, a contact piece, and a press-fitting method (pressing a fixing tool into the shell). In this embodiment, an engagement piece 165 is provided on the shell 16, and a convex portion 28 is provided on the fixture 20, so that the engagement piece 165 and the convex portion 28 are brought into contact with each other to achieve conduction. In this embodiment, as the conducting means, the fixing tool 20 is provided with a convex portion 28, the shell 16 is provided with an engaging piece 165, and the convex portion 28 and the engaging piece 165 are provided as shown in FIG. It is done by contacting. The shape and size of the convex portion 28 of the fixture 20 may be any shape as long as it can contact (conduct) with the engagement piece 165 of the shell 16. Design accordingly. In the present embodiment, as the conduction means, the relationship between the convex portion 28 and the engagement piece 165 is used. However, a contact piece is provided on the fixing tool 20 side, and the shell 16 can be in contact with the contact piece, as in the embodiment. The engagement pieces 165 may be provided so that they can contact each other (not shown).
Further, the fixture 20 is provided with a protruding piece 26 for positioning the depth when press-fitting into the housing 12 and fixing with the shell 16. Positioning in the depth direction and the shell 16 can be fixed by press-fitting the protruding piece 26 into the upper surface of the shell 16 until contact. Further, the protruding piece 26 can be used as a means for conducting with the shell 16 by contacting the shell 16 separately from positioning and fixing. The shape and size of the protruding piece 26 is appropriately designed in consideration of such a role, workability, conductivity, holding force with the shell 16, and the like. In this embodiment, the protrusion is 0.3 to 1.0 mm.

  Next, the shell 16 will be described. The shell 16 is made of metal, and is manufactured by a known press working. As the material of the shell 16, spring property, conductivity, and the like are required, and examples thereof include brass, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze, and iron. The shell 16 in this embodiment is substantially T-shaped as shown in FIG. The shell 16 has at least a main body 161, a flange 163, and a fitting port 162 that covers the fitting portion 18 of the housing 12.

  The fitting opening 162 of the shell 16 is provided so as to protrude from the main body 161 and is formed so as to follow the shape of the fitting portion 18 of the housing 12. In other words, the fitting port 162 covers the fitting portion 18 of the housing 12 for EMI countermeasures. The shape and size of the fitting port 162 is appropriately designed in consideration of processability and strength, the shape of the fitting portion 18 of the housing 12 and the fitting property of a mating object (connector).

Flange 163 is provided on both sides in the pitch longitudinal direction of the main body 161, and a locking hole 166 that engages with the fixture 20 is provided in the flange 163. Further, the shell 16 is provided with an engagement piece 165 bent in a substantially L shape, which is a conduction means with the fixture 20, so as to protrude into the locking hole 166. The engagement piece 165 is in contact with the convex portion 28 of the fixture 20, so that conduction between the fixture 20 and the shell 16 is achieved. The locking holes 166 and the engagement pieces 165 are provided in total at a total of four for each flange 163 so as to correspond to the shape of the fixture 20 and the convex portion 28.
The flange 163 is provided with a hole 167 for attaching to the panel. Screws are inserted into the holes 167 and a panel (not shown) to attach the connector 10 to the panel.

  Next, the contact 14 will be described. The contact 14 is made of metal and is manufactured by a known press working. The material of the contact 14 is required to be springy or conductive, and can include brass, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze, and the like. The contact 14 in this embodiment has a plate shape as shown in FIG. The contact 14 includes at least a contact portion 141 that contacts a counterpart on one free end side, a connection portion 143 that connects to the substrate on the other free end side, and the contact portion 141 and the connection portion 143 between the contact portion 141 and the contact portion 143. And a fixing portion 142 for fixing to the housing 12.

The contact portion 141 is a portion that comes into contact with the counterpart and may be in contact with the counterpart. The contact portion 141 has a shape along the counterpart and is appropriately designed in consideration of connection stability, contact pressure, and the like. In this embodiment, a tuning fork is used, but any structure (type) may be used as long as it can contact a counterpart.
The connection portion 143 is a portion to be mounted on the substrate, and is appropriately designed in consideration of the occupied area of the substrate, the mounting density of the substrate, the connection strength, and the like. In this embodiment, the surface mounting (SMT) type is adopted in consideration of the mounting density of the substrate.

  The fixing portion 142 is a portion that is fixed to the housing 12 and may be fixed to the housing 12 and is appropriately designed in consideration of holding force, connector miniaturization, workability, and the like. In this embodiment, it is fixed by press-fitting, but it may be insert molding, sandwiching between insulators or hooking (lance).

  Finally, the housing 12 will be described. The housing 12 is an electrically insulating plastic and is manufactured by a known technique of injection molding. The material is appropriately selected in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, cost, etc. Generally, polybutylene terephthalate is used. (PBT), polyamide (66PA, 46PA, PA9T), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polycarbonate (PC), poniphenylene sulfide (PPS), and synthetic materials thereof. The housing 12 has an inverted T shape as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B). The housing 12 mainly includes a fitting portion 18, a main body portion 121, and a flange portion 122. The fitting part 18 protrudes from the main body part 121 in the fitting direction with the counterpart, and the flange parts 122 are provided on both sides in the pitch length direction of the main body part 121.

  The housing 12 is provided with an insertion hole 123 into which a required number of contacts 14 are mounted, and is fixed by press-fitting, hooking (lance), welding or the like. The insertion hole 123 only needs to be able to insert the contact 14 and is appropriately designed in consideration of holding force, strength, workability, and the like. The insertion hole 123 is provided so as to be connected to the fitting portion 18 and the main body portion 121. The insertion hole 123 on the fitting part 18 side is provided so that the counterpart can easily enter and guide the counterpart, and the insertion hole 123 on the main body part 121 side is provided so that the contact 14 can be fixed. It has been.

  Both flange portions 122 are provided with mounting holes 124 for fixing (holding) the fixture 20. A total of four mounting holes 124 are provided in each flange portion 122 so as to correspond to the shape of the fixture 20 and the engagement piece 165 of the shell 16. In this embodiment, the mounting hole 124 is substantially T-shaped. The mounting hole 124 may have any shape and size as long as the fixing tool 20 can be fixed and the engagement piece 165 of the shell 16 can be displaced. However, the shape and size of the fixing tool 20 and the shell 16 are not limited. These are designed as appropriate in consideration of the amount of displacement of the engagement piece 165, the electrical connection between the fixture 20 and the shell 16, the workability of the housing 12, and the like.

Another embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 5 and 6. Here, only the parts different from the above embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, another fixing tool 201 has a substantially casing shape, and, like the above-described fixing tool 20, at least an engagement means (female screw portion 221) is provided on the fitting side with the counterpart. On the side of the board, there is a means for mounting the board 241, a means for conducting the shell 16, and a means for fixing to the housing 12. The means for engaging with the counterpart is appropriately selected (designed) in consideration of the holding force with the counterpart, miniaturization of the connector, operability, and the like. Examples of the engaging means include screws and hooks. In the present embodiment, the female screw portion 221 is formed on the fitting side (the U-shaped top). The female screw portion 221 is post-processed by cutting after press working. In order to easily invite the male screw, it is desirable to provide an invitation portion 321 on the outer periphery of the female screw portion 221. In the present embodiment, the invitation portion 321 has a tapered shape, but it may have any shape as long as the male screw can be easily invited. For example, it may be a C chamfer or an R shape.
The mounting means on the substrate is appropriately designed in consideration of mounting strength, occupied area, high density, and the like. Examples of the mounting means include soldering and press fitting. In this embodiment, it is mounted on the substrate by dip type soldering. In this embodiment, the dip type is used, but a surface mount (SMT) type (not shown) may be used. In this embodiment, the mounting portion 241 has a bifurcated shape so that it can be temporarily fixed to the substrate.
Further, the fixing device 20 is provided with a fixing portion 301 in the vicinity of the mounting portion 241 as a fixing means to the housing 12 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a press-fitting allowance is provided as a fixing means, and the press-fitting is inserted into the mounting groove of the housing 12. In this embodiment, the fixing is performed by press-fitting. However, any method may be used as long as the holding force of the fixing tool 201 can be satisfied. For example, welding or hooking may be used.
The conduction means with the shell 16 is appropriately designed in consideration of conductivity, strength, workability, and the like. Examples of the conduction means include a boss, a contact piece, and a press-fitting method (pressing a fixing tool into the shell). In this embodiment, the shell 16 is provided with an engagement piece 165, and the engagement piece piece is brought into contact with the fixture 201 to achieve conduction. In this embodiment, as the conduction means, an engagement piece 165 is provided on the shell 16 and the engagement piece 165 is brought into contact with the fixture 201 as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the engagement piece 165 is brought into contact with the fixture 201 as the conduction means. However, a contact piece is provided on the fixture 201 side, and a boss that can contact the contact piece on the shell 16 is provided. An engagement piece 165 similar to the embodiment may be provided so that they can contact each other (not shown).
The fixture 201 is provided with a protruding piece 26 for positioning the depth when press-fitting into the housing 12. Positioning in the depth direction can be achieved by press-fitting the protruding piece 26 into the upper surface of the shell 16 until contact. Further, the protruding piece 26 can be used as a means for conducting with the shell 16 by contacting the shell 16 separately from positioning and fixing. The shape and size of the protruding piece 26 is appropriately designed in consideration of such a role, workability, conductivity, holding force with the shell 16, and the like. In this embodiment, the protrusion is 0.3 to 1.0 mm.
The housing 12 and the shell 16 are appropriately designed so as to follow the fixture 201. Since the shell 16 using the fixture 201 is not a type attached to a panel, it is not necessary to provide the hole 167 as shown in FIG.

  As an application example of the present invention, it is used for an electrical connector mounted on a board of an electric device or an electronic device such as an FA device, an OA device, a television or a personal computer, and in particular, an engagement means with a counterpart and the substrate. The present invention relates to a structure in which the mounting means is integrated and provided with means for conducting with the shell.

(A) It is the perspective view which looked at the electrical connector of this invention from the fitting direction upper direction. (B) It is the perspective view which looked at the electrical connector of this invention from the connection part direction lower side. (A) It is the perspective view which looked at the fixing tool from the fitting direction upper part. (B) It is the perspective view which looked at the fixing tool from the connection part direction lower side. (C) It is the partial cross-sectional view cut in the fixture part. (A) It is the perspective view which looked at the shell from the fitting direction upper direction. (B) It is the perspective view which looked at the shell from the connection part direction lower side. (A) It is the perspective view which looked at the housing from the fitting direction upper part. (B) It is the perspective view which looked at the housing from the connection part direction lower side. (C) It is a perspective view of a contact. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a fixture different from FIG. 2. It is explanatory drawing of another conduction | electrical_connection means. (A) It is the perspective view which looked at the conventional electrical connector from the fitting direction upper direction. (B) It is the perspective view which looked at the conventional electrical connector from the connection part direction lower side.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electrical connector 12 Housing 121 Main body part 122 Flange part 123 Insertion hole 124 Mounting hole 14 Contact 141 Contact part 142 Fixing part 143 Connection part 16 Shell 161 Main body 162 Fitting port 163 Flange 165 Engagement piece 166 Locking hole 167 Hole 18 Fitting Part 20, 201 fixing tool 22, 221 female thread part (engagement means)
24, 241 mounting portion (mounting means)
26 Protruding piece 28 Protruding part 30, 301 Fixing part 32, 321 Inducing part 34 Slit 36 Leg part 60 Electrical connector 62 Housing 64 Contact 66 Shell 68 Jack socket 70 Fixing tool

Claims (6)

In a fixture having means for mounting on a substrate,
The fixing tool is formed by molding a conductive material into a unitary structure by pressing the engaging means with the counterpart and the mounting means.
Furthermore, it has a means for conduction with the shell,
As an engaging means, a female screw part is formed in the fitting direction with the counterpart,
A fixture characterized in that the shell and the conduction means of the fixture are brought into contact with each other. The fixture according to claim 1, wherein the fixture is provided with a protruding piece that comes into contact with the upper surface side of the shell. An electrical connector mounted on a board,
A plurality of contacts, a housing in which the contacts are held and arranged and including a fitting portion with a counterpart, a shell covering the fitting portion of the housing, an engagement means with the counterpart, and mounting on the substrate An electrical connector comprising means,
The engaging means and the mounting means are molded into an integral structure by pressing a conductive material, and a fixture having a conduction means with the shell is disposed.
As an engaging means of the fixing tool, a female screw part is formed in a fitting direction with a counterpart,
An electrical connector characterized in that the shell and a conduction means of the fixture are brought into contact with each other. The electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the fixing member is provided with a protruding piece in contact with the upper surface side of the shell. 5. The electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein at least one engagement piece is provided on the shell as the conduction means, and conduction is achieved by pressing the engagement piece against the fixture. 6. 6. The electrical connector according to claim 5, wherein the fixing member is provided with a convex portion at a position corresponding to the engaging piece, and electrical conduction is achieved by bringing the engaging piece into contact with the convex portion.

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