JP2013004838A - Shield case and connector with shield case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shield case which can cover the periphery of the connection of an L-shaped body almost without gap, and without requiring the bending work at the time of the covering.SOLUTION: The shield case C can house an L-shaped body having a pillar body, and a connection 100. The case C includes shells 700, 800 and a cover 900. The shell 800 is cylindrical, and the connection 100 can be inserted into the shell 800. The shell 700 includes a cylindrical shell body 710 having a slit 715 and an opening 716 through which the pillar body can be inserted. In the state where the connection 100 is inserted into the slit 715, the marginal part 721a of the slit 715 is located near the -X direction side of the connection 100, and the marginal parts 713a, 714a of the slit 715 are located near the Y, -Y direction sides of the connection 100. The cover 900 is fastened to the X direction side of the shell body 710, and located near the X direction side of the connection 100.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shield case capable of accommodating an L-shaped body or a downward T-shaped body, and a connector including the same.

  As this type of connector, there is a connector having an insulating body, a contact, a cable, and first and second shells. The body includes a base portion, a connection portion projecting from the base portion and having a thickness smaller than that of the base portion, and a connection hole penetrating the base portion and the connection portion. The contacts are arranged in the connection holes of the body. The cable has a first end connected to the contact. In a state where the cable is connected to the contact, the base portion, the connecting portion, and the first end portion of the cable constitute an L-shaped body. The first shell has a cylindrical shell main body that covers the outer periphery of the base, and a plurality of extension plates that extend from the shell main body. The second shell has a cylindrical shell main body that covers the outer periphery of the connection portion, and a plurality of extension plates that extend from the shell main body (see Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3151498

  Since the extension plates of the first and second shells partially cover the periphery of the connecting portion of the base, a gap is generated between the extension plates. The presence of this gap reduces the EMI characteristics of the connector. Further, after the base portion is inserted into the shell body of the first shell, the extension plate of the first shell must be bent and brought into contact with the connection portion of the base portion. The bending work of the extension plate is troublesome.

  The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to cover the periphery of the connection portion of the L-shaped body or the downward T-shaped body with almost no gap and the L-shaped body or the downward surface. An object of the present invention is to provide a shield case that does not involve a bending operation when covering the periphery of a T-shaped connecting portion and a connector including the same.

  In order to solve the above problem, a shield case according to the present invention includes a column extending in a first direction, a column extending from the column in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the first, A shield case capable of accommodating an L-shaped body or a downward-shaped T-shaped body having a connection portion whose dimension in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction is smaller than the dimension of the column body in the third direction. The shield case includes first and second shells having conductivity and a cover having conductivity. The second shell has a cylindrical shape into which the connection portion can be inserted. The first shell includes a cylindrical shell main body, first and second openings provided on one side and the other side of the shell main body in the first direction, a closing portion that closes the second opening, A slit provided in the shell body and extending in the first direction; a first edge provided on the other side of the slit in the first direction; and one side and the other side of the slit in the third direction. It has the 2nd and 3rd edge part provided. The shell body can be inserted into the shell body through the first opening. The slit is open on one side in the first direction so that at least the connection portion can be inserted. In a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit, the first edge portion is disposed near the other side of the connection portion in the first direction, and the second and third edge portions are the first portion of the connection portion. The cover is disposed near one side in the three directions and the other side, and the cover is fixed to one side in the first direction of the shell body, and is disposed near one side in the first direction of the connection portion.

  According to such an aspect of the present invention, the first edge of the first shell is the first of the connection portion in a state where the column body is inserted into the shell body of the first shell and the connection portion is inserted into the slit of the first shell. A cover that is disposed in the vicinity of the other side of the direction, the second and third edges are disposed in the vicinity of one side in the third direction of the connecting portion and the vicinity of the other side, and is fixed to the one side of the shell body in the first direction. Since it arrange | positions in the one side vicinity of the 1st direction of a connection part, the circumference | surroundings of the connection part of a pillar can be covered without a substantially clearance gap. Therefore, it is possible to improve the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case. In addition, the connecting portion is inserted into the second shell, the column body is inserted into the shell body of the first shell, the connecting portion is inserted into the slit, and then the cover is fixed to the shell body. The periphery of the part is covered with almost no gap. Therefore, since it is not necessary to perform a bending operation to cover the periphery of the connecting portion of the column body, the operation of accommodating the L-shaped body or the downward T-shaped body in the shield case becomes easy.

  In a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit, it is possible to adopt an aspect in which at least one of the first, second, and third edge portions and the cover can contact the connection portion or the second shell. It is. According to such an aspect of the invention, since at least one of the first, second, and third edges and the cover abuts on the connection part or the second shell, the first, second, and third edges and A gap formed between at least one of the covers and the connecting portion or the second shell can be eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case.

  The first shell may further include a third opening provided on one side in the first direction of the slit of the shell body. In this case, the slit communicates with the third opening, and one side in the first direction is opened through the third opening. The cover covers the third opening in a state of being fixed to one side of the shell body in the first direction. According to such an aspect of the invention, since the cover covers the third opening, the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case can be further improved.

  The cover may be configured to at least partially cover the first opening while being fixed to one side of the shell body in the first direction. According to such an aspect of the invention, since the cover covers the first opening, the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case can be further improved.

  The first shell may further include a first wall portion standing on the first edge portion and extending in the second direction. In this case, in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit, the first wall portion can come into contact with the second shell in which the connection portion is inserted.

  According to such an aspect of the invention, since the first wall portion is in contact with the second shell, a gap generated between the first edge portion of the first shell and the second shell can be eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case.

  The first shell may further include a second wall portion standing on the second edge portion and extending in the second direction. In this case, in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit, the second wall portion can come into contact with the second shell into which the connection portion is inserted.

  According to such an aspect of the invention, since the second wall portion comes into contact with the second shell, a gap generated between the second edge portion of the first shell and the second shell can be eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case.

  The first shell may further include a third wall portion standing on the third edge portion and extending in the second direction. In this case, the third wall portion can come into contact with the second shell in which the connection portion is inserted in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit.

  According to such an aspect of the invention, since the third wall portion contacts the second shell, it is possible to eliminate a gap generated between the third edge portion of the first shell and the second shell. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case.

  It is possible to adopt an aspect in which the other side of the slit in the first direction is opened. In this case, the first edge portion can be a part of the closing portion that closes the other side of the slit. The first wall portion is connected to a part of the blocking portion.

  The connecting portion may have a convex portion convex on the other side in the third direction. In this case, the second shell has an open portion for projecting the convex portion. The third wall portion covers the convex portion in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit.

  According to such an aspect of the invention, since the third wall portion covers the convex portion of the connecting portion, it is possible to further improve the EMI characteristics of the connector provided in the shield case.

  The second shell may include a locking means that can be locked to the column body. According to such an aspect of the invention, the second shell in which the connecting portion is inserted can be locked to the column body by the locking means, so that the second shell can be easily formed into an L-shaped body or a downward T-shaped body. Can be attached.

  The connector according to the present invention includes any one of the above-described shield cases and an L-shaped body or a downward T-shaped body accommodated in the shield case. The L-shaped body or the downward T-shaped body extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction from the column body extending in the first direction, and is orthogonal to the first and second directions. It has the connection part whose dimension of a 3rd direction is smaller than the dimension of the 3rd direction of the said column, and the contact provided in the said connection part.

  The column body may include a resin portion and a substrate provided on the resin portion and connected to the contact.

  The connector may further include a cable. The cable has an end connected to the contact and embedded in the column body, or an end connected to the substrate and embedded in the resin portion.

FIG. 1A is a schematic perspective view showing the front, plane, and right side of a connector according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a schematic perspective view showing the back, plane, and left side of the connector. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the connector, taken along 2A-2A in FIG. 1A. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the connector, taken along 2B-2B in FIG. 1A. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the connector taken along 2C-2C in FIG. 1A. FIG. 3A is a schematic exploded perspective view showing the front, plane and right side of the connector. FIG. 3B is a schematic exploded perspective view showing a back surface, a plane surface, and a left side surface of the connector. FIG. 4A is a schematic perspective view illustrating a front surface, a plane surface, and a right side surface of the connection portion of the connector. FIG. 4B is a schematic perspective view showing a back surface, a plane surface, and a left side surface of the connection portion of the connector. FIG. 4C is a schematic perspective view showing the front, bottom, and right side of the connector connecting portion. FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view showing the front, plane, and right side of the contact and lock terminal of the connector. FIG. 5B is a schematic perspective view showing the back, top, and left side of the contact and lock terminal of the connector. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing the front, plane, and right side of the connector and the resin portion of the connector. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a back surface, a bottom surface, and a left side surface of the connector and the transmitted resin portion of the connector. FIG. 7A is a schematic perspective view showing the front, plane, and right side of the first shell of the connector. FIG. 7B is a schematic perspective view showing a back surface, a plane surface, and a left side surface of the first shell of the connector. FIG. 8A is a schematic perspective view showing the front, plane, and left side of the second shell of the connector. FIG. 8B is a schematic perspective view showing a back surface, a bottom surface, and a right side surface of the second shell of the connector. FIG. 9A is a schematic front view of a connector according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 9B is a schematic plan view of the connector. FIG. 10A is a schematic front view illustrating a state in which the connection portion, the contact, and the second shell of the connector are fixed to the substrate and the transmitted resin portion. FIG. 10B is a schematic plan view showing a state in which the connection portion, the contact, and the second shell of the connector are fixed to the substrate. FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing the front, plane, and right side of the first shell of the connector.

  Hereinafter, Example 1 and Example 2 of the present invention will be described.

  First, a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 8B. The connector shown in FIGS. 1A to 3B is a USB-Micro-B connector. The connector includes a connection portion 100, a plurality of contacts 200a and 200b, a pair of lock terminals 300, a substrate 400, a resin portion 500, a cable 600, and a shield case C. Hereinafter, each part of the connector will be described in detail. 1A to 8B, the first direction is the X and -X directions, the second direction orthogonal to the first direction (that is, intersecting at right angles) is the Z direction, and the first and second directions are the same. The orthogonal third direction is represented as Y and -Y directions. One side of the first direction corresponds to the X direction, and the other side corresponds to the -X direction. One side of the third direction corresponds to the Y direction, and the other side corresponds to the -Y direction. The −Z direction is the opposite direction of the Z direction.

  The connection part 100 is a molded product made of insulating resin. As shown in FIGS. 3A to 4C, the connecting portion 100 includes a prismatic base portion 110, and flat plate-like first and second connecting protrusions that project from the end surface in the Z direction of the base portion 110 and extend in the Z direction. Parts 120a and 120b. The first and second connection convex portions 120a and 120b are portions connected to the mating connector of the connector. The Y-direction portion of the front end portion of the first connecting convex portion 120a is cut off so that the thickness of the front end portion decreases in the Z direction for a while and then becomes constant. This cut-off surface is referred to as a cut surface 121a. A concave portion 121b is provided at the center of the end surface in the Y direction of the tip of the second connecting convex portion 120b. The end surfaces in the Y direction of the first and second connecting projections 120 a and 120 b are flush with the end surface in the Y direction of the base 110. The dimensions of the first and second connecting projections 120a and 120b in the Y and −Y directions are smaller than the dimensions of the base 110 in the Y and −Y directions. Therefore, a portion on the −Y direction side of the base portion 110 is a rectangular convex portion 111.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, a plurality of receiving holes 130a penetrating the connecting portion 100 in the Z and −Z directions are provided in the first connecting convex portion 120a and the portion of the base portion 110 on the X direction side. As shown in FIG. 2A, a plurality of receiving holes 130b penetrating through the connecting portion 100 in the Z and −Z directions are also provided in the second connecting convex portion 120b and the portion of the base portion 110 on the −X direction side. . As shown in FIG. 4A, the distal end portion of the accommodation hole 130a is exposed from the end surface in the Y direction of the first connecting convex portion 120a and the cut surface 121a. The housing hole 130b is exposed from the end surface in the Y direction of the second connecting convex portion 120b and the concave portion 121b.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, a pair of housing grooves 140 are provided on the X and −X direction sides of the housing hole 130b on the end surfaces in the Y direction of the base 110 and the second connecting convex portion 120b. As shown in FIG. 4C, a pair of locking holes 112 are provided on the −Y direction side of the accommodation groove 140 of the base 110. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, a pair of guide grooves 113 extending in the Z direction are provided on the end surfaces of the base 110 in the X and −X directions. A pair of locking projections 114 are provided in the guide groove 113.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the contact 200a is formed of a conductive metal plate. The contact 200a includes a contact main body 210a, a connection arm 220a, and a contact portion 230a. The contact main body 210a is a plate extending in the Z and −Z directions, and is inserted and held in the accommodation hole 130a of the connection portion 100 (see FIGS. 2A and 2C). A contact portion 230a projects in the Y direction at the end of the contact body 210a on the Z direction side. The contact portion 230a protrudes from the accommodation hole 130a (see FIG. 2C). The connection arm 220a is a substantially L-shaped plate that is connected to the end of the contact main body 210a in the -Z direction. This connection arm 220 a is in contact with the edge of the accommodation hole 130 a of the connection part 100. Further, the connection arm 220a protrudes in the −Z direction from the connection portion 100 in a state where the connection arm 220a is in contact with the edge portion of the accommodation hole 130a. Note that there are two types of contacts 200a in which the length of the contact body 210a and the height of the connection arm 220a are different.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the contact 200b is made of a conductive metal plate. The contact 200b includes a contact main body 210b, a connection arm 220b, and a contact portion 230b. The contact main body 210b is a plate extending in the Z and −Z directions, and is inserted and held in the accommodation hole 130b of the connection portion 100 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). A contact portion 230b projects in the Y direction at the end of the contact body 210b on the Z direction side. This contact part 230b protrudes into the recessed part 121b of the connection part 100 from the accommodation hole 130b (refer FIG. 2B). The connection arm 220b is a substantially L-shaped plate connected to the end of the contact main body 210b in the -Z direction. The connection arm 220b is in contact with the edge of the accommodation hole 130b of the connection part 100. The connection arm 220b protrudes from the connection portion 100 in the −Z direction in a state where the connection arm 220b is in contact with the edge of the accommodation hole 130b. There are two types of contacts 200b in which the length of the contact body 210b and the height of the connection arm 220b are different.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the lock terminal 300 is made of a conductive metal plate. The lock terminal 300 includes a terminal main body 310, a locking arm 320, and a locking claw 330. The terminal main body 310 is a plate extending in the Z and −Z directions, and is inserted into the accommodation groove 140 of the connection portion 100. At the end of the terminal body 310 on the Z direction side, a locking claw 330 is projected in the Y direction. The locking claw 330 protrudes from the receiving groove 140 and can be locked in the locking hole of the mating connector. The locking arm 320 is a substantially L-shaped plate connected to the end of the terminal main body 310 in the −Z direction. The locking arm 320 is inserted into the locking hole 112 (see FIG. 4C) of the connecting portion 100 and locked, so that the terminal main body 310 is positioned in the receiving groove 140.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the resin part 500 is a substantially L-shaped resin block having an insulating property. The resin portion 500 is provided with a recess 510 into which the substrate 400 is fitted. The first surface of the substrate 400 fitted in the concave portion 510 and the end surface in the Z direction of the resin portion 500 are flush with each other. That is, the first surface of the substrate 400 is exposed from the resin portion 500. The resin part 500 and the board | substrate 400 comprise the column extended in the X and -X direction in a claim. The column body has a substantially square column shape.

  The substrate 400 is a known printed circuit board. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the substrate 400 includes the first surface on the Z direction side, the second surface on the −Z direction side, a plurality of first and second through-hole electrodes 410 and 420, A third through-hole electrode 430, a locking hole 440, and a plurality of electrodes 450 are provided. The first and second through-hole electrodes 410 and 420 are circular holes that penetrate the substrate 400 from the first surface to the second surface, and a conductive layer is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the holes. As shown in FIG. 2C, the connection arm 220a of the contact 200a is inserted and connected to the first through-hole electrode 410. As shown in FIG. 2B, the connection arm 220b of the contact 200b is inserted into and connected to the second through-hole electrode 420. In this connected state, the connecting portion 100 that holds the contacts 200 a and 200 b is placed on the first surface of the substrate 400. That is, in the connected state, the connection portion 100 is fixed on the column body and extends from the column body in the Z direction. The connecting portion 100, the contacts 200a and 200b, and the column form an L-shaped body in the claims.

  The third through-hole electrode 430 is an elliptical hole that penetrates the substrate 400 from the first surface to the second surface, and a conductive layer is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole. The locking hole 440 is an elliptical hole that penetrates the substrate 400 from the first surface to the second surface. The third through-hole electrode 430 and the locking hole 440 are arranged with an interval in the X and −X directions. As shown in FIG. 6B, the electrodes 450 are arranged in a row in the Y and −Y directions on the second surface of the substrate 400. The electrode 450 and the first and second through-hole electrodes 410 and 420 are connected to each other by conductive lines provided on the first and second surfaces and / or the inside of the substrate 400.

  The cable 600 is a flat cable. As illustrated in FIG. 2A, the cable 600 includes a plurality of signal lines 610, a shield conductor 620, and an insulating cover 630. Each signal line 610 includes a core wire 611 and an insulator 612 that covers the core wire 611. The shield conductor 620 covers the entire signal line 610. The insulating cover 630 covers the shield conductor 620. The end portion on the −X direction side of the insulating cover 630 is peeled off, and the shield conductor 620 and the signal line 610 are exposed. A part of the exposed end portion on the −X direction side of the shield conductor 620 is also peeled off, and the signal line 610 is exposed. The end of the insulator 612 of each signal line 610 on the −X direction side is peeled off, and the core wire 611 is exposed. The exposed portions of the core wire 611 are connected to the electrodes 450 of the substrate 400, respectively. Further, the end of the signal line 610 on the −X direction side (that is, the end of the cable 600 in the −X direction) is embedded in the resin portion 500. Another connector (for example, USB Standard-A plug connector) is connected to the end of the cable 600 in the X direction. In FIG. 2A, the cable 600 is schematically shown instead of a cross section.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A to 3B, the shield case C includes first and second shells 700 and 800 and a cover 900. The second shell 800 is composed of a conductive metal plate. As shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 8A, and 8B, the second shell 800 includes a front plate 810, side plates 820 and 830, a rear plate 840, a pair of locking plates 850, and a pair of first plates. And second locking claws 860a and 860b (locking means).

  The front plate 810 is a rectangular plate. The side plate 820 is a rectangular plate provided at an end in the X direction of the front plate 810 at a substantially right angle to the front plate 810 and extending in the −Y direction. The side plate 830 is provided at the end of the front plate 810 in the −X direction. The side plate 830 is a plate having a proximal end portion extending in the −Y direction and a distal end portion that is connected to the proximal end portion and is inclined in the −YX direction. The rear plate 840 is a plate that connects the side plate 820 and the side plate 830. An intermediate portion of the rear plate 840 includes a partition portion 841 that is bent in a substantially U shape toward the front plate 810. The partition plate 841 divides the rear plate 840 into a plate 842 and a plate 843.

  The front plate 810, the side plate 820, the plate 842, and the partition portion 841 constitute a first cylinder. The inside of the first cylinder is a first accommodation space that can accommodate the first connection convex portion 120 a of the connection portion 100. A space defined by the front plate 810, the side plate 820, the partitioning portion 841, and the first connecting convex portion 120a in a state where the first connecting convex portion 120a is accommodated in the first accommodating space is the first connector of the mating connector. 1 connection part becomes the 1st connection hole which can be inserted. Within the first connection hole, the contact 200a can contact the contact of the first connection portion of the mating connector. Further, the front plate 810, the side plate 830, the plate 843, and the partition portion 841 constitute a second cylinder. The inside of the second cylinder is a second accommodation space in which the second connection convex portion 120b of the connection portion 100 can be accommodated. In a state where the second connecting convex portion 120b is accommodated in the second accommodating space, the space defined by the front plate 810 and the concave portion 121b of the second connecting convex portion 120b is the second connecting portion of the mating connector. It becomes the 2nd connection hole which can be inserted. Within the second connection hole, the contact 200b can contact the contact of the second connection portion of the mating connector. In addition, the partition part 841 contacts the end surface of the base part 110 in the Z direction in a state where the first and second connection convex parts 120a and 120b are accommodated in the first and second accommodation spaces.

  A pair of rectangular openings 811 are provided on the front plate 810 facing the plate 843. A locking claw 330 of the lock terminal 300 protruding from the accommodation groove 140 of the second connection convex portion 120b accommodated in the second accommodation space is inserted into the opening 811 so as to be able to appear and retract.

  The dimensions of the front plate 810 in the Z and −Z directions are larger than the dimensions of the side plates 820 and 830 and the rear plate 840 in the Z and −Z directions. Since the end surface in the Z direction of the front plate 810 is flush with the end surfaces in the Z direction of the side plates 820 and 830 and the rear plate 840, the front plate 810 extends in the −Z direction more than the side plates 820 and 830 and the rear plate 840. ing. A pair of locking plates 850 are provided at substantially right angles to the front plate 810 at the ends in the X and −X directions of the extension of the front plate 810. The locking plate 850 is a rectangular plate extending in the −Y direction. A space defined by the extension portion of the front plate 810 and the locking plate 850 is a third accommodation space into which the base portion 110 of the connection portion 100 can be inserted. Between the locking plates 850, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 8B, an opening portion 870 for projecting the convex portion 111 of the base portion 110 is provided. The locking plate 850 is provided with a locking piece 851 whose part is cut down to the inside. When the base portion 110 of the connection portion 100 is inserted into the three accommodating spaces, the locking piece 851 is guided by the guide groove 113 of the base portion 110 and locked by the locking convex portion 114. Accordingly, the connection portion 100 is inserted into the second shell 800 (that is, the first and second connection convex portions 120a and 120b are accommodated in the first and second accommodation spaces, and the base portion 110 is disposed in the third shell. Maintained in the accommodation space).

  The first and second locking claws 860a and 860b are connected to the end of the front plate 810 in the −Z direction and extend in the same direction. The first locking claw 860a is inserted into the third through-hole electrode 430 of the substrate 400 and locked. As a result, the second shell 800 is connected to the ground line of the substrate 400. The second locking claw 860 is inserted into the locking hole 440 of the substrate 400 and locked.

  The first shell 700 is made of a conductive metal plate. As shown in FIGS. 2A to 3B, 7A and 7B, the first shell 700 includes a shell main body 710, a closing plate 720 (closing portion), first, second, and third wall portions 730, 740, 750.

  The shell body 710 is a substantially rectangular tube. The shell main body 710 has a bottom plate 711, a pair of side plates 712, and top plates 713 and 714. The bottom plate 711 is a rectangular plate extending in the X and −X directions. The side plate 712 is a rectangular plate that is provided at an end of the bottom plate 711 in the Y direction and the −Y direction at a substantially right angle to the bottom plate 711 and extends in the Z direction. The dimension of the side plate 712 in the X and −X directions is slightly smaller than the dimension of the bottom plate 711 in the X and −X directions. An end portion 711a in the X direction of the bottom plate 711 can contact a shield conductor 620 of the cable 600 embedded in the resin portion 500 of the column body. A pair of locking pieces 712a (four in total) obtained by rounding up a part of the X direction side portion to the outside are provided on the X direction side portion to be described later of the side plate 712.

  The top plates 713 and 714 are rectangular plates that are provided at substantially right angles to the side plate 712 at the end in the Z direction of the side plate 712 and extend in a direction approaching each other. The dimensions of the top plates 713 and 714 in the X and −X directions are smaller than the dimensions of the side plates 712 in the X and −X directions. A slit 715 extending in the X and −X directions is provided between the top plates 713 and 714. The slits 715 are open at the X and −X side portions. Ends in the −Y and Y directions of the top plates 713 and 714 serve as second and third edge portions 713a and 714a on the Y and −Y direction sides of the slits 715, respectively.

  The end surfaces in the −X direction of the bottom plate 711, the side plate 712, and the top plates 713 and 714 are flush with each other. A space defined by the end portions in the X direction of the bottom plate 711 and the side plates 712 is an opening 716 (first opening) on the X direction side of the shell body 710. A space defined by end portions in the −X direction of the bottom plate 711, the side plate 712, and the top plates 713 and 714 is an opening 717 (second opening) on the −X direction side of the shell body 710. A space between the X direction side portions of the top plates 713 and 714 of the side plate 712 is an opening 718 (third opening) opened in the Z direction. The opening 718 communicates with the opening 717 on the X direction side and with the slit 715 on the −X direction side. The slit 715 is open on the X direction side through the opening 718 so that the connection portion 100 and the second shell 800 attached thereto can be inserted. The dimension of the slit 715 in the Y and −Y directions (that is, the distance between the second and third edge portions 713a and 714a in the Y and −Y directions) is substantially the same as the distance in the Y and −Y directions of the second shell 800. Is set to Therefore, the second edge portion 713a can be disposed in the vicinity of the front plate 810 of the second shell 800 inserted in the slit 715 (that is, in the vicinity of the connection portion 100 in the Y direction). The third edge portion 714 a can be disposed in the vicinity of the convex portion 111 of the base portion 110 of the connecting portion 100 inserted into the slit 715 in the −Y direction side.

  The inner shape of the shell main body 710 is a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the column (the substrate 400 and the resin portion 500). The column body (the substrate 400 and the resin portion 500) can be inserted into the shell main body 710 from the opening 716. In the state where the column body is inserted and accommodated in the shell main body 710, the bottom plate 711 covers the bottom surface of the resin portion 500 of the column body, and the side plate 712 covers the end surfaces of the resin portion 500 in the Y and −Y directions, A closing plate 720 to be described later covers an end surface in the −X direction of the resin portion 500, and top plates 713 and 714 are on the first surface of the substrate 400 of the column body 400 and the Y and −Y direction sides of the second shell 800. Cover the area.

  The closing plate 720 is a rectangular plate that is provided at an end of the bottom plate 711 in the −X direction at a substantially right angle to the bottom plate 711 and extends in the Z direction. The closing plate 720 blocks the opening 717 of the shell body 710. The central portion of the end portion in the Z direction of the closing plate 720 closes the −X direction side of the slit 715 and forms a first edge portion 721 of the slit 715 in the −X direction. The first edge portion 721 can be brought into contact with the locking plate 850 in the −X direction of the second shell 800 inserted in the slit 715 (that is, it can be arranged in the vicinity of the −X direction side of the connecting portion 100). .

  The first wall 730 is a substantially rectangular plate that is connected to the first edge 721 of the closing plate 720 and extends in the Z direction. That is, the first wall portion 730 and the closing plate 720 are a single convex plate. As shown in FIG. 2A, the first wall portion 730 can come into contact with the side plate 830 of the second shell 800 inserted into the slit 715 and the locking plate 850 in the −X direction. The second wall portion 740 is a rectangular plate that stands on the second edge portion 713a and extends in the Z direction. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the second wall portion 740 can come into contact with the front plate 810 of the second shell 800 inserted into the slit 715. The third wall portion 750 is a substantially downward L-shaped plate that stands on the third edge portion 714a and extends in the Z direction. The inner shape of the third wall portion 750 corresponds to the outer shape of the convex portion 111 of the base portion 110 of the connection portion 100. In other words, the convex portion 111 can be inserted into the third wall portion 750 from the X direction side when the connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 are inserted into the slit 715. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the tip of the third wall portion 750 can come into contact with the rear plate 840 of the second shell 800 inserted into the slit 715.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the cover 900 is formed of a conductive metal plate. The cover 900 has a cover body 910, a pair of locking plates 920, and a contact plate 930. The cover body 910 is a rectangular plate. The locking plate 920 is a rectangular plate that is provided at a substantially right angle with respect to the cover main body 910 at the end of the cover main body 910 on the Y and −Y direction sides and extends in the −Z direction. The distance between the inner surfaces of the locking plates 920 is substantially the same as the distance between the outer surfaces of the side plates 712 of the first shell 700. Therefore, it is possible to cover the side plate 712 with the locking plate 920 so that the inner surface of the locking plate 920 contacts the outer surface of the side plate 712. 2A, the cover main body 910 covers the opening 718 of the first shell 700, and the end of the cover main body 910 in the −X direction is the first shell 700 in a state where the locking plate 920 is put on the side plate 712. The second shell 800 inserted in the slit 715 can be brought into contact with the locking plate 850 in the X direction (that is, can be arranged in the vicinity of the X direction side of the connecting portion 100).

  Each locking plate 920 is provided with a pair of rectangular locking holes 921 (four in total). In a state where the locking plate 850 covers the side plate 712, the locking piece 712 a of the side plate 712 is locked in the locking hole 921. As a result, the cover 900 is fixed to the X direction side portion of the side plate 712 of the first shell 700. The contact plate 930 is connected to the end of the cover main body 910 in the X direction and extends in the same direction. The contact plate 930 is bent in the −Z direction and can contact the shield conductor 620 of the cable 600 connected to the substrate 400.

  Hereinafter, the assembly procedure of the connector having the above-described configuration will be described in detail. First, the connection part 100 and the contacts 200a and 200b are prepared. Thereafter, the contact portion 230a of the contact 200a and the contact main body 210a are press-fitted into the accommodation hole 130a of the connection portion 100 from the −Z direction side. Then, the connection arm 220a of the contact 200a abuts against the edge of the accommodation hole 130a, and the contact portion 230a protrudes from the accommodation hole 130a. Similarly, the contact portion 230b of the contact 200b and the contact body 210b are press-fitted into the accommodation hole 130b of the connection portion 100 from the −Z direction side, respectively. Then, the connection arm 220b of the contact 200b abuts against the edge of the accommodation hole 130b, and the contact portion 230b protrudes from the accommodation hole 130b.

  Thereafter, the lock terminal 300 is prepared. Thereafter, the locking claws 330 and the terminal main body 310 of the lock terminal 300 are inserted into the receiving grooves 140 of the connection portion 100, respectively, and the locking arms 320 are press-fitted into the locking holes 112 of the connection portion 100. Then, the locking claw 330 protrudes from the accommodation groove 140.

  Then, the 2nd shell 800 produced by press-molding the metal plate which has electroconductivity is prepared. The first and second connection convex portions 120a and 120b of the connection portion 100 are inserted into the first and second accommodation spaces of the second shell 800 from the −Z direction side. Then, the base portion 110 of the connection portion 100 is inserted in the third housing space of the second shell 800 in the Z direction, and the convex portion 111 of the base portion 110 is exposed to the −Y direction side from the opening portion 870 of the second shell 800. . At this time, the partition portion 841 of the second shell 800 abuts on the end surface of the base portion 110 in the Z direction. In this manner, the contacts 200a and 200b, the lock terminal 300, and the second shell 800 are attached to the connection portion 100, and the connection portion 100, the contacts 200a and 200b, the lock terminal 300, and the second shell 800 are unitized.

  Meanwhile, a substrate 400 and a cable 600 are prepared. Thereafter, the core wire 611 of the cable 600 is soldered to the electrode 450 of the substrate 400.

  Thereafter, the connection arms 220a and 220b of the contacts 200a and 200b of the unit are inserted into the first and second through-hole electrodes 410 and 420 of the substrate 400, and soldered. At the same time, the first locking claw 860a of the second shell 800 of the unit is inserted into the third through-hole electrode 430 of the substrate 400, and the second locking claw 860b of the second shell 800 is inserted into the locking hole 440 of the substrate 400. And lock. Thereafter, the first locking claw 860a is solder-connected to the third through-hole electrode 430. As a result, the second shell 800 is grounded.

  In this state, the substrate 400, the end portion in the −X direction of the cable 600 connected thereto, the connection arms 220a and 220b of the contacts 200a and 200b, and the first and second locking claws 860a and 860b of the second shell 800 are connected. Insert molding into insulating resin. The insulating resin becomes the resin portion 500. That is, the resin part 500 is embedded with the substrate 400, the end of the cable 600 in the −X direction, the connection arms 220a and 220b of the contacts 200a and 200b, and the first and second locking claws 860a and 860b of the second shell 800. The At this time, the concave portion 510 is formed in the resin portion 500, the substrate 400 is fitted into the concave portion 510, and the resin portion 500 and the substrate 400 become the column body.

  Then, the 1st shell 700 produced by press-molding the metal plate which has electroconductivity is prepared. Thereafter, the pillar body is inserted into the shell body 710 of the first shell 700 from the opening 716. At the same time, the connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 are inserted into the slit 715 of the first shell 700 through the opening 718, and the convex portion 111 of the connecting portion 100 is inserted into the third wall portion 750 of the first shell 700. Then, the locking plate 850 in the −X direction of the second shell 800 comes into contact with the first edge portion 721 and the first wall portion 730 of the slit 715 of the first shell 700. At the same time, the front plate 810 of the second shell 800 abuts on the second wall portion 740 of the first shell 700, and the rear plate 840 of the second shell 800 abuts on the tip of the third wall portion 750 of the first shell 700. . At this time, the second edge portion 713a is disposed in the vicinity of the front plate 810 of the second shell 800 (that is, in the vicinity of the Y direction side of the connection portion 100), and the third edge portion 714a is disposed on the base portion 110 of the connection portion 100. It is arranged near the −Y direction side of the convex portion 111. As a result, the first and second shells 700 and 800 are electrically connected. Further, the shield conductor 620 of the cable 600 is in contact with and electrically connected to the end portion 711 a of the bottom plate 711 of the first shell 700 in the X direction.

  Thereafter, a cover 900 prepared by press-molding a conductive metal plate is prepared. The locking plate 920 of the cover 900 is put on the X direction side portion of the side plate 712 of the first shell 700. Then, the locking piece 712 a of the side plate 712 is locked in the locking hole 921 of the locking plate 920. At this time, the cover main body 910 of the cover 900 covers the opening 718 of the first shell 700, and the end portion of the cover main body 910 in the −X direction comes into contact with the X-direction locking plate 850 of the second shell 800. As a result, the first and second shells 700 and 800 and the cover 900 are electrically connected. At this time, the contact plate 930 of the cover 900 contacts the shield conductor 620 of the cable 600 and is electrically connected. Thereafter, the first and second connecting projections 120a and 120a of the connection part 100, the Z direction side portions of the contacts 200a and 200b, the Z direction side portion of the lock terminal 300, and the first and second portions of the second shell 800. The tube and the cable 600 are embedded in the insulating resin except for portions other than the end portion in the −X direction. The insulating resin serves as a handle portion (not shown).

  In the case of the connector as described above, the first edge portion 721 and the first wall portion 730 of the first shell 700 are in the second state with the connection portion 100 and the second shell 800 inserted in the slit 715 of the first shell 700. The −X direction locking plate 850 of the shell 800 is in contact with the −X direction end of the cover body 910 of the cover 900 and the X direction locking plate 850 of the second shell 800 is in contact with the first shell 700. The second wall portion 740 contacts the front plate 810 of the second shell 800, and the third wall portion 750 of the first shell 700 covers the convex portion 111 of the connection portion 100 and contacts the rear plate 840 of the second shell 800. . Therefore, the periphery of the column connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 is covered with the top plates 713 and 714 of the first shell 700, the first, second, and third wall portions 730, 740, and 750, and the cover 900. Since it is covered with the main body 910 without a gap, the EMI characteristics of the connector can be improved.

  In addition, the connector inserts the connecting portion 100 into the second shell 800, installs the connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 on the substrate 400 of the pillar, and then attaches the pillar to the shell of the first shell 700. Inserting the connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 into the slit 715 of the first shell 700 and then fixing the cover 900 to the shell main body 710, and then inserting the connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 into the main body 710. The periphery of the two shells 800 is covered without a gap. Therefore, since it is not necessary to perform a bending operation to cover the periphery of the connecting portion 100 of the column body and the second shell 800, the operation of accommodating the L-shaped body in the shield case C is facilitated.

  Next, a connector according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A to 11. The connectors shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B are different from those of the first embodiment in the shapes of the pillars (the substrate 400 ′ and the resin portion 500 ′), the first shell 700 ′, and the cover 900 ′. Hereinafter, only the difference will be described in detail, and the description overlapping with the first embodiment will be omitted. In addition, about a board | substrate, a resin part, a shield case, a 1st shell, and a cover, in order to distinguish from Example 1, 'is attached to a code | symbol. The X, -X, Y, -Y, Z, and -Z directions in FIGS. 9A to 11 are given in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the substrate 400 ′ and the resin part 500 ′ (column body) have substantially the same dimensions in the X and −X directions as the X and −X directions of the second shell 800. As shown in FIG. 10B, the connection unit 100 is installed on the substrate 400 ′ as in the first embodiment. The column body and the connecting portion 100 constitute a downward T-shaped body in the claims. On the second surface of the substrate 400 ′, an electrode 450 ′ is provided so as not to interfere with first, second and third through-hole electrodes and locking holes (not shown). A core wire (not shown) of the cable 600 is connected to the electrode 450 ′ as in the first embodiment. The first, second, and third through-hole electrodes and the locking holes are the same as the first and second through-hole electrodes 410 and 420, the third through-hole electrode 430, and the locking holes 440 of the first embodiment.

  As in the first embodiment, the connection part 100 is inserted into the second shell 800. In this state, the first and second locking claws 860a and 860b of the second shell 800 are locked to the third through-hole electrode and the locking hole of the substrate 400 '. Contacts 200 a and 200 b and a lock terminal 300 are attached to the connection portion 100 as in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the first shell 700 ′ has a size in the X and −X directions of the bottom plate 711 ′ and a pair of side plates 712 ′ of the shell body 710 ′. That is, it is substantially the same as the dimensions of the second shell 800 in the X and −X directions), and is different from the first shell 700 of the first embodiment in that the opening 718 is not provided. The closing plate 720 ', the first, second, and third wall portions 730', 740 ', and 750' are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The side plate 712 'is provided with a locking piece (not shown). The dimensions of the top plates 713 'and 714' in the X and -X directions are the same as the dimensions of the bottom plate 711 'and the pair of side plates 712' in the X and -X directions. A space defined by the X-direction ends of the bottom plate 711 ′, the side plate 712 ′, and the top plates 713 ′ and 714 ′ is an opening 716 ′ (first opening) on the X-direction side of the shell body 710 ′. A space defined by the −X direction ends of the bottom plate 711 ′, the side plate 712 ′, and the top plates 713 ′ and 714 ′ is an opening 717 ′ (second opening) on the −X direction side of the shell body 710 ′. . The pillars (the substrate 400 ′ and the resin portion 500 ′) can be inserted into the shell main body 710 ′ from the opening 716 ′. Between the top plates 713 'and 714', a slit 715 'extending in the X and -X directions is provided. The slit 715 'is open on the X and -X direction sides. The connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 can be inserted into the slit 715 'from the X direction side. As in the first embodiment, the −X direction side of the slit 715 ′ is blocked by the first edge 721 ′. Ends in the −Y and Y directions of the top plates 713 and 714 ′ are second and third edge portions 713 a ′ and 714 a ′ on the Y and −Y direction sides of the slits 715 ′.

  In the state where the column body is inserted and accommodated in the shell main body 710 ′, the bottom plate 711 ′ covers the bottom surface of the resin portion 500 ′ of the column body, and the side plate 712 ′ is in the Y and −Y directions of the resin portion 500 ′. , The closing plate 720 ′ covers the end surface of the resin portion 500 ′ in the −X direction, and the top plates 713 ′ and 714 ′ are the connection portion 100 and the second shell 800 on the first surface of the columnar substrate 400. The region on the Y, -Y direction side is covered.

  As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the cover 900 'is made of a conductive metal plate. The cover 900 'has a cover body 910', a pair of locking plates 920 ', and a contact plate 930'. The cover body 910 'is a rectangular plate. The locking plate 920 ′ is a rectangular plate that is provided at a substantially right angle to the cover body 910 ′ at the end in the Y and −Y directions of the cover body 910 ′ and extends in the −X direction. The dimensions of the locking plate 920 'in the Z and -Z directions are larger than the dimensions of the cover body 910' in the Z and -Z directions. The distance between the inner surfaces of the locking plates 920 'is substantially the same as the distance between the outer surfaces of the side plates 712' of the first shell 700 '. Therefore, the locking plate 920 ′ can be placed on the side plate 712 ′ so that the inner surface of the locking plate 920 ′ contacts the outer surface ′ of the side plate 712. The cover body 910 ′ partially covers the opening 716 ′ of the first shell 700 ′ and is inserted into the slit 715 ′ of the first shell 700 ′ while the locking plate 920 ′ is covered with the side plate 712 ′. The second shell 800 ′ can be brought into contact with the locking plate 850 ′ in the X direction (that is, it can be arranged near the X direction side of the connecting portion 100).

  Each locking plate 920 'is provided with a locking hole (not shown). With the locking plate 850 ′ covering the side plate 712 ′, the locking piece of the side plate 712 ′ is locked in the locking hole. Accordingly, the cover 900 ′ is fixed to the X direction side portion of the side plate 712 ′ of the first shell 700 ′. The contact plate 930 ′ is provided at the end of the cover body 910 in the −Z direction at a right angle to the cover body 910 ′ and extends in the X direction. An opening is provided on the −Z direction side of the contact plate 930 ′ of the cover 900 ′. Through this opening, the cable 600 connected to the substrate 400 can be led out. The contact plate 930 'can contact the shield conductor 620 of the cable 600 led out from the opening.

  Hereinafter, the assembly procedure of the connector having the above-described configuration will be described in detail. First, as in the first embodiment, the connecting portion 100, the contacts 200a and 200b, the lock terminal 300, and the second shell 800 are unitized. Meanwhile, a substrate 400 'and a cable 600 are prepared. Thereafter, the core wire of the cable 600 is soldered to the electrode 450 ′ of the substrate 400 ′.

  Thereafter, the connection arms 220a and 220b of the contacts 200a and 200b of the unit are inserted into the first and second through-hole electrodes of the substrate 400 'and soldered. At the same time, the first locking claw 860a of the second shell 800 of the unit is inserted into the third through-hole electrode of the substrate 400 ′, and the second locking claw 860b of the second shell 800 is inserted into the locking hole of the substrate 400 ′. And lock. The first locking claw 860a is soldered to the third through-hole electrode. As a result, the second shell 800 is grounded.

  In this state, the −400 direction end of the board 400 ′, the cable 600 connected thereto, the connection arms 220a and 220b of the contacts 200a and 200b, and the first and second locking claws 860a and 860b of the second shell 800. Is insert-molded into insulating resin. The insulating resin becomes the resin portion 500 ′. The resin part 500 ′ is embedded with the substrate 400 ′, the end of the cable 600 in the −X direction, the connection arms 220a and 220b of the contacts 200a and 200b, and the first and second locking claws 860a and 860b of the second shell 800. Is done. The substrate 400 ′ and the resin portion 500 ′ become the column body.

  Thereafter, a first shell 700 ′ prepared by press molding a conductive metal plate is prepared. Thereafter, the pillar body is inserted into the shell body 710 ′ of the first shell 700 ′ from the opening 716 ′. At the same time, the connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 are inserted into the slit 715 ′ of the first shell 700 ′, and the convex portion 111 of the connecting portion 100 is inserted into the third wall portion 750 ′ of the first shell 700 ′. Then, the locking plate 850 in the −X direction of the second shell 800 comes into contact with the first edge portion 721 ′ and the first wall portion 730 ′ of the slit 715 ′ of the first shell 700 ′. At the same time, the front plate 810 of the second shell 800 abuts on the second wall 740 ′ of the first shell 700 ′, and the rear plate 840 of the second shell 800 of the third wall 750 ′ of the first shell 700 ′. Abuts the tip. Thereby, the first and second shells 700 ′ and 800 are electrically connected. At this time, the second edge portion 713a ′ is disposed in the vicinity of the front plate 810 of the second shell 800 (that is, in the vicinity of the Y direction side of the connection portion 100), and the third edge portion 714a ′ is the base portion 110 of the connection portion 100. It is arrange | positioned in the -Y direction side vicinity of the convex part 111 of.

  Thereafter, a cover 900 ′ prepared by press-molding a conductive metal plate is prepared. The locking plate 920 ′ of the cover 900 ′ is placed on the X direction side portion of the side plate 712 ′ of the first shell 700 ′. Then, the locking piece of the side plate 712 is locked in the locking hole of the locking plate 920 '. At this time, the cover body 910 ′ of the cover 900 ′ partially covers the opening 716 ′ of the first shell 700 ′, and the cover body 910 ′ contacts the X-direction locking plate 850 of the second shell 800. As a result, the first and second shells 700 ′ and 800 and the cover 900 ′ are electrically connected. At this time, the contact plate 930 ′ of the cover 900 ′ contacts the shield conductor 620 of the cable 600 and is electrically connected. Thereafter, a handle portion (not shown) is formed as in the first embodiment.

  In the case of the connector as described above, the first edge portion 721 ′ and the first wall portion of the first shell 700 ′ are inserted in the state where the connection portion 100 and the second shell 800 are inserted into the slit 715 ′ of the first shell 700 ′. 730 ′ contacts the −X direction locking plate 850 of the second shell 800, the cover body 910 ′ of the cover 900 ′ contacts the X direction locking plate 850 of the second shell 800, and the first shell 700 ′. The second wall portion 740 ′ abuts against the front plate 810 of the second shell 800, the third wall portion 750 ′ of the first shell 700 ′ covers the convex portion 111 of the connection portion 100, and the rear plate of the second shell 800. 840 abuts. For this reason, the periphery of the connecting portion 100 of the column body and the second shell 800 is arranged so that the top plates 713 ′, 714 ′, the first, second, and third wall portions 730 ′, 740 ′, 750 of the first shell 700 ′. Since the cover body 910 ′ of the cover “900” is covered with no gap, the EMI characteristics of the connector can be improved.

  In addition, after the connector 100 is inserted into the second shell 800 and the connector 100 and the second shell 800 are installed on the substrate 400 ′ of the column body, the connector is connected to the first shell 700 ′. The connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800 are inserted into the slit 715 ′ of the first shell 700 ′, and then the cover 900 ′ is fixed to the shell body 710 ′. The periphery of the body connection part 100 and the second shell 800 is covered without a gap. Therefore, since it is not necessary to perform a bending operation to cover the periphery of the column connecting portion 100 and the second shell 800, the operation of accommodating the L-shaped body in the shield case C 'is facilitated.

  The connector described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be arbitrarily changed in design within the scope of the claims. Details will be described below.

  In the first and second embodiments, the connection portion 100 includes the base portion 110 and the first and second connection convex portions 120a and 120b. However, the design of the connecting portion can be arbitrarily changed as long as the contact is provided inside and extends in the direction intersecting the X and −X directions from the column. For example, the connection part can be configured to have a base part and a connection convex part provided on the base part. In this case, at least one type of contact is accommodated in the connecting portion. Moreover, although the connection part 100 has the convex part 111, it is not limited to this. For example, the dimensions of the base 110 in the Y and −Y directions and the dimensions of the first and second connecting projections 120a and 120b in the Y and −Y directions may be substantially the same, and the projection 111 may be omitted. .

  In the first and second embodiments, the second shell 800 includes the first and second cylinders into which the first and second connection convex portions 120a and 120a of the connection portion 100 can be inserted. However, the design of the second shell can be arbitrarily changed as long as the connection portion is cylindrical. In the first and second embodiments, the second shell 800 has the opening 870. However, whether or not the second shell has the opening 870 can be arbitrarily changed in design. Further, the shape of the open portion can be arbitrarily changed as long as it can be provided on the second shell and the convex portion that is convex in the −Y direction can be projected out of the second shell. Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the second shell 800 has the first and second locking claws 860a and 860b. However, whether or not the second shell 800 has the locking claws can be arbitrarily changed in design. Is possible. In addition, the second shell can be configured to have a locking means other than the locking claw that can be locked to the column body. For example, it is possible to change the design so that the locking piece provided in the column body is locked in the locking hole or the locking groove provided in the second shell.

  In the first and second embodiments, the columnar body is in the shape of a prism. However, the design can be arbitrarily changed as long as the columnar body extends in the X and −X directions. For example, the column can be a cylinder. Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the pillar was comprised with the board | substrate and the resin part, it is not limited to this. For example, when the core wire of the cable is directly connected to the contact, the column body can be constituted only by the resin portion. In this case, the end portion of the cable connected to the contact is embedded in the resin portion.

  In the first and second embodiments, the shell body of the first shell has a rectangular tube shape. However, the shell body is arbitrarily designed as long as it has an opening in the X and -X directions and can accommodate the column body. It is possible to change. For example, when the above-described column body is a column, the design of the shell body can also be changed to a cylindrical shape.

  In the first and second embodiments, the closing plate is a rectangular plate that closes the opening in the −X direction of the shell body. However, the design is arbitrarily changed as long as the opening in the −X direction of the shell body can be closed. It is possible. As described above, when the shell body is cylindrical, it can be a circular closing plate.

  In the first and second embodiments, the connection portion 100 and the second shell 800 are inserted into the slit of the first shell. However, the shape of the slit of the first shell can be arbitrarily changed as long as it extends in the X and −X directions and at least the connection portion is inserted. In the first embodiment, the slit 715 is open on the X direction side through the opening 718. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the dimensions of the top plates 713 and 714 in the X and −X directions can be made the same as those of the side plates 712 in the X and −X directions, and the design can be changed so that the X direction side of the slit 715 itself is opened. . In this case, the opening 718 is omitted. In the first and second embodiments, the −X direction side of the slit is open, but the design can be changed to a mode in which the −X direction side of the slit is closed.

  In the first and second embodiments, in the state where the connection portion and the second shell are inserted into the slit, the first edge abuts on the locking plate in the −X direction of the second shell, and the second edge is the second. It is disposed in the vicinity of the front plate of the shell (that is, in the vicinity of the Y direction side of the connection portion 100), the third edge is disposed in the vicinity of the −Y direction side of the convex portion of the base portion of the connection portion, and the cover is It is assumed that it comes into contact with the locking plate in the X direction. However, in the present invention, the first edge portion is disposed in the vicinity of the −X direction side of the connection portion with at least the connection portion inserted in the slit, and the second and third edge portions are Y of the connection portion, As long as it is arranged in the vicinity of the −X direction side, the cover is fixed to the X direction side of the shell body, and is arranged in the vicinity of the X direction side of the connecting portion, the design can be arbitrarily changed.

  In the first and second embodiments, the first edge is the central part of the end of the closing plate in the Z direction. However, the design is arbitrarily changed as long as it is the edge of the slit of the first shell in the -X direction. Is possible. For example, when a portion on the −X direction side of the slit of the first shell is closed, a portion on the −X direction side of the slit of the top plate of the first shell becomes the first edge portion.

  Further, the present invention is designed to change so that at least one of the first, second, and third edge portions and the cover abuts on the connection portion or the second shell in a state where at least the connection portion is inserted into the slit. Is possible. Further, in the present invention, at least one of the first, second, and third edges and the cover abuts on the connection portion with at least the connection portion being inserted into the slit, and the rest is on the second shell. It is also possible to change the design so that they abut. The second shell is not inserted into the slit of the first shell, is covered with the connecting portion from the Z direction side, and is in contact with at least one of the first, second, third edge and the cover. It is possible.

  In the first and second embodiments, the first shell has the first, second, and third wall portions. However, the first shell can be configured such that the first, second, and third wall portions are omitted. In addition, the first shell may have any one or two of the first, second, and third wall portions.

  In the first and second embodiments, the first wall portion is a substantially rectangular plate that is connected to the first edge of the slit and extends in the Z direction. However, the first wall portion is erected on the first edge portion of the slit, extends in the Z direction, and the connection portion is inserted in the second state in which the connection portion is inserted into the slit. It is possible to arbitrarily change the design as long as it can contact the shell.

  In the first and second embodiments, the second wall portion is a rectangular plate that is connected to the second edge of the slit and extends in the Z direction. However, the second wall portion is erected on the second edge portion of the slit, extends in the Z direction, and the second insertion portion is inserted in the state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit. It is possible to arbitrarily change the design as long as it can contact the shell.

  In the first and second embodiments, the third wall portion is a substantially downward L-shaped plate that is connected to the third edge portion of the slit and extends in the Z direction. However, the third wall portion is erected on the third edge portion of the slit, extends in the Z direction, and the second insertion portion is inserted in the state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit. It is possible to arbitrarily change the design as long as it can contact the shell.

  In the first embodiment, the cover 900 is fixed to the X direction side portion of the side plate 712 of the first shell 700 and covers the opening 718. Further, in the second embodiment, the cover 900 ′ is fixed to the X direction side portion of the side plate 712 ′ of the first shell 700 ′ and partially covers the opening 716 ′. However, the design of the cover can be arbitrarily changed as long as it can be disposed in the vicinity of the X direction side of the connection portion fixed to the X direction side of the shell body and inserted into the slit. Further, the means for fixing the cover to the first shell is not limited to the locking means having the locking pieces and the locking holes of the first and second embodiments, but includes the locking pieces and the locking recesses. It is possible to use other well-known fixing means such as an engaging means and an adhesive.

  In the first and second embodiments, the connector includes the cable 600. However, the connector may be configured not to include the cable. In the first and second embodiments, the cable 600 is a flat cable, but other cables may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the material, shape, dimensions, number, arrangement, etc. constituting each part of the connector are just examples, and the design can be arbitrarily changed as long as the same function can be realized. Is possible. In the first and second embodiments, the connector is a USB-Micro-B connector. However, the connector is not limited to this, and can be applied to connectors of other standards. The X, -X, Y, -Y, Z, and -Z directions are given for convenience of explanation, and each direction can be set arbitrarily.

100 ··· Connection portion 110 ··· Base portion 111 ··· convex portion 120a ··· first connection convex portion 120b · · second connection convex portion 200a · · · contact 200b · · · contact 300 ··· Lock terminal 400 ・ ・ ・ ・ Board (part of column)
500... Resin part 500 (remaining pillar)
600 ... Cable C ... Shield case 700 ... First shell 710 ... Shell body 713a, second edge 714a, third edge 715 ... slit 716 ... opening ( 1st opening)
717 .. Opening (second opening)
718..Opening (third opening)
720 ... Blocking plate (blocking portion)
721 ··· First edge portion 730 ··· 1st wall portion 740 ··· 2nd wall portion 750 ··· 3rd wall portion 800 ······ 2nd shell 860a ··· means)
860b .. Second locking claw (locking means)
900 ... Cover

Claims (14)

A column extending in the first direction;
A dimension in a third direction extending from the column body in a second direction intersecting the first direction and perpendicular to the first and second directions is smaller than a dimension of the column body in the third direction. A shield case capable of accommodating an L-shaped body or a downward T-shaped body having a connection part
Conductive first and second shells;
And a cover having conductivity,
The second shell has a cylindrical shape into which the connecting portion can be inserted,
The first shell includes a cylindrical shell body,
First and second openings provided on one side and the other side of the shell body in the first direction;
A blocking portion for closing the second opening;
A slit provided in the shell body and extending in the first direction;
A first edge provided on the other side of the slit in the first direction;
The second and third edges provided on one side and the other side of the slit in the third direction;
The shell body is configured such that the pillar body can be inserted into the shell body from the first opening,
The slit is open on one side in the first direction, and at least the connection part can be inserted,
In a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit, the first edge portion is disposed near the other side of the connection portion in the first direction, and the second and third edge portions are the first portion of the connection portion. A shield case that is disposed in the vicinity of one side and the other side in three directions, the cover is fixed to one side in the first direction of the shell body, and is disposed in the vicinity of one side in the first direction of the connection portion. The shield case according to claim 1,
A shield case in which at least one of the first, second, and third edge portions and the cover can contact the connection portion or the second shell in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit. In the shield case according to claim 1 or 2,
The first shell further includes a third opening provided on one side in the first direction of the slit of the shell body,
The slit communicates with the third opening, and one side of the first direction is opened through the third opening.
The cover is a shield case that covers the third opening in a state of being fixed to one side of the shell body in the first direction. In the shield case according to claim 1 or 2,
The cover is a shield case that at least partially covers the first opening in a state of being fixed to one side of the shell body in the first direction. In the shield case in any one of Claims 1-4,
The first shell further includes a first wall portion standing on the first edge and extending in the second direction,
A shield case in which the first wall portion can contact the second shell in which the connection portion is inserted in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit. In the shield case in any one of Claims 1-5,
The first shell further includes a second wall portion standing on the second edge portion and extending in the second direction,
A shield case in which the second wall portion can contact the second shell in which the connection portion is inserted in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit. In the shield case in any one of Claims 1-6,
The first shell further includes a third wall portion standing on the third edge portion and extending in the second direction,
A shield case in which the third wall portion can contact the second shell in which the connection portion is inserted in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit. The shield case according to claim 5,
The other side of the slit in the first direction is open,
The first edge is a part of the blocking portion that closes the other side of the slit,
The shield case in which the first wall portion is connected to a part of the blocking portion. The shield case according to claim 7,
The connection portion has a convex portion convex on the other side in the third direction,
The second shell has an open part for projecting the convex part,
The shield case in which the third wall portion can cover the convex portion in a state where the connection portion is inserted into the slit. In the shield case according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The shield case in which the second shell has locking means that can be locked to the pillar. The shield case according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
It has an L-shaped body or a downward T-shaped body accommodated in this shield case,
The L-shaped or downward T-shaped body is a column extending in the first direction;
A connection extending from the column body in a second direction intersecting the first direction and having a dimension in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions smaller than a dimension of the column body in the third direction. And
A connector having contacts provided in the connecting portion; The connector according to claim 11, wherein
The column body includes a resin portion,
A connector having a substrate provided in the resin portion and connected to the contact. The connector according to claim 11, wherein
A cable,
The cable is a connector connected to the contact and having an end portion embedded in the column. The connector according to claim 12, wherein
A cable,
The cable is a connector having an end portion connected to the substrate and embedded in the resin portion.

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