JP2014096266A - Photo-electric composite connector device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photo-electric composite connector device to which both a cable and a photo-electric conversion module are attached, the device being configured such that a series of steps in its assembling process can proceed easily and efficiently and, moreover, an attached photo-electric conversion module can be recycled.SOLUTION: A first conductive shell 16A is attached to an insulation housing 15 in which a plurality of cables 12 are attached to a cable fixing part 18. In this condition, a second conductive shell 16B in which a photo-electric conversion module 14 is attached to a photo-electric conversion module fixing part 30 is disposed opposite the first conductive shell 16A with the insulation housing 15 between them. The photo-electric conversion module 14 attached to the photo-electric conversion module fixing part 30 is disposed in a photo-electric conversion module accommodating part 20 formed in the insulation housing 15. Also, the engagement part 34, 35 of the second conductive shell 16B is engaged with the engagement part 23, 24 of the first conductive shell 16A.

Description

  The invention described in the claims of the present application is in a fitted state with a mating connector device disposed on a main board such as a solid printed wiring board, for example, with the conductor cable and the photoelectric conversion module attached. The present invention also relates to an optoelectric composite connector device that performs electrical connection between a conductor cable and a photoelectric conversion module and a main board on which a counterpart connector device is arranged.

  When transmitting a high-frequency electrical signal, it is widely used to use a coaxial cable, but it has also been proposed to transmit a high-frequency electrical signal using an optical fiber cable in addition to the coaxial cable. When transmitting a high-frequency electrical signal using an optical fiber cable, on the sending side, the high-frequency electrical signal to be transmitted by the photoelectric conversion module is converted into an optical signal, and the converted optical signal is supplied to the optical fiber cable to transmit the optical signal. The signal is transmitted through the optical fiber cable, and on the receiving side, the optical signal transmitted through the optical fiber cable is converted into a high frequency electric signal by the photoelectric conversion module, thereby obtaining the transmitted high frequency electric signal. Accordingly, a photoelectric conversion module is disposed at each of both ends of the optical fiber cable used for transmitting the high-frequency electric signal.

  A photoelectric conversion module placed at the end of a coaxial cable used to transmit high-frequency electrical signals or an optical fiber cable that is also used to transmit high-frequency electrical signals supplies high-frequency electrical signals to the main board, such as a solid printed wiring board In order to connect to the main board in order to receive a high frequency electrical signal from the main board, a pair of connector devices are often used. That is, a cable-side connector device on which a coaxial cable is attached or a photoelectric conversion module placed on an end of an optical fiber cable is attached to a main board and is electrically connected to the main board. A board-side connector device that is in a fitted state with the connector device is used.

  At that time, when viewed from the cable-side connector device, the board-side connector device is a counterpart connector device for the cable-side connector device, and when viewed from the board-side connector device, the cable-side connector device is the counterpart connector device for the board-side connector device. Become. Then, the cable side connector device fitted with the coaxial cable or the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable is fitted to the board side connector device arranged on the main board as the counterpart connector device. As a result, the photoelectric conversion module mounted on the end of the coaxial cable or the optical fiber cable is electrically connected to the main board.

  Under such circumstances, in order to facilitate the electrical connection with the main board of the coaxial cable and the main board of the photoelectric conversion module disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable, the coaxial cable and Conventionally proposed that both the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable is attached to one cable side connector device, and the cable side connector device is fitted to the board side connector device arranged on the main board. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). According to such a conventional proposal, by simply fitting one cable-side connector device to the board-side connector device, both the coaxial cable and the photoelectric conversion module disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable are connected to the main board. The electrical connection state can be maintained.

  In the cable side connector device (connector (31; 32)) in which both the coaxial cable and the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable described in Patent Document 1 are mounted, An insulating housing (connector body (43)) is provided. The insulating housing includes a cable connection portion (44) to which each end of a plurality of coaxial cables (small-diameter coaxial cable (24)) arranged and arranged, and an end of an optical fiber cable (optical fiber (25)). A fiber connection part (45) to which a photoelectric conversion module (optical subassembly (52)) arranged in the part is attached is provided. The insulating housing is also provided with a connecting portion (connecting portion (42)) that is fitted and connected to a board-side connector (receptacle (71)) arranged on the main substrate (wiring board). A plurality of connection terminals (41) are arranged.

  The cable connecting portion provided in the insulating housing is formed with a cable receiving portion (46) for receiving the respective end portions of the plurality of coaxial cables arranged in an array, and the cable receiving portion has a plurality of connections. A plurality of contacts (47) each extending from the terminal are arranged so that the central conductor (24a) exposed at the end of the coaxial cable is soldered. The cable connection portion has an outer conductor fixing portion (48) to which a grounding bar (ground bar (49)) connected to each outer conductor (24b) of the plurality of coaxial cables arranged in an array is fixed. Is formed. Then, the center conductor (24a) exposed at each end of the plurality of coaxial cables arranged in the array is soldered to each of the plurality of contacts arranged in the cable housing portion, and the cable connection portion is also soldered. The grounding bar connected to the outer conductors (24b) of the plurality of coaxial cables arranged in the array is fixed to the formed outer conductor fixing portion, whereby each of the plurality of coaxial cables is directly connected to the insulating housing. Attached to the cable-side connector device.

  In addition, in the fiber connection portion provided in the insulating housing, a housing portion (51) for housing the photoelectric conversion module disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable is formed as a concave portion. An electrical connection portion (60) extending from the connection terminal disposed in the coupling portion is disposed on the bottom surface of the housing portion forming the recess, and the photoelectric conversion module accommodated in the housing portion is connected to the electrical connection portion. The The photoelectric conversion module disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable is housed and fixed in a housing portion that forms a recess formed in the fiber connection portion provided in the insulating housing, and the electrical module disposed on the bottom surface of the housing portion. By being placed in a state of being connected to the connecting portion, it is directly attached to the insulating housing and attached to the cable side connector device.

JP 2011-90898 A (paragraphs 0015 to 0040, pages 6 to 9, FIGS. 1 to 9)

  In the conventional cable-side connector device described above, both of the plurality of coaxial cables and the photoelectric conversion module disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable are directly attached to the insulating housing provided therein. That is, the insulating housing is provided with a cable connecting portion in which a cable receiving portion is formed, and a fiber connecting portion in which the receiving portion for receiving the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable forms a recess. The center conductor exposed at the end of each of the plurality of coaxial cables arranged and arranged is soldered to each of the plurality of contacts arranged in the cable housing portion in the cable connection portion, and the cable The grounding bar connected to the outer conductor of each of the arranged coaxial cables is fixed to the outer conductor fixing part formed in the connection part, so that the plurality of coaxial cables are directly attached to the insulating housing. In addition, the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable has a recess in the fiber connection portion. Is fixedly accommodated in the accommodating portion formed by being placed in a state connected to the electrical connecting portions arranged on the bottom surface of the receiving portion, it is directly attached to the insulating housing

  Under such circumstances, the photoelectric conversion module is an electrical component that incorporates a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) chip or the like and is easily damaged or damaged due to electrostatic action or the like. Therefore, in the conventional cable side connector device in which the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable is directly attached to the insulating housing together with the plurality of coaxial cables, in the assembly process, It is necessary to pay close attention not to cause internal destruction or damage to the photoelectric conversion module. For this reason, there is a possibility that an inconvenience that the efficient progress of a series of assembling operations is hindered.

  In addition, after the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable is attached to the insulating housing, if there is a problem such as electrical disconnection in the insulating housing or the coaxial cable attached to the insulating housing, the photoelectric conversion module The entire insulating housing with the conversion module is discarded, and there is a disadvantage that the reusable photoelectric conversion module is wasted. Since the photoelectric conversion module is usually relatively expensive, when a reusable photoelectric conversion module is consumed wastefully, there is a considerable economic loss.

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the claims of the present application can be used as a cable-side connector device to which both a coaxial cable and a photoelectric conversion module arranged at an end of an optical fiber cable are attached. A photoelectric composite connector device that can easily and efficiently proceed with a series of operations in the assembly process, and is mounted after a photoelectric conversion module disposed at an end of an optical fiber cable is mounted. Even if inconveniences such as electrical non-conduction occur in the coaxial cable and other parts, it is not necessary to discard the entire device with the photoelectric conversion module, and the photoelectric conversion module can be reused without wasting it. Provide what you can use.

  The optoelectric composite connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 6 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) has a plurality of cables electrically connected thereto. A plurality of cable connection terminals, a cable fixing portion to which a plurality of cables are attached, a photoelectric conversion module connection terminal to which a connection terminal provided in the photoelectric conversion module is contact-connected, and a photoelectric conversion module disposed An insulating housing having a conversion module housing portion and a connecting portion with a mating connector device in which portions of the plurality of cable connection terminals and the photoelectric conversion module connection terminals are arranged, and further includes a first engaging housing; Each of the first and second engaging portions has a first and second conductive shells that are opposed to each other with an insulating housing interposed therebetween. That. A housing engaging portion that engages with the insulating housing is formed on the first conductive shell, and a photoelectric conversion module fixing portion to which the photoelectric conversion module is attached is formed on the second conductive shell. When the conductive shell is attached to an insulating housing having a plurality of cables attached to the cable fixing portion and the housing engaging portion is engaged with the insulating housing, the photoelectric conversion module is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion. When the second conductive shell is opposed to the first conductive shell across the insulating housing, the photoelectric conversion module housing the photoelectric conversion module attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion formed in the insulating housing. And the second engaging portion provided in the second conductive shell is provided in the first conductive case. It is caused to engage the first engaging portion provided in the Le.

  The cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion in the insulating housing are formed, for example, as a concave portion.

  In addition, the insulating housing is, for example, a flat plate that forms the bottom of the recess formed by each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion under the condition that each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion forms a recess. For example, the first conductive shell covers the outer surface of the flat plate portion of the insulating housing, and the first housing sandwiches the insulating housing. The second conductive shell opposed to the conductive shell partially covers the opening of the recess formed by each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion.

  In the optical / electrical composite connector device according to the present invention configured as described above, for example, a plurality of cables to be a plurality of coaxial cables are connected to the plurality of cable connection terminals provided in the insulating housing. The plurality of cables are attached to the cable fixing portion formed in the insulating housing while being electrically connected by soldering, and the first conductive shell is connected to the insulating housing in the housing engaging portion. Is attached in a state of engaging with the insulating housing. Separately from this, for example, a photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion formed in the second conductive shell. The second conductive shell having the photoelectric conversion module attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion is the first conductive shell attached to the insulating housing, and the cable fixing portion has a plurality of cables attached to the insulating housing. As a result, the photoelectric conversion module attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion in the second conductive shell is disposed in the photoelectric conversion module housing portion formed in the insulating housing, and the second The second engaging portion included in the conductive shell is engaged with the first engaging portion included in the first conductive shell to assemble the photoelectric composite connector device. The photoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention can be used as a cable-side connector device to which both a coaxial cable and a photoelectric conversion module arranged at an end of an optical fiber cable are attached.

  Under such circumstances, in one embodiment of the optoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention, the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion in the insulating housing are each formed as a recess, and the insulating housing is The flat plate-like portion constituting the bottom of the recess formed by each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion is provided. The first conductive shell attached to the insulating housing covers the outer surface of the flat plate portion of the insulating housing, and is opposed to the first conductive shell with the insulating housing interposed therebetween. The second conductive shell partially covers the opening of the recess formed by each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion.

  In the photoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention described above, for example, a plurality of cables that are a plurality of coaxial cables, for example, a photoelectric conversion module that is arranged at the end of an optical fiber cable, First, a plurality of cables are attached to the cable fixing portion provided in the insulating housing, and separately, the photoelectric conversion module is formed on the second conductive shell. It is attached to the conversion module fixing part. The second conductive shell having the photoelectric conversion module attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion is the first conductive shell attached to the insulating housing, and the cable fixing portion has a plurality of cables attached to the insulating housing. As a result, the photoelectric conversion module attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion in the second conductive shell is disposed in the photoelectric conversion module housing portion formed in the insulating housing, and the second A photoelectric composite connector in which a plurality of cables and a photoelectric conversion module are mounted by engaging a second engaging portion of the conductive shell with a first engaging portion of the first conductive shell. The device is assembled.

  Therefore, the optical / electrical connector device according to the present invention includes a plurality of cables and photoelectric conversion devices without paying special attention to prevent internal destruction or damage to the photoelectric conversion module in the assembly process. The module can be properly mounted, and therefore, a series of assembly operations can be easily and efficiently performed.

  Further, the second conductive shell is opposed to the first conductive shell attached to the insulating housing with the insulating housing having the plurality of cables attached to the cable fixing portion therebetween, whereby the second conductive shell After the photoelectric conversion module attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion in the conductive shell is arranged in the photoelectric conversion module housing portion formed in the insulating housing, the electric power is supplied to the cable fixing portion in the insulating housing and a plurality of cables attached thereto. Even when inconvenience such as mechanical non-conduction occurs, it is not necessary to discard the entire apparatus with the photoelectric conversion module, and the second conductive shell in which the photoelectric conversion module is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion Is released from the state facing the first conductive shell with the insulating housing interposed therebetween. Accordingly, the second conductive shell photoelectric conversion module which is attached to the photoelectric conversion module connecting part in, can be made reusable without wasting.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the photoelectric composite connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the photoelectric conversion module distribute | arranged to the edge part of the several cable with which it was mounted | worn, and an optical fiber cable. It is a perspective view which shows the insulation housing with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is provided with the 1st electroconductive shell attached to it. It is a top view which shows the insulation housing with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is provided with the 1st electroconductive shell attached to it. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section which follows the IV-IV line in FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the part of the cross section which follows the VV line in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the some cable was attached to the insulation housing with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is provided. It is the perspective view seen from the outside which shows the 2nd conductive shell with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector device concerning the present invention is provided. It is the perspective view seen from the inside which shows the 2nd conductive shell with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector device concerning the present invention is provided. It is the perspective view seen from the inside of the 2nd conductive shell which shows the state where the photoelectric conversion module was attached to the 2nd conductive shell with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector device concerning the present invention is provided. It is the perspective view seen from the outside of the 2nd conductive shell which shows the state where the photoelectric conversion module was attached to the 2nd conductive shell with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector device concerning the present invention is provided. It is a top view which shows the state by which the photoelectric conversion module was attached to the 2nd electroconductive shell with which an example of the photoelectric composite connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is provided. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section which follows the XII-XII line | wire in FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the part of the cross section which follows the XIII-XIII line | wire in FIG. It is a top view which shows an example of the photoelectric composite connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the photoelectric conversion module distribute | arranged to the edge part of the several cable with which it was mounted | worn, and an optical fiber cable. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the part of the cross section which follows the XV-XV line | wire in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section which follows the XVI-XVI line | wire in FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an optoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention, together with a plurality of cables attached thereto and a photoelectric conversion module disposed at an end of an optical fiber cable, and a counterpart connector device into which the photoelectric conversion module is fitted. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an example of an optoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention is fitted into a mating connector device while a photoelectric conversion module disposed at ends of a plurality of cables and optical fiber cables is mounted. It is.

  The mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the following embodiments of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an optoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention, together with a plurality of cables attached thereto and a photoelectric conversion module disposed at an end of an optical fiber cable.

  In FIG. 1, an optoelectric composite connector device 11 that constitutes an example of an optoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention includes, for example, end portions of a plurality of cables 12 and optical fiber cables 13 that are arranged as a plurality of coaxial cables. A board-side connector device that is attached to an electrical circuit component provided on a main board that is a solid printed wiring board, for example, with the photoelectric conversion module 14 provided being mounted. It is supposed to be used as a cable-side connector device that can be fitted into a mating connector device. The optoelectric composite connector device 11 is an insulating housing 15 formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and partially covers the outer surface of the insulating housing 15 to prevent electromagnetic noise from the outside. For example, A first conductive shell 16A and a second conductive shell 16B each formed by bending a metal plate material having elasticity are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 showing the insulating housing 15 together with the first conductive shell 16A attached thereto, the insulating housing 15 has a plurality of cable connections to which a plurality of cables 12 are electrically connected respectively. A terminal 17 is provided, a cable fixing unit 18 to which a plurality of cables 12 are attached, and a plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 to which a plurality of connection terminals included in the photoelectric conversion module 14 are contact-connected, respectively. The photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 in which the photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at the end of the cable is disposed, the respective portions 17a of the plurality of cable connection terminals 17 extending to the outside of the cable fixing portion 18, and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion. Each portion 19a of a plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 extending to the outside of 20 is arranged. And, a connecting portion 21 with the mating connector device, is formed.

  The cable fixing portion 18 formed in the insulating housing 15 is formed as a rectangular recess having a flat bottom portion, and a plurality of cable connection terminals 17 are arranged and arranged on the bottom portion in the inside thereof. Further, the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 formed in the insulating housing 15 is also formed as a rectangular recess having a flat bottom portion, and a plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 are arranged in the bottom portion inside the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20. Has been. The rectangular recess formed by these cable fixing portions 18 and the rectangular recess formed by the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 are arranged in the insulating housing 15 along the longitudinal direction. The insulating housing 15 has a flat plate-like portion 15 a that constitutes the bottom of a recess formed by the cable fixing portion 18 and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20.

  The connecting portion 21 formed in the insulating housing 15 forms a protruding portion that protrudes from the flat plate-like portion 15 a of the insulating housing 15 to the outside of the cable fixing portion 18 and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20. It is supposed to extend along the longitudinal direction. In the connecting portion 21, portions 17 a of the plurality of cable connection terminals 17 and portions 19 a of the plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the insulating housing 15.

  The first conductive shell 16 </ b> A is formed with a housing engaging portion 22 that engages with the insulating housing 15, and the first conductive shell 16 </ b> A is outside of both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the insulating housing 15. And a pair of engaging portions 24 which are located at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the insulating housing 15. Each of the pair of engaging portions 23 has a U-shaped groove extending along the longitudinal direction of the insulating housing 15, and an engaging protrusion 23 a is provided on the outer surface portion thereof. Further, an engagement protrusion 24 a is provided on each outer surface portion of the pair of engagement portions 24.

  In such a first conductive shell 16A, the housing engaging portion 22 formed on the first conductive shell 16A has a flat plate-like portion 15a that constitutes the bottom portion of each of the cable fixing portion 18 and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 in the insulating housing 15. It is attached to the housing engaging portion 22 so as to be in close contact with the insulating housing 15 so as to cover the entire outer surface or substantially the entire surface. And the opening part of the recessed part which each of the cable fixing | fixed part 18 formed in the insulating housing 15 and the photoelectric conversion module accommodating part 20 comprises, and also the connection part 21 in the connection part 21 formed in the insulating housing 15 The portion where the portion 17a and the portions 19a of the plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 are arranged is not covered by the first conductive shell 16A.

  Each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 arranged and arranged at the bottom inside the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 formed in the insulating housing 15 is bent entirely by, for example, an elastic metal plate material. It is supposed to have been formed. And as FIG. 4 which shows the cross section along the IV-IV line in FIG. 3 shows, each of the some photoelectric conversion module connection terminal 19 is the bottom part of the photoelectric conversion module accommodating part 20 in addition to the above-mentioned part 19a. The elastic folded portion 19b slightly protrudes outward from the outer periphery.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5 showing a cross section taken along the line V-V in FIG. 3, the recess formed by the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 formed in the insulating housing 15 is opposed to the longitudinal direction of the insulating housing 15. A notch 25 is formed in each end edge.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the insulating housing 15 to which the first conductive shell 16 </ b> A is attached has a plurality of cables 12 which are a plurality of coaxial cables arranged and arranged on a cable fixing portion 18 formed on the insulating housing 15. Is attached. When the plurality of arranged cables 12 are attached to the cable fixing portion 18 formed in the insulating housing 15, the insulating coating and the inner insulating layer are removed from one end portion of the coaxial cable which is each of the plurality of cables 12. The outer conductor 26 and the center conductor 27 are exposed to each other, and the outer conductors 26 of the plurality of cables 12 are connected by the grounding bar 28. One end of each of the plurality of cables 12 in which the outer conductors 26 are connected by the grounding bar 28 is accommodated in a recess formed by the cable fixing portion 18 formed in the insulating housing 15. The twelve central conductors 27 are respectively connected to the plurality of cable connection terminals 17 arranged at the bottom in the recess formed by the cable fixing portion 18 by, for example, soldering. As a result, one end of each of the plurality of cables 12 is fixed to the cable fixing portion 18 formed in the insulating housing 15, and a plurality of cables 12 that are arranged as a plurality of coaxial cables are formed in the insulating housing 15. Thus, a state of being attached to the cable fixing portion 18 is obtained.

  7 and 8 show the second conductive shell 16B included in the optoelectric composite connector device 11 as a single unit.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the second conductive shell 16 </ b> B is formed with a photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 to which the photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable 13 is attached. Yes. The photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 includes a flat plate portion 31 that is in close contact with the outer surface portion of the photoelectric conversion module 14, and a position restricting portion 32 that contacts the outer surface portion of the photoelectric conversion module 14 from three directions to position the photoelectric conversion module 14. And a pair of locking claws 33 for locking the photoelectric conversion module 14 by engaging with the positioned photoelectric conversion module 14. Each of the position restricting portion 32 and the locking claw portion 33 forms a cut and raised portion disposed around the flat plate portion 31.

  Furthermore, the second conductive shell 16B has a pair of engaging portions 34 and a pair of engaging portions 35 at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Each of the pair of engaging portions 34 has a U-shaped groove extending along the longitudinal direction of the second conductive shell 16B, and an engagement hole 34a is provided in the side wall portion thereof. Each of the pair of engagement portions 35 is provided with an engagement hole 35a.

  The pair of engaging portions 23 in the first conductive shell 16A and the pair of engaging portions 34 in the second conductive shell 16B constitute a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion that engage with each other. In addition, the pair of engaging portions 24 in the first conductive shell 16A and the pair of engaging portions 35 in the second conductive shell 16B are also engaged with each other. It is supposed to form a joint part.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable 13 is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 formed in the second conductive shell 16 </ b> B. When the photoelectric conversion module 14 is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30, it is shown in FIG. 12 showing a cross section taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 11 and FIG. 13 showing a cross section taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. As shown, the flat plate-like portion 31 of the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 is brought into close contact with the outer surface portion of the photoelectric conversion module 14, and the position restricting portion 32 of the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 is attached to the outer surface portion of the photoelectric conversion module 14 from three sides. The photoelectric conversion module 14 is positioned in contact with each other, and each of the pair of locking claws 33 of the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 is engaged with the photoelectric conversion module 14 positioned by the position restricting portion 32, thereby The conversion module 14 is locked.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, a plurality of connection terminals 40 are arranged and arranged on the outer surface opposite to the outer surface to which the flat plate portion 31 of the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 in the photoelectric conversion module 14 is brought into close contact. Is provided. When the photoelectric conversion module 14 arranged at the end portion of the optical fiber cable 13 is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 formed in the second conductive shell 16B, the plurality of connection terminals 40 are other members. It is supposed to face the outside without being covered by.

  As described above, the plurality of cables 12 that are arranged as a plurality of coaxial cables are attached to the cable fixing portion 18 formed in the insulating housing 15 to which the first conductive shell 16A is attached, and The photoelectric conversion module 14 arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable 13 is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing part 30 formed in the second conductive shell 16B, and the photoelectric conversion module 14 arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable 13 is attached. The second conductive shell 16B having the conversion module 14 attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 is directed to the first conductive shell 16A attached to the insulating housing 15, and the photoelectric conversion module 14 is directed to the insulating housing 15. It is supposed to be opposed across the insulating housing 15 with a state, 1 and FIG. 14, a photoelectric composite connector in which a plurality of cables 12, which are a plurality of coaxial cables arranged in an array, and a photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at the end of an optical fiber cable 13 are mounted. The device 11 is assembled.

  In such a case, a plurality of second conductive shells 16 </ b> B in which the photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable 13 is attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing unit 30 are formed in the insulating housing 15. The opening part of the recessed part which each of the cable fixing | fixed part 18 to which the cable 12 was attached, and the photoelectric conversion module accommodating part 20 comprised shall be covered partially. And the photoelectric conversion module 14 attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing | fixed part 30 in the 2nd conductive shell 16B is shown in FIG. 15 which shows the part of the cross section in alignment with the XV-XV line | wire in FIG.1 and FIG.14. The photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 formed in the insulating housing 15 is disposed. That is, the photoelectric conversion module 14 attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 in the second conductive shell 16B is accommodated in a rectangular recess formed by the photoelectric conversion module accommodating portion 20 formed in the insulating housing 15. is there. At that time, a pair of mutually opposing position restricting portions 32 included in the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 in the second conductive shell 16 </ b> B for positioning the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 is a recess formed by the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20. Are respectively housed in a pair of notch portions 25 formed opposite to each other.

  At this time, the pair of engaging portions 34 in the second conductive shell 16B are respectively engaged with the pair of engaging portions 23 in the first conductive shell 16A. At that time, the engaging protrusions 23a provided on the outer surface portions of the pair of engaging portions 23 are fitted into the engaging holes 34a provided on the pair of engaging portions 34, respectively. The part 34 is locked to the engaging part 23. At the same time, the pair of engaging portions 35 in the second conductive shell 16B are engaged with the pair of engaging portions 24 in the first conductive shell 16A, respectively. At that time, the engaging protrusions 24a provided on the outer surface portions of the pair of engaging portions 24 are fitted into the engaging holes 35a provided on the pair of engaging portions 35, respectively. The part 35 is locked to the engaging part 24. In this manner, the pair of engaging portions 34 in the second conductive shell 16B are locked to the pair of engaging portions 23 in the first conductive shell 16A, respectively, and the second conductive shell 16 The pair of engaging portions 35 in 16B are respectively locked to the pair of engaging portions 24 in the first conductive shell 16A, so that the photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable 13 is photoelectrically operated. The second conductive shell 16B attached to the conversion module fixing portion 30 is attached to the insulating housing 15 that is opposed to the photoelectric conversion module 14 facing the insulating housing 15 with the insulating housing 15 in between. The first conductive shell 16A is locked.

  Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 16 which shows a cross section along the line XVI-XVI in FIG. 14, the outer surface of the photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed in the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 formed in the insulating housing 15 is formed. Each of the plurality of connection terminals 40 provided is pressed against the elastic folded portion 19b of the corresponding one of the plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 arranged at the bottom inside the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20. Touched. Thereby, the photoelectric conversion module 14 arranged in the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 is electrically connected to the plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 in the insulating housing 15 through the plurality of connection terminals 40.

  The optoelectric composite connector device 11 assembled as described above is, for example, a board-side connector that is attached to a main board that is a solid printed wiring board by being electrically connected to an electric circuit component provided thereon. In this case, first, as shown in FIG. 17, the connecting portion 21 formed in the insulating housing 15 is used as an example of the mating connector device. It is arranged to face the mating connector device 41 with the state facing the mating connector device 41 formed.

  The counterpart connector device 41 is arranged on a main board (not shown). The mating connector device 41 is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and has an insulating housing 43 provided with an opening 42 into which the connecting portion 21 of the photoelectric composite connector device 11 is inserted, and an outer surface of the insulating housing 43. And a conductive shell 44 covering the portion.

  In the insulating housing 43 of the mating connector device 41, the portions 17 a and the plurality of cable connection terminals 17 arranged in the connecting portion 21 in the photoelectric composite connector device 11 are arranged in the internal space connected to the opening 42. A plurality of contacts (not shown in the figure) are arranged so that the portions 19a of the photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 are contact-connected to each other. A plurality of contacts in these mating connector devices 41 are connected to an electric circuit component provided on the main board.

  The conductive shell 44 of the mating connector device 41 is provided with board connecting portions 44 a that are fixed to the main board at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the mating connector device 41. These board connecting portions 44a serve to fix the mating connector device 41 to the main board by being fixed to the main board, and to give the conductive shell 44 a ground potential from the main board.

  Subsequently, the optoelectric composite connector device 11 is brought close to the mating connector device 41, and the connecting portion 21 formed in the insulating housing 15 of the optoelectric composite connector device 11 is provided in the insulating housing 43 of the mating connector device 41. As shown in FIG. 18, the optical / electrical composite connector device 11 is put in a state of being fitted to the counterpart connector device 41 by being inserted into the opening 42. In this way, when the optoelectric composite connector device 11 is fitted to the mating connector device 41, a plurality of cables arranged in the connecting portion 21 formed in the insulating housing 15 of the optoelectric composite connector device 11 are arranged. The portion 17a of the connection terminal 17 and the portion 19a of the plurality of photoelectric conversion module connection terminals 19 are respectively contact-connected to a plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing 43 of the counterpart connector device 41, whereby the photoelectric composite connector device 11, a plurality of cables 12, which are a plurality of coaxial cables arranged in an array, and a photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at an end of the optical fiber cable 13 are connected to each other via a counterpart connector device 41. 41 is electrically connected to an electric circuit component provided on the main board on which 41 is arranged.

  In the above-described optoelectric composite connector device 11, both the plurality of cables 12 that are arranged as a plurality of coaxial cables and the photoelectric conversion module 14 disposed at the end of the optical fiber cable 13 are mounted. First, a plurality of cables 12 are attached to the cable fixing portion 18 provided in the insulating housing 15, and apart from that, the photoelectric conversion module 14 is formed in the second conductive shell 16B. It is attached to the module fixing part 30. The second conductive shell 16B having the photoelectric conversion module 14 attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 is replaced with the first conductive shell 16A attached to the insulating housing 15 to the cable fixing portion 18 with a plurality of cables. 12, the photoelectric conversion module 14 attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 in the second conductive shell 16 </ b> B is opposed to the photoelectric housing formed in the insulating housing 15. A plurality of engaging portions 34 and 35 provided in the second conductive shell 16B are engaged with engaging portions 23 and 24 provided in the first conductive shell 16A while being arranged in the conversion module housing portion 20. The photoelectric composite connector device 11 to which the cable 12 and the photoelectric conversion module 14 are attached is assembled. It is.

  Therefore, the photoelectric composite connector device 11 includes a plurality of cables 12 and photoelectric conversion modules without paying special attention to prevent internal damage or damage to the photoelectric conversion module 14 in the assembly process. 14 can be mounted properly, and therefore, a series of assembling operations can be carried out easily and efficiently.

  Further, the second conductive shell 16B is opposed to the first conductive shell 16A attached to the insulating housing 15 with the insulating housing 15 having the plurality of cables 12 attached to the cable fixing portion 18 therebetween. Accordingly, after the photoelectric conversion module 14 attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing portion 30 in the second conductive shell 16B is arranged in the photoelectric conversion module housing portion 20 formed in the insulating housing 15, the cable in the insulating housing 15 is provided. Even when inconvenience such as electrical non-conduction occurs in the fixing unit 18 or the plurality of cables 12 attached thereto, it is not necessary to discard the entire apparatus with the photoelectric conversion module 14, and the photoelectric conversion module is fixed. Second conductive shell 16B having photoelectric conversion module 14 attached to portion 30 The photoelectric conversion module 14 attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing part 30 in the second conductive shell 16B is released from the state of being opposed to the first conductive shell 16A with the insulating housing 15 interposed therebetween. It can be made reusable without wasting.

  The photoelectric composite connector device according to the present invention as described above can be used as a cable-side connector device to which both a coaxial cable and a photoelectric conversion module disposed at an end of an optical fiber cable are attached. A series of operations in the assembly process can be carried out easily and efficiently, and after the photoelectric conversion module arranged at the end of the optical fiber cable is installed, it is applied to the installed coaxial cable and other parts. Even when inconvenience such as electrical non-conduction occurs, it is not necessary to discard the entire apparatus with the photoelectric conversion module, and the photoelectric conversion module can be reused without wasting it. It can be widely applied to various electronic devices.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Photoelectric composite connector apparatus, 12 ... Cable, 13 ... Optical fiber cable, 14 ... Photoelectric conversion module, 15, 43 ... Insulating housing, 16A ... 1st electroconductive shell , 16B ... second conductive shell, 17 ... cable connection terminal, 18 ... cable fixing part, 19 ... photoelectric conversion module connection terminal, 20 ... photoelectric conversion module housing part, ..Connecting part, 22 ... housing engaging part, 23, 24, 34, 35 ... engaging part, 25 ... notched part, 26 ... outer conductor, 27 ... center conductor, 28 ... Grounding bar, 30 ... Photoelectric conversion module fixing part, 31 ... Flat plate part, 32 ... Position restricting part, 33 ... Locking claw part, 41 ... Mating connector Location, 42 ... opening, 44 ... conductive shell

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A plurality of cable connection terminals to which a plurality of cables are electrically connected are provided, a cable fixing portion to which the plurality of cables are attached, and a photoelectric conversion module connection terminal to which a connection terminal included in the photoelectric conversion module is contact-connected Insulation in which a photoelectric conversion module housing portion in which the photoelectric conversion module is disposed and a connection portion between the plurality of cable connection terminals and the counterpart connector device in which the respective portions of the photoelectric conversion module connection terminals are disposed are formed. A housing;
First and second conductive shells each having first and second engaging portions that engage with each other and disposed opposite to each other with the insulating housing interposed therebetween;
With
A housing engaging portion that engages with the insulating housing is formed in the first conductive shell, and a photoelectric conversion module fixing portion to which a photoelectric conversion module is attached to the second conductive shell is formed.
When the first conductive shell is attached to the insulating housing having a plurality of cables attached to the cable fixing portion by engaging the housing engaging portion with the insulating housing, the photoelectric conversion module fixing When the second conductive shell having the photoelectric conversion module attached to the part is opposed to the first conductive shell across the insulating housing, the photoelectric conversion module attached to the photoelectric conversion module fixing part An optoelectric composite connector characterized in that a conversion module is disposed in a photoelectric conversion module housing portion formed in the insulating housing, and the second engagement portion is engaged with the first engagement portion. apparatus.   2. The photoelectric composite connector device according to claim 1, wherein each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion in the insulating housing is formed as a concave portion.   The plurality of cable connection terminals are arranged and disposed in a recess formed by the cable fixing portion, and the photoelectric conversion module connection terminal is disposed in a recess formed by the photoelectric conversion module housing portion. Item 3. The photoelectric composite connector device according to Item 2.   The insulating housing has a flat plate-like portion that constitutes a bottom portion of a recess formed by each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion, and the first conductive shell covers an outer surface of the flat plate-like portion. The second conductive shell that is to be covered and is opposed to the first conductive shell partially covers the opening of the recess formed by each of the cable fixing portion and the photoelectric conversion module housing portion. The optoelectric composite connector device according to claim 2, wherein   2. The connecting portion in the insulating housing is formed as a protruding portion in which one end of each of the plurality of cable connection terminals and the photoelectric conversion module connection terminal is arranged. Photoelectric composite connector device.   The photoelectric conversion module fixing portion in the first conductive shell is provided with a position restricting portion for positioning the photoelectric conversion module and a locking claw portion for locking the photoelectric conversion module. The optoelectric composite connector device according to claim 1.

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