JP2018181701A - Connector device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device constituted of a plug connector and a receptacle connector, in which effective electromagnetic shield action is brought about to respective connection terminals of multiple receptacle side contacts, even when overall compaction and thinning have been aimed at.SOLUTION: In a receptacle side insulation housing (20) provided with fitting openings (21) into which the connection fitting parts (19) of a plug connector (11) are inserted, multiple first contacts (25) each having a first connection terminal (27) projecting from the fitting opening side of the insulation housing (20) to the outside thereof, and multiple second contacts (26) each having a second connection terminal (28) projecting from the opposite side to the fitting opening side of the insulation housing (20) to the outside thereof are arranged, and a receptacle side conductive shell (24) is provided with a terminal shield (33) on the outside of the arrangement of the first connection terminal (27), while enclosing the same.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  In the invention described in the claims of the present application, a plug connector to which a cable such as a plurality of coaxial cables is attached and a fitting opening into which a connection fitting portion of the plug connector is inserted are provided to a circuit board The present invention relates to a connector apparatus including a receptacle connector to be attached and used to electrically connect a plurality of cables attached to the plug connector to a circuit board to which the receptacle connector is attached.

  A circuit board on which cables such as a plurality of coaxial cables for transmitting various electric signals, voltages and the like are relatively thin, and in which various electric components are attached in a state where they are grouped together to form a cable group In order to be electrically connected to the connector, a connector device that serves as an intermediary for electrical connection of a plurality of cables to the circuit board is often used. Such a connector device is provided with, for example, a plug connector to which the plurality of cables are attached, and a fitting opening portion in which a circuit board is electrically connected and disposed, and in which a connection fitting portion of the plug connector is inserted. And a receptacle connector.

  In the connector device used for electrical connection of the plurality of cables to the circuit board, a plurality of plug-side contacts to which the plurality of cables are respectively connected are arranged and arranged in the connection fitting portion of the plug connector On the other hand, a plurality of receptacle-side contacts connected to the wiring portion provided on the circuit board are arranged and arranged inside the fitting opening portion of the receptacle connector. Then, when the connection fitting portion of the plug connector is inserted into the fitting opening portion of the receptacle connector, the plurality of receptacle side contacts are connected to the plurality of plug side contacts in a state of pressing contact respectively, whereby a plurality of cables Are electrically connected to the wiring portion provided on the circuit board through the plug connector and the receptacle connector.

  In the connector device in which the connection fitting portion of the plug connector to which the plurality of cables are attached is inserted into the fitting opening portion of the receptacle connector attached to the circuit board as described above, further thinning of the plurality of cables and the circuit board With the further reduction in size and weight of the connector, it is desirable that the plug connector and receptacle connector be reduced in size and thickness. Therefore, in the receptacle connector, while the overall size is reduced and the arrangement interval of the plurality of receptacle side contacts is extremely small, each of the plurality of receptacle side contacts is properly and surely the wiring portion of the circuit board The plug connector is required to be connected to the plug connector, and the connection fitting portion is inserted into the fitting opening of the receptacle connector and fitted to the receptacle connector while the overall miniaturization is achieved. It is required that the state can be stably maintained.

  Under such circumstances, in the related art, a connector device that includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector and is used to electrically connect a plurality of cables to a circuit board, the receptacle connector comprising a pair of The receptacle side insulating housing provided with the fitting opening part which the connection fitting part of a plug connector is inserted in one of the mutually opposing end surface parts is arranged on a circuit board, and a plurality of receptacles arranged in the receptacle side insulating housing In the case where the side contacts include a plurality of alternately arranged first contacts and a plurality of second contacts, the connection terminal portion of each of the plurality of first contacts is configured to mutually connect the receptacle side insulating housing It projects from one of the facing end face portions to the outside and is connected to the circuit board, and a plurality of second contacts Each connection terminal has been proposed to be connected to the circuit board to protrude to the outside from the other face each other end face of the receptacle-side insulating housing (e.g., see Patent Document 1.). A connector device comprising a plug connector and a receptacle connector and used for electrical connection of a plurality of cables to a circuit board, wherein the plug connector has a connection fitting portion at the fitting opening of the receptacle connector. It has also been proposed to have a fitting maintaining means for engaging with the receptacle connector to maintain the fitted state of the plug connector with the receptacle connector when the plug connector is inserted (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  The connector device (cable connector) disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a plug connector (P) and a receptacle connector (receptacle connector (R)), and is disposed on a circuit board (printed board). Fitting opening (receptacle side space) in which the connection fitting portion (plug projection (15)) of the plug connector is inserted into one of the pair of mutually opposing end face portions in the receptacle side insulating housing (receptacle side holding member (51)) A plurality of receptacle-side contacts arranged in the receptacle-side insulating housing are alternately provided with a plurality of first contacts (receptacle contacts (50)) and a plurality of receptacle-side contacts. And a second contact (a receptacle contact (50 ')). Then, each of the plurality of first contacts is provided on the circuit board by projecting its connection terminal portion (lead portion (50c)) from the other of the pair of opposing end surface portions in the receptacle side insulating housing to the outside thereof. Each of the plurality of second contacts has its connection terminal portion (lead portion (50c ')) on the receptacle side. It projects from one of a pair of mutually opposing end face portions of the insulating housing to the outside, and is electrically connected to a wiring portion (signal pattern) provided on the circuit board by soldering or the like.

  Thus, the plurality of receptacle-side contacts arranged in the receptacle-side insulating housing arranged on the circuit board includes the plurality of first contacts arranged alternately and the plurality of second contacts, The respective connection terminal portions of the first contacts and the connection terminal portions of the plurality of second contacts respectively projecting from one and the other of the mutually facing end surface portions of the receptacle side insulating housing to the outside Even if the arrangement interval of the plurality of receptacle side contacts is made extremely small by the wiring, the wiring portion provided on the circuit board of the connection terminal portion of each of the plurality of first contacts and The connection of the plurality of second contacts is properly performed without being interrupted by the respective connection terminals of the plurality of second contacts. Connection between the wiring portion provided on the circuit board of the people of the connection terminal portion without being disturbed by the connection terminal portion of each of the plurality of the first contact, will be properly performed.

  Further, in the connector device (electrical connector assembly) disclosed in Patent Document 2, the plug connector includes a plug-side conductive shell in a structure provided with the plug connector (1) and the receptacle connector (2). (A connecting protrusion (fitting projection (11b)), which is rotatably attached to the conductive shell (13) and provided on the plug side insulating housing (body housing (11)) is inserted into the receptacle connector When the plug connector is engaged with the receptacle connector, it is pivoted to the receptacle connector side and engaged with the lock portion (23b) provided on the receptacle side conductive shell (conductive shell (23)) Thus, a fitting maintenance member (fitting rotation arm (14)) for maintaining the fitting state of the plug connector with the receptacle connector is provided. Then, the engagement maintaining member is engaged with the lock portion (23b) provided on the receptacle side conductive shell (conductive shell (23)) to engage the plug connector with the receptacle connector. Of the receptacle connector (body housing (21)) in the receptacle connector, from the end face opposite to the side where the connection fitting portion provided on the plug side insulating housing is inserted, to the outside Cover for covering the connection terminal portion (solder connection portion (22a)) which is the connection portion with the circuit board (main printed wiring board (B)) in each of the plurality of receptacle side contacts (conductive contacts (22)) that protrude (Conductive cover part (14d)) is provided.

  In this manner, the plug connector is provided with the rotatable fitting retention member, and when the plug connector is fitted to the receptacle connector, the fitting retention member is pivoted to the receptacle connector side. By engaging the lock portion provided on the receptacle side conductive shell, the fitting state of the plug connector with the receptacle connector is stably maintained. In addition, at that time, the cover portion provided on the fitting maintaining member covers the connection terminal portion which is the connection portion with the circuit board in each of the plurality of receptacle side contacts, whereby the plurality of receptacle sides are provided. An electromagnetic shielding action on the connection terminals in each of the contacts will be provided.

JP, 2009-199891, A JP, 2011-238410, A

  A conventionally proposed connector apparatus including a plug connector and a receptacle connector described in Patent Document 1 as described above and used for electrical connection of a plurality of cables to a circuit board, the circuit comprising: The plurality of receptacle-side contacts arranged in the receptacle-side insulating housing arranged on the substrate comprises a plurality of alternately arranged first contacts and a plurality of second contacts, and is arranged in the plurality of first contacts The respective connection terminal portions of each of the first and second contact terminals and the respective connection terminal portions of the plurality of second contacts are respectively projected to the outside from one and the other of the mutually facing end surface portions in the receptacle side insulating housing. In the point of electromagnetic shielding for the respective connection terminals of the plurality of receptacle-side contacts. That.

  That is, for each connection terminal portion of the plurality of first contacts constituting the plurality of receptacle side contacts and the plurality of first contacts of the plurality of second contacts, it is in the receptacle side insulating housing Since it is projected from the end face opposite to the end face provided with the fitting opening into which the connection fitting part of the plug connector is inserted, for example, a plug connector fitted to the receptacle connector As in the plug connector described in Patent Document 2, the plug connector takes a fitting state with the receptacle connector by providing the cover with the fitting holding member rotatably provided. Originally, it shall be covered by the cover part provided in the fitting maintenance member in the plug connector, It may be placed in a state in which the electromagnetic shielding effect is brought about by a cover part provided on the fitting retaining member in the plug connector. However, with regard to the respective connection terminal portions of the plurality of first contacts constituting the plurality of receptacle side contacts and the plurality of second contacts of the plurality of second contacts, even if the plug is fitted to the receptacle connector, Even when the connector is the plug connector described in Patent Document 2, in which the fitting maintaining member provided with the cover portion is rotatably provided, the electromagnetic shielding function as described above is provided. Can not be put in a state where

  The reason is that each connection terminal portion of the plurality of second contacts is projected to the outside from the end face portion provided with the fitting opening portion in the receptacle side insulating housing into which the connection fitting portion of the plug connector is inserted. Therefore, when the plug connector is engaged with the receptacle connector, the connection fitting portion of the plug connector inserted into the fitting opening of the receptacle side insulating housing is disposed in proximity to the plug connector. It is because it is not supposed to be covered by the cover part provided in the fitting maintenance member in a connector. In addition, from the arrangement site of each connection terminal portion of the plurality of second contacts, the plug connector or receptacle connector is provided with the plurality of second contacts while the plug connector engages with the receptacle connector. It is also difficult and not practical to provide an additional conductive member that exerts an electromagnetic shielding function on each connection terminal portion. Therefore, no electromagnetic shielding effect is provided to each connection terminal portion of the plurality of second contacts, for example, an undesired electromagnetic wave leaks from a gap around each connection terminal portion of the plurality of second contacts. There is a risk of

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the claims of the present application is the fitting of the plug connector to which the plurality of cables are attached and the plug connector used for the electrical connection of the plurality of cables to the circuit board A receptacle side insulating housing including: a receptacle connector; and the receptacle connector provided with a fitting opening into which the connection fitting part of the plug connector is inserted in one of the pair of opposing end faces and disposed on the circuit board A plurality of receptacle-side contacts arranged in the receptacle-side insulating housing including a plurality of alternately arranged first contacts and a plurality of second contacts; The connection terminals of each of the contacts protrude from one of the mutually facing end surface portions of the receptacle side insulating housing to the outside thereof Connected to the circuit board, and the connection terminals of each of the plurality of second contacts are projected to the outside from the other of the mutually facing end face portions of the receptacle side insulating housing and connected to the circuit board It is a connector device, and even when the overall downsizing and thinning are achieved, when the plug connector is put in a fitted state with the receptacle connector, the respective connection terminal portions of the plurality of receptacle side contacts are Provide what can provide effective electromagnetic shielding.

  In the connector device according to the invention described in any of claims 1 to 6 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention), a plurality of plug side contacts to which a plurality of cables are connected is A plug-side insulating housing having a connection fitting portion arranged in an array, and a plug connector having a plug-side conductive shell covering a portion of a plurality of plug-side contacts to which a plurality of cables are connected; A receptacle side insulating housing provided with a fitting opening part having an end face part into which a connection fitting part of a plug connector is inserted and which is disposed on a circuit board, partially covering the receptacle side insulating housing Arranged in a receptacle-side conductive shell connected to the substrate and to which a ground potential is applied, and in a receptacle-side insulating housing A plurality of receptacle contacts respectively contacting the plurality of plug contacts disposed in the connection fitting portion of the plug connector inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing through the fitting opening, the plurality of receptacle contacts being A plurality of first contacts, each having a first connection terminal portion projecting to the outside of the receptacle side insulating housing from one of the mutually opposing end face portions of the receptacle side insulating housing and connected to the circuit board; A plurality of second contacts each having a second connection terminal portion projecting from the other of the mutually opposing end surface portions of the receptacle side insulating housing to the outside of the receptacle side insulating housing and connected to the circuit board A receptacle connector, and the receptacle side conductive The shell is disposed outside the array of the plurality of first connection terminals each having the plurality of first contacts, and the connection fitting of the plug connector is fitted to the receptacle side insulating housing. It is characterized in that it has a terminal shield part which comes in contact with the plug side conductive shell when inserted through the joint part.

  In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, the receptacle connector having the receptacle side insulating housing disposed on the circuit board alternately forms a plurality of receptacle side contacts arranged in the receptacle side insulating housing. The plurality of arranged first contacts and the plurality of second contacts have a plurality of first connection terminals respectively possessed by the plurality of first contacts, and the mutually facing end surface portions of the receptacle side insulating housing And a plurality of second connection terminals each having a plurality of second contacts out of the plurality of second contacts of the receptacle side, the receptacle side insulating housing being protruded from the one side of the receptacle to the outside of the receptacle side insulating housing and connected to the circuit board Project from the other of the mutually opposite end faces of the receptacle to the outside of the receptacle side insulating housing A state in which the terminal shield portion included in the receptacle-side conductive shell is disposed so as to surround the array of the plurality of first connection terminal portions included in each of the plurality of first contacts. The connection fitting portion in which a plurality of plug-side contacts in the plug-side insulating housing provided in the plug connector are respectively arranged and arranged is one of the mutually opposing end surface portions of the receptacle-side insulating housing The plug connector is fitted into the receptacle connector by being inserted into the fitting opening provided in the connector. At this time, the plurality of receptacle contacts including the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts are respectively in pressure contact with the plurality of plug contacts, and are respectively connected to the plurality of plug contacts A cable is electrically coupled to the circuit board through the plurality of plug contacts and the plurality of receptacle contacts.

  At the same time, at this time, the terminal shield portion provided on the receptacle side conductive shell to which the ground potential is applied is disposed outward of the array of the plurality of first connection terminal portions respectively possessed by the plurality of first contacts. And abut on a plug-side conductive shell covering a portion where a plurality of cables are connected in a plurality of plug-side contacts provided in the plug connector. In this manner, the receptacle-side conductive shell to which the ground potential is applied is provided outside the arrangement of the plurality of first connection terminal portions and is disposed so as to surround the plug-side conductive shell. The contact-contacting terminal shield portion provides an electromagnetic shielding effect on the plurality of first connection terminals respectively possessed by the plurality of first contacts in the receptacle connector.

  In particular, in the connector apparatus according to the present invention described in claim 6 in the claims of the present application, the plug connector is provided rotatably relative to the plug-side conductive shell and the plug-side conductive Electrically connected to the flexible shell, and when the connection fitting portion of the plug connector is inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing through the fitting opening, the receptacle side conductive shell is engaged and the plug connector mates with the receptacle connector A plurality of second connection terminals each including a plurality of second contacts provided on the receptacle connector when the fitting maintenance member is engaged with the receptacle side conductive shell; It has a cover part which covers arrangement of parts. And the cover part which the fitting maintenance member with which a plug connector is provided should cover arrangement of a plurality of 2nd connection terminal parts in a receptacle connector, when a fitting maintenance member engages with the receptacle side conductive shell. Thus, the plurality of second contacts provided in the receptacle connector provide an electromagnetic shielding action on the plurality of second connection terminals.

  In the connector device according to the present invention, as described above, the receptacle connector provided with the receptacle side insulating housing disposed on the circuit board has the plurality of first connection terminal portions each having the plurality of first contacts, A plurality of second connection terminals, each having a plurality of second contacts, are projected from one of the mutually opposing end face portions of the receptacle side insulating housing to the outside of the receptacle side insulating housing and connected to the circuit board And a plurality of cables in the plug-side insulating housing provided in the plug connector are respectively connected under the condition that the receptacle-side insulating housing protrudes from the other of the mutually opposing end face portions of the receptacle-side insulating housing and is connected to the circuit board The connection fitting portion in which the plurality of plug-side contacts arranged is arranged is The terminal shield portion of the receptacle side conductive shell in the receptacle connector when the plug connector is fitted into the receptacle connector by being inserted into the fitting opening provided in one of the mutually facing end face portions of the cartridge side insulating housing A plurality of cables in a plurality of plug-side contacts provided in the plug connector are connected under the condition that the plurality of first contacts are disposed outside the arrangement of the plurality of first connection terminal portions respectively included in the plurality of first contacts. The plug-side conductive shell covering the portion is brought into abutting contact with the plug-side conductive shell, thereby providing an electromagnetic shielding effect on the plurality of first connection terminals respectively possessed by the plurality of first contacts in the receptacle connector.

  Therefore, according to the connector device of the present invention, the connector includes a plug connector to which a plurality of cables are attached and a receptacle connector to which the plug connector is fitted, and the receptacle connector comprises one of a pair of opposing end surface portions. The receptacle side insulating housing provided with the fitting opening part which the connection fitting part of a plug connector is inserted in, and arranged on a circuit board, The plurality of receptacle side contacts arranged in the receptacle side insulating housing are arranged alternately The first connection terminal portion of each of the plurality of first contacts, which includes the plurality of arranged first contacts and the plurality of second contacts, is a mutually facing end surface portion of the receptacle side insulating housing Of the plurality of second contacts are connected to the circuit board projecting from one side of the The second connection terminal portion of the receptacle projects from the other of the mutually opposing end face portions of the receptacle side insulating housing to the outside and is connected to the circuit board, so that the whole can be made smaller and thinner. When the plug connector is put in a fitted state with the receptacle connector, an effective electromagnetic shielding action can be provided to the plurality of first connection terminals that the plurality of first contacts have respectively .

  Further, in the connector device according to the present invention, the electromagnetic shield for the plurality of second connection terminal portions respectively possessed by the plurality of second contacts when the plug connector is put in the fitting state with the receptacle connector. With respect to the operation, for example, the cover portion of the fitting maintaining member provided in the plug connector may provide. In such a case, as in the case of the connector apparatus according to the present invention as set forth in claim 6 in the claims of the present application, the plug connector is engaged with the receptacle connector, The cover portion of the fitting holding member provided on the cover is configured to cover the arrangement of the plurality of second connection terminal portions in the receptacle connector when the fitting holding member is engaged with the receptacle side conductive shell, thereby, The plurality of second contacts provided in the receptacle connector provide an electromagnetic shielding action on the plurality of second connection terminals respectively provided.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a plug connector and a receptacle connector constituting an example of the connector device according to the present invention, separated from each other, with a plurality of cables attached to the plug connector. It is a top view showing the state where a plug connector and a receptacle connector which constitute an example of a connector device concerning the present invention were separated mutually, and a plurality of cables were attached to a plug connector. The plug connector and the receptacle connector constituting an example of the connector device according to the present invention are shown separated from each other, with a plurality of cables attached to the plug connector and the fitting maintenance member removed from the plug connector. It is a perspective view. It is a perspective view showing the state where the receptacle side conductive shell provided with the receptacle connector which constitutes the example of the connector device concerning the present invention is removed. It is sectional drawing which shows the VV cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the VI-VI line cross section in FIG. In the mutually fitted state of the plug connector and the receptacle connector constituting an example of the connector device according to the present invention, a plurality of cables are attached to the plug connector, and the fitting maintaining member provided in the plug connector takes the first resting position. It is a top view shown with a state. In the mutually fitted state of the plug connector and the receptacle connector constituting an example of the connector device according to the present invention, a plurality of cables are attached to the plug connector, and the fitting maintaining member provided in the plug connector takes the first resting position. It is a side view shown with a state. In the mutually fitted state of the plug connector and the receptacle connector constituting an example of the connector device according to the present invention, a plurality of cables are attached to the plug connector, and the fitting maintaining member provided in the plug connector takes the second resting position. It is a top view shown with a state. It is sectional drawing which shows the XX cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the XI-XI line cross section in FIG. When the receptacle connector is attached to the circuit board, the plurality of cables are attached to the plug connector and the plug connector includes the plug connector and the receptacle connector, which constitute an example of the connector device according to the present invention. It is a perspective view shown with a state where a joint maintenance member takes a 2nd rest position.

  The mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with the embodiments of the present invention described below.

  In FIG. 1 (perspective view) and FIG. 2 (plan view), the plug connector 11 and the receptacle connector 12 constituting an example of the connector device according to the present invention are in a state where a plurality of cables 13 are attached to the plug connector 11 It is shown.

  The plug connector 11 is provided so as to be rotatable relative to the plug side insulating housing 14 formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin and the plug side conductive shell 15 and the plug side conductive shell 15 formed of a conductive material. And the fitted holding member 16. In the plug-side insulating housing 14, along the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction of the plug connector 11 (left-right direction)), a plurality of contacts 17 and a plurality of contacts 18 each formed of a conductive material are alternately arranged. Are provided. These alternately arranged contacts 17 and contacts 18 collectively form a plurality of plug side contacts. That is, the plurality of plug-side contacts arranged in the plug-side insulating housing 14 includes the plurality of contacts 17 and the plurality of contacts 18. A plurality of cables 13 are respectively connected to the plurality of plug side contacts including the plurality of contacts 17 and the plurality of contacts 18. Each of the plurality of cables 13 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 or the like, a central conductor connected to the contact 17 or the contact 18, a dielectric covering the central conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric, It consists of a shell covering the outer conductor. The outer conductor is connected to a plug-side conductive shell 15 described later via a ground bar provided commonly to the plurality of cables 13.

  A portion 14 a of the plug side insulating housing 14 in which the plurality of plug side contacts including the plurality of contacts 17 and the plurality of contacts 18 are arranged is a plate-like portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the plug side insulating housing 14 , And the connection fitting portion 19 is formed. The connection fitting portion 19 is inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing 20 described later in the receptacle connector 12 which constitutes one example of the connector device according to the present invention together with the plug connector 11 through the fitting opening 21 provided thereon, thereby The interdigitated state of the plug connector 11 and the receptacle connector 12 is taken.

  The plug side conductive shell 15 is connected to the plurality of cables 13 in the plurality of plug side contacts as shown in FIG. 3 which shows the plug connector 11 as having removed the fitting maintenance member 16 with which it is provided. The portion is sandwiched and covered in the vertical direction in FIG. The plug-side conductive shell 15 is provided with a pair of projecting portions 15a provided on both ends in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction of the plug connector 11 (horizontal direction)) across the array of the plurality of cables 13 It is done.

  As shown in FIG. 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the rod member made of metal is bent to form the fitting maintenance member 16 provided on the plug side conductive shell 15 so as to be rotatable relative thereto. It is supposed that it has the frame-like part 22 and the cover part 23 attached to the frame-like part 22. The frame-like portion 22 is engaged with the pair of projecting portions 15 a formed at both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the plug-side conductive shell 15 at both end portions thereof, whereby the entire fitting maintaining member 16 is obtained. And the plug side conductive shell 15 is rotatably supported. Further, the cover portion 23 is formed of a conductive plate-like body, provided with a plurality of elastic contact piece portions 23 a and 23 b, and is fixed to the frame-like portion 22. When the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 is inserted into the receptacle-side insulating housing 20 of the receptacle connector 12 through the fitting opening 21 provided therein, the fitting maintenance member 16 in the receptacle connector 12 The receptacle-side conductive shell 24 partially covering the receptacle-side insulating housing 20 is engaged, whereby the engagement of the plug connector 11 with the receptacle connector 12 is maintained.

  Then, the fitting maintenance member 16 has plug-side conductivity as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and further as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 respectively showing a VV cross section and a VI-VI cross section in FIG. A first stationary position, which is a raised position with respect to the shell 15, and a second stationary position, which is a lowered position with respect to the plug-side conductive shell 15, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 described later. And selectively. The fitting maintaining member 16 engages with the receptacle side conductive shell 24 when the connecting fitting part 19 in the plug connector 11 is inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing 20 through the fitting opening 21 provided thereto, thereby, When the plug connector 11 is in the state of maintaining the fitted state with the receptacle connector 12, the fitting maintaining member 16 is in the second stationary position.

  Moreover, the receptacle connector 12 which comprises an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the plug connector 11 is provided with the receptacle side insulation housing 20 formed with insulating materials, such as a synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 4 which shows the receptacle connector 12 with its receptacle side conductive shell 24 removed, as shown in FIG. 4, the receptacle connector housing 20 has the aforementioned plug connector 11 in one of its opposite end faces. The fitting opening portion 21 into which the connection fitting portion 19 is inserted is provided, and the connection fitting portion accommodation space extends from the fitting opening portion 21 to the inside of the receptacle side insulating housing 20. In the following, regarding the receptacle connector 12, one side of the mutually opposing end face portion provided with the fitting opening 21 in the receptacle side insulating housing 20 is the front side, and the other side of the mutually opposite end face portion opposite the front side is The back side is used, and the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side toward the front side are respectively upper, lower, left and right. The receptacle side insulating housing 20 is disposed and fixed to, for example, a circuit board 60 shown in FIG. 12 described later, whereby the entire receptacle connector 12 is attached to the circuit board 60.

  The receptacle side insulating housing 20 is provided with a plurality of first contacts 25 and a plurality of second contacts 26 alternately arranged as shown in FIG. The first contact 25 and the second contact 26 collectively form a plurality of receptacle side contacts. That is, the plurality of receptacle-side contacts arranged in the receptacle-side insulating housing 20 includes the plurality of first contacts 25 and the plurality of second contacts 26. As shown in FIG. 2, each of the plurality of first contacts 25 includes a first connection terminal 27 connected to a terminal provided on the circuit board 60 on which the receptacle-side insulating housing 20 is disposed, The receptacle side insulating housing 20 is made to protrude from the front side end surface portion (one of the mutually opposing end surface portions) of the receptacle side insulating housing 20 to the outside, and each of the plurality of second contacts 26 is the receptacle side insulating housing 20. The second connection terminal 28 connected to the terminal provided on the circuit board 60 on which the circuit board 60 is disposed is connected to the receptacle side insulation housing 20 from the rear end face of the receptacle side insulation housing 20 (the other end face of mutually opposing end face). It is made to project outside. As a result, an array of first connection terminals 27 is formed outward of the front end face of the receptacle side insulating housing 20, and outward of the back end face of the receptacle side insulating housing 20. That is, the arrangement of the second connection terminals 28 is formed.

  The plurality of receptacle contacts, including the plurality of first contacts 25 and the plurality of second contacts 26, pass through the fitting opening 21 provided in the receptacle side insulating housing 20 with the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11. When inserted into the receptacle-side insulating housing 20, the plug-side insulating housing 20 is pressed into contact with the plurality of plug-side contacts in the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 inserted into the receptacle-side insulating housing 20, respectively. At this time, the plurality of first contacts 25 included in the plurality of receptacle contacts make pressure contact with the plurality of contacts 17 included in the plurality of plug contacts, and the plurality of first contacts 25 included in the plurality of receptacle contacts The two contacts 26 respectively press and contact the plurality of contacts 18 included in the plurality of plug-side contacts. Thereby, a plurality of plug-side contacts in the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 inserted into the receptacle-side insulating housing 20 are provided on the circuit board 60 to which the receptacle connector 12 is attached through the plurality of receptacle-side contacts. It is connected to the terminal part which has been set.

  Also, the receptacle side conductive shell 24 provided in the receptacle connector 12 is a peripheral portion of the fitting opening 21 at the front end face portion of the receptacle side insulating housing 20, a back end face portion and a portion in the vicinity thereof, both sides in the left and right direction. It is intended to cover the remaining part except a part of the surface part and most of the lower surface part. That is, the receptacle-side conductive shell 24 partially covers the receptacle-side insulating housing 20. The receptacle side conductive shell 24 is provided with a flat portion 30 which extends along the longitudinal direction of the receptacle side insulating housing 20 and covers the upper flat portion 29 of the receptacle side insulating housing 20.

  The receptacle-side conductive shell 24 has a plurality of substrate connection portions 32 which are respectively bent and extended downward from both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate portion 30, and each of the plurality of substrate connection portions 32 is The ground conductor portion provided on the circuit board 60 to which the receptacle connector 12 is attached is connected, for example, by soldering. Furthermore, the receptacle-side conductive shell 24 has a strip-shaped terminal shield portion 33 supported by a pair of connecting portions 31 which are respectively bent and extended downward from both longitudinal end portions of the flat plate portion 30. There is. The terminal shield portion 33 is disposed so as to surround the array of the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 outside the array of the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 which each of the plurality of first contacts 25 has It is assumed. Thereby, each of the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 and the plurality of second connection terminal portions 28 is connected to the terminal portion provided on the circuit board 60 on which the receptacle side insulating housing 20 is disposed, In the case where the plurality of substrate connection portions 32 of the receptacle side conductive shell 24 are connected to the ground conductor portion provided on the circuit board 60, the terminal shield portion 33 is formed of a plurality of first plurality of The arrangement of the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 is disposed outside the arrangement of the connection terminal portions 27.

  The terminal shield portion 33 is provided with a plurality of convex portions 34 and a soldering portion 35 forming a plurality of notched portions. When the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 is inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing 20 through the fitting opening portion 21 provided in the receptacle side insulating housing 20, the plurality of convex portions 34 have the plug side conductivity provided in the plug connector 11 A portion of the plurality of cables 13 in the plurality of plug-side contacts of the elastic shell 15 press-contacts with a portion covering the connected portions. Further, the plurality of soldered portions 35 are provided for soldered connection to the ground conductor portion provided on the circuit board 60 of the terminal shield portion 33 disposed on the circuit board 60.

  As shown in FIG. 5 showing a V-V cross section in FIG. 2, each of the plurality of first contacts 25 included in the plurality of receptacle side contacts in the receptacle connector 11 has a pair of upper arms forming a bifurcated portion It has a portion 41 and a lower arm portion 42. The upper arm portion 41 is formed with a contact portion 43 at its tip end portion, and the lower arm portion 42 is formed with a contact portion 44 at an intermediate portion thereof and both end portions sandwiching the contact portion 44 A first connection terminal portion 27 and a locking portion 46 held by the receptacle side insulating housing 20 are formed respectively.

  Each of the plurality of first contacts 25 is formed, for example, by punching an elastic conductive plate member. Then, when the entire receptacle connector 12 is attached to the circuit board 60, the connection terminal 27 formed at one end of the lower arm 42 is soldered, for example, to the terminal of the circuit board 60 to be electrically Connected to

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 showing a cross section taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 2, each of the plurality of second contacts 26 included in the plurality of receptacle side contacts in the receptacle connector 12 is also a pair of bifurcated portions. An upper arm portion 47 and a lower arm portion 48 are provided. In the upper arm portion 47, the contact portion 49 is formed at the tip end portion, and in the lower arm portion 48, the contact portion 50 and the second connection terminal portion 28 are respectively formed at both end portions A locking portion 51 held by the receptacle-side insulating housing 20 is formed in the middle portion.

  Each of the plurality of second contacts 26 is also formed, for example, by punching an elastic conductive plate member. When the entire receptacle connector 12 is attached to the circuit board 60, the connection terminal 28 formed at the other end of the lower arm 48 is soldered, for example, to the terminal of the circuit board 60, for example. Connected.

  FIG. 7 (plan view) and FIG. 8 (side view) show that the plug connector 11 to which the plurality of cables 13 are attached is placed in a state where the fit maintaining member 16 provided therein takes the first stationary position. Then, the connection fitting portion 19 (see FIG. 2) in the plug side insulating housing 14 of the plug connector 11 is inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing 20 through the fitting opening 21 provided in the receptacle side insulating housing 20 of the receptacle connector 12 6 shows an example of a connector device according to the present invention in which the plug connector 11 and the receptacle connector 12 are in an interdigitated state.

  The connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 is inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing 20 through the fitting opening 21 provided in the receptacle side insulating housing 20 of the receptacle connector 12 as shown in FIG. Thus, in a state in which the connection fitting portion 19 in the plug connector 11 is sandwiched by the pair of upper arm portion 41 and lower arm portion 42 forming a bifurcated portion which each of the plurality of first contacts 25 in the receptacle connector 12 has. Be put. Then, on the upper surface side of the connection fitting portion 19 in the plug connector 11, each pressure receiving contact portion 52 of the plurality of contacts 17 has a contact portion 43 formed on the upper arm portion 41 of the corresponding first contact 25. The pressure contact is formed on the pressure receiving contact portion 53 of each of the plurality of contacts 17 and the lower arm portion 42 of the corresponding first contact 25 on the lower surface side of the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 The contact portion 44 presses and abuts.

  In addition, when the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 is inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing 20 through the fitting opening 21 provided in the receptacle side insulating housing 20 of the receptacle connector 12, as shown in FIG. As shown, the connection fitting portion 19 in the plug connector 11 is also sandwiched by a pair of upper arm portion 47 and lower arm portion 48 forming a bifurcated portion which each of the plurality of second contacts 26 in the receptacle connector 12 has. Be put in a state of being Then, on the lower surface side of the connection fitting portion 19 in the plug connector 11, each pressure receiving contact portion 54 of the plurality of contacts 18 and the contact portion 50 formed in the lower arm portion 48 of the corresponding second contact 26 are The contact formed on the pressure receiving contact portion 55 of each of the plurality of contacts 18 and on the upper arm portion 47 of the second contact 26 corresponding to the pressure contact on the upper surface side of the connection fitting portion 19 in the plug connector 11 The portion 49 presses and abuts.

  Furthermore, the receptacle connector 12 is provided with the connection fitting portion 19 of the plug connector 11 being inserted into the receptacle side insulating housing 20 through the fitting opening 21 provided in the receptacle side insulating housing 20 of the receptacle connector 12. The terminal shield portion 33 in the receptacle-side conductive shell 24 has a plurality of projections 34 (see FIG. 2) provided thereon, and a plurality of plug-side contacts in the plug-side conductive shell 15 provided in the plug connector 11 The plurality of cables 13 are pressed into contact with the portions covering the connected portions respectively, whereby the terminal shield portion 33 is brought into electrical connection with the plug-side conductive shell 15.

  After that, when the plug connector 11 and the receptacle connector 12 are in the mutually fitted state as described above, FIG. 10 shows a cross section taken along line XX in FIG. 9 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 11 showing a cross section, when the fitting maintaining member 16 provided in the plug connector 11 is shifted from the first resting position to the second resting position, the fitting maintaining member 16 The receptacle connector 12 is engaged with the receptacle side conductive shell 24 of the receptacle connector 12, thereby maintaining the engagement of the plug connector 11 with the receptacle connector 12. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 12, the receptacle connector 12 is attached to the circuit board 60 with the receptacle side insulating housing 20 disposed on the circuit board 60.

  In the receptacle connector 12 attached to the circuit board 60, each of the plurality of board connection parts 32 (see FIG. 2) in the receptacle side conductive shell 24 may be, for example, in the ground conductor part provided on the circuit board 60. , And the ground potential is applied to the receptacle side conductive shell 24, and the first connection terminal 27 in each of the plurality of first contacts 25 is provided on the circuit board 60. The second connection terminal 28 in each of the plurality of second contacts 26 is connected to the terminal provided on the circuit board 60, and the receptacle side conductive shell 24 The terminal shield portion 33 in the present embodiment is a layout of the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 on the circuit board 60 outside the arrangement of the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27. Have been arranged as surrounding the, in a plurality of soldering portions 35 of which are soldered connection to the ground conductor provided on the circuit board 60.

  The plug connector 11 is adapted to be shifted to the second stationary position to engage the receptacle side conductive shell 24 of the receptacle connector 12 and maintain the engagement of the plug connector 11 with the receptacle connector 12 In the fitting retention member 16 provided, as shown in FIG. 12, the cover portion 23 entirely covers the receptacle side conductive shell 24 in the receptacle connector 12. Then, each of the plurality of elastic contact piece portions 23 a provided in the cover portion 23 comes into pressure contact with the plug side conductive shell 15 in the plug connector 11, and thereby electrically connected with the plug side conductive shell 15. The plurality of elastic contact pieces 23b (see FIG. 1) provided on the cover portion 23 are in pressure contact with the receptacle side conductive shell 24 and electrically connected to the receptacle side conductive shell 24. Be placed. As a result, the ground potential is applied to the fitting maintaining member 16 including the plug-side conductive shell 15 and the cover 23 through the receptacle-side conductive shell 24.

  Thus, when the receptacle connector 12 attached to the circuit board 60 and the plug connector 11 to which the plurality of cables 13 are attached are mutually fitted, a plurality of plug connectors 11 are attached. The cable 13 includes a plurality of plug contacts and a plurality of first contacts 25 and a plurality of second contacts 26 in the receptacle connector 12 including the plurality of contacts 17 and the plurality of contacts 18 in the plug connector 11. Terminals provided on the circuit board 60 are connected through the plurality of receptacle side contacts. Under such circumstances, the terminal shield portion 33 (see FIG. 1) in the receptacle side conductive shell 24 provided in the receptacle connector 12 is a plurality of first contacts 25 in the receptacle connector 12 on the circuit board 60. Is disposed so as to surround the array of the plurality of first connection terminals 27 which each has, and the ground potential is applied under the state of electrical connection with the plug-side conductive shell 15 provided in the plug connector 11 As a result, the electromagnetic shielding effect is provided to the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 which the plurality of first contacts 25 of the receptacle connector 12 respectively have. That is, the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 arranged on the circuit board 60 receive the electromagnetic shielding action by the terminal shield portion 33 in the receptacle side conductive shell 24 and introduce the electromagnetic noise from the outside or to the outside Leakage of electromagnetic noise is to be prevented.

  In addition, on the circuit board 60, the arrangement of the plurality of second connection terminal portions 28 (see FIG. 2) which the plurality of second contacts 26 in the receptacle connector 12 respectively have is the receptacle side conductive shell 24 in the receptacle connector 12. Is covered by the cover portion 23 of the fitting maintaining member 16 provided in the plug connector 11 which is intended to entirely cover the plug connector 11. Then, since the ground potential is applied to the fitting maintaining member 16 including the cover portion 23 through the receptacle side conductive shell 24, the plurality of second connection terminal portions 28 disposed on the circuit board 60. However, the electromagnetic shielding effect of the cover portion 23 of the fitting maintaining member 16 prevents the introduction of electromagnetic noise from the outside or the leakage of the electromagnetic noise to the outside.

  As described above, in an example of the connector device according to the present invention configured to include the plug connector 11 and the receptacle connector 12, the receptacle connector 12 having the receptacle side insulating housing 20 disposed on the circuit board 60. The plurality of first connection terminals 27 each having the plurality of first contacts 25 can be separated from the front end face of the receptacle side insulating housing 20 (one of the mutually facing end face parts) from the receptacle side insulating housing 20. The plurality of second connection terminals 28 which are projected to the outside and connected to the circuit board 60 and which the plurality of second contacts 26 have respectively are the rear side end face parts of the receptacle side insulating housing 20 It projects to the outside of receptacle side insulating housing 20 from the other of the end faces and is connected to circuit board 60 Connection fitting portion in which a plurality of plug-side contacts (a plurality of contacts 17 and 18) to which a plurality of cables 13 in the plug-side insulating housing 14 provided in the plug connector 11 are respectively connected are arranged When the plug connector 11 is fitted to the receptacle connector 12 when inserted into the fitting opening 21 provided on the front end face of the receptacle side insulating housing 20, the receptacle side conductivity of the receptacle connector 12 The plug connector 11 includes the terminal shield portion 33 of the shell 24 disposed outside the arrangement of the plurality of first connection terminal portions 27 of the plurality of first contacts 25 respectively. A plug covering a portion of the plurality of plug-side contacts to which the plurality of cables 13 are connected The conductive shell 15 is intended to abut in contact, thereby resulting in the electromagnetic shielding effect for a plurality of the first connection terminal portion 27 in which a plurality of first contacts 25 in the receptacle connector 12 has respectively.

  Therefore, according to one example of the connector device according to the present invention described above, the receptacle connector 12 is configured to include the plug connector 11 to which the plurality of cables 13 are attached and the receptacle connector 12 to which the plug connector 11 is fitted. The receptacle side insulating housing 20 which is provided with the fitting opening 21 into which the connection fitting part 19 of the plug connector 11 is inserted is provided on the front side end face and is disposed on the circuit board 60. The first plurality of first contacts 25 and the second plurality of second contacts 26 are alternately arranged, and the first plurality of first contacts 25 and the second plurality of second contacts 26 are alternately arranged. Of the connection terminals 27 project from the front end face of the receptacle side insulating housing 20 to the outside Is connected to the circuit board 60, and the second connection terminals 28 of the plurality of second contacts 26 project from the rear end face of the receptacle side insulating housing 20 to the outside and are connected to the circuit board 60. When the plug connector 11 is put in the fitted state with the receptacle connector 12 even when the overall size and thickness are reduced, a plurality of the plurality of first contacts 25 may have one each. An effective electromagnetic shielding function can be provided to the first connection terminal 27 of

  Further, in an example of the connector device according to the present invention, a plurality of second connections respectively provided to the plurality of second contacts 26 when the plug connector 11 is put in the fitting state with the receptacle connector 12 About the electromagnetic shielding effect | action with respect to the terminal part 28, the cover part 23 which the fitting maintenance member 16 provided in the plug connector 11 has can be brought about. In such a case, when the plug connector 11 is in a state of being fitted to the receptacle connector 12, the cover portion 23 of the fitting maintaining member 16 included in the plug connector 11 has the receptacle side conduction. Of the plurality of second connection terminals 28 in the receptacle connector 12 when engaged with the elastic shell 24 so that the plurality of second contacts 26 provided in the receptacle connector 12 respectively have The electromagnetic shielding effect is provided to the plurality of second connection terminals 28.

  The connector apparatus according to the present invention as described above includes a plug connector to which a plurality of cables are attached and a receptacle connector to which the plug connector is fitted, and the receptacle connector includes one of a pair of opposing end face portions The receptacle side insulating housing provided with the fitting opening part which the connection fitting part of a plug connector is inserted in, and arranged on a circuit board, The plurality of receptacle side contacts arranged in the receptacle side insulating housing are arranged alternately The connection terminal portion of each of the plurality of first contacts is formed from one of the mutually facing end surface portions of the receptacle side insulating housing, the plurality of first contacts being arranged to include the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts. It is projected to the outside and connected to the circuit board, and connection of each of the plurality of second contacts The plug connector is a receptacle connector even in the case where the small size and the thickness reduction are achieved because the child part is projected to the outside from the other of the mutually opposing end face parts of the receptacle side insulating housing and connected to the circuit board. Can be widely applied to various electronic devices etc. as being able to bring about an effective electromagnetic shielding action to each connection terminal part of a plurality of receptacle side contacts when being put in a fitted state with It is a thing.

11 ... plug connector, 12 ... receptacle connector, 13 ... cable, 14 ... plug side insulating housing, 15 ... plug side conductive shell, 16 ... fitting maintenance member, 17, 18: contact, 19: connection fitting portion, 20: receptacle side insulating housing, 21: fitting opening portion, 22: frame-like portion, 23: cover portion, 24. · Receptacle side conductive shell, 25 · · · first contact, 26 · · · second contact, 27 · · · first connection terminal portion, 28 · · · second connection terminal portion, 29 · · · · Upper flat portion, 30 · · · Flat portion, 31 · · · Connecting portion, 32 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · terminal shield portion, 34 · · · convex portion, 35 · · · soldered portion , 41, 47 ... Upper ear Lower part, 43, 44, 49, 50 ... contact part, 46, 51 ... locking part, 52, 53, 54, 55 ... pressure receiving contact part 60 ... Circuit board

Claims (6)

A plug side insulating housing having a connection fitting portion in which a plurality of plug side contacts to which a plurality of cables are connected are arranged, and a plug covering a portion of the plurality of plug side contacts to which the plurality of cables are connected A plug connector with a side conductive shell,
A receptacle side insulating housing having a pair of mutually facing end face portions, and a fitting opening portion into which the connection fitting portion of the plug connector is inserted is provided on one of the mutually facing end face portions, and disposed on a circuit board, the receptacle side A receptacle-side conductive shell partially connected to the circuit board and partially covering the insulating housing, to which a ground potential is applied, and arranged in the receptacle-side insulating housing, the receptacle-side insulating housing through the fitting opening portion A plurality of receptacle side contacts are provided, each of which is in pressure contact with a plurality of plug side contacts disposed in the connection fitting portion of the plug connector inserted, the plurality of receptacle side contacts each being one of the mutually opposing end face portions And the receptacle-side insulating housing protruding from the A plurality of first contacts each having a connection terminal portion and a second connection terminal portion which is connected to the circuit board and protrudes to the outside of the receptacle side insulating housing from the other of the mutually opposing end surface portions A receptacle connector comprising a plurality of second contacts adapted to have
Is configured to include
The receptacle side conductive shell is disposed so as to surround the array of the plurality of first connection terminal portions outside the array of the plurality of first connection terminal portions respectively included in the plurality of first contacts. And a connector shield characterized by having a terminal shield portion in contact with the plug-side conductive shell when the connection fitting portion of the plug connector is inserted into the receptacle-side insulating housing through the fitting opening.   The connector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal shield portion is provided with a convex portion which is in pressure contact with the plug-side conductive shell.   A plurality of first connection terminals each having the plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second connection terminals each having the plurality of second contacts are connected to the terminals provided on the circuit board. The connector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal shield portion is disposed on the circuit board under the condition.   4. The connector device according to claim 3, wherein a soldered portion is provided in which the terminal shield portion is soldered to a ground conductor portion provided on the circuit board.   4. The connector according to claim 3, wherein the terminal shield portion is disposed on the circuit board so as to be bent and extended from a portion which partially covers the receptacle side insulating housing in the receptacle side conductive shell. apparatus.   The plug connector is rotatably provided relative to the plug-side conductive shell and is electrically connected to the plug-side conductive shell, and the connection fitting portion of the plug connector is in the receptacle-side insulating housing. A fitting maintenance member is engaged with the receptacle side conductive shell when inserted through the fitting opening to maintain the fitting state of the plug connector with the receptacle connector, the fitting maintenance member being A cover portion covering an array of a plurality of second connection terminals each of the plurality of second contacts provided on the receptacle connector when engaged with the receptacle side conductive shell; The connector apparatus of 1.

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