JP2023156764A - Connector and shield member - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector which enables improvement of communication performance, and to provide a shield member.SOLUTION: A connector 10 includes: a housing 40 which houses a conductive member 60; and a conductive shield member 20 which is positioned at the outer periphery side of the conductive member 60 and held fitting in the interior of the housing 40. The shield member 20 has a pair of side plates 21 which forms a plate-like shape and face each other on their plate surfaces. The side plates 21, making the pair, are arranged at both sides sandwiching the conductive member 60.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present disclosure relates to a connector and a shield member.

The connector (male connector) described in Patent Document 1 includes a housing (male outer housing) and a conductive shield member assembled to the outer peripheral side of the housing. A conductive member is housed in the housing. In the case of Patent Document 1, the conductive member includes two electric wires arranged in parallel to each other at the ends of a twisted pair cable, and a terminal connected to each of the two electric wires. The shield member shields the conductive member from electromagnetic noise. A structure in which a connector is connected to an end of a twisted pair cable is also disclosed in Patent Document 2.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-145083 JP 2021-68579 Publication

In the case of Patent Document 1, the shield member is exposed on the outer surface of the connector, and there is still room for improvement from the viewpoint of improving and stabilizing communication performance in high-speed transmission.

Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a connector and a shield member that can improve communication performance.

The connector of the present disclosure includes a housing that accommodates a conductive member, and a conductive shield member that is located on the outer peripheral side of the conductive member and is press-fitted into the housing.

The shield member of the present disclosure is a shield member made of a conductive plate material that is disposed inside a housing that accommodates a conductive member, and includes a pair of side plates that extend from one end to the other end with their plate surfaces facing each other; One end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion that respectively connect the one end side portion and the other end side portion of the pair of side plates, and the portion between the one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion of the pair of side plates. and an intermediate connecting portion connecting the.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a connector and a shield member that can improve communication performance.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a connector in a mated state with a mating connector in Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a plan cross-sectional view of the connector. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inner housing when the lower member is in the advanced position relative to the upper member. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the outer housing. FIG. 5 is a front view of the outer housing. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the shield member. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the shield member. FIG. 8 is a front view of the shield member. FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion where the abutting portions of the pair of stopper pieces are in contact with each stopper surface of the outer housing. FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion where the press-fit protrusion is press-fitted into the outer housing. FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged front view of the connector before the shield member is assembled. FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion where the intermediate connecting portion is arranged to be able to support the lower surface of the inner housing. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the connector in a mated state with a mating connector.

[Description of embodiments of the present disclosure]
First, embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described.
The connector of the present disclosure includes:
(1) The device includes a housing that accommodates a conductive member, and a conductive shield member that is located on the outer peripheral side of the conductive member and is press-fitted into the housing.
The shield member can shield the conductive member from electromagnetic noise. Since this shield member is disposed inside the housing, interference with external foreign matter can be avoided. As a result, shielding performance can be improved. Moreover, since the shield member is held in a press-fit state inside the housing, it can be prevented from coming off from the housing.

(2) The housing includes an inner housing that locks the terminal fitting of the conductive member, and an outer housing that surrounds the outer circumferential side of the inner housing, and the shield member is plate-shaped and Preferably, it is disposed in a gap between the housing and the outer housing.
Since the plate-shaped shield member can be assembled to the housing by utilizing the gap between the inner housing and the outer housing, there is no need to provide the housing with a complicated structure for assembling the shield member.

(3) The shield member preferably has a press-fitting protrusion that is engaged with the inner surface of the outer housing.
By locking the press-fit protrusion to the inner surface of the outer housing, the press-fit state of the shield member to the housing can be maintained.

(4) The shield member has a pair of side plates whose plate surfaces face each other, the pair of side plates are arranged on both sides of the conductive member, and the press-fit protrusion is formed on each of the pair of side plates. It is preferable that it protrudes along the plate surface of the side plate.
Since the press-fit protrusions are formed on each of the pair of side plates, the shield member is held in a well-balanced manner in the housing. Furthermore, since the press-fit protrusions protrude along the plate surface of the side plate, the structure of the shield member does not become complicated when forming the press-fit protrusions.

(5) The shield member includes a pair of side plates that extend from one end to the other with their plate surfaces facing each other, and a one-end connecting portion that connects the one end side portion and the other end side portion of the pair of side plates, respectively. and an intermediate connecting portion that connects a portion between the one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion of the pair of side plates, and the intermediate connecting portion is capable of supporting the inner housing. It is good that it has a support part.
Since the shield member has the one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion, the shielding performance at the one end side and the other end side of the conductive member can be further strengthened. Further, since the support portion serving as the intermediate connection portion can support the inner housing, the inner housing can be stably housed inside the outer housing.

(6) The shield member has a plate shape extending from one end to the other end, and has a plate-like surface that faces the other end, which is the side from which the electric wires are drawn out, of the conductive member, and has a plate that can come into contact with the inner surface of the outer housing. It is preferable to have a stop portion.
The shield member is inserted into the gap between the inner housing and the outer housing, and the abutting portion contacts the inner surface of the outer housing, thereby stopping the insertion operation of the shield member and positioning the shield member inside the housing. can be placed. Since the abutting portion is formed on the plate thickness surface of the shield member, it is possible to ensure the necessary strength when it comes into contact with the inner surface of the outer housing.

The shield member of the present disclosure includes:
(7) A shield member made of a conductive plate material, which is disposed inside a housing housing a conductive member, and includes a pair of side plates extending from one end to the other end with their plate surfaces facing each other, and a pair of said side plates. one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion connecting the one end side portion and the other end side portion, respectively, and an intermediate connection connecting the portion between the one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion of the pair of side plates. It is equipped with a section and a section.
Since the shielding member is disposed inside the housing and can avoid interference with external foreign matter, shielding performance can be improved. Since the shield member has the one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion, the shielding performance at the one end side and the other end side of the conductive member can be further strengthened. Furthermore, when the housing is composed of an inner housing and an outer housing, and the shield member is disposed in the gap between the inner housing and the outer housing, the intermediate connecting portion should be disposed at a position where the inner housing can be supported. I can do it. As a result, the inner housing can be stably housed inside the outer housing.

(8) Each of the pair of side plates preferably has a press-fit protrusion that protrudes along the plate surface of the side plate.
By locking the press-fit protrusion to the inner surface of the housing, the press-fit state of the shield member to the housing can be maintained. Since the press-fit protrusions are formed on each of the pair of side plates, the shield member is held in a well-balanced manner in the housing. Furthermore, since the press-fit protrusions protrude along the plate surface of the side plate, the structure of the shield member does not become complicated when forming the press-fit protrusions.

(9) Each of the pair of side plates preferably has a stop portion on a plate thickness surface facing the other end, which is the side from which the electric wire of the conductive member is drawn out.
When assembling the shield member inside the housing, the abutting portion contacts the inner surface of the housing, thereby stopping the assembling operation of the shield member and positioning and disposing the shield member inside the housing. Since the abutting part is formed on the plate thickness surface of the shield member, it can ensure the necessary strength when it comes into contact with the inner surface of the housing.

(10) It is preferable that there is a space between the one end connecting portion and the intermediate connecting portion and between the other end connecting portion and the intermediate connecting portion.
These spaces make it possible to reduce the weight of the shield member.

[Details of embodiments of the present disclosure]
Specific examples of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to this example, but is indicated by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include all changes within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiment 1 exemplifies a waterproof connector as the connector 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connector 10 includes a housing 40, a conductive member 60, a waterproof member 80, and a shield member 20. Although the details will be described later, the conductive member 60 is composed of an end portion of the electric wire 61 and a terminal fitting 62 connected to the end of the electric wire 61. The housing 40 can be fitted into the mating connector 100. In the following description, in the front-rear direction, the front side is the side where the housing 40 and the mating connector 100 face each other when they start fitting. The vertical direction is based on the vertical direction in FIG. The horizontal direction is based on the vertical direction in FIG.

(Mating connector)
As shown in FIG. 1, the mating connector 100 includes a mating housing 140, a mating terminal fitting 162, and a mating waterproof member 180. The mating housing 140 is made of synthetic resin and includes a mating outer housing 141 and a mating inner housing 142 disposed inside the mating outer housing 141.

Further, the mating outer housing 141 includes a mating outer housing main body 149 and a fitting cylinder portion 143 surrounding the outer circumferential side of the front end portion of the mating outer housing main body 149. A hood portion 51 of the housing 40, which will be described later, is fitted between the mating outer housing main body 149 and the fitting cylinder portion 143. A mating lock part 144 that extends in the front-rear direction and is elastically deformable in the up-down direction is formed on the upper wall of the fitting cylinder part 143.

The mating terminal fitting 162 is made of a conductive metal and is configured as a female terminal having a cylindrical box portion 163 at the front end. The mating terminal metal fitting 162 is housed inside the mating inner housing 142 in a manner that prevents it from coming off. The rear end of the mating terminal fitting 162 is crimped and connected to the end of the mating electric wire 161.

The counterpart electric wire 161 is configured as a covered electric wire in which the outer periphery of a core wire is surrounded by an insulating coating. Although not shown, two of the other wires 161 are twisted together to form a twisted pair cable. The two mating wires 161 as twisted pair cables are arranged inside an insulating mating sheath 164 except for the ends. The ends of the two mating wires 161 protrude from the ends of the mating sheath 164, and are arranged side by side in the left-right direction in an untwisted state inside the mating inner housing 142. . The mating terminal fittings 162 also correspond to the two untwisted mating wires 161, and are arranged side by side in the left-right direction inside the mating inner housing 142.

The mating waterproof member 180 is made of rubber and is disposed inside the rear end side of the mating outer housing 141, and is connected to the mating sheath 164 pulled out from the mating inner housing 142 and the mating outer housing 141. Seal liquid-tight between.

A connector seal member 90 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the mating outer housing body 149. The connector seal member 90 is made of rubber and has a ring shape, and provides a fluid-tight seal between the mating outer housing body 149 and the hood portion 51. In other words, the connector seal member 90 provides a fluid-tight seal between the connector 10 and the mating connector 100.

(housing)
The housing 40 is made of synthetic resin, and includes an outer housing 41 and an inner housing 42 disposed inside the outer housing 41, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the inner housing 42 includes a lower member 43 and an upper member 44. The lower member 43 is arranged below the upper member 44. The lower member 43 has two positions relative to the upper member 44: an advanced position in which the front end protrudes forward from the upper member 44 (see FIG. 3), and a retracted position in which the front end does not protrude from the upper member 44 (see FIG. 1). It is said that it can be slid forward and backward. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper member 44 has two cavities 45 arranged side by side in the left-right direction.

A terminal fitting 62 is inserted into each cavity 45 of the upper member 44 . As shown in FIG. 1, the upper member 44 includes a plate-shaped ceiling part 46, a terminal fixing part 47 that projects downward from the ceiling part 46 (into the cavity 45), and a lock protrusion that projects upward from the ceiling part 46. 48. The terminal fixing portion 47 locks the terminal fitting 62 housed in the cavity 45 and restricts the terminal fitting 62 from coming out of the cavity 45 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the outer housing 41 has a cylindrical shape that extends long in the front-rear direction. The outer housing 41 includes an outer housing body 49 that accommodates the inner housing 42 and a hood portion 51 that is slightly larger than the front end of the outer housing body 49 and protrudes forward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the outer housing 41 has a lock arm 52 that projects forward from the inner peripheral surface of the upper end of the outer housing main body 49. As shown in FIGS. The lock arm 52 is elastically deformable in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the outer housing main body 49 has a step surface 53 that is flat along the vertical and horizontal directions at the upper end. Further, the outer housing main body 49 has a stopper surface 54 at a position retracted one step rearward from the step surface 53. When the outer housing 41 is viewed from the front, the stepped surfaces 53 and the stopper surfaces 54 are arranged in pairs on both left and right sides with the lock arm 52 interposed therebetween, and are arranged facing forward so as to face the inside of the hood portion 51.

Further, the outer housing main body 49 has a pair of receiving surfaces 55 on the left and right sides at the lower end. Like the step surface 53 and the stopper surface 54, the receiving surface 55 is arranged facing forward so as to face the inside of the hood portion 51. A bracket portion 58 is provided protruding from the lower surface of the outer housing body 49 for attachment to an attachment target (not shown) such as a vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 4, the hood portion 51 has a connector lock portion 56 that projects upward from the front end of the upper wall. As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of engaging portions 57 are provided protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the hood portion 51. As shown in FIG. Each of the engaging portions 57 has a rib shape extending in the front-rear direction, and four engaging portions 57 are arranged on the inner circumferential surface of the hood portion 51 at intervals in the circumferential direction. Specifically, each engaging portion 57 is arranged at equal intervals between the left and right center portions of the upper wall and the lower wall of the hood portion 51, and the upper and lower center portions of the left and right side walls of the hood portion 51. has been done.

(Conductive materials, waterproof materials, etc.)
The terminal fitting 62 as the conductive member 60 is made of conductive metal and is configured as a male terminal having a tab 63 projecting forward, as shown in FIG. The terminal fitting 62 causes a tab 63 to protrude into the inside of the hood portion 51 while being accommodated in the cavity 45 .

The electric wire 61 is a covered electric wire in which the outer periphery of a core wire is surrounded by an insulating coating. In the case of the first embodiment, although not shown, two electric wires 61 are twisted together to form a twisted pair cable exemplified as a UTP cable (Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable). Two electric wires 61 as twisted pair cables are arranged inside an insulating sheath 64 except for the ends. As shown in FIG. 2, the ends of the two electric wires 61 protrude forward from the ends of the sheath 64, and are arranged side by side in the left-right direction in each cavity 45 in an untwisted state. There is. The terminal fittings 62 also correspond to the two untwisted electric wires 61, and are arranged side by side in the left-right direction in each cavity 45.

In the case of the first embodiment, the electric wire 61 as the conductive member 60 is composed of two untwisted electric wires 61 and a twisted portion of the electric wire 61 within the end of the sheath 64.

The waterproof member 80 is made of rubber, is disposed inside the rear end side of the outer housing body 49, and provides a fluid-tight seal between the portion of the sheath 64 pulled out from the inner housing 42 and the outer housing body 49. .

Furthermore, a rear holder 65 made of synthetic resin is attached to the rear end of the outer housing body 49 to prevent the waterproof member 80 from slipping out.

(shield member)
The shield member 20 is integrally formed by bending a conductive metal plate material. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the shield member 20 has a pair of side plates 21 that face each other in the left-right direction. Each side plate 21 has a shape that extends long in the front-rear direction with its plate surface oriented in the left-right direction, and has a front-rear length that exceeds the front-rear length of the inner housing 42 .

The shield member 20 also includes a one-end connecting portion 22 that connects the front end portion (one end side portion) of each side plate 21, and an other end connecting portion 23 that connects the rear end portion (the other end side portion) of each side plate 21, It has an intermediate connecting portion 24 that connects the front and rear intermediate portions between the one end connecting portion 22 and the other end connecting portion 23 of each side plate 21. The intermediate connecting portion 24 is disposed on the front side of the longitudinal center of the shield member 20 . In the shield member 20, a space 25 is formed between the one end connecting portion 22 and the intermediate connecting portion 24, and between the intermediate connecting portion 24 and the other end connecting portion 23, and is open in the vertical direction. The distance between the side walls in the left-right direction is maintained by one end connecting portion 22, the other end connecting portion 23, and intermediate connecting portion 24, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, each side plate 21 includes a pair of main body side plates 26 located at the rear end, a pair of hood side plates 27 located at the front end, and each hood side plate 27 in the front-rear direction. and a pair of bent portions 28 located between the main body side plate portions 26. Each main body side plate part 26 is arranged so that it may extend long in parallel to each other in the front-back direction. Each of the hood side plates 27 is shorter than each of the main body side plates 26 in the front-rear direction, and is arranged parallel to each other at intervals in the left-right direction than each of the main body side plates 26. Each bent portion 28 expands in the left-right direction from each main body side plate portion 26 toward each hood side plate portion 27.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, an extended portion 37 extending downward from between the bent portion 28 and the intermediate connecting portion 24 is formed at the lower edge of the front end of each main body side plate portion 26. As shown in FIGS. A press-fit protrusion 29 is formed on the lower edge of each expanded portion 37 . The press-fit protrusions 29 are arranged along the plate surface of each main body side plate part 26 so as to be continuous with the surrounding area of the hood side plate part 27 without any difference in level. As shown in FIG. 10, the press-fit protrusion 29 has a triangular protrusion shape when viewed from the side, and has a locking surface 31 that inclines downward in a reversely tapered shape.

As shown in FIG. 6, a stopper piece 32 is formed to protrude from the upper edge of the front end of each main body side plate portion 26. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the stopper piece 32 is L-shaped when viewed from the front, and has a portion that stands up upward and a portion that projects inward in the left-right direction (opposing direction) of each main body side plate portion 26. The rear end of the stopper piece 32 is a plate thickness surface, and is configured as an abutting portion 33 facing rearward.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the one-end connecting portion 22 has a U-shape when viewed from the front, and extends in the left-right direction between the lower ends of the portions that protrude downward in pairs from the front end of each hood side plate portion 27. It has an integrally constructed part 34 at one end.

As shown in FIG. 6, the intermediate connecting portion 24 has an intermediate construction portion 35 that spans in the left-right direction between the lower ends of the front end of each main body side plate portion 26 rearward of the press-fit protrusion 29. The intermediate construction portions 35 are plate portions that form a pair on both the left and right sides, and are butted against each other at the center portions in the left-right direction between the main body side plate portions 26.

The other end connecting portion 23 has an other end construction portion 36 that spans in the left-right direction between the lower ends of the rear end portions of each main body side plate portion 26 . The other end construction portions 36 are also plate portions that form a pair on both the left and right sides, and are butted against each other at the center portions in the left-right direction between the main body side plate portions 26.

As shown in FIG. 7, the width of the other end connecting portion 23 in the front-rear direction is larger than the width of each of the one-end connecting portion 22 and the intermediate connecting portion 24 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the intermediate construction part 35 is arranged above the one end construction part 34 and the other end construction part 36. The one end construction part 34 is arranged below the intermediate construction part 35 and the other end construction part 36.

<Connector assembly method, mating structure and function>
First, the terminal fittings 62 connected to the ends of the two electric wires 61 are accommodated in each cavity 45 of the inner housing 42 . Next, the inner housing 42 is inserted into the outer housing 41 from the rear. By locking the lock protrusion 48 of the inner housing 42 with the lock arm 52 of the upper housing, the inner housing 42 is held in a state in which the rearward withdrawal from the outer housing 41 is restricted (see FIG. 1). reference). The tab 63 of each terminal fitting 62 is protected by the lower member 43 in the extended position (see FIG. 2). A waterproof member 80 is inserted into the rear end side of the outer housing body 49, and a rear holder 65 is further attached to prevent the waterproof member 80 from coming off.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the inner housing 42 is assembled to the outer housing 41, a gap G is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the inner housing 42 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer housing body 49. This gap G is opened to the front, and the rear end is closed by a waterproof member 80 (see FIG. 2). The minimum value of the gap G corresponds to the thickness of the shield member 20.

Subsequently, the shield member 20 is inserted into the gap G between the inner housing 42 and the outer housing body 49 from the front. During the process of inserting the shield member 20, each press-fit protrusion 29 comes into contact with the receiving surface 55 of the outer housing body 49 and is press-fitted. Thereafter, the abutting portions 33 of each stopper piece 32 come into contact with each stopper surface 54 of the outer housing body 49 from the front (see FIGS. 9 and 10), and insertion of the shield member 20 is stopped. Thereby, the shield member 20 is properly assembled inside the housing 40. At this time, the locking surface 31 of each press-fit protrusion 29 locks the outer housing main body 49, so that the shield member 20 is held in a state where it is restricted from coming out forward with respect to the housing 40 (see FIG. 10). reference).

As shown in FIG. 2, the shield member 20 is located inside the housing 40, in front of the waterproof member 80, and is arranged so as to be able to come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the inner housing 42. In the gap G between the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing 42 and the inner circumferential surface of the outer housing main body 49, the main body side plate portions 26, the intermediate connecting portion 24, and the other end connecting portion 23 are arranged. Each hood side plate portion 27 and one end connecting portion 22 are arranged inside the hood portion 51. The one end connecting portion 22 is disposed further forward than the inner housing 42 .

The intermediate connecting portion 24 is disposed so as to be able to contact and support the front end side of the lower surface of the lower member 43 in the inner housing 42 (see FIG. 12). The other end connecting portion 23 is arranged so as to be able to contact and support the rear end side of the lower surface of the lower member 43 in the inner housing 42 . The inner housing 42 is housed inside the outer housing 41 with its vertical inclination being restricted by the intermediate connecting portion 24 and the other end connecting portion 23 . Further, each hood side plate portion 27 and one end connecting portion 22 are arranged so as to be able to contact the end surface of each engaging portion 57 (see FIG. 13).

Next, the mating connector 100 is fitted into the housing 40. During the mating process of the mating connector 100, the mating inner housing 142 presses the lower member 43 to move it to the retracted position. When the mating connector 100 is properly fitted, the mating lock part 144 is arranged so as to be latched to the connector lock part 56 of the housing 40, and the mating housing 140 is held in the fitted state with the housing 40 (see FIG. 1). reference). The tab 63 of each terminal fitting 62 is inserted into the box portion 163 of each mating terminal fitting 162 and connected.

When the mating connector 100 is properly fitted, as shown in FIG. is caught. Each hood side plate portion 27 and one end connecting portion 22 are arranged along the outer peripheral surface of the mating outer housing body 149. Further, each hood side plate portion 27 and one end connecting portion 22 are located at the rear of the connector seal member 90 (rearward when viewed from the housing 40 side), and are close to the connecting portion between each terminal fitting 62 and each mating terminal fitting 162. will be placed. Each main body side plate portion 26 and the other end connecting portion 23 are arranged close to the connection portion between each terminal fitting 62 and each electric wire 61.

The shield member 20 includes an untwisted portion of each electric wire 61 exposed from the sheath 64, an untwisted portion of each mating wire 161 exposed from the mating sheath 164, each terminal fitting 62, and each mating terminal fitting 162. , is placed on the outer circumferential side of the . Thereby, the shield member 20 can shield and protect the conductive member 60 housed inside the housing 40 from electromagnetic noise, and also suppress noise generated inside the housing 40 from being radiated to the outside. can do.

In the case of the first embodiment, the shield member 20 has a plate shape, and spaces 25 are formed between the one end connecting portion 22 and the other end connecting portion 23 and between the other end connecting portion 23 and the intermediate connecting portion 24. ing. Therefore, the weight of the shield member 20 can be reduced. Further, since the plate-shaped shield member 20 is inserted into the gap G between the inner housing 42 and the outer housing 41, there is no need to provide a complicated structure for assembling the shield member 20 to the housing 40.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, since the shield member 20 is arranged inside the housing 40, interference between the shield member 20 and external foreign matter can be avoided, and shielding performance can be improved. . Further, since the shield member 20 is held in a press-fit state inside the housing 40, it can be prevented from coming off from the housing 40. In particular, by locking the locking surface 31 of each press-fit projection 29 to the inner surface of the outer housing 41, the press-fit state of the shield member 20 into the housing 40 can be maintained more stably and reliably. Moreover, since each press-fit protrusion 29 is formed along the plate surface of each side plate 21 of the shield member 20, the structure of the shield member 20 does not become complicated when each press-fit protrusion 29 is formed.

Moreover, the shield member 20 can be positioned inside the housing 40 by the abutting portions 33 of each stopper piece 32 coming into contact with each stopper surface 54 of the outer housing 41 . Since the abutting portion 33 of each stopper piece 32 is formed on the plate thickness surface of the shield member 20, the necessary strength can be ensured when abutting on each stopper surface 54 of the outer housing 41.

[Other embodiments of the present disclosure]
Embodiment 1 disclosed herein above should be considered to be illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.
In the case of the first embodiment, the terminal fittings housed in the housing were configured as male terminals. However, in other embodiments, the terminal fittings accommodated in the housing may be configured as female terminals. When the terminal fitting is a female terminal, the hood portion can be omitted from the housing.
In the case of the first embodiment, two electric wires as a twisted pair cable were used as the conductive members. However, in other embodiments, the two electric wires serving as the conductive members do not need to constitute a twisted pair cable. Further, the electric wire serving as the conductive member may be composed of one or three or more electric wires.
In the case of Embodiment 1, the shield member is constituted by a pair of side plates, one end connecting portion, an intermediate connecting portion, and the other end connecting portion, and is open upwardly and also downwardly through the space. However, in other embodiments, the shield member may be formed in a cylindrical shape with the upper and lower surfaces closed.
In the case of the first embodiment, the shield member had one intermediate connecting portion between the one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion. However, in other embodiments, the shield member may have two or more intermediate connections between the one end connection and the other end connection.
In the case of Embodiment 1 above, the connector was a waterproof connector. However, in other embodiments, the connector may be a non-waterproof connector that does not have a waterproof member or a connector seal member.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Connector 20... Shield member 21... Side plate 22... One end connecting part 23... Other end connecting part 24... Intermediate connecting part 25... Space 26... Main body side plate part 27... Hood side plate part 28... Bent part 29... Press-fit protrusion 31... Connection Stop surface 32...Stopper piece 33...Abutting part 34...One end installation part 35...Intermediate installation part 36...Other end installation part 37...Expansion part 40...Housing 41...Outer housing 42...Inner housing 43...Lower member 44...Upper member 45...Cavity 46...Ceiling part 47...Terminal fixing part 48...Lock protrusion 49...Outer housing body 51...Hood part 52...Lock arm 53...Step surface 54...Stopper surface 55...Reception surface 56...Connector lock part 57...Engagement Joining part 58... Bracket part 60... Conductive member 61... Electric wire 62... Terminal fitting 63... Tab 64... Sheath 65... Rear holder 80... Waterproof member 90... Connector seal member 100... Mating connector 140... Mating housing 141... Mating outer Housing 142...Mating party inner housing 143...Mating cylinder part 144...Mating party locking part 149...Mating party outer housing body 161...Mating party electric wire 162...Mating party terminal fitting 163...Box portion 164...Mating party sheath 180...Mating party Waterproof member G...Gap

Claims (11)

a housing that accommodates a conductive member;
A connector comprising: a conductive shield member located on the outer peripheral side of the conductive member and press-fitted into the housing. The housing includes an inner housing that locks the terminal fitting of the conductive member, and an outer housing that surrounds the outer peripheral side of the inner housing,
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the shield member has a plate shape and is arranged in a gap between the inner housing and the outer housing. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the shield member has a press-fit protrusion that is engaged with the inner surface of the outer housing. The shield member has a pair of side plates whose plate surfaces face each other, the pair of side plates are arranged on both sides of the conductive member, and the press-fit protrusion is formed on each of the pair of side plates. 4. The connector according to claim 3, wherein the connector protrudes along the plate surface of the connector. The shield member includes a pair of side plates extending from one end to the other end with their plate surfaces facing each other, and a connecting portion at one end and the other end that respectively connects a portion on the one end side and a portion on the other end side of the pair of side plates. a connecting portion; and an intermediate connecting portion connecting a portion between the one end connecting portion and the other end connecting portion of the pair of side plates;
The connector according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the intermediate connecting portion is a support portion capable of supporting the inner housing. The shield member has a plate shape extending from one end to the other end, and has a stopper portion that can come into contact with the inner surface of the outer housing on a plate thickness surface facing the other end, which is the side from which the electric wire is drawn out of the conductive member. The connector according to any one of claims 2 to 4, comprising: The shield member has a plate shape extending from one end to the other end, and has a stopper portion that can come into contact with the inner surface of the outer housing on a plate thickness surface facing the other end, which is the side from which the electric wire is drawn out of the conductive member. The connector according to claim 5, comprising: A shield member made of a conductive plate disposed inside a housing containing a conductive member,
a pair of side plates that extend from one end to the other with their plate surfaces facing each other; a pair of one-end connecting portions and other-end connecting portions that respectively connect the one end side portion and the other end side portion of the pair of side plates; an intermediate connecting part connecting a portion between the one end connecting part and the other end connecting part in the side plate of the shield member. The shield member according to claim 8, wherein each of the pair of side plates has a press-fit protrusion that protrudes along the plate surface of the side plate. The shield member according to claim 8 or 9, wherein each of the pair of side plates has an abutting portion on a plate thickness surface facing the other end side, which is the side from which the electric wire is drawn out of the conductive member. . The shield member according to claim 8 or 9, wherein a space is provided between the one end connecting portion and the intermediate connecting portion and between the other end connecting portion and the intermediate connecting portion.

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