JP3175505U - Cable connector - Google Patents

Abstract

A cable connector having a metal shell in which the holding between upper and lower cases is stable is provided.
An insulating main body having a base portion and a fitting portion extending from the base portion, a plurality of conductive terminals held by the insulating main body, a cable connected to the conductive terminals, and the insulating main body. And a shell 4 made of a metal plate for enclosing the outside of the cable connector to form a cable connector. The shell 4 includes a first cover and a second cover assembled with each other. The first cover and the second cover are assembled along the insertion direction of the mating connector, and the rear end of the first cover is The second cover is completely surrounded, and the structure between the cases is stable.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a cable connector, and more particularly to a cable connector including a shell made of a metal plate.

  As shown in Patent Document 1, a conventional cable connector is held so as to surround an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals held by the insulating body, a cable connected to the conductive terminals, and the insulating body. A shell made of a metal plate. The shell includes an upper cover and a lower cover engaged with each other.

China registered utility model No. 2711949 specification

  The metal shell is held so as to surround the insulating main body by an engagement hole and an engagement elastic piece respectively provided in the upper cover and the lower cover. However, since the metal shell is assembled only by the engagement holes and the elastic pieces for engagement formed in the side portions of the upper cover and the lower cover, there is a possibility that the coupling becomes unstable.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a cable connector that is stably held and has a novel metal shell.

The present invention comprises an insulating body having a base and a fitting portion extending from the base,
A plurality of conductive terminals held by the insulating body;
A cable connected to the conductive terminal;
In a cable connector including a shell made of a metal plate for surrounding the outside of the insulating body,
The shell includes a first cover and a second cover assembled together;
The first cover and the second cover are assembled along the insertion direction of the mating connector, and the rear end of the first cover is completely surrounded by the second cover.

  Compared with the prior art, in the cable connector of the present invention, the first cover and the second cover of the shell are assembled along the insertion direction of the mating connector, and the rear end of the first cover is connected to the second cover. By being completely surrounded, the first cover and the second cover are advantageously held stably.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a cable connector according to the present invention. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the other angle of the connector for cables shown in FIG. It is an assembly perspective view of the metal shell of the connector for cables concerning the present invention. It is an assembly perspective view of the part of the connector for cables concerning the present invention. It is an assembly perspective view of the connector for cables concerning the present invention.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-5, embodiment of the connector 100 for cables of this invention is described. The cable connector 100 includes an insulating body 1, a conductive terminal 2 held by the insulating body 1, a substrate 3 connected to the conductive terminal 2, a shell 4 made of a metal plate surrounding the insulating body 1, and a substrate. 3 and an outer case 6 formed of an insulating material surrounding the outside of the shell 4.

  The insulating body 1 includes a base portion 10, a fitting portion 11 extending forward from the base portion 10, and a housing space 12 formed so as to penetrate from the distal end surface of the insulating body 1. The joint portion 11 is provided with an upper terminal groove 120 and a lower terminal groove 121 formed on one side of the housing space 12 so as to communicate with the housing space 12. Further, a metal plate 13 is held on the outer periphery of the insulating body 1 so as to be attached.

  The conductive terminal 2 includes a first terminal 20 accommodated in the upper terminal groove 120 and a second terminal 21 accommodated in the lower terminal groove 121. The first terminal 20 and the second terminal 21 include: Solder portions protruding from the rear end of the insulating body 1 are provided.

  The substrate 3 is sandwiched between the solder portion of the first terminal 20 and the solder portion of the second terminal 21 at the rear end of the insulating body 1, and is connected to the solder portion of the first terminal 20 at one end of the upper wall of the substrate 3. A first pad 30 to be connected is provided, and a second pad 31 to be connected to the solder portion of the second terminal 21 is provided on the lower wall of the substrate 3. A third pad 32 is formed on the other end of the upper wall of the substrate 3. On both sides of the substrate 3, protrusions 33 are formed so as to protrude.

  The shell 4 includes a first cover 40 and a second cover 41 that engage with each other. The first cover 40 includes a bottom plate 400, a left and right side plate 401 that extends from both sides of the bottom plate 400, and a left and right side plate 401. And an engaging portion 402 that is bent and faces the bottom plate 400. Each engagement portion 402 is formed with an opening 4020. A bent elastic piece 403 is formed on each side edge of the left right plate 401. In the length direction of the bottom plate 400, the length of the bent elastic piece 403 is shorter than the length of the engaging portion 402, and the left and right side plates 401 face outward. A protruding lock part 4010 is provided. An extension piece 404 is formed at the rear end of the bottom plate 400 so as to protrude. A notch 4011 is formed at the rear edge of the left right plate 401, the first elastic piece 4012 extends from the upper edge of the notch 4011, and the second elastic piece 4013 extends from the lower edge of the notch 4011. The length of the first elastic piece 4012 is longer than the length of the second elastic piece 4013.

  The second cover 41 includes a bottom wall 410, a top wall 411 facing the bottom wall 410, and a side wall 412 connecting the bottom wall 410 and the top wall 411. The side wall 412 is provided with a locking hole 4120 that engages with the lock part 4010 of the first cover 40, and an annular holding part 4110 for holding the cable 5 is formed at the rear end of the top wall 411. A protruding piece 4111 extends forward at the center of the front end of 411.

  The cable 5 includes a core wire (no reference symbol) connected to the substrate 3 and a holding member 52. The outer case 6 includes a lower case 60 and an upper case 61 that are engaged with each other to cover the outside of the shell 4, and an abutting plate 600 that extends upward is in contact with the rear end of the lower case 60. A positioning column 601 behind the plate 600 is formed. A first arc-shaped portion 602 is recessed at the end of the lower case 60. The upper case 61 is formed with a positioning hole 610 that engages with the positioning column 601 and a second arcuate part 612 to correspond to the first arcuate part 602.

  When the connector 100 is assembled, the first terminal 20 and the second terminal 21 are held by the insulating body 1, the front end thereof is exposed to the accommodating space 12, and the rear end protrudes from the insulating body 1. The first cover 40 surrounds the insulating body 1, and the engaging portion 402 of the first cover 40 is soldered to the metal plate 13 of the insulating body 1. The core wire of the cable 5 is connected to the third pad 32 of the substrate 3, the assembly of the cable 5 and the substrate 3 is installed on the first cover 40, the protrusion 33 of the substrate 3 is engaged with the notch 4011, The first elastic piece 4012 and the second elastic piece 4013 sandwich the surface of the upper and lower walls of the substrate 3. Next, in the insertion direction of the mating connector, that is, the front-rear direction, the second cover 41 and the first cover 40 are assembled, the protruding piece 4111 is soldered to the metal plate 13, and the holding member 52 of the cable 5 is the first cover 40. Affixed to the surface of the rear end. When the positioning column 601 engages with the positioning hole 610, the upper case 61 and the lower case 60 are held, and the cable 5 passes through the first arc-shaped portion 602 and the second arc-shaped portion 612. When assembled, the rear end of the first cover 40 is completely surrounded by the second cover 41.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail with reference to the best embodiment, embodiment is only an illustration to the last and is not limited to these. In addition, the above description is intended to be within the scope of the claims of the present invention, such as modification or change of details that can be made based on the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Cable connector 1 Insulation main body 10 Base part 11 Fitting part 12 Accommodating space 13 Metal plate 2 Conductive terminal 3 Substrate 4 Shell 40 First cover 41 Second cover 5 Cable 6 External case 60 Lower case 61 Upper case

Claims (5)

An insulating body having a base and a fitting portion extending from the base;
A plurality of conductive terminals held by the insulating body;
A cable connected to the conductive terminal;
A shell made of a metal plate for enclosing the exterior of the insulating body;
In cable connectors including
The shell includes a first cover and a second cover assembled together;
The cable connector, wherein the first cover and the second cover are assembled along the insertion direction of the mating connector, and the rear end of the first cover is completely surrounded by the second cover. The first cover includes a bottom plate and left and right side plates that bend and extend from both sides of the bottom plate, and an engagement portion that is bent from each side edge of the left and right side plates and faces the bottom plate is formed.
The base of the insulating body and the fitting portion are held so that a metal plate is attached,
The cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is soldered to the metal plate. The cable connector has a substrate connected to the conductive terminal and the cable,
3. The cable according to claim 2, wherein a notch is formed in each of the left and right side plates of the first cover, and a protrusion is formed on the substrate, the protrusion being held in the notch of the first cover. Connector.   The left and right side plates of the first cover are formed with a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece at upper and lower edges of the notch, and the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece are formed on the substrate. The cable connector according to claim 3, wherein surfaces of the upper and lower walls are sandwiched.   The said 2nd cover surrounding said 1st cover is provided with the protrusion piece soldered to the said metal plate in the said insulation main body, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Connector for cable.