JP4845116B2 - Connector device - Google Patents

Description

  The invention described in the claims of the present application relates to a connector device used as a socket connector that is used for plug-in connection of a plug connector to which a cable, a flexible printed wiring board (FPC), or the like is connected.

  In connecting a plurality of relatively thin cables and a relatively small flexible printed wiring board to a solid printed wiring board to which various electrical components are attached, a plug connector to which the plurality of cables or the flexible printed wiring board are coupled, In many cases, a socket connector that is electrically connected to a solid printed wiring board and into which a plug connector is plugged in is used. In the plug connector, a plurality of connection terminal portions arranged in an electrical connection with a plurality of cables or the like and a ground connection portion to which a common potential (ground potential) is applied are respectively arranged on a pair of mutually facing surfaces. An inserted plug is provided. Further, the socket connector is provided with a fitting portion into which the insertion portion provided in the plug connector is inserted, and in the fitting portion, each one end portion is used as a terminal portion and connected to the solid printed wiring board. The plurality of conductive contacts arranged and arranged so as to be in press contact with the plurality of connection terminal portions in the plug connector insertion portion, respectively, and the ground connection portion formed as a contact spring portion or the like has a plurality of conductive contacts. It arrange | positions in the position facing a contact, and contacts the ground connection part in the insertion part of a plug connector.

  The socket connector includes an insulating housing that fixes a part of each of the plurality of conductive contacts, and a conductive shell made of a metal plate material that covers the insulating housing partially or entirely to prevent electromagnetic noise from the outside. The fitting portion having an open end leading to the outside is formed in the insulating housing. In such a socket connector, a conductive shell covering the insulating housing is provided so that the number of components can be reduced and the ground connection portion in the plug connector insertion portion can be reliably connected to the ground. In the past, it has been proposed that the ground connection portion formed as the contact spring portion or the like is integrally formed instead of being a separate member (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a conventionally proposed socket connector, the conductive shell covering the insulating housing faces each other with the fitting portion formed in the insulating housing so that the plug connector insertion portion is inserted. It shall have a 1st and 2nd part. The first portion of the conductive shell is disposed on the plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the fitting portion, and the second portion of the conductive shell is provided on the plurality of conductive contacts in the fitting portion. It is arranged on the ground connection part side which takes the position which opposes. Therefore, when the plug connector insertion portion is inserted into the fitting portion formed in the insulating housing, the plurality of conductive contacts that press contact the plurality of connection terminal portions in the plug connector insertion portion in the fitting portion. The pressing force exerted on the connection terminal portion acts in a direction from the first portion of the conductive shell toward the second portion of the conductive shell.

  Under such circumstances, the ground connecting portion provided integrally with the conductive shell is formed as a contact spring portion in the second portion of the conductive shell. In that case, the contact spring part which comprises a ground connection part protrudes in the direction which goes to the 1st part of a conductive shell obtained by bending a metal plate material which forms the 2nd part of a conductive shell. And it shall be distribute | arranged in the fitting part formed in the insulating housing. That is, the contact spring portion forming the ground connecting portion provided integrally with the conductive shell is formed to be raised in the second portion of the conductive shell in the direction toward the first portion of the conductive shell. Thus, it is arranged in a fitting portion formed in the insulating housing.

JP 2006-172824 A (3rd and 4th pages, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  As described above, the conductive shell covering the insulating housing has the first and second portions facing each other with the fitting portion formed in the insulating housing so that the plug connector insertion portion is inserted. A conventional contact spring portion forming a ground connecting portion is formed in the second portion of the conductive shell so as to protrude in a direction toward the first portion of the conductive shell, and is disposed in the fitting portion. In the socket connector, it can be said that the number of components is reduced. However, such a conventional socket connector has the following disadvantages.

  First, the contact spring portion forming the ground connection portion formed in the second portion of the conductive shell is raised in the direction toward the first portion of the conductive shell, and the fitting formed in the insulating housing. Since it is arranged in the joint part, a space required for insertion of the plug connector insertion part is provided between the plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the fitting part and the contact spring part forming the ground connection part. In order to ensure, it is necessary to increase the distance between the first portion and the second portion in the conductive shell, and as a result, the overall thickness increases and the thinning cannot be achieved. .

  Further, since the contact spring portion forming the ground connection portion is formed in the second portion of the conductive shell, when the plug connector insertion portion is inserted into the fitting portion formed in the insulating housing, In this, the direction from the first part of the conductive shell to the second part of the conductive shell exerted on the connection terminal part by the plurality of conductive contacts that press-contact the plurality of connection terminal parts in the plug connector insertion part The pressing force acts on the second portion of the conductive shell through the plug connector insertion portion and the contact spring portion forming the ground connection portion. As a result, the second portion of the conductive shell and the portion of the insulating housing along the second portion may be deformed to bulge outward from the fitting portion. If such a deformation occurs, the electrical connection between the contact spring portion forming the ground connection portion and the ground connection portion in the plug connector insertion portion inserted into the fitting portion may not be properly performed. It is burned.

  Further, in order to prevent the deformation of the second portion of the conductive shell and the portion of the insulating housing along the conductive shell, the thickness of the second portion of the conductive shell and the portion of the insulating housing along the same is increased. When the mechanical strength is increased, the entire thickness of the socket connector is further increased.

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the claims of the present application is provided with a fitting portion in which a part of the plug connector is inserted into an insulating housing partially or entirely covered with a conductive shell, In the fitting portion, a plurality of conductive contacts fixed to the insulating housing are pressed and contacted to a connection terminal portion of a part of the plug connector inserted therein, and a conductive portion is connected to a ground connection portion of a part of the plug connector. In addition to having a structure in which a plurality of ground springs that are integrated with the conductive shell are in contact with each other, the overall thickness can be reduced, and a part of the plug connector is fitted in the fitting part. In response to the pressing force exerted on the connection terminal portion by the plurality of conductive contacts that are in pressure contact with the connection terminal portion, the conductive shell portion and It is possible to avoid a situation where part of the insulating housing is caused undesired variations, to provide a connector device used as a socket connector.

In the connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4 (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) in the claims of the present application, a part of the plug connector is inserted through the open end. An insulating housing that forms a joint portion and an arrangement arranged in the insulating housing, each of which is pushed into a connection terminal portion provided in a part of a plug connector that is arranged in the fitting portion and inserted into the fitting portion. A plurality of conductive contacts having a pressing contact portion that contacts by applying pressure, a fixed portion fixed to the insulating housing, and a terminal portion extending outward of the insulating housing, and arranged in the insulating housing; A part of the plug connector inserted into the fitting part in the fitting part is sandwiched between the pressing contact parts of the plurality of conductive contacts, and each part of the plug connector is part of the plug connector in the fitting part. A plurality of conductive spring portions that are in contact with the ground connection portion, and first and second flat plate portions facing each other, and the first flat plate portion is on the plurality of conductive contact sides. The insulating housing is partially or wholly disposed with the fitting portion being sandwiched between the first and second flat plate-like portions while the second flat plate-like portion is arranged on the plurality of conductive spring portions side. forming Ru and a conductive shell covering the manner. The plurality of conductive spring portions are connected by a connecting portion extending from the first flat plate-like portion of the conductive shell to be formed integrally with the first flat plate-like portion, and extend from the connecting portion into the fitting portion. And the connecting portion is positioned in the vicinity of the end edge portion of the insulating housing opposite to the opening end side of the fitting portion, whereby each of the plurality of conductive spring portions is connected to the end edge portion. It extends from the vicinity of to the direction which goes to the opening end of a fitting part .

  In the connector device according to the present invention configured as described above, the pressing contact portions of the plurality of conductive contacts are part of the inserted plug connector in the fitting portion formed in the insulating housing. A plurality of conductive spring portions sandwich a part of the inserted plug connector with a plurality of conductive contact pressing contact portions, and contact each other by applying a pressing force to the provided connection terminal portion. , Contact the ground connection provided in a part of the plug connector. Such a fitting portion has a first and second flat plate portions facing each other and a conductive shell partially or entirely covering the insulating housing, and the first flat plate portion is in the insulating housing. The second flat plate portion is disposed between the plurality of conductive contacts and the second flat plate portion is disposed between the plurality of conductive spring portions of the insulating housing. Under such circumstances, the plurality of conductive spring portions are connected by the connecting portion extending from the first flat plate-like portion of the conductive shell disposed on the side of the plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing, so that the first flat plate-like shape is obtained. It is formed integrally with the portion and extends from the connecting portion into the fitting portion to form a ground connecting portion.

First coupling portion extending from the flat portion of the conductive shell, the open end side of the fitting portion in the insulated housing is as positioned in the vicinity of the edge portion on the opposite side, whereby a plurality of conductive each sex spring portion would extend in a direction towards the open end of the fitting portion from the vicinity of the edge portion.

  Such a connector device according to the present invention is attached to, for example, a solid printed wiring board, and each conductive contact is connected to a signal connection portion in the solid printed wiring board, and a conductive spring portion is integrally formed. The ground terminal portion provided on the conductive shell is connected to the ground connection portion of the solid printed wiring board, and is used as a socket connector for plug-in connection of the plug connector. In that case, the ground connection part in a plug connector is connected with the ground connection part in a solid printed wiring board via a conductive spring part and a conductive shell.

In the connector device according to the present invention described above, the conductive plate having the first and second flat plate portions facing each other and partially or entirely covering the insulating housing is the first flat plate portion. Is arranged on the plurality of conductive contact sides in the insulating housing and the second flat plate portion is arranged on the plurality of conductive spring portions side in the insulating housing, and is insulated by the first and second flat plate portions. A plurality of conductive spring portions extend from the first flat plate-like portion of the conductive shell and are opposite to the opening end side of the fitting portion in the insulating housing. are connected by a connecting portion located near the edge portion, is formed first and integrally flat portion is assumed to extend in a direction towards the open end of the fitting portion into the fitting portion from the connecting portion Therefore, it is arranged and arranged in the fitting part. In securing a space required for inserting a part of the plug connector between the pressing contact portions of the plurality of conductive contacts and the plurality of conductive spring portions forming the ground connection portion, the first in the conductive shell It is not necessary to increase the distance between the flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion, and as a result, the overall thickness is reduced.

In addition, the first conductive shell sandwiching the fitting portion while the plurality of conductive spring portions forming the ground connection portion are respectively arranged on the plurality of conductive contact sides and the plurality of conductive spring portion sides in the insulating housing. The flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are integrally formed with the first flat plate portion and extend from the first flat plate portion, opposite to the opening end side of the fitting portion in the insulating housing. Are connected by a connecting portion located in the vicinity of the side edge , and extend in a direction from the connecting portion into the fitting portion toward the opening end of the fitting portion. When the part is inserted, the pressing force exerted on the part of the plug connector by the pressing contact parts of the plurality of conductive contacts that are in pressure contact with the connection terminal part of the part of the plug connector in the fitting part is Multiple leads through some It acts on sex spring portion, further, so that through a connecting portion and a plurality of conductive spring portion acts on the first flat plate-like portion of the conductive shell. Accordingly, there is no risk that the second flat plate-like portion of the conductive shell and the portion of the insulating housing along the second flat plate-like portion will bulge outward from the fitting portion, and the conductive spring portion and the fitting portion are inserted. The electrical connection with the ground connection portion in a part of the plug connector is properly performed.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments of the present invention described below.

  1 (perspective view), FIG. 2 (disassembled perspective view), FIG. 3 (plan view) and FIG. 4 (front view) show an example of a connector device according to the present invention.

  1 to 4, a connector device 11, which is an example of a connector device according to the present invention, is used as a socket connector for plug-in connection of a plug connector, and is made of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin. The formed insulating housing 12 and the metal conductive shell 13 that covers the outer surface of the insulating housing 12 partially (substantially entirely except for a part) to prevent electromagnetic noise from the outside. It has. The insulating housing 12 forms a fitting portion 14 into which a plug connector, which will be described later, is inserted through the open end 14a. That is, the fitting portion 14 is formed in the insulating housing 12 so as to have an opening end 14a and communicate with the outside of the insulating housing 12 at the opening end 14a.

  The insulating housing 14 is provided with a plurality of conductive contacts 15 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the insulating housing 12, the conductive shell 13, and the plurality of conductive contacts 15 constituting the connector device 11 are shown in an exploded state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 has a pressing contact portion 15a, a fixing portion 15b, and a terminal portion 15c. As shown in FIG. 4, the pressing contact portion 15 a corresponds to one of the plurality of groove portions 16 formed on the inner wall surface portion on the upper side in FIG. 4 of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12. It is arranged to be movable in the vertical direction. Further, the fixing portion 15 b engages with the opposing side wall portion of the groove portion 16, and thereby is fixed to the insulating housing 12. Further, the terminal portion 15c extends from the fixed portion 15b fixed to the insulating housing 12 to the outside of the insulating housing 12, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, a solid printed wiring to which the connector device 11 is attached. The signal connection portion provided on the substrate is connected by soldering or the like.

  The plurality of groove portions 16 formed in the inner wall surface portion on the upper side in FIG. 4 of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12 extend substantially parallel to each other, and are therefore arranged corresponding to each of them. The pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 are also arranged and arranged so as to extend substantially parallel to each other in the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12.

  The conductive shell 13 includes a first flat plate portion 13a (hereinafter referred to as an upper flat plate portion 13a) on the upper side in FIG. 2 and a second flat plate portion 13b (hereinafter referred to as an upper flat plate portion 13a) on the lower side in FIG. 1) is formed on the insulating housing 12 by the upper flat plate portion 13a and the lower flat plate portion 13b, as shown in FIG. The insulating housing 12 is covered with the fitted portion 14 sandwiched therebetween. A plurality of conductive spring portions 17 as shown in FIG. 2 are integrally formed on the upper flat plate-like portion 13 a of the conductive shell 13.

  The plurality of conductive spring portions 17 are formed from the side edge portion 13R along the end edge portion of the upper flat plate-like portion 13a in the conductive shell 13 opposite to the opening end 14a side of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12. Each of the conductive spring portions 17 is connected in the direction toward the opening end 14 side of the insulating housing 12 from the connecting portion 18, and is connected to the fitting portion 14 formed in the insulating housing 12. Arranged. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, in the fitting portion 14, each of the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 is connected to the lower side of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12 in FIGS. 1 and 4. Corresponding to one of the plurality of groove portions 19 formed on the inner wall surface portion, a part of which engages with the groove portion 19 and is fixed to the insulating housing 12, and the other portion is in the vertical direction in FIGS. 1 and 4. Arranged to be movable.

  The plurality of groove portions 19 formed in the inner wall surface portion on the lower side in FIG. 4 of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12 extend substantially parallel to each other, and therefore correspond to each of them. The plurality of conductive spring portions 17 are also arranged and arranged so as to extend substantially parallel to each other in the fitting portion 14 of the insulating housing 12.

  As described above, the connecting portion 18 extending from the side edge portion 13R of the upper flat plate-like portion 13a in the conductive shell 13 and connecting the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 is the opening end 14a of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12. The conductive spring portions 17 are located in the vicinity of the edge portion on the side opposite to the side, so that each of the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 is located in the insulating housing 12 from the position in the vicinity of the edge portion in the insulating housing 12. The fitting portion 14 extends in the direction toward the opening end 14 a and is disposed in the fitting portion 14.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of side flat portions 13 a of the conductive shell 13 from the side edge portion 13 </ b> F along the end edge portion on the opening end 14 a side of the fitting portion 14 of the insulating housing 12 have a plurality of portions. The locking portion 20 protrudes toward the opening end 14 a side of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12. A plurality of through-holes 21 are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of locking portions 20 at the edge of the insulating housing 12 on the opening end 14 a side of the fitting portion 14. The through holes 21 are respectively engaged. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of lower flat plate-like portions 13 b of the conductive shell 13 are also formed from a side edge portion along an edge portion on the opening end 14 a side of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12. The locking portion 22 protrudes toward the opening end 14 a side of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of through holes 23 are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of locking portions 22 at the end edge portion on the opening end 14 a side of the fitting portion 14 in the insulating housing 12. The plurality of locking portions 22 engage with the plurality of through holes 23, respectively.

  Thus, the plurality of locking portions 20 and 22 provided in the conductive shell 13 engage with the through holes 21 and 23 provided in the insulating housing 12, respectively, so that the conductive shell 13 is in the insulating housing 12. The state locked to is maintained.

As clearly shown in FIG. 5, which is an enlarged view of the region P in FIG. 4, each of the plurality of grooves 16 formed in the inner wall surface portion of the insulating housing 12 in the fitting portion 14 formed in the insulating housing 12. The plurality of conductive spring portions 17 arranged and arranged corresponding to the pressing contact portions 15a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged correspondingly and the plurality of grooves 19 formed on the inner wall surface portion of the insulating housing 12, respectively. Are arranged in parallel to each other, and are arranged at a predetermined interval. Each of the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 is provided at a position facing between two adjacent ones of the pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15.

  As shown in FIG. 6 showing a cross section taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5, the pressing contact portions 15a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 and the plurality of conductive contacts 15 are fitted in the fitting portion 14 formed in the insulating housing 12 as described above. The conductive shell 13 having the upper flat plate portion 13a and the lower flat plate portion 13b opposed to each other and partially covering the insulating housing 12 under the arrangement of the conductive spring portion 17 is provided on the upper flat plate portion 13a. Are arranged on the plurality of conductive contacts 15 side in the insulating housing 12 and the lower plate-like portion 13b is arranged on the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 side in the insulating housing 12, and the upper plate-like portion 13a and the lower plate-like portion 13b The side flat plate portion 13b sandwiches the fitting portion 14 formed in the insulating housing 12. Then, a plurality of conductive members integrally formed with the upper flat plate portion 13a are connected by a connecting portion 18 extending from the upper flat plate portion 13a of the conductive shell 13 disposed on the plurality of conductive contacts 15 side in the insulating housing 12. Each of the elastic spring portions 17 extends from the connecting portion 18 located in the vicinity of the end edge portion of the insulating housing 12 opposite to the opening end 14 a side of the fitting portion 14 into the fitting portion 14.

  For example, a plug connector 31 shown in FIG. 7 is inserted and connected to the connector device 11 which is an example of the connector device according to the present invention as described above. The plug connector 31 is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and an insulating base 32 that is partly formed as an insertion portion 33, and an outer surface portion of the insulating base 32 to prevent electromagnetic noise from the outside. The conductive shell 34 made of metal is provided so as to cover substantially the whole except the insertion portion 33 and other parts. A plurality of conductive contacts 35 are arranged on the insulating base 32, and one end side of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 35 extends to the tip of the insertion portion 33 formed by a part of the insulating base 32, A connection terminal portion 36 is formed. Thereby, a plurality of connection terminal portions 36 are arranged in the plug-in portion 33.

  Further, the other end side of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 35 forms a cable connecting portion 37 on the insulating base 32 to which the central conductor 39 of the coaxial cable 38 is connected by, for example, soldering. Thereby, a plurality of cable connection portions 37 are arranged on the insulating base 32, and the central conductors 39 of the plurality of coaxial cables 38 are connected to them. Each of the plurality of coaxial cables 38 extends from the side of the insulating base 32 opposite to the insertion portion 33 to the outside of the plug connector 31.

  The conductive shell 34 includes an upper flat plate portion 34a that extends over the plurality of cable connection portions 37 arranged on the insulating base 32 and the central conductors 39 of the plurality of coaxial cables 38 connected thereto. A lower flat plate portion 34b that covers substantially the entire bottom surface of the insulating base 32 including a portion 33, and an upper flat plate portion 34a and a lower flat plate shape on the opposite side of the insulating base 32 from the insertion portion 33. The connecting portion 34c is connected to the portion 34b. A ground conductor (ground conductor) 40 of a plurality of coaxial cables 38 is connected to the lower flat plate portion 34b of the conductive shell 34 by, for example, soldering. The lower flat plate portion 34 b of the conductive shell 34 is a part of the lower portion 34 b that covers the bottom surface of the portion of the insulating base 32 that forms the insertion portion 33, and is provided in the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31. The ground connection portion 41 is formed.

  When such a plug connector 31 is inserted and connected to the connector device 11, first, as shown in FIG. 7, the insertion portion 33 is a fitting formed in the insulating housing 12 in the connector device 11. It is assumed that the position facing the opening end 14a of the portion 14 is taken.

  Next, the plug connector 31 or the connector device 11 is moved relatively from the state shown in FIG. 7 so that they are close to each other, and as shown in FIG. 14, the insertion part 33 in the plug connector 31 is inserted.

  At this time, the pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the fitting portion 14 in the connector device 11 are respectively connected to the plurality of connection terminal portions 36 provided in the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31. A pressing force is applied to the corresponding one to make contact. At that time, the pressing contact portion 15 a of the conductive contact 15 is pushed upward in FIG. 8 in the groove portion 16 provided in the inner wall surface portion of the insulating housing 12 by the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31. The central conductors 39 of the plurality of coaxial cables 38 connected to the plug connector 31 are coupled to the conductive contacts 15 of the connector device 11 through the conductive contacts 35 of the plug connector 31.

  At the same time, each of the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 arranged in the fitting portion 14 in the connector device 11 comes into contact with the ground connection portion 41 provided in the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31. At that time, the conductive spring portion 17 is pushed downward in the groove portion 19 provided in the inner wall surface portion of the insulating housing 12 by the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31. Each ground conductor 40 of the plurality of coaxial cables 38 connected to the plug connector 31 is coupled to the conductive spring portion 17 of the connector device 11 through the ground connection portion 41 of the plug connector 31. Therefore, the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 in the connector device 11 form ground connection portions in the connector device 11.

  In this way, the pressing contact portions 15a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the fitting portion 14 in the connector device 11 are inserted when the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31 is inserted into the fitting portion 14. In the fitting portion 14, a pressing force in a direction from the upper flat plate portion 34 a side to the lower flat plate portion 34 b side of the conductive shell 34 is applied to the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31 to be inserted. In addition, the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 constituting the ground connection portions arranged in the fitting portion 14 in the connector device 11 are fitted when the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31 is inserted into the fitting portion 14. In the joint portion 14, the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31 to be inserted is sandwiched between the pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15.

  In this case, the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 are connected by a connecting portion 18 extending from the upper flat plate portion 13 a of the conductive shell 13 and are integrally formed with the upper flat plate portion 13 a, and are fitted from the connecting portion 18. Since it extends into the portion 14, between the pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the fitting portion 14 and the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 constituting the ground connection portion. In addition, in order to secure a space required for inserting the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31, it is necessary to increase the distance between the upper flat plate portion 13 a and the lower flat plate portion 13 b in the conductive shell 13. As a result, the overall thickness of the connector device 11 can be reduced.

  In addition, when the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31 is inserted into the fitting portion 14 formed in the insulating housing 12 in the connector device 11, the insertion portion 33 in the plug connector 31 in the fitting portion 14. The pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 that are in contact with the plurality of connection terminal portions 36 provided on the plug connector 31 are connected to the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31 below the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 and the conductive shell 13. A pressing force in a direction toward the flat plate portion 13b is applied. At this time, the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 that are in contact with the ground connection portion 41 provided in the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31 are connected by the connecting portion 18 that extends from the upper flat plate-like portion 13a of the conductive shell 13. Since it is formed integrally with the upper flat plate-like portion 13 a and extends from the connecting portion 18 into the fitting portion 14, the pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 are inserted portions 33 of the plug connector 31. Is exerted on the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 via the plug-in portion 33 of the plug connector 31, and further, the conductive shell is connected via the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 and the connecting portion 18. It acts on the upper plate-like portion 13a of 31.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 and the plurality of contact spring portions 17 are configured so that each of the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 has a plurality of conductive contacts 15. It has the positional relationship which will be provided in the position which opposes between two of the press contact parts 15a. As a result, the pressing force that the pressing contact portions 15 a of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 exert on the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31 from the side of the plurality of connection terminal portions 36, and the plurality of contact spring portions 17 are insertion portions of the plug connector 31. The pressing force exerted on 33 from the ground connection portion 41 side is offset.

  As a result, in the fitting portion 14, the pressing contact portion 15 a of the conductive contact 15 exerts on the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31, and the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 and the lower flat plate-like portion 13 b of the conductive shell 13. There is no risk that the lower flat plate portion 13b of the conductive shell 13 and the portion of the insulating housing 12 along the conductive shell 13 will be deformed to bulge outward from the fitting portion 14 due to the pressing force in the direction toward the ground. Thus, the electrical connection between the plurality of conductive spring portions 17 and the ground connection portion 41 provided in the insertion portion 33 of the plug connector 31 inserted into the fitting portion 14 is appropriately performed.

  In the connector device 11 which is an example of the connector device according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 described above, the conductive shell 13 partially covers the outer surface portion of the insulating housing 12. In the connector device according to the present invention, the conductive shell corresponding to the conductive shell 13 may entirely cover the outer surface portion of the insulating housing corresponding to the insulating housing 12.

  The connector device according to the present invention as described above can be used as, for example, a socket connector provided for plug-in connection of a plug connector while attached to a solid printed wiring board, and the overall thickness can be reduced. In addition, an undesired deformation of a portion where a fitting portion into which a part of the plug connector is inserted is formed can be avoided, and the ground connecting portion in the plug connector can be properly connected to the ground connecting portion. It can be widely applied to various electronic devices.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is an enlarged view which expands and shows the area | region P in an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention shown by FIG. It is sectional drawing showing the VI-VI line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship between an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention, and an example of the plug connector inserted and connected to it. It is sectional drawing which shows the state in which an example of the plug connector was inserted and connected to an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Connector apparatus, 12 ... Insulating housing 13, 34 ... Conductive shell, 13a ... Upper flat plate part, 13b ... Lower flat plate part, 14 ... Fitting part , 14a ... open end, 15, 35 ... conductive contact, 15a ... pressing contact part, 15b ... fixing part, 15c ... terminal part, 16, 19 ... groove part,. -Conductive spring part, 18 ... Connection part, 20, 22 ... Locking part, 21, 23 ... Through-hole, 31 ... Plug connector, 32 ... Insulating substrate, 33 ... Insertion part 36 ... Connection terminal part 37 ... Cable connection part 38 ... Coaxial cable 39 ... Center conductor 40 ... Ground conductor 41 ... Ground connection part

Claims (4)

An insulating housing forming a fitting portion into which a part of the plug connector is inserted through the open end;
Arranged and arranged in the insulating housing, each contacted by applying a pressing force to a connection terminal portion provided in a part of a plug connector arranged in the fitting portion and inserted into the fitting portion. A plurality of conductive contacts having a pressing contact portion, a fixed portion fixed to the insulating housing, and a terminal portion extending outward of the insulating housing;
A portion of the plug connector that is arranged in the insulating housing and is inserted into the fitting portion in the fitting portion is sandwiched between the pressing contact portions of the plurality of conductive contacts, and each of the plug connectors is inserted into the fitting portion. A plurality of conductive spring portions that are in contact with a ground connection portion provided in a part of the plug connector;
The first flat plate portion is disposed on the plurality of conductive contact sides, and the second flat plate portion is the plurality of conductive spring portions. A conductive shell partially or wholly covering the insulating housing with the fitting portion being sandwiched between the first and second flat plate-like portions,
Comprising
The plurality of conductive spring portions are connected to each other by a connecting portion extending from the first flat plate-like portion of the conductive shell, and are integrally formed with the first flat plate-like portion. And the connecting portion is positioned in the vicinity of the end edge of the insulating housing opposite to the opening end side of the fitting portion, whereby the plurality of conductive springs Each of the portions extends in the direction from the vicinity of the edge portion toward the opening end of the fitting portion . The plurality of conductive spring portions are arranged at positions where the pressing contact portions of the plurality of conductive contacts act on a part of the plug connector via a part of the plug connector. The connector device according to claim 1. 2. The connector device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of conductive spring portions is provided at a position facing two adjacent ones of the pressing contact portions of the plurality of conductive contacts . 2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the conductive shell is provided with a locking portion that engages with the insulating housing on at least one of the first and second flat plate-like portions. apparatus.