JP5091763B2 - Shield connector device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shield connector device connected to a shielded cable such as a shielded twisted pair electric wire or a coaxial cable.

  In general, a twisted pair electric wire called STP (Shield Twisted Pair), which has two signal lines twisted together, is used inside a shield conductor. The effect of electromagnetic induction can be reduced by reversing the direction of the magnetic field generated in the loop of adjacent signal lines formed by this twisted twist and canceling each other's generated magnetic field. In this case, it is known that the outer side is covered with a shield conductor, so that it is difficult to radiate electromagnetic induction noise to the outside and it is difficult to receive noise from the outside, and it is widely used as a LAN cable for high-speed transmission. .

  Normally, such shielded twisted pair electric wires are processed by terminal processing and connected to a dedicated connector called a modular connector, but in recent years, electric devices mounted on automobiles such as car navigation systems have been used with such shielded twisted pair electric wires. An in-vehicle network may be configured.

  For the connection between such a shielded twisted pair electric wire and the printed circuit board included in the electric device, a shield connector device 200 including a wire side shield connector 210 and a device side shield connector 230 as shown in FIG. 8 is used. . As shown in FIG. 8A, the wire side shield connector 210 is connected to the end portion of the shield twisted pair electric wire W. The wire-side shield connector 210 is inserted from the rear opening of the resin-made wire-side outer housing 220 and is accommodated and held inside the wire-side outer housing 220.

  The device-side shield connector 230 that is fitted and connected to the wire-side shield connector 210 is accommodated and held in a resin-made device-side outer housing 240 as shown in FIG. The device-side shield connector 230 is connected to a circuit pattern such as a signal pattern or a ground pattern formed on the printed circuit board 90 provided in the electric device or the like.

  On the side surface of the electric wire side outer housing 220, a lock portion 221 is provided so as to be able to bend rearward, and a protrusion 222 protrudes from the lock portion 221. When the protrusion 222 is engaged with a recess 241 that is recessed inside the device-side outer housing 240, the wire-side outer housing 220 is brought into a retaining state within the device-side outer housing 240. Yes. In addition, the following patent document is mentioned as a prior art document relevant to this invention.

JP-A-11-54212

  When it is desired to connect a large number of such shield connector devices 200 side by side, a configuration like the device side outer housing 260 shown in FIG. In order to accommodate the electric wire side outer housing 220, the length is increased.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the shield connector device 250 becomes large due to the length of the device-side outer housing 260, the occupied area on the printed circuit board 90 increases, and a circuit pattern is formed accordingly. There is a problem that the area to be made becomes small.

  Accordingly, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a shield connector device that enables downsizing of a plurality of electric wire side shield connectors and an outer housing that accommodates and holds a plurality of device side shield connectors fitted thereto. is there.

  In order to solve the above problems, a shield connector device according to the present invention comprises a resin-made shared outer housing that accommodates and holds both a device-side shield connector and a wire-side shield connector fitted to the device-side shield connector, At the rear opening of the shared outer housing into which the electric wire side shield connector is inserted, a first resin lid covering the upper half of the rear opening and a second resin lid closing the lower half are mounted. In addition, the gist of the invention is that each lid is provided with a support plate for supporting the rear end surface of the wire-side shield connector and preventing it from coming off.

  According to the shield connector device having such a structure, the conventional outer housing and the electric wire are shared by the common outer housing that accommodates and holds both the device-side shield connector and the electric-wire-side shield connector fitted to the device-side shield connector. Since the two members of the side outer housing are shared by one member, the shield connector device can be miniaturized.

  Furthermore, a first lid that closes the upper half of the rear opening and a second lid that closes the lower half are attached to the rear opening of the shared outer housing into which the wire-side shield connector is inserted. Since the lid is provided with a support plate for supporting and preventing the rear end surface of the electric wire side shield connector from being removed, the electric wire side shield connector can be easily accommodated and held in the common outer housing. . Accordingly, the lock portion 221 provided in the electric wire side outer housing 220 described in the prior art and the concave portion 241 provided in the device side outer housing 240 that engages with the lock portion 221 are eliminated, so that the size can be further reduced. It has become.

  In this case, an engagement piece is provided in one lid body and an engagement hole is provided in the other lid body so that the first lid body and the second lid body are abutted and engaged with each other. If comprised, it will be prevented that the 1st cover body and 2nd cover body with which the rear opening part of the shared outer housing was mounted | worn open carelessly.

  In addition, a slit through which the support plate of the first lid can be inserted from the outside is formed in the upper wall of the rear opening of the common outer housing from the rear edge of the upper wall, and the outer wall is formed on the outer side of the lower wall. A slit through which the support plate of the second lid can be inserted is cut out from the rear edge of the lower wall, and the first lid and the second lid each block the rear opening. If it is configured to be slid and mounted from above and below, the rear opening of the shared outer housing is closed with the first lid and the second lid with a simple configuration, and the electric wire side shield is provided by the support plate provided on each. It becomes possible to support the rear end surface of the connector and prevent it from coming off.

  Further, the first lid body is integrally connected to the rear end edge of the upper wall of the rear opening of the common outer housing via a hinge portion, and the rear end edge of the lower wall is connected to the rear end edge of the common outer housing via the hinge portion. The second lid may be integrally connected, and the first lid and the second lid may be closed and mounted so as to close the rear opening. With this configuration, the rear opening of the shared outer housing is closed with the first lid and the second lid with a simple configuration, and the rear end surface of the wire-side shield connector is supported by the support plate provided in each. And can be prevented from coming off. In addition, the shared outer housing and the lids can be integrally formed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  According to the shielded connector device according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the shield connector is provided by the resin-made shared outer housing that accommodates and holds both the device-side shield connector and the wire-side shield connector fitted to the device-side shield connector. The device can be miniaturized.

  The rear opening of the shared outer housing into which the electric wire side shield shell is inserted has a first resin lid that closes the upper half of the rear opening and a second resin lid that closes the lower half. Each lid is provided with a support plate that supports the rear end surface of the wire-side shield connector and prevents it from coming off, so that the wire-side shield connector can be easily prevented from coming off in the shared outer housing. It can be stored and held.

  Embodiments of a shield connector device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The shield connector device according to the present embodiment is applied to a multipolar shielded cable having a large number of signal lines. In this embodiment, a case where the shielded connector apparatus is applied to a shielded twisted pair electric wire having six signal lines will be described.

  First, a shield connector device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a state before the shield connector device 10 is fitted, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the state before the shield connector device 10 is similarly fitted. 3 is an external perspective view showing a state after the shield connector device 10 is fitted, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the state after the shield connector device 10 is fitted. In addition, in each member which comprises the shield connector apparatus 10 in the following description, the electric wire side shield connector 20 side shown by FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is demonstrated as the front, and the apparatus side shield connector 20 side is back.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shield connector device 10 includes four electric wire side shield connectors 20, 20, 20, 20 and four device side shield connectors 30, 30, 30, 30 fitted to the electric wire side shield connectors 20, 20, 20, 20. And a common outer housing 40 that accommodates and holds both the electric wire side shield connector 20 and the device side shield connector 30, and lids 50 and 60 that close the rear opening of the common outer housing 40.

  As shown in the drawing, a wire-side shield connector 20 connected to the terminal portion of one shielded twisted pair wire W has a wire-side terminal 21 that plays a direct role in passing an electric signal, and the wire-side terminal 21 is electromagnetically connected. The electric wire side shield shell 23 that shields the electric wire and the electric wire side inner housing 22 that insulates the electric wire side terminal 21 and the electric wire side shield shell 23 from each other. In this case, the electric wire side shield connector 20 is provided with six electric wire side terminals 21 so as to be connected to the six signal lines Wa provided in the shield twisted pair electric wire W, respectively.

  The electric wire side terminal 21 is connected to the signal conductor Wb of the signal line Wa of the shielded twisted pair electric wire W and transmits an electric signal, and is formed by bending a developed shape obtained by punching a metal plate. The terminal has a so-called female shape. The electric wire side terminal 21 has a terminal connection portion 21a connected to the device side terminal 31 provided in the device side shield connector 30 at the front portion, and an electric wire connection connected to the signal conductor Wb of the signal line Wa by caulking at the rear portion. A portion 21b is provided.

  The wire-side inner housing 22 that accommodates the wire-side terminal 21 is for making the conductors of the wire-side terminal 21 and the wire-side shield shell 23 in an insulated state, and is a resin insulating member having a predetermined dielectric constant. Is formed into a substantially prismatic shape. The electric wire side terminal 21 is inserted and accommodated from the rear side of the electric wire side inner housing 22. In this case, the electric wire side inner housing 22 can accommodate six electric wire side terminals 21.

  The electric wire side shield shell 23 is connected to the shield conductor Wd of the shield twisted pair electric wire W, covers the periphery of the six electric wire side terminals 21, and electromagnetically shields it. The electric wire side shield shell 23 includes a shield case 24 and a shield cover 25 assembled to the shield case 24.

  The shield case 24 is formed by bending a developed shape obtained by punching a metal plate, and includes a substantially box-shaped main body portion 24a having an open side surface in which the electric wire-side inner housing 22 is accommodated. . The opening of the main body 24a is closed by assembling a cover 25a having a substantially box shape with the same side surface of the shield cover 25 open.

  The shield case 24 includes a connecting piece 24b extending rearward from the main body 24a. The connecting piece 24b is covered with the shield conductor Wd of the shield twisted pair electric wire W, and the shield conductor crimping piece 25b and the sheath crimping piece 25c extending backward from the cover portion 25a of the shield cover 25 from above are crimped. Has been.

  When the shield conductor crimping piece 25b of the shield cover 25 is crimped on the shield conductor Wd covered on the connection piece 24b of the shield case 24, the shield conductor is interposed between the connection piece 24b and the shield conductor crimping piece 25b. Wd is sandwiched. Thereby, the electric wire side shield shell 23 provided in the electric wire side shield connector 20 and the shield conductor Wd provided in the shield twisted pair electric wire W are electrically connected.

  Further, when the sheath crimping piece 25c of the shield cover 25 is crimped on the shield conductor Wd and the sheath We over the connection piece 24b of the shield case 24, the gap between the connection piece 24b and the sheath crimping piece 25c is obtained. The shield conductor Wd and the sheath We are sandwiched between the two. Thereby, the wire side shield connector 20 is fixed so as not to easily come off from the end portion of the shield twisted pair wire W.

  As shown in the drawing, guide pieces 25d and 25d projecting rightward from the right side surface of the electric wire side shield shell 23 are extended from the cover portion 25a of the shield cover 25, and the right side of the rear opening portion 43a of the shared outer housing 40. It is inserted into guide grooves 43b and 43b that are recessed in the wall. A stopper 43c is formed on the back side of the guide groove 43a, and the front end of the guide piece 25d inserted into the guide groove 43a is brought into contact with the front end of the guide groove 43a.

  The device-side shield connector 30 includes a device-side terminal 31 that plays a direct role in the exchange of electrical signals, a device-side shield shell 33 that electromagnetically shields the device-side terminal 31, and the device-side terminal 31 and the device side. It is comprised from the apparatus side inner housing 32 which makes an insulation state between the shield shells 33. FIG. In this case, the device-side shield connector 30 includes six device-side terminals 31 that are fitted and connected to the six wire-side terminals 21 provided in the wire-side shield connector 20 described above.

  The device-side terminal 31 is formed by punching a metal plate, and has a male tab-shaped substrate connection portion 31b similar to a male tab-shaped terminal connection portion 31a having a substantially right angle relationship. The terminal connection portion 31a is fitted and connected to the terminal connection portion 21a of the electric wire side terminal 21 described above. The board connecting portion 31b is inserted into the through hole 91a of the printed circuit board 90 and is soldered to the signal circuit pattern 91 formed on the printed circuit board 90.

  The device-side inner housing 32 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape by a resin insulating member having a predetermined dielectric constant, and plays a role of insulating the conductors of the device-side terminal 31 and the device-side shield shell 33. The six device-side terminals 31 are accommodated and held inside.

  The device-side shield shell 33 is formed by bending a developed shape obtained by punching a metal plate, and is fitted and connected to the wire-side shield shell 23 provided in the wire-side shield connector 20 described above. The surroundings of the six device side terminals 31 are covered and electromagnetically shielded.

  The device-side shield shell 33 includes a rectangular tube-shaped fitting portion 33a, and the device-side inner housing 32 is accommodated inside the fitting portion 33a. Further, the outer wall surface of the electric wire side shield shell 23 is inserted into the inner wall surface of the fitting portion 33a so as to be fitted and connected. A pair of board connecting portions 33b are provided at the lower front end of the fitting portion 33a so as to protrude downward, and the board connecting portions 33b are fitted into the through holes 92a of the printed circuit board 90. Thus, the ground pattern 92 formed on the printed circuit board 90 is soldered.

  The shared outer housing 40 that accommodates and holds the four device-side shield connectors 30, 30, 30, 30 and the four electric wire-side shield connectors 20, 20, 20, 20 is formed of a resin insulating member. Has been. On the front side of the shared outer housing 40, device-side connector housing chambers 41, 41, 41, 41 for housing the device-side shield connectors 30, 30, 30, 30 are arranged side by side via partition walls 42, 42, 42. Has been.

  In addition, on the rear side of the shared outer housing 40, wire-side connector housing chambers 43, 43, 43, 43 for housing the wire-side shield connectors 20, 20, 20, 20 are arranged side by side through the partition walls 42, 42, 42. Are installed side by side. As shown in the figure, the device-side connector housing chamber 41 and the wire-side connector housing chamber 43 facing each other are provided in communication with each other so that the housed device-side shield connector 30 and the wire-side shield connector 20 are fitted and connected. (See FIG. 4).

  The device-side shield connector 30 is inserted and housed from the front opening 41 a of the device-side connector housing chamber 41 of the shared outer housing 40. The electric wire side shield connector 20 is inserted and accommodated from the rear opening 43a of the electric wire side connector accommodation chamber 43 of the shared outer housing 40.

  Guide grooves 43b and 43b are recessed in the upper and lower sides of the right side wall of the rear opening 43a of the wire side connector housing chamber 43, and the guide pieces 25d and 25d of the wire side shield connector 20 are inserted into the guide groove 43b. When the wire side seal connector 20 comes into contact with the front end stopper portion 43c, the wire side connector 20 is stopped in the wire side connector housing chamber 43 (see FIG. 4).

  The rear openings 43a, 43a, 43a, 43a of the shared outer housing 40 are closed by the first lid 50 mounted from above and the second lid 60 mounted from below. It has become. The first lid 50 is formed of a resin insulating member, and has a plate-like lid 51 having an area for closing the upper half of the rear openings 43a, 43a, 43a, 43a. Similarly, the second lid 60 is also formed of a resin insulating member, and has a plate-like lid 61 having an area for closing the lower half of the rear openings 43a, 43a, 43a, 43a. ing.

  The lower end edge 51a of the lid portion 51 of the first lid body 50 is provided with a semicircular cutout portion 51b that is cut out in an arc shape, and the upper end edge 61a of the lid portion 61 of the second lid body 60 is similarly provided. Is provided with a semicircular cutout portion 61b formed in a circular arc shape. As shown in FIG. 3, when the lower end edge 51a of the lid portion 51 of the first lid body 50 and the upper end edge 61a of the lid portion 61 of the second lid body 60 are brought into contact with each other, the respective semicircular cutout portions 51b are provided. , 61b are inserted into a circular opening 71 formed by joining together.

  In this case, a plurality of engagement pieces 51c are formed to protrude downward at the lower end edge 51a of the lid portion 51 of the first lid body 50, and at the upper end edge 61a of the lid portion 61 of the second lid body 60. A plurality of engaging holes 61c are recessed downward, and when the lower end edge 51a of the lid portion 51 of the first lid body 50 and the upper edge 61a of the lid portion 61 of the second lid body 60 are abutted with each other. The engagement piece 51c and the engagement hole 61c are engaged with each other to prevent the first lid body 50 and the second lid body 60 from being opened carelessly.

  In addition, T-shaped engaging portions 52 and 52 each having a T-shape are formed on the left and right sides of the front surface of the lid portion 51 of the first lid 50 so as to protrude rearward. The T-shaped engaging portions 52, 52 are inserted from above into T-shaped engaging grooves 44, 44 having the same T-shape, which are recessed from above the left and right sides of the rear end surface of the shared outer housing 40. By inserting the T-shaped engaging portion 52 into the insertion port 44a of the T-shaped engaging groove 44 and sliding it downward, the first lid 50 has the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 40, 43a, 43a, 43a are mounted so as to close the upper half. In this case, the T-shaped engaging portion 52 has the same length as the depth of the T-shaped engaging groove 44, and when inserted into the T-shaped engaging groove 44, the insertion port 44a is closed. ing.

  Further, stepped portions 52b and 52b are formed on the left and right sides of the lower end of the base end portion 52a of the T-shaped engaging portion 52. In the vicinity of the insertion port 44a formed above the T-shaped engagement groove 44, protrusions 44b and 44b for preventing dropping are formed to protrude slightly inward, and the T inserted through the insertion port 44a is formed. When the stepped portions 52b and 42b of the character engagement portion 52 get over the protrusions 44b and 44b, the T engagement portion 52 is prevented from inadvertently dropping from the T engagement groove 44.

  Similarly, T-shaped engaging portions 62 and 62 each having a T-shape are formed to protrude rearward at the upper positions on the left and right sides of the front surface of the lid portion 61 of the second lid body 60. These T-shaped engaging portions 62, 62 are inserted from below into T-shaped engaging grooves 45, 45 having the same T-shape, which are recessed from the lower left and right sides of the rear end surface of the shared outer housing 40. By inserting the T-shaped engaging portion 62 into the insertion port 45a of the T-shaped engaging groove 45 and sliding it upward, the second lid body 60 is connected to the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 40, 43a, 43a, 43a are mounted so as to close the lower half. Also in this case, the T-shaped engaging portion 62 has the same length as the depth of the T-shaped engaging groove 45 and, when inserted into the T-shaped engaging groove 45, closes the insertion port 45a. It has become.

  Further, stepped portions 62b and 62b bulged in a step shape are formed on the left and right sides of the upper end of the base end portion 62a of the T-shaped engaging portion 62. In the vicinity of the insertion opening 45a formed below the T-shaped engagement groove 45, drop-off preventing projections 45b and 45b are formed so as to slightly protrude inward, and the T inserted through the insertion opening 45a is formed. When the stepped portions 62b and 62b of the character engagement portion 62 get over the protrusions 45b and 45b, the T engagement portion 62 is prevented from inadvertently dropping from the T engagement groove 45.

  In addition, support plates 53 and 53 are provided on both sides of the semicircular cutout 51b of the first lid 50 so as to protrude forward. Correspondingly, the upper wall 46 of the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 40 is provided with slits 46a, 46a through which the support plates 53, 53 of the first lid 50 can be inserted from the outside. Notched from the edge.

  Similarly, support plates 63 and 63 are provided on both side positions of the semicircular cutout 61b of the second lid 60 so as to protrude forward. Correspondingly, the lower wall 47 of the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 40 is provided with slits 47a and 47a through which the support plates 63 and 63 of the second lid 60 can be inserted from the outside. Notched from the edge.

  In addition, board mounting portions 48 are provided on the left and right outer side surfaces of the shared outer housing 40 and are fixed to the printed circuit board 90 with screws.

  Next, a procedure for assembling the shield connector device 10 having such a configuration will be described. First, the device-side shield connector 30 is inserted into the device-side connector housing chamber 41 by inserting the device-side shield connector 30 from the front opening 41 a of the shared outer housing 40. Then, the board connecting portion 31b of the equipment side terminal 31 provided in the equipment side shield connector 30 and the board connecting portion 33b of the equipment side shield shell 33 are respectively fitted into the through hole 91a and the through hole 92a of the printed circuit board 90, and soldered. Thus, the signal circuit pattern 91 and the ground pattern 92 are connected.

  Next, the electric wire side shield connector 20 connected to the twisted pair electric wire W is inserted from the rear opening 43 a of the shared outer housing 40 to accommodate the electric wire side shield connector 20 in the electric wire side connector accommodation chamber 43. At this time, the guide piece 25 d of the wire-side shield connector 20 abuts the stopper portion 43 c on the back side of the guide groove 43 b of the wire-side connector housing chamber 43, so that the wire-side shield connector 20 is in the wire-side connector housing chamber 43. Can be stopped in front.

  At this time, the device-side terminal 31 and the device-side shield shell 33 provided in the device-side shield connector 30 are fitted and connected to the wire-side terminal 21 and the wire-side shield shell 23 provided in the wire-side shield connector 20, respectively. Thereby, the signal conductor Wb and the shield conductor Wd included in the shielded twisted pair electric wire W are electrically connected to the signal circuit pattern 91 and the ground pattern 92 of the printed circuit board 90 via the wire side shield connector 20 and the device side shield connector 30, respectively. It will be done.

  Then, the rear opening 43a of the wire-side connector housing chamber 43 in which the wire-side shield connector 20 is housed is closed by the first lid 50 attached from above and the second lid 60 attached from below. To do. Specifically, the T-shaped engaging portion 52 of the first lid 50 is inserted into the T-shaped engaging groove 44 of the shared outer housing 40 and is slid downward. At this time, the support plate 53 of the first lid 50 is also inserted through the slit 46a formed in the upper wall 46 of the shared outer housing 40 and slid downward. Further, the T-shaped engaging portion 62 of the second lid 60 is inserted into the T-shaped engaging groove 45 of the shared outer housing 40 and is slid upward. At this time, the support plate 63 of the second lid 60 is also inserted through the slit 47a formed in the lower wall 47 of the shared outer housing 40 and slid upward.

  And if the lower end edge 51a of the 1st cover body 50 and the upper end edge 61a of the 2nd cover body 60 are faced | matched, the engagement piece 51c and the engagement hole 61c which were each provided will be engaged, and the back opening part 43a will be engaged. Is closed by the first lid 50 and the second lid 60 (see FIG. 3). At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the support plate 53 of the first lid 50 and the support plate 63 of the second lid 60 support the rear end surfaces 24 c and 25 e of the wire-side shield connector 20 from the rear. Thus, the wire-side shield connector 20 is housed and held in the wire-side connector housing chamber 43 in a state of being prevented from coming off. In this way, the assembly of the shield connector device 10 is completed.

  Thus, the electric wire side shield connector 20 is provided by the support plates 53 and 63 provided on the first lid 50 and the second lid 60, respectively, which close the rear openings 43a, 43a, 43a and 43a of the shared outer housing 40. The rear end surfaces of the left and right sides of the shield cover 25, specifically, the rear end surface 25e of the shield cover 25 and the rear end surface 24c of the shield case 24 are supported from the rear, so that the wire side shield connector 20 can be It is prevented from coming off.

  According to the shield connector device 10 described above, by including the common outer housing 40 that accommodates and holds both the device-side shield connector 30 and the wire-side shield connector 20 fitted to the device-side shield connector 30, Since the two members of the device-side outer housing 240 and the wire-side outer housing 220 described in the technology are shared by one member, the shield connector device 10 can be reduced in size.

  Moreover, the 1st cover body which obstruct | occludes the upper half of these back opening parts 43a, 43a, 43a, 43a in the rear opening parts 43a, 43a, 43a of the common outer housing 40 in which the four electric wire side shield connectors 20 are inserted. 50 and a second lid 60 that closes the lower half, and a support plate 53 that supports the rear end surfaces 24c and 25e of the wire-side shield connector 20 from the rear to prevent the lid 50 and 60 from coming off. , 63 are provided, so that the wire-side shield connector 20 can be easily housed and held in the wire connector housing chamber 43 of the shared outer housing 40 in a state of being prevented from coming off. Accordingly, the lock portion 221 provided in the electric wire side outer housing 220 described in FIG. 8 of the prior art and the concave portion 241 provided in the device side outer housing 240 engaged therewith are abolished. Miniaturization is possible.

  In particular, it is possible to reduce the size of the outer housing that houses and holds the plurality of wire-side shield connectors 20 as described above and the plurality of device-side shield connectors 30 fitted thereto. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9 described in the prior art, the shield connector device 250 is enlarged by increasing the length of the device-side outer housing 260. As a result, the occupied area on the printed circuit board 90 is increased. Thus, the problem that the area where the circuit pattern is formed becomes small is solved.

  In addition, a slit 46a through which the support plate 53 of the first lid 50 can be inserted from the outside is formed in the upper wall 46 of the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 40 by notching from the rear edge of the upper wall 46. A slit 47a through which the support plate 63 of the second lid 60 can be inserted from the outside is cut out from the rear edge of the lower wall 47, and the first lid 50 and the second lid 60 are respectively rearward. Since the opening 43a is slid from the vertical direction so as to close the opening 43a, the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 40 is closed by the first lid 50 and the second lid 60 with a simple configuration, The support plates 53 and 63 provided can support the rear end surfaces 24c and 25e of the electric wire side shield connector 20 so as to prevent them from coming off.

  Next, a shield connector device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is an external perspective view showing a state before the shield connector device 100 according to the second embodiment is fitted, FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a state after the shield connector device 100 is fitted, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed the state after the fitting of the shield connector apparatus 100 similarly. In addition, about the same structure as the shield connector apparatus 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted and it demonstrates centering on a different point.

  As shown in the drawing, the rear openings 43a, 43a, 43a, 43a of the shared outer housing 110 are connected to the rear end edge of the upper wall 46 via the hinge 121 and the lower cover 120. 47 is closed by a second lid 130 connected to the rear edge of the 47 via a hinge part 131.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the first lid 120 is mounted so as to be pivoted and closed from the upper side around the hinge 121, and the second lid 130 is centered on the hinge 131. It is mounted so as to be pivoted from the lower side to the rear side and closed. The first lid 120 and the second lid 130 are integrally formed with the shared outer housing 110 by a resin insulating member.

  As shown in FIG. 5, support plates 122 and 122 having an arc shape are provided on both sides of the semicircular cutout 51 b of the first lid 120 so as to protrude rearward. Support plates 132 and 132 having an arc shape are provided on both sides of the semicircular cutout 61b of the two lid body 130 so as to protrude rearward.

  In this case, when the first lid 120 and the second lid 130 are rotated rearward about the hinge portions 121 and 131, the support plates 122 and 132 are arc-shaped so as not to interfere with each other. Is formed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, support plates 122 and 132 provided on the first lid body 120 and the second lid body 130 that respectively close the rear openings 43 a, 43 a, 43 a, and 43 a of the shared outer housing 110. Thus, the rear end surfaces of the left and right sides of the electric wire side shield connector 20, specifically, the rear end surface 25 e of the shield cover 25 and the rear end surface 24 c of the shield case 24 are supported from the rear, so that the electric wire side shield connector 20 is connected to the electric wire. In the side connector housing chamber 43, it is housed and held in a retaining state.

  According to the shield connector device 100 described above, the first lid 120 is integrally connected to the rear end edge of the upper wall 46 of the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 110 via the hinge part 121, and the lower wall 47 The second lid 130 is integrally connected to the rear end edge via a hinge portion 131, and the first lid 120 and the second lid 130 are closed so as to close the rear opening 43a. Since it is mounted, the rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 110 is closed with the first lid 120 and the second lid 130 with a simple configuration, and the wire side shield connector is provided by the support plates 122 and 132 provided respectively. The rear end surfaces 24c and 25e of the 20 can be supported and prevented from coming off.

  Moreover, since the 1st cover body 120 and the 2nd cover body 130 are the structures connected to the shared outer housing 110 via the hinge parts 121 and 131, the 1st cover body 120, the 2nd cover body 130, and the shared outer housing 110 can be integrally formed with a resin insulating member, and the cost for manufacturing these can be reduced.

  According to the shield connector devices 10 and 100 described above, the common outer housings 40 and 110 that house and hold both the device-side shield connector 30 and the wire-side shield connector 20 that is fitted to the device-side shield connector 30 are conventional. Since the two members of the device-side outer housing 240 and the electric wire-side outer housing 220 described in the technology are shared by one member, the shield connector devices 10 and 100 can be downsized.

  The rear opening 43a of the shared outer housing 40, 110 into which the wire-side shield connector 20 is inserted has a first lid 50, 120 that covers the upper half of the rear opening 43a and a second lid that closes the lower half. And the support plates 53, 63, 122, 132 for supporting the rear end surfaces 24c, 25e of the electric wire side shield connector 20 to prevent the lids 50, 60, 120, 130 from coming off. Therefore, the electric wire side shield connector 20 can be accommodated and held in the shared outer housings 40 and 110 in a state of being prevented from being detached. Accordingly, the lock portion 221 provided in the electric wire side outer housing 220 described in the prior art and the concave portion 241 provided in the device side outer housing 240 that engages with the lock portion 221 are eliminated, so that the size can be further reduced. It has become.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the shield connector device concerning the present invention was described, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the shield connector devices 10 and 100 when a plurality of the wire-side shield connector 20 and the device-side shield connector 30 to be fitted to each other are arranged side by side are shown. The present invention can also be applied to a case where a plurality of device-side shield connectors 30 are arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions, and is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Moreover, the aspect of connection between the device-side shield connector and the printed circuit board included in the electric device is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be applied to various aspects.

It is the external appearance perspective view which showed the state before the fitting of the shield connector apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the shield connector apparatus of FIG. It is the external appearance perspective view which showed the state after the fitting of the shield connector apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the shield connector apparatus of FIG. It is the external appearance perspective view which showed the state before the fitting of the shield connector apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the external appearance perspective view which showed the state after the fitting of the shield connector apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the shield connector apparatus of FIG. The schematic structure of the shield connector apparatus used conventionally is shown, (a) is a disassembled perspective view of the electric wire side shield connector, (b) is sectional drawing which showed the state before fitting of a shield connector apparatus. It is the external appearance perspective view which showed the state before the fitting of the shield connector apparatus provided with two or more electric wire side shield connectors of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shield connector apparatus 20 Electric side shield connector 24c, 25e Rear end surface 30 Equipment side shield connector 40 Shared outer housing 41 Equipment side connector accommodation chamber 43 Electric wire side connector accommodation chamber 43a Back opening 43b Guide groove 43c Stopper 44, 45 T-shape Engaging groove 46 Upper wall 46a Slit 47 Lower wall 47a Slit 50 First lid 51 Lid 51a Lower edge 51c Engagement piece 52 T-shaped engaging part 53 Support plate 60 Second lid 61 Lid 61a Upper edge 61c Joint hole 62 T-shaped engagement portion 63 Support plate 90 Printed circuit board 100 Shield connector device 110 Shared outer housing 120 First lid 121 Hinge 122 Support plate 130 Second lid 131 Hinge 132 Support plate W Shield twisted pair electric wire

Claims (4)

  A common outer housing made of resin that accommodates and holds both the device side shield connector and the wire side shield connector fitted to the device side shield connector, and the rear opening of the common outer housing into which the wire side shield connector is inserted A first lid made of resin that closes the upper half of the rear opening and a second lid made of resin that closes the lower half of the rear opening are attached to each of the lids. A shield connector device, characterized in that a support plate is provided for supporting the rear end surface and preventing it from coming off.   An engagement piece is provided in one lid body and an engagement hole is provided in the other lid body so that the first lid body and the second lid body are abutted and engaged with each other. The shield connector device according to claim 1.   A slit through which the support plate of the first lid can be inserted from the outside is formed in the upper wall of the rear opening of the shared outer housing from the outside, and the lower wall is formed from the outside by the slit. A slit through which the support plate of the second lid can be inserted is cut out from the rear edge of the lower wall, and the first lid and the second lid are vertically arranged so as to close the rear opening. The shield connector device according to claim 1, wherein the shield connector device is slid and mounted.   The first lid is integrally connected to a rear end edge of the upper wall of the rear opening of the shared outer housing via a hinge portion, and the second lid is connected to the rear end edge of the lower wall via a hinge portion. The lid body is integrally connected, and the first lid body and the second lid body are closed and mounted so as to close the rear opening, respectively. Shield connector device.

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