JP7196402B2 - connector device - Google Patents

Description

The invention described in the claims of the present application is placed in a mating connection state with a mating connector device attached to a circuit board such as a solid printed wiring board, for example, with a plurality of coaxial cables attached. The present invention relates to a connector device for electrically connecting a plurality of coaxial cables and a circuit board on which a mating connector device is attached.

In electrically connecting a plurality of relatively thin coaxial cables to a circuit board such as a solid printed wiring board on which various electrical components are mounted, a cable-side connector device to which a plurality of coaxial cables are attached is used. and a second connector device, which is a board-side connector device attached to a circuit board to be electrically connected to the circuit board and to be fitted and connected to the first connector device; is often used. From the perspective of the first connector device, the second connector device is the mating connector device of the first connector device, and from the perspective of the second connector device, the first connector device is the mating connector device of the second connector device. It becomes a connector device.

In such a case, the first connector device includes an insulating housing provided with a fitting portion, for example, a fitting protrusion, and the fitting portion is electrically connected to a plurality of coaxial cables. A plug connector is formed by arranging respective portions of a plurality of contacts. The first connector device is usually a conductive connector made of a metal plate that covers the connecting portions between each of the contacts and the coaxial cable or partially covers the insulating housing for electromagnetic wave noise countermeasures. It has a shell and a conductive cover. Further, the second connector device, which is the mating connector device of the first connector device, has, for example, a fitting concave portion that fits into the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing of the first connector device. A plurality of contacts each having one end serving as a terminal portion and electrically connected to a circuit board are arranged in the mating portion of the insulating housing. and a receptacle connector. The second connector device also normally covers the connecting portions between the contacts and the circuit board or partially covers the insulating housing as a countermeasure against electromagnetic wave noise. It has a conductive cover. Under these circumstances, when the fitting portion provided on the insulating housing of the first connector device is brought into a fitted state with the to-be-fitted portion provided on the insulating housing of the second connector device, the second A plurality of contacts in one connector device are respectively contact-connected to a plurality of contacts in a second connector device.

In the first connector device, which is the cable-side connector device, and the second connector device, which is the board-side connector device, as described above, in order to make each of them compact, the arrangement intervals of the plurality of contacts in each are (pitch) is made as narrow as possible; Projection height of the entire first connector device and the second connector device above the circuit board when the mating portion is placed in a mated state with the mated portion provided on the insulating housing of the second connector device Therefore, it is desired to reduce the thickness of each of the first connector device and the second connector device as much as possible in order to reduce the thickness of the first connector device and the second connector device as much as possible. Therefore, conventionally, there has been proposed a connector device including a cable-side connector device and a board-side connector device intended to satisfy such a demand (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the conventional connector device described in Patent Document 1, a plug connector (plug (2)), which is a cable-side connector device to which a plurality of coaxial cables (10) are attached, is mounted on a circuit board (substrate). It is fitted and connected to a receptacle connector (receptacle (6)), which is a board-side connector device attached to the connector. The plug connector comprises a plug housing (20) which is an insulating housing, male terminals (50) which are a plurality of contacts arranged and fixed to the plug housing (20), and attached to the outer surface of the plug housing (20). a plug shell (40), which is an electrically conductive shell surrounded by the

The plug housing (20) is provided with a mating portion (20b) that is mated with the receptacle connector and forms a protruding flat plate portion extending along the direction in which the male terminals (50) are arranged. It is Each of the plurality of male terminals (50) is formed by folding back a metal plate material cut out in a predetermined shape, and has a contact connection portion (upper contact portion) that is connected to the contact of the receptacle connector on one end side. A portion (52) and a lower contact portion (53) are provided, and a connection portion (58) to which the coaxial cable (10) is connected is provided on the other end side. The plurality of contact connection portions of the plurality of male terminals (50) are arranged at predetermined intervals in the fitting portion (20b) of the plug housing (20).

Further, the receptacle connector is arranged in a receptacle housing (60), which is an insulating housing forming an accommodation space for accommodating the fitting portion (20b) of the plug housing (20), and an accommodation space formed by the receptacle housing (60). It comprises female terminals (80), which are a plurality of arranged contacts, and a receptacle shell (70), which is a conductive shell attached to the outer surface of a receptacle housing (60). When the plug connector is mated with the receptacle connector, the fitting portion (20b) of the plug housing (20) is housed in the housing space formed by the receptacle housing (60). The contact connection portions of the plurality of male terminals (50) arranged in the fitting portion (20b) of the plug housing (20) are connected to the plurality of female terminals arranged in the accommodation space formed by the receptacle housing (60). They are contact-connected to terminals (80), respectively.

Under such circumstances, each of the plug connector and the receptacle connector constituting the conventional connector device described in Patent Document 1 narrows the arrangement interval of the plurality of male terminals (50) as much as possible, and the plurality of female terminals ( 80) is made as narrow as possible, and the thickness of each of the plug housing (20) and receptacle housing (60) is minimized to reduce the overall thickness that forms the protrusion height above the circuit board. It is said that a low profile was achieved. In particular, in the plug connector, the plug housing (20) including the mating portion (20b) forming the protruding flat plate-shaped portion forms a plate-like body having a thin wall thickness as a whole. It is supposed to contribute to the reduction in the height of the entire plug connector.

In the plug connector, the entire plug housing (20) is formed as a plate-like body having a thin wall thickness. and a protruding flat plate-like portion having a Under such circumstances, the contact connection portions of a plurality of male terminals (50) are arranged in the mating portion (20b) at extremely narrow intervals so that two male terminals (50) adjacent to each other are arranged. A mating portion (20b) is formed by disposing an insulator forming the plug housing (20) between the contact connection portions of the mating portion (20b). It is very thin, being slightly larger than the thickness of each of the contact connections of the terminal (50).

JP 2007-73426 A

In the conventional connector device described above, a plug connector, which is a cable-side connector device to which a plurality of coaxial cables (10) are attached, is fitted and connected to a receptacle connector, which is a board-side connector device attached to a circuit board. In recent years, the plug connector has been designed to be low-profile, and the entire plug housing (20) has been formed into a plate-like body having a thin wall thickness. The mating portion (20b), which is provided in the body of the male terminal (50) and is inserted into the receptacle housing (60) of the receptacle connector while the contact connection portions of the male terminals (50) are arranged at extremely narrow intervals, is also extremely The projecting flat plate-shaped portion having a small thickness is formed. The fitting portion (20b) is constructed by disposing an insulator forming the plug housing (20) between the contact connection portions of two adjacent male terminals (50). The thickness of the insulator in 20b) is extremely thin, being slightly larger than the thickness of each of the contact connections of the plurality of male terminals (50).

In the plug connector that constitutes such a conventional connector device, the fitting portion (20b) that is provided in the plug housing (20) and is in a fitted state with the receptacle connector is an insulator that constitutes it. As the thickness of the connector is extremely thin, the rigidity is insufficient and the required strength cannot be obtained. There is a risk that the plug connector will not be properly mated with the receptacle connector due to interference.

In view of this point, the invention claimed in the claims of the present application comprises an insulating housing, a conductive shell attached to the insulating housing, and a plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing, the insulating housing comprising: is provided with a mating portion in which the contact is mated with the mating connector device, and each of the plurality of contacts is arranged in the mating portion provided in the insulating housing and the coaxial cable has a cable connecting portion to which the connector is connected, and when the mating portion is placed in a mated state with the mating connector device, the contact connecting portion is contact-connected to the mating contact of the mating connector device. Even if the overall height is reduced and the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing is formed into a plate-like body having a thin wall thickness, the fitting portion is rigid. To provide a connector device that can be increased to have the necessary strength.

A connector device according to the invention recited in any one of claims 1 to 7 in the scope of claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) is a plate-like connector that is fitted to a mating connector device. An insulating housing provided with a fitting portion forming a body, a contact connection portion arranged in the fitting portion, and a cable connection portion to which a coaxial cable is connected, respectively, are arranged in the insulating housing, and the fitting portion electromagnetic shielding effect on the plurality of contacts whose contact connection portions are connected to the mating contacts of the mating connector device and the plurality of cable connecting portions of the plurality of contacts when placed in a mated state with the mating connector device. and a conductive shell mounted on an insulating housing, the conductive shell comprising a main body portion extending along the arrangement direction of a plurality of contacts and a fitting portion provided on the insulating housing projecting therefrom. and a protruding portion forming a part, the protruding portion being partially embedded in a portion of the insulating housing and serving to reinforce the mating portion.

In particular, in the connector device according to claim 2 of the present invention, a through hole is formed in the projecting portion of the conductive shell, and the through hole is formed by a part of the insulating housing. considered to be blocked.

Further, in the connector device according to claim 3 of the present invention, the through hole formed in the projecting portion of the conductive shell is provided for the plurality of contacts, the portion of the conductive shell and the insulation. When integrally forming the housing by insert molding, it forms a flow path for the molten resin material that forms the insulating housing.

In the connector device according to the present invention constructed as described above, the insulating housing provided with the fitting portion forming a plate-like body to be mated with the mating connector device, and A plurality of contacts arranged in an insulating housing having a contact connection portion to which a coaxial cable is connected and a cable connection portion to which a coaxial cable is connected. a conductive shell mounted on the insulating housing, the conductive shell extending along the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the insulating housing and a fitting provided on the insulating housing projecting from the body portion The protrusion on the conductive shell is partially embedded in the insulating housing and serves to stiffen the mating part.

Under such circumstances, in the connector device according to the present invention, for example, the projecting portion of the conductive shell is formed with a through hole, and the through hole is formed in the insulating housing. Further, the through hole formed in the projecting portion of the conductive shell is filled with insulation when the plurality of contacts, the conductive shell portion and the insulating housing are integrally formed by insert molding. It is intended to form a flow path for the molten resin material that will form the housing.

According to the above-described connector device of the present invention, the insulating housing provided with the mating portion forming a plate-like body to be mated with the mating connector device, and the contact connections each arranged in the mating portion A plurality of contacts arranged in an insulating housing having a cable connection portion to which a coaxial cable is connected, and a plurality of contacts mounted on the insulating housing as a device that performs an electromagnetic shielding effect on the plurality of cable connection portions that the plurality of contacts have. The projecting portion of the conductive shell forms part of the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing and is partially embedded in the insulating housing. Since it serves to reinforce the fitting portion, the overall height is reduced, and the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing forms a plate-like body having a small thickness. Even under such conditions, the fitting portion can be provided with the necessary strength by increasing the rigidity of the fitting portion. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing from interfering with the mating of the mating connector device, so that the mating connection of the connector device according to the present invention to the mating connector device can be performed properly. It will be.

Further, in the connector device according to the present invention, the projecting portion of the conductive shell is provided with a through hole, and the through hole is closed by a part of the insulating housing. , a plurality of contacts, a portion of the conductive shell, and the insulating housing are integrally formed by insert molding. The integral formation of the conductive shell portion and the insulating housing by insert molding provides proper flow of the molten resin material that forms the insulating housing, for example, to prevent the occurrence of undesirable weld lines in the insulating housing. This is done under restraint, and the strength of the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing is further enhanced.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a connector device according to the present invention together with a plurality of coaxial cables attached thereto and a mating connector device to which the coaxial cables are fitted and connected; FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the arrangement relationship between a first shell member and a plurality of contacts in one example of the connector device according to the present invention; 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of contacts are arranged in an insulating housing and a first shell member is mounted in an example of a connector device according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which a plurality of contacts are arranged in an insulating housing and a first shell member is attached in an example of the connector device according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing a state in which a plurality of contacts are arranged in an insulating housing and a first shell member is attached in an example of the connector device according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a section taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4; FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the inside of the dashed-dotted line frame E shown in FIG. 2, showing the flow of molten resin material that will form the insulating housing when the plurality of contacts, the first shell member, and the insulating housing are integrally formed by insert molding. It is an expansion perspective view provided for description of a road. FIG. 4 is a reference perspective view for explaining a flow path of a molten resin material that forms an insulating housing when integrally forming a plurality of contacts, a first shell member, and an insulating housing by insert molding; 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an example of a connector device according to the present invention is fitted and connected to a mating connector device; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an example of a connector device according to the present invention is fitted and connected to a mating connector device, with an engaging member with a cover removed from the example of the connector device according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which an example of a connector device according to the present invention is fitted and connected to a mating connector device, with an engaging member with a cover removed from the example of the connector device according to the present invention; FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 11; FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 11; FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG. 11;

The modes for carrying out the invention are illustrated by the examples of the invention described below.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a connector device according to the present invention with a plurality of coaxial cables connected thereto and a mating connector device to which it is matedly connected.

In FIG. 1, a connector device 11, which constitutes an example of a connector device according to the present invention, has a circuit board (not shown) which is, for example, a solid printed wiring board, to which a plurality of coaxial cables 12 are electrically attached. ), which is used as a cable-side connector device that is fitted and connected to a board-side connector device 13 that constitutes a mating connector device, which is attached by being electrically connected to an electric circuit configuration part provided on it. It is The connector device 11 comprises an insulating housing 14 made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and a first shell member 15A and a second shell member 15B mounted on the insulating housing 14 for electromagnetic noise countermeasures. It comprises a conductive shell 15 and an engaging member 16 with a cover arranged rotatably with respect to the conductive shell 15 .

The insulating housing 14 is provided with a fitting portion 17 which is a plate-like body to be fitted with the board-side connector device 13 (mating connector device). A plurality of contacts 18 formed by bending are arranged. A first shell member 15A and a second shell member 15B, which constitute the conductive shell 15, are each formed by bending an elastic metal plate material, and are engaged with each other with the insulating housing 14 sandwiched therebetween. It is fixed to the insulating housing 14 so as to partially cover the outer surface thereof.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of each of the first shell member 15A and the plurality of contacts 18 that constitute the conductive shell 15, and the positional relationship between the first shell member 15A and the plurality of contacts 18. The insulating housing 14 is shown in FIG. Shown as removed. As shown in FIG. 2, each of the plurality of contacts 18 arranged in the insulating housing 14 has a contact connection portion 19 arranged in the fitting portion 17 of the insulating housing 14 and a cable connection to which the coaxial cable 12 is connected. A row of contact connections 19 and a row of cable connections 20 are formed parallel to each other. ing. The contact connection portion 19 in each of the plurality of contacts 18 forms a folded portion, and two mutually adjacent contacts 18 among the plurality of contacts 18 are folded in the folding direction of the folded portion formed by the contact connection portion 19 . are opposite to each other. The first shell member 15A includes a first shell body portion 21 extending along the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts 18 (hereinafter referred to as the contact arrangement direction) at a position on the cable connecting portion row side of the plurality of contacts 18. a pair of protruding portions 22 protruding from both ends of the first shell body portion 21 in the longitudinal direction (contact arrangement direction) and extending in the direction along the contacts 18; and the first shell body portion. and a projecting portion 23 that projects from a central portion between both ends of the contact arrangement direction of the contact 21 and extends in a direction along the contacts 18 . A through hole 24 is formed in a protruding portion 23 that protrudes from a central portion between both ends of the first shell body portion 21 in the contact arrangement direction.

3 (perspective view), 4 (top view) and 5 (bottom view) show the state in which the insulating housing 14, the first shell member 15A and the plurality of contacts 18 shown in FIG. 2 are integrally formed. show. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a pair of projecting portions 22 protruding from both side ends of the first shell main body 21 in the contact arrangement direction and the contact arrangement direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the first shell member 15A, The protruding portion 23 protruding from the central portion between both ends of the fitting means a plurality of contact connection portions 19 provided in the insulating housing 14 and having a plurality of contacts 18, respectively, arranged in a row of contact connection portions. It is assumed to form part of the section 17 . Each of the pair of projecting portions 22 and 23 is partially embedded in the insulating housing 14 and serves to reinforce the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14. play. It is not always necessary to provide the pair of protrusions 22 at both ends of the first shell member 15A in the contact arrangement direction. A configuration provided in the central portion between them may be adopted.

In addition to the fitting portion 17, the insulating housing 14 also includes a portion extending along the contact arrangement direction between the contact connection portion 19 and the cable connection portion 20 of each of the plurality of contacts 18 arranged and arranged. A keel portion 25 for supporting the is provided. A keel portion 25 provided in the insulating housing 14 has a portion between the contact connection portion 19 and the cable connection portion 20 of each of the plurality of contacts 18 embedded therein. It closes the through hole 24 formed in the projecting portion 23 of the shell member 15A.

The structure shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in which the insulating housing 14 and the first shell member 15A and the plurality of contacts 18 shown in FIG. The insulating housing 14 is formed by insert molding in which a molten resin material is poured into a mold in which 15A and a plurality of contacts 18 are arranged. When such insert molding is performed, for example, in FIG. Molten resin material is injected into the mold from the direction indicated by the arrow I shown in , and after the injection is completed, the molten resin material is solidified to form the insulating housing 14 including the fitting portion 17 and keel portion 25. be. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the insulating housing 14 is left with an injection hole trace 26 indicating the injection site of the molten resin material on the bottom side thereof.

When the molten resin material is injected to form the insulating housing 14 including the fitting portion 17 and keel portion 25 as described above, the inside of the dashed-dotted line frame E shown in FIG. As indicated by a plurality of arrows in FIG. 7, the through holes 24 formed in the protruding portion 23 of the first shell member 15A form flow paths for the molten resin material. A portion of the keel portion 25 provided on the insulating housing 14 that closes the opening 24 , corresponding to the projecting portion 23 , is formed of a molten resin material that passes through the through hole 24 . As a result, the keel portion 25 including the portion corresponding to the protruding portion 23 can be formed without fear of a weld line, which is a weak portion caused by the collision and merging of the molten resin material.

In such a case, if the projecting portion 23 of the first shell member 15A were not formed with the through hole 24, as indicated by the arrows in FIG. The protrusions 23 of the shell member 15A are inserted from both side portions in the contact arrangement direction of the protrusions 23, and collide and merge. There is a possibility that a weld line, which becomes a weak portion, may be formed at a portion corresponding to the .

In the structure integrally formed of the insulating housing 14, the first shell member 15A, and the plurality of contacts 18 shown in FIGS. A plurality of coaxial cables 12 are electrically connected to the connection portion 20 (more specifically, central conductors 12a of the plurality of coaxial cables 12 (shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 to be described later)). are connected to corresponding ones of the cable connection portions 20 of the plurality of contacts 18). Thereby, a state in which a plurality of coaxial cables 12 are attached to the connector device 11 is obtained. Also, the second shell member 15B, which constitutes the conductive shell 15 together with the first shell member 15A, is engaged with and fixed to the first shell member 15A in such a structure. A conductive shell 15 is obtained consisting of a first shell member 15A and a second shell member 15B as shown. The second shell member 15B includes a second shell main body portion 27 extending along the contact arrangement direction at a position on the cable connecting portion row side of the plurality of contacts 18, and a second shell main body portion 27 protruding from the second shell main body portion 27 and extending in the contact arrangement direction. extending along and adapted to cover the keel portion 25 provided on the insulating housing 14 .

The first shell body portion 21 of the first shell member 15A and the second shell body portion 27 of the second shell member 15B are arranged such that the second shell member 15B is engaged with the first shell member 15A. The conductive shell 15 is pressed together to form a main body portion extending along the contact arrangement direction of the conductive shell 15, and the conductive shell 15 having such a main body portion has the main body portion It has a pair of projecting portions 22 and 23 projecting from the insulating housing 14 and forming a part of the fitting portion 17 provided on the insulating housing 14 . The conductive shell 15 having a main body formed by the first shell main body 21 and the second shell main body 27 has a plurality of contacts 18 to which a plurality of coaxial cables 12 are connected. It is intended to cover a plurality of cable connection portions 20 respectively, and to perform an electromagnetic shielding action for the plurality of cable connection portions 20 .

The engaging member 16 with a cover arranged rotatably with respect to the conductive shell 15 is formed by bending a metal bar, and both ends thereof extend in the contact arrangement direction of the main body of the conductive shell 15. It comprises a frame-like body 30 rotatably engaged with both end portions, and a plate-like cover 31 formed by punching and bending a metal plate material and attached to the frame-like body 30 . When the connector device 11 and the board-side connector device 13 are fitted and connected, the board-side connector device 13 is covered with the board-side connector device 13 by the plate-like cover 31 . , the connector device 11 is engaged with the board-side connector device 13 , and the connector device 11 maintains the fitted connection state with the board-side connector device 13 . The plate-shaped cover 31 is provided with a plurality of elastic pieces 33 that come into contact with the board-side connector device 13 .

The board-side connector device 13 constituting the mating connector device shown in FIG. 1 is mounted on a circuit board (not shown), and is connected to the ground potential portion of the circuit board by soldering, for example. It comprises a conductive shell 37 provided with a plurality of board connecting portions 36 and an insulating housing 38 arranged on the circuit board and covered and fixed by the conductive shell 37 . The insulating housing 38 has a fitting opening 39 (shown in later-described FIGS. 12 and 13) into which the fitting portion 17 provided on the insulating housing 14 of the connector device 11 is inserted and fitted. A plurality of board-side contacts 40 (shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 to be described later) are arranged in the fitting opening 39 .

FIG. 9 shows that the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14 of the connector device 11 is inserted into the fitting opening portion 39 provided in the insulating housing 38 of the board-side connector device 13, and a plurality of coaxial cables 12 are attached. 1 shows a state in which the connector device 11 is put into a mating connection state with the board-side connector device 13, and the engaging member 16 with a cover provided on the connector device 11 is engaged with the board-side connector device 13. FIG. Under such circumstances, the plate-like cover 31 of the cover-equipped engaging member 16 provided in the connector device 11 covers the cover portion 28 of the second shell member 15B constituting the conductive shell 15 of the connector device 11. and the connector device 11 engages with the conductive shell 37 of the board-side connector device 13 in such a state that the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14 of the connector device 11 fully covers the board-side connector device 13 that is fitted. , and a plurality of elastic pieces 33 provided on the plate-like cover 31 are in contact with the conductive shell 37 of the board-side connector device 13 .

10 and 11, the connector device 11, to which a plurality of coaxial cables 12 are attached as shown in FIG. 2 shows a state in which the cover-equipped engaging member 16 has been removed. In this manner, the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14 of the connector device 11 is inserted into the fitting opening portion 39 provided in the insulating housing 38 of the board-side connector device 13, and the connector device 11 is connected to the board-side connector. 12 showing the cross section along the line XII-XII in FIG. 11 and FIG. 13 showing the cross section along the line XIII-XIII in FIG. In a state where the contact connection portion 19 of the contact 18 having the cable connection portion 20 to which the central conductor 12a of the cable 12 is connected is arranged in the fitting portion 17 of the connector device 11, the board-side connector device 13 It is contacted and connected to a board-side contact 40 arranged in the fitting opening 39 and connected to an electric circuit configuration part of the circuit board on which the board-side connector device 13 is attached. Thereby, the center conductors 12a of the plurality of coaxial cables 12 attached to the connector device 11 are attached to the board-side connector device 13 through the contacts 18 of the connector device 11 and the board-side contacts 40 of the board-side connector device 13. It is electrically connected to the electrical circuitry on the circuit board.

Also, at this time, as shown in FIG. 14 showing the XIV-XIV line cross section in FIG. 11 protruding from the main body of the conductive shell 15 is arranged in the fitting opening 39 of the board-side connector device 13 and connected to the ground potential part of the circuit board to which the board-side connector device 13 is attached. It is contact-connected to the substrate-side ground contact 41 . As a result, the conductive shell 15 of the connector device 11 provided with the projecting portion 23 is supplied with the ground potential from the ground potential portion of the circuit board through the board-side ground contact 41 and the projecting portion 23 .

As described above, the connector device 11 used as the cable-side connector device is provided with the mating portion 17 which is a plate-like body that is mated with the substrate connector device 13, which is the mating connector device. an insulating housing 14; a plurality of contacts 18 each having a contact connection portion 19 arranged in the fitting portion 17 and a cable connection portion 20 to which the coaxial cable 12 is connected; and a conductive shell 15 mounted on the insulating housing 14 as an electromagnetic shield for the plurality of cable connecting portions 20 of the contacts 18, respectively. The connector device forms a part of the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14 and is partially embedded in the insulating housing 14 to reinforce the fitting portion 17. 11 as a whole, and the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14 is formed into a thin plate-like body. can be increased to provide the required strength. As a result, the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14 can be prevented from interfering with the board-side connector device 13, and the connector device 11 can be properly fitted and connected to the board-side connector device 13. will be held in

Further, in the connector device 11 , a through hole 24 is formed in the projecting portion 23 of the conductive shell 15 , and the through hole 24 is closed by a keel portion 25 forming a part of the insulating housing 14 . Furthermore, when the plurality of contacts 18, the first shell member 15A constituting the conductive shell 15, and the insulating housing 14 are integrally formed by insert molding, the insulating housing 14 is formed by melting. Since the flow path of the resin material is formed, the insulating housing 14 is formed by integrally forming the plurality of contacts 18, the first shell member 15A constituting the conductive shell 15, and the insulating housing 14 by insert molding. An appropriate flow of the molten resin material is obtained, for example, the occurrence of undesirable weld lines in the insulating housing 14 is suppressed, and the fitting portion 17 provided in the insulating housing 14 Strength is further enhanced.

The connector device according to the present invention as described above comprises an insulating housing, a conductive shell attached to the insulating housing, and a plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing. A contact connection portion in which each of the plurality of contacts is arranged in the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing and a cable connection portion to which the coaxial cable is connected. and when the mating portion is placed in a mated state with the mating connector device, the contact connection portion is contact-connected to the mating contact of the mating connector device, and the overall height is low. Even if the fitting portion provided in the insulating housing is formed into a plate-like body having a thin wall thickness, the rigidity of the fitting portion is increased to achieve the required strength. can be widely applied to various electronic devices.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Connector apparatus, 12... Coaxial cable, 13... Board side connector apparatus, 14, 38... Insulating housing, 15, 37... Conductive shell, 15A... First shell Member 15B Second shell member 16 Engagement member with cover 17 Protrusion 18 Contact 19 Contact connection 20 Cable connection , 21... First shell main body, 22, 23... Protruding part, 24... Through hole, 25... Keel part, 27... Second shell main body, 28... Cover part 30 Frame-shaped body 31 Plate-like cover 33 Elastic piece 36 Board connection part 39 Fitting opening 40 Board-side contact , 41 ... substrate side ground contact

Claims (7)

an insulating housing that spreads in a plate shape along first and second directions perpendicular to each other and has a fitting portion that is inserted into the mating connector device along the first direction;
arranged in the insulating housing so as to be aligned along the second direction, each
a contact connection portion arranged in the mating portion and contact-connected to the mating contact of the mating connector device when the mating portion is inserted into the mating connector device;
a cable connection portion arranged outside the fitting portion when viewed from a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and to which a coaxial cable is connected;
a plurality of contacts having
a conductive shell mounted on the insulating housing to provide electromagnetic shielding for the cable connections of the contacts;
configured with
The conductive shell is
a body portion outside the fitting portion facing the plurality of cable connection portions in the third direction and extending along the second direction;
In the fitting portion, the contact connection portion protrudes from the body portion and is partially embedded in the fitting portion so as to be aligned with the plurality of contact connection portions of the plurality of contacts along the second direction. a protrusion that is inserted into the mating connector device along the first direction;
has
A connector device according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion protrudes from a central portion between both end portions in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the body portion of the conductive shell . 2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein a through hole is formed in said projecting portion, and said through hole is closed by a portion of said insulating housing. The through holes formed in the protruding portions are integrated with the plurality of contacts, the conductive shell portion, and the insulating housing by insert molding, and the molten resin material flows to form the insulating housing. 3. The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the connector assembly defines a path. 4. The connector device according to claim 3, wherein a portion of said insulating housing closing said through-hole is formed of molten resin material passing through said through-hole forming a flow path for said molten resin material. The projecting portion projects from both end portions in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the main body portion of the conductive shell and a center portion between the end portions , and the through hole projects from the center portion. 3. The connector device of claim 2, wherein the connector device is formed with a The conductive shell includes a first shell member and a second shell member facing each other with the insulating housing interposed therebetween, and the projecting portion is formed between the first shell member and the second shell member. 2. The connector device of claim 1, wherein the connector device projects from one of the an insulating housing that spreads in a plate shape along first and second directions perpendicular to each other and has a fitting portion that is inserted into the mating connector device along the first direction;
arranged in the insulating housing so as to be aligned along the second direction, each
a contact connection portion arranged in the mating portion and contact-connected to the mating contact of the mating connector device when the mating portion is inserted into the mating connector device;
a cable connection portion arranged outside the fitting portion when viewed from a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and to which a coaxial cable is connected;
a plurality of contacts having
a conductive shell mounted on the insulating housing to provide electromagnetic shielding for the cable connections of the contacts;
configured with
The conductive shell is
a body portion outside the fitting portion facing the plurality of cable connection portions in the third direction and extending along the second direction;
In the fitting portion, the contact connection portion protrudes from the body portion and is partially embedded in the fitting portion so as to be aligned with the plurality of contact connection portions of the plurality of contacts along the second direction. a protrusion that is inserted into the mating connector device along the first direction;
has
The conductive shell comprises a first shell member and a second shell member facing each other with the insulating housing interposed therebetween, and the projecting portion comprises the first shell member and the second shell member. A connector device, characterized in that it protrudes from one of:

Images