JP7442308B2 - Movable connector and shield manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a movable connector in which a shield is attached to a housing, and a method for manufacturing a shield to be attached to a housing of a movable connector.

Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a movable connector. In this movable connector, a movable space is formed between the fixed housing and the movable housing. Further, a terminal is spanned between the fixed housing and the movable housing, and a U-shaped movable spring portion of the terminal is elastically deformed within the movable space. This allows displacement of the movable housing relative to the fixed housing. Further, this movable connector takes noise countermeasures by attaching a metal shell member (shield) to the fixed housing. This shield has a soldered part that protrudes in the direction along the plane of the board, and when the soldered part is soldered to the board, the shield is electrically connected to the GND circuit of the board, and the shield is connected to the GND circuit of the board. Peeling of the connector is prevented.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-45739

By the way, with the miniaturization of electronic devices in recent years, connectors mounted on a board are required to occupy a smaller area on the board. For this reason, with the above-mentioned movable connector, it is difficult to both secure the movable space of the movable housing and the size of the soldered part of the shield (that is, the soldering strength of the soldered part to the board). It has become to.

The present invention provides a movable connector that can easily ensure both the movable space of the movable housing and the soldering strength of the shield even when the area occupied on the board is set small, and the shield of the movable connector. The purpose is to obtain a method for manufacturing a shield suitable for.

A movable connector according to a first aspect is a movable connector including a housing, a terminal held by the housing, and a shield attached to the housing, wherein the housing includes a first housing fixed to a board. and a second housing that is elastically displaceably connected to the first housing via the terminal, and the first housing is arranged in a first direction along the plane of the substrate. a main body wall extending along the plane and facing the second housing from the outside in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and an extension adjacent to the main body wall in the first direction. a wall portion, the shield has a shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction, a shield extension wall portion disposed on the extension wall portion, and the shield main body wall portion. a shield connection part that connects a wall part and the shield extension wall part, and the shield extension wall part has a base part that covers the extension wall part from the outside in a second direction; It has a soldering part that protrudes outward in two directions and is soldered to the board, and the shield main body wall part is located outside the base part in the second direction.

In the movable connector of the first aspect , the housing in which the terminal is held and the shield is attached is elastically displaceably connected to the first housing fixed to the board through the terminal. and a second housing. The first housing includes a main body wall portion that extends in a first direction along the plane of the substrate and faces the second housing from the outside in a second direction that extends along the plane of the substrate and intersects the first direction; and an extension wall adjacent to the wall in the first direction. The above-mentioned shield also includes a shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction (that is, the side opposite to the second housing), a shield extension wall portion disposed on the extension wall portion, and these shields. It has a shield connection part that connects the main body wall part and the shield extension wall part.

The shield extension wall has a base that covers the extension wall of the first housing from the outside in the second direction, and a soldering part that protrudes from the base to the outside in the second direction and is soldered to the board. are doing. The shield main body wall portion is located outside the base portion in the second direction, that is, on the side from which the soldering portion protrudes, and on the opposite side from the second housing. In other words, the shield main body wall part that covers the main body wall part forming the movable space of the movable housing between the second housing and the second housing from the outside in the second direction is 2 (on the opposite side of the housing). A soldering portion protruding outward in the second direction from the base is retracted inward in the second direction together with the base. As a result, even when the area occupied by the present movable connector on the board is set to be small, it becomes easy to ensure both the movable space of the second housing, which is the movable housing, and the soldering strength of the shield.

In the movable connector of the second aspect , in the first aspect , the shield main body wall, the shield extension wall, and the shield connection part are integrally formed of a metal plate, and the shield connection part is It has a bent part bent inward in the second direction, and a part thereof is arranged with the plate thickness direction facing the first direction.

In the movable connector of the second aspect , the shield main body wall, the shield extension wall, and the shield connection portion are integrally formed of a metal plate. The above-mentioned shield connection part has a bending part that bends inward in the second direction, and a part of the shield connection part is arranged with the thickness direction facing the first direction. As a result, when the base of the shield extension wall connected to the shield body wall via the shield connection part is retracted and placed inside in the second direction, the dimension of the shield connection part in the first direction can be set short. becomes easier.

In the movable connector according to a third aspect , in the second aspect , the shield has an elongated shape in a planar unfolded state and has the shield body wall portion at a longitudinally intermediate portion, and the shield body wall portion has a , a carrier cutting section is provided which is cut from a carrier for progressive processing.

In the movable connector of the third aspect , the shield main body wall of the metal shield is provided with a carrier cutting portion that is cut from a carrier for progressive processing. This shield main body wall portion is provided at a longitudinally intermediate portion of the shield in a planar unfolded state. That is, the shield in the planar unfolded state is connected to the carrier for progressive processing at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. For this reason, the deflection of the shield (blank) during progressive processing is reduced compared to, for example, the case where the shield in a planar expanded state is connected to the carrier at one end in the longitudinal direction. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the shield.

In the movable connector according to a fourth aspect , in any one of the first to third aspects , the first housing is made of resin, and the weld line formed on the first housing is formed by the shield. and the shield is held by the first housing on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the weld line.

In the movable connector of the fourth aspect , a weld line formed in the first housing made of resin is covered by a shield, and the shield is held by the first housing on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the weld line. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the first housing from being damaged in the weld portion including the above-mentioned weld line.

A method for manufacturing a shield according to a fifth aspect is a method for manufacturing a shield in which a metal shield to be attached to a housing of a movable connector is manufactured by progressive processing, and the method includes punching, including outline punching, on a metal plate. a punching step of forming a long blank connected to a carrier for progressive processing; a bending step of bending the blank to form the shield connected to the carrier; a cutting step of separating the shield from the carrier; in the punching step, only the center side in the longitudinal direction of one end of the blank in the transverse direction is connected to the carrier; and in the bending step, the shield is connected in the longitudinal direction of the blank to the carrier; A crank-shaped bent portion is formed on the end side.

In the method for manufacturing a shield according to the fifth aspect , a metal shield to be attached to a housing of a movable connector is manufactured by progressive processing. In this manufacturing method, first, in a punching step, a metal plate is subjected to punching including outline punching to form a long blank connected to a carrier for progressive processing. Then, in a bending step, the blank is bent to form a shield connected to the carrier. The shield is then separated from the carrier in a cutting process. In the above-mentioned punching process, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the transverse direction of the blank is connected to the carrier. For example, compared to the case where the blank is connected to the carrier at one end in the longitudinal direction, the deflection of the blank during progressive processing is reduced. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the shield. Moreover, since only the longitudinal center side of one transverse end of the blank is connected to the carrier as described above, it is possible to form a crank-shaped bent portion on the longitudinal end of the blank in the above bending process. can. With this, for example, when manufacturing a shield for a movable connector according to any one of the first to fourth aspects , the crank-shaped bent portion described above can be set at the shield connection portion, and the shield body The wall and the base of the shield extension wall can be offset in a second direction. Therefore, this shield manufacturing method is suitable for manufacturing a shield for a movable connector according to any one of the first to fourth aspects .

As explained above, in the movable connector according to the present invention, even when the area occupied on the board is set small, it is possible to both secure the movable space of the second housing, which is the movable housing, and secure the soldering strength of the shield. It becomes easier to do. Further, the method for manufacturing a shield according to the present invention is suitable for manufacturing a shield for a movable connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a movable connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the same movable connector. It is a side view showing the same movable connector. It is an exploded perspective view showing the same movable connector. It is a perspective view showing a movable housing. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the fixed housing. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a signal terminal. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a power terminal. It is a perspective view showing a movable shell. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a fixed shell. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a partial configuration of the movable connector. It is a top view which shows the blank of a fixed shell, and is a figure in the state where only the longitudinal direction middle part in the short direction end part of the blank is connected to the carrier. It is a top view which shows the blank of a fixed shell, and is a figure in the state where only the width direction central part of the longitudinal direction one end part of the blank is connected to the carrier. It is a top view which shows the blank of a fixed shell, and is a figure in the state where the transversal direction center part of the longitudinal direction both ends of the blank is each connected to a carrier. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st modification of a fixed shell. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd modification of a fixed shell.

Hereinafter, a method for manufacturing a movable connector 10 and a fixed shell 92 (shield) included in the movable connector 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIGS. 1 to 12. For convenience of explanation, the arrow FR, which is appropriately drawn in each figure, is the front side of the movable connector 10, the arrow LH is the left side of the movable connector 10, and the arrow UP is the upper side of the movable connector 10. Hereinafter, when a description will be made simply using front and rear, left and right, and up and down directions, the directions with respect to the movable connector 10 will be shown. These directions are independent of the directions in which the movable connector 10 is in use. Further, in each figure, some symbols may be omitted to make the drawing easier to read.

(composition)
1 to 3 show a movable connector 10 according to this embodiment. This movable connector 10 is a so-called floating connector, and includes a housing 12 (see FIGS. 1 to 4) placed on a circuit board 11 (not shown except in FIG. 3). The housing 12 includes a movable housing 14 (see FIG. 5) into which a mating connector (not shown) to be connected is inserted and removed, and a fixed housing 30 (see FIG. 6) fixed to the circuit board 11. . The fixed housing 30 has a pair of side wall portions 30A and 30B disposed on both sides of the movable housing 14 in the spanning direction (direction of arrow Y) orthogonal to the direction of insertion and removal of the mating connector (direction of arrow Z). There is. The fixed housing 30 described above corresponds to the "first housing" in the present invention, and the movable housing 14 described above corresponds to the "second housing" in the present invention. The circuit board 11 described above corresponds to the "substrate" in the present invention, and the board thickness direction of this circuit board 11 coincides with the insertion/extraction direction Z described above. The planar direction of the circuit board 11 is a direction perpendicular to the insertion/extraction direction Z mentioned above.

Moreover, this movable connector 10 is spanned between the movable housing 14 and a pair of side walls 30A and 30B along the span direction Y, and is arranged in the insertion/extraction direction Z and in the terminal arrangement direction (arrow) perpendicular to the span direction Y. a plurality of signal terminals 50 (see FIGS. 4 and 7) arranged in the X direction); a movable housing 14 and a pair of side wall portions 30A disposed on both sides of the terminal arrangement direction X with respect to the plurality of signal terminals 50; 30B along the spanning direction Y (see FIGS. 4 and 8). The signal terminal 50 and the power supply terminal 70 correspond to "terminals" in the present invention.

Furthermore, the movable connector 10 includes a shell 80 that covers the housing 12 and shields noise. This shell 80 corresponds to a "shield" in the present invention, and is composed of a movable shell 82 (see FIG. 9) that covers the movable housing 14 and a fixed shell 92 (see FIG. 10) that covers the fixed housing 30. There is.

The movable connector 10 constitutes a plug (male type) of a connector for board-to-board connection, and the mating connector, which is a receptacle (female type), is fixed to a mating circuit board different from the circuit board 11. The configuration is as follows. This mating connector includes a plurality of mating signal terminals (not shown) electrically connected to the plurality of signal terminals 50 and a plurality of mating power terminals (not shown) electrically connected to the plurality of power terminals 70. is provided. Note that the object to be connected to the movable connector 10 is not limited to a receptacle (connector), but may be a bus bar or a square pin.

The above terminal arrangement direction X corresponds to the "first direction" in the present invention, and the above spanning direction Y corresponds to the "second direction" in the present invention. The terminal arrangement direction X and the spanning direction Y are directions along the plane (board surface) of the circuit board 11. In addition, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned terminal arrangement direction Direction Z corresponds to the vertical direction of the movable connector 10. In the following description, the terminal arrangement direction X may be referred to as the "front-back direction," the spanning direction Y may be referred to as the "left-right direction," and the insertion/extraction direction Z may be referred to as the "up-down direction." This movable connector 10 is formed in a symmetrical shape in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

(About the movable housing)
As shown in FIG. 5, the movable housing 14 has a rectangular bottomed hole 16 that opens upward, and is formed into a bottomed substantially rectangular cylindrical shape (substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape). The movable housing 14 includes a pair of left and right side walls 14A and 14B facing each other in the left and right direction, a pair of front and rear connecting walls 14C and 14D that connect the front and rear ends of the left and right side walls 14A and 14B in the left and right direction, and a left and right pair of connecting walls 14C and 14D. It is integrally provided with a bottom wall part 14E (see FIG. 2) which connects the side wall parts 14A, 14B in the left-right direction and connects the front and rear connecting wall parts 14C, 14D in the front-rear direction. The left and right side walls 14A, 14B extend in the front-rear direction, and the front and rear connecting walls 14C, 14D extend in the left-right direction. The bottom wall portion 14E is provided substantially in the lower half of the movable housing 14, and is formed to be thick in the vertical direction. The movable housing 14 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, for example. Although the movable housing 14 according to the present embodiment is formed in an elongated shape with the longitudinal direction being the longitudinal direction, the dimensions of the movable housing 14 in the longitudinal direction may be changed as appropriate depending on the number of signal terminals 50. It has become.

At the lower ends of the front and rear connecting walls 14C and 14D (both front and rear ends of the movable housing 14), a pair of front and rear engagement protrusions 18 protruding outward in the front and rear direction (outside in the terminal arrangement direction X) are formed. ing. The front and rear engaging convex portions 18 are formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped.

A plurality of signal terminal insertion grooves 20 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 14A, 14B on the bottomed hole 16 side at equal intervals in the front-back direction. These signal terminal insertion grooves 20 are open toward the bottomed hole 16 and upward. Further, these signal terminal insertion grooves 20 are communicated with a plurality of signal terminal insertion holes 21 (see FIG. 2) that vertically penetrate the bottom wall portion 14E.

A pair of left and right storage recesses 22 that are open outward in the front-rear direction are formed in the front and rear connecting walls 14C and 14D, respectively. The left and right housing recesses 22 extend in the vertical direction and communicate with a pair of left and right through holes 24 formed at the base end of the engagement projection 18 . These through holes 24 penetrate the base end portion of the engagement convex portion 18 in the vertical direction. Further, the lower end portions of the left and right housing recesses 22 are communicated with a pair of left and right elastic portion insertion grooves (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the movable housing 14 . The left and right elastic part insertion grooves extend in the left-right direction and are open to both sides in the left-right direction. Further, spring housing recesses 28 are formed on both sides in the left-right direction in approximately the lower half portions of the front and rear connecting walls 14C and 14D. The pair of left and right spring housing recesses 28 are open outward in the front-rear direction and outward in the left-right direction. Further, above the left and right spring housing recesses 28, shell holding holes 29 each opening downward are formed in the front and rear connecting walls 14C, 14D.

(About fixed housing)
As shown in FIG. 6, the fixed housing 30 has a rectangular through hole 33 extending vertically and is formed into a substantially rectangular frame shape. This fixed housing 30 includes a pair of left and right side walls 30A and 30B that face each other in the left and right direction, and a pair of front and rear connecting walls 30C and 30D that connect both ends of the left and right side walls 30A and 30B in the front and back direction in the left and right direction. It is fully prepared. The left and right side walls 30A, 30B extend in the front-rear direction (first direction), and the front and rear connecting walls 30C, 30D extend in the left-right direction (second direction). The intermediate portions of the left and right side walls 30A, 30B in the front-rear direction are respectively made into main body wall portions 31, and both end portions of the left and right side walls 30A, 30B in the front-rear direction are made into extension wall portions 32, respectively. The main body wall 31 protrudes upward from the extension wall 32, and each extension wall 32 is adjacent to the main body wall 31 in the front-rear direction (first direction). Both ends of the left and right side walls 30A, 30B in the front-rear direction and the front and rear connecting walls 30C, 30D are set to have the same vertical dimension. The fixed housing 30 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, for example. Although the fixed housing 30 according to the present embodiment is formed in a long shape with the longitudinal direction being the longitudinal direction, the dimensions of the fixed housing 30 in the longitudinal direction may be changed as appropriate depending on the number of signal terminals 50. It has become.

A substantially lower half of the movable housing 14 is inserted into the through hole 33 of the fixed housing 30, and a substantially upper half of the movable housing 14 is disposed above (outside) the fixed housing 30. . Between the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 33 of the fixed housing 30 and the outer circumferential surface of the substantially lower half of the movable housing 14, a substantially rectangular annular movable space 34 (see FIG. 2) is formed when viewed from the vertical direction. ing. The main body wall portions 31 of the side wall portions 30A and 30B of the fixed housing 30 face the movable housing 14 from the outside in the left-right direction (second direction).

A plurality of signal terminal insertion grooves 36 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the main body wall portion 31 of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B at equal intervals in the front-back direction. The plurality of signal terminal insertion grooves 36 are open inward in the left-right direction (center side in the left-right direction) and downward. Further, in the extension wall portions 32 of the left and right side wall portions 30A, 30B, power terminal insertion holes 37 are formed in portions adjacent to the main body wall portion 31, respectively, penetrating in the vertical direction. Further, in the extension wall portions 32 of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B, recesses 38 recessed inward in the left-right direction are formed on both sides of the power terminal insertion hole 37 in the front-rear direction. Each recess 38 is open on the outside in the left-right direction and on both sides in the up-down direction. Further, a fixed shell holding groove 39 is formed in each extension wall portion 32 on the left-right inner side (rear side) of each recess 38 . The fixed shell holding groove 39 is open on the outside in the left-right direction and on both sides in the up-down direction. Further, in the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B, a movable shell holding groove (not shown) is formed on the left-right direction inner side with respect to the fixed shell holding groove 39. The movable shell holding groove and the fixed shell holding groove 39 communicate with each other.

Engagement recesses 40 recessed upward are formed at the lower portions of the left-right intermediate portions of the front and rear connecting walls 30C and 30D, respectively. Front and rear engagement protrusions 18 formed on the movable housing 14 are arranged in the front and rear engagement recesses 40 . The upper surface of each engagement convex portion 18 faces or contacts the upper surface of each engagement recess 40 . These engagement protrusions 18 and engagement recesses 40 function as a retainer that prevents the movable housing 14 from falling off upward relative to the fixed housing 30. Further, gaps are formed between the left and right side surfaces of each engagement convex portion 18 and the left and right side surfaces of each engagement recess 40 to allow relative displacement of the movable housing 14 with respect to the fixed housing 30. There is. In addition, a weld line WL is formed at the center in the left-right direction of one of the front and rear connecting walls 30C and 30D (here, the connecting wall 30C), which is generated when manufacturing the fixed housing 30 by injection molding. ing.

(About signal terminal)
As shown in FIG. 7, the plurality of signal terminals 50 are manufactured by punching a conductive metal plate into a predetermined shape, and are arranged in a pair of left and right terminal rows 52A, 52B (see FIG. 4). ). The left and right terminal rows 52A and 52B each have a plurality of signal terminals 50 arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction. The plurality of signal terminals 50 included in the left terminal row 52A and the plurality of signal terminals 50 included in the right terminal row 52B are formed in the same shape, but are arranged in opposite orientations in the left-right direction. ing. The plurality of signal terminals 50 included in the left terminal row 52A are spanned in the left-right direction between the left side wall portion 30A of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14, and the plurality of signal terminals 50 included in the right terminal row 52B are The plurality of signal terminals 50 are spanned in the left-right direction between the right side wall portion 30B of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14. Note that FIG. 7 shows one signal terminal 50 included in the left terminal row 52A and one signal terminal 50 included in the right terminal row 52B.

Each signal terminal 50 is held by the movable housing 14 and includes a first contact portion 50A that is elastically deformed outward in the left-right direction when electrically contacted with a mating signal terminal provided on a mating connector, and a first contact portion 50A. A first elastic part 50B that extends outward in the left-right direction and is elastically deformable, and a first elastic part 50B that extends outward in the left-right direction from an end opposite to the first contact part 50A and is fixed. The first connecting portion 50C is held by the housing 30 and fixed to the circuit board 11.

The first contact portion 50A is formed in an elongated plate shape with the thickness direction in the left-right direction and the longitudinal direction in the up-down direction. It is inserted from the bottom side. A substantially lower half portion of the first contact portion 50A is a first holding portion 50A1 inserted (press-fitted) into the signal terminal insertion hole 21 of the movable housing 14. A plurality of claw portions 54 protruding to both sides in the front-rear direction are formed in the first holding portion 50A1 in a line in the up-down direction. The first holding portion 50A1 is held by the movable housing 14 by the plurality of claw portions 54 biting into the inner peripheral surface of the signal terminal insertion hole 21.

A substantially upper half of the first contact portion 50A is a first contact elastic portion 50A2. The first contact elastic portion 50A2 is inserted into the signal terminal insertion groove 20 of the movable housing 14, and is elastically deformable in the left-right direction. A first contact portion 56 that protrudes into the bottomed hole 16 of the movable housing 14 is formed at the upper portion of the first contact elastic portion 50A2. The first contact portion 56 is brought into contact with a mating signal terminal provided on a mating connector. Thereby, the signal terminal 50 is configured to be electrically connected to the other party's signal terminal.

The first connecting portion 50C includes a first press-fitting portion 50C1 inserted (press-fitted) into the signal terminal insertion groove 36 of the fixed housing 30 from below, and extending outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the first press-fitting portion 50C1. The first board connecting portion 50C2 is formed into a substantially L-shape when viewed from the front and rear directions. The first press-fitting portion 50C1 is formed with claw portions 60 that protrude to both sides in the front-rear direction. The first press-fitting portion 50C1 is held in the fixed housing 30 by the claws 60 being caught on the inner circumferential surface of the signal terminal insertion groove 36. The first board connecting portion 50C2 protrudes from the fixed housing 30 in the plane direction of the circuit board 11 (here, outward in the left-right direction). The first board connecting portion 50C2 has a proximal end portion (a portion on the first press-fitting portion 50C1 side) that is inclined upwardly toward the inside in the left-right direction, and a distal end portion that is flat on the circuit board 11. is formed parallel to. The distal end portion of the first board connecting portion 50C2 is configured to be fixed (electrically connected) to the circuit board 11 by means such as soldering.

The first elastic portion 50B constitutes a middle portion in the left-right direction of the signal terminal 50, and extends integrally from the lower end of the first contact portion 50A outward and upward in the left-right direction. The first connecting portion 50C is integrally extended from the end of the first elastic portion 50B opposite to the first contact portion 50A.

(About the power terminal)
As shown in FIG. 8, the plurality of power supply terminals 70 are manufactured by punching and bending a conductive metal plate. In this embodiment, a pair of left and right power supply terminals 70 are arranged on both sides of the movable housing 14 in the front and rear directions, respectively. The left and right power supply terminals 70 are formed in shapes that are symmetrical to each other in the left-right direction. Further, the left and right power terminals 70 disposed on the front side of the movable housing 14 and the left and right power supply terminals 70 disposed on the rear side of the movable housing 14 are disposed in opposite orientations in the front-back direction. The left power terminal 70 spans between the left side wall 30A of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14 in the left-right direction, and the right power terminal 70 spans the right side wall of the fixed housing 30. It is spanned between the portion 30B and the movable housing 14 along the left-right direction.

Each power terminal 70 is held by the movable housing 14, and includes a second contact portion 70A that is elastically deformed inward in the front-rear direction by being electrically contacted with a mating power terminal provided on a mating connector, and a second contact portion 70A. A second elastic part 70B that extends outward in the left-right direction and is elastically deformable, and a second elastic part 70B that extends outward in the left-right direction from an end opposite to the second contact part 70A and is fixed. A second connecting portion 70C is held by the housing 30 and fixed to the circuit board 11.

The second contact portion 70A is formed in an elongated plate shape with the thickness direction in the front-rear direction and the longitudinal direction in the up-down direction. It has been inserted. A substantially lower half portion of the second contact portion 70A is a second holding portion 70A1 inserted (press-fitted) into the through hole 24 of the movable housing 14. A plurality of claw portions 72 protruding to both sides in the left-right direction are formed in the second holding portion 70A1 in a line in the vertical direction. The second holding portion 70A1 is held by the movable housing 14 by the plurality of claw portions 72 biting into the inner circumferential surface of the through hole 24.

A substantially upper half of the second contact portion 70A is a second contact elastic portion 70A2. The second contact elastic portion 70A2 is inserted into the accommodation recess 22 of the movable housing 14, and is elastically deformable in the front-rear direction. A second contact portion 71 that protrudes outward from the movable housing 14 in the front-rear direction is formed at the upper portion of the second contact elastic portion 70A2. The second contact portion 71 is brought into contact with a mating power terminal provided on a mating connector. Thereby, the power supply terminal 70 is configured to be electrically connected to the counterpart power supply terminal.

The second connecting portion 70C includes a second press-fitting portion 70C1 that is inserted (press-fitted) into the power terminal insertion hole 37 of the fixed housing 30 from below, and extends outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the second press-fitting portion 70C1. and a second board connecting portion 70C2, and is formed in a substantially L-shape when viewed from the front and back. A claw portion 78 protruding inward in the left-right direction is formed in the second press-fitting portion 70C1. The second press-fitting portion 70C1 is held in the fixed housing 30 by the claw portion 78 being caught on the inner circumferential surface of the power terminal insertion hole 37. The second board connecting portion 70C2 protrudes from the fixed housing 30 in the plane direction of the circuit board 11 (here, outward in the left-right direction). This second board connecting portion 70C2 is configured to be fixed (electrically connected) to the circuit board 11 by means such as soldering.

The second elastic portion 70B constitutes an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the power supply terminal 70, and integrally extends outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the second contact portion 70A. The second connecting portion 70C is integrally extended from the end of the second elastic portion 70B opposite to the second contact portion 70A. An intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the second elastic portion 70B is a second spring portion 70B1 bent upward in an inverted U-shape. The inner portion of the second spring portion 70B1 in the left-right direction is accommodated in the left and right spring accommodation recesses 28 of the movable housing 14.

(About movable shell)
As shown in FIG. 9, the movable shell 82 is manufactured by punching and bending a metal plate. In this embodiment, movable shells 82 are arranged on both sides of the movable housing 14 in the left-right direction. The left and right movable shells 82 are formed in the same shape, but are arranged in opposite positions in the left-right direction. The movable shell 82 is held in the movable housing 14 by press fitting before the housing 12 is placed on the circuit board 11, and is also partially held in the fixed housing 30 by press fitting. .

Each movable shell 82 includes a movable shell main body 82A that covers the left and right side surfaces of the movable housing 14, and a pair of front and rear movable side holding parts 82B that extend from both ends of the movable shell main body 82A in the front and back directions, respectively. A pair of front and rear downward extending portions 82C extending downward from the front and rear movable side holding portions 82B, and a pair of front and rear springs extending outward in the left-right direction from the lower ends of the front and rear downward extending portions 82C, respectively. 82D, a pair of front and rear fixed-side holding parts 82E each extending from the opposite end of the downwardly extending part 82C in the front and rear spring parts 82D, and a spring part 82D in the front and rear fixed-side holding parts 82E. integrally includes a pair of front and rear fixed side connecting portions 82F extending from the opposite side.

The movable shell main body 82A has an elongated rectangular plate shape with the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction and the thickness direction in the left-right direction, and is overlapped with the left and right side surfaces of the movable housing 14. The front and rear movable holding portions 82B extend obliquely from the lower portions of both ends of the movable shell main body 82A in the front and rear directions to the outside in the front and back direction and the inside in the left and right direction, and then extend to the outside and upward in the front and back direction. The upwardly extending portions 82B1 of these movable-side holding portions 82B are inserted from below into the front and rear shell holding holes 29 formed in the movable housing 14. Each extended portion 82B1 is formed with a pair of upper and lower claw portions 84 that protrude toward the center in the front-rear direction. These claws 84 bite into the inner peripheral surface of the shell holding hole 29, so that the front and rear movable side holding parts 82B are held by the movable housing 14, and the movable shell main body 82A is held via these movable side holding parts 82B. is held in the movable housing 14.

The front and rear downward extending portions 82C extend downward in a straight line from the lower end portions of the front and rear movable side holding portions 82B, respectively, and the lower end portions are disposed near the top of the circuit board 11. The front and rear spring portions 82D extend outward and upward in the left-right direction from the lower ends of the front and rear downwardly extending portions 82C, and then are bent downward, forming a substantially inverted U-shape when viewed in the front-rear direction. There is. The front and rear spring portions 82D and the downwardly extending portion 82C have spring properties.

The front and rear fixed-side holding parts 82E extend upward in the front and back directions from the outer ends of the front and rear spring parts 82D in the left-right direction. The upwardly extending portions 82E1 of these fixed-side holding portions 82E are inserted from below into movable shell holding grooves (not shown) formed at both front and rear ends of the fixed housing 30. A plurality of claw portions 86 protruding to both sides in the front-rear direction are formed in each extended portion 82E1 in a line in the up-down direction. The front and rear fixed-side holding parts 82E are held by the fixed housing 30 by the plurality of claws 86 biting into the inner circumferential surface of the movable shell holding groove. The front and rear fixed-side connecting parts 82F extend outward and downward in the left-right direction from the upper ends of the front and rear fixed-side holding parts 82E. The distal end portions of these fixed-side connecting portions 82F are elastically pressed against a base portion 95, which will be described later, of the fixed shell 92. Thereby, the movable shell 82 and the fixed shell 92 are electrically connected.

(About fixed shell)
As shown in FIG. 10, the fixed shell 92 is manufactured by punching and bending a metal plate. The fixed shell 92 is configured to be held in the fixed housing 30 by press fitting before the housing 12 is placed on the circuit board 11. The fixed shell 92 includes a pair of left and right side wall covering parts 92A, 92B that cover the left and right side walls 30A, 30B of the fixed housing 30, and a pair of front and rear connecting wall covering parts 92C, 92D that cover the front and rear connecting walls 30C, 30D. and a plurality of (here, four) extension wall parts 92E arranged on each extension wall part 32 of the left and right side walls 30A, 30B of the fixed housing 30.

The left and right side wall covering parts 92A and 92B include a main body wall part 93 that covers the main body wall part 31 of the side wall parts 30A and 30B from the left-right outside (outside in the second direction), and a main body wall part 93 that covers the left-right direction inside from the upper end of the main body wall 93. An upper wall portion 94 extends to cover the side wall portions 30A, 30B from above, and an upper wall portion 94 extends from the upper part of the front end of the main body wall portion 93 inward in the left-right direction to cover the side wall portions 30A, 30B from the outer side in the front-rear direction. It includes a front wall part 98 and a rear wall part 100. The main body wall 93 described above corresponds to the "shield main body wall" in the present invention. Hereinafter, the main body wall portion 93 will be referred to as a “shield main body wall portion 93”. The left and right side wall covering parts 92A and 92B including the shield main body wall part 93 have an elongated shape with the longitudinal direction being the longitudinal direction.

Left and right first covering portions (first extension portions) 112 extend from the lower ends of the left and right shield body wall portions 93, respectively. Each first covering portion 112 extends diagonally outward and downward in the left-right direction from the lower end of each shield main body wall portion 93 in a region in the front-rear direction where the plurality of signal terminals 50 are arranged, The first board connecting portion 50C2 of the plurality of signal terminals 50 extends outward in the left-right direction. These first covering portions 112 cover the first board connecting portions 50C2 of the plurality of signal terminals 50 from above and from the outside in the left-right direction.

Further, a second covering portion (second extending portion) 114 is arranged near the outer side in the front-rear direction with respect to each of the first covering portions 112 . Each of the second covering parts 114 extends from the lower end of the shield main body wall part 93 in the left and right side wall covering parts 92A and 92B of the fixed shell 92, respectively. Each second covering portion 114 extends outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of each shield main body wall portion 93 in a region in the front-rear direction where the power terminal 70 is arranged, and It covers the board connecting portion 70C2 from above. Note that the pair of front and rear second covering portions 114 provided on one of the left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B (here, the side wall covering portion 92A) corresponds to a “carrier cutting portion” in the present invention. Hereinafter, the pair of front and rear second covering parts 114 provided on the side wall covering part 92A will be referred to as a "pair of carrier cutting parts 114."

The front and rear connecting wall covering portions 92C and 92D include a vertical wall portion 102 that covers the connecting wall portions 30C and 30D from the outside in the front-back direction, and a vertical wall portion 102 that extends from the upper end of the vertical wall portion 102 toward the center side in the front-back direction and covers the connecting wall portion 30C. , 30D from above. The vertical wall portion 102 projects outward from the upper wall portion 104 in the left-right direction.

The four extension wall sections 92E correspond to "shield extension wall sections" in the present invention. Hereinafter, the extension wall portion 92E will be referred to as a "shield extension wall portion 92E." Each shield extension wall 92E includes a base 95 that covers each extension wall 32 from the outside in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction), and a base 95 that protrudes outside in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction) from the base 95 and extends from the base 95 to the outside in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction). It has a soldering part 96 to be soldered to.

The base portion 95 of each shield extension wall portion 92E is disposed on both sides of the left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B in the front-rear direction. Each base 95 has a plate shape with the thickness direction in the left-right direction, and is inserted into each of the four fixed shell holding grooves 39 formed in the fixed housing 30 from above. Each base portion 95 is provided with a plurality of claw portions 106 that protrude to both sides in the front-back direction and are arranged in the vertical direction. Each base portion 95 is held in the fixed housing 30 by the plurality of claw portions 106 biting into the inner circumferential surface of each fixed shell holding groove 39 . The fixed side connecting portion 82F of the movable shell 82 is pressed against these base portions 95 from the inside in the left-right direction.

An upper wall connecting portion 108 extending from the upper end of each base portion 95 has an arcuate shape when viewed in the front-rear direction. The upper wall connecting portion 108 extends upward and inward in the left-right direction, and is connected to the left-right end portions of the upper wall portion 104 of the connecting wall covering portion 92C or 92D. Further, from the upper part of the central end of each base 95 in the front-rear direction, a main body wall connection part 110 having a crank shape in a plan view (up-down direction) extends. The main body wall connecting portion 110 extends outward in the left-right direction and then bends toward the center in the front-rear direction, and is connected to the end portion in the front-rear direction of the shield main body wall portion 93 of the side wall covering portion 92A or 92B. The main body wall connection part 110 corresponds to the "shield connection part" in the present invention. Hereinafter, the main body wall connection part 110 will be referred to as the "shield connection part 110." This shield connection portion 110 connects the shield main body wall portion 93 and the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E.

The four soldering parts 96 have a plate shape with the thickness direction in the up-down direction, and extend outward in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction) from the lower end of each base 95. These soldering portions 96 are configured to be fixed (electrically connected) to the GND circuit of the circuit board 11 by means such as soldering. This fixes the fixed shell 92 to the circuit board 11 and prevents the fixed housing 30 from peeling off from the circuit board 11.

In the fixed shell 92 having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, the shield main body wall portion 93 is located outside the base 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction). That is, the shield main body wall 93 that covers the main body wall 31 of the fixed housing 30, which forms the movable space 34 of the movable housing 14 between the movable housing 14 and the movable housing 14, from the outside in the left and right direction is connected to the base 95 of the shield extension wall 92E. The movable housing 14 is arranged so as to be shifted outward in the left-right direction (on the opposite side from the movable housing 14). Further, the fixed housing 30 has a recess 38 recessed inward in the left-right direction at a position corresponding to the base 95 and the soldering part 96, and the base 95 and the soldering part 96 are retracted inward in the left-right direction. has been done.

Furthermore, as described above, the fixed shell 92 having the above configuration is manufactured by punching and bending a metal plate, and includes the shield body wall 93 and the base 95 of the shield extension wall 92E. The shield connecting portion 110 is integrally formed with the metal plate described above. As shown in FIG. 11, the shield connecting portion 110 has a bent portion 110A that bends toward the inside in the left-right direction (inside in the second direction), and a portion 110B of the shield connecting portion 110 is bent in the front-back direction (inward in the second direction). The plate thickness direction is oriented in the first direction). In addition, the reference numerals of the bent portion 110A and the above-mentioned portion 110B are omitted in figures other than FIG. 11.

In addition, in the fixed housing 30 made of resin to which the fixed shell 92 having the above configuration is attached, the weld line WL formed at the center in the left-right direction of the connecting wall portion 30C is connected to the vertical wall portion 102 and the upper portion of the connecting wall covering portion 92C. It is covered by a wall portion 104 from the outside in the front-rear direction and from the top. Fixed shells 92 are held at 30 by the fixed housing on both sides (here, left and right sides) in the direction orthogonal to the weld line WL. Specifically, the base 95 of the shield extension wall 92E is held by the extension wall 32 of the fixed housing 30 on the left and right sides of the connection wall 30C. This prevents the connecting wall portion 30C from being damaged (broken in the left-right direction) at the weld portion including the weld line WL. In addition, in this embodiment, the fixed shell 92 has four shield extension wall parts 92E, but it is not limited to this. For example, in the fixed shell 92, the front and left shield extension wall portion 92E and the rear and right shield extension wall portion 92E may be omitted, or the front and right shield extension wall portion 92E and the rear side shield extension wall portion 92E may be omitted. In addition, a configuration may be adopted in which the left shield extension wall portion 92E is omitted.

The fixed shell 92 having the above configuration is manufactured by progressive processing (progressive press processing), and the shield main body wall portion 93 has a pair cut from a carrier C for progressive processing (see FIG. 12). A carrier cutting section 114 is provided. The fixed shell 92 is manufactured using a progressive die (not shown). In this fixed shell manufacturing method, first, in the punching process, a long strip-shaped metal plate is punched including outline punching, and a long blank B (see Fig. 1) is connected to a carrier C for progressive processing. 12). This blank B corresponds to the "shield in a flat unfolded state" in the present invention, and has an elongated shape.

The longitudinally intermediate portion of the blank B is constituted by side wall covering portions 92A and 92B including the shield main body wall portion 93, and the portions at both ends in the longitudinal direction are composed of connecting wall covering portions 92C and 92D, a shield extension wall portion 92E, It is composed of a shield connection part 110 and the like. At one end in the transverse direction of the blank B, both longitudinal ends of the shield body wall 93 of the side wall covering part 92A are connected to the carrier C via a pair of carrier connecting parts C1 connected to a pair of carrier cutting parts 114. There is. In other words, this blank B has a configuration in which only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction is connected to the carrier C via the pair of carrier connection parts C1.

After the above-mentioned punching process, a bending process is performed. In this bending process, the blank B is bent to form a fixed shell 92 connected to the carrier C via the pair of carrier connection parts C1. In this bending step, a crank-shaped bent portion is formed on the longitudinal end side of the blank B. The part where this bent part is formed corresponds to the shield connection part 110. This bending process is followed by a cutting process. In the cutting process, the fixed shell 92 is separated from the carrier C by cutting the pair of carrier connecting parts C1 near the shield main body wall part 93 of the side wall covering part 92A. This completes the fixed shell 92.

(action and effect)
Next, the functions and effects of this embodiment will be explained.

In the movable connector 10 having the above configuration, a plurality of signal terminals 50 and a pair of power terminals 70 are bridged between the pair of side walls 30A, 30B of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14. The plurality of signal terminals 50 are arranged in the front-rear direction (terminal arrangement direction It has a first elastic part 50B that can be used. The pair of power supply terminals 70 are arranged on both sides of the plurality of signal terminals 50 in the terminal arrangement direction X, and span between the pair of side walls 30A and 30B. These power supply terminals 70 have intermediate portions in the spanning direction Y held at ends of the movable housing 14 in the terminal arrangement direction X, and portions located between the pair of side walls 30A, 30B and the movable housing 14. Each has a second elastic portion 70B that can be elastically deformed.

In this movable connector 10, the first elastic portion 50B of each signal terminal 50 and the pair of second elastic portions 70B of each power terminal 70 are elastically deformable, and the movable housing 14 is moved relative to the fixed housing 30. Relative displacements are allowed. Thereby, misfitting between the movable connector 10 and the mating connector can be absorbed.

In addition, in this movable connector 10, the signal terminal 50 held in the housing 12 placed on the circuit board 11 has a first board connection part 50C2 connected to the circuit board 11, and the Noise is shielded by the shell 80 that covers the. This shell 80 is composed of left and right movable shells 82 that cover the movable housing 14 and a fixed shell 92 that covers the fixed housing 30. The above-mentioned relative displacement is allowed by the elastic deformation of the spring portion 82D of the movable shell 82. be done.

In this movable connector 10, the fixed housing 30 extends in the front-rear direction (first direction) along the plane of the circuit board 11, and has a main body wall portion facing the movable housing 14 from the outside in the left-right direction (second direction). 31, and an extension wall portion 32 adjacent to the main body wall portion 31 in the front-rear direction. The fixed shell 92 of the shell 80 includes a shield body wall 93 that covers the body wall 31 from the outside in the left-right direction (that is, the side opposite to the movable housing 14), and a shield disposed on the extension wall 32. It has an extension wall portion 92E and a shield connection portion 110 that connects these shield body wall portions 93 and the shield extension wall portion 92E.

The shield extension wall 92E includes a base 95 held by the extension wall 32 of the fixed housing 30, and a soldering portion 96 that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the base 95 and is soldered to the circuit board 11. have. The shield main body wall 93 is located on the outer side in the left-right direction than the base 95 of the shield extension wall 92E, that is, on the side from which the soldering part 96 protrudes, and on the opposite side from the movable housing 14. . In other words, the shield main body wall 93 that covers the main body wall 31 that forms the movable housing movable space 34 with the movable housing 14 from the outside in the left and right direction is oriented in the left and right direction with respect to the base 95 of the shield extension wall 92E. It is arranged to be shifted to the outside (on the side opposite to the movable housing 14). A soldering portion 96 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the base 95 is retracted inward in the left-right direction together with the base 95. As a result, even when the area occupied by the movable connector 10 on the circuit board 11 is set small, it becomes easy to ensure both the movable space 34 of the movable housing 14 and the soldering strength of the fixed shell 92.

In addition, in this movable connector 10, the weld line WL formed in the fixed housing 30 made of resin is covered by the fixed shell 92, and the fixed shell 92 is arranged on both sides (left side and right side) in the direction orthogonal to the weld line WL. , the base 95 of the shield extension wall 92E is held by the extension wall 32 of the fixed housing 30. This can prevent the fixed housing 30 from being damaged at the weld portion including the weld line WL.

Further, in this movable connector 10, the shield main body wall portion 93, the shield extension wall portion 92E, and the shield connecting portion 110 are integrally formed of a metal plate. The shield connecting portion 110 described above has a bent portion 110A that is bent inward in the second direction, and a portion 110B has its thickness direction oriented in the first direction. As a result, when retracting and arranging the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E connected to the shield main body wall portion 93 via the shield connecting portion 110 to the inside in the second direction, the dimension of the shield connecting portion 110 in the first direction is adjusted. It is easy to set it short. Furthermore, since the shield connecting portion 110 does not protrude toward the movable space 34, it is possible to prevent the movable space 34 from being narrowed by the shield connecting portion 110.

Further, in this movable connector 10, a carrier cutting portion 114 cut from a carrier C for progressive processing is provided on the shield main body wall portion 93 of the metal fixed shell 92. This shield main body wall portion 93 is provided at a longitudinally intermediate portion of the fixed shell 92 in a planar unfolded state. That is, the fixed shell 92 in the planar unfolded state is connected to the carrier C for progressive processing at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. For this reason, the vibration of the fixed shell 92 (blank B) during progressive processing is reduced compared to, for example, the case where the fixed shell 92 in a planar unfolded state is connected to the carrier C at one end in the longitudinal direction. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the fixed shell 92.

The above effects will be supplementarily explained using FIGS. 13 and 14. In the method for manufacturing the fixed shell 92 described above, first, in a punching step, a metal plate is subjected to punching including outline punching to form a long blank B connected to a carrier C for progressive processing. Next, in the bending process, the blank B is bent to form a shield connected to the carrier C. Next, the fixed shell 92 is cut off from the carrier C in a cutting process. In the above-mentioned punching process, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the transverse direction of the blank B is connected to the carrier C. Therefore, compared to, for example, a configuration in which the blank B is connected to the carrier C at one end in the longitudinal direction (see the first comparative example shown in FIG. 13), the deflection of the blank B during progressive processing is reduced. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the fixed shell 92.

Moreover, as described above, only the longitudinal center side of one transversal end of the blank B is connected to the carrier C, so in the above bending process, a crank-shaped shield connection part 110 is attached to the longitudinal direction end of the blank B. (bending portion) can be formed. Thereby, the shield main body wall portion 93 and the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E can be shifted in the left-right direction (second direction). In other words, in the configuration in which both longitudinal ends of the blank B are connected to the carrier C as in the second comparative example shown in FIG. 14, the shield connecting part 110 cannot be formed into a crank shape. Then it becomes possible. Therefore, the above manufacturing method is suitable for manufacturing the fixed shell 92 of the movable connector 10 according to this embodiment.

<Supplementary explanation of the embodiment>
In the embodiment described above, the shield connecting portion 110 of the fixed shell 92 has a bent portion 110A that is bent inward in the left-right direction (second direction), and a portion 110B of the shield connecting portion 110 has a bent portion 110B bent toward the inside in the left-right direction (second direction). Although the structure is such that the plate thickness direction is oriented in the direction (direction), the structure is not limited to this. For example, as in the first modification shown in FIG. 15, the shield connecting portion 110 has a bent portion 110A that is bent inward in the left-right direction (second direction), and a portion 110B of the shield connecting portion 110 A configuration may be adopted in which the plate thickness direction is directed in the vertical direction.

Further, in the above embodiment, each part of the fixed shell 92 is integrally formed with a metal plate, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as in the second modification shown in FIG. The structure may be divided into two parts. Note that DL in FIG. 16 is a dividing line of the fixed shell 92.

Further, in the above embodiment, the configuration includes the signal terminal 50 as the first terminal and the power supply terminal 70 as the second terminal, but the configuration is not limited to this, and a configuration in which the second terminal is omitted may also be used. good.

In addition, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof. Moreover, it goes without saying that the scope of the rights of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

10 Movable connector 11 Circuit board (board)
12 Housing 14 Movable housing (second housing)
30 Fixed housing (first housing)
31 Main body wall 32 Extension wall 50 Signal terminal (terminal)
70 Power supply terminal (terminal)
80 shell (shield)
92 Fixed shell 93 Shield main body wall 92E Shield extension wall 95 Base 96 Soldering part 110 Shield connection part 110A Bent part 110B Part B Blank (shield in flat unfolded state)
C Carrier WL Weld line

Claims (7)

A movable connector comprising a housing, a terminal held by the housing, and a shield attached to the housing,
The housing includes:
a first housing fixed to the substrate and having a frame shape ;
a second housing elastically displaceably connected to the first housing via the terminal;
It has
The first housing includes:
a main body wall extending in a first direction along the plane of the substrate and facing the second housing from the outside in a second direction along the plane and intersecting the first direction;
an extension wall adjacent to the main body wall in the first direction;
It has
The shield is
a shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction;
a shield extension wall disposed on the extension wall;
a shield connection part that connects the shield main body wall part and the shield extension wall part;
It has
The shield extension wall portion is
a base that covers the extension wall from the outside in a second direction;
a soldering portion that protrudes outward from the base in the second direction and is soldered to the substrate;
It has
The shield main body wall portion is located outside the base portion in the second direction,
A movable connector in which a part of the shield connection portion has a thickness direction oriented in a direction perpendicular to the second direction and extends linearly in the second direction. The shield main body wall, the shield extension wall, and the shield connection part are integrally formed of a metal plate,
The shield connection portion has a bent portion bent inward in the second direction, and the part is arranged with the thickness direction facing the first direction. Movable connector. The shield has an elongated shape in a planar unfolded state and has the shield main body wall portion in the longitudinally intermediate portion, and the shield main body wall portion has a carrier cutting portion cut from a carrier for progressive processing. A movable connector according to claim 2, wherein a movable connector is provided. The first housing is made of resin,
a weld line formed in the first housing is covered by the shield,
4. The movable connector according to claim 1, wherein the shield is held by the first housing on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the weld line. A movable connector comprising a housing, a terminal held by the housing, and a shield attached to the housing,
The housing includes:
a first resin housing fixed to the substrate;
a second housing elastically displaceably connected to the first housing via the terminal;
It has
The first housing includes:
a main body wall extending in a first direction along the plane of the substrate and facing the second housing from the outside in a second direction along the plane and intersecting the first direction;
an extension wall adjacent to the main body wall in the first direction;
It has
The shield is
a shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction;
a shield extension wall disposed on the extension wall;
a shield connection part that connects the shield main body wall part and the shield extension wall part;
It has
The shield extension wall portion is
a base that covers the extension wall from the outside in a second direction;
a soldering portion that protrudes outward from the base in the second direction and is soldered to the substrate;
It has
The shield main body wall portion is located outside the base portion in the second direction,
a weld line formed in the first housing is covered by the shield,
A movable connector in which the shield is held by the first housing on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the weld line. A movable connector comprising a housing, a terminal held by the housing, and a shield attached to the housing,
The housing includes:
a first housing fixed to the substrate and having a frame shape ;
a second housing elastically displaceably connected to the first housing via the terminal;
It has
The first housing includes:
a main body wall extending in a first direction along the plane of the substrate and facing the second housing from the outside in a second direction along the plane and intersecting the first direction;
an extension wall adjacent to the main body wall in the first direction;
It has
The shield is
a shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction;
a shield extension wall disposed on the extension wall;
a shield connection part that connects the shield main body wall part and the shield extension wall part;
It has
The shield extension wall portion is
a base that covers the extension wall from the outside in a second direction;
a soldering portion that protrudes outward from the base in the second direction and is soldered to the substrate;
A method for manufacturing a shield in which the metal shield to be attached to the housing of a movable connector is manufactured by progressive processing,
A punching process in which a metal plate is subjected to punching including outline punching to form a long blank connected to a carrier for progressive processing;
a bending step of performing a bending process on the blank to form the shield connected to the carrier;
a cutting step of separating the shield from the carrier,
In the punching step, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank is connected to the carrier,
In the method for manufacturing a shield, in the bending step, a crank-shaped bent portion is formed on the longitudinal end side of the blank. A method for manufacturing a shield, comprising manufacturing the shield made of metal to be attached to the housing of the movable connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5 by progressive processing,
A punching process in which a metal plate is subjected to punching including outline punching to form a long blank connected to a carrier for progressive processing;
a bending step of performing a bending process on the blank to form the shield connected to the carrier;
a cutting step of separating the shield from the carrier,
In the punching step, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank is connected to the carrier,
In the method for manufacturing a shield, in the bending step, a crank-shaped bent portion is formed on a longitudinal end side of the blank.