Connector and connector assembly
First Claim
1. A connector mountable on a circuit board and mateable with a mating connector along a front-rear direction, wherein:
- the mating connector comprises a plurality of mating contacts;
the connector comprises a ground member, a holding member, a plurality of contacts and a midplate;
the ground member has an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, a coupling portion, a fixed leg and an extending portion;
the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion are arranged so as to be apart from each other in an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction;
each of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion extends in a predetermined plane intersecting with the up-down direction;
the coupling portion couples the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion with each other;
the fixed leg is configured to be fixed to the circuit board;
the fixed leg extends downward in the up-down direction from the extending portion;
the extending portion connects the fixed leg and the lower plate portion with each other;
the extending portion extends in the predetermined plane from the lower plate portion;
the holding member has a holding portion and a fitting portion;
the holding portion is sandwiched by the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion in the up-down direction;
the fitting portion extends forward in the front-rear direction from the holding portion;
the fitting portion is positioned forward in the front-rear direction beyond any of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion;
the fitting portion has an upper surface and a lower surface each facing in the up-down direction;
the plurality of contacts are arranged in two contact rows;
the contacts of each of the contact rows are arranged in a pitch direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the up-down direction;
each of the contacts has a held portion and a contact portion;
the held portion is held by the holding portion;
the contact portions are configured to be brought into contact with the mating contacts, respectively, of the mating connector when the connector is mated with the mating connector;
the contact portion is exposed outside the fitting portion on the upper surface or the lower surface of the fitting portion; and
the midplate is held by the holding member so as to be positioned between the contact rows in the up-down direction.
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Abstract
A connector is mountable on a circuit board and mateable with a mating connector along a front-rear direction. The connector comprises a ground member, a holding member, a plurality of contacts and a midplate. The ground member has an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, a coupling portion, a fixed leg and an extending portion. Each of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion extends in a predetermined plane intersecting with an up-down direction. The fixed leg is configured to be fixed to the circuit board. The fixed leg extends downward in the up-down direction from the extending portion. The extending portion connects the fixed leg and the lower plate portion with each other. The extending portion extends in the predetermined plane from the lower plate portion. The plurality of contacts are arranged in two contact rows.
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11 Claims
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1. A connector mountable on a circuit board and mateable with a mating connector along a front-rear direction, wherein:
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the mating connector comprises a plurality of mating contacts; the connector comprises a ground member, a holding member, a plurality of contacts and a midplate; the ground member has an upper plate portion, a lower plate portion, a coupling portion, a fixed leg and an extending portion; the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion are arranged so as to be apart from each other in an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction; each of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion extends in a predetermined plane intersecting with the up-down direction; the coupling portion couples the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion with each other; the fixed leg is configured to be fixed to the circuit board; the fixed leg extends downward in the up-down direction from the extending portion; the extending portion connects the fixed leg and the lower plate portion with each other; the extending portion extends in the predetermined plane from the lower plate portion; the holding member has a holding portion and a fitting portion; the holding portion is sandwiched by the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion in the up-down direction; the fitting portion extends forward in the front-rear direction from the holding portion; the fitting portion is positioned forward in the front-rear direction beyond any of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion; the fitting portion has an upper surface and a lower surface each facing in the up-down direction; the plurality of contacts are arranged in two contact rows; the contacts of each of the contact rows are arranged in a pitch direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the up-down direction; each of the contacts has a held portion and a contact portion; the held portion is held by the holding portion; the contact portions are configured to be brought into contact with the mating contacts, respectively, of the mating connector when the connector is mated with the mating connector; the contact portion is exposed outside the fitting portion on the upper surface or the lower surface of the fitting portion; and the midplate is held by the holding member so as to be positioned between the contact rows in the up-down direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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