Connector

• US 20120122341A1
• Filed: 11/10/2011
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: OKAMOTO, Kenichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,408,943 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/607.55
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6593 the shield being composed of different pieces
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles

Abstract

A connector includes a first assembly structure and a second assembly structure assembled together. The first assembly structure includes: a connector housing from which an electric wire is pulled out; a first shield shell fixed to the connector housing; and a first locking portion provided on any one of the connector housing and the first shield shell. The second assembly structure includes: a second shield shell having a guide configured to make pressure contact with a connection plate of the first shield shell in an assembled state; a second locking portion engaging with the first locking portion in the assembled state; a shield electric wire covering the electric wire; and an electric wire fastener fastening the shield electric wire to the second shield shell with the shield electric wire interposed between the electric wire fastener and the second shield shell.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a first assembly structure including

a connector housing from which an electric wire is pulled out,

a first shield shell fixed to the connector housing and having a connection plate, and

a first locking portion provided on any one of the connector housing and the first shield shell; and

a second assembly structure assembled together with the first assembly structure, the second assembly structure including

a second shield shell having a guide configured to make pressure contact with the connection plate of the first shield shell in an assembled state of the first assembly structure and the second assembly structure,

a second locking portion configured to engage with the first locking portion of the first assembly structure in the assembled state,

a shield electric wire configured to cover the electric wire, and

an electric wire fastener configured to fasten the shield electric wire to the second shield shell from an outer side of the shield electric wire with the shield electric wire interposed between the electric wire fastener and the second shield shell.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein

the guide has

a pressure contact portion, and

a guide side wall being perpendicular to a surface of the pressure contact portion and extending along an assembly direction in which the first assembly structure and the second assembly structure are assembled together with each other, and

the connection plate has an elongate groove extending along the assembly direction and receiving the guide side wall in the elongate groove.

3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein

the first locking portion is provided in the connector housing, and

the second locking portion is provided in the second shield shell.