CONNECTOR

• US 20170033504A1
• Filed: 07/30/2014
• Published: 02/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Horizon (Thales SA)
• Original Assignee: Horizon (Thales SA)
• Inventors: IMAI, Kiyotaka, HIJIKURO, Yoichiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,812,816 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/405 Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6597 the conductive member being a contact of the connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2107/00 Four or more poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/62 Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/24 Assembling by moulding on contact members

Abstract

A connector comprises: contacts disposed in a row so as to be mutually parallel; a metal case that comprises one surface which is parallel to the direction of disposition of the contacts and two surfaces which are perpendicular with respect to the direction of disposition of the contacts and sandwich the ends of the disposition of the contacts, and that arranged while kept from contact with the contacts; and a synthetic-resin insulator that is formed so as to encase the contacts and the metal case and that exposes part of the contacts and part of the metal case as external contact points.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a plurality of contacts arranged in a line to be parallel with one another;

a metal case arranged while kept from contact with the plurality of contacts, and including one surface parallel to a direction in which the plurality of contacts is arranged and two surfaces perpendicular to the direction in which the contacts are arranged also sandwiching both ends of the arrangement of the contacts; and

an insulator which is made of synthetic resin, formed so as to contain the plurality of contacts and the metal case, wherein a part of the contacts and a part of the metal case are exposed from the insulator to the outside.

2. The connector according to claim 1,

wherein the insulator is formed into the shape of a plate including substantially rectangular upper surface and lower surface, and a side surface between the upper surface and the lower surface,

a part of the contact is exposed on either one of the upper surface and the lower surface, and

a part of the metal case is exposed on the side surface between longer sides of the substantially rectangular surface or exposed on either one of the substantially rectangular upper surface and lower surface so as to function as an external contact for a contact of a drain wire.

3. The connector according to claim 1,

wherein a surface of the insulator on a side having the exposed portion of the contact includes a groove having a predetermined depth at a position corresponding to spacing between the contacts adjacent to each other.