TERMINAL FITTING AND CONNECTOR

• US 20190199006A1
• Filed: 12/24/2018
• Published: 06/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Kanemura, Keisuke, Mitsui, Shohei, Matsuda, Hidekazu, Nakanishi, Yuichi, Hirano, Ai
• Granted Patent: US 10,644,414 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/113 co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2435 with opposite contact points, e.g. C beam
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6583 with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/184 comprising a U-shaped wire-receiving portion
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/20 using a crimping sleeve H01R4/01 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/16 for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0518 Connection to outer conductor by crimping or by crimping ferrule

Abstract

A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11) and an outer conductor (12). The inner conductor (11) has a mating connecting portion (15) to be connected to a mating terminal fitting and a center conductor crimping portion (16) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable. The outer conductor (12) has a tubular portion (19) configured to surround the mating connecting portion (15). A coupling (21) is behind the tubular portion (19). The center conductor crimping portion is inside the coupling (21). A shield crimping portion (22) is behind the coupling (21) and is to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable. A conductive member (60) extends in a front-rear direction and includes a bridge (61) to electrically contact the tubular portion (19) and the shield crimping portion (22) across the coupling (21).

Claims

1. A terminal fitting (T), comprising:

an inner conductor (11) including a mating connecting portion (15) to be connected to a mating terminal fitting and a center conductor crimping portion (16) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable;

an outer conductor (12) including a tubular portion (19) configured to surround the mating connecting portion, a coupling (21) located behind the tubular portion (19), the center conductor crimping portion (16) being disposed inside the coupling (21), and a shield crimping portion (22) located behind the coupling (21) and to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable; and

a conductive member (60) extending in a front-rear direction, the conductive member including a bridge (61) configured to electrically contact the tubular portion and the shield crimping portion (22) across the coupling (21).

2. The terminal fitting of claim 1, wherein the conductive member (60) includes a grounding portion (100) connected to the bridge (61).

3. A connector, comprising a housing configured to accommodate the terminal fitting of claim 1, wherein the bridge (61) electrically contacts the tubular portion (19) and the shield crimping portion (22) inside the housing.