Housing and coaxial connector having the same

• US 6,670,552 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2003
• Issued: 12/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Kukita, Hiroaki, Aramoto, Kiyoshi, Kuroda, Keiji
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R
• Application Number:
  US10/393,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20030178219A1
• Time in Patent Office: 284 Days
• Field of Search: 174/59, 174/72.A, 174/60, 174/135, 174/17.CT, 220/3.8, 439/579, 361/622
• US Class Current: 174/59
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/501 comprising an integral hinge or a frangible part
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/50 mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]

Abstract

A housing is disclosed, which includes a housing main body for containing a contact connected with a central conductor of a coaxial cable, a housing lid formed such that one side of an upper edge portion of the housing main body constitutes a fixed end thereof, for covering an upper side of the contact by being bent to fold at the fixed end such that a free end side thereof is brought into contact with other side of the upper edge portion of the housing main body, and a first latching mechanist formed at the other side of the upper edge portion of the housing main body and the free end side of the housing lid for maintaining a state of bringing the housing lid and the housing main body into contact with each other.

Claims

1. A housing comprising:

a housing main body for containing a contact connected with a central conductor of a coaxial cable;

a housing lid formed such that one side of an upper edge portion of the housing main body constitutes a fixed end thereof, for covering an upper side of the contact by being bent to fold at the fixed end such that a free end side thereof is brought into contact with other side of the upper edge portion of the housing main body; and

a first latching mechanism formed on the other side of the upper edge portion of the housing main body and the free end side of the housing lid for maintaining a state of bringing the housing lid and the housing main body into contact with each other.

2. The housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing main body contains the contact such that the free end side of the housing lid covers an upper side of a dielectric portion of the coaxial cable.

3. The housing according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second latching mechanism formed at predetermined portions of the housing main body and the housing lid other than portions thereof formed with the first latching mechanism for maintaining the state of bringing the housing lid and the housing main body into contact with each other.

4. The housing according to claim 2, further comprising:

a second latching mechanism formed at predetermined portions of the housing main body and the housing lid other than portions thereof formed with the first latching mechanism for maintaining the state of bringing the housing lid and the housing main body into contact with each other.

5. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the housing main body contains the contact such that a dielectric portion of the coaxial cable is disposed at a portion thereof deviated from the free end side of the housing lid;

and

wherein the housing lid is formed with a cover portion to cover an upper side of the dielectric portion of the coaxial cable contained in the housing main body.

6. The housing according to claim 5, further comprising:

a third latching mechanism provided in the cover portion and the housing main body for maintaining a state of covering the upper side of the dielectric portion of the coaxial cable.

7. The housing according to claim 5, further comprising:

a fourth latching mechanism formed at predetermined portions of the housing main body and the housing lid other than portions thereof formed with the first latching mechanism and the cover portion for maintaining the state of bringing the housing lid and the housing main body into contact with each other.

8. The housing according to claim 6, further comprising:

a fourth latching mechanism formed at predetermined portions of the housing main body and the housing lid other than portions thereof formed with the first latching mechanism and the cover portion for maintaining the state of bringing the housing lid and the housing main body into contact with each other.

9. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the housing main body is formed with a concave portion for containing a contact fixing portion constituted by extending a portion of the contact;

and

wherein the housing lid is formed to be brought into contact with the contact fixing portion contained in the concave portion.

10. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the housing main body is formed with a concave portion for containing a contact fixing portion constituted by extending a portion of the contact;

and

wherein a lower face of the housing lid is formed with a convex portion for pinching the contact fixing portion by being fitted to the concave portion.

11. The housing according to claim 10, wherein the convex portion of the housing lid is fitted to the concave portion of the housing main body by press-fitting.

12. The housing according to claim 1, wherein when the housing main body is contained at inside of a shell main body with a shell lid erected, a positional relationship in which the housing lid erected from the housing main body and the shell lid do not overlap in an erected state is constituted.

13. A coaxial connector comprising the housing according to claim 1.