Electrical connector having a shield

• US 7,059,908 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2005
• Issued: 06/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hirose Electric Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Hirose Electric Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Hideto
• Primary Examiner(s): GUSHI, ROSS N
• Application Number:
  US11/196,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20060040557A1
• Time in Patent Office: 313 Days
• Field of Search: 439/609, 439/660, 439/74, 439/607
• US Class Current: 439/607.17
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6583 with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6594 the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members

Abstract

A shielding member (30) of the receptacle connector (A) has a fully shielding structure that surrounds the connector fitting section (2), and the shielding member (80) of the plug connector (B) has a fully shielding structure that surrounds the connector fitting section (54).

Claims

1. An electrical connector having a shield, comprising:

a first connector, which is comprised of;

a first connector housing having four first side surfaces;

a connector fitting section on said connector housing;

a plurality of contact terminals on said connector fitting section; and

a shielding member on said first connector housing for covering the four first side surfaces; and

a second connector, which is comprised of;

a second connector housing having four second side surfaces;

a counter connector fitting section on said second connector housing;

a plurality of counter contact terminals on said counter connector fitting section; and

a counter shielding member on said second connector housing for covering the four second side surfaces,

wherein said contact terminals and said counter contact terminals, and said shielding member and said counter shielding member are contacted and connected to each other when said connector fitting section is fitted to said counter connector fitting section, and said shielding member has a first shielding structure that surrounds an outer perimeter of said connector fitting section at the four first side surfaces, and said counter shielding member has a second shielding structure that surrounds an outer perimeter of said counter connector fitting section at the four second side surfaces and overlaps with the shielding member at the four second side surfaces.

2. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 1, wherein said counter connector fitting section has a plurality of terminal attaching grooves and a mold stopper section, which is protruded from a base portion of both side walls of said terminal attaching grooves so as to form a structure for holding each terminal, and said counter contact terminal is comprised of:

an attaching section;

a terminal lead section provided at an end of said attaching section;

a securing section, which is curved opposite to said terminal lead section;

a curved connecting section which is curved to form generally U-shape from an end of said securing section; and

a contact section formed at an end of said curved connecting section, wherein a width L1 of said contact section is set larger than a width L2 of said curved connecting section, a width L3 of said securing section is set smaller than said width L1 of said contact section, but larger than said width L2 of said curved connecting section, and said securing section is secured being pressed at said mold stopper section by attaching said counter contact terminal to said terminal attaching section.

3. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 1, wherein each of said connector fitting section and said counter connector fitting section has a guiding section, so that said guiding sections contact to each other and guide said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section at the time of fitting said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section.

4. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 3, wherein said counter connector fitting section has a plurality of terminal attaching grooves and a mold stopper section, which is protruded from a base portion of both side walls of said terminal attaching grooves so as to form a structure for holding each terminal, and said counter contact terminal is comprised of:

an attaching section;

a terminal lead section provided at an end of said attaching section;

a securing section, which is curved opposite to said terminal lead section;

a curved connecting section which is curved to form generally U-shape from an end of said securing section; and

a contact section formed at an end of said curved connecting section, wherein a width L1 of said contact section is set larger than a width L2 of said curved connecting section, a width L3 of said securing section is set smaller than said width L1 of said contact section, but larger than said width L2 of said curved connecting section, and said securing section is secured being pressed at said mold stopper section by attaching said counter contact terminal to said terminal attaching section.

5. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 1, wherein said shielding member is comprised of:

side shields that cover said connector fitting section along a connector longitudinal direction from both sides of said first connector housing; and

end shields that cover said connector fitting section along a connector lateral direction from both ends and are connected to said side shields, and said counter shielding member is comprised of;

counter side shields that cover said counter connector fitting section along said connector longitudinal direction from both sides of said second connector housing; and

counter end shields that cover said connector fitting section along said connector lateral direction from both ends and are connected to said side shields.

6. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 5, wherein each of said connector fitting section and said counter connector fitting section has a guiding section, so that said guiding sections contact to each other and guide said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section at the time of fitting said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section.

7. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 5, wherein said counter connector fitting section has a plurality of terminal attaching grooves and a mold stopper section, which is protruded from a base portion of both side walls of said terminal attaching grooves so as to form a structure for holding each terminal, and said counter contact terminal is comprised of:

an attaching section;

a terminal lead section provided at an end of said attaching section;

a securing section, which is curved opposite to said terminal lead section;

a curved connecting section which is curved to form generally U-shape from an end of said securing section; and

a contact section formed at an end of said curved connecting section, wherein a width L1 of said contact section is set larger than a width L2 of said curved connecting section, a width L3 of said securing section is set smaller than said width L1 of said contact section, but larger than said width L2 of said curved connecting section, and said securing section is secured being pressed at said mold stopper section by attaching said counter contact terminal to said terminal attaching section.

8. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 5, wherein said first connector further comprising:

a side shield attaching section for attaching said side shields, which is provided on two of the four first side surfaces of said first connector housing along said connector longitudinal direction; and

an end shield attaching section for attaching the end shields, which is provided along said connector lateral direction between both end surfaces of said connector housing and said connector fitting section, and said second connector further comprising;

a counter side shield attaching section for attaching said counter side shields, which is provided on two of the four second side surfaces of said second connector housing along said connector longitudinal direction; and

a counter end shield attaching section for attaching the counter end shields, which is provided between both end surfaces of said second connector housing along said connector lateral direction and said connector fitting section.

9. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 8, wherein each of said connector fitting section and said counter connector fitting section has a guiding section, so that said guiding sections contact to each other and guide said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section at the time of fitting said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section.

10. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 8, wherein said counter connector fitting section has a plurality of terminal attaching grooves and a mold stopper section, which is protruded from a base portion of both side walls of said terminal attaching grooves so as to form a structure for holding each terminal, and said counter contact terminal is comprised of:

an attaching section;

a terminal lead section provided at an end of said attaching section;

a securing section, which is curved opposite to said terminal lead section;

a curved connecting section which is curved to form generally U-shape from an end of said securing section; and

a contact section formed at an end of said curved connecting section, wherein a width L1 of said contact section is set larger than a width L2 of said curved connecting section, a width L3 of said securing section is set smaller than said width L1 of said contact section, but larger than said width L2 of said curved connecting section, and said securing section is secured being pressed at said mold stopper section by attaching said counter contact terminal to said terminal attaching section.

11. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 8, wherein said shielding member contacts with said counter shielding member by contacts between said side, shields and said counter side shields and contacts between said end shields and said counter end shields, said side shields or said counter side shields and said end shields or said counter end shields have protrusions, and said counter side shields or said side shields and said counter end shields or end shields have holes, so that clicking feeling is generated by inserting said protrusions to said holes when the shielding member contacts with the counter shielding member.

12. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 11, wherein each of said connector fitting section and said counter connector fitting section has a guiding section, so that said guiding sections contact to each other and guide said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section at the time of fitting said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section.

13. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 11, wherein said counter connector fitting section has a plurality of terminal attaching grooves and a mold stopper section, which is protruded from a base portion of both side walls of said terminal attaching grooves so as to form a structure for holding each terminal, and said counter contact terminal is comprised of:

an attaching section;

a terminal lead section provided at an end of said attaching section;

a securing section, which is curved opposite to said terminal lead section;

a curved connecting section which is curved to form generally U-shape from an end of said securing section; and

a contact section formed at an end of said curved connecting section, wherein a width L1 of said contact section is set larger than a width L2 of said curved connecting section, a width L3 of said securing section is set smaller than said width L1 of said contact section, but larger than said width L2 of said curved connecting section, and said securing section is secured being pressed at said mold stopper section by attaching said counter contact terminal to said terminal attaching section.

14. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 11, wherein said first connector is further comprised of:

an end shield insertion groove on said end shield attaching section along said connector lateral direction;

a side shield insertion groove on said side shield attaching section along said connector longitudinal direction;

a first connecting section that connects said side shield groove to said end shield insertion groove,

a first contact point section on each of said end shields; and

a first contact point contact section on each of said side shields, and said second connector is further comprised of;

a counter end shield insertion groove on said counter end shield attaching section along said connector lateral direction;

a second connecting section that connects said counter end shield insertion groove to said counter side attaching section,

a second contact point section on each of said counter end shields; and

a second contact point contact section on each of said counter side shields, wherein said first contact point section is protruded from said first connecting section toward said side shield groove by inserting said end shield to said end shield insertion groove, and said first contact point contact section is contacted with said first contact point contact section by attaching said side shield to said side shield groove, and said second contact point section is protruded from said second connecting section toward said counter side shield attaching section by inserting said counter end shield to said counter end shield insertion groove, and said second contact point section is contacted with said second contact point contact section by attaching said counter side shield to said counter side shield attaching section.

15. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 14, wherein each of said connector fitting section and said counter connector fitting section has a guiding section, so that said guiding sections contact to each other and guide said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section at the time of fitting said connector fitting section to said counter connector fitting section.

16. The electrical connector having a shield according to claim 14, wherein said counter connector fitting section has a plurality of terminal attaching grooves and a mold stopper section, which is protruded from a base portion of both side walls of said terminal attaching grooves so as to form a structure for holding each terminal, and said counter contact terminal is comprised of:

an attaching section;

a terminal lead section provided at an end of said attaching section;

a securing section, which is curved opposite to said terminal lead section;

a curved connecting section which is curved to form generally U-shape from an end of said securing section; and

a contact section formed at an end of said curved connecting section, wherein a width L1 of said contact section is set larger than a width L2 of said curved connecting section, a width L3 of said securing section is set smaller than said width L1 of said contact section, but larger than said width L2 of said curved connecting section, and said securing section is secured being pressed at said mold stopper section by attaching said counter contact terminal to said terminal attaching section.