Connector having an improved effect of preventing an unlocking lever from being damaged

• US 7,229,316 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2005
• Issued: 06/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
• Original Assignee: JAE Hirosaki, Ltd. (Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited), Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
• Inventors: Kimura, Akira, Kamata, Kazushi, Ishida, Shuuichi, Takaku, Masaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, PHUONG K
• Application Number:
  US11/266,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20060110970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607, 439/108, 439/609, 439/378, 439/608
• US Class Current: 439/607.56
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/707 Soldering or welding
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6275 Latching arms not integral with the housing H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/629 Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6335 comprising a handle
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6583 with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members

Abstract

In a connector having a conductive contact held by an insulator, a lock spring is held by the insulator and adapted to lock a connected state with a mating connector. A conductive shell covers the contact and the insulator. A lever is disposed adjacent to the lock spring. The lever is adapted to operate the lock spring and surrounded by a lever protecting portion serving as an operation inhibiting portion which is for limiting an operating direction of the lever and prevents an excessive displacement of the lever.

Claims

1. A socket connector comprising:

an insulator having a fitting hole for receiving a mating connector;

a plurality of conductive contacts disposed in said fitting hole to be connected to a plurality of signal contacts of said mating connector;

a shell surrounding an outer peripheral portion of said insulator, said shell being incorporated into said insulator in a direction reverse to a fitting direction of said mating connector, said shell having a first soldering portion extending in said reverse direction and a second soldering portion extending in a direction perpendicular to said reverse direction; and

a ground plate comprising;

a plurality of contact point portions disposed in said fitting hole, facing said conductive contacts, and adapted to be connected to a shell of said mating connector;

a joint portion joining said contact point portions; and

a pair of spring portions connected to opposite ends of said joint portion, respectively, each of said spring portions having a shell contact portion for contacting said shell, said fitting hole having a connection hole for receiving a connecting portion of said mating connector and guide post holes continuous from opposite ends of said connection hole, said guide post holes being greater in width than said connection hole, said connection hole and said guide post holes being eccentric from each other.