Connector, receptacle for connector and plug for connector

• US 7,252,549 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Issued: 08/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shimoyama, Takahiro, Nishio, Atsushi, Kawasaki, Takashi, Ouchi, Masashi
• Primary Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US11/477,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20070054553A1
• Time in Patent Office: 404 Days
• Field of Search: 439/607, 439/680, 439/677
• US Class Current: 439/607.55
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/725 containing contact members presenting a contact carrying strip, e.g. edge-like strip
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/64 Means for preventing incorrect coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6582 with resilient means for engaging mating connector

Abstract

A connector includes a receptacle 1 to be mounted on a substrate 11 and a plug 5 adapted to be connected to the receptacle 1. The receptacle 1 has a shield case 2 provided with connection terminals 31 therein, and the plug 5 has a shield case 6 provided with connection terminals 71 therein. The shield case 6 of the plug 5 is adapted to be inserted into the shield case 2 of the receptacle 1 when the plug 5 is connected to the receptacle 1, at which the connection terminals 71 of the plug 5 are electrically connected to the connection terminals 31 of the receptacle 1. A tongue portion 23 is provided on a bottom surface of the shield case 2 of the receptacle 1 and a recess 63 is formed on a bottom surface 61 of the shield case 6 of the plug 5 so that the tongue portion 23 is fitted into the recess 63 when the plug 5 is connected to the receptacle 1, which serve as an erroneous insertion preventing and guiding mechanism.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a receptacle mounted on a substrate wherein the receptacle has a shield case of a generally angulate tubular shape having a bottom surface that faces the substrate when the receptacle is mounted thereon wherein the shield case of the receptacle has connection terminals therein;

a plug connected to the receptacle wherein the plug has a shield case of a generally angulate tubular shape having a bottom surface wherein the shield case of the plug has connection terminals therein wherein the shield case of the plug is configured so that the shield case of the plug is inserted into the shield case of the receptacle when the plug is connected to the receptacle wherein the connection terminals of the plug are electrically connected to the connection terminals of the receptacle; and

erroneous insertion preventing and guiding means provided in the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle and the bottom surface of the shield case of the plug for preventing any occurrence of erroneous insertion therebetween when the plug is connected to the receptacle while properly guiding the shield case of the plug into the shield case of the receptacle wherein the erroneous insertion preventing and guiding means has at least one tongue portion formed in one of the bottom surfaces of the shield case of the receptacle and the shield case of the plug and a recess corresponding to the tongue portion and formed in the other bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle or the shield case of the plug wherein the tongue portion is fitted into the recess when the plug is connected to the receptacle wherein the tongue portion is formed in the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle and the recess is formed in the bottom surface of the shield case of the plug wherein the tongue portion is formed into a generally rectangular shape by cutting away left and right sides of the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle substantially up to a middle part thereof along a plug insertion direction.

2. A connector comprising:

a receptacle mounted on a substrate wherein the receptacle has a shield case of a generally angulate tubular shape having a bottom surface that faces the substrate when the receptacle is mounted thereon wherein the shield case of the receptacle has connection terminals therein;

a plug connected to the receptacle wherein the plug has a shield case of a generally angulate tubular shape having a bottom surface wherein the shield case of the plug has connection terminals therein wherein the shield case of the plug is configured so that the shield case of the plug is inserted into the shield case of the receptacle when the plug is connected to the receptacle wherein the connection terminals of the plug are electrically connected to the connection terminals of the receptacle; and

erroneous insertion preventing and guiding means provided in the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle and the bottom surface of the shield case of the plug for preventing any occurrence of erroneous insertion therebetween when the plug is connected to the receptacle while properly guiding the shield case of the plug into the shield case of the receptacle wherein the erroneous insertion preventing and guiding means has at least one tongue portion formed in one of the bottom surfaces of the shield case of the receptacle and the shield case of the plug and a recess corresponding to the tongue portion and formed in the other bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle or the shield case of the plug wherein the tongue portion is fitted into the recess when the plug is connected to the receptacle wherein the tongue portion is formed in the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle and the recess is formed in the bottom surface of the shield case of the plug wherein the tongue portion is formed into a generally trapezoidal shape by cutting away left and right sides of the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle substantially up to a middle part thereof along a plug insertion direction.

3. A connector comprising:

a receptacle mounted on a substrate wherein the receptacle has a shield case of a generally angulate tubular shape having a bottom surface facing the substrate when the receptacle is mounted thereon wherein the shield case of the receptacle has connection terminals therein;

a plug connected to the receptacle wherein the plug has a shield case of a generally angulate tubular shape having a bottom surface wherein the shield case of the plug has connection terminals therein wherein the shield case of the plug is configured so that the shield case of the plug is inserted into the shield case of the receptacle when the plug is connected to the receptacle wherein the connection terminals of the plug are electrically connected to the connection terminals of the receptacle wherein the shield case of the receptacle and the shield case of the plug are formed of a metal plate that forms the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle and has a thickness greater than a thickness of the metal plate forming the bottom surface of the shield case of the plug such that a gap is created between the bottom surface of the plug and a top surface of the substrate when the plug is connected to the receptacle under a condition that the receptacle is mounted on the substrate; and

erroneous insertion preventing and guiding means in the bottom surface of the shield case of the receptacle and the bottom surface of the shield case of the plug for preventing any occurrence of erroneous insertion therebetween when the plug is connected to the receptacle while properly guiding the shield case of the plug into the shield case of the receptacle.