Connector

• US 7,585,185 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2008
• Issued: 09/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
• Original Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited
• Inventors: Obikane, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Truc T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chung-Trans; Xuong M
• Application Number:
  US12/072,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20080214051A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 439/660, 439/74, 439/607, 439/609
• US Class Current: 439/607.01
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/52 connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/57 surface mounting terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7082 Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/714 with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/73 connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure

Abstract

A connector capable of sufficiently shielding two connectors for connecting two circuit boards, and further making the connectors compact in size. A receptacle-side fitting portion (32) for being fitted to a plug-side fitting portion (142) of a plug connector (12) is formed in a receptacle-side housing (3) disposed on a printed circuit board (21). A plurality of receptacle-side contacts (5) are arranged in the receptacle-side fitting portion (32). A shell body (71) disposed around the receptacle-side fitting portion (32) is provided in a shell (7) mounted in receptacle-side housing (3). The shell (7) is formed with shell contact portions (72) brought into contact with plug-side ground contacts (16G) of the plug connector (12), and a shell terminal portion (73) fixed to a ground pad (21) of the printed circuit board (21).

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a housing that has a fitting portion for being fitted to a mating fitting portion of a mating connector, said housing being disposed on a circuit board;

a plurality of contacts that are arranged in said fitting portion; and

a shell that has a shell body disposed around said fitting portion, said shell being mounted on said housing, and said shell comprising a shell contact portion brought into contact with a mating ground contact of said mating connector, and a shell terminal portion fixed to a first ground trace of said circuit board;

wherein said plurality of contacts include at least one ground contact;

wherein said shell further comprises;

(i) a fixed engaging portion that is connected to said shell body and that fixedly engages said shell body with said housing, and (ii) an auxiliary shell terminal portion adjacent to said one ground contact; and

wherein said auxiliary shell terminal portion is connected to said shell body and fixed to a second ground trace of said circuit board, and said ground contact is fixed to said second ground trace of said circuit board.

2. A connector device comprising:

a connector; and

a mating connector;

wherein said connector comprises;

a housing that has a fitting portion for being fitted to a mating fitting portion of said mating connector, said housing being disposed on a circuit board;

a plurality of contacts that are arranged in said fitting portion; and

a shell that has a shell body disposed around said fitting portion, said shell being mounted on said housing, and said shell comprising a shell contact portion brought into contact with a mating ground contact of said mating connector, and a shell terminal portion fixed to a first ground trace of said circuit board;

wherein said plurality of contacts include at least one ground contact;

wherein said shell further comprises;

(i) a fixed engaging portion that is connected to said shell body and that fixedly engages said shell body with said housing, and (ii) an auxiliary shell terminal portion adjacent to said one ground contact; and

wherein said auxiliary shell terminal portion is connected to said shell body and fixed to a second ground trace of said circuit board, and said ground contact is fixed to said second ground trace of said circuit board; and

wherein said mating connector comprises;

a mating housing that has said mating fitting portion for being fitted to said fitting portion of said connector, said mating housing being disposed on a mating circuit board; and

a plurality of mating contacts that are arranged in said mating fitting portion,

wherein said plurality of mating contacts include said mating ground contact, and said mating ground contact comprises a mating shell contact portion to be brought into contact with said shell mounted on said housing of said connector, and a mating terminal portion that is fixed to a ground trace of said mating circuit board.