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Patent US6234827 - Electrical connector shield with dual function of mechanical locking and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA “small” or “miniature connector comprises: a connector socket 2, having a shield case 4, which is a metal plate bent and formed into a rectangular tube, and an insulating housing 6, which supports a plurality of contact pins 5 and is built into the interior of shield case 4; a connector plug...http://www.google.com/patents/US6234827?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6234827 - Electrical connector shield with dual function of mechanical locking and electrical shielding continuetyAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6234827 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/491,753Publication dateMay 22, 2001Filing dateJan 27, 2000Priority dateJan 27, 1999Fee statusLapsedPublication number09491753, 491753, US 6234827 B1, US 6234827B1, US-B1-6234827, US6234827 B1, US6234827B1InventorsAtsushi Nishio, Katsuhiro HoriOriginal AssigneeMitsumi Newtech Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (1), Referenced by (110), Classifications (9), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectrical connector shield with dual function of mechanical locking and electrical shielding continuety
US 6234827 B1Abstract
A “small” or “miniature connector comprises: a connector socket 2, having a shield case 4, which is a metal plate bent and formed into a rectangular tube, and an insulating housing 6, which supports a plurality of contact pins 5 and is built into the interior of shield case 4; a connector plug 3, having a plug part 3 a which is inserted into an insertion opening 11 of connector socket 2; a contact member 26, which has a shallow “V” shaped cross-section and is flexible, being formed by cutting out and offsetting on a top wall of shield case 4; and a protrusion 27 of inverted “V” shape, which engages with contact member 26, being placed on an upper surface of plug part 3 a. Images(6) Claims(2)
Insulated housing 6 is built into shield case 4 from the right end of shield case 4. Insulated housing 6 has a base 6 a, which has approximately the same cross-sectional dimensions as the inner cross sectional area of shield case 4. Inside shield case 4, there is an integrally formed end support part 6 c which extends as a cantilever on the left side of base 6 a. Inside insulated housing 6, four attachment grooves 22, which are aligned in parallel in the cross direction of shield case 4, are formed in the longitudinal direction of shield case 4. Each of contact pins 5, which are made of spring-like metal, is positioned in each of attachment grooves 22. The mid-section of each contact pin 5 is attached inside corresponding attachment groove 22. However, external contact end 5 a, which is bent and processed into an “L” shape, leads out to the exterior from the right end of shield case 4. External contact end Sa is soldered onto the conductor layer of printed circuit board 1 on which connector socket 2 is mounted.
Shield case 7 has a cord shield 7 b, which is formed integrally with plug shield 7 a and has a large volume. A cord connecting part 9 b, which is connected to end support part 9 a, is positioned inside cord shield 7 b. Cord connecting end 10 b of each of contacters 10 is positioned at cord connecting part 9 b. Cord connecting end 10 b is each attached by soldering to core 24 a of connecting cord 24, which leads out from the end of cord shield 7 b. In the present invention, on the top wall of shield case 4 of connector socket 2, a C-shaped cutting and offsetting groove 25 defines a flexible tongue-like contact member 26. The contact member has a fore part 26 a which presents a longitudinal sectional shape of a shallow “V”. Contact member 26 has its base or rear part cantilever supported from top wall 4 a of shield case 4. On the upper surface of plug shield 7 a, a protrusion 27, is bent and formed out of the plug shield structure. The configuration of the protrusion is complementally matching with that of the bent fore part 26 a of contact member 26. Protrusion 27 is of an inverted “V” cross section. The length of protrusion 27 is the same approximate width as contact member 26.
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