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US 11,239,591 · App. 16/753,521 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Connector and electronic device

Inventors: Shunsuke Morita (Yokohama, JP); Masayoshi Kakino (Yokohama, JP); Masashi Kakeno (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H01R12/91H01R12/716H01R12/737H01R13/2492H01R13/6315H01R24/60H01R13/646H01R2107/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,239,591
App. No.
16/753,521
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector ( 10 ) according to the present disclosure includes a first insulator ( 20 ), a second insulator ( 30 ) that is to be fitted to a connection object ( 70 ) and movable relative to the first insulator ( 20 ), and a contact ( 60 ) attached to the first insulator ( 20 ) and the second insulator ( 30 ). The contact ( 60 ) includes a first elastic portion ( 64 A) that extends from a first base ( 61 ) supported by the first insulator ( 20 ) and is elastically deformable; an adjustment portion ( 64 B) that is formed to be continuous with the first elastic portion ( 64 A) and has a higher electrical conductivity than the first elastic portion ( 64 A); a second elastic portion ( 64 C) that extends to the second insulator ( 30 ) from the adjustment portion ( 64 B) and is elastically deformable; and a contact portion ( 69 ) that electrically connects to the connection object ( 70 ) when the second insulator ( 30 ) and the connection object ( 70 ) are fitted together.

Claims (22)

1. A connector comprising:

a first insulator formed in a frame shape;

a second insulator that is arranged inside said first insulator and is to be fitted to a connection object and movable relative to said first insulator; and

a plurality of contacts attached to said first insulator and said second insulator,

wherein said contacts include, between said first insulator and said second insulator, a first elastic portion that is elastically deformable, an adjustment portion and a second elastic portion that is elastically deformable, and

wherein, with respect to a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to an arrangement direction of said plurality of contacts, a width of said adjustment portion in the first direction perpendicular to an extension direction of said adjustment portion is larger than a width of said first elastic portion in the second direction perpendicular to an extension direction of said first elastic portion and is larger than a width of said second elastic portion in the second direction perpendicular to an extension direction of said second elastic portion.

2. The connector according to claim 1 ,

wherein said adjustment portion has a larger cross-sectional area than said first elastic portion.

3. The connector according to claim 1 ,

wherein said adjustment portion has a larger cross-sectional area than said second elastic portion.

4. The connector according to claim 1 ,

wherein said contacts further include a third elastic portion that is arranged along an inner wall of said second insulator, extends in a fitting direction of said connection object, and is elastically deformable.

5. The connector according to claim 4 ,

wherein said contacts further include a base that connects said second elastic portion and said third elastic portion.

6. The connector according to claim 5 ,

wherein said second insulator includes a wall formed at a position opposing said base.

7. The connector according to claim 1 ,

wherein said adjustment portion extends in a fitting direction of said connection object, and

said first elastic portion and said second elastic portion extend from respective end portions of said adjustment portion in said fitting direction.

8. The connector according to claim 7 ,

wherein said first elastic portion, said adjustment portion, and said second elastic portion are sequentially arranged along said fitting direction from a fitting side.

9. An electronic device comprising said connector according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: MORITA, SHUNSUKE; KAKINO, MASAYOSHI; KAKENO, MASASHI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052305/0946 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-196003 · Oct 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200313327A1 · Oct 1, 2020
Cited By (2)
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