IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,692
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,692 · App. 17/921,599 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Connector and connector system

Inventors: Shogo Matsuo (Machida, JP); Kohei Nishiyama (Machida, JP); Masashi Nakamura (Ogori, JP)
Assignee: I-PEX Inc.
H05K7/2039H01R12/714H01R12/73H05K1/181H05K2201/10189
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Patent No.
US 12,477,692
App. No.
17/921,599
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector system ( 1 ) includes a connector ( 10 ) that detachably mates with a mating connector ( 20 ) mounted on an external circuit board ( 30 ), and an abutting member ( 40 ) fixed to the external circuit board ( 30 ). The connector ( 10 ) includes a circuit board ( 200 ) that connects to an external device via a signal line ( 300 ); an electrically conductive first shell ( 110 ) through which a terminal portion ( 201 ) of the circuit board ( 200 ) is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board ( 30 ) via the mating connector ( 20 ); and an electrically conductive second shell ( 120 ) that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface ( 205 ) of the circuit board ( 200 ), other than the terminal portion ( 201 ). The abutting member ( 40 ) presses at least a portion of the connector ( 10 ) toward the external circuit board ( 30 ).

Claims (52)

1 . A connector system, comprising:

a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and

an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein

the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, and

the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board and a main surface of the connector connected to the circuit board in a thermally conductive manner is thereby abutted against a main surface of the external circuit board.

2 . The connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting member detachably fixes a position of the connector to the external circuit board, the position being closer to an end opposite the terminal portion than to the terminal portion.

3 . The connector system according to claim 2 , wherein the abutting member covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion.

4 . The connector system according to claim 2 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

5 . The connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting member covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion.

6 . The connector system according to claim 5 , wherein the abutting member includes a contactor that contacts the other main surface of the circuit board.

7 . The connector system according to claim 5 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

8 . The connector system according to claim 6 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

9 . The connector system according to claim 6 , wherein the contactor contacts the circuit board at a position opposing, across the circuit board, a heat generating member disposed on the circuit board.

10 . The connector system according to claim 9 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

11 . The connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

12 . A connector system comprising:

a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and

an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein

the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion,

the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board,

the abutting member includes a presser that presses the second shell toward the external circuit board and fixes the second shell,

the second shell includes an engager with which the presser engages, and

a plurality of each of the presser and the engager is formed aligned in a direction crossing a direction in which the signal line extends.

13 . The connector system according to claim 12 , wherein a plurality of each of the presser and the engager is formed aligned in the direction in which the signal line extends.

14 . The connector system according to claim 12 , wherein

the abutting member covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion,

the abutting member includes a contactor that contacts the other main surface of the circuit board, and

the contactor contacts the circuit board at a position opposing, across the circuit board, a heat generating member disposed on the circuit board.

15 . A connector system comprising:

a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and

an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein

the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion,

the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board, and

the abutting member includes a presser that presses the second shell toward the external circuit board and fixes the second shell, and is fixed to the external circuit board by a fixer provided at at least a position directly below the presser or at a peripheral position of the position directly below.

16 . A connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board,

the connector comprising a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line;

an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector; and

an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, wherein

the connector is detachably installed on the external circuit board by an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, and

the connector further includes a thermally conductive third shell that, in a state in which the connector is fixed to a main surface of the external circuit board, is fixed to the main surface of the external circuit board due to a portion of the second shell being pressed by the abutting member, and covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion.

17 . A connector system comprising:

a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and

an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein

the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion,

the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board, and

the connector further includes a thermally conductive third shell that, in a state in which the connector is fixed to a main surface of the external circuit board, is fixed to the main surface of the external circuit board due to a portion of the second shell being pressed by the abutting member, and covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion.

18 . The connector system according to claim 17 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

19 . The connector system according to claim 17 , wherein

the abutting member includes a presser that presses the second shell toward the external circuit board and fixes the second shell,

the second shell includes an engager with which the presser engages, and

a plurality of each of the presser and the engager is formed aligned in a direction crossing a direction in which the signal line extends.

20 . The connector system according to claim 17 , wherein the abutting member detachably fixes a position of the connector to the external circuit board, the position being closer to an end opposite the terminal portion than to the terminal portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: MATSUO, SHOGO; NISHIYAMA, KOHEI; NAKAMURA, MASASHI
To: I-PEX INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-081320 · May 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230180440A1 · Jun 8, 2023
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