Granted Patent B2

US 12,413,022 · App. 18/089,166 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventor: Takashi Masunaga (Ogori, JP)

Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.

H01R13/6581H01R12/79

Abstract

Claims (70)

1. An electrical connector, wherein

the electrical connector is mated with a counterpart connector that is attached to a principal surface of a wiring substrate, wherein

the counterpart connector includes:

a first housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of first contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the first housing; and

a pair of wall parts with a conductive property that are opposed to one another through the plurality of first contacts in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to an array direction of the plurality of first contacts,

one wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property is provided with:

a cut part; and

a contact piece with a conductive property that is provided with a part that protrudes through the cut part,

the one wall part is located outside end parts of the plurality of first contacts that are electrically connected to a conductive path of the wiring substrate in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to the array direction,

the electrical connector includes:

a second housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of second contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the second housing in a first direction that is provided as an array direction thereof and are connected to the plurality of first contacts;

a first shell with a conductive property that has a first cover part that is opposed to the plurality of second contacts in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and covers the plurality of second contacts and a second cover part that extends in the second direction from one end part of the first cover part in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction; and

a second shell with a conductive property that is arranged near another end part of the first cover part in the third direction,

in a state where the counterpart connector and the electrical connector are mated, the first cover part is opposed to the plurality of first contacts in the second direction and covers a whole of the plurality of first contacts, the second cover part covers a part or all of the cut part in a state where it contacts the contact piece, and the second shell is opposed to and contacts another wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property in the third direction, and

in a state where the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated, the electrical connector has a housing space that houses a part of the one wall part near the first cover part to have a gap with a part of the part of the one wall part near the another wall part.

2. An electrical connector, wherein

the electrical connector is attached to a principal surface of a wiring substrate and is mated with a counterpart connector, wherein

the electrical connector includes:

a first housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of first contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the first housing; and

a pair of wall parts with a conductive property that are opposed to one another through the plurality of first contacts in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to an array direction of the plurality of first contacts,

one wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property is provided with:

a cut part; and

a contact piece with a conductive property that is provided with a part that protrudes through the cut part,

the one wall part is located outside end parts of the plurality of first contacts that are electrically connected to a conductive path of the wiring substrate in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to the array direction,

the counterpart connector includes:

a second housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of second contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the second housing in a first direction that is provided as an array direction thereof and are connected to the plurality of first contacts;

a first shell with a conductive property that has a first cover part that is opposed to the plurality of second contacts in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and covers the plurality of second contacts and a second cover part that extends in the second direction from one end part of the first cover part in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction; and

a second shell with a conductive property that is arranged near another end part of the first cover part in the third direction,

in a state where the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated, the first cover part is opposed to the plurality of first contacts in the second direction and covers a whole of the plurality of first contacts, the second cover part covers a part or all of the cut part in a state where it contacts the contact piece, and the second shell is opposed to and contacts another wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property in the third direction, and

in a state where the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated, the counterpart connector has a housing space that houses a part of the one wall part near the first cover part to have a gap with a part of the part of the one wall part near the another wall part.

3. An electrical connector, wherein

the electrical connector is mated with a counterpart connector that is attached to a principal surface of a wiring substrate, wherein

the counterpart connector includes:

a first housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of first contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the first housing; and

a pair of wall parts with a conductive property that are opposed to one another through the plurality of first contacts in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to an array direction of the plurality of first contacts,

one wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property is provided with:

a cut part; and

a contact piece with a conductive property that is provided with a part that protrudes through the cut part,

the one wall part is located outside end parts of the plurality of first contacts that are electrically connected to a conductive path of the wiring substrate in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to the array direction,

the electrical connector includes:

a second housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of second contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the second housing in a first direction that is provided as an array direction thereof and are connected to the plurality of first contacts;

a first shell with a conductive property that has a first cover part that is opposed to the plurality of second contacts in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and covers the plurality of second contacts and a second cover part that extends in the second direction from one end part of the first cover part in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction; and

a second shell with a conductive property that is arranged near another end part of the first cover part in the third direction,

in a state where the counterpart connector and the electrical connector are mated, the first cover part is opposed to the plurality of first contacts in the second direction and covers a whole of the plurality of first contacts, the second cover part covers a part or all of the cut part in a state where it contacts the contact piece, and the second shell is opposed to and contacts another wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property in the third direction,

a part of the one wall part near the first cover part has a recess that is a dent in a direction toward another wall part in the pair of wall parts, and

in a state where the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated, the electrical connector has a housing space that houses the part of the one wall part near the first cover part.

4. An electrical connector, wherein

the electrical connector is attached to a principal surface of a wiring substrate and is mated with a counterpart connector, wherein

the electrical connector includes:

a first housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of first contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the first housing; and

a pair of wall parts with a conductive property that are opposed to one another through the plurality of first contacts in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to an array direction of the plurality of first contacts,

one wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property is provided with:

a cut part; and

a contact piece with a conductive property that is provided with a part that protrudes through the cut part,

the one wall part is located outside end parts of the plurality of first contacts that are electrically connected to a conductive path of the wiring substrate in a direction that is a direction along the principal surface and is orthogonal to the array direction,

the counterpart connector includes:

a second housing that has an insulation property;

a plurality of second contacts with a conductive property that are arrayed on the second housing in a first direction that is provided as an array direction thereof and are connected to the plurality of first contacts;

a first shell with a conductive property that has a first cover part that is opposed to the plurality of second contacts in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and covers the plurality of second contacts and a second cover part that extends in the second direction from one end part of the first cover part in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction; and

a second shell with a conductive property that is arranged near another end part of the first cover part in the third direction,

in a state where the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated, the first cover part is opposed to the plurality of first contacts in the second direction and covers a whole of the plurality of first contacts, the second cover part covers a part or all of the cut part in a state where it contacts the contact piece, and the second shell is opposed to and contacts another wall part in the pair of wall parts with a conductive property in the third direction,

a part of the one wall part near the first cover part has a recess that is a dent in a direction toward another wall part in the pair of wall parts, and

in a state where the electrical connector and the counterpart connector are mated, the counterpart connector has a housing space that houses the part of the one wall part near the first cover part.

Priority Claims (1)

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