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US 12,374,832 · App. 18/153,207 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Shield connector with outer-conductor-side contact portion contacting housing-side contact portion

Inventors: Kazuya Takeuchi (Yokkaichi, JP); Norihito Hashimoto (Yokkaichi, JP); Kazuya Kobayashi (Yokkaichi, JP); Shinobu Wakahara (Toyota, JP)
Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H01R13/6581H01R13/02H01R13/24H01R13/2442H01R13/245H01R13/40H01R13/428H01R13/432H01R13/502H01R12/71H01R12/712H01R12/714H01R12/716H01R12/724H01R13/22H01R13/2407H01R13/42H01R13/514H01R13/516H01R13/646H01R13/648H01R13/658H01R13/6585H01R13/6594H01R2107/00
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Patent No.
US 12,374,832
App. No.
18/153,207
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shield connector includes an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric, and a housing. The outer conductor includes an outer-conductor-side contact portion that is disposed behind the housing and faces backward in a coupled state with the housing. The housing includes a housing-side contact portion facing forward in the coupled state with the outer conductor. The outer-conductor-side contact portion and the housing-side contact portion contact each other in the coupled state between the outer conductor and the housing.

Claims (16)

1. A shield connector comprising:

an inner conductor;

an outer conductor that surrounds the inner conductor;

a dielectric that is disposed between the inner conductor and the outer conductor; and

a housing coupled to the outer conductor, wherein

the outer conductor includes an outer-conductor-side contact portion that is disposed behind the housing and faces backward in a coupled state with the housing,

the housing includes a housing-side contact portion that faces forward in the coupled state with the outer conductor,

the outer-conductor-side contact portion and the housing-side contact portion contact each other in the coupled state between the outer conductor and the housing,

the outer conductor includes a first outer conductor and a second outer conductor assembled to each other,

the first outer conductor and the second outer conductor include a first outer-conductor-side contact portion and a second outer-conductor-side contact portion, respectively, both of which serve as the outer-conductor-side contact portion,

the housing includes a first housing-side contact portion and a second housing-side contact portion that serve as the housing-side contact portion and correspond to the first outer-conductor-side contact portion and the second outer-conductor-side contact portion, respectively,

the first outer conductor is coupled to the housing from a back side, and

the second outer conductor is coupled to the housing in a direction intersecting a front and back direction.

2. The shield connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second outer-conductor-side contact portion includes a pressing rib that is provided on a surface facing the second housing-side contact portion and comes into contact with the second housing-side contact portion.

3. The shield connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first outer conductor includes a displacement restriction surface that faces the second housing-side contact portion in a direction in which the second housing-side contact portion is separated from the second outer-conductor-side contact portion.

4. The shield connector according to claim 2 , wherein the first outer conductor includes a displacement restriction surface that faces the second housing-side contact portion in a direction in which the second housing-side contact portion is separated from the second outer-conductor-side contact portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2023
From: TAKEUCHI, KAZUYA; HASHIMOTO, NORIHITO; KOBAYASHI, KAZUYA; WAKAHARA, SHINOBU
To: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 062348/0051 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-012607 · Jan 31, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230246393A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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