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Granted Patent B2
US 11,177,607 · App. 17/064,064 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Connector structure and housing

Inventors: Masayoshi Takayanagi (Makinohara, JP); Kazuhide Takahashi (Makinohara, JP); Keigo Tsubo (Makinohara, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
H01R13/5025H01R13/506H01R13/516H01R13/6581
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Patent No.
US 11,177,607
App. No.
17/064,064
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector structure includes a female housing and a male housing. The female housing includes a first holding portion holding first female terminals for power supply, a second holding portion adjacent to the first holding portion, formed as one unitary piece with the first holding portion, and holding second female terminals for communication, and a conductive shield layer separating the first holding portion from the second holding portion. The male housing includes a recessed portion configured to fit with the female housing, and holding first male terminals to be connected with the first female terminals and second male terminals to be connected with the second female terminals.

Claims (31)

1. A connector structure comprising:

a female housing including

a first holding portion configured to hold first female terminals for power supply,

a second holding portion adjacent to the first holding portion, formed as one unitary piece with the first holding portion, and configured to hold second female terminals for communication, and

a conductive shield layer configured to separate the first holding portion from the second holding portion; and

a male housing including a recessed portion configured to fit with the female housing, and configured to hold first male terminals to be connected with the first female terminals and second male terminals to be connected with the second female terminals, wherein

the female housing includes a main member into which the first female terminals and the second female terminals are inserted, and a holding member configured to be engaged with the main member to hold the first female terminals,

the holding member includes a partition wall configured to separate the first holding portion from the second holding portion, and

the shield layer is provided on the partition wall.

2. The connector structure according to claim 1 , wherein the shield layer is a plated layer formed on the partition wall.

3. The connector structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a conductive shield case configured to be attached to the male housing to cover the second holding portion and grounded to a substrate; and

a conductive tubular shield member disposed in the recessed portion, grounded via the shield case, and covering a connection portion between the second male terminals and the second female terminals, wherein

an outer side surface of the male housing includes a groove formed along a border between the first holding portion and the second holding portion, and

the shield case includes an insertion wall portion configured to be inserted into the groove.

4. The connector structure according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a conductive shield case configured to be attached to the male housing to cover the second holding portion and grounded to a substrate; and

a conductive tubular shield member disposed in the recessed portion, grounded via the shield case, and covering a connection portion between the second male terminals and the second female terminals, wherein

an outer side surface of the male housing includes a groove formed along a border between the first holding portion and the second holding portion, and

the shield case includes an insertion wall portion configured to be inserted into the groove.

5. The connector structure according to claim 3 , wherein

the insertion wall portion is opposed to the partition wall in a depth direction of the groove.

6. The connector structure according to claim 4 , wherein

the insertion wall portion is opposed to the partition wall in a depth direction of the groove.

7. A housing comprising:

a first holding portion configured to hold first female terminals for power supply;

a second holding portion adjacent to the first holding portion, formed as one unitary piece with the first holding portion, and configured to hold second female terminals for communication; and

a conductive shield layer configured to separate the first holding portion from the second holding portion, wherein

the female housing includes a main member into which the first female terminals and the second female terminals are inserted, and a holding member configured to be engaged with the main member to hold the first female terminals,

the holding member includes a partition wall configured to separate the first holding portion from the second holding portion, and

the shield layer is provided on the partition wall.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2020
From: TAKAYANAGI, MASAYOSHI; TAKAHASHI, KAZUHIDE; TSUBO, KEIGO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053988/0912 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-184308 · Oct 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210104835A1 · Apr 8, 2021
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