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Granted Patent B2
US 12,027,802 · App. 17/969,726 · Granted Jul 2, 2024

Connector

Inventors: Toshiyuki Someya (Yamato, JP); Naoto Sasayama (Yamato, JP); Ryunosuke Miyamoto (Yamato, JP); Kenta Arichika (Yamato, JP)
Assignee: Molex, LLC
H01R13/6471H01R13/405H01R13/629H01R13/6585H01R13/6597
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,027,802
App. No.
17/969,726
Granted
Jul 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector includes a connector body and a terminal attached to the connector body, the connector being fitted with a counterpart connector, the connector body includes a recess being fitted with a counterpart connector body of the counterpart connector and side walls extending in a longitudinal direction of the connector body, the side walls defining both sides of the recess. The terminal includes a plurality of terminals disposed along each of the side walls, and the plurality of terminals disposed along each of the side walls include one high frequency terminal and ground terminals disposed on both sides of the high frequency terminal. In plan view, a straight line connecting high frequency terminals disposed along both the side walls is inclined with respect to a center line of the connector body in a width direction, and a shield plate of the counterpart connector extends along the center line.

Claims (16)

1. A connector assembly, comprising:

a first connector and a mating second connector adapted to mate with the first connector;

each connector including a housing having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls, and first, second, third and fourth reinforcing;

fittings provided on the housing, wherein the first reinforcing fitting is provided on the first end wall and the first side wall, the second reinforcing fitting is provided on the first end wall and the second side wall, the third reinforcing fitting is provided on the second end wall and the first side wall, and the fourth reinforcing fitting is provided on the second end wall and the second side wall, each reinforcing fitting including an end wall covering unit and a side wall covering unit which are connected with each other, the end wall covering unit of each reinforcing fitting includes an outer cover portion having a connecting foot, the side wall covering unit of each reinforcing fitting includes an outer cover portion having a connecting foot; and

wherein the first reinforcing fittings contact each other when the first and second connectors are mated, the second reinforcing fittings contact each other when the first and second connectors are mated, the third reinforcing fittings contact each other when the first and second connectors are mated, and the fourth reinforcing fittings contact each other when the first and second connectors are mated.

2. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the connecting foot of the outer cover portion of the end wall covering unit of each reinforcing fitting of the first connector is located outside of a longitudinal direction of the first connector;

the connecting foot of the outer cover portion of the side wall covering unit of each reinforcing fitting of the first connector is located outside of a width direction of the first connector;

the connecting foot of the outer cover portion of the end wall covering unit of each reinforcing fitting of the second connector is located outside of a longitudinal direction of the second connector; and

the connecting foot of the outer cover portion of the side wall covering unit of each reinforcing fitting of the second connector is located outside of a width direction of the second connector.

3. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector includes a terminal, the connecting feet of the first connector are substantially flush with a lower surface of a tail of the terminal.

4. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the side wall covering unit of each reinforcing fitting of the first connector has an inclined elastic arm which contacts with the outer cover portion of the side wall covering unit of the respective reinforcing fitting of the second connector when the first and second connectors are mated.

5. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

each reinforcing fitting of the first connector further includes an upper surface portion connecting the end wall covering unit with the side wall covering unit, and an outer cover portion which extends downward from an outer edge of the upper surface portion, and each reinforcing fitting of the second connector further includes an upper surface portion connecting the end wall covering unit with the side wall covering unit.

6. The connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first reinforcing fitting of the first connector covers half or more of the first end wall of the housing of the first connector, the second reinforcing fitting of the first connector covers less than half of the first end wall of the housing of the first connector, the third reinforcing fitting of the first connector covers half or more of the second end wall of the housing of the first connector, and the fourth reinforcing fitting of the first connector covers less than half of the second end wall of the housing of the first connector.

7. The connector assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the first and third reinforcing fittings are disposed to be opposed to each other on a first diagonal of the first housing, and the second and fourth reinforcing fittings are disposed to be opposed to each other on a second diagonal of the first housing.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: SOMEYA, TOSHIYUKI; SASAYAMA, NAOTO; MIYAMOTO, RYUNOSUKE; ARICHIKA, KENTA
To: MOLEX JAPAN, LLC
Reel/Frame 064529/0729 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: MOLEX JAPAN, LLC
To: MOLEX, LLC
Reel/Frame 064529/0732 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-222578 · Dec 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17114500 · Dec 8, 2020
Related Publication 20230042553A1 · Feb 9, 2023
Cited By (1)
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