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US 12,322,891 · App. 17/886,564 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Connector and connector set

Inventors: Takahiro Ura (Yokohama, JP); Hiroaki Yukutake (Yokohama, JP); Takayuki Arai (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01R13/42H01R12/724H01R13/11H01R13/502H01R13/639H01R43/16
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Patent No.
US 12,322,891
App. No.
17/886,564
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A board connector including plural terminal units each including an inner terminal, an outer terminal covering the inner terminal, and a terminal unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner terminal and the outer terminal and supporting the inner terminal. The plural terminal units are arranged in a row along one direction in a state in which adjacent of the plural terminal units contact each other.

Claims (49)

1. A connector set comprising:

a first connector including a plurality of terminal units each including an inner terminal, an outer terminal covering the inner terminal, and a terminal unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner terminal and the outer terminal and supporting the inner terminal, wherein:

the plurality of terminal units are arranged in a row along one direction in a state in which adjacent terminal units among the plurality of terminal units contact each other;

a second connector including a plurality of conductor units each including:

an inner conductor, an outer conductor covering the inner conductor, and a conductor unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner conductor and the outer conductor and supporting the inner conductor, wherein:

the plurality of conductor units are arranged in a row along the one direction; and wherein:

in a state in which the first connector is connected to the second connector:

the inner terminals of the plurality of terminal units are respectively connected to the inner conductors of the plurality of conductor units, and

the outer terminals of the plurality of terminal units are respectively connected to the outer conductors of the plurality of conductor units,

the second connector includes a conductor unit housing in which a plurality of the conductor units are housed,

the conductor unit housing is formed as a separate member from the conductor unit-side dielectric body.

2. The connector set of claim 1 , wherein:

a fitting portion and a fitted portion are provided at each of the terminal units, and

relative displacement of one terminal unit with respect to another terminal unit adjacent to the one terminal unit is limited by the fitting portion of the one terminal unit fitting together with the fitted portion of the other terminal unit.

3. The connector set of claim 2 , wherein:

the inner terminal includes a connection portion that is connected to an inner conductor, and

a direction for fitting the fitting portion and the fitted portion together is a direction intersecting with a connection direction for connecting the connection portion with the inner conductor.

4. The connector set of claim 1 , wherein:

the outer terminal includes a first terminal forming sheet formed from a metal sheet and a second terminal forming sheet formed from a metal sheet, and

a terminal-side covering portion that covers the inner terminal is formed by the first terminal forming sheet and the second terminal forming sheet.

5. The connector set of claim 1 , further comprising a terminal unit housing that supports the plurality of terminal units, wherein a separation restricting portion is provided at the terminal unit housing so as to restrict separation of the plurality of terminal units.

6. The connector set of claim 5 , further comprising a coupling member configured to couple the plurality of terminal units together so as to be inseparable, wherein the coupling member anchors to the terminal unit housing.

7. The connector set of claim 1 , wherein the conductor unit housing includes a plurality of conductor unit housing portions respectively housing the plurality of conductor units.

8. The connector set of claim 7 , wherein a connection retainer portion is provided at the terminal unit housing and the conductor unit housing to retain a connected state between the first connector and the second connector.

9. A connector comprising:

a plurality of terminal units each including an inner terminal, an outer terminal covering the inner terminal, and a terminal unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner terminal and the outer terminal and supporting the inner terminal, wherein:

the plurality of terminal units are arranged in a row along one direction in a state in which adjacent terminal units among the plurality of terminal units contact each other;

the outer terminal includes a first terminal forming sheet formed from a metal sheet and a second terminal forming sheet formed from a metal sheet, a terminal-side covering portion that covers the inner terminal is formed by the first terminal forming sheet and the second terminal forming sheet, and

the terminal-side covering portion is formed between the first terminal forming sheet and the second terminal forming sheet.

10. A connector comprising:

a plurality of terminal units each including an inner terminal, an outer terminal covering the inner terminal, and a terminal unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner terminal and the outer terminal and supporting the inner terminal, wherein:

the plurality of terminal units are arranged in a row along one direction in a state in which adjacent terminal units among the plurality of terminal units contact each other;

the outer terminal includes a first terminal forming sheet formed from a metal sheet and a second terminal forming sheet formed from a metal sheet, and

a terminal-side covering portion that covers the inner terminal is formed by the first terminal forming sheet and the second terminal forming sheet,

the first terminal forming sheet includes a first main sheet portion, and the second terminal forming sheet includes a second main sheet portion not touching the first main sheet portion,

the first terminal forming sheet includes a first side sheet portion extending from the first main sheet portion toward the second main sheet portion, and the second terminal forming sheet includes a second side sheet portion extending from the second main sheet portion toward the first main sheet portion, and

the terminal-side covering portion is formed from the first main sheet portion, the second main sheet portion, and at least one of the first side sheet portion or the second side sheet portion.

11. A connector set comprising:

a plurality of terminal units each including an inner terminal, an outer terminal covering the inner terminal, and a terminal unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner terminal and the outer terminal and supporting the inner terminal, wherein:

the plurality of terminal units are arranged in a row along one direction in a state in which adjacent terminal units among the plurality of terminal units contact each other;

a second connector including a plurality of conductor units each including:

an inner conductor, an outer conductor covering the inner conductor, and a conductor unit-side dielectric body provided between the inner conductor and the outer conductor and supporting the inner conductor, wherein:

the plurality of conductor units are arranged in a row along the one direction; and

wherein:

in a state in which the first connector is connected to the second connector:

the inner terminals of the plurality of terminal units are respectively connected to the inner conductors of the plurality of conductor units, and

the outer terminals of the plurality of terminal units are respectively connected to the outer conductors of the plurality of conductor units,

the second connector includes a conductor unit housing in which a plurality of the conductor units are housed,

the second connector includes a pull-out preventer member that prevents the plurality of conductor units from coming out of the conductor unit housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2022
From: URA, TAKAHIRO; YUKUTAKE, HIROAKI; ARAI, TAKAYUKI
To: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060793/0375 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-134361 · Aug 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230054410A1 · Feb 23, 2023
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