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Granted Patent B2
US 12,355,191 · App. 18/149,581 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Connector

Inventors: Yuma Amemori (Nagaokakyo, JP); Yuuto Morita (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H01R13/6471H01R12/716H01R13/03H01R13/516
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Patent No.
US 12,355,191
App. No.
18/149,581
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ground terminal includes a side portion having a side surface facing in a negative direction of a Y-axis, the side surface being exposed from a resin body member, a bottom portion having a bottom surface facing in a positive direction of a Z-axis, the bottom surface being exposed from the resin body member, a side metal film covering part of the side surface, and a bottom metal film covering part of the bottom surface. A region between both ends of the side metal film in an X-axis direction does not overlap, on an X-axis, a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the X-axis direction. The side surface and the bottom surface are connected.

Claims (70)

1. A connector comprising:

a resin body member;

a signal terminal supported by the resin body member; and

a ground terminal supported by the resin body member, wherein

the ground terminal includes

a side portion having a side surface facing in a negative direction of a Y-axis, the side surface being exposed from the resin body member,

a bottom portion having a bottom surface facing in a positive direction of a Z-axis, the bottom surface being exposed from the resin body member,

a side metal film covering part of the side surface, and

a bottom metal film covering part of the bottom surface,

an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in an X-axis direction is offset, along a Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the X-axis direction, and

the side surface and the bottom surface are connected.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein

wettability of solder on the side metal film is higher than wettability of solder on part of the side surface, other than the side metal film, and

wettability of solder on the bottom metal film is higher than wettability of solder on part of the bottom surface, other than the bottom metal film.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein

a length of the bottom metal film in the X-axis direction is greater than a length of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein

the bottom portion has a top surface facing in a negative direction of the Z-axis, of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side,

the bottom portion is connected to part of the side portion first side, and

part of the side portion first side, not connected to the bottom portion, is located in the negative direction of the Z-axis with respect to the top surface of the bottom portion.

5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein

an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction is offset, along the Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction, and

the region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis and the region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis are arranged in this order in the negative direction of the Y-axis.

6. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein

of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side, and

the side portion has a notch extending from the side portion first side in a negative direction of the Z-axis.

7. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein

a length of the bottom metal film in the X-axis direction is greater than a length of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction.

8. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein

the bottom portion has a top surface facing in a negative direction of the Z-axis, of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side,

the bottom portion is connected to part of the side portion first side, and

part of the side portion first side, not connected to the bottom portion, is located in the negative direction of the Z-axis with respect to the top surface of the bottom portion.

9. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein

the bottom portion has a top surface facing in a negative direction of the Z-axis, of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side,

the bottom portion is connected to part of the side portion first side, and

part of the side portion first side, not connected to the bottom portion, is located in the negative direction of the Z-axis with respect to the top surface of the bottom portion.

10. The connector according to claim 7 , wherein

the bottom portion has a top surface facing in a negative direction of the Z-axis, of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side,

the bottom portion is connected to part of the side portion first side, and

part of the side portion first side, not connected to the bottom portion, is located in the negative direction of the Z-axis with respect to the top surface of the bottom portion.

11. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein

an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction is offset, along the Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction, and

the region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis and the region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis are arranged in this order in the negative direction of the Y-axis.

12. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein

an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction is offset, along the Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction, and

the region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis and the region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis are arranged in this order in the negative direction of the Y-axis.

13. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein

an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction is offset, along the Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction, and

the region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis and the region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis are arranged in this order in the negative direction of the Y-axis.

14. The connector according to claim 7 , wherein

an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction is offset, along the Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction, and

the region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis and the region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis are arranged in this order in the negative direction of the Y-axis.

15. The connector according to claim 8 , wherein

an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction is offset, along the Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction, and

the region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis and the region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis are arranged in this order in the negative direction of the Y-axis.

16. The connector according to claim 9 , wherein

an entirety of a region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction is offset, along the Y-axis direction, from an entirety of a region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction, and

the region between both ends of the bottom metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis and the region between both ends of the side metal film in the Y-axis direction on the Y-axis are arranged in this order in the negative direction of the Y-axis.

17. The connector according to claim 2 , wherein

of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side, and

the side portion has a notch extending from the side portion first side in a negative direction of the Z-axis.

18. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein

of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side, and

the side portion has a notch extending from the side portion first side in a negative direction of the Z-axis.

19. The connector according to claim 4 , wherein

of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side, and

the side portion has a notch extending from the side portion first side in a negative direction of the Z-axis.

20. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein

of two sides of the side portion, arranged in the Z-axis direction, the side located in the positive direction of the Z-axis is defined as a side portion first side, and

the side portion has a notch extending from the side portion first side in a negative direction of the Z-axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2023
From: AMEMORI, YUMA; MORITA, YUUTO
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062263/0840 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-012629 · Jan 31, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230246389A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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US 20230246389A1 · Amemori · 2023 [cited by examiner]
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JP 2006331679A · 2006 [cited by applicant]