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Granted Patent B2
US 12,401,162 · App. 17/871,014 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Connector including shield member and lock portion

Inventors: Kazuki Hiramatsu (Mie, JP); Taiga Kadoyama (Mie, JP); Hidekazu Matsuda (Mie, JP); Masanao Yamashita (Osaka, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
H01R13/6585
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Patent No.
US 12,401,162
App. No.
17/871,014
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector 10 is provided with an outer conductor 20 , a plurality of dielectrics 19 to be accommodated into the outer conductor 20 , inner conductors 18 to be mounted into the respective dielectrics 19 , a shield member 25 to be arranged between the dielectrics 19 adjacent in the outer conductor 20 , and a locking portion 26 for locking the shield member 25 to the dielectric 19.

Claims (23)

1. A connector, comprising:

an outer conductor;

a plurality of dielectrics accommodated into the outer conductor;

a plurality of inner conductors mounted into each of the plurality of dielectrics;

a shield member arranged between the plurality of dielectrics adjacent in the outer conductor; and

a locking portion configured to lock the shield member to one of the plurality of dielectrics in a direction opposite to an assembling direction of the plurality of dielectrics with respect to the outer conductor.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of dielectrics includes a first dielectric located on a front side in the assembling direction with respect to the outer conductor, and a second dielectric located behind the first dielectric in the assembling direction, and

the shield member is locked to the second dielectric by the locking portion.

3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein:

the shield member includes a pair of sandwiching portions facing each other at a distance from each other,

the second dielectric has a pair of side surfaces facing the respective sandwiching portions, and

the locking portion is provided on the respective side surfaces of the second dielectric and the respective sandwiching portions.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:

the locking portion includes protrusions projecting from the respective side surfaces and extending in the assembling direction and grooves formed in the respective sandwiching portions and extending in the assembling direction, and

the protrusions are fit into the grooves.

5. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:

the shield member is arranged forward of the second dielectric in the assembling direction with respect to the outer conductor, and

the sandwiching portions include first restricting claws configured to restrict forward separation of the shield member by being locked to the second dielectric.

6. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:

the sandwiching portions are sandwiched by the side surfaces of the second dielectric and inner surfaces of the outer conductor with the second dielectric accommodated in the outer conductor, and

the sandwiching portions include second restricting claws to be locked to the inner surfaces of the outer conductor.

7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of dielectrics is accommodated into the outer conductor together with the shield member in the assembling direction of the plurality of dielectrics.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2022
From: HIRAMATSU, KAZUKI; KADOYAMA, TAIGA; MATSUDA, HIDEKAZU; YAMASHITA, MASANAO
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060590/0565 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-122074 · Jul 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230033546A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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