US 12,322,913 B2
Connector with improved shielding
Masahiro Karita, Mie (JP); Takahiro Chikusa, Mie (JP); Yasuo Imai, Mie (JP); and Ai Hirano, Mie (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Filed by SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,883.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-157709 (JP), filed on Sep. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0096144 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 24/40 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 24/40 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector comprising:
an inner conductor; and
an outer conductor configured to surround the inner conductor,
wherein
the outer conductor includes a first outer conductor and a second outer conductor configured to be electrically connected to each other,
the first outer conductor is a member formed with a tubular shape by casting or cutting and includes
an accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least a portion of the second outer conductor, and
a first lock portion provided inside the accommodation portion, the first lock portion including a projection that projects inward from an inner peripheral surface of the accommodation portion,
the second outer conductor is a plate-shaped member and includes a second lock portion configured to be locked to the projection of the first lock portion, and
the second lock portion is configured to undergo bending deformation.