US 12,413,030 B2
Connector structure
Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Yokohama (JP); and Nozomi Kawai, Miyoshi (JP)
Assigned to J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/026,768
Filed by J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/033533
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 16, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/070861, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 7, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-163956 (JP), filed on Sep. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0344181 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 24/54 (2011.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/542 (2013.01) [H01R 13/506 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector structure comprising:
an adapter to be fitted to an opposing connector that includes an opposing housing and a plurality of opposing terminals supported on the opposing housing and extending in parallel with each other; and
a connector to be fitted to the adapter in a fitting direction, wherein
the connector includes a connector housing, a center terminal supported on the connector housing and including a pin-shaped center terminal portion with a central axis extending in the fitting direction, and an outer terminal supported on the connector housing and including a cylindrical outer terminal portion that concentrically encloses the center terminal portion with an interposed insulating portion, the center terminal portion including a protruding portion that protrudes from the outer terminal portion in the fitting direction,
the adapter includes an adapter housing to be fitted to the connector housing in the fitting direction and displaceable rotationally relative to the connector housing about the central axis and a first intermediate contact and a second intermediate contact supported on the adapter housing,
the first intermediate contact includes a first contact piece portion to elastically contact the outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion of the center terminal portion and a second contact piece portion to elastically contact a corresponding one of the opposing terminals, and
the second intermediate contact includes a third contact piece portion to elastically contact the outer peripheral surface of the outer terminal portion and a fourth contact piece portion to elastically contact a corresponding one of the opposing terminals.