US 12,451,651 B2
Connector
Kazuhiro Mizukami, Kawasaki (JP); and Tadashi Kumamoto, Kawasaki (JP)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY JAPAN G.K., Kawasaki (JP)
Filed by Tyco Electronics Japan G.K., Kawasaki (JP)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/340,378.
Application 18/340,378 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/046942, filed on Dec. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-213091 (JP), filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0335948 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/508 (2006.01); H01R 13/533 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/631 (2013.01) [H01R 13/5025 (2013.01); H01R 13/508 (2013.01); H01R 13/533 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising:
a contact composed of a first conductor and having a base portion, a contact portion extending from the base portion in a frontward direction in which the connector mates with a mating connector, for making contact with a mating contact, and a board connecting portion extending from the base portion in a downward direction in which a circuit board is positioned, and connected to the circuit board;
a front housing composed of a first dielectric and supporting the base portion with the contact portion exposed frontward;
a back housing composed of a second dielectric and supporting the base portion with the base portion held between the front housing and the back housing with the board connecting portion exposed downward;
a front shell composed of a second conductor and having a barrel portion enclosing the contact portion at a distance from the contact portion, and a grounding portion continuous with a rear portion of the barrel portion, widening downward, and connected to the circuit board; and
a cover shell composed of a third conductor, having a contacting portion contacting a rear end upper portion of the front shell from below, a catching portion catching on the grounding portion, and a spring portion elastically deformed by catching of the catching portion, the elastic deformation of the spring portion causing the cover shell to contact the back housing while pressing the back housing frontward, and to contact the front shell while pressing the rear end upper portion of the front shell upward at the contacting portion.