Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10348032-B2
Application number	US-201815878752-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2018
Priority date	Mar 13, 2017
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

A connector that is attached to ends of cables includes a substrate and a locator that is connected to the substrate. The substrate includes two electrode arrays and a positioning portion and the locator includes two through hole arrays and a positioning portion. Each of signal cable(s) of a shielded cable and cables other than the shielded cable is inserted through one corresponding through hole among through holes. The substrate and the locator are mutually positioned by the positioning portions thereof. Each of conductive wire(s) included in the signal cable(s) of the shielded cable and conductive wire(s) included in the cable(s) other than the shielded cable is connected to one corresponding electrode among electrodes. The cables are fixed to the locator with an adhesive which is applied to one part of the locator. An end of a shielding material which covers the signal cable is positioned in the vicinity of the locator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable harness comprising:
cables including a shielded cable and one or more cables other than the shielded cable, the shielded cable including one or more signal cables shielded with a tape-shaped shielding material, and the tape-shaped shielding material including a film and metal foil formed thereon and being spirally wound around the one or more signal cables; and
a connector attached to ends of the cables including the shielded cable and the one or more cables other than the shielded cable,
wherein:
the connector includes:
a fitting portion for connecting with a mating connector corresponding to the connector;
a substrate connecting to the fitting portion;
a locator connected to the substrate;

one or two electrode arrays each formed on one corresponding surface of the substrate and each having electrodes arranged in a row;
a first positioning portion included in the substrate;
a wall-shaped base portion with one or two through-hole arrays formed therein, the wall-shaped base portion being included in the locator and each of the one or two through-hole arrays having through holes arranged in a row; and
a second positioning portion included in the locator;

each of the one or more signal cables of the shielded cable and the one or more cables other than the shielded cable is inserted through a corresponding one of the through holes;
the substrate and the locator are mutually positioned by the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion;
the one or more signal cables of the shielded cable including one or more conductive wires, and the one or more cables of other than the shielded cable including one or more conductive wires;
each of the conductive wires included in the one or more signal cables of the shielded cable and each of the conductive wires included in the one or more cables other than the shielded cable is connected to a corresponding one of the electrodes;
the cables are fixed to the locator with an adhesive that is applied to a part of the locator located on the back of another part of the locator facing the one or two electrode arrays; and
the tape-shaped shielding material has a terminal end located in a vicinity of the locator, the base portion preventing the tape-shaped shielding material from protruding toward the one or two electrode arrays.

2. The cable harness according to claim 1 , wherein:
the one or two electrode arrays include two electrode arrays;
the one or two through-hole arrays include two through-hole arrays;
one of the two electrode arrays is formed on one surface of the substrate;
another of the two electrode arrays is formed on another surface of the substrate;
the two through-hole arrays formed on the locator face the two electrode arrays respectively;
the first positioning portion is a narrow width portion that is formed on one side of the substrate;
the second positioning portion is an insertion hole that is formed between the two through-hole arrays; and
the substrate and the locator are mutually positioned by inserting the narrow width portion into the insertion hole.

3. The cable harness according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is applied on a plate-like portion of the locator that has a surface parallel to a plate surface of the substrate.

4. The cable harness according to claim 2 , wherein the adhesive is applied on a plate-like portion of the locator that has a surface parallel to a plate surface of the substrate.

5. The cable harness according to claim 3 , wherein:
a drain cable that is a bundle of conductive wires is included in the cables;
a lateral wall is formed on an edge of the plate-like portion; and
the drain cable is guided to a corresponding one of the through holes by a corner portion formed by the plate-like portion and the lateral wall, the corresponding one of the through holes being located on a lateral end of any of the one or more through-hole arrays.

6. The cable harness according to claim 4 , wherein:
a drain cable that is a bundle of conductive wires is included in the cables;
a lateral wall is formed on an edge of the plate-like portion; and
the drain cable is guided to a corresponding one of the through holes by a corner portion formed by the plate-like portion and the lateral wall, the corresponding one of the through holes being located on a lateral end of any of the one or more through-hole arrays.

7. The cable harness according to claim 1 , wherein the part of the locator to which the adhesive is applied is a wall surface on which openings of the through holes are located.

8. The cable harness according to claim 2 , wherein the part of the locator to which the adhesive is applied is a wall surface on which openings of the through holes are located.

9. The cable harness according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a back shell; and
wherein:
a groove is formed on the locator;
the groove is located in a vicinity of at least one of the through holes that has a diameter smaller than a maximum diameter of the through holes;
the back shell houses a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables; and
a space inside the back shell, except for a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables, is filled with a resin material.

10. The cable harness according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a back shell; and
wherein:
a groove is formed on the locator;
the groove is located in a vicinity of at least one of the through holes that has a diameter smaller than a maximum diameter of the through holes;
the back shell houses a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables; and
a space inside the back shell, except for a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables, is filled with a resin material.

11. The cable harness according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a back shell; and
wherein:
a groove is formed on the locator;
the groove is located in a vicinity of at least one of the through holes that has a diameter smaller than a maximum diameter of the through holes;
the back shell houses a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables; and
a space inside the back shell, except for a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables, is filled with a resin material.

12. The cable harness according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a back shell, wherein; and
wherein:
a groove is formed on the locator;
the groove is located in a vicinity of at least one of the through holes that has a diameter smaller than a maximum diameter of the through holes;
the back shell houses a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables; and
a space inside the back shell, except for a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables, is filled with a resin material.

13. The cable harness according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a back shell; and
wherein:
a groove is formed on the locator;
the groove is located in a vicinity of at least one of the through holes that has a diameter smaller than a maximum diameter of the through holes;
the back shell houses a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables; and
a space inside the back shell, except for a part of the fitting portion, the substrate, the locator, and the ends of the cables, is filled with a resin material.

14. The cable harness according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a back

Assignees

• Japan Aviation Electronics Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Yamaguchi Takahiro
• Kimura Masaki

Classifications

• H01R13/6658

  on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R2107/00

  Four or more poles · CPC title

• H01R13/658

  High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse] {(coaxial coupling devices specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40; for flat or ribbon cable connectors H01R12/774; for coaxial cable H01R9/05)} · CPC title

• H01R13/6593

  the shield being composed of different pieces · CPC title

• H01R13/5804 Primary

  comprising a separate cable clamping part (H01R13/5841 takes precedence) · CPC title