Connector cable that prevents both increase in impedance and a short circuit in a connector cable that connects a connector and a shielded cable via a relay substrate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11978993-B2
Application number	US-202217668518-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2022
Priority date	May 13, 2021
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

To prevent both increase in impedance and a short circuit, a connector cable is configured such that a connector and a shielded cable are connected via a relay substrate. The shielded cable includes at least an inner conductor, a dielectric covering the inner conductor, and a shield member covering the dielectric. The inner conductor is connected to a contact of the connector at a part where the shield member and the dielectric are removed to expose the inner conductor. At least directly under a part where the shield member is removed to expose the dielectric, a ground (GND) conductor layer on a front surface of the relay substrate is arranged. The GND conductor layer on the front surface of the relay substrate, which is arranged directly under the part where the shield member is removed, is covered with an insulating member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector cable comprising:
a connector;
a shielded cable; and
a relay substrate, the connector and the shielded cable being connected via the relay substrate,
wherein the shielded cable includes at least an inner conductor, a dielectric covering the inner conductor, and a shield member covering the dielectric,
the inner conductor includes a connection part at a part where the shield member and the dielectric are removed to expose the inner conductor, the connection part directly contacting a contact of the connector to be electrically connected to the connector,
the relay substrate includes a ground (GND) conductor layer on a front surface thereof, and at least directly under a part where the shield member is removed to expose the dielectric, the ground (GND) conductor layer is arranged, and
the GND conductor layer arranged directly under the part where the shield member is removed, is covered with an insulating member.

2. The connector cable according to claim 1 , wherein
the insulating member is a resist coated to a front surface of the GND conductor layer.

3. The connector cable according to claim 1 , wherein
the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable and the contact of the connector are connected by soldering, and
the relay substrate is cut out at a part directly under the contact of the connector and the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable.

4. The connector cable according to claim 1 , wherein
the connector includes an insulation connector mold to hold the contact,
the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable and the contact of the connector are connected by soldering, and
the connector mold extends directly under the contact of the connector and the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable.

5. The connector cable according to claim 4 , wherein the insulation connector mold is arranged at a bottom portion of the connector, and the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable and the contact of the connector are arranged on the insulation connector mold.

6. The connector cable according to claim 1 , further comprising
at least one unshielded cable connected to the connector,
wherein the relay substrate includes a conductor, and the at least one unshielded cable is connected to the contact of the connector via the conductor of the relay substrate.

7. The connector cable according to claim 6 , wherein the connector further includes another contact apart from the contact thereof, a first via arranged at a side of the another contact, and at least one second via arranged at a side of the at least one unshielded cable, and
the another contact is connected to the at least one unshielded cable through the first via, the second via, and the conductor.

8. The connector cable according to claim 1 , further comprising:
another connector; and
another shielded cable,
wherein the relay substrate further includes another GND conductor layer on a back surface thereof, and
the another connector, the another shielded cable, and the another GND conductor layer are arranged so as to be mirror image symmetric with the connector, the shielded cable, and the GND conductor layer.

9. The connector cable according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable is directly arranged on the contact of the connector without any intervening member to be contacted to each other.

10. The connector cable according to claim 9 , wherein the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable is only a part directly contacting the contact of the connector, and has a length shorter than that of the contact of the connector in a longitudinal direction thereof.

11. A connector cable comprising:
a connector;
a shielded cable; and
a relay substrate, the connector and the shielded cable being connected via the relay substrate,
wherein the shielded cable includes at least an inner conductor, a dielectric covering the inner conductor, and a shield member covering the dielectric,
the inner conductor includes a connection part at a part where the shield member and the dielectric are removed to expose the inner conductor, the connection part being connected to a contact of the connector,
the relay substrate includes a ground (GND) conductor layer on a front surface thereof, and at least directly under a part where the shield member is removed to expose the dielectric, the ground (GND) conductor layer is arranged,
the GND conductor layer arranged directly under the part where the shield member is removed, is covered with an insulating member,
the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable and the contact of the connector are connected by soldering,
the GND conductor layer is extended to directly under the contact of the connector and the connection part of the inner conductor of the shielded cable, and
the GND conductor layer directly under the connection part is cut out.

Assignees

• Japan Aviation Electronics Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kiuchi Hideki
• Kuroki Yoshihide
• Tanaka Yukitaka
• Nemoto Takashi

Classifications

• H01R9/0515 Primary

  Connection to a rigid planar substrate, e.g. printed circuit board · CPC title

• H01R12/57

  surface mounting terminals · CPC title

• H01R13/502

  composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6592

  the conductive member being a shielded cable · CPC title

• H01R13/6473 Primary

  Impedance matching · CPC title