Connector and connector system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12477692-B2
Application number	US-202117921599-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2021
Priority date	May 1, 2020
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

A connector system ( 1 ) includes a connector ( 10 ) that detachably mates with a mating connector ( 20 ) mounted on an external circuit board ( 30 ), and an abutting member ( 40 ) fixed to the external circuit board ( 30 ). The connector ( 10 ) includes a circuit board ( 200 ) that connects to an external device via a signal line ( 300 ); an electrically conductive first shell ( 110 ) through which a terminal portion ( 201 ) of the circuit board ( 200 ) is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board ( 30 ) via the mating connector ( 20 ); and an electrically conductive second shell ( 120 ) that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface ( 205 ) of the circuit board ( 200 ), other than the terminal portion ( 201 ). The abutting member ( 40 ) presses at least a portion of the connector ( 10 ) toward the external circuit board ( 30 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A connector system, comprising:
a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, and the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board and a main surface of the connector connected to the circuit board in a thermally conductive manner is thereby abutted against a main surface of the external circuit board.

2 . The connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting member detachably fixes a position of the connector to the external circuit board, the position being closer to an end opposite the terminal portion than to the terminal portion.

3 . The connector system according to claim 2 , wherein the abutting member covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion.

4 . The connector system according to claim 2 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

5 . The connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the abutting member covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion.

6 . The connector system according to claim 5 , wherein the abutting member includes a contactor that contacts the other main surface of the circuit board.

7 . The connector system according to claim 5 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

8 . The connector system according to claim 6 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

9 . The connector system according to claim 6 , wherein the contactor contacts the circuit board at a position opposing, across the circuit board, a heat generating member disposed on the circuit board.

10 . The connector system according to claim 9 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

11 . The connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is fixed to the second shell.

12 . A connector system comprising:
a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board, the abutting member includes a presser that presses the second shell toward the external circuit board and fixes the second shell, the second shell includes an engager with which the presser engages, and a plurality of each of the presser and the engager is formed aligned in a direction crossing a direction in which the signal line extends.

13 . The connector system according to claim 12 , wherein a plurality of each of the presser and the engager is formed aligned in the direction in which the signal line extends.

14 . The connector system according to claim 12 , wherein
the abutting member covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, the abutting member includes a contactor that contacts the other main surface of the circuit board, and the contactor contacts the circuit board at a position opposing, across the circuit board, a heat generating member disposed on the circuit board.

15 . A connector system comprising:
a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board, and the abutting member includes a presser that presses the second shell toward the external circuit board and fixes the second shell, and is fixed to the external circuit board by a fixer provided at at least a position directly below the presser or at a peripheral position of the position directly below.

16 . A connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board,
the connector comprising a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line; an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector; and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, wherein the connector is detachably installed on the external circuit board by an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, and the connector further includes a thermally conductive third shell that, in a state in which the connector is fixed to a main surface of the external circuit board, is fixed to the main surface of the external circuit board due to a portion of the second shell being pressed by the abutting member, and covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of another main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion.

17 . A connector system comprising:
a connector that detachably mates with a mating connector mounted on an external circuit board; and an abutting member fixed to the external circuit board, wherein the connector includes a circuit board that connects to an external device via a signal line, an electrically conductive first shell through which a terminal portion of the circuit board is inserted and that is electrically connected to the external circuit board via the mating connector, and an electrically conductive second shell that covers at least a portion of a target region that is a region, of one main surface of the circuit board, other than the terminal portion, the abutting member presses at least a portion of the connector toward the external circuit board, and the connector further includes a thermally conductive third shell that, in a state in which the connector is fixed to a main surface of the external circuit board, is fixed to the main surface of the external circuit boa

Assignees

• I Pex Inc

Inventors

• Matsuo Shogo
• Nishiyama Kohei
• Nakamura Masashi

Classifications

• H05K2201/10189

  Non-printed connector · CPC title

• H05K1/181

  associated with surface mounted components · CPC title

• H01R12/73

  connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R12/714

  with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit · CPC title

• H05K1/141

  One or more single auxiliary printed circuits mounted on a main printed circuit, e.g. modules, adapters (H05K1/142 and H05K1/147 take precedence) · CPC title