Shield type connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016336668-A1
Application number	US-201515110777-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 23, 2015
Priority date	Jan 23, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

This invention relates to a connector, and more specifically, to a shield type connector which reinforces the strength of a housing and an actuator. The shield type connector of this invention comprises: a housing metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the housing in order to reinforce the strength of the housing; and an actuator metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the actuator in order to reinforce the strength of the actuator.

First claim

1 . A shield type connector, comprising: a housing metal shell made of a metallic material and furnished on a housing in order to reinforce the strength of the housing; and
an actuator metal shell made of a metallic material and furnished on an actuator in order to reinforce the strength of the actuator.

2 . A shield type connector according to claim 1 , wherein an electrical connection is made between a 1st fitting nail that is mounted on said housing so as to lock/unlock the FPC and is in contact with the FPC; an FPC inserted into said housing; said housing metal shell; and said actuator metal shell; so as to establish a ground path.

3 . A shield type connector according to claim 2 , wherein said 1st fitting nail is contacted to said FPC so as to make an electrical connection, and said 1st fitting nail is electrically connected to said housing metal shell via a PCB; and wherein said housing metal shell and actuator metal shell are electrically connected by physical contact.

4 . A shield type connector according to claim 3 , wherein said actuator metal shell is in physical contact with said housing metal shell when in the closed state, and wherein they are separated when in the open state.

5 . A shield type connector according to claim 1 , wherein said actuator metal shell is formed as a single unit by overmolding on the actuator.

6 . A shield type connector according to claim 5 , wherein said actuator metal shell and housing metal shell are in electrical contact with one another via a dual-contact structure having 2 contact points.

7 . A shield type connector according to claim 6 , wherein the 1st shell contact part within said housing metal shell that physically contacts the actuator metal shell comprises: a side part extending backward from the side part of said housing metal shell; a surface contact part in the form of a surface that extends inward from the back end of said side part and physically contacts said actuator metal shell; and a point contact part in the form of a bump that protrudes inward from the side of said side part and physically contacts said actuator metal shell.

8 . A shield type connector according to claim 7 , wherein the rotation axle of said actuator metal shell is formed in the shape of a cam in cross section; and wherein the 2nd shell contact part of the actuator metal shell, which is in physical contact with said housing metal shell, is in physical contact with said 1st shell contact part only when the actuator is closed.

9 . A shield type connector according to claim 8 , wherein said 2nd shell contact part is formed in a plate shape, and on the end that points backward when said actuator is open, a sloped surface is formed that slopes from either side toward the center, so that when said actuator is being closed, said point contact part contacts the side of said 2nd shell contact part after sliding along said sloped surface, and when the closure of said actuator is complete, said sloped surface is in physical contact with the surface contact part of said housing metal shell.

10 . A shield type connector according to claim 2 , wherein said 1st fitting nail has a pair of FPC contact parts spaced vertically, and each FPC contact part has a contact bump respectively formed that contacts the FPC.

11 . A shield type connector according to claim 10 , wherein when said actuator is open, the contact between said FPC contact part and the FPC is loosened, so that the FPC can be inserted and removed; and wherein when the actuator is closed, the two FPC contact parts are pulled together by the rotation axle of the actuator as the FPC is locked into place.

12 . A shield type connector according claim 2 , further comprising a 2nd fitting nail that is formed separately from said 1st fitting nail and is mounted on said housing so as to prevent the detachment of said actuator.

13 . A shield type connector according to claim 12 , wherein an uplift prevention lip is formed on said 2nd fitting nail so as to prevent said actuator from lifting up and keep said actuator in the open state unless external force is applied.

Assignees

• Kim Kwang Sik
• Kim Suk Min
• Molex Inc
• Molex Llc

Inventors

• Kim Kwang Sik
• Kim Suk Min

Classifications

• H01R13/6599

  Dielectric material made conductive, e.g. plastic material coated with metal · CPC title

• H01R12/88

  acting manually by rotating or pivoting connector housing parts · CPC title

• H01R12/79 Primary

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R13/6594

  the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members · CPC title