Electrical connector pair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024421541-A1
Application number	US-202418741567-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 12, 2024
Priority date	Jun 19, 2023
Publication date	Dec 19, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electrical connector pair ( 1 ) includes: receptacle connectors ( 4 ) mounted on a mounting face ( 6 a) of a board ( 6 ) and arrayed in a Y-axis direction along the mounting face ( 6 a); and plug connectors ( 5 ) capable of mating with the receptacle connectors ( 4 ) on a one-to-one basis. The plug connectors ( 5 ) each include a projection ( 24 b) projecting in the Y-axis direction in such a way as to partially overlap with an adjacent plug connector ( 5 ) of the plug connectors ( 5 ) when viewed from a Z-axis direction in which the receptacle connectors ( 4 ) mate with the plug connectors ( 5 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrical connector pair comprising:
first connectors mounted on a mounting face of a board and arrayed in a first direction along the mounting face; and second connectors capable of mating with the first connectors on a one-to-one basis, wherein the second connectors each include a projection projecting in the first direction in such a way as to partially overlap with an adjacent second connector of the second connectors when viewed from a mating direction in which the first connectors mate with the second connectors.

2 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein the first connectors each include conductive first contacts arrayed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction along the mounting face,
the second connectors each include: conductive second contacts making contact with the first contacts; an insulating housing holding the second contacts; and a conductive shell covering at least a part of an outer periphery of the insulating housing in an insulated state from the second contacts, and the projection is on the conductive shell.

3 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 2 , wherein the projection is at both ends in the second direction of the second connector.

4 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein the second connector is provided with a step into which the projection of the adjacent second connector fits.

5 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 4 , wherein the projection and the step have faces opposing in the mating direction, the faces making contact with each other.

6 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 2 , wherein the second contact is connected to a cable, and the projection projects in the first direction toward a direction in which the cable extends from the second contact.

7 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a dummy connector that mates with the first connector not mating with the second connector, is of a same type as the second connector and provided with the projection, and has no cable connected thereto.

8 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first locking part that locks, to the first connector, the second connector not partially overlapping in a mating direction with the projection of the adjacent second connector, is attached to the first connector, and prevents mating of the first connector and the second connector from being released.

9 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second locking part that locks, to the first connector, the second connector not partially overlapping in a mating direction with the projection of the adjacent second connector, is fixed to the board, and prevents mating of the first connector and the second connector from being released.

10 . The electrical connector pair according to claim 4 , wherein the second connector includes the projection on one end in the first direction, and includes the step on another end in the first direction.

Assignees

• I Pex Inc

Inventors

• Koyanagi Akito

Classifications

• H01R13/652

  with earth pin, blade or socket · CPC title

• H01R13/6581

  Shield structure · CPC title

• H01R13/533

  Bases, cases made for use in extreme conditions, e.g. high temperature, radiation, vibration, corrosive environment, pressure (H01R13/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/639 Primary

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H01R12/775

  Ground or shield arrangements · CPC title