Identical mezzanine connectors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9865978-B2
Application number	US-201615063321-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2016
Priority date	Apr 21, 2015
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a first direction. The mating connector comprises a plurality of mating protrusions. Each of the mating protrusions protrudes along the first direction. The mating protrusions include a first mating protrusion and a second mating protrusion. The connector comprises a terminal and a holding member. The holding member is provided with a plurality of receiving portions. The receiving portions include a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion. The first receiving portion is opened in each of the first direction and a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. When the connector is mated with the mating connector, the first receiving portion receives the first mating protrusion to regulate a movement of the first mating protrusion. The second receiving portion is opened in each of the first direction and a third direction. When the connector is mated with the mating connector, the second receiving portion receives the second mating protrusion to regulate a movement of the second mating protrusion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector mateable with a mating connector along a first direction, wherein:
the mating connector comprises a plurality of mating protrusions;
each of the mating protrusions protrudes along the first direction;
the mating protrusions include a first mating protrusion, a second mating protrusion, and a third mating protrusion;
the connector comprises a terminal and a holding member which holds the terminal;
the holding member is provided with a plurality of receiving portions;
the receiving portions include a first receiving portion, a second receiving portion, and a third receiving portion;
the first receiving portion is opened in each of the first direction and a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction;
when the connector is mated with the mating connector, the first receiving portion receives the first mating protrusion to regulate a movement of the first mating protrusion;
the second receiving portion is opened in each of the first direction and a third direction;
the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and is different from the second direction;
when the connector is mated with the mating connector, the second receiving portion receives the second mating protrusion to regulate a movement of the second mating protrusion;
the second direction and the third direction are perpendicular to each other;
the third receiving portion is opened in each of the first direction, the second direction and the third direction;
when the holding member is seen along the first direction, the holding member has a rectangular shape which has longer sides and shorter sides;
the first receiving portion is formed on one of the longer sides;
the second receiving portion is formed on one of the shorter sides;
the mating connector has mating receiving portions each of which is positioned between the mating protrusions;
the connector has protrusions each of which is positioned between the receiving portions;
when the connector is mated with the mating connector, the protrusions are received in the mating receiving portions, respectively;
each of the protrusions has an end in the first direction;
the holding member has a plurality of corner portions each of which couples one of the longer sides and one of the shorter sides with each other;
at least one of the protrusions includes one of the corner portions and has a first part and a second part, the first part being positioned on one of the longer sides, and the second part being positioned on one of the shorter sides;
the end of each of the protrusions is formed with a guide portion which intersects with the first direction;
each of the protrusions consists of only a plate-like portion or only a combination of plate-like portions;
the holding member has an outer circumference;
the protrusions include two first protrusions, two second protrusions, and two third protrusions;
the first protrusions are formed on the longer sides of the outer circumference, respectively;
the second protrusions are formed on the shorter sides of the outer circumference, respectively;
the third protrusions are formed on two of the corner portions, respectively;
when the connector is mated with mating connector, the third receiving portion receives the third mating protrusion;
the third receiving portion includes one of the corner portions;
the third receiving portion has a first portion and a second portion;
the first portion of the third receiving portion is positioned on one of the longer sides; and
the second portion of the third receiving portion is positioned on one of the shorter sides.

2. The connector as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
when the connector is mated with the mating connector, the first receiving portion regulates the movement of the first mating protrusion in a direction;
when the connector is mated with the mating connector, the second receiving portion regulates the movement of the second mating protrusion in another direction; and
each of the direction and the another direction is along the outer circumference of the holding member in a plane perpendicular to the first direction.

3. A connector assembly comprising the connector as recited in claim 1 and the mating connector.

4. The connector assembly as recited in claim 3 , wherein the connector and the mating connector have shapes same as each other.

Assignees

• Japan Aviation Electronics Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Hashiguchi Osamu

Classifications

• H01R13/631

  for engagement only · CPC title

• H01R24/84 Primary

  Hermaphroditic coupling devices · CPC title

• H01R13/28

  Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact, e.g. for hermaphroditic coupling devices {(H01R24/84 takes precedence)} · CPC title