EP0933837A1
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Plug connector and socket connector
Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd
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Filing: 1999-01-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A high speed transmission connector comprises a plug connector (63) and a socket connector (135) to be fit to each other along a first direction. The plug connector (65) comprises a socket connector fitting portion provided at an end of the insulator so as to be fit to the socket connector along the first direction and an FPC fitting portion provided at the other end of the insulator so as to be fit to FPC along the first direction. The socket connector comprises a plug connector fitting portion to be fit to the plug connector along the first direction and a PCB connecting portion to be soldered onto a PCB. The FPC fitting portion contains a plurality of contacts. Each comprises a pair of first plug contacts (103) arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a second plug contact (95) disposed between the pair for sending a ground signal. Both are disposed in the insulator. The plug connector contains a plug side signal contact and a plug side ground contact. Both of contacts are provided at the socket connector fitting portion to be fit to the plug connector fitting portion. The plug connector fitting portion has a first socket contact (143) coming into contact with the plug side signal contact and a second socket contact (163) coming into contact with the plug side ground contact. The first and the second socket contacts enclose the socket connector fitting portion along a direction perpendicular to the first direction such that they oppose each other along a direction perpendicular to the first direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji c/o Japan Aviation Electr. Ind.Ltd Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/77; H01R12/78; H01R12/79; H01R12/82; H01R12/85; H01R12/89; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A plug connector (63) comprising: a counter connector fitting portion (65) to be fit to a counter
connector along a first direction at one end of an insulator
(69), and an FPC fitting portion (67) to be fit to an FPC or FFC similarly
along the first direction at the other end of the insulator
(69), wherein said FPC fitting portion (67) comprises a plurality of
contact groups disposed within said insulator (69), each of said contact groups consisting of a pair of two first
plug contacts (73) arranged in a second direction intersecting
to said first direction and a second plug contact (103) for
transmitting a ground signal to between said pair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A plug connector according to claim 1, wherein said
second plug contact (103) is formed on a ground plate (75) made
of a single conductive plate and/or said first plug contact (73) has an extending portion extending
in the first direction, said counter connector fitting portion
(65) is formed in the form of a plate which comprises said extending
portion, said insulator (69) and said ground plate (75)
being opposed to said extending portion in a third direction
intersecting to said first and said second directions opposed
to said extending portion through said insulator (69).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A plug connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
said counter connector fitting portion (65) is formed as a plug
side fitting portion of a non-socket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A plug connector according to claim 2 or 3, wherein
said ground plate (75) has such a shape that it can sandwich by
itself the FPC by said second plug contact (103).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
113 words
A plug connector according to one of claims 1 to 4,
further comprising on its periphery a shell (71) slidably movable
in said first direction, wherein said shell (71) has a
slider portion (85) for moving said FPC in said first direction
so as to make the FPC into a contact with said contact groups
when the FPC is fit, said shell (71) preferably has a loosening
stopper means (133) for preventing said FPC from being loosened
when it is fit and/or said shell (71) is formed of an integral
part with said slider portion (85), and/or said slider portion
(85) is made of sheet-like electrical material formed only of a
single part.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
A plug connector according to claim 5, further comprising
a locking means (119) for preventing said FPC from
being loosened, wherein said locking means (119) has a protrusion
portion (127) projecting in said second direction of said
insulator (69) and a spring portion (121) having a hole (123)
provided on said shell (71) correspondingly to the protrusion
(127) of said insulator, said locking means (119) being also
formed so as to be easily releasable by using a jig (129).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
A socket connector (135) comprising a first counter
connector fitting portion (137) to be fit to a counter connector
(63) along a first direction and a substrate connecting
portion (139) to be soldered onto a substrate; said counter connector (65) having a counter connector's
signal contact and a counter connector's ground contact, provided
in a second counter connector fitting portion thereof to be
fit to the first counter connector fitting portion (137); said first counter connector fitting portion (137) containing
a first socket contact (143) coming into contact with said
counter connector's signal contact and a second socket contact
coming into contact with said counter connector's ground contact,
the first and second socket contacts being disposed so as
to enclose said second counter connector fitting portion in a
direction perpendicular to the first direction such that they
oppose each other along a direction perpendicular to the first
direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
92 words
A socket connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein
said first socket contact (143) has a contact portion (167) for
elastically contacting with the counter connector's signal contact
and a soldering terminal portion (171) to be soldered to a
substrate and said second socket contact contains a contact
portion (163) of a ground plate (145) for elastically contacting
with the counter connector's ground contact, said ground plate (145) further having a soldering terminal
portion (175) to be soldered to the substrate and/or said first socket contact (143) has a narrow sheet-like
structure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
73 words
A socket connector as claimed in claim 7 or 8,
wherein a ground plate (145) thereof comprises the contact portion
(163) having the same elasticity as the first socket contact
(143) and the soldering terminal portion (175) solderable
to the substrate like the soldering terminal portion (171) of
the first socket contact (143), the contact portion (163) and
the soldering terminal portion of the socket connector being
formed by punching a single sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
88 words
A socket connector as claimed in claim 8 or 9 further
having a conductive shell (147) provided therearound, said ground plate (145) being in contact with the counter
connector's ground contact through one side of the contact portion
(163) and further in contact with the shell (147) through
the other side of the contact portion (163), said shell (147) preferably has a folding portion (161) at
the first counter connector fitting portion and a cutout portion
(165) for accommodating the contact portion (163) of the
ground plate (145).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
280 words
A high speed transmission connector comprising a plug
connector (63) and a socket connector (135) to be fit to each
other along a first direction, said plug connector (63) comprising
a socket connector fitting portion (65) provided at an
end of an insulator (69) so as to be fit to the socket connector
(135) along the first direction and an FPC fitting portion
(67) provided at the other end of the insulator (69) so as to
be fit to FPC or FFC along the first direction, said socket
connector (135) comprising a plug connector fitting portion
(137) to be fit to the plug connector (63) along the first direction
and a substrate connecting portion (139) to be soldered
onto a substrate; said FPC fitting portion (67) containing a plurality of
contacts each comprising a pair of first plug contacts (73) arranged
along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction
and a second plug contact (103) disposed between the
pair for sending a ground signal, both disposed in the insulator; said plug connector (63) containing a plug side signal
contact and a plug side ground contact, both provided at the
socket connector fitting portion (65) to be fit to the plug
connector fitting portion (137), said plug connector fitting
portion (137) having a first socket contact (143) coming into
contact with the plug side signal contact and a second socket
contact coming into contact with the plug side ground contact; said first and second socket contacts being disposed so as
to enclose the socket connector fitting portion (65) along a
direction perpendicular to the first direction such that they
oppose each other along a direction perpendicular to the first
direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
82 words
A high speed transmission connector as claimed in
claim 11, wherein said first socket contact (143) has a contact
portion (167) for elastically contacting with the counter connector's
signal contact and a soldering terminal portion (171)
to be soldered onto a substrate, said second socket contact
containing a contact portion (163) of the ground plate (145)
for elastically contacting with the counter connector's ground
contact, said ground plate (145) further having a soldering
terminal portion (175) to be soldered to a substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
85 words
A high speed transmission connector as claimed in
claim 11 or 12, wherein said second plug contacts are formed on
a ground plate formed of a single conductive plate and/or said first plug contact (73) has an extending portion extending
along the first direction, said counter connector fitting
portion (65) having a sheet-like structure comprises said
extending portion, said insulator (69) and said ground plate
(75) opposing said extending portion via said insulator (69) in
a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
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