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US6790088B2
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Electric connector provided with a shield plate equipped with thrust shoulders
Assignee: Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co Ltd
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Filing: 2003-05-01
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Granted: 2004-09-14
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Expires: 2023-05-01
Abstract
Abstract A shielded electrical connector includes a connector body having contact pieces embedded therein and an “L”-shaped shield plate applied to the connector body with its horizontal and vertical sections lying on the top surface and rear side of the connector body, the shield plate having press-fit portions integrally connected to the lower end of the vertical section. The shield plate has thrust shoulders formed at its horizontal-to-vertical transition for use in pushing the press-fit portions. The electrical connector can be fixed to a printed circuit board by applying a push to the thrust shoulders of the shield plate, thereby pushing the press-fit portions of the shield plate right in the through holes in exact linear-alignment with the through holes. Thus, a strong thrust can be transmitted to each press-fit portion without causing it to be deformed or bent.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Ono
- 👤 Kiyoshi Ooaku
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/00; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
An electrical connector comprising: a connector body including a top surface and a rear side, said connector body having contact pieces embedded therein; an L-shaped shield plate having horizontal and vertical sections for shielding said top surface and said rear side, respectively, of said connector body; wherein an upper end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate is integrally connected to said horizontal section of said L-shaped shield plate to form a horizontal-to-vertical transition; wherein press-fit portions are formed at a lower end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate for insertion into holes of a printed circuit board; and wherein said L-shaped shield plate has a plurality of thrust shoulders formed at said horizontal-to-vertical transition, said thrust shoulders extending integrally from said vertical section and respectively having top ends that are separated from said horizontal section so as to serve as pushing locations at which a push force can be applied in a direction along said vertical section for pushing said press-fit portions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
An electrical connector comprising: a connector body including a top surface and a rear side, said connector body having contact pieces embedded therein; an L-shaped shield plate having horizontal and vertical sections for shielding said top surface and said rear side, respectively, of said connector body; wherein an upper end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate is integrally connected to said horizontal section of said L-shaped shield plate to form a horizontal-to-vertical transition; wherein press-fit portions are formed at a lower end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate for insertion into holes of a printed circuit board; and wherein said L-shaped shield plate has a plurality of thrust shoulders formed at said horizontal-to-vertical transition, said thrust shoulders extending integrally from said vertical section and respectively having top ends that are separated from said horizontal section so as to serve as pushing locations at which a push force can be applied in a direction along said vertical section for pushing said press-fit portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said horizontal and vertical sections are substantially perpendicular to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said thrust shoulders are coplanar with said vertical section and substantially perpendicular to said horizontal section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said vertical section of said shield plate is provided with engagement projections, and said connector body has catch recesses formed at a rear part thereof for engaging said engagement projections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein said shield plate has engagement extensions formed at a front part of said horizontal section, and said connector body has catch portions formed at a front part thereof for engaging said engagement extensions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrical connector according to claim 5 , wherein said vertical section of said shield plate is provided with engagement projections, and said connector body has catch recesses formed at a rear part thereof for engaging said engagement projections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
168 words
An electrical connector comprising: a connector body including a top surface and a rear side, said connector body having contact pieces embedded therein; an L-shaped shield plate having horizontal and vertical sections for shielding said top surface and said rear side, respectively, of said connector body; wherein an upper end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate is integrally connected to said horizontal section of said L-shaped shield plate to form a horizontal-to-vertical transition; wherein press-fit portions are formed at a lower end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate for insertion into holes of a printed circuit board; and wherein said L-shaped shield plate has a plurality of thrust shoulders formed at said horizontal-to-vertical transition, said thrust shoulders constituting cut-outs from said vertical section that extend integrally from and coplanar with said vertical section so as to serve as pushing locations at which a push force can be applied in a direction along said vertical section for pushing said press-fit portions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
168 words
An electrical connector comprising: a connector body including a top surface and a rear side, said connector body having contact pieces embedded therein; an L-shaped shield plate having horizontal and vertical sections for shielding said top surface and said rear side, respectively, of said connector body; wherein an upper end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate is integrally connected to said horizontal section of said L-shaped shield plate to form a horizontal-to-vertical transition; wherein press-fit portions are formed at a lower end portion of said vertical section of said L-shaped shield plate for insertion into holes of a printed circuit board; and wherein said L-shaped shield plate has a plurality of thrust shoulders formed at said horizontal-to-vertical transition, said thrust shoulders constituting cut-outs from said vertical section that extend integrally from and coplanar with said vertical section so as to serve as pushing locations at which a push force can be applied in a direction along said vertical section for pushing said press-fit portions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrical connector according to claim 7 , wherein said horizontal and vertical sections are substantially perpendicular to each other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrical connector according to claim 7 , wherein said vertical section of said shield plate is provided with engagement projections, and said connector body has catch recesses formed at a rear part thereof for engaging said engagement projections.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electrical connector according to claim 7 , wherein said shield plate has engagement extensions formed at a front part of said horizontal section, and said connector body has catch portions formed at a front part thereof for engaging said engagement extensions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electrical connector according to claim 10 , wherein said vertical section of said shield plate is provided with engagement projections, and said connector body has catch recesses formed at a rear part thereof for engaging said engagement projections.
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