Connector which can easily be mounted to an object and provided with EMI protection

Claim 2

A connector comprising: a connector element which is mounted to an object such that a connecting end portion of the connector element penetrates the object, so as to be connected to a mating connector in a predetermined direction; and a substantially cylindrical guide member fitted to an outside of the connecting end portion to receive the mating connector; wherein the guide member comprises: at least one engaging claw to engage with the connector element in the predetermined direction so as to fix the connector element to the object; and a spring portion which is provided on an inner surface of the guide member, which is adapted to be pressed by the mating connector in a radially outward direction, and which stabilizes the mating connector.

Claim 3

The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member electrically connects the object, the connector element, and the mating connector to one another.

Claim 4

The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting end portion has a rectangular exterior in cross-section, and the spring portion comprises a plurality of tongue-shaped spring pieces arranged in a circumferential direction of the connecting end portion.

Claim 5

The connector according to claim 3 , wherein the guide member comprises: a first member made of metal and substantially entirely surrounding the connecting end portion; and a second member coupled to the first member; wherein the tongue-shaped spring pieces are provided on the second member and extend inside the first member.

Claim 6

The connector according to claim 4 , wherein the first member comprises a pair of plate-like portions facing each other with the connecting end portion interposed therebetween, and the second member is fitted and attached to a first one of the plate-like portions.

Claim 7

The connector according to claim 5 , wherein the guide member further comprises an engagement structure engaging the first plate-like portion and the second member with each other.

Claim 8

The connector according to claim 6 , wherein the engagement structure includes at least one hole formed in the first plate-like portion and at least one protrusion formed on the second member and inserted into the at least one hole.

Claim 9

The connector according to claim 5 , wherein the guide member further comprises a third member fitted and attached to a second one of the plate-like portions, wherein the tongue-shaped spring pieces are provided on the third member and extend inside the first member.

Claim 10

The connector according to claim 8 , wherein the guide member further comprises an engagement structure engaging the second plate-like portion and the third member with each other.

Claim 11

The connector according to claim 9 , wherein the engagement structure includes at least one hole formed in the second plate-like portion and a protrusion formed on the third member and inserted into the at least one hole.

Claim 12

The connector according to claim 5 , wherein the first member comprises a pair of additional plate portions formed between opposite ends of the plate-like portions and facing each other.

Claim 13

The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising a frame-like structure member covering the guide member.

Claim 14

The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member is substantially shaped as a rectangular prism with open ends corresponding to the connector element and the mating connector.

Claim 15

A connector comprising: a connector element which is mounted to an object such that a connecting end portion of the connector element penetrates the object, so as to be connected to a mating connector in a predetermined direction; and a guide member fitted to an outside of the connecting end portion to receive the mating connector; wherein the guide member comprises: at least one engaging claw to engage with the connector element in the predetermined direction so as to fix the connector element to the object; and a spring portion which is provided on an inner surface of the guide member, which is adapted to be pressed by the mating connector in a radially outward direction, and which stabilizes the mating connector; and wherein the guide member is substantially shaped as a rectangular prism with open ends corresponding to the connector element and the mating connector.

Claim 16

A connector comprising: a connector element which is mounted to an object such that a connecting end portion of the connector element penetrates the object, so as to be connected to a mating connector in a predetermined direction; and a guide member fitted to an outside of the connecting end portion to receive the mating connector; wherein the guide member comprises: at least one engaging claw to engage with the connector element in the predetermined direction so as to fix the connector element to the object; and a spring portion which is provided on an inner surface of the guide member, which is adapted to be pressed by the mating connector in a radially outward direction, and which stabilizes the mating connector; and wherein the guide member is substantially shaped as a rectangular prism with open ends corresponding to the connector element and the mating connector.