Shield connector for minimizing assembly error with a connector housing
AssigneesHarness System Technologies Research, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorTetsuo Ichioka
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Abstract
A female connector is provided with a guide protrusion portion so as to cover a tip face of a female side shield shell, and when a male side shield shell is butted against an inclined face provided in the guide protrusion portion and pushed thereto, it proceeds toward an outer edge side of a tip face of the female side shield shell by being guided by the inclined face. Here, since the guide protrusion portion is provided in a female side connector housing of the female connector, a large guidable range can be ensured without being limited due to a wall thickness dimension of the shield shell.
Claims2
A shield connector comprising:
- a connector housing having an engagement mechanism for engaging with a terminal metal fitting;
- a shield shell provided in said connector housing so as to surround the terminal metal fitting, said connector housing fitting with a mating connector housing to thereby cause a mating shield shell provided in said mating connector housing to fit with a tip outer side of said shield shell, thereby making both into an electrically connected state;
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- a cylindrical hood surrounding said shield shell with an air gap in between and terminating in a direction of an engagement end of said terminal metal fitting;
- a tapered guide protrusion portion for guiding a tip of the mating shield shell so as to be fitted to said shield shell by extending from a distal edge of an inner portion to a side of said shield shell of said connector housing;
- a retainer;
- said tapered guide protrusion portion covers a lower half of a cross sectional side view wall thickness of a leading face of said shield shell and is integrally formed in a retainer, said retainer having a tongue piece forming a double engagement with a tab portion at the terminal metal fitting mounted on said connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.