Shield cable connector with latch lock system
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorHiroyuki Matsuoka
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Abstract
A cable connector allows the electrical contacts thereof to come into elastic contact with a ground plate when the cable connector connecting with a shielded cable is fit-connected to a PCB connector through the ground plate. The contact effectiveness of the electrical contacts is improved so that a shield-ground path from the shielded cable to the ground plate has a low impedance. The connector is provided with electrical contacts which are composed of generally U-like bent spring plates. Each spring plate is supported at one end thereof on the shield shell, and comes into elastic contact with the ground plate when the cable connector is fitted into the mating connector.
Claims12
A cable connector (10) which electrically connects with a shielded cable (96) composed of signal lines shielded by a jacket and also fit-connects along an insertion direction with a mating connector (40) through a ground plate (60), said cable connector (10) comprising
- a contact housing (12) including a first contact (17) which electrically connects with the signal lines,
- a shield shell (14) which electrically connects with the jacket shield and covers the contact housing (12), and
- an insulating cover (18) which covers the shield shell (14),
- characterized in that there are provided electrical contacts (30) composed of generally U-like bent plate springs (36) which are each supported at one end (35a) on the shield shell (14), and which lie generally parallel to the plane of the shield shell (14) on which the springs (36) are supported, and which come into elastic contact with the ground plate (60) when the cable connector (10) is fitted into the mating connector (40), wherein the springs (36) are positioned on shield shell (14) to compress in a direction generally parallel with the insertion direction.
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