JP6393915B2 - connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector attached to a terminal portion of a cable having a plurality of signal lines.

  As this type of connector, there has been conventionally known a modular plug connector that is attached to one end of a modular cable and fitted into a modular jack (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the connector described in Patent Document 1, the sheath at the cable end is removed to expose a plurality of signal lines, and then the cable end is inserted into the connector. Next, a plurality of signal lines and contacts are connected using a tool, and the outer peripheral surface of the sheath is held by a wedge provided at the bottom of the connector, and the cable is fixed to the connector.

JP 2006-222097 A

  However, in the connector described in Patent Document 1, since the gripping force is applied to the circumferential surface of the outer peripheral surface of the sheath with the wedge provided at the bottom, it cannot be said that the gripping force of the cable is sufficient. It is difficult to hold it stably.

  The objective of this invention is providing the connector which can hold | maintain a cable stably.

  One embodiment of the present invention is a connector attached to a terminal end of a cable having a plurality of signal lines, the connector including a connector main body, and the connector main body includes an upper surface portion, a lower surface portion, and a pair of left and right upper surface portions. The upper surface portion and the lower surface portion are connected along a pair of left and right edges of the edge and the lower surface portion, respectively, and has a substantially box shape having a pair of side surfaces forming a space in the connector body, and the cable is inserted. A rear end portion having an opening, a front end portion opposite to the rear end portion, a first projecting portion provided on the lower surface portion so as to grip the outer peripheral surface of the cable, and an outer peripheral surface of the cable And a second projecting portion provided on the upper surface, and at least one of the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion is deformed by an external force to constitute a deformed projecting portion projecting into the space. It is.

  According to the present invention, the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion are provided to face each other so as to grip the outer peripheral surface of the cable, and at least one of the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion is deformed by an external force to project. . Thus, the cable is gripped from both sides by the first protrusion and the second protrusion, and the cable can be stably held.

The perspective view which shows the whole structure of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The disassembled perspective view of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the principal part cross section of FIG. Sectional drawing of the connector main body which comprises the connector of FIG. The disassembled perspective view of a connector main body. The disassembled perspective view of a connector main body. The arrow VII figure of FIG. The perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the connector main body and boot of FIG. The expansion perspective view of the inclination part of FIG. The figure explaining the procedure which attaches a cable to the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure explaining the procedure which attaches a cable to the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 12 is an essential part cross-sectional view of FIG. The figure explaining the procedure which attaches a cable to the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the modification of the shell which comprises the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The principal part enlarged view of FIG. The figure which shows the modification of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a connector 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector 100, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the main part of FIG. . 1 to 3 show not only the connector 100 but also the configuration of the cable 200 attached to the connector 100. The connector 100 according to the present embodiment can be used as a modular plug fitted to a modular jack, for example. Below, for convenience, the front-rear direction (length direction), the left-right direction (width direction), and the up-down direction (height direction) are defined as shown in the figure, and the configuration of each part will be described according to this definition. The front-rear direction corresponds to the fitting direction of the connector 100.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cable 200 is a shielded cable having a shielding member 203 that surrounds a plurality of (for example, 4 to 8) signal lines 201 and a single drain line 202, and extends in the front-rear direction. It exhibits a circular cross-sectional shape centered on the axis L0. Note that the number of signal lines 201 and drain lines 202 is not limited to that described above. The shielding member 203 is made of, for example, a thin metal (shielding foil) such as an aluminum foil. The periphery of the shielding member 203 is covered with a jacket 204 that is an insulating member. Each signal line 201 includes a signal conductor 201a and an insulator 201b that covers the periphery of the signal conductor 201a.

  When attaching the cable 200 to the connector 100, the outer cover 204 on the front end side of the cable 200 is removed to expose the shielding member 203. As shown in FIG. 2, the exposed shielding member 203 is folded back, and the drain wire 202 is folded backward. In this state, a plurality of signal lines 201 protrude from the end of the cable 200 covered with the shielding member 203. The cable 200 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be a cable that does not include the shielding member 203 and the drain wire 202, or may be a cable that includes either the shielding member 203 or the drain wire 202. In the present embodiment, a cable having a shielding member 203 and a drain wire 202 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the connector 100 includes a connector main body 1, an alignment member 2 and a partition member 3 disposed inside the connector main body 1, and a boot 5 attached to the rear end portion of the connector main body 1. Have. The connector 100 has a bilaterally symmetric shape about the axis L0.

  The connector main body 1 has a substantially box shape as a whole, and a housing space 6 having an open rear surface is formed inside the connector main body 1. The alignment member 2 is accommodated in the front side of the accommodating space 6 of the connector main body 1, and the partition member 3 is accommodated behind the alignment member 2. On the upper surface, the lower surface, the left surface, and the right surface of the partition member 3, concave housing portions 3a are formed from the front end surface to the rear end surface of the partition member 3, respectively. Each accommodating portion 3a accommodates a pair of signal lines 201, and the partition member 3 separates the signal lines 201 into four pairs.

  The alignment member 2 has an inclined portion 2a on the rear bottom surface, and has a small vertical sectional area on the front side of the inclined portion 2a. A plurality of through holes 2 b extending in the front-rear direction corresponding to the signal lines 201 are opened in the alignment member 2. The through-holes 2b are arranged in two rows in the vertical direction and shifted in the left-right direction, and the signal lines 201 separated by the partition members 3 are inserted into the respective through-holes 2b (see FIG. 10). On the bottom surface of the alignment member 2, a plurality of slits 2c communicating with the respective through holes 2b are formed on the front side of the inclined portion 2a and extending toward the front surface of the alignment member 2, and the contacts 7 of the connector 100 (FIG. 3) are formed via the slits 2c. ) And the signal conductor 201a.

  The boot 5 includes a cover part 51, a bush part 52 projecting rearward from the rear end of the cover part 51, and a pair of left and right guide parts 53 projecting forward from the front end of the cover part 51. Have The cover part 51 and the bush part 52 have openings 51a and 52a penetrating in the front-rear direction, respectively, and the cable 200 is inserted into the openings 51a and 52a. On the lower end surface of the guide portion 53, a concave cutout portion 53a is provided upward. The entire guide portion 53 is inserted into the housing space 6 of the connector main body 1. The boot 5 can be bent in a predetermined range in the vertical and horizontal directions, and by attaching the boot 5 around the cable 200, the cable 200 can be prevented from being bent suddenly.

  4 is a cross-sectional view of the connector main body 1. FIGS. 5 and 6 are exploded perspective views of the connector main body 1. FIG. 7 is a view of the connector main body 1 as viewed from the rear. It is. 5 shows a view of the connector main body 1 as viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 6 shows a view as seen from obliquely below. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the connector main body 1 includes a housing 10 and a shell 20 attached to the outside of the housing 10 from the rear of the housing 10.

  The housing 10 is formed by injection molding or the like using an insulating resin such as polycarbonate as a constituent material. The rear end 115 of the housing 10 is provided with a rectangular opening 115a. The housing 10 includes an upper surface portion 111, a lower surface portion 112, left and right end portions (a pair of edges) 111 a of the upper surface portion 111, and left and right end portions (a pair of edges) 112 a of the lower surface portion 112. 112 has a left surface portion 113 and a right surface portion 114 that are connected to 112. The housing 10 forms an accommodation space 6 surrounded by the front end portion 110, the upper surface portion 111, the lower surface portion 112, the left surface portion 113, and the right surface portion 114 and having an open rear surface.

  At the front end portion 110 of the housing 10, the same number (eight) of slits 116 as the signal lines 201 are formed at equal intervals in the left-right direction. Each slit 116 is provided from the front and bottom surfaces of the front end portion 110 of the housing 10 to the rear and the upper side, and communicates with the accommodation space 6. Each slit 116 has a contact 7 inserted upward. The contact 7 is made of a thin metal plate having conductivity such as phosphor bronze, and a protruding portion 7a having an acute angle is formed at the upper end portion thereof. The contact 7 is pushed upward to a predetermined height after the cable 200 is inserted into the housing space 6 (see FIG. 12), but in the state of FIGS. 4 to 6, the contact 7 is pushed to the front of the predetermined height. Yes. More specifically, the state of FIGS. 4 to 6 is a state before the contact 7 is electrically connected to the signal conductor 201 a of the signal line 201, and the contact is partially pushed into the slit 116. After the distal end portion of the cable 200 is inserted into the accommodating space 6, the contact 7 is pushed further upward so that the protruding portion 7 a of the contact 7 penetrates the insulating portion 201 b of the signal line 201, and the insulating portion 201 a of the signal line 201 Contact. Thereby, the contact 7 is electrically connected to the signal line 201a of the signal line 201.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the upper surface 112a of the lower surface portion 112 of the housing 10 is formed in a stepped shape in the front-rear direction, and the cross-sectional area of the accommodation space 6 gradually decreases toward the front. That is, the lower surface portion 112 includes a flat surface portion 121 whose upper surface 112 a extends in the horizontal direction from the rear end surface of the housing 10, an inclined portion 122 that extends obliquely upward from the front end of the flat surface portion 121, and a front end of the inclined portion 122. A planar portion 123 extending in the horizontal direction from the front portion, an inclined portion 124 extending obliquely upward from the front end of the planar portion 123, and a planar portion 125 extending in the horizontal direction from the front end of the inclined portion 124, The cross-sectional areas of the space portions 61 to 63 above the plane portions 121, 123, and 125 are gradually reduced toward the front.

  The alignment member 2 is accommodated in the space 63 in a state where the inclined portion 2 a (FIG. 2) of the alignment member 2 is in contact with the inclined portion 124 of the lower surface portion 112. The partition member 3 is accommodated in the space 62. The space portion 61 accommodates the distal end portion of the cable 200 whose outer peripheral surface is covered with the shielding member 203.

  A wedge 11 having a triangular cross section is provided on the flat surface 121 of the housing 10 so as to protrude downward. The wedge 11 has three top portions 11a, 11b, and 11c on the front side, the rear side, and the lower side, and is cantilevered from the flat surface portion 121 on the front top portion 11a. The wedge 11 is deformed in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4 with the top portion 11a as a fulcrum by an upward external force acting on the side portion 11d connecting the top portion 11a and the top portion 11c. The dotted line in FIG. 4 shows the wedge 11 after deformation. The top portion 11 c of the wedge 11 rides over the rear end portion of the plane portion 121, and the side portion 11 d is placed on the upper surface of the plane portion 121. At this time, the top portion 11b of the wedge 11 protrudes upward into the space portion 61. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the wedge 11 and the boot 5 after the wedge 11 is deformed. When the top portion 11 b protrudes into the space portion 61, the wedge 11 is accommodated in the notch portion 53 a in the guide portion 53 of the boot 5. At this time, the side part 11e that connects the top part 11a and the top part 11b of the wedge 11 contacts the edge part of the notch part 53a. As a result, the boot 5 is fixed to the connector body 1 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a rectangular cutout 13 is provided on the upper surface portion 111 of the housing 10 from the rear end surface to the center portion in the front-rear direction, and the space 61 of the housing 10 is open above. Further, a latch 14 is provided on the upper surface portion 111 of the housing 10. The front end portion of the latch 14 is supported by the front end corner portion of the housing 10, is curved in an arc shape upward, and extends rearward. The latch 14 is provided in order to exert a function of preventing the latch 14 from being engaged with a modular jack (not shown). Here, the space portion 61 refers to a space defined by the upper surface portion 111, the horizontal portion 125, and the inclined portion 124 in the cross-sectional view of FIG. The space portion 62 is a space defined by the upper surface portion 111, the inclined portion 124, the horizontal portion 123, and the inclined portion 122 in the sectional view of FIG. 4. The space portion 63 is a space defined by the upper surface portion 111, the horizontal portion 121, and the inclined portion 122 in the cross-sectional view of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an engagement groove 15 is formed on the rear end surface of the right surface portion 114 of the housing 10 toward the front. A pair of left and right recesses 16 are provided on the bottom surface of the lower surface portion 112 of the housing 10. Steps 17 are provided on the outer surfaces of the upper surface portion 111, the left surface portion 113, and the right surface portion 114 of the housing 10. The outer surface of the housing 10 is recessed behind the stepped portion 17, and the shell 20 is disposed in the recessed portion. The depth of the stepped portion 17 is equal to the plate thickness of the shell 20, and by providing the stepped portion 17, the shell 20 can be disposed outside the housing 10 without a step.

  The shell 20 is formed by bending a thin metal plate having conductivity, such as phosphor bronze, into a U-shaped cross section, and extends downward from the upper surface portion 211 and both left and right end portions (a pair of left and right edges 211a) of the upper surface portion 211. A left surface portion 212 and a right surface portion 213. The rear end of the right surface portion 213 of the shell 20 is cut off in a rectangular shape forward and downward, and a cut-out portion 214 is formed. A band plate portion 215 having a predetermined length in the front-rear direction is extended from the lower end surface of the rear end portion of the left surface portion 212 of the shell 20.

  The band plate portion 215 is bent rightward from the left surface portion 212 of the shell 20, further bent upward along the right surface portion 213, and disposed on the cutout portion 214 of the right surface portion 213. The front end portion (upper end portion) of the band plate portion 215 is further bent leftward, and a protrusion 22 is formed at a position corresponding to the engagement groove 15 of the housing 10 as shown in FIG. The end surface of the cut-off portion 214 of the shell 20 is located above the protruding portion 22, but the end surface and the protruding portion 22 are separated in the vertical direction, and a slit 22 a is formed above the protruding portion 22. In addition, the site | part extended in the left-right direction of the strip | belt board part 215 comprises the lower surface part 216 of the shell 20, and the site | part extended in the up-down direction comprises the right surface part 217.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface portion 211 of the shell 20 bulges upward in the center in the left-right direction, and the rigidity of the upper surface portion 211 is higher than a mere flat surface. On the upper surface portion 211, an inclined portion 23 is provided so as to project obliquely forward in the space portion 61. As shown in FIG. 4, the inclined portion 23 is located inside the notch 13 of the housing 10, more specifically, vertically above the wedge 11 of the housing 10. The position of the tip of the inclined portion 23 is set such that, for example, the inclined portion 23 and the wedge 11 overlap when the connector 100 is viewed from above.

  FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the inclined portion 23. As shown in FIG. 9, cusps 231 project from the left and right end portions of the inclined portion 23 downward. A concave receiving portion 232 is formed on the lower end surface of the central portion of the inclined portion 23 in the left-right direction. The receiving portion 232 is located above the central portion of the connector 100, that is, vertically above the axis L0 (FIG. 1) passing through the center of the connector 100. The cusp 231 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cable 200 and exerts a gripping force on the cable 200. The tip of the cusp 231 is the top 11b of the wedge 11 (dotted line in FIG. 4) when the wedge 11 is deformed upward. ) Is preferably located vertically above. Accordingly, the cable 200 can be gripped from the upper and lower surfaces of the connector 100 at the same position in the front-rear direction. The inclination angle of the inclined portion 23 with respect to the horizontal line in FIG. 4 only needs to be larger than 0 ° and smaller than 90 °. However, if the inclination angle is too small, sufficient gripping force of the cable 200 cannot be obtained, and the inclination is reversed. If the corner is too large, it is difficult to insert the cable 200. Therefore, the inclination angle is preferably about 45 °, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, convex portions 24 project downward from the lower end surfaces of the left surface portion 212 and the right surface portion 213 of the shell 20. The convex portion 24 is bent inward in the left-right direction after the shell 20 is mounted on the outer side of the housing 10, and is accommodated in the concave portion 16 of the housing 10. FIG. 6 shows a state where the convex portion 24 is bent.

  The housing 10 and the shell 20 are assembled together in advance at the time of factory shipment, and are provided to the user in the state of the connector main body 1 in FIG. In this case, first, the shell 20 is fitted to the outside of the housing 10 from the rear. At this time, the protrusion 22 at the rear end of the shell 20 engages with the engagement groove 15 of the housing 10, and the shell 20 is positioned in the circumferential direction with respect to the housing 10. Next, the left and right convex portions 24 of the shell 20 are bent inward in the left-right direction and accommodated in the concave portion 16 on the bottom surface of the housing. Thereby, the shell 20 is fixed to the housing 10, and the connector main body 1 is assembled.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the cable 200 to the connector 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the boot 5 is inserted into the cable 200 in advance, and then, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer cover 204 is removed from the end portion of the cable 200, the shielding member 203 is folded back, and the drain wire 202 is folded backward. Next, the signal line 201 at the tip of the cable 200 is separated by the partition member 3, and each signal line 201 is inserted into the through hole 2 b of the alignment member 2. When the signal line 201 protrudes from the front end surface of the alignment member 2, the protruding portion is cut. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the cable assembly 300 in which the alignment member 2, the partition member 3, and the boot 5 are attached to the distal end portion of the cable 200 is completed.

  Next, the cable assembly 300 is inserted into the connector body 1 from the opening 115 a at the rear end of the connector body 1. FIG. 11 is a perspective view (partially sectional view) showing an insertion state of the cable assembly 300, and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the inserted state of the cable assembly 300, the alignment member 2 is accommodated in the space 63 on the back side (front side) of the connector body 1, and the contact 7 of the front end 110 of the housing 10 is connected. The alignment member 2 is inserted into the slit 2c from the front end surface. Further, the partition member 3 is accommodated in the space portion 62 behind the space portion 63, and the distal end portion of the cable 200 covered with the shielding member 203 is accommodated in the space portion 61 on the inlet side of the connector main body 1. At this time, the wedge 11 of the housing 10 protrudes downward, and the wedge 11 is retracted to the outside of the space portion 61, so that the cable 200 can be easily inserted into the space portion 61. When the cable assembly 300 is inserted into the connector body 1, the drain wire 202 is received by the receiving portion 232 of the inclined portion 23 of the shell 20, and the drain wire 202 is positioned.

  In this state, the connector main body 1 is sandwiched in the vertical direction with a tool (not shown), and a pressure contact force is applied to the upper and lower surfaces of the connector main body 1 in the vertical direction. Due to this pressure contact force, upward pushing forces F1 and F2 simultaneously act on the plurality of contacts 7 and the wedge 11 of the front end portion 110 of the connector body 1 as shown in FIG. When the pushing force F1 acts on the connector body 1, the contact 7 is pushed into the housing 10, and the protrusion 7a at the tip of the contact 7 contacts the signal line 201 through the slit 2c of the alignment member 2. Further, the protruding portion 7 a penetrates the insulating portion 201 b of the signal line 201, and the contacts 7 and the signal conductors 201 a of the signal lines 201 are electrically connected.

  When the pushing force F2 is applied to the wedge 11, the wedge 11 is deformed upward with the front top portion 11a as a fulcrum, as shown in FIG. 13, and the side portion 11d of the wedge 11 gets over the flat portion 121 of the housing 10. Thus, the cable 200 is pressed upward. As a result, the top portion 11 b of the wedge 11 bites into the lower peripheral surface of the jacket 204 covered with the shielding member 203 of the cable 200, and the pair of left and right cusps 231 of the inclined portion 23 are covered with the shielding member 203. Bit into the upper peripheral surface of 204. As a result, the shielding member 203 is vertically sandwiched between the wedge 11 and the cusp 231, the cable 200 can be gripped with a sufficient gripping force by the connector 100, and the cable 200 can be stably held on the connector 100.

  In a state where the cable assembly 300 is inserted, the drain wire 202 is received in the receiving portion 232 of the inclined portion 23. Therefore, when a gripping force is applied to the cable 200, the surface of the cable 200 is pressed against the inclined portion 23, and the drain wire 202 is pushed into the back side of the receiving portion 232. As a result, the drain wire 202 and the shell 20 come into contact with each other with a sufficient contact pressure. For this reason, even if the shielding member 203 is broken, the stable shielding performance of the connector 100 can be obtained. That is, in order to obtain the shielding performance of the connector 100, at least one of the drain wire 202 and the shielding member 203 may be electrically connected to the shell 20. In this embodiment, the drain wire 202 is received by the receiving portion 232. Therefore, the drain line 202 and the shell 20 can be reliably conducted.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) A connector 100 (housing 10, shell 20) attached to the end of a cable 200 having a plurality of signal lines 201 includes a front end portion 110 where a plurality of contacts 7 corresponding to the signal lines 201 are disposed, and the cable 200 It has a rear end portion 115 having an opening 115a to be inserted, upper surface portions 111, 211 and a lower surface portion 112 extending in the front-rear and left-right directions, and left surface portions 113, 212 and right surface portions 114, 213, 217, respectively. The housing space 6 for the cable 200 is formed inside. In the connector 100 of the present embodiment, the inclined portion 23 protrudes from the upper surface portion 211 of the shell 20 toward the accommodation space 6, and a pair of left and right cusps are formed on the inclined portion 23 so as to grip the outer peripheral surface of the cable 200. In addition, the wedge 11 is provided on the lower surface portion 112 of the housing 10, and the wedge 11 is deformed upward by an external force after the cable 200 is inserted so that the wedge 11 protrudes into the accommodation space 6. As a result, the outer peripheral surface of the cable 200 is sandwiched between the cusp 231 and the wedge 11 in the vertical direction, and a sufficient gripping force can be applied to the cable 200, so that the cable 200 can be stably held on the connector 100.

(2) The connector 100 according to this embodiment is applied to a shielded cable 200 having a metal shielding member 203. Although the shielding member 203 has a small frictional force on the surface and is easy to slide, the cable 200 can be firmly held by the cusp 231 and the leading end of the wedge 11 biting into the surface of the shielding member 203.

(3) The connector main body 1 is composed of the housing 10 and the shell 20 attached to the outside of the housing 10, and the protruding portions (wedge 11, cusp 231) for holding the cable surface on each of the housing 10 and the shell 20 Thus, a pair of upper and lower protrusions can be easily formed.

(4) Since the housing 10 is made of resin and the shell 20 is made of metal, good electromagnetic shielding performance can be obtained due to the conduction between the shielded cable 200 and the shell 20.

(5) Since the inclined portion 23 is provided on the metal shell 20, the rigidity of the inclined portion 23 can be sufficiently increased, and the deformation of the inclined portion 23 when the cable 200 is pressed from below is suppressed. It is possible to easily bite the tip portion of 231 into the cable surface. Further, the inclined portion 23 can be protruded from the cable 200 in a direction opposite to the drawing direction of the cable 200, and the cable 200 can be gripped with a sufficient gripping force.

(6) Since the pair of left and right cusps 231 is provided symmetrically with respect to the axis L0 of the cable 200, the upper surface of the cable 200 is gripped at two places on the left and right sides, and the movement of the cable 200 in the left and right directions can be reliably prevented. it can.

(7) Since the inclined portion 23 is provided so that the inclined portion 23 and the wedge 11 are located at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction when the connector 100 is viewed from above, the cable 200 is sufficiently connected to the inclined portion 23 and the wedge 11 from both the upper and lower directions. It can be gripped with a sufficient gripping force. Furthermore, the inclination angle of the inclined portion 23 can be easily set to a desired angle (for example, 45 °) simply by adjusting the bending angle at the time of cutting and bending. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the shell is folded back from the rear end toward the oblique front, the inclination angle cannot be increased and it is difficult to exert a sufficient gripping force. That is, according to the present embodiment, the installation area of the inclined portion 23 is narrower than the configuration in which the shell is folded back obliquely forward from the rear end, so that the accommodation space 6 can be sufficiently provided without changing the size of the entire connector. A large space can be secured, and insertion of a large-diameter cable is easy.

(8) The receiving portion 232 is provided in the inclined portion 23 protruding from the upper surface portion 211 of the shell 20 into the accommodating space 6, and the receiving portion 232 is protruded from the upper surface of the connector body 1 into the space 6. Thereby, the drain wire 202 is inserted into the receiving portion 232 as the cable 200 is inserted, and the drain wire 202 can be easily positioned. Further, the drain line 202 is disposed along the receiving portion 232, so that the drain line 202 can be prevented from being damaged.

(9) Since the receiving portion 232 is provided on the metal shell 20, the drain wire 202 and the shell 20 positioned by the receiving portion 232 are connected regardless of the state of the cable 200 (bending, twisting rotation, etc.) It is possible to conduct easily and stably.

(10) Since the cusp 231 is provided at each of the left and right ends of the inclined portion 23 projecting obliquely in the insertion direction of the cable 200 and the receiving portion 232 is provided at the center in the left and right direction, the cable 200 is gripped. The drain line 202 is positioned at the position, and the drain line 202 can be well positioned. In addition, since the single inclined portion 23 has the holding function of the cable 200 and the positioning function of the drain wire 202, the configuration of the connector 100 can be simplified.

(11) The engaging groove 15 is formed from the rear end surface of the right surface portion 114 of the housing 10 to the front, and the protruding portion 22 is formed at the end of the shell 20 corresponding to the engaging groove 15. It was made to engage with the joint groove 15. In this way, at the rear end portion of the connector 100, the engagement portion is provided on a surface different from the surface (upper and lower surfaces) for gripping the cable 200, and the housing 10 and the shell 20 are engaged with each other. Therefore, a sufficient gripping force can be applied to the cable 200. As a result, the thickness of the housing 10 can be reduced, the cross-sectional area of the entrance side (space portion 61) of the housing space 6 can be enlarged, and the large-diameter cable 200 can be easily inserted into the connector body 1. it can. On the other hand, for example, if the engaging portion is provided on the upper surface or the lower surface of the connector 100, that is, the position where the gripping force is generated, the shell 20 may be greatly deformed in the engaging portion, and the gripping force may be reduced.

(12) Since the engaging groove 15 of the housing 10 and the protruding portion 22 of the shell 20 are engaged, the shell 20 is positioned in the circumferential direction with respect to the housing 10, and the shell 20 can be held in close contact with the outside of the housing 10. .

(Modification)
In the above embodiment, the cusp 231 and the receiving portion 232 are provided on the same inclined portion 23, but may be provided on separate members. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a shell 20A showing an example thereof, and FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. In the example of FIGS. 14 and 15, an inclined portion 23 </ b> A protrudes from the upper surface portion 211 of the shell 20 </ b> A, and a pair of left and right inclined portions 23 </ b> B protrudes obliquely forward behind the inclined portion 23 </ b> A. A concave receiving portion 232 is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the inclined portion 23A. The left and right inclined portions 23B each have an acute angle, and constitute a cusp (231A) having the same function as in FIG. Thus, by providing the receiving portion 232 and the cusp in the separate inclined portions 23A and 23B, the position of the receiving portion and the cusp in the front-rear direction can be set to the optimum position independently of each other.

  The connector 100 of the above embodiment includes a connector body 1, and the connector body 1 extends along an upper surface portion 111, a lower surface portion 112, a pair of left and right edges 111 a of the upper surface portion 111 and a pair of left and right edges 112 a of the lower surface portion 112. The upper surface portion 111 and the lower surface portion 112 are connected to each other, and has a substantially box shape having a left side surface portion 113 (first side surface portion) and a right side surface portion 114 (second side surface portion) that form the space 6 in the connector body 1. Presents. This connector main body 1 has a rear end portion 115 having an opening portion 115a into which the cable 200 is inserted, and a front end portion 110 on the opposite side of the rear end portion 115, and the cable is connected to the upper surface portion 211 and the lower surface portion 112, respectively. The cusp 231 (second projecting portion) and the wedge 11 (first projecting portion) are provided so as to grip the outer peripheral surface of 200, but at least one of the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion is deformed by an external force. The connector 100 may have any configuration as long as it protrudes into the housing space 6. For example, you may comprise not only the wedge 11 as a 1st protrusion part but a 2nd protrusion part as a deformation | transformation protrusion part deform | transformed with external force. The external force in this case refers to a force (pushing force F2 in FIG. 12) applied in the vertical direction using a tool in a state where the cable 200 is inserted into the connector 100, and the pushing force F2 is a pushing force of the contact 7. It is preferable to add at the same time as F1.

  The connector 100 of the above embodiment is applied to the shielded cable 200 having the metal shielding member 203 (shielding portion), but can be similarly applied to a cable having no shielding portion. In the above embodiment, the connector main body 1 is constituted by the housing 10 as the first body part and the shell 20 as the second body part. However, the connector main body may be constituted by three or more body parts. You may comprise a connector main body by one body part. In the said embodiment, although the 1st protrusion part was comprised by the wedge 11, it is good also considering a 1st protrusion part as other than a wedge shape. The first protruding portion may be protruded into the accommodation space 6 by a predetermined amount before the cable 200 is inserted, and the protruding amount of the first protruding portion may be increased by an external force after the cable is inserted. That is, if the cable 200 can be inserted, the first projecting portion may be projected in advance into the accommodating space 6 by a predetermined amount.

  In the said embodiment, although the cusp 231 as a 2nd protrusion part was provided in the inclination part 23 (inclination part), the structure of a 2nd protrusion part is not restricted to this, For example, as shown in FIG. The second protrusion may be protruded directly from the upper surface part 211. In the above embodiment, a pair of cusps 231 is provided in the left-right direction, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the edge 211 a of the upper surface portion 211, but the number of cusps 231 may be three or more. You may make it provide only one in a part. In the above embodiment, the receiving portion 232 that receives the drain wire 202 is configured as a concave shape, but the receiving portion may be configured by a through hole in the front-rear direction, for example. The receiving portion may be a concave shape formed integrally with the shell 20 by, for example, cutting, and a continuous concave shape (groove) for receiving the drain wire 202 is provided in the housing 10 to constitute the receiving portion. May be. The extraction position in the circumferential direction of the drain line 202 is not limited to that described above, and therefore the arrangement of the receiving portions is not limited to that described above. In the above embodiment, the connector main body 1 is provided with the first protrusion, the second protrusion, and the receiving portion. However, the connector main body 1 may be provided with only the receiving portion. That is, as long as the connector 100 protrudes from the upper surface portion or the lower surface portion of the connector 100 into the housing space 6, the receiving portion may have any configuration.

  The connector 100 according to the embodiment includes right surface portions 114, 213, and 217 extending from the right end portions of the upper surface portions 111 and 211 to the right end portions of the lower surface portions 112 and 216, and the left end portion of the upper surface portions 111 and 211 and the lower surface portion 112. , 216 and left surface portions 113, 212 extending to the left end portion. In the above embodiment, the protrusion 22 (engagement portion) is provided at the position of the slit 22 a of the right surface 217 (side surface) of the shell 20, and the right surface 114 of the housing 10 is associated with the protrusion 22. Although the joint groove 15 (engaged portion) is provided and the protruding portion 22 (engagement portion) is engaged with the engagement groove 15, the configuration of the engagement portion and the engaged portion is not limited thereto.

  For example, the housing 10 may be provided with an engaging portion (for example, a protruding portion), and the shell 20 may be provided with an engaged portion (for example, an engaging groove). As shown in FIG. 16 which is a modified example of FIG. 7, an engagement groove 25 as a slit is provided from the rear end surface of the shell 20 to the front, and an end portion (projecting portion 22) of the shell 20 is provided in the engagement groove 25. ) May be engaged. In the above-described embodiment, the connector main body 1 is provided with the first protrusion, the second protrusion, and the receiving portion, and the engagement portion is further provided. However, the connector main body 1 is provided with only the engagement portion. You may do it.

  In the above embodiment, the connector 100 is configured by the connector main body 1, the alignment member 2, the partition member 3, and the boot 5. However, the alignment member 2, the partition member 3, and the boot 5 are omitted, and the connector main body 1 configures the connector. May be.

  The above description is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications unless the features of the present invention are impaired. The constituent elements of the embodiment and the modified examples include those that can be replaced while maintaining the identity of the invention and that are obvious for replacement. That is, other forms conceivable within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention. Moreover, it is also possible to arbitrarily combine one or more of the above-described embodiments and modified examples.

6 Housing space 10 Housing 11 Wedge 15 Slit 20 Shell 22 Protruding portion 22a Slit 25 Engaging groove 23 Inclined portion 231 Cusp 232 Receiving portion 100 Connector 110 Front end portion 111, 211 Upper surface portion 111a, 211a Edge 112 Lower surface portion 112a Edge 113 Left surface portion 114 Right surface portion 115 Rear end portion 115a Opening portion 200 Cable 202 Drain line 203 Shielding member

Claims (8)

A connector attached to the end of a cable having a plurality of signal lines,
The connector includes a connector body,
The connector body is
An upper surface portion, a lower surface portion, a pair of left and right edges of the upper surface portion, and a pair of left and right edges of the lower surface portion are coupled to each other to form a space in the connector body. Presenting a substantially box shape having a pair of side portions,
A rear end having an opening into which the cable is inserted;
A front end opposite to the rear end;
A first protrusion provided on the lower surface so as to grip the outer peripheral surface of the cable;
A second protrusion provided on the upper surface so as to grip the outer peripheral surface of the cable,
At least one of the first protrusion and the second protrusion constitutes a deformation protrusion that is deformed by an external force and protrudes into the space ,
The connector body is
A first body part made of resin;
A second body part made of a conductive metal attached to the first body part,
The first projecting portion is provided on the first body portion, and the second projecting portion is provided on the second body portion . The connector according to claim 1,
The second projecting portion is a connector projecting obliquely toward the front end side in the space. The connector according to claim 2,
A plurality of the second protrusions are arranged side by side symmetrically in the left-right direction. The connector according to claim 2 or 3 ,
A connector further comprising a receiving portion that protrudes into the space from the upper surface portion or the lower surface portion and receives a drain line of a cable. The connector according to claim 4 ,
The connector, wherein the receiving part protrudes from the second body part. The connector according to claim 4 or 5 ,
The second body part has an inclined part protruding obliquely from the upper surface part toward the rear end part in the space.
A pair of the second projecting portions are provided at both left and right end portions of the inclined portion, and the receiving portion is provided at a center portion in the left and right direction of the pair of inclined portions. In the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
A connector having a slit formed along a length direction in at least one of the pair of side surface portions, and an engaging portion provided at the position of the slit. The connector according to claim 7 , wherein
The engaging portion is provided on the second body portion,
The first body portion has an engaged portion corresponding to the engaging portion on at least one of the pair of side surface portions,
The second body part is a connector mounted on the outside of the first body part with the engaging part engaged with the engaged part.

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