JPH08162218A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To simply, surely and electrically connect a plug connector to a gland shell of a jack connector by forming the gland shell of the jack connector in a discontinuous circular shape having an open end and a contact part. CONSTITUTION: In a jack connector 10 comprising an insulating body 12, a gland flange 14 and a gland shell 16, the gland shell 16 is formed in a discontinuous circular shape and has facing open ends 16a and contact parts 30 which are extruded outward. The contact part 30 is made of an elastic strip having three sides enclosed by cut-off parts and bent outward along the remaining one side, and formed as a projection by a press or the like. The contact part 30 is formed so as to be surely, electrically connected to the gland shell when the gland shell of a plug connector is fixed to the gland shell 16 of the jack connector 10. Since the shell 16 is formed with a highly elastic material such as stainless steel, the contact part 30 is surely and electrically connected to the gland shell of the plug connector.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an impedance matching type connector having a discontinuous annular ground shell.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art According to the demand for high-speed transmission and multi-polarization in computers, impedance of transmission lines is matched,
There is an increasing demand for reducing signal reflections and crosstalk. In a printed circuit board of a computer, signal lines are arranged on some planes, and grounds (and power supply lines) are arranged on other planes, and multilayering is progressing. The signal lines and the grounds have a microstrip line structure. Alternatively, a stripline structure is configured.

A connector used in a computer comprises a jack connector attached to a printed circuit board and a plug connector connected to a coaxial cable, and the plug connector is fitted in the jack connector. In such a connector, it is required to arrange more signal contacts in a compact manner and to perform the wiring work easily.

It is desirable that the connector located between the printed circuit board and the coaxial cable also has a microstrip line structure or a strip line structure.
As an example of this, U.S. Pat. No. 4,762,500 discloses a connector having a microstrip structure.
Also, US Pat. No. 5,195,899 discloses a connector having a stripline structure.

In the microstrip structure connector,
The ground contact is arranged between the two rows of signal contacts. In the connector having the stripline structure described in the above-mentioned U.S. Patent, the ground contact is arranged between the two rows of signal contacts, and the ground shell is provided so as to surround these signal contacts and the ground contacts.

In the connector having the stripline structure described in the above-mentioned US patent, the ground shell is attached to the plug connector, protrudes longer than the signal contact and the ground contact of the plug connector, and also has the signal contact and the ground contact of the jack connector. It is designed to surround you. Therefore, in this case, both the plug connector and the jack connector have a stripline structure.

[0007]

Although this ground shell is electrically connected to the ground contact of the plug connector, it is fitted to the insulating body of the jack connector, and the ground contact of the jack connector is electrically connected. Was not connected. Therefore, the ground current passing through the ground shell did not flow from the plug connector side to the jack connector, and the effect of impedance matching was low.

An object of the present invention is to provide a ground shell also on the jack connector so that the ground shell can be connected to the ground, and when the plug connector is fitted into the jack connector, the ground shell of the plug connector and the jack. An object of the present invention is to provide a connector which is easily and surely electrically connected to the ground shell of the connector. Another object of the present invention is to provide a jack connector having a ground shell that can be easily and reliably electrically connected to the ground shell of a plug connector. Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector in which more signal contacts can be arranged compactly and the wiring work can be easily performed.

[0009]

A connector according to the present invention is a connector comprising a plug connector 60 and a jack connector 10 which can be fitted into the plug connector, and the jack connector 10 is provided with a central body portion 18. An insulative body 12 having a base portion 20 integrated around the central body portion, a signal contact 22 and at least one ground contact 24 provided in parallel to the central body portion, Opposing open ends 16a arranged around the central body so as to surround the contacts and at least one ground contact.
A ground ring shell 16 having a discontinuous annular shape having an outwardly protruding contact portion 30 and a substantially flat ground flange 14 disposed on the surface of the base portion 20. The plug connector includes a signal contact and at least one ground contact corresponding to the signal contact and the at least one ground contact of the jack connector, and a ground shell surrounding the signal contact and the at least one ground contact. And that when the ground shell 16 of the jack connector is fitted with the ground shell 66 of the plug connector, the contact portion 30 of the ground shell is electrically connected to the ground shell of the plug connector. Characterize.

The jack connector of the present invention has a structure similar to the jack connector of the above connector as a single unit.

[0011]

In the connector and the jack connector having the above construction, the ground shell is a discontinuous annular one having the open end portions facing each other and the contact portions protruding outward. Therefore, the ground shell can be formed by pressing a sheet metal and bending it into a discontinuous annular shape. This simplifies the manufacture of the gland shell and also simplifies the manufacture of the substantially flat gland flange located on the surface of the base of the insulative body.

The ground shell has a contact portion projecting outward, and when the ground shell of the jack connector is fitted with the ground shell of the plug connector, this contact portion is electrically connected to the ground shell of the plug connector. Connected. The contact portion is formed as a part of the sheet metal and can have sufficient elasticity, so that the electrical connection with the ground shell of the plug connector can be reliably achieved.

Further, in the plug connector of the present invention, a plurality of insulative contact support members 61a, 61b, 6 which respectively support a row of signal contacts 62 and at least one ground contact 64 with a gap therebetween.
1c, a first ground conductor film 76 connected to the ground conductor 71 of the coaxial cable on the first end side of one surface,
The signal conductor 7 of the coaxial cable is provided on the second end side of the one surface.
0 is provided with a signal conductor film 78 and a connection board 74 having a second ground conductor film on the other surface, and the second end side of each connection board 74 has the one row of signal contacts 62.
And at least one ground contact 64, the signal contacts 62 in a row are connected to the signal conductor film 7.
8 for contacting the at least one ground contact 6
4 is in contact with the second ground conductor film 80, and further comprises a ground shell 66 surrounding the signal contact and at least one ground contact.

This plug connector can be employed in a structure including, for example, three rows of signal contacts and ground contacts between them, so that many signal contacts are arranged compactly and the signal contacts of each row are connected. The ground contact between them can be implemented for each connection board. Therefore, it is possible to realize a plug connector that can be easily connected. It goes without saying that this plug connector can be used by being fitted to the jack connector.

[0015]

1 is an exploded perspective view of a jack connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the jack connector of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the jack connector of FIG. However, FIGS. 2 and 3 are shown in a position rotated by 90 degrees with respect to FIG.

1 to 3, the jack connector 10 includes an insulative body 12 and a ground flange 14.
And the ground shell 16. Insulating body 1
2 has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with a step, and the central body portion 18
And the base portion 2 protruding around the central body portion 18.
It consists of 0.

The central body 18 is provided with three rows of signal contacts 22 and two rows of ground contacts 24 in parallel with each other. These contacts are female contacts. Each ground contact 24 is located at an intermediate portion between two adjacent rows of signal contacts 22. Signal contact 22, ground contact 24, and ground shell 1
6 and 6 form a stripline structure.

FIG. 2 shows the ground shell 66 of the plug contact and the printed circuit board PWB. Ground contact 66 of plug contact is jack contact 1
It can be fitted with the ground shell 16 of 0. The insulative body 12 is fixed to the printed board PWB. The signal contact 22 and the ground contact 24 are respectively connected to the signal contact 26 and the ground contact 28 extending in the printed board PWB. Printed circuit board PWB
Inside, the signal contacts 26 of each column are arranged in a staggered manner. The signal contact 26 and the ground contact 28 are attached to the alignment plates 29a and 29b.

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the ground flange 14 has a substantially flat shape which is disposed on the surface of the base portion 20 of the insulative body 12, and the ground shell 1
6 is arranged around the central body portion 18 so as to surround the signal contact 22 and the ground contact 24.
The gland flange 14 and the gland shell 16 are formed by pressing a metal plate such as stainless steel and bending it into a predetermined shape.

The ground shell 16 is formed in a discontinuous annular shape, and has an open end portion 16a facing each other and a contact portion 30 protruding outward. The contact portion 30 is composed of an elastic strip surrounded by notches on three sides and bent outward along the remaining side. The contact portion 30 can also be formed as a protrusion by pressing or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the contact portion 30 includes the ground shell 6 of the plug connector.
This is for ensuring electrical connection with the ground shell 66 when the connector 6 is fitted with the ground shell 16 of the jack connector 10. Since the ground shell 16 can be formed of a material having excellent elasticity such as stainless steel, the contact portion 30 can reliably and satisfactorily achieve electrical connection with the ground shell 66 of the plug connector. When the gland shell 16 is formed integrally with the gland flange 14 in a continuous annular shape, it cannot be formed by pressing as described above, and must be formed by, for example, drawing. A material with excellent properties cannot be used.

The ground shell 16 is an insulative body 12
It has a plurality of bulge-shaped bulges 32 extending from the end surface (referred to as the lower end surface) on the side facing the base portion 20. The ground flange 14 has a central opening 34 having a shape corresponding to the central body portion 18 of the insulative body 12. A claw portion 36 is formed so as to extend into the central opening 34, and each claw portion 36 has a slit 38 through which the bulge 32 of the ground shell 16 passes.
Are formed.

A concave portion 40 corresponding to the claw portion 36 of the ground flange 14 is provided on the side surface of the central body portion 18. As a result, the gland flange 14 is attached to the central body 1
8 and can be disposed on the surface of the base portion 20. The base portion 20 includes the bulge 32 of the ground shell 16 that is passed through the slit 38 of the ground flange 14.
Has a hole 42 for receiving.

The base portion 20 has a shallow slot 44 corresponding to the shape of the ground shell 16 so as to surround the central body portion 18, and the lower end portion of the ground shell 16 is inserted into the slot 44. . At this time, the opening portion of the hole 42 for receiving the bulge 32 is formed wider than the inner back portion, and the claw portion 36 of the ground flange 14 is pressed by the ground shell 16 and deformed so that it fits in this wide opening portion. Has become.

The bulge 32 of the ground shell 16 is formed in a shape to be press-fitted into the hole 42 of the base portion 20,
As a result, the ground shell 16 has an insulating body 12
It is firmly held by the base portion 20 of the. The bulge 32 of the ground shell 16 is formed into a shape that is also press-fitted into the slit 38 of the ground flange 14. Therefore,
The gland shell 16 is mechanically and electrically connected to the gland flange 14 by a bulge 32.

The central body portion 18 has bumps 46 protruding to one side surface, and a vertical slot 48 is formed between the side surface of the central body portion 18 and the bump 46. Each open end 16a of the ground shell 16 is inserted into the slot 48. Therefore, although the ground shell 16 has a discontinuous annular shape, it is prevented from opening outward. Of the bulge 32, the bulge 32a located near the open end 16a is
It is adapted to be press-fitted into the hole 42 of the base portion 20 of the insulative body 12 without engaging with the slit 38 of the ground flange 14. Therefore, the bulge 32a cooperates with the bulge 32 on the opposite side of the open end 16a and is locked to the base portion 20 of the insulative body 12 so that the distance between the two open ends 16a does not widen. It

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3,
The ground flange 14 has a leg portion 50 extending along the guide slot 20a on the side surface of the base portion 20, the leg portion 50 extending into the printed circuit board PWB, and the printed circuit board PW.
It is designed to be connected to the ground (not shown) in B. Therefore, the ground shell 16 is electrically connected to the ground in the printed circuit board PWB via the ground flange 14. The ground shell 66 of the plug connector is electrically connected to the ground inside the plug connector, and the ground shell 1 of the jack connector 10 is
When 6 is fitted with the ground shell 66 of the plug connector, the ground shell 16 of the jack connector 10 is electrically connected to the ground shell 66 of the plug connector, and the ground current continues between these ground shells 66, 16. Flow, and excellent impedance matching can be achieved.

Further, the base portion 20 has, for example, four holes 2
0b and 20c are provided. The hole 20b is used to fix the jack connector 10 to the printed board PWB by inserting a screw into the hole 20b. Hole 20c
Is used to secure the plug connector to the jack connector 10 by inserting screws into it.
Internal screws can be provided in these holes 20b and 20c as required.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification of the jack connector 10 of FIG. In this example, the gland flange 14
There is no leg 50 of the jack connector 1 instead.
The ground flange 14 is electrically connected to the ground in the printed circuit board PWB by utilizing the hole 20b for fixing 0 to the printed circuit board PWB. For this reason, for example, the ground conductor 51 is provided so as to extend into the hole 52 in the printed circuit board PWB, the fixing screw 53 contacts the ground conductor 51 through the holes 20b and 52, and the ground flange 14 is printed. It is electrically connected to the ground in the substrate PWB.

5 to 14 are views showing an embodiment of the plug connector 60. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the plug connector 60, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the plug connector 60 of FIG. 5 taken along the line VI-VI. The plug connector 60 includes an insulating body 61, a signal contact 62 and a ground contact 64 arranged in the insulating body 61, and a ground shell 66 surrounding the signal contact 62 and the ground contact 64. A stripline structure is obtained by the signal contact 62, the ground contact 64, and the ground shell 66.

This ground shell 66 corresponds to the ground shell 66 of FIG. 2 (however, FIGS. 5 and 6 are shown at a different scale from that of FIG. 2). Therefore, when the plug connector 60 is fitted into the jack connector 10, the ground shell 66 fits into the ground shell 16 of the jack connector 10 and the contact portion 30 comes into close contact with the ground shell 66. The signal contact 62 and the ground contact 64 of the plug connector 60 are male contacts, and the signal contact 2 of the jack connector 10
It goes without saying that they are fitted to the 2 and the ground contact 24.

The plug connector 60 has three flat cables 68 arranged in the upper, middle and lower stages. Each flat cable 68 includes a plurality of coaxial cables 69 arranged in one plane. Each coaxial cable 69
Is the signal conductor 70 at the center and the signal conductor 70 through the insulating layer.
And a ground conductor 71 surrounding the ground conductor 71, and a jacket surrounding the ground conductor 71. In the figure, the coaxial cable 69 is inserted from the left side of the plug connector 60, and the ground conductor 71 is inserted.
Is exposed from the outer cover, and the signal conductor 70 is further exposed from the insulating layer.

The insulative body 61 is composed of three insulative contact supporting members 61a, 61b and 61c. Further, a connection board 74 is provided for each of the contact support members 61a, 61b, 61c. FIG. 7 shows the contact support member 61a and the connection board 74. FIG. 11 shows FIG.
Of the contact support member 61a and the contact supported by the contact support member 61a, and FIGS. 12 to 14 show another contact support member 61b and the contact supported by the contact support member 61b. Another contact support member 61
c and the contact supported by it are the same as the contact support member 61b and the contact supported by it in FIG. These contact support members 61a, 61
b and 61c are the same, but the ground contact 6
How to install 4 is different.

Each contact support member 61a, 61b, 6
Reference numeral 1c is a U-shaped flat member, and connection board receiving slots 72 are provided on the horizontal side portions 61x at both ends of the U-shape. As shown in FIG. 7, the connection board 74 is adapted to be inserted into the connection board accommodation slot 72. In addition, two positioning holes 61y are provided in the U-shaped horizontal side portion 61x. One positioning hole 61y is a round hole, and the other positioning hole 61y is an elongated hole.

The contact support member 6 of FIGS. 12 and 13
The ground contact 64 attached to 1b is formed in a fork shape and has a wide common plate-shaped portion 64a protruding rightward from the contact supporting member 61b and a branch portion 64a protruding leftward from the contact supporting member 61b.
Consists of Wide plate-like portion 64a and branch portion 64
The connecting portion 64c with a is in the contact supporting member 61b.

The ground contact 64 attached to the contact support member 61a in FIG. 11 is similarly formed in a fork shape and has a branch portion 64b protruding leftward from the contact support member 61a.
There is no wide plate-like portion (such as 64a) protruding to the right from 1a. However, the coupling portion (64c) is in the contact support member 61a. A downward projection 64d is provided at the left end of the branch portion 64a of all the ground contacts 64.
There is. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, only the two ground contacts 64 extend to the right, but each ground contact 64 has two adjacent rows of signal contacts 62.
Since it is between the two, it forms a stripline structure.

The signal contacts 62 are attached to all the contact supporting members 61a, 61b, 61c in the same manner, and project from the respective contact supporting members 61a, 61b, 61c to the left and right sides. The left end of the signal contact 62 is curved so as to approach the ground contact 64 upward.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 11 and 12, each of the contact supporting members 61a, 61b, 61c supports a row of signal contacts 62 and a ground contact 64 with a space therebetween. The connection board 74 is inserted between the signal contacts 62 and the ground contacts 64 arranged in a row, inserted into the connection board housing slot 72, and coupled to the contact support members 61a, 61b, 61c.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 9 and 10, the connection substrate 74 is a rectangular plate having semi-circular slits 74a on both sides thereof, and the contact support member 61.
Two positioning holes 74y are provided at the end portions of the connection board accommodating slots 72 of a, 61b, 61c.
One positioning hole 74y is a round hole and the other positioning hole 74y is an elongated hole. These positioning holes 74y correspond to the positioning holes 6 of the contact support members 61a, 61b, 61c.
Corresponds to 1y.

The connection board 74 has a coaxial cable 69 on the left end portion of one surface (lower surface in FIG. 5) shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, that is, on the end portion (first end portion) side where the coaxial cable 69 is attached. Has a first ground conductor film 74 in contact with the ground conductor 71, and a signal conductor film 76 in contact with the signal conductor 70 of the coaxial cable 69 on the opposite end side of the one surface. The connection board 74 has a second ground conductor film 80 on the other surface shown in FIGS. 6 and 10. The first and second ground conductor films 74 and 80 are solid films corresponding to the widths of all the coaxial cables 69 in each row, and the signal conductor film 76 is formed as a pattern divided for each coaxial cable 69. .

The ground conductor 71 of the coaxial cable 69 is connected to the first ground conductor film 74 by solder, and the signal conductor 70 of the coaxial cable 69 is connected to the signal conductor film 76 by solder. The connection board 74 is a row of signal contacts 62 for each of the contact support members 61a, 61b, 61c.
Between the signal contact 62 and the ground contact 64, and the branched portion 64a of the ground contact 64 has a downward projection 64d, and the signal contact 62 is curved upward. It will be elastically sandwiched by the contact 64. Therefore, the ground contact 64 contacts the second ground conductor film 80, and the signal contact 62 contacts the signal conductor film 76.

The first ground conductor film 7 of each connection board 74
4 and the second ground conductor film 80 are connected by a lead wire 82. The first ground conductor film 74 and the second ground conductor film 80 can be connected by other appropriate means. For example, the first ground conductor film 74 and the second ground conductor film 74
The ground conductor film 80 may be connected by a conductor film similar to these films.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the coaxial cable 69, the connection board 74, and the contact support member 61 are provided.
A conductive cover is provided to cover a part of a, 61b, 61c. This cover is composed of an upper half cover portion 84a and a lower half cover portion 84b, which are integrated by a screw 86. This screw 86 is used for the semicircular slit 7 of the connection board 74.
4a, between adjacent connection boards 74 and connection board 7
The connection board 74 is fixed by a horseshoe-shaped spacer 88 arranged between the upper half cover portion 84a and the upper half cover portion 84a or the lower half cover portion 84b.

As shown in FIG. 8, the ground shell 6
6 is provided integrally with the lower half cover portion 84b.
A positioning hole 84y is provided at a corner of the lower half cover portion 84b near the ground shell 66. This positioning hole 84y
Corresponds to the positioning holes 61y of the contact support members 61a, 61b, 61c. However, both are round holes.
Further, the upper half cover portion 84a also has a similar positioning hole. The positioning pin 90 shown in FIG.
y, 74y, 84y, and contact support members 61a, 61b, 61c and connection board 7
4 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the upper half cover portion 84a, the lower half cover portion 84b, and the ground shell 66.

Further, the flat cable 68 is clamped to the lower half cover portion 84b by the clamp fitting 92 and the screw 94. The screw 94 is screwed into a screw hole provided in the lower half cover portion 84b. One end of the lead wire 94 is soldered to one of the first and second ground conductor films 76 and 80 of the at least one connection board 74, and the other end of the lead wire 94 is soldered to the clamp fitting 92. Therefore, the ground shell 66 and the upper half cover portion 84a and the lower half cover portion 84b are the same as the ground contact 64 and the coaxial cable 69 of the plug connector 60.
Will be electrically connected to the ground conductor 71.

In assembly, each contact support member 6
The signal contact 62 is insert-molded in the la, 61b, and 61c, or is press-fitted and connected. Further, the ground contact 64 is attached to each contact support member 61a, 61b, 61c. The signal conductor 70 and the ground conductor 71 of the coaxial cable 69 are soldered to each connection board 74.

Then, each connection board 74 is coupled to each contact support member 61a, 61b, 61c, and this assembly is sequentially inserted into the lower half cover portion 84b and the ground shell 66, and positioned by the positioning pin 90. The horseshoe-shaped spacer 88 is properly inserted. Then, the flat cable 68 is fixed to the lower half cover portion 84b by the clamp fitting 92 and the screw 94, attached to the upper half cover portion 84a to the lower half cover portion 84b, and fixed by the screw 86.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to obtain a connector that can easily and reliably electrically connect the ground shell of the jack connector and the ground shell of the plug connector. Further, in the plug connector according to the present invention, the signal contacts can be arranged compactly and the wiring work can be easily performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of a jack connector of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the jack connector of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the jack connector of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modified example of the jack connector of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a plug connector.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the contact support member and the connection board of FIGS. 5 and 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of the ground shell of FIGS. 5 and 6;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing one surface of a connection board.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a surface on the opposite side of the connection board.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a contact support member.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing another contact support member.

13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIII-XIII in FIG.

14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIV-XIV of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Jack connector 12 ... Insulating body 14 ... Ground flange 16 ... Ground shell 22 ... Signal contact 24 ... Ground contact 30 ... Contact part 32 ... Bulge 38 ... Slit 60 ... Plug connector 61a, 61b, 61c ... Contact support member 62 ... Signal contact 64 ... Ground contact 66 ... Ground shell 74 ... Connection substrate 76, 80 ... Ground conductor film 78 ... Signal conductor film

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A connector comprising a plug connector (60) and a jack connector (10) capable of being fitted to the plug connector, wherein the jack connector (10) comprises a central body portion (18) and An insulative body (1) having a base (20) integrated around a central body
2), a signal contact (22) and at least one ground contact (2) provided in parallel with each other on the central body portion.
4), and having an open end portion (16a) facing each other and an outwardly protruding contact portion (30) arranged around the central body portion so as to surround the signal contact and at least one ground contact. Continuous annular ground shell (1
6) and a substantially flat ground flange (14) arranged on the surface of the base portion (20), the ground shell is connected to the ground through the ground flange, and the plug connector is the jack. Connector signal contacts and at least one
One ground contact and a corresponding signal contact and at least one ground contact, and a ground shell surrounding the signal contact and at least one ground contact, and the ground shell (16) of the jack connector has a ground shell of the plug connector (16). 66) A connector characterized in that the contact portion (30) of the ground shell is electrically connected to the ground shell of the plug connector when fitted with 66). 2. An insulative body (12) having a central body (18) and a base (20) integrated around the central body, and provided in parallel with the central body. A signal contact (22) and at least one ground contact (2
4), and having an open end portion (16a) facing each other and an outwardly protruding contact portion (30) arranged around the central body portion so as to surround the signal contact and at least one ground contact. Continuous annular ground shell (1
6) and a substantially flat ground flange (14) disposed on the surface of the base portion (20), the ground shell is connected to the ground through the ground flange, and the contact portion (of the ground shell ( 30) A jack connector characterized in that 30) is electrically connected to the ground shell (66) of the plug connector. 3. The gland shell (16) has a bulge (32) extending from an end surface facing the base portion, and the gland flange (14) has a slit (38) through which the bulge passes. The jack connector according to claim 2, wherein the bulge is press-fitted into a slit of the ground flange to be mechanically and electrically connected. 4. The base (20) has a hole (42) for receiving the bulge passed through the slit, and the bulge is adapted to be press-fitted into the hole. The jack connector according to item 3. 5. The gland shell (16) has a bulge (32) extending from an end surface facing the base portion, and the base portion having a hole (42) for receiving the bulge. The jack connector according to claim 2. 6. The jack connector of claim 5, wherein at least one of the bulges (32a) is located near the open end. 7. The central body portion has bumps (46) protruding to one side surface, and a slot (48) is formed between the side surface of the central body portion and the bumps, and the open end of the ground shell is formed. Jack connector according to claim 2, characterized in that the part (16a) is inserted into the slot. 8. The gland flange (14) has a central opening (34) having a shape corresponding to the central body and a claw (36) extending into the central opening, and a slit through which the bulge passes. The jack connector according to claim 3, wherein (38) is formed on the claw portion. 9. The jack connector according to claim 8, wherein a concave portion (40) corresponding to a claw portion (36) of the ground flange is provided on a side surface of the central body portion (18). 10. The base portion (20) has a slot (44) corresponding to the shape of the ground shell (16),
The jack connector according to claim 9, wherein an end of the ground shell on the side facing the base is inserted into the slot. 11. The gland shell (16) of claim 2, characterized in that the contact portion (30) comprises an elastic strip surrounded by a notch and bent outward. The listed jack connector. 12. The jack connector according to claim 2, wherein the ground shell (16) is made of a metal plate, and the contact portion (30) is a protrusion having an outward bulge. 13. The gland flange (14) of claim 2, wherein the gland flange (14) has a leg (50) extending along a side of the base, the leg being connected to the gland. Jack connector. 14. A screw (53) is passed through holes provided in the ground flange (14) and the base portion (20) to connect the jack connector (10) to a printed circuit board (PW).
The jack connector according to claim 2, wherein the jack connector is adapted to be attached to B), and the screw connects the gland flange to the gland. 15. The signal contact and the at least one
The jack connector according to claim 2, wherein one ground contact and the ground shell form a stripline structure. 16. A plurality of insulative contact support members (61a, 61b, 61c) that respectively support a row of signal contacts (62) and at least one ground contact (64) with a gap therebetween. A first ground conductor film (76) connected to the ground conductor (71) of the coaxial cable on the first end side of one surface.
And a signal conductor film (78) connected to the signal conductor (70) of the coaxial cable on the second end side of the one surface, and a second ground conductor film on the other surface.
4), the second end side of each connection board (74) is inserted between the row of signal contacts (62) and at least one ground contact (64), and the row of signal contacts (62) is provided. Is in contact with the signal conductor film (78), the at least one ground contact (64) is in contact with the second ground conductor film (80), and the signal contact and the at least one ground. A plug connector comprising a ground shell (66) surrounding a contact. 17. The ground lines of all connection boards, wherein the first ground conductor film (76) and the second ground conductor film (80) of each connection board (74) are connected by a lead wire (82). At least one of the conductor films is a ground shell (66)
The plug connector according to claim 16, which is connected to the plug connector.