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EP-4738623-A1 - SHIELDED CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR BODY

EP4738623A1EP 4738623 A1EP4738623 A1EP 4738623A1EP-4738623-A1

Abstract

A shielded connector comprises a connector body and a spring component. The shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in a case when the shielded connector is used. The connector body comprises a shielding shell made of die cast metal. The shielding shell has a shell body and a standing portion. The spring component has a first spring, a second spring and a facing portion. The first spring is resiliently deformable. The first spring is brought into contact with the case when the shielded connector is used. The second spring is resiliently deformable. Under an attached state where the spring component is attached to the connector body, the second spring is in contact with the standing portion in a direction intersecting with an up-down direction. Under the attached state, the facing portion faces or is in contact with the ceiling surface in the up-down direction.

Inventors

  • HIRANO, TOMOYUKI

Assignees

  • Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20250917

Claims (10)

  1. A shielded connector comprising a connector body and a spring component, wherein: the shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in a case when the shielded connector is used; the connector body comprises a shielding shell made of die cast metal; the shielding shell has a shell body and a standing portion; the shell body has a ceiling surface; the standing portion extends upward in an up-down direction from the ceiling surface; the spring component is attached to the connector body; the spring component has a first spring, a second spring and a facing portion; the first spring is resiliently deformable; the first spring is brought into contact with the case when the shielded connector is used; the second spring is resiliently deformable; under an attached state where the spring component is attached to the connector body, the second spring is in contact with the standing portion in a direction intersecting with the up-down direction; and under the attached state, the facing portion faces or is in contact with the ceiling surface in the up-down direction.
  2. The shielded connector as recited in claim 1, wherein: the shielding shell is provided with two of the standing portions; the two standing portions are positioned away from each other in a lateral direction perpendicular to the up-down direction; the facing portion is positioned between the two standing portions in the lateral direction; and the second spring is in contact with the standing portion in the lateral direction.
  3. The shielded connector as recited in claim 2, wherein: each of the standing portions has a size greater than a size of the second spring in a plane perpendicular to the lateral direction; and each of the standing portions hides the second spring when the shielded connector is viewed from its outside in the lateral direction.
  4. The shielded connector as recited in claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the second spring extends in the lateral direction from the facing portion.
  5. The shielded connector as recited in one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: the spring component has two of the second springs; and the second springs are in contact with the standing portions, respectively.
  6. The shielded connector as recited in one of claim 1 to 5, wherein: the connector body has at least three receiving surfaces; the spring component has at least three pressing surfaces; the pressing surfaces correspond to the receiving surfaces, respectively; and each of the pressing surfaces is positioned on the corresponding receiving surface in the up-down direction.
  7. The shielded connector as recited in one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: the spring component is provided with a regulated portion; the connector body is provided with a regulating portion; and the regulating portion regulates a movement of the regulated portion in a front-rear direction perpendicular to the up-down direction.
  8. The shielded connector as recited in one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: the spring component is provided with an attaching portion; and a movement of the spring component relative to the connector body in the up-down direction is regulated when the attaching portion is attached to the connector body.
  9. A shielded connector comprising a connector body and a spring component, wherein: the shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in a case when the shielded connector is used; the connector body comprises a shielding shell made of die cast metal; the shielding shell has a shell body; the shell body has a ceiling surface; the spring component is attached to the connector body; the spring component has a first spring, a second spring and a facing portion; the first spring is resiliently deformable; the first spring is brought into contact with the case when the shielded connector is used; the second spring is resiliently deformable; under an attached state where the spring component is attached to the connector body, the second spring is in contact with the shielding shell in a direction intersecting with the up-down direction; and under the attached state, the facing portion faces or is in contact with the ceiling surface in the up-down direction.
  10. A connector body which can form a shielded connector by attaching a spring component to the connector body, wherein: when the shielded connector is used, the shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in a case and is connected to the case; the connector body comprises a shielding shell made of die cast metal; the shielding shell has a shell body and a standing portion; the shell body has a ceiling surface; the standing portion extends upward in an up-down direction from the ceiling surface; and the standing portion is brought into contact with the spring component when the spring component is attached to the connector body.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a shielded connector comprising a shielding shell made of die cast metal. Referring to Fig. 27, JPA 2023-18174 (Patent Document 1) discloses a connector 900, or a shielded connector 900, of this type. The shielded connector 900 comprises a housing 910, a die cast member 920, or a shielding shell 920, and terminals 930, or signal contacts 930. The shielding shell 920 surrounds the signal contacts 930 with no gap in a plane perpendicular to an X-direction, or to a front-rear direction. This enables the shielded connector 900 of Patent Document 1 to have good shielding characteristics. When a shielded connector such as the shielded connector 900 of Patent Document 1 is used, the shielded connector is mounted on a circuit board, which is placed in a case, under a state where the shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in the case. In addition, the shielded connector such as the shielded connector 900 of Patent Document 1 is normally configured so that a shielding shell of the shielded connector is connected to the case in order that the shielded connector has better shielding characteristics. However, it might be difficult to connect the shielding shell to the case if the shielding shell is made of die cast metal. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a shielded connector comprising a shielding shell made of die cast metal, wherein: the shielded connector has good shielding characteristics because the shielded connector comprises the shielding shell; and the shielding shell is easily connectable to a case. One aspect (first aspect) of the present invention provides a shielded connector comprising a connector body and a spring component. The shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in a case when the shielded connector is used. The connector body comprises a shielding shell made of die cast metal. The shielding shell has a shell body and a standing portion. The shell body has a ceiling surface. The standing portion extends upward in an up-down direction from the ceiling surface. The spring component is attached to the connector body. The spring component has a first spring, a second spring and a facing portion. The first spring is resiliently deformable. The first spring is brought into contact with the case when the shielded connector is used. The second spring is resiliently deformable. Under an attached state where the spring component is attached to the connector body, the second spring is in contact with the standing portion in a direction intersecting with the up-down direction. Under the attached state, the facing portion faces or is in contact with the ceiling surface in the up-down direction. Another aspect (second aspect) of the present invention provides a shielded connector comprising a connector body and a spring component. The shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in a case when the shielded connector is used. The connector body comprises a shielding shell made of die cast metal. The shielding shell has a shell body. The shell body has a ceiling surface. The spring component is attached to the connector body. The spring component has a first spring, a second spring and a facing portion. The first spring is resiliently deformable. The first spring is brought into contact with the case when the shielded connector is used. The second spring is resiliently deformable. Under an attached state where the spring component is attached to the connector body, the second spring is in contact with the shielding shell in a direction intersecting with the up-down direction. Under the attached state, the facing portion faces or is in contact with the ceiling surface in the up-down direction. Still another aspect (third aspect) of the present invention provides a connector body which can form a shielded connector by attaching a spring component to the connector body. When the shielded connector is used, the shielded connector is, at least in part, accommodated in a case and is connected to the case. The connector body comprises a shielding shell made of die cast metal. The shielding shell has a shell body and a standing portion. The shell body has a ceiling surface. The standing portion extends upward in an up-down direction from the ceiling surface. The standing portion is brought into contact with the spring component when the spring component is attached to the connector body. The shielded connector of the present invention is configured as follows: the shielded connector comprises the connector body and the spring component; the connector body comprises the shielding shell made of the die cast metal; the shielding shell has the shell body and the standing portion; the spring component has the first spring, the second spring and the facing portion; the first spring is resiliently deformable; the first spring is brought into contact with the case when the shielded conne