Connector and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

There are provided a connector having excellent transmission characteristics, and a method for manufacturing such a connector, by which a connector can be manufactured more easily than in the conventional techniques, and thus its manufacturing cost can be reduced. A conductor base member including central terminal portions to form signal terminals, a grounded conductor portion to form a grounded conductor, connecting portions for connecting between the central terminal portions and the grounded conductor portion so as to integrate them together is integrally formed with an electrically conductive material. Then, the conductor base member is integrally fixed to the housing, and the connecting portions are cut to configure the central terminal portions as the central terminals and configurethe grounded conductor portion as the grounded conductor, thereby obtaining a plug.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a connector and a method of manufacturing the same. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, there is a connector used for the transmission of signals such as high-frequency signals that require good signal transmission characteristics. It is flat and can improve the transmission characteristics. It has a so-called coaxial or approximately coaxial structure. It is installed in, for example Circuit boards such as flexible printed circuit boards are used as connectors. [0003] As such a connector, there is known a structure in which a connector on the male side and a connector on the female side are concavo-convexly fitted to each other, and the male and female connectors integrally fix the ground conductor on the outside of the center conductor via an insulator ( For example, Patent Document 1, etc.). [0004] Patent Document 1 discloses a method of manufacturing a connector in which a center conductor and a grou...

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[0005] However, in the above-mentioned conventional manufacturing method, the center conductor and the ground conductor need to be produced separately, and the relative positions of these center conductors and the ground conductor need to be positioned with high precision, and the resin as an insulator needs to be insert-molded, so the number of steps is large. However, it is complicated, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases accordingly.

[0006] In addition, in the conventional structure in which the ground conductor positioned outside the central conductor is connected to the ground electrode (ground electrode) of the substrate through an insulator, the ground conductor is grounded at a position away from the central conductor. becomes unfavorable in terms of transfer characteristics

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