Connector module and electronic device

Abstract

In a connector module 1 of the present disclosure, a first connector 10 is provided with: a first insulator 20, a plurality of first contacts 30, and a first shield member 40; the second connector 50 is provided with a second insulator 60, a plurality of second contacts 70, and a second shielding member 80. The first shield member (40) has a pair of first side walls (41), a pair of second side walls (42), and a first end surface portion (44) extending along the first side walls (41). The second shield member 80 has a pair of third side walls 81, a pair of fourth side walls 82, and a second end surface 84 extending along the third side walls 81. The first end surface portion 44 is located on the second connector 50 side with respect to a first end portion of the second side wall 42 on the second connector 50 side. The second end surface portion 84 is located on the first connector 10 side with respect to a second end portion on the first connector 10 side of the fourth side wall 82.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims the benefit of priority based on Japanese invention patent application No. 2022-151876 filed on September 22, 2022, and the entire disclosure of that application is incorporated herein for the purpose of reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to a connector module and an electronic device. Background Art

[0004] In recent years, countermeasures against electromagnetic wave noise in electronic devices have become important. With this, a structure capable of achieving sufficient noise shielding effect is required in connectors and connector modules built into electronic devices. In order to obtain a shielding effect against electromagnetic wave noise in a connector, shielding components such as shielding parts have been known.

[0005] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a connector and a connector pair that are small in size and low in height, can exhibit high strength, and can obtain a high shielding effect, thereby improving reliability.

[0006] Prior art literature

[0007] Patent Literature

[0008] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-029413 Summary of the invention

[0009] A connector module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first connector and a second connector that face each other when mated.

[0010] The first connector includes: a first insulator that is fitted into the second connector; a plurality of first contacts that are mounted on the first insulator; and a first shield member that is mounted on the first insulator.

[0011] The second connector includes: a second insulator that is fitted into the first connector; a plurality of second contacts that are mounted on the second insulator; and a second shield member that is mounted on the second insulator.

[0012] The first shielding member comprises: a pair of first side walls extending along a first direction; a pair of second side walls extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; a first end surface portion extending along the first side wall and having a surface facing the second connector side when the first connector and the second connector are mated relative to each other.

[0013] The second shielding member comprises: a pair of third side walls extending along the first direction; a pair of fourth side walls extending along the second direction; a second end surface portion extending along the third side walls and having a surface facing the first connector side when the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other relative to each other.

[0014] When the first connector and the second connector are mated, the first connector and the second connector are facing each other.

[0015] The first end surface portion is located on a side of the second connector relative to a first end portion of the second side wall on the second connector side.

[0016] The second end surface portion is located on a side of the first connector relative to a second end portion of the fourth side wall on the first connector side.

[0017] An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the above-mentioned connector module. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 The figure is a perspective view of the appearance of a connector module according to an embodiment, showing a state in which a first connector and a second connector are connected to each other, from a top view.

[0019] Figure 2 The figure is a perspective view of the appearance of the connector module according to one embodiment, showing a state in which the first connector and the second connector are separated from each other, as seen from above.

[0020] Figure 3 It is shown from a bird's-eye view Figure 1 A three-dimensional appearance diagram of a first connector single piece.

[0021] Figure 4 From a bird's-eye view Figure 3 The first connector is exploded and shown in a perspective view.

[0022] Figure 5 is along Figure 3 Cross-sectional view of arrow VV.

[0023] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 A front view of the first connector.

[0024] Figure 7 Yes Figure 4 A development view of the first shield member before being bent in the plate thickness direction.

[0025] Figure 8 It is shown from a bird's-eye view Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of the appearance of a second connector single piece.

[0026] Fig. 9 From a bird's-eye view Figure 8 The second connector is exploded and shown in a perspective view.

[0027] Fig.10 yes Figure 8 Front view of the second connector.

[0028] Fig.11 is along Figure 1 Cross-sectional view along the Ⅺ-Ⅺ arrows.

[0029] Fig.12 is along Figure 1 Cross-sectional view along the Ⅻ-Ⅻ arrows. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] For example, as in the connector described in Patent Document 1, if the upper surface of the shielding member is coplanarly arranged along the outer periphery of the connector, it is difficult to match the mating positions of the connectors when the connectors are mated. This position matching becomes more difficult as the connectors become smaller. In this case, if the mating is forced, the connectors may be damaged.

[0031] According to the connector module and the electronic device of one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to realize a shield structure that facilitates the fitting operation of the connectors.

[0032] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The front and rear, left and right, and up and down directions in the following description are based on the directions of the arrows in the drawings. Figures 1 to 6 and Fig.11 as well as Fig.12 In the figure, the directions of the arrows are consistent between the different figures. Figures 8 to 10 In the drawings, the directions of the arrows are consistent with each other in different drawings. In the drawings, for the sake of simplicity, the circuit boards CB1 and CB2 described later are omitted.

[0033] Figure 1 The figure is a perspective view of the appearance of the connector module 1 according to one embodiment, showing a state in which the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected to each other in a plan view. Figure 2 The figure is a perspective view of the appearance of the connector module 1 according to one embodiment, showing a state in which the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are separated from each other, in a plan view.

[0034] For example, Figure 2As shown, the connector module 1 has a first connector 10 and a second connector 50 that can be interlocked with each other. The first connector 10 is connected to the second connector 50 as a connection object. The first connector 10 has a first insulator 20 that is interlocked with the second connector 50. The first connector 10 has a plurality of first contacts 30 mounted on the first insulator 20. The first connector 10 has a first shielding member 40 mounted on the first insulator 20. In the interlocking state where the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are interlocked with each other, the first shielding member 40 is in contact with the second shielding member 80 described later. At this time, the first shielding member 40 is elastically deformed.

[0035] The second connector 50 is fitted with the first connector 10. The second connector 50 has a second insulator 60 that is fitted with the first insulator 20 in the fitted state. The second connector 50 has a plurality of second contacts 70 mounted on the second insulator 60. In the fitted state where the first insulator 20 and the second insulator 60 are fitted with each other, the second contacts 70 are in contact with the first contacts 30.

[0036] The second connector 50 has a second shield member 80 mounted on the second insulator 60 .

[0037] For example, the first connector 10 of one embodiment is a socket connector. For example, the second connector 50 of one embodiment is a plug connector. The first connector 10 in which the first contact 30 is elastically deformed in the mating state where the first insulator 20 and the second insulator 60 are mated with each other is described as a socket connector. The second connector 50 in which the second contact 70 is not elastically deformed in the mating state is described as a plug connector. The types of the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are not limited thereto. For example, the first connector 10 may function as a plug connector and the second connector 50 may function as a socket connector.

[0038] The first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are mounted on the circuit boards CB1 and CB2, respectively. The first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected to each other, and the circuit boards CB1 and CB2 are electrically connected. The circuit boards CB1 and CB2 can be either rigid boards or any other circuit boards. For example, at least one of the circuit boards CB1 and CB2 can also be a flexible printed circuit board (FPC).

[0039] The first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected to each other in a direction perpendicular to the circuit boards CB1 and CB2. As an example, the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected to each other in the up-down direction. The connection method is not limited thereto. The first connector 10 and the second connector 50 may also be connected to each other in a direction parallel to the circuit boards CB1 and CB2. The first connector 10 and the second connector 50 may also be connected to each other in a manner that one is perpendicular to the installed circuit board and the other is parallel to the installed circuit board.

[0040] In the present disclosure, the "mating direction" corresponds to the up-down direction as an example. The "long side direction" corresponds to the left-right direction as an example. The "arrangement direction" corresponds to the left-right direction as an example. The "short side direction" corresponds to the front-back direction as an example. The "mating side" corresponds to the lower side as an example. The "extraction side" corresponds to the upper side as an example.

[0041] The “first direction” is, for example, the short-side direction of the connector module 1. The “second direction” is, for example, the long-side direction of the connector module 1. The “third direction” corresponds to, for example, the up-down direction.

[0042] In the present disclosure, the “first connector 10 side” corresponds to a direction approaching the first connector 10 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are facing each other. Figure 8 In the above description, the first connector 10 side corresponds to the upper side as an example. The “side opposite to the first connector 10 side” is opposite to the first connector 10 side.

[0043] In the present disclosure, the “second connector 50 side” corresponds to a direction approaching the second connector 50 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are facing each other. Figure 3 In the figure, the second connector 50 side corresponds to the upper side as an example. The “side opposite to the second connector 50 side” is opposite to the second connector 50 side.

[0044] The "inside" corresponds to the direction toward the center of the first connector 10 or the second connector 50. For example, the inside in the front-to-back direction corresponds to the direction toward the center of the first connector 10 or the second connector 50 in the front-to-back direction. Not limited to this, the inside may not be completely toward the center in the front-to-back direction, but may be slightly inclined toward the center. The same is true for other directions. The "outside" is opposite to the inside.

[0045] Figure 3 It is shown from a bird's-eye view Figure 1 A three-dimensional appearance diagram of a single piece of the first connector 10. Figure 4 From a bird's-eye view Figure 3 The first connector 10 is exploded and shown in a perspective view. As an example, the first contacts 30 are pressed into the first insulator 20 from below, and the first shield member 40 is pressed into the first insulator 20 from above, thereby obtaining the first connector 10.

[0046] The first insulator 20 constituting the first connector 10 is made of an insulating and heat-resistant synthetic resin material. The first insulator 20 extends in a plate-like shape in the left-right direction. The first insulator 20 has a first portion 20a, and the first portion 20a is equipped with a first contact 30. The first insulator 20 has a second portion 20b, which is located outside the first portion 20a in the second direction and is equipped with a first shielding member 40. The first insulator 20 has a connecting portion 20c, which extends in the first direction and connects the first portion 20a and the second portion 20b. The connecting portion 20c protrudes slightly upward compared to the second bottom wall 25 described later. The connecting portion 20c extends from the end of the first portion 20a in the second direction toward both outer sides in the first direction. The second portion 20b protrudes symmetrically on both sides of the first portion 20a in the first direction, and is wider than the first portion 20a in the first direction.

[0047] The first portion 20a of the first insulator 20 has a first bottom wall 21 constituting a lower portion. The first portion 20a of the first insulator 20 has a fitting protrusion 22 that protrudes upward from the center of the first bottom wall 21 in the front, rear, left, and right directions. The first portion 20a of the first insulator 20 has a long side wall 23 that extends in the left-right direction at both the front and rear sides of the fitting protrusion 22. The long side wall 23 is located at the outer periphery of the first portion 20a of the first insulator 20. The long side wall 23 surrounds the fitting protrusion 22 from both the front and rear sides.

[0048] The first portion 20a of the first insulator 20 has a first contact assembly groove 24, which is arranged across the inner surface of the long side wall 23, the first bottom wall 21, and the front-rear direction of the inner surface of the fitting protrusion 22. The first contact assembly groove 24 is equipped with a first contact 30. The number of the first contact assembly grooves 24 and the number of the first contacts 30 are correspondingly provided. The plurality of first contact assembly grooves 24 are arranged along the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 30.

[0049] The second portion 20b of the first insulator 20 has a second bottom wall 25 constituting a lower portion. The second portion 20b of the first insulator 20 has an outer peripheral wall 26, which protrudes upward from the outer peripheral edge of the second bottom wall 25. The outer peripheral wall 26 has a short side wall 26a and an outer wall 26b, the short side wall 26a extending in the first direction, and the outer wall 26b extending in the second direction and connected to the long side wall 23 through the connecting portion 20c. The outer peripheral wall 26 is located at the outer periphery of the second portion 20b of the first insulator 20.

[0050] The second portion 20b of the first insulator 20 has a first groove 27, which is recessed from the surface of the second bottom wall 25 toward the side opposite to the second connector 50 side, that is, the lower side. The second portion 20b of the first insulator 20 has a recess 28, which is continuously provided from the first groove 27 to the inner surface of the short side wall 26a in the left-right direction. The recess 28 is provided in the entire up-down direction of the inner surface with the same front-to-back width as the first groove 27. The second portion 20b of the first insulator 20 has a fitting groove 29, which is recessed on both the front and back sides of the short side wall 26a.

[0051] Figure 5 is along Figure 3 The cross-sectional view of the VV arrow. Main reference Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 The structure of the first contact 30 will be mainly described.

[0052] The first contact 30 is formed by, for example, using a progressive die (pressing) to form a thin plate of a copper alloy or a Corson-based copper alloy having spring elasticity and containing phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, or titanium copper. Figure 4 as well as Figure 5 The surface of the first contact 30 is plated with nickel to form a base, and then plated with gold or tin.

[0053] The first contact 30 has a mounting portion 31, which extends linearly outward in the front-rear direction. The first contact 30 has a stopper portion 32, which extends linearly upward from the inner end portion of the mounting portion 31 in the front-rear direction. The stopper portion 32 has a wide width in the front-rear direction. The first contact 30 has an elastic contact piece 33, which protrudes in a J-shape toward the inner side in the front-rear direction from the connection portion between the mounting portion 31 and the stopper portion 32. The first contact 30 has a contact portion 34, which is located at the end of the elastic contact piece 33 and protrudes toward the outer side in the front-rear direction.

[0054] Figure 6 yes Figure 3 A front view of the first connector 10. Figure 4 as well as Figure 6 , the structure of the first shielding member 40 will be mainly described.

[0055] The first shield member 40 is formed by processing a thin plate of any metal material into a Figure 4 as well as Figure 6The first shield member 40 is a member of the shape shown in FIG. The processing method of the first shield member 40 includes a step of bending the first shield member 40 in the plate thickness direction after punching. The first shield member 40 is not limited thereto, and may be processed by a step including drawing. The first shield member 40 is manufactured from a single metal plate.

[0056] The first shielding member 40 has a pair of first side walls 41 extending in a first direction. The first shielding member 40 has a pair of second side walls 42 extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first shielding member 40 has a folded portion 43 folded back from the second side wall 42 toward the first side wall 41. The fracture surface of the folded portion 43 and the fracture surface of the first side wall 41 are opposite to each other without the first insulator 20 in between. The first side wall 41, the folded portion 43, and the second side wall 42 are located at the periphery of the first shielding member 40 and the first connector 10. At the periphery, there is only a slight gap between the fracture surface of the folded portion 43 and the fracture surface of the first side wall 41, and the other part is covered by the first shielding member 40.

[0057] The first shield member 40 has a first end surface portion 44 extending along the first side wall 41 and having a surface facing the second connector 50 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are mated with each other. The first end surface portion 44 includes an upper surface of the first shield member 40 .

[0058] The first side wall 41 and the first end face portion 44 are continuously provided. More specifically, the first side wall 41 extends from the first end face portion 44 outside in the second direction along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction. The first side wall 41 bends downward and extends from the end edge portion outside in the left-right direction of the first end face portion 44. The first side wall 41 has a first curved surface portion 41a, which is connected to the first end face portion 44 and has an R shape.

[0059] The first shielding member 40 has a first extension portion 45 extending from the first end surface portion 44 inwardly in the second direction along the third direction. The first extension portion 45 is bent downward and extends from the end edge portion inwardly in the left-right direction of the first end surface portion 44. The first extension portion 45 has a second curved surface portion 45a connected to the first end surface portion 44 and having an R shape. The first extension portion 45 has a first recessed portion 45b provided on the inner surface of the first extension portion 45 in the left-right direction.

[0060] The first side wall 41, the first end surface portion 44 and the first extension portion 45 are also described below. Fig.12As shown, it is an inverted U-shape in the cross-sectional view from the front-back direction. The first side wall 41, the first end face portion 44 and the first extension portion 45 are continuously provided. The first side wall 41 is smoothly continuous with the first end face portion 44 via the first curved face portion 41a. The first extension portion 45 is smoothly continuous with the first end face portion 44 via the second curved face portion 45a.

[0061] Also like Figure 5 As shown, the second side wall 42 has an elastic contact piece 42a, which extends in an inverted U-shape from the upper edge of the second side wall 42 to the inner side in the front-rear direction, and maintains this state and extends obliquely downward toward the inner side. The elastic contact piece 42a has a second recess 42b, and the second recess 42b is provided on the inner surface of the elastic contact piece 42a in the front-rear direction. A pair of elastic contact pieces 42a separated from each other in the left-right direction are provided on the second side wall 42.

[0062] The first shielding member 40 has a plurality of cutouts 46a formed by cutting the first end portion of the second side wall 42 on the second connector 50 side, i.e., the upper side, toward the side opposite to the second connector 50 side. The cutouts 46a are provided on both outer sides in the left-right direction with respect to the pair of elastic contact pieces 42a. The first shielding member 40 has a cutout 46b provided between the pair of elastic contact pieces 42a.

[0063] The first shielding member 40 has a third curved surface portion 47 that continuously connects the first end surface portion 44 and the second side wall 42 to each other and has an R shape. The second side wall 42 and the first end surface portion 44 are continuously provided. More specifically, the second side wall 42 extends from the first end surface portion 44 in the first direction outside through the third curved surface portion 47 in the third direction. The second side wall 42 extends downward from the third curved surface portion 47 that is bent at the end edge portion of the first end surface portion 44 in the front-rear direction outside.

[0064] The first shield member 40 has a locking portion 48 extending in the third direction from the first end surface portion 44 inward in the second direction. The locking portion 48 is bent downward and extends from an inner edge portion of the first end surface portion 44 in the left-right direction.

[0065] The first shielding member 40 has a first mounting portion 49a that extends linearly downward from the lower edge of the first side wall 41. The first shielding member 40 has a second mounting portion 49b that extends linearly downward from the lower edge of the second side wall 42. The first shielding member 40 has a third mounting portion 49c that extends linearly downward from the lower edge of the folded portion 43.

[0066] like Figure 6As shown, in a state where the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are opposed to each other during fitting, the first end face portion 44 is located on the side closer to the second connector 50 than the first end portion of the second side wall 42 on the second connector 50 side. The first end face portion 44 is located more upward than the upper end portion of the second side wall 42, and more specifically, than the top of the inverted U-shaped portion in the elastic contact piece 42a. On the surface of the first end face portion 44 facing upward, it is located at the uppermost position among all structural portions of the first shielding member 40. When the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are opposed to each other and fitted, the surface of the first end face portion 44 facing upward is located on the side closest to the second connector 50 in the first shielding member 40.

[0067] Figure 7 is a developed view of the state of the first shielding member 40 before being bent in the plate thickness direction. Regarding the first shielding member 40 bent in the plate thickness direction as shown in Figure 4 , the length of the locking portion 48 in the third direction is smaller than the length of the cutout portion 46a in the second direction. In the developed view shown in Figure 4 , the protruding amount of the locking portion 48 of the first shielding member 40 is smaller than the width of the cutout portion 46a. The end of the protruding direction of the locking portion 48 is within the width of the cutout portion 46a and does not interfere with the elastic contact piece 42a opposed to the locking portion 48. Figure 7 As shown in

[0068] , the first contact 30 is pressed in from below the first insulator 20. At this time, the locking portion 32 is locked to the portion provided inside the long side wall 23 in the first contact fitting groove 24. Thereby, the first contact 30 is held in the first contact fitting groove 24. The first contact 30 is assembled in the first part 20a of the first insulator 20. Figure 5 When the first contact 30 is held in the first contact fitting groove 24 of the first insulator 20, the contact portion 34 of the elastic contact piece 33 is exposed from the first contact fitting groove 24 between the fitting convex portion 22 and the long side wall 23. At this time, the elastic contact piece 33 can be elastically deformed in the front-rear direction within the first contact fitting groove 24. The front-rear direction end of the mounting portion 31 is located on the side closer to the second side wall 42 of the first shielding member 40 than the long side wall 23.

[0069] As can be understood from

[0070] and Figure 3 , the first shielding member 40 is pressed in from above the first insulator 20. At this time, the locking portion 48 is locked to the fitting groove 29 of the second part 20b of the first insulator 20. Thereby, the first shielding member 40 is held in the fitting groove 29. The first shielding member 40 is assembled in the second part 20b of the first insulator 20. Figure 4

[0071] ​When the first shielding member 40 is held in the fitting groove 29 of the first insulator 20, the first side wall 41 is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 26a of the first insulator 20 in the left-right direction, and covers a portion of the outer surface from the outside in the left-right direction. The first curved surface portion 41a is provided along the connecting portion of the outer surface and the upper surface of the short side wall 26a, and covers a portion of the connecting portion from the outside of the first insulator 20. The second side wall 42 is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 26a of the first insulator 20 in the front-to-back direction, the outer surface of the outer wall 26b in the front-to-back direction, and the outer surface of the long side wall 23 in the front-to-back direction, and covers these outer surfaces from the outside in the front-to-back direction.

[0072] The second side wall 42 and the long side wall 23 are separated from each other in the front-to-back direction. The elastic contact piece 42a of the second side wall 42 is located in the space between the second side wall 42 and the long side wall 23, and can be elastically deformed in the front-to-back direction in the space. The second recessed portion 42b of the second side wall 42 is arranged to be opposite to the outer surface of the long side wall 23 in the front-to-back direction.

[0073] The folded portion 43 is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 26a of the first insulator 20 in the left-right direction and the connection portion between the outer surface and the outer surface of the short side wall 26a in the front-back direction, and covers a part of the outer surface and the connection portion from the outside of the first insulator 20. The first end surface portion 44 is provided along the upper surface of the short side wall 26a of the first insulator 20, and covers substantially the entire upper surface from the upper side. The first end surface portion 44 is parallel to the second bottom wall 25. The upper surface of the first end surface portion 44 is parallel to the upper surface of the second bottom wall 25.

[0074] The first extension 45 is provided in the recess 28 of the first insulator 20 and covers the recess 28 from the inner side in the left-right direction. Fig.12 As shown, the end edge portion of the first extension portion 45 located at the end in the third direction is received in the first groove portion 27. The first side wall 41, the first end surface portion 44, and the first extension portion 45, which are continuously provided, cover a portion of the short side wall 26a from both left and right sides and the upper side. The third curved surface portion 47 is provided along the connection portion between the upper surface of the short side wall 26a and the outer surface of the short side wall 26a in the front-rear direction, and covers a portion of the connection portion from the outer side of the first insulator 20.

[0075] As described above, the first shielding member 40 is provided as a whole on the outside of the first insulator 20 in the front-back, left-right direction, and covers substantially the entire first insulator 20 from the front-back, left-right direction. The first shielding member 40 covers the first insulator 20 from the outside in the front-back, left-right direction in all parts except for a part where a slight gap is provided between the fracture surface of the folded portion 43 and the fracture surface of the first side wall 41. In addition, the first shielding member 40 covers a part of the outer peripheral wall 26 of the first insulator 20 from above.

[0076] The first mounting portion 49a is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 26a in the left-right direction. The first mounting portion 49a extends downwardly further than the lower end of the short side wall 26a. The second mounting portion 49b is provided along the outer surface of the outer wall 26b in the front-to-back direction and the outer surface of the long side wall 23 in the front-to-back direction. The second mounting portion 49b extends downwardly further than the lower end of the outer wall 26b and the lower end of the long side wall 23. The third mounting portion 49c is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 26a in the left-to-right direction. The third mounting portion 49c extends downwardly further than the lower end of the short side wall 26a.

[0077] When the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are placed opposite to each other and fitted, the surface of the first end surface portion 44 facing upward is located closer to the second connector 50 than the upper end surface of the first contact 30. The upper surface of the first shield member 40 mounted on the first insulator 20 is located higher than the upper surface of the first contact 30 mounted on the first insulator 20. When the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are placed opposite to each other and fitted, the first end surface portion 44 is located on the side of the first connector 10 closest to the second connector 50.

[0078] In the first connector 10 of the above structure, as Figure 3 As shown, the mounting portion 31 of the first contact 30 is soldered to the circuit pattern provided on the mounting surface of the circuit board CB1. The first mounting portion 49a, the second mounting portion 49b and the third mounting portion 49c of the first shielding member 40 are soldered to the circuit pattern provided on the mounting surface. Thus, by mounting each mounting portion on the circuit board CB1, the first connector 10 is mounted on the circuit board CB1. Electronic components other than the first connector 10, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a controller and a memory, are mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board CB1.

[0079] Main reference Figures 8 to 10 The structure of the second connector 50 will be described.

[0080] Figure 8 It is shown from a bird's-eye view Figure 1 A perspective view of the appearance of a single piece of the second connector 50. Fig. 9 From a bird's-eye view Figure 8 FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the second connector 50. As an example, the second contacts 70 and the second shield member 80 are pressed into the second insulator 60 from above to obtain the second connector 50.

[0081] The second insulator 60 is a plate-shaped member extending in the left-right direction by injection molding an insulating and heat-resistant synthetic resin material. The second insulator 60 has a bottom plate portion 61 constituting a lower portion. The second insulator 60 has an annular outer peripheral wall 62, and the outer peripheral wall 62 protrudes upward along the outer periphery of the front, back, left, and right sides of the bottom plate portion 61. The outer peripheral wall 62 extends in the first direction and the second direction. The outer peripheral wall 62 has a short side wall 62a and a long side wall 62b. The short side wall 62a extends in the first direction and is wider in the front-back direction than the spacing in the front-back direction of a pair of long side walls 62b. The long side wall 62b extends in the second direction. The second insulator 60 has a fitting recess 63, and the fitting recess 63 is surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 62 from four directions of the front, back, left, and right.

[0082] The second insulator 60 has a second contact assembly groove 64 disposed on the long side wall 62b. A second contact 70 is assembled in the second contact assembly groove 64. A plurality of second contact assembly grooves 64 are provided corresponding to the number of second contacts 70. The plurality of second contact assembly grooves 64 are arranged along the arrangement direction of the plurality of second contacts 70.

[0083] The second insulator 60 has a fitting groove 65, which is recessed on both sides of the short side wall 62a. The second shielding member 80 is mounted in the fitting groove 65. The second insulator 60 has a recess 66, which is provided on the inner surface of the short side wall 62a in the left-right direction. The recess 66 is provided in the entire up-down direction of the inner surface. The recess 66 has a second groove 66a, which is recessed in the outer peripheral wall 62 along the third direction.

[0084] The second groove portion 66a includes a space that is recessed in the short side wall 62a along the third direction and surrounded by the short side wall 62a and the long side wall 62b. The second groove portion 66a is provided in the recess 66 and is surrounded by the short side wall 62a and the long side wall 62b. The second groove portion 66a is surrounded from three directions by the inner surface of the short side wall 62a in the left-right direction, i.e., the left-right direction surface of the recess 66, the inner surface of the short side wall 62a in the front-back direction, i.e., the front-back direction surface of the recess 66, and the end surface of the long side wall 62b in the left-right direction.

[0085] Main reference Fig. 9 , the structure of the second contact 70 is mainly described.

[0086] The second contact 70 is formed by, for example, using a progressive die (pressing) to form a thin plate of a copper alloy containing phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, or titanium copper, or a Corson-based copper alloy. Fig. 9 The surface of the second contact 70 is plated with nickel to form a base, and then plated with gold or tin.

[0087] The second contact 70 has a mounting portion 71 that extends linearly outward in the front-rear direction. The second contact 70 has a first stopper 72 that extends upward from the mounting portion 71 and has a wide width in the left-right direction. The second contact 70 has a folding portion 73 that extends upward from the upper end of the first stopper 72 and folds back in an inverted U shape.

[0088] The second contact 70 has a contact portion 74 provided in the folded portion 73. The contact portion 74 is configured to include an inner surface of the folded portion 73 facing the inner side in the front-rear direction of the second connector 50. The second contact 70 has a second stopper 75 located at the end of the folded portion 73. The second stopper 75 is located directly below the contact portion 74 in the folded portion 73.

[0089] Fig.10 yes Figure 8 A front view of the second connector 50. Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 , the structure of the second shielding member 80 will be mainly described.

[0090] The second shielding member 80 is formed by processing a thin plate of any metal material into a Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 The second shielding member 80 is a member of the shape shown in FIG. The processing method of the second shielding member 80 includes a step of bending the second shielding member 80 in the plate thickness direction after punching. The second shielding member 80 may also be processed by a step including drawing without limitation. The second shielding member 80 is manufactured from a single metal plate.

[0091] The second shielding member 80 has a pair of third side walls 81 extending in a first direction. The second shielding member 80 has a pair of fourth side walls 82 extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second shielding member 80 has a folded portion 83 folded back from the fourth side wall 82 toward the third side wall 81. The fracture surface of the folded portion 83 and the fracture surface of the third side wall 81 are opposite to each other without the second insulator 60 in between. The third side wall 81, the folded portion 83, and the fourth side wall 82 are located on the periphery of the second shielding member 80 and the second connector 50. On the periphery, there is only a slight gap between the fracture surface of the folded portion 83 and the fracture surface of the third side wall 81, and the other part is covered by the second shielding member 80.

[0092] The second shield member 80 has a second end surface portion 84 extending along the third side wall 81 and having a surface facing the first connector 10 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are mated with each other. The second end surface portion 84 includes an upper surface of the second shield member 80 .

[0093] The third side wall 81 is continuously provided with the second end face portion 84. More specifically, the third side wall 81 extends from the second end face portion 84 outside in the second direction along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction. The third side wall 81 bends downward and extends from the end edge portion outside in the left-right direction of the second end face portion 84. The third side wall 81 has a first curved surface portion 81a, which is connected to the second end face portion 84 and has an R shape.

[0094] The second shielding member 80 has a second extension portion 85 extending in the third direction from the second end surface portion 84 on the inner side in the second direction. The second extension portion 85 is bent downward and extends from the inner side edge portion in the left-right direction of the second end surface portion 84. The second extension portion 85 has a second curved surface portion 85a connected to the second end surface portion 84 and having an R shape.

[0095] The third side wall 81, the second end surface portion 84 and the second extension portion 85 are also described below. Fig.12 As shown, it is U-shaped in the cross-sectional view from the front-back direction. The third side wall 81, the second end surface 84 and the second extension 85 are continuously provided. The third side wall 81 is smoothly continuous with the second end surface 84 via the first curved surface 81a. The second extension 85 is smoothly continuous with the second end surface 84 via the second curved surface 85a.

[0096] The third side wall 81 has a first convex portion 81b that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the left-right outer surface of the third side wall 81. The fourth side wall 82 has a second convex portion 82a that protrudes outward in the front-rear direction from the front-rear outer surface of the fourth side wall 82.

[0097] The second shield member 80 has a plurality of cutouts 86 formed by cutting out the second end portion of the fourth side wall 82 on the first connector 10 side, that is, the upper side, toward the opposite side of the first connector 10. A pair of cutouts 86 are provided on both left and right sides of the fourth side wall 82, respectively.

[0098] The second shielding member 80 has a third curved surface portion 87 that continuously connects the second end surface portion 84 and the fourth side wall 82 to each other and has an R shape. The fourth side wall 82 is continuously provided with the second end surface portion 84. More specifically, the fourth side wall 82 extends from the second end surface portion 84 in the first direction outside through the third curved surface portion 87 in the third direction. The fourth side wall 82 extends downward from the third curved surface portion 87 that is bent at the end edge portion of the second end surface portion 84 in the front-rear direction outside.

[0099] The second shield member 80 has a locking portion 88 extending in the third direction from the second end surface portion 84 on the inner side in the second direction. The locking portion 88 is bent downward and extends from the inner edge of the second end surface portion 84 in the left-right direction.

[0100] The second shielding member 80 has a first mounting portion 89a that extends linearly downward from the lower edge of the third side wall 81. The second shielding member 80 has a second mounting portion 89b that extends linearly downward from the lower edge of the fourth side wall 82. The second shielding member 80 has a third mounting portion 89c that extends linearly downward from the lower edge of the folded portion 83.

[0101] like Fig.10 As shown, when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are opposite to each other during mating, the second end surface portion 84 is located closer to the first connector 10 than the second end portion of the fourth side wall 82 on the first connector 10 side. The second end surface portion 84 is located higher than the upper end portion of the fourth side wall 82. The surface facing upward in the second end surface portion 84 is located at the top of all the structural parts of the second shielding member 80. When the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are opposite to each other and mated, the surface facing upward in the second end surface portion 84 is located closest to the first connector 10 in the second shielding member 80.

[0102] from Figure 8 as well as Fig. 9 As can be understood, the second contact 70 is pressed in from above the second insulator 60. At this time, the first stopper 72 and the second stopper 75 are stopped in the second contact assembly groove 64. Thus, the second contact 70 is held in the second contact assembly groove 64. The second contact 70 is assembled to the long side wall 62b of the second insulator 60.

[0103] When the second contact 70 is held by the second contact fitting groove 64 of the second insulator 60, the contact portion 74 is disposed toward the inside of the fitting recess 63. The front-rear end of the mounting portion 71 is located between the long side wall 62b and the fourth side wall 82 of the second shield member 80.

[0104] from Figure 8 as well as Fig. 9 As can be understood, the second shielding member 80 is pressed in from above the second insulator 60. At this time, the locking portion 88 is locked to the assembly groove 65 of the second insulator 60. Thus, the second shielding member 80 is held in the assembly groove 65. The second shielding member 80 is assembled to the short side wall 62a of the second insulator 60.

[0105] When the second shielding member 80 is held in the assembly groove 65 of the second insulator 60, the third side wall 81 is arranged along the outer surface of the short side wall 62a of the second insulator 60 in the left-right direction, and covers a part of the outer surface from the outside in the left-right direction. The first curved surface portion 81a is arranged along the connecting portion of the outer surface and the upper surface of the short side wall 62a, and covers a part of the connecting portion from the outside of the second insulator 60. The fourth side wall 82 is arranged along the outer surface of the short side wall 62a of the second insulator 60 in the front-to-back direction and the outer surface of the long side wall 62b in the front-to-back direction, and covers these outer surfaces from the outside in the front-to-back direction. The fourth side wall 82 and the long side wall 62b are separated from each other in the front-to-back direction.

[0106] The folded portion 83 is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 62a of the second insulator 60 in the left-right direction and the connection portion between the outer surface and the outer surface of the short side wall 62a in the front-back direction, and covers a part of the outer surface and the connection portion from the outside of the second insulator 60. The second end surface portion 84 is provided along the upper surface of the short side wall 62a of the second insulator 60, and covers substantially the entire upper surface from the upper side. The second end surface portion 84 is parallel to the bottom plate portion 61. The upper surface of the second end surface portion 84 is parallel to the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 61.

[0107] The second extension 85 is provided in the recess 66 of the second insulator 60, and covers the recess 66 from the inner side in the left-right direction. At this time, the end edge portion in the first direction of the second extension 85 is received in the second groove portion 66a. The end edge portion in the first direction of the second extension 85 is provided in the recess 66 so as to be surrounded by the short side wall 62a and the long side wall 62b. The end edge portion in the first direction of the second extension 85 is surrounded from three directions by the inner surface in the left-right direction of the short side wall 62a, i.e., the left-right direction surface of the recess 66, the inner surface in the front-back direction of the short side wall 62a, i.e., the front-back direction surface of the recess 66, and the end surface in the left-right direction of the long side wall 62b. The end edge portion in the first direction of the second extension 85 is located between the end surface in the second direction of the long side wall 62b and the inner surface in the second direction of the short side wall 62a.

[0108] The third side wall 81, the second end surface portion 84, and the second extension portion 85, which are continuously provided, cover a portion of the short side wall 62a from both sides and the upper side. The third curved surface portion 87 is provided along the connection portion between the upper surface of the short side wall 62a and the outer surface of the short side wall 62a in the front-rear direction, and covers a portion of the connection portion from the outer side of the second insulator 60.

[0109] As described above, the second shielding member 80 is provided as a whole on the outside of the second insulator 60 in the front-back, left-right direction, and covers substantially the entirety of the second insulator 60 from the front-back, left-right direction. The second shielding member 80 covers the second insulator 60 from the outside in the front-back, left-right direction in all parts except for a part where a slight gap is provided between the fracture surface of the folded portion 83 and the fracture surface of the third side wall 81. In addition, the second shielding member 80 covers substantially the entirety of the short side wall 62a of the second insulator 60 from above.

[0110] The first mounting portion 89a is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 62a in the left-right direction. The first mounting portion 89a extends downward further than the lower end of the short side wall 62a. The second mounting portion 89b is provided along the outer surface of the long side wall 62b in the front-back direction. The second mounting portion 89b extends downward further than the lower end of the long side wall 62b. The third mounting portion 89c is provided along the outer surface of the short side wall 62a in the left-right direction. The third mounting portion 89c extends downward further than the lower end of the short side wall 62a.

[0111] When the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are placed opposite to each other and mated, the surface of the second end surface portion 84 facing upward is located closer to the first connector 10 than the upper end surface of the second contact 70. The upper surface of the second shield member 80 mounted on the second insulator 60 is located higher than the upper surface of the second contact 70 mounted on the second insulator 60. When the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are placed opposite to each other and mated, the second end surface portion 84 is located on the side of the second connector 50 closest to the first connector 10.

[0112] In the second connector 50 of the above structure, as Figure 8 As shown, the mounting portion 71 of the second contact 70 is welded to the circuit pattern provided on the mounting surface of the circuit board CB2. The first mounting portion 89a, the second mounting portion 89b, and the third mounting portion 89c of the second shielding member 80 are welded to the circuit pattern provided on the mounting surface. Thus, by mounting each mounting portion on the circuit board CB2, the second connector 50 is mounted to the circuit board CB2. Electronic components other than the second connector 50, such as a communication module, are mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board CB2.

[0113] Main reference Fig.11 as well as Fig.12 , the structure of the connector module 1 in the mating state where the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are mated with each other will be mainly described. Fig.11 is along Figure 1 Cross-sectional view along the Ⅺ-Ⅺ arrows.

[0114] In the connector module 1, the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are placed opposite to each other during mating. Figure 8 In the state where the second connector 50 is shown with its vertical orientation opposite, the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are roughly aligned in front and back positions and in left and right positions and are vertically opposed to each other. The second connector 50 is moved downward.

[0115] Thus, the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected to each other, and the connection state of the connector module 1 is obtained. At this time, the first insulator 20 and the second connector 50 are fitted. The second insulator 60 and the first connector 10 are fitted. The fitting protrusion 22 of the first insulator 20 and the fitting recess 63 of the second insulator 60 are fitted to each other.

[0116] In the mating state, the elastic contact piece 33 of the first contact 30 and the folded portion 73 of the second contact 70 are in contact with each other. More specifically, the contact portion 34 and the contact portion 74 are in contact with each other. At this time, the elastic contact piece 33 having spring elasticity is elastically deformed inward in the front-rear direction. The first contact 30 and the second contact 70 are in contact at a site formed by the contact portion 34 located on the mating protrusion 22 side and the contact portion 74.

[0117] In the fitted state, the first shielding member 40 and the second shielding member 80 are in contact with each other. For example, the elastic contact piece 42a of the first shielding member 40 and the fourth side wall 82 of the second shielding member 80 are in contact with each other. More specifically, the second concave portion 42b of the elastic contact piece 42a and the second convex portion 82a of the fourth side wall 82 are engaged with each other based on the concave-convex structure.

[0118] The elastic contact piece 42a having spring elasticity contacts the second shielding member 80 in the fitted state and is elastically deformed outward in the front-to-back direction. The first shielding member 40 and the second shielding member 80 are in contact at multiple locations on both the front and back sides through the second recessed portion 42b and the second convex portion 82a. The second shielding member 80 receives a force inward in the front-to-back direction from the elastic contact piece 42a elastically deformed outward in the front-to-back direction. This force provides a contact pressure of the first shielding member 40 on the second shielding member 80.

[0119] Fig.12 is along Figure 1 Cross-sectional view along the Ⅻ-Ⅻ arrows.

[0120] In the fitted state, the short side wall 62a of the second shield member 80 is disposed in a space surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 26 in the second portion 20b of the first insulator 20. In the fitted state, the connecting portion 20c of the first insulator 20 is positioned between the cutout portions 86 of the second shield member 80. More specifically, the connecting portion 20c extending in the first direction and the cutout portion 86 extending in the second direction intersect each other, and the cutout portion 86 overlaps the connecting portion 20c from above.

[0121] In the fitted state, the first shielding member 40 and the second shielding member 80 are in contact with each other. For example, the first extension 45 of the first shielding member 40 and the third side wall 81 of the second shielding member 80 are in contact with each other. More specifically, the first concave portion 45b of the first extension 45 and the first convex portion 81b of the third side wall 81 are engaged with each other based on the concave-convex structure.

[0122] According to the connector module 1 of one embodiment described above, a shielding structure can be realized that facilitates the mating operation of the first connector 10 and the second connector 50. In the connector module 1, the first end surface portion 44 is located closer to the second connector 50 than the first end portion on the second connector 50 side in the second side wall 42. The second end surface portion 84 is located closer to the first connector 10 than the second end portion on the first connector 10 side in the fourth side wall 82. Thus, when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are made to face each other and mated, the planar first end surface portion 44 and the second end surface portion 84 are provided at a position closer to the connector on the other side, and play a role of initial positioning in the mating. Therefore, the mating operation becomes easy.

[0123] The first side wall 41 and the first end surface portion 44 are continuously provided, so that the introduction effect can be obtained when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are opposite to each other and mated. Even if the position of the second connector 50 relative to the first connector 10 is offset from the correct mating position during mating, the second shielding member 80 is in continuous contact with the first side wall 41, the first curved surface portion 41a and the first end surface portion 44, so that the second connector 50 is guided to the correct mating position. Thus, the poor contact between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70 caused by the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 mating with each other at the wrong position can be reduced. The connector module 1 can maintain the contact reliability between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70.

[0124] The first side wall 41 extends from the first end face portion 44 in the outer side of the second direction to the third direction, and the first extension portion 45 extends from the first end face portion 44 in the inner side of the second direction to the third direction, so that the above-mentioned introduction effect can be obtained. Even if the position of the second connector 50 relative to the first connector 10 is offset from the correct mating position during mating, the second shielding member 80 is in continuous contact with the first side wall 41, the first curved face portion 41a, the first end face portion 44, the second curved face portion 45a and the first extension portion 45, so that the second connector 50 is guided to the correct mating position. As a result, the poor contact between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70 caused by the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 mating with each other at the wrong position can be reduced. The connector module 1 can maintain the contact reliability between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70.

[0125] In the connector module 1 , the first extension portion 45 has the second curved surface portion 45 a connected to the first end surface portion 44 , so that the first extension portion 45 and the first end surface portion 44 are smoothly connected, thereby achieving the above-mentioned introduction and guiding effects.

[0126] The end edge portion of the first extension portion 45 located at the end in the third direction is accommodated in the first groove portion 27. Therefore, when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are mated with each other, even if a force is applied to the first shielding member 40 in an unexpected direction, the first shielding member 40 can be less likely to be flipped up. Therefore, the reliability of the connector module 1 as a product is improved.

[0127] The third side wall 81 and the second end surface 84 are continuously provided, so that the introduction effect can be obtained when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are opposite to each other and mated. Even if the position of the first connector 10 relative to the second connector 50 is offset from the correct mating position during mating, the first shielding member 40 is in continuous contact with the second end surface 84, the first curved surface 81a and the third side wall 81, so that the first connector 10 is guided to the correct mating position. Thus, the poor contact between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70 caused by the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 mating with each other at the wrong position can be reduced. The connector module 1 can maintain the contact reliability between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70.

[0128] The third side wall 81 extends from the second end surface portion 84 in the outer side of the second direction to the third direction, and the second extension portion 85 extends from the second end surface portion 84 in the inner side of the second direction to the third direction, so that the above-mentioned introduction effect can be obtained. Even if the position of the first connector 10 relative to the second connector 50 is offset from the correct mating position during mating, the first shielding member 40 is in continuous contact with the second extension portion 85, the second curved surface portion 85a, the second end surface portion 84, the first curved surface portion 81a and the third side wall 81, so that the first connector 10 is guided to the correct mating position. As a result, the poor contact between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70 caused by the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 mating with each other at the wrong position can be reduced. The connector module 1 can maintain the contact reliability between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70.

[0129] In the connector module 1 , the second extension portion 85 has the second curved surface portion 85 a connected to the second end surface portion 84 , so that the second extension portion 85 and the second end surface portion 84 are smoothly connected to achieve the above-mentioned effects related to introduction and guidance.

[0130] The end edge of the second extension 85 in the first direction is received in the second groove 66a and surrounded by the short side wall 62a and the long side wall 62b. Therefore, when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are mated with each other, even if a force is applied to the second shielding member 80 in an unexpected direction, the second shielding member 80 can be less likely to flip up. This improves the reliability of the connector module 1 as a product.

[0131] The second side wall 42 and the first end surface 44 are continuously provided, and the folded portion 43 is folded from the second side wall 42 toward the first side wall 41, so that the first shield member 40 can continuously and integrally cover the corner of the first connector 10. Thus, the shielding property against electromagnetic wave noise is improved.

[0132] The fracture surface of the folded portion 43 and the fracture surface of the first side wall 41 are opposite to each other without sandwiching the first insulator 20. Therefore, compared with the existing connector in which the locking portion of the insulator is located between these fracture surfaces and is not covered by the shielding member, the first shielding member 40 can cover the periphery of the first insulator 20 in a wider range. Therefore, the shielding property against electromagnetic wave noise is improved.

[0133] The first shield member 40 has a plurality of cutout portions 46 a so that an elastic contact piece 42 a as an elastically deformable spring bent inward in the front-rear direction can be provided in the second side wall 42 .

[0134] The length of the locking portion 88 in the third direction is smaller than the length of the cutout portion 46a in the second direction, so that the first shielding member 40 can be manufactured from a single metal plate. Figure 7 As shown, before the first shield member 40 is bent in the plate thickness direction, the locking portion 88 and the elastic contact piece 42a provided by the cutout portion 46a do not interfere with each other, and each component of the first shield member 40 can be provided by a single metal plate.

[0135] The first insulator 20 has the connection portion 20c connecting the first portion 20a and the second portion 20b, so that the strength of the first insulator 20 is improved. Thus, the firmness of the first connector 10 and the connector module 1 is improved.

[0136] In the mating state, the coupling portion 20 c is located between the notches 86 , so that the second connector 50 can be more deeply mated to the first connector 10 , and the overall height of the connector module 1 in the connected state can be reduced.

[0137] The first direction is the short side direction of the connector module 1. The second direction is the long side direction of the connector module 1. Thus, the first end surface portion 44 is disposed on the short side wall 26a side. The second end surface portion 84 is disposed on the short side wall 62a side. Therefore, when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are made to face each other and fit together, the first end surface portion 44 and the second end surface portion 84 first play a role in positioning the arrangement direction of the contacts including the first contact 30 and the second contact 70. Therefore, the fitting operation becomes easy, and the misalignment of the contacts in the arrangement direction of the contacts is reduced. The connector module 1 is able to maintain the contact reliability between the first contact 30 and the second contact 70.

[0138] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure can be implemented in other specific ways other than the above-described embodiments without departing from its spirit or essential features. Therefore, the foregoing description is exemplary and not limited thereto. The scope of the disclosure is defined not by the foregoing description but by the appended claims. All modifications within the scope of their equivalents are included therein.

[0139] For example, the shape, size, arrangement, orientation and number of the above-mentioned structural parts are not limited to the above-mentioned description and the contents shown in the drawings. The shape, size, arrangement, orientation and number of each structural part can be arbitrarily configured as long as it can achieve its function.

[0140] The assembly method of the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 is not limited to the above-described contents. The assembly method of the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 may be any method as long as they can be assembled in a manner in which they can perform their respective functions. For example, in the first connector 10, at least one of the first contact 30 and the first shielding member 40 may be integrally formed with the first insulator 20 by insert molding instead of by press-fitting. For example, in the second connector 50, at least one of the second contact 70 and the second shielding member 80 may be integrally formed with the second insulator 60 by insert molding instead of by press-fitting.

[0141] In the above embodiment, the first side wall 41 and the first end surface portion 44 are described as being continuously provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first side wall 41 may not be continuously provided with the first end surface portion 44. For example, the first shielding member 40 may not have the first curved surface portion 41a.

[0142] In the above embodiment, the first side wall 41 extends from the first end surface 44 outside the second direction along the third direction, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first side wall 41 may also extend from the first end surface 44 inside the second direction along the third direction.

[0143] In the above embodiment, the first shield member 40 has the first extension portion 45 extending from the first end surface portion 44 inward in the second direction in the third direction, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first shield member 40 may not have such a first extension portion 45 .

[0144] In the above embodiment, the first side wall 41 extends outward in the second direction and the first extension portion 45 extends inward in the second direction relative to the first end surface portion 44, but the present invention is not limited thereto. At least one of the first side wall 41 and the first extension portion 45 may not be provided continuously with the first end surface portion 44. For example, the first shielding member 40 may not have the second curved surface portion 45a.

[0145] In the above embodiment, the first extension portion 45 has the second curved surface portion 45a, and the second curved surface portion 45a is connected to the first end surface portion 44 and has an R shape, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The second curved surface portion 45a may also be formed based on other curved surfaces different from the R shape. The first extension portion 45 and the first end surface portion 44 may be connected to each other by an inclined surface instead of a curved surface.

[0146] In the above embodiment, the first insulator 20 has the first groove 27 which is recessed from the surface of the second bottom wall 25 toward the side opposite to the second connector 50 , but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0147] In the above embodiment, the end edge portion of the first extension portion 45 located at the end in the third direction is described as being received in the first groove portion 27, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The end edge portion of the first extension portion 45 located at the end in the third direction may not be received in the first groove portion 27 when the first insulator 20 is provided with the first groove portion 27. When the first insulator 20 is not provided with the first groove portion 27, the end edge portion may be located only in the recess 28.

[0148] For example, the first groove 27 may penetrate the second bottom wall 25 in the vertical direction, and the end edge of the first extension 45 located at the end in the third direction may contact the circuit board CB1. In this case, the end edge of the first extension 45 located at the end in the third direction may also function as a mounting portion relative to the circuit board CB1.

[0149] In the above embodiment, the first end face portion 44 is described as being parallel to the second bottom wall 25, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first end face portion 44 may be inclined relative to the second bottom wall 25. For example, the first end face portion 44 may also be inclined obliquely downward from the outside toward the inside in the second direction. Thus, the connector module 1 achieves the effects related to the above-mentioned introduction and guidance.

[0150] In the above embodiment, the third side wall 81 and the second end surface 84 are continuously provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The third side wall 81 may not be continuously provided with the second end surface 84. For example, the second shielding member 80 may not have the first curved surface 81a.

[0151] In the above embodiment, the third side wall 81 extends from the second end surface 84 outside in the second direction along the third direction, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The third side wall 81 may extend from the second end surface 84 inside in the second direction along the third direction.

[0152] In the above embodiment, the second shield member 80 has the second extension portion 85 extending from the second end surface portion 84 inward in the second direction toward the third direction, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0153] In the above embodiment, the third side wall 81 extends outward in the second direction and the second extension portion 85 extends inward in the second direction relative to the second end surface portion 84, but the present invention is not limited thereto. At least one of the third side wall 81 and the second extension portion 85 may not be provided continuously with the second end surface portion 84. For example, the second shielding member 80 may not have the second curved surface portion 85a.

[0154] In the above embodiment, the second extension portion 85 has the second curved surface portion 85a, and the second curved surface portion 85a is connected to the second end surface portion 84 and has an R shape, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The second curved surface portion 85a may be formed based on other curved surfaces other than the R shape. The second extension portion 85 and the second end surface portion 84 may be connected to each other by an inclined surface instead of a curved surface.

[0155] In the above embodiment, the second insulator 60 has the second groove 66a, which includes a space recessed in the short side wall 62a along the third direction and surrounded by the short side wall 62a and the long side wall 62b, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The second insulator 60 may not have the second groove 66a.

[0156] In the above embodiment, the edge portion of the second extension 85 in the first direction is described as being received in the second groove 66a and surrounded by the short side wall 62a and the long side wall 62b, but the invention is not limited thereto. The edge portion of the second extension 85 in the first direction may not be received in the second groove 66a when the second insulator 60 is provided with the second groove 66a. When the second insulator 60 is not provided with the second groove 66a, the edge portion may be located only in the recess 66.

[0157] In the above embodiment, if Fig.12As shown in the figure, the end edge portion of the second extension portion 85 located at the end in the third direction is not received in the groove portion of the end portion of the recessed portion 66 located on the bottom plate portion 61 side, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Similar to the first shielding member 40 of the first connector 10, the end edge portion of the second extension portion 85 located at the end in the third direction may be received in the groove portion of the end portion of the recessed portion 66 located on the bottom plate portion 61 side.

[0158] For example, the groove portion at the end of the recessed portion 66 on the bottom plate portion 61 side may penetrate the bottom plate portion 61 in the vertical direction, and the end edge portion of the second extension portion 85 located at the end in the third direction may contact the circuit board CB2. In this case, the end edge portion of the second extension portion 85 located at the end in the third direction may also function as a mounting portion relative to the circuit board CB2.

[0159] In the above embodiment, the second end surface portion 84 is described as being parallel to the bottom plate portion 61, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The second end surface portion 84 may also be inclined relative to the bottom plate portion 61. For example, the second end surface portion 84 may also be inclined upward from the outside toward the inside in the second direction. Thus, the connector module 1 achieves the effects related to the above-mentioned introduction and guidance.

[0160] In the above embodiment, the second side wall 42 and the first end surface 44 are continuously provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The second side wall 42 may not be continuously provided with the first end surface 44. For example, the first shield member 40 may not have the third curved surface 47.

[0161] In the above embodiment, it is described that both of the pair of second side walls 42 are continuously provided with the first end surface portion 44, but the present invention is not limited thereto. At least one of the pair of second side walls 42 may not be continuously provided with the first end surface portion 44. For example, the first shielding member 40 may not have the third curved surface portion 47 on at least one side of the pair of second side walls 42.

[0162] In the above embodiment, the first shield member 40 has the folded portion 43 folded from the second side wall 42 toward the first side wall 41 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first shield member 40 may not have such a folded portion 43 .

[0163] In the above embodiment, the first shield member 40 has a pair of folded portions 43 folded from both of the pair of second side walls 42 toward the first side wall 41 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first shield member 40 may not have a folded portion 43 on at least one of the pair of second side walls 42 .

[0164] In the above embodiment, the fracture surface of the folded portion 43 and the fracture surface of the first side wall 41 are opposed to each other without the first insulator 20 interposed therebetween, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The fracture surface of the folded portion 43 and the fracture surface of the first side wall 41 may be interposed therebetween with the first insulator 20 interposed therebetween.

[0165] In the above embodiment, the first shield member 40 is described as having a plurality of cutouts 46 a , but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first shield member 40 may not have such cutouts 46 a .

[0166] In the above embodiment, the length of the locking portion 48 in the third direction is smaller than the length of the cutout portion 46a in the second direction, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The length of the locking portion 48 in the third direction may be greater than or equal to the length of the cutout portion 46a in the second direction.

[0167] The above-described modifications of the first shield member 40 are also applicable to the corresponding structural parts of the second shield member 80 .

[0168] In the above embodiment, the first insulator 20 has the connection portion 20c extending in the first direction and connecting the first portion 20a and the second portion 20b, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first insulator 20 may not have such a connection portion 20c.

[0169] In the above embodiment, the second shield member 80 is described as having the cutout portion 86 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. The second shield member 80 may not have such a cutout portion 86 .

[0170] In the above embodiment, the first direction is the short side direction of the connector module 1 and the second direction is the long side direction of the connector module 1, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first direction may also be the long side direction of the connector module 1 and the second direction may also be the short side direction of the connector module 1.

[0171] The above connector module 1 is mounted on an electronic device including a circuit board CB1 and a circuit board CB2. The electronic device includes, for example, communication terminal devices such as game consoles and smart phones, wearable devices such as smart watches, wireless headphones and smart glasses, and any information processing devices such as personal computers, copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunction machines. In addition, the electronic device includes any industrial equipment.

[0172] Such an electronic device can realize a shield structure in the connector module 1 that facilitates the fitting operation of the connectors.

[0173] A part of the embodiments of the present disclosure is exemplified below, but it should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[0174] [Appendix 1]

[0175] The connector module includes a first connector and a second connector which are opposite to each other when mated.

[0176] The first connector comprises:

[0177] A first insulator, engaged with the second connector;

[0178] A plurality of first contacts, mounted on the first insulator;

[0179] a first shielding member mounted on the first insulator;

[0180] The second connector comprises:

[0181] A second insulator, engaged with the first connector;

[0182] A plurality of second contacts mounted on the second insulator;

[0183] a second shielding member mounted on the second insulator;

[0184] The first shielding member has:

[0185] a pair of first side walls extending along a first direction;

[0186] a pair of second side walls extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction;

[0187] A first end surface portion extending along the first side wall and having a surface facing the second connector when the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other;

[0188] The second shielding member has:

[0189] a pair of third side walls extending along the first direction;

[0190] a pair of fourth side walls extending along the second direction;

[0191] a second end surface portion extending along the third side wall and having a surface facing the first connector side when the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other;

[0192] When the first connector and the second connector are mated, the first connector and the second connector are facing each other.

[0193] The first end surface portion is located on one side of the second connector compared to a first end portion of the second side wall on the second connector side;

[0194] The second end face portion is located on one side of the first connector relative to the second end portion of the first connector side in the fourth side wall.

[0195] [Appendix 2]

[0196] The connector module according to Appendix 1,

[0197] The first side wall and the first end face portion are continuously provided.

[0198] [Appendix 3]

[0199] The connector module according to Appendix 2,

[0200] The first side wall extends from the first end face portion in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction on the outer side of the second direction facing away from the center of the first connector;

[0201] The first shielding member further has a first protruding portion that extends from the first end face portion in the third direction on the inner side of the second direction facing the center.

[0202] [Appendix 4]

[0203] The connector module according to Appendix 3,

[0204] The first protruding portion has a curved surface portion connected to the first end face portion.

[0205] [Appendix 5]

[0206] The connector module according to Appendix 3 or 4,

[0207] The first insulator has a bottom wall and a first groove portion that is recessed from the surface of the bottom wall toward the side opposite to the second connector side;

[0208] The end edge portion at the end of the first protruding portion in the third direction is received in the first groove portion.

[0209] [Appendix 6]

[0210] The connector module according to any one of Appendices 1 to 5,

[0211] The third side wall and the second end face portion are continuously provided.

[0212] [Appendix 7]

[0213] The connector module according to Appendix 6,

[0214] The third side wall extends from the second end surface portion along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction on the outer side of the second direction facing the direction opposite to the center of the second connector;

[0215] The second shield member further includes a second protruding portion that protrudes from the second end surface portion along the third direction on the inner side in the second direction toward the center.

[0216] [Appendix 8]

[0217] According to the connector module described in Appendix 7,

[0218] The second extension portion has a curved surface portion connected to the second end surface portion.

[0219] [Appendix 9]

[0220] According to the connector module described in Appendix 7 or 8,

[0221] The second insulator has: a short side wall extending along the first direction and a long side wall extending along the second direction; a second groove portion, which is recessed in the short side wall along the third direction and includes a space surrounded by the short side wall and the long side wall;

[0222] An end edge portion of the second extension portion in the first direction is received in the second groove portion and is surrounded by the short side wall and the long side wall.

[0223] [Appendix 10]

[0224] A connector module according to any one of Appendixes 1 to 9,

[0225] The second side wall and the first end surface portion are continuously arranged;

[0226] The first shield member further includes a folded portion folded back from the second side wall toward the first side wall.

[0227] [Appendix 11]

[0228] According to the connector module described in Appendix 10,

[0229] The fracture surface of the folded portion and the fracture surface of the first side wall face each other without sandwiching the first insulator.

[0230] [Appendix 12]

[0231] A connector module according to any one of Appendixes 1 to 11,

[0232] The first shield member has a plurality of first cutout portions formed by cutting out the first end portion toward a side opposite to the second connector side.

[0233] [Appendix 13]

[0234] According to the connector module described in Appendix 12,

[0235] The first shielding member has a stopper, the stopper extending from the first end surface portion along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction on the inner side of the second direction toward the center of the first connector;

[0236] A length of the locking portion in the third direction is smaller than a length of the first cutout portion in the second direction.

[0237] [Appendix 14]

[0238] A connector module according to any one of Appendixes 1 to 13,

[0239] The first insulator has:

[0240] A first part, equipped with the first contact;

[0241] a second portion, located outside the first portion in the second direction and equipped with the first shielding member;

[0242] The connecting portion extends along the first direction and connects the first portion and the second portion.

[0243] [Appendix 15]

[0244] According to the connector module described in Appendix 14,

[0245] The second shield member has second cutouts, and the coupling portion is located between the second cutouts in a mating state in which the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other.

[0246] [Appendix 16]

[0247] A connector module according to any one of Appendixes 1 to 15,

[0248] The first direction is the short side direction of the connector module;

[0249] The second direction is a long side direction of the connector module.

[0250] [Appendix 17]

[0251] An electronic device comprising a connector module as described in any one of Appendices 1 to 16.

[0252] Explanation of symbols

[0253] 1 Connector module

[0254] 10First Connector

[0255] 20 First Insulator

[0256] 20aPart 1

[0257] 20bPart 2

[0258] 20c connection part

[0259] 21 First bottom wall

[0260] 22 fitting convex part

[0261] 23 Long side wall

[0262] 24 First contact assembly groove

[0263] 25 second bottom wall (bottom wall)

[0264] 26 Outer wall

[0265] 26a Short side wall

[0266] 26b outer wall

[0267] 27 first groove

[0268] 28 recesses

[0269] 29 mounting slots

[0270] 30 First contact

[0271] 31 Installation

[0272] 32 stopper

[0273] 33 elastic contact piece

[0274] 34 Contact Department

[0275] 40 first shielding member

[0276] 41 first side wall

[0277] 41a First curved surface

[0278] 42 Second side wall

[0279] 42a elastic contact piece

[0280] 42b second recess

[0281] 43 Turnaround

[0282] 44 first end face

[0283] 45 first extension

[0284] 45a Second curved surface portion (curved surface portion)

[0285] 45b first recess

[0286] 46a Notch (first notch)

[0287] 46b incision

[0288] 47 Third curved surface

[0289] 48 stopper

[0290] 49a First mounting portion

[0291] 49b Second mounting portion

[0292] 49c Third installation part

[0293] 50 Second connector

[0294] 60 Second Insulator

[0295] 61 bottom plate

[0296] 62 Outer wall

[0297] 62a Short side wall

[0298] 62b Long side wall

[0299] 63 fitting recess

[0300] 64 Second contact assembly slot

[0301] 65 mounting slots

[0302] 66 recesses

[0303] 66a Second groove portion

[0304] 70 Second contact

[0305] 71 Installation Department

[0306] 72 first stopper

[0307] 73 Turnaround

[0308] 74 Contact Department

[0309] 75 second stopper

[0310] 80 second shielding member

[0311] 81 Third side wall

[0312] 81a First curved surface

[0313] 81b first convex part

[0314] 82 Fourth side wall

[0315] 82a second convex part

[0316] 83 Turnaround

[0317] 84 Second end face

[0318] 85 Second extension

[0319] 85a Second curved surface (curved surface)

[0320] 86 incision (second incision)

[0321] 87 Third curved face

[0322] 88 stopper

[0323] 89a First installation part

[0324] 89b Second mounting portion

[0325] 89c Third installation part

[0326] CB1 Circuit Board

[0327] CB2 circuit board.

Claims

1. A connector module comprising a first connector and a second connector which are opposite to each other when mated, The first connector comprises: A first insulator, engaged with the second connector; A plurality of first contacts, mounted on the first insulator; a first shielding member mounted on the first insulator; The second connector comprises: A second insulator, engaged with the first connector; A plurality of second contacts mounted on the second insulator; a second shielding member mounted on the second insulator; The first shielding member has: a pair of first side walls extending along a first direction; a pair of second side walls extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; A first end surface portion extending along the first side wall and having a surface facing the second connector when the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other; The second shielding member has: a pair of third side walls extending along the first direction; a pair of fourth side walls extending along the second direction; a second end surface portion extending along the third side wall and having a surface facing the first connector side when the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other; When the first connector and the second connector are mated, the first connector and the second connector are facing each other. The first end surface portion is located on one side of the second connector compared to a first end portion of the second side wall on the second connector side; The second end surface portion is located on a side of the first connector relative to a second end portion of the fourth side wall on the first connector side.

2. The connector module according to claim 1, The first side wall and the first end surface portion are continuously provided.

3. The connector module according to claim 2, The first side wall extends from the first end surface portion along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction on the outer side of the second direction facing the direction opposite to the center of the first connector; The first shield member further includes a first protruding portion that protrudes from the first end surface portion along the third direction on the inner side in the second direction toward the center.

4. The connector module according to claim 3, The first extension portion has a curved surface portion connected to the first end surface portion.

5. The connector module according to claim 3 or 4, The first insulator has a bottom wall and a first groove portion, and the first groove portion is recessed from the surface of the bottom wall toward the side opposite to the second connector side; An end edge portion of the first extension portion located at a distal end in the third direction is received in the first groove portion.

6. The connector module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The third side wall and the second end surface portion are continuously provided.

7. The connector module according to claim 6, The third side wall extends from the second end surface portion along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction on the outer side of the second direction which is opposite to the center of the second connector; The second shield member further includes a second protruding portion that protrudes from the second end surface portion along the third direction on the inner side in the second direction toward the center.

8. The connector module according to claim 7, The second extension portion has a curved surface portion connected to the second end surface portion.

9. The connector module according to claim 7, The second insulator has: a short side wall extending along the first direction and a long side wall extending along the second direction; a second groove portion, which is recessed in the short side wall along the third direction and includes a space surrounded by the short side wall and the long side wall; An end edge portion of the second extension portion in the first direction is received in the second groove portion and is surrounded by the short side wall and the long side wall.

10. The connector module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The second side wall and the first end surface portion are continuously arranged; The first shield member further includes a folded portion folded back from the second side wall toward the first side wall.

11. The connector module according to claim 10, The fracture surface of the folded portion and the fracture surface of the first side wall face each other without sandwiching the first insulator.

12. The connector module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The first shield member has a plurality of first cutout portions formed by cutting out the first end portion toward a side opposite to the second connector side.

13. The connector module according to claim 12, The first shielding member has a stopper, the stopper extending from the first end surface portion along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction on the inner side of the second direction toward the center of the first connector; A length of the locking portion in the third direction is smaller than a length of the first cutout portion in the second direction.

14. The connector module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The first insulator has: A first part equipped with the first contact; a second portion, located outside the first portion in the second direction and equipped with the first shielding member; The connecting portion extends along the first direction and connects the first portion and the second portion.

15. The connector module according to claim 14, The second shield member has second cutouts, and the coupling portion is located between the second cutouts in a mating state in which the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other.

16. The connector module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The first direction is the short side direction of the connector module; The second direction is a long side direction of the connector module. 17 . An electronic device comprising the connector module according to claim 1 .

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