connector

Abstract

Provided is a connector having excellent high-speed transmission performance, while having a misalignment handling function.　A connector 100 is provided with: a signal terminal 30 having a terminal contacting portion 34 capable of coming into conducting contact with a first contacting portion 83A of a connection target object 80 to be connected from one side in the Z-direction; a housing 20 holding the signal terminal 30; and a shell 50 enclosing at least a portion of the signal terminal 30. The shell 50 has a shield contacting portion 51 which comes into conducting contact with a second contacting portion 84A of the connection target object 80. The shell is displaceable in the Z-direction.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a connection structure and a connector. [Background technology]

[0002] A connection structure and connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 are known. In this connection structure, a first connection terminal of a first case member is in conductive contact with a second connection terminal of a connector mounted on a circuit board. With this connection structure, the conductive contact can be obtained even if the relative positions of the circuit board and the first case member are slightly displaced from their correct positions. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-99411 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, with the increasing performance of electronic components, there has been a demand for improved high-speed transmission performance in such connection structures and connectors.

[0005] One object of the present disclosure is to provide a connection structure and a connector that have a function to accommodate misalignment and yet have excellent high-speed transmission performance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In this disclosure, when describing the structure and shape of an object, the X direction, Y direction, and Z direction are used, which are directional concepts relative to the object and perpendicular to each other.

[0007] (Connection structure) The connection structure of the first aspect is a connection structure comprising a connection object and a connector that contacts the connection object from the other side in the Z direction out of one side in the Z direction and the other side in the Z direction, wherein the connection object comprises an inner conductor portion and an outer conductor portion surrounding the inner conductor portion, and the connector comprises a signal terminal having a first connector contact portion, a shielding member having a second connector contact portion, and a housing, wherein the inner conductor portion has an inner conductor contact portion that can be butted against the first connector contact portion in the Z direction, and the outer conductor portion has an outer conductor contact portion that can be butted against the second connector contact portion in the Z direction.

[0008] In the above aspect, the connection structure is a connection structure between a connection object and a connector. The connector includes a signal terminal having a first connector contact portion, a shield member having a second connector contact portion, and a housing, and contacts the connection object from the other side in the Z direction out of one side in the Z direction and the other side in the Z direction. The connection object includes an inner conductor portion and an outer conductor portion. The inner conductor contact portion of the inner conductor portion contacts the first connector contact portion of the connector, and the outer conductor contact portion of the outer conductor portion contacts the second connector contact portion of the connector.

[0009] The outer conductor portion surrounds the inner conductor portion, thereby shielding the inner conductor portion, thereby improving high-speed transmission performance.

[0010] Furthermore, the inner conductor contact portion can be butted against the first connector contact portion in the Z direction, and the outer conductor contact portion can be butted against the second connector contact portion in the Z direction. This allows the first connector contact portion and the inner conductor contact portion, and the second connector contact portion and the outer conductor contact portion to both be butted against each other in the Z direction. This makes it possible to accommodate relative positional misalignment between the connection object and the connector in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, which is the butting direction.

[0011] In the connection structure according to the second aspect, in the first aspect, the inner conductor contact portion and the outer conductor contact portion are both planes having the other side in the Z direction as a normal direction, and are positioned in the same position in the Z direction.

[0012] In the above embodiment, the inner conductor contact portion and the outer conductor contact portion are both planes having the other side in the Z direction as their normal direction, and are positioned in the same direction in the Z direction, which allows for smoother response to relative positional misalignment between the connection object and the connector in the direction perpendicular to the Z direction, which is the butt direction.

[0013] A connection structure according to a third aspect is the connection structure of the first or second aspect, wherein the inner conductor portion and the outer conductor portion form a coaxial connector portion.

[0014] In the above aspect, the coaxial connector portion formed by the inner conductor portion and the outer conductor portion is butt-contacted with the first connector contact portion and the second connector contact portion of the connector.

[0015] A connection structure according to a fourth aspect is the connection structure of any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the second connector contact portion and the outer conductor portion contact each other on one side in the Z direction relative to the housing.

[0016] In JP 2016-162556 A, a recess is formed in the housing. The second connector contact portion and the outer conductor portion contact each other within the recess. That is, the second connector contact portion and the outer conductor portion contact each other inside the housing in the Z direction. Therefore, the housing needs to be large enough in the direction perpendicular to the Z direction to form a recess large enough to accommodate the outer conductor portion of the connection target. In contrast, in the above embodiment, there is no need to form a recess in the housing into which the outer conductor portion of the connection object can enter, so the housing can be made smaller in size in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, thereby making it possible to make the connection structure smaller. In the above aspect, the first connector contact portion and the inner conductor portion may be configured to contact each other on one side of the housing in the Z direction.

[0017] The connection structure of the fifth aspect is the fourth aspect, wherein the shielding member has a top surface portion that faces the outer conductor contact portion in the Z direction and is located on one side of the housing in the Z direction, and the top surface portion has the second connector contact portion.

[0018] In the above aspect, the shielding member has a top surface portion located on one side of the housing in the Z direction, and the top surface portion has a second connector contact portion, thereby realizing a second connector contact portion that contacts the outer conductor portion on one side of the housing in the Z direction.

[0019] The connection structure of the sixth aspect is the fourth aspect, in which the shielding member has a shell, and the shell has a top surface portion that faces the outer conductor contact portion in the Z direction and is located on one side of the housing in the Z direction, and a side surface portion that surrounds the signal terminal from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, and the top surface portion has the second connector contact portion.

[0020] In the above aspect, the shielding member has a shell, and the side surface of the shell surrounds the signal terminal from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, so that noise countermeasures are taken on the connector side in the connection structure. Also, the top surface of the shell is located on one side of the housing in the Z direction and has a second connector contact portion, so that the second connector contact portion comes into contact with the outer conductor portion on one side of the housing in the Z direction.

[0021] The connection structure of the seventh aspect is any of the first to fourth aspects, in which the shielding member has a shell having the second connector contact portion, the shell having a top surface portion with the Z direction as the plate thickness direction and a side surface portion extending from the outer edge of the top surface portion to the other side in the Z direction, the shell is arranged to cover the housing from one side in the Z direction, an opening is formed in the top surface portion to expose the first connector contact portion, and the area of ​​the upper surface of the top surface portion surrounding the opening contacts the outer conductor contact portion as the second connector contact portion.

[0022] However, the second connector contact portion of the connector needs to be able to contact the outer conductor contact portion, and to achieve this, the connector may become larger in the X and Y directions. For example, in the connection structure described in JP 2016-162556 A, a recess is formed in the connector housing, and the second connector contact portion (the tip of the receptacle ground pin) is disposed in this recess. For this reason, it is necessary to form a recess in the housing so that the outer conductor portion of the connection object can fit in, which increases the size of the housing in the X and Y directions, and as a result, the connector becomes larger. In the above aspect, the connector has a shell having a top surface and side surfaces, and the shell is arranged to cover one side of the housing in the Z direction. The surface of the top surface of the shell on the one side in the Z direction functions as the second connector contact portion. Therefore, there is no need to form a recess in the housing into which the outer conductor portion of the connection target fits, and a wide area on the one side of the connector in the Z direction can function as the second connector contact portion. As a result, the connector can be made smaller in both the X and Y directions.

[0023] The connection structure of the eighth aspect is any of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the housing has a pair of terminal proximity walls facing each other in the Y direction, the signal terminal is arranged between the pair of terminal proximity walls, and the shielding member has a pair of auxiliary plates whose thickness direction faces the Y direction and which are arranged outward in the Y direction from the pair of terminal proximity walls.

[0024] In the above aspect, the housing has a pair of terminal proximity walls opposing each other in the Y direction, and the shielding member has a pair of auxiliary plates. The signal terminals are disposed between the pair of terminal proximity walls. The pair of auxiliary plates have their plate thickness directions oriented in the Y direction and are disposed outward in the Y direction from the pair of terminal proximity walls. As a result, a portion of the housing is disposed adjacent to the signal terminals in the Y direction, and the auxiliary plates are disposed outside of that portion, thereby adjusting the impedance of the signal terminals and making the connector suitable for high-speed transmission.

[0025] The connection structure of the ninth aspect is the eighth aspect, wherein the signal terminal has a retained portion that is retained between the pair of terminal proximity walls, and the portion of the pair of terminal proximity walls where the retained portion is retained has an outer Y-direction surface that is expanded outward in the Y-direction more than other portions, and the pair of auxiliary plates are shaped to follow the outer Y-direction surfaces of the pair of terminal proximity walls.

[0026] In the above aspect, the held portion of the signal terminal is held between the pair of terminal proximity walls. Here, the portions of the pair of terminal proximity walls that hold the held portions have outer Y-direction surfaces that are enlarged outward in the Y direction more than the other portions. The pair of auxiliary plates are shaped to fit along the outer Y-direction surfaces of the pair of terminal proximity walls. As a result, the distance in the Y direction between the signal terminal and the holding plate approaches a constant regardless of the position in the X direction, thereby adjusting impedance and improving transmission performance.

[0027] The connection structure of the 10th aspect is any of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the shielding member comprises a shell having the second connector contact portion and a ground terminal having a shell contact portion that is in conductive contact with the shell, the signal terminal extends in a predetermined direction when viewed from the Z direction and has a tip extension portion that has the first connector contact portion at the tip side in the extension direction, the ground terminal extends in the predetermined direction when viewed from the Z direction and has a pair of tip extension portions that have the shell contact portion at the tip side in the extension direction, and the pair of tip extension portions of the ground terminal are arranged on both sides in the Y direction of the tip extension portion of the signal terminal.

[0028] In the above aspect, the signal terminal has a tip-side extension portion having a first connector contact portion at the tip side in the extension direction, and the ground terminal has a pair of tip-side extension portions having shell contact portions at the tip side in the extension direction that contact the shell. Here, the tip extension portion of the signal terminal and the pair of tip extension portions of the ground terminal both extend in the same predetermined direction when viewed from the Z direction. Furthermore, the pair of tip extension portions of the ground terminal are arranged on both sides of the tip extension portion of the signal terminal in the Y direction. Therefore, one tip extension portion of the ground terminal, the tip extension portion of the signal terminal, and the other tip extension portion of the ground terminal function as a GSG structure (ground-signal-ground structure), improving transmission characteristics.

[0029] The connection structure of the eleventh aspect is any one of the first to tenth aspects, in which the connection object is a rear member that forms part of the outer shell of the camera module, and the rear member is a connector portion having the inner conductor portion and the outer conductor portion, and the connector portion electrically connects the inside and outside of the camera module.

[0030] In the above aspect, the connection structure is a connection structure between the rear member of the camera module and the connector.

[0031] (connector) The connector of the first aspect is a connector comprising a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can make conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object connected from one side in the Z direction, a housing that holds the signal terminal, and a shell that surrounds at least a portion of the signal terminal, wherein the shell has a shield contact portion that can make conductive contact with a second contact portion of the connection object, and the shell is displaceable in the Z direction.

[0032] In the above aspect, the connector includes a signal terminal, a housing for holding the signal terminal, and a shell for enclosing at least a portion of the signal terminal. The signal terminal has a terminal contact portion capable of conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object connected from one side in the Z direction, and the shell has a shield contact portion capable of conductive contact with a second contact portion of the connection object. Here, the shell having the shield contact portion is displaceable in the Z direction. This makes it possible to absorb positional deviation in the Z direction between the connector and the object to be connected (for example, deviation due to assembly tolerances).

[0033] In the connector of the second aspect, in the first aspect, the shell has a top surface portion located on one side of the housing in the Z direction, and an opening is formed in the center of the top surface portion to expose the terminal contact portion.

[0034] In the above aspect, the shell has a top surface portion located on one side of the housing in the Z direction, and an opening is formed in the center of the top surface portion to expose the terminal contact portion. Therefore, the area on the top surface of the top face portion that surrounds the opening can function as a shield contact portion.

[0035] A connector according to a third aspect is the connector of the first or second aspect, wherein the shell has a side surface portion that surrounds the signal terminal in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction.

[0036] In the above aspect, the shell has side surfaces that surround the signal terminals from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, thereby improving noise countermeasures.

[0037] In the connector of the fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the side portion is formed by bending the plate material to form a shape that surrounds the signal terminal from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, and portions where the plate materials overlap each other are formed so that no gaps are created in the shape that surrounds the signal terminal from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction.

[0038] In the above aspect, the side surface portion is formed by bending the plate material so as to surround the signal terminal from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction. Here, portions where the plate materials overlap each other are formed so that no gaps are created in the shape surrounding the signal terminals from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, thereby improving noise countermeasures for the signal terminals.

[0039] In the connector of the fifth aspect, in the first aspect, the shell has a top surface portion arranged on one side of the housing in the Z direction, and a side surface portion on the other side of the top surface portion in the Z direction that surrounds the signal terminal from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, and an opening is formed in the center of the top surface portion to expose the terminal contact portion, and the side surface portion is composed of a plurality of plate portions each connected to the top surface portion via a curved portion, and adjacent plate portions among the plurality of plate portions have portions overlapping each other.

[0040] In the above aspect, each of the side surfaces of the shell is made up of a plurality of plate portions connected to the top surface portion via curved portions. Here, adjacent plate portions of the plurality of plate portions partially overlap each other, thereby preventing gaps from being formed between adjacent plate portions of the plurality of plate portions.

[0041] A connector according to a sixth aspect is any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the connector includes an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that the shell can be displaced in the Z direction.

[0042] In the above aspect, the connector includes an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that the shell can be displaced in the Z direction. Therefore, by displacing the shell to the other side in the Z direction to establish a connected state, the shield contact portion can be brought into pressure contact with the connection object.

[0043] The connector of the seventh aspect is any of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the housing has a pair of terminal proximity walls facing each other in the Y direction, the signal terminal is arranged between the pair of terminal proximity walls, and the connector has a pair of auxiliary plates whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the Y direction and which are arranged outward in the Y direction from the pair of terminal proximity walls.

[0044] In the above aspect, the housing has a pair of terminal adjacent walls facing each other in the Y direction, and the signal terminals are disposed between the pair of terminal adjacent walls. Here, the connector has a pair of auxiliary plates, the thickness of which faces the Y direction and is disposed outside the pair of terminal proximity walls in the Y direction. As a result, a portion of the housing is disposed adjacent to the signal terminals in the Y direction, and the auxiliary plates are disposed outside that portion, which adjusts the impedance of the signal terminals and makes the connector suitable for high-speed transmission.

[0045] The connector of the eighth aspect is the seventh aspect, wherein the signal terminal has a retained portion that is retained between the pair of terminal proximity walls, and the portion of the pair of terminal proximity walls where the retained portion is retained has an outer Y-direction surface that is expanded outward in the Y-direction more than other portions, and the pair of auxiliary plates are shaped to follow the outer Y-direction surfaces of the pair of terminal proximity walls.

[0046] In the above aspect, the held portion of the signal terminal is held between the pair of terminal proximity walls. Here, the portions of the pair of terminal proximity walls into which the retained portions are press-fit have their outer Y-direction surfaces expanded outward in the Y direction more than the other portions. The pair of auxiliary plates are shaped to fit along the outer Y-direction surfaces of the pair of terminal proximity walls. As a result, the distance in the Y direction between the signal terminal and the retaining plate approaches a constant regardless of the position in the X direction, thereby adjusting impedance and improving transmission performance.

[0047] A connector according to a ninth aspect is any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the connector includes a ground terminal that electrically connects the shell to an attachment object to which the connector is attached.

[0048] In the above-described aspect, the connector includes a ground terminal that electrically connects the shell to an attachment object to which the connector is attached, thereby ensuring stable high-speed transmission performance compared to an aspect in which the shell is not electrically connected to the attachment object.

[0049] The connector of the 10th aspect is the same as the connector of the 9th aspect, in which the shell and the ground terminal are separate bodies, the ground terminal has an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that it can be displaced in the Z direction, and the elastic support portion has a shell contact portion that makes conductive contact with the shell to electrically connect the ground terminal and the shell.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the shell and the ground terminal are separate bodies. The ground terminal has an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that the shell can be displaced in the Z direction, and the elastic support portion has a shell contact portion that electrically connects the ground terminal and the shell by making conductive contact with the shell. Therefore, both the elastic support of the shell and the electrically connecting the shell and the ground terminal can be achieved by the elastic support portion.

[0051] The connector according to an eleventh aspect is any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the shell is formed integrally with an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that it can be displaced in the Z direction by coming into contact with the housing.

[0052] In the above aspect, the elastic support portion formed integrally with the shell is configured to come into contact with the housing, so that the shell is elastically supported so as to be displaceable in the Z direction.

[0053] The connector of the twelfth aspect is the same as the connector of the ninth aspect, in which the shell and the ground terminal are separate bodies, the shell is formed integrally with an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that it can be displaced in the Z direction by contacting the housing, and the ground terminal has a shell contact portion that is in conductive contact with the shell.

[0054] In the above aspect, the elastic support portion formed integrally with the shell is configured to come into contact with the housing, thereby elastically supporting the shell so that the shell can be displaced in the Z direction. Furthermore, the conductive connection between the ground terminal and the shell is achieved by the shell contact portion of the ground terminal coming into conductive contact with the shell.

[0055] The connector of the 13th aspect is the same as that of the 10th aspect, wherein the signal terminal extends in a predetermined direction when viewed from the Z direction and has a tip extension portion with the terminal contact portion at the tip end in the extension direction, the ground terminal extends in the predetermined direction when viewed from the Z direction and has a pair of tip extension portions with the shell contact portion at the tip end in the extension direction, and the pair of tip extension portions of the ground terminal are arranged on both sides in the Y direction of the tip extension portion of the signal terminal.

[0056] In the above aspect, the signal terminal has a tip-side extension portion having a terminal contact portion at the tip side in the extension direction, and the ground terminal has a pair of tip-side extension portions having shell contact portions at the tip side in the extension direction that contact the shell. Here, the tip extension portion of the signal terminal and the pair of tip extension portions of the ground terminal both extend in the same predetermined direction when viewed from the Z direction. Furthermore, the pair of tip extension portions of the ground terminal are arranged on both sides of the tip extension portion of the signal terminal in the Y direction. Therefore, one tip extension portion of the ground terminal, the tip extension portion of the signal terminal, and the other tip extension portion of the ground terminal function as a GSG structure (ground-signal-ground structure), improving transmission characteristics.

[0057] In the connector of the 14th aspect, in any of the first to 13th aspects, the direction in which the shield contact portion contacts the second contact portion of the connection object and the direction in which the terminal contact portion contacts the first contact portion of the connection object are both Z directions.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the direction in which the shield contact portion contacts the second contact portion of the connection object and the direction in which the terminal contact portion contacts the first contact portion of the connection object are both in the Z direction, which allows the shape of the signal terminal to be simplified compared to, for example, an embodiment in which the contact direction of the terminal contact portion is perpendicular to the Z direction.

[0059] A connector according to a fifteenth aspect is based on any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, and in an initial state, the shield contact portion is located on one side in the Z direction relative to the terminal contact portion.

[0060] In the above aspect, in the initial state, the shield contact portion is located on one side of the terminal contact portion in the Z direction, and therefore, when contacting a connection object, the shield contact portion is likely to come into contact first.

[0061] The connector of the 16th aspect is any of the first to fifteenth aspects, and further comprises a pair of movable auxiliary plates whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the Y direction and which displace in the Z direction in conjunction with the displacement of the shell in the Z direction, and between the pair of movable auxiliary plates is located a portion of the signal terminal that protrudes from the housing to one side in the Z direction.

[0062] In the above aspect, the connector includes a pair of movable auxiliary plates whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the Y direction and which are displaced in the Z direction in conjunction with displacement of the shell in the Z direction. Portions of the signal terminals that protrude from the housing to one side in the Z direction are located between the pair of movable auxiliary plates. This adjusts the impedance of the portions of the signal terminals that protrude from the housing to one side in the Z direction, improving high-speed transmission performance.

[0063] The connector of the 17th aspect is the same as the connector of the 7th or 8th aspect, and further comprises a pair of movable auxiliary plates whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the Y direction and which displace in the Z direction in conjunction with the displacement of the shell in the Z direction, and between the pair of movable auxiliary plates is located a portion of the signal terminal that protrudes from the housing to one side in the Z direction.

[0064] In the above aspect, the pair of auxiliary plates and the pair of movable auxiliary plates adjust the impedance of the signal terminal, thereby further improving the high-speed transmission performance. In the above aspect, the movable auxiliary plate and the auxiliary plate may be in conductive contact with each other. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0065] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the connector according to the first embodiment during assembly. [Figure 3] 1 is a perspective view of a connector (initial state) according to a first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a perspective view of the connector according to the first embodiment (in a state where the shell is largely displaced). FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3. [Figure 6] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4. [Figure 7] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4. [Figure 8] FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shell as seen from below. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the camera module. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the camera module during assembly. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a camera module. [Figure 15] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a rear member and a connector. [Figure 16] FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a connection structure in the camera module. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to a second embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a connector according to a second embodiment. [Figure 19] FIG. 10 is a plan view of a connector according to a second embodiment. [Figure 20] 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 20-20 of FIG. 19. [Figure 21] 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 21-21 in FIG. 19. [Figure 22] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to a third embodiment. [Figure 23] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a connector according to a third embodiment. [Figure 24] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 25] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a connector according to a fourth embodiment in the middle of assembly. [Figure 26] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a connector according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 27] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to a fifth embodiment. [Figure 28] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a connector according to a fifth embodiment in the middle of assembly. [Figure 29] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a connector according to a fifth embodiment. [Figure 30] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a connector according to a fifth embodiment. [Figure 31] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to a sixth embodiment. [Figure 32] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a connector according to a sixth embodiment in the middle of assembly. [Figure 33] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a connector according to a sixth embodiment. [Figure 34] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the connector according to the sixth embodiment, seen from a different angle. [Figure 35] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a connector according to a sixth embodiment. [Figure 36] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a spring fitting included in the connector according to the sixth embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0066] For convenience of explanation, the following description may refer to the ±X directions as the front-rear directions, the ±Y directions as the width directions, and the ±Z directions as the up-down directions.

[0067] FIG. 12 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the camera module 1 according to this embodiment. The connector 100 is a connector for electrically connecting a substrate 71 as an "attachment object" and a rear member 80 as an "connection object."

[0068] First, a connector 100 according to a first embodiment will be described, followed by a description of a camera module 1 including the connector 100. After that, other embodiments will be described.

[0069] [First embodiment: connector 100] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connector 100. FIG. The connector 100 includes a housing 20, a signal terminal 30, two ground terminals 40L and 40R, and a shell 50.

[0070] The connector 100 is assembled in the following procedure (FIGS. 1 to 3). First, the signal terminal 30 and the ground terminal 40 are attached to the housing 20. Specifically, the signal terminal 30 is press-fitted into the housing 20 from the +X direction, and the pair of ground terminals 40 are press-fitted from the +Z direction. Then, the shell 50 is attached from the +Z direction to the housing 20 to which the signal terminals 30 and the ground terminals 40 are attached.

[0071] Next, each component will be described in detail.

[0072] [Housing 20] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the housing 20. As shown in FIG. The material that constitutes the housing 20 is an insulating material such as synthetic resin.

[0073] The housing 20 has a bottom wall 21 , a pair of side walls 22 , and a rear wall 23 . The housing 20 also has a pair of terminal adjacent walls 24. The pair of terminal adjacent walls 24 are adjacent to the left and right sides of the signal terminals 30. The pair of terminal adjacent walls 24 are connected in the width direction by a connecting wall 27 at their rear and upper portions.

[0074] The pair of terminal proximity walls 24 has its wall thickness direction aligned with the width direction and is formed on the widthwise inner side of the pair of side walls 22. A signal terminal 30 is disposed between the pair of terminal proximity walls 24. The held portion 32 of the signal terminal 30 is press-fitted into the lower end of the front portion 24A of the pair of terminal proximity walls 24.

[0075] The housing 20 has a bulging portion 26 that bulges upward relative to the bottom wall 21. The bulging portion 26 is formed in the rear portion between the side wall 22 and the terminal-proximate wall 24. The bulging portion 26 has an inclined surface 26A. The inclined surface 26A is inclined so as to be approximately parallel to the first extension portion 45A of the elastic portion 45 when the ground terminal 40 is significantly deformed (see FIG. 7). This prevents the deformation of the ground terminal 40 from being hindered, and the bulging portion 26 improves the strength of the housing 20.

[0076] The housing 20 has a ground terminal holding portion 25 that holds the ground terminal 40. A pair of ground terminal holding portions 25 are formed on the outer sides of the pair of terminal proximity walls 24. The ground terminal holding portion 25 is formed as a wall that connects the bulging portion 26 and the rear portion 24B of the terminal proximity wall 24 in the width direction.

[0077] The housing 20 has upper restricting portions 22A that restrict movement of the shell 50 in the +Z direction. The upper restricting portions 22A are protrusions formed on the outer sides of the pair of side walls 22 in the width direction. The upper restricting portions 22A are located at the upper ends of the side walls 22. The upper restricting portions 22A are formed in four locations in total, two on each side wall 22.

[0078] The housing 20 has guide portions 22B that guide the up-and-down movement of the shell 50. The guide portions 22B bulge outward in the width direction from each of the pair of side walls 22. The guide portions 22B extend in the up-and-down direction. Near the upper end of the guide portion 22B, the width dimension decreases upward, and the amount of bulging outward in the width direction also decreases upward. The lower end of the guide portion 22B coincides with the lower end of the side wall 22 in the up-and-down direction.

[0079] The housing 20 has tail protection portions 28. Four tail protection portions 28 are formed corresponding to the corners of the housing 20, which is substantially rectangular in plan view. The tail protection portions 28 protect the tails (connection portion 31, connection portions 42A, 44) of the signal terminal 30 and the ground terminal 40 (see FIG. 3).

[0080] The bottom wall 21 of the housing 20 is formed with a groove 21A recessed downward at a position corresponding to the position where the first vertical plate portion 41 of the ground terminal 40 is disposed.

[0081] [Signal terminal 30] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the signal terminal 30. As shown in FIG. The signal terminal 30 integrally comprises, in this order, a connection portion 31 connected to a substrate 71 (see FIG. 12) as an "object to be attached", a held portion 32 held by the housing 20, an elastic portion 33 that elastically supports a contact portion 34 (described later) so that the contact portion 34 can be displaced in approximately the vertical direction, and a contact portion 34 that contacts a central conductor contact portion 83A of a rear member 80 as an "object to be connected".

[0082] The connecting portion 31 has a thickness direction that faces the vertical direction. The held portion 32 has a thickness direction that faces the vertical direction. Protrusions that are press-fitted into the housing 20 are formed on both sides of the held portion 32 in the width direction. The width dimension of the held portion 32 (the width dimension of the part excluding the protrusions) is larger than the width dimension of the elastic portion 33.

[0083] The elastic portion 33 has a first extending portion 33A, a first folded portion 33B, a second extending portion 33C, a second folded portion 33D, and a third extending portion 33E, in this order. The first extending portion 33A extends in the −X direction, the second extending portion 33C extends in the +X direction, and the third extending portion 33E extends in the −X direction. At the first folded portion 33B and the second folded portion 33D, the plate material constituting the signal terminal 30 is bent in the plate thickness direction. The extending direction of the first extending portion 33A is slightly inclined toward the +Z direction with respect to the −X direction, leaving a vertical gap between the first extending portion 33A and the bottom wall 21 of the housing 20 (see FIG. 5 ). Because the elastic portion 33 has two folded portions 33B and 33D, the contact portion 34 is displaced substantially parallel to the vertical direction.

[0084] [Ground terminal 40] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of two ground terminals 40. As shown in FIG. The two ground terminals 40 are composed of a right-side member 40R and a left-side member 40L. The right-side member 40R and the left-side member 40L have a symmetrical structure. Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the two, they will be referred to as ground terminals 40.

[0085] The ground terminal 40 has a first vertical plate portion 41 as an "auxiliary plate," a second vertical plate portion 42, a third vertical plate portion 43, connection portions 42A and 44 connected to the substrate 71, a contact portion 46 that is in conductive contact with the shell 50, and an elastic portion 45 that elastically supports the contact portion 46.

[0086] The thickness direction of the first vertical plate portion 41 is oriented in the width direction. Specifically, the first vertical plate portion 41 has a front portion 41A and a rear portion 41C. The front portion 41A and the rear portion 41C are both flat plates with their thickness direction oriented in the width direction, and a step portion 41B is formed between the front portion 41A and the rear portion 41C. The front portion 41A of the first vertical plate portion 41 is located outward in the width direction than the rear portion 41C of the first vertical plate portion 41. As a result, the first vertical plate portion 41 is shaped to fit along the outer surface of the terminal proximity wall 24 of the housing 20 in the width direction.

[0087] The rear portion 41C of the first vertical plate portion 41 functions as a held portion that is held by the housing 20. Specifically, the rear portion 41C of the first vertical plate portion 41 has a notch 41C1 that is cut upward from the lower end of the rear portion 41C. The notch 41C1 has protrusions that face each other in the front-to-rear direction. A wall that serves as the ground terminal holding portion 25 of the housing 20 is press-fitted into the notch 41C1, thereby holding the ground terminal 40 in the housing 20.

[0088] The second vertical plate portion 42 is formed by bending the rear side of the first vertical plate portion 41 outward in the width direction. An elastic portion 45 extends from the upper end of the second vertical plate portion 42. The second vertical plate portion 42 is disposed in front of the rear wall 23 of the housing 20.

[0089] The third vertical plate portion 43 is formed by bending the front side of the first vertical plate portion 41 outward in the width direction.

[0090] The first vertical plate portion 41, the second vertical plate portion 42 and the third vertical plate portion 43 form vertical wall portions 41, 42, 43 whose plate thickness direction is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and which are C-shaped in plan view.

[0091] The connecting portions 42A, 44 include a front connecting portion 44 and a rear connecting portion 42A. The front connecting portion 44 is formed by bending the lower side of the third vertical plate portion 43 forward. The rear connecting portion 42A is connected to the second vertical plate portion 42 without a bent portion, and is formed on the same plane as the second vertical plate portion 42.

[0092] The elastic portion 45 has a first stretching portion 45A and a second stretching portion 45B. The first stretching portion 45A is inclined toward the -Z direction toward the +X direction. The second stretching portion 45B is inclined toward the -X direction toward the +Z direction.

[0093] A curved portion is formed between the second extending portion 45B of the elastic portion 45 and the contact portion 46. The contact portion 46 extends in one direction in side view. The contact portion 46 has a smaller inclination angle in the +Z direction with respect to the -X direction than the second extending portion 45B of the elastic portion 45. When the ground terminal 40 is significantly deformed, the extending direction of the contact portion 46 becomes approximately parallel to the X direction (see FIG. 7).

[0094] The contact portion 46 has a shape that is expanded inward in the width direction relative to the elastic portion 45. As a result, the inner end of the contact portion 46 in the width direction is located more inward in the width direction than the inner end of the elastic portion 45. The width dimension of the contact portion 46 (the width dimension excluding the cutout portion 46B described below) is greater than the width dimension of the elastic portion 45. In other words, the contact portion 46 has an expanded portion 46A that is expanded inward in the width direction. By forming the expanded portion 46A, the width distance between the contact portion 46 of the ground terminal 40 and the third extension portion 33E and the contact portion 34 of the signal terminal 30 is shortened.

[0095] A cutout portion 46B is formed by cutting out the outer side in the width direction of the contact portion 46. By forming the cutout portion 46B, the rigidity of the contact portion 46 is reduced.

[0096] [Shell 50] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the shell 50 as seen from below. The shell 50 is formed from a single metal plate.

[0097] The shell 50 has a top surface portion 51 and side surfaces 52. This gives the shell 50 a rectangular box shape with an open bottom.

[0098] An opening 51A is formed in the top surface 51. The opening 51A exposes the contact portion 34 of the signal terminal 30 to the upper side (see FIG. 3). The formation of the opening 51A also prevents the shell 50 from being in conductive contact with the central conductor portion 83 of the rear member 80 (see FIG. 16). The opening 51A is a rectangle that is roughly similar in shape to the top surface 51. The top surface 51 has an upper surface that is in conductive contact with the outer conductor contact portion 84A of the outer conductor portion 84 of the rear member 80, and functions as a “shield contact portion.” The lower surface of the top surface 51 is in conductive contact with the contact portion 46 of the ground terminal 40.

[0099] The side surface portion 52 is composed of four plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 connected to the top surface portion 51 via curved portions formed by bending the outer edge of the top surface portion 51 downward. The four plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 are composed of two front and rear plate portions 53, 54 and two left and right plate portions 55, 56. Each of the two front and rear plate portions 53, 54 is composed of a general portion 53A, 54A whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the X direction and which is directly connected to the top surface portion 51 via a curved portion, and a pair of overlapping portions 53B, 54B in which the widthwise outer sides of the general portions 53A, 54A are bent inward in the X direction. Each of the two left and right plate portions 55, 56 has its plate thickness direction oriented in the width direction and is composed of only a general portion 55A, 56A directly connected to the top surface portion 51 via a curved portion.

[0100] The overlapping portions 53B, 54B of the front and rear plate portions 53, 54 overlap the general portions 55A, 56A of the left and right plate portions 55, 56 from the inside in the width direction. This prevents gaps from being formed at the corners of the shell 50.

[0101] The shell 50 has a guided portion 57 that engages with the guide portion 22B of the housing 20. The guided portion 57 is a groove-shaped portion that extends in the vertical direction and is where the guide portion 22B of the housing 20 is disposed. The guided portion 57 is formed between the rear end of the overlapping portion 53B of the front plate portion 53 and the front end of the overlapping portion 54B of the rear plate portion 54.

[0102] The shell 50 has a restricting arrangement portion 58 in which the upper restricting portion 22A of the housing 20 is arranged. The restricting arrangement portion 58 is formed as elongated holes 53B1, 54B1 that are formed in the overlapping portions 53B, 54B and extend vertically.

[0103] Next, the connector 100 in its completed state will be described.

[0104] In the completed connector 100, the shell 50 is displaceable in the Z direction (see FIGS. 3 to 7). 3 and 5 show connector 100 in an initial state. The initial state refers to a state in which no external force is being applied to shell 50. Contact portions 46 of a pair of ground terminals 40 are in contact from below with the underside of top surface 51 of shell 50. When connector 100 is placed with gravity pointing downward, shell 50 is supported by shell contact portions 46 of the pair of ground terminals 40. In the initial state, the contact portion 46 of the ground terminal 40 is displaced slightly downward from its free state, and the elastic portion 33 is slightly elastically deformed. Therefore, the shell 50 is urged upward by the elastic restoring force of the elastic portion 33. The upper restricting portion 22A of the housing 20 is located at the lower end of the restricting arrangement portion 58 of the shell 50, and the shell 50 is subjected to a downward reaction force from the upper restricting portion 22A. In other words, the initial state is a so-called preload state. When the shell 50 is displaced downward from the initial state, the deformation amount of the elastic portion 45 of the ground terminal 40 increases, and the elastic restoring force of the elastic portion 45 urges the shell 50 upward.

[0105] [Camera Module 1] FIG. 12 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the camera module 1. As shown in FIG. The camera module 1 includes a front member 60 having a front case 61, a rear member 80 having a rear case 81, and a built-in unit 70 including a connector 100, a substrate 71, a lens 72, and an imaging element 74.

[0106] The camera module 1 is assembled in the following procedure (see FIGS. 12 to 14). 1. The built-in unit 70 including the connector 100 and the board 71 is housed in the front case 61. 2. Fix the substrate 71 to the front case 61 using screws, adhesive, or the like. 3. Assemble the rear member 80 to the front case 61. 4. Adjust the positions of the rear case 81 and the front case 61, and fix the rear case 81 and the front case 61 together by welding, adhesive, screws, or the like.

[0107] [Front member 60] The front member 60 has a front case 61. The front case 61 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin. The front case 61 has a peripheral wall 61A, a front wall 61B, and a lens holding portion 61C. The peripheral wall 61A is substantially rectangular tubular. The lens holding portion 61C is cylindrical. The front wall 61B is formed to connect the front end of the peripheral wall 61A and the front end of the lens holding portion 61C. The front case 61 has board fixing portions 61D. The board fixing portions 61D are formed at four inner corners of the substantially rectangular cylindrical peripheral wall 61A. The board fixing portions 61D are substantially rectangular pillar-shaped and stand upright in the +Z direction from the front wall 61B.

[0108] [Rear member 80] The rear member 80 has a rear case 81 made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and a coaxial connector portion 82.

[0109] The rear case 81 has a peripheral wall 81A, a rear wall 81B, and a case protrusion 81C that protrudes from the rear wall 81B in the +Z direction. The peripheral wall 81A has a generally rectangular tubular shape. The case protrusion 81C has a generally cylindrical shape.

[0110] The coaxial connector portion 82 has a central conductor portion 83, an outer conductor portion 84, and an insulating portion 85 that insulates the central conductor portion 83 from the outer conductor portion 84.

[0111] The central conductor portion 83 extends in the vertical direction. The lower end surface of the central conductor portion 83 is a central conductor contact portion 83A (see FIG. 15). The central conductor contact portion 83A is a circular flat surface whose normal direction is oriented in the −Z direction. The outer conductor portion 84 is cylindrical and extends in the vertical direction. The lower end surface of the outer conductor portion 84 is the outer conductor contact portion 84A. The outer conductor contact portion 84A is a plane whose normal direction is oriented in the −Z direction and extends circumferentially to surround the center conductor contact portion 83A (see FIG. 15 ).

[0112] The insulating portion 85 has a main body portion 85A and a tip portion 85B. The main body portion 85A constitutes the upper portion of the insulating portion 85, and the tip portion 85B constitutes the lower portion of the insulating portion 85. The tip portion 85B functions to smoothly connect the lower end surface of the central conductor portion 83 (central conductor contact portion 83A) and the lower end surface of the outer conductor portion 84 (outer conductor contact portion 84A), thereby forming the contact surface 82A of the coaxial connector portion 82 (see FIG. 15 ). The contact surface 82A of the coaxial connector portion 82 is a circular plane whose normal direction is the −Z direction.

[0113] A portion of the opening side (-Z direction side) of the peripheral wall 81A of the rear case 81 fits inside the peripheral wall 61A of the front case 61. This allows the relative position of the rear case 81 in the XY directions with respect to the front case 61 to be determined to some extent even before the rear case 81 and the front case 61 are fixed together by welding, adhesive bonding, screws, or the like.

[0114] [Built-in unit 70] 12, built-in unit 70 includes connector 100, substrate 71, lens 72, holder 73, and imaging element 74. Connector 100 is mounted on the upper surface of substrate 71. Imaging element 74 is attached to the lower surface of substrate 71. Lens 72 is attached to the lower side of substrate 71 via holder 73. Each component is fixed with lens 72 and imaging element 74 accurately aligned.

[0115] The substrate 71 is rectangular when viewed from the Z direction, and the holder 73 is circular when viewed from the Z direction. The four corners of the substrate 71 are fixed to the upper surface (the surface on the +Z direction side) of the substrate fixing portion 61D of the front case 61 using screws, adhesive, or the like.

[0116] When the rear member 80 is assembled, the coaxial connector portion 82 of the rear member 80 comes into contact with the shell 50 of the connector 100 from the +Z direction, which causes the shell 50 to be pushed in the -Z direction.

[0117] When the camera module 1 is completed, the relative position of the connector 100 and the coaxial connector portion 82 is affected by the assembly tolerances of the front case 61 and the rear case 81, the mounting position of the substrate 71 relative to the front case 61, and the like. However, because the contact surface 82A of the coaxial connector portion 82 is a flat surface facing the -Z direction, it can accommodate misalignment in the X and Y directions. Also, because the shell 50 of the connector 100 is displaceable downward, it can absorb misalignment in the Z direction. The contact portions 34 of the signal terminals 30 and the shell 50 are elastically displaced downward and biased in the +Z direction, so that the coaxial connector portion 82, the signal terminals 30, and the shell 50 are in conductive contact with each other with contact pressure.

[0118] <Action and effect> Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described.

[0119] 1 , the connector 100 includes a signal terminal 30, a housing 20 that holds the signal terminal 30, and a shell 50 that surrounds at least a portion of the signal terminal 30. The signal terminal 30 has a terminal contact portion 34 that can be in conductive contact with an inner conductor contact portion 83A of a connection object 80 that is connected from one side in the Z direction, and the shell 50 has a shield contact portion 51 that is in conductive contact with an outer conductor contact portion 84A of the connection object 80. 3 and 4, the shell 50 having the shield contact portion 51 is displaceable in the Z direction, which makes it possible to absorb positional deviation in the Z direction between the connector 100 and the connection object 80 (for example, deviation due to assembly tolerance).

[0120] In this embodiment, the shell 50 has a flat top surface 51 with its thickness oriented in the Z direction. An opening 51A is formed in the center of the top surface 51 to expose the terminal contact portion 34. Therefore, the area on the upper surface of the top surface 51 that surrounds the opening 51A can function as the shield contact portion 51.

[0121] In this embodiment, the shell 50 has a side surface portion 52 extending downward from the outer edge of the top surface portion 51. The side surface portion 52 of the shell 50 surrounds the signal terminal 30 in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, thereby improving noise countermeasures. Furthermore, when the connector 100 is connected to the connection object 80 (hereinafter referred to as the connected state), the shell 50 is positioned lower (toward the -Z direction) compared to the initial state (Figure 3), and therefore the unshielded area below the side portion 52 of the shell 50 is smaller in the connected state than in the initial state.

[0122] 11 , the side surface portion 52 of the shell 50 is composed of a plurality of plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56, each of which is connected to the top surface portion 51 via a curved portion. Adjacent plate portions of the plurality of plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 partially overlap each other. This prevents gaps from being formed between adjacent plate portions of the plurality of plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56.

[0123] Furthermore, in this embodiment, connector 100 includes elastic support portions 45, 46 that elastically support shell 50 so that it can be displaced in the Z direction. Therefore, by displacing shell 50 to the other side in the Z direction to establish a connected state, shield contact portion 51 can be brought into pressure contact with connection object 80.

[0124] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the housing 20 has a pair of terminal adjacent walls 24 facing each other in the Y direction, and the signal terminal 30 is disposed between the pair of terminal adjacent walls 24. Here, connector 100 has a pair of auxiliary plates 41. The pair of auxiliary plates 41 have their plate thickness directions oriented in the Y direction and are disposed outward in the Y direction from the pair of terminal proximity walls 24. As a result, a portion of housing 20 is disposed adjacent to signal terminals 30 in the Y direction, and auxiliary plates 41 are disposed outside of that portion, so that the impedance of signal terminals 30 is adjusted, making connector 100 suitable for high-speed transmission.

[0125] In this embodiment, the retained portion 32 of the signal terminal 30 is press-fitted between the pair of terminal proximity walls 24 from one side in the X direction and retained. Here, the portion of the pair of terminal proximity walls 24 into which the retained portion 32 is press-fitted (front portion 24A of the terminal proximity wall 24) has an outer surface on the Y direction that is enlarged outward in the Y direction more than the other portions. The pair of auxiliary plates 41 are shaped to fit along the outer surfaces of the pair of terminal proximity walls 24 in the Y direction. Therefore, the distance in the Y direction between the signal terminal 30 and the auxiliary plate 41 becomes nearly constant regardless of the position in the X direction, thereby adjusting the impedance and improving the transmission performance.

[0126] Furthermore, in this embodiment, connector 100 includes ground terminal 40 that electrically connects shell 50 to attachment object 71 to which connector 100 is attached. Therefore, compared to an embodiment in which shell 50 is not electrically connected to attachment object 71, stable high-speed transmission performance can be ensured.

[0127] In this embodiment, the shell 50 and the ground terminal 40 are separate bodies. The ground terminal 40 has elastic support portions 45, 46 that elastically support the shell 50 so that it can be displaced in the Z direction, and the elastic support portions 45, 46 have a shell contact portion 46 that electrically connects the ground terminal 40 to the shell 50 by being in conductive contact with the shell 50. Therefore, both the elastic support of the shell 50 and the electrically connecting the shell 50 to the ground terminal 40 can be achieved by the elastic support portions 45, 46.

[0128] In addition, in this embodiment, the signal terminal 30 has tip-side extension portions 33E, 34 having a first connector contact portion 34 at the tip side in the extension direction, and the ground terminal 40 has a pair of tip-side extension portions 46 having a shell contact portion 46 at the tip side in the extension direction that contacts the shell 50. Here, the tip extensions 33E, 34 of the signal terminal 30 and the pair of tip extensions 46 of the ground terminal 40 both extend in the same predetermined direction when viewed from the Z direction. Furthermore, the pair of tip extensions 46 of the ground terminal 40 are disposed on both sides in the Y direction of the tip extensions 33E, 34 of the signal terminal 30. Therefore, one tip extension 46 of the ground terminal 40, the tip extensions 33E, 34 of the signal terminal 30, and the other tip extension 46 of the ground terminal 40 function as a GSG structure (ground-signal-ground structure), improving transmission characteristics.

[0129] In this embodiment, the direction in which the shield contact portion 51 contacts the second contact portion 84A of the connection object 80 and the direction in which the terminal contact portion 34 contacts the first contact portion 83A of the connection object 80 are both the Z direction. Therefore, the shape of the signal terminal 30 can be simplified compared to, for example, an embodiment in which the contact direction of the terminal contact portion 34 is perpendicular to the Z direction.

[0130] 5, in the initial state, the shield contact portion 51 is located on one side in the Z direction relative to the terminal contact portion 34. Therefore, when contacting the connection object 80, the shield contact portion 51 is likely to come into contact first.

[0131] 15 , the connection structure is a connection structure between a connection object 80 and a connector 100. The connector 100 includes a signal terminal 30 having a first connector contact portion 34, shield members 40 and 50 having a second connector contact portion 51, and a housing 20, and contacts the connection object 80 from the other side in the Z direction. The connection object 80 includes an inner conductor portion 83 and an outer conductor portion 84. An inner conductor contact portion 83A of the inner conductor portion 83 contacts the first connector contact portion 34 of the connector 100, and an outer conductor contact portion 84A of the outer conductor portion 84 contacts the second connector contact portion 51 of the connector 100. Here, the outer conductor portion 84 surrounds the inner conductor portion 83. As a result, the outer conductor portion 84 shields the inner conductor portion 83, thereby improving high-speed transmission performance. Furthermore, the inner conductor contact portion 83A can be butted against the first connector contact portion 34 in the Z direction, and the outer conductor contact portion 84A can be butted against the second connector contact portion 51 in the Z direction. This allows the first connector contact portion 34 to contact the inner conductor contact portion 83A and the second connector contact portion 51 to contact the outer conductor contact portion 84A in a butt-contact manner in the Z direction. This makes it possible to accommodate relative positional misalignment between the connection object 80 and the connector 100 in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, which is the butt-contact direction.

[0132] In this embodiment, the inner conductor contact portion 83A and the outer conductor contact portion 84A are both flat surfaces whose normal direction is the other side in the Z direction, and are positioned in the same position in the Z direction. This allows for smoother response to relative positional misalignment between the connection object 80 and the connector 100 in the direction perpendicular to the Z direction, which is the butt direction.

[0133] In this embodiment, the coaxial connector portion 82 formed by the inner conductor portion 83 and the outer conductor portion 84 is butted against the first connector contact portion 34 and the second connector contact portion 51 of the connector 100.

[0134] However, the second connector contact portion 51 of the connector 100 needs to be able to contact the outer conductor contact portion 84A, and to achieve this, the connector 100 may become larger in the X and Y directions. For example, in the connection structure described in JP 2016-162556 A, a recess is formed in the connector housing, and the second connector contact portion (the tip of the receptacle ground pin) is disposed in this recess. For this reason, it is necessary to form a recess in the housing so that the outer conductor portion of the connection object can fit in, which increases the size of the housing in the X and Y directions, and as a result, the connector becomes larger. In this embodiment, the connector 100 has a shell 50 having a top surface portion 51 and a side surface portion 52, and the shell 50 is arranged to cover one side in the Z direction of the housing 20. The surface on one side in the Z direction of the top surface portion 51 of the shell 50 functions as a second connector contact portion 51. Therefore, there is no need to form a recess in the housing into which the outer conductor of the connection object fits, and furthermore, a wide area on one side of the connector in the Z direction can function as second connector contact portion 51. As a result, the connector can be made smaller in both the X and Y directions. Therefore, the signal line formed by the signal terminal 30 and the central conductor portion 83 can be surrounded by the outer conductor portion 84 and the shell 50. In other words, no gap is created between the outer conductor portion 84 and the shell 50.

[0135] Second Embodiment 17 to 21 show a connector 200 according to the second embodiment.

[0136] The connector 200 includes a housing 20, a signal terminal 30, two ground terminals 40L and 40R, and a shell 50.

[0137] Each of the ground terminals 40 has a first vertical plate portion 41 whose thickness direction is oriented in the width direction, and a connecting portion 44 formed by bending the lower side of the first vertical plate portion 41. The first vertical plate portion 41 functions as a held portion that is press-fitted into and held in the housing 20. The first vertical plate portion 41 is disposed on the outer side of the pair of terminal proximity walls 24 of the housing 20 in the width direction, and functions as an auxiliary plate. The outer surface of the first vertical plate portion 41 in the width direction is in conductive contact with the shell 50, and functions as a shell contact portion. The connecting portion 44 is connected to the substrate 71.

[0138] 20, the shell 50 has inner bent portions 55C, 56C. The inner bent portions 55C, 56C are in conductive contact with the outer widthwise surfaces of the first vertical plate portion 41 of the ground terminal 40. The inner bent portions 55C, 56C are formed by bending the lower sides of the central portions in the plate width direction (front-rear direction) of the left and right plate portions 55, 56 of the shell 50 inward in the width direction by approximately 180 degrees.

[0139] 21, the shell 50 has spring pieces 55D and 56D as "elastic support portions." The spring pieces 55D and 56D elastically support the shell 50 so that the shell 50 itself can be displaced in the up and down directions. Specifically, the spring pieces 55D, 56D are formed by bending the lower portions of both outer widthwise portions of the left and right plate portions 55, 56 of the shell 50 inward in the width direction. The spring pieces 55D, 56D contact the inclined surface 24D of the housing 20. The inclined surface 24D of the housing 20 is a plane whose normal is oriented in a direction inclined in the +Z direction relative to the outer widthwise portion. When the shell 50 is displaced downward, the deformation of the spring pieces 55D, 56D increases. Therefore, when the shell 50 is displaced downward, the restoring force of the spring pieces 55D, 56D urges the shell 50 in the +Z direction. In this manner, in this embodiment, the elastic support portions 55D, 56D formed integrally with the shell 50 are configured to contact the housing 20, thereby elastically supporting the shell 50 so that it can be displaced in the Z direction.

[0140] Third Embodiment 22 and 23 show a connector 300 according to a third embodiment.

[0141] The connector 300 includes a housing 20, a signal terminal 30, and shield members 40, 50. The shield members 40, 50 integrally include two ground terminals 40L, 40R and a shell 50. Since the ground terminal 40 and the shell 50 are integrally formed, the number of parts is reduced.

[0142] The elastic portion 45 (elastic support portion) of the left ground terminal 40L is connected to the front plate portion 53 of the shell 50, and the elastic portion 45 (elastic support portion) of the right ground terminal 40R is connected to the rear plate portion 54 of the shell 50 (not shown). The left and right ground terminals 40L, 40R have shapes that are rotationally symmetrical by 180 degrees about an axis in the vertical direction.

[0143] The housing 20 has a bottom wall 21 and a pair of terminal-proximate walls 24, but does not have a pair of side walls 22. The left and right plate portions 55, 56 of the shell 50 are disposed adjacent to and on the outer sides of the pair of terminal-proximate walls 24 of the housing 20 in the width direction. The elastic portion 45 of the ground terminal 40 is located outside the side surface portions 52 of the shell 50.

[0144] [Fourth embodiment] 24 to 26 show a connector 400 according to a fourth embodiment.

[0145] The connector 400 includes a housing 20 , signal terminals 30 , ground terminals 40 , and a shell 50 .

[0146] The ground terminal 40 has a pair of first vertical plate portions 41. The first vertical plate portions 41 are press-fitted into the housing 20 from below, and are disposed widthwise outside the terminal-proximal wall 24 of the housing 20, functioning as auxiliary plates. The housing 20 has a pair of side walls 22, each of which has a press-fit hole 22F formed therein. The portions of the side walls 22 that are widthwise inside the press-fit hole 22F function as the terminal-proximal wall 24.

[0147] The ground terminal 40 has an enclosing portion 47 that encloses the housing 20 in the XY plane. The enclosing portion 47 is open at a portion on the front side, and part of the signal terminal 30 is disposed in this portion. The enclosing portion 47 of the ground terminal 40 shields the lower portion of the housing 20 that is not shielded by the side portion 52 of the shell 50.

[0148] Although the housing 20 does not have a guide portion 22B (see FIG. 8), the left and right elastic portions 45 of the ground terminal 40 are shaped to be 180 degrees rotationally symmetrical about the vertical axis, so that the posture of the shell 50 is stable.

[0149] Fifth Embodiment 27 to 30 show a connector 500 according to a fifth embodiment.

[0150] The connector 500 includes a housing 20, a signal terminal 30, a ground terminal 40, a shell 50, and four coil springs 45C.

[0151] The four coil springs 45C function as elastic support portions that elastically support the shell 50 so that it can be displaced in the vertical direction. The lower ends of the coil springs 45C are held by coil holding portions 21C that are formed at four locations corresponding to the corners of the housing 20.

[0152] The ground terminal 40 has a pair of first vertical plate portions (auxiliary plates) 41. When the ground terminal 40 is press-fitted into the housing 20 from below, the pair of first vertical plate portions 41 are disposed on the outer sides of the pair of terminal proximity walls 24 of the housing 20 in the width direction.

[0153] As shown in FIG. 30 , the connector 500 has a pair of movable auxiliary plates 59. The movable auxiliary plates 59 are disposed at approximately the same position in the width direction as the first vertical plate portions 41 (auxiliary plates). The movable auxiliary plates 59 are displaced in the up and down direction in conjunction with the up and down displacement of the shell 50. The movable auxiliary plates 59 are formed integrally with the top surface portion 51 and side surface portions 52 of the shell 50. The movable auxiliary plates 59 are formed by bending part of the outer edge of the top surface portion 51 diagonally downward and inward in the width direction. The movable auxiliary plates 59 are in conductive contact with the first vertical plate portions 41.

[0154] The movable auxiliary plate 59 has a main body portion 59A and a tip portion 59B. The state shown in Figure 30 is the initial state, in which the tip portion 59B of the movable auxiliary plate 59 contacts the first vertical plate portion 41. In the initial state, the main body portion 59A of the movable auxiliary plate 59 is inclined downward and inward in the width direction.

[0155] When the shell 50 is displaced downward from the initial state, the main body 59A of the movable auxiliary plate 59 comes into contact with the first vertical plate portion 41. In this state, the inclination of the main body 59A of the movable auxiliary plate 59 is eliminated and the main body 59A extends downward substantially parallel (not shown). Furthermore, when the shell 50 is displaced downward, the movable auxiliary plate 59 enters between the side wall 22 of the housing 20 and the first vertical plate portion 41 of the ground terminal 40.

[0156] The movable auxiliary plate 59 is disposed widthwise outward of the portions of the signal terminals 30 that protrude upward from the housing 20 (terminal adjacent wall 24). This adjusts the impedance of the portions of the signal terminals 30 that protrude upward from the housing 20, improving high-speed transmission performance. That is, the movable auxiliary plate 59 provides a structure in which the auxiliary plate 41 (first vertical plate portion) is extended upward. This allows the movable auxiliary plate 59 to affect the portions of the signal terminals 30 that are difficult to affect with the auxiliary plate 41 (portions that protrude upward from the terminal adjacent wall 24 of the housing 20), thereby adjusting the impedance and improving high-speed transmission performance. The plate width (X-direction dimension) of the movable auxiliary plate 59 is preferably larger than the X-direction dimension of the portion (portion corresponding to the contact portion 34) that is bent so as to protrude upward and formed at the tip of the signal terminal 30. The range in the X-direction in which the movable auxiliary plate 59 exists preferably includes the range in the X-direction in which the portion that is bent so as to protrude upward and formed at the tip of the signal terminal 30 exists. 30 , the distance in the Y direction between the signal terminal 30 and the movable auxiliary plate 59 is large at a height position corresponding to the contact portion 34 of the signal terminal 30. However, the movable auxiliary plate 59 may be configured so that the distance in the Y direction between the signal terminal 30 and the movable auxiliary plate 59 is the same at a height position corresponding to the contact portion 34 of the signal terminal 30 as at a height position where the movable auxiliary plate 59 and the auxiliary plate 41 are in contact.

[0157] Sixth Embodiment 31 to 35 show a connector 600 according to a sixth embodiment.

[0158] The connector 600 includes a housing 20, signal terminals 30, ground terminals 40, a shell 50, and two spring metal fittings 140 as "elastic support portions."

[0159] The two spring fittings 140 have the same shape. As shown in Fig. 36, each spring fitting 140 has a base portion 141, a spring portion 142, and a support portion 143 in this order.

[0160] The support portion 143 is a portion that supports the shell 50. The support portion 143 has an upward extension portion 143A that extends upward from the spring portion 142, a first support portion 143B, a connection portion 143C, and a second support portion 143D. The support portion 143 supports the shell 50 at two points, the first support portion 143B and the second support portion 143D, which are spaced apart in the front-to-rear direction. As two spring fittings 140 are arranged, the shell 50 is supported at a total of four points. Both the first support portion 143B and the second support portion 143D are bent so as to be convex upward. The connecting portion 143C connects the first support portion 143B and the second support portion 143D at a position below the apexes of the first support portion 143B and the second support portion 143D. This allows the connecting portion 143C to avoid contact with a portion (upper portion) of the movable auxiliary plate 59 of the shell 50 (see FIG. 35). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 35, the connecting portion 143C contacts a portion (upper portion) of the movable auxiliary plate 59 from below, which makes it easier to maintain the correct posture of the shell 50. However, the connecting portion 143C may be configured so as not to contact a portion (upper portion) of the movable auxiliary plate 59.

[0161] The spring portion 142 has a first curved portion 142A, a first extending portion 142B, a second curved portion 142C, and a second extending portion 142D. The first curved portion 142A changes the extending direction of the spring portion 142 from one side to the other side in the front-to-rear direction, and the second curved portion 142C changes the extending direction of the spring portion 142 from the other side to one side in the front-to-rear direction. In other words, the spring portion 142 has two folded portions that change its extending direction in the front-to-rear direction. The two folded portions stabilize the posture of the support portion 143. The second curved portion 142C has a larger radius of curvature than the first curved portion 142A.

[0162] 31, two spring arrangement holes 29 are formed in the housing 20, in which two spring fittings 140 are respectively arranged. The spring arrangement holes 29 are open upward. The spring fittings 140 are not press-fitted into the housing 20, but are simply arranged therein, making assembly easy.

[0163] The two spring fittings 140 are arranged in positions opposite to each other in the front-to-rear direction, thereby preventing the shell 50, which is elastically supported by the two spring fittings 140, from tilting to either the front or rear side.

[0164] 34, the housing 20 is formed with confirmation windows 29A for confirming that the spring fitting 140 is correctly placed in the spring placement hole 29. The confirmation windows 29A are formed in two locations, one in front of and one in back of each spring placement hole 29. The confirmation windows 29A are configured so that one end and the other end (the first curved portion 142A side) of the base 141 of the spring fitting 140 can be confirmed from the outside in the width direction of the housing 20.

[0165] 31, the ground terminal 40 has a pair of first vertical plate portions (auxiliary plates) 41. When the ground terminal 40 is press-fitted into the housing 20 from below, the pair of first vertical plate portions 41 are disposed outside the pair of terminal proximity walls 24 (see FIG. 35) of the housing 20 in the width direction.

[0166] 35, the connector 600 has a pair of movable auxiliary plates 59. The movable auxiliary plates 59 are displaced in the up and down direction in conjunction with the up and down displacement of the shell 50. The movable auxiliary plates 59 are formed integrally with the top surface portion 51 and side surface portion 52 of the shell 50. The movable auxiliary plates 59 are formed by bending part of the outer edge of the top surface portion 51 diagonally downward and inward in the width direction.

[0167] 35, the bulging portion 59D of the movable auxiliary plate 59 comes into contact with the first vertical plate portion 41 from the inside in the width direction. The movable auxiliary plate 59 is inserted into the gap between the terminal proximity wall 24 and the first vertical plate portion 41. Therefore, in the housing 20 in which the spring arrangement hole 29 is formed, there is no need to form a gap on the outside in the width direction of the first vertical plate portion 41, and each component can be arranged efficiently. As a result, the connector 600 can be made smaller.

[0168] The movable auxiliary plate 59 is disposed on the widthwise outer side of the portion of the signal terminal 30 that protrudes upward from the housing 20 (terminal proximity wall 24). As a result, the impedance of the portion of the signal terminal 30 that protrudes upward from the housing 20 is also adjusted, improving high-speed transmission performance.

[0169] [Supplementary explanation of the above embodiment] In the above embodiment, the connection object is the rear member 80 of the camera module 1, but the connection object of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the connection object may be another board arranged in the +Z direction with respect to the connector.

[0170] In the above embodiment, the direction in which the terminal contact portion 34 comes into contact with the connection object 80 is the Z direction, and the terminal contact portion 34 is displaceable in the Z direction, but the terminal contact portion of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the terminal contact portion may come into contact with the connection object by sandwiching it from the X direction or the Y direction.

[0171] In the above embodiment, the ground terminal 40 has the connection portions 44, 42A that connect to the substrate 71, but the shielding member and ground terminal of the present disclosure are not limited to this.

[0172] In the above embodiment, the inner conductor contact portion 83A and the outer conductor contact portion 84A are both flat surfaces with the other side in the Z direction as the normal direction, but the inner conductor contact portion and outer conductor contact portion of the present disclosure are not limited to this and may be curved surfaces.

[0173] In the above embodiment, the housing 20 is held relative to the signal terminal 30 by pressing the retained portion 32 of the signal terminal 30 into the housing 20, but the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the retained portion of the signal terminal may be held relative to the housing by insert molding the signal terminal together with the housing.

[0174] In the above embodiment, the shell 50 of the connector 100 is initially in a so-called preload state, but the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the shell 50 does not have to be initially in a preload state.

[0175] In the first embodiment, the side surface portion 52 of the shell 50 is configured with a plurality of plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56, as shown in FIG. 11 , and adjacent plate portions among the plurality of plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 partially overlap each other, completely surrounding the signal terminal 30 in all directions (360 degrees) perpendicular to the Z direction. However, the side surface portion of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and may have portions that are not surrounded in all directions (360 degrees), as in the second to fifth embodiments. An embodiment in which the side surface portion is formed in roughly four directions, i.e., the ±X direction and the ±Y direction, as in the second to fifth embodiments, corresponds to the "side surface portion surrounding the signal terminal in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction" of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the "side surface portion" of the present disclosure is not limited to a portion that surrounds the signal terminal from a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, but may be a portion that covers the signal terminal from any direction perpendicular to the Z direction. For example, the two front and rear plate portions 53, 54 in the shell 50 of the first embodiment may be omitted, and the signal terminal 30 may not be covered on the front and rear sides, but may be covered by the side surface portion 52 only on the right and left sides of the signal terminal 30.

[0176] In the above embodiment, the side surface portion 52 of the shell 50 is composed of multiple plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56, each connected to the top surface portion 51 via a curved portion. However, the side surface portion of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the side surface portion may be composed of a single plate portion connected to the top surface portion via a curved portion. That is, in the shell 50 of the first embodiment (FIG. 11), three of the four plate portions 53, 54, 55, and 56 may be omitted, and the size of one plate portion 53 may be enlarged so that the signal terminal 30 is surrounded by only that plate portion 53 in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction. Furthermore, in this case, a region near one end of the one plate portion may overlap a region near the other end of the one plate portion, thereby preventing a gap from being formed between the one end and the other end. [Explanation of symbols]

[0177] 1 camera module 20. Housing 21 Bottom wall 23 Back wall 24 Terminal proximity wall 30 signal terminal 33E,34 Tip side extension part 34 Contact portion (terminal contact portion, first connector contact portion) 40 Ground terminal 40,50 Shielding material 41 First vertical plate part (auxiliary plate) 45,46 Elastic support part 46 Shell contact area 45C coil spring (elastic support part) 46 Contact part (tip side extension part) 50 shells 51 Top surface (shield contact portion, second connector contact portion) 51A opening 52 Side part 53, 54, 55, 56 Multiple plate sections 55D, 56D Spring piece (elastic support part) 71 Circuit board (mounting object) 80 Rear component (connection object) 82 Coaxial connector part 83 Center conductor (inner conductor) 83A Center conductor contact part (inner conductor contact part, first contact part) 84 outer conductor 84A Outer conductor contact part (second contact part) 140 Spring fitting 140 (elastic support part) 100 Connectors 200 Connectors 300 Connector 400 Connector 500 Connectors 600 Connector

Claims

1. a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; the shell has a side surface portion that surrounds the signal terminal in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, the side surface portion is formed by bending a plate material so as to surround the signal terminal in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, The plate members are formed to overlap each other so as not to create gaps in the shape surrounding the signal terminals in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction. connector.

2. a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; the shell has a top surface portion disposed on one side of the housing in the Z direction, and a side surface portion that is on the other side of the top surface portion in the Z direction and surrounds the signal terminals in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction, an opening is formed in the center of the top surface portion to expose the terminal contact portion; the side surface portions are each composed of a plurality of plate portions connected to the top surface portion via curved portions, Adjacent plate portions among the plurality of plate portions are partially overlapped with each other. connector.

3. a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; The housing has a pair of terminal adjacent walls facing each other in the Y direction, The signal terminal is disposed between the pair of terminal proximity walls, The connector includes a pair of auxiliary plates whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the Y direction and which are disposed outward in the Y direction relative to the pair of terminal proximity walls. connector.

4. the signal terminal has a held portion that is held between the pair of terminal proximity walls, The terminal proximity walls have a Y-direction outer surface that is larger than the other portions of the terminal proximity walls in the Y-direction. The pair of auxiliary plates are shaped to follow the Y-direction outer surfaces of the pair of terminal proximity walls. The connector according to claim 3.

5. A signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; the signal terminal integrally includes the terminal contact portion and a connection portion connected to an attachment object to which the connector is attached; the connector includes an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that the shell can be displaced in the Z direction, the connector includes a ground terminal that electrically connects the shell to an attachment object to which the connector is attached, the shell, the elastic support portion, and the ground terminal are separate bodies; The ground terminal has a shell contact portion that is in conductive contact with the shell. connector.

6. the shell has a top surface portion located on one side of the housing in the Z direction, An opening is formed in the center of the top surface portion to expose the terminal contact portion. The connector according to claim 5.

7. The shell has a side surface portion that surrounds the signal terminal in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction. The connector according to claim 5 or 6.

8. a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; The shell is integrally formed with an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that the shell is displaceable in the Z direction by contacting the housing. connector.

9. a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; the connector includes a ground terminal that electrically connects the shell to an attachment object to which the connector is attached, The shell and the ground terminal are separate bodies, the shell is integrally formed with an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so as to be displaceable in the Z direction by contacting the housing, The ground terminal has a shell contact portion that is in conductive contact with the shell. connector.

10. a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; the connector includes a ground terminal that electrically connects the shell to an attachment object to which the connector is attached, The shell and the ground terminal are separate bodies, the ground terminal has an elastic support portion that elastically supports the shell so that the shell can be displaced in the Z direction; the elastic support portion has a shell contact portion that is in conductive contact with the shell to electrically connect the ground terminal and the shell, the signal terminal extends in a predetermined direction as viewed from the Z direction, and has a tip-side extension portion having the terminal contact portion on a tip side in the extension direction; the ground terminal extends in the predetermined direction as viewed from the Z direction, and has a pair of tip-side extension portions having the shell contact portion on tip sides in the extension direction; the pair of tip-side extension portions of the ground terminal are disposed on both sides in the Y direction of the tip-side extension portion of the signal terminal; connector.

11. a direction in which the shield contact portion contacts the second contact portion of the connection object and a direction in which the terminal contact portion contacts the first contact portion of the connection object are both in the Z direction; The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. In an initial state, the shield contact portion is located on one side in the Z direction relative to the terminal contact portion. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. a signal terminal having a terminal contact portion that can be in conductive contact with a first contact portion of a connection object that is connected from one side in the Z direction; a housing for holding the signal terminals; a shell surrounding at least a portion of the signal terminal, the shell has a shield contact portion that is in conductive contact with the second contact portion of the connection object, The shell is displaceable in the Z direction; Further provided is a pair of movable auxiliary plates whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the Y direction and which are displaced in the Z direction in conjunction with displacement of the shell in the Z direction, A portion of the signal terminal that protrudes from the housing to one side in the Z direction is located between the pair of movable auxiliary plates. connector.

14. Further provided is a pair of movable auxiliary plates whose plate thickness direction is oriented in the Y direction and which are displaced in the Z direction in conjunction with displacement of the shell in the Z direction, A portion of the signal terminal that protrudes from the housing to one side in the Z direction is located between the pair of movable auxiliary plates. The connector according to claim 3 or 4.

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