connector

Abstract

To provide a connector which is improved in electric conductivity.SOLUTION: A connector 1 is provided which is connected to a mating side connector having a plurality of male side terminals 212. The connector 1 comprises: an electric wire 11 with a plurality of terminals having a first shield portion 113; a connection portion 13 which holds a terminal 112 of the electric wire 11 with the plurality of terminals in such a manner that the terminal 112 can be connected to each male side terminal 212, and which is conducted to a first shield portion 113; and a second shield portion 17 which is provided separately from the electric wire 11, and conducts with the connection portion 13. The second shield portion 17 comprises a terminal 172 for a shield, and the terminal 172 for the shield is connected in the terminal with the terminal for the male side shields 272 provided in the mating side connector 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a connector.

Background Art

[0002] A connector for connecting a device such as a battery installed in a vehicle or the like and a device such as a motor provided in the vehicle or the like is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses a female battery electrical connector provided on the battery side and a male battery bay electrical connector provided on the vehicle side. The battery electrical connector and the battery bay electrical connector each include a plurality of interfaces, a mounting portion as a housing for collectively accommodating and fixedly holding the plurality of interfaces, and a box-shaped shield mechanism for isolating a part of the plurality of interfaces from other parts.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the connector as described above, it may be necessary to provide a conduction contact point in each shield mechanism for purposes such as grounding. However, in the connector described in Patent Document 1, although each shield mechanism approaches in the connection direction when the battery electrical connector and the battery bay electrical connector are connected, there are cases where they do not contact due to tolerances or the like, and it has been difficult to reliably conduct each shield mechanism.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to obtain a connector with improved conductivity.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To solve the aforementioned problems and achieve the objective, the connector is a connector connected to a mating connector having a plurality of mating terminals, comprising: a plurality of terminalized wires having a first shield portion; a connection portion that holds the terminals of the plurality of terminalized wires so as to be connectable to the mating terminals and is electrically connected to the first shield portion; and a second shield portion provided separately from the terminalized wires and electrically connected to the connection portion, wherein the second shield portion is provided with shielding terminals, and the shielding terminals are terminal-connected to mating shielding terminals provided on the mating connector. The device comprises a wire with a second terminal through which an electrical signal flows, and a housing portion that accommodates the second terminal, which is the terminal of the wire with the second terminal. A large current, greater than the current flowing through the wire with the second terminal, flows through the wire with the terminal, and the shielding terminal is housed in the housing portion together with the second terminal. It is characterized by the following: [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, a connector with improved conductivity can be obtained. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] A perspective view of a connector and a mating connector according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] A perspective view of the connector and the mating connector from a different direction than in Figure 1. [Figure 3] A cross-sectional perspective view of a wire with terminals in a connected state. [Figure 4] A cross-sectional perspective view, seen from the connector side, showing the connection status of the second terminal wire and the second shield section. [Figure 5] A cross-sectional perspective view showing the connection status of the second terminal wire and the second shield section as seen from the mating connector side. [Figure 6] Cross-sectional perspective view of the mating connector. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] The following describes a connector 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Connector 1 is a female connector that constitutes part of a wire harness routed in a vehicle, for example, and is fixed to a first object M such as the vehicle itself or the vehicle's motor. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, connector 1 comprises a terminal-equipped wire 11 with a first shield portion 113, a second terminal-equipped wire 12, a connecting portion 13, a first housing portion 14, a second housing portion 15 (housing portion), a fixing member 16, and a second shield portion 17. In the figures, X, Y, and Z are mutually orthogonal directions.

[0010] In the diagram, the short-side direction of the connector 13 is denoted as "short-side direction X". One side of the short-side direction X is denoted as "one side X1", and the other side as "other side X2". The long-side direction of the connector 13 is denoted as "long-side direction Y". One side of the long-side direction Y is denoted as "left side Y1", and the other side as "right side Y2". The thickness direction of the connector 13 is denoted as "thickness direction Z". One side of the thickness direction Z is denoted as "back side Z1", and the other side as "front side Z2". This is for explanatory purposes only and does not necessarily correspond to the direction in actual use, nor does it limit the direction in actual use of the connector 1.

[0011] Multiple terminal-equipped wires 11 are arranged in the connector 1, and in this embodiment, a total of six are arranged independently in the long side direction Y. Each terminal-equipped wire 11 comprises a wire 111 as shown in Figure 1, a terminal 112 connected to the wire 111, and a first shield portion 113 attached to the terminal 112.

[0012] The electric wire 111 is a shielded electric wire shielded by a braid (not shown), and is used, for example, to supply current to the first target M. This electric wire 111 is provided to carry a larger current than the current flowing through the second electric wire 121 of the second terminal electric wire 12 (described later), and is formed with a larger diameter than the second electric wire 121.

[0013] Terminal 112 is connected to the male terminal 212 (mating terminal) (see Figure 1) of the mating connector 2 (male connector) to which connector 1 is connected. Terminal 112 is provided at the end of the electric wire 111 and is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the thickness direction Z, as shown in Figure 2. Each of the terminals 112 is inserted in the thickness direction Z into the retaining plate portion 131 of the connecting portion 13, which will be described later, and is fixed to the retaining plate portion 131 in this state.

[0014] As shown in Figure 2, the first shield portion 113 is provided surrounding the outer circumference of each terminal 112 in the circumferential direction. The first shield portion 113 is electrically connected to the braided wire 111 described above.

[0015] In this embodiment, the second terminal wire 12 is arranged independently in a total of two units, spaced apart in the long side direction Y, flanking the six terminal wires 11. The second terminal wire 12 comprises the second wire 121 shown in Figure 1 and the second terminal 122 (terminal) (see Figure 4) connected to the second wire 121.

[0016] The second wire 121 is a wire through which electrical signals are transmitted and is constructed without a shielding structure. This second wire 121 is formed to have a smaller diameter than the wire 111 and is used, for example, to send and receive data with the first object M.

[0017] The second terminal 122 is connected to the male second terminal 222 (mating terminal) of the mating connector 2. As shown in Figure 4, it is provided at the tip of the second wire 121 and extends in the thickness direction Z, forming a cylindrical shape. Each of the second terminals 122 is inserted in the thickness direction Z into the retaining plate portion 131 of the connection portion 13, which will be described later, and is fixed to the retaining plate portion 131 in this state.

[0018] Note that, as described above, in the present embodiment, a total of six independent terminal wires 11 are arranged adjacent to two independent wires 12 with a second terminal, which are arranged at intervals in the long side direction Y. However, the number, shape, arrangement of the terminal wires 11 and the wires 12 with a second terminal, and the ratio of the configuration between the terminal wires 11 and the wires 12 with a second terminal are not limited to this, and various combinations can be made.

[0019] The connection portion 13 is a portion that holds the terminal 112 and the second terminal 122 so as to be integrally connected to the male terminal 212 or the male second terminal 222 as the mating terminal. As shown in FIG. 1, the connection portion 13 includes a holding plate portion 131, a positioning portion 132, and a support portion 133.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, the holding plate portion 131 is formed of a substantially rectangular conductive plate member with cutouts at its four corners. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding plate portion 131 holds the terminal 112 and the second terminal 122 together in a state where they are inserted in the plate thickness direction Z, and is electrically connected to the first shield portion 113.

[0021] The positioning portion 132 is provided integrally with the holding plate portion 131 on the front side Z2 of the holding plate portion 131, and is a portion that is fixed to the mating connector 2. By this fixing, the positioning portion 132 positions the terminal 112 and the second terminal 122 with respect to the male terminal 212 and the male second terminal 222. As shown in FIG. 2, the positioning portion 132 includes a fitting portion 132a and a pair of pin receiving cylinders 132b.

[0022] The fitting portion 132a is formed in a frame shape, surrounds the terminal 112 and the second terminal 122 together on the holding plate portion 131, rises on the front side Z2, extends beyond the tip portions of the terminal 112 and the second terminal 122 on the front side Z2, and opens in the same direction. The fitting portion 132a is formed so as to fit with a fitting portion 232a (to be described later) of the mating connector 2. By this fitting, the connector 1 is fixed to the mating connector 2. Also, by this fitting, the terminal 112 and the second terminal 122 are positioned with respect to the male terminal 212 and the male second terminal 222.

[0023] A pair of pin receiving cylinders 132b are provided on the outer side of the mating portion 132a in the long side direction Y, with one adjacent to the left end Y1 of the mating portion 132a and the other adjacent to the right end Y2 of the mating portion 132a. Each of the pair of pin receiving cylinders 132b is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the plate thickness direction Z and opens to the front side Z2. The front side Z2 ends of the pair of pin receiving cylinders 132b are located further in the front side Z2 than the front side Z2 ends of the mating portion 132a. When connector 1 and mating connector 2 are connected, positioning pins 232b, described later, are fitted into this pair of pin receiving cylinders 132b in the plate thickness direction Z. This fitting positions terminals 112 and 222 relative to male terminal 212 and male second terminal 222.

[0024] The support portion 133 is the part that supports the retaining plate portion 131 and is fixed to the first object M using fixing members such as screws. In other words, the support portion 133 is configured to fix the connector 1 to the first object M. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the support portion 133 comprises a connecting plate 133a that abuts against the first object M and a support plate 133b that is laminated on the back side Z1 of the connecting plate 133a. Both the connecting plate 133a and the support plate 133b are formed in the shape of rectangular plates, with dimensions in the short side direction X and the long side direction Y being larger than those of the retaining plate portion 131.

[0025] The support portion 133 has an arrangement hole 133c that penetrates in the thickness direction Z from the connecting plate 133a to the support plate 133b, and the retaining plate portion 131 is supported in this arrangement hole 133c. The length of the inner edge of the arrangement hole 133c is formed to be slightly longer than the length of the outer edge of the retaining plate portion 131, thereby creating a gap between the outer edge of the retaining plate portion 131 and the inner edge of the arrangement hole 133c. As a result of this gap, the retaining plate portion 131 is supported so as to be displaceable in the short side direction X and the long side direction Y relative to the support portion 133.

[0026] The first housing portion 14 is provided separately from the connecting portion 13 and individually accommodates the multiple terminals 112 held by the connecting portion 13. Multiple housing portions are installed to correspond to each terminal 112. As shown in Figure 3, the first housing portion 14 is formed in the shape of a rectangular box extending in the short side direction X, and is detachably fixed to the connecting portion 13 by fixing screws 142 that pass through a substantially triangular plate-shaped mounting portion 141 protruding from one side X1 in the plate thickness direction Z.

[0027] Although not shown in the diagram, a shielding structure may be provided inside the first housing portion 14 that is electrically connected to the first shield portion 113 of the electric wire 111 and also to the connection portion 13.

[0028] The second housing portion 15 is provided separately from the connecting portion 13 and individually accommodates the second terminals 122 held by the connecting portion 13. Two second housing portions are installed, corresponding to each second terminal 122. As shown in Figure 4, the second housing portion 15 comprises a plate portion 151 formed in a substantially oval shape extending in the short-side direction X, and a cylindrical portion 152 protruding from the front side Z2 surface of the plate portion 151 to the front side Z2. A communication hole 151a is formed in the plate portion 151 that communicates with the cylindrical portion 152, and the second electric wire 121 and the shielding terminal 172 of the second shield portion 17, which will be described later, are inserted through this communication hole 151a in the plate thickness direction Z.

[0029] Furthermore, a through hole 151b (see Figure 5) is formed on one side X1 of the plate portion 151, extending through in the plate thickness direction Z. A fixing screw 161 of the fixing member 16, which will be described later, is inserted through the through hole 151b, and this fixing screw 161 allows the second housing portion 15 to be attached to and detached from the connection portion 13. As shown in Figure 5, the cylindrical portion 152 houses and combines the second terminal 122 and the shielding terminal 172 of the second shield portion 17, which will be described later.

[0030] As shown in Figure 4, the fixing member 16 comprises a conductive fixing screw 161 and a conductive holding part 162. The fixing screw 161 is inserted through a through hole 151b (see Figure 5) formed in one side X1 of the second housing part 15, penetrating in the thickness direction Z, and is fixed to the connecting part 13. In this way, the second housing part 15 is fixed to the connecting part 13.

[0031] The holding portion 162 is the part that holds the shield wire 171 of the second shield portion 17, which will be described later. It is formed to protrude radially from the head of the fixing screw 161 and holds the shield wire 171 of the second shield portion 17 by crimping it. In other words, the holding portion 162 is provided integrally with the fixing screw 161 and is connected to the second shield portion 17.

[0032] The second shield section 17 is provided separately from the terminal-equipped wire 11 and the second terminal-equipped wire 12, and is a shield that is electrically connected to the connection section 13. It comprises a conductive shield wire 171 and a shielding terminal 172 connected to the end of the shield wire 171. In this embodiment, the shield wire 171 is electrically connected to the connection section 13 via the conductive holding section 162 described above. That is, the second shield section 17 is electrically connected to the connection section 13 via the fixing member 16.

[0033] The shielding terminal 172 is a terminal that is connected to the male shielding terminal 272 (mating shielding terminal) of the mating connector 2, which will be described later. As shown in Figure 4, it enters the cylindrical portion 152 through the communication hole 151a of the plate portion 151 and is housed in the cylindrical portion 152 together with the second terminal 122.

[0034] Next, we will describe the mating connector 2, to which connector 1 is connected. The mating connector 2 is, for example, a male connector that constitutes part of a wire harness routed in a vehicle, and is fixed to the vehicle itself or a second target B such as a battery mounted in the vehicle. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the mating connector 2 comprises a male terminal wire 21, a male second terminal wire 22, a male connection part 23, a male first housing part 24, a male second housing part 25 (mating housing part), a male fixing member 26, and a male shield part 27.

[0035] The male terminal-equipped wire 21 comprises a male wire 211 shown in Figure 2 and a male terminal 212 (see Figure 1) connected to the male wire 211. The male wire 211 forms a circuit together with the aforementioned wire 111, and six of them are arranged to correspond to each of the wires 111. The male terminal 212 is connected to the aforementioned terminal 112, is provided at the end of the male wire 211, extends in the plate thickness direction Z, and is formed in a pin shape.

[0036] The male second terminal wire 22 comprises a male second wire 221 shown in Figure 2 and a male second terminal 222 (see Figure 1) connected to the male second wire 221. The male second wire 221 is a wire that forms a circuit together with the second wire 121 described above, and two are arranged to correspond to each of the second wires 121. The male second terminal 222 is connected to the second terminal 122 described above, is provided at the tip of the male second wire 221, extends in the plate thickness direction Z and is formed in a pin shape.

[0037] The male connector portion 23 is the part that holds the male terminal 212 and the male second terminal 222 so that they can be connected together to terminals 112 and 122. The male connector portion 23 comprises a male holding plate portion 231 and a male positioning portion 232.

[0038] The male retaining plate portion 231 is composed of a rectangular conductive plate member extending in the long side direction Y. In this embodiment, unlike the connection portion 13 described above, the male connecting portion 23 does not have a structure like the support portion 133, and the male retaining plate portion 231 is directly fixed to the second object B using fixing members such as screws. In other words, the male retaining plate portion 231 also functions as a structure for fixing the mating connector 2 to the second object B.

[0039] The male positioning portion 232 is provided integrally with the male retaining plate portion 231 on the back side Z1 of the male retaining plate portion 231 and is fixed to the connector 1. Through this fixing, the male positioning portion 232 positions the male terminal 212 and the male second terminal 222 relative to the terminal 112 and the second terminal 122.

[0040] As shown in Figure 1, the male positioning portion 232 comprises a mating portion 232a and a pair of positioning pins 232b. The mating portion 232a surrounds the male terminal 212 and the male second terminal 222 together on the male retaining plate portion 231, rises up on the back side Z1, extends further back on Z1 than the tips of the male terminal 212 and the male second terminal 222, and opens in the same direction. This mating portion 232a rises up on the back side Z1 and, as described above, is designed to mate with the mating portion 132a of the connector 1.

[0041] A pair of positioning pins 232b are provided on the outer side of the mating portion 232a in the long side direction Y, with one adjacent to the left end Y1 of the mating portion 232a and the other adjacent to the right end Y2 of the mating portion 232a. Each of the pair of positioning pins 232b is formed as a tapered cylindrical shape extending in the plate thickness direction Z, and is designed to fit into the pin receiving cylinder portion 132b when the connector 1 and the mating connector 2 are connected as described above. The ends on the back side Z1 of the pair of positioning pins 232b are located further back Z1 than the ends on the back side Z1 of the mating portion 232a.

[0042] As shown in Figure 2, the male first housing portion 24 is provided separately from the male connection portion 23 and individually accommodates the multiple male terminals 212 held by the male connection portion 23. Multiple housing portions are installed to correspond to each male terminal 212. The male terminals 212 are housed in the male first housing portion 24 with the terminals inserted in the plate thickness direction Z.

[0043] The male first housing portion 24 is fixed to the male connector portion 23 by a fixing screw 241, and can be attached to and detached from the male connector portion 23 by tightening and loosening the fixing screw 241.

[0044] The male second housing portion 25 is provided separately from the male connector portion 23 and individually accommodates the male second terminals 222 held by the male connector portion 23. Two of these housing portions are installed to correspond to each male second terminal 222.

[0045] As shown in Figure 5, the male second housing portion 25 includes a male side plate portion 251 formed in a substantially oval plate shape extending in the short side direction X, and a male side cylindrical portion 252 protruding from the back side Z1 surface of the male side plate portion 251 to the back side Z1. The male side plate portion 251 has a male side communication hole 251a that communicates with the male side cylindrical portion 252. The male second electric wire 221 and the male side shield terminal 272 (mutual shield terminal), which will be described later, of the male side shield portion 27 are inserted through this male side communication hole 251a in the plate thickness direction Z.

[0046] Furthermore, a male through-hole 251b is formed on the other side X2 of the male side plate portion 251, extending through in the plate thickness direction Z. A male fixing screw 261, which will be described later, of the male fixing member 26 is inserted through the male through-hole 251b, and this male fixing screw 261 allows the male second housing portion 25 to be attached to and detached from the male connection portion 23. The male cylindrical portion 252 houses and combines the male second terminal 222 and the male shield terminal 272, which will be described later, of the male shield portion 27.

[0047] The end of the back side Z1 of the male cylindrical portion 252 protrudes further into the back side Z1 than the ends of the back side Z1 of the male second terminal 222 and the male shielding terminal 272 housed within the male cylindrical portion 252. The second terminal 122 and the shielding terminal 172 housed in the cylindrical portion 152 of connector 1 are fitted into the internal space of this protruding portion when connecting connector 1 and the mating connector 2. Through this fitting, the second terminal 122 is terminally connected to the male second terminal 222, and the shielding terminal 172 of the second shield portion 17 is terminally connected to the male shielding terminal 272.

[0048] The male fixing member 26 comprises a conductive male fixing screw 261 and a conductive male holding part 262. The male fixing screw 261 corresponds to the fixing screw 161 described above, and the male holding part 262 corresponds to the holding part 162 described above. Since their structures and functions are the same, their explanation is omitted here.

[0049] The male shield portion 27 has a configuration corresponding to the second shield portion 17 described above, and as shown in Figure 5, it comprises a male shield wire 271 and a male shield terminal 272. In this embodiment, the male shield wire 271 is electrically connected to the male connection portion 23 via the male holding portion 262 described above. The male shield terminal 272 enters the male cylindrical portion 252 through the male communication hole 251a of the male plate portion 251 and is housed in the male cylindrical portion 252 together with the male second terminal 222.

[0050] Next, the connection between connector 1 and the mating connector 2 will be explained. When connecting connector 1 and the mating connector 2, first, connector 1 is fixed to the first object M, and the mating connector 2 is fixed to the second object B. Specifically, connector 1, in which the terminal-equipped wire 11, the second terminal-equipped wire 12, the connecting part 13, the first housing part 14, the second housing part 15, and the second shield part 17 are integrated, is brought into contact with the first object M via the connecting plate 133a and fixed to the first object M with fixing members such as screws.

[0051] Furthermore, the mating connector 2, which consists of a male terminal wire 21, a male second terminal wire 22, a male connection part 23, a male first housing part 24, a male second housing part 25, and a male shield part 27, is brought into contact with the second target B via the male connection part 23.

[0052] Next, the first object M and the second object B are aligned in the thickness direction Z. At this time, the positions are adjusted so that the mating portion 132a and the mated portion 232a face each other in the thickness direction Z, and the central axis of the positioning pin 232b and the central axis of the pin receiving cylinder portion 132b are coaxial. After this position adjustment, the first object M and the second object B are brought closer together along the thickness direction Z. When the first object M and the second object B are close together, due to the positional relationship of the configuration described above, the positioning pin 232b first begins to be inserted into the pin receiving cylinder portion 132b. Then the mating portion 132a begins to fit into the mated portion 232a, and with the positions of connector 1 and mating connector 2 determined, the connections between terminal 112 and male terminal 212, and between second terminal 122 and male second terminal 222 are made all at once.

[0053] At this point, the second terminal 122 and the shielding terminal 172 housed in the cylindrical portion 152 of connector 1 fit into the internal space of the male cylindrical portion 252. This fitting connects the second terminal 122 to the male second terminal 222, and also connects the shielding terminal 172 to the male shielding terminal 272. This creates a conductive path between the first shield portion 113, the connecting portion 13, and the second shield portion 17 on the connector 1 side, and the male shield portion 27 of the mating connector 2. Thus, the connection between connector 1 and the mating connector 2 is completed.

[0054] In some cases, the mating portion 132a may not properly fit into the mated portion 232a due to mounting tolerances of the connector 1 to the first target M or the mating connector 2 to the second target B. In this case, the misalignment between the connector 1 and the mated connector 2 can be eliminated by performing so-called floating, which involves displacing the retaining plate portion 131 in the short side direction X or the long side direction Y relative to the support portion 133 of the connector 1.

[0055] As described above, according to the embodiment, the connector 1 is a connector 1 that is connected to a mating connector 2 which has male terminals 212 (multiple mating terminals), and comprises a plurality of terminal wires 11 which have a first shield portion 113, a connecting portion 13 which holds the terminals 112 of the plurality of terminal wires 11 so as to be connectable to the male terminals 212 and is electrically connected to the first shield portion 113, and a second shield portion 17 which is provided separately from the terminal wires 11 and is electrically connected to the connecting portion 13, the second shield portion 17 which has a shielding terminal 172, and the shielding terminal 172 is terminally connected to a male shielding terminal 272 (mating shielding end) provided on the mating connector 2.

[0056] With this configuration, the shielding terminal 172 of the second shield section 17 is terminally connected to the mating shielding terminal 272, thereby ensuring electrical conductivity between the multiple first shield sections 113, connection section 13, and second shield section 17, which constitute the shield on the connector 1 side, and the male shield section 27, which constitutes the shield on the mating connector 2 side. Therefore, compared to conventional structures in which the shielding mechanism simply moves closer in the connection direction, a connector 1 with improved conductivity can be obtained. Furthermore, with this configuration, each of the first shield sections 113 of the multiple terminal-equipped wires 11 (terminal-equipped wires) is electrically connected to the second shield section 17 via the connection section 13. The second shield section 17 is then electrically connected to the male shield section 27. In this way, multiple first shield sections 113 can be electrically connected to the mating connector 2 side using the second shield section 17. Therefore, the structure for shield conductivity can be simplified.

[0057] Furthermore, according to the above embodiment, by housing the shielding terminal 172 in the second housing portion 15 (housing portion) that houses the second terminal 122, a separate housing for the shielding terminal 172 is not required, thus reducing the number of parts in the connector 1. In addition, the second terminal 122 and the shielding terminal 172, which are housed together in the second housing portion 15, are fitted into the internal space of the male cylindrical portion 252 to connect to the male second terminal 222 and the male shielding terminal 272, respectively. In other words, by housing the shielding terminal 172 in the second housing portion 15, the terminal connections of the second terminal 122 and the shielding terminal 172 can be performed together, making it easy to connect the connector 1 and the mating connector 2.

[0058] Furthermore, according to the above-described embodiment, the second shield portion 17 can be attached to and detached from the connection portion 13 by attaching and detaching the second housing portion 15 (housing portion), making it easy to inspect, repair, or replace the second shield portion 17.

[0059] Furthermore, according to the above embodiment, the shield wire 171 can be fixed to the connection part 13 using the fixing member 16 that fixes the second housing part 15, so there is no need to provide a fixing structure specifically for the shield wire 171. Therefore, this contributes to saving space in the connector 1 by eliminating the need for such a fixing structure.

[0060] Furthermore, with this configuration, the fixing member 16 can be constructed using simple components such as a fixing screw 161 and a holding part 162.

[0061] Although embodiments have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and any design changes, etc., that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention are also included. For example, it may be as follows.

[0062] For example, in this embodiment, the shielding terminal 172 of the second shielding section 17 is housed in the second housing section 15 that houses the second terminal 122. However, the second shielding section 17 does not necessarily need to be housed in the second housing section 15. For example, in the above embodiment, the second terminal-equipped wire 12 and the second housing section 15 may be omitted, and the second shielding section 17 may be fixed to the connection section 13 by itself. The shielding terminal 172 of this second shielding section 17 may then be terminal-connected to the male shielding terminal 272. Alternatively, the shielding wire 171 of the second shielding section 17 may be omitted, and the shielding terminal 172 may be directly connected to the connection section 13.

[0063] Furthermore, the structure of the mating connector 2 can also be modified as appropriate. For example, the male second terminal 222 and the male second housing portion 25 may be omitted, and the male shield portion 27 may be provided independently. Also, similar to the second shield portion 17 described above, the male shield portion 27 may also omit the male shield wire 271. In addition, the male shield portion 27 may be provided directly on the second target B to which the mating connector 2 is fixed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1 Connector 2. The other side connector 11. Wire with terminals 112 terminals 113 Shield Section 1 13 Connection part 17. Second Shield Section 172 Shielding terminal 272 Male shield terminal (for mating shield terminal)

Claims

1. A connector that connects to a mating connector having multiple mating terminals, Multiple terminal wires equipped with a first shield section, The terminals of the multiple terminal-equipped wires are held so as to be connectable to the mating terminal, and the connection portion is electrically connected to the first shield portion, It comprises a second shield portion provided separately from the aforementioned terminal-equipped wire and having electrical conductivity with the aforementioned connection portion, The second shield section is equipped with a shielding terminal, The shielding terminal is terminally connected to the mating shielding terminal provided on the mating connector. It comprises a wire with a second terminal through which an electrical signal flows, and a housing portion that accommodates the second terminal, which is the terminal of the wire with the second terminal. A larger current than the current flowing through the second wire with terminals flows through the aforementioned wire with terminals. The connector is characterized in that the shielding terminal is housed in the housing together with the second terminal.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing portion is provided separately from the connecting portion and is detachable from the connecting portion.

3. The connection portion is equipped with a conductive fixing member, The fixing member fixes the housing portion to the connecting portion, The connector according to claim 2, characterized in that the second shield portion is electrically connected to the connection portion via the fixing member.

4. The connector according to claim 3, characterized in that the fixing member comprises a conductive fixing screw fastened to the connection portion and a conductive holding portion provided integrally with the fixing screw and connected to the second shield portion.

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