JP2021093244A - Movable connector and manufacturing method of shield - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily secure both a movable space of a movable housing and a soldering strength of a shield even when the occupied area on a substrate is set to be small. In a movable connector 10, a fixed shell 92 (shield) is arranged on a shield main body wall portion 93 that covers a main body wall portion 93 of the fixed housing 30 from the outside in the left-right direction and an extension wall portion 32 of the fixed housing 30. It has a shield extension wall portion 92E. The shield extension wall portion 92E has a base portion 95 that covers the extension wall portion 32 from the outside in the left-right direction, and a soldering portion 96 that protrudes from the base portion 95 to the outside in the left-right direction and is soldered to the circuit board. There is. The shield main body wall portion 93 is located outside the base portion 95 in the left-right direction. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a movable connector in which a shield is attached to a housing, and a method for manufacturing a shield to be attached to the housing of the movable connector.

The following Patent Document 1 discloses a movable connector. In this movable connector, a movable space is formed between the fixed housing and the movable housing. Further, a terminal is bridged between the fixed housing and the movable housing, and the U-shaped movable spring portion of the terminal is elastically deformed in the movable space. This allows displacement of the movable housing with respect to the fixed housing. Further, this movable connector is provided with noise countermeasures by attaching a metal shell member (shield) to the fixed housing. This shield has a soldering portion that protrudes in the direction along the plane of the substrate, and when the soldering portion is soldered to the substrate, the shield conducts with the GND circuit of the substrate and is transmitted from the substrate. The peeling of the connector is prevented.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-457939

By the way, with the recent miniaturization of electronic devices, it is required to set a small occupied area on a substrate in a connector mounted on a substrate. For this reason, with the movable connector as described above, it is difficult to secure the movable space of the movable housing and the size of the soldered portion of the shield (that is, the soldering strength of the soldered portion to the substrate) at the same time. It has become to.

The present invention manufactures a movable connector in which it is easy to secure a movable space of a movable housing and a soldering strength of a shield even when the occupied area on a substrate is set small, and a shield of the movable connector. The purpose is to obtain a method for manufacturing a shield suitable for the above.

The movable connector according to the invention according to claim 1 is a movable connector having a housing, terminals held in the housing, and a shield mounted on the housing, and the housing is fixed to a substrate. It has a first housing and a second housing that is elastically displaceably connected to the first housing via the terminal, and the first housing is along a plane surface of the substrate. A main body wall portion extending in the first direction and facing the second housing from the outside of the second direction along the plane and intersecting the first direction, and the first direction with respect to the main body wall portion. The shield has an extension wall portion adjacent to the shield main body wall portion, and the shield includes a shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction, and a shield extension wall portion arranged on the extension wall portion. The shield connecting portion for connecting the shield main body wall portion and the shield extension wall portion is provided, and the shield extension wall portion includes a base portion that covers the extension wall portion from the outside in the second direction and the shield connecting portion. It has a soldering portion that protrudes outward from the base portion in the second direction and is soldered to the substrate, and the shield main body wall portion is located outside the second direction with respect to the base portion. There is.

In the movable connector according to claim 1, the housing in which the terminal is held and the shield is mounted is elastically displaceable with respect to the first housing fixed to the substrate and the first housing via the terminal. It has a second housing to be connected. The first housing extends in the first direction along the plane of the substrate, and also has a main body wall portion facing the second housing from the outside in the second direction along the plane of the substrate and intersecting the first direction, and the main body. It has an extension wall portion adjacent to the wall portion in the first direction. Further, the above-mentioned shield includes a shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction (that is, the side opposite to the second housing), a shield extension wall portion arranged on the extension wall portion, and these shields. It has a shield connection portion that connects the main body wall portion and the shield extension wall portion.

The shield extension wall portion includes a base portion that covers the extension wall portion of the first housing from the outside in the second direction, and a soldered portion that protrudes from the base portion to the outside in the second direction and is soldered to the substrate. doing. The shield main body wall portion is located outside the base portion in the second direction, that is, on the side where the soldered portion protrudes and on the side opposite to the second housing. That is, the shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion forming the movable space of the movable housing with the second housing from the outside in the second direction is outside the shield main body wall portion in the second direction (second) with respect to the base portion of the shield extension wall portion. 2 The side opposite to the housing) is displaced. Then, the soldered portion protruding outward from the base portion in the second direction is retracted and arranged inside the second direction together with the base portion. As a result, even when the occupied area of the movable connector on the substrate is set small, it becomes easy to secure the movable space of the second housing, which is the movable housing, and to secure the soldering strength of the shield.

In claim 1, the movable connector according to the invention according to claim 2 has the shield main body wall portion, the shield extension wall portion, and the shield connection portion integrally formed of a metal plate, and the shield connection. The portion has a bent portion that bends inward in the second direction, and a part thereof is arranged so as to face the plate thickness direction in the first direction.

In the movable connector according to claim 2, the shield main body wall portion, the shield extension wall portion, and the shield connection portion are integrally formed of a metal plate. The shield connecting portion has a bent portion that bends inward in the second direction, and a part of the shield connecting portion is arranged so as to face the plate thickness direction in the first direction. As a result, when the base portion of the shield extension wall portion connected to the shield main body wall portion via the shield connection portion is retracted and arranged inside in the second direction, the dimension of the shield connection portion in the first direction can be set short. It will be easier.

The movable connector according to the third aspect of the present invention has the same that, in the second aspect, the shield has a long shape in a plane-developed state and has the shield main body wall portion in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction, and the shield main body wall. The portion is provided with a carrier cutting portion cut from a carrier for progressive processing.

In the movable connector according to claim 3, a carrier cutting portion cut from a carrier for progressive processing is provided on the shield main body wall portion of the metal shield. The shield main body wall portion is provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the shield in a plane-developed state. That is, the shield in the plane-developed state is connected to the carrier for progressive processing in the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, for example, the runout of the shield (blank) at the time of progressive processing becomes smaller than the case where the shield in the plane unfolded state is connected to the carrier at one end in the longitudinal direction. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the shield.

In any one of claims 1 to 3, the movable connector according to the invention according to claim 4 has a first housing made of resin, and a weld line formed in the first housing is a shield. The shield is held by the first housing on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the weld line.

In the movable connector according to claim 4, the weld line formed in the first resin housing is covered with a shield, and the shield is held by the first housing on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the weld line. .. This makes it possible to prevent the first housing from being damaged in the weld portion including the weld line.

The method for manufacturing a shield according to the invention according to claim 5 is a method for manufacturing a shield in which a metal shield mounted on a housing of a movable connector is manufactured by progressive processing, and the outer shape of the metal plate is removed. A punching step of performing a including punching process to form a long blank connected to a carrier for progressive processing, and a bending process of bending the blank to form the shield connected to the carrier. It has a step and a cutting step of separating the shield from the carrier. In the punching step, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank is connected to the carrier, and in the bending step, the said A crank-shaped bent portion is formed on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the blank.

In the method for manufacturing a shield according to claim 5, a metal shield to be attached to the housing of the movable connector is manufactured by progressive processing. In this manufacturing method, first, in the punching step, a punching process including outer shape punching is performed on the metal plate to form a long blank connected to a carrier for progressive processing. Next, in the bending step, the blank is bent to form a shield connected to the carrier. Then, in the cutting step, the shield is separated from the carrier. In the above punching step, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank is connected to the carrier. For example, as compared with the case where the blank is connected to the carrier at one end in the longitudinal direction, the runout of the blank during progressive processing becomes smaller. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the shield. Moreover, as described above, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank is connected to the carrier. Therefore, in the above bending step, a crank-shaped bent portion can be formed on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the blank. it can. Thereby, for example, when manufacturing the shield of the movable connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the crank-shaped bent portion can be set in the shield connecting portion, and the shield main body wall can be set. The portion and the base portion of the shield extension wall portion can be shifted in the second direction. Therefore, this method of manufacturing the shield is suitable for manufacturing the shield of the movable connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

As described above, in the movable connector according to the present invention, even when the occupied area on the substrate is set small, both the securing of the movable space of the second housing, which is the movable housing, and the securing of the soldering strength of the shield are compatible. It becomes easier to do. Further, the method for manufacturing a shield according to the present invention is suitable for manufacturing a shield for a movable connector according to the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the movable connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the movable connector. It is a side view which shows the movable connector. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the movable connector. It is a perspective view which shows the movable housing. It is a perspective view which shows the fixed housing. It is a perspective view which shows the signal terminal. It is a perspective view which shows the power supply terminal. It is a perspective view which shows the movable shell. It is a perspective view which shows the fixed shell. It is a perspective view which shows the partial structure of the movable connector. It is a top view which shows the blank of a fixed shell, and is the figure of the state which only the intermediate part in the longitudinal direction at one end part in the lateral direction of a blank is connected to a carrier. It is a top view which shows the blank of a fixed shell, and is the figure of the state which only the central part in the lateral direction at one end part in the longitudinal direction of a blank is connected to a carrier. It is a top view which shows the blank of a fixed shell, and is the figure of the state which the central part in the lateral direction at both ends in the longitudinal direction of a blank is connected to a carrier, respectively. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st modification of a fixed shell. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd modification of a fixed shell.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12, a method of manufacturing the movable connector 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the fixed shell 92 (shield) included in the movable connector 10 will be described. For convenience of explanation, the arrow FR appropriately described in each drawing is in front of the movable connector 10, the arrow LH is on the left side of the movable connector 10, and the arrow UP is on the upper side of the movable connector 10. Hereinafter, when the description is simply made using the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions, the directions with respect to the movable connector 10 are shown. These directions are independent of the directions in which the movable connector 10 is in use. Further, in each drawing, some reference numerals may be omitted in order to make the drawings easier to see.

(Constitution)
1 to 3 show a movable connector 10 according to the present embodiment. The movable connector 10 is a so-called floating connector, and includes a housing 12 (see FIGS. 1 to 4) mounted on a circuit board 11 (not shown except for FIG. 3). The housing 12 is composed of a movable housing 14 (see FIG. 5) into which a mating connector (not shown), which is an object to be connected, is inserted and removed, and a fixed housing 30 (see FIG. 6) fixed to the circuit board 11. .. The fixed housing 30 has a pair of side wall portions 30A and 30B arranged on both sides in a crossing direction (arrow Y direction) orthogonal to the insertion / removal direction (arrow Z direction) of the mating connector with respect to the movable housing 14. There is. The fixed housing 30 corresponds to the "first housing" in the present invention, and the movable housing 14 corresponds to the "second housing" in the present invention. The circuit board 11 corresponds to the "board" in the present invention, and the thickness direction of the circuit board 11 coincides with the insertion / removal direction Z. The plane direction of the circuit board 11 is a direction orthogonal to the insertion / extraction direction Z described above.

Further, the movable connector 10 is bridged between the movable housing 14 and the pair of side wall portions 30A and 30B along the laying direction Y, and is in the terminal arrangement direction (arrow) orthogonal to the insertion / removal direction Z and the laying direction Y. A plurality of signal terminals 50 (see FIGS. 4 and 7) arranged in the X direction), and a movable housing 14 and a pair of side wall portions 30A arranged on both sides of the terminal arrangement direction X with respect to the plurality of signal terminals 50. It is provided with a plurality of power supply terminals 70 (see FIGS. 4 and 8) bridged with 30B along the crossing direction Y. The signal terminal 50 and the power supply terminal 70 correspond to the "terminals" in the present invention.

Further, the movable connector 10 includes a shell 80 that covers the housing 12 and shields noise. The shell 80 corresponds to the "shield" in the present invention, and is composed of a movable shell 82 (see FIG. 9) covering the movable housing 14 and a fixed shell 92 (see FIG. 10) covering the fixed housing 30. There is.

The movable connector 10 constitutes a plug (male type) of a connector for connecting a board to a board, and a mating connector which is a receptacle (female type) is fixed to a mating circuit board different from the circuit board 11. It is configured to be. The mating connector includes a plurality of mating signal terminals (not shown) that are electrically connected to the plurality of signal terminals 50, and a plurality of mating power terminals (not shown) that are electrically connected to the plurality of power supply terminals 70. Is provided. The object to be connected to the movable connector 10 is not limited to the receptacle (connector), but may be a bus bar or a square pin.

The terminal arrangement direction X corresponds to the "first direction" in the present invention, and the above-mentioned crossing direction Y corresponds to the "second direction" in the present invention. The terminal arrangement direction X and the crossing direction Y are directions along the plane (plate surface) of the circuit board 11. Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal arrangement direction X coincides with the front-rear direction of the movable connector 10, and the overhanging direction Y coincides with the left-right direction of the movable connector 10. The direction Z coincides with the vertical direction of the movable connector 10. In the following description, the terminal arrangement direction X may be referred to as a "front-back direction", the laying direction Y may be referred to as a "left-right direction", and the insertion / removal direction Z may be referred to as a "vertical direction". The movable connector 10 is formed in a symmetrical shape in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

(About movable housing)
As shown in FIG. 5, the movable housing 14 has a rectangular bottomed hole 16 that opens upward, and is formed in a bottomed substantially rectangular tubular shape (substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape). The movable housing 14 includes a pair of left and right side wall portions 14A and 14B facing each other in the left-right direction, and a pair of front-rear connecting wall portions 14C and 14D connecting both front and rear ends of the left and right side wall portions 14A and 14B in the left-right direction. The side wall portions 14A and 14B of the above are connected in the left-right direction, and the bottom wall portion 14E (see FIG. 2) in which the front and rear connecting wall portions 14C and 14D are connected in the front-rear direction is integrally provided. The left and right side wall portions 14A and 14B extend in the front-rear direction, and the front and rear connecting wall portions 14C and 14D extend in the left-right direction. The bottom wall portion 14E is provided in a substantially lower half portion of the movable housing 14, and is formed thick in the vertical direction. The movable housing 14 is manufactured of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin. The movable housing 14 according to the present embodiment is formed in a long shape having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction, but the dimensions of the movable housing 14 in the front-rear direction are appropriately changed depending on the number of signal terminals 50. It has become.

At the lower ends of the front and rear connecting wall portions 14C and 14D (both front and rear ends of the movable housing 14), a pair of front and rear engaging convex portions 18 projecting toward the outside in the front and rear direction (outside of the terminal arrangement direction X) are formed. ing. The front and rear engaging convex portions 18 are formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape.

On the surface of the left and right side wall portions 14A and 14B on the bottomed hole 16 side, a plurality of signal terminal insertion grooves 20 extending in the vertical direction are formed so as to be arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction. These signal terminal insertion grooves 20 are open toward the bottomed hole 16 side and the upper side. Further, these signal terminal insertion grooves 20 are communicated with a plurality of signal terminal insertion holes 21 (see FIG. 2) penetrating the bottom wall portion 14E in the vertical direction.

A pair of left and right accommodating recesses 22 that open outward in the front-rear direction are formed in the front and rear connecting wall portions 14C and 14D, respectively. The left and right accommodating recesses 22 extend in the vertical direction and communicate with a pair of left and right through holes 24 formed at the base end portion of the engaging convex portion 18. These through holes 24 penetrate the base end portion of the engaging convex portion 18 in the vertical direction. Further, the lower ends of the left and right accommodating recesses 22 are communicated with a pair of left and right elastic portion insertion grooves (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the movable housing 14. The left and right elastic portion insertion grooves extend in the left-right direction and open toward both sides in the left-right direction. Further, spring accommodating recesses 28 are formed on both sides in the left-right direction in the substantially lower half portion of the front and rear connecting wall portions 14C and 14D, respectively. The pair of left and right spring accommodating recesses 28 are open toward the outside in the front-rear direction and the outside in the left-right direction. Further, shell holding holes 29 opened downward are formed in the front and rear connecting wall portions 14C and 14D above the left and right spring accommodating recesses 28, respectively.

(About fixed housing)
As shown in FIG. 6, the fixed housing 30 has a rectangular through hole 33 penetrating in the vertical direction and is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape. The fixed housing 30 includes a pair of left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B facing each other in the left-right direction, and a pair of front-rear connecting wall portions 30C and 30D connecting both ends of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B in the front-rear direction in the left-right direction. It is prepared in one piece. The left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B extend in the front-rear direction (first direction), and the front-rear connecting wall portions 30C and 30D extend in the left-right direction (second direction). The middle portions of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B in the front-rear direction are designated as main body wall portions 31, and both ends of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B are designated as extension wall portions 32, respectively. The main body wall portion 31 projects upward from the extension wall portion 32, and each extension wall portion 32 is adjacent to the main body wall portion 31 in the front-rear direction (first direction). Both ends of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B in the front-rear direction and the front and rear connecting wall portions 30C and 30D are set to have the same vertical dimensions. The fixed housing 30 is manufactured of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin. The fixed housing 30 according to the present embodiment is formed in a long shape having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction, but the dimensions of the fixed housing 30 in the front-rear direction are appropriately changed depending on the number of signal terminals 50. It has become.

A substantially lower half portion of the movable housing 14 is inserted inside the through hole 33 of the fixed housing 30, and a substantially upper half portion of the movable housing 14 is arranged on the upper side (outside) of the fixed housing 30. .. A substantially rectangular annular movable space 34 (see FIG. 2) is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 33 of the fixed housing 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the substantially lower half portion of the movable housing 14. ing. The main body wall portions 31 of the side wall portions 30A and 30B of the fixed housing 30 face the movable housing 14 from the outside in the left-right direction (second direction).

A plurality of signal terminal insertion grooves 36 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the main body wall portions 31 of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B so as to be arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction. The plurality of signal terminal insertion grooves 36 are open to the inside in the left-right direction (center side in the left-right direction) and the bottom side. Further, in the extension wall portions 32 of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B, power supply terminal insertion holes 37 penetrating in the vertical direction are formed in portions adjacent to the main body wall portion 31, respectively. Further, in the extension wall portions 32 of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B, recesses 38 recessed inward in the left-right direction are formed on both sides in the front-rear direction with respect to the power supply terminal insertion hole 37, respectively. Each recess 38 is open to the outside in the left-right direction and both sides in the up-down direction. Further, fixed shell holding grooves 39 are formed in each extension wall portion 32 on the inner side (back side) in the left-right direction of each recess 38. The fixed shell holding groove 39 is open to the outside in the left-right direction and both sides in the up-down direction. Further, in the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B, movable shell holding grooves (not shown) are formed inside in the left-right direction with respect to the fixed shell holding groove 39. The movable shell holding groove and the fixed shell holding groove 39 are communicated with each other.

Engagement recesses 40 recessed upward are formed in the lower portion of the front-rear connecting wall portions 30C and 30D in the middle portion in the left-right direction. In the front and rear engaging recesses 40, front and rear engaging protrusions 18 formed in the movable housing 14 are arranged. The upper surface of each engaging protrusion 18 is in contact with or close to the upper surface of each engaging recess 40. The engaging convex portion 18 and the engaging concave portion 40 function as a retainer for preventing the movable housing 14 from falling off upward with respect to the fixed housing 30. Further, a gap is formed between the left and right side surfaces of each engaging protrusion 18 and the left and right side surfaces of each engaging recess 40 to allow the relative displacement of the movable housing 14 with respect to the fixed housing 30. There is. Further, a weld line WL generated when the fixed housing 30 is manufactured by injection molding is formed in the central portion in the left-right direction of one of the front and rear connecting wall portions 30C and 30D (here, the connecting wall portion 30C). ing.

(About signal terminal)
As shown in FIG. 7, the plurality of signal terminals 50 are manufactured by punching a conductive metal plate into a predetermined shape, and a pair of left and right terminal rows 52A and 52B (see FIG. 4). ). The left and right terminal rows 52A and 52B each have a configuration in which a plurality of signal terminals 50 are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction. The plurality of signal terminals 50 included in the left terminal row 52A and the plurality of signal terminals 50 included in the right terminal row 52B are formed in the same shape, but are arranged in opposite positions in the left-right direction. ing. The plurality of signal terminals 50 included in the left terminal row 52A are bridged between the left side wall portion 30A of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14 along the left-right direction, and the right terminal row 52B has. The plurality of signal terminals 50 are bridged along the left-right direction between the side wall portion 30B on the right side of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14. Note that FIG. 7 shows one signal terminal 50 included in the left terminal row 52A and one signal terminal 50 included in the right terminal row 52B.

Each signal terminal 50 is held in the movable housing 14, and is electrically contacted with the mating signal terminal provided on the mating connector to elastically deform outward in the left-right direction, and the first contact portion 50A and the first contact portion 50A. The first elastic portion 50B extending outward in the left-right direction and being elastically deformable, and the first elastic portion 50B extending outward in the left-right direction from the end opposite to the first contact portion 50A and fixed. It has a first connection portion 50C which is held in the housing 30 and fixed to the circuit board 11.

The first contact portion 50A is formed in a long plate shape having a plate thickness direction in the left-right direction and a longitudinal direction in the up-down direction, with respect to a signal terminal insertion groove 20 and a signal terminal insertion hole (not shown) of the movable housing 14. It is inserted from the lower side. The substantially lower half of the first contact portion 50A is a first holding portion 50A1 inserted (press-fitted) into the signal terminal insertion hole 21 of the movable housing 14. The first holding portion 50A1 is formed with a plurality of claw portions 54 projecting from both sides in the front-rear direction side by side in the vertical direction. The first holding portion 50A1 is held by the movable housing 14 by the plurality of claw portions 54 biting into the inner peripheral surface of the signal terminal insertion hole 21.

The substantially upper half of the first contact portion 50A is the first contact elastic portion 50A2. The first contact elastic portion 50A2 is inserted into the signal terminal insertion groove 20 of the movable housing 14, and is elastically deformable in the left-right direction. A first contact portion 56 projecting into the bottomed hole 16 of the movable housing 14 is formed on the upper portion of the first contact elastic portion 50A2. The first contact portion 56 is in contact with the mating side signal terminal provided on the mating side connector. As a result, the signal terminal 50 is electrically connected to the other party's signal terminal.

The first connection portion 50C extends outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the first press-fitting portion 50C1 inserted (press-fitted) from the lower side into the signal terminal insertion groove 36 of the fixed housing 30 and the first press-fitting portion 50C1. It also has a first substrate connecting portion 50C2, and is formed in a substantially L shape when viewed in the front-rear direction. The first press-fitting portion 50C1 is formed with claw portions 60 protruding from both sides in the front-rear direction. The first press-fitting portion 50C1 is held by the fixed housing 30 by hooking these claw portions 60 on the inner peripheral surface of the signal terminal insertion groove 36. The first substrate connecting portion 50C2 projects in the plane direction (here, outward in the left-right direction) of the circuit board 11 with respect to the fixed housing 30. In the first substrate connecting portion 50C2, the portion on the base end side (the portion on the first press-fitting portion 50C1 side) is inclined upward in the left-right direction, and the portion on the tip end side is the flat surface of the circuit board 11. It is formed parallel to. The portion on the tip end side of the first substrate connecting portion 50C2 is configured to be fixed (electrically connected) to the circuit board 11 by means such as soldering.

The first elastic portion 50B constitutes an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the signal terminal 50, and extends integrally from the lower end of the first contact portion 50A to the outside and the upper side in the left-right direction. The first connecting portion 50C is integrally extended from an end portion of the first elastic portion 50B opposite to the first contact portion 50A.

(About power supply terminal)
As shown in FIG. 8, the plurality of power supply terminals 70 are manufactured by punching a conductive metal plate and bending it. In the present embodiment, a pair of left and right power supply terminals 70 are arranged on both sides of the movable housing 14 in the front-rear direction. The left and right power supply terminals 70 are formed in a symmetrical shape in the left-right direction. Further, the left and right power supply terminals 70 arranged on the front side of the movable housing 14 and the left and right power supply terminals 70 arranged on the rear side of the movable housing 14 are arranged in opposite postures in the front-rear direction. The power supply terminal 70 on the left side is bridged between the side wall portion 30A on the left side of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14 along the left-right direction, and the power supply terminal 70 on the right side is the side wall on the right side of the fixed housing 30. It is bridged between the portion 30B and the movable housing 14 along the left-right direction.

Each power supply terminal 70 is held in the movable housing 14, and is electrically contacted with the mating side power supply terminal provided on the mating side connector to elastically deform inward in the front-rear direction, and a second contact portion 70A and a second contact portion 70A. The second elastic portion 70B extending outward in the left-right direction and being elastically deformable, and the second elastic portion 70B extending outward in the left-right direction from the end opposite to the second contact portion 70A and fixed. It has a second connection portion 70C, which is held in the housing 30 and fixed to the circuit board 11.

The second contact portion 70A is formed in the shape of a long plate having the front-rear direction as the plate thickness direction and the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction, and is formed from the lower side with respect to the through hole 24 and the accommodating recess 22 of the movable housing 14. It has been inserted. The substantially lower half of the second contact portion 70A is a second holding portion 70A1 inserted (press-fitted) into the through hole 24 of the movable housing 14. The second holding portion 70A1 is formed with a plurality of claw portions 72 projecting from both sides in the left-right direction side by side in the vertical direction. The second holding portion 70A1 is held by the movable housing 14 by the plurality of claw portions 72 biting into the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 24.

The substantially upper half of the second contact portion 70A is a second contact elastic portion 70A2. The second contact elastic portion 70A2 is inserted into the accommodating recess 22 of the movable housing 14, and is elastically deformable in the front-rear direction. A second contact portion 71 projecting outward in the front-rear direction from the movable housing 14 is formed on the upper portion of the second contact elastic portion 70A2. The second contact portion 71 is in contact with the mating side power supply terminal provided on the mating side connector. As a result, the power supply terminal 70 is electrically connected to the power supply terminal on the other side.

The second connection portion 70C extends outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the second press-fitting portion 70C1 inserted (press-fitted) from the lower side into the power supply terminal insertion hole 37 of the fixed housing 30 and the second press-fitting portion 70C1. It also has a second substrate connecting portion 70C2, and is formed in a substantially L shape in the front-rear direction. The second press-fitting portion 70C1 is formed with a claw portion 78 projecting inward in the left-right direction. The second press-fitting portion 70C1 is held by the fixed housing 30 by hooking the claw portion 78 on the inner peripheral surface of the power supply terminal insertion hole 37. The second substrate connection portion 70C2 projects in the plane direction (here, outward in the left-right direction) of the circuit board 11 with respect to the fixed housing 30. The second substrate connecting portion 70C2 is configured to be fixed (electrically connected) to the circuit board 11 by means such as soldering.

The second elastic portion 70B constitutes an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the power supply terminal 70, and extends integrally from the lower end of the second contact portion 70A to the outside in the left-right direction. The second connecting portion 70C is integrally extended from the end portion of the second elastic portion 70B opposite to the second contact portion 70A. The left-right intermediate portion of the second elastic portion 70B is a second spring portion 70B1 that is bent upward in an inverted U shape. The left and right inner portions of the second spring portion 70B1 are housed in the left and right spring accommodating recesses 28 of the movable housing 14.

(About movable shell)
As shown in FIG. 9, the movable shell 82 is manufactured by punching a metal plate and bending it. In the present embodiment, movable shells 82 are arranged on both left and right sides of the movable housing 14. The left and right movable shells 82 are formed in the same shape, but are arranged in opposite postures in the left-right direction. The movable shell 82 is configured to be held in the movable housing 14 by press-fitting before mounting the housing 12 on the circuit board 11, and a part of the movable shell 82 is also held by press-fitting in the fixed housing 30. ..

Each movable shell 82 includes a movable shell main body 82A that covers the left and right side surfaces of the movable housing 14, and a pair of front and rear movable side holding portions 82B that extend from both ends in the front-rear direction to both sides in the front-rear direction of the movable shell main body 82A. A pair of front and rear downward extension portions 82C extending downward from the front and rear movable side holding portions 82B, and a pair of front and rear springs extending outward in the left-right direction from the lower ends of the front and rear downward extension portions 82C, respectively. A pair of front and rear fixed side holding portions 82E extending from the ends opposite to the downward extending portion 82C of the front and rear spring portions 82D, and the spring portions 82D of the front and rear fixed side holding portions 82E. Is integrally provided with a pair of front and rear fixed side connecting portions 82F extending from the opposite side.

The movable shell main body 82A has a long rectangular plate shape with the front-rear direction as the longitudinal direction and the left-right direction as the plate thickness direction, and is superimposed on the left and right side surfaces of the movable housing 14. The front-rear movable side holding portions 82B are obliquely extended outward in the front-rear direction and inward in the left-right direction from the lower portions of both ends in the front-rear direction of the movable shell main body 82A, and then extend outward in the front-rear direction and upward. The extension portion 82B1 extending upward in these movable side holding portions 82B is inserted from the lower side into the front and rear shell holding holes 29 formed in the movable housing 14. Each upper extension portion 82B1 is formed with a pair of upper and lower claw portions 84 projecting toward the center in the front-rear direction. The front and rear movable side holding portions 82B are held by the movable housing 14 by the claw portions 84 biting into the inner peripheral surface of the shell holding hole 29, and the movable shell main body 82A is held via these movable side holding portions 82B. Is held in the movable housing 14.

The front and rear downward extending portions 82C extend linearly downward from the lower end portions of the front and rear movable side holding portions 82B, and the lower end portions are arranged in the vicinity of the upper side of the circuit board 11. The front and rear spring portions 82D are bent downward after being extended outward and upward in the left-right direction from the lower end portion of the front and rear downward extending portions 82C, and form a substantially inverted U shape in the front-rear direction view. There is. The front and rear spring portions 82D and the downward extending portion 82C have spring properties.

The front and rear fixed side holding portions 82E extend outward in the front-rear direction from the outer ends in the left-right direction of the front and rear spring portions 82D, and then extend upward. The extension portion 82E1 extending upward in these fixed-side holding portions 82E is inserted from the lower side into a movable shell holding groove (not shown) formed at both front and rear ends of the fixed housing 30. A plurality of claw portions 86 projecting from both sides in the front-rear direction are formed in each of the upper extension portions 82E1 so as to be arranged in the vertical direction. The front and rear fixed side holding portions 82E are held by the fixed housing 30 by the plurality of claw portions 86 biting into the inner peripheral surface of the movable shell holding groove. The front and rear fixed side connecting portions 82F extend outward and downward in the left-right direction from the upper end portions of the front and rear fixed side holding portions 82E. The tip of these fixed-side connecting portions 82F is elastically pressed against the base portion 95 of the fixed shell 92, which will be described later. As a result, the movable shell 82 and the fixed shell 92 are electrically connected to each other.

(About fixed shell)
As shown in FIG. 10, the fixed shell 92 is manufactured by punching a metal plate and bending it. The fixed shell 92 is configured to be held in the fixed housing 30 by press fitting before mounting the housing 12 on the circuit board 11. The fixed shell 92 includes a pair of left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B covering the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B of the fixed housing 30, and a pair of front and rear connecting wall covering portions 92C and 92D covering the front and rear connecting wall portions 30C and 30D. And a plurality of (here, four) extension wall portions 92E arranged on the extension wall portions 32 of the left and right side wall portions 30A and 30B of the fixed housing 30.

The left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B include a main body wall portion 93 that covers the main body wall portions 31 of the side wall portions 30A and 30B from the outside in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction) and the inside in the left-right direction from the upper end portion of the main body wall portion 93. The upper wall portion 94 extending from the upper side to cover the side wall portions 30A and 30B, and the side wall portions 30A and 30B extending inward from the upper part of the front end portion of the main body wall portion 93 in the front-rear direction to cover the side wall portions 30A and 30B. It includes a front wall portion 98 and a rear wall portion 100. The main body wall portion 93 corresponds to the “shield main body wall portion” in the present invention. Hereinafter, the main body wall portion 93 will be referred to as a “shield main body wall portion 93”. The left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B including the shield main body wall portion 93 have an elongated shape having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction.

The left and right first covering portions (first extending portions) 112 extend from the lower ends of the left and right shield main body wall portions 93, respectively. Each first covering portion 112 extends obliquely outward and downward in the left-right direction from the lower end portion of each shield main body wall portion 93 in a region in the front-rear direction in which a plurality of signal terminals 50 are arranged. It extends outward in the left-right direction from the first substrate connection portion 50C2 of the plurality of signal terminals 50. These first covering portions 112 cover the first substrate connecting portions 50C2 of the plurality of signal terminals 50 from the upper side and the outer side in the left-right direction.

Further, a second covering portion (second extending portion) 114 is arranged in the vicinity of the outer side in the front-rear direction with respect to each of the first covering portions 112. Each of the second covering portions 114 extends from the lower end portion of the shield main body wall portion 93 in the left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B of the fixed shell 92. Each of the second covering portions 114 extends outward in the left-right direction from the lower end portion of each shield main body wall portion 93 in the region in the front-rear direction in which the power supply terminal 70 is arranged, and is the second of the power supply terminal 70. The board connection portion 70C2 is covered from above. The pair of front and rear second covering portions 114 provided on one of the left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B (here, the side wall covering portion 92A) correspond to the "carrier cutting portion" in the present invention. Hereinafter, the pair of front and rear second covering portions 114 provided on the side wall covering portion 92A will be referred to as "a pair of carrier cutting portions 114".

The front and rear connecting wall covering portions 92C and 92D are a vertical wall portion 102 that covers the connecting wall portions 30C and 30D from the outside in the front-rear direction, and a connecting wall portion 30C extending from the upper end portion of the vertical wall portion 102 toward the center side in the front-rear direction. , 30D is provided with an upper wall portion 104 that covers the 30D from above. The vertical wall portion 102 projects outward in the left-right direction with respect to the upper wall portion 104.

The four extension wall portions 92E correspond to the "shield extension wall portion" in the present invention. Hereinafter, the extension wall portion 92E will be referred to as a “shield extension wall portion 92E”. Each shield extension wall portion 92E has a base portion 95 that covers each extension wall portion 32 from the outside in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction) and a base portion 95 that projects from the base portion 95 to the outside in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction), and the circuit board 11 It has a soldering portion 96 to be soldered to.

The base portion 95 of each shield extension wall portion 92E is arranged on both sides in the front-rear direction with respect to the left and right side wall covering portions 92A and 92B. Each base 95 has a plate shape with the left-right direction as the plate thickness direction, and is inserted from above into each of the four fixed shell holding grooves 39 formed in the fixed housing 30. A plurality of claw portions 106 protruding from both sides in the front-rear direction are formed on each base portion 95 side by side in the vertical direction. Each of the base portions 95 is held by the fixed housing 30 by the plurality of claw portions 106 biting into the inner peripheral surface of each of the fixed shell holding grooves 39. Then, the fixed side connecting portion 82F of the movable shell 82 is pressed against these base portions 95 from the inside in the left-right direction.

An arc-shaped upper wall connecting portion 108 extends from the upper end portion of each base portion 95 when viewed in the front-rear direction. The upper wall connecting portion 108 extends upward and inward in the left-right direction, and is connected to the left-right end portion of the upper wall portion 104 of the connecting wall covering portion 92C or 92D. Further, a main body wall connecting portion 110 having a crank shape in a plan view (vertical direction view) extends from the upper portion of each base portion 95 on the central side end portion in the front-rear direction. The main body wall connecting portion 110 extends outward in the left-right direction and then bends toward the center side in the front-rear direction, and is connected to the front-rear end portion of the shield main body wall portion 93 of the side wall covering portion 92A or 92B. The main body wall connection portion 110 corresponds to the "shield connection portion" in the present invention. Hereinafter, the main body wall connection portion 110 will be referred to as a “shield connection portion 110”. The shield main body wall portion 93 and the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E are connected by the shield connection portion 110.

The four soldering portions 96 have a plate shape with the vertical direction as the plate thickness direction, and extend from the lower end portion of each base portion 95 to the outside in the left-right direction (outside in the second direction). These soldering portions 96 are configured to be fixed (electrically connected) to the GND circuit of the circuit board 11 by means such as soldering. As a result, the fixed shell 92 is fixed to the circuit board 11 and the fixed housing 30 is prevented from being peeled off from the circuit board 11.

In the fixed shell 92 having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, the shield main body wall portion 93 is located on the lateral side (outside in the second direction) of the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E. That is, the shield main body wall portion 93 that covers the main body wall portion 31 of the fixed housing 30 forming the movable space 34 of the movable housing 14 from the outside in the left-right direction with respect to the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E. It is arranged so as to be offset to the outside in the left-right direction (the side opposite to the movable housing 14). Further, the fixed housing 30 is formed with a recess 38 recessed inward in the left-right direction at a position corresponding to the base portion 95 and the soldering portion 96, and the base portion 95 and the soldering portion 96 are retracted inward in the left-right direction and arranged. Has been done.

Further, as described above, the fixed shell 92 having the above configuration is manufactured by punching a metal plate and bending it, and the shield main body wall portion 93 and the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E. The shield connecting portion 110 and the shield connecting portion 110 are integrally formed by the above-mentioned metal plate. As shown in FIG. 11, the shield connecting portion 110 has a bent portion 110A that bends inward in the left-right direction (inside in the second direction), and a part 110B of the shield connecting portion 110 is in the front-rear direction (inward in the second direction). It is arranged so that the plate thickness direction is directed to the first direction). In addition, except for FIG. 11, the reference numerals of the bent portion 110A and the partial 110B are omitted.

Further, in the resin fixed housing 30 to which the fixed shell 92 having the above configuration is mounted, the weld line WL formed in the central portion in the left-right direction of the connecting wall portion 30C is formed on the vertical wall portion 102 and the upper portion of the connecting wall covering portion 92C. It is covered by the wall portion 104 from the outside and the upper side in the front-rear direction. Then, the fixed shell 92 is held by the fixed housing at 30 on both sides (here, the left side and the right side) in the direction orthogonal to the weld line WL. Specifically, on the left and right sides of the connecting wall portion 30C, the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E is held by the extension wall portion 32 of the fixed housing 30. This prevents the connecting wall portion 30C from being damaged (broken in the left-right direction) at the weld portion including the weld line WL. In the present embodiment, the fixed shell 92 has four shield extension wall portions 92E, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the fixed shell 92, the front side and left side shield extension wall portion 92E and the rear side and right side shield extension wall portion 92E may be omitted, or the front side and right side shield extension wall portion 92E and the rear side may be omitted. Moreover, the shield extension wall portion 92E on the left side may be omitted.

The fixed shell 92 having the above configuration is manufactured by progressive processing (progressive press processing), and the shield main body wall portion 93 has a pair cut from the carrier C (see FIG. 12) for progressive processing. Carrier cutting portion 114 is provided. The fixed shell 92 is manufactured using a progressive remittance mold (not shown). In this fixed shell manufacturing method, first, in the punching process, a punching process including outer shape punching is performed on a long strip-shaped metal plate, and then a long blank B connected to a carrier C for progressive machining (FIG. 12) is formed. This blank B corresponds to the "shield in a plane-developed state" in the present invention, and has a long shape.

The longitudinal intermediate portion of the blank B is composed of side wall covering portions 92A and 92B including the shield main body wall portion 93, and the portions on both ends in the longitudinal direction are the connecting wall covering portions 92C and 92D and the shield extension wall portion 92E. It is composed of a shield connection portion 110 and the like. At one end of the blank B in the lateral direction, both ends of the shield body wall 93 of the side wall covering 92A in the longitudinal direction are connected to the carrier C via a pair of carrier connecting portions C1 connected to the pair of carrier cutting portions 114. There is. That is, this blank B has a configuration in which only the central side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction is connected to the carrier C via a pair of carrier connecting portions C1.

Following the above punching step, a bending step is performed. In this bending step, the blank B is bent to form a fixed shell 92 connected to the carrier C via a pair of carrier connecting portions C1. In this bending step, a crank-shaped bent portion is formed on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the blank B. The portion where the bent portion is formed is a portion corresponding to the shield connecting portion 110. Following this bending step, a cutting step is performed. In the cutting step, the pair of carrier connecting portions C1 are cut near the shield main body wall portion 93 of the side wall covering portion 92A, and the fixed shell 92 is separated from the carrier C. This completes the fixed shell 92.

(Action and effect)
Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

In the movable connector 10 having the above configuration, a plurality of signal terminals 50 and a pair of power supply terminals 70 are bridged between the pair of side wall portions 30A and 30B of the fixed housing 30 and the movable housing 14. The plurality of signal terminals 50 are arranged in the front-rear direction (terminal arrangement direction X) orthogonal to the vertical direction (insertion / extraction direction Z) and the horizontal direction (crossing direction Y), and are elastically deformed in the middle portion of the crossing direction Y. It has a possible first elastic portion 50B. The pair of power supply terminals 70 are arranged on both sides of the terminal arrangement direction X with respect to the plurality of signal terminals 50, and are bridged between the pair of side wall portions 30A and 30B. In these power supply terminals 70, the intermediate portion in the crossing direction Y is held at the end of the movable housing 14 in the terminal arrangement direction X, and the portions are located between the pair of side wall portions 30A and 30B and the movable housing 14. Each has a second elastic portion 70B that can be elastically deformed.

In the movable connector 10, the first elastic portion 50B of each signal terminal 50 and the pair of second elastic portions 70B of each power supply terminal 70 are elastically deformable, and the movable housing 14 has a movable housing 14 with respect to the fixed housing 30. Relative displacement is allowed. As a result, it is possible to absorb the misalignment between the movable connector 10 and the mating connector.

Further, in the movable connector 10, the signal terminal 50 held in the housing 12 mounted on the circuit board 11 has a first board connecting portion 50C2 connected to the circuit board 11, and the housing 12 described above. Noise is shielded by the shell 80 that covers the surface. The shell 80 is composed of left and right movable shells 82 that cover the movable housing 14, and fixed shells 92 that cover the fixed housing 30, and the above relative displacement is allowed by elastic deformation of the spring portion 82D of the movable shell 82. Will be done.

In the movable connector 10, the fixed housing 30 extends in the front-rear direction (first direction) along the plane of the circuit board 11, and the main body wall portion facing the movable housing 14 from the outside in the left-right direction (second direction). It has 31 and an extension wall portion 32 adjacent to the main body wall portion 31 in the front-rear direction. Further, the fixed shell 92 included in the shell 80 has a shield main body wall portion 93 that covers the main body wall portion 31 from the outside in the left-right direction (that is, the side opposite to the movable housing 14) and a shield arranged on the extension wall portion 32. It has an extension wall portion 92E, and a shield connection portion 110 that connects the shield main body wall portion 93 and the shield extension wall portion 92E.

The shield extension wall portion 92E includes a base portion 95 held by the extension wall portion 32 of the fixed housing 30, and a soldering portion 96 that protrudes outward from the base portion 95 in the left-right direction and is soldered to the circuit board 11. Have. The shield body wall portion 93 is located on the lateral side of the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E, that is, on the side where the soldering portion 96 protrudes and on the side opposite to the movable housing 14. .. That is, the shield main body wall portion 93 that covers the main body wall portion 31 forming the movable space 34 of the movable housing with the movable housing 14 from the outside in the left-right direction is lateral to the base 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E. It is arranged so as to be offset to the outside (the side opposite to the movable housing 14). Then, the soldering portion 96 projecting outward from the base portion 95 in the left-right direction is retracted and arranged inward in the left-right direction together with the base portion 95. As a result, even when the occupied area of the movable connector 10 on the circuit board 11 is set small, it becomes easy to secure the movable space 34 of the movable housing 14 and the soldering strength of the fixed shell 92 at the same time.

Further, in the movable connector 10, the weld line WL formed in the resin fixed housing 30 is covered with the fixed shell 92, and the fixed shell 92 is provided on both sides (left side and right side) in the direction orthogonal to the weld line WL. In, the base 95 of the shield extension wall 92E is held by the extension wall 32 of the fixed housing 30. This makes it possible to prevent the fixed housing 30 from being damaged at the weld portion including the weld line WL.

Further, in the movable connector 10, the shield main body wall portion 93, the shield extension wall portion 92E, and the shield connecting portion 110 are integrally formed of a metal plate. The shield connecting portion 110 has a bent portion 110A that bends inward in the second direction, and a part 110B faces the plate thickness direction in the first direction. As a result, when the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E connected to the shield main body wall portion 93 via the shield connecting portion 110 is retracted and arranged inside in the second direction, the dimension of the shield connecting portion 110 in the first direction is adjusted. It becomes easy to set it short. Moreover, since the shield connecting portion 110 does not project toward the movable space 34, it is possible to prevent the movable space 34 from being narrowed by the shield connecting portion 110.

Further, in the movable connector 10, the shield main body wall portion 93 of the metal fixed shell 92 is provided with a carrier cutting portion 114 cut from the carrier C for progressive processing. The shield main body wall portion 93 is provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the fixed shell 92 in a plane-developed state. That is, the fixed shell 92 in the plane-developed state is connected to the carrier C for progressive processing at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, for example, the runout of the fixed shell 92 (blank B) during progressive processing is smaller than that in the case where the fixed shell 92 in the plane-developed state is connected to the carrier C at one end in the longitudinal direction. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the fixed shell 92.

The above effects will be supplementarily described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. In the above-mentioned manufacturing method of the fixed shell 92, first, in the punching step, the metal plate is punched including the outer shape punching to form a long blank B connected to the carrier C for progressive machining. Next, in the bending step, the blank B is bent to form a shield connected to the carrier C. Then, in the cutting step, the fixed shell 92 is separated from the carrier C. In the above punching step, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank B is connected to the carrier C. Therefore, as compared with, for example, a configuration in which the blank B is connected to the carrier C at one end in the longitudinal direction (see the first comparative example shown in FIG. 13), the runout of the blank B during progressive processing is reduced. This makes it possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the fixed shell 92.

Moreover, as described above, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank B is connected to the carrier C. Therefore, in the above bending step, the crank-shaped shield connecting portion 110 is connected to the end side in the longitudinal direction of the blank B. (Bent portion) can be formed. As a result, the shield main body wall portion 93 and the base portion 95 of the shield extension wall portion 92E can be displaced in the left-right direction (second direction). That is, in the configuration in which both ends in the longitudinal direction of the blank B are connected to the carrier C as in the second comparative example shown in FIG. 14, the shield connecting portion 110 cannot be formed into a crank shape, but this embodiment Then it becomes possible. Therefore, the above manufacturing method is suitable for manufacturing the fixed shell 92 of the movable connector 10 according to the present embodiment.

<Supplementary explanation of the embodiment>
In the above embodiment, the shield connecting portion 110 of the fixed shell 92 has a bent portion 110A that bends inward in the left-right direction (second direction), and a part 110B of the shield connecting portion 110 is in the front-rear direction (first direction). The configuration is such that the plate thickness direction is directed to the direction), but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, as in the first modification shown in FIG. 15, the shield connecting portion 110 has a bent portion 110A that bends inward in the left-right direction (second direction), and a part 110B of the shield connecting portion 110 It may be arranged so that the plate thickness direction is directed in the vertical direction.

Further, in the above embodiment, each part of the fixed shell 92 is integrally formed by a metal plate, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the fixed shell 92 is moved in the left-right direction as in the second modification shown in FIG. The configuration may be divided into two parts. In FIG. 16, DL is a dividing line of the fixed shell 92.

Further, in the above embodiment, the configuration is provided with the signal terminal 50 which is the first terminal and the power supply terminal 70 which is the second terminal, but the configuration is not limited to this, and the configuration in which the second terminal is omitted is also possible. Good.

In addition, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof. Further, it goes without saying that the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

10 Movable connector 11 Circuit board (board)
12 Housing 14 Movable housing (second housing)
30 Fixed housing (1st housing)
31 Main body wall 32 Extension wall 50 Signal terminal (terminal)
70 Power terminal (terminal)
80 shell (shield)
92 Fixed shell 93 Shield body wall part 92E Shield extension wall part 95 Base part 96 Soldering part 110 Shield connection part 110A Bending part 110B Part B Blank (Shield in flat unfolded state)
C carrier WL weld line

Claims (5)

A movable connector having a housing, terminals held in the housing, and a shield mounted on the housing.
The housing is
The first housing fixed to the board and
A second housing elastically displaceably connected to the first housing via the terminal,
Have and
The first housing is
A main body wall portion extending in the first direction along the plane of the substrate and facing the second housing from the outside in the second direction along the plane and intersecting the first direction.
An extension wall portion adjacent to the main body wall portion in the first direction,
Have and
The shield is
A shield main body wall portion that covers the main body wall portion from the outside in the second direction, and a shield main body wall portion.
The shield extension wall portion arranged on the extension wall portion and
A shield connecting portion that connects the shield main body wall portion and the shield extension wall portion,
Have and
The shield extension wall portion
A base portion that covers the extension wall portion from the outside in the second direction, and a base portion.
A soldering portion that protrudes outward from the base portion in the second direction and is soldered to the substrate.
Have and
The shield main body wall portion is a movable connector located outside the second direction with respect to the base portion. The shield main body wall portion, the shield extension wall portion, and the shield connection portion are integrally formed of a metal plate.
The movable portion according to claim 1, wherein the shield connecting portion has a bent portion that bends inward in the second direction, and a part of the shield connecting portion is arranged so as to face the plate thickness direction in the first direction. connector. The shield has a long shape in a flat unfolded state and has the shield main body wall portion in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction, and the shield main body wall portion has a carrier cutting portion cut from a carrier for progressive processing. The movable connector according to claim 2, which is provided. The first housing is made of resin and
The weld line formed in the first housing is covered with the shield.
The movable connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shield is held in the first housing on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the weld line. It is a method of manufacturing a shield that manufactures a metal shield mounted on the housing of a movable connector by progressive processing.
A punching process in which a metal plate is punched, including punching, to form a long blank connected to a carrier for progressive machining.
A bending step of bending the blank to form the shield connected to the carrier.
It has a cutting step of separating the shield from the carrier.
In the punching step, only the center side in the longitudinal direction at one end in the lateral direction of the blank is connected to the carrier.
In the bending step, a method for manufacturing a shield in which a crank-shaped bent portion is formed on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the blank.

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