KR20170072756A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector. The present invention is characterized by a main housing 10 composed of an engaging body 12 coupled with a mating connector 1 and an elongated body 11 extending in a direction orthogonal to the main body 10, A lever housing 30 selectively coupled to the elongated body 11 through rotation and shielding the internal space of the elongated body 11 when coupled to the elongated body 11, And a shield assembly (27, 28, 38), which is inserted and fixed to the coupling body (12) and a part of which is housed in the extension body (11) of the main housing (10). The shield assemblies 27, 28 and 38 are composed of a plurality of parts respectively assembled to the main housing 10 and the lever housing 30 so that the shield ring R2 of the terminal and the shielding means And when the lever housing 30 is coupled to the elongated body 11, they are electrically connected to each other to be energized. The connector of the present invention is guided in a direction orthogonal to the wire W by the main housing 10 formed in an orthogonal direction so that the connector can be easily installed even in a narrow space such as the inside of the vehicle.

Description

Connector {Connector}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly, to an automotive connector capable of guiding a wire connected to a terminal in an orthogonal direction and shielding electromagnetic waves through a shield assembly.

Connectors are used to connect signals and power to parts or to be transmitted between parts. Recently, as electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles have been developed, many of the connectors used in automobiles are being used for high voltage. The high-voltage connector is designed to have a higher capacity than the parts used in conventional connectors, because the wires connected to terminals and terminals provided therein are provided.

Such a high-voltage connector is sometimes required to extend a wire extending from a connector in a specific direction after it is installed inside a vehicle. The wire used for the high-voltage connector has a thick thickness to guide the wire in a desired direction inside the vehicle There is a problem that it is difficult to work. Further, when the wire is bent in a direction different from the direction of the connector, the total volume occupied by the connector and the wire is increased, and a large installation space is also required, which may interfere with other parts around the wire and damage the wire.

In particular, when the high-voltage connector is provided close to the inner wall of the vehicle or adjacent to other parts of the vehicle, and the space is small in the rear of the connector, it is necessary to guide the wire extending from the connector in a direction close to 90 degrees from the connector. Even if the direction of the wire is suddenly extended, the force to restore the wire to a circular shape is strong, so that it is necessary to stably maintain the extending direction of the wire.

In order to solve this problem, the shape of the connector may be designed to be an angle type extending in an orthogonal direction. However, since a high voltage connector generates a considerable amount of electromagnetic waves due to a high voltage, a shield shell for shielding electromagnetic waves must be applied. However, when the connector is designed as an angle type, a shield shell which is extended in an orthogonal direction is applied There is a difficult problem.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a connector that can extend a wire connected to a connector in a direction perpendicular to a connector, and to apply a shield shell for shielding electromagnetic waves.

Korean Patent No. 10-1479056

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to reduce the area occupied by a connector and a wire by extending the connector in an orthogonal direction.

Another object of the present invention is to apply a shield shell to a connector extending in an orthogonal direction.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a main housing including an engaging body coupled with a mating connector and an elongated body extending in a direction orthogonal to the mating connector, A lever housing selectively coupled to the elongated body through rotation and shielding an inner space of the elongated body when the elongated body is coupled to the elongated body, a part of the lever housing is inserted and fixed in the coupling body of the main housing, A plurality of parts respectively assembled to the main housing and the lever housing so as to be in contact with the shielding means of the terminal and the shield means of the mating connector and when the lever housing is coupled to the extension body, And the shield assembly is energized.

A portion of the shield assembly protrudes from the outer surface of the coupling body of the main housing and is connected to the shield means of the mating connector.

The shield assembly includes a first shield member coupled to an engaging body of the main housing, at least a portion of which surrounds the outer surface of the engaging body, a second shield member coupled to the engaging body, And a third shield member coupled to the lever housing and connected to the first shield member and the second shield member when the lever housing is coupled to the elongated body to energize the second shield member.

A part of the second shield member coupled to the coupling body surrounds the outer surface of the coupling body and a ring contact piece for resilient contact with the shield ring of the terminal protrudes from the remaining part of the second shield member coupled to the extension body.

The first shield piece and the second contact piece are elastically deformably protruded on the side surface of the first shield member and the side surface of the second shield member respectively and the side surface of the third shield member is formed to face the elongated body, When the housing is coupled to the elongated body, the first contact piece and the second contact piece are elastically contacted.

Wherein the extension body of the main housing is provided with an inner housing and the second shield member is located between the inner housing and the extension body and the ring contact piece of the second shield member is connected to the shield of the terminal through the avoidance groove of the inner housing, Ring.

The auxiliary housing is coupled to the lever housing, and the third shield member is positioned between the lever housing and the auxiliary housing, and the side portion of the third shield member is formed to face the extended body, And is exposed toward the contact piece.

The inner housing and the auxiliary housing are formed with terminal seating grooves corresponding to each other.

And a coupling groove and a coupling channel corresponding to each other are formed in the third shield member and the auxiliary housing of the shield assembly, and a fastening protrusion is formed in the lever housing along the longitudinal direction, and a fastening protrusion The grooves are formed in a predetermined interval and joined to each other.

The terminal includes a support ring coupled to an outer surface of a wire connected to the terminal, and a shield ring coupled to the support ring and electrically connected to the shielding portion of the wire.

A rear holder is coupled to an extension body of the main housing and a lever housing coupled thereto to prevent detachment of the terminal and to engage the extension body with the lever housing.

The extension body of the main housing and the lever housing are respectively provided with coupling protrusions, and the rear holder is provided with a coupling hook for hooking the coupling protrusions.

The connector according to the present invention as described above has the following effects.

Since the connector of the present invention is guided in a direction orthogonal to the wire by the main housing formed in an orthogonal direction, the connector can be easily installed even in a narrow space such as the inside of the vehicle, thereby improving workability and space utilization. Can be prevented from interfering with other parts.

Although the shield assembly of the connector of the present invention is composed of a plurality of parts according to the structure of the connector, the shield housings of the present invention are electrically connected to each other through the coupling of the lever housings to effectively shield electromagnetic waves, .

In addition, the rear holder included in the connector of the present invention prevents separation of the terminals and also firmly bonds between the lever housing and the main housing, thereby reducing the risk of disengagement of the lever housing during use of the connector Thereby improving the assembly stability.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a connector according to the present invention in a disassembled state;
2 is an exploded perspective view showing the main components of the connector according to the present invention in a disassembled state;
FIG. 3 is an assembled state view showing a state in which an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is assembled with a mating connector. FIG.
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing parts constituting a lever housing constituting an embodiment of the present invention in a disassembled state. Fig.
FIGS. 5 to 13 are assembling flowcharts showing the assembling process of an embodiment of the connector according to the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the understanding why the present invention is not intended to be interpreted.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

For convenience of explanation, the terminal and the wire W will be described first. The terminal is electrically connected to a mating terminal provided in the mating connector 1. [ The terminal receives a pre-electrical signal from the opponent terminal and transmits the signal to another part through the wire W or transmits the power from the power unit to another part. In this embodiment, the terminal is constituted by a female terminal, but may also be constituted by a male terminal.

1, the first body T1, which is a part of the first body T1, is inserted and fixed into the coupling body 12 of the main housing 10 to be described later, The second body T2, which is a part of the second body T2, is installed inside the extension body 11 of the main housing 10. A wire (W) is connected to one end of a second body (T2) of a terminal provided on the extension body (11). Referring to FIG. 9, the wire W may extend downward together with the second body T2 of the terminal.

Although not shown, the wire W has a shield portion for shielding electromagnetic waves. More precisely, the wire W comprises a core for transferring electrical signals or power, a primary sheath surrounding the core, a shield covering the primary sheath to perform the electromagnetic shielding function, and a secondary sheath surrounding the shield. The second body (T2) of the terminal is connected to the core.

A support ring R1 and a shield ring R2 are provided at a connection portion between the second body T2 and the wire W. [ The support ring R1 is coupled to the outer surface of the wire W and the shield ring R2 is coupled to the support ring R1. The shield ring R2 is clamped by a tool or the like and electrically connected to the shielding portion of the wire W. The shield ring R2 is brought into contact with the shield assemblies 27, 28 and 38 to be grounded to perform the electromagnetic wave shielding function of the connector.

Next, the main housing 10 will be described. The main housing 10 forms an outer appearance and a skeleton of the connector, and is made of an insulating material. Like the terminal, the main housing 10 is formed in a substantially 'A' shape. The main body 10 is divided into an engaging body 12 coupled with the counterpart connector 1 and an elongated body 11 extending in a direction orthogonal thereto. .

The coupling body 12 faces the mating connector 1, and the coupling lever 13 is provided at an upper portion thereof. The tightening lever 13 is engaged with the fastening means of the mating connector 1 so that the connector and the mating connector 1 are not separated from each other. Reference numeral 70 denotes a lever fixing member, which prevents the locking lever 13 from being elastically deformed. That is, when the lever fixing hole 70 is inserted below the locking lever 13 after the connector is coupled with the mating connector 1, the locking lever 13 is prevented from being arbitrarily deformed, It can be maintained.

When the mating connector 1 and the connector are engaged, the mating body 12 is inserted into the mating connector 1. Thus, the engaging body 12 is not exposed to the outside, but is located inside the engaging portion of the two connectors. A first shield member 27 and a part of the second shield member 28 of the shield assemblies 27, 28 and 38 to be described below are seated on the outer surface of the engaging body 12, (Not shown).

The extended body 11 of the main housing 10 extends in a direction orthogonal to the engaging body 12 and the second body T2 of the terminal is located inside the extended body 11. [ A partition 15 is provided in the extension body 11. The partition 15 divides a plurality of terminals to secure an insulation distance therebetween. In this embodiment, the number of the partitioning portions 15 is two in total, but it is not necessarily limited thereto.

A first engaging projection (14) is provided on the outer surface of the elongated body (11). The first engaging projection 14 protrudes from the outer surface of the elongated body 11 so that the first engaging projection 14 is engaged with the rear holder 50, . The side hooks 54 are hooked on the first engaging protrusions 14 and the front hooks 53 are engaged with the second engaging projections 33 of the lever housing 30 ).

A fastening slit 16 is formed in the elongated body 11. The fastening slit 16 is formed inside the elongated body 11 and is in the form of a thin gap penetrating in the direction of the engaging body 12. The fastening slit 16 is provided with a shield assembly 27, The first shield member 27 is inserted. A part of the first shield member 27 inserted through the fastening slit 16 is exposed to the outer surface of the engaging body 12. This is shown in Fig. The first shield member 27 exposed on the outer surface of the coupling body 12 comes into contact with the shielding means of the mating connector 1 and is electrically connected when the mating connector 1 is engaged.

A rotation protrusion (18) protrudes from the outer surface of the extension body (11). The rotation protrusions 18 protrude from both sides of the elongated body 11 and are inserted into the rotation holes 36 of the lever housing 30 and serve as rotation axes of the lever housing 30. [ In this embodiment, the rotation projections 18 are formed on both sides of the upper portion of the elongated body 11 as a pair. Of course, the rotation protrusion 18 may be provided in the lever housing 30 and the rotation body 36 may be formed in the extension body 11.

The extension body 11 is provided with an inner housing 20. The inner housing 20 is coupled to the inner side of the extension body 11 and is made of an insulating material in the same manner as the main housing 10. The inner housing 20 serves to substantially guide the second body T2 of the terminal. To this end, the inner housing 20 has a first terminal seating groove 21 formed along the second body T2 of the terminal.

The inner housing 20 prevents the second shield member 28 of the shield assembly 27, 28, 38 described below from being exposed toward the terminal. The second shield member 28 is positioned between the inner housing 20 and the extension body 11 so that the second shield member 28 is not directly exposed toward the second body T2 of the terminal And thus insulation between the second shield member 28 and the terminal is possible. 2, most of the second shield member 28 is covered by the inner housing 20 and only the side portion 28 'of the second shield member 28 is exposed to the outside of the inner housing 20 .

The inner housing (20) is provided with a circumferential groove (22). The avoidance groove 22 is formed in the lower portion of the first terminal seating groove 21 of the inner housing 20 so that a part of the second shield member 28 is exposed through the escape groove 22 . The ring contact piece 28a of the second shield member 28 protrudes through the avoidance groove 22 and the ring contact piece 28a contacts the wire W with the shield ring R2 ). ≪ / RTI >

The main housing 10 and the lever housing 30 coupled thereto are provided with shield assemblies 27, 28 and 38. The shield assemblies 27, 28, and 38 are formed of a plurality of parts, and are electrically connected to each other to be grounded, thereby performing a shielding function of an electromagnetic wave generated during the use of the connector. When the lever housing 30 is coupled to the elongated body 11, the shield assemblies 27, 28 and 38 are electrically connected to each other to be energized. For convenience of explanation, the shield assemblies 27, The first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 assembled to the main housing 10 among the first shield member to the third shield member 27, 28 and 38 will be described first.

The first shield member 27 is coupled to the coupling body 12 of the main housing 10. More precisely, the first shield member 27 is inserted through the fastening slit 16 of the elongated body 11 of the main housing 10 and fixed in the engaging body 12. The first shield member 27 is made of a thin metal plate and performs a shielding function of electromagnetic waves. As shown in FIG. 1, the first shield member 27 has side portions bent at both sides of the flat plate body. Reference numeral 27b denotes a fixing structure for fixing the first shield member 27 to the inside of the coupling body 12.

The first contact piece 27a is provided on the side surface portion 27 'of the first shield member 27. The first contact piece 27a protrudes in the form of a cantilever on the side surface 27 'of the first shield member 27 and is elastically deformable. The first contact piece 27a elastically contacts the side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 to enable electrical connection between the third shield member 38 and the first shield member 27. [ The first contact piece 27a comes into natural contact with the side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 provided on the lever housing 30 when the lever housing 30 is coupled to the extension body 11. [ A plurality of the first contact pieces 27a may be provided. In the present embodiment, a total of four first contact pieces 27a are provided on the side portion 27 'of the first shield member 27.

A second shield member 28 is positioned below the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 is coupled to the elongated body 11. The second shield member 28, like the first shield member 27, is made of a thin metal plate and performs a shielding function of electromagnetic waves. The second shield member 28 has a flat plate body extending in directions orthogonal to each other as shown in FIG. The upper and lower bodies of the upper body are respectively provided with shield fixing pieces 28c and 28d and hooked inside the extended body 11 and the coupling body 12. [

A ring contact piece (28a) protrudes from the lower body of the second shield member (28). The ring contact piece 28a is protruded from the second shield member 28 and is exposed through the avoidance groove 22 of the inner housing 20. [ The ring contact piece 28a protrudes through the avoidance groove 22 and the ring contact piece 28a comes into elastic contact with the shield ring R2 joined to the shielding portion of the wire W. [ To this end, the ring contact piece 28a may be formed in a cantilever shape which can be elastically deformed.

Side portions 28 'of the second shield member 28 are provided on both sides of the lower body of the second shield member 28. When the second shield member 28 is assembled to the extended body 11 of the main housing 10, the side surface portion 28 'of the second shield member 28 is exposed to the side surface of the first shield member 27 27 '. The side surface portion 28 'of the second shield member 28 is formed in a bent shape and has a plurality of second contact pieces 28b. The second contact piece 28b is protruded in a cantilever shape on a side portion 28 'of the second shield member 28 and is elastically deformable. The second contact piece 28b elastically contacts the side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 to enable electrical connection between the third shield member 38 and the second shield member 28. [ The second contact piece 28b comes into natural contact with the side portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 provided on the lever housing 30 when the lever housing 30 is coupled to the extension body 11. [ A plurality of the second contact pieces 28b may be provided. In the present embodiment, a total of six second contact pieces 28b are provided on the side portion 28 'of the second shield member 28. [

When the lever housing 30 is coupled to the elongated body 11, the first and second shield members 27 and 28 'are provided on the side surface portion 27' of the first shield member 27 and the side surface portion 28 ' The first contact piece 27a and the second contact piece 28b are in electrical contact with the third shield member 38 provided on the lever housing 30 side. Accordingly, the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 can be energized with each other through the third shield member 38.

The lever housing 30 is rotatably connected to the main housing 10 and selectively coupled to the elongated body 11 through rotation. The lever housing 30 is coupled to the elongated body 11 to shield the inner space of the elongated body 11 and also guiding the wire W to extend downward . Of course, at the time of assembling the terminal and the wire W, it is possible to rotate in a direction away from the elongated body 11 to open the inside of the elongated body 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lever body 31 of the lever housing 30 is formed in a substantially plate-like shape and is made of an insulating material. And a second engaging projection 33 is provided on a lower outer surface of the lever housing 30. [ The second engaging projection 33 protrudes from the lever housing 30 as a portion to which the front hook 53 of the rear holder 50 is hooked.

Rotary pieces 35 are provided on both sides of the upper portion of the lever housing 30 and rotation holes 36 are formed in the rotary pieces 35. The rotation hole 36 engages with the rotation protrusion 18 of the elongated body 11 to allow the lever housing 30 to rotate.

Referring to FIG. 4, a fastening protrusion 37 is provided on an inner surface of the lever housing 30 toward the inside of the elongated body 11. The fastening protrusion 37 has a substantially T-shaped cross-section and is protruded along the longitudinal direction. The fastening protrusion 37 is inserted into the fastening groove 48 'of the auxiliary housing 40, (30) and the auxiliary housing (40) can be coupled with each other. The head portion 37 'having a relatively large area is hooked to the engaging groove 48' of the auxiliary housing 40 in the fastening protrusion 37.

A third shield member (38) is coupled to the lever housing (30). The third shield member 38 is made of a thin metal plate as in the case of the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 so as to shield electromagnetic waves. And has a curved side surface portion. The side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 is formed so that the side surface portion 27' of the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 'when the lever housing 30 is coupled to the elongated body 11 , Respectively, and are energized with them. More precisely, the side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 is attached to the first contact piece 27a of the first shield member 27 and the second contact piece 28b of the second shield member 28, respectively Elastic contact.

The side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 is provided with a coupling rib 38c. The coupling rib 38c is formed by bending a part of the side portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 and is inserted into the coupling channel 45 of the auxiliary housing 40. The coupling rib 38c is inserted and fixed in the coupling channel 45 so that the auxiliary housing 40 and the third shield member 38 can be coupled.

The side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 is provided with a shield engaging piece 38a. The shield engaging piece 38a protrudes in a cantilever shape and is hooked on the fastening hole 43 of the auxiliary housing 40. [ The shield engaging piece 38a and the engaging hole 43 enable assembly between the third shield member 38 and the auxiliary housing 40. [

An escape hole 38b is formed in the third shield member 38 so as to avoid interference with the engaging protrusion 37 of the lever housing 30. That is, in the assembly process, the third shield member 38 is assembled to the inner surface side of the lever housing 30, and the fastening protrusion 37 of the lever housing 30 protrudes through the escape hole 38b, The protruding portion 37 can be inserted into the engaging groove 48 'of the auxiliary housing 40.

The auxiliary housing 40 is coupled to the lever housing 30. The auxiliary housing 40 is made of an insulating material and the auxiliary housing 40 serves to substantially guide the second body T2 of the terminal while facing the inner housing 20. [ The second terminal seating groove 41 corresponding to the first terminal seating groove 21 of the inner housing 20 is formed in the auxiliary housing 40. [

A coupling hole (43) is formed in a side surface of the auxiliary housing (40). A shield engaging piece 38a of the third shield member 38 is inserted into the engaging hole 43 and is engaged. The fastening holes 43 are formed on both side surfaces of the auxiliary housing 40, respectively.

A coupling channel (45) is formed on a side surface of the auxiliary housing (40). The coupling channel 45 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the side surface of the auxiliary housing 40 so that the coupling rib 38c provided in the side portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 is inserted. The coupling rib 38c is inserted and fixed in the coupling channel 45 so that the auxiliary housing 40 and the third shield member 38 can be coupled.

At the upper part of the auxiliary housing 40, a coupling groove 48 'is formed over a predetermined interval. The fastening protrusion 37 of the lever housing 30 is inserted into the fastening groove 48 'and the upper portion of the fastening groove 48' is opened to insert the fastening protrusion 37. The width of the engaging groove 48 'is smaller than that of the head portion 37' of the engaging protrusion 37 so that the engaging protrusion 37 can be engaged.

The auxiliary housing 40 prevents the third shield member 38 from being exposed toward the terminal. More precisely, the third shield member 38 is positioned between the auxiliary housing 40 and the lever housing 30 so that the third shield member 38 is not directly exposed toward the second body T2 of the terminal And thus insulation between the third shield member 38 and the terminal is possible. When the auxiliary housing 40 is coupled to the lever housing 30, most of the third shield member 38 is shielded by the auxiliary housing 40 as shown in Fig. 12, Only the side portion 38 'can be exposed outside the auxiliary housing 40. [ The exposed portions of the first and second contact pieces 27a and 27b provided on the side surface portion 27 'of the first shield member 27 and the side surface portion 28' of the second shield member 28, respectively, 28b.

A rear holder 50 is assembled to the lower portion of the extension body 11 and the lever housing 30 of the main housing 10. The rear holder 50 serves to prevent detachment of the terminal and to couple the extension body 11 and the lever housing 30 together. The rear holder 50 is provided with a plurality of fastening hooks and hooked on the first engaging protrusions 14 of the elongated body 11 and the second engaging protrusions 33 of the lever housing 30. [ The fastening hooks include a front hook 53, a side hook 54, and a rear hook 55. Reference numeral 57 'denotes a passage hole through which the wire W passes.

Hereinafter, a process of assembling the connector according to the present invention will be described in order.

5 to 13 sequentially illustrate the assembling process of the connector. First, the main housing 10 is prepared as shown in FIG. The main housing 10 is coupled in turn with the lever housing 30, the inner housing 20, the first shield member 27, the second shield member 28, and the terminals unmated.

6 shows a state in which the first shield member 27 is coupled to the main housing 10. The first shield member 27 is inserted and fixed to the elongated body 11 through a fastening slit 16. In this case, a part of the first shield member 27 protrudes outside the coupling body 12 to cover the coupling body 12. 6, the side surface portion 27 'of the first shield member 27 is located inside the elongated body 11. The side surface portion 27' of the first shield member 27, 1 contact pieces 27a are exposed.

In this state, when the second shield member 28 is coupled to the extended body 11 of the main housing 10, the state shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. The second shield member 28 is formed to have an a-letter shape. The upper body protrudes to the outer surface of the coupling body 12, and the lower body is in close contact with the inner surface of the extended body 11. The upper body of the second shield member 28 surrounds the lower portion of the outer surface of the coupling body 12 so that the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 engage the coupling body 12 ) Is wrapped in most of the outer surface.

Since the lower body of the second shield member 28 is exposed and positioned in the elongated body 11, it is necessary to insulate them from the terminal prior to joining the terminals. To this end, the inner housing 20 is coupled to the elongated body 11. The inner housing 20 is coupled to the elongated body 11 via the second shield member 28. The majority of the second shield member 28 is covered and only the side surface portion 28 'of the second shield member 28 and the ring contact piece 28a of the second shield member 28 are exposed. The ring contact piece 28a of the second shield member 28 is exposed through the avoidance groove 22 of the inner housing 20 and the side surface portion 28 'of the second shield member 28 is exposed to the outside of the first shield member 28. [ Is positioned below the side surface portion 27 'of the side wall 27. The second contact piece 28b provided on the side portion 28 'of the second shield member 28 is also exposed. At this time, the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 are not yet electrically connected. This is shown in Fig.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, a terminal is inserted into the main housing 10. The first body T1 of the terminal is fixed to the engaging body 12 and the second body T2 extends orthogonally to the elongated body 11. At this time, a wire W is connected to the terminal, and the support ring R1 and the shield ring R2 are also coupled. In FIG. 9, the shield ring R2 is not yet crimped, and the shield ring R2 is pressed and electrically connected to the shielding portion of the wire W. In FIG. At this time, the contact of the terminal with the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 can be prevented by the inner housing 20.

When the terminal is installed, the shield ring R2 of the terminal contacts the ring contact piece 28a of the second shield member 28. [ The ring contact piece 28a is protruded through the avoidance groove 22 of the inner housing 20. When the terminal is assembled to the main housing 10, So that they are electrically connected to each other.

Then, the lever housing 30 is assembled to the main housing 10 as shown in Fig. The lever housing 30 is rotatably assembled to the extension body 11 of the main housing 10. More precisely, the lever housing 30 is provided with a rotation hole 36 of the lever body 30, Are assembled. The third shield member 38 and the auxiliary housing 40 are not yet coupled to the lever housing 30 but the third shield member 38 and the auxiliary housing 40 are not connected to the lever housing 30. [ These assemblies may be assembled together in the main housing 10 at a time.

11, the third shield member 38 is joined to the lever housing 30. As shown in FIG. The third shield member 38 is assembled to the inner surface side of the lever housing 30 in the assembling process and the escape hole 38b is formed in the third shield member 38, The fastening protrusion 37 of the lever housing 30 protrudes through the escape hole 38b.

In this state, the auxiliary housing 40 is coupled to the lever housing 30 as shown in FIG. The auxiliary housing 40 is coupled to the lever housing 30 via the third shield member 38 to prevent the third shield member 38 from being exposed and in direct contact with the terminal. At this time, the coupling between the auxiliary housing 40 and the third shield member 38 is performed by inserting the coupling rib 38c of the third shield member 38 into the coupling channel 45 of the auxiliary housing 40 The coupling between the auxiliary housing 40 and the lever housing 30 is achieved by inserting the engagement protrusion 37 of the lever housing 30 into the engagement groove 48 'of the auxiliary housing 40. The shield coupling member 38a of the third shield member 38 is inserted into the coupling hole 43 of the auxiliary housing 40 to assemble the third shield member 38 and the auxiliary housing 40 .

As shown in FIG. 13, when the lever housing 30 is rotated and closed, the lever housing 30 is brought into close contact with the extending body 11. The side surface portion 38 'of the third shield member 38 provided on the lever housing 30 can naturally contact the first contact piece 27a and the second shield member 28 of the first shield member 27 And is elastically contacted to the second contact piece 28b. Thus, the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 are electrically connected via the third shield member 38. On the other hand, since the ring contact piece 28a of the second shield member 28 and the shield ring R2 of the wire W are in contact with each other and are electrically connected, consequently, the first shield member 27 to the third shield member The shield member 38 and the shielding portion of the wire W are all electrically connected.

When the rear holder 50 is engaged in this state, detachment of the terminal is prevented. At this time, the side hooks 54 of the rear holder 50 are hooked on the first engaging projections 14 and the front hooks 53 are hooked on the second engaging projections 33 of the lever housings 30, The coupling between the main housing 30 and the main housing 10 can also be held by the rear holder 50. [

When the mating connector 1 is coupled to the connector, the shielding means of the mating connector 1 contacts the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 exposed on the outer surface of the coupling body 12, And is electrically connected. As a result, the entire shield components of the connector and the mating connector 1 become electrically energized, and when the shielding portion of the wire W is grounded, the electromagnetic wave can be effectively blocked.

In the present invention, since the connector is guided in a direction orthogonal to the wire W by the main housing 10 formed in an orthogonal direction, the connector can be easily installed even in a narrow space like the inside of the vehicle, Can be prevented from interfering with other parts.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. Furthermore, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or "having" described above mean that a component can be implanted unless otherwise specifically stated, But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the first shield member 27 and the second shield member 28 are constituted by separate components, but they may be constituted by one component. The rear holder 50 may be omitted and a structure for assembling the lever housing 30 may be provided and directly coupled to the main housing 10.

10: main housing 11: elongated body
12: engaging body 20: inner housing
27: first shield member 28: second shield member
30: lever housing 38: third shield member
40: auxiliary housing 50: rear holder

Claims (12)

A main housing having an engaging body coupled with the mating connector and an elongated body extending in a direction orthogonal to the mating connector,
A lever housing rotatably connected to the main housing and selectively coupled to the elongated body through rotation and shielding an inner space of the elongated body when coupled to the elongated body;
A part of which is inserted and fixed in an engaging body of the main housing and the other part is housed in an extended body of the main housing,
A shield assembly including a plurality of parts respectively assembled to the main housing and the lever housing and contacting the shield ring of the terminal and shield means of the mating connector and electrically connected to each other when the lever housing is coupled to the extension body, Containing connectors.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein a part of the shield assembly protrudes from an outer surface of an engaging body of the main housing and is connected to shield means of the counter connector.
The shield assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shield assembly
A first shield member coupled to an engaging body of the main housing, at least a portion of the first shield member surrounding the outer surface of the engaging body,
A second shield member, a part of which is coupled to the coupling body and the remaining part of which is coupled to the extension body and contacts the shield ring of the terminal,
And a third shield member coupled to the lever housing and connected to the first shield member and the second shield member when the lever housing is coupled to the extended body, respectively, to energize the first shield member and the second shield member.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein a part of the second shield member coupled to the coupling body surrounds the outer surface of the coupling body, and the other part of the second shield member coupled to the extension body has a ring contact piece for resilient contact with the shield ring of the terminal And the connector is protruded.
The shield member according to claim 3, wherein the first contact piece and the second contact piece are elastically deformably protruded from the side surface of the first shield member and the side surface of the second shield member, respectively, And when the lever housing is coupled to the extension body, the first contact piece and the second contact piece are elastically contacted with each other.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein the extension body of the main housing is provided with an inner housing, the second shield member is located between the inner housing and the extension body, and the ring contact piece of the second shield member contacts the avoidance groove To the shield ring of the terminal.
[5] The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the lever housing is coupled to the auxiliary housing, the third shield member is positioned between the lever housing and the auxiliary housing, and the side portion of the third shield member is formed to face the extended body, 1 contact piece and a second contact piece.
The connector according to claim 7, wherein the inner housing and the auxiliary housing are formed with terminal fitting grooves corresponding to each other.
9. The shield assembly of claim 8, wherein a coupling rib and a coupling channel are formed in the third shield member and the auxiliary housing of the shield assembly, respectively, and the lever housing is formed with a fastening protrusion along its length direction, And the engaging grooves corresponding to the engaging projections are formed at predetermined intervals and are engaged with each other.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is provided with a support ring coupled to an outer surface of a wire connected to the terminal, and a shield ring coupled to the support ring and clamped to be electrically connected to the shielding portion of the wire.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein a rear holder is coupled to an extension body of the main housing and a lever housing coupled to the extension body, thereby preventing detachment of the terminal and coupling between the extension body and the lever housing.
12. The connector according to claim 11, wherein the extension body of the main housing and the lever housing are provided with coupling protrusions, respectively, and the rear holder is provided with a coupling hook to be hooked on the coupling protrusions.

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