CA1241397A - Electrical connector - Google Patents

Electrical connector

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CA1241397A
CA1241397A CA000475435A CA475435A CA1241397A CA 1241397 A CA1241397 A CA 1241397A CA 000475435 A CA000475435 A CA 000475435A CA 475435 A CA475435 A CA 475435A CA 1241397 A CA1241397 A CA 1241397A
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dovetailing
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electrical connector
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Yoshiyuki Awano
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EIDP Inc
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EI Du Pont de Nemours and Co
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Abstract

TITLE
ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
FOR FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARDS
ABSTRACT

Connector for flexible printed wiring circuit board having a housing with multiple parallel insertion chambers, a resilient member within each insertion chamber to hold leads from the circuit board and a pressure insertion component for maintaining the leads in a fixed position. The pressure insertion component has parallel projections on one side, each adapted to fit in an insertion chamber. The projections are of variable length to permit smooth insertion.

Description

TITLE
ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
FOR FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARDS
s BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention This device relates to an i~proYed electrical connector for the purpose of connecting lead wives such as those of printed wiring eircuit boards in a 6imple way.
2. Description of the Prior Art Many connector for printed wiring circuit boards have been developed in recent years and there haze been disclosed Japanese patent and utility yodel cegi6tration applicationB 6uC~ as Patent Early Di6clo~ure No. 55~1980]-69979. Utility Model Dis-closure No. 55tl980~-108689, Patene Early Di6closure No. 56[19811-91384, Patent Public Disclosure No.
56tl981]-1753 and Utility Model Di6closure No.
58tl9B3]-63~0.
Representative examples of these devices will be descLibed subsequently in detail by reference to the figure. They are long and narrow, box-6haped frame device6 formed of an electrical in6ulating material and consi6ting ox an as6emblage ox a part having numerou6 insertion chamber6 arranged in a row in the direction of the length at equal intervals from each other and a pressure insertion component jade of the 6ame electrical insulating material and which has a dovetailing projection arranqed in a comb-~haped pattern that fit into each insertion chamber. A resilient connecting device that holds the connecting lead wires is installed in each EL-7003 35 insertion chamber of the fra~e-shaped component. The .
3~7 pressure insertion component have dovetailing projections that correspond to the aforementioned in6ertion chamber. When they are ;n6erted-into the in6ertion chambers, they have a part what affixes the ~e~ilient connecting device. and a6 a result of bringing the two component6 toqether, multiple connecting lead wire6 can be easily connected at one time.
A type that ha been in wide ufie ~06t recently it one whereby the connecting lead wile are printed at equal interval fcom each other in parallel patterns on flexible printed wiring circuit board6, with the circuit boards being in6erted between the aforementioned ~rame-~haped component and ere~sure in6ertion component Jo that the leacl wire6 become connected.
The dovetailing projections of the prefigure in6ertion component Jay be formed independently or they Jay be formed a a ridge Pacing the backplate.
However, in the type of apparatus represented, for example, in Japane6e Utility yodel Disclo6ure 58[1~83]-63B0, the dovetailing projec~ion6 of the pre66ure in6ertion component are all of equal length and their front edges are parallel to the top 6urface of the frame-~haped component. When a pre66ure insertion component of this shape is inverted into the frame-6haped component, a discrepancy occur6 in the adjustment between the dovetailing projection and the insertion chamberfi.
In addition, because the contact between the dovetailing projections and the ~came-6haped component via the connecting lead wire begins simultaneously, an abrupt increa6e in the pre66ure load occur6 80 ehat operational difficulties ari6e.

3~7 SUMMARY OP THE INVENTION
This device is intended to eliminate the drawbacks of existing technologies. By means of this device, an electrical connector is proYided for the pureose of connecting lead wire. The connector consi6ts of a flat part which it a long and narrow, frame-shaped component formed of an electrical insulating material and which has insertion chamber6, set in a row in the direction of the length, a equal intervals prom each other. A resilient component which is formed of a conductive cpring material it inserted into and affixed in each insertion chamber.
The ~e~ilient component hold the connecting lead wires. A pressure insertion component formed of an electeical insulating material and which has dovetailing pro3ections that fit into the insertion chambers of the aforementioned frame-shaped component in eositions ~orrefiponding to said insertion chambers alto holds the connecting lead wire by affixing the resilient connecting component which holds the CQnneCting lead wice. This connector is characterized by the fact that the front edges of the t;ps of the dovetailing projection of the aforementioned pres6ure in6ertion component do not for 6traight lines parallel to the front edge6 of the openings of the insertion chamber, as a ~e6ult of which, sudden increase in pre66ure load does not occur when insertion i6 begun at the time the pressure insertion component it inserted into the eame-shaped component 60 that insertion can be accomplished smoothlyO
Within the broad concept of this device, the front edges of the dovetailing projection6 need not form straight lines that are parallel to the front edges of the opening of the insertion chamber6.

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That i6, all of the dovetailing projection may be at least of two different lengths. However, ideal modes of execution include one in which the dovetailing proiections at the two end6 are the longest and one in which the dovetailing projection6 become ~ucce6~ively shorter. In connector6 fox the purpose of connecting extremely large number6 of connecting lead wire&, the row can con~i~t of repeated cycles of dovetailing projection6 that become 6ucce6sively 6horter fcom the longest to the 6hor~est. In this ca6e, the dovetailing projections at the two end6 of the pre~ure insertion component 6hould be the longe6t.
The lead wire connector of this type can be applied to ca6e6 in which the dovetailing projections have a backpl~te and to ace in which they do not.
It can be applied to ca6es in which multiple connecting lead wire6 are wired by printing to circuit boards and to ace in which they are held by a 6uitable 6upport device.
BRIEF EXPLANATION Ox THE DRAWINGS
In the drawing, Figure 1 i8 a perspective view showing the shape of a typical connecting lead wire connector ba6ed on conuentional technology and which wa6 the forerunner of this device.
Figure 2 i6 a cro66-6ection showing the mode of connecting printed wiring connecting lead wire by the connector shown in figure 1.
Figure 3 i8 a perspectiva view 6howing the shape of the pre~6ure in6ertion component of the connecting lead wire eonnector of this device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Figure 1 6how6 an existing connector of the type to which this device belon~6. The connector con6i~t~ of the frame-shaped component 1 and the 3L2~13~1~
s pre66ure insertion component 6, both of which are jade of insulating materials. Multiple--.in6ertion chamber6 2, for the purpose of inverting the re~ilie~t connecting component (the component 9 6hown S in figure 2~ are set at equal interval from each other, being separated by the pareition~ pa and 4b which are formed a6 ridge from the long walls 3a and 3b. The groove 5 or the purpose of receiving the printed wiring circuit board i6 provided along the direction of the length of the ~rame-6haped component 1 between the partitions 4a and 4b. The dovetailing projections 8. which fit into the in6ertion chambers 2 of the frame-6haped component 1. are set like the teeth of a comb in the pre~6ure insertion component 6. In the mode 6hown in the figure, the dovetailing pro3ections 8 are wormed into a single entity with the backplate (hereafter called the working plate~7 a a ridge. A gap i6 provided in the frame-haped ~o~ponent 1 between the lonq wall 3a and the partition 4a for the purpo6e of inverting the working plate.
The flexible pla6tic insertion 6top devices 12 are installed at both ends of the pressure in6ertion component 6 and the stop frame devices 11 that receive and 6top the aforementioned plastic insertion top devices 12 are in6talled on both ends of the frame-~haped component 1.
Figure 2 i6 a crow ection 6howing a state in which termination of connecting lead wire has been achieved by placing the printed wiring circuit lead wire 13 between the aforementioned frame component and the pres6ure in6ertion component. The resilient connecting component 9, which was mentioned previou61y, it a fine metal band bent into an S
6hape. A fir6t end i8 extended in a ~traighe line Jo ~139~

a to come into resilient contact with the convexly curved pOltiOn 9a of the I. The second end alto ha a shape that is extended parallel Jo said straight line. The second end pierces the bottom of each S insertion chamber 2 of the frame-~haped component 1 and lead to the outside. The initial convexly curved portion 9a, which it continuous with thi6 6econd end, it inverted and fixed so that it faces the inneL wide of the frame-sAaped component 1.
When the printed wiring lead wire 13 i6 connected with this type of connector, the lead wires aye printed in parallel and ae equal inter~al~ on the printed circuit board. It qoes without 6aying that the in6ertion chambers 2 ox the frame-~haped component 1 are jet at interval congruent with those of the pcinted wiving lead wirefi.
ln order to connect the printed wiring lead wire 13 with a connector 6uch as described above, the printed wiring board (which 6hould be lexible) 13 i8 inserted Jo that the wiring come6 into contact with the convexly curved portion ga of the ~e~ilient connecting component 9. Following that, the pre~6ure in6ertio~ component 6 is in6er~ed 50 that the dovetailing projections 8 with lead in edgeR 14 fit into the in6ertion chambers. Since the thicknes~e~
ox the dovetailing projection6 are jet Jo a6 to be e66entially equal to the thickne~es of the paLtition~ 4a of the frame-fihaped component 1, the doveeailing p ojection~ compresses the extended porLion of the first end of the resilient connecting component into which the printed wiring circuit board is in6~rted from the bask. In order to complete the contact between the lead wire and the elastic connecting component, the small projection 9b. which ~5 face6 the convexly curved portion, i6 jet in the Z~3~

re~ilien~ connecting component 9 at the point at which the extended portion of the first end comes into contact with the convexly curve,d portion that is continuous wit the second end. Further the 6mall projection 9c is jet on the oppo6ite 6ide near the tip, i.e., Pacing the dovetailing ~roject;on.
Con6equently, contact between and fixing of the lead wise and the resilient connecting component are completely achieved by inserting the pre6sure in~eetion component into the frame-6haped component.
However, a wa6 indicated previously, when connection is performed u6ing thi6 apparatus, contact between all of the dovetailing projection6 and (the 6mall projection6 9c of) the elastic connecting components begins at the tame time, the force required for insertion increa6e~ abruptly, with difficulty in operation occurring. when the working plate (backplate 7) i6 not pre6ent, a discrepancy occur6 in the adjustment between the dovetailing projection6 and the in6ertion chambers at the time of insertion. Thi6 device i8 one in which the aforementioned drawback of the conventional technology i8 eli~ina~ed.
The di6tinctive characteristic of this device i6 the shape of the pressure insertion projection6. In other re~pect6, it is es6entially the tame as the conventional technology described in the foregoinq text. Figure 3 it a per6pective view 6howing the 6hape of a pressure insertion component of an apparatu6 thaw i8 a suitable mode of execution of thi6 device. Thi6 pre sure insertion component i8 e~eneially identical in 6hape to that explained by Leference to Figure 2. However, the two end projections Ba end Bb of the dovetailing projections are made a the longest, with the projections ~Z~L~ 397 - becoming shorter from projection 8c. which is next Jo 8b.
Thy frame-~haped component corr2~ponding to it i6 identical to that shown in Figuce 1. By providing a structure of this kind, the long dovetailing projections 8a and 8b with the lead in 14a a the two end6 function as guides when the pre6sure insertion component i6 inserted into the frame-~haeed component. Insertion begin in 6equence from 8c, with overall insertion proceeding extremely 6moothly. Thu6, occurrence of twitting due to high inserti.on pressure forces and damage to the components as a result of twisting are prevented.
The foreqoing concrete example ifi a 6uitable mode of execution However, this device i6 not limited to this mode, being limited only as described in the claims.

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Claims (7)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An electrical connector for the purpose of terminating lead wires on flexible circuit boards consisting of a long and narrow, frame-shaped component formed of an electrical insulating material having insertion chambers set in a row in the direction of the length at equal intervals from each other, a resilient connecting component which is formed of a conductive resilient material that is inserted into and affixed in each insertion chamber and which holds the lead wires, a longitudinally extending pressure insertion component formed of an electrical insulating material having on one side surface parallel dovetailing projections with lead in edges that fit into the insertion chambers of the frame-shaped component in positions corresponding to the insertion chambers and that hold the lead wires by affixing the resilient connecting component which holds the lead wire, which connector is characterized by the fact that the lead edges of the dovetailing projections of the pressure insertion component form an irregular line with respect to a front edge of openings in the insertion chambers so that insertion can be accomplished smoothly and by the fact that the dovetailing projections have at least two different lengths.
2. A device which is an electrical connector as described in claim 1 characterized by the fact that the dovetailing projections all have different lengths.
3. A device which is an electrical connector as described in claim 1 characterized by the fact that the dovetailing projections at each end of the pressure insertion component are the longest and of the same length and that the other dovetailing projections are each of different shorter lengths.
4. A device which is an electrical connector as described in claim 3 characterized by the fact that the dovetailing projections gradually decrease in length from one end of the pressure insertion component.
5. An electrical connector as described in claim 1 in which the row of dovetailing projections is repeated in single cycle units in which they gradually decrease in length from one end until the shortest dovetailing projection is reached.
6. An electrical connector as described in claim 1 in which the dovetailing projections at the two ends are the longest and are of the same length.
7. An electrical connector for the purpose of terminating lead wires on flexible circuit boards consisting of a long and narrow, frame-shaped component formed of an electrical insulating material having insertion chambers set in a row in the direction of the length at equal intervals from each other, a resilient connecting component which is formed of a conductive resilient material that is inserted into and affixed in each insertion chamber and which holds the lead wires, a longitudinally extending pressure insertion component formed of an electrical insulating material having on one side surface a series of parallel dovetailing projections set like teeth of a comb in said pressure insertion component, said projections having lead in edges that fit into the insertion chambers of the frame-shaped component in positions corresponding to the insertion chambers and that hold the lead wires by affixing the resilient connecting component which holds the lead wire, the first and the last dovetailing projections of the series being substantially the same length which is longer than any of the other dovetailing projections of said series, said other dovetailing projections progressively decreasing in length so that the next longest projection is adjacent to said first projection and the shortest is adjacent the last projection, said first and last projections functioning as guides when the pressure insertion component is inserted into the frame-shaped component, and said other projections providing smooth insertion due to the sequential insertion of each of said other projections into its respective insertion chamber.
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