CN101409186B - Buffer, adapter, and connecting device for attaching the same buffer or adapter - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an adapter or a buffer capable of absorbing the thermal expansion deformation or thermal contraction deformation of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp or the like electronic components, and a connecting device mounted with a buffer or adapter. An adapter 100 is a coil spring having conductivity. The adapter 100 includes a first connecting part 110 to be electrically and mechanically connected to a lead terminal 12 of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp 10 (electronic component), a second connecting part 120 spaced from the first connecting part 110 longitudinally of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp 10 and connectable to a connecting device S, and an elastically deformable part 130 provided between the first and second connecting parts 110, 120 and elastically deformable in accordance with thermal expansion deformation or thermal contraction deformation longitudinally of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp 10.

Description

Bolster, adapter and bolster is installed or the jockey of adapter

Technical field

The present invention relates to be installed on the lead terminal of electronic units such as cold-cathode fluorescence lamp and and be installed in bolster, the adapter on the jockey and bolster be installed or the jockey of adapter with this electronic unit.

Background technology

As the parts of lead terminal of protection cold-cathode fluorescence lamp, the lead terminal that is coated on cold-cathode fluorescence lamp and the conductivity cover on the lamp main part end are arranged.

This cover has: be coated on the cylindrical shell on the lamp main part end of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp; With bonding agent through conductivity or scolder is electrically connected with the lead terminal of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp and the connecting portion of mechanical connection; Cylindrical shell is by the contact clamping of jockey; Thus, the contact of the lead terminal of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp and jockey is electrically connected (with reference to patent documentation 1 and 2).

That is, replace the lead terminal of direct clamping cold-cathode fluorescence lamp on contact, through the cylindrical shell of clamping cover, the load that said clamping is produced is applied to the lead terminal and the bottom thereof of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp.

[patent documentation 1] Japan opens clear 64-48851 communique in fact

[patent documentation 2] TOHKEMY 2006-351529 communique

Yet cold-cathode fluorescence lamp is used as the back of the body irradiation of displays such as automatic navigator.That is, cold-cathode fluorescence lamp uses under the inferior hot environment of hot weather in summer sometimes.When at this hot environment held cold-cathode fluorescence lamp, this cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal expansion distortion sometimes.

The cylindrical shell of end and this cover that is coated on cold-cathode fluorescence lamp at cover by the state of the contact clamping of jockey under; When the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal expansion is out of shape; Push the lamp main part end and the lead terminal of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp to the inside of cover; Thus, lamp main part end and lead terminal are applied load.

And when because thermal expansion distortion and when cover is pushed cold-cathode fluorescence lamp, this covers on the length direction of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp and moves.So the cylindrical shell of cover slides between said contact, these cylindrical shell wearing and tearing.Therefore, possibly make contacting of cover and contact unstable.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is In view of the foregoing and accomplishes, and its purpose is, bolster, the adapter of a kind of thermal expansion distortion that can absorb electronic units such as cold-cathode fluorescence lamp or thermal contraction distortion is provided and bolster is installed or the jockey of adapter.

In order to solve above-mentioned problem, bolster of the present invention is folded between the jockey of lead terminal and these parts of electronic unit, and wherein, this bolster has: first installation portion, and it is installed on the lead terminal; Second installation portion, itself and first installation portion devices spaced apart ground are positioned on the length direction of electronic unit, and can be installed on the jockey; And strain portion, it is arranged between first, second installation portion, and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion and strain.

Under the situation of said bolster; Be installed in respectively under the state on lead terminal, the jockey at first, second installation portion; Even said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion take place in electronic unit; Through making strain portion strain, just can absorb this thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion.Therefore; Can suppress owing to the situation that said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion makes this electronic unit push this bolster or break away from from this bolster takes place electronic unit; So, can be reduced in the load that said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction when distortion applies the main part and the lead terminal thereof of this electronic unit.

Adapter of the present invention connects the lead terminal of electronic unit and the contact of this member connecting device, and wherein, this adapter has: first connecting portion, and it is electrically connected and mechanical connection with lead terminal; Second connecting portion, itself and first connecting portion devices spaced apart ground are positioned on the length direction of electronic unit, and can be electrically connected and mechanical connection with contact; And strain portion, it is arranged between first, second connecting portion, and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion and strain.

Under the situation of said adapter; First, second connecting portion be electrically connected with lead terminal, contact respectively and the state of mechanical connection under; Even said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion take place in electronic unit; Through making strain portion strain, also can absorb this thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion.Therefore; Can suppress owing to the situation that said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion makes this electronic unit push this adapter or break away from from this adapter takes place electronic unit; So, can be reduced in the load that said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction when distortion applies the main part and the lead terminal thereof of this electronic unit.

At said second connecting portion is can supply power under the situation of the cylindrical body that the main part end of subassembly inserts, and this second connecting portion is clamped between the main body of contact and this jockey of jockey, perhaps by the contact clamping of jockey.Like this, when second connecting portion was cylindrical body, with the contact stabilization of contact, its result can realize the stable electrical connection of second connecting portion and contact.

And, be connected at first connecting portion under the state of lead terminal, the main part end arranged opposite of said second connecting portion and electronic unit, and be clamped between the main body of contact and this jockey of jockey with said main part.

Under this situation, clamping second connecting portion between contact and main body is so this second connecting portion is electrically connected and mechanical connection with said contact.Therefore, second connecting portion is very simple to the connection of contact.

Perhaps, be connected at first connecting portion under the state of lead terminal, the main part end arranged opposite of said second connecting portion and electronic unit, and with said main part by the contact clamping of jockey.

Under this situation, second connecting portion is by the contact clamping, so this second connecting portion is electrically connected and mechanical connection with said contact.Therefore, second connecting portion is very simple to the connection of contact.

Can make first connecting portion is the clava or the helicoid that can be electrically connected with lead terminal with mechanical connection.Under this situation, strain portion is and the continuous helicoid in the end of first connecting portion, and at least one side of the main part end of the subassembly of can supplying power and lead terminal inserts.Second connecting portion is and the continuous helicoid in the end of strain portion.

Like this, first connecting portion is clava or helicoid, and second connecting portion and strain portion are helicoids, so, can utilize helical spring simply and at an easy rate to make adapter.

The spiral spacer of preferred said second connecting portion is closeer than the spiral spacer of strain portion.Like this, when the spiral spacer of second connecting portion is closeer, based on the clamping of the main body of jockey and contact or stable based on the clamping of contact.

And said strain portion also can be by the plate body of partial cut-out.Under this situation, also can utilize punch forming to wait simply and make said strain portion at an easy rate.

Also can on said first connecting portion, be provided with the patchhole that supplies lead terminal to insert.Under this situation, lead terminal is being inserted under the state that inserts in the hole, can this lead terminal is being electrically connected and mechanical connection with said first connecting portion through soldering or welding etc.Therefore, can carry out the connection of lead terminal simply to first connecting portion.

Said first connecting portion be cross sectional view be roughly L word shape plate body and for have first board and the situation of the shape of second board that generally perpendicularly bends with respect to this first board under; Said patchhole is located at the part that is positioned at first panel part side of second board; On said first board, be provided with depression, this depression is communicated with patchhole and supplies this lead terminal that inserts in the hole of insertion to embed.Under this situation, under the state in lead terminal being inserted into patchhole and caving in, can this lead terminal be electrically connected and mechanical connection with said first board through soldering or welding etc.Therefore, can carry out the connection of lead terminal more simply to first board of first connecting portion.

First jockey of the present invention has: main body, and it has the main part end that can take in above-mentioned adapter, electronic unit and the incorporating section of lead terminal; And contact, it is accommodated in the incorporating section of main body and has the clamping section, this clamping section can and the internal face of incorporating section between second connecting portion of clamping adapter.

Under the situation of said first jockey; Be electrically connected with lead terminal under the state with mechanical connection at first connecting portion adapter; This adapter is inserted in the incorporating section of main body; This adapter of clamping between the internal face of the clamping section of contact and incorporating section, so, can be simply adapter and electronic unit and contact be coupled together.

Second jockey of the present invention has: main body, and it has the main part end that can take in adapter, electronic unit and the incorporating section of lead terminal; And contact, it is accommodated in the incorporating section of main body and has the clamping section, second connecting portion that this clamping section can the clamping adapter.

Under the situation of said second jockey; Be electrically connected with lead terminal under the state with mechanical connection at first connecting portion adapter; This adapter is inserted in the incorporating section of main body; At this adapter of the clamping section of contact clamping, so, can be simply adapter and electronic unit and contact be coupled together.

Preferably on the internal face of incorporating section, be provided with stop part, this stop part prevents that second connecting portion from moving to the length direction of this electronic unit along with the thermal expansion distortion of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion.Like this, prevent second connecting portion along with the thermal expansion distortion of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion and move to said length direction through stop part, so, the contact stabilization between second connecting portion and the contact, its result can realize both stable electrical connections.

And, replace the internal face of said incorporating section, also can on the inner surface of the clamping section of contact, said stop part be set.Prevent second connecting portion along with the thermal expansion distortion of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion and move through this stop part to said length direction, so, the contact stabilization between second connecting portion and the contact, its result can realize both stable electrical connections.

Can make said stop part be can with the jog of the second connecting portion butt.Under the situation of this stop part, can prevent the said mobile of said second connecting portion well.

Said contact also can be the structure that also has maintaining part, this maintaining part can and the wall of main body between the main part of clamping electronic unit, perhaps, also can be the structure that also has a pair of maintaining part that can clamping electronic unit main part.Like this; Utilize maintaining part to keep the main part of electronic unit; Thus, can prevent the vibration of electronic unit etc., can prevent that load that this vibration produces is applied to electronic unit on the whole or because said vibration makes the part of electronic unit and the situation of adapter collision.

At said jockey is to be installed under the situation of the type on the circuit board; Circuit board has the fastening hole of strip; Main body have base end part and with the leading section of this base end part approximate vertical, and have the fastening pawl of the roughly L word shape that can insert in the fastening hole.The fastening hole has than the big slightly wide width part of the gauge of the leading section of fastening pawl with than the big slightly narrow width part of gauge of the base end part of fastening pawl.The fastening pawl inserts and when narrow width part moves from wide width part, makes the leading section of this fastening pawl by the edge part fastening of narrow width part.

Like this, the fastening pawl is inserted the wide width part in fastening hole and it is moved at narrow width part, thus, this fastening pawl is by this narrow width part fastening, so, can be simply the main body of said jockey be installed on the circuit board.

Said circuit board can constitute also has lock hole.Under this situation, said main body also has: arm, and it is towards the Width setting of fastening pawl, and its leading section can shake along the surface of circuit board; With the fastening protuberance, it is located at the leading section of this arm, and can insert in the lock hole.Lock hole has: mountain portion, it is located at a side of this lock hole, and from wide width part to the inclination of climbing of the direction of narrow width part; The foot of a mountain zone of mountain portion; With the zone, mountain valley of crossing mountain portion.The fastening protuberance inserted the foot of a mountain zone when the fastening pawl inserted wide width part, and then along with the said of fastening pawl moved, the leading section of arm shakes and fastening protuberance when crossing mountain portion, made this fastening protuberance drop to the zone, mountain valley and by the fastening of mountain portion.

That is, the fastening pawl is inserted wide width part, the fastening protuberance is inserted the foot of a mountain zone, then, the fastening pawl is moved at narrow width part, and make the fastening protuberance cross mountain portion, thus, the fastening pawl is by the narrow width part fastening, and the fastening protuberance is by the fastening of mountain portion.Like this, through making the fastening protuberance, thereby can stop the fastening pawl to move to wide width part by the fastening of mountain portion.Therefore, can be simply the main body of said jockey be installed on the circuit board, and, can carry out the fixed-site of this main body.

Under the situation that is provided with the contact pattern on the circuit board, preferred contact also has contact portion, the fastening pawl by the state of the narrow width part fastening in fastening hole under, this contact portion can contact with the contact pattern.Under this situation, jockey is moved along the fastening hole, the contact portion of contact is connected with the contact pattern of circuit board.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the figure that the state on the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp that the adapter of first execution mode of the present invention is connected is shown, and (a) is schematic top plan view, (b) is that sketch map is looked on the right side.

Fig. 2 is the figure that this adapter is shown, and (a) is schematic top plan view, (b) is that sketch map is looked on the right side.

Fig. 3 is the schematic perspective view of this adapter.

Fig. 4 is the schematic perspective view that adapter is connected to behind the jockey and this jockey is installed to the state behind the circuit board that first execution mode of the present invention is shown.

Fig. 5 illustrates the schematic perspective view that adapter is connected to before this jockey and this jockey is installed to the state before the circuit board.

Fig. 6 is the figure that this jockey is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, (b) is schematic rear view, (c) is schematic side view, (d) is schematic top plan view, (e) is elevational schematic view, (f) is the observed schematic perspective view of upside from the back side.

Fig. 7 is the figure that the main body of this jockey is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, (b) is schematic rear view, (c) is schematic side view, (d) is schematic top plan view, (e) is elevational schematic view, (f) is the observed schematic perspective view of upside from the back side.

Fig. 8 is the figure that the contact of this jockey is shown, and (a) is that the observed master of upside looks sketch map from the front, (b) is the observed schematic perspective view of upside from the back side.

Fig. 9 illustrates the schematic top plan view that adapter is connected to behind this jockey and this jockey is installed to the state behind the circuit board; (a) be the figure that initial condition is shown; (b) being the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal expansion to be shown and the figure that makes the state of strain portion elongation, (c) is the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal contraction to be shown and the figure that makes the state that strain portion shrinks.

Figure 10 is the elevational schematic view that the process on the circuit board that this jockey is installed to is shown; (a) be to illustrate in the fastening pawl insertion fastening hole and the figure of the state in the fastening protuberance insertion lock hole; (b) being the figure that the slip mobile status is shown, (c) is the figure that the fastening state is shown.

Figure 11 is the figure that the state on the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp that the adapter of second execution mode of the present invention is connected is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, is that sketch map is looked on a left side (b).

Figure 12 is the figure that this adapter is shown, and (a) is front view, (b) is rearview, (c) is vertical view, (d) is upward view, (e) is left view, (f) is stereogram.

Figure 13 illustrates this adapter by the schematic side view of the state of contact clamping; (a) be that the thermal expansion of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp or the figure of the state before the thermal contraction are shown; (b) being the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal expansion to be shown and the figure that makes the state of strain portion elongation, (c) is the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal contraction to be shown and the figure that makes the state that strain portion shortens.

Figure 14 is the figure that the state on the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp that adapter is connected of the 3rd execution mode of the present invention is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, (b) is schematic top plan view, (c) is that sketch map is looked on a left side.

Figure 15 is the figure that this adapter is shown, and (a) is the stereogram of observing from positive top, (b) is the schematic perspective view of observing from top, the back side.

Figure 16 is that jockey that the 3rd execution mode of the present invention is shown is installed on the circuit board and is connected with adapter and the master of the state of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp looks sketch map.

Figure 17 is the figure that this jockey is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, (b) is schematic rear view, (c) is schematic top plan view, (d) is elevational schematic view, (e) is schematic side view.

Figure 18 is the figure that the contact of this jockey is shown, and (a) is the schematic perspective view of observing from positive top, (b) is the schematic perspective view of observing from top, the back side.

Figure 19 is the schematic side view of state that contact clamping adapter and the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp of this jockey are shown; (a) be the thermal expansion of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp or the figure of the state before the thermal contraction; (b) being the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp thermal expansion to be shown and the figure that makes the state of strain portion elongation, (c) is the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp thermal contraction to be shown and the figure that makes the state that strain portion shortens.

Figure 20 is the routine schematic perspective view of design alteration that the adapter of first embodiment is shown.

Figure 21 (a) is the routine schematic perspective view of design alteration that the adapter of second embodiment is shown, and (b) is the routine schematic perspective view of other design alterations that the adapter of second embodiment is shown.

Figure 22 is the routine sketch map of design alteration that the adapter of the 3rd embodiment is shown, and (a) is end view, (b) is vertical view.

Symbol description

10: cold-cathode fluorescence lamp; 11: lamp main part (main part); 12: lead terminal; 20: circuit board; 21: the fastening hole; 21a: wide width part; 21b: narrow width part; 22: lock hole; 22a: mountain portion; 22b: the foot of a mountain zone; 22c: zone, mountain valley; 100: adapter; 110: the first connecting portions; 120: the second connecting portions; 130: strain portion; S: jockey; 200: main body; α: accommodation space (part of incorporating section); 213: clamping wall portion; 214: recess (remaining part of incorporating section); 300: contact; 310: substrate; 320: the clamping section; 330: maintaining part; 30: hot-cathode fluorescent lamp; 31: lamp main part (main part); 32: lead terminal; 40: circuit board; 41: the fastening hole; 400: adapter (adapter); 410: the first connecting portions; 420: the second connecting portions; 430: strain portion; 500: adapter; 510: the first connecting portions; 520: the second connecting portions; 530: strain portion; S ': jockey; 600: main body; α: accommodation space (incorporating section); 700: contact; 720: the clamping section.

Embodiment

Below, execution mode of the present invention is described.

[embodiment 1]

At first, with reference to the adapter of description of drawings first execution mode of the present invention.Fig. 1 is the figure that the state on the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp that the adapter of first execution mode of the present invention is connected is shown; (a) be schematic top plan view; (b) be that sketch map is looked on the right side, Fig. 2 is the figure that this adapter is shown, and (a) is schematic top plan view; (b) be that sketch map is looked on the right side, Fig. 3 is the schematic perspective view of this adapter.

This adapter 100 shown in the present embodiment is the helical springs with conductivity.Adapter 100 has: first connecting portion 110, and its lead terminal 12 with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 (electronic unit) is electrically connected and mechanical connection; Second connecting portion 120, itself and first connecting portion, 110 devices spaced apart ground are positioned on the length direction of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10; And strain portion 130, it is arranged on first, second connecting portion 110, between 120, and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 or thermal contraction distortion and strain.Specify below.

As shown in Figure 1, cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 has: lamp main part 11 (main part); Pair of lead wires terminal 12 with the length direction both ends that are arranged on this lamp main part 11.In addition, in Fig. 1, only illustrate an end of the length direction of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.

Like Fig. 1～shown in Figure 3, second connecting portion 120 is said helical spring installing and locating portions.The internal diameter of this second connecting portion 120 is bigger slightly than the external diameter of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.Thus, the cardinal extremity of the end of lamp main part 11 part can be inserted second connecting portion 120.

Like Fig. 1～shown in Figure 3, strain portion 130 is continuous with the end of second connecting portion 120, and the coil spacing said helical spring coil spring part bigger than the coil spacing of second connecting portion 120.The elastic force of this strain portion 130 is set at following power: when flexible, the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and the sealing of lamp main part 11 sealing wire terminals 12 are not applied load.And the internal diameter of the internal diameter of strain portion 130 and second connecting portion 120 is roughly the same.Thus, the cardinal extremity of the fore-end of lamp main part 11 ends and lead terminal 12 part can be inserted in the strain portion 130.

Like Fig. 1～shown in Figure 3, first connecting portion 110 is clavas of L word shape roughly.This first connecting portion 110 has: continuous with the end of strain portion 130, and the base end part that bends towards said helical spring center; With continuous with this base end part, and towards the leading section of a distolateral vertical bending of said length direction.The leading section of this first connecting portion 110 is electrically connected and mechanical connection with the fore-end of lead terminal 12.

The adapter 100 of this structure is connected with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 as follows.At first, the end and the lead terminal 12 of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 inserted second connecting portion 120 and strain portion 130, make the fore-end of this lead terminal 12 and the leading section butt of first connecting portion 110.So the fore-end of lamp main part 11 ends and the base end part branch of lead terminal 12 are configured in the strain portion 130, the base end part branch of lamp main part 11 ends is configured in second connecting portion 120.

Then, through soldering or welding etc. the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and the leading section of first connecting portion 110 are electrically connected and mechanical connection.Like this, adapter 100 is electrically connected and mechanical connection with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.

Below, be connected with the jockey of the adapter 100 that is connected like this on the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 with reference to description of drawings.Fig. 4 illustrates adapter being connected to behind the jockey and this jockey being installed to the schematic perspective view of the state behind the circuit board of first execution mode of the present invention, and Fig. 5 illustrates adapter is connected to before this jockey and this jockey is installed to the schematic perspective view of the state before the circuit board, and Fig. 6 is the figure that this jockey is shown; (a) being that the master looks sketch map, (b) being schematic rear view, (c) is schematic side view; (d) being schematic top plan view, (e) is elevational schematic view, (f) is the observed schematic perspective view of upside from the back side; Fig. 7 is the figure that the main body of this jockey is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, (b) is schematic rear view; (c) being schematic side view, (d) is schematic top plan view, (e) is elevational schematic view; (f) be from the back side the observed schematic perspective view of upside; Fig. 8 is the figure that the contact of this jockey is shown, and (a) is that the observed master of upside looks sketch map from the front, (b) is the observed schematic perspective view of upside from the back side; Fig. 9 illustrates the schematic top plan view that adapter is connected to behind this jockey and this jockey is installed to the state behind the circuit board; (a) being the figure that initial condition is shown, (b) is the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal expansion to be shown and the figure that makes the state of strain portion elongation, (c) is the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal contraction to be shown and the figure that makes the state that strain portion shrinks; Figure 10 is the elevational schematic view that the process on the circuit board that this jockey is installed to is shown; (a) being to illustrate in the fastening pawl insertion fastening hole and the figure of the state in the fastening protuberance insertion lock hole, (b) being the figure that the slip mobile status is shown, (c) is the figure that the fastening state is shown.

Fig. 4～jockey S shown in Figure 6 is mounted in the socket on the circuit board 20, and this circuit board 20 can connect the adapter 100 that is connected with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.Jockey S has main body 200 and is installed in the contact 300 of main body 200 inside.Specify below.

As shown in Figure 5, circuit board 20 has: a pair of fastening hole 21 that connects the strip of its thickness direction; The pair of locking hole 22 that is communicated with and on thickness direction, connects the strip of this circuit board 20 with this fastening hole 21; And the contact pattern 23 that is arranged on the surface between a pair of fastening hole 21.

Each fastening hole 21 is holes of L word shape roughly.Fastening hole 21 has than the big slightly wide width part 21a of the gauge of the leading section of fastening pawl 230 with than the big slightly narrow width part 21b of gauge of the base end part of the fastening pawl 230 of main body 200.

Wide width part 21a is the rectangular opening that can supply 230 plugs of fastening pawl.Narrow width part 21b is the rectangular opening that utilizes the leading section fastening of the fastening pawl 230 that the edge part in its outside will be through wide width part 21a insertion.

Each lock hole 22 has: the 22a of mountain portion, it is located at a side of the Width of this lock hole, and from wide width part 21a to the inclination of climbing of the direction of narrow width part 21b; The foot of a mountain zone 22b of the 22a of mountain portion; Cross zone, the mountain valley 22c of the 22a of mountain portion; And the top area 22d that is located at the 22a of mountain portion between the foot of a mountain zone 22b and zone, the mountain valley 22c.

The foot of a mountain zone 22b is the hole that can supply fastening protuberance 250 plugs of main body 200.Zone, mountain valley 22c is the rectangular opening that supplies fastening protuberance 250 to embed, and it communicates with wide width part 21a.Top area 22d is the rectangular opening that connects the foot of a mountain zone 22b and zone, mountain valley 22c.

The 22a of mountain portion is that 22b use projection to the guiding of zone, mountain valley 22c guiding fastening protuberance 250 from the foot of a mountain zone, and, be that projection is used in the fastening that fastening is positioned at this fastening protuberance 250 of the regional 22c in mountain valley.22b pushes this fastening protuberance 250 when zone, mountain valley 22c guides fastening protuberance 250 from the foot of a mountain zone at the 22a of this mountain portion, and the leading section of the arm 240 of main body 200 is shaken.

Like Fig. 4～shown in Figure 7, main body 200 is resinous injection-molded articles.Main body 200 has: the first roughly rectangular-shaped casing 210; The second roughly rectangular-shaped casing 220, the central portion of an end of the length direction of itself and this first casing 210 is provided with continuously, and than the narrow width of this first casing 210; The both ends of the Width of first casing 210 towards below a pair of fastening pawl 230 that is provided with; The a pair of arm 240 that is provided with towards one distolateral (being the Width of fastening pawl 230) of this length direction at the two ends of an end of the length direction of first casing 210; And the leading section of this arm 240 towards below a pair of fastening protuberance 250 that is provided with.

The inside of the inside of first casing 210 and second casing 220 communicates with each other.The inside of this first, second casing 210,220 is accommodation space α, and it can take in end, lead terminal 12 and the connected adapter 100 of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.

Central portion in the other end of the length direction of first casing 210 is provided with peristome 211, and this peristome 211 is communicated with accommodation space α, but and the cardinal extremity of lamp main part 11 ends of cooling cathode fluorescent lamp 10 partly plug.

Shown in Fig. 6 (d), Fig. 6 (f), Fig. 7 (d) and Fig. 7 (f), the central portion at the distolateral internal face of the Width of first casing 210 one is formed with the partition wall 212 towards another distolateral setting.Separate through the part, inside of this partition wall 212 first casing 210.The inside of first casing 210 that separates through partition wall 212 becomes the first area α 1 of accommodation space α and the inside of second area α 2, the second casings 220 becomes the 3rd region alpha 3.In addition, of the back, the clamping section 320 and maintaining part 330 of in first area α 1, taking in contact 300.

The part of α 1 towards the first area of another distolateral internal face of the Width of first casing 210 is towards said one distolateral stretching out.This part of stretching out becomes clamping wall portion 213, second connecting portion 120 of clamping adapter 200 between the clamping section 320 of this clamping wall portion 213 and contact 300.

Clamping wall portion 213 with the clamping section 320 opposed parts of contact 300 on be provided with a plurality of convex veins along the vertical direction.That is, said opposed part becomes the male and fomale(M&F) 213a (being stop part) that second connecting portion 120 that suppresses adapter 100 moves to length direction.

And, shown in Fig. 6 (e) and Fig. 7 (e), be provided with recess 214 in the bottom of first casing 210.Both ends at the length direction of this recess 214 are provided with a pair of slit 214a, and the both ends of the substrate 310 of contact 300 are pressed into respectively among this a pair of slit 214a.And recess 214 is provided with the 214b of rectangular opening portion in base plate, communicates with the first area α 1 of accommodation space α thus.

That is, the substrate 310 at contact 300 is pressed under the state of a pair of slit 214a the clamping section 320 of this contact 300 and maintaining part 330 logical via portion 214b, insertion first area α 1.In addition, accommodation space α and recess 214 are equivalent to the incorporating section in claims.

Each fastening pawl 230 is plate bodys of L word shape roughly, and it has: base end part, its edge part of the recess 214 of first casing 210 towards below be provided with; And leading section, the bight in itself and this base end part approximate vertical and the outside cuts with being tilted.The fastening hole 21 that this fastening pawl 230 inserts circuit board 20.

Each arm 240 is that the side with second casing 220 has the gap and the plate body of the essentially rectangular that extends with this parallel sided ground.The leading section of this arm 240 can shake towards the Width of second casing 220.

Each fastening protuberance 250 is roughly columned projections, can insert in the lock hole 22 of circuit board 20.

As shown in Figure 8, contact 300 carries out punch forming to the metallic plate with conductivity and forms.Contact 300 has: the substrate 310 of essentially rectangular shape; Be arranged on the tabular clamping section 320 on the central portion of upper end of this substrate 310; Be arranged on the distolateral maintaining part 330 of clamping section 320 of the upper end of substrate 310; And another distolateral docking point portion 340 of clamping section 320 that is arranged on the upper end of substrate 310.

Both ends at the length direction of substrate 310 are provided with a pair of projection 311.The length dimension of substrate 310 that comprises this a pair of projection 311 is bigger slightly than the distance between the inboard face of a pair of slit 214a of the recess 214 of main body 200.Therefore, the both ends of substrate 310 are pressed into a pair of slit 214a, take in to remain in the recess 214.

One docking point portion 340 has respectively: the tabular horizontal part 341 that generally perpendicularly bends from substrate 310; With from the tabular contact portion main body 342 of this horizontal part 341 to the roughly anti-V word shape of oblique below bending.Shown in Fig. 6 (a) and Fig. 6 (b), the height dimension of contact portion main body 342 is set to following height: remain under the state in the recess 214 at substrate 310, contact portion main body 342 is outstanding downwards from this recess 214.That is, contact portion main body 342 can with contact pattern 23 Elastic Contact of circuit board 20.

Clamping section 320 is following plate bodys: the intermediate portion is bent into roughly V word shape and leading section tilts towards overbending direction.Remain under the state in the recess 214 at substrate 310, this clamping section 320 logical via portion 214b insert and are accommodated among the first area α 1 of accommodation space α.Under this receiving state, clamping section 320 is set to, and the distance between the male and fomale(M&F) 213a of the clamping wall portion 213 in intermediate portion and the first area α 1 is littler than the external diameter of second connecting portion 120 of adapter 100.Thus, second connecting portion 120 of clamping adapter 100 between the male and fomale(M&F) 213a of the pars intermedia of clamping section 320 and clamping wall portion 213.

Maintaining part 330 is following plate bodys: the intermediate portion is bent into roughly V word shape and leading section tilts towards overbending direction, and its width dimensions is littler than the width dimensions of clamping section 320.Remain under the state in the recess 214 at substrate 310, maintaining part 330 logical via portion 214b insert and are accommodated among the first area α 1 of accommodation space α.Under this receiving state; Maintaining part 330 is set to; The distance up to intersecting with the second virtual line L2 of the first virtual line L1 is littler than the external diameter of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10; This first virtual line L1 extends towards clamping wall portion 213 from the pars intermedia of maintaining part 330, and this second virtual line L2 extends from the length direction that faces main body 200 of the edge part of the peristome 211 of main body 200.Thus, the lamp main part 11 of clamping cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 between the edge part of the peristome 211 of the pars intermedia of maintaining part 330 and main body 200.Like this; Lamp main part 11 through clamping cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 between the edge part of the peristome 211 of the pars intermedia of maintaining part 330 and main body 200; Thereby can suppress the vibration of lamp main part 11 etc.; Can suppress whole cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 (the particularly sealing of the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and lamp main part 11 sealing wire terminals 12) to be applied load, or make the situation of lamp main part 11 and adapter 100 collisions owing to said vibration owing to this vibration.

Below, number of assembling steps and the circuit board installation steps of the jockey S of this structure are described.At first, the clamping section 320 of contact 300 is also inserted wherein with the maintaining part 330 and the 214b of the hole portion contraposition of the recess 214 of main body 200.Then, the both ends of the substrate 310 of contact 300 are pressed into a pair of slit 214a of the recess 214 of main body 200.So clamping section 320 is incorporated among the first area α 1 of accommodation space α with maintaining part 330, and a substrate 310 and a docking point portion 340 are incorporated in the recess 214.

Then, shown in Figure 10 (a), with the wide width part 21a contraposition in a pair of fastening pawl of main body 200 230 and a pair of fastening hole 21 of circuit board 20 and insert wherein, with the foot of a mountain zone 22b contraposition in a pair of fastening protuberance 250 and pair of locking hole 22 and insert wherein.At this moment, on the surface of the contact portion main body 342 Elastic Contact circuit boards 20 of a docking point portion 340 of contact 300.

Then, shown in Figure 10 (b), a pair of fastening pawl 230 is moved to narrow width part 21b from the wide width part 21a in a pair of fastening hole 21.

Meanwhile, a pair of fastening protuberance 250 is moved to the 22a of mountain portion from the foot of a mountain zone 22b in pair of locking hole 22.So a pair of fastening protuberance 250 is pushed by the 22a of mountain portion in pair of locking hole 22 and is guided.Thus, the leading section of a pair of arm 240 shakes along circuit board 20 surfaces.

Then, shown in Figure 10 (c), when a pair of fastening pawl 230 arrives the narrow width part 21b in a pair of fastening hole 21, by the edge part fastening in the outside of this narrow width part 21b.

Meanwhile, make a pair of fastening protuberance 250 cross the 22a of mountain portion in pair of locking hole 22, through top area 22d.So the 22a of mountain portion is disengaged pushing of a pair of fastening protuberance 250, a pair of arm 240 is because the elastic force of self and from shaking recovering state.Thus, a pair of fastening protuberance 250 drops to mountain valley zone 22c and by the 22a of mountain portion fastening.

At this moment, the contact portion 340 of contact 300 slides on circuit board 20, with contact pattern 23 Elastic Contact.

Like this, through making a pair of fastening protuberance 250, thus, can prevent that a pair of fastening pawl 230 from moving to wide width part 21a from the narrow width part 21b in a pair of fastening hole 21 by the 22a of mountain portion fastening.Thus, can keep main body 200 is installed in the state on the circuit board 20.

In addition, with main body 200 when circuit board 20 is pulled down, control from a pair of fastening hole 21 to the outstanding a pair of fastening protuberance 250 of the bottom surface side of circuit board 20 and push to the inside with finger.So the fastening of a pair of fastening protuberance 250 and a pair of mountain 22a of portion is disengaged.Under this state, make a pair of fastening protuberance 250 cross a pair of mountain 22a of portion and mobile on a pair of the foot of a mountain zone 22b.Meanwhile, a pair of fastening pawl 230 is moved to wide width part 21a from the narrow width part 21b in a pair of fastening hole 21.Then, 22b extracts a pair of fastening protuberance 250 to the top from the foot of a mountain in pair of locking hole 22 zone, and, extract a pair of fastening pawl 230 from the wide width part 21a in a pair of fastening hole 21 to the top, thus, can pull down main body 200 from circuit board 20 simply.

Below, above-mentioned that kind is installed in jockey S on the circuit board 20 go up connects the step of the adapter 100 that is connected with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 as stated and pull down step and describe.At first, with the leading section contraposition of the clamping section 320 of the contact 300 in the accommodation space α of second connecting portion 120 of adapter 100 and main body 200 and be arranged on this leading section.So, the end of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 is arranged on the leading section of maintaining part 330 of contact 300.

Then, with the end of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and the accommodation space α that adapter 100 is pressed into main body 200.So the leading section of the clamping section 320 of contact 300 is pushed by second connecting portion 120 of adapter 100, and the direction strain of leaving to the clamping wall portion 213 in accommodation space α.

Meanwhile, the leading section of the maintaining part 330 of contact 300 is pushed by the end of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10, the direction strain of leaving to the clamping wall portion 213 in accommodation space α.

Then, when the pars intermedia of second connecting portion, the 120 embedding clamping sections 320 of adapter 100, clamping section 320 is because the elastic force of self and to recovering to move near the direction of the clamping wall portion 213 in the accommodation space α.Thus, clamping second connecting portion 120 between the male and fomale(M&F) 213a of the pars intermedia of clamping section 320 and clamping wall portion 213.Like this, through clamping second connecting portion 120 between the male and fomale(M&F) 213a of clamping section 320 and clamping wall portion 213, thus adapter 100 and contact 300 electrical connections and mechanical connection.

Meanwhile, when the end of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 embedded the pars intermedia of maintaining part 330, maintaining part 330 was because the elastic force of self and to recovering to move near the direction of the clamping wall portion 213 in the accommodation space α.Thus, the end of clamping lamp main part 11 between the edge part of the peristome 211 of the pars intermedia of maintaining part 330 and main body 200.

Like this; Adapter 100 and cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 be electrically connected with jockey S and the state of mechanical connection under; Shown in Fig. 9 (b); When cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 during in its length direction thermal expansion distortion, strain portion 130 elongations of adapter 100, first connecting portion 110 of adapter 100 moves to the diagram right side of said length direction with the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.

On the other hand; Shown in Fig. 9 (c); When cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 during in its length direction thermal contraction distortion, the strain portion 130 of adapter 100 shortens, and first connecting portion 110 of adapter 100 moves to the diagram left side of said length direction with the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.

At this moment, second connecting portion 120 of the male and fomale(M&F) 213a fastening adapter 100 of clamping wall portion 213 suppresses this second connecting portion 120 along with the thermal expansion distortion of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 or thermal contraction distortion and on said length direction, move.

When pulling down adapter 100 from jockey S, lift adapter 100 and cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 to the top with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.So the upper end of the pars intermedia of the clamping section 320 of contact 300 is pushed by second connecting portion 120 of adapter 100, to the clamping wall portion 213 in accommodation space α away from the direction strain.Meanwhile, the upper end of the pars intermedia of the maintaining part 330 of contact 300 is pushed by the end of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10, to the clamping wall portion 213 in accommodation space α away from the direction strain.

Then; When the upper end that second connecting portion 120 of adapter 100 is crossed the pars intermedia of clamping section 320; When the upper end of pars intermedia of maintaining part 330 is crossed in the end of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10, take off adapter 100 and cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 from jockey S up.

Using adapter 100 to make under the situation of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and jockey S electrical connection and mechanical connection like this; At lead terminal 12 mechanical connections of first connecting portion 110 and cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and under the state of clamping second connecting portion 120 between the clamping wall portion 213 of the clamping section 320 of the contact 300 of jockey S and main body 200; Even cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion; The strain portion 130 of adapter 100 is out of shape along with said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction and stretches, and absorbs this thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion.Therefore; The end of lamp main part 11 that can prevent existing routine such cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 with lead terminal 12 because the adapter 100 that is installed on the jockey S or the situation of disengaging of pushing is out of shape in thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction; So, the load that in the time of can being reduced in thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 is applied.

[embodiment 2]

Below, with reference to the adapter of description of drawings second execution mode of the present invention.Figure 11 is the figure that the state on the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp that the adapter of second execution mode of the present invention is connected is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, is that sketch map is looked on a left side (b); Figure 12 is the figure that this adapter is shown, and (a) is front view, (b) is rearview; (c) be vertical view; (d) being upward view, (e) is left view, (f) is stereogram; Figure 13 illustrates this adapter by the schematic side view of the state of contact clamping; (a) being the figure that the state before thermal expansion or the thermal contraction of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp is shown, (b) is the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal expansion to be shown and the figure that makes the state of strain portion elongation, (c) is the cold-cathode fluorescence lamp thermal contraction to be shown and the figure that makes the state that strain portion shortens.

The adapter 400 here is that the metallic plate with conductivity is carried out punch forming and the manufacturing press-molded products that produces.This adapter 400 has: first connecting portion 410, and it is electrically connected and mechanical connection with the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10; Second connecting portion 420, itself and first connecting portion, 410 devices spaced apart ground are positioned on the length direction of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10; And strain portion 430, it is arranged on first, second connecting portion 410, between 420, and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 or thermal contraction distortion and strain.Specify below.In addition, in Figure 11 and Figure 13, an end of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 only is shown.

Like Figure 11 and shown in Figure 12, first connecting portion 410 is the roughly plate body of L word shape of cross sectional view.This first connecting portion 410 has: first board 411 of essentially rectangular shape; Second board 412 of the roughly semicircle shape that generally perpendicularly bends with respect to this first board 411; And with the continuous cross sectional view in the top of this second board 412 be 1/4 circular-arc the 3rd board 413 roughly.

Be provided with the roughly semicircular patchhole 412a that can supply lead terminal 12 to insert in the bottom of second board 412 (i.e. the part of first panel part side).

Be provided with the 411a of hole portion with the continuous essentially rectangular of patchhole 412a in the rearward end (part of second panel part side) of the central portion of first board 411.And, be provided with the depression 411b that runs through its total length direction at the leading section of the central portion of first board 411.Depression 411b is the recess of the roughly semicircle arcuation corresponding with the external diameter of lead terminal 12, and is communicated with the 411a of hole portion.That is, the logical via portion 411a of depression 411b is communicated with patchhole 412a, and the chimeric lead terminal 12 that has among this patchhole of insertion 412a.

Second connecting portion 420 is that its internal diameter is bigger slightly than the external diameter of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 with the both ends of the surface of the Width crooked plate body cylindraceous of mode opposite each other.That is, can in second connecting portion 420, insert the end of lamp main part 11.

The strain portion 430 plate body partial cut-out cylindraceous that its internal diameter is identical with the internal diameter of second connecting portion 420 forms.Strain portion 430 has substrate 431,432,433 and three variant parts 434 of first, second connecting plate.The front end at substrate 431 and second connecting portion, 420 tops is continuous.First, second connecting plate 432,433 is the configuration of devices spaced apart ground between the 3rd board 413 of the substrate 431 and first connecting portion 410.Three variant parts 434 are provided between the substrate 431 and first connecting plate 432 respectively, between first connecting plate 432 and second connecting plate 433 and between second connecting plate 433 and the 3rd board 413.In addition, the part that cut of the part beyond the substrate 431 of said plate body, 432,433 and three variant parts of first, second connecting plate 434.

Substrate 431 and first, second connecting plate the 432, the 433rd, the plate body of essentially rectangular.

Variant part 434 has lateral plan and is the 434a of pair of curved portion of U word shape roughly, and the said pair of curved 434a of portion is separately positioned between the two ends of rearward end of two ends and first connecting plate 432 of leading section of substrate 431.This bend 434a has respectively: respectively with continuous both ends in the two ends of the leading section of substrate 431 and the two ends of the rearward end of first connecting plate 432 and the circular-arc top that is connected these both ends.Bend 434a bends to roughly semicircle arcuation with the opposed each other mode in said top, and can to said both ends each other away from direction or approaching direction strain (promptly can stretch).

About other two variant parts 434; Their bend 434a is separately positioned between the two ends of rearward end of two ends and second connecting plate 433 of leading section of first connecting plate 432 or between the two ends of the upper end of the two ends of the leading section of second connecting plate 433 and the 3rd board 413, and is in addition identical with a said variant part 434.In addition, the elastic force of three variant parts 434 is set at following power: when flexible, the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and the sealing of lamp main part 11 sealing wire terminals 12 are not applied load.

The adapter 400 of this structure is described below and is connected with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.At first, the end of the lamp main part 11 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and lead terminal 12 are inserted in second connecting portion 420 and the strain portion 430.And then among the patchhole 412a with lead terminal 12 insertions first connecting portion 410, and make it chimeric with depression 411b.

Under this state, the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 is electrically connected and mechanical connection with first board 411 of first connecting portion 410.

The adapter 400 that is connected with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 like this is inserted into the accommodation space α of the jockey S of embodiment 1, clamping second connecting portion 420 between the clamping wall portion 213 of the pars intermedia of the clamping section 320 of the contact 300 of jockey S and main body 200.Under this state; Shown in Figure 13 (b); When cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 during in its length direction thermal expansion distortion; The both ends of each bend 434a of the strain portion 430 of adapter 400 to each other away from direction strain (being 430 elongations of strain portion), first connecting portion 410 of this adapter 400 moves to the diagram right side of said length direction with the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.

On the other hand; Shown in Figure 13 (c); When cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 during in its length direction thermal contraction distortion; The both ends of each bend 434a of the strain portion 430 of adapter 400 are to approaching each other direction strain (being that strain portion 430 shortens), and first connecting portion 410 of this adapter 400 moves to the diagram left side of said length direction with the lead terminal 12 of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10.

Using adapter 400 to make under the situation of cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and jockey S electrical connection and mechanical connection like this; At lead terminal 12 mechanical connections of first connecting portion 410 and cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 and under the state of clamping second connecting portion 420 between the clamping wall portion 213 of the clamping section 320 of the contact 300 of jockey S and main body 200; Even cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion; The strain portion 430 of adapter 400 is out of shape along with said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction and stretches, and absorbs this thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion.Therefore; The end of lamp main part 11 that can prevent existing routine such cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 with lead terminal 12 because the adapter 400 that is connected with jockey S or the situation of disengaging of pushing is out of shape in said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction; So; Can be reduced in said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction when distortion, the load that cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 is applied.

[embodiment 3]

Below, with reference to the adapter of description of drawings the 3rd execution mode of the present invention.Figure 14 is the figure that the state on the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp that the adapter of the 3rd execution mode of the present invention is connected is shown; (a) be the main sketch map of looking; (b) being schematic top plan view, (c) is that sketch map is looked on a left side, and Figure 15 is the figure that this adapter is shown; (a) being from positive top observed stereogram, (b) is observed schematic perspective view from top, the back side.

The adapter 500 here is connected with two lead terminals 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 respectively.This adapter 500 is that the metallic plate with conductivity is carried out punch forming and the manufacturing press-molded products that produces.Adapter 500 has: first connecting portion 510, and it is electrically connected and mechanical connection with the lead terminal 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30; Cross sectional view is second connecting portion 520 of semicircle arcuation roughly, and itself and first connecting portion, 510 devices spaced apart ground are positioned on the length direction of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30; And strain portion 530, it is arranged between first connecting portion 510 and second connecting portion 520, and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 or thermal contraction distortion and strain.Specify below.

Shown in figure 14, hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 is known structures, and it has: lamp main part 31; With two outstanding respectively lead terminals 32 from the both ends of the length direction of this lamp main part 31.In addition, in Figure 14, an end of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 only is shown.

Like Figure 14 and shown in Figure 15, first connecting portion 510 is that vertical view is the plate body of L word shape roughly.First connecting portion 510 has: first board 511 of essentially rectangular; Second board 512 with the essentially rectangular that generally perpendicularly bends with respect to this first board 511.

Be provided with the patchhole 512a of the essentially rectangular that can supply lead terminal 32 insertions at the base end part of second board 512.

First board 511 is the parts that are connected with the lead terminal 32 that is inserted among the patchhole 512a through soldering or welding etc.Be provided with the 511a of hole portion of the rectangle that is communicated with patchhole 512a at the base end part of first board 511.

Like Figure 14 (c) and shown in Figure 15, strain portion 530 plate bodys with essentially rectangular cut the part and form.Strain portion 530 has: lateral plan is that roughly the plate body of S word shape is a variant part main body 531; Cross sectional view is 1/4 circular-arc first connecting plate 532 roughly, and it connects between second board 512 of an end and first connecting portion 510 of this variant part main body 531; And second connecting plate 533 of essentially rectangular shape, the front end at the other end of its connection variant part main body 531 and the top of second connecting portion 520.In addition, the part that cut of the variant part main body 531 of said plate body and first, second part beyond connecting plate 532,533.

Variant part main body 531 can to first connecting plate 532 and second connecting plate 533 each other away from direction or approaching direction (being the length direction of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30) strain.That is, variant part main body 531 can be stretched.The elastic force of this variant part main body 531 is set at following power: when flexible, the lead terminal 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 and the sealing of lamp main part 31 sealing wire terminals 32 are not applied load.

The adapter 500 of this structure is described below and is connected with hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30.At first, a lead terminal 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 is inserted the patchhole 512a of first connecting portion 510 from the rear.Then, make first board, 511 butts of the lead terminal 32 and first connecting portion 510.Under this state, lead terminal 32 is electrically connected and mechanical connection with first board 511 through soldering or welding etc.Another lead terminal 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 is electrically connected and mechanical connection with first board 511 of another adapter 500 similarly.Like this, on two lead terminals 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30, connect two adapters 500.

Two adapters 500 that are connected with hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 like this are connected with following jockey S '.Below, S ' describes to this jockey.Figure 16 is being installed on the circuit board and being connected with adapter and the master of the state of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp looks sketch map of jockey that the 3rd execution mode of the present invention is shown; Figure 17 is the figure that this jockey is shown, and (a) is that the master looks sketch map, (b) is schematic rear view; (c) be schematic top plan view; (d) being elevational schematic view, (e) is schematic side view, and Figure 18 is the figure that the contact of this jockey is shown; (a) be the schematic perspective view of observing from positive top; (b) be the schematic perspective view of observing from back side top, Figure 19 is the schematic side view of state that contact clamping adapter and the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp of this jockey are shown, and (a) is the figure of the preceding state of thermal expansion or the thermal contraction of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp; (b) being the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp thermal expansion to be shown and the figure that makes the state of strain portion elongation, (c) is the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp thermal contraction to be shown and the figure that makes the state that strain portion shortens.

Figure 16 and jockey S ' shown in Figure 17 have: main body 600 and be accommodated in two contacts 700 in this main body 600.

Main body 600 is roughly rectangular casings of making through to the resin injection moulding with insulating properties.Shown in figure 17, main body 600 has: roughly rectangular base plate 610; Be arranged on the preceding board 620 on the end of length direction of this base plate 610; Be arranged on the back board 630 on the other end of length direction of this base plate 610; Be separately positioned on the pair of side plates portion 640 on the both ends of Width of base plate 610; Be provided in the support 650 in the place ahead of the back board 630 of base plate 610; And a pair of contact incorporating section 670 that is arranged on these support 650 both sides.

The space of being divided by preceding board 620, back board 630 and pair of side plates portion 640 on the base plate 610 becomes the accommodation space α of the end of taking in hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 and two adapters 500 that are connected with hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30.

Shown in Figure 17 (b) and Figure 17 (c), preceding board 620 is provided with the roughly recess 621 of U word shape.This recess 621 is the recesses that are used to avoid and between the hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 that adapter 500 is taken in, interfere.

Shown in Figure 17 (a) and Figure 17 (c), on the board 630 of back, be provided with lamp housing recess 631, this lamp housing recess 631 is taken in the lamp main part 31 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30.

Shown in Figure 17 (c), support 650 is the bases that carry the lamp main part 31 that is equipped with two adapters 500 and hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30.

Shown in Figure 17 (c) and Figure 17 (d), each contact incorporating section 670 has respectively: the slit 672 that connects the reception hole portion 671 of main body 600 and be set to be communicated with this reception hole portion 671 in short transverse.

Slit 672 is at the lower surface opening of base plate 610, and its width dimensions is slightly littler than the width dimensions that is pressed into plate 710 of contact 700.That is, the plate 710 that is pressed into of contact 700 is pressed into slit 672 from the below, and the clamping section 720 of contact 700 is incorporated in the reception hole portion 671.

Shown in Figure 17 (c) and Figure 17 (e); Outside left in the contact incorporating section 670 of the upper end of each side plate 640 is provided with notch 641, and this notch 641 is used for avoiding when the contact that is accommodated in this contact incorporating section 670 700 is shifted laterally and the interference between this contact 700.

Shown in Figure 17 (d), be provided with protuberance 611 at the lower surface of base plate 610, this protuberance 611 embeds in the not shown recess of circuit boards 40.

Like Figure 16 and shown in Figure 180, each contact 700 carries out punch forming to the metallic plate with conductivity and produces.Contact 700 has respectively: be pressed into plate 710; The clamping section 720 that extends out from this upper end that is pressed into plate 710; And the connecting portion 730 that extends out from the bottom that is pressed into plate 710.

At the both ends that are pressed into plate 710, be provided with a pair of fastening sheet 711 of protrusion in the outside.The width dimensions that is pressed into plate 710 that comprises said a pair of fastening sheet 711 is bigger slightly than the width dimensions of the slit 672 of the contact incorporating section 670 of main body 600.Thus, being pressed into plate 710 is pressed in the slit 672.

Connecting portion 730 is positions of downward roughly U word shape, have can with a pair of fastening arm 731 of fastening hole 41 (with reference to Figure 16) fastening of the slotted hole shape of circuit board 40.This fastening arm 731 is connected with the not shown electrode pattern of circuit board 40.

Clamping section 720 has at its leading section and is bent into the roughly kink 721 of L word shape.

Through make two kinks 721 respectively with second connecting portion, 520 Elastic Contact of two adapters 500, thus, and support 650 between clamping this adapter 500 and hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30.

Below, describe to the number of assembling steps of the jockey S ' of this structure with to the installation steps of circuit board 40.At first, two contacts 700 are inserted the reception hole portion 671 of a pair of contact incorporating section 670 of main body 600 from the below respectively.Then, with the slit 672 that plate 710 is pressed into contact incorporating section 670 respectively that is pressed into of contact 700.Thus, the clamping section 720 of contact 700 is incorporated in respectively in the reception hole portion 671.

Make the protuberance 611 of the main body 600 that two contacts 700 are installed like this be embedded in the not shown recess of circuit board 40.The fastening hole 41 of meanwhile, the connecting portion of two contacts 700 730 being inserted circuit boards 40.So, the claw of a pair of fastening arm 731 of connecting portion 730 respectively with the two edges portion fastening of the lower surface in the fastening hole 41 of circuit board 40.Then, utilize soldering etc. that fastening arm 731 is connected on the above-mentioned electrode pattern of circuit board 40.Like this, jockey S ' is installed on the circuit board 40.

Below, the step that two adapters 500 that are connected with hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 as stated are connected on the jockey S ' that is installed on circuit board 40 like this describes.At first, end and two adapters 500 with hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 are accommodated in the accommodation space α of jockey S '.Meanwhile, the lamp main part 31 with hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 is accommodated in the lamp housing recess 631.

At this moment, second connecting portion 520 and the lamp main part 31 with two adapters 500 inserts between two contacts 700.So the kink 721 of the clamping section 720 of contact 700 is pushed second connecting portion 520 respectively laterally.Thus, clamping section 720 to each other away from the direction strain.

When second connecting portion 520 was crossed kink 721 respectively, clamping section 720 was because the elastic force of self and to approaching direction strain each other.Thus, kink 721 respectively with second connecting portion, 520 Elastic Contact, and support 650 between this adapter of clamping 500 and hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30.Like this, second connecting portion 520 of two adapters 500 is electrically connected and mechanical connection respectively with the clamping section 720 of two contacts 700.

Under this state, shown in Figure 19 (b), when hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 during in its length direction thermal expansion distortion, two lead terminals 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 and first connecting portion 510 of two adapters 500 move to illustrating the right side.At this moment, the direction strain (i.e. elongation) left each other to first connecting portion 532 and second connecting portion 533 respectively of the variant part main body 531 of the strain portion 530 of adapter 500.Absorb the thermal expansion distortion of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 through the strain of this strain portion 530.

On the other hand, shown in Figure 19 (c), when hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 during in its length direction thermal contraction distortion, two lead terminals 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 and first connecting portion 510 of two adapters 500 are mobile to the diagram left side.At this moment, the variant part main body 531 of the strain portion 530 of two adapters 500 is respectively to first connecting portion 532 and the approaching each other direction strain (promptly shortening) of second connecting portion 533.Absorb the thermal contraction of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 through the strain of this strain portion 530.

When pulling down two adapters 500 from jockey S ', mention adapter 500 and hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 to the top with hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30.So the kink 721 of two contacts 700 is pushed by second connecting portion 520 of two adapters 500 respectively.Thus, the clamping section 720 of this contact 700 is to the direction strain of leaving each other.Then, cross kink 721 respectively through making second connecting portion 520, thereby take off adapter 500 from jockey S '.

Using adapter 500 to make under the situation of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 and jockey S ' electrical connection and mechanical connection like this; First connecting portion 510 of two adapters 500 be electrically connected with two lead terminals 32 of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 respectively second connecting portion 520 with mechanical connection and this adapter 500 by the state of two contact 700 clampings of jockey S ' under; Even hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion; The strain portion 530 of adapter 500 is out of shape along with said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction respectively and stretches, and absorbs this thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction distortion.Therefore; The end of lamp main part 31 that can prevent existing routine such hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 with lead terminal 32 because the adapter 500 that is connected with jockey S ' or the situation of disengaging of pushing is out of shape in said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction; So; Can be reduced in said thermal expansion distortion or thermal contraction when distortion, the load that hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 is applied.

In addition, adapter the 100,400, the 500th, the adapter that the contact of the jockey of the lead terminal of electronic unit and these parts is coupled together, as long as this adapter has: first connecting portion, it is electrically connected and mechanical connection with lead terminal; Second connecting portion, itself and first connecting portion devices spaced apart ground are positioned on the length direction of electronic unit, and can be electrically connected and mechanical connection with contact; And strain portion, it is arranged between first, second connecting portion, and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion and strain then can at random be carried out design alteration.In addition; Figure 20 is the routine schematic perspective view of design alteration that the adapter of first embodiment is shown; Figure 21 (a) is the routine schematic perspective view of design alteration that the adapter of second embodiment is shown, and (b) is the routine schematic perspective view of other design alterations that the adapter of second embodiment is shown, and Figure 22 is the routine sketch map of design alteration that the adapter of the 3rd embodiment is shown; (a) being end view, (b) is vertical view.

And first connecting portion 110,410,510 then can at random carry out design alteration so long as be electrically connected with said lead terminal and the position of mechanical connection through soldering or welding.For example, first connecting portion also can be the helicoid (with reference to Figure 20) or the circular arc body that can supply said lead terminal to insert.In addition,, enumerated the example of soldering or welding, still,, then can use any method of attachment as long as can be electrically connected and mechanical connection as the connection between first connecting portion and the lead terminal.

First connecting portion 410,510 is as long as be provided with the patchhole that supplies lead terminal to insert at least.Whether depression 411b is set is arbitrarily.And depression 411b also can be arranged on first connecting portion that first connecting portion 510 waits other shapes.

Second connecting portion 120,420,520 then can at random carry out design alteration so long as be electrically connected with contact and the position of mechanical connection.For example; Can be that the part except that said installing and locating portion that can supply power that the main part end of subassembly inserts is other cylindrical body of polygons such as circle or triangle, pentagon etc., also can be and opposed plate body of the main part of electronic unit or clava.In the latter case, second connecting portion can be held with the lamp main part between contact and main body, also can be with the lamp main part by the contact clamping.And second connecting portion need be not opposed with lamp main part 11, can be positioned at the opposition side of lamp main part 11 with first connecting portion devices spaced apart ground yet.

And, shown in figure 21, also miscellaneous parts such as sleeve 440 or flange part 450 can also be set in the rear end of second connecting portion 420.Likewise, second connecting portion 120,520 also can be provided with said miscellaneous part.

As long as strain portion 130,430,530 is folded between first, second connecting portion and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion and strain then can at random be carried out design alteration.For example, can be that rubber bodies, lateral plan or cross sectional view are the plate body of roughly S word shape, O word shape, U word shape, V word shape, the curved shape that crawls (with reference to Figure 22) etc.And, be positioned on second connecting portion and first connecting portion devices spaced apart ground under the situation of opposition side of lamp main part, can make strain portion is solid rubber bodies.

In the above-described embodiments, said adapter is helical spring or manufacturing press-molded products, but is not limited thereto.And, also can make up first, second connecting portion and the strain portion of first～the 3rd embodiment respectively.For example, also can use first connecting portion 410 or 510 in first connecting portion of adapter 100.And shown in figure 22 as the adapter 500 ' of hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 usefulness, also can constitute and have: clava i.e. first connecting portion 510 '; Installing and locating portion i.e. second connecting portion 520 '; And the strain portion 530 ' of the curved shape that crawls.Under this situation, a strain portion 530 ' is different with the length of another strain portion 530 '.

In addition, above-mentioned adapter is electrically connected and mechanical connection the contact of lead terminal and the jockey of electronic unit, still, replaces, and also can be to be folded between lead terminal and the jockey of electronic unit to make both only bolsters of mechanical connection.Under this situation, said bolster has first installation portion that is installed on the lead terminal and replaces above-mentioned first connecting portion, has second installation portion that can be installed on the jockey and replaces above-mentioned second connecting portion.

Jockey S, S ' are as long as have: main body, and it can take in main part end, lead terminal and the connected adapter of electronic unit; And the linkage unit that is accommodated in this main body and can be electrically connected with said adapter, then can at random carry out design alteration.

Replacing adapter to use under the situation of said bolster, said jockey need also have the holding unit that machinery keeps said bolster.Under this situation, said jockey directly is electrically connected with the lead terminal of electronic unit and gets final product.

Clamping wall portion 213 so long as can and the clamping section of contact between the shape of second connecting portion of clamping adapter, then can at random carry out design alteration.Thus, whether male and fomale(M&F) 213a being set in clamping wall portion 213 is arbitrarily.

In clamping wall portion 213, be provided with male and fomale(M&F) 213a as stop part; But; To the stop part that the length direction of this electronic unit moves, then parts arbitrarily can be set along with the thermal expansion distortion of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion so long as be used to suppress second connecting portion.For example, also can be can be with a pair of protuberance of the both ends butt of said second connecting portion or supply recess that said second connecting portion embeds etc.

Fastening pawl 230 is so long as L word shape parts and have the each several part that is described below and then can at random carry out design alteration roughly: gauge is than the slightly little leading section of the width dimensions of the wide width part 21a in the fastening hole 21 of circuit board 20 with this leading section approximate vertical and than the slightly little base end part of width dimensions of the narrow width part 21b in fastening hole 21.This fastening pawl has at least 1 to get final product.

Arm 240 then can at random carry out design alteration so long as can shake along the surface of circuit board towards strip member and its leading section of the Width of fastening pawl 230.And, arm 240 can be on the Width of main body 200 with fastening pawl 230 staggered positions set.For example, can arm 240 be arranged on an end of second casing 220.Under this situation, the lock hole 22 of circuit board 20 can be set also according to the position of said arm.Thus, fastening hole 21 does not need to be communicated with lock hole 22.This arm also has at least 1 to get final product.

Fastening protuberance 250 is cylinders in the above-mentioned explanation, but so long as can insert the projection of lock hole 22, then can at random carry out design alteration.In addition, also can arm 240 and fastening protuberance 250 be set on the main body 600 and be installed on the circuit board 20.

As long as contact 300,700 can with the second connecting portion electrical connection of adapter with mechanical connection and can contact with the contact pattern of circuit board, then can at random carry out design alteration.

As long as clamping section 320 can clamping second connecting portion, then its shape can at random be carried out design alteration.And, clamping section 320 and clamping wall portion 213 between clamping second connecting portion 120, but be not limited thereto.For example, also can come clamping second connecting portion through a pair of clamping section.

And, above-mentioned stop part can be set on the inner surface of said clamping section.Even stop part is set on the clamping section like this, through with the second connecting portion butt of adapter, also can bring into play the effect identical with jog 213a.And said stop part also can be arranged on the outside of second connecting portion of above-mentioned adapter.On the clamping section 720 of contact 700, also same stop part can be set.

As long as the main part that maintaining part 330 can the clamping electronic unit, then its shape can at random be carried out design alteration.And, maintaining part 330 and the edge part of the peristome 211 of main body 200 between the main part of clamping electronic unit, but be not limited thereto.For example, also can come the clamping main part through a pair of maintaining part.On contact 700, also said maintaining part can be set.

As long as contact portion 340 can be electrically connected with circuit board 20.For example; Can make contact portion 340 is the plate body that can insert the through hole of circuit board 20; Also can be for contacting with the contact pattern of circuit board and can carry out the crozier of mounted on surface, can also be the shape of the lead-in wire that can crimping be used for being connected with the circuit pattern of circuit board or other electronic units etc.And, also can carry out design alteration, so that contact portion 340 is independent part and contacts with substrate 310.

In addition; The present invention has explained situation about being connected with cold-cathode fluorescence lamp 10 or hot-cathode fluorescent lamp 30 in the above-described embodiments; But be not limited thereto, can certainly be applied to have main part be arranged at least one lead terminal on this main part, can the thermal expansion distortion or other electronic units such as hot-cathode fluorescent lamp of thermal contraction distortion.Have at said electronic unit under the situation of the lead terminal more than 3, use said adapter and contact more than 3 to get final product.

Claims (4)

1. adapter, this adapter connects the lead terminal of electronic unit and the contact of jockey, it is characterized in that,

Said adapter is the helical spring with conductivity,

This adapter has:

First connecting portion, it is electrically connected and mechanical connection with lead terminal;

Second connecting portion, itself and first connecting portion devices spaced apart ground are positioned on the length direction of electronic unit, and can be electrically connected and mechanical connection with contact; And

Strain portion, it is arranged between first, second connecting portion, and can be according to the thermal expansion distortion of the length direction of electronic unit or thermal contraction distortion and strain,

Said first connecting portion is the clava or the helicoid that can be electrically connected with lead terminal with mechanical connection,

Said strain portion is and the continuous helicoid in the end of said first connecting portion, and at least one side of the main part end of the subassembly of can supplying power and lead terminal inserts,

Said second connecting portion is and the continuous helicoid in end of said strain portion that said second connecting portion can be inserted in the end of the main part of said electronic unit.

2. adapter according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Said second connecting portion is clamped between the main body of contact and this jockey of jockey.

3. adapter according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Said second connecting portion is by the contact clamping of jockey.

4. adapter according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

The spiral spacer of second connecting portion is closeer than the spiral spacer of strain portion.

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