CN103811929B - Electric connector - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a kind of electric connector, it is possible to prevent the breakage caused because of the flexural deformation of locking metalwork well.nullMake metal plate component be bent upwards in thickness of slab side and make locking metalwork (60)，Plate portion (62) of turning back has two plate portions，The two plate portion is formed with the face of the chimeric surface being parallel to shell、And opposite one another，The position of chimeric surface side it is held at shell，And have and extract, at connector, the edge of turning back (62D) that the front position in plate portion of turning back on direction extends along the direction being perpendicular to connector plugging direction，In two plate portions in plate portion of turning back，The plate portion of one side constitute configure along the face of the chimeric surface comprising shell along plate portion (62A)，The plate portion of the opposing party is constituted with edge of turning back as border along the opposition side in plate portion and the parallel-plate portion (62B) configured abreast along plate portion，At least one party along plate portion or parallel-plate portion is formed with the locked portion that can extract direction and the sticking department locking of mating connector at connector.

Description

Electric connector

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector, be fitted together to chimeric with carrying out plug between mating connector of this electric connector Face is formed at the side face of shell.

Background technology

In patent document 1, such as disclose this electric connector.Following socket is Patent Document 1 discloses at this Connector, it is configured on the installed surface on circuit substrate, to be perpendicular to the direction of this installed surface as connector plugging direction, Plug connector as mating connector is fitting to connection with this socket connector from top.The shell tool of this socket connector Having: two sidewalls, they extend as length direction using the direction being parallel to above-mentioned installed surface and arrange terminal Row keep；And perisporium, it includes two end walls, and the two end wall is relative to above-mentioned length direction that is terminal block column direction Extend and by connected to each other for the end of above-mentioned sidewall on the width of connector at a right angle.By this perisporium around In space, it is provided with on terminal block column direction the prominent wall of the island extended, is formed between above-mentioned perisporium and above-mentioned prominent wall Annulus constitute the incorporating section of the fitting portion for receiving mating connector.That is, in above-mentioned socket connector, formed The side face of the shell of this incorporating section that is be parallel to the inner peripheral surface of above-mentioned perisporium in connector plugging direction and above-mentioned prominent wall Outer peripheral face is as the function for the chimeric surface chimeric with above-mentioned plug connector.

Each sidewall of the shell of above-mentioned socket connector, outside the end of terminal block column direction that is terminal arrangement scope Position to for plug connector locking locking metalwork keep.By making metal plate component on thickness of slab direction Bend and make this locking metalwork, extend in the way of this locking metalwork has the installed surface to be parallel to circuit substrate Fixed part and being connected with this fixed part and the reverse U shape part that extends.Above-mentioned locking metalwork is pressed into because of upper from top In the retention groove of the reverse U shape caving in and being formed in the face of the sidewall stating shell, above-mentioned reverse U shape part is to cross over above-mentioned sidewall Mode and be held in above-mentioned retention groove.The inner face side being positioned at above-mentioned sidewall in two legs of above-mentioned reverse U shape part, also The inboard leg of the chimeric surface side of the most above-mentioned sidewall, locking recess is formed at, in the way of depression, the plate face exposed in incorporating section, This locking recess is for the locking with the supporting locking metalwork being arranged at plug connector.On the other hand, it is positioned at above-mentioned sidewall Outer surface side that is the edge, both sides that has from constituting plate thickness surface of the outboard legs of the side contrary with above-mentioned chimeric surface highlight Press-in teat, be pressed into be held in above-mentioned retention groove by this press-in teat.

Under jogged state of connector, the locking teat of the prominent shape being arranged at the supporting locking metalwork of plug connector enters Enter in the above-mentioned locking recess of the locking metalwork of socket connector, so that above-mentioned locking teat and above-mentioned locking recess Upper limb extract the upper locking in direction (top) at connector and be formed as lock-out state such that it is able to prevent connector meaning each other Outer disengaging.

Patent document 1: 2009 No. 231046 publications of Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication.

In patent document 1, as it has been described above, the inboard leg of the reverse U shape part of locking metalwork and outboard legs are joined Being placed in the position across above-mentioned sidewall, two legs all contact with above-mentioned side wall surface.In other words, need at above-mentioned inboard leg and Guarantee between above-mentioned outboard legs and on connector width that the distance suitable with the wall thickness of above-mentioned sidewall makes above-mentioned Locking metalwork.That is, the locking recess being formed at inboard leg is on connector width away from being pressed into and being held in The position that the distance of the outboard legs of shell is suitable with above-mentioned distance.

In the case of above-mentioned inboard leg and above-mentioned outboard legs configured separate, that is separate bigger at two legs Interval and arranged opposite in the case of, if the plug connector effect to being in jogged state of connector has as extracting unexpectedly The external force upward of power, by above-mentioned withdrawal force at the locking recess edge thereon of the most above-mentioned inboard leg, therefore, upper State reverse U shape part and produce the flexural deformation this reverse U shape part being extended and open, it is possible to cause locking metal Part deforms or damaged.Owing to the bending deformation quantity of this reverse U shape part is along with above-mentioned inboard leg and above-mentioned outer legs The aggravation of degree that separates between portion and increase, thus, correspondingly, cause locking metalwork the most damaged.

Summary of the invention

In view of such situation, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of can preventing well because locking the curved of metalwork Song deforms and causes the electric connector of breakage.

Electric connector involved in the present invention, is formed at shell for carrying out the chimeric chimeric surface of plug with mating connector Side face, above-mentioned electric connector has: shell, is formed with the above-mentioned chimeric surface being parallel to connector plugging direction at this shell； Multiple terminals, they arrange and are held in above-mentioned shell；And locking metalwork, its terminal arrangement on terminal block column direction Position outside scope is held in above-mentioned shell, and can connector extract on direction be arranged at above-mentioned supporting be connected The sticking department locking of device.

In the present invention, such electric connector is characterised by, by making metal plate component be bent upwards in thickness of slab side And make above-mentioned locking metalwork, plate portion of turning back has two plate portions, and the two plate portion is formed and is parallel to the embedding of above-mentioned shell The face in conjunction face and opposite one another, above-mentioned plate portion of turning back is held in the position of above-mentioned chimeric surface side at above-mentioned shell, above-mentioned turns back Plate portion has edge of turning back, and the front position in above-mentioned plate portion of turning back on direction is extracted along phase at above-mentioned connector in this edge of turning back The direction at a right angle for above-mentioned connector plugging direction extends, the plate portion shape of the side in two plate portions in above-mentioned plate portion of turning back Become configure along the face of the chimeric surface comprising above-mentioned shell along plate portion, the plate portion of the opposing party is formed as with the above-mentioned edge that turns back Portion is border and is being configured to the above-mentioned side contrary along plate portion and the above-mentioned parallel-plate portion parallel along plate portion, above-mentioned along plate portion And at least one party in above-mentioned parallel-plate portion is formed and can extract direction and above-mentioned mating connector at above-mentioned connector The locked portion of above-mentioned sticking department locking.In the present invention, " direction extracted by connector " refers to be in the shape chimeric with connector The direction that mating connector under state is pulled out.

In the present invention, plate portion of turning back is positioned at the chimeric surface side of shell.That is, due to plate portion of turning back do not cross over above-mentioned outside Shell, it is possible to opposed by being arranged in position close to each other along plate portion and parallel-plate portion.It is therefoie, for example, when at parallel-plate Portion is formed with locked portion and above-mentioned when being held in shell along plate portion, by being disposed in proximity to above-mentioned by above-mentioned parallel-plate portion Position along plate portion, it is possible to above-mentioned along the opposed direction in plate portion and above-mentioned parallel-plate portion by the locked portion in this parallel-plate portion And the above-mentioned distance between plate portion being held in above-mentioned shell reduces.Its result, even if to being in jogged state of connector Under mating connector effect have and make above-mentioned parallel as the extracting the external force in direction towards connector of unexpected withdrawal force The locked portion in plate portion, by above-mentioned withdrawal force, opens also along plate portion and parallel-plate portion owing to being difficult in above-mentioned plate portion of turning back produce Separate such flexural deformation, it is thus possible to prevent from locking the breakage of metalwork.

It addition, when being formed with locked portion along plate portion or parallel-plate portion and being formed with the plate portion of this sticking department and protected When being held in above-mentioned shell, there is the position of above-mentioned withdrawal force at the position being held in this shell on above-mentioned opposed direction with effect Distance vanishing, so above-mentioned plate portion of turning back will not produce above-mentioned flexural deformation, it is thus possible to prevents from locking the breakage of metalwork.

In the present invention, be configured to, plate portion of turning back along plate portion and parallel-plate portion from this along plate portion and parallel Same position when the thickness of slab direction in plate portion is observed is respectively formed with hole portion through on thickness of slab direction, forms the edge in each hole portion Portion constitutes locked portion, this locked portion can with under jogged state of connector, enter the mating connector behind the portion of above-mentioned hole Sticking department engages.

So, when forming porose portion in two plate portions, under jogged state of connector, if the sticking department of mating connector Enter the hole portion along plate portion and parallel-plate portion both sides, then the locked portion formed in the edge in the hole portion of above-mentioned both sides can Engage with above-mentioned sticking department on direction extracting at connector.Therefore, it is possible to the model that can will engage relative to above-mentioned sticking department Enclose the total amount ensuring the thickness of slab size along plate portion and parallel-plate portion both sides.Its result, such as, and only sets in parallel-plate portion Put hole portion and this hole portion edge formed sticking department situation compare, it is possible to increase the above-mentioned scope that can engage exponentially, So undesirably falling off of mating connector correspondingly can be reliably prevented.

In the present invention, being configured to, the parallel-plate portion in plate portion of turning back is formed with the thickness of slab direction in this parallel-plate portion The most through upper hole portion, the edge forming each hole portion constitutes locked portion, this locked portion can under jogged state of connector with Entering the sticking department locking of the mating connector in above-mentioned hole portion, above-mentioned plate portion of turning back forms contact site, this contact site along plate portion In the above-mentioned plate face along plate portion and the hole portion entering above-mentioned parallel-plate portion the above-mentioned locking highlighted under jogged state of connector Portion contacts such that it is able to realize conducting.

So, form locked portion in parallel-plate portion and forming contact site along plate portion, thus enabling that a locking gold Belong to part not only to have for lock connector lock function each other, also have for making this locking metalwork and mating connector The function that conducts of sticking department.

In the present invention, being configured to, the parallel-plate portion in plate portion of turning back is formed prominent from the plate face in this parallel-plate portion Teat, this teat be configured under jogged state of connector and the sticking department of mating connector locking locked portion.This Sample, if above-mentioned teat to be used as locked portion, then by increase the overhang of this protuberance and can be by relative to above-mentioned locking The scope that portion can engage ensures amount corresponding with above-mentioned overhang.

In the present invention, it is configured to, at shell from the chimeric surface of this shell depression and to be fitted together to direction towards connector The mode opened wide is formed for receiving the holding recess in plate portion of keeping turning back, plate portion of turning back be formed with press-in along plate portion prominent Portion, this press-in teat from extend along connector plugging direction formed this along the plate thickness surface in plate portion edge, both sides highlight, by upper The correspondence being pressed in stating along plate portion towards above-mentioned holding recess and above-mentioned press-in teat is formed in being entrapped in this holding recess Face, thus above-mentioned plate portion of turning back is maintained in above-mentioned holding recess.

So, in the case of making the above-mentioned press-in teat along plate portion highlight along the edge, both sides in plate portion from this, this press-in Teat does not projects upwards in thickness of slab side, it is possible to make the plate face along plate portion and parallel-plate portion be more nearly each other.Therefore, it is possible to More reliably prevent from turning back the flexural deformation in plate portion and the breakage of locking metalwork.

As it has been described above, in the present invention, by be arranged at the plate portion of turning back of locking metalwork along plate portion and parallel-plate portion Both sides are arranged at the chimeric surface side of the perisporium of shell, so by making the parallel-plate portion being formed with locked portion close to along plate portion Two plate portions distance to each other can be reduced, therefore, be difficult to occur bending and deformation in above-mentioned plate portion of turning back such that it is able to prevent lock Determine the breakage of metalwork.Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the plug connector of the present embodiment involved by the first embodiment and supplies this plug connector from upper The stereogram of the socket connector that Fang Jinhang is chimeric, it illustrates the state before connector is fitted together to.

Fig. 2 is the stereogram making the socket connector of Fig. 1 and plug connector represent after inverting up and down, is so that inserting Posture that head connector is fitted together to from below and the stereogram that illustrates.

Fig. 3 is to show only the locking metalwork of the socket connector of Fig. 1 is held in the posture of socket connector of Fig. 1 The stereogram gone out.

Fig. 4 is becoming with connector width of the installation procedure of the locking metalwork of the socket connector illustrating Fig. 1 Sectional block diagram on the face at right angle, wherein, Fig. 4 (A) shows the state before locking metalwork installation, and Fig. 4 (B) shows this State after locking piece installation.

Fig. 5 is the sectional view on the face that the terminal block column direction of the socket connector relative to Fig. 1 is at a right angle, it is shown that on State the cross section of position of the maintained portion of locking metalwork on terminal block column direction.

Fig. 6 is the sectional view on the face that the connector plugging direction of the socket connector relative to Fig. 1 is at a right angle, above-mentioned The scope of the sidewall on terminal block column direction shows the cross section of the position of sticking department, the end on above-mentioned terminal block column direction The scope of wall shows the cross section of the position of the upper end of the maintained portion on above-below direction.

Fig. 7 is the partial sectional view of the socket connector of the movement illustrating locking metalwork, and Fig. 7 (A) shows from top The cross section at a right angle relative to connector plugging direction during observation, Fig. 7 (B) shows at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction Cross section.

The stereogram of the locking metalwork 60 when Fig. 8 (A) is to illustrate the posture on the above-below direction being in Fig. 1, Fig. 8 (B) The partial lateral sectional view of socket connector involved by present embodiment, it is shown that time viewed from above relative to connection The cross section that device plug orientation is at a right angle.

Fig. 9 is the partial sectional view of the plug connector involved by the second embodiment, and Fig. 9 (A) shows and sees from top The cross section at a right angle relative to connector plugging direction when examining, Fig. 9 (B) show under jogged state of connector relative to even Connect the longitudinal cross-section that device width is at a right angle.

Figure 10 (A) is the stereogram illustrating the plug connector involved by the 3rd embodiment, and Figure 10 (B) is Figure 10 (A) The longitudinal sectional view in the face at a right angle relative to connector width of a part of plug connector.

Figure 11 shows that the plug connector involved by the 4th embodiment, Figure 11 (A) are the stereograms of plug connector, Figure 11 (B) is the sectional block diagram in the face at a right angle relative to connector width of the plug connector of Figure 11 (A).

Description of reference numerals:

1... socket connector；2... plug connector (mating connector)；33... sticking department；40... outside plug side Shell；50... terminal；60... metalwork is locked；62... turn back plate portion；62A... is along plate portion；62A-1... is pressed into teat； 62B... parallel-plate portion；62C... hole portion；62C-1... is locked portion.

Detailed description of the invention

Below according to accompanying drawing, embodiments of the present invention are illustrated.

(the first embodiment)

Fig. 1 is the plug connector 2 involved by present embodiment and the socket being fitted together to from top for this plug connector 2 The stereogram of connector 1, it is shown that the state before connector is chimeric.Fig. 2 is to make the socket connector 1 of Fig. 1 and plug connect The stereogram that device about 2 inverts and illustrates, is so that the posture that is fitted together to from below of plug connector 2 and the stereogram that illustrates.

Plug connector 2 in present embodiment and the socket as the mating connector of this plug connector 2 connect Device 1, is the circuit board use connector being respectively arranged on the installed surface of different circuit substrates (not shown), constitutes with phase For direction (above-below direction in Fig. 1) at a right angle, the face of each circuit substrate as the connector assembly of plug orientation.? Present embodiment illustrates in the following manner: using plug connector 2 relative to the socket connector 1 as mating connector Chimeric direction that is the direction that makes plug connector 2 move downward in FIG be set to " connector is fitted together to direction " (in Fig. 1 Arrow), the top in its rightabout that is Fig. 1 is set to " direction extracted by connector ".It addition, socket connector 1 is relative In the chimeric direction of plug connector 2 and extract direction and respectively become " connector is fitted together to direction " of above-mentioned plug connector 2 And the rightabout of " direction extracted by connector ".To the chimeric direction of socket connector 1 and extract direction and illustrate In the case of, clearly it is denoted as " the chimeric direction of socket connector 1 " and " the extracting direction of socket connector 1 ".

First, before plug connector 2 is illustrated, the socket connector 1 as mating connector is said Bright.As it is shown in figure 1, socket connector 1 has: be formed as approximating the socket side shell 10 of cuboid profile；Outside with this socket side The length direction of shell 10 is remained the multiple supporting terminal of two row as terminal block column direction by the arrangement of this socket side shell 10 20；And be maintained at the above-mentioned socket side shell 10 of above-mentioned length direction both ends two supporting locking metalworks 30 with And 4 fixing metalworks 70.This socket connector 1 configures be installed on circuit substrate with the posture shown in Fig. 1.

Above-mentioned socket side shell 10 is such as made up of electrically insulating materials such as resins, and parallel with the installed surface with circuit substrate A direction extend as length direction (terminal block column direction).This socket side shell 10 has: be parallel to above-mentioned installation The diapire 11(in face is with reference to Fig. 2)；The prominent wall erect upward from above-mentioned diapire 11 in Fig. 1 and extend on terminal block column direction 12；And the perisporium 13 of the frame-shaped erect upward from above-mentioned diapire 11 and above-mentioned prominent wall 12 is surrounded.This perisporium 13 has: The pair of sidewalls 14 extended on above-mentioned terminal block column direction；With at the connector at a right angle relative to above-mentioned terminal block column direction Extend and by pair of end walls 15 connected to each other for the end of above-mentioned pair of sidewalls 14 on width.At prominent wall 12 and perisporium 13 Between the annulus of opening upward, be formed as the perisporium 43 of the fitting portion as plug connector 2 is received Incorporating section 16.In the present embodiment, prominent wall 12 and the face being parallel to connector plugging direction of perisporium 13, in other words Saying, the outer peripheral face of prominent wall 12 opposite one another and the inner peripheral surface of perisporium 13 are formed as chimeric with plug connector 2 plug Chimeric surface.

It is formed with the terminal retention groove 17 for keeping supporting terminal 20, this terminal retention groove at above-mentioned socket side shell 10 17 are formed as two row of symmetry in the direction of the width relative to the length direction center line of prominent wall 12, and on terminal block column direction Equally spaced arrange.Each terminal retention groove 17 throughout the side of end wall 12, the medial surface of the upper surface of diapire 11, sidewall 14 (with The face that the side of prominent wall 12 is opposed), the upper surface of this sidewall 14 and lateral surface and extend continuously and cave in, at above-mentioned terminal Orientation is configured to horizontal S-shaped channel-shaped when observing.

It addition, as it is shown in figure 1, the position of the diapire 11 close end walls on terminal block column direction, in other words, holding Son arranges extraneous position and is formed with fixing metalwork retention groove 11A for keeping fixing metalwork 70.This fixing metal Part retention groove 11A is formed as vertically extending slit-shaped, and downward and opens wide outside connector width.

Above-mentioned socket side shell 10 is formed as supporting locking metalwork 30 is received and is held on terminal block column direction The form at both ends, in order to understand above-mentioned form, before further illustrating socket side shell 10, first, to above-mentioned supporting Locking metalwork 30 illustrates.

Fig. 3 is the socket connector 1 being held in Fig. 1 with only supporting locking metalwork 30 by the socket connector 1 in Fig. 1 Posture and the stereogram that illustrates.On thickness of slab direction, this metallic plate is entered again after the shape that metallic plate is die-cut into regulation The bending machining that row turns back, to make it have warpage ora terminalis 30A, thus makes supporting locking metalwork 30.As it is shown on figure 3, this is joined Lock set determines to be integrally formed into approximation T-shaped when metalwork 30 is viewed from above, and has: base portion 31, time viewed from above, and this base Portion constitutes above-mentioned approximation T-shaped by configuring two with approximating L-shaped partial symmetry；Rise part 32, this rise part 32 from Right-hand member side (the warpage ora terminalis 30A side) part of above-mentioned base portion 31 is erect upward；And sticking department 33, this sticking department 33 is above-mentioned The position of the close upper end of rise part 32 is prominent towards left side.

As it is shown on figure 3, two base portions 31 all have base arm portion 31A, latch-release operating portion 31B and extend arm 31C, Thus, two base arm portion 31A are formed as two the band plate-like portions extended on terminal block column direction by making metallic plate turn back Point overlapping state, the above-mentioned base arm portion 31A's that two latch-release operating portion 31B are bent upwards in thickness of slab side and extend is above-mentioned The left end side of band plate-like part is with respectively towards connector width (direction at a right angle relative to above-mentioned terminal block column direction) Outside mode disconnected from each other and be bent upwards in thickness of slab side, two extend arm 31C respectively from above-mentioned latch-release operating portion Each of 31B is continuously towards above-mentioned connector width lateral.

As it is shown on figure 3, each base arm portion 31A has the link linked with above-mentioned latch-release operating portion 31B in its left end side Portion 31A-1.This linking part 31A-1 is with along with making two base arm portion 31A distance to each other gradually expand on the left of tending to Mode is positioned at position disconnected from each other on thickness of slab direction slight curvingly.As it is shown on figure 3, above-mentioned latch-release operating portion 31B Plate face relative to above-mentioned base arm portion 31A bends to the acute angle more slightly smaller than right angle, and its curved top portion is at terminal block column direction (Fig. 3 Left and right directions) on prominent towards left side.It addition, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, above-mentioned curved top portion is to socket side shell 10 evagination Go out and expose, as described later, which form with inside terminal block column direction (towards the direction of prominent wall 12 side) by pressure As the position born for the operating physical force by connector latch-release each other.

Extension arm 31C is formed as extending continuously from this latch-release operating portion 31B, and is formed: elastic deformation position 31C-1, it is along with extending with being slightly slanted towards rise part 32 side outside connector width；With maintained portion 31C- 2, its in the position of the close free end of above-mentioned prolongation arm 31C to tilt in the opposite direction relative to elastic deformation portion 31C-1 Mode bend, and there is the plate face at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction.Supporting locking metalwork 30 is protected by above-mentioned Hold portion 31C-2 and be held in socket side shell 10.Above-mentioned elastic deformation portion 31C-1 be configured in a free state with socket side Inclined plane 18A-1 described later of shell 10 is interval (with reference to the bold portion of Fig. 7 (A)), its energy on terminal block column direction Enough carry out elastic deformation (with reference to the dotted portion of Fig. 7 (B)) towards this inclined plane 18A-1, as described later, it is possible to make rise part 32 with And sticking department 33 moves on terminal block column direction.

Maintained portion 31C-2 is formed from the top of vertically extending edge (free ora terminalis) towards connector width What direction was protruding outside is locked teat 31C-2A, it is possible to be locked teat 31C-2A and relative to socket side shell 10 by this Fastener 18A-3 described later engage (with reference to Fig. 5) in the vertical direction.

As it is shown on figure 3, by making metallic plate turn back, rise part 32 is formed so that vertically extending two indulge The partly overlapping state of band plate-like, this longitudinal bands plate portion is becoming the already described warpage end of vertically extending right-hand member edge Edge 30A is concatenated.Have in the range of between this rise part 32 base arm portion 31A and sticking department 33 in the vertical direction and limited Portion 32A, this restricting portion 32A from the left end edge of vertically extending each longitudinal bands plate part towards outside connector width With right-angle bending.As described later, this restricting portion 32A can engage with limiting unit 18B-1A of socket side shell 10.

As it is shown on figure 3, sticking department 33 is also as base arm portion 31A, rise part 32, be formed as two metal plate sections overlaps State, be integrally formed into a sticking department.This sticking department 33 has upper limb along with the beveled edge tilted downward on the left of tending to, And lower edge is formed as hook-shaped upper extension of the left and right directions (terminal block column direction) at a right angle relative to above-below direction.As rear Described, this sticking department 33 is under jogged state of connector, it is possible to relative to the locking metal described later being arranged on plug connector 2 The locked portion 62C-1 of part 60 and engage upward.

Return to the explanation to socket side shell 10.Join as in figure 2 it is shown, socket side shell 10 is formed with two for storage Lock set determines the accommodating groove portion 18 of metalwork 30, and the two accommodating groove portion 18 is relative to the middle position pair on terminal block column direction Claim, be formed as when observing approximating T-shaped court from the terminal block column direction both end sides of socket side shell 10, top (diapire 11 side) Upper opening.

Hereinafter, referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 7, the shape in accommodating groove portion 18 is illustrated.Herein, Fig. 4 is to illustrate the socket of Fig. 1 even Section view on the face at a right angle relative to connector width of the installation procedure connecing the supporting locking metalwork 30 of device 1 is three-dimensional Figure, Fig. 4 (A) shows the state before the installation of supporting locking metalwork 30, and Fig. 4 (B) shows that this supporting locking metalwork 30 is pacified State after dress.Fig. 5 is the sectional view in the terminal block column direction of the socket connector 1 relative to Fig. 1 face at a right angle, it is shown that The cross section of the position of maintained portion 31C-2 of the supporting locking metalwork 30 on above-mentioned terminal block column direction.Fig. 6 is relative Sectional view on the face that the connector plugging direction of the socket connector 1 of Fig. 1 is at a right angle, on above-mentioned terminal block column direction The scope of sidewall 14 shows the cross section of the position of sticking department 33, and the scope of the end wall 15 on above-mentioned terminal block column direction is shown Go out the cross section of the position of the upper end of maintained portion 31C-2 on above-below direction.Fig. 7 illustrates supporting locking metalwork 30 The partial sectional view of the socket connector 1 of movement, when Fig. 7 (A) shows viewed from above relative to connector plugging direction Cross section at a right angle, Fig. 7 (B) shows the cross section at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction.

As shown in Figure 4 (A), accommodating groove portion 18 has: water jacket portion 18A, and it is positioned at terminal block row side in the bottom of end wall 15 Laterally, it is formed at diapire 11 and extends on connector width；Inside groove portion 18B, its by wall 12 of dashing forward in terminal arrangement side The diapire of end upwards and the position inside the terminal block column direction of the lower section of this end is formed, and prolongs along the vertical direction Stretch；And kerve portion 18C, it is formed at end wall 15 and diapire 11, so that above-mentioned water jacket portion 18A is mutual with above-mentioned inside groove portion 18B Connection mode and on terminal block column direction extend.

As in figure 2 it is shown, above-mentioned water jacket portion 18A the most whole outside direction both ends on connector width Ground, individual region extends, and opens wide outside diapire 11 side (top of Fig. 2) and terminal block column direction, and to supporting locking metalwork Two prolongation arm 31C of 30 carry out receiving (also can refer to Fig. 4 (B)).It addition, above-mentioned water jacket portion 18A is in connector width side The position corresponding for elastic deformation portion 31C-1 with each prolongation arm 31C upwards is formed with inclined plane 18A-1, this inclined plane 18A-1 is along with tilting outside terminal block column direction inside connector width.As it has been described above, in this inclined plane It is formed with interval between 18A-1 and above-mentioned elastic deformation part 31C-1.

It addition, as in figure 2 it is shown, be formed for receiving at the both ends of the connector width of above-mentioned water jacket portion 18A And keep the retention groove portion 18A-2 of the slit-shaped of maintained portion 31C-2 of above-mentioned prolongation arm 31C, this 18A-2 edge, retention groove portion Above-below direction extends and towards connector width interior open (also can refer to Fig. 5).As it is shown in figure 5, to retention groove portion For 18A-2, in the groove internal face forming this retention groove portion 18A-2, with above-mentioned maintained portion 31C-2 along the vertical direction The top of the opposed groove internal face in edge extended and be locked teat 31C-2A on the lower than above-mentioned maintained portion 31C-2A The position of side is formed and is locked the stair-stepping locking that the lower edge of teat 31C-2A is opposed and can engage with this lower edge with this Portion 18A-3.

As shown in Figure 4 A, kerve portion 18C the most through (also can refer to Fig. 7 (B)), the base of its storage Fig. 4 (B) Part in addition to the end of the lower section except being positioned at rise part 32 in arm 31A.

As shown in Figure 4 (A), the end face that inside groove portion 18B is formed as from prominent wall 12 is (at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction Face) depression, and (left side of Fig. 4 (A)) is opened wide downward and outside terminal block column direction.For this inside groove portion 18B, leaning on Position outside the sub-orientation of near-end, on connector width, groove internal face opposite one another is formed from this groove inwall The protuberance 18B-1 that face is prominent.In approximation L-shaped shape when this protuberance 18B-1 observes on connector width, this highlights Portion 18B-1 is formed as including: in the terminal block column direction centre position of inside groove portion 18B the most almost throughout inside groove portion The longitudinal component that the ground, whole region of 18B extends；With the bottom from this longitudinal component towards the horizontal stroke extended outside terminal block column direction To part, above-mentioned longitudinal component and above-mentioned lateral part constitute above-mentioned approximation L-shaped shape.

As shown in Fig. 4 (B), protuberance 18B-1 with the right part of the base arm portion 31A of supporting locking metalwork 30 and perpendicular The region of vertical portion 32 correspondence highlights.The top of protuberance 18B-1 mutually opposing on connector width prominent opposed Interval to each other, face (face at a right angle relative to connector width) is formed as, than above-mentioned base arm portion 31A and setting The width dimensions in portion 32 is the widest (also can refer to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 (A)).Therefore, above-mentioned protuberance 18B-1 be positioned at make prominent opposed The above-mentioned end relative to base arm portion 31A, the face and the respective side of rise part 32 separate a little gap and can abut with them Position, thus limit right part and the rise part 32 position on connector width of this base arm portion 31A.Additionally, Not necessarily above-mentioned longitudinal component is set at above-mentioned protuberance 18B-1, such as, in the setting by making supporting locking metalwork 30 In the case of portion 32 has enough rigidity etc. and makes it be difficult on above-mentioned connector width displacement, it is also possible to from upper State and above-mentioned longitudinal component is omitted by protuberance 18B-1 and is only made up of above-mentioned protuberance 18B-1 above-mentioned lateral part.

The lateral part of above-mentioned protuberance 18B-1 be formed as being positioned at than above-mentioned rise part 32 restricting portion 32A on the lower Stair-stepping limiting unit 18B-1A.As shown in Fig. 4 (B), the upper surface of this limiting unit 18B-1A and the lower edge of restricting portion 32A Opposed and be positioned at the position that can engage in the vertical direction with this lower edge, thus limit above-mentioned supporting locking metalwork 30 towards The movement of lower section.It addition, the lower corner of above-mentioned limiting unit 18B-1A be formed along with below tending to towards terminal block column direction Inclined plane 18B-1B that inner side tilts.As described later, when installing supporting locking metalwork 30 to socket side shell 10, this inclination Face 18B-1B is function as the guide surface for guiding above-mentioned limiting unit 32A.

It addition, as shown in Fig. 4 (A), Fig. 4 (B), prominent wall 12 is on terminal block column direction and throughout from above-mentioned protuberance The longitudinal component of 18B-1 is to face at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction for the bottom land 18B-2(of inside groove portion 18B) scope, shape Become and have the upper wall 12A closed the upside of this inside groove portion 18B.The lower surface of this upper wall 12A is perpendicular with supporting locking metalwork 30 The upper limb in vertical portion 32 is opposed and is positioned at the position (also can refer to Fig. 7 (B)) that can engage with this upper limb, thus as described later that Sample, limits the displacement upward of the top of above-mentioned rise part 32.

It follows that according to Fig. 4 (A), Fig. 4 (B) to the situation installing supporting locking metalwork 30 to socket side shell 10 Illustrate.As shown in Figure 4 (A), matched metal locking piece 30 is installed in accommodating groove portion 18 towards socket side shell 10 from below.? In the installation process of supporting locking metalwork 30, if maintained portion 31C-2 of this supporting locking metalwork 30 be locked teat 31C-2A is because being connected to the retention groove portion 18A-2(of water jacket portion 18A with reference to Fig. 5) groove internal face (relative to connector width side Face at a right angle) and depressed power, then elastic deformation portion 31C-1 is in the way of leaving inclined plane 18A-1 of water jacket portion 18A And elastic deformation occurs, thus above-mentioned maintained portion 31C-2 is allowed to move the most upward.And, if being locked teat 31C-2A arrives the fastener 18A-3 position by the top than above-mentioned retention groove portion 18A-2, then as it is shown in figure 5, elastic deformation portion 31C-1 deforms in the way of reducing elastic deformation amount by elastic restoring force, is locked teat 31C-2A and is located relative to card The position that stop 18A-3 can engage downward.It addition, the vertically extending edge of maintained portion 31C-2 is with contact Pressure and abut with the above-mentioned groove internal face of retention groove portion 18A-2, and utilize this contact to be maintained at retention groove 18A-2 In.

It addition, in the installation process of supporting locking metalwork 30, the quilt of the rise part 32 of this supporting locking metalwork 30 Limiting unit 32A abuts with inclined plane 18B-1B of limiting unit 18B-1A being formed at protuberance 18B-1.If restricting portion 32A is subject to To from above-mentioned inclined plane 18B-1B towards outside terminal block column direction by pressure, then elastic deformation portion 31C-1 is to leave water jacket The mode of inclined plane 18A-1 of portion 18A and there is elastic deformation, so that above-mentioned restricting portion 32A is towards terminal block column direction Outside (Fig. 4 (A), the left side of Fig. 4 (B)) displacement, thus allow above-mentioned restricting portion 32A to move the most upward.If this quilt Limiting unit 32A arrives ratio above-mentioned limiting unit 18B-1A position by the top, and the most above-mentioned elastic deformation portion 31C-1 is from elastic deformation shape State is released, restricting portion 32A because of elastic restoring force towards (Fig. 4 (A), the right side of Fig. 4 (B)) displacement inside terminal block column direction And restore to the original state, so that this restricting portion 32A is located relative to the position that above-mentioned limiting unit 18B-1A can engage downwards Put.

As it has been described above, above-mentioned maintained portion 31C-2 of supporting locking metalwork 30 and above-mentioned restricting portion 32A position respectively In the position that can engage with the fastener 18A-3 of socket side shell 10 and above-mentioned limiting unit 18B-1A, its result, above-mentioned join Lock set is determined metalwork 30 and is received holding by above-mentioned accommodating groove portion 18, thus the installation of this supporting locking metalwork 30 terminates.

As it is shown in figure 1, the banding sheet obtained by making to be punched out metallic plate is bent upwards in thickness of slab side and makes Supporting terminal 20.When this supporting terminal 20 is observed on terminal block column direction, entirety is in horizontal S shape, is formed in side and bends to The contact site 21 contacted with the terminal 50 being arranged at plug connector 2, and, it is formed at opposite side and is welded to connect in circuit base The connecting portion 22 in the corresponding circuits portion of plate.For this supporting terminal 20, when observing on above-mentioned terminal block column direction, in The maintained portion 23 of reverse U shape shape is crossed over sidewall 14 and is installed in terminal retention groove 17 by the press-in from top, and, this is supporting Terminal 20 equally spaced arranges on the length direction of this sidewall 14.For the locking teat 23A that engages with above-mentioned terminal 50 with The mode prominent towards above-mentioned contact site 21 side and be formed at maintained portion 23.

As it is shown in figure 1, when above-mentioned supporting terminal 20 is held in above-mentioned terminal retention groove 17, this supporting terminal The contact site 21 of 20 highlights from the side of prominent wall 12 towards incorporating section 16, and, above-mentioned locking teat 23A is from the medial surface of sidewall 14 Highlight towards incorporating section 16.It addition, the connecting portion 22 of above-mentioned supporting terminal 20 is with roughly the same with the bottom surface of socket side shell 10 Highly stretch out outside connector width from this socket side shell 10.

Fixing metalwork 70 is to be punched out this metallic plate in the way of maintaining the tabular surface of metallic plate and make, and Fixing metalwork retention groove 11A towards socket side shell 10 is pressed into and is kept from below.Above-mentioned fixing metalwork 70 is by weldering It is connected to the corresponding portion (not shown) of circuit substrate in succession and contributes to socket connector 1 fixing relative to this circuit substrate.

It follows that the structure of plug connector 2 is illustrated according to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 7 (B).Plug connector 2 has Have: in the plug side shell 40 of approximation cuboid profile；Multiple terminals 50, they with the length direction of this plug side shell 40 are Terminal block column direction and by this plug side shell 40 arrangement remain two row；And two locking metalworks 60, they are kept The both ends (end wall 45 described later) of the above-mentioned plug side shell 40 on above-mentioned length direction.This plug connector 2 is with Fig. 2 institute The posture shown and configure, be installed on circuit substrate, as shown in Figure 1 so that it is be fitting to connection with the posture after inverting up and down in Socket connector 1.

Above-mentioned plug side shell 40 is such as made by the electrically insulating material of resin etc., and with the installation with circuit substrate A parallel direction, face is that length direction (terminal block column direction) extends.This plug side shell 40 has: be parallel to above-mentioned The diapire 41(of installed surface is with reference to Fig. 1)；With perisporium 43, as in figure 2 it is shown, this perisporium 43 is formed as erectting upward from this diapire 41 The fitting portion of frame-shaped.This perisporium 43 has: the pair of sidewalls 44 extended along above-mentioned terminal block column direction；With relative to this end Extend and by end wall connected to each other for the end of above-mentioned pair of sidewalls 44 on the connector width that sub-orientation is at a right angle 45.Surrounded by this perisporium 43 and the space of opening is formed as the prominent wall 12 for receiving socket connector 1 upward incorporating section 46.In the present embodiment, the face being parallel to connector plugging direction of perisporium 43, in other words, the outer peripheral face of this perisporium 43 And inner peripheral surface is formed as the chimeric surface chimeric with the plug of socket connector 1.

As shown in Fig. 7 (B), end wall 45 is formed for receiving the locking metal described later keeping being installed in this end wall 45 The holding recess 45A in the plate portion 62 of turning back of part 60, this holding recess 45A cave in also from the internal face (chimeric surface) of above-mentioned end wall 45 And open wide upward.It addition, as shown in Fig. 7 (B), diapire 41 is formed with through hole 41A, this through hole 41A is keeping recess 45 Top position and in slit-shaped, ground is through and connect (also can refer to Fig. 1) with this holding recess 45A in the vertical direction.

As in figure 2 it is shown, for end wall 45, keep recess 45A position to be by the top formed for plug even at ratio Connect guide portion 45B that device 2 guides.The upper surface of guide portion 45B tilts downward along with tending to terminal block column direction, During connector is chimeric, as on terminal block column direction by plug connector 2 towards the incorporating section of socket side shell 10 16 guide guide surfaces and function.Guide sections 45B middle position on connector width is cut open.As The notch 45C of this part being cut open is formed at and the hole of supporting locking metalwork 60 described later on connector width The position that portion 62C is identical.During connector is chimeric, by making the sticking department 33 of the matched metal part 30 of socket connector 1 By in this notch 45C, it is possible to avoid the interference between sticking department 33 and guide sections 45B, therefore, it is possible to prevent this from drawing Lead the damage (cutting wound) of portion 45B.

The banding sheet obtained by making to be punched out metallic plate is bent upwards in thickness of slab side and makes terminal 50.This end Son 50 one mould-forming is kept in each sidewall 44 of plug side shell 40, and at first-class of the length direction of this sidewall 44 Arrange away from ground.This terminal 50 has: the connecting portion 51 of straight, and this connecting portion 51 is at the diapire 41 with plug side shell 40 almost Mutually level position is stretched out outside connector width from sidewall 44；Dividing with reverse U-shaped section, this reverse U-shaped section divides and is connected to This connecting portion 51 and bend to the top (lower section of Fig. 1) of Fig. 2, turn back as reverse U shape and bury underground and be held in above-mentioned sidewall 44.Should Reverse U-shaped section divides and extends along above-mentioned sidewall 44, and reveals in the way of inverted U-shaped plate face is formed as the same face with this sidewall 44 Go out.

The leg of one side of the medial surface side being positioned at sidewall 44 in two legs of the inverted U-shaped part of above-mentioned terminal 50 To be formed with contact recess 52 in the way of the depression of plate face, this contact recess 52 is for receiving the supporting end of socket connector 1 The contact site 21 of prominent shape of son 20 also contacts with this contact site 21.It addition, the opposing party in the lateral surface side being positioned at sidewall 44 Leg is to be formed with locked recess 53 in the way of the depression of plate face, and this locked recess 53 is used for receiving above-mentioned supporting terminal The locking teat 23A of 20 also engages with this locking teat 23A.

The stereogram of the locking metalwork 60 when Fig. 8 (A) is to illustrate the posture on the above-below direction being in Fig. 1, Fig. 8 (B) The partial lateral sectional view of plug connector 2 involved by present embodiment, it is shown that time viewed from above relative to even Connect the cross section that device plug orientation is at a right angle.As shown in Fig. 8 (A), again with at plate after the shape that metallic plate is die-cut into regulation The mode turned back on thick direction is curved processing and makes locking metalwork 60.As shown in Fig. 7 (B), this locking metalwork 60 Have: fixed part 61(also can refer to Fig. 1), the position of the end wall 45 of its plug side shell 40 on terminal block column direction and Stretch out outside terminal block column direction in the position of the height almost identical with the bottom surface of diapire 41 (upper surface in Fig. 1)；With And plate portion 62 of turning back, its continuous with this fixed part 61 and in Fig. 7 (B) lower section (top in Fig. 2) bending, and in lower end (the edge 62D that turns back described later) (lower section in Fig. 2) upward turns back (also can refer to Fig. 8 (A)).

Fixation portions 61 contributes to plug connector 2 by being welded to connect in the corresponding portion (not shown) of circuit substrate Fixing relative to this circuit substrate.It addition, as shown in Fig. 7 (B) and Fig. 8 (B), above-mentioned plate portion 62 of turning back is in end wall 45 The chimeric surface side of side surface side that is formation incorporating section 46 is contained in the holding recess 45A being held in plug side shell 40.To this Turning back for plate portion 62, turns back in this lower end turning back plate portion 62 in two plate portions in the face being formed in parallel with above-mentioned internal face, and It is arranged to the most relative on above-mentioned terminal block column direction with the edge 62D that turns back extended on connector width as border Put.In the present embodiment, in two plate portions in above-mentioned plate portion 62 of turning back, will outside terminal block column direction (Fig. 7's (B) Left side) the plate portion along the face comprising above-mentioned internal face and upper end and fixation portions 61 link that is configured to is referred to as " along plate portion 62A ", will inside terminal block column direction (right side of Fig. 7 (B)) with turned-back edge edge 62D as border above-mentioned along plate portion The plate portion that opposition side configures abreast is referred to as " parallel-plate portion 62B ".

As shown in Fig. 7 (B) and Fig. 8 (A), Fig. 8 (B), to for plate portion 62A and parallel-plate portion 62B, from terminal Same position when observing in orientation is respectively formed with hole portion 62C(through on thickness of slab direction and also can refer to Fig. 2).? In present embodiment, the two hole portion 62C complements each other, thus blocks as the sticking department 33 with supporting locking metalwork 30 Locked portion 62C-1 only and function (with reference to Fig. 7 (B)).It addition, as shown in Fig. 8 (A), be formed along plate portion 62A's The edge, both sides of the plate thickness surface that both sides are vertically extending, highlights and is formed for being pressed into plug side in plate portion 62 of turning back The press-in teat 62A-1 carrying out engaging time in the holding recess 45A of shell 40 and keep.

It addition, in locking metalwork 60 under posture as shown in Figure 8, for parallel-plate portion 62B, be formed at this The both sides of parallel-plate portion 62B and the upper end position of the edge, both sides of vertically extending plate thickness surface, prominent be formed for Prevent from when connector is surprisingly extracted locking the stopping shoulders 62B-1 that metalwork 60 departs from.For this stopping shoulders 62B-1, It is maintained at when keeping in recess 45 of plug side shell 40 in plate portion 62 of turning back, is located relative to be formed at this holding The stop end difference (not shown) of recess 45 above can engage in the direction (lower section of such as Fig. 7 (B)) of extracting of socket connector 1 Position.If the plug connector 2 under being in jogged state of connector is by unexpected withdrawal force, then towards socket connector 1 The above-mentioned withdrawal force extracting direction act on locking metalwork 60.Now, the stopping shoulders 62B-1 of parallel-plate portion 62B is relative Above-mentioned stop end difference in plug side shell 40 engages, therefore, it is possible to prevent from locking metalwork 60 towards above-mentioned direction of extracting Extract.

By the plate portion 62 of the turning back bottom surface side (top of Fig. 7 (B)) from diapire 41 is pressed into guarantor via through hole 41A Hold in recess 45A, thus locking metalwork 60 is installed on plug side shell 40.When installation, along plate portion 62A The press-in teat 62A-1 vertically extending conduct obverse both sides inner edge portion relative to above-mentioned holding recess 45A Snap in, be therefore prevented from locking extracting of metalwork 60.It addition, the plate face of above-mentioned parallel-plate portion 62B with in this end wall 45 Wall is formed as the mode of the same face and exposes (also can refer to Fig. 2) towards incorporating section 46.

It follows that the connector of socket connector 1 and plug connector 2 is fitted together to reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B) Action illustrates.First, socket connector 1 and plug connector 2 are respectively arranged in by the way of being welded to connect Corresponding circuit substrate.Then, as it is shown in figure 1, make socket connector 1 be formed as incorporating section 16 posture upward, and, Above this socket connector 1, make the incorporating section 46(of plug connector 2 with reference to Fig. 2) be formed towards lower section posture.

It follows that keep the posture of Fig. 1 and make plug connector 2 decline, make prominent wall 12 court from below of socket connector 1 Enter in the incorporating section 46 of plug connector 2, and, make the perisporium 43 of plug connector 2 from top towards the receipts of socket connector 1 Receive and enter in portion 16.Its result, contact site 21 and the locking teat 23A of the supporting terminal 20 of socket connector 1 respectively enter And in the contact recess 52 of the terminal 50 being locked to plug connector 2 and in locked recess 53, it is achieved thereby that terminal that This electrical contact and extract the locking of direction (top) towards connector.

It addition, during connector is chimeric, the lower end in the plate portion 62 of turning back of locking metalwork 60 is connected to supporting locking The upper limb (inclination edge) of the sticking department 33 of metalwork 30, and with towards inside terminal block column direction by pressure to this sticking department 33 Press.If sticking department 33 is by above-mentioned by pressure, then this sticking department 33 is as shown in the dotted line in Fig. 7 (A), to inside groove portion The face at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction for bottom land 18B-2(of 18B.Also can refer to Fig. 4) side shifting, and it is incorporated in inside groove In portion 18B.Now, the movement of sticking department 33 is allowed because of the elastic deformation of the prolongation arm 31C of supporting locking metalwork 30.Tool Body in fact, as shown in the dotted line in Fig. 7 (A), extends the elastic deformation portion 31C-1 of arm 31C with relative to maintained portion 31C-2 Boundary position near as fulcrum towards terminal block column direction inside, in other words, towards the inclined plane of water jacket portion 18A There is elastic deformation in 18A-1.Its result, enters in the way of the linking part 31A-1 of supporting locking metalwork 30 is the most close Row displacement, rise part 32 and sticking department 33 are towards inside above-mentioned terminal block column direction that is towards the bottom land 18B-2 of inside groove portion 18B Side shifting.

If it addition, the edge 62D that turns back being positioned at lower end in above-mentioned plate portion 62 of turning back is connected to the upper limb of above-mentioned sticking department 33, Owing to the upper limb of the depressed power of this sticking department 33 is inclination edge, so, except by inside above-mentioned terminal block column direction Component by pressure beyond, also by component downward by pressure.But, in the present embodiment, outside socket side Limiting unit 18B-1A of shell 10 is positioned at can be in the lower section of the restricting portion 32A of supporting locking metalwork 30 and this restricting portion The position of 32A locking, thus limit the movement downward of supporting locking metalwork 30, it is therefore prevented that supporting locking gold Belong to part 30 extracting from socket side shell 10.

As it has been described above, sticking department 33 is received in inside groove portion 18B, thus plug connector 2 is allowed further to decline. And, as shown in Fig. 7 (B), if the hole portion 62C of locking metalwork 60 arrives the position of the sticking department 33 of supporting locking metalwork 30 And make this sticking department 33 from above-mentioned by the effect of pressure is released, then shown in solid as in Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B), extension arm Portion 31C is released from elastic deformation, thus utilizes this elastic restoring force and recover to free state.Its result, such as Fig. 7 (B) shown in solid in, in sticking department 33 access aperture portion 62C, is located relative to the lower edge of locked portion 62C-1, i.e. hole portion 62C Can extract, towards connector, position that direction (top) engages and be formed as lock-out state.

In the present embodiment, plate portion 62 of turning back is positioned at the inwall side of end wall 45 of plug side shell 40 that is side Chimeric surface side.That is, owing to plate portion 62 of turning back is not across end wall 45, it is possible to position close to each other on terminal block column direction To be arranged to mutually opposing along plate portion 62A and parallel-plate portion 62B.So, by parallel-plate portion 62B is disposed proximate to along plate portion The position of 62A, it is possible to reduce the locked portion 62C-1 of parallel-plate portion 62B be held in plug side shell 60 along plate portion 62A Between distance.Therefore, even if plug connector 2 effect to being under jogged state of connector has as unexpected withdrawal force Towards connector extract direction external force and make the locked portion 62C-1 of above-mentioned parallel-plate portion 62B by above-mentioned withdrawal force, Owing to above-mentioned distance is the least, correspondingly, it is difficult to turning back, plate portion 62 produces flexural deformation, so also being able to prevent locking gold Belong to the breakage of part 60.

It addition, though above-mentioned withdrawal force also acts on the locked portion 62C-1 along plate portion 62A, this along plate portion 62A by Press-in teat 62A-1 and be held in plug side shell 40, between this press-in teat 62A-1 and above-mentioned sticking department 62C-1 Distance on above-mentioned terminal block column direction is zero, so will not occur bending and deformation in plate portion of turning back, it is possible to prevent from locking metal The breakage of part 60.

And, in the present embodiment, the locked portion 62C-1 of locking metalwork 60 is at the plate that turns back of locking metalwork 60 Two plate portions in portion 62 that is outside plate portion 62A and inner panel portion 62B, be formed as through with identical diameter at same position The edge in hole portion, so compared with the situation that locked portion is only set in a plate portion, relative to the lock of matched metal part 30 The scope determining the part that portion 33 can engage becomes the total amount of two thicknesss of slab and increases exponentially, therefore, correspondingly, it is possible to Improve reliability and the stability of lock-out state.Although in the present embodiment locked portion to be arranged at two plate portions, but It is lock-out state can certainly to be made more stable by locked portion is arranged at the plate portion of more than 3.

It addition, in the present embodiment, along the press-in teat 62A-1 of plate portion 62A from forming this plate thickness surface along plate portion 62A Edge, both sides highlight.That is, do not project upwards in thickness of slab side due to press-in teat 62A-1, it is possible to make along plate portion 62A peace The plate face of andante portion 62B is more nearly each other.Its result, plate portion 62 of turning back is difficult to deform such that it is able to relatively reliable Prevent from locking the breakage of metalwork 62.Further, since above-mentioned press-in teat 62A-1 does not highlights in above-mentioned thickness of slab direction, therefore, with This is correspondingly, it can be ensured that the wall thickness of end wall 45 such that it is able to maintain the bigger intensity of this end wall 45.

So, terminal 20,50 is connected each other and then locks, and supporting locking metalwork 30,60 is locked to each other, Thus complete connector and be fitted together to action.As it has been described above, the prominent wall 12 at socket side shell 10 is provided with upper wall 12A, this upper wall 12A Opposed with the upper limb of the rise part of supporting locking metalwork 30 and be positioned at the position that can engage with this upper limb.Therefore, connecting Under device chimerism, even if plug connector 2 is extracted direction (top) towards connector and is unexpectedly lifted, due to above-mentioned rise part The upper limb of 32 is locked to the lower surface of above-mentioned upper wall 12A, so also can limit the displacement on the top of above-mentioned rise part 32.Its knot Really, the locking state between sticking department 33 and the locked portion 62C-1 of locking metalwork 60 of supporting locking metalwork 30 is able to Maintain such that it is able to maintain stable lock-out state.

It addition, as it has been described above, the rise part 32 of supporting locking metalwork 30 and base arm portion 31A utilize from inside groove portion 18B The prominent opposed faces of the prominent protuberance 18B-1 of opposed internal face and be limited in the position on connector width, so The locking state of above-mentioned sticking department 33 and above-mentioned locked portion 62C-1 can be reliably ensure that such that it is able to maintain stable lock Determine state.

It follows that connector pull action is illustrated with reference to Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B).Connect relative to socket extracting When device 1 is in the plug connector 2 under jogged state of connector, inside terminal block column direction, press joining of socket connector 1 Lock set is determined the latch-release operating portion 31B of metalwork 30 and is carried out solving division operation.If latch-release operating portion 31B is by as solving Division operation power towards inside above-mentioned terminal block column direction by pressure, then extend the elastic deformation portion 31C-1 of arm 31C at this Elastic deformation is there is on direction.And, as the explanation being fitted together to process with above-mentioned connector, the link of supporting locking metalwork 30 Portion 31A-1 conjugates each other in the way of close to each other, rise part 32 and sticking department 33 towards inside above-mentioned terminal block column direction, Bottom land 18B-2 side shifting (with reference to Fig. 7 (A), the dotted line of Fig. 7 (B)) i.e. towards inside groove portion 18B.

Its result, sticking department 33 is incorporated in inside groove portion 18B, this sticking department 33 and the locking metal of plug connector 2 The lock-out state that the locked portion 62C-1 of part 60 can engage is released from.And, by plug connector 2 is pulled out towards connector Outgoing direction (top) lifts so that this plug connector 2 is easily pulled out, thus completes connector pull action.

In the present embodiment, for supporting locking metalwork 30, rise part 32 is positioned at inside groove portion 18B, and, lock Determine portion 33 from the top of above-mentioned rise part 32 towards prominent inside groove portion 18B and be positioned at incorporating section 16.In other words, rise part 32 And the end wall 15 that is positioned on terminal block column direction of sticking department 33 to each other in the range of and move within the range.Therefore, i.e. Ensuring the bigger overhang of sticking department 33, being whether configured with supporting locking metalwork 30 can be existing Readily insure that in above-mentioned scope for allowing the movement on above-mentioned terminal block column direction of this sticking department 33 and rise part 32 Space such that it is able to avoid the maximization of connector on above-mentioned terminal block column direction.It addition, in the present embodiment, join Lock set determines the part being configured in above-mentioned scope in metalwork 30, is formed as having at a right angle relative to connector width The tabular in plate face.Therefore, on this connector width, it is ensured that the size of the thickness of slab of above-mentioned part is in the direction Sidewall 14 scope to each other, so being the most also avoided that the maximization of connector.

It addition, above-mentioned prominent wall 12 extends on the length direction of terminal block column direction that is socket side shell 10, so with The situation forming groove portion in the wall thickness of end wall is compared, it is possible to fully increase the degree of depth in above-mentioned groove portion (inside groove portion 18B).Therefore, I.e. ensuring the bigger overhang of sticking department 33, rise part 32 also can move and by this locking in above-mentioned inside groove portion 18B Portion 33 is accommodated in above-mentioned inside groove portion 18B the amount that required size is corresponding.That is, by fully increasing the overhang of sticking department 33 And be able to ensure that and lock the bigger scope of the part of the locked portion 62C-1 locking of metalwork 60, it is possible to stably Obtain reliable lock-out state.

It addition, in the present embodiment, by being arranged at the elastic deformation portion of the base portion 31 of supporting locking metalwork 30 The elastic deformation of 31C-1 and allow sticking department 33 and the rise part 32 movement on terminal block column direction.So, by base Portion 31 arranges elastic deformation portion 31C-1 just without making sticking department 33 itself have elasticity, therefore, it is possible to improve sticking department 33 itself Rigidity and intensity such that it is able to obtain stable lock-out state.It addition, can by the overhang of increase sticking department 33 Improve rigidity and the intensity of this sticking department 33 further, therefore, it is possible to realize the further raising of the stability of lock-out state.

In the present embodiment, for the plate portion 62 of turning back of locking metalwork 60, although along plate portion 62A and parallel Plate portion 62B both sides are formed with locked portion 62C, but in the case of can substantially ensuring that locking intensity, it is also possible to only on edge Either one in plate portion 62A and parallel-plate portion 62B forms locked portion 62C.

When being only formed with the situation of locked portion 62C along plate portion 62A, such as, in Fig. 7 (B), by slightly reducing edge Size on the above-below direction of the hole portion 62C of plate portion 62A so that the lower edge of this hole portion 62C is positioned at the hole portion than parallel-plate portion 62B The lower edge of 62C position by the top.Thus, when plug connector 2 is lifted upward, only along the hole portion 62C of plate portion 62A Lower edge is locked to the sticking department 33 of supporting locking metalwork 30, thus only this lower edge as locked portion 62C function. And, in Fig. 7 (B), if making this by the size on the above-below direction of the hole portion 62C slightly reducing parallel-plate portion 62B The lower edge of hole portion 62C is positioned at the position by the top of the lower edge than the hole portion 62C along plate portion 62A, then can be only at parallel-plate portion 62B Form locked portion 62C-1.

(the second embodiment)

In the first embodiment, the plate portion 62 of turning back of the locking metalwork 60 of plug connector 2 is arranged in plug side The end wall 45 of shell 40 is formed as internal face (forming the face of the incorporating section 46) side of the chimeric surface of a side, but real second Executing in mode, plate portion of turning back is arranged at the outside wall surface side of the chimeric surface as the opposing party of end wall, real with first in this The structure executing mode is different.Fig. 9 is the partial sectional view of the plug connector involved by the second embodiment, and Fig. 9 (A) shows The cross section at a right angle relative to connector plugging direction time viewed from above, Fig. 9 (B) shows under jogged state of connector The longitudinal section at a right angle relative to connector width.For the shape of the plug connector of the second embodiment, In addition to the position in plate portion of turning back and shape of above-mentioned locking metalwork, other parts are identical with the first embodiment, institute For with a part, to add " 100 " on the basis of the reference of the first embodiment and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in Fig. 9 (A), Fig. 9 (B), in this second embodiment, for receiving turning back of holding locking metalwork 160 The holding recess 145A in plate portion 162 is formed as outside wall surface (chimeric surface) depression of the end wall 145 from plug side shell 140, and Open above towards in Fig. 9 (B).It addition, as shown in Fig. 9 (B), diapire 141 is formed in the top position keeping recess 145A Recess 141A, this recess 141A upward and outside terminal block column direction (left side in Fig. 9 (B)) open wide and with keep recess 145A connects.

For locking metalwork 160, be formed press-in teat 162A-1 along upper by from Fig. 9 (B) of plate portion 162A Side is towards keeping recess 145A press-in to be contained and be held in this holding recess 145A, thus plate portion 162 of turning back is arranged at end The lateral surface side of wall 145.In the present embodiment, it is positioned at inside terminal block column direction (in Fig. 9 (A), Fig. 9 (B) along plate portion 162A Right side), and, parallel-plate portion 162B is positioned at (left side in Fig. 9 (A), Fig. 9 (B)) outside terminal block column direction.This parallel-plate The plate face of portion 162B is exposed in the way of forming the same face with the outside wall surface of end wall 145 outside terminal block column direction.It addition, As shown in Fig. 9 (B), fixed part 161 bends to right angle outside along the upper end of plate portion 162A towards terminal block column direction, and towards inserting Rostral shell 140 overhangs.

As shown in Fig. 9 (B), in the present embodiment, the supporting locking metalwork 130 of socket connector 101 is at end wall 145 Side is provided with rise part 132 and sticking department 133, and sticking department 133 is dashed forward towards (right side in Fig. 9 (B)) inside terminal block column direction Go out and be positioned at incorporating section 116.For above-mentioned supporting locking metalwork 130, elastic deformation portion 131C-1 is in terminal arrangement side Upwards there is elastic deformation, so that rise part 132 and sticking department 133 can move in the direction.And, such as Fig. 9 (B) shown in, under jogged state of connector, the sticking department 133 of supporting locking metalwork 130 enters the edge of locking metalwork 160 The respective hole portion 162C of plate portion 162A and parallel-plate portion 162B, and then be positioned at can be relative to the lower edge at this hole portion 162C The locked portion 162C-1 formed extracts the position of locking on direction at connector.It is as a result, it is possible to prevent connector each other Undesirably fall off.

(the 3rd embodiment)

In this second embodiment, locking metalwork 160 along plate portion 162A and both sides' shape of parallel-plate portion 162B Become porose portion 162C, define locked portion 162C-1 in the edge of holes portion 162C, but in the third embodiment, hole portion with And locked portion is only formed at parallel-plate portion, along plate portion with metal locking metal pieces into contact it is thus possible to conduct, in this point Upper different from the structure of the second embodiment.

Figure 10 (A) is the stereogram illustrating the plug connector involved by the 3rd embodiment, and Figure 10 (B) is Figure 10 (A) The longitudinal sectional view in the part of the plug connector face at a right angle relative to connector width.For the 3rd embodiment party For the shape of the plug connector of formula, in addition to the shape along plate portion of above-mentioned locking metalwork, other is implemented with second Mode is the most identical, so for a part, adding " 100 " and omit it on the basis of the reference of the second embodiment Explanation.

As shown in Figure 10 (A), Figure 10 (B), the plug involved by the 3rd embodiment connects the locking metalwork 260 of 202 Be formed as the shape closed by hole portion 162C along plate portion 162A at the second embodiment along plate portion 262A, i.e. at this along plate Portion 162A is formed without hole portion 162C, but is formed with the plate portion being plate face along whole region, plate portion.

As shown in Figure 10 (A), Figure 10 (B), under the edge that the above-below direction in the both sides along parallel-plate portion 262B extends End position is prominent is formed with retainer 262B-1.It addition, at the internal face forming holding recess 245A of plug side shell 240 In, connector width is positioned at the position, lower end of the internal face (face at a right angle relative to connector width) of both sides Put and be formed with the stop end difference 245A-1 that can engage with above-mentioned retainer 262B-1.Its result, is fitted together to if being in connector Plug connector 2 under state is by unexpected withdrawal force, the most above-mentioned stopping shoulders 262B-1 and above-mentioned stop end difference 245A- 1 locking such that it is able to prevent locking metalwork 260 from departing from towards the direction of extracting of plug connector 202.

In the third embodiment, locking metalwork 260 and supporting locking metalwork 230 not only have for the company of locking Connect device lock function each other, also there is the function as the terminal conducted by contacting with each other.Particularly, locking gold The sticking department 233 along plate portion 262A and supporting locking metalwork 230 belonging to part 260 plays as the contact site contacted with each other Function.In the third embodiment, as shown in Figure 10 (B), under jogged state of connector, when supporting locking metalwork 230 Sticking department 233 enters the hole portion 262C of above-mentioned parallel-plate portion 262B and be positioned at can be with the position of locked portion 262C-1 locking Time, (opposed with along plate portion 262A with the plate face of the plate portion 232A as above-mentioned contact site by the front end prominent from hole portion 262C Plate face) contact, it is possible to make locking metalwork 260 conduct with supporting locking metalwork 230.

(the 4th embodiment)

In the first embodiment, the locked portion 62C-1 of the locking metalwork 60 of plug connector 2 is arranged at the plate that turns back The edge of the 62C in the hole portion in portion 62, but in the 4th embodiment, locked portion is formed as the parallel-plate portion from plate portion of turning back The teat that plate face is prominent, different from the first embodiment in this.Figure 11 shows the plug involved by the 4th embodiment Connector 502, Figure 11 (A) is the stereogram illustrating plug connector 502, and Figure 11 (B) is the plug connector 502 of Figure 11 (A) The sectional block diagram in the face at a right angle relative to connector width.Plug connector 502 for the 4th embodiment Shape for, except above-mentioned sticking department and along in addition to plate portion, other plug connector 2 all phase with the first embodiment With, therefore, for a part, on the basis of the reference of the first embodiment, add " 500 " and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in Figure 11 (A), Figure 11 (B), locking metalwork 560 along plate portion 562A and parallel-plate portion 562B not shape Become hole portion as the first embodiment.In the 4th embodiment, locking metalwork 560 locked portion 562C be formed as from The plate of parallel-plate portion 562B faces teat prominent inside terminal block column direction.As shown in Figure 11 (B), by internal side plate 562B implements punch process and forms above-mentioned locked portion 562C.As shown in Figure 11 (B), under jogged state of connector, above-mentioned Locked portion 562C is in the position of the lower section of the sticking department 533 of the supporting locking metalwork 530 being positioned at socket connector 501, position In extracting, towards connector, the position that direction (top) engages relative to this sticking department 533.

As it has been described above, in the 4th embodiment, locked portion 562C is formed as teat, so by increasing above-mentioned teat Overhang, it is possible to the scope engaged relative to sticking department 533 of supporting locking metalwork 530 is ensured and above-mentioned overhang Corresponding amount.

First～the 4th in embodiment, the lower edge of the sticking department of supporting locking metalwork is with big relative to above-below direction Causing mode at a right angle to extend, the needs of extracting of plug connector carry out latch-release operation at other positions but it also may logical Cross and configure along with the inclination edge tending to tilt upward outside terminal block column direction is to replace this mode.So, when at lock Determine portion be provided with inclination edge time, if pulling up plug connector when connector is extracted upward with withdrawal force more than constant basis, The most above-mentioned locked portion is connected to the inclination edge (lower edge) of above-mentioned sticking department from below, and presses this inside terminal block column direction Sticking department.Its result, allows above-mentioned sticking department to arrange towards terminal by the elastic deformation in the elastic deformation portion of locking metalwork Direction medial movement, thus releases lock-out state, thus it is possible to extracted by plug connector.That is, only by pulling up plug The operation of connector just can extract this plug connector, so without arranging latch-release operating portion at sticking department.Such side Formula is preferably applied to lock the connector that intensity is the biggest.It addition, when replace sticking department lower edge and only at the edge in locked portion Portion or simultaneously arrange along with tending to inside terminal block column direction down at the lower edge of sticking department and the edge in locked portion During the inclination edge that side tilts, it is possible to obtain same effect.

First～the 4th in embodiment, for locking metalwork, arrange for being held in the press-in teat of shell In along plate portion, but press-in teat can be arranged at above-mentioned along plate portion and parallel-plate portion, or can also replace above-mentioned along plate portion And it is only arranged at parallel-plate portion.Will be pressed in the case of teat is arranged at parallel-plate portion, locked portion and press-in teat both sides It is arranged at above-mentioned parallel-plate portion, so at above-mentioned above-mentioned press-in teat along the opposed direction in plate portion and parallel-plate portion with above-mentioned Distance vanishing between locked portion.Therefore, even if the mating connector effect to being under jogged state of connector has work For the external force extracting direction towards connector of unexpected withdrawal force, plate portion of turning back also will not occur bending and deformation such that it is able to Prevent from locking the breakage of metalwork.

Although connector and mating connector being set to being electrically connected of circuit board use in first to fourth embodiment Connect device, but the kind of connector is not limited to this, for example, it is also possible to be the cable electric connector being connected with cable.Though it addition, So in first to fourth embodiment, locking metalwork is arranged at plug connector but it also may replace this mode and incite somebody to action It is arranged at socket side shell.

Although locking metalwork being held in the end wall of shell but it also may replace this in first to fourth embodiment Kind of mode and hold it in the sidewall of shell.In this case, the position needs in the plate portion of turning back of above-mentioned locking metalwork Be arranged at the chimeric surface side of this sidewall, as long as formed as this chimeric surface, it is also possible to be this sidewall medial surface side with And the either side in lateral surface side.

Claims (5)

1. an electric connector, described electric connector for carrying out plugging outside chimeric chimeric surface is formed at mating connector The side face of shell,

Described electric connector has: shell, is formed with the described chimeric surface being parallel to connector plugging direction at this shell；Multiple Terminal, they arrange and are held in described shell；And locking metalwork, its terminal arrangement scope on terminal block column direction Outside position be held in described shell, and can connector extract on direction be arranged at described mating connector Sticking department engages,

Described electric connector is characterised by,

Make above-mentioned locking metalwork in thickness of slab side by making metal plate component be bent upwards, plate portion of turning back has two plates Portion, the two plate portion is formed with the face and opposite one another of the chimeric surface being parallel to above-mentioned shell, and above-mentioned plate portion of turning back is outside above-mentioned Shell is held in the position of above-mentioned chimeric surface side,

At above-mentioned shell to be formed for receiving the holding in plate portion of keeping turning back in the way of the chimeric surface of this shell depression Recess,

Above-mentioned plate portion of turning back has edge of turning back, and above-mentioned plate portion of turning back on direction is extracted at above-mentioned connector in this edge of turning back Front position extends along the direction at a right angle relative to above-mentioned connector plugging direction, in two plate portions in above-mentioned plate portion of turning back The plate portion of one side be formed along the face of the chimeric surface comprising above-mentioned shell and configure along plate portion, the plate portion of the opposing party is formed as It is being configured to and the above-mentioned parallel-plate parallel along plate portion with the above-mentioned side contrary along plate portion with above-mentioned edge of turning back as border Portion, this plate portion of turning back is incorporated in above-mentioned holding recess,

Above-mentioned at least one party along plate portion and above-mentioned parallel-plate portion be formed can above-mentioned connector extract direction with on State the locked portion of the above-mentioned sticking department locking of mating connector.

Electric connector the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

Turn back same when observing along the thickness of slab direction in plate portion and parallel-plate portion from this along plate portion and parallel-plate portion in plate portion One position is respectively formed with hole portion through on thickness of slab direction, and the edge forming each hole portion constitutes locked portion, and this is locked Portion can engage with the sticking department of the mating connector after entering above-mentioned hole portion under jogged state of connector.

Electric connector the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The turn back parallel-plate portion in plate portion is formed with hole portion through on the thickness of slab direction in this parallel-plate portion, forms the edge in each hole portion Portion constitutes locked portion, this locked portion can under jogged state of connector with the lock of the mating connector entering above-mentioned hole portion Determine portion locking, above-mentioned plate portion of turning back along plate portion constitute contact site, this contact site under jogged state of connector above-mentioned along plate The plate face in portion contacts with the hole portion entering above-mentioned parallel-plate portion prominent above-mentioned sticking department such that it is able to realize conducting.

Electric connector the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

The turn back parallel-plate portion in plate portion is formed with the teat prominent from the plate face in this parallel-plate portion, and this teat is configured to connecting The locked portion engaged with the sticking department of mating connector under device chimerism.

Electric connector the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that

Being formed with press-in teat in plate portion of turning back along plate portion, this press-in teat should from the formation extended along connector plugging direction Along plate portion plate thickness surface edge, both sides highlight, by above-mentioned along plate portion towards above-mentioned holding recess in press-in and above-mentioned press-in is dashed forward The corresponding surface that portion is formed in being entrapped in this holding recess, thus above-mentioned plate portion of turning back is maintained in above-mentioned holding recess.