CN104112947B

CN104112947B - Electric connector

Info

Publication number: CN104112947B
Application number: CN201410152753.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 绿川和弥
Original assignee: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-04-18
Filing date: 2014-04-16
Publication date: 2016-08-17
Anticipated expiration: 2034-04-16
Also published as: JP2014212040A; CN104112947A; JP5872503B2

Abstract

Thering is provided a kind of electric connector, it has locking metalwork, even if when the either side being positioned under the sticking department of mating connector is at jogged state of connector in the inner side of end wall of electric connector and outside, it is also possible to lock by this locking metalwork.Locking metalwork (80) is made by making metallic plate be bent upwards in thickness of slab side, has: base portion (81), and it is configured at the upper wall surface of end wall (65) of the shell (60) opposed with mating connector；And two locked foots (82,83), they are formed by extending along the terminal block column direction of shell from above-mentioned base portion and be bent upwards along the end wall surface inside and outside above-mentioned end wall in thickness of slab side, can extract, at adapter, the locked portion engaged relative to the sticking department (35A, 35B) of the supporting locking member (30) being installed in mating connector (1) on direction, be formed by hole portion, recess or protuberance two above-mentioned locked foots (82,83).

Description

Electric connector

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector, this electric connector and the installed surface being configured at circuit substrate On mating connector with the direction at a right angle relative to this installed surface for connector plugging direction It is fitting to connection.

Background technology

This electric connector is such as able to disclosure in patent documentation 1.In this patent documentation 1, Socket connector as mating connector is installed on the circuit substrate of a side, and, with this socket The pin connector that adapter is fitting to connection is installed on the installed surface of the circuit substrate of the opposing party, two Under the state that the installed surface of circuit substrate is parallel, make two adapters with at a right angle relative to this installed surface Direction be fitting to connection for chimeric direction, thus constitute electric connector assembly.At this patent literary composition Offer in 1, for socket connector socket side (in order to make be clearly different from pin connector and Addition of " socket side " this word.For pin connector too.) for shell, its Plan view shape is formed as rectangle, using this long side direction as terminal block column direction to receptacle-side terminal Carry out arrangement to keep.Above-mentioned socket side shell has: opposed with the installed surface of the circuit substrate of a side Diapire；Erect and along above-mentioned towards the top at a right angle relative to above-mentioned installed surface from above-mentioned diapire The prominent wall that terminal block column direction extends；And be formed as in the way of surrounding this prominent wall frame-shaped and from The perisporium that above-mentioned diapire erects upward, the ring of opening upward between this perisporium and above-mentioned prominent wall The space of shape is formed as the receiving portion of the fitting portion for accepting pin connector.Above-mentioned perisporium has Two: the socket side sidewall extended along above-mentioned terminal block column direction；And along relative to above-mentioned terminal Orientation adapter width at a right angle extends and by the above-mentioned end of above-mentioned socket side sidewall The socket side end wall that end in sub-orientation is connected to each other.

For the above-mentioned socket side shell of patent documentation 1, it is being positioned at above-mentioned terminal block column direction On terminal arrangement scope beyond both ends to socket side locking metalwork keep.This socket Side lock metalwork is by being punched out metallic plate and making this metallic plate be bent upwards in thickness of slab side And make, this socket side locking metalwork has tongue-shaped snap-latch piece, and this snap-latch piece is from along socket The band-like portions that the wall (wall at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction) of side wall extends Upper genesis at receiving portion lateral bend and extends downward.This snap-latch piece can terminal block column direction, That is carry out elastic deformation on the thickness of slab direction of this snap-latch piece, as carrying out with pin connector Locking socket side sticking department and function.

On the other hand, the plug side shell of pin connector is with its long side direction for terminal block column direction And arrange and maintain plug-side terminal.Above-mentioned plug side shell has perisporium, and this perisporium includes: edge Two plug side sidewalls that the direction identical with above-mentioned socket side sidewall extends；And insert along with above-mentioned The direction that seat side wall is identical extends and by the above-mentioned terminal block column direction of above-mentioned plug side sidewall End plug side end wall connected to each other, this perisporium is formed as fitting portion, is fitted together to shape at adapter Under state, this fitting portion enters into from top and is formed as by formed at above-mentioned socket side shell ring-type In concave receiving portion.

Above-mentioned plug side shell beyond the terminal arrangement scope being positioned on terminal block column direction two Plug side locking metalwork is kept by end.This plug side locking metalwork is by metallic plate It is punched out and makes this metallic plate be bent upwards in thickness of slab side and make, this plug side locking metal Part has the engaging protrusion of tabular, and this engaging protrusion has from the lateral surface of plug side end wall towards terminal Prominent plate face is extended outside orientation.This engaging protrusion plays merit as plug side sticking department Can, this plug side sticking department is used in its front end, prominent side relative to as socket side sticking department State the lower edge of snap-latch piece and extract at adapter and engage and lock on direction (top).

For the adapter assembly of this patent documentation 1, during adapter is chimeric, insert Rostral utilizes its front end when locking the decline during adapter is chimeric of the locking protrusion of metalwork And the plate of the snap-latch piece of socket side locking metalwork is faced (thickness of slab side outside terminal block column direction To) pressing, thus make the plate face of above-mentioned snap-latch piece carry out elastic deformation in the same direction, thus Allow above-mentioned locking protrusion declines (chimeric carrying out) further, if above-mentioned locking protrusion arrives Being formed as jogged state of connector than above-mentioned snap-latch piece position on the lower, the most above-mentioned snap-latch piece is extensive It is free state again so that the lower edge of this snap-latch piece is positioned at the top of above-mentioned locking protrusion.Its result, (direction extracted by adapter) upward External Force Acting in be in jogged state of connector insert During head connector, above-mentioned engaging protrusion engages upward relative to the lower edge of above-mentioned snap-latch piece, by This maintains adapter lock-out state each other.

Patent documentation 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2011-065861

For the locking metalwork of the pin connector of the patent documentation 1 constituted in like fashion, Be only from the end walls of shell respectively on terminal block column direction (long side direction of shell) towards The most reverse outside and projecting have an engaging protrusion.Therefore, possesses above-mentioned such lock Determine the pin connector of the patent documentation 1 of metalwork, and in the concave receiving portion as fitting portion The socket connector of the form inside accepting pin connector is fitted together to, and is only capable of and is defining socket even The sticking department of the locking metalwork that the perisporium inner surface of the receiving portion connecing device is arranged is locked and fastened.Change speech It, when socket connector then cannot be tackled when perisporium outer surface has sticking department.

And then, even if accept the situation of pin connector in the inside of the receiving portion of socket connector Under, it is assumed that have because on terminal block column direction, carry out displacement in one direction and simultaneously and plug The socket of the form of the locking metalwork of the multiple locked portion engaging of the locking metalwork of adapter In the case of adapter, due to multiple sticking departments of this socket connector when locking towards same Direction shifts, and therefore, is respectively arranged at an engaging protrusion of end walls towards the most reverse The pin connector of patent documentation 1 protruding outside has been not used to above-mentioned such socket even Connect the chimeric of device.

Summary of the invention

In view of the foregoing, the problem of the present invention is to provide a kind of electric connector, and it has locking Metalwork, even if when the sticking department of mating connector is positioned at electric connector under jogged state of connector The inner side of end wall and outside in either side time, it is also possible to lock by this locking metalwork Fixed.

Electric connector involved in the present invention is chimeric with mating connector in the way of can plugging to be connected Connecing, this electric connector has: shell, and this shell is with at a right angle relative to connector plugging direction One direction is that long side direction extends；Multiple terminals, the plurality of terminal with above-mentioned long side direction is Terminal block column direction and arrange and be held in this shell；And locking metalwork, this locking metalwork quilt Above-mentioned shell keeps, and above-mentioned shell has: diapire, and this diapire is relative to connector plugging direction Extend on face at a right angle；And perisporium, this perisporium from this diapire along above-mentioned connector plugging direction Erecting, above-mentioned perisporium has: two sidewalls, and these two sidewalls extend along above-mentioned terminal block column direction； And end wall, this end wall is along the adapter width at a right angle relative to above-mentioned terminal block column direction Extend and by connected to each other for the end on the above-mentioned terminal block column direction of above-mentioned sidewall, by above-mentioned week The space that wall surrounds is formed as the receiving portion for accepting mating connector.

In above-mentioned such electric connector, it is a feature of the present invention that locking metalwork is by making Metallic plate is bent upwards in thickness of slab side and makes, and this locking metalwork has: base portion, and this base portion is joined It is placed in the upper wall surface of the end wall of the shell opposed with mating connector；And two locked foots, These two locked foots are by extending and along above-mentioned along above-mentioned terminal block column direction from above-mentioned base portion End wall surface inside and outside end wall is bent upwards in thickness of slab side and is formed, for can be at adapter Extract the sticking department locking relative to the supporting locking member being installed in mating connector on direction Locked portion for, it is formed by hole portion, recess or protuberance two above-mentioned locked foots.

In the present invention, two locked foots of locking metalwork are configured to the end wall along shell Inside and outside two ends wall, any one party in locked foot is all formed with locked portion.Therefore, Even if when the sticking department of mating connector is positioned at the end wall of electric connector under jogged state of connector Inner side and outside in either side time, corresponding with the sticking department of above-mentioned supporting locking member The locked portion of the above-mentioned locking metalwork that position is arranged also engages with above-mentioned sticking department and locks Fixed.Therefore, no matter it is only located under the sticking department of mating connector is at jogged state of connector and is electrically connected Connect the situation of the inner side of the end wall of device, be only located at the situation in outside and the feelings inside and outside being positioned at In the case of any in condition, a kind of locking metalwork can be utilized optionally to lock. It addition, above-mentioned locking metalwork is along the end wall surface bending of shell, it is possible to realize locking metalwork Itself reinforcement and to the raising of the installation strength of shell.

Locking metalwork can have two connecting portions, these two connecting portions from base portion along adapter width Degree direction extends and contacts with the shield member of mating connector, and, these two connecting portion edges The sidewall of the end wall both sides being positioned on the outer surface of side wall of outer shell on the extended line of terminal block column direction Face and be bent upwards in thickness of slab side.So, locking metalwork is also provided integrally with connecting portion, thus Only can be carried out the locking with mating connector by above-mentioned locking metalwork and shielding is connected Both sides.It addition, above-mentioned locking metalwork the most only bends along the end wall surface of the end wall of shell, also Bend along side wall surface, it is possible to realize the reinforcement further of locking metalwork itself and to shell The further raising of installation strength.

May be formed so that locked foot is formed as the two superimposed shape of warpage on thickness of slab direction Shape, locked portion is by the edge in this hole portion formed in hole portion through for this two-layer.By make by Locking foot is formed as two superimposed shape in like fashion, it is possible to making can be with the lock of supporting locking member The scope determining portion's locking doubles, it is possible to be reliably prevented supporting company with amount corresponding with thickness of slab Connect coming off unexpectedly of device.

As it has been described above, in the present invention, it is installed in the long limit side of the shell becoming terminal block column direction The locking metalwork of the end wall being upwards positioned at the shell of end has and is positioned at inside and outside this end wall The locked foot of end wall surface, and be formed with locked portion in each locked foot, so i.e. The end wall of electric connector it is positioned under making the sticking department at mating connector at jogged state of connector In the case of either side in inner side and outside, it is also possible to utilize one locking metalwork to select Property ground lock.It is as a result, it is possible to expand the amplitude of the form of the mating connector that can tackle.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the socket connector involved by embodiments of the present invention and from top and this socket The axonometric chart of the pin connector that adapter is chimeric, it is shown that the state before adapter is chimeric.

Fig. 2 is the socket connector in Fig. 1 and pin connector are inverted up and down and illustrated vertical Body figure, and be so that the posture that is fitted together to from below of pin connector and the axonometric chart that illustrates.

The socket that Fig. 3 is the posture of the socket connector being held in Fig. 1 and illustrates in Fig. 1 is even Connecing supporting locking metalwork and the axonometric chart of elastic deformation part of device, Fig. 3 (A) shows and joins Lock set determines the both sides of metalwork and elastic deformation part, and Fig. 3 (B) illustrate only supporting locking Metalwork, Fig. 3 (C) illustrate only elastic deformation part.

Fig. 4 is on the face at a right angle relative to connector plugging direction of the socket connector in Fig. 1 Sectional view.

Fig. 5 is supporting locking metalwork and the elastic deformation portion illustrating the socket connector in Fig. 1 The installation procedure of part, at a right angle relative to the adapter width sectional block diagram on face, Fig. 5 (A) shows the situation before the installation of supporting locking metalwork and elastic deformation part, Fig. 5 (B) shows the situation after the installation of this supporting locking metalwork and elastic deformation part.

Fig. 6 be in the socket connector of chimerism and pin connector relative to adapter The sectional view on face that width is at a right angle, it is shown that the state that supporting locking metalwork moves.

Fig. 7 is the supporting locking gold illustrating the end side being arranged in figure 6 on terminal block column direction Belonging to the figure of part, Fig. 7 (A) is axonometric chart, and Fig. 7 (B) is the partial enlarged drawing of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is the supporting locking metalwork illustrating socket connector when being in jogged state of connector Axonometric chart with the locking metalwork of shield member and pin connector.

Fig. 9 is by the socket connector involved by the second embodiment and pin connector Divide the sectional view shown in amplifying, it is shown that the plug of the end side being arranged on terminal block column direction is even Connect the locking metalwork of device and the lock-out state of the supporting locking metalwork of socket connector.

The explanation of reference:

1 ... socket connector (mating connector)；66 ... receiving portion；2 ... pin connector；80… Locking metalwork；30 ... supporting locking metalwork；81 ... base portion；35A ... the first sticking department；82… The locked foot in inner side；35B ... the second sticking department；82D ... hole portion；60 ... plug side shell； 82D-1 ... inner side is locked portion；61 ... diapire；83 ... outside is locked foot；63 ... perisporium； 83D ... hole portion；64 ... sidewall；83D-1 ... outside is locked portion；65 ... end wall；84 ... shielding is even Meet portion.

Detailed description of the invention

Hereinafter, in conjunction with accompanying drawing, embodiments of the present invention are illustrated.

＜ the first embodiment ＞

Fig. 1 is the socket connector 1 involved by present embodiment and is connected with this socket from top The axonometric chart of the chimeric pin connector 2 of device 1, it is shown that the state before adapter is chimeric.Fig. 2 It is the axonometric chart that the socket connector 1 in Fig. 1 and pin connector about 2 are inverted and illustrate, And be so that the posture that is fitted together to from below of pin connector 2 and the axonometric chart that illustrates.

Pin connector 2 involved by present embodiment and supporting as this pin connector 2 The socket connector 1 of adapter, is arranged in the peace of different circuit substrates (not shown) respectively Circuit board electrical connector on dress face, constitutes with at a right angle relative to the face of each circuit substrate The adapter assembly that direction (above-below direction in Fig. 1) is plug orientation.This embodiment party In formula, using pin connector 2 relative to the chimeric side of the socket connector 1 as mating connector Make in, i.e. Fig. 1 the direction that pin connector 2 moves downward as " adapter is fitted together to direction ", Using the direction upward in its rightabout, i.e. Fig. 1 as " direction extracted by adapter ", Thus illustrate.It addition, socket connector 1 relative to pin connector 2 chimeric direction with And extract direction respectively with " the chimeric direction of adapter " of above-mentioned pin connector 2 and " even Connect device and extract direction " contrary.

First, before explanation pin connector 2, to the socket connector as mating connector 1 illustrates.As it is shown in figure 1, socket connector 1 has: be formed as approximating cuboid profile Socket side shell 10；With the long side direction of this socket side shell 10 for terminal block column direction quilt The arrangement of this socket side shell 10 remains the multiple supporting terminal 20 of two row；It is held in That states the above-mentioned socket side shell 10 on long side direction locks gold as the supporting of supporting locking member Belong to part 30 and the elastic deformation part 40(reference Fig. 2 as elastic deformation portion)；And will insert The perisporium of seat side shell 10 covers and is installed on the shield member 50 of this socket side shell 10.Should Socket connector 1 configures be installed on circuit substrate with the posture shown in Fig. 1.

Above-mentioned socket side shell 10 be such as made up of electrically insulating materials such as resins and with circuit base The direction that the installed surface of plate is parallel extends as long side direction (terminal block column direction).Should Socket side shell 10 has: be parallel to the diapire 11(of above-mentioned installed surface with reference to Fig. 2)；At Fig. 1 In the prominent wall portion 12 that erects upward from this diapire 11 and extend along terminal block column direction；And The perisporium 13 of the frame-shaped erected upward from above-mentioned diapire 11 and above-mentioned prominent wall portion 12 is surrounded. This perisporium 13 has: the pair of sidewalls 14 extended along above-mentioned terminal block column direction；And along relatively The adapter width at a right angle in this terminal block column direction extends and by above-mentioned pair of sidewalls 14 End end wall 15 connected to each other.Opening upward between above-mentioned prominent wall portion 12 and perisporium 13 Annulus be formed as connecing of the perisporium 63 as fitting portion for accepting pin connector 2 By portion 16.

At above-mentioned socket side shell 10, for keeping the terminal incorporating section 17 of supporting terminal 20 to be formed For the long side direction centrage relative to prominent wall portion 12 on adapter width symmetrical two Row, and equally spaced arrange on terminal block column direction and formed.Each terminal incorporating section 17 has: Side-facing depressions from prominent wall portion 12 and vertically extending pod portion 17A(reference Fig. 1)； Along the vertical direction by translot portion 17B(ginseng that is through for diapire 11 and that extend along adapter width According to Fig. 2)；And scheme in the terminal retaining hole portion 17C(reference that sidewall 14 is the most through 1).

At the lateral surface of sidewall 14 of socket side shell 10 and be positioned on the extended line of this lateral surface The lateral surface of end wall 15, the position, many places beyond terminal arrangement scope on terminal block column direction Put and be formed for being pressed into the shielding part being kept side plate 52 keeping shield member 50 described later Part retention groove 14A, this shield member retention groove 14A is formed as becoming relative to adapter width Extension and the groove portion of the slit-shaped of opening upward squarely.It addition, in the outside of sidewall 14 Face and in adjacent shield member retention groove 14A each other, with vertically extending side Formula and be formed for receiving shield member 50 described later wide cut shielding foot 56 foot storage Groove 14B.It addition, arrange at the medial surface of sidewall 14 and the terminal on terminal block column direction Position beyond scope, is formed on the upper surface of sidewall 14 and the gamut of medial surface For receiving the tongue piece accommodating groove 14C of the shielding tongue piece 55 of shield member 50 described later.This tongue piece Accommodating groove 14C has: the translot portion caved in from the upper surface of sidewall 14；And from sidewall 14 Medial surface depression pod portion.

Above-mentioned socket side shell 10 is formed as supporting locking metalwork 30, elastic deformation part 40 And shield member 50 carries out the form that keeps, but in order to understand this form, further illustrating Before socket side shell 10, first to supporting locking metalwork 30, elastic deformation portion 40 and screen Cover parts 50 to illustrate.

Fig. 3 is the posture of the socket side shell 10 being held in Fig. 1 and illustrates inserting in Fig. 1 The supporting locking metalwork 30 of base connector 1 and the axonometric chart of elastic deformation part 40, Fig. 3 (A) Show that supporting locking metalwork 30 and elastic deformation part 40 both sides, Fig. 3 (B) only show Having gone out supporting locking metalwork 30, Fig. 3 (C) illustrate only elastic deformation part 40.This Fig. 3 ～Fig. 3 (C) is indicated with the direction consistent with Fig. 1 (A).

As shown in Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 3 (B), supporting locking metalwork 30 is by maintaining metallic plate Tabular surface unchangeably this metallic plate is punched to regulation shape and make.Supporting locking metalwork 30 have: the base portion 31 extended on terminal block column direction straight；From this base portion 31 one Two rising portions 32 that part erects upward；Two supported portion 33 and two restricting portions 34； Towards one end of supporting locking metalwork 30 on terminal block column direction from the top of each rising portions 32 The sticking department 35 that side (the left obliquely downward in Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 3 (B)) is prominent；And formed Latch-release operating portion 36 in one end of above-mentioned base portion 31.

As shown in Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 3 (B), rising portions 32, supported portion 33 and limited Portion 34 is leaning on one than the middle position on the long side direction (terminal block column direction) of base portion 31 respectively The scope (scope of the lower left half in Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 3 (B)) of side and by another The scope (scope of the upper right half in Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 3 (B)) one one of end side Arrange individually.Hereinafter, for convenience of description, by rising portions 32, supported portion 33 and limited The each several part of the scope being positioned at above-mentioned end side in portion 34 processed be called " the first rising portions 32A ", " the first supported portion 33A ", " the first restricting portion 34A ", it addition, will be located in above-mentioned another The each several part of the scope of side be called " the second rising portions 32B ", " the second supported portion 33B ", " the second restricting portion 34B ".As shown in Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 3 (B), in above-mentioned end side Scope, from one end of base portion 31 towards the other end according to the first restricting portion 34A, first erect Portion 32A, the order of the first supported portion 33A arrange these parts.It addition, at the above-mentioned other end The scope of side, from one end of base portion 31 towards the other end according to " the second supported portion 33B ", " Two restricting portion 34B ", the order of " the second rising portions 32B " these parts are set.It addition, should Second rising portions 32B is positioned at the other end of base portion 31, at this second rising portions 32B vertically Direction extend lateral margin, upper end position and lower end position be formed collateral part 32B-1 and Lower collateral part 32B-2.

As it has been described above, be formed with the long limit at base portion 31 on the respective top of rising portions 32A, 32B Towards the sticking department 35 that end side is prominent on direction (terminal block column direction).In the present embodiment, For convenience of description, the sticking department prominent from the first rising portions 32A is referred to as " the first sticking department 35A ", the sticking department prominent from the second rising portions 32B is referred to as " the second sticking department 35B ".Right For sticking department 35A, 35B, their upper limb is formed as along with the court towards above-mentioned end side The beveled edge of inclined downward, and, their lower edge is along the direction (end at a right angle relative to above-below direction Sub-orientation) extend, thus this sticking department 35A, 35B are formed as hook-shaped and (can also refer to figure 5(A), Fig. 5 (B)).As described later, under jogged state of connector, this sticking department 35A, 35B can be relative to locking metalwork 80 described later locked being arranged at pin connector 2 Portion 82D-1,83D-1 and extract at adapter and engage (with reference to Fig. 6) on direction.It addition, after Ru Described, rising portions 32A, 32B dash forward with first wall trench portion 18D and the second end wall groove portion respectively The upper inside walls face of 18C (described later restriction face 18D-2,18C-2) abuts, so that vertical The movement upward playing portion 32A, 32B is limited.

Supported portion 33A, 33B be for by relative to socket side shell 10 corresponding portion (after The the first end bearing portion 12B-2 stated and the second central support 12A-2) engage downward and prevent The part that only supporting locking metalwork 30 comes off downward from socket side shell 10 is (with reference to Fig. 5 (B)), this supported portion 33A, 33B are formed as erecting from base portion 31 and in terminal arrangement side Up towards end side bending inverted L-shaped.As described later, the inverted L of supported portion 33A, 33B Vertically extending vertical portion in glyph part, as by with the first end bearing portion Restriction face 12B-2A, 12A-2A(of 12B-2 and the second central support 12A-2 relative to The end face that terminal block column direction is at a right angle) abut and limit supporting locking metalwork 30 towards one end The part of the maximum amount of movement of end wall 15 side of side and function (with reference to Fig. 5 (B)).

It addition, as described later, restricting portion 34A, 34B be for by with socket side shell 10 Restriction face 18B-1,18E-1(the first end wall groove portion 18B and second described later dash forward wall trench portion The respective internal face of 18E) abut and limit the supporting locking metalwork 30 end wall towards end side The part of the maximum amount of movement of 15 sides, this restricting portion 34A, 34B are from base portion 31 pen upward Erect straight shape.It addition, as described later, the movement upward of restricting portion 34A, 34B (aftermentioned by the dash forward upper inside walls face of wall trench portion 18E of the first end wall groove portion 18B and second respectively Restriction face 18B-2,18E-2) limit.In the present embodiment, the first restricting portion 34A Be formed as the terminal block column direction more than the second restricting portion 34B of the size on terminal block column direction On size (can also refer to Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)), thus intensity is improved.Its reason By being, on terminal block column direction, receive the first end wall groove portion of the first restricting portion 34A 18B is formed larger than receiving the second of the second restricting portion 34B and dashes forward wall trench portion 18E.

Latch-release operating portion 36 is formed as its above-below direction size more than base in one end of base portion 31 The above-below direction size in portion 31.As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, latch-release operating portion 36 is at terminal Orientation is exposed towards the outside of socket side shell 10.As described later, this latch-release operating portion 36 accept the pressing operation on the terminal block column direction for unlocking.

As shown in Fig. 3 (A), Fig. 3 (C), elastic deformation part 40 is by making the metal of banding Plate member is turned back along thickness of slab direction with position at two on the long side direction of this metal plate component Mode bends and makes, and this elastic deformation part 40 is integrally formed into along adapter width (phase For the direction that terminal block column direction is at a right angle) extend elongated ring-type.Turned back and with mutually Two elastic arms 41,42 that close mode extends, are formed as width along with trend free end The cantilever beam-like of the arrow narrowed, time viewed from above, the front end of above-mentioned elastic arm 41,42 (free end) (can also refer to Fig. 4) intersected with each other.It addition, this elastic arm 41,42 is formed For being divided into each end on the long side direction of elastic deformation part 40 that is each return portion Fulcrum and at its thickness of slab direction that is the cantilever beam that carries out elastic deformation on terminal block column direction Shape.It is held in socket side shell 10 at supporting locking metalwork 30 and elastic deformation part 40 State under, the above-mentioned elastic arm 41,42 of elastic deformation part 40 cross section each other with The lateral margin of the second rising portions 32B of supporting locking metalwork 30 abuts, thus to this supporting locking Metalwork 30 apply towards on terminal block column direction end side (the left obliquely downward in Fig. 3 (A), Left in Fig. 4) active force.

As it is shown in figure 1, shield member 50 is by after the shape that metallic plate is punched to regulation This metallic plate is made to be bent upwards in thickness of slab side and make (can also refer to Fig. 8) again.As it is shown in figure 1, Shield member 50 has: upper plate portion 51, and this upper plate portion 51 is by the end walls of socket side shell 10 The upper surface of 15 covers；Being kept side plate 52, this is kept side plate 52 at adapter width Two ora terminalis of this upper plate portion 51 on direction bend and the most at a right angle along terminal arrangement side Beyond terminal arrangement scope, sidewall 14 is covered to extending, and this is kept side plate 52 are held in socket side shell 10；End plate 53, this end plate 53 is kept side plate at this The side edge of 52 is towards lateral bend in above-mentioned adapter width and by the end wall surface of end walls 15 Cover；And side plate 54, should be from being kept side plate 52 continuously and along sidewall 14 in terminal block Extend on column direction thus in terminal arrangement scope, sidewall 14 is covered.

Be kept side plate 52 to have: shielding tongue piece 55, at this shielding tongue piece 55 edge thereon and Bend downward inside adapter width and extend in receiving portion 16；And wide cut Shielding foot 56, this wide cut shielding foot 56 on terminal block column direction than this shielding tongue piece 55 Position in the outer part and bending at a right angle and towards adapter at the lower edge being kept side plate 52 Extend outside width.The base portion of this shielding tongue piece 55 is (with the upper limb being kept side plate 52 The part of side linked) it is incorporated in the translot of the tongue piece accommodating groove 14C of socket side shell 10 Portion, free end side (lower end side) part of this shielding tongue piece 55 is positioned at tongue piece accommodating groove 14C's Stretch out beyond pod portion and in receiving portion 16.This free end side part can be in its thickness of slab side Elastic deformation is carried out, under jogged state of connector, with contact on (adapter width) Pressure and connect with the shielding connecting portion 84 of the supporting locking metalwork 80 of pin connector 2 described later Touch.It addition, allow the elasticity of above-mentioned free end side part because of the pod portion of tongue piece accommodating groove 14C Deformation.

Side plate 54 on terminal block column direction two at position have narrow shielding foot 57, should Narrow shielding foot 57 bends and towards above-mentioned adapter width at a right angle at the lower edge of this side plate 54 Degree extends outside direction, and the width of this narrow shielding foot 57 shields foot 56 less than above-mentioned wide cut Width.Wide cut shielding foot 56 and the narrow grounded circuit shielding foot 57 and circuit substrate Portion's soldering connects.

It is pressed into from the top of socket side shell 10 by the side plate 52 that is kept of shield member 50 Shield member retention groove 14A, thus keeps the shield member 50 with said structure. When the installation of shield member 50 terminates, as it is shown in figure 1, the shielding of shield member 50 The base portion of tongue piece 55 is incorporated in the translot portion of tongue piece accommodating groove 14C, and, shield tongue piece 55 Free end side part stretch out in receiving portion 16.It addition, the wide cut shielding foot of shield member 50 Portion 56 is incorporated in foot accommodating groove 14B, and narrow shielding foot 57 is positioned at described later joining The connecting portion 23 of set terminal 20 is each other.

Return to the explanation to socket side shell 10.For socket side shell 10, it is used for receiving Receive supporting locking metalwork 30 locking metalwork accommodating groove portion 18 on adapter width Middle position is formed as the slit-shaped extended at a right angle relative to this adapter width, this lock Determine metalwork accommodating groove portion 18 and be formed as the whole of socket side shell 10 on terminal block column direction Region extends.As shown in Fig. 5 (A), locking metalwork accommodating groove portion 18 is formed as relative to even Connect device width centrage and shape symmetrical on terminal block column direction.

As shown in Fig. 5 (A), locking metalwork accommodating groove portion 18 is formed as, for receiving respectively The base portion 31 of supporting locking metalwork 30, rising portions 32A, 32B, supported portion 33A, 33B And the groove portion of restricting portion 34A, 34B or hole portion connect.Specifically, locking metalwork is received Receiving groove portion 18 has: for receiving the kerve portion 18A of the base portion 31 of supporting locking metalwork 30； For receiving the first end wall groove portion 18B of the first restricting portion 34A；For receiving the second rising portions The second end wall groove portion 18C of 32B；Dash forward wall trench portion for receiving the first of the first rising portions 32A 18D；Dash forward wall trench portion 18E for receiving the second of the second restricting portion 34B；For storage first The first of supported portion 33A dashes forward cinclides portion 18F；And for storage the second supported portion 33B Second dashes forward cinclides portion 18G.First end wall groove portion 18B, the second end wall groove portion 18C, first dash forward wall Groove portion 18D, second dash forward wall trench portion 18E, first dash forward cinclides portion 18F, second dash forward cinclides portion 18G It is positioned on straight line at terminal block column direction.In the present embodiment, utilize in terminal arrangement side Upwards be positioned at the prominent wall portion 12 in the range of socket side shell 10 and end wall 15 and formed for Receive the locking metalwork accommodating groove 18 of supporting locking metalwork 30, be achieved in preventing terminal block The maximization of the socket connector 1 on column direction.

As shown in Fig. 5 (A), kerve portion 18A along diapire 11 with on terminal block column direction Whole region mode through on identical terminal block column direction extend.It addition, this kerve portion The 18A scope corresponding with receiving portion 16 on terminal block column direction that is prominent wall portion 12 with Scope between end wall 15 is the most through and connects with receiving portion 16.First end wall groove portion 18B is a side of the end side (left end side in Fig. 5 (A)) being positioned on terminal block column direction End wall 15 vertically extending and towards i.e. receiving portion 16 side opening inside terminal block column direction And formed, it addition, the second end wall groove portion 18C is at another side (figure being positioned on terminal block column direction Right-hand member side in 5(A)) the end wall of the opposing party vertically extending and towards terminal arrangement side To inner side i.e. receiving portion 16 side opening and formed.As described later, end wall groove portion 18B, 18C Upper inside walls face (face at a right angle relative to above-below direction) is respectively as by golden with supporting locking The upper limb of the upper limb and the second rising portions 32B that belong to the first restricting portion 34A of part 30 abuts Limit restriction face 18B-2,18C-2 of the movement upward of supporting locking metalwork 30 and send out Wave function.

First dashes forward the wall trench portion 18D end side (left end side in Fig. 5 (A)) in prominent wall portion 12 Vertically extending and towards outside terminal block column direction i.e. receiving portion 16 side opening and formed, It addition, second dashes forward the wall trench portion 18E another side (right-hand member in Fig. 5 (A) in prominent wall portion 12 Side) vertically extending and towards outside terminal block column direction i.e. receiving portion 16 side opening and Formed.First cinclides portion 18F ratio on terminal block column direction of dashing forward is dashed forward the middle position in wall portion 12 The most through hole portion is formed as, it addition, second dashes forward cinclides portion by the position of end side 18G is leaning on the position of another side to be formed as passing through along the vertical direction than the middle position in prominent wall portion 12 Logical hole portion.

As shown in Fig. 5 (A), it is formed with island in prominent wall portion 12: median septum portion 12A, Its middle position on terminal block column direction cinclides portion 18F and second that dashes forward first dashes forward cinclides portion 18G separates；First end wall part 12B, its close one end on identical terminal block column direction The position of (left end) wall trench portion 18D and the first cinclides portion 18F that dashes forward that dashes forward first separates；And Second end wall part 12C, its close other end (right-hand member) on identical terminal block column direction Position wall trench portion 18E and the second cinclides portion 18G that dashes forward that dashes forward second separate.

Median septum portion 12A has first highlighted respectively towards end side and other end side in bottom Central support 12A-1 and the second central support 12A-2, the cross section of this median septum portion 12A Shape is overall in inverted T-shape.It addition, the first end wall part 12B has: on top towards one Upper wall portions 12B-1 of the upper end closed of side extension and the wall trench portion 18D that dashes forward first；And The first end bearing portion 12B-2 that bottom is prominent towards other end side, this first end wall part 12B's Cross sectional shape is overall in crank-like.It addition, the second end wall part 12C has: on top towards separately Upper wall portions 12C-1 of the upper end closed of end side extension and the wall trench portion 18E that dashes forward second；And In bottom towards the second end bearing portion 12C-2 that end side is prominent, this second end wall part 12C's Cross sectional shape is integrally formed into reversion about the cross sectional shape of the first end wall part 12B Crank-like.Lower surface for upper wall portions 12B-1,12C-1 is (at a right angle relative to above-below direction Face) that is the upper inside walls face of prominent wall trench portion 18D, 18E for, as described later, respectively Limited as by the upper limb and second of the first rising portions 32A with supporting locking metalwork 30 The upper limb of portion 34B processed abuts the limit of the movement upward limiting supporting locking metalwork 30 Face 18D-2,18E-2 processed and function.

First dashes forward the bottom of cinclides portion 18F because of on terminal block column direction close to each other and prominent One central support 12A-1 and the first end bearing portion 12B-2 and narrow, this first is dashed forward cinclides portion 18F is integrally formed into T-shaped.It addition, second dash forward cinclides portion 18G bottom because of terminal arrange The second central support 12A-2 close to each other and prominent on direction and the second end bearing portion 12C-2 and narrow, this second cinclides portion 18G that dashes forward is integrally formed into inverted T-shape.

As shown in Figure 5 (B), in the present embodiment, make the first end bearing portion 12B-2 with supporting First supported portion 33A of locking metalwork 30 engages and makes the second central support 12A-2 With the second supported portion 33B locking of supporting locking metalwork 30, thus conduct is joined for prevention Lock set determines support that metalwork 30 comes off downward from socket side shell 10 and function.That is, In the present embodiment, the second central support 12A-1 and the second end bearing portion 12C-2 not by As support.

First end bearing portion 12B-2 and the second respective end face of central support 12A-2 are (relatively In the face that terminal block column direction is at a right angle) as by with being supported by of supporting locking metalwork 30 The vertical portion of portion 33A, 33B abuts and limits supporting locking metalwork 30 on terminal block column direction The function towards restriction face 12B-2A, 12A-2A that end side moves.

It addition, the first end wall groove portion 18B and second dashes forward, wall trench portion 18E's arranges relative to terminal Direction internal face at a right angle is respectively as by the restricting portion with supporting locking metalwork 30 34A, 34B abut and limit supporting locking metalwork 30 on terminal block column direction towards one end sidesway Dynamic restriction face 18B-1,18E-1 and function.

It addition, as shown in Figure 2, Figure 4 shows, for socket side shell 10, it is used for receiving elasticity Elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 of deformation component 40 two ends on terminal block column direction respectively Portion is formed in the way of (lower section in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)) opening upward. In the present embodiment, only be arranged on terminal block column direction another side (Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Right-hand member side in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)) elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 receive bullet Property deformation component 40.I.e., in the present embodiment, do not use and be arranged at end side (Fig. 2, figure 4, the left end side in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)) elastic deformation part's housing recess 19.As Shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4, when observing along the vertical direction, elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 is to be suitable for The mode of elastic deformation part 40 and be formed as the long hole shape extended along adapter width, As shown in Fig. 5 (A), this elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 is along the vertical direction from end wall 15 Centre position extend to bottom surface and the opening downward of diapire 11.It addition, such as Fig. 2, Fig. 4 Shown in, elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 is intersected relative to locking metalwork accommodating groove portion 18, And with the locking kerve portion 18A in metalwork accommodating groove portion 18, the first end wall groove portion 18B and the Two end wall groove portion 18C connections.

It follows that combine Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B), to the supporting lock towards socket side shell 10 The installation determining metalwork 30 and elastic deformation part 40 illustrates.First, such as Fig. 5 (A) Shown in, so that locking supported portion 33A of metalwork 30,33B are respectively at terminal block column direction On be in the mode of the position identical with prominent cinclides portion 18F, 18G of socket side shell 10, make Supporting locking metalwork 30 is positioned at the lower section of socket side shell 10.And, make supporting locking metal Part 30 moves (arrow P1) upward, makes supported portion 33A, 33B have respectively entered prominent cinclides Portion 18F, 18G, and make the respective transverse part of supported portion 33A, 33B arrive ratio the first end bearing Portion 12B-2 and the first central support 12A-2 position by the top.Now, supporting locking gold Belong to base portion 31, the first rising portions 32A of part 30, the second rising portions 32B, the first restricting portion 34A and the second restricting portion 34B have respectively entered socket side shell 10 kerve portion 18A, First dash forward wall trench portion 18D, the second end wall groove portion 18C, the first end wall groove portion 18B and second is prominent Wall trench portion 18E.It addition, latch-release operating portion 36 is (left in the end side of socket side shell 10 Side) it is positioned at outside this socket side shell 10.

It follows that make supporting locking metalwork 30 move (arrow towards the end side on terminal block column direction Head P2), make the respective transverse part of supported portion 33A, 33B arrive the first end bearing portion 12B-2 with And first surface of central support 12A-2.Its result, each transverse part is supported to relative to One end support 12B-2 and the first central support 12A-2 can engage downward, thus hinders Only supporting locking metalwork 30 comes off from socket side shell 10.Now, supporting locking metalwork 30 Sticking department 35A, 35B respectively towards the first of socket side shell 10 dash forward beyond wall trench portion 18D with And second is prominent and be positioned at receiving portion 16 beyond end wall groove portion 18C.It addition, supported portion The lateral margin (left border) in the vertical portion of 33A, 33B and the lateral margin of restricting portion 34A, 34B are (left Edge) it is respectively situated proximate to the restriction face 12B-2A of the first end bearing portion 12B-2, the second central branches Restriction face 12A-2A, the restriction face 18B-1 of the first end wall groove portion 18B of bearing portion 12A-2 and Second dash forward the restriction face 18E-1 of wall trench portion 18E and the position that can abut with them (with reference to Fig. 5 (B)).

It follows that as shown in Fig. 5 (A), from below towards the (right side in Fig. 5 (A), another side Side) elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 elastic deformation part 40 is installed (arrow P3).In the present embodiment, the supporting lock in locking metalwork accommodating groove portion 18 it has been incorporated in Determine the second rising portions 32B and the second end wall groove portion 18C of metalwork 30 internal face (relative to The face that terminal block column direction is at a right angle) between terminal block column direction on be smaller in size than elastic deformation Size on the terminal block column direction of parts 40.Therefore, elastic deformation part 40 is with in terminal block The mode compressed on column direction, i.e. in elastic arm 41,42 court of this elastic deformation part 40 Elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 it is incorporated under the state that another side carries out elastic deformation.? In elastic deformation part's housing recess 19, elastic deformation part 40 is positioned at second in the vertical direction Limit between the upper collateral part 32B-1 and lower collateral part 32B-2 of rising portions 32B and by above-mentioned teat Make the position on above-below direction.

It addition, elastic deformation part 40 restores by it in elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 Power and to supporting locking metalwork 30 towards end side exert a force.Its result, maintains supporting locking The respective transverse part of supported portion 33A of metalwork 30,33B is relative to the first end bearing portion 12B-2 And first state that can engage downward of central support 12A-2, thus by supporting locking gold Belong to part 30 and be held in socket side shell 10.It addition, maintain the locking of supporting locking metalwork 30 Portion 35A, 35B dash forward beyond wall trench portion 18D towards the first of socket side shell 10 and second respectively State prominent beyond end wall groove portion 18C.It addition, make supported portion 33A, 33B and limited Portion processed 34A, 34B respectively with the restriction face 12B-2A of the first end bearing portion 12B-2, in second Restriction face 12A-2A, the restriction face 18B-1 of the first end wall groove portion 18B of centre support 12A-2 And second the restriction face 18E-1 dashing forward wall trench portion 18E abut, thus limit supporting locking metalwork The maximum amount of movement towards end side of 30.Limit the maximum mobile of locking metalwork in like fashion Amount, thus limits sticking department 35A, 35B locking metal relative to pin connector 2 described later The maximum of the dogging beam of locked portion 82D-1,83D-1 of part 80.Therefore, it is possible to prevent because of This dogging beam is excessive and cause during adapter is chimeric when locking metalwork 80 from top with Sticking department 35A, 35B cause the situation that this sticking department 35A, 35B are impaired when abutting.

In the present embodiment, supporting locking metalwork 30 can be in " latched position " (in Fig. 6 Illustrated by solid line) and " latch-release position " (shown by dashed lines in Fig. 6) between along terminal block Column direction moves, and above-mentioned " latched position " is locked out portion 35A, 35B because of by above-mentioned active force And dash forward position prominent for wall trench portion 18D and the second end wall groove portion 18C from first respectively, above-mentioned " latch-release position " is to make sticking department 35A, 35B overcome above-mentioned active force to be contained respectively Dash forward in wall trench portion 18D and position in the second end wall groove portion 18C in first.

In the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B), lock metalwork accommodating groove Portion 18 is formed as symmetrical shape, therefore, even if supporting locking metalwork 30 be formed as by Posture obtained by reversion about the posture shown in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B), it is also possible to this is joined Lock set is determined metalwork 30 and is accommodated in locking metalwork accommodating groove portion 18.Make supporting lock in like fashion In the case of determining metalwork about 30 reversion, the base portion 31, first of this supporting locking metalwork 30 Rising portions 32A, the second rising portions 32B, the first supported portion 33A, the second supported portion 33B, First restricting portion 34A and the second restricting portion 34B is incorporated in locking metalwork respectively and receives Receive the kerve portion 18A in groove portion 18, second dash forward wall trench portion 18E, the first end wall groove portion 18B, second Prominent cinclides portion 18G, the first dash forward cinclides portion 18F, the second end wall groove portion 18C and first dash forward wall trench Portion 18D.Latch-release operating portion 36 socket side shell 10 another side (Fig. 5 (A), Right-hand member in Fig. 5 (B)) it is positioned at beyond shell.It addition, elastic deformation part 40 is incorporated in Elastic deformation part's housing recess 19 of end side (left end in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)), Locking metalwork is exerted a force towards another side (right in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)).

Now, supported portion 33A, 33B transverse part respectively with the second end bearing portion 12C-2 and First central support 12A-1 locking, is therefore prevented from supporting locking metalwork 30 and comes off downward. It addition, supported portion 33A, 33B lay respectively at can be with the second end bearing portion 12C-2 and The end face (face at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction) of one central support 12A-1 that is Restriction face 12C-2A, 12A-1A(are with reference to Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)) position that abuts.Enter And, restricting portion 34A, 34B lay respectively at and can dash forward with the second end wall groove portion 18C and first The internal face (face at a right angle relative to terminal block column direction) of wall trench portion 18D that is the face of restriction 18C-1,18D-1(are with reference to Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)) position that abuts.Its result, utilizes Above-mentioned restriction face 12C-2A, 12A-1A, 18C-1,18D-1 and limit supporting locking metalwork 30 towards the maximum amount of movement of another side (right in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)).

It addition, now, rising portions 32A, 32B and restricting portion 34A, 34B respective on Edge is positioned at can dash forward wall trench portion 18E, the first end wall groove portion 18B, the second end wall groove portion 18C with second And first dash forward wall trench portion 18D upper inside walls face (face at a right angle relative to above-below direction), That is limit face 18E-2,18B-2,18C-2,18D-2(with reference to Fig. 5 (A)) position that abuts Put, thus limit the movement upward of supporting locking metalwork 30.

As shown in Figure 1, 2, supporting terminal 20 is by making to be punched out metallic plate the banding of gained Sheet is bent upwards in thickness of slab side and makes.This supporting terminal 20 has: in terminal incorporating section 17 The base portion 21(ginseng extended along adapter width in translot portion (being formed at the groove portion of diapire 11) According to Fig. 2)；Bend at a right angle in one end of this base portion 21 and pod in terminal incorporating section 17 Contact arm portion 22(extended upward in portion's (being formed at the groove portion in prominent wall portion 12) is with reference to Fig. 4)； Parallel with this contact arm portion 22 and be kept arm (not shown) from what base portion 21 extended upward； And from the other end of base portion 21 towards socket side shell 10 with the connecting portion 23 overhang.Contact arm Portion 22 can carry out elastic deformation on thickness of slab direction that is adapter width, connects at this The upper end in contact arm portion 22 is formed protruding outside towards adapter width and is positioned at receiving portion 16 Contact teat 22A.For the terminal 20 of such structure, upper by supporting terminal 20 State and be kept arm from the lower section (diapire 11 side) of socket side shell 10 to being formed at sidewall 14 Terminal retaining hole portion 17C press-in, thus supporting terminal 20 is received and is held in terminal storage In portion 17.

It follows that combine Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 6～8, the structure of pin connector 2 is carried out Explanation.Pin connector 2 has: be formed as approximating the plug side shell 60 of cuboid profile；With The long side direction of this plug side shell 60 is terminal block column direction and by this plug side shell 60 quilt Arrangement remains the multiple supporting terminal 70 of two row；And the above-mentioned plug on above-mentioned long side direction Two locking metalworks 80 that the both ends (end wall 65 described later) of side shell 60 are kept.Should Pin connector 2 is configured to be installed on circuit substrate with the posture shown in Fig. 2, as shown in Figure 1 It is fitting to connection with socket connector 1 with the posture after inverting up and down like that.

Above-mentioned plug side shell 60 is such as made up of electrically insulating materials such as resins, and with circuit base The direction that the installed surface of plate is parallel is that long side direction (terminal block column direction) extends.This is inserted Rostral shell 60 has: be parallel to the diapire 61(of above-mentioned installed surface with reference to Fig. 1)；And such as figure The perisporium 63 of the fitting portion as frame-shaped erected upward from this diapire 61 as shown in the of 2.Should Perisporium 63 has: the pair of sidewalls 64 extended along above-mentioned terminal block column direction；And along relative to This terminal block column direction adapter width at a right angle extends and by above-mentioned pair of sidewalls 64 End pair of end walls 65 connected to each other.Surrounded by this perisporium 63 and the sky of opening upward Between be formed as the receiving portion 66 in prominent wall portion 12 for accepting socket connector 1.

Above-mentioned plug side shell 60 is formed as the form keeping locking metalwork 80, in order to Understand this form, before further illustrating plug side shell 60, first to locking metalwork 80 Illustrate.

Locking metalwork 80 by metallic plate is punched to specify shape after again to this metal Plate is curved processing on thickness of slab direction and makes.Examine Fig. 2 to understand, lock metalwork 80 have: be configured to the base portion 81 covered by the upper wall surface of the end wall 65 of plug side shell 60； Extend and curved along the end wall surface inside and outside end wall 65 along terminal block column direction from this base portion 81 Two bent locked foots 82,83；And extend along adapter width from base portion 81, And the screen of the shield member 50 with socket connector 1 of side wall surface bending of the both sides along end wall 65 Cover two shielding connecting portions 84 of tongue piece 55 contact.So, locking metalwork 80 is along outside plug side End wall surface and the side wall surface of shell 60 and be bent upwards in the thickness of slab side of metallic plate, hereby it is achieved that The reinforcement of locking metalwork 80 itself and the raising of the installation strength to plug side shell 60.

Above-mentioned two is locked in foot 82,83, will be located in the end wall surface side of the inner side of end wall 65 Locked foot be referred to as " inner side is locked foot 82 ", will be located in the end wall in the outside of end wall 65 The locked foot of side, face is referred to as " outside is locked foot 83 ".Fig. 7 is to illustrate to set in figure 6 The figure of the locking metalwork 80 of the end side (left end side) being placed on terminal block column direction, Fig. 7 (A) being axonometric chart, Fig. 7 (B) is the partial enlarged drawing of Fig. 6.Here, at Fig. 7 (B) In, different from Fig. 7 (A), it is shown that the lock of the supporting locking metalwork 30 of socket connector 1 Determine the state of portion 35A locking.As shown in Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B), inner side is locked foot 82 have: link with base portion 81 and (lower section in Fig. 2) extends upward inner side is exposed Plate portion 82A；And edge 82B that turns back in the inner side forming the upper limb exposing plate portion 82A inside this Outside terminal block column direction, (left side in Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B)) turns back and down The inner side of Fang Yanshen is kept plate portion 82C.Have it addition, outside is locked foot 83: with base Plate portion 83A is exposed in the outside that portion 81 links and (lower section in Fig. 2) extends upward；With And edge 83B that turns back in the outside forming the upper limb exposing plate portion 83A outside this arranges towards terminal Outside inside direction, (right side in Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B)) is turned back and is extended downward Side is kept plate portion 83C.

When locking metalwork 80 is installed on plug side shell 60, such as Fig. 7 (B) institute Showing, plate portion 82A is exposed in the inner side of this locking metalwork 80 and plate portion 83A is exposed respectively in outside By the medial surface and lateral surface with end wall 65 be formed as coplanar in the way of expose.It addition, such as Fig. 7 (A), shown in, inner side is kept plate portion 82C and outside is kept plate portion 83C in vertically side It is formed in a projecting manner for utilizing plug side shell 60 to lock to the both side edges extended Press-in teat 82C-1,83C-1 that press-in keeps is carried out when metalwork 80 is pressed into.Additionally, press-in Teat is in addition to being arranged at and being kept plate portion 82C, 83C, it is also possible to is arranged at and exposes plate portion 82A、83A.It is kept plate portion 82C, 83C alternatively, it is also possible to replace and is only exposing plate portion 82A, 83A arrange press-in teat.

Examining Fig. 7 (B) to understand, inner side is locked the inner side of foot 82 and exposes plate portion 82A With inner side be kept plate portion 82C on terminal block column direction mutually opposing, from terminal block column direction see When examining, hole portion 82D through on thickness of slab direction respectively is formed at same position.Above-mentioned inner side quilt The edge (lower edge in Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B)) of two holes portion 82D of locking foot 82 Cooperate, thus have and engage as the sticking department 35A with supporting locking metalwork 30 Inner side be locked the function of portion 82D-1.It addition, with inner side, to be locked foot 82 identical, outward Side is locked the outside of foot 83 and exposes plate portion 83A and outside is kept plate portion 83C also at terminal In orientation mutually opposing, when terminal block column direction is observed, through on thickness of slab direction respectively Hole portion 83D be formed at same position.Above-mentioned outside is locked two holes portion 83D of foot 83 Edge (lower edge in Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B)) cooperate, thus have as with The function of portion 83D-1 it is locked in the outside that the sticking department with supporting locking metalwork 30 engages.

In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 6, the end side (figure being arranged on terminal block column direction Left end side in 6) the inner side of locking metalwork 80 be locked the inner side of foot 82 and be locked portion 82D-1 and be arranged at another side (the right-hand member side in Fig. 6) locking metalwork 80 outside Locked portion 83D-1, is used as the locking of supporting locking metalwork 30 with socket connector 1 The locked portion of portion's 35A, 35B locking.I.e., in the present embodiment, it is arranged at end side The outside of locking metalwork 80 is locked the outside of foot 83 and is locked portion 83D-1 and is arranged at The inner side of the locking metalwork 80 of another side (the right-hand member side in Fig. 6) is locked portion 82D-1 It is not used as locked portion.

As it has been described above, the locking metalwork 80 to the pin connector 2 involved by present embodiment For, two locked foots 82,83 are configured to each end wall 65 along plug side shell 60 Inside and outside two ends wall, any one party in locked foot 82,83 is all formed with locked portion 82D-1、83D-1.Therefore, even if making socket connector 1 be formed as shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 6 Posture obtained by reversion about posture, also can be by the locking metalwork 80 of pin connector 2 with slotting The supporting locking metalwork 30 of base connector 1 locks.In this case, by the locking of end side The outside of metalwork 80 is locked the inner side of portion 83D-1 and another side and is locked portion 82D-1 It is used as locked portion.

Return to the explanation to plug side shell 60.Examine Fig. 2 to understand, at end wall 65 Upper wall surface (lower surface in Fig. 1, Fig. 6), for receiving the base portion 81 of locking metalwork 80 Recess 65A be formed as along adapter width extend groove portion prolong with along terminal block column direction The such criss-cross recess of groove portion intersection stretched.In the end wall surface of the inner side of end wall 65, it is used for The inner side of storage locking metalwork 80 is locked the inside groove portion 65B(of foot 82 and can also refer to Fig. 7 (B)) continuous with above-mentioned recess 65A and vertically extending and formed.At end wall 65 The end wall surface in outside, is locked the water jacket portion of foot 83 for receiving the outside of locking metalwork 80 65C(can also refer to Fig. 7 (B)) with above-mentioned recess 65A continuous and vertically extending and Formed.At the side wall surface of end wall 65 that is be positioned at the appearance of sidewall 64 on terminal block column direction Face on the extended line in face, for receiving the side groove portion of the shielding connecting portion 84 of locking metalwork 80 65D is continuous with above-mentioned recess 65A and vertically extending and is formed.

Locked foot 82,83 top from Fig. 2 respectively is pressed into inside groove portion 65B and In water jacket portion 65C, thus locking metalwork 80 is installed on plug side shell 60.Knot is being installed Under the state of bundle, lock the base portion 81 of metalwork 80, inner side is locked foot 82, outside is locked Determine foot 83 and shielding connecting portion 84 be incorporated in respectively plug side shell 60 recess 65A, In inside groove portion 65B, water jacket portion 65C and side groove portion 65D.It addition, be kept plate portion 82C, Press-in teat 82C-1,83C-1(of 83C is all with reference to Fig. 7 (A)) it is clamped into inside groove portion 65B And the vertically extending inner edge, both sides of water jacket portion 65C, it is therefore prevented from locking metalwork 80 come off.

Terminal 70 is bent upwards in thickness of slab side by banding sheet obtained by making to be punched out metallic plate And make.As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, for this terminal 70, molded by Integral mold Mode and be held in each sidewall 64 of plug side shell 60, and at the long side direction of this sidewall 64 On arrange at equal intervals.This terminal 70 has: in diapire 61 phase with plug side shell 60 Than roughly the same height and position from sidewall 64 towards the straight stretched out outside adapter width Connecting portion 71；And with this connecting portion 71 continuously and towards the top in Fig. 2 (under in Fig. 1 Side) bend and buried underground the contact arm portion 72 being held in above-mentioned sidewall 64.This contact arm portion 72 Medial surface along above-mentioned sidewall 64 extends, and so that the plate face of this contact arm portion 72 and this sidewall 64 Medial surface be formed as coplanar mode and expose towards receiving portion 66.In exposing of this contact arm portion 72 Plate face, by from plate face depression in the way of be formed contact recess 72A, this contact recess 72A use In accepting the contact teat 22A of terminal 20 of socket connector 1 and contacting teat 22A with this Contact.

It follows that combine Fig. 1 and Fig. 6, to socket connector 1 and the company of pin connector 2 Connect device to be fitted together to action and illustrate.First, by socket connector 1 by the way of soldering connects And pin connector 2 is installed on each self-corresponding circuit substrate.It follows that as it is shown in figure 1, Socket connector 1 is made to be formed as receiving portion 16 posture upward, and, at this socket even Connect the top of device 1, make receiving portion 66(of pin connector 2 with reference to Fig. 2) it is formed towards down The posture of side.

It follows that maintain the posture of Fig. 1 to make pin connector 2 decline unchangeably, socket is made to connect The prominent wall portion 12 of device 1 enters from below in the receiving portion 66 of pin connector 2, and makes to insert The perisporium 63 of head connector 2 enters in the receiving portion 16 of socket connector 1 from top.Its knot Really so that the contact teat 22A of the supporting terminal 20 of socket connector 1 protrudes into plug In the contact recess 72A of the terminal 70 of adapter 2, thus realize terminal electrical contact each other.

It addition, during adapter is chimeric, be arranged at two locking metals of pin connector 2 The lower end of part 80 respectively with the sticking department 35A of the supporting locking metalwork 30 being in the locked position, 35B(Fig. 6 is illustrated by solid line) upper limb (inclination edge) abut, on terminal block column direction With this sticking department 35A, 35B are entered by pressure towards another side (the right-hand member side in Fig. 6) Row pressing.For sticking department 35A, 35B, if by above-mentioned by pressure, then as in Fig. 6 Shown in dotted line, towards other end side shifting (retrogressing) together with rising portions 32A, 32B, respectively by It is accommodated in first dash forward in wall trench portion 18D, in the second end wall groove portion 18C and arrive latch-release position Put.Now, the movement of sticking department 35A, 35B is because of the elastic deformation (pressure of elastic deformation part 40 Contracting) that is being allowed to towards the elastic deformation of another side of elastic arm 41,42.

As it has been described above, make sticking department 35A, 35B arrive latch-release position, thus allow plug Adapter 2 declines further.And, as shown in Figure 6, if end side (left end side in Fig. 6) The inner side of locking metalwork 80 be locked the hole portion 82D of foot 82 and another side (figure Right-hand member side in 6) locking metalwork 80 outside be locked foot 83 hole portion 83D arrive The position of sticking department 35A, 35B of locking metalwork 30, then this sticking department 35A, 35B by from Above-mentioned is discharged by pressure.Its result, the elastic arm 41,42 of elastic deformation part 40 is to subtract The mode of small deflection is restored towards end side and is recovered to initial latched position.In Fig. 6 Shown in solid, return to sticking department 35A, 35B of latched position respectively towards above-mentioned hole portion 82D, Enter in 83D, relative to locked portion 82D-1,83D-1(reference Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B)), That is the lower edge of hole portion 82D, 83D is positioned at and can extract what direction (top) engaged towards adapter Position and be formed as lock-out state.

It addition, as shown in Figure 8, the shield member 50 of the socket connector 1 corresponding to difference Shielding tongue piece 55 makes them that elastic deformations to occur towards carrying out pressing outside adapter width, So that pin connector 2 locking metalwork 80 shielding connecting portion 84 with contact pressure with This shielding tongue piece 55 contacts.

So, make terminal 20,50 be interconnected with one another, locking metalwork 30,80 is locked each other Fixed so that shielding tongue piece 55 is connected with each other with shielding connecting portion 84, thus complete adapter and be fitted together to Action.Under jogged state of connector, even if unexpectedly pin connector 2 being extracted towards adapter Direction (top) lifts, owing to rising portions 32A, 32B and restricting portion 34A, 34B are each From upper limb abut with restriction face 18D-2,18C-2,18B-2,18E-2 of socket side shell 10, So the movement upward of supporting locking metalwork 30 also can be limited.It is as a result, it is possible to tie up Hold sticking department 35A, 35B of supporting locking metalwork 30 and the locked portion of locking metalwork 80 The locking state of 82D-1,83D-1 such that it is able to maintain stable lock-out state.

It follows that combine Fig. 6, adapter pull action is illustrated.Will be in relative to When the pin connector 2 of the jogged state of connector of socket connector 1 is extracted, in terminal arrangement side Supporting locking metalwork up towards another side (right in Fig. 6) pressing socket connector 1 The latch-release operating portion 36 of 30 and carry out solving division operation.If latch-release operating portion 36 is made For release operating physical force towards another side above-mentioned by pressure, then elastic deformation part 40 is in phase Elastic deformation is carried out on equidirectional.And, with the feelings of explanation during above-mentioned adapter is chimeric Condition is identical, and elastic deformation part 40 carries out elastic deformation in the way of being compressed so that sticking department 35A, 35B together with rising portions 32A, 32B towards above-mentioned other end side shifting.

Its result, sticking department 35A, 35B be incorporated in first dash forward in wall trench portion 18D, the second end Wall trench portion 18C is interior and arrives latch-release position (dotted line with reference in Fig. 6), this sticking department 35A, Locked portion 82D-1,83D-1(reference of the locking metalwork 80 of 35B and pin connector 2 Fig. 7 (A), Fig. 7 (B)) lock-out state that can engage is released from.And, pull out towards adapter Outgoing direction (top) lifting pin connector 2, thus easily extracts this pin connector 2, Thus complete adapter pull action.

For supporting locking metalwork 30, rising portions 32A, 32B are positioned at first and dash forward wall trench portion In 18D, in the second end wall groove portion 18C, and sticking department 35A, 35B are from above-mentioned rising portions The top of 32A, 32B is prominent and is positioned at receiving portion 16.That is, rising portions 32A, 32B and Sticking department 35A, 35B are positioned on the long side direction of terminal block column direction that is socket side shell In the range of this socket side shell 10 and move within the range.Therefore, even if ensure that locking The bigger overhang of portion 35A, 35B, is whether configured with locking metalwork 30, also can Enough readily insure that for allow in the above-mentioned scope originally existed this sticking department 35A, 35B with And rising portions 32A, 32B space of movement on above-mentioned terminal block column direction, therefore, it is possible to The maximization of adapter is avoided on above-mentioned terminal block column direction.It addition, in the present embodiment, and It is not curved processing, but maintains the plate face at a right angle relative to adapter width and make Supporting locking metalwork 30.Therefore, as long as guaranteeing supporting locking gold on this adapter width The size of the thickness of slab belonging to part 30 is in the sidewall 14 on identical adapter width direction each other Between scope, so, even also being able on identical adapter width direction Avoid the maximization of adapter.

It addition, in the present embodiment, allow to join because of the elastic deformation of elastic deformation part 40 Lock set determines the metalwork 30 movement on terminal block column direction.So, it is different from by setting and joins Lock set determines the elastic deformation part 40 of metalwork 30 then without making sticking department 35A, 35B itself have Flexible, therefore, it is possible to improve rigidity and the intensity of sticking department 35A, 35B itself, thus Stable lock-out state can be obtained.It addition, by the overhang increasing sticking department 35A, 35B And rigidity and the intensity of this sticking department 35A, 35B can be improved further, it is possible to realize The further raising of the stability of lock-out state.

As it has been described above, in the present embodiment, two locked foots 82 of locking metalwork 80, The 83 inside and outside two ends walls being configured to the end walls 65 along plug side shell 60, at locked foot Any one party in portion 82,83 is all formed with locked portion 82D-1,83D-1.Therefore, this enforcement The pin connector 2 of mode is not limited to that socket connector 1 is such, i.e. sticking department 35A, 35B is respectively arranged at the form of the inner side of the end side in prominent wall portion 12 and the end wall 15 of another side Adapter, sticking department can be locked relative to the mating connector arranged at diverse location further Fixed.

Such as, have from the respective medial surface of end walls of socket side shell towards end at socket connector In the case of sticking department prominent inside sub-orientation, it is arranged at the end walls of pin connector 2 The locked portion 83D-1 in each outside of the locking metalwork 80 of 65 is used as locked portion.It addition, The end walls at socket connector without the prominent wall portion from socket side shell faces terminal arrangement side In the case of sticking department prominent laterally, it is arranged at the lock of the end walls 65 of pin connector 2 The locked portion 82D-1 in each inner side determining metalwork 80 is used as locked portion.

It addition, the perisporium entirety that socket connector is socket side shell is embedded into pin connector 2 Adapter in receiving portion 66, has the respective outside of end walls from above-mentioned socket side shell In the case of facing the sticking department that terminal block column direction is protruding outside, it is arranged at pin connector 2 The locked portion 82D-1 in each inner side of the locking metalwork 80 of end walls 65 is used as locked portion.

So, according to the pin connector 2 involved by present embodiment, even for locking position Put the socket connector of different various forms, it is also possible to selected by one locking metalwork 80 Selecting property it is locked.It is as a result, it is possible to expand the width of the form of the mating connector coped with Degree.

In the present embodiment, above-mentioned locked portion 82D-1,83D-1 of locking metalwork 80 exists Locking metalwork 80 respective two plate portions of locked foot 82,83, i.e. expose plate portion 82A, 83A and be kept plate portion 82C, 83C and be formed as in same position with the through hole of same diameter The edge in portion, so, compare with the situation only arranging locked portion in a plate portion, it is possible to join The scope of the part that lock set determines sticking department 35A, 35B locking of metalwork 30 becomes two thicknesss of slab Amount and double, correspondingly, it is possible to increase the reliability of lock-out state and stability.? In present embodiment, although locked portion is arranged at two plate portions, but can certainly be set It is placed in the plate portion of more than three, thus enables that lock-out state is stable further.If it addition, energy Enough just guarantee enough locking locking amounts with the thickness of slab size in a plate portion, then can also be only at dew Ejecting plate portion 82A, 83A form hole portion and using the edge in this hole portion as locked portion.

＜ the second embodiment ＞

In the first embodiment, the locked portion of the locking metalwork 80 of pin connector 2 82D-1,83D-1 are arranged at the edge of hole portion 82D, 83D of locked foot 82,83, but In this second embodiment, locked portion is formed as the protuberance prominent from the plate face of locked foot, This point is different from the first embodiment.Fig. 9 is to be connected by the socket involved by the second embodiment The sectional view shown in part amplification of device and pin connector, utilizes relative to adapter width Cross section on face the most at a right angle, side and show the plug that the end side at terminal block column direction is arranged The locking metalwork of adapter and the lock-out state of the supporting locking metalwork of socket connector.For For the shape of the pin connector 102 of the second embodiment, except above-mentioned locked portion 182D, Outside 183D, remaining is all identical with the pin connector 2 of the first embodiment, therefore, for Identical part, adds " 100 " on the basis of being labeled in the reference of the first embodiment Reference and the description thereof will be omitted.

As it is shown in figure 9, locked portion 182D, 183D of locking metalwork 180 are formed as from quilt The protuberance that the plate face of plate portion of exposing 182A, 183A of locking foot 182,183 highlights.Above-mentioned Locked portion 182D, 183D are such as by carrying out punch process to exposing plate portion 182A, 183A And formed.Under jogged state of connector, as it is shown in figure 9, above-mentioned locked portion 182D, 183D Sticking department 135A, 135B at the supporting locking metalwork 130 being arranged at socket connector 101 Lower position, be arranged to towards adapter extract direction (top) and this sticking department 135A, 135B engages.

The shape in the locked portion of pin connector be not limited to hole portion as the first embodiment, Protuberance as second embodiment, such as can not by through for the plate portion of exposing of locked foot and It is created as the recess caved in from this plate face exposing plate portion.In such mode, form this recessed (pin connector is from top in the face at a right angle relative to connector plugging direction in the internal face in portion In the case of Qian He, for downside internal face) function as locked portion.

In the first and second embodiment, the lower edge of the sticking department of supporting locking metalwork is relative In above-below direction at a generally normal angle extend but it also may instead have in terminal arrangement side The inclination edge upwards tilted upward along with tending to front end.When in like fashion inclination edge being arranged at In the case of sticking department, if lifting upward with withdrawal force more than constant basis when extracting adapter Pin connector, the most above-mentioned locked portion from below with the inclining of the above-mentioned sticking department being in the locked position Beveled edge (lower edge) abuts, and presses this sticking department towards latch-release position on terminal block column direction. Its result, allows above-mentioned sticking department because of elastic deformation part or the elastic deformation in elastic deformation portion The movement towards latch-release position, lock-out state is released, therefore, it is possible to by plug even Connect device to extract.I.e., only just can extract this pin connector by the operation of lifting pin connector, So without latch-release operating portion being arranged at supporting locking metalwork.Such mode preferably should For locking the adapter that intensity is the biggest.It addition, be locked when the lower edge replacing sticking department The rising wood in portion or be arranged on terminal block at the rising wood in locked portion and the lower edge of sticking department During the inclination edge tilted downward along with tending to sticking department side on column direction, it is also possible to obtain same Effect.

It addition, in the first and second embodiment, pin connector and socket connector set For circuit board electrical connector, but, the kind of two adapters is not limited thereto, the most also It can be the cable electric connector being connected with cable.

In the first and second embodiment, supporting locking member and elastic deformation part are formed For metalwork but it also may the most such as by the supporting locking member of resin formation and elasticity Deformation component.

Claims

1. an electric connector, this electric connector is embedding with mating connector in the way of can plugging Closing and connect, this electric connector has: shell, and this shell is with relative to connector plugging direction Cheng Zhi One direction at angle is that long side direction extends；Multiple terminals, the plurality of terminal is with above-mentioned long limit side Arrange be held in this shell to for terminal block column direction；And locking metalwork, this locking metal Part is kept by above-mentioned shell, and above-mentioned shell has: diapire, and this diapire is relative to above-mentioned adapter Extend on the face that plug orientation is at a right angle；And perisporium, this perisporium from this diapire along above-mentioned adapter Plug orientation erects, and above-mentioned perisporium has: two sidewalls, and these two sidewalls arrange along above-mentioned terminal Direction extends；And end wall, this end wall is along the connection at a right angle relative to above-mentioned terminal block column direction Device width extends and is connected each other the end on the above-mentioned terminal block column direction of above-mentioned sidewall Knot, the space surrounded by above-mentioned perisporium is formed as the receiving portion for accepting mating connector,

Described electric connector is characterised by,

Locking metalwork is made by making metallic plate be bent upwards in thickness of slab side, this locking metalwork Having: base portion, this base portion is configured at the upper wall surface of the end wall of the shell opposed with mating connector； And be generally formed into two locked foots of same shape, these two locked foots by from The both side edges of the above-mentioned base portion on above-mentioned terminal block column direction extends and along inside and outside above-mentioned end wall two The end wall surface of side is bent upwards in thickness of slab side and is formed, and described locking metalwork is formed can be even Connect device and extract on direction the sticking department relative to the supporting locking member being installed in mating connector The locked portion of locking, this locked portion forms porose portion, recess two above-mentioned locked foots Or any one in protuberance.

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

Locking metalwork also there are two connecting portions, these two connecting portions from base portion along adapter width Direction extends and contacts with the shield member of mating connector, and, these two connecting portions are respectively Two sides of the end wall being positioned at along the outer surface of side wall of outer shell on the extended line of terminal block column direction Wall and be bent upwards in thickness of slab side.

Electric connector the most according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that

Locked foot is formed as the two superimposed shape of warpage on thickness of slab direction, and locked portion is Edge by this hole portion that hole portion through for this two-layer is formed.