CN107809037A

CN107809037A - Electric connector and electric connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN107809037A
Application number: CN201710600076.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 绿川和弥
Original assignee: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-09-08
Filing date: 2017-07-21
Publication date: 2018-03-16
Anticipated expiration: 2037-07-21
Also published as: JP2018041648A; JP6651427B2; KR20180028366A; TW201826642A; KR102138717B1; TWI701877B; CN107809037B

Abstract

The problem of the present invention is to provide to be had withdrawal force also can reliably prevent the deformation of the locking metalwork and then reliably prevents the locking metalwork damaged electric connector and electric connector assembly even in the sticking department effect for locking metalwork.Locking member has：Base portion, it has the part extended along terminal orientation；Rising portions, it is fitted together to direction along connector from a part for above-mentioned base portion in the range of the housing of the terminal orientation and erected；Teat is locked, it is protruded in end wall side of the above-mentioned terminal orientation from the rising portions towards a side；And rib, it erects from base portion along the chimeric direction of connector in connector width and the locking teat adjoining position and extended in terminal orientation throughout the scope including above-mentioned locking teat.

Description

Electric connector and electric connector assembly

Technical field

The electric connector that the present invention relates to pluggable is fitting to connection with object connector and with the electric connector and The electric connector assembly of object connector.

Background technology

In this electric connector assembly, the electric connector and object connector that are mutually fitting to connection have use sometimes In the lock function for maintaining jogged state of connector.For example, the electric connector assembly of patent document 1 possesses：With locking gold The conduct pair for belonging to the socket connector of part and being fitting to connection from top relative to the socket connector that metalwork is locked with this As the plug connector of connector.

Above-mentioned socket connector has：The housing of electrically insulating material, it is arranged the multiple terminals for being held in the housing, peace Metal shield member loaded on housing, locking metalwork and elastic deformation part.The elastic deformation part is to incite somebody to action Lock the part mutually independent with shield member that metalwork exerts a force and set towards latched position.

The locking metalwork of socket connector is made up of one piece of metal plate component, has：Along terminal orientation that is, shell The base portion with body shape of the long side direction extension of body, multiple rising portions for being erected upward from the base portion and from the rising portions The sticking department that is protruded along above-mentioned long side direction of top, the base portion, rising portions and sticking department are as having a flat plate The plate portion in face and formed and be integrated.The latched position and sticking department quilt that locking member can protrude in sticking department from storage groove portion It is accommodated between the latch-release position of storage groove portion and is moved in above-mentioned long side direction, and the elasticity by being maintained in housing Deformation component is exerted a force towards latched position.When above-mentioned sticking department is in the locked position, the locking member, which is locked to, to be arranged on The locked portion of the locked metalwork of plug connector and be able to maintain that the mutual lock-out state of connector.

Patent document 1：Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2015-170500

In the electric connector assembly of patent document 1, relative in the state being fitting to connection with socket connector Plug connector, when having acted on towards the undesigned power of connector extraction direction (top), locking metalwork passes through sticking department The power (withdrawal force) upward in the locked portion from locked metalwork of receiving.The withdrawal force also acts on and the locking The base portion and rising portions that portion is integrally formed.Due to receiving above-mentioned withdrawal force so as to easily become in a manner of bending upward Shape.Above-mentioned base portion, rising portions and sticking department are formed as being integrally formed by one piece of plate portion with flat plate face, separately Outside, particularly base portion is formed as the shape that the long side direction along housing extends longlyer, therefore in the larger feelings of above-mentioned withdrawal force Under condition, significantly bent upward there is also above-mentioned base portion and damaged worry.

The content of the invention

In light of this situation, problem is to provide has withdrawal force to the present invention even in the sticking department effect for locking metalwork The deformation of the locking metalwork can reliably be prevented so reliably prevent the damaged electric connector of the locking metalwork and Electric connector assembly.

According to the present invention, above-mentioned problem passes through the electric connector of ensuing first invention and the electrical connection of the second invention Device assembly solves.

The first inventions of ＜＞

The electric connector of first invention be pluggablely with object connector be fitting to connection electric connector, the electric connector Have：To be fitted together to housing that an at a right angle direction of direction extended as long side direction, relative to connector with above-mentioned length Edge direction be terminal orientation be arranged the terminal for being held in the housing and the locking member kept by above-mentioned housing and Elastic deformation portion, above-mentioned housing have the receiving portion for accepting object connector.

In the first invention, above-mentioned electric connector is characterised by, above-mentioned locking member has：Base portion, it possesses along upper State the part of terminal orientation extension；Rising portions, it is in the range of the housing of the terminal orientation from above-mentioned base portion A part is fitted together to direction along connector and erected；Teat is locked, it is in above-mentioned terminal orientation from the rising portions towards housing One end side is protruded, and the extraction in the locked portion can be prevented when being locked to the locked portion for being arranged on object connector；With And rib, it is relative to the chimeric direction of above-mentioned connector and above-mentioned the two directions of terminal orientation company at a right angle Device width and the locking teat adjoining position is connect to erect and in terminal arrangement side from base portion along the chimeric direction of connector Extending to throughout the scope including above-mentioned locking teat, above-mentioned locking member is configured at the incorporating section of housing, and in above-mentioned locking Teat is towards the latched position in the locked portion that above-mentioned receiving portion is prominent and is locked to object connector and in terminal orientation court Movable between the latch-release position that the another side of housing is mobile and can unlock, elastic deformation portion is by above-mentioned sticking department Part exerts a force towards above-mentioned latched position.

So, in the first invention, locking member has rib, and the rib is with locking teat in connector width Direction adjoining position is fitted together to direction along connector from base portion and erects and dashed forward in terminal orientation throughout including above-mentioned locking The scope extension in portion.Therefore, it is provided with terminal orientation in the scope of rib, with only existing base portion as in the past Situation is compared, and connector is fitted together to the amount of the size increase rib of the locking member in direction.As a result, locking member is relative to even The intensity for connecing the flexural deformation that device is fitted together to direction improves, therefore even if also being capable of nothing by larger withdrawal force from object connector Resisted to flexural deformation.

In the first invention, can also locking member be metallic plate system, and be formed as in the thickness of slab direction along the metallic plate Multiple plate portions are formed in multiple plate portions in the overlapping overlapping shapes of connector width, locking teat in the state of being bent over A part plate portion, rib is formed at other plate portions abutted with the plate portion of above-mentioned one in multiple plate portions.By making Locking member is formed as this structure, can easily manufacture locking member by one piece of metal plate component.

In the first invention, can also locking member be to be fitted together to direction, terminal orientation and connector in connector The continuous solid part of the either direction of width all materials, locking teat are formed at the connection of above-mentioned locking member A part in the gamut of device width, rib are formed at the above-mentioned of the connector width of above-mentioned locking member Remainder in gamut.

If making locking member be formed as this structure, locking teat directly links with rib in its thickness direction It is integrated, therefore the locking teat is firmly strengthened.In addition, above-mentioned locking metalwork except locking teat and rib it Outside, to be formed and be integrated throughout the thickness of connector width whole region, therefore the intensity of each several part in itself Improve.Therefore, it is possible to integrally obtain bigger intensity throughout locking metalwork, therefore can be pulled out relative to undesigned connector Output is sufficiently carried out resisting.

, can also be when locking member be in the locked position under jogged state of connector in the first invention, sticking department The locking teat portion of the being elastically deformed force of part, it protrudes the part with locked portion that front end is connected to object connector. By being formed as this structure, the part with above-mentioned locked portion is pressed by above-mentioned locking teat along terminal orientation, from And limit movement of the plug connector in the direction.It is relatively past in terminal orientation each other with connector therefore, it is possible to prevent Multiple movement and make that there is above-mentioned locking teat and the part in above-mentioned locked portion mutually to collide the generation of the abnormal sound for cause, in addition The damage with above-mentioned locking teat and the part in above-mentioned locked portion can be prevented.

In the first invention, can also electric connector have and be installed on the shield member of housing, elastic deformation portion with it is above-mentioned Shield member is formed and is integrated.It is integrated by making elastic deformation portion be formed with shield member like this, with as in the past will Compared with elastic deformation part is as situation about being set with the mutually independent part of shield member, part number of packages can be reduced, so as to Manufacturing cost can be suppressed.In addition, when manufacturing connector, by installing shield member towards housing to install elastic deformation simultaneously Portion, therefore the process that elastic deformation part is installed on to housing can be omitted, connector is simple to manufacture.

The second inventions of ＜＞

The electric connector assembly of second invention is characterised by possessing：The electric connector of first invention and relative to this The object connector that electric connector is fitting to connection, the object connector have locked portion, and the locked portion can be in connector The direction that connector is extracted is being prevented to be engaged relative to the locking teat of the locking member of above-mentioned electric connector under chimerism.

In the present invention, as described above, by setting rib in the locking teat adjoining position with locking member, For locking metalwork, in the range of terminal orientation is provided with rib, connector is fitted together to being somebody's turn to do for direction The amount of the size increase rib compared with the past of locking member, so as to be fitted together to the strong of the flexural deformation in direction relative to connector Degree improves, and then fully can be resisted with the withdrawal force from object connector.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the socket connector of embodiments of the present invention and inserted from top relative to what the socket connector was fitted together to The stereogram of head connector, and show connector it is chimeric before state.

Fig. 2 is the stereogram for making Fig. 1 socket connector and plug connector reversally show up and down, and is so as to insert Head connector is fitted together to the stereogram shown in such posture from below.

Fig. 3 (A) is to be held in the locking that the posture of Fig. 1 socket connector shows Fig. 1 socket connector The stereogram of metalwork, (B) are the top views for representing the metal plate component before the locking metalwork of (A) is bent to form.

Fig. 4 is the sectional view in the face at a right angle relative to connector width of Fig. 1 socket connector, and shows The section of the opening position of the locking metalwork of connector width.

Fig. 5 is to represent the locked metalwork in the rear end side setting of the terminal orientation of Fig. 1 plug connector Figure, (A) are the stereograms from rear side, and (B) is relative to (A) and from the stereogram of front side.

Fig. 6 be socket connector when representing to be in jogged state of connector locking metalwork and shield member with insert The stereogram of the locked metalwork of head connector, (A) be from the stereogram from Fig. 1 identicals direction, (B) be from figure The stereogram of 2 identical directions observation.

Fig. 7 be in chimerism socket connector and plug connector relative to connector width Cheng Zhi The sectional view in the face at angle, (A) show lock-out state, and (B) shows test section of the latch-release state.

Fig. 8 is the stereogram for the locking metalwork for representing variation.

Description of reference numerals：

1... socket connector；51... bottom wall；2... plug connector；53... perisporium；10... socket side body； 54... side wall；11... bottom wall；55... end wall；12... prominent wall；55A... end slots portion；13... perisporium；56... receiving portion； 14... side wall；60... plug terminal；15... end wall；70... it is locked metalwork；16... receiving portion；72... inner side is locked Fixed board portion；17... metalwork storage groove portion is locked；72A... base portions；20... female terminal；Rising portions on the inside of 72B...； 30... metalwork is locked；Locked portion on the inside of 72C...；The outer base portions of 31A...；73... plate portion is strengthened in inner side；Base in 31B... Portion；73A... base portions；38B... rears pair rib；Rib on the inside of 73B...；32C... rears rising portions；74... outside Strengthen plate portion；Rising portions in front of 32A...；74A... base portions；35A-1... front locks teat；Rib on the outside of 74B...； 35B-1... rear locks teat；75... the locked plate portion in outside；37... main rib；75A... base portions；In front of 38A... Secondary rib；Rising portions on the outside of 75B...；Rising portions among 32B...；Locked portion on the outside of 75C...；50... plug side shell Body；79... groove portion is received.

Embodiment

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are illustrated based on accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is that the socket connector 1 of present embodiment and the plug being fitted together to from top relative to the socket connector 1 connect Connect the stereogram of device 2, and show connector it is chimeric before state.Fig. 2 is socket connector 1 and the plug connection for making Fig. 1 The stereogram that device is reversally shown about 2, and be so that plug connector 2 is fitted together to the solid shown in such posture from below Figure.

The plug connector 2 of the socket connector 1 of present embodiment and object connector as the socket connector 1 It is the circuit board electrical connector being disposed in respectively on the mounting surface of different circuit substrates (not shown), and composition makes relatively Assembled in the face of each circuit substrate direction at a right angle (Fig. 1 above-below direction (Z-direction)) as the connector of plug orientation Body.For socket connector 1, the top (Z1 directions) that direction is Fig. 1 is fitted together to relative to the connector of plug connector 2, It is the lower section (Z2 directions) in Fig. 1 that connector, which extracts direction,.In addition, for plug connector 2, relative to socket connector 1 connector is fitted together to the lower section (Z2 directions) that direction is Fig. 1, and connector extracts the top (Z1 directions) that direction is Fig. 1.In addition, Illustrated in the present embodiment using plug connector 2 as object connector, but socket when from plug connector 2 Connector 1 turns into object connector.

As shown in Figure 1, socket connector 1 has：Socket side body 10, it is generally formed into cuboid profile；It is more Individual female terminal 20, they are using the long side direction of the socket side body 10 as terminal orientation (X-direction) and by the socket The arrangement of side body 10 remains two row；As the locking metalwork 30 of locking member, it is held in along above-mentioned long side direction Above-mentioned socket side body 10；And shield member 40, it in a manner of covering the perisporium of socket side body 10 to be installed on the socket Side body 10.The socket connector 1 is arranged in circuit substrate (not shown) with the posture configuration shown in Fig. 1.

Socket side body 10 is made up of the electrically insulating material such as resin, and with parallel with the mounting surface of circuit substrate one Individual direction is that long side direction (terminal orientation) is extended.The socket side body 10 has：Put down relative to above-mentioned mounting surface From the bottom wall 11, (Z1 directions) erects and extended along terminal orientation upward in capable bottom wall 11 (reference picture 2), Fig. 1 Convex prominent wall 12 and erected upward from above-mentioned bottom wall 11 and surround the perisporium 13 of the frame-shaped of above-mentioned prominent wall 12. The perisporium 13 has：Arranged along a pair of sidewalls 14 of above-mentioned terminal orientation (X-direction) extension and along relative to the terminal Direction connector width (Y direction) at a right angle extends and links mutual a pair of end in end of above-mentioned a pair of sidewalls 14 Wall 15.The annulus being open upward between above-mentioned prominent wall 12 and perisporium 13 is formed as receiving portion 16, should Receiving portion 16 is used for the perisporium 53 for receiving the fitting portion as plug connector 2.

Socket side body 10 is formed as keeping the form of female terminal 20, locking metalwork 30 and shield member 40, but In order to understand the form, before the further explanation of socket side body 10 is carried out, first to female terminal 20, locking metalwork 30 and shield member 40 illustrate.

As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, female terminal 20 is banding piece obtained from carrying out punching press to metallic plate along thickness of slab Direction bend and it is manufactured.The female terminal 20 has：Along the base portion 21 (reference picture 2) of connector width extension, at this One end of base portion 21 with right-angle bending and extend upward contact arm portion 22 (reference picture 1), from the other end of base portion 21 with The maintained portion 23 (reference picture 1) of reverse U shape extension and from the maintained portion 23 towards (Fig. 2 on the outside of connector width In nearby row of side female terminal 20 towards Y2 directions, the female terminals 20 of the row of distal side is towards Y1 directions) company of extension Socket part 24 (reference picture 2).The base portion 21 and maintained portion 23 of the female terminal 20 are kept by the way that one is molded respectively In the bottom wall 11 and side wall 14 of socket side body 10.

Contact arm portion 22 is incorporated in the pod portion 12D described later of the formation of prominent wall 12 of socket side body 10, and energy It is enough in the thickness of slab direction of the contact arm portion 22 in other words connector width elastic deformation.In the upper end court of the contact arm portion 22 To connector width it is protruding outside formed with contact site 22A, contact site 22A is used for being arranged at plug connector 2 The plug terminal 60 as object terminal contact, and in the receiving portion 16.For being formed as reverse U shape (reference picture 1) For maintained portion 23, the interior table of the plate face of the interior leg on the inside of the connector width in two legs portion from side wall 14 Face expose, the plate face top protrusion formed with the sticking department 23A for being engaged with above-mentioned plug terminal 60.In addition, connection Portion 24 is from the lower end (upper end in Fig. 2) of the outer leg in the two legs portion of maintained portion 23 on the outside of connector width Extended out on the outside of towards connector width outside socket side body 10, and be welded in the corresponding circuits portion of circuit substrate (not shown).

Next, (A) of reference picture 3, (B) illustrate to the structure for locking metalwork 30.Fig. 3 (A) is to be protected Be held in Fig. 1 socket connector posture show Fig. 1 socket connector 1 locking metalwork 30 stereogram, Fig. 3's (B) it is the top view that represents the metal plate component 30 ' before Fig. 3 (A) locking metalwork 30 is bent to form.As be described hereinafter that Sample, locking metalwork 30 is due to the latch-release operation that is pressed by the right (X1 directions) in (A) towards Fig. 3 and along end Sub- orientation movement.In the present embodiment, locking metal when being latch-release by the right (X1 directions) of Fig. 3 (A) It is referred to as " front " in front of the moving direction of part 30, the left (X2 directions) of Fig. 3 (A) is referred to as " rear ".

As shown in Fig. 3 (A), locking metalwork 30 is by flat metal plate component 30 ' (reference picture 3 (B)) along thickness of slab direction bend and it is manufactured.The locking metalwork 30 has：In two pieces of overlapping outside plates of connector width Plate portion 30B in portion 30A and two pieces (be commonly referred to as needed " plate portion 30A, 30B "), the rear end for being formed at locking metalwork 30 Latch-release operating portion 30C and link above-mentioned plate portion 30B in two pieces and latch-release operating portion 30C linking part 30D.

Plate portion 30A, 30B is to bend above-mentioned metal plate component 30 ' and shape in a manner of repeatedly being turned back along its thickness of slab direction Into, plate portion 30B two outsides are respectively present one piece of outer plate portion 30A in two pieces to adjoin each other.Plate portion 30A, 30B it is front and rear The size in direction (terminal orientation) is all identical.The outer plate portion 30A and interior plate portion 30B to adjoin each other is whole throughout fore-and-aft direction Individual region is connected to each other by lower edge by reflex part.In addition, the interior plate portion 30B to adjoin each other by reflex part by rearward end (after The interior extension portion 36B stated) upper limb it is connected to each other.

Outer plate portion 30A has：The outer base portion extended throughout the fore-and-aft direction whole region of the outer plate portion 30A with straight Three rising portions that 31A, the upper limb from the outer base portion 31A are erected and extended along the longitudinal direction are i.e. in terminal orientation the past Side front rising portions 32A existing in order, middle rising portions 32B and rear rising portions 32C (are commonly referred to as " vertical as needed Play portion 32A, 32B, 32C ").Also, as described later, the outer plate portion 30A has：Any from rising portions 32A, 32B, 32C The front supported portion 33A of individual rising portions extension, rear supported portion 33B, outer front restricting portion 34A, outer rear are limited Portion 34B, front sticking department 35A, rear sticking department 35B and outer extension portion 36A.Hereinafter, as needed by front supported portion 33A and rear supported portion 33B is commonly referred to as " supported portion 33A, 33B ", by outer front restricting portion 34A and outer rear quilt Limiting unit 34B is commonly referred to as " restricting portion 34A, 34B ", front sticking department 35A and rear sticking department 35B being commonly referred to as into " locking Portion 35A, 35B ".

Before above three rising portions make according to middle rising portions 32B, rear rising portions 32C, front rising portions 32A order Rear to size increase.Supported portion 33A, 33B is corresponding portion (the central front branch described later relative to socket side body 10 Bearing portion 12A-1 and rear support 12C-2) engage downward and be used to prevent from locking metalwork 30 from socket side body 10 The part (reference picture 4) to come off downward, and be formed as (preceding in two different positions of middle rising portions 32B fore-and-aft direction Square supported portion 33A is positioned at more closer to the front than rear supported portion 33B) from the middle rising portions 32B extend upward after direction Rear is bent inverted L-shaped.As described later, it is vertically extending in the inverted L-shaped part of supported portion 33A, 33B Vertical portion is as being connected to central front support 12A-1 and rear support 12C-2 respective limitation face 12A-1A, 12C-2A (relative to terminal orientation end face at a right angle) and be used for locking metalwork 30 towards rear maximum amount of movement carry out The part of limitation plays function (reference picture 4).

As described later, outer front restricting portion 34A be connected to socket side body 10 limitation face 17E-1 it is (described later The prominent wall trench portion 17E in front internal face) and it is used for the portion limited towards the maximum amount of movement at rear locking metalwork 30 Point, and extended from middle rising portions 32B leading section with straight upward.On the other hand, as described later, outer rear quilt Limiting unit 34B is positioned at preceding dististyle 45A-1, the 45B-1 in the elastic deformation portion 45 described later for being arranged at shield member 40 front And it is used for the part limited the maximum flexibility deflection of preceding dististyle 45A-1,45B-1 forward, and erected from rear Portion 32C fore-and-aft direction centre position is extended upward with straight.

Front sticking department 35A from front rising portions 32A rearward end extend towards the rear after extending upward, than the front Rising portions 32A trailing edge is more towards rearward prominent part as can be with being arranged at the conduct object lock of plug connector 2 The front that the locked metalwork 70 of metalwork engages locks teat 35A-1 and formed.On the other hand, rear sticking department 35B from Middle rising portions 32B rearward end extends towards the rear after extending upward, and rising portions 32B middle than this trailing edge is more towards rear Just prominent part is formed as the rear locking teat 35B-1 that can be engaged with above-mentioned locked metalwork 70.Lock in front Determine teat 35A-1 and rear locking teat 35B-1 have upper limb with towards rear and downwards inclined beveled edge and under Edge is formed as hook-shaped (also referring to Fig. 4) along relative to above-below direction direction at a generally normal angle (fore-and-aft direction) extension.

Outer extension portion 36A from rear rising portions 32C rearward end are extended upward with straight, and are being formed at and position Space between the outer rear restricting portion 34B in the front of the outer extension portion 36A, store the elastic deformation portion of shield member 40 45 preceding dististyle 45A-1,45B-1 (reference picture 4).

Interior plate portion 30B has：The interior base portion extended throughout the fore-and-aft direction whole region of the interior plate portion 30B with straight 31B ((B) of reference picture 3), the main rib 37 for erecting from the upper limb of the interior base portion 31B and extending along the longitudinal direction, from this Interior front restricting portion 34C that main rib 37 extends, interior rear restricting portion 34D, interior extension portion 36B be (reference picture 3 (B)), front pair rib 38A and rear pair rib 38B.Hereinafter, as needed by interior front restricting portion 34C, interior Rear restricting portion 34D is commonly referred to as " restricting portion 34C, 34D ", front pair rib 38A, rear pair rib 38B being generally called For " secondary rib 38A, 38B ".

Interior base portion 31B with outer plate portion 30A outer base portion 31A identicals height dimension (above-below direction size) formed, simultaneously It is and connected to each other from there through the interior base portion 31B and outer base portion 31A formation one in lower edge via reflex part and the outer base portion 31A Individual base portion.Main rib 37 extends throughout interior plate portion 30B fore-and-aft direction whole region, and with the rising portions with outer plate portion 30A 32A, 32B, 32C identical height dimension erect.Interior front restricting portion 34C is formed in fore-and-aft direction with outer plate portion 30A's Position corresponding to outer front restricting portion 34A, both end edges are located at the same position of fore-and-aft direction.The interior front is limited Portion 34C links with the front pair rib 38A positioned at the front of the interior front restricting portion 34C and is integrated.Interior rear quilt Limiting unit 34D is formed as the outer rear restricting portion 34B identical shapes with outer plate portion 30A, and be formed at fore-and-aft direction with The outer rear restricting portion 34B identicals position.

Interior extension portion 36B is from being main rib 37 in fore-and-aft direction position corresponding with outer plate portion 30A outer extension portion 36A Rearward end extended with straight upward, the front-end edge of the interior extension portion 36B positioned at the front-end edge than outer extension portion 36A slightly Micro- (reference picture 4) on the front.The interior extension portion 36B is being formed at itself and the interior rear quilt positioned at the front of the interior extension portion 36B Preceding dististyle 45A-1, the 45B-1 in the elastic deformation portion 45 of the space storage shield member 40 between limiting unit 34D.In addition, this is interior Made by being abutted with its front-end edge with preceding dististyle 45A-1, the 45B-1 in above-mentioned elastic deformation portion 45 extension portion 36B leading section Work(is played to receive the abutting part 36B-1 of the active force (spring force) towards rear from preceding dististyle 45A-1, the 45B-1 Energy.

Front pair rib 38A erects in the leading section of main rib 37, and includes outer plate portion 30A's in fore-and-aft direction Front sticking department 35A scope specifically the front rising portions 32A from outer plate portion 30A front position throughout to before outer The scope extension in square restricting portion 34A centre position.As having described, the secondary rib 38A in the front is limited with interior front Portion 34C processed, which links, to be integrated.Rear pair rib 38B erects in the pars intermedia of main rib 37, and in fore-and-aft direction The scope of rear sticking department 35B including outer plate portion 30A specifically the front position from rear sticking department 35B throughout to The scope extension of the positions of outer plate portion 30A rising portions 32B, 32C to each other.

In the present embodiment, by set with sticking department 35A, 35B outer plate portion 30A abut interior plate portion 30B, And not only set that interior base portion 31B also sets up main rib 37 and secondary rib 38A, 38B come significantly in the interior plate portion 30B Ensure the height dimension of the interior plate portion 30B, thus it is overall as locking metalwork 30, with the bending relative to locking metalwork 30 Deformation, particularly intensity improves corresponding to the flexural deformation in connector plugging direction.In addition, in interior plate portion 30B, main rib 37th, secondary rib 38A, 38B, restricting portion 34C, 34D, interior extension portion 36B each contribute to above-mentioned intensity raising.

Linking part 30D is formed as two pieces of overlapping shapes, and is formed as making to have linked the mutual interior extension portion 36B holdings of upper limb Shape as extending towards the rear as former state.Lower ends bents and formation of the latch-release operating portion 30C in linking part 30D each plate portion To extend towards the rear towards after extending on the outside of connector width.Latch-release operating portion 30C rear portion is bent downward, Relative to fore-and-aft direction plate face at a right angle pressing as the pressing force received when latch-release described later operates towards front Pressure surface 30C-1 plays function.

The locking metalwork 30 of this structure be by by the metal plate component 30 ' shown in Fig. 3 (B) in each single dotted broken line Position along thickness of slab direction bend and formed.First, by with the side for the metal plate component 30 ' that turned back in two single dotted broken line A Formula is recessed to roll over to form outer plate portion 30A and interior plate portion 30B.Next, by be turned back metal plate component 30 ' in single dotted broken line B The convex folding of mode and interior plate portion 30B ' plate face is faced each other, and form linking part 30D.Also, by being drawn in single-point Metal plate component 30 ' with the recessed folding in right angle and is formed and locked with the convex folding in right angle in single dotted broken line D by line C by metal plate component 30 ' Determine releasing operating portion 30C, thus complete the locking metalwork 30 shown in Fig. 3 (A).It is in addition, curved in the position of each single dotted broken line The order of bent metal plate component 30 ' is not limited to single dotted broken line A, B, C, D as described above order or arbitrary Sequentially.

As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and as shown in Figure 6, shield member 40 is after metallic plate is struck out into defined shape, to incite somebody to action The metallic plate along thickness of slab direction bend and it is manufactured.As shown in Figure 1, shield member 40 has：Upper plate portion 41, it, which is covered, inserts The end walls 15 of seat side body 10 and the upper surface of the end of side wall 14；Side plate 42, it should connector width Two ora terminalis of upper plate portion 41 extend with right-angle bending and along terminal orientation downward and cover side wall 14 and be kept In socket side body 10；Inner plate portion 43, its side plate 42 of terminal orientation two ora terminalis towards above-mentioned connector Lateral bend in width and cover the end wall surface (reference picture 2) of end walls 15；Outer end plate portion 44, it is in terminal orientation The both ends neighbouring position of upper plate portion 41 covers inner end plate with right-angle bending and extension downward in the side edge of upper plate portion 41 The outer surface in portion 43；And elastic deformation portion 45, its from the edge on the inside of the connector width of inner plate portion 43 as be described hereinafter Extend like that towards rear side.

Upper plate portion 41 passes through the end part for covering the upper surface of end wall 15 and the side portion for the end for covering two side walls 14 Point and viewed from above be formed as approximate U-shaped.Formed with two end installation sheets 46, this two are held installation sheets 46 from above-mentioned end Lateral margin (lateral margin extended along connector width) on the inside of the terminal orientation divided bends and extends to end wall downward 15 bottom.In addition, formed with contact outside piece 47, the contact outside piece 47 is from the connector width side of the inner side of lateral portions Bent downward to the lateral margin (lateral margin extended along terminal orientation) of inner side and extend to the upper end neighbouring position of side wall 14.

Side plate 42 is outside the terminal arrangement scope of terminal orientation to lower edge progress otch and formed with for court The installation groove portion 42A of correspondence portion press-in mounting receptacle side body 10, and be formed through in installation groove portion 42A two outsides Towards corresponding circuits portion welding circuit substrate and the fixed leg 42B of fixation.Formed with interior side contacts piece 48, the interior side contacts piece 48 From the upper limb of side plate 42 position outside scope and than contact outside piece 47 more in the inner part is arranged in the terminal of terminal orientation The upper end neighbouring position of side wall 14 is extended to after putting towards extension on the inside of connector width downward.

Two inner plate portions 43 extend to the centre position of the direction specifically towards connector width inner side The lateral margin (vertically extending edge) of end wall groove portion 17B, 17C of end wall 15 described later, front end (the inner) has each other Compartment of terrain is present.Elastic deformation portion 45 is laggard by being turned back from the inner of each inner plate portion 43 towards connector width outside Two flexure strips 45A, 45B that one step is turned back towards connector width inner side are formed.Flexure strip 45A, 45B are in its leading section The top of (interior ora terminalis) and have respectively in the mutually different position of above-below direction with towards on the inside of connector width mutually Preceding dististyle 45A-1,45B-1 that close mode extends.Flexure strip 45A preceding dististyle 45A-1 and the opposing party flexure strip 45B Interior ora terminalis it is opposed, flexure strip 45B preceding dististyle 45B-1 above-mentioned preceding dististyle 45A-1 lower position with the bullet with the opposing party The mode that property piece 45A interior ora terminalis is opposed extends.In addition, it is used to store in the formed below of preceding dististyle 45A-1, the 45B-1 Lock the incorporating section 45C of base portion 31A, 31B of metalwork 30 rearward end.

Return to the explanation of socket side body 10.As shown in Figure 2, for the bottom wall 11 of socket side body 10, The central neighbouring position of connector width is adjacent with the kerve portion 17A that locking metalwork described later stores groove portion 17 and upper The lower bore portion 11B of lower direction insertion, with two edges of the bottom wall 11 in connector width from the bottom surface of the bottom wall (Fig. 2's Upper surface) submerge and towards the unlimited bottom recess 11C in connector width outside with respect to connector width Center is simultaneously formed as symmetrical along the center line of terminal orientation extension, and is arranged at equal intervals to be formed in terminal orientation. Lower bore portion 11B and bottom recess 11C is received in lower bore portion 11B in terminal orientation and female terminal 20 accordingly arrangement form Receive female terminal 20 base portion 21 a part, the bottom of at recess 11C store female terminal 20 connecting portion 24.

As shown in Figure 1, wall 12 is dashed forward in terminal orientation and the lower bore portion 11B and bottom recess 11C phases of bottom wall 11 Same position is formed with the pod portion 12D for submerging from two sides of prominent wall 12 and extending in above-below direction insertion.The pod portion 12D connects with above-mentioned lower bore portion 11B, and to allow the contact arm portion 22 of female terminal 20 in the side of its thickness of slab direction elastic displacement Formula stores the contact arm portion 22.

Side wall 14 is formed with side recess 14A, the side walls 14 of side recess 14A in two outsides of terminal arrangement scope The top of the inner surface wall of receiving portion 16 (formed) submerged from the inner surface.Side recess 14A stores shield member 40 Contact outside piece 47 and interior side contacts piece 48 leading section.In addition, side wall 14 is arranged on the outside of the two of scope from this in terminal The lateral surface of the bottom of side wall 14 is protrudedly formed the installation portion 14B towards the installation groove portion 42A press-ins of shield member 40.

End wall 15 stores the connector width of end wall groove portion 17B, 17C of groove portion 17 in locking metalwork described later Two side positions submerge and vertically extending formed with the inner surface wall of receiving portion 16 (formed) from the end wall 15 Hold recess 15A.Hold the end installation sheet 46 of recess 15A storage shield members 40.

In addition, for socket side body 10, a locking of plate portion 30A, 30B for storing locking metalwork 30 Metalwork storage groove portion 17 is formed as in the middle position of connector width relative to the connector width with right angle The slit-shaped of expansion, and the whole region of the socket side body 10 throughout terminal orientation extends to be formed.As shown in Figure 4 that Sample, locking metalwork store groove portion 17 with respect to the center line (not shown) at the center of connector width in terminal block Column direction is formed as the shape of symmetrical (symmetrical in Fig. 4).

Fig. 4 is the sectional view in the face at a right angle relative to connector width of Fig. 1 socket connector 1, and shows The section of the outer plate portion 30A of connector width opening position.In the Fig. 4, right turns into front, after left turns into Side.Metalwork storage groove portion 17 is locked communicatively formed with for the outer plate portion 30A for storing locking metalwork 30 and interior plate portion The groove portion or hole portion of 30B each several part.

Hereinafter, by the shape for locking metalwork storage groove portion 17, to be divided into connector width (at a right angle relative to paper Direction) on the outer plate portion 30A shape of shape and interior plate portion 30B opening position of opening position illustrate.As shown in Figure 4 Like that, have in outer plate portion 30A position, locking metalwork storage groove portion 17：For storing the outer base portion of locking metalwork 30 31A kerve portion 17A (reference picture 2), the forward end wall trench portion for storing front rising portions 32A and front sticking department 35A 17B, the rear end wall groove portion 17C of first half for storing rear rising portions 32C, for storing under middle rising portions 32B The prominent wall trench portion 17D (reference picture 1) in side, for store front restricting portion 34A front dash forward wall trench portion 17E, for storing rear Sticking department 35B rear dash forward wall trench portion 17F, cinclides portion 17G and be used for for storing front supported portion 33A front and dashing forward Store the rear supported portion 33B prominent cinclides portion 17H in rear.

As shown in Figure 2, whole regions of the kerve portion 17A along bottom wall 11 throughout terminal orientation is passed through in the direction Logical extension.In addition, the kerve portion 17A with receiving portion 16 the i.e. prominent wall 12 of the corresponding scope of terminal orientation and end wall 15 it Between scope penetrate and connected with receiving portion 16 along the vertical direction.As shown in Figure 4, forward end wall trench portion 17B is positioned at end The end wall 15 in the front (right-hand member side in Fig. 4) in sub- orientation is formed as vertically extending and along the wall of each end wall 15 Thick direction (terminal orientation) insertion, in addition, rear end wall groove portion 17C is at the rear in terminal block column direction (in Fig. 4 Left end side) end wall 15 be formed as vertically extending and along each end wall 15 wall thickness direction (terminal orientation) and pass through It is logical.As described later, forward end wall trench portion 17B first half (right side in Fig. 4) and rear end wall groove portion 17C's is later half The upper inside walls face (relative to above-below direction face at a right angle) in portion (left side in Fig. 4) is respectively as being connected to locking metal The front rising portions 32A of part 30 upper limb and rear rising portions 32C upper limb and to the shifting upward of locking metalwork 30 Dynamic limitation face 17B-1,17C-1 limited plays function.

The lower section wall trench portion 17D (reference picture 1) that dashes forward penetrates the bottom of prominent wall 12 in fore-and-aft direction, and with kerve portion 17A, preceding The prominent wall trench portion 17E in side, the prominent wall trench portion 17F in rear, the prominent cinclides portion 17G in front and the prominent cinclides portion 17H in rear are respectively communicated with.

The prominent wall trench portion 17E in front shapes as the groove portion being open forward in the front (right-hand member side in Fig. 4) of prominent wall 12 Into.The prominent wall trench portion 17F in rear opens in above-below direction insertion and towards the rear as the rear end side (left end side in Fig. 4) in prominent wall 12 Mouthful groove portion and formed.Front dash forward cinclides portion 17G as in the middle position of the prominent wall 12 than terminal orientation closer to preceding The hole portion that penetrates along the vertical direction of position of side and formed, also, cinclides portion 17H is dashed forward as in the central position than prominent wall 12 in rear Put closer to the hole portion that the position at rear penetrates along the vertical direction and formed.

As shown in Figure 4, it is prominent formed with front is separated in the middle position of terminal orientation with island in prominent wall 12 Cinclides portion 17G and rear dash forward cinclides portion 17H median septum portion 12A, before the front end of the direction (right-hand member) neighbouring position separates The prominent wall trench portion 17E in side and front dash forward cinclides portion 17G front wall part 12B and in the rear end of the direction (left end) neighbouring position Put the rear wall part 12C for separating the prominent wall trench portion 17F in rear and the prominent cinclides portion 17H in rear.

Median septum portion 12A have bottom forward and rear protrude respectively central front support 12A-1, after Square central support 12A-2, cross sectional shape are integrally formed into inverted T-shape.In addition, front wall part 12B has in top direction Front extends and closes the upper wall portions 12B-1 of the prominent wall trench portion 17E in front upper end and the front branch protruded in bottom towards rear Bearing portion 12B-2, cross sectional shape are integrally formed into crank-like.Extend simultaneously towards rear on top in addition, rear wall part 12C has The upper wall portions 12C-1 of the upper end of the prominent wall trench portion 17F in a closing rear part and the rear supporting protruded in bottom towards front Portion 12C-2, cross sectional shape are integrally formed into the crank-like of the cross sectional shape for making front wall part 12B or so reversion.As be described hereinafter that Sample, in other words dash forward wall trench portion 17E, 17F for the lower surfaces (relative to above-below direction face at a right angle) of upper wall portions 12B-1,12C-1 Upper inside walls face solves respectively as the upper limb for the outer front restricting portion 34A for being connected to locking metalwork 30 and locking described later The limitation face limited except the rear sticking department 35B of opening position upper limb the movement of locking metalwork 30 upward 17E-2,17F-2 play function.

The front cinclides portion 17G that dashes forward passes through the central front support 12A-1 that is closely protruded in terminal orientation And front support 12B-2 narrows bottom, is integrally formed into T-shaped.In addition, rear is dashed forward, cinclides portion 17H passes through in terminal The rear-center support 12A-2 and rear support 12C-2 that orientation closely protrudes narrow bottom, overall Be formed as T-shaped.

As shown in Figure 4, in the present embodiment, central front support 12A-1 is locked to locking metalwork 30 Front supported portion 33A, rear support 12C-2 are locked to the rear supported portion 33B of locking metalwork 30, thus as use Function is played in the support for preventing locking metalwork 30 from being come off downward from socket side body 10.In the present embodiment, it is preceding Square support 12B-2 and rear-center support 12A-2 use not as support.

Central front support 12A-1 and the rear respective front end faces of support 12C-2 are (relative to terminal orientation Face at a right angle) abutted with the vertical portion of supported portion 33A, 33B of locking metalwork 30 and be used as and locking metalwork 30 is being held Limitation face 12A-1A, 12C-2A that the movement of sub- orientation towards the rear is limited play function.

In addition, the front support 12B-2 front end face at a right angle relative to the terminal orientation in other words prominent wall in front The groove portion 17E internal face at a right angle relative to fore-and-aft direction supports with locking the outer front restricting portion 34A of metalwork 30 respectively Connect and play work(as the limitation face 17E-1 limited movement of the locking metalwork 30 in terminal orientation towards the rear Energy.

In the interior plate portion 30B of connector width position, observed along connector width, locking metalwork storage Groove portion 17 is formed as eliminating the prominent cinclides portion 17G in front from the groove portion of the opening position of the outer plate portion 30A shown in Fig. 4 and rear is dashed forward Shape as cinclides portion 17H.

The socket connector 1 of above structure according to will get assembling as follows.First, by socket side body 10 and arrangement Multiple female terminals 20 into two row carry out integrally molded and are arranged in socket side body 10 and keep female terminal 20.It is tied Fruit, a part for the base portion 21 of female terminal 20 are kept by bottom wall 11, and the maintained portion 23 of female terminal 20 is kept by side wall 14. In addition, contact arm portion 22, can be incorporated in a manner of elastic displacement in the pod portion 12D of prominent wall 12, connecting portion 24 is in bottom wall Exposed to exist in 11 bottom recess 11C.

Next, shield member 40 is installed on socket side body 10 from top.Now, to the side plate of shield member 40 The installation portion 14B of the side wall 14 of press-in socket side housing 10 in 42 installation groove portion 42A.In addition, in the side recess of side wall 14 Contact outside piece 47 and interior side contacts piece 48 are stored in 14A and stores end installation sheet 46 in the end recess 15A of end wall 15.

In addition, as described below, will locking metalwork 30 from the lower section of socket side body 10 towards locking metalwork accommodating groove Stored in portion 17.First, supported portion 33A, 33B for locking metalwork 30 is respectively in terminal orientation and socket side shell Prominent cinclides portion 17G, 17H identical position of body 10, makes locking metalwork 30 be located at the lower section of socket side body 10.Then, make Locking metalwork 30 is moved upward, and supported portion 33A, 33B is respectively enterd prominent cinclides portion 17G, 17H.Now, metal is locked The outer plate portion 30A of part 30 outer base portion 31, front rising portions 32A, middle rising portions 32B, rear rising portions 32C, front are limited Portion 34A, front sticking department 35A and rear sticking department 35B processed respectively enter the kerve portion 17A of socket side body 10, forward end Wall trench portion 17B, lower section dash forward wall trench portion 17D, rear end wall groove portion 17C, front dash forward wall trench portion 17E, forward end wall trench portion 17B and Dash forward wall trench portion 17F at rear.Also, at the same time, lock the interior plate portion 30B of metalwork 30 interior base portion 31B, interior front is limited Portion 34C, main rib 37 and secondary rib 38A, 38B are also incorporated in the corresponding space of locking metalwork storage groove portion 17 It is interior.

Rear restricting portion 34B, 34D, extension portion 36A, 36B, latch-release operating portion 30C and linking part 30D are located at Outside and the socket side body 10 more more rearward than socket side body 10.In addition, outside socket side body 10, in shield member 40 Base portion 31A, 31B of storage locking metalwork 30 rearward end in the 45C of incorporating section, and in the restricting portion of locking metalwork 30 Flexure strip 45A, 45B of space storage shield member 40 between 34B, 34D and extension portion 36A, 36B preceding dististyle 45A-1, 45B-1。

In addition, during locking metalwork 30 moves upward in locking metalwork groove portion 17, prolong as interior Go out the abutting part 36B-1 of portion 36B leading section by above-mentioned preceding dististyle 45A-1,45B-1 towards front press and make flexure strip 45A, 45B elastic deformations forward.Moreover, if the respective transverse part of supported portion 33A, 33B of locking metalwork 30 is brought to than front Central support 12A-1 and rear support 12C-2 are closer to the top, then are prolonged by flexure strip 45A, 45B restoring force by interior The abutting part 36B-1 for going out portion 36B is pushed back towards the rear.As a result, the respective transverse part of supported portion 33A, 33B is brought to central front Support 12A-1 and rear support 12C-2 surface.

Therefore, as shown in Figure 4, each transverse part be supported to can relative to central front support 12A-1 and after Square support 12C-2 is engaged downward, is come off so as to prevent to lock metalwork 30 from socket side body 10.Now, locking gold Belong to locking teat 35A-1,35B-1 of part 30 respectively towards the prominent wall trench of the forward end wall trench portion 17B of socket side body 10 and rear It is prominent outside portion 17F, and in receiving portion 16.So, by the way that locking metalwork 30 and shield member 40 are installed on into socket Side body 10, so as to complete socket connector 1.

In the socket connector 1 assembled as having described, the lateral margin (left border) in the vertical portion of supported portion 33A, 33B with And front restricting portion 34A lateral margin (left border) is connected to central front support 12A-1 limitation face 12A-1A, rear respectively Support 12C-2 limitation face 12C-2A, the prominent wall trench portion 17E in front limitation face 17E-1, so as to limit locking metalwork 30 court Maximum amount of movement rearward.By so limiting the maximum amount of movement of locking metalwork 30, and limit sticking department described later 35A, 35B relative to locked portion 75C, 72C of the locked metalwork 70 of plug connector 2 dogging beam maximum.Cause This, can prevent from being crossed greatly cause with the dogging beam and being locked metalwork 70 during connector is chimeric and be connected to from top The situation that the sticking department 35A, 35B are damaged during sticking department 35A, 35B.

In the present embodiment, the active force of the elastic portion 45 from shield member 40 can received by locking metalwork 30 And " latched position " (Fig. 4 for making sticking department 35A, 35B be protruded respectively from forward end wall trench portion 17B and the prominent wall trench portion 17F in rear Shown position), with overcome above-mentioned active force and by sticking department 35A, 35B be accommodated in respectively forward end wall trench portion 17B and after Moved between " latch-release position " in the prominent wall trench portion 17F in side in terminal orientation.

In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, lock metalwork storage groove portion 17 and be formed as symmetrical shape Shape, therefore the posture of the posture shown in Fig. 4 or so reversion is become, metalwork 30 can will be also locked towards locking metalwork Storage groove portion 17 is stored.

Next, the structure of plug connector 2 is illustrated based on Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 5~Fig. 7.Plug connector 2 Have：Plug side body 50, it is generally formed into cuboid profile；Multiple plug terminals 60 as object terminal, they with The long side direction of the plug side body 50 is terminal orientation and remains two row by the plug side body 50 arrangement；And two Individual locked metalwork 70, they are held in the both ends (end described later of the above-mentioned plug side body 50 of above-mentioned long side direction Wall 55).The plug connector 2 is to keep above-mentioned multiple plug terminals 60 and locked metalwork using plug side body 50 70 mode is molded manufactured by one.The plug connector 2 is arranged on circuit substrate with the posture configuration shown in Fig. 2 On, it is fitting to connection as shown on Fig. 1 with the posture and socket connector 1 that invert up and down.

Above-mentioned plug side body 50 is made such as the electrically insulating material as resin, and with parallel with the mounting surface of circuit substrate A direction extended for long side direction (terminal orientation).As shown in Figure 2, the plug side body 50 has： Conduct relative to the parallel bottom wall 51 (reference picture 1) of above-mentioned mounting surface and the frame-shaped erected upward from the bottom wall 51 is embedding The perisporium 53 in conjunction portion.The perisporium 53 has：Along a pair of sidewalls 54 of above-mentioned terminal orientation extension and along relative to the terminal Orientation connector width at a right angle extends and links mutual a pair of end walls 55 in end of above-mentioned a pair of sidewalls 54. Impaled by the perisporium 53 and towards Fig. 2 top (Z2 directions) be open space be as the prominent wall for receiving socket connector 1 12 receiving portion 56 and formed.In addition, end wall 55 in connector width middle position formed with as receiving to insert The end slot portion 55A of the recess of a part for the locking metalwork 30 of base connector 1, the end slot portion 55A is in wall thickness direction (terminal block Column direction) on penetrate the end wall 55 and upward (in Fig. 1 lower section) opening.

Above-mentioned plug side body 50 is formed as keeping the form of plug terminal 60 and locked metalwork 70, but in order to manage The form is solved, before the further explanation of plug side body 50, plug terminal 60 and locked metalwork 70 are entered first Row explanation.

Plug terminal 60 be banding piece obtained from carrying out punching press to metallic plate along the bending of thickness of slab direction and it is manufactured.Such as Fig. 1, as shown in Figure 2, the plug terminal 60 by the molded each side wall 54 for being held in plug side body 50 of one, with The long side direction of the side wall 54 is that terminal orientation is arranged at equal intervals.In the present embodiment, positioned at terminal orientation The ground terminal that contacts as the interior side contacts piece 48 of the shield member 40 with socket connector 1 of plug terminal 60 at both ends come Use, other plug terminals 60 use as the signal terminal contacted with socket connector terminal 20.The plug terminal 60 has Have：The connecting portion 61 of straight, it is in the height and position roughly the same with the bottom wall 51 of plug side body 50 towards connector width Extended on the outside of direction；With maintained portion 62, it is continuous and curved towards the top (lower section in Fig. 1) in Fig. 2 with the connecting portion 61 It is bent and extend and buried with reverse U shape (in Fig. 1 for U-shaped) and be held in above-mentioned side wall 54.

For the maintained portion 62 for being formed as reverse U shape, the leg conduct positioned at the inner side of connector width Formed for the contact leg 62A that the female terminal 20 with socket connector 1 contacts, positioned at the leg in outside be used as be used for Locking leg 62B that above-mentioned female terminal 20 locks and formed.Medial surface extensions of the contact leg 62A along above-mentioned side wall 54, Contact leg 62A plate face is exposed in a manner of being formed with the same face of the medial surface of the side wall 54 towards receiving portion 56.Separately On the one hand, lateral surface extensions of the leg 62B along above-mentioned side wall 54 is locked, locking leg 62B plate face is to form and the side The mode in the same face of lateral surface of wall 54 exposes.In the locking leg, the plate face of 62B exposure with socket formed with for connecting Meet the locking ladder portion 62B-1 of the sticking department 23A lockings of the female terminal 20 of device 1.

Shown in (A), (B) such as Fig. 5, locked metalwork 70 be by metallic plate strike out as defined in after shape, By the metallic plate along thickness of slab direction bending machining and it is manufactured.Fig. 5 (A) is that terminal orientation is arranged at from rear side The stereogram of the locked metalwork 70 of rear end side, Fig. 5 (B) are the locked metalworks 70 from front side Fig. 5 (A) Stereogram.The locked metalwork 70 has is locked to socket connector under jogged state of connector in connector extraction direction The lock function of 1 locking metalwork 30, and as described later, also have as the shield member 40 with socket connector 1 The function for the ground terminal for contacting and conducting.

Shown in (A), (B) such as Fig. 2 and Fig. 5, locked metalwork 70 has：Base plate 71, it is along plug The bottom surface of the bottom wall 51 of side body 50 extends (also referring to Fig. 1)；Plate portion 72,73,74,75 (inner side described later be locked plate portion 72, Plate portion 73 is strengthened in inner side, outer stiffening plate portion 74, outside are locked plate portion 75), they are from along connector width (Y-axis side To) extension base plate 71 interior lateral margin (lateral margin of the nearby side in the lateral margin of the distal side in Fig. 5 (A), Fig. 5 (B)) Extend and be formed as four pieces of overlapping shapes；Side plate 76, its inner side quilt directly linked from the interior lateral margin with above-mentioned base plate 71 The sidepiece for locking the both sides of the connector width of plate portion 72 extends towards (X2 directions) on the outside of terminal orientation；Upper plate portion 77, it extends from the side plate 76 towards connector width inner side；And end plate 78, its lateral border from the upper plate portion 77 (Z1 directions) extends downward.

As shown in Figure 1, the plate face of base plate 71 exposes from the bottom surface of the bottom wall 51 of plug side body 50, the base plate 71 are welded in the earthed circuit portion of circuit substrate.Shown in (A), (B) such as Fig. 5, the plate portion 72 of four pieces of overlapping shapes, 73rd, 74,75 by the inner side extended upward positioned at the top of base plate 71 and from the interior lateral margin of base plate 71 be locked plate portion 72, Inner side reinforcement plate portion 73, reinforcement plate portion 73 on the inside of this that the upper limb of plate portion 72 turns back and extended downward are locked on the inside of this The lower edge outer stiffening plate portion 74 turning back and extend upward and upper limb in the outer stiffening plate portion 74 turn back and down Fang Yanshen outside is locked plate portion 75 and formed.

As shown in Fig. 5 (B), inner side, which is locked plate portion 72, to be had：Along the extension of connector width and and bottom plate Base portion 72A that the interior lateral margin in portion 71 links, the inner side rising portions 72B erected upward from base portion 72A both ends and from this The inner side rising portions 72B top inner side prominent to connector width inner side is locked portion 72C.

As shown in Fig. 5 (B), plate portion 73 is strengthened in inner side to be had：Along connector width extension base portion 73A, With the inner side rib 73B erected upward from base portion 73A both ends.Base portion 73A is in its lower edge via reflex part and outside Strengthen plate portion 74 to link, inner side rib 73B is locked the inner side rising portions of plate portion 72 in its upper limb via reflex part and inner side 72B links.Inner side rib 73B is formed as being locked the rising portions 72B width of plate portion 72 than inner side in connector width Width, inner side rib 73B interior lateral margin (vertically extending lateral margin) be located at it is edge-on in connector width Play portion 72B locked portion 72C front end (the inner) identical position.So, in the present embodiment, plate portion 73 is strengthened in inner side Inner side rib 73B in connector width throughout inner side rising portions 72B that plate portion 72 is locked including inner side and interior Side is locked portion 72C scope extension, and being locked portion 72C to inner side rising portions 72B and inner side strengthens.

As shown in Fig. 5 (A), outer stiffening plate portion 74 and outside are locked plate portion 75 and are respectively formed as making inner side Strengthen plate portion 73 and inner side is locked the shape as terminal orientation (thickness of slab direction) reversion of plate portion 72.Strengthen in outside Plate portion 74 has：The base portion 74A extended along connector width and the two outside ribs erected from base portion 74A 74B.Have in addition, outside is locked plate portion 75：Turn into the base portion of free end along the extension of connector width and lower end 75A, the two outside rising portions 75B erected from base portion 75A and dashed forward from the interior lateral margin on outside rising portions 75B top The outside gone out is locked portion 75C.The outside rib 74B in outer stiffening plate portion 74 is in connector width throughout including outside The outside rising portions 75B of locked plate portion 75 and outside are locked portion 75C scope extension, to outside rising portions 75B with And outside is locked portion 75C and strengthened.

The plate portion 72,73,74,75 of this shape as having described in the overlapping arranging of terminal orientation, in connector The middle position of width formed with terminal orientation run-through board portion 72,73,74,75 scope and be up open Receive groove portion 79.This receives groove portion 79 and receives to be arranged at the locking of socket connector 1 from below under jogged state of connector The specifically interior plate portion 30B of a part for metalwork 30 main rib 37 and secondary rib 38A, 38B.

In addition, in the state of plate portion 72,73,74,75 is held in plug side body 50, as shown in Figure 2, inner side The interior side edge part of plate portion 73 is strengthened (in connector width and inner side in the locked portion 72C of locked plate portion 72 and inner side The side edge part of scope corresponding to the locked portion 72C of locked plate portion 72) from the end slot portion 55A of plug side body 50 madial wall Face (relative to connector width face at a right angle) is prominent and is located in end slot portion 55A.

In the state of locked metalwork 70 is by the molded end wall 55 for being held in plug side body 50 of one, This is locked the plate portion 72 of metalwork 70,73,74,75 respective base portion 72A, 73A, 74A, 75A in connector width bag The scope for including end slot portion 55A extends, and rising portions 72B, 75B and rib 73B, 74B a part are (described later except interior lateral margin Part outside portion) along end slot portion 55A interior sidewall surface (relative to connector width face at a right angle) in end wall 55 Inside extend upward.In addition, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, be locked locked portion 72C, 75C of plate portion 72,75 with And rib 73B, 74B of reinforcement plate portion 73,74 interior side edge part are (in connector width scope corresponding with 72C, 75C Side edge part) it is prominent from end slot portion 55A interior sidewall surface and in end slot portion 55A.In addition, locked metalwork 70 connects It is located at connector width center in end slot portion 55A by groove portion 79.

In addition, side plate 76, upper plate portion 77 and 78 respective plate face of end plate are respectively from the end wall of plug side body 50 55 side (relative to connector width face at a right angle), upper surface (Fig. 1 lower surface) and end face are (relative to end Sub- orientation face at a right angle) exposure, side, upper surface and the end face of protection end wall 55.In addition, side plate 76 is connecting The contact outside piece from the plate face that the side of end wall 55 exposes and the shield member 40 of socket connector 1 is utilized under device chimerism 47 contact and conduct.

As shown in Fig. 7 (A), in the present embodiment, the locked gold positioned at front (right in Fig. 7 (A)) The outside for belonging to part 70 is locked portion 75C with locking the locking teat 35A-1 lockings of metalwork 30, is located behind (in Fig. 7 (A) Left) locked metalwork 70 inner side be locked portion 72C with lock metalwork 30 locking teat 35B-1 engage.Therefore, In the present embodiment, it is locked portion 72C positioned at the inner side of the locked metalwork 70 in front and is located behind locked The outside of metalwork 70 is locked portion 75C and is not used.In addition, as having described, locking metalwork 30 can be so that Fig. 4 institutes The posture of posture shown or so reversion is set, and in this case, portion is locked positioned at the inner side of the locked metalwork 70 in front The outside of 72C and the locked metalwork 70 being located behind is locked portion 75C and used as locked portion.

Next, (A) based on Fig. 1, Fig. 4, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 is to socket connector 1 and the connector of plug connector 2 Chimeric action illustrates.First, socket connector 1 and plug connector 2 are respectively arranged in corresponding electricity by welding Base board.Next, as shown in Figure 1, socket connector 1 is turned into the posture of receiving portion 16 upward, and at this The top of socket connector 1, plug connector 2 is set to turn into its posture of receiving portion 56 (reference picture 2) downward.

Next, maintaining Fig. 1 posture constant and declining plug connector 2, make the prominent wall 12 of socket connector 1 under Side makes the perisporium 53 of plug connector 2 from top towards socket connector 1 towards entering in the receiving portion 56 of plug connector 2 Receiving portion 16 in enter.As a result, the contact leg 62A of the plug terminal 60 of plug connector 2 is by contact and inserts The contact site 22A of the female terminal 20 of base connector 1 or the interior side contacts piece 48 of shield member 40 contact.In addition, such as Fig. 6 (A), shown in (B) like that, the side plate 76 of the locked metalwork 70 of plug connector 2 respectively by contact with it is corresponding The contact outside piece 47 of the shield member 40 of socket connector 1 contacts.

In addition, during connector is chimeric, be arranged at plug connector 2 two locked metalworks 70 it is locked The upper limb that portion 75C, 72C are connected to locking teat 35A-1, the 35B-1 for the locking metalwork 30 being in the locked position respectively (tilts Edge), rely on terminal orientation and press the sticking department 35A, 35B towards the pressing force of front (right in Fig. 4).Sticking department 35A, 35B are moved forward when receiving above-mentioned pressing force, are incorporated in respectively in forward end wall trench portion 17B, the prominent wall trench in rear Latch-release position ((B) of reference picture 7) is brought in portion 17F.Now, the abutting part 36B- of locked metalwork 30 is passed through The elastic deformation (compression) in the elastic deformation portion 45 of 1 pressing allows sticking department 35A, 35B movement.

As described above, sticking department 35A, 35B is brought to latch-release position, so as to which allow plug connector 2 enters one Step declines.Moreover, as shown in Fig. 7 (A), if the outside quilt of the locked metalwork 70 of front (right in Fig. 7 (A)) The inner side of sticking department 75C and the locked metalwork 70 of rear (left in Fig. 7 (A)) is locked portion 72C and reached than locking The positions of locking teat 35A-1,35B-1 of metalwork 30 more on the lower, then sticking department 35A, 35B is from above-mentioned pressing force It is released.As a result, elastic deformation portion 45 is recovered towards the rear in a manner of reducing elastic deformation amount, and recover to initial Latched position.(A) such as Fig. 7 is shown, locking teat 35A-1,35B-1 of latched position are back to respectively positioned at corresponding Locked portion 75C, 72C top, direction (top) card is extracted towards connector positioned at portion 75C, 72C can be locked relative to this Position only and turn into lock-out state.Now, front locking teat 35A-1 protrusion front end, which is connected to, is arranged on being locked for front Determine the outside rib 74B of metalwork 70 plate face, rear locking teat 35B-1 protrusion front end, which is connected to, is arranged on rear The inner side rib 73B of locked metalwork 70 plate face.

In addition, in the front pair rib 38A of locking metalwork 30 and scope corresponding with the secondary rib 38A in the front Main rib 37 enter from below towards the groove portion 79 that receives of locked metalwork 70 correspondingly positioned at front.The opposing party Main rib in face, the rear pair rib 38B of locking metalwork 30 and scope corresponding with rear pair rib 38B 37 enter towards the groove portion 79 that receives for the locked metalwork 70 being correspondingly located behind from below.As a result, locking metal Rib 37, the end slot portion 55A of 38A, 38B towards the end wall 55 of plug connector 1 of part 30 enter.

So, terminal 20,60 is interconnected with one another, and contact outside piece 47 is connected with each other with side plate 76, locks metalwork 30th, 70 it is locked each other, is thus connected device and is fitted together to release.Under jogged state of connector, even if plug is connected unintentionally Connect device 2 to lift towards connector extraction direction (top), rising portions 32A, 32C and the respective upper limbs of restricting portion 34A also abut In limitation face 17B-1,17C-1,17E-2 of socket side body 10, therefore limit the movement of locking metalwork 30 upward.Its As a result, it is possible to maintain to lock sticking department 35A, 35B and locked portion 75C, 72C of locked metalwork 70 of metalwork 30 card Only state, so as to maintain stable lock-out state.

In the present embodiment, as having described, interior plate portion 30B is set in the locking metalwork 30 of socket connector 1, And interior base portion 31B is not only set in the interior plate portion 30B, the scope that sticking department 35A, 35B are also included in terminal orientation is set Main rib 37 and secondary rib 38A, 38B are put, the height dimension thus, it is possible to significantly ensure the interior plate portion 30B.Therefore, It is overall as locking metalwork 30, for the curved of the flexural deformation particularly connector plugging direction relative to locking metalwork 30 Song deformation is able to ensure that enough intensity, therefore under jogged state of connector, even if locking metalwork 30 is unintentionally from plug The locked metalwork 70 of connector 2 receives larger withdrawal force, and locking metalwork 30 without flexural deformation can also pull out with this Output is resisted.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as having described, set and add in the locked metalwork 70 of plug connector 2 Strong plate portion 73,74, using rib 73B, 74B positioned at the scope including being locked portion 72C, 75C to being locked portion 72C, 75C Strengthened.Therefore, though locked portion 72C, 75C receive from the locking metalwork 30 of socket connector 1 unintentionally it is larger Withdrawal force can also be resisted by enough intensity.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the main rib 37 and secondary rib of the locking metalwork 30 of socket connector 1 38A, 38B enter to receiving groove portion 79 and then entering to plug side shell for the locked metalwork 70 of plug connector 2 from below The end slot portion 55A of body 50 inside, therefore lock metalwork 30 and locked metalwork 70 and repeat this in the chimeric direction of connector The size quantity of entrance.Therefore, connector assembly dimensions indicated above amount shortization can be made under jogged state of connector.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as having described, under jogged state of connector, if locking metalwork 30 connects Latched position is brought to by the active force from the elastic deformation portion 45 of shield member 40, then the locking for locking metalwork 30 is dashed forward Portion 35A-1,35B-1 protrusion front end are connected to rib 74B, 73B of corresponding locked metalwork 70 plate face respectively.Its As a result, rib 74B, 73B is locked teat 35A-1,35B-1 and pressed along terminal orientation, so as to limit plug connection Movement of the device 2 in the direction.Make therefore, it is possible to prevent from moving back and forth relatively in terminal orientation each other with connector 1,2 Locking teat 35A-1,35B-1 and rib 74B, 73B mutually collide the generation of the abnormal sound for cause, further, it is possible to prevent from locking Determine teat 35A-1,35B-1 and rib 74B, 73B damage.

Next, (A), (B) based on Fig. 7 illustrate to connector pull action.At extraction with socket connector 1 When the plug connector 2 of jogged state of connector, inserted in terminal orientation towards front (right in Fig. 7 (A)) pressing The latch-release operating portion 30C of the locking metalwork 30 of base connector 1 press surface 30C-1 carries out solution division operation.If locking Releasing operating portion 36 receives elasticity of the pressing force as releasing operating physical force, then the elastic deformation portion 45 of shield member 40 forward Piece 45A, 45B are locked the abutting part 36B-1 pressings of metalwork 30 and forwards elastic deformation.Moreover, with for having described The explanation that the chimeric process of connector is carried out is same, and elastic deformation portion 45 compresses and elastic deformation, and sticking department 35A, 35B are before Fang Yidong.

As a result, as shown in Fig. 7 (B), locking teat 35A-1,35B-1 are incorporated in forward end wall trench portion 17B Interior, rear is dashed forward in wall trench portion 17F and is brought to latch-release position, so as to release locking teat 35A-1, the 35B-1 and plug The lock-out state that locked portion 75C, 72C of the locked metalwork 70 of connector 2 can be engaged.Then, by the way that plug is connected Connect device 2 to lift towards connector extraction direction (top), and the plug connector 2 is swimmingly extracted, it is dynamic to be thus connected device extraction Work terminates.

For locking sticking department 35A, 35B of metalwork 30, locking teat 35A-1,35B-1 are located at receiving portion 16 It is interior, and other parts are located in forward end wall trench portion 17B and rear is dashed forward in wall trench portion 17F.In other words, sticking department 35A, 35B is in the range of the long side direction that terminal orientation is socket side body 10 is located at the socket side body 10, and in the model Enclose interior movement.Therefore, also can be with whetheing there is configuration locking even if significantly ensuring to lock teat 35A-1,35B-1 overhang Metalwork 30 is independently readily insuring that for allowing sticking department 35A, 35B in above-mentioned terminal existing for script in above range The space of orientation movement, therefore maximization of the connector in above-mentioned terminal orientation can be avoided.

In addition, in the present embodiment, by the elastic deformation in the elastic deformation portion 45 of shield member 40, to allow to lock Movement of the metalwork 30 in terminal orientation.So, by the shielding for being used as the part with locking the phase independence of metalwork 30 Part 40 sets elastic deformation portion 45, without making sticking department 35A, 35B itself flexible, therefore can improve sticking department 35A, 35B rigidity in itself and then intensity can be improved, so as to the lock-out state stablized.In addition, locked by increasing Determine portion 35A, 35B overhang, can further improve the sticking department 35A, 35B rigidity and then can further improve strong Degree, therefore the further raising of the stability of lock-out state can be realized.

In addition, in the patent document 1 described enumerated as leading document, elastic deformation part as with shielding part The mutually independent part of part is set, and therefore, correspondingly, the number of packages for forming the part of connector increases and expends manufacturing cost, And correspondingly, connector be present, it is necessary to which elastic deformation part to be installed on to the process of housing when connector manufactures Manufacturing process becomes the problem of cumbersome.On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as described above, elastic deformation portion 45 is set To be integrally formed with shield member 40, thus it is such using elastic deformation part as mutually only with shield member with patent document 1 The situation that vertical part is set is compared, and part number of packages can be reduced, so as to suppress manufacturing cost.In addition, connected in manufacture During device, elastic deformation portion 45 is installed simultaneously by installing shield member 40, therefore can omit and elastic deformation part is installed In the process of housing, become simple so as to the manufacture of connector.

In the embodiment described, plate portion 30A, 30B of the locking metalwork 30 of socket connector 1 is by gold Belong to board member and carry out bending machining and manufactured, but can also replace, make the plate portion of locking metalwork for example as described below Like that by carrying out machining to metal parts to be made.

Fig. 8 is the stereogram for the locking metalwork 130 for representing variation.As shown in Figure 8, it is logical to lock metalwork 130 Cross the machining of the bar-shaped metal parts of (terminal orientation) along the longitudinal direction extension and plate portion is made, pass through metal portion Latch-release operating portion 130C is made in the bending machining of part.The plate portion of the locking metalwork 130 is formed as making the locking shown in Fig. 3 Four pieces of plate portions of metalwork 30 are two outer plate portion 30A and two interior plate portion 30B at thickness of slab direction (connector width) Shape as integration.In other words, it is to be fitted together to direction, terminal orientation and company in connector to lock metalwork 130 Connect the continuous solid part of either direction all materials of device width.In the Fig. 8, for the embodiment party with having described Part corresponding to each several part of the locking metalwork 30 of formula, mark adds the reference of " 100 " and shown respectively, and omits Their explanation.In the locking metalwork 130, linking part 130D is again formed as the linking part for the locking metalwork 30 for making Fig. 3 Shape as 30D two boards integrally, latch-release operating portion 130C is relative to linking part 130D positioned at connection The side of device width.

In metalwork 130 is locked, in locking teat 135A-1,135B-1 of terminal orientation position, the locking Teat 135A-1,135B-1 are formed in the gamut of the thickness direction (connector width) of locking metalwork 130 A part, rib 137 are formed at the remainder in above-mentioned gamut.Locking teat 135A-1, the 135B-1 was with that should add Strong portion 137 directly links in the thickness direction to be integrated, therefore locking teat 135A-1,135B-1 is more firm is added By force.In addition, locking metalwork 130 plate portion in addition to above-mentioned locking teat 135A-1,135B-1 and rib 137, With the thickness of connector width whole region formed and be integrated, therefore be formed at each several part of the plate portion in itself Intensity also improves.Due to can integrally obtain bigger intensity throughout plate portion like this, so can be relative to undesigned company Device withdrawal force is connect to be sufficiently carried out resisting.

Herein, it is illustrated to locking metalwork 130 made of metal parts, also may be used as variation, reference picture 8 To replace, such as the material such as moulding resin is made the locking member of the shape shown in Fig. 8.

Claims

1. a kind of electric connector, its is fitting to connection with object connector pluggablely, and the electric connector has：With relative to connection Device be fitted together to an at a right angle direction of direction be long side direction extended housing, using the long side direction as terminal arrangement side To being arranged the terminal for being held in the housing and the locking member kept by the housing and elastic deformation portion, the shell Body has the receiving portion for accepting object connector,

The electric connector is characterised by,

The locking member has：Base portion, it possesses the part extended along the terminal orientation；Rising portions, it is at the end Direction is fitted together in the range of the housing of sub- orientation along connector from a part for the base portion to erect；Lock teat, its One end side of the terminal orientation from the rising portions towards housing protrudes, and can be arranged on object connector being locked to Locked portion when prevent the extraction in the locked portion；And rib, its relative to the connector be fitted together to direction and Described the two directions of terminal orientation connector width at a right angle and the locking teat adjoining position are from base portion Along connector be fitted together to direction erect and terminal orientation throughout include it is described locking teat scope extend,

The locking member is configured at the incorporating section of housing, and prominent towards the receiving portion in the locking teat and be locked to pair As the latched position in the locked portion of connector and in terminal orientation lock can be released towards the another side movement of housing It is movable between fixed latch-release position,

Elastic deformation portion exerts a force the locking member towards the latched position.

2. electric connector according to claim 1, wherein,

Locking member is metallic plate system, and is formed as multiple plate portions in the state of being bent in the thickness of slab direction along the metallic plate and exists The overlapping overlapping shapes of connector width,

Locking teat is formed at the plate portion of the part in multiple plate portions,

Rib is formed at other plate portions with a part of plate portion adjoining in multiple plate portions.

3. electric connector according to claim 1, wherein,

Locking member is that either direction all materials in direction, terminal orientation and connector width are fitted together in connector A continuous solid part,

A part in the gamut for the connector width that locking teat is formed at the locking member,

Rib is formed at the remainder in the gamut of the connector width of the locking member.

4. according to electric connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein,

When locking member is in the locked position under jogged state of connector, the locking teat of locking member is elastically deformed portion Force, it protrudes the part with locked portion that front end is connected to object connector.

5. according to electric connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

Electric connector has the shield member for being installed on housing,

Elastic deformation portion forms with the shield member and is integrated.

6. a kind of electric connector assembly, it is characterised in that possess：Electric connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, With the object connector being fitting to connection relative to the electric connector, the object connector has locked portion, locked portion's energy It is enough to prevent locking of the direction that connector is extracted relative to the locking member of the electric connector under jogged state of connector Teat engages.