CN111817070B - Automatic locking structure suitable for FPC connector - Google Patents

Automatic locking structure suitable for FPC connector Download PDF

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CN111817070B
CN111817070B CN202010692360.8A CN202010692360A CN111817070B CN 111817070 B CN111817070 B CN 111817070B CN 202010692360 A CN202010692360 A CN 202010692360A CN 111817070 B CN111817070 B CN 111817070B
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Abstract

The invention relates to an automatic locking structure suitable for an FPC connector, which consists of the FPC connector, a PCB and an FFC flat cable. The FPC connector comprises an insulating rubber base, a turnover piece, a first fixing piece and a second fixing piece. The first fixing piece and the second fixing piece are arranged on the left side and the right side of the insulating rubber seat in a mirror image mode, and are formed by sequentially connecting the fixing portion, the connecting transition portion, the elastic piece portion and the clamping portion. The turnover piece comprises a main body part, a first turnover functional part and a second turnover functional part. The first overturning functional part and the second overturning functional part are simultaneously hinged on the insulating rubber seat and respectively elastically lean against the right lower parts of the two elastic sheet parts, and the sections of the first overturning functional part and the second overturning functional part are long waist-shaped. In the actual operation process, the turnover piece is pulled to force the first fixing piece and the second fixing piece to elastically deform, so that the two clamping parts simultaneously perform insertion/release movement relative to the FFC flat cable, and locking/unlocking operation of the FFC flat cable is realized.

Description

Automatic locking structure suitable for FPC connector
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of FPC connector manufacturing, in particular to an automatic locking structure suitable for an FPC connector.
Background
The flexible flat cable (Flexible Flat Cable, FFC) is a component for signal transmission, which has the advantages of being flexible and high in signal transmission, and the like, so that the flexible flat cable is widely applied to a plurality of electronic products. The flexible flat cable is matched with the electronic connector by means of the FPC connector so as to transmit signals from one end to the other end, thereby achieving the purpose of signal transmission. It is generally used in various fields such as digital communication products, portable electronic products, computer peripheral devices, measuring instruments, and automotive electronics.
Chinese patent CN105846191B discloses an FPC connector (as shown in fig. 1), which comprises a plastic body, terminals, a flip cover and an elastic body, wherein the terminals are inserted into the plastic body side by side from the front side, the flip cover is mounted on the upper portion of the plastic body from the rear side, the elastic body is mounted on both ends of the rear side of the plastic body, the elastic body comprises an elastic body base and an elastic sheet, rolling parts are arranged at the bottoms of both ends of the front side of the flip cover, rotating shafts are arranged on the outer side surfaces of both ends of the front side of the flip cover, the rotating shafts can pivot, and locking parts are bent upwards from the inner side of the elastic sheet. After the FFC flat cable is inserted, the FFC flat cable is prevented from being separated from the FPC connector under the action of external force through the locking action of the locking part, when the FFC flat cable needs to be taken out, the flip cover is turned over, and the locking part moves downwards through the rolling elastic sheet of the rolling part, so that the FFC flat cable can be taken out easily and smoothly. However, the implementation structure disclosed by the invention is complex, the manufacturing cost is high, and the assembly is inconvenient, so that the popularization and the application of the device are influenced; in addition, the structural form of the elastic body is complex, which is not beneficial to manufacturing and molding, and is not easy to assemble in the following steps, so that a technician is required to solve the problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing the automatic locking structure which has the advantages of simple structural design, convenient manufacturing and forming, high assembly efficiency, convenient installation and disassembly operations on FFC flat cables and effective guarantee of high reliability of connection and is suitable for FPC connectors.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention relates to an automatic locking structure suitable for an FPC connector, which consists of the FPC connector, a PCB and an FFC flat cable. The FFC flat cable is inserted in the FPC connector and integrally fixed on the PCB. The FPC connector comprises an insulating rubber seat, a turnover part, a wiring terminal, a first fixing part and a second fixing part, wherein an FFC flat cable splicing groove is arranged in the insulating rubber seat and extends from front to back to be used for inserting the FFC flat cable. A series of terminal inserting grooves are uniformly distributed along the width direction of the FFC flat cable inserting grooves and are used for inserting and fixing the wiring terminals. The first fixing piece is formed by sequentially connecting a first fixing part, a first connecting transition part, a first elastic piece part and a first clamping part. The first fixing part is clamped and fixed on the left side of the insulating rubber seat, so that the fixing of the first fixing part is realized. The first elastic piece part is formed by continuously extending the first connecting transition part and folding forwards. The first clamping part is formed by downward extension of the first elastic sheet part. The second fixing piece is formed by sequentially connecting a second fixing part, a second connecting transition part, a second elastic piece part and a second clamping part. The second fixing part is clamped and fixed on the right side of the insulating rubber seat, so that the position of the second fixing part is fixed. The second elastic piece part is formed by continuously extending the second connecting transition part and folding the second elastic piece part forwards. The second clamping part is formed by extending the second elastic sheet part downwards. For the positions of the first clamping part and the second clamping part, a first clamping positioning notch and a second clamping positioning notch are respectively and inwards extended from the left side wall and the right side wall of the FFC flat cable so as to be respectively placed in the first clamping part and the second clamping part. The turnover piece comprises a main body part, a first turnover functional part and a second turnover functional part. The first overturning functional part is formed by outwards continuing to extend the left side wall of the main body part, and the section of the first overturning functional part is long. Assuming that the height dimension of the first flip functional portion is H1 and the length dimension is L1, L1 > H1. The second overturning functional part is formed by continuously extending the right side wall of the main body part outwards, and the section of the second overturning functional part is also long. And assuming that the height dimension of the second flip functional portion is H2 and the length dimension is L2, L2 > H2. The first placing groove and the second placing groove extend downwards from the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat and correspond to the first elastic piece part and the second elastic piece part. The first elastic piece part is elastically pressed against the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat and is enclosed together with the first placing groove to form a first hinge cavity. The second elastic piece part is also elastically pressed against the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat and is enclosed together with the second placing groove to form a second hinge cavity. The first overturning functional part and the second overturning functional part are respectively hinged in the first hinging cavity and the second hinging cavity.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme of the invention, the left side wall and the right side wall of the main body part extend outwards continuously and are bent downwards to form a first downward-extending limiting part and a second downward-extending limiting part. The upper plane of the insulating rubber seat is downwards extended to form a first avoidance groove and a second avoidance groove which are matched with the first lower-extension limiting part and the second lower-extension limiting part. The first locating protruding part and the second locating protruding part extend outwards or inwards from the first downwards-extending limiting part and the second downwards-extending limiting part, and correspondingly, the first locating retaining edge and the second locating retaining edge which are respectively matched with the first locating protruding part and the second locating protruding part are arranged on the side walls of the first avoiding groove and the second avoiding groove.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme of the invention, the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the first positioning convex part are subjected to beveling treatment to form a first guide inclined plane and a second guide inclined plane respectively. And (3) carrying out beveling treatment on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the first limit flange to form a third guide inclined plane and a fourth guide inclined plane respectively. And performing chamfering treatment on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the second positioning protruding part to form a fifth guide inclined plane and a sixth guide inclined plane respectively. And (3) carrying out beveling treatment on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the second limiting flange to form a seventh guide inclined plane and an eighth guide inclined plane respectively.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme of the invention, the front side walls of the first clamping part and the second clamping part are subjected to beveling treatment to form a ninth guide inclined plane and a tenth guide inclined plane respectively.
As a further improvement of the technical proposal of the invention, the connecting terminal consists of a plug-in arm and an elastic pressure arm. Wherein, the plug arm is arranged in the terminal plug groove, and the elastic pressure arm exceeds the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat by 0.1-0.3mm. A series of third avoidance grooves extend upwards from the lower side wall of the main body part, corresponding to the wiring terminal. The third avoidance groove penetrates along the front-rear direction. The turnover piece also comprises a bearing arm. The bearing arm is connected between the left side wall and the right side wall of the front end of each third avoiding groove. The elastic pressure arm is arranged in the third avoidance groove and elastically pressed against the bearing arm.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme of the invention, a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove which are respectively used for placing and limiting the first fixing part and the second fixing part are downwards extended from the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme of the invention, at least 2 first clamping arms which are arranged at intervals extend downwards from the lower plane of the first fixing part, and correspondingly, first inserting notches which are matched with the first clamping arms extend downwards from the bottom wall of the first fixing groove. At least 2 second clamping arms which are arranged at intervals extend downwards continuously from the lower plane of the second fixing part, and correspondingly, second inserting gaps which are matched with the second clamping arms extend downwards from the bottom wall of the second fixing groove. At least 1 third clamping arm continues to extend outwards from the outer side surface of the first fixing part, and correspondingly, a third inserting notch matched with the third clamping arm extends outwards from the side wall of the first fixing groove. At least 1 fourth clamping arm continues to extend outwards from the outer side surface of the second fixing part, and correspondingly, a fourth inserting notch matched with the fourth clamping arm extends outwards from the side wall of the second fixing groove.
Compared with the traditional turnover type FPC connector, the technical scheme disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the structure is simple, and the manufacturing and the forming of parts are facilitated. In addition, the first fixing piece and the second fixing piece can be directly attached and fixed by the insulating rubber base without reserving a movable space, so that the overall thickness dimension of the FPC connector is effectively reduced, and the layout and design of the assembly space of the FPC connector in the later stage are facilitated. In addition, through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme to set up, greatly shortened the equipment time of FPC connector, and then reduced manufacturing cost. In the actual operation process, the turnover piece is turned and turned to enable the first fixing piece and the second fixing piece to elastically deform, so that the first clamping part and the second clamping part are forced to perform insertion/separation movement relative to the FFC flat cable, clamping fixation/separation of the FFC flat cable is achieved, the installation and detachment speed of the FFC flat cable is greatly improved, and meanwhile synchronous connection/disconnection of the connecting terminal to the FFC flat cable is achieved.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a flip FPC connector in the prior art.
Fig. 2 is an exploded view of an auto-lock structure suitable for use in an FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the FPC connector in the auto-latch structure of the present invention applied to the FPC connector.
Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of an insulating rubber base in an auto-lock structure of an FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a top view of fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view A-A of fig. 5.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial view of the part I of FIG. 6,
Fig. 8 is a partial enlarged view of II of fig. 6.
Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a flip member in an auto-latch structure suitable for use in an FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 10 is a front view of fig. 9.
Fig. 11 is a partial enlarged view of III of fig. 10.
Fig. 12 is an enlarged view of part IV of fig. 10.
Fig. 13 is a top view of fig. 9.
Fig. 14 is a B-B cross-sectional view of fig. 13.
Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a connection terminal in an auto-lock structure of an FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a first fixing member in the auto-lock structure of the FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 17 is a perspective view illustrating another view of the first fixing member in the auto-lock structure of the FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 18 is a perspective view of a second fixing member in the auto-lock structure of the FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 19 is a perspective view illustrating another view of the second fixing member in the auto-lock structure of the FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 20 is a schematic perspective view of an FPC connector in the auto-lock structure of the present invention, which is applicable to the FPC connector.
Fig. 21 is a top view of fig. 20.
Fig. 22 is a C-C cross-sectional view of fig. 21.
Fig. 23 is a D-D sectional view of fig. 21.
Fig. 24 is an E-E sectional view of fig. 21.
Fig. 25 is a schematic perspective view of an FFC flat cable in an auto-lock structure suitable for an FPC connector according to the present invention.
Fig. 26 is a schematic perspective assembly view of an auto-lock structure suitable for use in FPC connectors in the present invention.
Fig. 27 is a top view of fig. 26.
Fig. 28 is a F-F cross-sectional view of fig. 27.
Fig. 29 is a G-G cross-sectional view of fig. 27.
1-FPC connector; 11-an insulating rubber seat; 111-FFC flat cable inserting grooves; 112-terminal insertion grooves; 113-a first placement groove; 114-a second placement slot; 115-a first relief groove; 1151-a first limit stop; 11511-a third guide ramp; 11512-fourth guide ramp; 116-a second relief groove; 1161-a second limit stop; 11611-seventh guide ramp; 11612-eighth guide ramp; 117-first fixing groove; 1171-a first mating notch; 1172-third mating notch; 118-a second fixing groove; 1181-a second mating notch; 1182-fourth mating notch; 12-turning piece; 121-a body portion; 1211-a first downward-extending stop; 12111-a first positioning boss; 121111-first guide ramp; 121112-a second guiding ramp; 1212-a second down-extending limit; 12121-a second positioning tab; 121211-fifth guide ramp; 121212-sixth guide ramps; 1213-a third relief groove; 122-a first flipping function; 123-a second flipping function; 124-force bearing arm; 13-connecting terminals; 131-a plug arm; 132-elastic pressure arms; 14-a first fixing member; 141-a first fixing portion; 1411-a first snap arm; 1412-third snap arms; 142—a first connection transition; 143-a first spring piece part; 144-first clamping part; 1441-ninth guide ramps; 15-a second fixing member; 151-a second fixing portion; 1511-a second snap arm; 1512-fourth snap arms; 152-a second connection transition; 153-a second spring piece portion; 154-a second clamping portion; 1541-tenth guiding ramp; 16-a first hinge cavity; 17-a second hinge cavity; 2-FFC flat cable; 21-a first clamping positioning notch; 22-second clamping positioning notch.
Detailed Description
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "left", "right", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Fig. 2 and 26 show an exploded schematic view and a perspective assembly schematic view of an auto-latch structure suitable for an FPC connector according to the present invention, respectively, and it can be seen that the auto-latch structure is composed of an FPC connector 1, a PCB board (not shown in the drawings), and an FFC flat cable 2. The FFC flat cable 2 is inserted in the FPC connector 1 and integrally fixed on a PCB, so that signal transmission is realized.
Fig. 3 and 20 show an exploded schematic view and a schematic view of an FPC connector in an auto-lock structure of the present invention, which is suitable for the FPC connector, and a perspective assembly schematic view thereof, and it is known that the auto-lock structure mainly comprises an insulation rubber base 11, a turnover member 12, a connection terminal 13, a first fixing member 14, and a second fixing member 15, wherein an FFC flat cable inserting groove 111 is provided in the insulation rubber base 11, and extends along a front-to-rear direction for inserting the FFC flat cable 2. A series of terminal insertion grooves 112 are uniformly formed along the width direction (i.e., the left-right direction in the drawing) of the FFC flat cable insertion groove 111, for inserting and fixing the terminal 13.
Fig. 16 and 17 respectively show perspective views of two different views of the first fixing member in the auto-lock structure of the FPC connector according to the present invention, and it can be seen that the first fixing member 14 is formed by sequentially connecting a first fixing portion 141, a first connection transition portion 142, a first elastic piece portion 143, and a first clamping portion 144. The first fixing portion 141 is clamped and fixed on the left side of the insulating rubber seat 11, so as to fix the position of the first fixing member 14. The first elastic piece portion 143 is formed by continuing to extend from the first connection transition portion 142 and folding back forward. The first clamping portion 144 is formed by extending the first elastic piece portion 143 downward.
Fig. 18 and 19 respectively show perspective views of two different views of the second fixing member in the auto-lock structure of the FPC connector according to the present invention, and it can be seen that the second fixing member 15 is formed by sequentially connecting a second fixing portion 151, a second connection transition portion 152, a second elastic sheet portion 153 and a second clamping portion 154. The second fixing portion 151 is clamped and fixed on the right side of the insulating rubber seat 11, so as to fix the position of the second fixing member 15. The second elastic piece portion 153 is formed by continuing to extend from the second connection transition portion 152 and folding back forward. The second clamping portion 154 is formed by extending the second elastic piece portion 153 downward.
Fig. 25 is a schematic perspective view of an FFC flat cable in an auto-lock structure of an FPC connector according to the present invention, where a first clamping and positioning notch 21 and a second clamping and positioning notch 22 extend inward from the left and right sidewalls of the FFC flat cable 2, respectively. As shown in fig. 26, 27, 28, after the first fixing member 14, the second fixing member 15 completes the fixing with the insulation rubber base 11, and the FFC flat cable 2 is completely inserted into the FFC flat cable insertion groove 111, the first clamping positioning notch 21, the second clamping positioning notch 22 correspond to the positions of the first clamping portion 144, the second clamping portion 154, so that the first clamping portion 144, the second clamping portion 154 are inserted (as shown in fig. 26, 27, 28).
Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a flip member in an auto-latch structure of an FPC connector according to the present invention, which is mainly composed of a main body 121, a first flip function portion 122, a second flip function portion 123, and the like. The first turnover functional portion 122 is formed by extending the left side wall of the main body 121, and the section of the first turnover functional portion is in a long waist shape. Assuming that the height dimension of the first flipping function portion 122 is H1 and the length dimension is L1, L1 > H1. The second flipping function portion 123 is formed by extending the right side wall of the main body 121, and the cross section thereof is also in a long waist shape. And assuming that the height dimension of the second flipping function portion 123 is H2 and the length dimension is L2, L2 > H2.
As shown in fig. 4, corresponding to the first spring piece portion 143 and the second spring piece portion 153, a first placement groove 113 and a second placement groove 114 extend downward from the upper plane of the insulating rubber base 11. The first elastic piece 143 is elastically pressed against the upper surface of the insulating rubber seat 11, and is enclosed together with the first placement groove 113 to form a first hinge cavity 16. The second spring plate 153 is also elastically pressed against the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat 11, and is enclosed by the second spring plate and the second placement groove 114 to form a second hinge cavity 17. The first and second flipping function sections 122 and 123 are hinged in the first and second hinge cavities 16 and 17, respectively (as shown in fig. 20 to 24).
The working principle of the automatic locking structure suitable for the FPC connector is generally as follows: when the locking operation is performed on the FFC flat cable 2, the FFC flat cable 2 is pushed to perform translational movement along the FFC flat cable plugging slot 111, in this process, the first elastic sheet portion 143 and the second elastic sheet portion 153 are forced to perform elastic deformation under the pushing force of the FFC flat cable 2, and then the first clamping portion 144 and the second clamping portion 154 elastically lean against the upper plane of the FFC flat cable 2 and perform relative sliding movement until they are respectively clamped into the first clamping positioning notch 21 and the second clamping positioning notch 22 formed on the FFC flat cable 2, and meanwhile, the connection terminal 13 is conducted with the FFC flat cable 2 to perform signal transmission; when the unlocking operation is performed on the FFC flat cable 2, the operator pulls the main body 121 of the turnover member 12, and at the same time, the first turnover functional portion 122 and the second turnover functional portion 123 disposed thereon perform synchronous rotation along with each other, and because the sections of the two are designed to be long waists, the first fixing member 14 and the second fixing member 15 are elastically deformed in an adaptive manner, and further the first clamping portion 144 and the second clamping portion 154 are driven to move upwards in a displacement manner until the first clamping positioning notch 21 and the second clamping positioning notch 22 are separated from each other, so that the unlocking operation on the FFC flat cable 2 is completed.
By adopting the technical scheme, the invention has the beneficial effects that 1) compared with the traditional turnover FPC connector, the technical scheme disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the structure is simple, the manufacturing and the forming of parts are convenient, and the manufacturing cost is relatively low; 2) The first fixing piece 14 and the second fixing piece 15 can be directly attached and fixed by the insulating rubber seat 11 without reserving a movable space, so that the overall thickness dimension of the FPC connector 1 is effectively reduced, and the layout and design of the assembly space of the FPC connector at the later stage are facilitated; 3) The assembling time of the FPC connector 1 is greatly shortened, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. In the actual operation process, the turnover piece 12 is turned and turned to enable the first fixing piece 14 and the second fixing piece 15 to elastically deform, so that the first clamping portion 144 and the second clamping portion 154 are forced to perform insertion/detachment movement relative to the FFC flat cable 2, and further clamping, fixing and detachment of the FFC flat cable 2 are achieved, and accordingly the installation and detachment speeds of the FFC flat cable 2 are greatly improved.
As a further optimization of the above-described auto-lock structure applied to the FPC connector, the left and right side walls of the main body 121 may further extend outward and be bent downward to form a first lower-extension-limit portion 1211 and a second lower-extension-limit portion 1212 (as shown in fig. 10). A first avoiding groove 115 and a second avoiding groove 116 (as shown in fig. 4) which are matched with the first lower-extension limiting part 1211 and the second lower-extension limiting part 1212 extend downwards from the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat 11. In this way, when the assembly operation of the first fixing member 14, the second fixing member 15 and the insulating base 11 is performed, a portion of the first fixing member can be skillfully sunk in the insulating base 11, thereby further reducing the overall height dimension of the FPC connector 1. The first and second locking portions 144 and 154 lock the first and second locking and positioning notches 21 and 22 by the self weight of the body 121. In addition, the first downward-extending limiting portion 1211 and the second downward-extending limiting portion 1212 can effectively prevent the overturning 12 piece from being "biased", ensure the accuracy of the relative positions of the first overturning functional portion 122 and the second overturning functional portion 123, and prevent the overturning 12 piece from being separated from the first hinge cavity 16 and the second hinge cavity 17 due to unbalanced stress.
As known, the FPC connector 1 is inevitably affected by "vibration" during the actual working process, and is only beneficial to the dead weight of the main body 121 of the turnover member 12 to lock the position of the FFC flat cable 2, which is extremely unstable, and is extremely easy to release, so that the first positioning protruding portion 12111 and the second positioning protruding portion 12121 may be extended outwards from the first downward-extending limiting portion 1211 and the second downward-extending limiting portion 1212, and correspondingly, the first limiting flange 1151 and the second limiting flange 1161 (as shown in fig. 6 and 10) respectively adapted to the first positioning protruding portion 12111 and the second positioning protruding portion 12121 are provided on the side walls of the first avoiding groove 115 and the second avoiding groove 116. Through adopting above-mentioned scheme to set up, can utilize first spacing flange 1151, the spacing flange 1161 of second to realize respectively that the fender to first location bellying 12111, second location bellying 12121 leans on, and then realized first mounting 14, second mounting 15 for the steadiness of plastic rubber seat 11 buckle, stop FFC winding displacement 2 and take place the pine phenomenon because of "vibrations".
In order to ensure that the processes of the first positioning boss 12111 and the second positioning boss 12121 entering or exiting the first limit rib 1151 and the second limit rib 1161 are smoothly performed, and further ensure the assembly and disassembly efficiency of the FFC flat cable 2, the upper and lower sidewalls of the first positioning boss 12111 may be subjected to a beveling process to form a first guide bevel 121111 and a second guide bevel 121112 (as shown in fig. 11), respectively. The upper and lower sidewalls of the first stopper rib 1151 are also chamfered to form a third guiding inclined plane 11511 and a fourth guiding inclined plane 11512 (as shown in fig. 7), respectively. The upper and lower sidewalls of the second positioning boss 12121 are subjected to chamfering processing to form a fifth guide slope 121211, a sixth guide slope 121212, respectively (as shown in fig. 12). The upper and lower sidewalls of the second stop flange 1161 are also beveled to form seventh and eighth guide ramps 11611, 11612 (shown in fig. 8), respectively.
In addition, as a further optimization of the above-described embodiments, the front side walls of the first and second engaging portions 144, 154 may be subjected to a chamfering process to form a ninth guide slope 1441 and a tenth guide slope 1541, respectively (as shown in fig. 17, 19). In this way, in the process of pushing the FFC flat cable 2 to perform the translational movement along the FFC flat cable inserting groove 111, the first clamping portion 144 and the second clamping portion 154 can be automatically lifted under the action of the propping force, so as to automatically slide into the first clamping positioning notch 21 and the second clamping positioning notch 22.
As shown in fig. 15, the connection terminal 13 is constituted by a socket arm 131 and an elastic pressing arm 132. The plugging arm 131 is disposed in the terminal plugging slot 112, and the elastic pressing arm 132 exceeds the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat 11 by 0.1-0.3mm (as shown in fig. 20). In order to avoid the terminal 13 and reduce the overall forming thickness of the flip member 12 as much as possible, a series of third avoiding grooves 1213 may also extend upwardly from the lower side wall of the main body 121 of the flip member 12, corresponding to the terminal 13. The third escape recess 1213 penetrates in the front-rear direction (as shown in fig. 13). The flip 12 also includes a bearing arm 124 for ensuring structural strength thereof. The bearing arm 124 is connected between the left and right sidewalls of the front end of each of the third escape recesses 1213 (as shown in fig. 14). The resilient pressure arm 132 is disposed within the third relief recess 1213 and resiliently presses against the bearing arm 124 (as shown in fig. 26, 27, 29).
The first fixing element 14, the second fixing element 15 can be fixed to the insulating rubber mount 11 in a number of ways, but a preferred way is proposed here, in particular as follows: a first fixing groove 117 and a second fixing groove 118 for respectively placing and limiting the first fixing part 141 and the second fixing part 151 extend downwards from the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat 11. At least 2 first clamping arms 1411 are extended downwards from the lower plane of the first fixing portion 141, and correspondingly, first plugging notches 1171 adapted to the first clamping arms 1411 are extended downwards from the bottom wall of the first fixing groove 117. At least 2 second clamping arms 1511 are extended downwards from the lower plane of the second fixing portion 151, and correspondingly, a second insertion notch 1181 adapted to the second clamping arms 1511 is extended downwards from the bottom wall of the second fixing groove 118. At least 1 third clamping arm 1412 extends from the outer side surface of the first fixing portion 141, and correspondingly, a third plugging notch 1172 adapted to the third clamping arm 1412 extends from the side wall of the first fixing groove 117. At least 1 fourth clamping arm 1512 extends outwards from the outer side surface of the second fixing portion 151, and correspondingly, a fourth inserting notch 1182 (shown in fig. 4-6 and 16-19) adapted to the fourth clamping arm 1512 extends outwards from the side wall of the second fixing groove 118. In this way, the first fixing portion 141 and the second fixing portion 151 are fastened to the insulating rubber base 11, so as to limit the displacement movement along the height direction. While the presence of the third and fourth snap arms 1412, 1512 defines the displacement movement of the first and second fixtures 14, 15 in the front-rear direction. By adopting the technical scheme, the fixing reliability of the first fixing piece 14, the second fixing piece 15 and the insulating rubber seat 11 is ensured, and the time period required for installing the first fixing piece 14 and the second fixing piece 15 is effectively reduced.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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1. An automatic locking structure suitable for an FPC connector is composed of the FPC connector, a PCB board and an FFC flat cable; the FFC flat cable is inserted into the FPC connector and integrally fixed on the PCB, and is characterized in that the FPC connector comprises an insulating rubber seat, a turnover piece, a wiring terminal, a first fixing piece and a second fixing piece; wherein, FFC flat cable inserting grooves are arranged in the insulating rubber seat and extend from front to back for inserting the FFC flat cable; a series of terminal inserting grooves are uniformly distributed along the width direction of the FFC flat cable inserting grooves and are used for inserting and fixing the wiring terminals; the first fixing piece is formed by sequentially connecting a first fixing part, a first connecting transition part, a first elastic piece part and a first clamping part; the first fixing part is clamped and fixed on the left side of the insulating rubber seat, so that the fixing of the first fixing part is realized; the first elastic piece part is formed by continuously extending the first connecting transition part and folding forwards; the first clamping part is formed by extending the first elastic sheet part downwards; the second fixing piece is formed by sequentially connecting a second fixing part, a second connecting transition part, a second elastic piece part and a second clamping part; the second fixing part is clamped and fixed on the right side of the insulating rubber seat, so that the second fixing part is fixed in position; the second elastic piece part is formed by continuously extending the second connecting transition part and folding forwards; the second clamping part is formed by extending the second elastic sheet part downwards; for the positions of the first clamping part and the second clamping part, a first clamping positioning notch and a second clamping positioning notch are respectively extended inwards from the left side wall and the right side wall of the FFC flat cable so as to be respectively inserted by the first clamping part and the second clamping part; the turnover piece comprises a main body part, a first turnover function part and a second turnover function part; the first overturning functional part is formed by continuously extending the left side wall of the main body part outwards, and the section of the first overturning functional part is long; assuming that the height dimension of the first turnover functional part is H1 and the length dimension is L1, L1 is more than H1; the second overturning functional part is formed by continuously extending the right side wall of the main body part outwards, and the section of the second overturning functional part is also long; and assuming that the height dimension of the second overturning functional part is H2 and the length dimension is L2, L2 is more than H2; a first placing groove and a second placing groove extend downwards from the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat and correspond to the first elastic piece part and the second elastic piece part; the first elastic piece part is elastically pressed against the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat and is enclosed together with the first placing groove to form a first hinge cavity; the second elastic piece part is also elastically pressed against the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat and is enclosed together with the second placing groove to form a second hinge cavity; the first overturning functional part and the second overturning functional part are respectively hinged in the first hinging cavity and the second hinging cavity.
2. The auto-lock structure of claim 1, wherein the left and right side walls of the main body portion continue to extend outward and bend downward to form a first downward-extending limiting portion and a second downward-extending limiting portion; a first avoiding groove and a second avoiding groove which are matched with the first downward-extending limiting part and the second downward-extending limiting part are formed in the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat in a downward extending mode; the first downward-extending limiting part and the second downward-extending limiting part extend outwards or inwards or/and inwards to form a first positioning protruding part and a second positioning protruding part, and correspondingly, the side walls of the first avoiding groove and the second avoiding groove are provided with a first limiting flange and a second limiting flange which are respectively matched with the first positioning protruding part and the second positioning protruding part.
3. The auto-lock structure for FPC connector according to claim 2, wherein upper and lower sidewalls of the first positioning boss are chamfered to form a first guide slope and a second guide slope, respectively; the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the first limit flange are also subjected to beveling treatment to form a third guide inclined plane and a fourth guide inclined plane respectively; performing beveling treatment on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the second positioning protruding part to form a fifth guide inclined plane and a sixth guide inclined plane respectively; and (3) carrying out beveling treatment on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the second limiting flange so as to form a seventh guide inclined plane and an eighth guide inclined plane respectively.
4. The auto-lock structure according to claim 1, wherein the front side walls of the first and second engaging portions are chamfered to form a ninth and tenth guide slopes, respectively.
5. The automatic locking structure for FPC connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the connection terminal is constituted by a plugging arm and an elastic pressing arm; wherein the inserting arm is arranged in the terminal inserting groove, and the elastic pressing arm exceeds the upper plane of the insulating rubber seat by 0.1-0.3mm; a series of third avoidance grooves extend upwards from the lower side wall of the main body part corresponding to the wiring terminal; the third avoidance groove penetrates along the front-rear direction; the turnover piece also comprises a bearing arm; the bearing arm is connected between the left side wall and the right side wall of the front end of each third avoiding groove; the elastic pressure arm is arranged in the third avoidance groove, and elastically presses against the bearing arm.
6. The automatic locking structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove for respectively inserting and limiting the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion extend downwards from the upper plane of the insulating rubber base.
7. The automatic locking structure for the FPC connector according to claim 6, wherein at least 2 first clamping arms are extended downwards from the lower plane of the first fixing portion, and correspondingly, a first plugging gap adapted to the first clamping arms is extended downwards from the bottom wall of the first fixing groove; at least 2 second clamping arms which are arranged at intervals extend downwards continuously from the lower plane of the second fixing part, and correspondingly, a second inserting notch matched with the second clamping arms extends downwards from the bottom wall of the second fixing groove; at least 1 third clamping arm continues to extend outwards from the outer side surface of the first fixing part, and correspondingly, a third inserting notch matched with the third clamping arm extends outwards from the side wall of the first fixing groove; at least 1 fourth clamping arm continues to extend outwards from the outer side surface of the second fixing part, and correspondingly, a fourth inserting notch matched with the fourth clamping arm extends outwards from the side wall of the second fixing groove.
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