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CN1187699A
CN1187699A CN97111220A CN97111220A CN1187699A CN 1187699 A CN1187699 A CN 1187699A CN 97111220 A CN97111220 A CN 97111220A CN 97111220 A CN97111220 A CN 97111220A CN 1187699 A CN1187699 A CN 1187699A
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铃木正治
奥村均
樱井利一
小菅秀治
前田川昭人
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A connector includes a plug and socket connector shells; each shell carries a set of mating terminals; one of the connector shells is divided into a set of connector shells which are mated and connected with a set of connector shells on the corresponding containing position of another connector shell. The connector includes a control device used to control the mating and/or the connection of the mated and connected shells, and a connection detecting device used to detect if the last shell is properly connected.

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The present invention relates to a kind of breakaway connector, it is provided with the junction detection function.
Exist the trend that increases like this, the connector that is used for vehicle line to have more and more in recent years and be electrically connected, if attempt engages the plug and socket connector shell that mates at the same time, this multiple connector that is electrically connected is wanted big engaging force.In order to adapt to such requirement, utilize so-called breakaway connector, be divided into a plurality of outer casing members at this connector shell, these outer casing members and the continuous mutually combination of the connection shell of coupling, thus reduce required engaging force.In other words, particularly on circuit, in the used tandem circuit, use short-circuiting terminal or other similar terminal to detect accurately whether connector is appropriately engaged resemble the air bag.If above-mentioned junction detection is to carry out in a breakaway connector, a connector short-circuiting terminal then must be provided, and each outer casing member is done detection.Shortcoming is to have increased component count and operational difficulty, has increased production cost thus.
The present invention studies the problems referred to above, and its objective is provides a kind of such connector, and it is a divergence type, thereby has reduced engaging force and can realize simple junction detection.
In order to finish above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of connector, it comprises the plug and socket connector shell, each shell is loaded with an assembly and closes terminal, one that connects in the shell is divided into one group of connector shell spare, make it them and can put the position with one group of corresponding on other connector shell and match and engage,, this connector comprises:
The cooperation of the outer casing member that is used to control the front cooperation and/or engages and/or the control device of joint, and
Be used to detect the junction detection device whether last outer casing member appropriately engages.
The lasting cooperation of outer casing member and/or joint make continuous outer casing member be engaged and or engage and outer casing member that whether one or more it can control front is appropriately cooperated and/or engage.So may make one or preferably the cooperation and/or engage of each outer casing member be not subjected to the influence of or other a plurality of outer casing member engage.Be engaged and/or engage so work as last outer casing member, it can judge whether all outer casing members are cooperated and or joint by appropriate.Therefore, see by doing simple detection whether last outer casing member is appropriately engaged, and just can know whether that all outer casing members are appropriately engaged.
In other words, the junction detection device is fully on last outer casing member because be provided at, thus can reduce component count, and simplify detection.Thereby production cost is reduced.
As further advantage, connector of the present invention can adapt with the cooperation of offers additional possibilities and different outer casing members and/or the time selectivity of joint, will illustrate as later.Therefore, can use the cooperation of any optional outer casing member and/or engage order, each outer casing member and the residing state of other outer casing member are unaffected in this state.
Especially, this control device is to cooperate and/or engage to allow device, and after only outer casing member was in front cooperated rightly and/or engages, the outer casing member that allows to continue cooperated and/or joint and this control device is set.
In the cooperation that continues and/or engage in this outer casing member, after only outer casing member was in front cooperated rightly and/or engages, the outer casing member that continues just can be cooperated maybe and can be engaged.Therefore, when last outer casing member was engaged and/or cooperates, the outer casing member of all fronts was cooperated rightly and or is engaged.So, see that by doing simple a detection whether last outer casing member is cooperated rightly and/or engages, just can know whether that all outer casing members are cooperated rightly and/or engage.
Therefore, when considering that connector shell is divided into two outer casing members, best and the simplest cooperation and or engage order and be:
The cooperation of second outer casing member only just is allowed to when first outer casing member is cooperated rightly;
The cooperation of second outer casing member only just is allowed to when first outer casing member is engaged rightly;
The joint of second outer casing member only just is allowed to when first outer casing member is cooperated rightly;
The joint of second outer casing member only just is allowed to when first outer casing member is engaged rightly;
The joint of first outer casing member only just is allowed to when second outer casing member is cooperated rightly;
The joint of first outer casing member only just is allowed to when second outer casing member is engaged rightly.
Be understandable that foregoing only be considered as a kind of possible example, when using more two above outer casing members, bigger variation is arranged.According to concrete most preferred embodiment, this connector comprises the plug and socket connector shell, every shell is loaded with an assembly and closes terminal, each shell is divided into one group of parts, make them can pack one group on the accommodated position on other connector, comprise: engage and allow device, the outer casing member that only is used for is in front engaged by the outer casing member that allows to continue after appropriate the joint, and junction detection device, this device is arranged on last outer casing member, is used for detecting whether last outer casing member is engaged rightly.
Therefore, engage in this outer casing member continuing, the outer casing member that continues only in front outer casing member just can be engaged after engaging rightly.When last outer casing member was engaged, all outer casing members in front were engaged rightly.Therefore, see by doing simple detection whether last outer casing member is engaged rightly, just can know whether that all outer casing members are engaged rightly.
In other words, be fully because in the end provide a junction detection device on outer casing member, thus can reduce the part number, and can simplify detection.Thereby cause advantageously reducing the result of production cost.
Particularly, this control device is a servicing unit, and the motive force that is set up by continuing the outer casing member that cooperates mutually promotes the outer casing member that the front engages and/or cooperates,
The cooperation that continues and or engage in this outer casing member, although one of front outer casing member is to cooperate deficiently and/or engages, this outer casing member also be pressed onto its suitably cooperate and or bonding station, by continuing outer casing member mutually.Therefore, continuous mutually outer casing member can influence or keep cooperation and/or joints one or more in the outer casing member of front.Therefore, when last outer casing member is engaged and/or engages, can guarantee that all outer casing members in front are cooperated rightly and/or engage.Therefore only whether see last outer casing member is cooperated rightly and/or engages and to know whether that then all outer casing members are appropriately cooperated and/or engage by only doing single detection.
Especially, in concrete servicing unit, control device is set between the adjacent mutually outer casing member.So Xu outer casing member only influences or relates to adjacent previous outer casing member mutually.So, see that by doing simple detection last outer casing member is cooperated rightly and/or engages, just can know whether that all outer casing members are cooperated rightly and/or engage.
According to concrete preferred embodiment, connector comprises the plug and socket connector shell, and each connector shell is loaded with an assembly and closes terminal, and any in the connector shell is divided into a plurality of outer casing members, on feasible one group of accommodated position that can be assembled on other connector, this connector comprises:
Servicing unit on being arranged between the adjacent each other outer casing member, the motive force by the continuous outer casing member that cooperates mutually promotes the outer casing member that assembles of front,
Be arranged on the junction detection device of the outer casing member that will engage at last, be used for detecting whether last outer casing member is engaged rightly.
In continuous mutually splice enclosure part, in the preferred embodiment, outer casing member in front end was fully engaged, by the outer casing member that continues, this outer casing member also can be forced on its appropriate bonding station.Therefore, when last outer casing member was engaged, all outer casing members in front were engaged rightly.So, see by doing simple detection whether last outer casing member is engaged rightly, just can know whether that all outer casing members are engaged rightly.
Especially, the locking piece of strain is set, at this, when the outer casing member of front is assembled on the previous outer casing member sidewall of each adjacent outer casing member that continues, this locking piece can strain by shifting to latched position, and this latched position is arranged on the outer casing member of coupling; Recover form under the appropriate condition that cooperates of outer casing member in front, thereby engage with sticking department; And, when shifting to the sticking department distortion, protruding cooperation and/or the bonding land of advancing to continue mutually outer casing member, thereby by continuous mutually outer casing member extruding.
When locking piece is moved toward the latched position strain, assemble outer casing member in front.If one of outer casing member in front remains on that the end fully cooperates and or engagement state, because the cooperation and/or the bonding land of the protruding outer casing member that advances to continue of locking piece, by being locked in the sticking department that cooperates on the outer casing member, when continuous outer casing member is engaged mutually, outer casing member in front is pressed onto on its appropriate cooperation and/or the bonding station.So the joint of continuous outer casing member is by continuous mutually.Equally, before outer casing member was engaged, all outer casing members in front were appropriately engaged previous in the end.So see by doing simple detection whether last outer casing member just can be known whether that by appropriate the joint all outer casing members are appropriately engaged.
Can think that also this outer casing member also can be designed to be pushed by the outer casing member than the back, particularly only by last outer casing member extruding.
In addition preferably, the locking piece of elastically deformable is set on the outer casing member wall further, especially on the adjacent front outer casing member sidewall of continuous mutually outer casing member, wherein outer casing member can be by outside the front
The lock room that is provided with on the matching connector shell during assembling of shell spare makes the locking piece strain; It recovers its form on the appropriate basis that cooperates and/or engage of front outer casing member, thereby engages with sticking department; And, in the time of the distortion of this sticking department, protrudingly advance the cooperation and/or the joint of one of continuous outer casing member mutually, thereby help the cooperation and/or the joint, particularly each next outer casing member of continuous outer casing member mutually.
By when shifting to the sticking department strain, assemble outer casing member in front at locking piece.Fully cooperate and/or engagement state if one or more outer casing members in front still remain on the end, because locking piece protrudes into the cooperation and/or the bonding land of the outer casing member that continues, this outer casing member that continues will not be allowed to cooperate or engage, and pass through locking piece.The cooperation of this outer casing member that continues and/or joint only continue in the appropriate cooperation of outer casing member in front and/or after engaging.Before equally in the end outer casing member is engaged and/or engages when all outer casing members by with appropriate engaged fit the time.So see that by doing simple detection whether last outer casing member is engaged rightly and/or cooperates, just can know whether that all outer casing members are engaged rightly.Therefore can think and increase the reliability of connector.
Especially, the breakaway connector outer casing member is such, auxiliaring shell spare can with main shell spare and or the connector shell of coupling match and/or engage, described main shell spare matches with the outer casing member that is mated and or joint.Auxiliaring shell spare and/or described main shell spare can be each other and/or with described matching connector shell local locks with respect.Control device, especially engage and allow device, only at auxiliaring shell spare and/or main shell spare by rightly with each other and/or after the matching connector shell cooperates and/or engages, by discharging local locks with respect, as the cooperation and/or the joint that allow auxiliaring shell spare and/or main shell spare.
Therefore make this cooperation and/or engage independent mutually with the state of each outer casing member.Therefore when consider above-mentioned cooperation and or engage the selection of time of the order or first and second outer casing members, can provide by following further possibility:
The cooperation of two outer casing members only just allows when two outer casing members cooperatively interact rightly;
The joint of two outer casing members only just allows when two outer casing members cooperatively interact rightly;
The cooperation of two outer casing members only just allows when two outer casing members engage mutually rightly;
The joint of two outer casing members only just is allowed to when two outer casing members appropriately are bonded with each other;
Two outer casing members cooperation only when two outer casing members cooperatively interact rightly, just be allowed to;
The joint of one of two outer casing members only just is allowed to when two outer casing members cooperatively interact rightly;
The cooperation of one of two outer casing members only just is allowed to when two outer casing members are bonded with each other rightly;
The joint of one of two outer casing members just is allowed to when only two outer casing members are bonded with each other with being fated.
Be understandable that above auxiliaring shell spare and the main shell spare only be first and second outer casing members, also can provide by bigger number.Therefore, also can use the above-mentioned possibility that exemplifies.Be understandable that, more than these only are regarded as possible example, and can use plural outer casing member the time, bigger variation is arranged.
Preferably, the breakaway connector shell is such, along with the connector shell direction that cooperates and/or engage of coupling, auxiliaring shell spare is set on main shell spare movably, this auxiliaring shell spare is relative, specifically, or on the position before main shell spare relative engagement and/or the direction of engagement local locks with respect, control device, specifically, engage to allow device, by only auxiliaring shell spare cooperated rightly and or engage after discharge local locks with respect, act as and allow main shell spare to cooperate and or joint.
Specifically, when the breakaway connector shell being inserted or be pressed into the connector shell of coupling, at first cooperate auxiliaring shell spare.When auxiliaring shell spare is appropriately engaged, when moving, auxiliaring shell spare cooperating main shell spare.When main shell spare began to engage, auxiliaring shell spare was engaged rightly, therefore saw by only doing simple a detection whether main shell spare is engaged rightly, can detect the appropriate joint of two outer casing members.Because only at main shell spare the junction detection device being set is fully, so can reduce production cost by reducing component count and simplifying detection.Further, because main shell spare and auxiliaring shell spare are made up like this, feasible local locks with respect each other is so can easily handle connector.-
Preferably, this connector further comprise be used for described outer casing member cooperate and/or joint aging time between prevent from self-locking device, especially guiding device or the breach (rip) do not expected to be used to allow each shell and/or outer casing member smoothly to move each other.Be used to prevent self-locking device or the installation when each outer casing member is big relatively do not expected, or only respectively promote the front outer casing member when last outer casing member influence one or more enter it and cooperate rightly separately and/or the situation during bonding station.Therefore, can effectively reduce required cooperation and/or the joint that is used for each assembling and/or engages.The danger of any misoperation has also been avoided in the minimizing of required power, when cooperating and/or engaging each outer casing member, when control device is used as the cooperation that suppresses any described outer casing member and/or engages.In addition, when being provided with locking device and/or local locks with respect, can very simple mode finish its design, only need little distortion and locking and/or discharge strength.
Preferably, set guiding device, be used to prevent wrong outer casing member and each accommodated position, and/or different relatively the outer casing member inappropriate cooperation and/or the joint that concern each other.Can be provided for preventing the device of locking certainly on specific form, do not expected, also as guiding device.Specifically, on matching can spare, use projection and on each outer casing member corresponding formation recess, guarantee level and smooth cooperation and/or joint, and prevent the cooperation of any incorrect outer casing member and/or the risk of joint.
At last, on the outer casing member that preferably in the end cooperates and/or engage the junction detection device is set, specifically on the connector shell of main shell spare and/or coupling.Simultaneously all outer casing members are carried out junction detection between the outer casing member cooperation that therefore, can in the end insert and/or joint aging time.
In a word, it is also noted that to the invention provides a kind of connector that it can handle the combination of most of outer casing members and/or the grafting of outer casing member, the sequential and/or the order that cooperate and/or engage.Therefore, be understandable that the combination mutually arbitrarily of these different aspects, and define first and second outer casing members, the front and back, but the outer casing member front or that continue and auxiliary and main shell spare are considered to mutual alternative, can think that also do not provide the corresponding specified cooperation and/or the homologue of joint, best definition is corresponding to the matching connector shell; But the cooperation of each outer casing member and/or joint are also within the scope of the invention each other.
According to the present invention because in the end the junction detection device being set on outer casing member is fully, so can reduce component count.In addition, can detect easily.So can effectively reduce production costs.
With reference to corresponding accompanying drawing, read following DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED of the present invention, for this territory those of ordinary skill, above-mentioned and further purpose of the present invention.Feature and advantage become apparent.This area those of ordinary skill will recognize that following examples are looked at as simple example, and they are considered to unrestricted.
Fig. 1 is a decomposing schematic representation according to an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is the connector plug shell before engaging and the cutaway view of connector body shell; Fig. 3 is the cutaway view that auxiliaring shell spare engages connector when beginning; Fig. 4 is the cutaway view of connector when auxiliaring shell spare is suitably engaged; Fig. 5 works as the suitably cutaway view of connector between joint aging time of main shell spare quilt; Fig. 6 is the cutaway view of connector when main shell spare is suitably engaged; Fig. 7 is the side elevation in partial section of expression joint detecting structure; Fig. 8 is the side elevation in partial section of connector when main shell spare does not fully engage; Fig. 9 is the side elevation in partial section of connector when main shell spare is suitably engaged; Figure 10 is the decomposing schematic representation according to second embodiment of the invention; Figure 11 is a sectional plan view before first outer casing member engages; Figure 12 is a sectional plan view between the first outer casing member joint aging time; Figure 13 is the sectional plan view when first outer casing member is suitably engaged; Figure 14 is the sectional plan view when first outer casing member is not fully engaged; Figure 15 is the sectional plan view when second outer casing member is suitably engaged; Figure 16 is the side elevation in partial section of expression electro-detection structure; Figure 17 is the sectional plan view when second outer casing member is not fully engaged; Figure 18 is the broken section front view when second outer casing member is suitably engaged; Figure 19 is the decomposing schematic representation according to third embodiment of the invention; Figure 20 is the broken section front view before the plug and socket shell engages; Figure 21 is a sectional plan view between the first outer casing member joint aging time; Figure 22 is the broken section front view when first outer casing member is forced into its suitable bonding station; Figure 23 is the broken section front view when whole outer casing members are suitably engaged; Figure 24 is the cutaway view when first outer casing member is not fully engaged; Figure 25 is the cutaway view when first outer casing member is fully engaged;
Referring to figs. 1 through 9 explanation one embodiment of the present of invention.
In this embodiment, represented a connector that is used for printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB).This connector comprises a connector plug shell 1 (abbreviating plug body as) as shown in Figure 1, and this plug body links to each other with printed substrate, and a connector body shell 2 (abbreviating jack housing as), and this jack housing is loaded in the plug body 1.Jack housing 2 is split up into main shell spare 3 and auxiliaring shell spare 4.
This plug body 1 is made box-like by synthetic resin, it has a front surface that opens wide on its engage side.A ratchet 5 is formed on the whole periphery of plug body 1 front end outer surface, and this plug body 1 is divided into two zones: about the zone.Stretch out from the interior back of the body surface end of six L shaped plug mating terminals 7 on each zone, and three delegation line up two row.The other end of each plug mating terminals 7 stretches out alignment plate 8 downwards, and alignment plate 8 is stretched out on the quilt cover bottom of plug body 1 as shown in Figure 7, thereby can contact with the contact of the printed substrate shown in the end.Two the most up plug mating terminals in the on the left side zone are used as the detection terminal 7A of junction detection, and the back will be described in detail.
Jack housing 2 is made by synthetic resin equally, is configured main shell spare 3 and auxiliaring shell spare 4 as mentioned above.Main shell spare 3 be for can fit into the form of plug body 1, and has one to hold spacing 9, is used to make auxiliaring shell spare 4 to hold (Fig. 1 left side) along fore-and-aft direction slidably in a side with respect to Width.Holding spacing 9 on the front and rear surfaces of main shell spare 3 opens wide.On the other hand, four cavitys 10 are arranged on the bottom, front side of main shell spare 3, and socket mating terminals 12 (see figure 2)s of sealing path 11 ends are accommodated in these cavitys 10.12 of each socket splicing ears can be connected with four plug mating terminals 7 that are positioned at plug body 1 left regional downside certainly.
On cavity 10, constitute an installing space that is used to install short-circuiting terminal 36, a lock arm 27 that is used to lock main shell spare 3 and plug body 1 joint is provided on the top board surface of installing space 35.
Auxiliaring shell spare 4 forms a kind of like this unit, and it can be coupled to holding in the spacing 9 of main shell spare 3.Six cavitys 10 of arranging on auxiliaring shell spare 4, the socket mating terminals 12 that is installed to circuit 11 ends is placed in these cavitys 10 equally.Socket mating terminals 12 can contact with six plug mating terminals on the left zone of plug body 1 respectively.
On the opposite side of a side that forms cavity 10, holding on spacing 9 sidewalls of main shell spare 3 provides a locking piece 14, resembles shown in Figure 2.Locking piece 4 makes when outer casing member 3 as keeping auxiliaring shell spare 4.4 when suitably being coupled to plug body spare 1, do not deviate from main shell spare 3.Especially, locking piece 14 has a hook 15 at its front end; Stretch backward from the front of sidewall 9; And at export-oriented elastically deformable.When the main shell spare 3 and the front surface of auxiliaring shell spare 4 mutual when concordant, hook 15 on locking piece 14 front ends and recess 16 engage, this recess 16 is formed on (see figure 6) on the rear surface of auxiliaring shell spare 4, thereby locking auxiliaring shell spare 4 prevents after auxiliaring shell spare 4 is from the main shell spare 3 whereby to deviating from.
On the sidewall 9B of the spatial accommodation 9 of the main shell spare 3 when forming cavity, the locking projections 18 with triangular-section is extended at the middle part of relative altitude direction along leading edge (Fig. 2 left side).On the other hand, on the side surface of the auxiliaring shell spare 4 of corresponding sidewall 9B, form a guide groove 19 that stretches along fore-and-aft direction at relative altitude direction middle part.On the front end surface of guide groove 19, form a sticking department 20.Sticking department forms a projection at its front end, and this projection has leg-of-mutton cross section, and can engage with locking projections 18.Sticking department 20 is projection backward, and its front end is to the bottom of guide groove 19 elastically deformable.
In locking piece 14 strains, auxiliaring shell spare 4 inserts the spatial accommodation 9 of main shell spare 3 from its rear surface, and extruding when sticking department 20 distortion.At front surface projection as shown in Figure 2 the specific range of auxiliaring shell spare 4 from main shell spare 3, the projection 21 of sticking department 20 engages locking projections 18, and auxiliaring shell spare 4 is partly assembled as a result, makes it not deviate from main shell spare 3 with direction backward.So main shell spare 3 and auxiliaring shell spare 4 can be assembled to 1 li of plug body together.
Plug body 1 has a lug boss 23, and this lug boss can be assembled in the guide groove of auxiliaring shell spare 4.Lug boss 23 about be formed with an anti-deformation portion 24 of zone protuberance to the right on the position between the zone from the interior back side projection of plug body 1 and in its end.Be used to allow the distortion spacing 25 of sticking department 20 distortion by constituting in a spacing that prevents variant part 24 back.
Especially, when auxiliaring shell spare 4 was mounted to the zone, a left side of plug body 1, lug boss 23 entered guide groove 19 relatively, prevented that simultaneously variant part 24 from sliding along the rear surface of sticking department 20, as shown in Figure 3.During lug boss 23 entered guide groove 19, the variant part 24 that prevents that the distortion of sticking department 20 is positioned on sticking department 20 rear sides hindered.On the other hand, when auxiliaring shell spare 4 is mounted to the interior rear surface of plug body 1, when promptly arriving suitable bonding station, prevent that variant part 24 from entering into the front end of sticking department 20 as shown in Figure 4, the distortion that allows sticking department 20 thus is towards distortion spacing 25.
The following describes the latch-up structure that is used for main shell spare 3 and plug body 1.On the top surface of the installation surface 35 of main shell spare 3, be provided for a lock arm 21 of short-circuiting terminal 36.Lock arm 27 stretches to its rear end from the front end of main shell spare 3, and the front end that constitutes operating portion 28 can be to assembly building apart from 35 strains.Upper surface middle part at lock arm 27 relative its length directions forms a locking projections 29, and it has the front surface of an inclination.
The opposing party and, on the upper surface of the plug body 1 that lock arm 27 is housed, at engaging groove 32, the locking projections 29 of lock arm 27 can be housed in engaging groove 32 as the edge, front of jointing edge and formation disjunction between some positions, ratchet portion front and between ratchet portion rear surface and back edge.From ratchet portion 5 forward the segmenting part of engaging groove 32 of projection be used as and the contacted contact site 33 of locking projections.
Particularly when main shell spare 3 was loaded into plug body 1, the inclined surface 30 of locking projections 29 contacted with contact site 33, the result, and lock arm 27 is pressed towards installing space 35 when bearing distortion shown in Figure 8.When main shell spare 3 being assembled to the interior back of the body surface of plug body 1, when promptly arriving suitable bonding station, locking projections is positioned in the back of ratchet portion 5.Therefore, when sticking department 29 was loaded into engaging groove 32, lock arm was by elastic recovery.By locking projections 29 is engaged with the rear surface of ratchet 5, main shell spare 3 is locked in the plug body 1.
When operating portion 28 is extruded when making lock arm 27 be deformed to above-mentioned lock-out state, lock projection 29 is thrown off from ratchet 5.Main shell spare 3 separates by extracting out from plug body 1 in this state.
Then, the electrical engagement detection architecture is described, this structure is used in combination with the locking projections of main shell spare 3.
Short-circuiting terminal 36 is installed in the installing space 35 of main shell spare 3, short-circuiting terminal 36 is made the cardinal extremity of two elastic contact parts that separate 37 be connected by connecting plate 38 by formation like this as shown in Figure 1, connecting plate 38 is also as installation portion, and press section 39 is built up in the front end of elastic contact part 37.Short-circuiting terminal 36 is installed by contact plate 38 being inserted into install in the otch 41, otch 41 is installed is formed on the front end bottom surface of installing space 35, as shown in Figure 7.Elastic contact part 37 upwards progressively tilts along backward directions in this state, makes the downward strain of its front end.In the time of in main shell spare 3 is assembled to plug body 1, be arranged on the front end upper surface that two detection terminal 7A in the plug body 1 enter into elastic contact part 31.
Be used to limit detection terminal 7a upwards the receiver sheet 42 of distortion stretch out from the interior back of plug body 1, make to be positioned on the upper surface of detection terminal 7a.On the other hand, in installing space 35, be used for being made it to reach from the front backward degree by configuration like this along the guide plate 43 of its lower surface guiding receiver sheet 42.Particularly, when near the interior back side of main shell spare 3 plug bodies 1, detection terminal 7a enters the such degree of installing space 35, and both they began to contact with elastic contact part 37.But lock arm 27 distortion extrusion downwards splenium 39 whereby, makes elastic contact part 37 distortion downwards as shown in Figure 8.Therefore, detection terminal 7a and elastic contact part 37 are not in contact with one another simultaneously.But as shown in Figure 9, after being mounted to its appropriate bonding station at main shell spare 3, lock arm 27 returns to its original form, does not have masterpiece to be used on the elastic contact part 37, whereby, allows them to return to its original form.Elastic contact part 37 is pressed relevant detection terminal 7a against receiver sheet 42 as a result.
Below, the work of the embodiment of structure like this is described.
At first, short-circuiting terminal 36 is installed on the installing space 35 of main shell spare 3 of jack housing 2, and auxiliaring shell spare 4 put in the spatial accommodation 9, makes auxiliaring shell spare 4 stretch out from the front surface of main shell spare 3 as shown in Figure 2.Main shell spare 3 and auxiliaring shell spare 4 be by local combination under this mode, and Zu He jack housing 2 is pressed into 1 li of the plug body of coupling like this.
When jack housing 2 being pressed into plug body 1 to a certain degree the time, the lug boss of plug body 1 enters guide groove 19 relatively, and it prevents that variant part 24 from sliding along the rear surface of sticking department 20 simultaneously.Stop because the distortion of sticking department 20 is prevented from variant part 24, this prevents that at this moment variant part is positioned at the rear side of sticking department 20, and auxiliaring shell spare 4 is mounted to the right zone of the plug body 1 of main shell spare 3 fronts, simultaneously by locking projections 18 extruding sticking departments.The socket mating terminals 12 of result in auxiliaring shell spare 4 is installed into corresponding plug mating terminals 7.When further pressure female terminal 2, auxiliaring shell spare 4 arrives the surface, interior back in zone, a left side, promptly as shown in Figure 4, is mounted to its suitable bonding station.At this moment, prevent that variant part 24 is in place before the front end of sticking department 20, make sticking department 20 whereby, promptly throw off local locks with respect to the distortion of deformation space 25 directions.Although plug mating terminals 7 begins to be assembled in the socket mating terminals 12 of main shell spare 3, still do not need big coordinate force.
When main shell spare 3 further was pressed onto Fig. 4 state, locking projections 18 expression lobes 21 made sticking department 20 to the 25 directions distortion of the empty portion of distortion whereby.Main shell spare 3 moves relative to auxiliaring shell spare 4, and corresponding plugs and sockets mating terminals 7,12 is goed deep into combination mutually.When as above pushing main shell spare 3, detection terminal 7A enters installing space 35 to such degree, and promptly they can contact with the elastic contact part 37 of short-circuiting terminal 36.At this moment, because lock arm 27 is out of shape to installing space 35 directions, press section 39 thus, make elastic contact part 37 be out of shape as mentioned above downwards, so detection terminal 7A and elastic contact part 37 no longer are in contact with one another.
When the locking projections 18 of main shell spare 3 moved past the projection 21 of sticking department 20, sticking department 20 recovered its original form.
When main shell spare 3 reaches the interior back of the body surface of plug body, when promptly appropriately being engaged as shown in Figure 6, lock arm 27 returns to its original form, and locking projections 29 is mounted in the engaging groove 32 simultaneously, locking projections 29 combines with the rear surface of ratchet portion 5, as shown in Figure 9.As a result, main shell spare is locked on the plug body 1.Further, as shown in Figure 6, the hook 15 that is arranged on the locking piece 14 on the main shell spare 3 is mounted in the recess 16, and recess 16 is formed on the rear surface of auxiliaring shell spare 4, the result, and auxiliaring shell spare 4 locked making it can not be thrown off main shell spare 3.
When as shown in Figure 9, appropriate based on main shell spare 3 engages lock arm 27 and recovers its original forms, do not have pressure to act on the elastic contact part 37 of short-circuiting terminal 36.Therefore, elastic contact part 37 also recovers its original form, and presses relevant detection terminal 7A against dash receiver 42.Detection terminal 7A detects the suitable joint of main shell spare 3 whereby by short-circuiting terminal 36 short circuits in this way.
As mentioned above, according to this embodiment,, only need little assembly force to come engagement plugs and jack housing 1,2 because auxiliaring shell spare 4 is assembled to 1 li of plug body with main shell spare 3 is continuous mutually.
In a word, when main shell began to engage, auxiliaring shell spare 4 appropriately engaged.Therefore, see by only doing simple detection whether main shell spare 3 correctly engages, outer casing member 3 and 4 correct joint can be detected.In other words, be fully because short-circuiting terminal 36 only is set on main shell spare 3, thus can reduce the part number, and can on a position, detect fast.Therefore, can reduce production cost.Further, because main shell spare 3 and auxiliaring shell spare 4 are assembled by local, this connector keeps in transportation and engagement plugs and jack housing easily.After this, with reference to respective drawings other embodiments of the invention are described.
Figure 10 and Figure 18 surface second embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, represented a connector that is used for printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB).This connector comprises a connector plug shell 1 (abbreviating plug body as) as shown in figure 10, and this plug body links to each other with printed substrate, and a connector body shell 2 (abbreviating jack housing as), and this jack housing is loaded in the plug body 1.Jack housing 2 is split up into first outer casing member 3 and second outer casing member 4.
This plug body 1 is made the box-like of horizontal length by synthetic resin, and it has a front surface that opens wide on its engage side.The inside of this plug body 1 is divided into cabin, left and right sides 1A and 1B by next door 6.On each cabin 1A and 1B, stretch out from the interior back of the body surface end of every group of L shaped plug mating terminals 7.The other end of each plug mating terminals 7 stretches out alignment plate 8 downwards, and alignment plate 8 is stretched out on the quilt cover bottom of plug body 1 as shown in figure 16, thereby can contact with the contact of the printed substrate shown in the end.Two plug mating terminals that go up interline most in the cabin are used as the detection terminal 7A of junction detection on the right, and the back will be described in detail.
Jack housing 2 is made by synthetic resin equally, comprises first outer casing member 3 and second outer casing member 4 as mentioned above.Outer casing member 3.4 is for fitting into the form of 1 couple of emergency chamber 1A of plug body and 1B.Cavity 10 is arranged on each outer casing member 3.4, and the socket mating terminals 12 (seeing Figure 16) of connection line 11 ends is inserted from rear side, is accommodated in these cavitys 10.12 of each socket splicing ears in first outer casing member 3 can be connected with the corresponding plug mating terminals 7 that is positioned at plug body 1 left cabin 1a certainly.And 12 of each socket splicing ears in second outer casing member 4 can be connected with the corresponding plug mating terminals 7 except that detection terminal that is positioned at the right cabin 1b of plug body spare certainly.
On the top of second outer casing member 4, form an installing space 35, be used to install short-circuiting terminal 36.Lock arm 27 is set at the top board surface of installing space 35, and lock arm is used to lock the joint of second outer casing member 4 and plug body spare 1.Lock arm 27 is described in the back.
On sidewall following on the side surface of first outer casing member 3 adjacent, form a guide groove 115 that stretches along fore-and-aft direction with second outer casing member 4.On guide groove 115, a locking piece 116 is provided, be used for first outer casing member 3 on the lock enclosure spare 1, locking piece forms like this, makes it to extend to its back from the front of guide groove, and its free end or front end elastically deformable on outside direction.
Locking piece 116 forms a pair of detection projection at its front end by opposite side being curved the right angle.The pair of locking projection is provided at the relative edge's of locking piece 116 middle part, relatively its length direction.As shown in figure 11, on locking projections 118, form an acclivitous inclined-plane.
On the other hand, the guide groove 121 of front openings is formed on the next door 6 of outer casing member 1, and two guide plates 122 are from the last bottom of guide groove 121 cabin 1a projection left.First outer casing member 3 is installed in guide groove 115 sidewalls 114 on the outer surface of guide plate 122 by guiding, dress is joined first outer casing member 3, and locking piece 116 is inserted into guide groove 121.On the apparent surface of guide plate 122, pair of locking portion 124 forms as shown in figure 11, and the locking projections 118 of locking piece 116 contacts with sticking department.Each sticking department 124 has an inclined-plane 124A in its surface, and corresponding locking projections 118 contacts with this surface.
Especially, when first outer casing member 3 was mounted to the left cabin 1a of plug body 1, locking piece 116 entered the guide groove 121 on the next door 6.During locking piece 116 entered guide groove 121, the surface of locking projections 118 contacted with sticking department 124, and locking piece 116 is when inclined-plane 124A shifts to sticking department 124, elastically deformable.Simultaneously, the protruding bonding land of advancing second outer casing member 4 of detection on the front end of hook spare 116 projection 117 will be described later on.3333 when being pressed onto first outer casing member 3 on the interior back of the body surface of left cabin 1A, and when promptly arriving suitable bonding station, locking projections 118 moves on to the back of sticking department 124.Therefore, locking piece 116 elastic recoverys, locking projections 118 engages with the rear surface of sticking department 124, and as shown in figure 13, so 3 lockings of first outer casing member can not be deviate from, the detection projection 117 of locking piece 116 is replied from the bonding land of second outer casing member 4.
On the other hand, second outer casing member 4 is assembled in the right cabin 1b of plug body 1 as mentioned above.The following describes the latch-up structure that is used for second outer casing member 4 and plug body 1.A lock arm 27 is provided on the top board surface of the installing space 35 that is used for short-circuiting terminal 36.This lock arm 27 extends back from the front of second outer casing member 4, and its front end that forms operate portions can be to installing space 35 strains.At the middle part of the upper surface of lock arm 27, its length direction forms the locking projections 29 on inclined-plane 30 front surfaces relatively.
The joint guide groove 32 of open front is formed on the top board surface of right cabin 1b of plug body 1, at this lock arm 27 is housed.On the top board surface that engages guide groove 32, be formed with sticking department 33, the locking projections 29 of lock arm 27 is contact with it as shown in figure 16.The leading section that engages guide groove 32 is clipped, the feasible operate portions that can assemble lock arm 27.
Especially, when second outer casing member 4 was mounted to the right cabin 1b of plug body 1, the inclined-plane 30 of locking projections 29 contacted with sticking department 33.Therefore, when lock arm 27 as shown in figure 17 to installing space 35 strains the time, second outer casing member 4 is forced in the right cabin.When second outer casing member 3 being pressed onto the interior back of the body surface of right cabin 1B, when promptly arriving suitable bonding station, locking projections 29 moves on to the back of sticking department 33.Then, as shown in figure 18, lock arm 27 flexibly returns to original form, and locking projections 29 engages with the rear surface of sticking department 33.As a result, second outer casing member 4 is locked, can not deviate from.
If lock arm 27 crimp under above-mentioned lock-out state, 29 disengagements of locking projections, second outer casing member 4 can separate by extracting out from plug body 1.
Then, the electrical engagement detection architecture is described, this structure is used in combination with the locking projections of main shell spare 3.
Short-circuiting terminal 36 is installed in the installing space 35 of second outer casing member 4.As shown in figure 10, short-circuiting terminal 36 is so constituted makes the cardinal extremity of two elastic contact parts that separate 37 be connected by connecting plate 38, and connecting plate 38 is also as installation portion, and press section 39 is built up in the front end of elastic contact part 37.Short-circuiting terminal 36 is installed by contact plate 38 being inserted into install in the otch 41, otch 41 is installed is formed on the front end bottom surface of installing space 35, as shown in figure 16.In this state, elastic contact part 37 upwards progressively tilts along backward directions, makes the downward strain of its front end.When second outer casing member 4 is assembled in the right cabin 1B of plug body 1, be arranged on the front end upper surface that two detection terminal 7A among the right cabin 1B enter into elastic contact part 37.
Be used to limit detection terminal 7a upwards the receiver sheet 42 of distortion stretch out from the interior back of plug body 1, make to be positioned on the upper surface of detection terminal 7a.On the other hand, in installing space 35, be used for being made it to reach from the front stretching backward by configuration like this along the guide plate 43 of its lower surface guiding receiver sheet 42.Particularly, when second outer casing member 4 was mounted near the interior back side of right cabin 1B, detection terminal 7a entered the such degree of installing space 35, and both they began to contact with elastic contact part 37.But lock arm 27 is out of shape downwards, and extrusion splenium 39 whereby, makes elastic contact part 37 distortion downwards as shown in figure 17.Therefore, detection terminal 7a and elastic contact part 37 are not in contact with one another simultaneously.But as shown in figure 18, after being mounted to its appropriate bonding station at second outer casing member 4, lock arm 27 returns to its original form, does not have masterpiece to be used on the elastic contact part 37, whereby, allows them to return to its original form.As a result, elastic contact part 37 is pressed relevant detection terminal 7a against receiver sheet 42.
Prevent that variant part from facing projection mutually with first outer casing member 3 on the side surface of second outer casing member 4.When second outer casing member 4 suitably is bonded on first outer casing member 3, prevent that variant part 45 is positioned at locking piece 116 outsides as shown in figure 15, prevents the strain of locking piece on outside direction whereby.Further, a pair of pushing piece 47 is from the upper and lower side projection of the rear end, surface, the same side of second outer casing member 4.Pushing piece 47 can be assembled to 48 li of recesses, and this recess 48 is formed on the rear end of guide groove 115 sidewalls 114 of first outer casing member 3.When second outer casing member 4 engaged with first outer casing member 3 rightly, pushing piece 47 was loaded into tang 48, made it not break away from from second outer casing member 4 thereby push first outer casing member 3.
The work of above second embodiment that constitutes is then described.
At first, first outer casing member 3 of jack housing 2 is loaded into the left cavity of plug body 1.
When first outer casing member 3 is forced into to a certain degree, locking projections 118 beginnings of locking piece 116 contact with sticking department 124 and move to it, locking piece 116 outside strains as a result protrude into the bonding land of second outer casing member 4 in the detection projection 117 of the front end of locking piece 116.When first outer casing member 3 further is extruded, when reaching its suitable bonding station, its original form of locking piece 116 elastic return; Locking projections 118 engages with sticking department 124; First outer casing member 3 is locked in left cavity 1A, thereby can not throw off.Equally, because the engaging zones of the detection of locking piece 116 projection 117 restrictions second outer casing member 4, so second outer casing member 4 can be by be encased in right cavity 1B ashamedly.
If first outer casing member 3 can not engage in above-mentioned work fully, then still outwards distortion of locking piece 116, and detection terminal 117 still protrudes into the bonding land of second outer casing member 4.Therefore, if second outer casing member 4 successfully assembles under this state, its front end face begins to contact with the detection projection 117 of locking piece 116, and pushes away them, presses first outer casing member 3 further to the 1B of left chamber whereby.When first outer casing member was pressed its appropriate bonding station, its original form of locking piece 116 elastic return detected projection 117 and recovers.Therefore, second outer casing member, 4 smoothed joints only after this.
When second outer casing member 4 was pressed into right chamber 1B, detection terminal 7A was inserted into the such degree of installing space 35, promptly they can with the elastic contact part 37 of short-circuiting terminal 36 begin to contact protruding, as shown in figure 17.
Simultaneously, as mentioned above, lock arm 27 is pressed the press section 39 of short-circuiting terminal 36 whereby to installing space 35 direction strains, and elastic contact part 37 is out of shape downwards.So the elastic contact part 37 of detection terminal 7A can't be in contact with one another.
When second outer casing member 4 arrives the interior back of the body surface of right chamber 1B, promptly as shown in figure 15, engage rightly, its form of lock arm 27 elastic return, as shown in figure 18, locking projections 29 engages with sticking department 33, and second outer casing member 24 is locked on the right chamber 1B as a result.Further as shown in figure 15, be mounted in the recess 48 that on first outer casing member, 3 rear surfaces, forms, lock first outer casing member 3 whereby, make and to throw off from second outer casing member 4 at the pushing piece 47 that is provided with on second outer casing member 4.
When second outer casing member 4 is engaged rightly, and when lock arm 27 recovered its form, as shown in figure 18, elastic contact part 37 was not owing to there is pressure to act on the press section 39 of short-circuiting terminal 36, and recover its original form, and press relevant detection terminal 7A against dash receiver 42.As a result, whether detection terminal 7A is detected second outer casing member 4 thus and appropriately engages by short-circuiting terminal 36 short circuits.
As implied above, according to present embodiment, engage with plug body 1, so only need little engaging force for engagement plugs and jack housing 1,2 because first and second outer casing members 3,4 are continuous mutually.
If first outer casing member does not engage fully, locked after the locking piece 116 of distortion is being forced into its appropriate position, at this moment second outer casing member 4 is loaded in the plug body 1.So after second outer casing member 4 successfully engaged, first outer casing member 3 was appropriately engaged.See that by single detection whether second outer casing member 4 engages rightly, can detect the correct joint of two outer casing members 3,4.In other words, because only on second outer casing member 4, provide short-circuiting terminal 36, can reduce component count.Can on a position, do detection apace in addition.Therefore can reduce production cost.
Figure 19 and Figure 25 represent the third embodiment of the present invention.In the 3rd embodiment, shown in Figure 19 and 11, a plug body 51 is made the box-like of horizontal length by synthetic resin, and it has a unlimited front surface.The inside of this plug body 5 is divided into three juxtaposed cabins 55 to 57 by next door 52,53.Jack housing 60 is divided into three: the left side is with the order of first to the 3rd outer casing member 61 to 63 from Figure 20, and first to the 3rd outer casing member 61 to 63 can be respectively installed to 55 to 57 li in the cabin of plug body 1.
On a side of first outer casing member 61 adjacent with second outer casing member 62, top is low, thereby forms the surface 65 of a ladder.On the surface 65 of ladder, be provided with a locking piece 66 that is used to lock first outer casing member 61 in the left cabin 55 of plug body 1.Form such locking piece 66, its front from stepped surfaces 65 is extended upwardly, then to stretching together.The free end of stepped surfaces 65 or front end be strain downwards, is formed with an outer lug 67 on its free end.Be provided with a locking projections 68 at relative its length direction of the upper surface middle part of locking piece 66.On a side of locking projections 68, form the surface 69 (seeing Figure 24) of an inclination.
On the other hand, in the left cabin 55 of plug body 51, inwardly form on the top board of next door 52 one forward and guide groove 70.When first outer casing member 61 was mounted to left cabin 55, locking piece 66 entered guide groove 70.As shown in figure 24, sticking department 71 is formed on the top surface of guide groove 70, and locking projections 68 beginnings of locking piece 66 contact with sticking department 71.On locking projections 68 contacted surfaces, form an inclined plane 72.
Especially when first outer casing member 61 was assembled in the left cabin 55 of plug body 51, locking piece 66 entered guide groove 70.During locking piece 66 was injected guide groove 70, the inclined-plane 69 of locking projections 68 contacted with sticking department 71, as shown in figure 24.Shift to sticking department 71 through skewed surface 72 locking projections 68, locking piece 66 is out of shape downwards.When first outer casing member 61 was forced into the interior back of the body surface in left cabin 55, when promptly arriving its appropriate bonding station, locking projections 68 was crossed sticking department 71.Therefore as shown in figure 25, its form of locking piece elastic return, locking projections 68 engages with the rear surface of sticking department 71, and first outer casing member 61 is locked as a result, is not thrown off.
Impeller 74 is projection on the side of second outer casing member 62 of adjacent first outer casing member 61.Pushing part 74 can be inserted in the guide groove that is formed on the next door 52, and protrudes into left cabin 55, and second outer casing member 62 is assembled the into middle cabin 56 of plug body 61 simultaneously.Appropriately engage at first outer casing member 61, and locking piece is under the situation of its original form of elastic return, impeller 74 is inserted in locking piece 66 times, as shown in figure 25.Under the situation of locking piece 66 distortion, impeller 74 contacts with the front end of locking piece 66, as shown in figure 24.
On the right side of second outer casing member 62, a locking piece 66 that is similar on first outer casing member 61 is provided.On the other hand, an impeller 74 that is similar on first outer casing member 61 protrudes on the left-hand face of the 3rd outer casing member 63, and is similar to as mentioned above that guide groove 70,75 is formed on the left next door 53.Therefore, use the same manner that is connected with second outer casing member 62 with first outer casing member 61 to connect second outer casing member and the 3rd outer casing member 63.
On the right cabin 57 of the 3rd outer casing member 63 and plug body 51, be provided with a locking mechanism, be used to lock the 3rd outer casing member 63 on the right cabin 57, and an electrical engagement testing agency.Because such two mechanisms are similar to second embodiment, be not repeated at this, represent with same label.
Next the work of the 3rd embodiment is described.At first, jack housing 60 first outer casing members 61 are assembled in the left cabin 55 of plug body 1.When first outer casing member 61 is pressed into left cabin 55 to a certain degree the time, locking projections 68 beginnings of locking piece 66 contact with sticking department 71, and move to it, as shown in figure 24, locking piece 66 are out of shape downwards.The protruding insertion district of advancing the impeller 74 on second outer casing member 62 of the front end of locking piece 66 as a result.When first outer casing member 61 further is extruded to its appropriate position, its form of locking piece 66 elastic return, locking projections 68 engages with sticking department 71, as shown in figure 25.First outer casing member 61 is locked as a result, makes it and can not be thrown off.Equally, the front end of locking piece 66 recovers from the insertion district of impeller 74.Therefore, if second outer casing member 62 successfully is assembled to middle cabin 56, its is appropriately engaged with impeller 74, and pushing part 74 is positioned at below the locking piece 66, as shown in figure 25.
If first outer casing member 61 does not fully engage in aforesaid operations, locking piece 66 distortion that keeps down, the both protruding insertion district of advancing impeller 74 of its front end.Therefore, when second outer casing member 62 was successfully assembled, impeller 74 began to contact with the front end of locking piece 66, and first outer casing member 61 is advanced left cabin 55.Its original form of locking piece 66 elastic return when first outer casing member 61 is forced into its appropriate bonding station, and return from the insertion district of impeller 74, as mentioned above.Therefore, but the second outer casing member smooth engagement only.
When the 3rd outer casing member 63 is assembled after second outer casing member 62, even second outer casing member 62 does not successfully engage, the impeller 74 of the 3rd outer casing member 63 also promotes the locking piece 66 the distortion of second outer casing member 62, thereby reliably second outer casing member 62 is shifted onto its appropriate bonding station, with method as mentioned above.
Similar with second embodiment, the joint of the 3rd outer casing member 63 is by short circuit 36 and detection terminal 7A electro-detection.When appropriately being engaged, the 3rd outer casing member 63 must not be deviate from by lock arm 27 lockings.Because first to the 3rd outer casing member 61 to 63 is successfully engaged with plug body 1 in the 3rd embodiment.So only need little engaging force.In addition, even first outer casing member 61 or second outer casing member 62 fully do not engage, second outer casing member 62 that the phase continued access is closed and the 3rd outer casing member 63 can be compressed into first outer casing member 61 and second outer casing member 62 with the locking piece 66 of distortion, make win outer casing member 61 and second outer casing member 62 be locked in its appropriate tuberculosis position.Therefore, before the 3rd outer casing member 63 engaged, first outer casing member and second outer casing member 61,62 appropriately engaged.Therefore, see the whether rightly combination of the 3rd outer casing member 63, can detect the appropriate joint of whole outer casing members 61 to 63 by single detection.In other words, be fully because short-circuiting terminal 36 only is provided on the 3rd outer casing member 63, so can reduce component count.In addition, can be on a position fast detecting.Therefore, can reduce production cost.
The present invention is not limited to the represented and described embodiment of above-mentioned accompanying drawing.For example, still in technical scope of the present invention, various other variations can not break away from protection scope of the present invention to the following example yet.
(1) although main shell spare and auxiliaring shell spare one engage, this class connector of local combination is described in the aforementioned embodiment, and the present invention is equally applicable to the divergence type connector shell, individual from this class connector that engages continuously.
(2) connector shell can be divided into two or more outer casing members.
(3) the present invention is applicable to the connector except that PCB is used too, and plug body can be separated on the contrary with previous embodiment.
The present invention is not limited to the represented and described embodiment of above-mentioned accompanying drawing.For example, still in technical scope of the present invention, various other variations can not break away from protection scope of the present invention to the following example yet.
(1) connector shell can be divided into two or more outer casing members.
(2) the present invention is applicable to the connector except that PCB is used too, also can separate plug body on the contrary with previous embodiment.

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1. connector, it comprises plug and socket connector shell (1,2; 51,6 0), each shell is loaded with an assembly and closes terminal (7,7A, 12), connector shell (1,2; 51,60) one in is divided into one group of connector shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63), make they can with one group at other connector shell (1,2; 51,60) corresponding on puts the position and matches and engage, and this connector comprises:
Be used to control the outer casing member (3,4 that the front cooperates or engages; Control device (the 14-16 of cooperation 61,62,63) and/or joint; 18-25; 45,47,48; 65-74; 114-124), and
Be used to detect last outer casing member (3,4; 61,62,63) the junction detection device that whether appropriately engages (7A, 27-43).
2. according to the connector of claim 1, in front outer casing member (3,4 only wherein; 61,62,63) cooperated rightly and/or engaged after, allow the outer casing member (3,4 that continues; 61,62,63) cooperate and/or engage and this control device (14-16 is set; 18-25; 45,47,48; 65-74; 114-124).
3. according to the connector of claim 1 or 2, control device (14-16 wherein; 18-25; 45,47,48; 65-74; 114-124), be set up by continuing the outer casing member (3,4 that cooperates mutually; 61,62,63) motive force promote that the front engages and or the outer casing member (3,4 that cooperates; 61,62,63).
4. according to any connector of claim 1 to 3, control device (14-16 wherein; 18-25; 45,47,48; 65-74; 114-124) be set up adjacent outer casing member (3,4 mutually; 61,62,63) between.
5. according to any connector of claim 1 to 4, wherein at each adjacent outer casing member (3,4 that continues; 61,62,63) previous outer casing member (3,4; 61,62,63) locking piece (14,16 of strain is set on the sidewall; 18-22; 65-68; 74; 114-119), at this, the outer casing member (3,4 when the front; 61,62,63) when being assembled, this locking piece (14,16; 18-22; 65-68,74; 114-119) can strain by shifting to latched position, this latched position is arranged on the outer casing member (3,4 of coupling; 61,62,63) on; Outer casing member (3,4 in front; 61,62,63) recover form under the appropriate condition that cooperates, thereby engage with sticking department; And, when shifting to sticking department distortion, protrudingly advance continuous mutually outer casing member (3,4; 61,62,63) cooperation and/or bonding land, thereby by continuous mutually outer casing member (3,4; 61,62,63) extruding.
6. according to any connector of claim 1 to 4, wherein at each adjacent outer casing member (3,4 that continues; 61,62,63) previous outer casing member (3,4; 61,62,63) locking piece (14,16 of strain is set on the sidewall; 18-22; 65-68; 74; 114-119), at this, the outer casing member (3,4 when the front; 61,62,63) when being assembled, this locking piece (14,16; 18-22; 65-68,74; 114-119) can strain by shifting to latched position, this latched position is arranged on the outer casing member (3,4 of coupling; 61,62,63) on; Outer casing member (3,4 in front; 61,62,63) recover form under the appropriate condition that cooperates, thereby engage with sticking department; And, when shifting to sticking department distortion, protrudingly advance continuous mutually outer casing member (3,4; 61,62,63) cooperation and/or bonding land, thus continuous mutually outer casing member (3,4 suppressed; 61,62,63) one of cooperation and/or joint.
7. according to any connector of claim 1 to 6, wherein breakaway connector outer casing member (2,6) is such, auxiliaring shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) can with main shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) and or the connector shell (1,51) of coupling match and/or engage described main shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) match with the connector shell (1,51) that mated and or engage.
Auxiliaring shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) and/or described main shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) can be each other and/or with connector shell (1, the 51) local locks with respect of described coupling.
Control device (14-16; 18-25; 45,47,48; 65-74; 114-124), only at auxiliaring shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) and/or main shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) by rightly with each other and/or matching connector shell (1,51) cooperates and/or engage after, by discharging local locks with respect, as allowing auxiliaring shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) and/or main shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) cooperation and/or joint.
8. according to any connector of claim 1 to 7, wherein the breakaway connector shell is such, along with connector shell (1) direction that cooperates and/or engage of coupling, auxiliaring shell spare (4) is set on main shell spare (3) movably, this auxiliaring shell spare (4) is relative, specifically, or on the position before main shell spare (3) relative engagement and/or the direction of engagement local locks with respect
Control device (18-25) by only discharging local locks with respect after auxiliaring shell spare (4) is cooperated rightly and/or engages, act as and allows main shell spare (3) cooperation and/or joint.
9. according to any connector in the claim 1 to 8, further comprise preventing at described outer casing member (3,4; The device of not expecting between cooperation 61,62,63) and/or joint aging time of locking certainly, and/or guiding device are used to prevent unsuitable or wrong outer casing member (3,4; 61,62,63) cooperate with each accommodated position and/or engage.
10. according to any connector in the claim 1 to 9, wherein the junction detection device is set at and wants outer casing member (3,4 engaged and/or that cooperate at last; 61,62,63) on, especially at main shell spare (3,4; 61,62,63) on, and/or on the connector shell (1,15) of coupling.
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