JP2000195594A - Connector for flat flexible cable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flat flexible cable connector capable of surely and easily connecting a flat flexible cable such as an FPC and capable of keeping the connected flat flexible cable from slipping off unnecesarily. SOLUTION: A slider 3 obliquely slides. The slider 3 pulled up to an upper position is guided by a guide surface 23 and moved forward Y1, thus securing a sufficient insertion space for FPC insertion. An engagement projection 54 of the slider 3 present in the upper position abuts on a stopper 55 of a housing 2, thereby preventing the slider 3 from leaning forward. It does not occur that the insertion space S is narrowed due to the leaning slider 3 and that the insertion of an FPC is made difficult.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flat flexible cable connector capable of connecting a connection end of a flat flexible cable (FFC: flexible flat cable, FPC: includes a flexible printed circuit board). .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electrical connector capable of connecting a connection end of a flat flexible cable has an insulating housing having a receiving cavity for receiving the connection end of the flat flexible cable. A plurality of terminals are arranged side by side at a predetermined pitch in the cavity. The electrical connector further includes a slider that is engaged with the housing so as to be slidable in the insertion / removal direction of the flat flexible cable.

After the flat flexible cable is inserted to a proper position in the receiving cavity with the slider positioned at the upper position, the slider is lowered, and the blade provided on the slider causes the flat flexible cable to be inserted. The connection end is pressed against the contact of the terminal so that the flat flexible cable does not come off.

[0004]

When the flat flexible cable is inserted, the flat flexible cable may be slightly inclined in the receiving cavity. At this time, if the gap between the slider blade at the upper position and the contact portion is narrow,
Since the insertion edge of the flat flexible cable is in contact with the upwardly inclined surface of the contact portion, there is a problem that it is difficult to insert the flat flexible cable to a regular insertion position.

Therefore, it is conceivable to widen the gap between the blade and the contact portion. However, in this case, the force for pressing the flat flexible cable against the contact portion in a state where the slider is at the lower position is weakened. As a result, the flat flexible cable connected to the electrical connector may be unnecessarily disconnected. Then, the inventor of the present application proposes to slide the slider obliquely with respect to the insertion / removal direction of the flat flexible cable. That is, a wide insertion space between the blade and the contact portion is secured while the slider is raised, so that the flat flexible cable can be easily inserted. The flexible cable is strongly pressed against the contact portion to achieve reliable contact pressure and prevention of the flat flexible cable from coming off.

It is preferable that a guide window or the like provided for guiding an oblique slide is formed obliquely with respect to a vertical direction which is a direction in which a flat flexible cable is inserted and withdrawn.
In actuality, the guide window and the like are formed along the vertical direction in consideration of the mold removability of the resin-molded housing and slider. Therefore, only one of the pair of inner edges of the guide window guides the corresponding engagement protrusion. This is a so-called one-sided guide, and there is play between the engagement projection and the other inner edge of the guide window. Because of this play,
The slider may rattle and tilt at the upper position. When the slider is tilted, the blade is also tilted, so that the connection end of the flat flexible cable inserted along the blade is also inserted obliquely, making it difficult to insert the flat flexible cable to the regular insertion position. .

[0007] Despite the use of the diagonal slide in order to achieve both easy mounting of the flat type flexible cable and retaining property of the connected flat type flexible cable, the diagonal slide causes a problem. As a result, the ease of mounting may be impaired. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is intended for a flat flexible cable in which a flat flexible cable can be securely and easily mounted, and a connected flat flexible cable is not unnecessarily pulled out. The purpose is to provide a connector.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems As means for solving the problems to achieve the above object, the aspect of the invention described in claim 1 is as follows.
An insulating housing having a receiving cavity for receiving a connection end of the flat flexible cable, and a plurality of terminals disposed in the receiving cavity; A slider having a blade defining an insertion space for the flat flexible cable therebetween, and the housing includes an upper position in which the slider allows insertion and removal of the flat flexible cable into and out of the receiving cavity, and extraction of the flat flexible cable. A guide means for guiding the slider so that the slider slides obliquely with respect to the insertion / removal direction between the lower position and the lower position. And an engagement portion for preventing inclination.

In this aspect, the insertion space can be widened with the slider raised, so that even if the flat flexible cable is slightly inclined, it can be easily inserted, and in addition, the flat flexible cable can be inserted with the slider lowered. Since the insertion space can be reduced, it is possible to reliably prevent the flat flexible cable from coming off. In particular, since the slider at the upper position can be prevented from being inclined by the engagement portion for preventing inclination,
There is no difficulty in mounting the flat flexible cable due to the inclination of the slider. Here, to guide the slider so as to slide obliquely between the upper position and the lower position means that the slider may be obliquely guided at least at a part between the upper position and the lower position.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the guide means includes a first guide surface for guiding the slider in a direction in which a blade of the slider moving to a lower position approaches the contact portion side; A second guide surface for guiding the slider in a direction in which the blade of the slider that moves to the upper position moves away from the contact portion;
Are characterized in that they include those formed on opposing walls of the housing. In this embodiment, the grooves and projections including the guide surface can be formed on the wall of the resin molded housing as usual, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, a pair of side walls opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction of the housing is provided with a slider for preventing the slider from being disengaged by engaging with a slider at an upper position. An engaging portion is provided, and each of the retaining portions includes the first guide surface. In this embodiment, the slider is guided at the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the slider, and the slider can be guided in a stable manner.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the slider moves in the first direction in the upper position as compared with the lower position, and the engagement portion for preventing the inclination of the slider in the upper position. It is characterized in that it is formed on a wall portion on the second direction side of the housing so as to prevent the inclination in the first direction. In this aspect, for example, when the slider moves forward from the upper position to the lower position, the prevention of the forward inclination of the slider is effectively achieved by the inclination preventing engagement portion provided on the rear wall of the housing. be able to.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a flat flexible cable connector (hereinafter simply referred to as a connector) according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the connector, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the connector. 4, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the connector, FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view of the connector, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the connector 1 is
The housing 2 includes an insulating housing 2, a slider 3 slidably engaged with the housing 2, and two types of terminals 4 and 5 mounted on the housing 2. The housing 2 is formed by molding an insulating plastic into a box shape. The housing 2 includes an upper surface portion 6, a front wall portion 7, a rear wall portion 8 extending downward from the upper surface portion 6, and a pair of side wall portions 9 and 10. Have. Also, housing 2
The receiving cavity 11 for receiving the connection end 15 (see FIG. 7) of the FPC 14 as a flat flexible cable is formed along the substantially central longitudinal direction, and the receiving cavity 11 is formed on the upper surface 6 of the housing 2. And the bottom surface 12.

The opening 13 in the upper surface 6 is for inserting the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 into the receiving cavity 11, and the opening 16 in the bottom 12 is for connecting the terminals 4, 5. It is for mounting on the housing 2. A pair of partition walls 17 connected in a U-shape at a lower portion are formed at a predetermined pitch on opposing inner walls of the receiving cavity 11, and terminals between the opposing partition walls 17 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the housing 2 are mounted. The groove 18 is provided.
Reference numeral 49 denotes a lock claw that engages with a hook 48 described below of the FPC 14 inserted at a regular position in the receiving cavity 11 of the housing 2 to prevent the FPC 14 from coming off. The lock claw 49 is configured by an engagement protrusion formed on an upper portion of a width-direction end of a rear inner wall of the receiving cavity 11.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, each side wall portion 9, 1
At substantially the center of the upper portion of the slider 0, engagement projections 19 serving as stoppers for defining the upper position of the slider 3 are formed. Each engagement projection 19 includes a guide surface 20 that guides the diagonal movement of the slider 3 described later. Reference numeral 21 denotes a protrusion extending vertically in each of the side wall portions 9 and 10, and upper and lower ends thereof are engaged with corresponding side wall portions 27 and 28 of the slider 3 to temporarily hold the sliding state of the slider 3. Unit.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, slider 3 is formed by molding an insulating plastic, and has an upper surface 24 sized to cover upper surface 6 of housing 2; Each has a front wall 25, a rear wall 26, and a pair of side walls 27 and 28 extending downward. The front wall portion 25, the rear wall portion 26, and the pair of side wall portions 27 and 28
While covering the front wall 7, the rear wall 8, and the pair of side walls 9 and 10 of the corresponding housing 2, they can slide up and down by sliding contact with them.

An opening 29 is formed at the center of the upper surface 24 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction and allow the FPC 14 to pass therethrough, facing the opening 13 of the housing 2. A blade 30 extends downward along one side edge of the opening 29 so that the blade 30 enters the receiving cavity 11 of the housing 2. 3 and 4
, A long guide window 31 extending downward from the upper end is formed at the center of each of the side walls 27 and 28. The engagement protrusion 19 of the housing 2 is fitted into the guide window 31, and the engagement protrusion 19 engages with the inner edge of the guide window 31, thereby functioning as a stopper for preventing the slider 3 from falling off as described above. Performs the function of guiding the slide of the slider 3. In particular, an inclined guided surface 32 that engages with the guide surface 20 as the first guide surface of the engagement protrusion 19 is formed below the inner edge of the guide window 31.

A pair of slits 33, 34 extending from the lower end to the center in the height direction are formed in both side walls 27, 28 at both sides of the lower half of the guide window 31. , 34 constitute an elastic tongue 35 that can elastically expand outward (to the side). The elastic tongue piece 35 is elastically spread outward once when the slider 3 is put on the housing 2,
The engagement projection 19 is allowed to be introduced into the guide window 31. Reference numeral 36 denotes a stopper surface formed by the lower surface of the engagement projection 19, and reference numeral 37 denotes a contact surface formed by a lower portion of the inner edge of the guide window 31. When the stopper surface 36 comes into contact with the contact surface 37, the upper position of the slider 3 is defined and the slider 3 is prevented from coming off.

The slider 3 is connected to the housing 2 as shown in FIG.
The housing 2 slides vertically between a lower position shown in FIG. 9 and an upper position shown in FIG. 8, but slides obliquely with respect to the insertion / removal direction of the FPC 14 (that is, the vertical direction X1, X2). Is engaged. That is, when the lifted slider 3 approaches the upper position, it moves obliquely upward X1 and forward Y1, and when the slider 3 that is pulled down approaches the lower position, it obliquely moves downward X2 and backward Y2. It is.

The specific engagement structure for realizing this is as follows. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left and right ends of the front wall portion 7 are formed with vertically extending concave grooves 22 (in FIG. 4, the right end concave grooves 22).
Only is shown. ). The upper portion of the groove bottom of each concave groove 22 includes an inclined guide surface 23 as a second inclined surface for guiding the slider 3 to move obliquely. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an engagement projection 50 that engages with the concave groove 22 is formed on the inner surface of the corresponding lower end of the front wall 25 of the slider 3. The upper surface of the engagement projection 50 includes a guided surface 57 corresponding to the guide surface 23. When the slider 3 is moved from the lower position to the upper position, the guided surface 57 is guided by the guide surface 23 of the housing 2 so that the slider 3 moves obliquely forward and upward.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, first and second concave grooves 51 and 52 extending vertically are formed on rear wall portion 8 of housing 2 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. Have been. The first concave groove 51 is open upward, and the lower part of the inner wall includes an inclined guide surface 53 as a first guide surface. The second concave groove 52 is open downward, and the upper part of the inner wall thereof includes a stopper 55 as an engagement part for preventing inclination. This stopper 55 is used for the slider 3
And a contact surface for engaging an engagement protrusion 54 formed on an inner surface of a corresponding lower end portion of the rear wall portion 26.

The inner surface of the rear wall 26 of the slider 3
An inclined guided surface 56 is provided above the engaging projection 54 at a predetermined interval. When the slider 3 is moved from the upper position to the lower position, the guided surface 56 is guided by the guide surface 53 of the housing 2 so that the slider 3 moves obliquely rearward and downward. Referring to FIG. 6, two types of terminals 4 and 5 are mounted in one row of terminal mounting grooves 18 formed so as to face the inner wall of receiving cavity 6 and mounted in the other row. The terminal 5 is punched from a sheet metal in different shapes. Terminal 4 on one side
The lead portion 39 is continuous at a right angle to the lower end of the main body portion 38 locked in the terminal mounting groove 18, and the substantially U-shaped contact portion 40 is continuous so as to be folded from the upper end of the main body portion 38. ing.

The other terminal 5 has a lead portion 42 extending perpendicularly to the lower end of the main body portion 41 locked in the terminal mounting groove 18 and has a substantially U-shape from the upper end of the main body portion 38. The contact part 43 is continuous. The contact parts 40 and 43 of both terminals 4 and 5 are FPC1
4 are arranged linearly at a predetermined distance along the mounting direction.

The blade 30 of the slider 3 has the receiving cavity 1
As shown in FIG. 6, when entering 1, it is provided at a position where it enters adjacent to the partition wall 17 for the terminal mounting groove 18 on the terminal 4 side. The contact portions 43 and 40 linearly arranged as described above face one side surface 44 of the blade 30 that has entered the receiving cavity 11. In a state where the FPC 14 is not inserted into the receiving cavity 11, as shown in FIG. 6, each of the contact portions 43 and 44 is in a state of substantially abutting on one side surface 44 of the blade 30 due to its elasticity.

FIG. 7 shows connection pads 45 and 46 as conductive members formed at the connection end 15 of the FPC 14. As shown in FIG. The FPC 14 is a so-called single-sided FPC in which conductive lines are provided on one side, and the connection pads 45 and 46 of each conductive line are connected to the connection end 15 at the FPC 14.
Are arranged in two stages in the longitudinal direction. Both connection pads 4
The distance between 5 and 46 is made to coincide with the distance between contact portions 43 and 40. In addition, the FPC 14 is configured such that the front end side of the connection end 15 is widened, so that the connection end 15
Each of the side edges 47 is provided with a hook portion 48 for hooking and engaging with a lock claw 49.

In connecting the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 to the connector 1, the slider 3 is lifted from the lower position shown in FIG. 6 to the upper position shown in FIGS. , 28 are engaged with the holding steps at the upper ends of the ridges 21 of the side walls 9, 10 of the housing 2, and are maintained in the raised state. 8 and 9
Slider 3 lifted to an upper position as shown in FIG.
When the slider 2 approaches the upper position, the inclined guided surface 23 of the slider 2 is guided by the inclined guide surface 23 as a second guide surface of the housing 2 and the guide window 31 of the slider 2 Is guided by the inclined guide surface 20 as the second guide surface,
Slide forward and diagonally upward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, between the one side surface 44 of the blade 30 of the slider 3 and the upper contact portion 43, an insertion space S having a sufficient space for inserting the connection end portion 15 of the FPC 14 is formed. It is formed. Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the engagement protrusion 54 of the slider 3 abuts against the stopper 55, so that the forward inclination of the slider 3 is reliably prevented.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 (a), the FPC 1 is moved to a regular insertion position in the receiving cavity 11.
4 is inserted. Since a sufficiently large insertion space S is secured in the receiving cavity 11, the FPC 1
4 can be easily inserted to the regular position. With the slider 3 in the upper position, the hook 48 of the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 at the regular insertion position is located below and in front of the lock claw 49. Connection end 1
5 is a contact portion 43, 40 [FIG. 11 and FIG.
Only the contact portion 43 is shown. ], The hook portion 48 is not engaged with the lock claw 49.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12 (b), when the slider 3 is lowered to the lower position, the slider 3 is moved backward Y2 by a predetermined amount (about the thickness of the connection end 15 of the FPC 14; For example, it is set to 0.3 to 0.4 mm.) As a result, the blade 30 is located at a position facing the contact portions 43 and 40, and the blade 3
0 connects the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 to the contact portions 43 and 4.
Press to the 0 side. As a result, in a state where the contact portions 40 and 43 of the terminals 4 and 5 are elastically deformed, the contact portions 40 and 43 and the connection pads 45 and 46 are elastically contacted in a one-to-one relationship, and electrical connection is established. Secured.

As shown in FIG. 12B, the blade 30 of the slider 3 at the lower position causes the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 to move the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 by a predetermined amount against the elastic repulsive force of the contact portions 40 and 43. Is moved backward Y2 by a predetermined amount d corresponding to the above, the hooking portion 48 of the connection end portion 15 of the FPC 14 enters below the locking claw 49, and the locking of the FPC 14 is achieved.

Conversely, when removing the mounted FPC 14 from the housing 2, the slider 3 is moved from the lower position shown in FIG.
When the blade 30 is pulled up to the upper position shown in FIG.
1, the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 is pushed forward by the predetermined amount d to the front Y1 by the elastic repulsive force of the contact portions 40 and 43. As a result, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
9 is released, and the FPC 14 can be pulled out of the receiving cavity 11.

In the present embodiment, a wide insertion space S can be ensured with the slider 3 pulled up.
When the slider 3 is lowered, the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 is reliably pressed against the contact portions 40 and 43 by the blade 30 to ensure reliable electrical connection and reliable electrical connection. The retaining of the FPC 14 can be achieved. Further, conventionally, since the blade is forcibly fitted and slid downward, there has been a possibility that the lower portion of the FPC 14 buckles, but this can be substantially eliminated.

In particular, the inclination of the slider 3 at the upper position can be prevented by the stopper 55 as an engagement portion for preventing inclination.
4 does not become difficult to attach. Guide surface 2
The groove 22 including the groove 3 and the groove 51 including the guide surface 53 can be formed integrally with the front wall portion 7 and the rear wall portion 8 of the housing 2 formed of resin, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. be able to.

Further, since the guide surface 20 is formed on the engaging projection 19 for preventing the side walls 9 and 10 of the housing 2 from coming off, the oblique sliding of the slider 3 is guided at both longitudinal ends of the slider 3. As a result, the slider 3 can be guided stably. Further, the slider 3 moves forward in the upper position than in the lower position.
The stopper 55 provided on the rear wall portion 8 allows the slider 3
Is prevented from tilting forward, so that the inclination can be effectively prevented.

Further, the FP inserted at the regular insertion position
C14 is pushed by the blade 30 of the slider 3 located at the lower position, and the hook 48 on the side edge 47 of the connection end 15 of the FPC 14 engages with the lock claw, so that the FPC 14 is locked at the regular insertion position, It will not come off. Further, when the slider 3 is pulled up, the hooking engagement between the hook portion 48 of the FPC 14 and the lock claw 49 can be automatically released by using the elastic repulsive force of the contact portions 40 and 43, so that the lock is released. Can be performed reliably and with one touch, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the FP
The lock claw 49 is unlocked by using the contact portions 40 and 43 for obtaining the contact pressure with the connection pads 45 and 46 of C14. However, a dedicated elastic member for unlocking may be provided. . In this case, the contact portion has relatively weak elasticity that does not damage the connection pads 45 and 46, and the elastic member has relatively strong elasticity that can surely release the lock. Things. The elastic member may have the same shape as some of the contact portions, and may be arranged in the contact mounting groove in which the contact portion is mounted. Therefore, there is no need to change the design of other components, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. be able to. In addition, various changes can be made within the scope of the present invention.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the insertion space can be widened with the slider raised, so that even if the flat flexible cable is slightly inclined, it can be easily inserted. Since the insertion space can be narrowed in a state where the cable is lowered, it is possible to reliably prevent the flat flexible cable from coming off. In particular, since the inclination of the slider at the upper position can be prevented by the engagement portion for preventing inclination, it is not difficult to mount the flat flexible cable due to the inclination of the slider.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the grooves and the projections including the guide surface can be formed on the wall of the resin-molded housing, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the slider is guided obliquely at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the slider, so that the slider can be guided stably.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the slider moves forward from the upper position to the lower position, the inclination preventing engagement portion provided on the rear wall of the housing allows the slider to tilt forward. Prevention can be achieved effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a flat flexible cable connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the connector.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the connector.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the connector.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view of the connector.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 1, showing a state where the slider is at a lower position.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a connection end of the FPC.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the connector in a state where the slider is at an upper position.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway side view of the connector with the slider at an upper position.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a connector to which a connection end of an FPC is mounted.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a connection end of an FPC and a main part of a housing.

FIGS. 12A and 12B are schematic cross-sectional views sequentially showing a state in which the connection end of the inserted FPC is prevented from coming off, with hatching omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector 2 Housing 3 Slider 4, 5 Terminal 11 Receiving cavity 14 FPC (Flat flexible cable) 15 Connection end 19 Engagement protrusion (engagement part for retaining) 20 Guide surface (second guide surface) 22 Groove 23 Guide surface (second guide surface) 30 Blade 40, 43 Contact portion 45, 46 Connection pad (conductive member) 50 Engagement projection 51 First concave groove 52 Second concave groove 53 Guide surface (first Guide surface) 54 Engagement projection 55 Stopper (inclination part for preventing inclination) 56, 57 Guide surface S Insertion space

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Claims (4)

[Claims] An insulative housing having a receiving cavity for receiving a connection end of a flat flexible cable, a plurality of terminals disposed in the receiving cavity, and a terminal extending into the receiving cavity. A slider having a blade for defining an insertion space for the flat flexible cable between the flat flexible cable and a contact portion of the flat flexible cable. Guide means for guiding the slider so as to slide obliquely with respect to the insertion / extraction direction between the lower position and the lower position for suppressing the extraction of the mold flexible cable; A flat-type flexible cable connector, comprising: an engagement portion for preventing inclination of the cable. The guide means includes a first guide surface for guiding the slider in a direction in which the slider blade moving to the lower position approaches the contact portion, and a slider blade moving to the upper position moves away from the contact portion. A second guide surface for guiding the slider in a direction, wherein the first and second guide surfaces include respective ones formed on opposing walls of the housing. Type flexible cable connector. 3. A pair of side walls opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction of the housing are provided with engaging members for preventing the slider from being disengaged by engaging the slider located at an upper position. The flat flexible cable connector according to claim 2, wherein the portion includes the first guide surface. 4. The slider moves in an upper position in a first direction than in a lower position, and the tilt preventing engagement portion prevents the slider in the upper position from tilting in the first direction. 4. The flat flexible cable connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is formed on a wall of the housing in the second direction.