JP2000268904A - Fpc connection connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a connection failure of a connector and damage of an FPC by preventing a half fitting of the connector through generation of preventing a half fitting of the connector through generation of insertion feeling of the FPC, removing an operational mistake at the time of fitting, surely performing the fitting without inclining housing mutually, and enabling of the plug housing to the base housing locking at one position. SOLUTION: This connector has a base housing 10 mounted on a printed board P or the like, a plug housing 20 installed in a FPC(B), an opened groove part 11 formed at the base housing 10 to incorporate a contact therein. The plug housing 20 has a front surface member 21 disposed at the front surface side of the FPC(B) and to be connected thereto. A locking part 24 of the FPC(B) is provided on at least one of the members 21, 22. A supporting part 25 for a tip of the FPC(B) is provided at the rear surface member 22. The supporting part 25 is fitted together with the FPC(B) between the contact and an inner wall of the opened groove part 11. A locking mechanism 30 is provided which locks the plug housing 20 to the base housing 10 when a conductor the FPC(B) is pressure contacted with the contact.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention belongs to the technical field of a connector for connecting a flexible printed wiring board (hereinafter referred to as "FPC") having flexibility to a printed circuit board or the like, and in particular, to prevent poor connection. Regarding what you did.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of connector, FIG.
(A) As shown in FIG.
A contact (c) is provided in the groove (b) so as to be elastically deformable in the groove width direction (left and right direction in the figure). Things are known. The method of use is to use the solder tail of the contact (c) and the through hole (e) of the printed circuit board (d).
The connector is mounted on a printed circuit board or the like (d) by soldering into the connector, and then the FPC (f) is inserted into the gap between the contact (c) and the inner wall of the housing groove to be fitted. To contact the FPC (f) conductor (c).
・ Electrical connection is achieved by pressing against.

[0003] Separately, there is known a housing provided with a slider (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-46388).
Reference). In this connector, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), a groove (b) is formed in the housing (a), and a contact (c) is provided in the groove (b). Is the same as the conventional example described above, but further includes a groove (b)
In addition, a slider (g) having a slope is provided so as to be able to move up and down substantially along the inner wall of the groove. The connector is mounted on a printed circuit board or the like (d) in the same manner as in the prior art, and then the contact (c) and the slider (c) are pulled up with the slider (g) pulled up from the groove (b). Insert the FPC (f) into the gap with (g) and then push the slider (g) into the groove (b) to push the FPC (f) into the contact (c) ... With this, the conductor of the FPC (f) is pressed against the contact (c) to achieve electrical connection, and both ends (h) and (h) of the slider (g) are connected to the inner wall of the housing (b) and the like. It is locked and locked. According to this connector with a slider, by pulling up the slider (g), the FPC (f) can be fitted with sufficient clearance between the contact (c) and the slider (g). There is almost no resistance (hardness) at the time, and the operability is excellent.

[0004]

However, in any of the connectors, when the FPC (f) is manually inserted into the connector, the FPC (f) is soft, and the response is that the FPC (f) can be inserted to the fitting position, that is, the insertion. The feeling is difficult to understand. Therefore, when the former connector is used, FIG.
As shown in (b), despite the fact that the FPC (f) is inclined in the width direction and is half-fitted, it may be mistaken that fitting has been completed, thereby causing a poor connection of the connector. There is. In particular, this is likely to occur in a multi-pole FPC having a wide FPC.

In the latter connector with a slider,
The FPC (f) is inserted into the housing (a), and then the slider (g) is pushed into the groove (b) to lock the housing (a). ) Is forcibly forcibly inserted, resulting in a poor connection of the connector, or as shown in FIG. 13B, for example, a shift between the slider (G) and the FPC (F). One side of the lock, which is inclined in the direction and is locked to the housing (a) only at one end thereof, may cause a connection failure of the connector.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object thereof is to provide a housing,
It is divided into two parts, one to mount on a printed circuit board and the other, and the side to hold the FPC.
It provides a feeling of insertion of the PC to prevent half-fitting of the FPC, and allows the fitting to be performed by one action operation so that the operation is not forgotten. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to surely fit components of a housing without inclination and to prevent poor connection of a connector. Further, since the constituent members of the housing can be fitted to each other without tilting, the locking mechanism for the members can be completed at only one location, and the structure is aimed at simplification. Further, the housing component surrounds the vicinity of the tip of the FPC to protect the FPC from being damaged.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector for connecting an FPC to a printed circuit board or the like, the base housing being mounted on the printed circuit board or the like. And a plug housing attached to the FPC. The base housing has an open groove formed therein, and the contact is provided in the open groove so that the contact can be elastically deformed in the groove width direction. The housing includes a front member disposed on the front side of the FPC and a back member disposed on the rear side of the FPC and coupled to the front member.
And a supporting portion is provided on the back member for abutting against the back surface of the front end of the FPC. This supporting portion is provided between the contact of the base housing and the inner wall of the groove along with the FPC. And a lock mechanism for locking the plug housing to the base housing at a position where the conductor of the FPC is pressed against the contact. Features.

In this FPC connector, a base housing is mounted on a printed circuit board or the like by fitting a solder tail of a contact into a through hole of a printed circuit board or the like and soldering the solder tail. On the other hand, the front member of the plug housing is arranged on the front surface side of the FPC, and the back member is arranged on the rear surface side of the FPC and connected to each other.
By engaging C, the plug housing is mounted on the FPC. Then, the supporting portion of the plug housing is
C, the contact between the contact of the base housing and the inner wall of the groove is fitted against the elastic restoring force of the contact, and FP
When the conductor C comes into contact with the contact, the plug mechanism is locked to the base housing by the lock mechanism.

In this case, the FPC is supported by the support portion of the plug housing and has rigidity, which fits between the contact of the rigid base housing and the inner wall of the groove, so that the FPC has a feeling of being inserted. It is easy to intuitively confirm the mating completion. Therefore, the FPC does not half-fit. Further, since the FPC is fitted in a state of being locked to the plug housing in this manner, the fitting can be performed by one action operation. Therefore, there is no forgetting the operation. In addition, since there is no displacement between the FPC and the plug housing, the plug housing is not fitted to the base housing in a state where the plug housing is inclined in the width direction. Therefore, poor connection of the connector is prevented.

Further, since the plug housing is fitted into the base housing without tilting in the width direction, it is sufficient to provide the lock mechanism at one place, and in such a case, the structure is simplified. Furthermore, since the vicinity of the front end of the FPC is surrounded by the front and back members of the plug housing, the vicinity of the front end is protected and is not damaged.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the locking portion is formed by a pin protruding from one of the front member and the back member toward the other member. ing.

In this FPC connection connector, when the plug housing is mounted on the FPC, the front member is disposed on the front side near the front end of the FPC, and the back member is disposed on the rear side near the front end of the FPC. Is passed through the FPC, and the front and back members are joined together.
Is locked.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect, the front member and the back member are connected in series via a hinge member.

In this FPC connector, the hinge member is bent, the front member and the back member are overlapped, and then the two members are joined. By connecting the front and back members in a series,
The plug housing becomes a single component, which reduces the number of components of the connector and reduces the number of man-hours for management. In addition, in the manufacturing process, it can be integrally molded by, for example, injection molding, and the production efficiency is improved.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show an FPC connection connector according to a first embodiment.

1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a substantially box-shaped base housing mounted on a printed board P or the like.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a plug housing mounted on the FPC (B). The base housing 10 and the plug housing 20 constitute an FPC connection connector.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the base housing 10 is formed with an open groove 11 which is open upward. A contact portion 12a formed in an inverted U-shape at the tip thereof
Can be elastically deformed in the groove width direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1).

The plug housing 20 is made of an FPC.
(B) a front member 21 disposed on the surface side, and an FPC
(B) and a back member 22 arranged on the back surface side and coupled to the front member 21. The FPC here is
A conductor is wired on the surface or inside a thin plate or film of a resin or the like that is rich in flexibility, and the surface of the FPC is
The surface on the side where the conductor is wired or the surface where the tip of the conductor inside is exposed, and the surface on the opposite side is called the back surface. In the FPC (B) exemplified in this embodiment, the conductors are wired so as to be substantially parallel to each other inside, and the tips of the conductors are exposed at the tips of the FPC (B) as contact portions b. , The right side surface of the FPC (B) corresponds to the front surface, and the left side surface corresponds to the back surface.

At least one of the front member 21 and the back member 22 is provided with a locking portion 24 for locking the FPC (B). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking portion 24 is configured by a pin 24 protruding from the back member 22 toward the front member 21. A through hole through which this pin 24 passes is formed near the tip of the FPC (B).

As shown in FIG. 1, the back member 22 has F
A support portion 25 is provided to be in contact with the back surface of the front end of the PC (B).
a between the contacts 12a and 12a against the elastic restoring force of the contacts 12. The support part 25 includes
It is in contact with the periphery of a portion substantially corresponding to the contact portion b on the back surface of the FPC (B).

As shown in FIG. 1, a projection 23 is formed on the back member 22, while a lock lever 13 is formed on the base housing 10 to be elastically deformed and locked on the projection 23. The contact portion b of the FPC (B) is changed to the contact contact portion 12 by the projection 23 and the lock lever 13.
The lock mechanism 30 locks the plug housing 20 to the base housing 10 at a position where the plug housing 20 comes into pressure contact with the plug housing 20.
The protrusion 23 and the lock lever 13 are provided only at one position corresponding to substantially the center of the back member 22 and the base housing 10 in the width direction of the FPC (B). Also, the lock lever 1 is provided on the base housing 10.
3 is formed, and a lock lever 1 is formed.
3 is prevented from being carelessly applied to an external force.

As shown in FIG. 4, the back member 22 is provided with a hook-shaped connecting portion 22a, and the front member 21 is formed with a concave portion for receiving the connecting portion 22a. And the back member 22 are overlapped,
By fitting a into the connecting portion 21a, the front member 21 and the back member 22 can be connected. Reference numeral 21b denotes a reverse assembling prevention pin for preventing the front member 21 and the back member 22 from being assembled when the front member 21 and the back member 22 are to be assembled in a direction opposite to the normal direction.

The method of using the FPC connector will be described. First, the base housing 10 is inserted into the through hole of the printed circuit board P and soldered, so that the base housing 10 is connected to the printed circuit board P or the like.
To be implemented. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the FPC (B) is applied to the back member 22 of the plug housing 20, and the pin 2
4 through the through hole of the FPC (B), and then the front member 2
1 and the back member 22 are overlapped, and the joint 22a is joined to the joint 21a.
The plug housing 20 is mounted on the FPC (B) by engaging the front member 21 and the back member 22 with each other (see FIGS. 1 and 2). And plug housing 2
0, together with the FPC (B), between the contacts 12 of the base housing 10 and the inner wall 11a of the groove against the elastic restoring force of the contacts 12.
When the contact portion b of the FPC (B) comes to a position where it comes into pressure contact with the contact contact portion 12a, the lock lever 1 of the lock mechanism 30
3 is elastically deformed, gets over the projection 23 and locks it,
The plug housing 20 is locked to the base housing 10, and the operation of connecting the FPC (B) to the printed circuit board P or the like is completed by this (a state from (a) to (c) through (b) of FIG. 12). . In order to release the lock mechanism 30, a jig such as a screwdriver is inserted between the lock lever 13 and the projection 23 from the back side of the back member 22.
0 may be pulled out of the base housing 10.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, the FPC
(B) is supported by the support portion 25 of the plug housing 20 and has rigidity, which is a rigid base housing 10.
Of the FPC (B), and it is easy to intuitively confirm the completion of the fitting. Therefore, the half-fitting of the FPC (B) does not occur. Further, since the FPC (B) is fitted in a state of being locked to the plug housing 20 in this manner,
Fitting can be performed by one action operation. Therefore, there is no forgetting the operation. Moreover, the FPC (B) and the plug housing 2
0, so that the plug housing 2
0 does not fit in the base housing 10 in a state inclined in the width direction. Therefore, poor connection of the connector is prevented.

Further, since the plug housing 20 is fitted into the base housing 10 without tilting in the width direction, it is sufficient to provide the lock mechanism 30 at one place, and the structure can be simplified. Further, the vicinity of the front end of the FPC is surrounded by the front member 21 and the back member 22 of the plug housing 20, so that the front end is protected and not damaged.

Moreover, since the locking portion is constituted by the pins 24 protruding from the back member 22, the FPC (B) can be locked to the plug housing 20 with a simple structure, and the connector can be reduced while reducing the cost. Can improve the efficiency of the connection work.

Further, the lock lever 1 of the lock mechanism 30
3 is formed in the base housing 10, it can be set longer than that formed in the plug housing 20. Therefore, the "flexure angle" of the lock lever 13 can be suppressed as small as possible in obtaining a constant displacement at the tip end of the lock lever for the lock operation and the unlock operation. Is less likely to occur.

FIGS. 6 to 9 show a second embodiment. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the lock mechanism and the front and back members, and the other configurations are substantially the same. Accordingly, members having the same functions as the members of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and reference drawings are shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, FIGS. 2 to 7, and FIGS.
The description of paragraph numbers 0016 to 0020 is cited as it is as a description of the second embodiment on the assumption that the description is changed to FIG. 8 (a drawing corresponding to FIG. 3 is omitted).

Then, the lock mechanism of the second embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, a lock lever 23 'is formed on the front member 21, while a protrusion 13' for locking the elastically deformed lock lever 23 'is formed on the base housing 10, The contact portion b of the FPC (B) is formed by the lock lever 23 'and the projection 13'.
Constitutes a lock mechanism 30 'for locking the plug housing 20 to the base housing 10 at a position where the plug housing 20 is pressed against the contact contact portion 12a. The lock lever 23 ′ and the protrusion 13 ′ are provided only at one position corresponding to substantially the center of the front member 21 and the base housing 10 in the width direction of the FPC (B).

Further, the front member 21 and the back member 22 according to the second embodiment will be described. Front member 21 and back member 22
Are connected in series through a hinge member 27, as shown in FIG. The back member 22 is provided with a hook-shaped connecting portion 22a, and the front member 21 is provided with the connecting portion 22a.
A coupling portion 21a for receiving the front member 21 and the back member 22 is formed by bending the hinge member 27.
Are superimposed on each other, and when the connecting portion 22a is fitted into the connecting portion 21a, the front member 21 and the back member 22 can be connected.

A method of using the FPC connector of the second embodiment will be described. First, the base housing 10 is mounted on the printed circuit board P by fitting the solder tails of the contacts 12... Into the through holes of the printed circuit board P and soldering. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the FPC (B) is applied to the back member 22 of the plug housing 20, the pin 24 is passed through the through-hole of the FPC (B), and then the hinge member 27 is bent and the front member 21 is bent. Then, the plug member 20 is mounted on the FPC (B) by stacking the back member 22 and the front member 21 and the back member 22 by locking the connecting portion 22a to the connecting portion 21a (the state of FIG. 7). Then, the support portion 25 of the plug housing 20 is
Contact 1 of base housing 10 together with PC (B)
2 and the contact 12 between the groove inner wall 11a.
When the contact portion b of the FPC (B) comes to a position where it comes into pressure contact with the contact contact portion 12a,
The lock lever 23 'of the lock mechanism 30' rides over the protrusion 13 'and locks it, and the plug housing 20 is locked on the base housing 10, thereby connecting the FPC (B) to the printed circuit board P or the like. Completion (the state from (a) to (c) through (b) in FIG. 9). To release the lock mechanism 30 ', the plug housing 20 may be pulled out of the base housing 10 while the lock lever 23' is manually operated to release the engagement with the projection 13 '.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the FPC
(B) Half-fitting, forgetting operation, and plug housing 20
Of the connector can be prevented from being obliquely fitted to the base housing 10 and connection failure of the connector can be prevented.
The same functions and effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved, such as that the structure can be simplified, the front end of the FPC can be protected by the front member 21 and the back member 22, and the cost can be reduced and the work efficiency can be improved by simplifying the configuration of the locking portion. The effect can be obtained. That is, on the premise that the code of the lock mechanism is changed to 30 ', the description of paragraph numbers 0024 to 0026 of the first embodiment is quoted as it is to obtain the operation and effect of the second embodiment.

In addition, in the second embodiment, the hinge member 2
7, the front member 21 and the back member 22 are connected in series, so that the number of components of the connector can be reduced by using the plug housing 20 as one component, which can contribute to a reduction in management man-hours. It is also convenient to integrally mold such as by the above, and the production efficiency is good.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show a third embodiment. The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the lock mechanism, and the other configurations are substantially the same. Therefore, members having the same functions as the members of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the reference drawings are referred to FIG.
From the paragraph 001 on the assumption that the
The description of 6 to 0020 is directly quoted as the description of the third embodiment (drawings corresponding to FIGS. 2 to 5 are omitted).

Next, the lock mechanism of the third embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the lock mechanism 30 is constituted by the lock lever 13 and the projection 23. However, as shown in FIG. 10, in the third embodiment, instead of this, the fitting projection 26 is provided on the support portion 25 of the plug housing 20. And a fitting hole 14 in which the fitting protrusion 26 can be fitted in the base housing 10.
As a result, the contact portion b of the FPC (B) and the contact contact portion 1
A lock mechanism 30 ″ for locking the plug housing 20 to the base housing 10 at a position where the base 2a is pressed against the housing 2a. It is provided only at one location corresponding to substantially the center of the direction.

The connecting structure of the front member 21 and the back member 22 is formed by fitting the connecting portions provided on the front member 21 and the back member 22 together, and is similar to the structure of the first embodiment. is there.

A method of using the FPC connector according to the third embodiment will be described. First, the base housing 10 is mounted on the printed circuit board P by fitting the solder tails of the contacts 12... Into the through holes of the printed circuit board P and soldering. On the other hand, the FPC (B) is applied to the back member 22 of the plug housing 20, and the pin 24 is
After penetrating through the through hole of C (B), the front member 21 and the back member 22 are overlapped, and the joining portion 22a is locked to the joining portion 21a to join the front member 21 and the back member 22. 20 is mounted on the FPC (B). Then, the support portion 25 of the plug housing 20 is connected to the FPC (B).
At the same time, the contact portion b of the FPC (B) is fitted to the contact contact portion 12a between the contacts 12 of the base housing 10 and the inner wall 11a of the open groove portion against the elastic restoring force of the contacts 12. When the pressing position is reached, the fitting protrusion 26 of the lock mechanism 30 "climbs over the inner wall 11a of the groove and fits into the fitting hole 14, and the plug housing 20 is locked to the base housing 10, whereby the FPC ( The operation of connecting B) to the printed circuit board P is completed ((a) of FIG. 11).
To (c) through (b)). In order to release the lock mechanism 30 ′, the plug housing 20 may be pulled out of the base housing 10 while the fitting protrusion 26 is manually operated to release the fitting into the fitting hole 14.

Therefore, in the third embodiment, the FPC
(B) Half-fitting, forgetting operation, and plug housing 20
Does not occur in the base housing 10 and the connection failure of the connector can be prevented.
The same functions and effects as in the first embodiment can be achieved, such as that the structure can be simplified, the front end of the FPC can be protected by the front member 21 and the back member 22, and the cost can be reduced and the work efficiency can be improved by simplifying the configuration of the locking portion. The effect can be obtained. That is, on the premise that the code of the lock mechanism is changed to 30 ″, the description of paragraph numbers 0024 to 0026 of the first embodiment is quoted as it is to obtain the operation and effect of the third embodiment.

In addition, in the third embodiment, the width of the connector (in the left-right direction in FIG. 10) is smaller than that in the first or second embodiment because there are no lock levers 13, 23 'and protrusions 23, 13'. Dimensions) are thinned, the connector is compact, and the mounting area can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited by the above embodiment. For example, the locking portion is not limited to the pin 24 penetrating the FPC (B), but may be any as long as it locks the FPC (B).
May be held. In that case, FPC
It is not necessary to provide a through hole in (B). Further, the present invention includes an embodiment in which the locking portion is provided on one or both of the front member and the back member. Furthermore, it is desirable to provide the lock mechanism only at one location corresponding to the widthwise center of the FPC in each connector member in order to simplify the structure. However, the present invention provides the lock mechanism at two or more locations in each connector member. Includes embodiments provided. Also, the front member and the back member may be separate parts without being connected by the hinge member.
The present invention includes an embodiment in which the above embodiments are combined.

[0041]

As described above, the FPC of claim 1
According to the connector for connection, the housing is divided into a base housing mounted on a printed circuit board or the like and a plug housing holding the FPC, and these rigid bodies are fitted to each other to give a feeling of insertion of the FPC, thereby providing an FPC insertion feeling. In addition to preventing half-fitting, the fitting can be performed by one action so that forgetting operation can be eliminated.
The plug housing can be fitted to the base housing without tilting, without the displacement between the plug housing and the plug housing. Therefore, the connection failure of the connector can be reliably prevented. Further, since the plug housing is fitted into the base housing without tilting in the width direction, it is sufficient to provide the lock mechanism at one place, and in such a case, the structure can be simplified. Further, since the vicinity of the front end of the FPC is surrounded by the front and back members of the plug housing, the vicinity of the front end can be protected from being damaged.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, F
The PC can be locked to the plug housing, and the efficiency of the connection operation using the connector can be improved while reducing the cost.

According to the third aspect, the number of components of the connector can be reduced, the number of management steps can be reduced, and in the manufacturing process, it is convenient to perform integral molding by, for example, injection molding or the like, and the production efficiency is improved. Can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view showing a longitudinal section of an FPC connection connector of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a base housing and a plug housing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the base housing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view, partly in section, showing a front member and a back member constituting the plug housing of the first embodiment.

5A and 5B are cross-sectional views illustrating a method of using the FPC connection connector according to the first embodiment, wherein FIG. 5A is a fitting start state, and FIG.
Indicates an operation start state of the lock mechanism, and (c) indicates a fitting completed state.

FIG. 6 is a left side view showing an FPC connection connector according to a second embodiment in a vertical section.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a base housing and a plug housing of a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view showing the plug housing of the second embodiment in an expanded state via a hinge member.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views illustrating a method of using the FPC connection connector according to the second embodiment, wherein FIG.
Indicates an operation start state of the lock mechanism, and (c) indicates a fitting completed state.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing an FPC connection connector according to a third embodiment in a vertical section.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are cross-sectional views illustrating a method of using the FPC connection connector according to the third embodiment, wherein FIG.
(B) shows the operation start state of the lock mechanism, and (c) shows the fitting completed state.

12A and 12B show a conventional connector, wherein FIG. 12A is a longitudinal side view, and FIG. 12B is a front view.

13A and 13B show a conventional connector with a slider, and FIG.
Is a longitudinal side view, and (b) is a front view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P Printed circuit board B FPC b Contact part 10 Base housing 11 Open groove part 11a Inner wall 12 Contact 20 Plug housing 21 Front member 22 Back member 24 Pin (locking part) 25 Support part 30 Lock mechanism 30 'Lock mechanism 30 "Lock mechanism

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A connector for connecting an FPC to a printed circuit board or the like, comprising a base housing mounted on the printed circuit board or the like, and a plug housing mounted on the FPC. Is formed in the groove so that the contact can be elastically deformed in the groove width direction.
A front member disposed on the front surface side of the FPC; and a back member disposed on the rear surface side of the FPC and coupled to the front member. At least one member has a locking portion for locking the FPC. At the same time, the back member is provided with a support portion that comes into contact with the front surface of the front end of the FPC, and this support portion together with the FPC is provided between the contact of the base housing and the inner wall of the groove.
The connector is configured to be able to be fitted against the elastic restoring force of the contact, and further provided with a lock mechanism for locking the plug housing to the base housing at a position where the conductor of the FPC is pressed against the contact. FPC to do
Connector for connection. 2. The FPC connection connector according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion comprises a pin protruding from one of the front member and the back member toward the other member. 3. The FPC according to claim 1, wherein the front member and the back member are connected in series via a hinge member.
Connector for connection.