JP2001217024A - Board device and apparatus and camera using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a board device which enables to make the occupying space smaller inside the electronic equipment, where a board device is used to secure electric connection between the components such as electric boards, etc., and contribute to making the electronic apparatus smaller, thereby contribut ing to reducing the manufacturing cost of the whole apparatus. SOLUTION: In a board device having connector 1, a single connector 1 and plural board 3.4 to be connected to the connector 1 constitute the device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a board device, a device having the same, and a camera. The present invention relates to a device such as a camera having the substrate device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an electronic device such as a camera, a connection terminal portion provided on a fixing portion (base) of the electronic device to electrically connect members such as an electric board. Generally, a means for securing electrical connection by mechanically connecting a member such as a flat cable or a flexible printed circuit board to a connector mounted on a member such as an electric board or the like is generally practical. Has been

In such a conventional connection means, one connector (connected member) corresponding to one electric board or the like (connection member) is prepared to ensure connection between the members. Usually, it is constituted. Therefore, when there are a plurality of members (connection members) such as electrical boards to be connected, it is natural that a plurality of (same number of) connectors (connected members) on the side to be connected are required accordingly. .

FIG. 7 shows an example of a board device for connecting an electric board and a flexible printed board in the above-mentioned conventional electronic equipment and the like. Electric substrate 1 serving as a base
02, a predetermined electric circuit and the like are formed,
At predetermined positions on the electric board 102, two connectors 101A and 101B are mounted side by side at a predetermined distance D. Note that, in these connectors 101A and 101B in the present example, the dimension along the direction in which the terminals are arranged is represented by reference symbol L.

[0005] The two connectors 101A.
Two flexible printed boards 103 and 104 are mechanically connected to each of 101B. In this way, the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards 103 and 104 (connection members) are connected to the same number of connectors 101.
It is connected to the electric circuit of the electric board 102 through the A. 101B, thereby ensuring the electric connection between them.

[0006]

However, in the conventional means, a plurality of connectors (connected members) are connected to the inside of an electronic device according to a plurality of electric boards and the like (connected members) to be connected as described above. Therefore, the space occupied by the connector is increased. That is, in the conventional means, a plurality of connectors 101A
In the case where B is arranged, as shown in FIG.
It is necessary to secure a predetermined interval D between 01A and 101B, and the occupied space increases accordingly. Therefore, there is a problem that it is a factor that hinders the miniaturization design of the electronic device itself.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to apply the present invention to a board device for securing electrical connection between members such as an electric board. Provided is a board device capable of reducing the occupied space inside an electronic device or the like, contributing to downsizing of the device itself, and contributing to reduction in manufacturing cost of the device as a whole, and a camera having the substrate device. And the like.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a board device having a connector and a plurality of connectors connected to the single connector. And a substrate.

A board device according to a second aspect of the present invention is a board device connected by a connector, comprising: a single connector; a first board connected to the single connector; A second substrate to be connected.

The board device according to a third aspect of the present invention is a board device connected by a connector, wherein a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, and a single connector are connected to the single connector. It has a second substrate to be connected and a third substrate on which the single connector is mounted.

A camera according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in a board device having a connector, the camera device has a single connector and a plurality of boards connected to the single connector.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus having a connector, wherein the apparatus includes a single connector and a plurality of boards connected to the single connector.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. 1, 2 and 3 show the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a board device of the present embodiment, and shows a state where an electric board and a flexible printed board are connected via a connector. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the board device of the present embodiment, and shows a state in which a connection state between the flexible printed board and the connector is released. FIG. 3 is a top view in the state of FIG.

The board device according to the present embodiment is an electric board 2 (third board) on which a predetermined electric circuit or the like is formed as a fixing member and which is a base, and is mounted on the surface of the electric board 2. A connector 1 as a connected member, and the connector 1
, A plurality of substrates connected to the electric substrate 2 through the flexible printed circuit board 3 as the first substrate and the second substrate.
And a flexible printed circuit board 4 or the like.

The ends of the flexible printed circuit boards 3, 4;
That is, a plurality of contact groups 3a and 4a are provided in a portion connected to the connector 1 as shown in FIG.
On the connector 1 side, there is formed an opening 1a serving as a board insertion opening into which the end of the flexible printed circuit board 3, 4 is inserted. Inside the opening 1a, the above-mentioned flexible printed circuit board 3,. A connector contact group 1b corresponding to the four contact groups 3a and 4a is provided.

Further, flexible printed circuit boards 3 and 4
Backing plate members 5.6 serving as backing members are adhered to the back surface side of the portion where the contact groups 3a and 4a are disposed. The backing plate members 5 and 6 are formed of a hard member, so that the ends of the flexible printed boards 3 and 4 can be easily inserted into the openings 1 a of the connector 1, and the flexible printed boards 3 and 4 are formed. The shape of the end is maintained, and the connection between the contact groups 3a and 4a and the connector contact group 1b is surely maintained.

In the board device of this embodiment configured as described above, two flexible printed boards 3 and 4 can be mechanically connected to a single connector 1.
Thereby, the two flexible printed circuit boards 3 and 4
Are electrically connected to the electric board 2 via the connector 1.

In this case, assuming that the dimension along the direction in which the terminals of the connector 1 are arranged is L1, FIG.
Can be represented by 2L + D.

The dimension L1 of the connector 1 in the board device of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and the dimension L + of the two connectors 101A and 101B in the conventional board device shown in FIG.
The relationship with L = 2L is L1 <2L.

The relationship between the dimension L1 of the connector 1 of the board apparatus of the present embodiment and the dimension 2L + D of the two connectors 101A and 101B of the conventional board apparatus is L1 <2L + D. Therefore, in the board device of the present embodiment, a single connector 1 is used to cope with the plurality of flexible printed boards 3 and 4, so that at least the distance D between the connectors 101A and 101B is smaller than that of the conventional means. Therefore, the size can be reduced, and wasteful space can be eliminated.

The substrate device of the first embodiment is applied to electronic equipment such as a camera for taking a picture, for example. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the substrate device of the present embodiment is applied to a camera, and is a perspective view illustrating a camera body in a state where the substrate device is incorporated.

As shown in FIG. 4, the camera shown in this embodiment is
A camera body 11 having the same configuration as a general compact camera or the like, and forming a main body,
Are constituted by various constituent units respectively disposed at predetermined positions, ie, a finder unit 12, a strobe unit 13, a photographing lens unit 16, and the like. A predetermined exterior member (not shown) covers the outer surface in a state where these units are integrally assembled (the state shown in FIG. 4).

On the upper surface of the camera body 11, an electric board 2 constituting a part of the board apparatus of the present embodiment is disposed. The electric board 2 includes, in addition to the connector 1 described above,
For example, an information display LCD 14 for displaying the state of the camera, various types of photographing information, and the like, and a CPU 15 serving as a main control unit for electrically controlling an electric circuit and the like in the camera.
And a plurality of electrical members are mounted.

As described above, the connector 1 mounted on the electric board 2 has the flexible printed circuit board 3.
4 are mechanically connected. These flexible printed boards 3 and 4 are connected to various driving mechanisms for performing various operations of the camera, and include an electric circuit for controlling a predetermined driving mechanism and the like, an electric board and the like. 2 is used to make an electrical connection.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, a plurality of flexible printed boards 3 and 4 can be mechanically connected to the electric board 2 using a single connector 1. ing. That is, compared to the case where the same number of connected members (connectors) are provided in accordance with the number of connecting members such as the flexible printed circuit boards 3 and 4, the space occupied by the board device inside the device is reduced with a simple configuration. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to space saving.

Along with this, a connected member (connector) required for a connecting member that needs to be connected to the electric board.
Can be reduced, so that it is possible to contribute to a reduction in the overall manufacturing cost of the device.

Next, a substrate device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. 5 and 6 show the board device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the board device of the present embodiment, showing a state where the electric board and the flexible printed board are connected via a connector. Is shown. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the board device of the present embodiment, and shows a state in which the connection state between the flexible printed board and the connector is released.

The substrate device of this embodiment has basically the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment.
This is an example in which the shape of a flexible printed circuit board serving as a connection member is different. Therefore, the same components as those of the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Only different portions will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, two flexible printed boards 7.8 are mechanically connected to the connector 1A mounted on the electric board 2A.

The flexible printed circuit board 7 has a notch 7b at the approximate center of the tip, and the tip on both sides of the notch 7b corresponds to the partial contact portion 1c of the connector contact group 1b of the connector 1A. Contact groups 7a are provided respectively. Also, the flexible printed circuit board 8 has, at the tip, a partial contact group 1 of the connector contact group 1b of the connector 1A.
A contact group 8a corresponding to d is provided.

In this case, the width dimension of the notch 7b of the flexible printed board 7 (see reference numeral G shown in FIG. 6)
And the width dimension of the flexible printed circuit board 8 (see reference numeral g shown in FIG. 6) is set such that g <G.

Then, the flexible printed circuit boards 7 and 8
Backing plate members 9 and 10 are adhered to the back side of the portions where the contact groups 7a and 8a are disposed. Each of the backing plate members 9 and 10 is formed in the same shape as the distal end shape of the flexible printed circuit boards 7 and 8.

The substrate device of the present embodiment thus configured is assembled in a form as shown in FIG. That is,
First, the flexible printed circuit board 7 is connected to a position corresponding to the connector 1A. Next, the flexible printed board 8 is cut into the notch 7 b of the flexible printed board 7.
To the corresponding portion at the substantially central portion of the connector 1A. Thereby, the two flexible printed circuit boards 7
8 and the electric board 2A are electrically connected via the connector 1A.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the flexible printed circuit board 3 is used as a connection member to be connected to the connector 1.1A mounted on the electric circuit board 2.2A.
-Although 4 or 7.8 was described as an example, it is not limited to this. For example, a member such as a flat cable, a hard board, or the like is replaced with a predetermined electric board, a flexible printed board,
When securing electrical connection by mechanically connecting to electrical members such as flat cables and rigid boards,
The present invention can be easily applied.

In each of the above embodiments, a camera has been described as an example of the electronic apparatus to which the present invention is applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Needless to say, the present invention can be easily applied to various electronic devices such as a camera having a substrate device for ensuring a proper connection.

[Supplementary Note] According to the above-described embodiment, an invention having the following configuration can be obtained.

(1) A board device having a connector, comprising: a single connector; and a plurality of boards connected to the single connector.

(2) In a board device connected by a connector, a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, and a second board connected to the single connector And a substrate device comprising:

(3) In a board device connected by a connector, a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, and a second board connected to the single connector And a third board on which the single connector is mounted.

(4) In the board device according to the supplementary note (3), the first and second boards each have a contact group to be connected to the single connector, and each of the contact groups , A substrate device having a backing member.

(5) In the substrate device described in Appendix (4), the backing member of the first substrate has a notch,
The backing member of the second board is arranged in the notch, and the two backing members are inserted into the single connector, so that the first and second boards and the third board are connected to each other. A substrate device for making an electrical connection between them.

(6) In a board device connected by a connector, a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, and a second board connected to the single connector A camera having a substrate device provided with:

(7) In a board device connected by a connector, a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, and a second board connected to the single connector And a third board on which the single connector is mounted.

(8) In the board device connected by the connector, a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, and a second board connected to the single connector An apparatus having a substrate device provided with:

(9) In a board device connected by a connector, a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, and a second board connected to the single connector And a third board on which the single connector is mounted.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a board device for securing electrical connection between members such as an electric board, an occupied space inside an electronic device to which the board device is applied is reduced. In addition, it is possible to provide a substrate device that can contribute to downsizing of the device itself and contribute to reduction in manufacturing cost of the device as a whole. Further, a device such as a camera having the substrate device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a board device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state where an electric board and a flexible printed board are connected via a connector.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the board device of FIG. 1, showing a state in which a connection state between a flexible printed board and a connector is released.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the substrate device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example in which the substrate device of FIG. 1 is applied to a camera, and showing a camera body in a state where the substrate device is incorporated.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a board device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, showing a state where an electric board and a flexible printed board are connected via a connector.

6 is an exploded perspective view of the board device of FIG. 5, showing a state in which a connection state between a flexible printed board and a connector is released.

FIG. 7 is a top view showing an example of a board device for connecting an electric board and a flexible printed board in a conventional electronic device or the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1.1A 101A 101B Connector 1a Opening 1b Connector contact group 2.2A 102 Electric board (third board) 3.7 Flexible printed board (first board) 4 ·············································································································· No. 103/104: Flexible printed circuit board

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A board device having a connector, comprising: a single connector; and a plurality of boards connected to the single connector. 2. A board device connected by a connector, comprising: a single connector; a first board connected to the single connector; a second board connected to the single connector; A substrate device comprising: 3. A board device connected by a connector, a single connector, a first board connected to the single connector, a second board connected to the single connector, And a third substrate on which the single connector is mounted. 4. A camera, comprising: a substrate device having a connector, the substrate device comprising: a single connector; and a plurality of substrates connected to the single connector. 5. A board device having a connector, comprising: a board device comprising: a single connector; and a plurality of boards connected to the single connector.