JP2003178843A - Connecting device and connector device having this - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To aim at reduction of the number of parts and realization of low-cost concerning a connecting device with which plural connecting members of different forms are connected. <P>SOLUTION: When a connector part 45 for a medium, with which a recording medium 32 is connected, and a connector part 46 for an FPC, with which the FPC 47 is connected that has a different form from that of the recording medium 32 are installed on a wiring substrate 48, the connector part 45 for the medium and the FPC 47 are made to have the common housing 49. Further, the housing 49 is made to have a flat shape, and a loading opening of the connector part 46 for the FPC with which the FPC 47 is connected and the loading opening of the connector part 45 for the medium with which the recording medium 32 is connected are formed at different side faces of the housing 49. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting device, and more particularly to a connecting device to which a plurality of connecting members having different configurations are connected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 9 to 11 show a connector device 1 to which a conventional connection device is applied. The connector device 1 is a device for mounting a recording medium 2 such as an IC card or a memory card, and is mounted on a personal computer (PC) or the like. still,
FIG. 9 shows the connector device 1 with the recording medium 2 mounted, and FIG. 10 shows the connector device 1 with the recording medium 2 ejected.

The connector device 1 is generally composed of a chassis 3, a slider 4, a front bezel 5 and the like, and the slider 4 therein constitutes a connecting device.

The chassis 3 is formed by bending a metal plate, and is composed of a base plate portion 6, side plate portions 7 formed on both sides of the base plate portion 6, and a top plate portion 8 bent inside. . A slider 4 is arranged in a space formed by the base plate portion 6, the side plate portion 7, and the top plate portion 8.

The slider 4 is attached to the chassis 3 by an arrow X in the drawing.
It is arranged so as to be movable in the X1 and X2 directions. The slider 4 is generally composed of a medium connector 15, an FPC connector 16, a wiring board 18, and the like. Figure 1
1, the medium connector 15 and the FP are enlarged.
The C connector 16 is arranged on the wiring board 18.

The medium connector 15 is a connector into which the recording medium 2 is inserted, and a medium connecting contact 21 for electrically connecting to the recording medium 2 is provided therein. Further, the FPC connector 16 is an FPC connected to a PC.
An FPC that is a connector into which the (flexible printed circuit board) 17 is inserted and that is electrically connected to the FPC 17.
The connection contact 22 is internally provided.

The medium connecting contact 21 and the FPC connecting contact 22 are electrically connected to each other by the wiring board 18, so that the recording medium 2 includes the slider 4 and the FPC.
It is electrically connected to the PC via 17. The FPC connector 16 is provided in an extending portion 19 formed to extend at the end of the wiring board 18 in the arrow X2 direction so that the FPC 17 can be easily connected.

As described above, the slider 4 is mounted on the chassis 3
It is configured to be movable in the directions of the arrows X1 and X2 inside. The movement of the slider 4 is performed by the insertion operation of the recording medium 2 and the eject operation of the eject mechanism provided on the chassis 3.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which the slider 4 is at the eject position (the position moved in the arrow X2 direction). When the slider 4 is in the eject position, the slider 4
The recording medium 2 is inserted into and removed from. Specifically, the recording medium 2 is inserted toward the slider 4 at the eject position through the insertion opening formed in the front bezel 5.

The recording medium 2 is mounted toward the slider 4 located at the eject position through an insertion opening formed in the front bezel 5. The medium insertion detection switch 20 detects whether or not the recording medium 2 is securely attached to the slider 4.

Further, when the recording medium 2 is mounted on the slider 4, as shown in FIG. 10, a part of the recording medium 2 is in a state of protruding from the front bezel 5 in the direction of arrow X2 by a predetermined amount. To mount the recording medium 2 on the connector device 1, the operator presses and urges the portion of the recording medium 2 protruding from the front bezel 5 in the direction of arrow X1.

As a result, the slider 4 moves together with the recording medium 2 in the chassis 3 in the direction of arrow X2, and moves to the predetermined mounting position shown in FIG. It should be noted that the slider insertion detection switch 14 provided in the switch mounting portion 13 of the chassis 3 detects that the slider 4 has moved to the predetermined mounting position. The eject button 1 of the eject mechanism is moved along with the movement of the chassis 3 to a predetermined mounting position.
0 moves to a position protruding from the front bezel 5.

On the other hand, when the recording medium 2 is taken out from the connector device 1, the eject button 10 is pressed and urged in the direction of arrow X1. As a result, the eject arm 11 and the eject lever 12 of the eject mechanism are operated, and the slider 4 moves in the arrow X2 direction. As a result, the slider 4 is again positioned at the eject position shown in FIG.

[0014]

Here, paying attention to the slider 4 constituting the connecting device, in the conventional slider 4, the medium connector 15 and the FPC connector 16 are separately formed, and the respective connectors 15, 16 are formed. It is configured to be individually arranged on the wiring board 18.

The housings of the connectors 15 and 16 are made of resin.
Since 5 and 16 are separate, the mold for forming the housing of the medium connector 15 and F
Requires a mold for the PC connector 16 and two molds,
There is a problem that the cost required for manufacturing the connector becomes high. In addition, the number of parts increases, which also raises the cost.

Further, the wiring board 1 for each of the connectors 15 and 16
At the time of mounting the slider 4, it is necessary to individually mount the connectors 15 and 16 to the wiring board 18, and there is a problem that the assembly work of the slider 4 is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connecting device which can reduce the number of parts and cost, and a connector device having the connecting device.

[0018]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is characterized by taking the following means.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, one connector portion to which a connecting member having one form is connected, another connector portion to which a connecting member having a form different from the one form is connected, and The present invention is characterized by including a connector part and a mold part obtained by collectively molding the other connector part.

According to the above invention, the one connector portion and the other connector portion are integrally molded in the mold portion, so that the one connector portion and the other connector portion are separate connectors. In comparison, the number of parts and cost can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the connection device according to the first aspect, the mold body has a flat shape, and a mounting opening to which the connection member having the one aspect is mounted, and And a mounting opening to which the connecting member having the above-mentioned form is mounted is formed on a different side surface of the mold body.

According to the above invention, the mold body is formed into a flat shape, and the mounting opening in which the connecting member having one form is mounted at different positions on the side surface and the mounting member in which the connecting member having another form is mounted are mounted. By forming the opening, the height of the connecting device can be reduced even if the two connector parts are integrated.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the connecting device according to the first or second aspect, the connecting member having the one form is a recording medium, and the connecting member having a form different from the one form is flexible. It is characterized by being a flat cable.

Further, a connector device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized by including the connection device according to any one of the first to third aspects.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a connector device 30 which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a plan view and FIG.
1B is a left side view, FIG. 1C is a bottom view, and FIG. 1D is a front view. The connector device 30 is a device for mounting a recording medium 32 such as an IC card or a memory card, and is mounted on a personal computer (PC) or the like. 1 shows the connector device 30 with the recording medium 32 attached.

The connector device 30 is generally composed of a chassis 33, a slider 34, a front bezel 35, and the like. The chassis 33 is formed by bending a metal plate, and includes a base plate portion 36, side plate portions 37a and 37b formed on both right and left sides thereof, and side plate portions 37a and 37b.
And a pair of top plate portions 38 that are bent inward. A slider 34 is arranged in a space formed by the base plate portion 36, the side plate portion 37, and the top plate portion 38.

The chassis 33 is also provided with an eject mechanism 39. As will be described in detail later, the slider 34 is configured to be movable in the chassis 33 in the directions of arrows X1 and X2 in the drawing. The eject mechanism 39 is shown in FIG.
It has a function of moving the slider 34 at the predetermined mounting position shown in (1) to the eject position (the position where the recording medium 32 is inserted into and removed from the slider 4).

The eject mechanism 39 includes the eject button 4
0, an eject arm 41, an eject lever 42, a torsion spring 57 and the like. The eject button 40 is integrally attached to the end portion of the eject arm 41 in the arrow X2 direction. In addition, the eject button 40 is moved from the front bezel 35 to the arrow X in the figure when the slider 34 is located at a predetermined mounting position as shown in FIG.
It is configured to project in two directions. The front bezel 35 is a resin molded product, and is indicated by an arrow X in the figure of the chassis 33.
It is arranged at the end on the two-direction side. In the front bezel 35, a medium insertion opening 60 into which the recording medium 2 is inserted,
A lid 61 is provided to cover the medium insertion opening 60.

The eject arm 41, to which the eject button 40 is attached, moves inside the chassis 33 with arrows X1 and X in the figure.
It is configured to be movable in two directions. One end of the eject lever 42 is engaged with the end of the eject arm 41 in the arrow X1 direction. Eject lever 42
Is configured so as to be rotatable around a shaft 42a implanted in the chassis 33. A lever portion 42b that engages with the slider 34 is formed at the other end of the eject lever 42.

Therefore, the eject button 40 is moved to the arrow X1 in the figure.
By pushing in the direction
Moves in the direction of arrow X1. This eject arm 41
The eject lever 42 rotates about the shaft 42a in the clockwise direction in FIG. Due to the rotation of the eject lever 42, the lever portion 42b urges the slider 34 to move in the arrow X2 direction in the figure, whereby the slider 34 moves in the arrow X2 direction (ejection direction).

On the other hand, one end of the torsion spring 57 is movably mounted on a mounting portion 59 provided on the chassis 33, and the other end is fixed to a screw 58 of the slider 34. The torsion spring 57 is configured to urge an elastic force in a direction in which both ends thereof spread with each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the slider 34 is located at the predetermined mounting position, the screw 58 of the slider 34 is positioned with respect to the mounting portion 59 of the chassis 33 as shown in FIG. 1C. Since it is located on the arrow X1 direction side,
The elastic force of the torsion spring 57 acts to urge the slider 34 in the direction of arrow X1 in the figure.

On the other hand, when the eject button 40 is operated and the slider 34 moves in the direction of the arrow X1 in the figure, the screw 58 also moves in the direction of the arrow X1 in the figure, and the position of the mounting portion 59 is higher than that of the mounting portion 59. When the slider 34 moves to the X2 direction side, the elastic force of the torsion spring 57 reverses the biasing force so as to bias the slider 34 in the X2 direction.

Therefore, the operation of the eject button 40 is enough to move the screw 58 to the arrow X2 direction side in the drawing from the position of the mounting portion 59, and the slider 34 is moved by the elastic force of the torsion spring 57. It is automatically moved to the eject position. As a result, the operation amount of the eject button 40 can be reduced, and the operability at the time of eject is improved.

When the slider 34 is moved to the predetermined mounting position, the torsion spring 57 performs the reverse operation to the above. That is, when the operator inserts the recording medium 2 inserted and mounted in the slider 34 toward the arrow X1 direction, the screw 58 is inserted and moved from the position of the mounting portion 59 to the arrow X1 direction side in the drawing, and the rest The elastic force of the torsion spring 57 automatically moves the slider 34 toward a predetermined mounting position. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability when the recording medium 32 is attached.

Next, the slider 34 will be described. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the slider 34. Figure 2 (A)
2A is a plan view in which a part of the slider 34 is cut away, FIG. 2B is a left side view, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view.

The slider 34 is used for the chassis 3 as described above.
3 is arranged so as to be movable in the directions of arrows X1 and X2 in the figure. The slider 34 is roughly composed of a slider insertion detection switch 44, a medium connector portion 45, an FPC connector portion 46, a wiring board 48, a medium insertion detection switch 50,
Etc.

The medium connector section 45 is a connector into which the recording medium 32 is inserted. For this reason, inside the medium connector portion 45, a medium connection contact 51 for electrically connecting with the recording medium 32 is provided. A medium insertion detection switch 50 is also provided inside the medium connection contact 51.

The medium connection contact 51 and the medium insertion detection switch 50 are arranged on the wiring board 48. In addition, each tip portion thereof is deformed so as to be separated from the wiring board 48, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, an electrode pad 43 is provided on the back side of the recording medium 32 (the side where the recording medium 32 faces the wiring substrate 48 when mounted). Therefore, when the recording medium 32 is mounted on the slider 34, the medium connection contact 51 and the medium insertion detection switch 50 are attached.
Is configured to contact the electrode pad 43 of the recording medium 32 and electrically connect to it.

The medium insertion detection switch 50 is composed of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54, and the one electrode pad 4 formed on the recording medium 32.
3 (particularly, the electrode pad 43 in contact with the medium insertion detection switch 50 is referred to as an electrode pad 43A). The medium insertion detection switch 50 is a switch for detecting attachment of the recording medium 32 to the slider 34, and has the same function as the other medium connection contact 51 after the recording medium 32 is attached to the slider 34. Although it is performed, it will be described later for convenience of description.

Returning to FIG. 2 again, the description of the slider 34 will be continued. The FPC connector portion 46 is an FPC connected to the PC.
A connector into which a PC (flexible printed circuit board) 17 is inserted. Therefore, the FPC connector portion 46 is internally provided with an FPC connection contact 52 for electrically connecting to the FPC 47.

The medium connection contact 51 (including the medium insertion detection switch 50) and the FPC connection contact 52 described above are electrically connected by the wiring board 48. Therefore, by mounting the recording medium 32 on the slider 34, the recording medium 32 is moved to the slider 34 and the FPC 4.
It is electrically connected to the PC via 7.

Here, the medium connector portion 45 and the FPC
Attention is paid to the housing 49 of the connector section 46. As described above, the slider 34 is configured to connect the recording medium 32 having a different form and the FPC 47 together, so that the medium connector portion 45 and the FPC connector portion 46 are formed. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 (C), a mounted object (recording medium 32, FPC 4
One of the features is that the medium connector portion 45 for mounting 7) and the housing 49 of the FPC connector portion 46 are integrated.

With this structure, the housing 49 of the medium connector portion 45 and the FPC connector portion 46 are provided.
The housing 49 can be integrally (collectively) molded. As a result, the medium connector unit 4
The number of parts and the cost can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which the connector 5 and the FPC connector portion 46 are separate connectors. Further, the work of attaching to the wiring board 48 is also simplified, and the cost can be reduced also by this. Further, in this embodiment, the housing 49 of the medium connector portion 45 and the FPC connector portion 46 has a flat shape. Medium insertion port 55 into which the recording medium 2 of the FPC connector portion 45 is inserted, and the FPC 4 of the FPC connector portion 46.
The FPC connection contact 52 into which the connector 7 is inserted is configured to open on the opposite side surfaces of the housing 49. Further, the height with respect to the wiring board 48 is also configured to be substantially the same. With this configuration, even if the medium connector portion 45 and the FPC connector portion 46 are integrated into one housing 49, the height of the housing 49 with respect to the wiring board 48 can be suppressed to be low, and thus the slider 34 can be lowered. The height can be reduced.

Next, the slider insertion detection switch 44 provided on the slider 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. This slider insertion detection switch 44
Is a switch for detecting whether or not the slider 34 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position in the chassis 33. 3 and 4 show the slider 3 mounted on the chassis 33.
4 is shown. 3 shows a state where the slider 34 is located in the arrow X2 direction from the predetermined mounting position, and FIG. 4 shows a state where the slider 34 is located at the predetermined mounting position. Further, in each drawing, the slider 34 shows a cross section cut in the horizontal direction. Furthermore, for convenience of illustration,
In each figure, the illustration of the FPC connector portion 46 is omitted.

The slider insertion detecting switch 44 is composed of a first contact 64, a second contact 65, and an engaging portion 63. The first contactor 64 and the second contactor 65 are embedded in the housing 49 of the slider 34. The first contactor 64 and the second contactor 65 are contact members (generally used as connector contacts) in which a conductive metal material is plated.

Each of the contacts 64.65 has a predetermined elasticity and is therefore elastically deformable. Also,
The first contactor 64 is formed in a shape protruding outward (to the left in the drawing) so as to protrude toward the side plate portion 37a of the chassis 33. Further, each contact 64.65.
In a normal state (a state in which the first contactor 64 is not in contact with the side plate portion 37a), they are separated from each other and electrically separated.

On the other hand, the engaging portion 63 is formed on the chassis 33. In other words, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), the side plate portion 37a of the chassis 33 is formed with an elongated hole 62 formed so as to extend in the directions of arrows X1 and X2 in the drawing, and is engaged. The portion 63 is formed as a wall portion at the end of the elongated hole 62 in the direction of the arrow X1 in the drawing. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the engaging portion 63 has a shape that is slightly curved and extends outward (to the left in the drawings).

In the above structure, when the operator moves the recording medium 2 in the direction of the arrow X1 in the figure as described above, and the slider 34 starts moving from the eject position to the predetermined mounting position accordingly, the slider moves accordingly. The first and second contactors 64, 65 that form the insertion detection switch 44 also move in the direction of arrow X1 in the figure with respect to the chassis 33 (side plate portion 37a). At this time, the portion of the first contactor 64 projecting to the outside moves in the elongated hole 62 formed in the side plate portion 37a (the state shown in FIG. 3).

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the slider 34 moves to a predetermined mounting position in the chassis 33, the protruding portion of the first contactor 64 engages with the engaging portion 63 and urges it to the right side in the figure. To be done. As a result, the first contactor 64 and the second contactor 65 are in contact with each other, and the respective contactors 64, 65 are electrically connected.

The first contactor 64 and the second contactor 65.
The contact timing can be adjusted by the position of the engaging portion 63. In this embodiment, the position of the engaging portion 63 is set to a position where the first contactor 64 and the second contactor 65 contact each other when the slider 34 moves to a predetermined mounting position in the chassis 33. There is.

Therefore, according to the slider insertion detection switch 44 of this embodiment, the slider 34 is detected by detecting that the first contact 64 and the second contact 65 are electrically connected. It is possible to detect that the chassis 33 has been inserted into a predetermined mounting position.

As described above, in the slider insertion detecting switch 44 according to the present embodiment, the first contactor 64 and the second contactor 64 which constitute the switch mechanism for detecting the insertion of the slider 34 are provided.
The contactor 65 of FIG. 2 is disposed on the slider 34, and the engaging portion 63 for operating the first contactor 64 is integrally provided on the chassis 33 (side plate portion 37a). The number of parts can be reduced and the assembling work can be simplified as compared with the configuration in which a switch for insertion detection is provided separately from the slider 34.

Further, as described above, each of the contactors 64 and 65 which serves as a switch mechanism is made of a contact material, and the engaging portion 63 can be integrally formed when the chassis 33 is molded. Therefore, the slider insertion detection switch 44 for detecting the position of the slider 34 can be realized with a simple structure and at a low cost.

Next, the medium insertion detection switch 50 described above.
Will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 in addition to FIG. 2.

As described with reference to FIG. 2, the medium insertion detection switch 50 is composed of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 arranged on the wiring board 48. Further, each of the contacts 53 and 54 has a shape smaller than that of the other medium connecting contact 51 formed on the wiring board 48, and when the recording medium 32 is inserted into the slider 34, Both are electrically connected to one electrode pad 43 (electrode pad 43A) of 32. That is, each contact 53, 54 is
Electrode pad 43 that moves as the recording medium 32 is inserted
It is configured to be on the locus of movement of A.

Further, paying attention to the lengths of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 in the directions of arrows X1 and X2 in the figure, the first contact 53 and the second contact 5 are
4 is formed long. And the first contact 5
2 is associated with the mounting of the recording medium 32 on the slider 34.
It is configured to be electrically connected to the electrode pad 43A when it is inserted to the position A1 shown by the alternate long and short dash line. The second contact 54 is configured to be electrically connected to the electrode pad 43A when the second contact 54 is inserted up to the position A2 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2 when the recording medium 32 is mounted on the slider 34. .

Next, the operation of the medium insertion detection switch 50 having the above structure will be described.

FIG. 5 shows the recording medium 32 with respect to the slider 34.
The state before is attached. In this state, the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 are electrically separated from each other, and thus the medium insertion detection switch 50 is in the opened state.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the recording medium 32 is inserted in the direction of arrow X1 from the state shown in FIG. 5 and is inserted up to the position A1. When the recording medium 32 is inserted to the position A1, the first contact 53 is electrically connected to the electrode pad 43A as described above. However, the second contact 54, which is longer than the first contact 53, is still separated from the electrode pad 43A and remains in the state of not being electrically connected.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the recording medium 32 is further inserted in the direction of arrow X1 from the state shown in FIG. 6 and is inserted to the position A2. When the recording medium 32 is inserted to the position A2, in addition to the first contact 53, the first contact 64
Is also electrically connected to the electrode pad 43A.
That is, the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 are electrically connected.

The position A2 is set at a position where all the plurality of electrode pads 43 provided on the recording medium 32 are connected to the medium connecting contacts 51. Therefore, by inserting the recording medium 32 to the position A2, it becomes possible to send and receive signals to and from the recording medium 32. The medium insertion detection switch 50 is connected to the PC, so that the PC stops transmitting and receiving signals to and from the recording medium 32 until the signal is transmitted from the medium insertion detection switch 50.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the recording medium 32 is further inserted in the direction of arrow X1 from the state shown in FIG. 7 and the recording medium 32 is inserted to a predetermined insertion position. In this embodiment,
Position A2 at which signals can be transferred to and from the recording medium 32
And a predetermined insertion position of the recording medium 32 are displaced from each other. However, the position A2 at which signals can be transferred to and from the recording medium 32 and the insertion position in consideration of the mounting strength may be set to the same position. Such a change of the insertion detection position of the recording medium 32 can be easily performed by changing the lengths of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the recording medium 32 is mounted on the slider 34, signal exchange between the recording medium 32 and the PC is started. At this time, the electrode pad 43A used for detecting the insertion / mounting of the recording medium 32 also functions as a signal electrode pad. Therefore, the medium insertion detection switch 50
At least one of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 constituting the above can be used as a signal terminal.

This is possible by the switching process by the control device on the PC side. For example, until the mounting of the recording medium 32 is confirmed, the above-mentioned control device causes the first contact 5
3 and the second contact 54 are connected to the insertion detection circuit,
When it is detected that the recording medium 32 is properly inserted into the slider 34, the control device connects at least one of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 to the signal circuit.

With this structure, at least one of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 is also used as a signal terminal, so that the slider 34 is provided separately from the medium insertion detection switch 50. It is not necessary to provide the medium connection contact 51 for signal,
It is possible to reduce the size of the slider 34.

As described above, according to the medium insertion detection switch 50 of this embodiment, when the recording medium 32 is inserted up to the predetermined insertion position, the contacts 53 and 54 are electrically connected via the electrode pad 43A. Then, by detecting this, it is possible to detect that the recording medium 32 has been inserted to the predetermined insertion position. At this time, since the formation accuracy of the electrode pad 43A is higher than the formation accuracy of the housing (case) of the recording medium 32, compared to the conventional configuration in which the insertion position is detected based on the outer shape of the housing of the recording medium 32. Higher detection accuracy can be obtained by detecting the insertion position of the recording medium 32 based on the position of the recording medium 32A. Further, each contact 53, 5 constituting the medium insertion detection switch 50
Since No. 4 comes into sliding contact with the electrode pad 43A each time it is detected, it exhibits a self-cleaning effect. Therefore, the contact failure between the contacts 53 and 54 and the electrode pad 43A does not occur, and thereby the reliability of the insertion position detection can be improved.

Although the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 have different lengths in the present embodiment, the lengths of the contacts 53 and 54 can be set to be equal. . However, when the lengths of the first contact 53 and the second contact 54 are made different, the contact forming error and the mounting error do not synergize, the timing as a switch becomes easy, and the accuracy is improved. It becomes possible to perform high insertion detection.

Further, in the above embodiment, the recording medium 32
Although the embodiments assuming IC cards, memory cards, etc. have been described as above, the application of the present invention is not limited to these, and optical disks, those using disk-shaped media such as magnetic disks, magnetic tapes, etc. It is applicable to various types of recording media such as the used medium.

[0072]

As described above, according to the present invention, various effects described below can be realized.

According to the first, third and fourth aspects of the present invention, the one connector portion and the other connector portion are integrally molded in the mold portion. Therefore, the one connector portion and the other connector portion are formed. It is possible to reduce the number of parts and cost as compared with a configuration in which and are separate connectors.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the mold body is formed into a flat shape, and the mounting member is mounted at different positions on the side surface, and the mounting openings are connected to each other. By forming the mounting opening for mounting the member, it is possible to reduce the height of the connecting device even if the two connector portions are integrated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a connector device having a connecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
(B) is a left side view, (C) is a bottom view, and (D) is a front view.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a slider that serves as a connection device, FIG. 2A is a plan view partially cut away, and FIG.
Is a left side view and (C) is a sectional view.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the slider insertion detection switch (No. 1).

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the slider insertion detection switch (No. 2).

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the medium insertion detection switch (No. 1).

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the medium insertion detection switch (No. 2).

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the medium insertion detection switch (part 3).

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the medium insertion detection switch (No. 4).

FIG. 9 is an overall view of a connector device having a slider (connection device) which is an example of the related art, and is a view showing a state in which a recording medium is mounted.

FIG. 10 is an overall view of a conventional example having a slider, showing a state where a recording medium is ejected.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the slider shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

[Explanation of symbols]

30 connector device 32 recording media 33 chassis 34 Slider 35 front bezel 36 Base plate 39 Eject mechanism 44 Slider insertion detection switch 45 Media connector 46 FPC connector 47 FPC 48 wiring board 49 housing 50 Media insertion detection switch 51 Media contact 52 FPC connection contact 64 First contact 65 Second contactor 53 First contact 54 Second contact 55 Media insertion slot 56 FPC insertion slot 62 long hole 63 Engagement part

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Okazaki             Mitsumini, 1297 Motoyoshida-cho, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture             Within Tue Tech Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Satoshi Karahashi             Mitsumini, 1297 Motoyoshida-cho, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture             Within Tue Tech Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 5E023 AA04 AA16 AA21 AA26 AA29                       BB02 BB19 BB22 BB23 CC02                       CC05 CC23 DD19 EE10 GG02                       GG09 GG14 HH17 HH28 HH30

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A connector part to which a connecting member having one form is connected, another connector part to which a connecting member having a form different from the one form is connected, the one connector part and the other And a molded body formed by collectively molding the connector part of 1. 2. The connection device according to claim 1, wherein the mold body has a flat shape, and a mounting opening in which the connection member having the one form is mounted and a connection member having the other form are mounted. The connecting device is formed on different side surfaces of the mold body. 3. The connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member having the one form is a recording medium, and the connecting member having a form different from the one form is a flexible flat cable. Connection device. 4. A connector device comprising the connection device according to claim 1. Description: