JP2006059615A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that there are cases that insertion positions of plane-like bodies such as a flexible wiring circuit board and a full flat cable are hardly recognized and it becomes difficult to visually confirm whether they have been contacted with a contact when they are inserted between a slider of a connector and a housing and fixed between the slider and the housing. <P>SOLUTION: This is composed of a transparent housing 12 in which the contact 14 is installed at the deep part, and a non-transparent slide 13 which is mounted in free sliding on the housing 12, and in which a plane-like body 21 is insertable between the housing 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a connector. More specifically, the present invention relates to a connector that includes a slider and a housing, and a planar body such as a flexible wiring board or a full flat cable is inserted between the slider and the housing so as to be fixed between the slider and the housing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-82206, “Connector Device”, describes that “the cap housing 1A and the plug housing 6A of the connector device are made of transparent plastic that can be seen through from the outside”. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-59560 “Connector for Flexible Wiring Board” discloses a connector for connecting a flexible wiring board.
JP-A-5-82206 JP 2003-59560 A

  However, the connector device described in Patent Document 1 has a rectangular shape for both the cap housing and the plug housing, and includes a slider and a housing. A flexible wiring board, a full flat cable, or the like is provided between the slider and the housing. It does not relate to a connector that inserts a body and fixes between the slider and the housing.

  The connector described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-59560 “Connector for Flexible Wiring Board” discloses a connector for connecting a flexible wiring board, but the connector is not transparent.

Therefore, when inserting a planar body such as a flexible wiring board or full flat cable between the slider and housing of the connector and fixing it between the slider and the housing, the insertion position is difficult to understand and It had the subject that it may become difficult to visually recognize.
Therefore, in order to eliminate the problem that is difficult to visually recognize, a mark such as a notch is provided in advance in the insertion port position of the housing when it is in good contact with the contact by inserting it into the planar body to be inserted, By inserting even a mark portion such as a notch, it was replaced with visual recognition of good contact with the contact. Alternatively, a locking structure is provided in advance in the planar body and the housing when the planar body is normally inserted, and the planar body and the housing are locked by inserting the planar body up to the locking structure. After all, it was replaced with visual recognition of good contact with the contact.
However, even when the mark is provided, it is uncertain because the contact between the planar body and the contact is not visually recognized. In addition, there is a problem that a mark such as a notch is provided on the planar body in advance, or a locking structure must be provided on the planar body and the housing in advance.

This invention
A transparent housing with contacts;
A connector comprising a slider which is slidably attached to the housing and in which a planar body can be inserted between the housing,
as well as,
A housing provided with contacts;
It consists of a slider that is slidably attached to the housing and that can insert a planar body between it and the housing.
A connector characterized in that the surface facing the planar body of the housing is transparent or translucent,
as well as,
A housing provided with contacts;
It consists of a slider that is slidably attached to the housing and that can fix the planar body inserted between the housing surface,
If the surface of the housing is transparent or translucent, and the planar body is properly fixed, the slider inserted in the housing is not visible from the transparent or translucent surface side of the housing. Features connectors,
as well as,
A housing provided with contacts;
It consists of a slider that is slidably attached to the housing and that can fix the planar body inserted between the housing surface,
When the slider facing surface of the housing is transparent or translucent and the planar body is normally fixed, the insertion side tip of the planar body inserted into the housing is the transparent or translucent surface side of the housing. A connector characterized by being visible from

  I will provide a. Thereby, when connecting this board | substrate to a connector, it is visually confirmed whether the contact part of this board | substrate has reached the connection position of a connector, and a connection operation | work is performed.

At least the surface facing the planar body of the housing is made transparent or semi-transparent, and the planar body is inserted between the housing surface and a slider slidably attached to the housing, so that the insertion state of the planar body can be visually confirmed. It becomes possible to do.
Furthermore, when the sheet is inserted and clamped in a state where it is normally in contact with the contact, the slider is configured not to be hidden by the sheet when viewed from the transparent or translucent housing surface. Depending on whether or not the slider is visible, the normal insertion state of the planar body can be easily visually confirmed.

  Hereinafter, Example 1 which is the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the connector used in Example 1, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a front view of the unused state, FIG. 4 is a front view at the start of operation, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a planar body is visually recognized through a slider.
11 is a connector. The connector 11 has a housing 12 and a slider 13. A contact 14 is provided at the back of the housing 12. One end of the contact 14 is inserted into the housing 12 in the housing 12 to form a contact portion (not shown) that is electrically connected to the connection target. The other end of the contact 14 protrudes from the end of the housing 12 to form a pin 15 that is electrically connected to another electronic member such as a board on which the connector 11 is mounted. Eight pins 15 are projected.
21 is a planar body. In this embodiment, the planar body 21 is composed of a planar body 21 such as a flexible wiring board or a full flat cable.
The slider 13 is slidably attached to the housing 12. There is a gap between the slider 13 and the housing 12 in which the planar body 21 can be inserted when the slider 13 is pulled out from the housing 12.

The housing 12 is made of a transparent material such as polyarylate (PAR), polyethersulfone (PES), or polycarbonate (PC).
The slider 13 is made of an opaque material such as polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). In this embodiment, the slider 13 is a skin color.
The planar body 21 such as a flexible wiring board or a full flat cable is colored blue and opaque in this embodiment including the insertion end.

Therefore, the slider 13 is pulled out from the housing 12. Then, the planar body 21 is inserted into the gap between the slider 13 and the housing 12 on the operator side surface.
At this time, if both the housing 12 and the slide 13 are transparent, it is not easy to confirm whether or not the planar body 21 such as a flexible wiring board or a full flat cable has been inserted between the housing 12 and the slide 13. . However, it is not always necessary to have a color, and it is sufficient if it can be visually recognized that the planar body 21 is inserted up to the contact 14.

  However, in this embodiment, the planar member 21 is inserted between the transparent housing 2 and the opaque slider 13 slidably attached to the housing 12. A transparent housing 12 is positioned on the front side, and an opaque slider 13 is positioned on the back side. Between the transparent housing 12 and the opaque colored slider 13, a planar shape such as a flexible wiring board or a full flat cable. The body 21 is inserted. Then, in this state, the slider 13 is slid toward the inner side of the housing 12, and the planar body 21 is electrically connected to the contact 14 between the slider 13 and the housing 12 to be clamped and fixed. In such a state where the planar bodies are well connected, the slider 13 is configured so that it cannot be seen from the surface side of the transparent or translucent housing 12 (or a part of the slider 13 is slightly visible). Thus, the insertion state of the planar body 21 can be easily recognized depending on whether the slider 13 is visible or not. Of course, it may be configured so that the state in which the planar body 21 is in good contact with the contact 14 is directly recognized regardless of how the slider 13 is seen.

In this connector 11, an example in which the normal fitting state of the planar body 21 is visually confirmed from the surface facing the planar body 21 of the housing 12 is shown, but the planar body 21 is also viewed from the surface facing the slider 13 of the housing 12. The fitting state may be visually confirmed, which will be described below.
In order to enable visual confirmation from the surface of the housing 12 facing the slider 13, the surface of the housing 12 facing the slider 13 is formed to be transparent or translucent. When the planar body 21 is inserted into the housing 12 and connected to the contact 14, the housing 12 insertion side tip of the planar body 21 slightly protrudes from the slider 13 to the back side of the housing 12. Thus, the housing 12, the slider 13, and the planar body 21 are formed.
The planar body 21 is in a normal fitting state in which the housing 12, the slider 13, and the planar body 21 are connected to the contact 14 in such a positional relationship. The slider 13 can be visually recognized through the 12 transparent or translucent surfaces, and the tip of the planar body 21 can be visually recognized from the back side of the housing 12 of the slider 13, so that it can be visually confirmed that the fitting state is normal.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is preferable that the insertion end A between the slider 13 and the housing 12 of the planar body 21 such as a flexible wiring board or a full flat cable is opaque as in the slide 13 and is different in color. Has been. Further, the base B is colored white and opaque.
Therefore, since the slide 13 and the planar body 21 insertion end A can be visually recognized through the transparent housing 12, it is easier to visually recognize whether or not the insertion end of the planar body has been inserted deeply until it contacts the contact. It is.

  After the planar body 21 is inserted between the housing 12 and the slider 13, the slider 13 is pushed into the back side of the housing 12, that is, the pin 15 side, and the planar body 21 is inserted between the housing 12 and the slider 13. Fix by pinching.

  The present invention can be used for a connector having a slider and a housing, and inserting a planar body such as a flexible wiring board or a full flat cable between the slider and the housing to fix the slider between the slider and the housing.

The top view of the connector use condition of Example 1 The front view of the connector use state of Example 1 The front view of the unused state of the connector of Example 1 The front view at the time of the operation start of the connector of Example 1 The front view which shows the state which inserted the planar body in the connector in Example 1 to the back Front explanatory drawing showing the Example which visually recognizes a planar body through a slider

Explanation of symbols

11 Connector 12 Housing 13 Slider 14 Contact 15 Pin 21 Planar Body

Claims (4)

A transparent housing with contacts;
A connector comprising a slider which is slidably attached to a housing and into which a planar body can be inserted. A housing provided with contacts;
It consists of a slider that is slidably attached to the housing and that can insert a planar body between it and the housing.
A connector characterized in that the surface facing the planar body of the housing is transparent or translucent. A housing provided with contacts;
It consists of a slider that is slidably attached to the housing and that can fix the planar body inserted between the housing surface,
If the surface of the housing is transparent or translucent, and the planar body is properly fixed, the slider inserted in the housing is not visible from the transparent or translucent surface side of the housing. Characteristic connector. A housing provided with contacts;
It consists of a slider that is slidably attached to the housing and that can fix the planar body inserted between the housing surface,
When the slider facing surface of the housing is transparent or translucent and the planar body is normally fixed, the insertion side tip of the planar body inserted into the housing is the transparent or translucent surface side of the housing. A connector characterized by being visible from the outside.

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