JP2007165129A - Floating connector socket - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a connector socket which has a structure that a card edge insertion long hole is directed in the direction in parallel with a socket mounting face and in which the card edge insertion long hole can be made rocking. <P>SOLUTION: A rocking connector housing 3 is assembled into a fixed connector housing 2 having the mounting face 1a so as to be rocked in the direction orthogonal to the mounting face 1a. Contacts 5, 6 are assembled by making contact parts 5a, 6a of one end side face the card edge insertion long hole 4 of the rocking connector housing 3. The card edge insertion direction of the card edge insertion long hole 4 is made to be in the parallel direction with the mounting face 1a. Terminal parts 5b, 6b of the opposite sides of the contacts 5, 6 are fixed to the fixed connector housing 2. The part of the contacts 5, 6 in a space 8 between the rocking connector housing 3 and the fixed connector housing 2 is made to be bending parts 5c, 6c so that the rocking connector housing 3 becomes rocking in the direction orthogonal to the mounting face 1a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a floating connector socket that enables insertion of a card edge plug by swinging a card edge insertion slot when the card edge plug is inserted.

As a conventional connector socket of this type, there is one having a structure in which the card edge insertion direction of the card edge insertion slot is parallel to the attachment surface with respect to the attachment surface of the connector socket (for example, (See Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-213918 A

  However, in such a connector socket, there are, for example, two sets in which the connector socket is fixed to the printed circuit board, and when the mutual connector sockets are connected by card edge plugs at both ends of the relay printed circuit board, the relay print If the board is a flexible printed circuit board and card edge plugs are provided at both ends of the board, the card can be aligned by the flexibility of the flexible printed circuit board. Although it can be easily inserted into the insertion slot, it is an inexpensive hard structure printed circuit board as a relay printed circuit board and a structure with card edge plugs provided at both ends thereof, if the position of each connector socket is not an appropriate position, In the card edge insertion slot of one connector socket Be able to enter, there is the other connector can not be inserted into the card edge insertion slot problem of the socket.

  An object of the present invention is a connector socket having a structure in which the card edge insertion slot of the card edge insertion slot is oriented in a direction parallel to the socket mounting surface, and the card edge insertion slot can be swung freely Is to provide.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector socket that can accommodate a card edge plug having terminal conductors on both sides.

  The configuration of the present invention that achieves the above object will be described as follows.

  A floating connector socket according to the present invention includes a fixed connector housing that is attached to a mounting partner on a mounting surface, and a swing that is incorporated in the fixed connector housing and swings in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface of the fixed connector housing. A card housing, and a card edge insertion direction of the card edge insertion slot, comprising a connector housing and a contact incorporated in the swing connector housing with a contact portion on one end facing the card edge insertion slot of the swing connector housing Is directed in a direction parallel to the mounting surface, and a terminal portion on the opposite side of the contact is fixed to the fixed connector housing, and the contact in a space between the swing connector housing and the fixed connector housing Is the swing connector housing Characterized in that it becomes bent been bent portion so as to be swingable in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface of the serial fixing the connector housing.

  In this case, the contact may be structured to be incorporated in the fixed connector housing and the swinging connector housing in two rows with the contact portions facing the width direction of the card edge insertion slot.

  In the floating connector socket according to the present invention, the oscillating connector housing in which the card edge insertion direction of the card edge insertion slot is oriented in a direction parallel to the mounting surface is fixed to the mounting surface of the fixed connector housing by the bent portion of the contact. The card edge insertion slot is structured so that the card edge insertion direction is parallel to the socket mounting surface, and the card edge insertion slot is swung. It can be made freely. Further, since the mutual support of the fixed connector housing and the swing connector housing and the swing of the swing connector housing are performed by the contacts, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  In such a floating connector socket, when the contact portion of the contact is incorporated in two rows in the fixed connector housing and the swinging connector housing in the direction facing the width direction of the card edge insertion slot, the terminal conductors are formed on both sides. This floating connector socket can be made to correspond to the existing card edge plug.

  The best mode for carrying out a floating connector socket according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 (A), (B), (C), and (D) are a front view, a plan view, a left side view, and a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the front view, showing a first example of a floating connector socket according to the present invention. 2 (A), (B), and (C) are a front view and a plan view of the fixed connector housing used in this example, and a sectional view taken along line BB of the plan view, and FIGS. Front view and plan view of the swing connector housing used in this example, cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of the plan view, and FIGS. 4A and 4B are front views of the first contact used in this example. 5A and 5B are a front view and a plan view of the second contact used in this example, and FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C are stoppers used in this example. 7A and 7B are a front view of the member, a plan view, a right side view of the front view, and FIGS. 7A and 7B and a relay printed circuit board connected to the floating connector socket of this example. It is a front view and a side view of the card edge plug provided at an end portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D, a floating connector socket 1 of this example is a U-shaped fixed connector housing 2, and the fixed connector housing 2 is assembled and fixed. The contact portions 5a and 6a on one end side face the both sides of the swing connector housing 3 swinging in the vertical direction with respect to the connector housing 2 and the width direction of the card edge insertion slot 4 of the swing connector housing 3 respectively. And two rows of first and second contacts 5 and 6 incorporated in the oscillating connector housing 3 and a retaining member 7 for holding the oscillating connector housing 3 so as not to come out of the fixed connector housing 2. The terminal portions 5b and 6b opposite to the contacts 5 and 6 are fixed to the fixed connector housing 2, and the swing connector housing 3 and the fixed connector housing 2 are fixed. First in the space 8 between the second bent portion 5c which portion of the contact 5, 6 is rocking the connector housing 3 are bent respectively so as to be swingable, it has become 6c. In such a floating connector socket 1, the card edge insertion direction of the card edge insertion slot 4 is oriented in a direction parallel to the mounting surface 1 a of the socket 1.

  Specific configurations of these components will be described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C, the fixed connector housing 2 is provided with standing portions 2b at both ends in the longitudinal direction of a bottom portion 2a made of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin and having a rectangular shape. Locking grooves 2c facing in the width direction are provided on the surface of 2a at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and recesses 2d are provided at the upper portions of the standing portions 2b across the longitudinal direction of the bottom 2a. Engaging grooves 2e are respectively provided in the upper part of the upright portions 2b so as to cross the concave portions 2d. Each locking groove 2c is provided separately in the width direction of the bottom 2a.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C, the oscillating connector housing 3 has a card edge insertion slot 4 formed on the front side of the housing body 3a that is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The card edge insertion slot 4 is provided at a predetermined length in front of the end of the card edge insertion slot 4 and a part of the card edge insertion slot 4 is opened. The contact insertion grooves 3b and 3c are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the housing, contact locking grooves 3d and 3e are provided in a part of each of the contact insertion grooves 3b and 3c, and the longitudinal ends of the housing body 3a are provided at both ends. A shaft portion 3f having a quadrangular cross section projects from each other, and a partition plate projection 3g projects between adjacent pairs of the upper and lower contact insertion grooves 3b, 3c.

  As shown in FIG. 4, one end of the first contact 5 is folded back to form a contact portion 5a, the other end is a terminal portion 5b, and a portion adjacent to the terminal portion 5b is U-shaped. The portion between the contact portion 5a and the bent portion 5c is a U-shaped bent portion 5d, and the portion between the contact portion 5a and the bent portion 5d is formed in the bent portion 5c. Is provided with a locking portion 5e formed of a plurality of protrusion groups, and a locking portion 5f formed of a plurality of protrusion groups is provided at a part of the bent portion 5c.

  As shown in FIG. 5, one end side of the second contact 6 is folded back to be a contact portion 6a, and the other end side is a terminal portion 6b, between the contact portion 6a and the terminal portion 6b. The portion is folded into a U-shape to form a bent portion 6c. A portion adjacent to the contact portion 6a is provided with a locking portion 6d composed of a plurality of protrusion groups, and a portion adjacent to the bent portion 6c is provided with a plurality of portions. A locking portion 6e made of a projection group is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the retaining member 7 is formed of a metal plate, and one end of the base portion 7a is bent at a right angle to form a holding portion 7b, and the other end is bent at a right angle in the opposite direction. It is a fixing portion 7c.

  Next, how to assemble the floating connector socket 1 of this example will be described. The shaft portions 3f at both ends of the oscillating connector housing 3 are fitted and supported in the recesses 2d at the top of the upright portions 2b of the fixed connector housing 2, respectively. The base portion 7a of the retaining member 7 is inserted into each engaging groove 2e of each standing portion 2b, each shaft portion 3f is pressed and held by the pressing portion 7b at each end, and the fixing portion 7c at the other end is connected to the floating connector. The state is made to coincide with the mounting surface 1a of the socket 1.

  In this state, the contact portion 5a on one end side of the first contact 5 is inserted into the contact insertion groove 3b of the swing connector housing 3, and the bent portion 5c is connected to the bottom portion of the swing connector housing 3 and the bottom portion 2a of the fixed connector housing 2. Is inserted into the space 8 between the two. In this state, the locking portion 5e of the first contact 5 is press-fitted into the contact locking groove 3d of the swing connector housing 3, and the locking portion 5f of the first contact 5 is press-fitted into the locking groove 2c of the connector housing 2. To do.

  Further, the contact portion 6 a on one end side of the second contact 6 is inserted into the contact insertion groove 3 c of the swing connector housing 3, and the bent portion 6 c is connected to the bottom portion of the swing connector housing 3 and the bottom portion 2 a of the fixed connector housing 2. It inserts in the space 8 between. In this state, the locking portion 6d of the second contact 6 is press-fitted into the contact locking groove 3e of the swing connector housing 3, and the locking portion 6e of the second contact 6 is press-fitted into the locking groove 2c of the connector housing 2. To do.

  7A and 7B are a front view and a side view showing an example of the relay printed board 9 inserted into the card edge insertion slot 4 of the floating connector socket 1 described above. In this example, a relay hard printed board having a hardware structure is used as the relay printed board 9. The relay hard printed circuit board 9 having a hard structure in this example is provided with a plurality of conductor layers on both sides of a hard board 9a having a hard structure such as an epoxy board, and each surface is covered with an insulating layer 9b. Double-sided printed circuit board. Both ends of the relay hard printed circuit board 9 having such a hardware structure are card edge plugs 10. The card edge plug 10 of this example has a structure in which the fixed contacts 10a and 10b are exposed by connecting to the respective conductor layers on both sides of the hard board 9a at both ends of the relay hard printed board 9.

  Next, a usage example of the floating connector socket 1 of this example will be described with reference to FIG.

  The floating connector socket 1 is connected to the printed circuit board 11 and the other printed circuit board 12 which are separately arranged on the left and right sides on the same plane, with the mounting surface 1a being applied. In this state, the card edge insertion slot 4 of the floating connector socket 1 is oriented in parallel with the plate surfaces of the printed boards 11 and 12.

  One card edge plug 10 of the relay hard printed circuit board 9 having a hard structure is inserted into the card edge insertion long hole 4 of one floating connector socket 1, and the first and second sides on both sides in the width direction of the card edge insertion long hole 4 are inserted. The fixed contacts 10a and 10b of the card edge plug 10 are sandwiched and electrically connected by the contact portions 5a and 6a of the second contacts 5 and 6. Next, the other card edge plug 10 of the relay hard printed circuit board 9 having a hard structure is inserted into the card edge insertion slot 4 of the other floating connector socket 1. At this time, when the card edge plug 10 is displaced up and down and does not match the card edge insertion slot 4, the swing connector housing 3 swings up and down during the insertion process, and the card edge plug 10 moves into the card edge insertion slot 4. The fixed contacts 10a and 10b of the card edge plug 10 are sandwiched and electrically connected by the contact portions 5a and 6a of the first and second contacts 5 and 6 on both sides of the card edge insertion slot 4 in the width direction. To do.

  9A, 9B, 9C, and 9D are a front view, a plan view, a left side view, and a sectional view taken along line DD of the front view showing a second example of the floating connector socket according to the present invention. . In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the part corresponding to FIG. 1 (A)-(D) mentioned above.

  In the floating connector socket 1 of this example, a U-shaped fixed connector housing 2, a swing connector housing 3 incorporated in the fixed connector housing 2 and swinging up and down with respect to the fixed connector housing 2, One row of contacts 6 incorporated in the swing connector housing 3 with one end side contact portion 6a facing one side in the width direction of the card edge insertion slot 4 of the swing connector housing 3, and the swing connector A retaining member 7 that holds the housing 3 so as not to come out of the fixed connector housing 2 is provided. A terminal portion 6b on the opposite side of each contact 6 is fixed to the fixed connector housing 2, and the swing connector housing 3 and the fixed connector housing The portion of the contact 6 in the space 8 between the swing connector housing 3 Has a respective bent been bent portion 6c to allow. Also in such a floating connector socket 1, the card edge insertion direction of the card edge insertion slot 4 is oriented in a direction parallel to the mounting surface 1 a of the socket 1. The swing connector housing 3 has a structure in which one contact insertion groove 3c is provided in the housing body 3a in addition to the card edge insertion slot 4. Other configurations are the same as those in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D.

  In such a floating connector socket 1, the contact portion 6 a of the contact 6 is incorporated in the fixed connector housing 2 and the swinging connector housing 3 in one row on one side in the width direction of the card edge insertion long hole 4. The card edge plug 10 having the terminal conductor can be made to correspond to the floating connector socket 1.

(A), (B), (C), and (D) are a front view, a plan view, a left side view, and a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the first example of the floating connector socket according to the present invention. (A), (B), and (C) are a front view, a plan view, and a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the plan view of the fixed connector housing used in the first example. (A), (B), and (C) are a front view, a plan view, and a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of the plan view of the swing connector housing used in the first example. (A) and (B) are a front view and a plan view of a first contact used in the first example. (A) and (B) are a front view and a plan view of a second contact used in the first example. (A), (B), and (C) are a front view, a plan view, and a right side view of the front view of the retaining member used in the first example. (A) and (B) are a front view and a side view of a relay printed circuit board connected to the floating connector socket of the first example and a card edge plug provided at the end thereof. It is explanatory drawing of the usage example of the floating connector socket of a 1st example. (A), (B), (C), and (D) are a front view, a plan view, a left side view, and a sectional view taken along line DD of the front view showing a second example of the floating connector socket according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floating connector socket 1a Mounting surface 2 Fixed connector housing 2a Bottom 2b Standing part 2c Locking groove 2d Recessed part 2e Engaging groove 3 Swing connector housing 3a Housing body 3b, 3c Contact insertion groove 3d, 3e Contact locking groove 3f Shaft 3g Partition plate projection 4 Card edge insertion slot 5, 6 First and second contacts 5a, 6a Contact portion 5b, 6b Terminal portion 5c, 6c Bending portion 7 Retaining member 8 Space 9 Hard relay board 10 Card edge plug 10a, 10b Fixed contact 11 Printed circuit board 12 Printed circuit board

Claims (2)

  A fixed connector housing that is attached to a mounting partner on a mounting surface; a swing connector housing that is incorporated in the fixed connector housing and swings in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface of the fixed connector housing; and the swing connector housing A card edge insertion slot with a contact portion on one end facing the card edge insertion slot, and a contact incorporated in the swing connector housing. The card edge insertion direction of the card edge insertion slot is parallel to the mounting surface. The terminal portion on the opposite side of the contact is fixed to the fixed connector housing, and the portion of the contact in the space between the swing connector housing and the fixed connector housing is the swing connector housing. The mounting surface of the fixed connector housing Floating connector socket, characterized in that has a bent been bent portion so as to be swingable in a direction perpendicular Te.   2. The contact is incorporated in the fixed connector housing and the swinging connector housing in two rows with the contact portions facing the width direction of the card edge insertion long hole in two rows. Floating connector socket.

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