JP2013004332A - Connector device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device with a constitution capable of preventing damage of a connector used as electrical connection means between a stationary body and a movable body.SOLUTION: In a connector 1, a pivot shaft part 28 forms a rocking-shaft extending in the direction substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction by being engaged with a pivot hole 71 when a plug housing 20 and a receptacle housing 60 are fitted to each other, and receptacle contacts 80 and 90 and plug contacts 30 and 40 are relatively displaced while being maintained in a state of constant contact with each other regardless of the relative position between a receptacle connector 50 and a plug connector 10 when the receptacle connector 50 is rocked relatively to the plug receptacle 10 with the rocking-shaft as the center.

Description

The present invention relates to a connector device suitably used as an electrical connection means between a fixed body and a movable body.

Conventionally, as a connector device, a plug connector provided with a contact in a housing having a plug fitting portion, and a receptacle connector provided with a contact in a housing having a receptacle fitting portion detachable from the plug fitting portion; There is known a fitting type electrical connector configured such that when the housings of the plug connector and the receptacle connector are fitted to each other, their contacts come into contact with each other and the both connectors are electrically connected.

In recent years, such connector devices include front doors and body frames of gaming machines such as pachinko machines, doors and bodies of vehicles such as automobiles, control devices and devices having openable operation panels, and folding mobile phones. A so-called board-to-cable type (board-to-cable type) is used as an electrical connection means between a fixed body and a movable body that can be opened and closed with each other by a hinge structure or the like such as a portable terminal or a notebook personal computer. Widely used in the form of cable type).

For example, in a pachinko machine, a board-side connector that is connected to the back of a glass door that can be opened and closed by a hinge structure is connected to an electric decoration device (LED) or an acoustic device (speaker) through the board, and is attached to the front of the body frame. When a cable-side connector connected via a cable is attached to the control device provided on the back of the pachinko machine and the glass door is closed against the body frame, the board-side connector and the cable-side connector are A configuration is known in which fitting and electrical connection are made (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a connector device, it is possible to supply electric power and transmit / receive control signals via both connectors in a state where the glass door is closed and used for a game, and as an effect according to the game development, an electrical decoration device or an audio device However, there is also a need to maintain the energized state between the two connectors even when the glass door is opened during the adjustment and maintenance of the pachinko machine.

Therefore, a cable extraction hole is opened in the main body frame, and the cable connected to the control device provided on the back of the pachinko machine is pulled out to the front side of the main body frame through this cable extraction hole, and the cable side connector connected to the end of this cable. Is connected to the board side connector attached to the rear surface of the glass door, and both connectors are always electrically connected regardless of the open / closed position of the glass door (for example, see Patent Document 2). .

JP 2003-135792 A JP-A-8-187344

In the connector device having the above-described configuration, the length of the cable is adjusted so as not to cause a large slack so that the cable is not caught when the glass door is closed. Since the cable is fixed in a fixed mounting posture, the cable is forcibly bent depending on the opening / closing posture of the glass door, and an excessive stress such as a bending moment is generated on the cable, which may cause damage to the connector and the cable. In particular, the vicinity of the connection portion of the cable with the connector is less flexible than the other portions, and there is a problem that the cable is easily disconnected due to excessive stress.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and provides a connector device having a configuration capable of preventing damage to a connector used as an electrical connection means between a fixed body and a movable body. For the purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, a connector device according to the present invention includes a cable-side housing (for example, the receptacle housing 60 in the embodiment) attached to an end portion of a cable and a signal line of the cable provided in the housing. Cable side contacts (
For example, a cable side connector (for example, the receptacle connector 50 in the embodiment) including the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 in the embodiment, a board side housing (for example, the plug housing 20 in the embodiment) mounted on the substrate, and From a board side connector (for example, plug connector 10 in the embodiment) provided with a board side contact (for example, plug contacts 30 and 40 in the embodiment) provided in the housing and connected to a signal terminal on the board. A connector device configured to be configured such that when the cable side housing and the board side housing are fitted together, the cable side contact and the board side contact come into contact with each other and the cable side connector and the board side connector are electrically connected. A cable side housing and A shaft portion (for example, the pivot shaft portion 28 in the embodiment) is formed on one side of the plate side housing, and a receiving portion (for example, the pivot portion in the embodiment) that engages the shaft portion on the other of the cable side housing and the board side housing. Hole 71) is formed, and when the cable side housing and the board side housing are fitted together, the shaft portion engages with the receiving portion to form a swing shaft extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fitting direction, When the cable-side connector is swung relative to the board-side connector around the rocking axis, the cable-side contact and the board-side contact are always connected regardless of the relative positions of the cable-side connector and the board-side connector. It is configured to be relatively displaced while maintaining the contact state.

In the connector device having the above configuration, the cable side connector and the board side connector have locking means for holding the fitting state between the cable side housing and the board side housing, and the locking means holds the fitting state. Shaft part (for example,
It is preferable to comprise the pivot shaft 28 in the embodiment and a receiving portion (for example, the pivot hole 71 in the embodiment).

Further, in the connector device having the above-described structure, the cable-side housing and the board-side housing are limited to restricting the relative swinging range of the cable-side connector and the board-side connector (for example, the V-shaped groove 29 in the embodiment Preferably, a wall surface 29a and a connecting part 51) are provided.

The connector device according to the present invention has a swing shaft that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fitting direction when the shaft portion engages the receiving portion when the cable side housing and the board side housing are fitted. When the cable-side connector is swung relative to the board-side connector around the swing axis, the cable-side contact and the board-side contact are not affected by the relative position of the cable-side connector and the board-side connector. It is configured to be relatively displaced while maintaining a constant contact state. Therefore, in the connector device of the present invention, a configuration is realized in which the cable side connector can be swung relative to the board side connector while maintaining the energized state between the cable side connector and the board side connector. It can be suitably used as an electrical connection means between the fixed body and the movable body. In particular, when the connector device according to the present invention is applied as an electrical connection means between the fixed body and the movable body, the cable connected to the cable side connector by forcibly moving the movable body relative to the fixed body is bent forcibly. Even if the cable side connector is forced to act on the cable side connector, the cable side connector follows the movement of the movable body by the moment (force moment) around the swing axis acting on the cable side connector. In contrast, while maintaining the current-carrying state between the two connectors, it can move relatively and flexibly change its posture to release this bending stress, resulting in local stress concentration in the cable. It is possible to prevent the connector from being damaged in advance. In addition, since the cable is not greatly bent by the relative movement of the movable body in this way, a slight play allowance may be given to the cable, and the cable is fixed between the fixed body and the movable body during the relative movement of the movable body. Can be prevented from being caught.

Further, in the connector device having the above configuration, the locking means for holding the fitting state between the cable side housing and the board side housing relatively swings the cable side connector and the board side connector while holding the fitting state. It is preferable that the shaft portion and the receiving portion are freely engaged, and according to such a configuration, when the cable-side housing and the board-side housing are fitted, the shaft portion and the receiving portion are engaged with each other. Since a simple click feeling can be obtained, it is possible to reliably recognize the completion of the fitting of both connectors, and to improve the operability.

In the connector device configured as described above, it is preferable that the cable-side housing and the board-side housing are provided with limiting means for restricting a relative swinging range between the cable-side connector and the board-side connector. According to the configuration, by setting the swing range corresponding to the movable range of the movable body relative to the fixed body, if the cable side contact and the substrate side contact are designed to always contact within this swing range, The requirement as an electrical connection means between the solid body and the movable body can be satisfied, and the energized state between the two connectors within the swing range can be ensured. Further, it is possible to prevent the cable side connector from being excessively swung with respect to the board side connector and damaging the cable.

It is a perspective view showing a movable connector concerning one embodiment of the present invention. The plug connector which comprises the said movable connector is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a side view of the said plug connector. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows IV-IV in FIG. 2. The 1st plug contact which comprises the said plug connector is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. The 2nd plug contact which comprises the said plug connector is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. The receptacle connector which comprises the said movable connector is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a side view of the said receptacle connector. It is sectional drawing shown along arrow IX-IX in FIG. It is sectional drawing shown along arrow XX in FIG. It is a perspective view of the receptacle contact which comprises the said receptacle connector. The receptacle contact is shown, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a bottom view. (A) is an arrow view of the said receptacle contact seen from arrow A in FIG. 12, (b) is sectional drawing shown along the arrow XII-XII in FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows the state which has the said movable connector in a fitting / removing position. It is a sectional side view which shows the state which rock | fluctuated the receptacle connector only the predetermined angle with respect to the plug connector. It is a sectional side view which shows the state which has the said movable connector in a rocking | fluctuation limit position. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the said movable connector as an electrical connection means between a fixed body and a movable body. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the movable body with respect to the fixed body. It is a perspective view which shows the state which closed the movable body with respect to the fixed body.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A perspective view of a movable connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. This movable connector 1 is
Plug connector (board-side connector) 10 mounted on board B and a plurality of cables C
A receptacle connector (cable side connector) 50 is attached to the end of the cable. By fitting both connectors 10 and 50, the cable C and the board B are electrically connected. Yes. In the following description, the front and rear, right and left and up and down directions are shown in FIG.
The direction of the arrows shown in FIG. 1 will be referred to as front and rear, left and right, and up and down.

First, the configuration of the plug connector 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The plug connector 10 is designed so that the mating direction with the mating connector (receptacle connector 50) is the board B.
The plug housing 20 is mounted on the board B, and a plurality of (32 in total) held in alignment along the width direction of the housing 20. ) Plug contacts 30 and 40. In the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 1 described above, the width direction of the housing 20 is the left-right direction, and the housing 20
The thickness direction is defined as the front-rear direction, and the height direction of the housing 20 is defined as the up-down direction.

The plug housing 20 is integrally molded using an electrically insulating material such as resin, and has a rectangular parallelepiped base portion 21, left and right side walls 25, 25 and a front wall 26 erected above the base portion 21. And has a rectangular box shape with the upper and rear surfaces open as a whole, and a fitting recess (space for receiving the fitting projections 62 and 63 of the mating receptacle connector 50) surrounded by these wall surfaces at the center. 27 is formed.

The base portion 21 is formed with a pair of left and right cylindrical positioning protrusions 22 extending downward, and the positioning protrusions 22 are fitted into positioning holes (not shown) formed through the substrate B. Thus, the plug connector 10 is positioned with respect to the board B. In addition, leg portions 23 having a rectangular cross section are formed to protrude from the four corners of the bottom surface of the base portion 21, and the plug housing 20 is placed on the substrate B through the four leg portions 23.
A plurality of contact press-fitting holes 24 penetrating vertically are arranged in the base portion 21 in the left-right direction (here, a total of 32 contact press-fitting holes 2 are the same as the number of plug contacts 30, 40.
4 are formed in 16 rows along the left-right direction in two rows.

The plug housing 20 is formed with a pair of pivot shaft portions 28 that protrude outward from the left and right side walls 25 and are formed in a substantially oval shape in a side view on the same axis, and are open to the receptacle connector 50 of the counterpart. The formed pivot support hole 71 is detachably engaged. In order to facilitate the insertion into the pivot hole 71, the pivot shaft 28 is formed with an inclined surface 28a that is inclined obliquely downward toward the left and right outwards. In addition, V-shaped grooves 29 that are notched in a substantially V shape that expands upward in a side view are formed at the upper ends of the left and right side walls 25, and two inner wall surfaces in the V-shaped grooves 29 are formed. The opening angle (inner angle) of 29a and 29b is about 10
It is set to 0 degrees.

The plug contacts 30 and 40 are formed in a vertically long flat plate shape using a metal conductive material. The plug contacts 30 and 40 are press-fitted and held in the respective contact press-fitting holes 24 of the base portion 21 and upward in the fitting recesses 27. It extends. The plug contacts 30 and 40 are subjected to a required surface treatment (plating) for coating a thin film such as gold (Au) on the surface thereof.

Each plug contact 30, 40 has contact portions 31, 41 that protrude into the fitting recess 27, and press-fit portions 32, 42 that are press-fitted and held in the contact press-fit holes 24 when attached to the plug housing 20. The lead portions 33 and 43 are formed integrally with the press-fit portions 32 and 42 so as to extend downward from the press-fit portions 32 and 42 and are connected to the signal terminals of the substrate B. The first plug contact 30 and the second plug contact 40 include press-fit portions 32, 42 and lead portions 33,
43 have substantially the same shape and dimension, but the contact portions 31 and 41 are formed to have different lengths.

Although the contact portions 31 and 41 of the plug contacts 30 and 40 will be described in detail later, when the receptacle connector 50 is swung relative to the plug connector 10 about the pivot shaft portion 28, the When viewed from the axial direction (left-right direction) of the support shaft portion 28, the contact portions 85, 95 of the receptacle contacts 80, 90 are formed so as to overlap with the swinging trajectory of the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30. The length dimension is the contact portion 41 of the second plug connector 40.
(That is, the protruding length in the fitting recess 27 is also large). The tip of the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape, whereas the tip of the contact portion 41 of the second plug contact 40 has a tapered shape that becomes narrower as it goes upward. Is formed.

The press-fit portions 32 and 42 are formed with four arrow blade-shaped first press-fit protrusions 34 and 44 projecting in the plate width direction (outward in the front-rear direction), and in the plate thickness direction (outward in the left-right direction). The rectangular second press-fitting projections 35 and 45 are formed at one location, and the plug contacts 30 and 40 are formed.
Is inserted into the contact press-fitting hole 24 from below, the plug contacts 30 and 40 are brought close to the inner wall surface of the contact press-fitting hole 24 by the second press-fitting projections 35 and 45, and positioning in the plate thickness direction (contact adjacent pitch direction) The first press-fitting protrusions 34 and 44 are press-fitted into the contact press-fitting hole 24 and locked, so that the plug contacts 30 and 40 are firmly fixed to the contact press-fitting hole 24.

When the plug contacts 30 and 40 are attached to the base part 21 of the plug housing 20, the lead parts 33 and 44 extend so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the base part 20. It is joined to the wiring pattern by soldering.

The plug connector 10 is mounted on the board B by inserting two positioning protrusions 22 protruding downward from the bottom surface of the plug housing 20 into positioning holes (not shown) formed in the board B from above. After the above positioning, the lead portions 33 and 43 of the plug contacts 30 and 40 and a wiring pattern (not shown) formed on the substrate B are soldered. At this time, only a total of four leg portions 23 of the plug housing 20 are in contact with the substrate B, and the bottom surface of the base portion 21 and the surface of the substrate B are separated with a predetermined gap.

Next, the configuration of the receptacle connector 50, which is a mating connector used in combination with the plug connector 10, will be described with additional reference to FIGS. The receptacle connector 50 extends in a laterally long manner so as to substantially correspond to the width direction (left-right direction) of the mating plug connector 10, and along the width direction (left-right direction) of the receptacle housing 60. A plurality of receptacle contacts 80, 90 (in this case, a total of 32, which is the same as the number of plug contacts 30, 40) held in alignment.
And is configured. In the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.
The width direction of the housing 60 is defined as the left-right direction, the thickness direction of the housing 60 is defined as the front-rear direction, and the height direction of the housing 60 (the direction of fitting / removing with the plug connector 10) is defined as the vertical direction.

Similar to the plug housing 20, the receptacle housing 60 is integrally formed using an electrically insulating material such as a resin. The receptacle body 60 accommodates and holds the receptacle contacts 80 and 90, and the left and right side walls of the housing body 61. It has a pair of left and right lock arms 70 connected via a connecting portion 51.

The housing main body 61 is formed with two protruding projections 62 and 63 that are inserted into the fitting recess 27 of the plug connector 10 so as to protrude forward (stepped upper projection 62).
This protrudes further forward than the lower fitting protrusion 63). In the base end side (rear side) of the housing body 61, contact insertion holes 64 penetrating in the front-rear direction are arranged in the left-right direction (here, the number of receptacle contacts 80, 90 is the same as the total number of 32 contact insertion holes 64). 16 are arranged along the left and right direction in two rows in the upper and lower directions), and this contact insertion hole 64 is formed.
Receptacle contacts 80, 90 are inserted into the receptacle housing 61.

The upper mating projection 62 has a plurality of elongated contact housing spaces 62a that communicate with the upper row of contact insertion holes 64 and extend in the front-rear direction (here, the number of first receptacle contacts 80). The first receptacle contact 80 can be accommodated in each contact accommodating space 62a. Each contact accommodating space 62a is partitioned from each other by a horizontally long plate-shaped partition wall 62b extending in the front-rear direction, and the adjacent first receptacle contacts 80 are electrically and mechanically insulated. Further, a contact insertion port 62c for opening the contact accommodating space 62a up and down and forward as an insertion port for the mating first plug contact 30 is formed at the tip of the upper fitting convex portion 62, As a result, the first receptacle contact 80 accommodated in the contact accommodating space 62a is exposed vertically and forwardly through the contact insertion port 62c. The contact insertion opening 62c has an opening width (opening width in the left-right direction) smaller than the plate thickness of the first receptacle contact 80, but larger than the plate thickness of the mating first plug contact 30.

The lower mating projection 63 has a plurality of elongated contact housing spaces 63a communicating with the lower row of contact insertion holes 64 and extending in the front-rear direction (here, the number of second receptacle contacts 90). 16 in total), and the second receptacle contacts 90 can be accommodated in the respective contact accommodating spaces 63a. Each contact accommodating space 63a is partitioned from each other by a horizontally long plate-like partition wall 63b extending in the front-rear direction, and the adjacent second receptacle contacts 90 are electrically and mechanically insulated. Further, a contact insertion port 63c for opening the contact accommodating space 63a vertically and forward is formed as an insertion port of the mating second plug contact 40 at the tip of the lower fitting projection 63. As a result, the second receptacle contact 90 accommodated in the contact accommodating space 63a is exposed vertically and forward through the contact insertion port 63c. The contact insertion opening 63c has an opening width (opening width in the left-right direction) smaller than the plate thickness of the second receptacle contact 90 but larger than the plate thickness of the mating second plug contact 40.

The receptacle housing 60 includes a plurality of first latch release holes 65 and second latch release holes 66 that are rectangular in plan view and penetrate the upper wall of the housing body 61 in the vertical direction (here, the first receptacle contact). 80, a total of 16 second receptacle contacts 90, which is the same as the number of the second receptacle contacts 90). Further, the housing body 61 is formed with a first latch locking wall 67 for aligning with the first latch release hole 65 (positioned below) for preventing the first receptacle contact 80 from coming off. A second latch locking wall 68 for preventing the second receptacle contact 90 from coming off is formed in alignment with the release hole 66 (located below).

The receptacle contacts 80 and 90 to be inserted into the housing main body 61 are integrally formed by subjecting a thin flat plate made of a conductive material such as metal to pressing (punching and bending), and as a whole, Each of the contact receiving spaces 62a, has a shape in which a thin flat plate is bent in a U shape, and the opening side of the U shape faces downward to face the contact insertion ports 62c, 63c of the housing body 61. It is attached in 63a. The receptacle contacts 80 and 90 are subjected to a required surface treatment (plating) for coating a thin film such as gold (Au) on the surfaces thereof. The first receptacle contact 80 and the second receptacle contact 90 have the same shape and size.

The first receptacle contact 80 includes left and right side plate portions 81a and an upper plate portion 81 connecting them.
a contact body 81 formed of b, and a cover caulking portion 89a and a core wire caulking portion 89b that are connected to the rear portion of the contact body 81 and to which the end of the cable C is connected. Yes.

The cable C connected to the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 is configured such that a core wire (signal line) Ca made by bringing a plurality of extra fine wires close to each other is covered with an insulating coating Cb made of an insulating material. Cb is partially removed and the core wire Ca at the end of the cable C
Is exposed. The insulation coating Cb of the cable C is caulked and fixed from its periphery by the covering caulking portion 89a, and the exposed core wire Ca portion of the cable C is caulked and fixed (soldering if necessary) by the core wire caulking portion 89b. Are electrically connected to the first receptacle contact 80.

The left and right side plate portions 81a of the contact main body 81 have a pair of left and right elastic deformations formed by cutting out a part of the side plate portion 81a and bending it inward and extending in a cantilever manner from the lower end of the side plate portion 81a. There are provided portions 82 (that is, a total of four elastically deformable portions 82 are provided).

The pair of left and right elastic deformation portions 82 are formed in a substantially C shape (wider end) as viewed from the front as a whole, and a pair of guide portions 83 that incline so that the distance from each other becomes narrower upward, and the guide portions 83, a pair of clamping portions 84 that are connected to the ends of 83 and arranged to face each other, and a pair of contact portions 85 that protrude from the clamping portion 84 so as to protrude inward from each other. A contact receiving port 86 for receiving the mating first plug contact 30 is formed at the lower open end of the portion 82 opened in the shape of a letter C.

The pair of left and right contact portions 85 are respectively formed on the free end side of the elastic deformation portion 82 that can be bent and deformed in the width-thickness direction with the lower end side of the side plate portion 81a as a fixed end. Accordingly, it can be displaced in the facing direction (that is, a direction approaching or separating from each other). The gap between the pair of contact portions 82 is formed to be somewhat smaller than the thickness of the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30, and the first plug contact is based on the elastic force (restoring force) of the elastic deformation portion 82. 30 contact portions 31 can be elastically contacted in a state of being sandwiched from both sides.

As described above, since the first receptacle contact 80 is formed with a pair of left and right elastic deformation portions 82 (that is, a total of four contact portions 85), the details will be described later.
The receptacle contact 80 and the first plug contact 30 are two points (when the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30 is in contact with only one set of the elastic deformation portions 82 of the first receptacle contact 80) or four points (first The contact portion 31 of the plug contact 30 can contact with the two elastic deformation portions 82 of the first receptacle contact 80).

A rectangular contact relief hole 87 extending along the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the upper plate portion 81b is formed in the upper plate portion 81b connecting the left and right side plate portions 81a. The tip of the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30 is formed in such a size that it can pass through. Further, the upper plate portion 81b is provided with a leaf spring-like latch portion 88 which is formed by cutting a part of the upper plate portion 81b into a U shape and bending it upward.

The first receptacle contact 80 is inserted through an upper row of contact insertion holes 64 formed in the housing main body 61 of the receptacle housing 60, and is connected to the contact receiving port 8.
The contact accommodating space 6 is in the accommodation posture in which the 6 faces downward and faces the contact insertion port 62c.
Mounted in 2a. At this time, the latch portion 88 formed on the upper plate portion 81 b of the first receptacle contact 80 engages with the first latch locking wall 67 formed on the housing body 61, so that the first receptacle contact 80 is moved rearward. The movement is restrained, and the contact main body 81 abuts against the side wall in the contact accommodating portion 62a to restrain the forward, vertical, left and right movements. As a result, the first receptacle contact 80 is prevented from coming off in the receptacle housing 60. It is held fixed. When the first receptacle contact 80 is removed from the receptacle housing 60, the first receptacle contact 80 is moved straight rearward while the latch portion 88 is elastically pushed down through the first latch release hole 65 of the housing body 61. Just pull out.

The second receptacle contact 90 includes left and right side plate portions 91a and an upper plate portion 91 that connects them.
a contact main body 91 formed of b, and a cover caulking portion 99a and a core wire caulking portion 99b which are connected to the rear portion of the contact main body 91 and to which the end of the cable C is connected. Yes.

In this second receptacle contact 90, the insulation coating Cb of the cable C is caulked and fixed from its periphery by the covering caulking portion 99a, and the exposed core wire Ca portion of the cable C is caulking and fixed by the core wire caulking portion 99b (soldering if necessary) ) So that the core wire Ca is electrically connected to the second receptacle contact 90.

The left and right side plate portions 91a of the contact main body 91 are formed by bending a pair of left and right side plate portions 91a so that they are bent inward and extended in a cantilever manner from the lower ends of the side plate portions 91a. A portion 92 is provided (that is, a total of four elastically deformable portions 92 are provided).

The pair of left and right elastic deformation portions 92 are formed in a generally C shape (wider end) as viewed from the front as a whole, and a pair of guide portions 93 that incline so that the distance from each other becomes narrower upward, and the guide portions 93 and a pair of clamping portions 94 arranged opposite to each other and a pair of contact portions 95 projecting inwardly from the clamping portion 94 and elastically deforming left and right. A contact receiving port 96 for receiving the mating second plug contact 40 is formed at the lower open end of the portion 92 opened in the shape of a letter C.

The pair of left and right contact portions 95 are respectively formed on the free end side of the elastic deformation portion 92 that can be bent and deformed in the width-thickness direction with the lower end side of the side plate portion 91a as a fixed end. Accordingly, it can be displaced in the facing direction (that is, a direction approaching or separating from each other). The gap between the pair of contact portions 92 is formed to be somewhat smaller than the thickness of the contact portion 41 of the second plug contact 40, and the second plug contact is based on the elastic force (restoring force) of the elastic deformation portion 92. The 40 contact portions 41 can be elastically contacted in a state of being sandwiched from both sides.

In this way, the second receptacle contact 90 is formed with a pair of left and right elastic deformation portions 92 (that is, a total of four contact portions 95), and the details will be described later.
The receptacle contact 90 and the second plug contact 40 are arranged at two points (when the contact portion 41 of the second plug contact 40 is in contact with only one set of the elastically deforming portions 92 of the second receptacle contact 90) or at four points (second The contact portion 41 of the plug contact 40 can come into contact with the second elastic contact portion 92 of the second receptacle contact 90).

A rectangular contact relief hole 97 extending in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the upper plate portion 91b is formed in the upper plate portion 91b that connects the left and right side plate portions 91a. The tip of the contact portion 41 of the second plug contact 40 is formed in such a size that it can pass through. Further, the upper plate portion 91b is provided with a leaf spring-like latch portion 98 that is formed by cutting a part of the upper plate portion 91b into a U shape and bending it upward.

The second receptacle contact 90 is inserted from a lower row of contact insertion holes 64 formed in the housing main body 61 of the receptacle housing 60, and the contact receiving port 9.
The contact accommodating space 6 is in the accommodation posture in which the 6 faces downward and faces the contact insertion port 63c.
Installed in 3a. At this time, the latch portion 98 formed on the upper plate portion 91 b of the second receptacle contact 90 engages with the second latch locking wall 68 formed on the housing body 61, and the second receptacle contact 90 is moved backward. The movement is restrained, and the contact main body 91 abuts against the side wall in the contact accommodating portion 63a to restrain the forward, vertical, left and right movements. As a result, the second receptacle contact 90 is prevented from coming off in the receptacle housing 60. It is held fixed. When the second receptacle contact 90 is removed from the receptacle housing 60, the second receptacle contact 90 is moved straight rearward with the latch portion 98 elastically pushed down through the second latch release hole 66 of the housing body 61. Just pull out.

On the other hand, the lock arms 70 formed on the left and right sides of the housing main body 61 are in the thickness direction (
It is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape having a thickness that can be elastically deformed in the left-right direction, and is integrally connected to the housing main body 61 via a connecting portion 51 that protrudes left and right outward from the housing main body 61. In the center of the lock arm 70, a pivot hole 71 formed in a circular hole shape somewhat larger than the shaft diameter of the pivot shaft portion 28 of the plug connector 10 is opened. Shaft 2
8 can be engaged (inserted). A concave guide groove 72 extending upward from the lower end of the lock arm 70 is formed on the inner surface side of the lock arm 70, and an inclined surface 73 that is smoothly connected to the pivot hole 71 is formed at the upper end of the guide groove 72. . Accordingly, the left and right guide grooves 72 of the receptacle connector 50 are approximately aligned with the left and right pivot shaft portions 28 of the plug connector 10 and moved downward, so that the pivot shaft portions 28 and the guide grooves 72 are mutually moved. The pivot holes 71 can be engaged with the pivot shaft portion 28 by being mutually guided by the inclined surfaces, and the receptacle connector 50 is centered on the pivot shaft portion 28 with respect to the plug connector 10 in the engaged state. It can swing. It should be noted that the center of the axis of the pivot shaft 28 (the center of the axis of the swinging shaft) is marked with a symbol X as appropriate.

An operation portion 74 that is pressed to release the engagement state of the lock arm 70 is formed at the end (upper end) of the anti-engagement portion of the lock arm 70. The lower end of the lock arm 70 having the pivot support hole 71 is bent to the left and right around the joint with the connecting portion 51 to deform the pivot support hole 71 with respect to the pivot support shaft portion 28. And can be displaced to a position where the engagement can be released.

Although the receptacle connector 50 can swing relative to the plug connector 10 about the pivot shaft 28 as described above, the receptacle connector 50 can move in one direction (FIG. 14).
(Clockwise direction in FIG. 14) is restricted when the connecting portion 51 comes into contact with the inner wall portion 29a of the V-shaped groove 29, and swinging in the other direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 14) is performed in the receptacle housing. When the lower end of the housing body 61 of the 60 abuts the upper end of the front wall 26 of the base portion 21, the restriction is limited. Here, at the position where the fitting convex portions 62 and 63 and the fitting concave portion 27 are fitted and removed from each other (referred to as “fitting / disengaging position”), the lower end of the housing body 61 and the front wall 2 of the base portion 21.
Since there is only a slight gap between the upper end of 6, this fitting / removing position can be regarded as a position where swinging in one direction (clockwise direction) is restricted. Therefore, the receptacle connector 50 substantially includes a fitting / removing position (also referred to as “swing initial position”) at which the fitting convex portions 62 and 63 and the fitting concave portion 27 are fitted and removed, and a connecting portion 51. Can swing between a position (referred to as “swing limit position”) that contacts the inner wall surface 29a of the V-shaped groove 29 (in this embodiment, within an angle range of about 60 degrees).

Next, in the connector 1 configured as described above, when the fitting projections 62 and 63 of the receptacle housing 60 and the fitting recess 27 of the plug housing 20 are fitted and connected, the fitting projection of the receptacle connector 50 is connected. The parts 62 and 63 are aligned with the fitting recess 27 of the plug connector 10, and the receptacle connector 50 is lowered from directly above the plug connector 10. When the receptacle connector 50 is brought close to the plug connector 10 from above, the pivot shaft portion 28 of the plug connector 10 enters the guide groove 72 of the plug connector 10 and this guide groove 7.
2 is in sliding contact with the inner surface. When the inclined surface 28a of the pivot shaft portion 28 abuts on the inclined surface 73 of the guide groove 72, the pivot shaft portion 28 presses the lock arm 70 left and right outwards under the action of the inclined surfaces. Then, the lock arm 70 is bent and deformed in a direction away from the pivot shaft portion 28. When the inclined surface 28a of the pivot shaft 28 climbs over the inclined surface 73 of the guide groove 72, the lock arm 70 that has been bent and deformed to the left and right outwards returns to a vertical posture by its own restoring elasticity, and the pivot shaft portion 28 engages with the pivot hole 71. Thus, when the pivot shaft 28 is engaged with the pivot hole 71, a click feeling is obtained. At the same time, the fitting convex portions 62 and 63 are fitted into the fitting concave portion 27, and the receptacle housing 60 and When the plug housing 20 is fitted, the receptacle connector 50 and the plug connector 10 are coupled.

At the same time, the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30 enters between the pair of elastic deformations 82 from the contact receiving port 86 of the first receptacle contact 80 through the contact insertion port 62 c, and the left and right sides of the first receptacle contact 80. The contact portion 85 is elastically contacted while being sandwiched between the contact portions 85. Similarly, the contact portion 41 of the second plug contact 40 is
Contact receptacle 9 of second receptacle contact 90 through contact receptacle 63c
6 and elastically contact in a state of being sandwiched between the left and right contact portions 95 of the second receptacle contact 90. As a result, the cable C joined to the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 and the board B joined to the plug contacts 30 and 40 are electrically connected via both contacts, and both the connectors 10 and 50 are connected. Signal transmission between them becomes possible.

Here, as described above, each receptacle contact 80, 90 has a pair of left and right elastic deformation portions 82, 92 (that is, a total of four contact portions 85, 95, respectively). The receptacle contacts 80 and 90 and the plug contacts 30 and 40 can be contacted at four points at the maximum. At the fitting / removing positions of the connectors 10 and 50, the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30 is in contact with only one set of contact portions 85 of the first receptacle contact 80. The plug contact 30 contacts at two points. On the other hand, since the contact portion 41 of the second plug contact 40 is in contact with the two sets of contact portions 85 of the second receptacle contact 90, the second receptacle contact 90 and the second plug contact 40 are in contact at four points.

The plug housing 20 has a front wall 26 protruding upward from the base portion 21 in order to prevent erroneous fitting between the fitting convex portions 62 and 63 of the receptacle housing 60 and the fitting concave portion 27 of the plug housing 20. When the receptacle housing 20 and the plug housing 70 are in a normal orientation, the receptacle housing 20 and the plug housing 70 are allowed to be fitted together.
When the plug housing 70 and the plug housing 70 are not in the proper orientation, the fitting of the two is restricted (the front wall 26 and the housing body 61 abut and the fitting convex portions 62 and 63 are not fitted into the fitting concave portion 27). Thus, a stable connection can be obtained without damaging the contacts 30, 40, 80, 90 due to erroneous fitting of the connectors 10, 50.
Further, as described above, the front wall 26 also functions as a swing range limiting means for limiting swinging of the receptacle connector 50 in the other direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 14 and the like).

Subsequently, in a state where the fitting convex portions 62 and 63 of the receptacle housing 60 and the fitting concave portion 27 of the plug housing 20 are fitted and connected as described above, the receptacle connector 50 is pivotally supported with respect to the plug connector 10. When the rocker 28 is relatively swung around the center 28, the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 are swung while maintaining the state in which the plug contacts 30 and 40 are sandwiched and elastically contacted. Here, as described above, the receptacle connector 50 can swing with respect to the plug connector 10 between the fitting / removing position and the swing limit position.
The flow of this operation is shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 (illustration of the board B and the cable C is omitted), and will be briefly described below. In the figure, the rocking trajectories of the contact portions 85, 95 of the receptacle contacts 80, 90 in the receptacle connector 50 (in other words, the trajectory of the contacts between the receptacle contacts 80, 90 and the plug contacts 30, 40) are indicated by bold lines. It is added.

First, as shown in FIG. 14, in the fitting / removing position (swinging initial position) where the fitting convex portions 62 and 63 of the receptacle housing 60 and the fitting concave portion 27 of the plug housing 20 are fitted and removed, as described above. Thus, the first receptacle contact 80 and the first plug contact 30 are in contact at two points, and the second receptacle contact 90 and the second plug contact 40 are in contact at four points.

From this state, as shown in FIG. 15, when the receptacle connector 50 is swung around the pivot shaft portion 28 by a predetermined angle from the swing initial position, the contact portion 31 of the first plug contact 30 is obtained.
Enters both of the two elastic deformation portions 62 of the first receptacle contact 80 and elastically contacts these four contact portions 85, and the first receptacle contact 80 and the first plug contact 30 are at four points. Contact. On the other hand, the contact portion 41 of the second plug contact 40 is in elastic contact with the two sets of contact portions 95 of the first receptacle contact 90 and maintains a state where they are in contact with each other at four points.

Then, as shown in FIG. 16, when the receptacle connector 50 reaches the swing limit position,
The connecting portion 51 of the receptacle connector 50 comes into contact with the inner wall surface 29a of the V-shaped groove 29, thereby restricting the swing of the receptacle connector 50. In this swing limit position,
The first receptacle contact 80 and the first plug contact 30 remain in contact with each other at four points, and the second receptacle contact 90 and the second plug contact 40 are four.
Maintains contact with dots. When the receptacle connector 50 is swung in this way, the swing locus of the contact portions 85 and 95 of the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 is viewed from the axial direction of the pivot shaft portion 28 (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 14 and the like). Is the contact part 3 of the plug contacts 30, 40
In other words, the positions of the contact points between the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 and the plug contacts 30 and 40 are displaced so as to draw an arc around the pivot shaft 28. I understand.

Since the contact relief holes 87 and 97 are formed in the upper plate portions 81b and 91b of the receptacle contacts 80 and 90, the plug contact 30 can be obtained even if the depth (the vertical dimension) of the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 is reduced. , 40 protrude from the contact relief holes 87, 97 without interfering with the upper plate portions 81b, 91b and can be smoothly oscillated and displaced.

As can be seen from the above, the receptacle housing 60 and the plug housing 20
And the contact portions 31 and 41 of the plug contacts 30 and 40 are in elastic contact with the contact portions 85 and 95 of the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 in contact with each other. When the contact portions 85 and 95 of the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 are swung relative to the plug connector 10.
Each slides while maintaining a state of elastic contact with 40. Therefore, even if the receptacle connector 50 is swung relative to the plug connector 10, the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 and the plug contacts 30 and 40 are always connected regardless of the relative positions of the receptacle connector 50 and the plug connector 10. Thus, the plug connector 10 and the receptacle connector 50 can always be in an electrically connected state.

It should be noted that the connectors 10 and 50 from the state in which the connectors 10 and 50 are fitted and connected in this way.
To separate the plug connector 10 from the plug connector 10, the right and left operation portions 74 of the lock arm 70 are pressed inward (towards each other). The pivot support hole 71 of the receptacle connector 50 and the plug connector 10
The receptacle connector 50 may be pulled away from the plug connector 10 in a state in which the engagement with the pivot shaft 28 is released.

Therefore, according to the movable connector 1 according to the present embodiment, the receptacle contact 80,
Even when both the 90 and the plug contacts 30, 40 are arranged in two rows, the receptacle connector 50 is relatively positioned with respect to the plug connector 10 while maintaining the energization state between the plug connector 10 and the receptacle connector 50. Since the structure that can be swung is realized, it can be suitably used as an electrical connection means between the fixed body and the movable body, and even if the number of signal lines (number of poles) increases, each contact is arranged in a row. Compared with the arrangement, the size of the housing in the width direction can be shortened to approximately half, and the entire connector can be downsized.

In the movable connector 1, the axis of the pivot shaft 28 (the axis of the swing shaft) is disposed between the plurality of first plug contacts 30 and the plurality of second plug contacts 40.
Contact of each receptacle contact 80 and 90 when the first receptacle contact 80 and the second receptacle contact 90 swing relative to the first plug contact 30 and the second plug contact 40 about the pivot shaft 28. Since the rocking radii of the portions 85 and 95 can be kept small, the entire connector can be further downsized.

Further, according to the movable connector 1 configured as described above, when the receptacle connector 50 swings relative to the plug connector 10, the receptacle contacts 80, 9
Since the contact state between the pair of 0 contact portions 85 and 95 and the contact portions 31 and 41 of the plug contacts 30 and 40 can be maintained stably, the relative positions of the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 and the plug contacts 30 and 40 can be maintained. Nevertheless, poor contact between the two is unlikely to occur, thereby improving the reliability of the electrical connection.

In this movable connector 1, the receptacle contacts 80, 90 have two pairs of elastic deformation portions 82, 92, and the receptacle connector 50 and the plug connector 10.
Receptacle contacts 80, 90 and plug contacts 30,
40 can be elastically contacted at four points, so that the number of electrical contact points can be further increased, and contact failure is less likely to occur even with respect to positional deviation between both contacts, and the reliability of electrical connection Can be further increased.

In the movable connector 1, when the receptacle housing 60 and the plug housing 20 are fitted, the contact portions 31 and 41 of the plug contacts 30 and 40 are connected to the pair of elastic deformation portions 82 and 82 in the receptacle contacts 80 and 90. Between the guide portions 83, 9
3, the contact portion 31 of the plug contacts 30 and 40 is fitted when the receptacle housing 60 and the plug housing 20 are fitted. , 41 can be introduced more smoothly between the pair of contact portions 85, 95 of the receptacle contacts 80, 90.

In the movable connector 1, the upper plate portion 8 of the receptacle contacts 80, 90 is used.
In 1b and 91b, the receptacle connector 50 is pivotally supported with respect to the plug connector 10.
Contact portion 31 of the plug contact 30, 40 when relatively swung around the center
Contact relief holes 87 and 97 through which 41 can pass are formed, and the receptacle connector 50 swings relative to the plug connector 10 to receive the receptacle contacts 80 and 9.
When the relative position between 0 and the plug contacts 30, 40 is displaced, the plug contact 30
, 40 can pass through the contact relief holes 87, 97 without interfering with the upper plate portions 81b, 91b on the depth side of the receptacle contacts 80, 90, so that the inside of the receptacle contacts 80, 90 It is not necessary to ensure a large swinging space for the contact portions 31 and 41 in the plug contacts 30 and 40, and the receptacle contact 80
, 90 in the depth direction can be shortened.

Next, a configuration in which the movable connector 1 according to the present embodiment is applied as an electrical connection means between the fixed body 110 and the movable body 120 will be described with additional reference to FIGS. The movable body 120 is attached to the front surface of the fixed body 110 so as to be able to be opened and closed laterally by using a hinge mechanism (not shown) disposed on the left and upper sides of the front surface of the fixed body 110. The attached control device 111 and the electrical component (electrical component) 121 attached to the front side of the movable body 120 are electrically connected, and the control device 111 is configured to control the operation of the electrical component 121. ing. Here, the combination of the fixed body 110 and the movable body 120 is
For example, when applied to a pachinko machine, the main body frame member that accommodates and holds the game board in a standing posture corresponds to the fixed body, and is attached to the front side of the main body frame so that it can be opened and closed laterally and attached and detached via a hinge mechanism. A glass frame member provided with an electric decoration device (LED or the like), an acoustic device (speaker) or the like corresponds to the movable body. The movable connector 1 of the present embodiment is not limited to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine, but is a control device or device having an openable operation panel, or a foldable portable terminal or notebook personal computer. The present invention can also be applied to other devices.

The movable connector 1 is an electrical connection means between the fixed body 110 and the movable body 120, and a control device 111 attached to the fixed body 110 and an electrical component 12 attached to the movable body 120.
It plays the role which electrically connects between.

The plug connector 10 is mounted on a substrate B connected to an electrical component 121 disposed on the front side of the movable body 120 via an electric wire (not shown), and the lead portion 33 of the plug contacts 30 and 40. , 44 are connected to the electrical component 121 via the substrate B connected thereto.

The receptacle connector 50 is connected to the control device 111 via the cable C to which the receptacle contacts 80 and 90 are connected. The receptacle connector 50 is fixed to the fixed body through the cable lead-out hole 112 formed on the left side edge of the fixed body 110. 110 is pulled out to the front side. The cable lead-out hole 112 is formed in the state where the movable body 120 is closed with respect to the fixed body 110.
The board B and the plug connector 10 attached to the rear surface side of the board 20 are arranged so as to face the front and rear.

The movable connector 1 has a state in which the movable body 120 is opened with respect to the fixed body 110 (the movable body 110).
The plug connector 1 fixed to the rear surface side of the movable body 120 via the substrate B
The receptacle connector 50 drawn out to the front side of the fixed body 110 is fitted and connected to 0, and is integrally attached to the rear side of the movable body 120. When the plug connector 10 and the receptacle connector 50 are thus fitted and connected, the cable C is connected via the connectors 10 and 50.
The control device 111 connected to the electric device 121 and the electric component 121 connected to the substrate B are electrically connected, and the electric component 121 can be operated by signal transmission between them.

When the movable body 120 is opened to the fixed body 110 as described above, as shown in FIG. 18, the receptacle connector 50 is positioned at the initial swing position where the plug connector 10 can be attached and detached, and the cable C end. The portion from the receptacle connector 50 to the cable lead-out hole 112 in the section (the cable portion drawn forward from the cable lead-out hole 112) extends in the front-rear direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 19, when the movable body 120 is swung backward by the hinge mechanism,
The receptacle connector 50 swings relative to the plug connector 10 by tension generated in the cable C (so as to maintain its own position). As described above, the receptacle connector 50 is swingable relative to the plug connector 10, and the cable C is forcibly bent due to the operation of the movable body 120, so that excessive stress (mainly bending stress) is generated. However, the pivot shaft 28 with respect to the receptacle connector 50 due to the tension generated in the cable C.
When a rotating moment (force moment) is applied, the receptacle connector 50 swings relative to the plug connector 10 so as to follow the operation of the movable body 120.
Since the posture can be flexibly changed so as to release the bending stress, it is possible to prevent local stress concentration in the cable C and prevent damage to the connector. Therefore, even when the receptacle connector 50 reaches the swing limit position with respect to the plug connector 10, the cable C can be maintained in a state where the cable lead-out hole 112 extends substantially back and forth without being bent.

When the movable body 120 swings and opens with respect to the fixed body 110 in this way (ie,
Even when the receptacle connector 50 swings relative to the plug connector 10)
The receptacle contacts 80 and 90 and the plug contacts 30 and 40 are relatively displaced while maintaining a constant contact state, and the energized state between the receptacle connector 50 and the plug connector 10 is maintained.

As described above, according to the movable connector 1 according to the present embodiment, even if the movable body 120 opens and closes relative to the fixed body 110 and the cable C connected to the receptacle connector 50 is forcibly bent, the tension generated in the cable C is increased. As a result, a moment around the swing axis (moment of force) acts on the receptacle connector 50, so that the receptacle connector 50 follows the operation of the movable body with respect to the plug connector 10 between the connectors 10 and 50. Since the posture can be flexibly changed so as to release the bending stress by relatively swinging while maintaining the energized state, local stress concentration on the cable C is avoided and the connector is It is possible to prevent damage in advance.

In addition, since the cable C is not greatly bent by the opening / closing swing of the movable body 120 in this way, a slight allowance may be given to the cable C. A situation in which the cable C is sandwiched between the movable body 120 and the movable body 120 can be prevented.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the scope of the present invention is not limited to those shown in the above-described embodiments. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the number of receptacle contacts and plug contacts (number of poles) provided in the movable connector 1 is 32, but this is only an example, and the number of contacts is any number. Also good. In the above-described embodiment, the contacts are arranged in two rows in the front-rear direction along the width direction of the housing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is arranged in a row in the width direction of the housing. Also good. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the connector is a board-to-cable type connector in which the plug contact is connected to the board and the receptacle connector is connected to the cable. A cable-to-cable connector may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the plug connector 10 serving as the board-side connector is attached to the movable body 120 (swinging side), and the receptacle connector 50 serving as the cable-side connector is attached to the plug connector 10 so as to be freely fitted and removed. Although the configuration is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and a cable-side connector (receptacle connector) is attached to the movable body (swinging side), and a board-side connector (plug connector) is fitted to and removed from this cable connector. The configuration may be freely attached, and is not particularly limited as long as the cable side connector and the board side connector can swing relative to each other about the swing axis.

In the above-described embodiment, the pivot shaft 2 that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the plug connector 10.
8 is provided, and the receptacle connector 50 is provided with a pivotal support hole 71 penetrating the lock arm 70 to the left and right, but the receptacle connector 50 is attached to the plug connector 10 so as to be swingable and detachable. For example, the arrangement relationship between the pivot shaft and the pivot hole may be reversed.

1 Movable connector (connector device)
10 Plug connector (board side connector)
20 Plug housing (board side housing)
27 Fitting recess 28 Pivot shaft (shaft, locking means)
29 V-shaped groove (limitation means)
30 First plug contact (substrate side contact)
31 Contact portion 40 Second plug contact (substrate side contact)
41 Contact part 50 Receptacle connector (cable side connector)
51 connecting part (limitation means)
60 Receptacle housing (cable side housing)
62 Upper mating projection 63 Lower mating projection 70 Lock arm 71 Pivot hole (receiving portion, locking means)
74 Operation section 80 First receptacle contact (cable side contact)
81 Contact body 81b Upper plate part 83 Guide part 85 Contact part 87 Contact relief hole 90 Second receptacle contact (cable side contact)
91 Contact body 91b Upper plate part 93 Guide part 95 Contact part 97 Contact escape hole C Cable B Substrate X Axis of pivot shaft

Claims (3)

A cable-side housing provided at an end of the cable, a cable-side connector provided in the housing and connected to a signal line of the cable, and a board-side housing attached on the board; A board-side connector provided with a board-side contact provided in the housing and connected to a signal terminal on the board, and when the cable-side housing and the board-side housing are fitted, A connector device configured to electrically connect the cable side connector and the board side connector by contacting the cable side contact and the board side contact,
A shaft portion is formed on one of the cable side housing and the board side housing,
A receiving portion that engages with the shaft portion is formed on the other of the cable side housing and the board side housing,
When the cable side housing and the board side housing are fitted together, the shaft portion engages with the receiving portion to form a swing shaft extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction,
When the cable-side connector is swung relative to the board-side connector about the rocking axis, the cable-side contact and the cable-side contact are not affected by the relative positions of the cable-side connector and the board-side connector. The connector device is characterized by relative displacement while maintaining a state in which the substrate side contact is always in contact. Having a locking means for maintaining a fitting state between the cable side housing and the board side housing;
2. The locking unit includes the shaft portion and the receiving portion that engage the cable-side connector and the board-side connector in a swingable manner while maintaining the fitted state. The connector device according to 1. The limiting means for limiting a relative swinging range of the cable side connector and the board side connector is provided in the cable side housing and the board side housing. Connector device.

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