JP2014072124A - Connector device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device which has a housing provided with a plurality of contacts to which a wiring plate-like member is inserted, and which can smoothly insert the wiring plate-like member into a plate like-member insertion part of the housing without being blocked by board connection parts of the plurality of the contacts.SOLUTION: While a plurality of board connection parts (14a) respectively included in a plurality of contacts (14) are arranged at a position facing a plate-like member insertion part (13) provided at a front face end (11a) of a housing (11), a plurality of projected guide parts (16A, 16B), which guide a wiring plate-like member inserted to the housing through the plate-like member insertion part with end faces (16a, 16b) forming a curved surface or an inclined plane, are protrusively arranged beyond the plurality of board connection parts at an outer side of the front face end of the housing in a bottom plate part (11c) of the housing.

Description

  The invention described in the claims of the present application includes a housing into which a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) is inserted, and contact terminals in the wiring plate-like member arranged in the housing and inserted into the housing. It is related with the connector apparatus provided with the contact contact-connected to a part.

  In the case of wiring plate-like members such as relatively small flexible printed wiring boards mounted on various electronic devices, attachment to the main wiring board to which various electrical components are attached is electrically connected to the main wiring board. This is often performed using a connector device that is fixed by being made. A connector device used for attaching such a wiring board member to a main wiring board includes a housing formed of an insulating material into which the wiring board member is inserted, and a wiring board arranged in the housing and inserted into the housing. A conductive contact that is contact-connected to the contact terminal portion of the shaped member, and the contact terminal portion provided on the wiring plate-like member is connected to the wiring terminal provided on the main wiring board through the contact. Connect electrically.

  A flexible printed wiring board forming a wiring plate-like member inserted into a housing of a connector device that has been conventionally proposed includes, for example, a plurality of first contact terminal portions and a plurality of second contact terminals each formed of a conductive material. It has a flat plate portion in which the portions are alternately arranged. The arrangement direction of the plurality of first contact terminal portions and the plurality of second contact terminal portions in such a flexible printed wiring board (hereinafter referred to as terminal arrangement direction) is the insertion of the flexible printed wiring board into the housing of the connector device. The direction is substantially perpendicular to the direction.

  In such a flexible printed wiring board, each of the plurality of first contact terminal portions has a wide portion to which the contact of the connector device is pressed, and each of the plurality of second contact terminal portions is The contact of the connector device has a wide portion where the contact is pressed. And the wide part of a 1st contact terminal part and the wide part of a 2nd contact terminal part shall differ in the position of the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board with respect to the housing of a connector apparatus. For example, the wide portion of the second contact terminal portion is arranged closer to the edge portion extending along the terminal arrangement direction of the flat plate-like portion in the flexible printed wiring board than the wide portion of the first contact terminal portion. Is done. Accordingly, on the flexible printed circuit board, each of the plurality of wide portions has a relatively small width dimension in the terminal arrangement direction, with the mutual distance between the plurality of first and second contact terminal portions being relatively small. The contact of the connector device can be reliably pressed.

  Conventional proposal used to attach a wiring plate-like member, which is a flexible printed wiring board in which a plurality of first contact terminal portions and a plurality of second contact terminal portions are arranged as described above, to a main wiring substrate The connector device is formed with an insertion portion into which a flexible printed wiring board constituting a wiring plate-like member is inserted, and has a housing arranged on the main wiring board, arranged in the housing. The plurality of first contact terminal portions and the plurality of second contact terminal portions of the flexible printed wiring board that are provided and connected to the wiring terminals provided on the main wiring board and inserted into the housing through the insertion portions, respectively. A plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts that are contact-connected are provided. The arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts (hereinafter referred to as contact arrangement direction) is also a direction substantially orthogonal to the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board with respect to the housing of the connector device. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  The connector device (connector (10)) disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a housing (12) formed of an insulating material and disposed on a main wiring board, and a pair of opposite ends of the housing. An insertion portion (fitting port (18)) into which the flexible printed wiring board (FPC (40)) constituting the wiring plate member is inserted is formed on one of the portions, and the housing has a plurality of first portions. Contacts (second contact (141)) and a plurality of second contacts (first contact (14)) are alternately arranged. The plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts are each formed of a metal material and have a substantially H shape, and are orthogonal to the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board with respect to the housing. Are arranged along.

  Under such circumstances, each of the plurality of first contacts is connected to a main wiring board on which a housing and a contact part (22) that are contact-connected to the first contact terminal part in the flexible printed wiring board are arranged. A plurality of second contacts, and a contact portion (22) that is contact-connected to the second contact terminal portion of the flexible printed circuit board; and a substrate connection portion (connection portion (24)). And a board connection portion (connection portion (24)) connected to the main wiring board on which the housing is arranged. And the board | substrate connection part with which each of a some 1st contact is provided is arrange | positioned in the one side of a pair of mutually opposing side edge part in a housing, and is located in the position which faces the insertion part in which a flexible printed wiring board is inserted, On the other hand, the board connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of second contacts is disposed on the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions in the housing.

  Accordingly, the plurality of board connecting portions provided respectively in the plurality of first contacts are formed at one of the pair of mutually facing end portions of the housing and are inserted into the insertion portion into which the flexible printed wiring board is inserted, in the contact arrangement direction. It will be arranged along.

  As described above, the substrate connection portion provided in each of the plurality of first contacts is arranged on one side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions in the housing, and the substrate connection portion provided in each of the plurality of second contacts is: By being arranged on the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions in the housing, the plurality of first contacts are arranged on one side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions in the housing on the main wiring board on which the housing is arranged. For example, each of the board connection portions is connected by being soldered, and the plurality of second contacts are arranged on the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions of the housing. For example, each board connection portion is connected to the wiring board by soldering. As a result, when the plurality of first and second contacts are connected to the wiring board on which the housing is disposed, the distance between the plurality of first and second contacts in the contact arrangement direction is relatively narrow. Even in this case, a situation in which the first contact and the second contact are unnecessarily brought into mutual contact is avoided.

  In the connector device shown in Patent Document 1 as described above, when the flexible printed wiring board forming the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, the plurality of first contacts arranged and arranged in the housing automatically. Are connected to the first contact terminal portion of the flexible printed circuit board, and the contact portions (22) included in each of the plurality of second contacts arranged in the housing are flexible printed. It is contact-connected to the second contact terminal portion on the wiring board. As a result, the flexible printed wiring board is inserted into the housing properly through the insertion portion, and the electrical connection via the plurality of first and second contacts with the main wiring board on which the housing is arranged is arranged. A connected state will be obtained. In this case, the flexible printed wiring board to be inserted into the housing through the insertion portion is contact-guided by a plurality of substrate connection portions provided respectively in the plurality of first contacts arranged along the contact arrangement direction at the entrance of the insertion portion in the housing. And is in a state of being substantially parallel to the surface of the main wiring board on which the housing is disposed.

Japanese Patent No. 4073766 (paragraphs 0012 to 0019 and 0023, FIGS. 1 to 3)

  As described above, the insertion portion into which the flexible printed wiring board that forms the wiring plate member is inserted in one of the pair of opposite end portions of the housing, and the housing includes a plurality of first contacts and a plurality of first contacts. The two contacts are alternately arranged in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board with respect to the housing, and the board connecting portions provided in each of the plurality of first contacts are a pair of opposite end portions of the housing And the board connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of second contacts is arranged on the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions in the housing. Conventionally proposed as a connector device used for mounting a flexible printed circuit board to a main circuit board In this case, the flexible printed wiring board to be inserted into the housing through the insertion portion is contact-guided by the plurality of substrate connection portions provided in the plurality of first contacts arranged along the contact arrangement direction at the entrance of the insertion portion in the housing. It is supposed to receive.

  Under such circumstances, when the conventionally proposed connector device is used, each of the plurality of first contacts is made of a metal material, and thus the first made of such a metal material is used. The flexible printed wiring board that receives contact guidance from the board connecting portion provided in the contact is damaged by sliding against the board connecting portion on the surface that contacts the board connecting portion provided in the first contact. There is a risk of inconvenience.

  In addition, when inserting the flexible printed wiring board into the housing through the insertion part, the flexible printed wiring board is inclined with respect to the surface of the main wiring board on which the housing is disposed, and a pair of mutually opposing side ends of the housing When the insertion portion formed in one of the flat plate-like portions in which the plurality of first and second contact terminal portions are alternately arranged in the flexible printed circuit board is inserted into the insertion portion in the housing A plurality of first contacts arranged along the contact arrangement direction at the entrance of each of the plurality of substrate connection portions abut each other, thereby preventing insertion of the flexible printed wiring board into the insertion portion in the housing. Or there is a risk of inconvenience that it will not be performed smoothly due to interference That.

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the claims of the present application is a pair of mutually opposing side ends in a housing used for mounting a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed wiring board to a main wiring board. A plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts are formed in the housing in the insertion direction of the wiring plate member with respect to the housing, with the plate member insertion portion into which the wiring plate member is inserted in one of the portions. The board connecting portions that are alternately arranged in a direction orthogonal to each other and that each of the plurality of first contacts has are arranged on one side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions in the housing so as to face the plate-like member insertion portion. A connector in which the board connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of second contacts is disposed on the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions in the housing. The wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion is damaged due to sliding with respect to the substrate connection portion provided in each of the plurality of first contacts. Further, the insertion of the wiring plate-like member into the plate-like member insertion portion in the housing is not prevented by the substrate connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of first contacts and is not obstructed. Provide what will go smoothly.

  The connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) is provided with a plate on one of a pair of mutually opposing end portions. And a housing that is attached to the wiring board with the outer surface of the flat plate portion being brought into contact with the wiring board, and a portion that is mounted on the flat plate portion of the housing and the wiring board A plurality of first contacts connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, A plurality of second contacts, and a plurality of board connecting portions respectively included in the plurality of first contacts are inserted into a plate-like member on one side of a pair of mutually opposing end portions of the housing And a plurality of board connection portions each of which the plurality of second contacts respectively have are arranged on the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions of the housing. Projecting beyond the plurality of board connecting portions of the plurality of first contacts on one outer side of the pair of mutually opposing side end portions of the housing, and through the plate member inserting portion A plurality of projecting guide portions for guiding the wiring plate member to be inserted into the housing to the plate member insertion portion with an end surface portion having a curved surface or an inclined plane are provided.

  The plurality of projecting guide portions projecting from the flat plate-like portion of the housing include, for example, a plurality of substrate connecting portions included in the plurality of first contacts or a pair facing each other with at least one interposed therebetween, The first contact and the plurality of second contacts positioned at both ends in the arrangement direction, or the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts in the arrangement direction in both ends of the housing It is supposed to be located in the middle part.

  Further, the end surface portion of each of the plurality of projecting guide portions is, for example, a guide path from the surface of the wiring board on which the outer surface of the flat plate portion of the housing is brought into contact with or near the surface to the plate member insertion portion in the housing. It is supposed to form.

  In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion provided in the housing, for example, in the insertion direction of the wiring plate member into the housing. When the tip portion is brought close to the plate-like member insertion portion, the tip portion has the first contact outside the side end portion of the housing where the plate-like member insertion portion is provided from the flat plate-like portion of the housing. Abutting on the end surface portion of the protruding guide portion protruding beyond the board connecting portion, the end surface portion is guided to the plate-shaped member insertion portion by a curved surface or an inclined plane, and is inserted into the plate-shaped member insertion portion. Thereafter, the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion comes into contact with the end surface portion where the surface of the flat plate-like portion side of the housing forms a curved surface or an inclined flat surface in the protruding guide portion, depending on the posture. With a state, it is inserted to a predetermined position in the housing.

  In this way, the tip of the wiring plate member in the insertion direction into the housing has the first contact outside the side end portion of the housing where the plate member insertion portion is provided from the flat plate portion of the housing. The state of contacting the end surface portion of the protruding guide portion protruding beyond the board connecting portion, being guided to the plate member insertion portion by the curved surface or the inclined plane formed by the end surface portion, and inserted into the plate member insertion portion, The wiring plate-like member can also be obtained when the housing is about to be inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion in a state where the housing is inclined with respect to the surface of the wiring substrate attached with the outer surface of the flat plate portion facing each other. As a result, the wiring plate-like member brought close to the plate-like member insertion portion in an inclined state with respect to the surface of the wiring substrate also does not come into contact with the board connecting portion of the first contact, and the end face of the protruding guide portion It abuts on the part and is guided to the plate-like member insertion part.

  When the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion reaches a predetermined position in the housing, each is connected to the portion placed on the flat plate portion of the housing and the wiring board. A plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts which are alternately arranged in the housing having a board connection portion are brought into contact with and connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member, respectively. . Thereby, the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member are attached to the wiring board in which the housing is attached with the outer surface of the flat plate-like portion facing each other via the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts. Electrically connected.

  In the connector device according to the present invention, as described above, a plurality of first contacts are provided on the outer side of one of the side end portions of the housing where the plate-like member insertion portion is provided in the flat plate-like portion of the housing. The wiring board member that protrudes beyond the plurality of board connecting portions of each and is inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion is guided to the plate member insertion portion with an end surface portion that forms a curved surface or an inclined plane. A plurality of protruding guide portions are provided, and when the wiring plate-like member is brought close to the plate-like member insertion portion so as to be inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion provided therein, Abutting on the end surface portion, guided to the plate member insertion portion by a curved surface or an inclined plane formed by the end surface portion, and inserted into the plate member insertion portion. This avoids a situation in which the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion is damaged due to sliding with respect to the board connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of first contacts. Can do.

  Further, according to the connector device of the present invention, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion in a state where the housing is inclined with respect to the surface of the wiring board attached with the outer surface of the flat plate portion being in contact with each other. Since it is guided to the plate member insertion portion by contacting the end surface portion of the projecting guide portion without contacting the board connecting portion of the first contact, including the case of being inserted, It is possible to obtain a state in which the insertion of the member into the plate-like member insertion portion in the housing is smoothly performed without being obstructed by the substrate connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of first contacts and without being disturbed. it can.

  In particular, the plurality of projecting guide portions projecting from the flat plate-like portion of the housing includes a plurality of substrate connecting portions included in the plurality of first contacts or a pair opposing each other with at least one interposed therebetween, The first contact and the plurality of second contacts positioned at both ends in the arrangement direction, or the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts in the arrangement direction in both ends of the housing If it is supposed to be located at the intermediate portion, the guide to the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member by the end surface portion forming the curved surface or the inclined plane in the protruding guide portion is more surely and smoothly performed. Will be done.

  Further, the end surface portion of each of the plurality of protruding guide portions forms a guide path from the surface of the wiring board where the outer surface of the flat plate portion of the housing is brought into contact with or near the surface to the plate member insertion portion in the housing. Even if the tip of the wiring plate member in the direction of insertion into the housing is brought close to the plate member insertion portion at a position close to the surface of the wiring board, the wiring plate member protrudes. The guide to the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member by the end surface portion in the guide portion is smoothly performed.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a connector device according to the present invention together with a flexible printed wiring board that is a wiring plate-like member that is inserted into and engaged therewith. It is a top view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a bottom view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the flexible printed wiring board was inserted and engaged with an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the VI-VI line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the VII-VII line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the VIII-VIII line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which insertion of a flexible printed wiring board is made | formed with respect to an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the upper surface side which shows the other example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the bottom face side which shows the other example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention.

  The mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the following embodiments of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a connector device according to the present invention mounted on a wiring board and an example of a wiring plate-like member that is inserted into and engaged therewith. 2 (plan view) and FIG. 3 (front view) show an example of the connector device according to the present invention mounted on a wiring board, and FIG. 4 (bottom view) shows the connector device according to the present invention. An example is shown alone.

  1 to 4, a connector device 10 that is an example of a connector device according to the present invention includes a housing 11 formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin. The housing 11 is attached to the wiring board 12 having the surface 12 a in a state of being disposed on the surface 12 a, whereby the connector device 10 is mounted on the wiring board 12. At that time, one of the pair of mutually opposed flat plate portions sandwiched between the front-side end portion 11a and the back-side end portion 11b, which are a pair of opposite-side ends of the housing 11, is on the surface 12a of the wiring board 12. It is assumed that it has an outer surface that comes into contact, and the other of the pair of mutually opposing flat plate-like portions has an open outer surface. In the following, one of the mutually opposed flat plate portions having outer surfaces that come into contact with the surface 12a of the wiring board 12 is referred to as a bottom plate portion 11c. In addition, the mutually opposing flat plate-like portion having the released outer surface facing the bottom plate portion 11c forms a top plate portion 11d. Under such circumstances, the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 is a flat plate-like portion in the housing 11, and the outer surface thereof is in contact with the wiring board 12, more specifically, the surface 12a of the wiring board 12. Will be.

  The housing 11 has a plate-like member insertion portion 13 into which a wiring plate-like member is inserted into the front-side end portion 11a of the pair of opposite-side end portions, ie, the front-side end portion 11a and the back-side end portion 11b. Is provided, and the plate-shaped member accommodating space extends from the plate-shaped member insertion portion 13 to the inside of the housing 11. That is, the plate-like member insertion portion 13 is opened at the front side end portion 11 a of the housing 11.

  Further, the housing 11 includes a plurality of first contacts 14 and a plurality of second contacts 15 each extending from the front side end portion 11a side of the housing 11 to the back side end portion 11b side. Arranged and arranged alternately along the longitudinal direction of the housing 11 (left and right direction toward the front side end portion 11a). Each of the plurality of first contacts 14 includes a board connection portion 14a connected to the wiring board 12 by being soldered to a connection terminal provided on the surface 12a of the wiring board 12, for example. In addition, each of the plurality of second contacts 15 includes a board connection portion 15a that is connected to the wiring board 12 by being soldered to a connection terminal provided on the surface 12a of the wiring board 12, for example. Yes.

  The plurality of substrate connection portions 14a respectively included in the plurality of first contacts 14 are arranged at positions facing the plate-like member insertion portion 13 on the front side end portion 11a side of the housing 11, The plurality of substrate connecting portions 15 a included in the two contacts 15 are arranged on the rear side end portion 11 b side of the housing 11. As a result, a plurality of board connecting portions 14 a included in the plurality of first contacts 14 are provided in the longitudinal direction of the housing 11 at the entrance of the plate-like member insertion portion 13 provided at the front side end portion 11 a of the housing 11. It will be arranged along.

  Further, the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 is then provided with a plurality of protrusions that protrude outwardly from the front end portion 11a of the housing 11 beyond the plurality of substrate connection portions 14a included in the plurality of first contacts 14 respectively. Guide portions 16A and 16B are provided. Of the plurality of protrusion guide portions 16A and 16B, the protrusion guide portions 16A are arranged along the contact arrangement direction, which is the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 14 and the plurality of second contacts 15, One contact 14 includes a plurality of pairs facing each other with a substrate connection portion 14a interposed therebetween. Further, a pair of protruding guide portions 16B among the plurality of protruding guide portions 16A and 16B are arranged as being positioned at both ends of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction. The width dimension of each of the pair of protruding guide portions 16B in the contact arrangement direction is set to be larger than the width dimension of each of the plurality of protruding guide portions 16A in the contact arrangement direction.

  Each of the plurality of projecting guide portions 16 </ b> A and 16 </ b> B plays a role of guiding the wiring plate-like member to be inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 to the plate-like member insertion portion 13. Each of the plurality of protruding guide portions 16A and 16B guides the wiring plate-like member to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 in an end surface portion 16a having a width in the contact arrangement direction of each of the plurality of protruding guide portions 16A. And the end surface portion 16b having a width in the contact arrangement direction included in each of the pair of protruding guide portions 16B.

  Under such circumstances, the flexible printed wiring board 20, which is an example of a wiring plate-like member, is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 provided at the front end 11 a of the housing 11. The flexible printed wiring board 20 includes a flat plate-like portion 23 in which a plurality of first contact terminal portions 21 and a plurality of second contact terminal portions 22 each formed of a conductive material are alternately arranged. Yes. Hereinafter, the arrangement direction of the first and second contact terminal portions 21 and 22 in the flat plate-like portion 23 of the flexible printed wiring board 20 is referred to as a contact terminal arrangement direction.

  Each of the plurality of first contact terminal portions 21 has a wide tip portion 21a, and each of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 22 has a wide tip portion 22a. The wide front end portion 21 a of the first contact terminal portion 21 and the wide front end portion 22 a of the second contact terminal portion 22 have different positions in the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 20 with respect to the housing 11. . In other words, the flexible printed wiring board 20 has a housing portion through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 with the edge portion extending along the contact terminal arrangement direction of the flat plate-like portion 23 at the head and the direction orthogonal to the contact terminal arrangement direction. 11, the wide tip portion 22 a of the second contact terminal portion 22 is at the edge portion of the flat plate-like portion 23 of the flexible printed wiring board 20 than the wide tip portion 21 a of the first contact terminal portion 21. Arranged in close proximity. Thereby, each of the plurality of wide end portions 21a and 22a compares the width dimension in the contact terminal arrangement direction with the mutual distance between the plurality of first and second contact terminal portions 21 and 22 being relatively small. It is possible to make it large.

  FIG. 5 shows that the flexible printed wiring board 20 as described above is inserted into the housing 11 of the connector device 10 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 provided at the front side end portion 11 a and is inserted into the connector device 10. Indicates a squeezed state. In that case, the edge part extended in the contact terminal arrangement direction of the flat-plate-shaped part 23 in the flexible printed wiring board 20 shall be along a contact arrangement direction. That is, the terminal arrangement direction is made parallel to the contact arrangement direction.

  Each of the plurality of first contacts 14 out of the plurality of first and second contacts 14 and 15 alternately arranged in the housing 11 is shown in FIG. 6 representing a cross section taken along line VI-VI in FIG. As described above, there are a fixed portion 25 placed on the bottom plate portion 11 c of the housing 11 and a movable cantilever beam portion 26 that is bent and extends from the fixed portion 25. The fixed portion 25 is formed with a board connecting portion 14a disposed at a position facing the plate-like member insertion portion 13 on the front side end portion 11a side of the housing 11, and further, the inside of the housing 11 from the board connecting portion 14a. A contact protrusion 27 is formed at a position on the side. Further, the movable cantilever beam portion 26 is formed with a contact portion 28 facing the contact protrusion portion 27 formed on the fixed portion 25 at the front end portion of the housing 11 on the front end portion 11a side. A contact protrusion portion 27 formed on the fixed portion 25 and a contact portion 28 formed on the movable cantilever beam portion 26 opposed to the contact protrusion portion 27 extend from the plate member insertion portion 13 to the inside of the housing 11. It shall be located in the accommodation space. Then, each of the plurality of first contacts 14 is pressed and inserted into the housing 11 from the front end portion 11a side of the housing 11 shown in FIG.

  Further, each of the plurality of second contacts 15 among the plurality of first and second contacts 14 and 15 alternately arranged in the housing 11 is also shown in FIG. 7 showing a cross section taken along line VII-VII in FIG. As shown, it has a fixed portion 29 placed on the bottom plate portion 11 c of the housing 11 and a movable cantilever beam portion 30 that bends and extends from the fixed portion 29. The fixed portion 29 is formed with a board connecting portion 15a disposed on the back side end portion 11b side facing the front side end portion 11a of the housing 11, and further, the front end of the housing 11 on the front side end portion 11a side. A contact protrusion 31 is formed at a position closer to the inside of the housing 11 than the portion. Further, the movable cantilever beam portion 30 is formed with a contact portion 32 facing the contact projection portion 31 formed on the fixed portion 29 at the front end portion of the housing 11 on the front side end portion 11a side. A contact protrusion 31 formed on the fixed portion 29 and a contact portion 32 formed on the movable cantilever beam portion 30 opposite to the contact protrusion 31 extend from the plate member insertion portion 13 to the inside of the housing 11. It shall be located in the accommodation space. Then, each of the plurality of second contacts 15 is pressed and inserted into the inside of the housing 11 from the rear side end portion 11b side of the housing 11 facing the front side end portion 11a of the housing 11, for example, and fixed. .

  Each of the plurality of first contacts 14 and each of the plurality of second contacts 15 includes a contact protrusion 27 formed on the fixed portion 25 of the first contact 14 and a movable cantilever facing the contact protrusion 27. Formed at the distal end portion of the movable cantilever beam portion 30 opposed to the set of the contact portion 28 formed at the distal end portion of the beam portion 26, the contact projection portion 31 formed at the fixed portion 29 of the second contact 15 The position of the flexible printed wiring board 20 in the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 20 with respect to the housing 11 in the housing 11 is different from the set of the contact portions 32. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the contact projections 27 formed on the fixed portion 25 of the first contact 14 and the contact portions 28 formed on the distal end portion of the movable cantilever beam portion 26 opposed thereto. Is a plate-like member formed by a combination of a contact protrusion 31 formed on the fixed portion 29 of the second contact 15 and a contact portion 32 formed on the tip of the movable cantilever beam portion 30 facing the contact protrusion 31. It is arranged at a position close to the front side end portion 11a of the housing 11 provided with the insertion portion 13.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the flexible printed wiring board 20 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13, the contact protrusion 27 formed on the fixing portion 25 in the first contact 14 and the contact projection 27 A contact portion 28 formed at the tip of the opposed movable cantilever beam portion 26 abuts on the flat plate-like portion 23 of the flexible printed wiring board 20 inserted into the housing 11 so as to sandwich it, and the contact portion 28 is in contact with it. The contact protrusion 31 formed on the fixed portion 29 of the second contact 15 and the tip of the movable cantilever beam portion 30 opposed thereto are brought into contact with and contacted with the corresponding wide tip portion 21a of the first contact terminal portion 21. The contact portion 32 formed in the portion is flat on the flexible printed wiring board 20 inserted into the housing 11. So as to sandwich it in Jo portion 23 abuts abutting contact with the wide tip 22a of the second contact terminal 22 contact portion 32 corresponding thereto. Thereby, the plurality of first contacts 14 are contact-connected to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 21 in the flexible printed wiring board 20, respectively, and the plurality of second contacts 15 are connected to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 21 in the flexible printed wiring board 20. The second contact terminal portions 22 are connected in contact with each other. As a result, the plurality of first contact terminal portions 21 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 22 in the flexible printed wiring board 20 inserted into the housing 11 are replaced with the plurality of first contacts 14 and the plurality of second contacts. 15 is electrically connected to a wiring terminal provided on the wiring board 12 on which the housing 11 is arranged.

  A plurality of protruding guide portions 16A that protrude from the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 to the outside of the front end portion 11a of the housing 11 beyond the plurality of substrate connecting portions 14a included in the plurality of first contacts 14 respectively. And 16B, as shown in FIG. 8 showing a cross section taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 3, the end surface portion 16a has a curved surface or an inclined plane, and the housing 11, a guide path is formed from the surface 12a of the wiring board 12 with which the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 11c is brought into contact with the plate member insertion portion 13 in the housing 11 to the vicinity thereof. Similarly, of the plurality of projecting guide portions 16A and 16B, a pair of projecting guide portions 16B located at both ends in the contact arrangement direction of the housing 11 are also end face portions as shown in FIG. 16 b is a curved surface or an inclined plane, and the guide path from the surface 12 a of the wiring board 12 to which the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 11 c of the housing 11 is brought into contact with the plate member insertion portion 13 in the housing 11. It is supposed to form.

  In the connector device 10 as described above, the flexible printed wiring board 20 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 provided at the front end portion 11a so that the flat plate in the flexible printed wiring board 20 is inserted. When the edge portion extending in the contact terminal arrangement direction of the contact portion 23, that is, the tip portion in the insertion direction into the housing 11 is brought close to the plate-like member insertion portion 13, the tip portion is the bottom plate portion of the housing 11. A plurality of projecting guide portions 16A and 16B projecting beyond the board connecting portion 14a of the first contact 14 are provided outside the front side end portion 11a of the housing provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 13 from 11c. The plate is brought into contact with the end surface portions 16a and 16b and the curved surface or inclined plane formed by each of the end surface portions 16a and 16b. Is guided to the member insertion portion 13 is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 13. Thereafter, the flexible printed wiring board 20 that is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 has a curved surface or a curved surface that the projecting guide portions 16A and 16B have on the surface on the bottom surface portion 11c side of the housing 11, depending on the posture. It is inserted to a predetermined position in the housing 11 in a state in contact with the end face portions 16a and 16b forming an inclined plane.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the flexible printed wiring board 20 is inclined with respect to the surface 12a with which the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 in the wiring board 12 to which the housing 11 is attached is in contact with each other. Even when the plate-like member insertion portion 13 is to be inserted, the edge portions extending in the contact terminal arrangement direction of the flat plate-like portion 23 in the flexible printed wiring board 20 have a plurality of first contacts 14 respectively. Without contacting the board connecting portion 14a, the board connecting portion 14a of the first contact 14 is provided outside the front end portion 11a of the housing where the plate-like member insertion portion 13 is provided from the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11. The plurality of projecting guide portions 16A and 16B projecting beyond abut against the end surface portions 16a and 16b of the end surface portions 16a and 16b, respectively. The curved or inclined plane formed by each of the fine 16b are guided to the plate-like member insertion portion 13, whereby the plate-shaped portion 23 provided on the FPC 20 is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 13.

  When the flexible printed wiring board 20 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 reaches a predetermined position in the plate-like member accommodation space inside the housing 11, a plurality of alternately arranged arrays arranged in the housing 11. The first contact 14 and the plurality of second contacts 15 are in contact with and connected to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 21 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 22 in the flexible printed wiring board 20, respectively. It is done. Accordingly, the plurality of first contact terminal portions 21 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 22 in the flexible printed wiring board 20 are arranged in the housing via the plurality of first contacts 14 and the plurality of second contacts 15. 11 is electrically connected to the wiring board 12 attached with the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 11c in contact with each other.

  In the connector device 10 as described above, the plurality of first contacts 14 are provided on the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 and then on the outside of the front end portion 11a provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 13 in the housing 11. Each of the flexible printed wiring board 20 that protrudes beyond the plurality of board connection portions 14a and is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 13 has end faces 16a and 16b that form curved surfaces or inclined planes, A plurality of protruding guide portions 16A and 16B for guiding to the plate member insertion portion 13 are provided, and the flexible printed wiring board 20 is provided on the housing 11 at the front end portion 11a thereof. When being brought close to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 to be inserted through the plurality of protruding guide portions 1 A and 16B abut against the end surface portions 16a and 16b, and are guided to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 by the curved surfaces or inclined planes formed by the end surface portions 16a and 16b, respectively, and are inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 13. . Thereby, the flexible printed wiring board 20 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion part 13 is damaged due to sliding with respect to the board connecting part 14 a included in each of the plurality of first contacts 14. The occurrence of the situation will be avoided.

  Further, according to the connector device 10, the flexible printed wiring board 20 is inserted into the plate-like member in a state in which the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 in the wiring board 12 to which the housing 11 is attached is inclined with respect to the surface 12a. Including the case where it is about to be inserted into the portion 13, it does not come into contact with the board connecting portion 14 a of the first contact 14, but comes into contact with the end surface portions 16 a and 16 b of the protruding guide portions 16 A and 16 B, respectively. Since it is guided to the member insertion portion 13, the insertion of the flexible printed wiring board 20 into the plate-like member insertion portion 13 in the housing 11 is prevented by the substrate connection portion 14 a included in each of the plurality of first contacts 14. It is performed smoothly without interference.

  In particular, a plurality of protruding guide portions 16A out of the plurality of protruding guide portions 16A and 16B protruding from the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 have a plurality of pairs opposed to each other with the substrate connecting portion 14a included in the first contact 14 interposed therebetween. Further, the pair of projecting guide portions 16B among the plurality of projecting guide portions 16A and 16B are positioned at both ends of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction, so that the projecting guide portion 16A. And 16B are guided more reliably and smoothly to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 of the flexible printed wiring board 20 by the end face portions 16a and 16b having curved surfaces or inclined planes, respectively.

  Further, the end surface portions 16a and 16b of the protruding guide portions 16A and 16B are plate-like in the housing 11 from the surface 12a where the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 contacts the wiring substrate 12 to which the housing 11 is attached or in the vicinity thereof. Since the guide path leading to the member insertion portion 13 is formed, a plate-like member insertion is performed at a position where the distal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 20 in the insertion direction to the housing 11 is close to the surface 12a of the wiring board 12. Even in the case of being brought close to the portion 13, the guidance to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 of the flexible printed wiring board 20 is smoothly performed by the end face portions 16 a and 16 b included in the protruding guide portions 16 </ b> A and 16 </ b> B.

  The connector device 10 described above includes a plurality of protruding guide portions 16A and a pair of protruding guide portions 16B. The connector device 10 includes the plurality of protruding guide portions 16A, but the pair of protruding guide portions 16B includes The connector device according to the present invention can be formed by being deformed to one not provided. Furthermore, in the connector device 10 described above, the plurality of projecting guide portions 16A include a plurality of pairs facing each other with the board connecting portion 14a included in the first contact 14 interposed therebetween. The protruding guide portion 16A may include a pair opposed to each other with the plurality of substrate connection portions 14a included in the plurality of first contacts 14 interposed therebetween. That is, the plurality of projecting guide portions 16A may include a plurality of substrate connecting portions 14a respectively included in the plurality of first contacts 14 or a pair opposing each other with at least one of them interposed therebetween. It will be.

  10 and 11 show another example of the connector device according to the present invention.

  A connector device 40, which is another example of the connector device according to the present invention shown in FIG. 10 (perspective view viewed from the top surface side) and FIG. 11 (perspective view viewed from the bottom surface side), is the connector according to the above-described present invention. The apparatus includes many parts configured in the same manner as the connector apparatus 10 as an example of the apparatus, and these parts are shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 with the same reference numerals as the corresponding parts in the connector apparatus 10. The duplicate description about them is omitted.

  10 and 11, a connector device 40, which is another example of the connector device according to the present invention, has a housing 11 in the same manner as that of the housing 11 of the connector device 10 described above, and each includes a board connecting portion. A plurality of first contacts 14 having 14a and a plurality of second contacts 15 each having a substrate connecting portion 15a are alternately arranged along the longitudinal direction of the housing 11 (left and right direction toward the front side end portion 11a). Are arranged and arranged. The housing 11 is attached to the wiring board while the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 11c is in contact with the surface of the wiring board.

  Then, the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 in the connector device 40 protrudes outside the front end portion 11a of the housing 11 beyond the plurality of board connection portions 14a included in the plurality of first contacts 14 respectively. Three protruding guide portions 35 are provided. Two of the three protruding guide portions 35 are located in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 14 and the plurality of second contacts 15 in the housing 11, that is, at both ends in the contact arrangement direction. Further, the remaining one of the three protruding guide portions 35 is disposed at an intermediate portion of both ends of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction.

  Each of the three protruding guide portions 35 is inserted into the housing 11 through a plate-like member insertion portion 13 provided at the front side end portion 11a of the housing 11, for example, a wiring board to be a flexible printed wiring board It plays a role of guiding the plate-like member to the plate-like member insertion portion 13. Each of the three protruding guide portions 35 guides the wiring plate-like member to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 in an end surface portion 35a having a width in the contact arrangement direction of each of the three protruding guide portions 35. Is done by. Each of the end surface portions 35a of the three protruding guide portions 35 has a curved surface or an inclined flat surface, and the surface of the wiring board on which the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 11c of the housing 11 is brought into contact with or near the surface of the housing 11 A guide path to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 is formed.

  Under such circumstances, for example, a wiring plate-like member to be a flexible printed wiring board is inserted into the housing 11 to be inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 provided at the front end portion 11a. When the tip portion in the insertion direction is brought close to the plate-like member insertion portion 13, the tip portion of the wiring plate-like member is located on the housing 11 in which the plate-like member insertion portion 13 is provided from the bottom plate portion 11 c of the housing 11. A curved surface formed by the end surface portion 35a that abuts the end surface portion 35a of each of the three projecting guide portions 35 projecting beyond the board connecting portion 14a of the first contact 14 outward from the front side end portion 11a. Alternatively, it is guided to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 by an inclined plane and inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 13. Thereafter, the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 has a curved surface or an inclined flat surface on the bottom surface portion 11c side of the housing 11 depending on the posture. It is inserted to a predetermined position in the housing 11 with being in contact with the end face portion 35a formed.

  At this time, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 13 in a state where the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11 in the wiring board to which the housing 11 is attached is inclined with respect to the contact surface. Even in this case, the front end portion of the wiring plate member in the insertion direction into the housing 11 does not come into contact with the plurality of substrate connection portions 14a included in the plurality of first contacts 14, and from the bottom plate portion 11c of the housing 11. The end surface portions of the three projecting guide portions 35 projecting beyond the board connecting portion 14a of the first contact 14 outside the front end portion 11a of the housing 11 provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 13. 35a and is guided to the plate-like member insertion portion 13 by a curved surface or an inclined plane formed by the end face portion 35a, whereby the wiring plate-like portion Tip portion in is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 13.

  When the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 13 reaches a predetermined position in the plate-like member accommodating space inside the housing 11, a plurality of alternately arranged arrays are arranged in the housing 11. The state where the first contact 14 and the plurality of second contacts 15 are contact-connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate member is taken. Accordingly, the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member are attached with the outer surface of the bottom plate portion 11c in contact with each other via the plurality of first contacts 14 and the plurality of second contacts 15. It is electrically connected to the wiring board.

  Also by the connector device 40 including the three protruding guide portions 35 as described above, the same operational effects as those obtained by the connector device 10 including the plurality of protruding guide portions 16A and 16B can be obtained.

  In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, a plate-like member insertion portion into which a wiring plate-like member is inserted is formed at one of a pair of mutually opposed end portions of the housing, and the housing has a plurality of first contacts. And the plurality of second contacts are alternately arranged in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the wiring plate-like member with respect to the housing, and the board connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of first contacts is a pair of housings. The board connecting portion disposed on one side of the mutual opposing end and facing the plate-like member insertion portion, and the substrate connecting portion provided in each of the plurality of second contacts is the other of the pair of opposing opposing ends of the housing The wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion is disposed on the side, and each of the plurality of first contacts has a base A situation in which damage due to sliding with respect to the connecting portion is avoided is avoided, and furthermore, insertion of the wiring plate-like member into the plate-like member insertion portion is provided in each of the plurality of first contacts. The present invention can be widely applied to various electronic devices and the like as being performed smoothly without being obstructed by the substrate connecting portion and without being disturbed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,40 ... Connector apparatus, 11 ... Housing, 11a ... Front side edge part, 11b ... Back side edge part, 11c ... Bottom plate part, 11d ... Top plate part, 12. ..Wiring board, 12a ... (wiring board 12) surface, 13 ... Plate member insertion part, 14 ... First contact, 14a, 15a ... Board connection part, 15 ... Second contact, 16A, 16B, 35 ... protruding guide part, 16a, 16b, 35a ... end face part, 20 ... flexible printed circuit board, 21 ... first contact terminal part, 22. ..Second contact terminal portion, 23... Flat plate portion, 25, 29... Fixed portion, 26, 30... Movable cantilever beam portion, 28, 32.

Claims (5)

A plate-like member insertion portion is provided on one of the pair of mutually opposing side end portions, a housing attached to the wiring substrate with the outer surface of the flat plate portion being brought into contact with the wiring substrate, and a flat plate of the housing Wiring plate members inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portions, which are alternately arranged in the housing, having portions mounted on the groove portions and board connection portions connected to the wiring board A plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts that are contact-connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions in
The plurality of substrate connection portions respectively possessed by the plurality of first contacts are arranged at positions facing the plate-like member insertion portions on one side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions of the housing, A plurality of substrate connecting portions each of the second contacts have are arranged on the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end portions of the housing,
The flat plate-like portion of the housing protrudes beyond one of the pair of mutually opposing end portions of the housing beyond the plurality of board connecting portions, and is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. A connector device comprising a plurality of protruding guide portions for guiding a wiring plate member with an end surface portion having a curved surface or an inclined plane.   2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the protruding guide portions include a pair opposed to each other with at least one of the plurality of board connecting portions interposed therebetween.   2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the protruding guide portions are positioned at both ends of the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts.   The plurality of the protruding guide portions are located at both ends of the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts and the plurality of second contacts and an intermediate portion between the both ends. The connector device according to 1.   The end surface portion of the projecting guide portion forms a guide path from the surface of the wiring board on which the outer surface of the flat plate portion of the housing is brought into contact with or near the surface to the plate member insertion portion of the housing. The connector device according to claim 1.

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