JP2015185205A - Plug connector and receptacle connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plug connector and a receptacle connector which prevents deformation of a contact or damage on a circuit element, incident to sliding at the time of connection.SOLUTION: A plug connector 1 is connected with a mating connector by moving in the transverse direction. A plug connector 1 has a housing 10, a contact 20, and a contact 30. The housing 10 has a guide 14 for guiding the movement, on the side face 13 intersecting the arrangement direction of the contacts 20 and 30. The guide 14 has a protrusion 15 protruding from the facing surface 11, between connections 22 and 32.

Description

  The present invention relates to a plug connector and a receptacle connector provided with a guide mechanism for guiding movement during connection.

  In recent years, with the thinning of electronic devices such as mobile terminal devices, there is an increasing demand for a low profile for connectors mounted on electronic devices.

  Patent Document 1 shows a connector that enables connection by sliding movement of a flexible printed circuit board (hereinafter referred to as “FPC”) in response to the above-described demand for a low profile. The connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 slides the reinforcing plate provided on the FPC and inserts it between the first retaining portion and the second retaining portion and the reinforcing body supporting portion provided on the housing. The FPC is prevented from coming off in the vertical direction by the portion and the second retaining portion. As a result, the connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 can eliminate the need for a retaining member in the vertical direction of the FPC that is a separate member from the housing.

  On the other hand, the connector of patent document 1 has the subject that it cannot connect with the multipolar FPC which has a connection part in front and back two rows.

  In contrast, conventionally, the FPC 170 is connected to the receptacle connector 160 via the plug connector 150 by connecting the plug connector 150 connected to the multipolar FPC 170 shown in FIG. 17 and the receptacle connector 160 shown in FIG. What to do is known.

  The plug connector 150 includes a housing 151, a pair of guide portions 153 having a recess 152, and contacts 155 a and 155 b that are partially exposed to the housing 151 and serve as connection portions 156 a and 156 b. The receptacle connector 160 has a housing 161, a pair of guide portions 163 that have a recess 162 and can be inserted with a guide portion 153, and is fixed to the housing 161. The receptacle connector 160 is formed by punching and bending a metal plate into an elongated plate shape. And contacts 165a and 165b provided with connection portions 166a and 166b. The connection part 166a and the connection part 166b are arranged in two rows in the front and rear, corresponding to a connection part (not shown) of the FPC. Further, the connecting portion 166a and the connecting portion 166b are arranged in two rows in the front-rear direction in accordance with the arrangement of the connecting portion 156a and the connecting portion 156b. The connecting portion 156a is connected to the connecting portion 166a, and the connecting portion 156b is connected to the connecting portion 166b.

  The receptacle connector 160 turns the plug connector 150 connected to the FPC 170 upside down from the state of FIG. 17 and inserts the guide portion 153 into the guide portion 163 of the receptacle connector 160, whereby the plug connector 150 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. Guide the slide movement in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, the contacts 155a and 155b of the plug connector 150 move while contacting the contacts 165a and 165b of the receptacle connector 160. Then, the plug connector 150 moves in the direction of arrow A to the position where the recess 152 of the guide portion 153 of the plug connector 150 and the recess 162 of the guide portion 163 of the receptacle connector 160 are fitted, so that the connection portion 156a is connected. The connection part 156b and the connection part 166b are in pressure contact with the part 166a, and the connection between the plug connector 150 and the receptacle connector 160 is completed.

JP 2012-252864 A

  However, in the conventional plug connector and receptacle connector, since the plug connector and the contact of the receptacle connector are always in contact with each other when connected, there is a problem that deformation such as buckling deformation of the contact of the receptacle connector is likely to occur. Have. In particular, in a connector with a reduced height, it is difficult to provide a mechanism for preventing an excessive pressing force on the contact of the receptacle connector in the housing, so that the contact is likely to be deformed. In addition, while the plug connector is being slid, there is a problem that the contact of the plug connector may be connected to a contact that is not originally connected to the receptacle connector and damage the circuit element.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector and a receptacle connector that prevent deformation of a contact or damage to a circuit element due to sliding movement at the time of connection.

  The plug connector according to the present invention is a plug connector that moves laterally with respect to the mating connector to connect to the mating connector, and includes a facing surface that faces the mating connector at the time of the connection. An insulating housing, a first terminal portion connected to the flexible printed circuit board, and a first connection portion exposed to the opposing surface and connected to the contact of the mating connector, A plurality of first contacts arranged along one side and fixed to the housing, a second terminal portion connected to the flexible printed circuit board, and exposed to the opposing surface and connected to the contacts of the mating connector A second connecting portion, and a plurality of second portions fixed to the housing arranged along a side opposite to the one side of the housing. The housing includes a guide portion for guiding the movement on a side surface intersecting with an arrangement direction of the first contact and the second contact, and the guide portion is configured to Between the connection portion and the second connection portion, there is a protruding portion that protrudes from the facing surface.

  When the plug connector moves in the lateral direction and connects to the mating connector, the movement of the plug connector in the direction facing the mating connector is restricted by a protruding portion that projects from the facing surface facing the mating connector. Thus, it is possible to avoid a state in which the plug connector and the contact of the mating connector are always in contact.

  Further, by restricting the movement of the first contact and the second contact of the plug connector in the direction opposite to the mating connector by a protrusion provided between the first contact and the second contact. The first contact or the second contact can be prevented from being connected to the contact that is not originally connected to the first contact or the second contact in the mating connector.

A receptacle connector according to the present invention is a receptacle connector that is connected to a mating connector that moves in a lateral direction, and has an insulating housing that has an opposing surface that faces the mating connector at the time of the connection. A plurality of first contacts that protrude from the facing surface and connect to contacts of the mating connector, and are arranged along one side of the housing and fixed to the housing; A second connecting portion that protrudes from the opposing surface and connects to the contact of the mating connector, is arranged along a side opposite to the one side of the housing and is fixed to the housing, and the first contact A receptacle connector having a plurality of second contacts facing each other, wherein the housing has the first contacts and the first contacts. A guide portion that guides the movement is provided on a side surface that intersects with the arrangement direction of the second contacts, and the guide portion is the second contact in a facing direction of the first contact and the second contact. And a flat portion that is flat along the facing direction and that is provided adjacent to the flat portion on the first contact side than the flat portion in the facing direction and penetrates in the vertical direction And a communication hole extending from the through hole to the first contact side along the facing direction and communicating with the through hole.

  When the mating connector moving from the lateral direction is connected to the receptacle connector, the flat portion provided on the second contact side in the opposing direction of the first contact and the second contact is the side of the mating connector. When the guided part of the mating connector passes through the flat part and reaches the through-hole, the movement of the mating connector is regulated and the movement of the mating connector in the direction facing the receptacle connector is regulated. By allowing movement in a direction opposite to the receptacle connector, it is possible to avoid a state in which the mating connector, the first contact, and the second contact are always in contact with each other.

  In addition, by restricting the movement of the contact of the mating connector in the direction facing the receptacle connector by the flat portion, the first contact or the second contact of the receptacle connector and the first contact or the first of the mating connector The contacts that are not originally connected to the second contact can be prevented from being connected.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the deformation | transformation of a contact accompanying the sliding movement in the case of a connection or the damage of a circuit element can be prevented.

It is the perspective view seen from the diagonally rear above the plug connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the diagonally forward lower part of the plug connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the plug connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a side view of a plug connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view seen from the diagonal back above the receptacle connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the diagonally forward lower part of the receptacle connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the receptacle connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the receptacle connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the receptacle connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view of the receptacle connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from diagonally upwards right after starting the fitting of the plug connector and receptacle connector which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the diagonal rear upper direction in the middle of fitting of the plug connector and receptacle connector which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the upper slanting back at the time of completing fitting with the plug connector and receptacle connector which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the plug connector in the state connected to the conventional FPC. It is a perspective view of the conventional receptacle connector.

  Hereinafter, a plug connector and a receptacle connector according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In the figure, the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis form a three-axis orthogonal coordinate system. The positive direction of the y-axis is the forward direction, the negative direction of the y-axis is the backward direction, the x-axis direction is the left-right direction, and the z-axis is A description will be given assuming that the positive direction is upward and the negative direction of the z-axis is downward.

<Configuration of plug connector>
The configuration of the plug connector 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

  The plug connector 1 includes a housing 10, a contact 20, and a contact 30.

  The housing 10 is made of an insulating material. The housing 10 includes a facing surface 11 that faces the receptacle connector 100 when connected to a later-described receptacle connector 100 that is a mating connector. The housing 10 includes a contact surface 12 that contacts an FPC (not shown) on the opposite side of the facing surface 11. The facing surface 11 and the contact surface 12 are flat along the xy plane. The housing 10 has a side surface 13 that intersects the arrangement direction (x-axis direction) of the contact 20 and the contact 30.

  The housing 10 has guide portions 14 that guide the movement of the plug connector 1 on the left and right side surfaces 13. A pair of guide portions 14 are provided on the left and right.

  The guide part 14 is provided between the connection part 22 and the connection part 32 (refer FIG. 3). The guide portion 14 includes a protruding portion 15 that protrudes downward from the facing surface 11 and a concave portion 17 that is formed by denting the center in the front-rear direction of the upper surface downward. The upper surface of the guide part 14, the front surface of the guide part 14, and the surface of the protruding part 15 are made of a metal material.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the protruding portion 15 extends rearward from the exposed end portion (L 1) of the connecting portion 22 of the contact 20 between the connecting portion 22 and the connecting portion 32. The protruding portion 15 is provided at the front end of the guide portion 14. The protrusion 15 has a curved outer peripheral shape on the tip side of a cut surface cut by a surface parallel to the side surface 13.

  The contact 20 includes a terminal portion 21 that is led out from the lead-out surface 16 that is one step lower than the contact surface 12 and protrudes forward, and a connection portion 22 that is exposed on the facing surface 11. The contacts 20 are formed of a conductive material, and are fixed to the housing 10 by being integrally formed with the housing 10 and arranged along the side H <b> 1 of the housing 10. The contact 20 is disposed on the front side of the contact 30. The contacts 20 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction. The terminal portion 21 is connected by soldering to an FPC connection portion (not shown). The connecting portion 22 is exposed to the front side of the facing surface 11 and is arranged along the side H <b> 1 of the housing 10 to connect to the contact 120 of the receptacle connector 100.

The contact 30 includes a terminal portion 31 that is led out from the lead-out surface 16 that is one step lower than the contact surface 12 and protrudes rearward, and a connection portion 32 that is exposed to the facing surface 11. The contacts 30 are formed of a conductive material, are fixed to the housing 10 by being integrally formed with the housing 10, and are arranged along a side H <b> 2 that faces the side H <b> 1 of the housing 10. The contact 30 is disposed behind the contact 20.
The contacts 30 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction. The terminal part 31 is connected to a connection part of an FPC (not shown). The connection portion 32 is exposed to the rear side of the facing surface 11 and is arranged along the side H <b> 2 to be connected to the contact 130 of the receptacle connector 100. The contact 30 has the same shape as the contact 20.

<Configuration of receptacle connector>
The configuration of the receptacle connector 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

  The receptacle connector 100 includes a housing 110, a contact 120, and a contact 130. Receptacle connector 100 is mounted on a circuit board (not shown) below. The receptacle connector 100 moves downward (in the mounting direction) and is mounted on the circuit board.

  The housing 110 is made of an insulating material. The housing 110 includes a facing surface 111 that faces the facing surface 11 of the housing 10 of the plug connector 1 that is a mating connector when the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 are connected. The housing 110 has a through hole 112 that is surrounded by the facing surface 111 and penetrates up and down. The housing 110 has a side surface 108 that intersects the arrangement direction (x-axis direction) of the contact 120 and the contact 130.

  The housing 110 has guide portions 113 that guide the movement of the plug connector 1 on the left and right side surfaces 108. A pair of guide portions 113 are provided on the left and right.

  The guide part 113 includes a flat part 114, a restriction part 115, a through hole 116, a communication hole 117, a blocking part 118, and a soldering part 119. The guide 113 is a hold-down formed of a metal material and fixed to a circuit board (not shown) by soldering. The guide portion 113 is fixed to the housing 110 by integral molding.

  The flat portion 114 is provided at an end portion on the rear side (contact 130 side) of the guide portion 113 and is flat along the front-rear direction. The upper surface of the flat part 114 is the same height as the upper surface of the facing surface 111 of the housing 110 (see FIG. 9). The flat portion 114 is formed so that the front end is located on the front side of the rear end (tip) of the connection portion 131 of the contact 130 (see FIG. 7).

  The restricting portion 115 is provided in front of the flat portion 114 (on the contact 120 side) and is positioned above the flat portion 114. The restricting portion 115 is formed with an engaging portion 109 that protrudes downward and is positioned in the communication hole 117 (see FIGS. 9 and 10).

  The through-hole 116 is provided on the front side (contact 120 side) of the flat portion 114 and between the flat portion 114 and the restricting portion 115, adjacent to the flat portion 114, and penetrates in the vertical direction.

  The communication hole 117 is covered at the upper portion by the restriction portion 115, extends forward from the through hole 116, and communicates with the through hole 116.

  The blocking part 118 is provided at the front end of the guide part 113 (on the contact 120 side) and is located above the flat part 114.

The soldering portion 119 is provided below the front end portion of the guide portion 113 and below the rear end portion. The guide portion 113 functions as a hold-down when the soldering portion 119 is soldered to a circuit board (not shown).

  The contacts 120 are formed of a conductive material and are integrally formed with the housing 110 so that they are arranged at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction and fixed to the housing 110. The contact 120 protrudes from the housing 110 into the through hole 112, is bent upward, and is further folded back into a U shape to protrude upward from the facing surface 111 (see FIG. 10). And a terminal portion 122 that protrudes forward and is soldered to a circuit board (not shown). In the contact 120, the connecting portion 121 can be elastically deformed vertically and horizontally. The contact 120 is disposed on the front side of the contact 130. The connecting portion 121 is connected to contact with the connecting portion 22 of the contact 20 of the plug connector 1.

  The contacts 130 are formed of a conductive material and are integrally formed with the housing 110 so that the contacts 130 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction and fixed to the housing 110. The contact 130 protrudes from the housing 110 into the through hole 112, is bent upward, and is further folded back into a U-shape to protrude upward from the facing surface 111 (see FIG. 9). And a terminal portion 132 that protrudes rearward and is soldered to a circuit board (not shown). In the contact 130, the connecting portion 131 can be elastically deformed vertically and horizontally. The contact 130 is disposed behind the contact 120 and faces the contact 120 in the front-rear direction. The opposing direction of the contact 120 and the contact 130 is a direction parallel to the y-axis. The connecting portion 131 is connected to contact with the connecting portion 32 of the contact 30 of the plug connector 1. The contact 130 has the same shape as the contact 120.

<Connecting / disconnecting operation between plug connector and receptacle connector>
The connection operation and the connection release operation between the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 11 to 16. 11 to 16, it is assumed that the FPC 2 indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 11 is connected to the plug connector 1.

  First, the plug connector 1 is moved forward (lateral direction) toward the receptacle connector 100 to roughly align the guide portion 14 of the plug connector 1 and the guide portion 113 of the receptacle connector 100. At this time, the plug connector 1 is moved forward in a state where the projecting portion 15 and the upper surface of the flat portion 114 are in contact with each other, or in a state where the projecting portion 15 and the upper surface of the flat portion 114 are opposed to each other without contacting. Can be moved. Further, the plug connector 1 does not move downward from the position where the protruding portion 15 and the upper surface of the flat portion 114 abut. Therefore, the plug connector 1 can be moved forward without connecting the plug connector 1 and the contacts 120 and 130 of the receptacle connector 100. Thereby, in the connection operation between the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100, it is possible to avoid a state in which the contact 120 and the contact 130 are always in contact with the plug connector 1, so that the contact 120 and the contact 130 are buckled and deformed. Can prevent deformation.

  Further, when the plug connector 1 is erroneously connected from the front side of the receptacle connector 100, the guide portion 14 comes into contact with the blocking portion 118 positioned above the flat portion 114, and the plug connector 1 is moved backward. To prevent movement. Thereby, directionality can be given to the connection of the plug connector 1 to the receptacle connector 100.

When the plug connector 1 is further moved forward from the above-described rough alignment, the front end of the protruding portion 15 of the guide portion 14 of the plug connector 1 is connected to the restriction portion 115 of the guide portion 113 of the receptacle connector 100. It will be in the state of FIG.11 and FIG.12 located in a rear end. Up to this point, the connection part 22 of the contact 20 and the connection part 32 of the contact 30 of the plug connector 1 are not connected to the connection part 121 of the contact 120 and the connection part 131 of the contact 130 of the receptacle connector 100.

  Further, the front end of the guide portion 14 abuts on the rear end of the restriction portion 115 of the guide portion 113, thereby preventing further movement of the plug connector 1 forward. The protruding portion 15 is located above the through hole 116 in a state where the front end of the guide portion 14 and the rear end of the restricting portion 115 are in contact with each other. Thereby, alignment with the protrusion part 15 and the through-hole 116 can be performed reliably.

  When the plug connector 1 is moved downward from the state shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the projecting portion 15 falls into the through-hole 116 and becomes the state shown in FIGS. In this state, as shown in FIG. 14, the upper surface of the guide portion 14 is positioned slightly below the lower end of the restricting portion 115. Since the shape of the outer edge on the lower side (front end side) of the cut surface obtained by cutting the protrusion 15 by a plane parallel to the side surface 13 is a curved shape, the position of the protrusion 15 and the position of the through hole 116 are slightly shifted. In addition, the protrusion 15 can be easily inserted into the through hole 116. Thereby, the contact 120 and the contact 130 of the receptacle connector 100 are pressed downward by the plug connector 1 and elastically deformed.

  Next, the guide portion 14 moves from the through hole 116 to the communication hole 117 by moving the plug connector 1 further forward.

  When the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 are completely connected, the engaging portion 109 and the concave portion 17 are engaged, and the guide portion 14 is completely accommodated in the communication hole 117. FIG. It becomes the state of. At this time, the rear end of the guide portion 14 accommodated in the communication hole 117 is positioned in front of the rear end of the restriction portion 115. As a result, the normal state and the abnormal state of the connection between the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 can be determined by looking at the positional relationship between the rear end of the guide portion 14 and the rear end of the restricting portion 115.

  15 and 16, the connection portion 22 of the contact 20 of the plug connector 1 and the connection portion 121 of the contact 120 of the receptacle connector 100 are pressed and connected, and the connection portion 32 of the contact 30 of the plug connector 1 The connection part 131 of the contact 130 of the receptacle connector 100 is pressed and connected.

  11 and 12, the connection part 22 of the contact 20 of the plug connector 1 is not connected to the connection part 131 of the contact 130 of the receptacle connector 100 in the process of changing from the state shown in FIGS. The connection part 121 of 100 contacts 120 is connected. Further, the connection part 32 of the contact 30 of the plug connector 1 is connected to the connection part 131 of the contact 130 of the receptacle connector 100. Thereby, when the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 are connected, the contact 20 and the contact 130 can be prevented from being connected.

  Since the upper surface of the guide portion 14, the front surface of the guide portion 14, and the surface of the protruding portion 15 are integrally formed of a metal material, the strength of the guide portion 14 is improved in the above movement of the plug connector 1. Can be made.

  As described above, when the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 are connected, the plug connector 1 is pushed down from the upper direction with respect to the receptacle connector 100 and then moved forward, thereby moving in two directions. .

  On the other hand, when the connection between the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 is released, the plug connector 1 is moved backward from the connected state shown in FIGS. The engagement is released, and the guide portion 14 moves from the communication hole 117 to the through hole 116.

  Eventually, the rear end of the protruding portion 15 comes into contact with the front end of the flat portion 114. When the plug connector 1 is further moved rearward from this state, the protrusion 15 has a curved outer edge on the front end side of the cut surface cut by a plane parallel to the side surface 13. 1 moves upward when the protruding portion 15 rides on the flat portion 114. As a result, the contact 120 and the contact 130 of the receptacle connector 100 do not come into contact with the plug connector 1. Then, by further lifting the plug connector 1 upward, the state shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is obtained, and the connection between the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 can be released.

  As described above, when the connection between the plug connector 1 and the receptacle connector 100 is released, it is possible to avoid a state in which the contact 120 and the contact 130 are always in contact with the plug connector 1. Deformation such as buckling deformation can be prevented. Further, since the plug connector 1 moves upward after the rear end of the projecting portion 15 contacts the front end of the flat portion 114, the contact 20 and the contact 130 can be prevented from being connected when the connection is released. .

  In the present invention, the type, arrangement, number, and the like of the members are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the constituent elements thereof are appropriately replaced with those having the same operational effects, and the gist of the invention is not deviated. Of course, it can be appropriately changed within the range.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the upper surface of the guide portion 14 of the plug connector 1, the front surface of the guide portion 14, and the surface of the protruding portion 15 are covered with a metal material, but the guide portion is not covered with the metal material. Alternatively, it may be formed integrally with the housing 10. In this case, a metal material can be dispensed with and the manufacturing process can be simplified, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Moreover, you may form all the guide parts with a metal material. In this case, the strength of the guide portion can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the restricting portion 115 of the receptacle connector 100 may be eliminated. In this case, since the amount of the metal material for forming the guide portion can be reduced, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the blocking unit 118 may be omitted. In this case, since the amount of the metal material for forming the guide portion can be reduced, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the protruding portion 15 is provided so as to extend rearward from the exposed end of the connecting portion 22, but the position where the protruding portion 15 is provided is contacted between the connecting portion 22 and the connecting portion 32. It can be changed according to the timing of contact.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the guide part 113 and hold down were combined, it is not necessary to make a guide part hold down. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the soldering part 119. Further, when the guide portion and the hold down are not used together, the guide portion can be formed integrally with the housing 110. In this case, a metal material can be dispensed with and the manufacturing process can be simplified, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the through hole 116 is provided in the guide portion 113 of the receptacle connector 100. However, if the guide portion 14 of the plug connector 1 is allowed to move downward in the protruding portion 15, the bottom surface side is blocked. You may provide things other than through-holes, such as a recessed part.

  The present invention is suitable for a plug connector and a receptacle connector having a guide mechanism for guiding movement during connection.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plug connector 10 Housing 11 Opposite surface 12 Contact surface 13 Side surface 14 Guide part 15 Protrusion part 16 Derivation surface 17 Recessed part 20 Contact 21 Terminal part 22 Connection part 30 Contact 31 Terminal part 32 Connection part 100 Receptacle connector 109 Engagement part 110 Housing DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 111 Contact surface 112 Through-hole 113 Guide part 114 Flat part 115 Control part 116 Through-hole 117 Communication hole 118 Blocking part 120 Contact 121 Connection part 122 Terminal part 130 Contact 131 Terminal part 132 Terminal part

Claims (7)

A plug connector that moves laterally with respect to the mating connector and connects to the mating connector,
An insulating housing having an opposing surface facing the mating connector at the time of the connection;
A first terminal portion connected to the flexible printed circuit board; and a first connection portion exposed to the facing surface and connected to the contact of the mating connector, and arranged along one side of the housing. A plurality of first contacts fixed to the housing;
A second terminal portion connected to the flexible printed circuit board; and a second connection portion exposed to the opposing surface and connected to the contact of the mating connector; and on a side facing the one side of the housing A plurality of second contacts arranged alongside and secured to the housing;
Have
The housing is
A guide portion for guiding the movement on a side surface intersecting with an arrangement direction of the first contact and the second contact;
The guide portion is
A plug connector having a protruding portion protruding from the facing surface between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The protrusion is
2. The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein a shape of an outer edge on a distal end side of a cut surface cut by a surface parallel to the side surface is a curved shape. The protrusion is
3. The plug connector according to claim 1, wherein at least a surface is formed of a metal material. A receptacle connector for connecting to a mating connector moving from the side,
A housing having an insulating property provided with an opposing surface facing the counterpart connector at the time of the connection;
A plurality of first contacts that protrude from the facing surface and connect to contacts of the mating connector, and are arranged along one side of the housing and fixed to the housing;
A second connecting portion projecting from the facing surface and connected to the contact of the mating connector, arranged along a side facing the one side of the housing and fixed to the housing; A plurality of second contacts opposite the contacts;
In a receptacle connector having
The housing is
A guide portion for guiding the movement on a side surface intersecting with an arrangement direction of the first contact and the second contact;
The guide portion is
A flat portion provided on the second contact side in the facing direction of the first contact and the second contact and flat along the facing direction;
A through-hole provided adjacent to the flat portion on the first contact side than the flat portion in the facing direction and penetrating in the vertical direction;
A communication hole extending from the through hole to the first contact side along the facing direction and communicating with the through hole;
A receptacle connector comprising: The guide portion is
The receptacle connector according to claim 4, further comprising a restricting portion that covers an upper portion of the communication hole and is positioned above the flat portion. The guide portion is
6. The receptacle connector according to claim 4, further comprising a blocking portion provided on the first contact side in the facing direction and positioned above the flat portion. The guide portion is
The receptacle connector according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the receptacle connector is a hold-down formed of a metal material and fixed to a circuit board.

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