JP2016024862A - Connector and attachment method for connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector that enables connection with an electronic equipment unit with a high connection reliability while suppressing an increase in size.SOLUTION: A connector comprises: an escutcheon 62 assembled to a case 21 so as to cover an opening 31 provided on the case 21; and a connector assy 61 assembled to an attachment side to the case 21, of the escutcheon 62. The connector assy 61 has: a terminal 71 connected conductively with a partner-side connector; and a relay terminal 81 whose one end part is detachably connected with the terminal 71, whose intermediate part is extended along a surface of a substrate 24 provided in the case 21, and whose other end part is connected with the substrate 24.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector attached to a case of an electronic device unit such as a camera module and a method for attaching the connector.

  As a connection structure between the module device and the connector, the module device has a board mounting portion for mounting the board of the module device and a connector fitting portion for external connection, and protrudes from the board of the module device when fitting and mounting the module device. Some elastic contact pieces are brought into elastic contact with and electrically connected to a board connecting portion provided on the board mounting portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-170801 A

  In the above structure, it is possible to follow a positional shift in a direction orthogonal to the fitting direction of the module device and the connector, but the space for elastically contacting the elastic contact piece of the module device to the board connecting portion of the connector Is required, which leads to an increase in the size of the apparatus. In addition, poor conduction due to poor contact at the contact point of the elastic contact piece to the board connection portion may occur, and connection reliability may be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to follow a positional shift in a direction orthogonal to the fitting direction between the module device and the connector, and to suppress a large size while maintaining a high connection. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector that can be reliably connected to an electronic device unit and a method for attaching the connector.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the connector according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (5).
(1) A connector that can be attached to a case of an electronic device unit,
An escutcheon assembled to the case so as to close an opening provided in the case;
A connector assembly assembled to the side of the escutcheon attached to the case;
With
The connector assembly is a terminal that is conductively connected to the mating connector;
One end portion is detachably connected to the terminal, and the other end portion is connected to a substrate provided in the case, and a relay terminal,
The relay terminal has different positions of the one end and the other end when the board is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon to the case.
A connector characterized by that.
(2) The relay terminal further includes an intermediate portion connected to each of the one end portion and the other end portion, and the intermediate portion extends in parallel with a substrate provided in the case.
The connector according to (1) above, wherein
(3) The terminal includes a flat plate portion, a pair of elastic locking portions which are formed by folding back both side portions of the flat plate portion in directions close to each other and are curved in an arc shape toward the outside, and the flat plate portion. And a fitting connection part between the elastic locking part and a fitting part,
The relay terminal has a plate-like connection tab portion sandwiched between the flat plate portion and the elastic locking portion by an elastic force of the elastic locking portion by being inserted into the fitting portion at one end portion thereof. The connector according to (2) above, characterized by comprising:
(4) The terminal has an inner conductor and an outer conductor,
The relay terminal is connected to the inner conductor and the outer conductor,
The connector according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the relay terminal is housed in a housing portion formed in the relay housing and partitioned from each other.
(5) The electronic device unit is a camera module having a lens,
The connector according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein an imaging element disposed on the optical axis of the lens is mounted on the substrate.

In the connector configured as described above (1), the relay terminal has different positions at one end and the other end when the board is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon case. Thereby, even if the position of the board is displaced in the surface direction of the board with respect to the terminal, the relay terminal bends to follow the displacement, and a good connection state between the terminal and the board can be maintained. .
In addition, the module device is larger than the one that requires space for contacting the elastic contact piece and the board connection portion, such as a structure in which the elastic contact piece of the module device is pressed against the board connection portion of the connector to make an elastic contact. While suppressing, the occurrence of poor conduction due to poor contact can be suppressed.
In the connector having the configuration (2), the intermediate portion connected to each of the one end portion and the other end portion extends along the surface of the substrate. Thereby, even if the position of the board is displaced in the surface direction of the board with respect to the terminal, the relay terminal bends to follow the displacement, and a good connection state between the terminal and the board can be maintained. .
In addition, the module device is larger than the one that requires space for contacting the elastic contact piece and the board connection portion, such as a structure in which the elastic contact piece of the module device is pressed against the board connection portion of the connector to make an elastic contact. While suppressing, the occurrence of poor conduction due to poor contact can be suppressed.
In the connector having the configuration (3), the terminal and the relay terminal are connected by the plate-like connection tab portion of the relay terminal being sandwiched between the flat plate portion of the fitting connection portion and the elastic locking portion. The connection tab portion of the relay terminal can be slightly displaced with respect to the fitting connection portion of the terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the followability to the displacement in the surface direction of the substrate.
In the connector having the configuration (4), since the relay terminals are respectively housed in the housing portions that are formed in the relay housing and partitioned from each other, it is possible to eliminate the problem of contacting the relay terminals even if the relay terminals are bent. . Further, it is possible to eliminate a problem that the relay terminal is deformed by an external force before connection to the substrate, and thus it is possible to smoothly connect to the substrate.
In the connector having the configuration (5), it is possible to allow a positional deviation between the terminal and the substrate while maintaining a good connection state between the terminal and the substrate. In addition, the performance of the camera module can be kept good.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the connector mounting method according to the present invention is characterized by the following (6).
(6) An escutcheon assembled to the case so as to close an opening provided in the case of the electronic device unit, and a connector assembly assembled to the mounting side of the escutcheon to the case, the connector assembly being a counterpart A terminal that is conductively connected to the connector, and a relay terminal that has one end detachably connected to the terminal and the other end connected to a substrate provided in the case, and the relay terminal When the board is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon in the case, the positions of the one end and the other end are different, and the relay terminal is housed in a housing section formed on the relay housing and partitioned from each other. Prepared connector,
The connector attachment method, wherein the connector is attached to the case so that the other end of the relay terminal is located at a predetermined position of a substrate provided on the case.

In the connector mounting method configured as described in (6) above, the relay terminal has different positions at one end and the other end when the board is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon case. Thereby, even if the position of the board is displaced in the surface direction of the board with respect to the terminal, the relay terminal bends to follow the displacement, and a good connection state between the terminal and the board can be maintained. .
In addition, the module device is larger than the one that requires space for contacting the elastic contact piece and the board connection portion, such as a structure in which the elastic contact piece of the module device is pressed against the board connection portion of the connector to make an elastic contact. While suppressing, the occurrence of poor conduction due to poor contact can be suppressed.
Further, since the relay housing is provided on the connector, the board can be easily seen when the connector is attached to the case as compared with the case where the relay housing is provided on the board. For this reason, it becomes easy to visually recognize a predetermined location on the substrate where the other end of the relay terminal should be positioned, and the workability of assembling the connector to the case can be improved. This has the same effect even if the relay terminal has a complicated shape. For this reason, the workability | operativity which assembles | attaches a connector to a case can be improved, improving the design freedom of a relay terminal.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a connector that can be connected to an electronic device unit with high connection reliability while suppressing an increase in size.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through a mode for carrying out the invention described below (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) with reference to the accompanying drawings. .

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera module including a connector according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera module provided with the connector according to the present embodiment as viewed from the front side. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the camera module including the connector according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the connector according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view seen from the back side of an escutcheon with a connector assembly constituting the connector. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the connector assembly and the escutcheon constituting the connector as viewed from the back side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the connector assembly. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the connector assembly. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of terminals constituting the connector assembly. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the terminals constituting the connector assembly. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the terminals constituting the connector assembly. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the inner conductor and the outer conductor constituting the terminal. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing the relay connection member, in which FIG. 13A is a perspective view seen from the front side, and FIG. 13B is a perspective view seen from the back side. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the relay connection member. 15A and 15B are diagrams showing the relay connection member, in which FIG. 15A is a front view, FIG. 15B is a side view, and FIG. 15C is a rear view. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a terminal excluding an insulator and a relay terminal connected to the terminal. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a terminal excluding an insulator and a relay terminal connected to the terminal.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera module including a connector according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera module provided with the connector according to the present embodiment as viewed from the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connector 11 according to this embodiment can be attached to a camera module (electronic device unit) 12. Specifically, the camera module 12 has an opening on the side opposite to the camera lens 43, and the connector 11 is attached to this opening. The connector 11 has a shape in which one side is attached to the camera module 12 and the other side can be fitted with a counterpart connector. Although not shown, the counterpart connector has an electric wire extending from a control device (not shown) or the like. The connector 11 has a connection part 11a, and the connector assembly 61 (to be described later) is electrically connected to the electric wire when the connection part 11a is fitted to the mating connector. Thus, transmission / reception of signals between the control device and the camera module 12 is performed via the electric wires.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the camera module including the connector according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the connector according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view seen from the back side of an escutcheon with a connector assembly constituting the connector. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the connector assembly and the escutcheon constituting the connector as viewed from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the camera module 12 includes a case 21, a lens unit 22, a fixed cylindrical body 23, and a substrate 24.

  The case 21 is formed from a synthetic resin, and is formed in a box shape having one end opened.

  In the case 21, a hole 33 is formed in the bottom 32 opposite to the opening 31. The lens unit 22 and the fixed cylinder 23 are incorporated into the case 21 from the opening 31 side of the case 21.

  The lens unit 22 includes a flat plate portion 41 and an optical mechanism portion 42 that protrudes from a central portion of one surface of the flat plate portion 41. A camera lens (lens) 43 that is circular in front view is provided at the tip of the optical mechanism 42.

  The fixed cylinder 23 has a cylinder main body 51 formed in a substantially rectangular cylinder fitted into the case 21. The cylinder main body 51 is formed of, for example, a conductor and plays a role of shielding electromagnetic waves propagating into the case 21. The cylinder main body 51 has a positioning protrusion 52 that protrudes inward.

  The substrate 24 includes a first substrate 55 and a second substrate 56. The 1st board | substrate 55 and the 2nd board | substrate 56 are connected by the connection member 57 which has rigidity, and are arrange | positioned at intervals. A through hole 55 a is formed in the first substrate 55. On the second substrate 56, an image sensor 58 such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor is mounted at a central portion on the opposite side to the first substrate 55. The connecting member 57 includes a signal line conductor and a ground line conductor. The first board 55 and the second board 56 are a signal line conductor and a ground line conductor provided in the connecting member 57. It is electrically connected via.

  The procedure for mounting the lens unit 22, the fixed cylinder 23 and the substrate 24 to the case 21 is as follows. First, the fixed cylinder 23 is fitted into the lens unit 22 by being fitted into the lens unit 22 from the flat plate portion 41 side. Then, the lens unit 22 and the fixed cylinder 23 are mounted in the case 21 by fitting the fixed cylinder 23 mounted on the lens unit 22 from behind the case 21. Thus, when the lens unit 22 is incorporated in the case 21, the camera lens 43 is in a position exposed at the hole 33 of the case 21. In this state, the rear side of the flat plate portion 41 of the lens unit 22 is locked by the positioning protrusion 52 of the fixed cylinder 23. By designing the inner shape of the case 21 and the outer shape of the fixed cylindrical body 23 to the same extent and fixing the fixed cylindrical body 23 to the case 21, the lens unit 22 is brought into a desired position by the positioning projection 52 and the hole 33. Can be arranged.

  Next, the substrate 24 is fitted on the opening 31 side of the case 21. In this way, the substrate 24 is accommodated in the case 21, and the second substrate 56 is positioned by contacting the positioning protrusion 52 in the fitting direction. As a result, the image sensor 58 of the second substrate 56 is disposed at a position facing the flat plate portion 41 of the lens unit 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the connector 11 includes a connector assembly 61 and an escutcheon 62.

  The escutcheon 62 is formed from a synthetic resin and is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. The escutcheon 62 is a member attached to the case 21 so as to cover the opening 31 of the case 21. The connector assembly 61 is assembled to the escutcheon 62 from the side where it is attached to the case 21.

  The escutcheon 62 includes a plate-like portion 91, a connecting tube portion 92 formed at a central portion of the surface of the plate-like portion 91 opposite to the case 21, and a peripheral wall 90 extending from the outer edge of the plate-like portion 91 to the case 21 side. And have. The plate-like portion 91 has an insertion hole 93 in the central portion, and the insertion hole 93 is communicated with the connection tube portion 92. The connecting tube portion 92 is formed with a locking portion 92a that can be locked in a locking hole (not shown) provided in the mating connector on one side surface thereof. The plate-like portion 91 is formed with a pair of positioning rod portions 94 on the mounting side surface.

  Further, the escutcheon 62 has a recessed portion 62 a at each corner on the side opposite to the mounting side to the case 21. Screw insertion holes 99 are formed at the respective corners of the escutcheon 62, and these screw insertion holes 99 are opened at the recessed portions 62a. A screw 100 (see FIG. 1) for fixing the connector 11 to the case 21 of the camera module 12 is inserted into these screw insertion holes 99. The screw 100 inserted into the screw insertion hole 99 is screwed into a screw hole 34 (see FIG. 4) formed at each corner portion at the edge portion of the case 21 on the opening 31 side. 62 is fixed.

  The escutcheon 62 is mounted from the opening 31 side of the case 21. As a result, the opening 21 of the case 21 is closed by the plate-like portion 91 of the escutcheon 62. Further, by attaching the escutcheon 62 to the case 21, the seal member 63 (see FIG. 3) provided at the edge of the case 21 is brought into close contact with the peripheral wall 90 of the escutcheon 62. Thereby, the space between the case 21 and the escutcheon 62 is sealed by the seal member 63.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the connector assembly. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the connector assembly.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the connector assembly 61 includes a terminal 71, a housing 72, and a relay connection member 73.

  The housing 72 is made of synthetic resin and is formed in a cylindrical shape. The housing 72 has an O-ring 70 attached to the outer peripheral side thereof. A terminal 71 is inserted and accommodated in the housing 72. The housing 72 that houses the terminal 71 is inserted into the insertion hole 93 of the plate-like portion 91 of the escutcheon 62. Thereby, the terminal 71 inserted in the housing 72 is accommodated in the connection cylinder part 92 of the escutcheon 62. In the connector 11, the connecting portion 11 a to which the mating connector is connected includes a connecting tube portion 92 and a terminal 71. The housing 72 is formed with a locking recess 72a into which a locking piece 79b formed on an insulator 76 (described later) of the terminal 71 is fitted.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view of terminals constituting the connector assembly. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the terminals constituting the connector assembly. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the terminals constituting the connector assembly. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the inner conductor and the outer conductor constituting the terminal.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the terminal 71 includes an inner conductor 74, an outer conductor 75, and an insulator 76. The inner conductor 74 and the outer conductor 75 are made of a conductive metal material, and the insulator 76 is made of an insulating resin material. The insulator 76 is provided around the inner conductor 74, and a cylindrical outer conductor 75 is provided around the insulator 76. Thereby, the inner conductor 74 and the outer conductor 75 are integrated in a state where they are insulated by the insulator 76.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the inner conductor 74 has a fitting connection portion 77 at its end. The fitting connection part 77 has a flat plate part 77a and a pair of elastic locking parts 77b. The elastic locking portion 77b is formed by folding back both side portions of the flat plate portion 77a in directions close to each other, and is curved in an arc shape toward the outside. The fitting connection portion 77 is a fitting portion 77c between the flat plate portion 77a and the pair of elastic locking portions 77b.

  The outer conductor 75 has a fitting connection part 78 at its end. The fitting connection part 78 has a flat plate part 78a and a pair of elastic locking parts 78b. The elastic locking portion 78b is formed by folding back both side portions of the flat plate portion 78a in directions close to each other, and is curved in an arc shape toward the outside. The fitting connection portion 78 has a fitting portion 78c between the flat plate portion 78a and the pair of elastic locking portions 78b.

  The insulator 76 has a receiving portion 79 at its end. The accommodating portion 79 is formed with an accommodating space 79 a that accommodates the fitting connection portion 77 of the inner conductor 74 and the fitting connection portion 78 of the outer conductor 75. In addition, a locking piece 79b is formed on the side surface of the accommodating portion 79, and the locking piece 79b is fitted and locked in a locking recess 72a formed in the housing 72 (FIG. 8). reference).

  13A and 13B are diagrams showing the relay connection member, in which FIG. 13A is a perspective view seen from the front side, and FIG. 13B is a perspective view seen from the back side. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the relay connection member. 15A and 15B are diagrams showing the relay connection member, in which FIG. 15A is a front view, FIG. 15B is a side view, and FIG. 15C is a rear view.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the relay connection member 73 includes two relay terminals 81 and a relay housing 82 that accommodates these relay terminals 81. The relay connection member 73 is attached to the end of the terminal 71. The relay connection member 73 can be attached to and detached from the terminal 71.

  The relay terminal 81 is formed from a conductive metal material. The relay terminal 81 has a long terminal body 83. The terminal main body 83 has a connection tab portion 84 formed at one end and a connection pin portion 85 formed at the other end. The connection tab portion 84 and the connection pin portion 85 protrude from the terminal body 83 in the opposite direction. The connection tab portion 84 is formed in a plate shape, and the connection pin portion 85 is formed in a rod shape. The connection tab portion 84 and the connection pin portion 85 have shapes that are arranged at different positions when the substrate 24 is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon 62 to the case 21 when the relay terminal 81 is attached to the substrate 24. is there. The terminal body 83 connected to the connection tab portion 84 and the connection pin portion 85 can be bent slightly in the pitch direction or yaw direction with respect to the axial direction, and further in the roll direction with respect to the axial direction. Can be twisted. Thereby, even if the position of the board 24 is displaced in the surface direction of the board 24 with respect to the terminal 71, the relay terminal 81 bends to follow the displacement, and a good connection state between the terminal 71 and the board 24 is achieved. Can be maintained.

  The relay housing 82 is formed from an insulating synthetic resin, and is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. The relay housing 82 has two relay terminal accommodating portions (accommodating portions) 86 on the terminal 71 side. These relay terminal accommodating portions 86 are partitioned from each other, and through holes 87 penetrating the front and back are formed at respective end portions. The connection pin portion 85 of the relay terminal 81 is inserted into the through hole 87, and the connection pin portion 85 protrudes to the back side opposite to the relay terminal accommodating portion 86 in the relay housing 82. The relay terminal 81 is accommodated in the relay terminal accommodating portions 86 of the relay housing 82 that are partitioned from each other with the connection pin portion 85 inserted into the through hole 87. Since the through hole 87 is slightly larger than the outer shape of the connection pin portion 85, the connection pin portion 85 that penetrates the through hole 87 can be bent slightly in the through hole 87. Even if the relay terminal 81 is located in the relay housing 82, the deformation is allowed.

  FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a terminal excluding an insulator and a relay terminal connected to the terminal. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a terminal excluding an insulator and a relay terminal connected to the terminal.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, each relay terminal 81 of the relay connection member 73 has a connection tab portion 84 with fitting portions 77 c and 78 c of the fitting connection portions 77 and 78 of the inner conductor 74 and the outer conductor 75. Inserted. The connection tab portion 84 is sandwiched between the flat plate portions 77a and 78a and the pair of elastic locking portions 77b and 78b while being inserted into the fitting portions 77c and 78c. Thereby, the relay connection member 73 is connected to the terminal 71 having the inner conductor 74 and the outer conductor 75.

  Each relay terminal 81 of the relay connection member 73 is soldered by inserting its connection pin portion 85 into a through hole 55 a formed in the first substrate 55 of the substrate 24. As a result, the inner conductor 74 and the outer conductor 75 of the terminal 71 are electrically connected to the circuit pattern of the first substrate 55 of the substrate 24 via the relay terminal 81. In a state where the connection pin portion 85 is connected to the first substrate 55 of the substrate 24, the long terminal body 83 of the relay terminal 81 is disposed along the surface of the first substrate 55 of the substrate 24.

  In order to attach the connector assembly 61 to the escutcheon 62, the housing 72 of the connector assembly 61 is inserted into the insertion hole 93 from the side where the escutcheon 62 is attached to the case 21, and the housing 72 is accommodated in the connecting tube portion 92. Thereby, the connection part 11a which consists of the connection cylinder part 92 and the terminal 71 accommodated in the housing 72 is comprised. At this time, the relay connection member 73 of the connector assembly 61 is fitted between the positioning rod portions 94 formed on the plate-like portion 91 of the escutcheon 62. Thereby, the relay connection member 73 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the escutcheon 62.

  Next, a case where the connector 11 is assembled to the camera module 12 will be described.

  In order to assemble the connector 11 to the camera module 12, first, the relay terminal 81 of the relay connection member 73 of the connector 11 is connected to the substrate 24. Specifically, the connection pin portion 85 of the relay terminal 81 protruding from the back side of the relay housing 82 is inserted into the through hole 55a of the first substrate 55 of the substrate 24 and soldered. In this way, the board 24 is attached to the connector 11. When connecting the relay connection member 73 to the substrate 24, the connection tab portion 84 of the relay terminal 81 of the relay connection member 73 is connected to the fitting portions 77 c and 78 c of the fitting connection portions 77 and 78 of the inner conductor 74 and the outer conductor 75. It may be performed in a state separated from the terminal 71 by being pulled out from the terminal 71.

  When the board 24 is attached to the connector 11, the connector 11 is fitted into the opening 31 side of the case 21 of the camera module 12 from the board 24 side. As a result, the opening 31 of the case 21 is closed by the escutcheon 62, the substrate 24 is accommodated in the case 21, and the second substrate 56 is abutted against the positioning protrusion 52 and positioned. As a result, the image sensor 58 of the second substrate 56 is disposed at a position facing the flat plate portion 41 of the lens unit 22.

  At this time, the position of the substrate 24 is adjusted vertically and horizontally with respect to the case 21 when viewed from the imaging direction of the lens unit 22. In this way, the optical axis is adjusted so that the image sensor 58 and the camera lens 43 of the lens unit 22 face each other at an accurate position.

  Thereafter, the screw 100 is inserted into the screw insertion hole 99 of the escutcheon 62 and screwed into the screw hole 34 of the case 21 to fix the connector 11 to the case 21 of the camera module 12. In this state, the opening portion 31 of the case 21 is closed by the plate-like portion 91 of the escutcheon 62, and the space between the case 21 and the escutcheon 62 is sealed by the seal member 63. Thereby, the inside of the camera module 12 is waterproofed.

  As described above, according to the connector according to the present embodiment, the connection tab portion 84 at one end is detachably connected to the inner conductor 74 and the outer conductor 75 of the terminal 71, and the terminal main body 83 at the intermediate portion is the substrate. A relay terminal 81 is provided that extends along the surface of 24 and is connected to the first substrate 55 of the substrate 24 at the connection pin portion 85 at the other end. Thereby, even if the position of the board 24 is displaced in the surface direction of the board 24 with respect to the terminal 71, the relay terminal 81 bends to follow the displacement, and a good connection state between the terminal 71 and the board 24 is achieved. Can be maintained.

  In addition, the module device is larger than the one that requires space for contacting the elastic contact piece and the board connection portion, such as a structure in which the elastic contact piece of the module device is pressed against the board connection portion of the connector to make an elastic contact. While suppressing, the occurrence of poor conduction due to poor contact can be suppressed.

  Accordingly, it is possible to allow a positional shift between the terminal 71 and the substrate 24 while maintaining a good connection state between the terminal 71 and the substrate 24. Therefore, the image pickup device 58 is well positioned on the optical axis of the camera lens 43. In addition, the performance of the camera module 12 can be kept good.

  Further, the plate-like connection tab portion 84 of the relay terminal 81 is sandwiched between the flat plate portions 77a and 78a and the elastic locking portions 77b and 78b of the fitting connection portions 77 and 78 of the outer conductor 75 and the inner conductor 74 of the terminal 71. Since the inner conductor 74 and outer conductor 75 of the terminal 71 are connected to the relay terminal 81, the connection tab portion 84 of the relay terminal 81 is slightly smaller than the fitting connection portions 77 and 78 of the inner conductor 74 and outer conductor 75. Can be displaced. Therefore, the followability to the displacement in the surface direction of the substrate 24 can be enhanced.

  In addition, since the relay terminal 81 is housed and partitioned in the relay terminal housing portion 86 formed in the relay housing 82 and partitioned from each other, the problem that the relay terminals 81 come into contact with each other even when the relay terminal 81 is bent can be eliminated. it can. Further, it is possible to eliminate the problem that the relay terminal 81 is deformed by an external force or the like before connection to the substrate 24, and therefore, the connection to the substrate 24 can be made smoothly.

  Moreover, by providing the relay terminal 81, the connection location with the connector 11 in the 1st board | substrate 55 of the board | substrate 24 can be made into the position remove | deviated from the center. As a result, mounting restrictions at the center of the first substrate 55 can be eliminated, and electronic components and the like can be easily mounted on the central portion of the first substrate 55.

  Further, since the relay housing 82 is provided on the connector 11, it is easier to visually recognize the board 24 when the connector 11 is attached to the case 21 than when the relay housing is provided on the board. For this reason, it becomes easy to visually recognize a predetermined location on the substrate where the other end of the relay terminal 81 should be positioned, and the workability of assembling the connector 11 to the case 21 can be improved. This has the same effect even if the relay terminal 81 has a complicated shape. For this reason, the workability of assembling the connector 11 to the case 21 can be improved while improving the design freedom of the relay terminal 81.

  The shape of the connector 11 needs to be changed according to the shape of the camera module 12 to be assembled and the counterpart connector to be connected. However, in the connector 11 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of types of connector assemblies 61 and escalations having different shapes are used. If 62 is prepared, the connector 11 which can respond to the camera module 12 of various shapes and a counterpart connector can be realized by combining these components.

  Moreover, although the case where the connector 11 was assembled | attached to the camera module 12 was demonstrated to the example in the said embodiment, the electronic device unit which assembles the connector 11 is not restricted to a camera module.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

Here, the characteristics of the embodiment of the connector and the connector mounting method according to the present invention described above are briefly summarized and listed in the following (1) to (6), respectively.
(1) A connector (11) attachable to a case (21) of an electronic device unit (camera module 12),
An escutcheon (62) assembled to the case so as to close the opening (opening 31) provided in the case;
A connector assembly (61) assembled on the side of the escutcheon attached to the case;
With
The connector assembly includes a terminal (71) that is conductively connected to the counterpart connector;
A relay terminal (81) having one end detachably connected to the terminal and the other end connected to a substrate (24) provided in the case;
The relay terminal has different positions of the one end and the other end when the board is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon to the case.
A connector characterized by that.
(2) The relay terminal further includes an intermediate portion connected to each of the one end portion and the other end portion, and the intermediate portion extends in parallel with a substrate provided in the case.
The connector according to (1) above, wherein
(3) The terminal is formed by folding the flat plate portions (77a, 78a) and both side portions of the flat plate portion toward each other, and a pair of elastic locking portions curved in an arc shape toward the outside. (77b, 78b), and a fitting connection portion (77, 78) between the flat plate portion and the elastic locking portion as a fitting portion (77c, 78c),
The relay terminal is inserted into the fitting portion at one end thereof, and is connected to the plate-like connection tab portion between the flat plate portion and the elastic locking portion by the elastic force of the elastic locking portion ( 84) The connector according to (2) above, characterized by comprising:
(4) The terminal (71) has an inner conductor (74) and an outer conductor (75),
The relay terminal (81) is connected to the inner conductor (74) and the outer conductor (75), respectively.
The relay terminals (81) are respectively accommodated in accommodating portions (relay terminal accommodating portions 86) formed on the relay housing (82) and partitioned from each other. (1) to (3) above The connector according to any one of the above.
(5) The electronic device unit is a camera module (12) having a lens (camera lens 43),
Any one of (1) to (3), wherein an image pickup device (58) disposed on the optical axis of the lens (camera lens 43) is mounted on the substrate (24). Connector described in.
(6) An escutcheon assembled to the case so as to close an opening provided in the case of the electronic device unit, and a connector assembly assembled to the mounting side of the escutcheon to the case, the connector assembly being a counterpart A terminal that is conductively connected to the connector, and a relay terminal that has one end detachably connected to the terminal and the other end connected to a substrate provided in the case, and the relay terminal When the board is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon in the case, the positions of the one end and the other end are different, and the relay terminal is housed in a housing section formed on the relay housing and partitioned from each other. Prepared connector,
The connector attachment method, wherein the connector is attached to the case so that the other end of the relay terminal is located at a predetermined position of a substrate provided on the case.

11 Connector 12 Camera module (electronic equipment unit)
21 Case 24 Substrate 31 Opening (Opening)
43 Camera lens (lens)
58 Image sensor 61 Connector assembly 62 Escussion 71 Terminal 74 Inner conductor 75 Outer conductor 77, 78 Fitting connection part 77a, 78a Flat plate part 77b, 78b Elastic locking part 77c, 78c Fitting part 81 Relay terminal 82 Relay housing 84 Connection tab Part 86 Relay terminal accommodating part (accommodating part)

Claims (6)

A connector that can be attached to a case of an electronic device unit,
An escutcheon assembled to the case so as to close an opening provided in the case;
A connector assembly assembled to the side of the escutcheon attached to the case;
With
The connector assembly is a terminal that is conductively connected to the mating connector;
One end portion is detachably connected to the terminal, and the other end portion is connected to a substrate provided in the case, and a relay terminal,
The relay terminal has different positions of the one end and the other end when the board is viewed in the mounting direction of the escutcheon to the case.
A connector characterized by that. The relay terminal further includes an intermediate portion connected to each of the one end portion and the other end portion, and the intermediate portion extends in parallel to a substrate provided in the case.
The connector according to claim 1. The terminal includes a flat plate portion, a pair of elastic locking portions that are formed by folding back both sides of the flat plate portion in directions close to each other and curved outward in an arc shape, the flat plate portion, and the elastic member A fitting connection portion between the locking portion and the fitting portion;
The relay terminal has a plate-like connection tab portion sandwiched between the flat plate portion and the elastic locking portion by an elastic force of the elastic locking portion by being inserted into the fitting portion at one end portion thereof. The connector according to claim 2, further comprising: The terminal has an inner conductor and an outer conductor,
The relay terminal is connected to the inner conductor and the outer conductor,
The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the relay terminal is housed in a housing portion that is formed in the relay housing and partitioned from each other. The electronic device unit is a camera module having a lens,
The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an imaging element disposed on an optical axis of the lens is mounted on the substrate. An escutcheon assembled to the case so as to close an opening provided in the case of the electronic device unit, and a connector assembly assembled to the mounting side of the escutcheon to the case, wherein the connector assembly is electrically connected to the mating connector A terminal to be connected; and a relay terminal having one end detachably connected to the terminal and the other end connected to a substrate provided in the case, wherein the relay terminal is the scutchon When the board is viewed in the mounting direction to the case, the connector is housed in the housing portion in which the positions of the one end portion and the other end portion are different and the relay terminal is formed in the relay housing and partitioned from each other. Prepare
The connector attachment method, wherein the connector is attached to the case so that the other end of the relay terminal is located at a predetermined position of a substrate provided on the case.

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