JP2016058270A - Mutual engaging connector device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mutual engaging connector device capable of including a conductive shield member which applies an electromagnetic shield action to mutually engaged first and second connectors, as a member having a relatively simple configuration in which the number of components is not increased as a result.SOLUTION: A mutual engaging connector device includes: a receptacle connector 11 including a housing 14 to which a first metal member 17 is fitted; and a plug connector 12 including a housing 31 to which a second metal member 34 is fixed. When the housing 31 takes a fitted and engaged state with the housing 14, the first metal member 17 is engaged with the second metal member 34, thereby forming a metal annular body in which an outer side surface part of the housing 14 is surrounded by the first metal member 17 and the second metal member 34. The metal annular body is functioned as a shield member for the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12, and the housing 31 is locked to the housing 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

  The invention described in the claims of the present application includes first and second connectors that can be used by being attached to two wiring boards (including a flexible printed wiring board (FPC)), respectively. A wiring portion provided on each wiring board by the first and second connectors being engaged with each other while the two wiring boards to which the second connectors are attached are superposed in close proximity to each other. The present invention relates to an interengagement connector device for electrically interconnecting.

  A relatively small electronic device such as a cellular phone also contains a large number of various electronic components. Many of these electronic components are composed of a plurality of wiring boards (hereinafter, the term “wiring board” refers to a flexible printed wiring board (FPC)). In other words, each function is implemented. A plurality of wiring boards on which various electronic components are mounted, for example, when viewing two of them, the occupied volume should be as small as possible when accommodated in a limited space inside a relatively small electronic device. Therefore, the state where one is superposed on the other in close proximity to each other and the wiring portions provided in each of them are interconnected so as to be electrically interconnected. Hereinafter, an interconnection mode in which one of the two wiring boards is superimposed on the other in close proximity to each other will be referred to as facing proximity overlapping connection.

  In general, electrical interconnection of wiring portions provided on each of a plurality of wiring boards is often performed by attaching a connector to each wiring board and mutually engaging those connectors. Even in the case of facing and overlapping connection for two wiring boards, a connector is attached to each of the two wiring boards, and the connectors are engaged with each other. Thus, when the connectors attached to each of the two wiring boards are engaged with each other in the face-to-face close overlapping connection of the two wiring boards, the mutual relations are held between the two wiring boards. It is necessary to take measures against electromagnetic noise from the outside, that is, to obtain a shielding effect against electromagnetic noise from the outside, for the two connectors to be combined, and the mutual engagement state of the two connectors is stable. It needs to be maintained. Therefore, conventionally, the conductive shield is configured to include the first and second connectors, and when the first and second connectors are engaged with each other, an electromagnetic shielding action is provided to both connectors. And an interlock provided with a locking means for mechanically locking one of the first and second connectors with respect to the other when the first and second connectors are engaged with each other. Several joint connector devices have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  The mutual engagement connector device (connector (10)) shown in Patent Document 1 includes a first connector (receptacle connector (20)) mounted on a first wiring board (receptacle side mounting board (60)), And a second connector (plug connector (100)) which is mounted on the second wiring board (plug-side mounting board (140)) and takes a mutual engagement state with the first connector. The first connector has a first housing (insulator (25)) in which a plurality of receptacle contacts (50) are arranged, and the second connector has a plurality of plug contacts (120). A second housing (insulator (110)) arranged in an array, wherein when the first connector and the second connector are brought into mutual engagement, the second housing is connected to the first housing; The engagement state is taken.

  The first connector is provided with a metal shield member that is attached to the first housing so as to surround the outer surface portion thereof, and the first wiring board and the second wiring are provided by the shield member. It is considered that an electromagnetic shielding action is provided to the first connector and the second connector which are sandwiched and interengaged with the substrate. The shield member that surrounds the outer surface portion of the first housing includes a pair of short shield members (70) facing each other and a pair of long shield members (90) facing each other. The ends of the pair of longitudinal shield members (90) are connected to both ends of the hand shield member (70) to form a rectangular frame as a whole.

  Each of the pair of short-side shield members (70) is suspended from the first wiring board and connected to the first wiring board, in other words, rises from the first wiring board. There are provided a hanging piece (72) and a leaf spring portion (75) that bends and extends from the hanging piece (72) to the inside of the first housing. And when the 1st connector and the 2nd connector were put in the mutual engagement state and the 2nd housing took the fitting engagement state with the 1st housing, it extended to the inside of the 1st housing. The leaf spring portion (75) is fixed to the outer surface portion of the second housing of the second connector and elastically abuts and engages with the short shield member (130) having the claw portion (137). At that time, the drooping piece (72) and the leaf spring portion (75) act as elastic locking means for locking the second housing fitted and engaged with the first housing to the first housing, Thereby, it is considered that the first connector and the second connector placed in the mutually engaged state are mechanically locked to the first connector.

  Moreover, the mutual engagement connector device (connector unit (100)) shown in Patent Document 2 includes a first connector (connector (1) which is a receptacle connector) mounted on a first wiring board, and a second connector. And a second connector (a mating connector (3) which is a plug connector) which is mounted on the wiring board and takes a mutual engagement state with the first connector. The first connector includes a first housing (housing (5)) in which a plurality of contacts (3a; 3b) are arranged, and the second connector includes a plurality of mating contacts (11a). 11b) has a second housing (main body (9)) arranged in an array, and when the first connector and the second connector are brought into mutual engagement, the second housing 1 is engaged with the housing 1.

  The first connector is provided with a metal shield member that is attached to the first housing so as to surround the outer surface portion thereof, and the first wiring board and the second wiring are provided by the shield member. It is considered that an electromagnetic shielding action is provided to the first connector and the second connector which are sandwiched and interengaged with the substrate. Each of the shield members surrounding the outer surface portion of the first housing includes a long side main body portion (53), a short side main body portion (55), and a connecting main body portion (51) for connecting them to form a “J” shape. A pair of shells (7a; 7b) having a planar shape of the pair, and the pair of shells (7a; 7b) make each of the long side main body portions (53) face each other and connect each of them. The main body (51) is opposed to each other, and is arranged with the free end of one short side main body (55) close to the free end of the other long side main body (53). It is supposed to constitute.

  The connecting main body portion (55) or the long side main body portion (53) in each of the pair of shells (7a; 7b) constituting the shield member is then extended to the inside of the first housing, and the first housing When the connector and the second connector are in the mutually engaged state and the second housing is in the fitted engagement state with the first housing, the ground terminal (12a; 12b) provided in the second housing A shell-side grounding portion (61) that is in contact with each other.

JP 2008-243703 A (paragraphs 0025 to 0030, 0034 to 0037, FIGS. 1 to 9, 12 to 15, 19, 20) JP 2012-252785 A (paragraphs 0027 to 0052, 0075, 0076, FIGS. 1 to 4, 9 to 11, 14, 15)

  In the mutual engagement connector device including the first and second connectors that have been conventionally proposed as described above, the following inconveniences are observed in each of them.

  First, in the mutual engagement connector device disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is attached to a first housing included in the first connector so as to surround the outer surface portion, and the first wiring board and the second wiring are provided. A metal shield member that is considered to provide an electromagnetic shielding action between the first connector and the second connector that are sandwiched and interengaged with each other is opposed to a pair of short-side shield members that face each other. A pair of long shield members, and the ends of the pair of long shield members are connected to both ends of the pair of short shield members to form a rectangular frame as a whole. ing. At that time, the connection of the end portion of the long shield member to the end portion of the short shield member takes a special connection form so as to suppress the fluctuation of the contact resistance between them.

  Accordingly, the shield member in the mutual engagement connector device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a complicated configuration in which an increase in the number of components is imitated and a special connection mode is required for connecting these components. It is supposed to be a thing. Therefore, the mutual engagement connector device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a disadvantage that it includes a shield member having such a complicated configuration.

  Further, the elastic locking means for locking the second housing fitted and engaged with the first housing with respect to the first housing when the first connector and the second connector are in the mutually engaged state. A shield member attached to the first housing of the first connector as surrounding the outer surface portion thereof, which acts as a mechanical lock of the second connector to the first connector. The drooping piece and the leaf spring portion provided on the plate are elastically abuttingly engaged with a short shield member fixed to the outer surface portion of the second housing of the second connector. In order to secure the locking of the second housing fitted and engaged with the first housing with respect to the first housing, the leaf spring portion acts on the short shield member. The It is requiring that shall become relatively large elastic pressing force that. Then, in order to obtain such a relatively large elastic pressing force, the rising dimension of the hanging piece provided on the shield member from the first wiring board is relatively large. The thickness dimension of the member on the first wiring board cannot be reduced, and as a result, it is difficult to reduce the thickness dimension of the first connector, and so-called low profile of the first connector is hindered. End up. That is, the first connector to be mounted on the first wiring board is desired to have a low profile by reducing the thickness dimension, but the first connector has an obstacle to the low profile. It is accompanied by the inconvenience of being sent.

  Further, in the mutual engagement connector device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the first wiring board and the second wiring are attached to the first housing included in the first connector so as to surround the outer surface portion thereof. Metal shield members that are considered to provide an electromagnetic shielding action for the first connector and the second connector that are sandwiched and inter-engaged with the substrate are respectively a long-side main body portion, a short-side main body portion, and A pair of shells having a “J” -shaped planar shape including a connecting main body portion to be connected, and the pair of shells make each long-side main body portion face each other and each connection The main body portions are opposed to each other, and are arranged in a state where the free end of one short side main body portion is brought close to the free end of the other long side main body portion, thereby forming a rectangular frame as a whole.

  Therefore, in the case of the mutual engagement connector device shown in Patent Document 2, there is no inconvenience regarding the structure of the shield member as seen in the mutual engagement connector device shown in Patent Document 1. However, the mutual engagement connector device disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a second housing that is fitted and engaged with the first housing when the first connector and the second connector are in the mutual engagement state. No locking means is provided for locking the first housing and thereby performing the function of mechanically locking the second connector to the first connector.

  In the mutual engagement connector device shown in Patent Document 2, the connection main body portion or the long side main body portion of each of the pair of shells constituting the shield member is extended to the inside of the first housing, and then the first housing. When the first connector and the second connector are in the mutually engaged state and the second housing is engaged with the first housing, the second connector comes into contact with the ground terminal provided in the second housing. A shell-side grounding portion is provided, and the shell-side grounding portion is for contacting a ground terminal provided in the second housing to give a ground potential to the shell. It does not play a role of locking the second housing fitted and engaged with the first housing.

  In this way, with the first connector and the second connector placed in the mutually engaged state, the second housing fitted and engaged with the first housing is locked to the first housing, In the mutual engagement connector device shown in Patent Document 2 that does not have a locking means for mechanically locking the second connector with respect to the first connector, the first and second connectors are mutually engaged. In this case, such a mutual engagement state may not be stably maintained.

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the claims of the present application includes first and second connectors that can be used by being attached to two wiring boards, respectively. The two mounted wiring boards form a mechanism capable of placing the wiring portions provided respectively in the state of being electrically connected to each other by facing and overlapping connection. A conductive shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding action for both connectors when the connectors are engaged with each other can be provided as having a relatively simple configuration that does not increase the number of parts. Locking means for mechanically locking one of the second connectors with respect to the other when the second connector is interengaged prevents a reduction in height by reducing the thickness of the first and second connectors. Providing interengaging connector device may comprise no.

  An interengaging connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 8 (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) in the claims of the present application is provided in the first housing and the first housing. The first housing having a plurality of first contacts arranged and a first metal member attached to the outer surface of the first housing and the first housing are engaged with each other. A plurality of second housings arranged in a second housing and a second housing, wherein the second housings are contact-connected to the plurality of first contacts, respectively, when the second housing is in a fitted engagement state with the first housing. And a second connector provided with a second metal member fixed to the second housing. The first metal member has first and second body portions each having a main body portion extending along the outer side surface portion of the first housing and a pair of end portions bent and extended from both end portions of the main body portion. It includes a bent plate-like member, and an engaging portion is provided at each of a pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members, and the first and second bent plate-like members are arranged opposite to each other. When the second housing takes a fitting engagement state with the first housing, the engaging portion engages with the second metal member, whereby the first housing The pair of end portions of the bent plate-shaped member are respectively connected to the pair of end portions of the second bent plate-shaped member through the second metal member, and the first metal member and the second metal member are used to A metal annular body surrounding the outer surface portion of the housing is formed and engaged with the second metal member And a second housing by the engagement portion is assumed, characterized in that it is locked to the first housing.

  In particular, in the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention described in claim 3 of the claims of the present application, each pair of the first and second bent plate-shaped members constituting the first metal member. Each of the end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members is an elastic movable portion which can be separated from and approached the first housing with a connecting portion with the main body portion as a fulcrum portion. , And the engaging portion provided on the second metal member is elastically contacted and engaged with the second metal member.

  In the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention as described above, when the second housing of the second connector is engaged with the first housing of the first connector, A plurality of second contacts in the connector are contact-connected to the plurality of first contacts in the first connector, respectively, and a pair of each of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member. Engagement portions provided at the respective end portions engage with the second metal member. Then, the first bent plate shape is obtained by engaging the engaging portions at the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member with the second metal member. A pair of end portions of the member are connected to a pair of end portions of the second bent plate-shaped member through the second metal member, respectively, and the first metal member and the second metal member are connected to the outside of the first housing. A metal annular body surrounding the face portion is formed, and the metal annular body includes a first connector having a first housing and a second housing having a second housing fitted and engaged with the first housing. It functions as a shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding effect to the connector. In addition, the engaging portions at the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member are engaged with the second metal member. The second housing is locked to the first housing by the engaging portion engaged with the second metal member.

  Under such circumstances, each of the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member is, for example, among the first and second bent plate-like members. An elastic movable part that can be separated from and approached the first housing with the connecting part with the main body part as a fulcrum part is formed, and the engaging part provided on the elastic part is a second metal member. Elastically abutting and engaging. Therefore, when the first connector is mounted on the wiring board and the first housing is disposed on the surface of the wiring board, each of the main body portion extends along the outer surface portion of the first housing and both end portions of the main body portion. The pair of end portions of the first and second bent plate-like members each having a pair of end portions that bend and extend from each other are elastic in a direction along the surface of the wiring board on which the first housing is disposed. Thus, the engaging portion provided on the second metal member is elastically brought into contact with and engaged with the second metal member.

  In the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention, the first metal member constituted by the first and second bent plate-like members is attached to the outer surface portion of the first housing provided in the first connector. At the same time, the second metal member is attached to the second housing included in the second connector, the first and second connectors are engaged with each other, and the second housing of the second connector is the first. When the fitting engagement state of the connector with the first housing is taken, the engagement provided at each of the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member Are engaged with the second metal member, whereby the pair of end portions of the first bent plate-like member are connected to the pair of end portions of the second bent plate-like member through the second metal member, respectively. The first metal member and the second metal member A metal annular body that surrounds the outer surface portion of the first housing, and the metal annular body is fitted into and engaged with the first connector having the first housing and the first housing. It functions as a shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding action to the second connector having the. Therefore, the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention does not increase the number of parts of the conductive shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding action to both connectors when the first and second connectors are mutually engaged. It can be provided as having a relatively simple configuration.

  In the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention, the first and second connectors are engaged with each other, and the second housing of the second connector is the first housing of the first connector. When the fitting engagement state is taken, each of the pair of end portions of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member attached to the outer surface portion of the first housing is provided. The engaging portion engages with the second metal member attached to the second housing. When the engaging portion is engaged with the second metal member in this manner, The second housing is locked to the first housing by the engaging portion engaged with the metal member. Therefore, the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention is provided with locking means for mechanically locking one of the first and second connectors with respect to the other when the first and second connectors are engaged with each other.

  In the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention, each of the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member is, for example, a first and a second An elastic movable part capable of separating and approaching the first housing, with a connecting part with a main body part extending along the outer side surface part of the first housing in any one of the bent plate-like members as a fulcrum part. Since the engaging portion provided on the second metal member is elastically abutted and engaged with the second metal member, the first connector is mounted on the wiring board and the first housing is wired. When arranged on the surface of the substrate, the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members elastically swing in a direction along the surface of the wiring substrate on which the first housing is disposed. The engagement portion provided on the second Elastically engaged abutting engagement to the metal member. Accordingly, each of the first and second bent plate-like members constituting the first metal member does not increase the dimension in the direction protruding from the surface of the wiring board on which the first housing is disposed, The engaging portion provided at each of the pair of end portions is brought into contact with and engaged with the second metal member with a relatively large elastic pressing force, so that the second housing is locked to the first housing. It can be done reliably. The fact that each of the first and second bent plate-like members does not increase the dimension in the direction protruding from the surface of the wiring board on which the first housing is disposed is that the first connector And about the 2nd connector engaged with it, those thickness dimensions can be reduced and reduction in height can be achieved. Therefore, in the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention, when the first and second connectors are engaged with each other, the locking means for mechanically locking one to the other is provided as the first and second connectors. It can be provided without hindering a reduction in height due to a reduction in the thickness dimension.

It is a perspective view which shows the receptacle connector and plug connector which comprise an example of the mutual engagement connector apparatus based on this invention in the state isolate | separated from each other, when the receptacle connector was attached to the wiring board. It is a top view which shows the receptacle connector shown by FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st housing with which the receptacle connector shown by FIG. 1 is equipped, a several 1st contact, and a 1st metal member in the state from which the 1st metal member was isolate | separated from the 1st housing. FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing an enlarged view of a dashed-dotted line frame B in FIG. 2. It is a fragmentary perspective view which expands and shows the inside of the dashed-dotted line frame A in FIG. The perspective view which shows the 2nd housing with which the plug connector shown by FIG. 1 is equipped, a several 2nd contact, and a pair of 2nd metal member in the state from which the pair of 2nd metal member was isolate | separated from the 2nd housing. FIG. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the inside of the dashed-dotted line circle C in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the receptacle connector and the plug connector shown in FIG. 1 are interfitted. It is a top view which shows the state which the receptacle connector and plug connector shown by FIG. 1 mutually fitted. It is a side view which shows the state which the receptacle connector and plug connector shown by FIG. 1 mutually fitted. It is sectional drawing which shows the XI-XI line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the XII-XII line | wire cross section in FIG.

  The form for implementing this invention is demonstrated with the Example about this invention described below.

  FIG. 1 shows a receptacle connector 11 forming a first connector and a plug connector 12 forming a second connector constituting an example of an interengaging connector device according to the present invention in a state where they are separated from each other. The receptacle connector 11 is attached to the wiring board 13.

  The receptacle connector 11 constituting the first connector shown in FIG. 1 includes a housing 14 (first housing) formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, as shown in FIGS. The housing 14 is disposed on a surface (hereinafter referred to as an upper surface) facing upward in FIG.

  The housing 14 has a plurality of receptacle-side signal contacts 15 and receptacle-side ground contacts 16 (first contacts) each forming a bent band-shaped member formed of an elastic conductive plate material in two rows. It is arranged as an array. The receptacle-side signal contact 15 and the receptacle-side ground contact 16 are arranged in such a manner that a plurality of receptacle-side signal contacts 15 are arranged between two adjacent receptacle-side ground contacts 16. Each of the plurality of receptacle-side signal contacts 15 includes a substrate connection portion 15a connected to a signal wiring terminal portion 13S (shown in FIG. 5) provided on the upper surface of the wiring substrate 13, and a later-described signal connection terminal 15a. A contact connection portion 15b that abuts against a plug-side signal contact provided in the plug connector 12 is provided. Further, a substrate connection portion 16a connected to a ground wiring terminal portion 13G (shown in FIG. 5) provided on the upper surface of the wiring substrate 13 for each of the plurality of receptacle-side ground contacts 16; And a contact connection portion 16b that abuts against a plug-side ground contact provided in the plug connector 12.

  A first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14. The first metal member 17 is shown in a state separated from the housing 14 in FIG. 3, and the first bent plate member 18A and the second bent plate can be clearly understood from FIG. And the member 18B.

  The first bent plate-shaped member 18A is formed by stamping and bending a metal plate material having elasticity, and the outer surface portion of the housing 14 when the first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14. And a pair of end portions 21A that are bent and extend from both end portions of the main body portion 20A. The main body portion 20A is provided with a plurality of contact engaging portions 22A spaced at a predetermined interval along the direction in which the main body portion 20A extends. Each of the plurality of contact engaging portions 22A has a bifurcated shape, and when the first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14, the bifurcated contact engaging portion 22A has a plurality of receptacles. The corresponding one of the side ground contacts 16 is engaged with the board connecting portion 16a. In addition, a step portion 23A that increases the rigidity of the first bent plate-shaped member 18A is formed at each of both end portions of the main body portion 20A. In addition, the first metal member 17 is an outer surface portion of the housing 14. A mounting portion 24 </ b> A that engages with a mounted portion 14 a formed in the housing 14 when attached to the housing 14 is formed. Further, each of the pair of end portions 21 </ b> A has an engaging portion 25 </ b> A that protrudes toward the inside of the housing 14 when the first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14. Is formed.

  Under such circumstances, the attachment portions 24A formed at the both end portions of the main body portion 20A of the first bent plate-like member 18A are engaged with the attached portions 14a formed in the housing 14, so that the first One bent plate-like member 18 </ b> A is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14. Each of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A is an elastic movable portion having a connection portion with the main body portion 20A of the first bent plate-like member 18A as a fulcrum portion. When the bent plate-shaped member 18A is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14, the bent plate-shaped member 18A can be separated from and close to the housing 14. Therefore, the engaging portion 25A formed at the tip portion of each of the pair of end portions 21A is provided at the free end portion of the elastic movable portion formed by the end portion 21A.

  Similar to the first bent plate-like member 18A, the second bent plate-like member 18B is formed by stamping and bending a metal plate material having elasticity, and the first metal member 17 is formed on the housing 14. When attached to the outer surface portion, it has a main body portion 20B extending in a strip shape along the outer surface portion of the housing 14, and a pair of end portions 21B extending by bending from both end portions of the main body portion 20B. The main body portion 20B is provided with a plurality of contact engaging portions 22B spaced at predetermined intervals along the direction in which the main body portion 20B extends. Each of the plurality of contact engaging portions 22B has a bifurcated shape, and when the first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14, the bifurcated contact engaging portion 22B has a plurality of receptacles. The corresponding one of the side ground contacts 16 is engaged with the board connecting portion 16a. In addition, a step portion 23B that increases the rigidity of the first bent plate-like member 18B is formed at each of both end portions of the main body portion 20B. In addition, the first metal member 17 is an outer surface portion of the housing 14. A mounting portion 24 </ b> B that engages with a mounted portion 14 a formed in the housing 14 when attached to the housing 14 is formed. Further, each of the pair of end portions 21B has an engaging portion 25B that protrudes toward the inside of the housing 14 when the first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14 at the tip portion thereof. Is formed.

  Under such circumstances, the attachment portions 24B formed at both end portions of the main body portion 20B of the second bent plate-like member 18B are engaged with the attached portions 14a formed in the housing 14, and the first bent plate-like member 18B is engaged with the attachment portions 14a. Two bent plate-like members 18 </ b> B are attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14. Each of the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B is an elastic movable portion having a connection portion with the main body portion 20B of the second bent plate-like member 18B as a fulcrum portion. When the bent plate-like member 18B is attached to the outer side surface portion of the housing 14, the bent plate-like member 18B is formed so as to be separated from and close to the housing 14. Therefore, the engaging portion 25B formed at the tip portion of each of the pair of end portions 21B is provided at the free end portion of the elastic movable portion formed by the end portion 21B.

  As described above, when the first bent plate member 18A and the second bent plate member 18B are attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14, the first bent plate member 18A and the second bent plate are used. Thus, the first metal member 17 constituted by the member 18 </ b> B is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14. In such a case, the pair of engagement portions 25A formed at the respective tip portions of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate member 18A and the pair of second bent plate members 18B. The engaging portions 25B formed at the respective tip portions of the end portions 21B are arranged at positions close to each other.

  The housing 14 is provided with a plurality of the above-mentioned mounted portions 14a at both ends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of receptacle-side signal contacts 15 and the receptacle-side ground contacts 16, and in addition to each, the first metal When the member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14, the engaging portion 25A and the second bent plate-like member 18B formed at the respective tip portions of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A. A pair of passage portions 14b are provided to pass through from the outside to the inside of the housing 14 with the engaging portions 25B formed at the tip portions of the pair of end portions 21B in close proximity to each other. . As a result, as clearly shown in FIG. 4 which shows the inside of the one-dot chain line frame B in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner, the engagement formed at the respective distal end portions of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate member 18A. A pair of passage portions 14b provided in the housing 14 in a state of being close to each other with the engaging portion 25B formed at the respective distal end portions of the paired end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B. One of them is passed as a common one and reaches from the outside of the housing 14 to the inside.

  As shown in FIG. 5 which shows the inside of the one-dot chain line frame A in FIG. 1 in an enlarged manner, each of the plurality of receptacle-side ground contacts 16 is connected to a ground wiring terminal portion 13G provided on the upper surface of the wiring substrate 13. A narrowed portion 16an having a narrower width than other portions is formed in the substrate connecting portion 16a. Then, when the first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14, each provided on the main body portion 20B of the second bent plate-like member 18B constituting the first metal member 17 is provided. Each of the plurality of contact engaging portions 22B having a bifurcated shape engages with the constricted portion 16an of the substrate connecting portion 16a of the receptacle-side ground contact 16. As a result, the position of each of the plurality of contact engaging portions 22B is regulated by the constricted portion 16an of the board connecting portion 16a of the receptacle-side ground contact 16 with which the plurality of contact engaging portions 22B are engaged. As a result, the plurality of contact engaging portions 22B are provided. The position of the main body portion 20B of the second bent plate-shaped member 18B thus formed with respect to the outer surface portion of the housing 14 is restricted.

  Further, the first metal member 17 is configured in the same manner as the contact engaging portions 22B, although not shown, when the first metal member 17 is attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14. Each of the plurality of contact engaging portions 22A provided on the main body portion 20A of the first bent plate-like member 18A and each of which has a bifurcated shape is also related to the constricted portion 16an of the substrate connecting portion 16a of the receptacle-side ground contact 16. Match. Thereby, the position of each of the plurality of contact engaging portions 22A is regulated by the constricted portion 16an in the board connecting portion 16a of the receptacle-side ground contact 16 with which the plurality of contact engaging portions 22A are engaged. As a result, the plurality of contact engaging portions 22A are provided. The position of the main body portion 20A of the first bent plate member 18A thus formed with respect to the outer surface portion of the housing 14 is restricted.

  The plug connector 12 constituting the second connector shown in FIG. 1 includes a housing 31 (second housing) formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin. A plug connector that is mounted on another omitted wiring board (hereinafter referred to as a plug connector side wiring board) so that the housing 31 is close to the wiring board 13 on which the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 is disposed. It is arranged on the side wiring board. The housing 31 is fitted and engaged with the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 when the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 are in the mutually engaged state.

  In such a housing 31, a plurality of plug-side signal contacts 32 and plug-side ground contacts 33 (second contacts) each forming a bent band-shaped member formed of an elastic conductive plate material are arranged in two rows. Arranged and arranged. The plug-side signal contact 32 and the plug-side ground contact 33 are arranged in such a manner that a plurality of plug-side signal contacts 32 are arranged between two adjacent plug-side ground contacts 33. Each of the plurality of plug-side signal contacts 32 includes a board connection portion 32a connected to a signal wiring terminal portion (not shown) provided on the plug connector-side wiring board and the receptacle connector 11. A contact connection portion 32b (shown in FIG. 11) with which the contact connection portion 15b of the receptacle-side signal contact 15 contacts is provided. Each of the plurality of plug-side ground contacts 33 includes a board connection portion 33a connected to a ground wiring terminal portion (not shown) provided on the plug connector-side wiring board and the receptacle connector 11. A contact connection portion (not shown) with which the contact connection portion 16b of the receptacle-side ground contact 16 abuts is provided.

  In addition, a pair of second metal members 34 are disposed at both ends of the housing 31 in the arrangement direction of the plurality of plug-side signal contacts 32 and plug-side ground contacts 33, and the plurality of plug-side signal contacts 32 and plug-side ground contacts 33. Are fixed so as to face each other in the arrangement direction. Each of the pair of second metal members 34 includes a first bent plate-shaped member 18A attached to the housing 14 when the housing 31 is engaged with the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 in the housing 31. Of the pair of end portions 21A and the portion corresponding to the pair of the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate member 18B attached to the housing 14. The second metal member includes an engagement portion 25A formed at one tip portion of the pair of end portions 21A and an engagement portion 25B formed at one tip portion of the pair of end portions 21B. 34 abuts and engages.

  Each of the pair of second metal members 34 is formed by punching and bending a metal plate having a relatively large thickness. FIG. 6 shows a state where the pair of second metal members 34 are separated from the housing 31 of the plug connector 12. As clearly shown in FIG. 7 showing the inside of the one-dot chain line circle C in FIG. 6 in an enlarged manner, each of the pair of second metal members 34 includes a plate-like fixing portion 35 fixed to the end portion of the housing 31. It has a folded portion 36 that folds and extends from the plate-shaped fixing portion 35 so as to face the outside of the end portion of the housing 31. A housing 31 having a pair of second metal members 34 fixed to both ends of the folded portion 36 is engaged with the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 and attached to the housing 14. One of the pair of end portions 21A of the one bent plate-like member 18A and the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B attached to the housing 14 and the engaging portion 25A formed at one tip portion. When the engaging portion 25B formed at one tip portion of the two contacts and engages the second metal member 34, an engaged portion 37 that receives the engaging portion 25A and the engaging portion 25B is provided. Is provided.

  8, 9, and 10, the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 that are mounted on the wiring board 13 are shown in an inter-fitted state, and the illustration of the plug connector side wiring board that is mounted with the plug connector 12 is omitted. It shows. When the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 are in an interfitted state, the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 having a pair of second metal members 34 fixed to both ends is provided with a first bent portion on the outer surface. It is assumed that the plate member 18A and the second bent plate member 18B are fitted and engaged with the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 to which the plate member 18A and the second bent plate member 18B are attached.

  When the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 is fitted and engaged with the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11, a plurality of receptacles of the receptacle connector 11 are obtained as shown in FIG. The contact connection portion 15 b in each of the side signal contacts 15 abuts on the contact connection portion 32 b in each of the plurality of plug-side signal contacts 32 of the plug connector 12. Thereby, the plurality of plug-side signal contacts 32 are electrically connected to the plurality of receptacle-side signal contacts 15, respectively, and a plurality of signal wiring terminal portions provided on the plug connector-side wiring board on which the plug connector 12 is mounted are provided. The plug-side signal contact 32 and the plurality of receptacle-side signal contacts 15 are connected to a signal wiring terminal portion 13S provided on the wiring board 13 on which the receptacle connector 11 is mounted.

  Although not shown, the contact connection portions 16b of the plurality of receptacle-side ground contacts 16 of the receptacle connector 11 abut on the contact connection portions of the plurality of plug-side ground contacts 33 of the plug connector 12. . Thereby, the plurality of plug-side ground contacts 33 are electrically connected to the plurality of receptacle-side ground contacts 16, respectively, and a plurality of ground wiring terminal portions provided on the plug connector-side wiring board on which the plug connector 12 is mounted are provided. The plug-side ground contact 33 and the plurality of receptacle-side ground contacts 16 are connected to a ground wiring terminal portion 13G provided on the wiring board 13 on which the receptacle connector 11 is mounted.

  Further, when the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 is fitted and engaged with the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11, the first metal member 17 attached to the outer surface portion of the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 is the first metal member 17. Based on the bent plate-like member 18A and the second bent plate-like member 18B, a pair of the first bent plate-like members 18A, as shown in FIG. 12 showing the XII-XII line section in FIG. An engaging portion 25B provided at one tip portion of the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate member 18B and an engaging portion 25A provided at one tip portion of the end portion 21A of the second bent plate member 18B. Then, one of the pair of second metal members 34 fixed to both end portions of the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 is brought into contact with and engaged with the engaged portion 37 in the second metal member 34. Although not shown, the pair of engaging portions 25A and the second bent plate-like member 18B provided at the other tip portion of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A. The engaging portion 25B provided at the other tip end portion of the end portion 21B is connected to the other of the pair of second metal members 34 fixed to both end portions of the housing 31 of the plug connector 12, respectively. In contact with and engaged with the engaged portion 37.

  In this way, the engagement portion 25A provided at one tip portion of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A and the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B. An engaging portion 25B provided at one tip portion of the two contacts and engages one of the pair of second metal members 34, and the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate member 18A. Of the pair of end portions 21B of the engaging portion 25A and the second bent plate member 18B provided at the other tip portion, the engaging portion 25B provided at the other tip portion is a pair of second ends. By abutting and engaging the other of the metal members 34, the pair of end portions 21 </ b> A of the first bent plate-shaped member 18 </ b> A passes through the pair of second metal members 34 and the pair of second bent plate-shaped members 18 </ b> B. Are connected to the end portions 21B of the first metal member 1 respectively. The first bent plate-like member 18A and the second bent plate-like member 18B and the pair of second metal members 34 forming the metal annular body surrounding the outer surface portion of the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 is formed. . The metal annular body formed by the first bent plate-like member 18A and the second bent plate-like member 18B and the pair of second metal members 34 constituting the first metal member 17 is the housing 14. It functions as a shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding effect to the plug connector 12 having the receptacle connector 11 and the housing 31 fitted and engaged with the housing 14.

  In addition, one of the engaging portion 25A provided at one tip portion of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A and the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B. The engaging portion 25B provided at the distal end of the first member is in contact with and engaged with one of the pair of second metal members 34, and the other of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate member 18A. The engagement portion 25B provided at the other tip portion of the pair of end portions 21B of the engagement portion 25A and the second bent plate-like member 18B provided at the tip portion of the second pair of second metal members 34 is provided. If the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 is in contact with the other of the two metal members 34, the engaging portion 25A and the engaging portion 25B are in contact with and engaged with each of the pair of second metal members 34. Locked to the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 That.

  Under such circumstances, each of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-shaped member 18A is separated from the housing 14 with the connecting portion with the main body portion 20A of the first bent plate-shaped member 18A as a fulcrum portion. In addition, an elastic movable portion that can be approached is formed, and the engaging portion 25A provided at the tip portion thereof is elastically contacted and engaged with the second metal member 34. Accordingly, a pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate member 18A having a main body portion 20A extending along the outer surface portion of the housing 14 and a pair of end portions 21A extending from both end portions of the main body portion 20A. Is elastically rocked in the direction along the surface of the wiring board 13 on which the housing 14 is disposed, whereby the engaging portion 25A provided thereon is elastically abuttingly engaged with the second metal member 34. To be sedated. Similarly, each of the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B can be separated from and close to the housing 14 with the connecting portion of the second bent plate-like member 18B and the main body portion 20B as a fulcrum portion. The elastic movable portion is formed, and the engaging portion 25B provided at the tip portion thereof is elastically contacted and engaged with the second metal member 34. Accordingly, the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B having the main body portion 20B extending along the outer surface portion of the housing 14 and the pair of end portions 21B extending from both end portions of the main body portion 20B. Is elastically rocked in a direction along the surface of the wiring board 13 on which the housing 14 is disposed, whereby the engaging portion 25B provided on the housing 14 elastically contacts and engages the second metal member 34. I'm damned.

  In the example of the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention configured to include the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 as described above, a first bent plate shape is formed on the outer surface portion of the housing 14 provided in the receptacle connector 11. The first metal member 17 constituted by the member 18A and the second bent plate member 18B is attached, and a pair of second metal members are attached to both ends of the housing 31 provided in the plug connector 12, respectively. When the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 are engaged with each other and the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 is fitted and engaged with the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11, the pair of end portions of the first bent plate member 18A Engagement portion 25A and second bent plate-like portion provided at one tip portion of 21A An engaging portion 25B provided at one tip portion of the pair of end portions 21B of 18B abuts and engages one of the pair of second metal members 34, and the first bent plate-like member Engagement portion 25A provided at the other tip portion of the pair of end portions 21A of 18A and engagement provided at the other tip portion of the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate member 18B The portion 25B comes into contact with and engages with the other of the pair of second metal members 34, whereby the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A is passed through the pair of second metal members 34. The receptacle connector 11 is connected to the pair of end portions 21B of the two bent plate-like members 18B, and is constituted by the first bent plate-like member 18A, the second bent plate-like member 18B, and the pair of second metal members 34. Enclose the outer surface of the housing 14 And a shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding action to the receptacle connector 11 having the housing 14 and the plug connector 12 having the housing 31 fitted and engaged with the housing 14. It is supposed to function as. Therefore, in the example of the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention, when the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 are in the mutual engagement state, a conductive shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding action to both connectors is provided. It can be provided as having a relatively simple configuration that does not imitate the increase of.

  In the example of the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention, the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 are engaged with each other, and the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 is fitted into the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11. When combined, of the engagement portion 25A provided at one tip portion of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A and the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B. The engaging portion 25B provided at one tip portion of the first member is in contact with and engaged with one of the pair of second metal members 34, and among the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate member 18A. The engagement portion 25B provided at the other tip portion of the pair of end portions 21B of the engagement portion 25A provided at the other tip portion and the second bent plate-like member 18B is a pair of second metals. Element 4, the engaging portion 25 </ b> A and the engaging portion 25 </ b> B are in contact with and engaged with each of the pair of second metal members 34. The housing 31 of the plug connector 12 is locked to the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 by the engaging portion 25A and the engaging portion 25B that are in contact with and engaged with each of the second metal members 34. Accordingly, an example of the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention is provided with a locking means for mechanically locking one of the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 to the other when the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 are mutually engaged. Become.

  In the example of the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention, each of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A corresponds to the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 in the first bent plate-like member 18A. An elastic movable portion is formed that is capable of being separated from and close to the housing 14 with a connecting portion with the main body portion 20A extending along the outer side surface portion as a fulcrum portion, and an engaging portion 25A provided at the tip portion thereof. Are elastically brought into contact with and engaged with the second metal member 34, so that each of the pair of end portions 21A of the first bent plate-like member 18A is connected to the wiring board 13 on which the housing 14 is disposed. The engaging portion 25 </ b> A provided at the distal end portion thereof elastically abuts and engages with the second metal member 34 in the direction along the surface. Similarly, each of the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B is connected to the main body portion 20B extending along the outer surface portion of the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 in the second bent plate-like member 18B. An elastic movable part that can be separated from and close to the housing 14 with the connecting part as a fulcrum part is formed, and the engaging part 25B provided at the tip part is elastically attached to the second metal member 34. Since they are in contact with each other, each of the pair of end portions 21B of the second bent plate-like member 18B is elastically oscillated in a direction along the surface of the wiring board 13 on which the housing 14 is disposed. Thus, the engaging portion 25B provided at the tip portion is elastically contacted and engaged with the second metal member 34.

  Thereby, each of the first bent plate member 18A and the second bent plate member 18B constituting the first metal member 17 protrudes from the surface of the wiring board 13 on which the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 is disposed. The engaging portion 25A provided at the respective distal end portions of the pair of end portions 21A or the engaging portion 25B provided at the respective distal end portions of the pair of end portions 21B without increasing the dimension in the direction of Can be brought into contact with and engaged with the second metal member 34 with a relatively large elastic pressing force, so that the housing 31 of the plug connector 12 can be reliably engaged with the housing 14. Then, each of the first bent plate-like member 18A and the second bent plate-like member 18B constituting the first metal member 17 protrudes from the surface of the wiring board 13 on which the housing 14 of the receptacle connector 11 is disposed. It is assumed that the increase in the dimension in the direction is not caused, so that the thickness of the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 engaged therewith can be reduced to reduce the height. Accordingly, an example of the mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention includes a locking means for mechanically locking one of the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 with respect to the other when the receptacle connector 11 and the plug connector 12 are mutually engaged. The plug connector 12 can be provided without hindering a reduction in height due to a reduction in thickness.

  The above-described mutual engagement connector device according to the present invention includes first and second connectors that can be used by being attached to two wiring boards, respectively, and the first and second connectors are attached to each other. The two wiring boards form a mechanism that allows the wiring portions provided in each of the wiring boards to be electrically connected to each other by the face-to-face close overlapping connection, and the first and second connectors are connected to each other. A conductive shield member that provides an electromagnetic shielding action for both connectors when combined can be provided with a relatively simple configuration that does not increase the number of components, and the first and second connectors. The locking means for mechanically locking one to the other when the two are engaged with each other without obstructing a reduction in height by reducing the thickness dimension of the first and second connectors As it can be obtained, but it can be widely applied to various electronic devices.

  11 ... receptacle connector (first connector), 12 ... plug connector (second connector), 13 ... wiring board, 14 ... housing (first housing), 14a ... covered Attachment part, 14b ... Passage part, 15 ... Receptacle side signal contact, 16 ... Receptacle side ground contact, 16an ... Constricted part, 17 ... First metal member, 18A ... No. 1 bent plate-like member, 18B ... second bent plate-like member, 20A, 20B ... main body, 21A, 21B ... end, 22A, 22B ... contact engaging portion, 23A, 23B: Stepped portion, 24A, 24B ... Mounting portion, 25A, 25B ... Engaging portion, 31 ... Housing (second housing), 32 ... Plug side shig Le contact, 33 ... plug ground contact, 34 ... second metal member, 35 ... plate-shaped fixing portion, 36 ... folded portion, 37 ... engaged portion

Claims (8)

A first connector including a first housing, a plurality of first contacts arranged in the first housing, and a first metal member attached to an outer surface portion of the first housing;
A second housing that is engaged with the first housing, arranged in the second housing, and the second housing is in an engaged engagement with the first housing; A plurality of second contacts respectively connected to the plurality of first contacts, and a second connector including a second metal member fixed to the second housing;
Comprising
The first metal member has first and second body portions each having a main body portion extending along the outer side surface portion of the first housing and a pair of end portions that are bent and extended from both end portions of the main body portion. Comprising a bent plate-shaped member of
An engaging portion is provided at each of the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members, and the first and second bent plate-like members are arranged to face each other to form a frame-like body. Form the
When the second housing is engaged with the first housing, the engaging portion engages with the second metal member, whereby a pair of the first bent plate-like members is engaged. Are connected to a pair of end portions of the second bent plate-shaped member through the second metal member, respectively, and the first housing and the first metal member are connected to the first housing. A metal annular body that surrounds the outer surface of the second metal member, and the second housing is locked to the first housing by the engagement portion engaged with the second metal member. An interengaging connector device.   A pair of the second metal members are provided, and the pair of second metal members are arranged such that the second housing in the second housing takes the first and second housings when they are engaged with the first housing. 2. The mutual engagement connector device according to claim 1, wherein the mutual engagement connector device is disposed in a portion corresponding to each of the pair of end portions of each of the second bent plate-like members.   Each of the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-like members has a connection portion with the main body portion as one of the first and second bent plate-like members as a fulcrum portion. An elastic movable portion that can be separated from and close to the first housing is formed, and the engagement portion provided at the end portion is elastically contacted and engaged with the second metal member. The mutual engagement connector device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein   The engaging portion is provided at a free end portion of the elastic movable portion, and an engaged portion is provided on which the engaging portion is elastically contacted and engaged with the second metal member. The mutual engagement connector device according to claim 3.   A mounting portion is formed at each of both end portions of the main body portion in each of the first and second bent plate-like members, and a mounting portion is formed that engages the mounting portion with the first housing. The attachment portion is engaged with the attached portion, and each of the first and second bent plate-like members is attached to an outer surface portion of the first housing. The mutual engagement connector device according to Item 1.   Steps for increasing the rigidity of each of the first and second bent plate-like members are formed on both end portions of the main body portion of each of the first and second bent plate-like members. The inter-engagement connector device according to claim 1.   The engaging portion protrudes from the pair of end portions of each of the first and second bent plate-shaped members toward the inside of the first housing, and the engaging portion projects into the first housing. 2. A mutual engagement connector device according to claim 1, further comprising a passage portion through which the first housing passes from the outside to the inside.   The engaging portion formed at one of the pair of end portions of the first bent plate-shaped member and the one of the pair of end portions of the second bent plate-shaped member. 8. The interengaging connector device according to claim 7, wherein the engaging portion reaches the inside from the outside of the first housing through the passage portion as a common one.

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