JP2018078015A - connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector capable of easily positioning temporal fitting of connector members.SOLUTION: A connector 10 has a first connector member 12 which has a first housing 14 provided with a first contact 36; and a second connector member 52 which has a second hosing 54 provided with a second contact 80, and the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 can be attached/detached. The first housing 14 has a pair of long surfaces 20 and 22; and a pair of short surfaces 24 and 26. At least one of the pair of the short surfaces 24 and 26 has a guiding portion 34. The second housing 54 has a guided portion 78 rotatably guided by the guiding portion 34 on a side on which the first housing 14 is fitted, and the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are rotated and moved to be positioned, while the guiding portion 34 and the guided portion 78 are made to abut on each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector having a structure capable of easily fitting one first connector member and the other second connector member.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses an invention of a connector device that can perform stable connection in the interconnection of two connectors mounted on different substrates. In the invention of the connector device disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, a first connector on which the first contacts having the first contact portions are arranged, and a second connector for engaging with the first contact portions. A connector device in which a second contact having a contact portion is arranged and a second connector mounted on a mounting surface of a board is fitted and electrically interconnected, wherein the first connector is A substantially plate-like shape including a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a first contact portion is disposed on a substantially parallel outer surface and an inner wall surface positioned substantially opposite to the outer surface, the projecting direction being the fitting direction. And the second connector can be interposed between the outer side surface of the protrusion and the inner wall surface of the outer wall portion in the fitted state, and the second contact portion on the inner side surface substantially parallel to the second wall portion. It is provided with a parallel plate-shaped contact holding part arranged in parallel. A protrusion housing hole penetrating in the fitting direction so that the top surface of the protrusion inserted in the fitted state can be close to the mounting surface. It is a feature.

JP 2000-223185 A

  When fitting one connector member and the other connector member, for example, they are fitted in a state where they are attached to the board, or are fitted in places where visual inspection is difficult such as the inside of the housing of various devices. As such, it may be difficult for the operator to visually check. In such a case, the end of each one side of each connector member to be fitted is first aligned, then temporarily fitted, and the opposite side is pushed in to perform the main fitting.

  However, when the end side of each connector member is formed in a square shape, after being aligned in a state shifted in the rotation direction and then rotating toward the position to be fitted, the corner is caught and fitted. It becomes difficult to adjust the position, and if it is rotated forcibly, the connector member may be damaged.

  Moreover, even when the guide hole (46) and the guide post (83) are provided as in the connector device described in the above-mentioned cited document 1, corner portions are formed at the end when temporary fitting is performed. Therefore, it is difficult to rotate and there is a risk of damage. Furthermore, when the guide hole (46) and the guide post (83) are provided as in the connector device of the above cited reference 1, there is a problem that the connector itself is enlarged.

  An object of the present invention is to provide smooth fitting by forming the end portions of the first connector member and the second connector member into curved shapes and allowing them to rotate during alignment and temporary fitting. To provide a connector.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a connector according to a first aspect of the present invention includes at least one first contact, a first connector member having a first housing provided with the first contact, and the first contact. And a second connector member having a second housing provided with the second contact, wherein the first connector member and the second connector member are detachable. Connector,
The first housing has a pair of long surfaces and a pair of short surfaces, and at least one of the pair of short surfaces has a guide part,
The second housing has a guided portion on the side on which the first housing is inserted, the guided portion being rotatably guided,
The first connector member and the second connector member are configured to be positioned by rotating and moving in a state where the guide portion and the guided portion are in contact with each other. To do.

  The connector according to the second aspect is characterized in that, in the connector according to the first aspect, the guided portion of the second housing is formed in a curved shape.

  The connector according to a third aspect is the connector according to the first or second aspect, wherein the guide portion is provided between the one long surface of the first housing and the other long surface. It is characterized by being formed in a curved surface.

  The connector according to a fourth aspect is the connector according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the guided portion of the second housing has a curved surface on the side where the first housing is inserted. It is characterized by being chamfered in an inclined shape.

Further, the connector of the fifth aspect is the connector of any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the second housing is formed so as to surround the fitting groove part into which the first housing is fitted, and the fitting groove part. And an enclosed enclosure,
On the side of the fitting groove portion of the enclosure, the guide portion of the first housing is inserted into the guide portion.
The height of the portion of the enclosure of the second housing where the guided portion is formed is higher than the height of other portions.

Further, the connector of the sixth aspect is the connector of the fifth aspect, wherein a recessed insertion recess is formed in the central portion of the first housing,
An insertion convex portion that is inserted into the insertion recess when the first connector member and the second connector member are connected is formed at a central portion of the insertion groove portion of the second housing. And

  Moreover, the connector according to the seventh aspect is the connector according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the first connector member and the second connector member are each provided with a board on a different surface from the side to be fitted. It is attached.

Moreover, the connector according to the eighth aspect is the connector according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein an electric wire is attached to the first connector member.
A board is attached to the second connector member.

  According to the connector of the first aspect, even when the first connector member and the second connector member are fitted together, the guide formed in the first housing is a case where the first connector member and the second connector member are temporarily fitted while being displaced in the rotational direction. Since the portion is configured to be able to rotate around the guided portion formed in the second housing, the temporary fitting can be easily positioned.

  According to the connector of the second aspect, since the guided portion of the second housing is formed in a curved shape, the guide portion of the first housing can be smoothly rotated and positioned more easily. Will be able to.

  According to the connector of the third aspect, since the guide portion of the first housing is formed in a curved surface in all of the surfaces to be inserted, and there is no square shape, it is not caught by the guide portion of the second housing. , Will be able to move.

  According to the connector of the fourth aspect, when the first connector member and the second connector member are fitted, the guide portion of the first housing is likely to be drawn into the guided portion of the second housing.

  According to the connector of the fifth aspect, the surrounding portion of the portion where the guided portion of the second housing is formed is formed higher than the other portions, so that it can be easily brought into contact with the guide portion of the first housing, It becomes easy to perform temporary fitting.

  According to the connector of the sixth aspect, the fitting of the first connector member and the second connector member can be strengthened by fitting the fitting concave portion of the first housing and the fitting convex portion of the second housing. it can.

  According to the connector of the seventh aspect, when the first connector member to which the board is attached and the second connector member are fitted, the guide portion of the first housing is not connected to the second housing even if it is difficult to visually check with the board. Positioning can be easily performed by being guided into the guided portion.

  According to the connector of the eighth aspect, the first connector member to which the electric wire is attached and the second connector member to which the substrate is attached can be easily fitted.

1A is a perspective view of a first connector member constituting the connector according to the embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a second connector member constituting the connector according to the embodiment. 2A is a plan view of the first connector member, and FIG. 2B is a bottom view. 3A is a front view of the first connector member, FIG. 3B is a side view seen from one side, and FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIIC-IIIC in FIG. 2A. 4A is a perspective view of a first contact constituting the first connector member, FIG. 4B is a perspective view seen from another direction, and FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view taken along line IVC-IVC in FIG. 2A. FIG. 5A is a plan view of the second connector member, and FIG. 5B is a bottom view. 6A is a front view of the second connector member, FIG. 6B is a side view seen from one side, and FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIC-VIC in FIG. 5A. 7A is a perspective view of a second contact constituting the second connector member, FIG. 7B is a perspective view seen from another direction, and FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIIC-VIIC in FIG. 5A. 8A is a front view for explaining provisional fitting (positioning) of fitting of the first connector member and the second connector member, FIG. 8B is a plan view, and FIG. 8C is an enlarged view of the VIIIC portion of FIG. 8B. FIG. 9A is a front view for explaining the fitting of the first connector member and the second connector member, and FIG. 9B is an enlarged view of an IXB portion of FIG. 9A. 10A is a plan view showing the first connector member and the second connector member after fitting, FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XB-XB in FIG. 10A, and FIG. 10C is a line XC-XC in FIG. FIG. FIG. 11A is a plan view illustrating a part of another configuration of the first connector member, FIG. 11B is a bottom view, and FIG. 11C is a side view as seen from one side. It is a perspective view which shows the connector of the application example of the connector of embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiment described below exemplifies a connector for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention, and is included in the scope of claims. It is equally applicable to those of other embodiments.

[Embodiment]
With reference to FIGS. 1-10, the connector 10 which concerns on embodiment is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1A, the connector 10 of the embodiment includes a first connector member 12 having a plurality of first contacts 36 and a first housing 14 provided with the first contacts 36, and FIG. 2B. As shown, the second connector member 52 includes a plurality of second contacts 80 and a second housing 54 provided with the second contacts 80, and the first connector member 12 and the second connector. The member 52 is configured to be detachable (see FIG. 10).

  In the connector 10 of the embodiment, the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are attached to the boards 100a and 100b, respectively, and by connecting the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52, The substrate 100a and the substrate 100b are connected.

  At this time, the first contact 36 included in the first connector member 12 is connected to the substrate 100a, and the second contact 80 included in the second connector member 52 is connected to the substrate 100b. By connecting the two connector members 52, the first contact 36 and the second contact 80 come into contact with each other, and the respective substrates 100a and 100b are connected.

  Next, the first connector member 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 2 to 4. The first connector member 12 is a so-called plug-type connector member including a plurality of first contacts 36 and a rectangular parallelepiped first housing 14 to which the first contacts 36 are respectively attached. Further, the first connector member 12 has one side placed on the substrate 100 a and the other side connected to the second connector member 52.

  First, the first housing 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4C. The first housing 14 includes a first upper surface 16 on the side connected to the second connector member 52, a first bottom surface 18 on the side placed on the substrate, a first front surface 20 as a pair of long surfaces, and The first rear surface 22 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having one first side surface 24 and the other first side surface 26 as a pair of short surfaces, and is formed integrally with a resin material, for example.

  In addition, the first housing 14 is formed with an insertion recess 32 that is recessed from the first upper surface 16 side toward the first bottom surface 18 side at a substantially central portion. The insertion recess 32 is a portion into which an insertion protrusion 70 formed in the second housing 54 described later is inserted, and is formed to be recessed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Moreover, the insertion recessed part 32 is formed in the curved surface shape by the one 1st side surface 24 side and the other 1st side surface 26 side.

  Further, an insertion wall portion 30 provided so as to surround the insertion recess 32 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the first housing 14. The fitting wall 30 is formed so as to be surrounded by the first front surface 20, the first rear surface 22, one first side surface 24, and the other first side surface 26. In addition, the insertion wall part 30 becomes a part inserted in the insertion groove part 72 formed in the 2nd housing 54 mentioned later.

  A plurality of first contact attached portions 28 to which the first contacts 36 are attached are formed on the first front surface 20 side and the first rear surface 22 side of the fitting wall portion 30. In the embodiment, the first contact attached portion 28 is formed in 25 grooves on the first front surface 20 side and the first rear surface 22 side, respectively, and has a groove shape formed thinner than the thickness of the other insertion wall portions 30. It has become.

  Further, one first side surface 24 and the other first side surface 26 of the first housing 14 are guide protrusions 34 as guide portions, respectively. When the first connector member 12 is fitted to the second connector member 52, the guide projection 34 serves as a guide projection 34 that performs alignment when provisionally fitted first. The guide protrusion 34 is formed in a curved surface so as to be substantially semicircular by hanging on the first front surface 20 side and the first rear surface 22 side. In the embodiment, the guide protrusion 34 is partially cut away as shown in FIG.

  Further, the first upper surface 16 on the outer peripheral side of the guide protrusion 34 is formed with a rounded corner 35 formed by rounding the corner of the end along the curved surface of the guide protrusion 34.

  Next, the first contact 36 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. In the first connector member 12 of the embodiment, two rows of 25 (25 poles) each along the longitudinal direction of the first housing 14, and a total of 50 (50 poles) of the first contacts 36 are attached to the first housing. Although they are attached, they have a common configuration and will be described as a representative.

  As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the first contact 36 is provided with a first connection portion 38 connected to the substrate on one side and a second connector provided on the second connector member 52 on the other side. A first contact portion 40 that is in contact with the contact 80 is provided, and a metal plate-like body having a predetermined width and thickness is punched into a predetermined shape and bent. Further, the first connection portion 38 and the first contact portion 40 are formed to be bent at a substantially right angle.

  The first connection portion 38 is a portion connected to a contact portion (not shown) formed on the substrate by soldering or the like, and is formed in a plate shape.

  Further, the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36 is formed in a bowl shape bent in a substantially U shape so as to be attached to the first contact attached portion 28 of the first housing 14. That is, the first contact portion 40 includes a first extension portion 42 extending from a portion bent substantially at right angles from the first connection portion 38, and the first connection portion 38 side of the first extension portion 42. The first bent portion 44 that is folded back approximately 180 ° from the opposite end, and the direction opposite to the extending direction of the first extending portion 42 from the opposite side of the first extending portion 42 of the first bent portion 44. And a contact piece 46 extending so as to face toward the center. At this time, the first extending portion 42 and the contact piece 46 are arranged to face each other with the first bent portion 44 interposed therebetween.

  Further, the first extending portion 42 of the first contact 36 is extended along the first front surface 20 side or the first rear surface 22 side of the fitting wall portion 30 of the first housing 14, and the first bent portion 44 is The contact piece 46 is arranged along the insertion wall portion 30 in the insertion recess 32 so as to cover the first upper surface 16 side of the insertion wall portion 30 of the first housing 14. At this time, the contact piece 46 is provided with a gap between the insertion wall portion 30 and is elastically deformable with the first bent portion 44 as an axis.

  Further, on both side surfaces of the first extending portion 42 of the first contact 36, first press-fit protrusions 48 that are press-fitted into the first contact attached portion 28 of the first housing 14 are formed.

  In addition, stepped first hooks 50 are formed on the first extending portion 42 of the first contact 36 and the first bent portion 44 side of the contact piece 46, respectively.

  Further, the first contact 36 is attached to the first housing 14 so that the first connection portion 38 of the first contact 36 is on the outside of the first housing 14, that is, on the opposite side to the insertion recess 32, as shown in FIG. 4C. The first extending portion 42 of the first contact portion 40 is disposed so that the first press-fitting protrusion 48 is press-fitted into the first contact attached portion 28 of the first housing 14.

  Similarly, by attaching all the first contacts 36 to the first housing 14, the attachment of the first contacts 36 to the first housing 14 is completed.

  Next, the second connector member 52 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1B and 5 to 7. The second connector member 52 is a so-called receptacle-type connector member including a plurality of second contacts 80 and a rectangular parallelepiped second housing 54 to which the second contacts 80 are respectively attached.

  In the embodiment, 50 (50 poles) of the second contacts 80 are provided so as to correspond to the first contacts 36 of the first connector member 12, and 25 are provided on one long side of the second housing 54. Each piece (25 poles) is provided. The second connector member 52 is placed on the substrate 100 b on one side and connected to the first connector member 12 on the other side.

  First, the second housing 54 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 </ b> C. The second housing 54 includes a second upper surface 56 on the side to which the first connector member 12 is connected, a second bottom surface 58 on the side to be placed on the substrate, a pair of long second front surfaces 60 and a second rear surface. 62, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a pair of short second side surfaces 64 and the other second side surface 66, and are integrally formed of a resin material, for example.

  In addition, the second housing 54 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped fitting convex portion 70 fitted in a fitting concave portion 32 formed in the first housing 14 at a substantially central portion on the second upper surface 56 side, and the fitting convex portion 70. An insertion groove 72 that is recessed from the second upper surface 56 toward the second bottom surface 58 side and an enclosure 74 that is erected so as to surround the insertion groove 72 are formed. The fitting groove 72 is a portion into which the fitting wall 30 of the first housing 14 is fitted.

  The enclosure 74 includes a second front surface 60, a second rear surface 62, one second side surface 64, and the other second side surface 66, and the first housing 14 is fitted inside the enclosure portion 74. It comes to be.

  A second contact attached portion 68 to which the second contact 80 is attached is formed on the second front surface 60 side and the second rear surface 62 side of the enclosure portion 74 of the second housing 54. Note that the second contact attached portion 68 is formed at 25 locations on the second front surface 60 side and the second rear surface 62 side, respectively, for a total of 50 locations. This second contact attached portion 68 is formed thinner than the thickness of the other surrounding portion 74 and has a groove shape.

  Further, a notch 76 for fitting the second contact 80 into a portion corresponding to the second contact attached portion 68 on the second front surface 60 side and the second rear surface 62 side of the fitting convex portion 70 of the second housing 54. Are formed respectively.

  In addition, the insertion groove portion 72 formed in the enclosure portion 74 on the one second side surface 64 side and the other second side surface 66 side of the second housing 54 is formed in a curved surface shape. Therefore, the enclosing portion 74 of the curved portion is formed so as to be depressed toward the one second side face 64 side and the other second side face 66 side.

  The curved portion on the side of the fitting groove 72 of the enclosure portion 74 is in contact with the curved guide protrusion 34 formed on the first housing 14 and is formed on the first housing 14 when fitted. A guide groove 78 as a guided portion for guiding the guide protrusion 34 is formed. The guide groove 78 is formed in a curved surface so as to be substantially semicircular.

  In addition, the height of the surrounding portion 74 where the guide groove portion 78 is formed is higher than the height of the other surrounding portions 74, that is, the height H is higher as shown in FIG. 6C. Has been. Therefore, the portion of the second upper surface 56 where the guide groove 78 is formed is formed such that the height from the second bottom surface 58 is higher than the other second upper surfaces 56. By setting it as such a structure, the guide protrusion 34 of the 1st housing 14 becomes easy to contact | abut, and it is easy to guide.

  Further, a chamfered portion 79 inclined in a mortar shape is formed between the second upper surface 56 of the guide groove portion 78 and the fitting groove portion 72 along the curved surface. By forming the chamfered portion 79, the fitting with the fitting wall portion 30 of the first housing 14 can be performed more smoothly.

  In the second housing 54 of the embodiment, one of the second side surface 64 side and the other second side surface 66 side of the fitting convex portion 70 are formed to be curved protrusions according to the guide groove portion 78. ing. In addition, a taper is formed on the second upper surface 56 side on the second side surface 64 side and the second side surface 66 side on the other side of the fitting convex portion 70. By this taper, the fitting with the fitting recess 32 of the first housing 14 can be performed smoothly.

  Next, the second contact 80 will be described with reference to FIG. 7. In the embodiment, 50 second contacts 80 are provided so as to correspond to the first contacts 36, but they are common to each other. Since this is a configuration, one will be described as a representative.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the second contact 80 is provided with a second connection portion 82 connected to the substrate on one side and the first contact provided on the first connector member 12 on the other side. The 36th 1st contact part 40 and the 2nd contact part 84 which are contacted are provided, and the metal plate-shaped body which has a predetermined | prescribed width | variety and thickness is stamped and bent and formed.

  The second contact 80 includes a second extending portion 86 that is bent and extended from the second connecting portion 82 in a substantially right angle direction, and an end portion of the second extending portion 86 opposite to the second connecting portion 82. The second bent portion 88 is bent so as to be folded back approximately 180 ° from the second bent portion 88, and the second contact portion 84 is formed on the opposite side of the second bent portion 88 from the second extending portion 86.

  The second connection part 82 is a part connected to a contact part (not shown) formed on the substrate by soldering or the like, and is formed in a plate shape.

  Further, the second contact portion 84 is connected to the second bent portion 88, and one holding portion 90 extending toward the second connecting portion 82 side and the second bent portion 88 of the one holding portion 90 are The connecting portion 92 extending in the direction away from the second extending portion 86 from the opposite end portion, and the second connecting portion 82 is opposite from the end portion on the opposite side to the one clamping portion 90 of the connecting portion 92 And the other holding portion 94 extending in the direction. At this time, one clamping part 90 and the other clamping part 94 are provided so as to face each other.

  One clamping part 90 is formed to be inclined in an oblique direction so as to face the second extending part 86 side. In addition, the other holding portion 94 is formed so as to be inclined toward the one holding portion 90 and then inclined so as to be separated from the one holding portion 90, and has a substantially square shape. Note that a second hooking portion 98 that is partially protruded is formed in one of the sandwiching portions 90.

  The second contact portion 84 can be elastically deformed with the second bent portion 88 as an axis, and the other holding portion 94 is formed to be elastically deformable with the connecting portion 92 as an axis.

  The second contact portion 84 includes the first extending portion 42 and the contact piece 46 of the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36, and one clamping portion 90 and the other clamping portion 94 of the second contact portion 84. It comes to contact by being inserted between.

  Further, the second contact attached portion 68 of the second housing 54 is inserted between the second extending portion 86 of the second contact 80 and the one sandwiching portion 90, so that the second housing 54 has a second portion. The contact 80 comes to be attached.

  Further, on both side surfaces of the second extending portion 86 of the second contact 80, second press-fitting protrusions 96 that are press-fitted into the second contact attached portion 68 formed on the second housing 54 are formed. .

  Further, a step-like second hooking portion 98 is formed in the second bent portion 88 of the one sandwiching portion 90 of the second contact 80.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, the second contact 80 is attached to the second housing 54 after the second connection portion 82 of the second contact 80 is located outside the second housing 54. The second contact attached portion 68 formed in the enclosure portion 74 of the second housing 54 is inserted between the second extending portion 86 of the two contacts 80 and the one clamping portion 90. At this time, the second press-fit protrusions 96 formed on both side surfaces of the second extending portion 86 of the second contact 80 are attached to the second contacts on the second front surface 60 side and the second rear surface 62 side of the second housing 54. It is press-fitted into the part 68 and attached.

  The second contact portion 84 of the second contact 80 is disposed so as to be fitted into the fitting groove portion 72 of the second housing 54, and one clamping portion 90 of the second contact portion 84 is fitted into the enclosure portion 74. The other sandwiching portion 94 is arranged so as to be fitted into the cut portion 76 formed in the fitting convex portion 70.

  Similarly, by attaching all the second contacts 80 to the second housing 54, the attachment of the second contacts 80 to the second housing 54 is completed.

  Next, the fitting of the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, for the sake of explanation, the substrates attached to the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are omitted.

  First, as shown in FIG. 8, in order to fit the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52, the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are aligned and temporarily fitted.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8A, the first connector member 12 is vertically opposite to the second connector member 52, that is, the first upper surface 16 of the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52. The process is performed so that the upper surfaces 56 face each other. In the embodiment, the second connector member 52 is disposed on the lower side, and the first connector member 12 disposed on the upper side is moved with respect to the second connector member 52 to perform alignment.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the first connector member 12 is tilted with respect to the second connector member 52 in the up-down direction, that is, in the height direction, and on one side, in the embodiment, in the first housing 14. The guide protrusion 34 formed on the other first side face 26 side of the first housing 26 and the guide groove 78 formed on the other second side face 66 side of the second housing 54 come into contact with each other first.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, one end of the first connector member 12, in the embodiment, the guide protrusion 34 on the other first side face 26 side of the first housing 14 is connected to the second connector member 52. The housing 54 is moved so as to abut against the guide groove 78 on the other second side surface 66 side of the housing 54.

  At this time, the guide protrusion 34 on the other first side surface 26 side of the first housing 14 and the guide groove 78 on the other second side surface 66 side of the second housing 54 are each formed in a curved surface. The guide protrusion 34 of the first housing 14 can be guided into the guide groove 78 of the second housing 54 (see FIG. 8C).

  Further, since the surrounding portion 74 of the portion of the second housing 54 where the guide groove portion 78 is formed is formed higher than the other surrounding portion 74 where the guide groove portion 78 is not formed, the guide protrusion 34 abuts. (See FIGS. 6C and 8A).

  Further, in the state where the guide protrusion 34 on the other first side face 26 side of the first housing 14 is in contact with the guide groove 78 on the other second side face 66 side of the second housing 54, as shown in FIG. In addition, the longitudinal direction of the first connector member 12 and the longitudinal direction of the second connector member 52 may come into contact with each other with an angle θ in a plan view, and may be temporarily fitted.

  Even in such a case, the guide protrusion 34 of the first housing 14 of the first connector member 12 and the guide groove 78 of the second housing 54 of the second connector member 52 are formed in curved shapes, respectively. As a result, the first connector member 12 in the contacted portion can be smoothly rotated without being caught by the second connector member 52.

  Therefore, by rotating the first connector member 12 with respect to the second connector member 52, the guide protrusion 34 on the first side surface 24 side of the first housing 14 and the one second side surface 64 of the second housing 54. Position alignment with the side guide groove 78 can be easily performed.

  The guide protrusion 34 of the first housing 14 is guided into the guide groove 78 of the second housing 54, so that it is easily corrected to the normal position along the curved surface.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 10, after the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are aligned, the first connector member 12 is pressed toward the second connector member 52, The second connector member 52 is fitted.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 10B, the insertion convex portion 70 of the second housing 54 is inserted into the insertion concave portion 32 of the first housing 14 of the first connector member 12, and the insertion wall portion 30 of the first housing 14 is second. It is inserted into the insertion groove 72 of the housing 54.

  10C, the first contact 36 attached to the first contact attached portion 28 of the insertion wall 30 of the first housing 14 is attached to the second contact attached portion of the enclosure 74 of the second housing 54. It comes into contact with the second contact 80 attached to the portion 68. At this time, the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36 moves by elastically deforming one sandwiching portion 90 of the second contact 80 with respect to the second bent portion 88, so that the first contact portion 40 is in contact with the first contact portion 40. Positioning is performed. Further, the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36 is inserted between the one sandwiching portion 90 and the other sandwiching portion 94 of the second contact portion 84 of the second contact 80, so that the second contact portion 84. The other holding portion 94 is elastically deformed and moved in the spreading direction.

  Further, the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36 and the second contact portion 84 of the second contact 80 are in contact with each other by the first extending portion 42 of the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36. Is brought into contact with one clamping part 90 of the second contact part 84 and comes into contact with the contact piece 46 of the first contact part 40 and the other clamping part 94 of the second contact part 84. At this time, the contact piece 46 of the first contact portion 40 is elastically deformed around the first bent portion 44. Further, the first bent portion 44 of the first contact portion 40 is also brought into contact with the connecting portion 92 of the second contact portion 84.

  Thus, the connection between the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 is completed.

  When the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are fitted together and the guide protrusion 34 of the first housing 14 is guided into the guide groove 78 of the second housing 54, the upper portion, that is, the second housing 54. Even when the second upper surface 56 side and the first upper surface 16 side of the first housing 14 are close to each other, the curved corner rounding portion 35 formed on the guide projection 34 of the first housing 14 and the guide of the second housing The curved chamfered portions 79 formed in the groove portions 78 come into contact with each other, and the rounded corner portions 35 are moved along the inclination of the chamfered portions 79, so that the first housing 14 and the second housing 54 are smoothly moved. Can be fitted.

  In the embodiment, the chamfered portion 79 is formed in the guide groove portion 78 of the second housing 54. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rounded corner portion 35 of the guide projection 34 of the first housing 14 is chamfered upward. Alternatively, both the guide protrusion and the guide groove may be chamfered in an inclined manner.

  Further, when the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are moved from the fitted state in the direction to be removed, each first hook formed on the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36 is used. The portion 50 is hooked on the second hooking portion 98 formed on the second contact portion 84 of the second contact and on the other protruding portion of the other holding portion 94, whereby the first connector member 12 and the second (2) The connector member 52 is prevented from coming off.

  When the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are removed, the first connector member 12 is hooked between the first contact portion 40 of the first contact 36 and the second contact portion 84 of the second contact 80. The first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 can be detached by pulling apart with a larger force than 50, 98, etc. are caught.

  In the first housing 14 of the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the like, a part of the guide protrusion 34 formed in a curved surface is cut off. As shown, the guide protrusions 34 ′ can all be formed in a curved surface shape. Thus, by forming all the guide protrusions 34 ′ of the first housing 14 in a curved shape, it is performed more smoothly when contacting the guide groove 78 of the second housing 54 or when rotating after the contact. Will be able to.

  Further, the number of the first contacts 36 and the second contacts 80 is not limited to 50, and any number according to the design can be attached.

[Application example]
In the connector 10 of the embodiment, the case where the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 52 are respectively attached to the boards 100a and 100b and connect the boards 100a and 100b has been described. For example, the first connector member 12A is a connector member provided with the electric wire 102, the second connector member 52A is a connector member attached to the substrate 100b, and the connector 10A is used when the substrate 100b and the electric wire 102 are connected. You can also.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the connector 10A according to the application example includes a first contact (not shown) on which a plurality of electric wires 102 are mounted and a first housing 14A in which the first contacts are accommodated. 1 connector member 12A, and a second connector member 52A having a plurality of second contacts (not shown) attached to the substrate 100b and a second housing 54A to which the second contacts are attached. Has been.

  Then, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped insertion wall portion formed so that the first contact is disposed on the inner side of the first housing 14A constituting the first connector member 12A on the side to be fitted with the second connector member 52A. 30A, and a pair of short surfaces of the fitting wall portion 30A are formed as guide protrusions 34A as guide portions formed in curved shapes. In addition, this pair of short surface is a surface corresponding to one first side surface 24 and the other first side surface 26 of the embodiment.

  On the other hand, the second housing 54A that constitutes the second connector member 52A is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is formed with a recessed groove 72A that is recessed in the center portion, and a surrounding portion 74A in which the periphery of the fitted groove 72A is erected. A curved portion is formed on a portion of the surrounding portion 74A where the guide protrusion 34A formed on the first housing 14A contacts, that is, on the side of the fitting groove portion 72A of the pair of short surface-side surrounding portions 74A. A guide groove 78A is formed as a guided portion.

  At this time, an inclined second chamfered portion 79A may be formed in the guide groove portion 78A of the second housing 54A.

  With such a configuration, also in the connector 10A of the application example, in the case where the first connector member 12A and the second connector member 52A are fitted, the first connector member 12A and the second connector member 52A are fitted in the first alignment as in the above-described embodiment. After the guide protrusion 34A formed on the housing 14A is brought into contact with the guide groove 78A formed on the second housing 54A, it is possible to move in the rotation direction, thereby easily aligning to the fitting position. In addition, the connector member can be prevented from being damaged.

  10, 10A: connector 12, 12A: first connector member 14, 14A: first housing 16: first upper surface 18: first bottom surface 20: first front surface 22: first rear surface 24: one first side surface 26: other First side surface 28: First contact attached portion 30, 30A: Insertion wall portion 32: Insertion recess portion 34, 34A: Guide protrusion (guide portion) 35: Rounded corner portion 36: First contact 38: First connection portion 40: 1st contact part 42: 1st extension part 44: 1st bending part 46: Contact piece 48: 1st press-fit protrusion 50: 1st hook part 52, 52A: 2nd connector member 54, 54A: 2nd housing 56: 2nd upper surface 58: 2nd bottom surface 60: 2nd front surface 62: 2nd rear surface 64: One 2nd side surface 66: The other 2nd side surface 68: 2nd contact attached part 70: Insertion convex part 72 72A: Insertion groove portion 74, 74A: Enclosure portion 76: Notch portion 78, 78A: Guide groove portion (guided portion) 79, 79A: Second chamfered portion 80: Second contact 82: Second connection portion 84: Second contact Part 86: Second extending part 88: Second bent part 90: One clamping part 92: Connecting part 94: The other clamping part 96: Second press-fitting protrusion 98: Second hook part 100a, 100b: Substrate 102: Electric wire

Claims (8)

At least one first contact; a first connector member having a first housing provided with the first contact; at least one second contact in contact with the first contact; and the second contact. A second connector member having a second housing, wherein the first connector member and the second connector member are detachable,
The first housing has a pair of long surfaces and a pair of short surfaces, and at least one of the pair of short surfaces has a guide part,
The second housing has a guided portion on the side on which the first housing is inserted, the guided portion being rotatably guided,
The first connector member and the second connector member are configured to be positioned by rotating and moving in a state where the guide portion and the guided portion are in contact with each other. Connector.   The connector according to claim 1, wherein the guided portion of the second housing is formed in a curved shape.   The said guide part is formed in the curved surface shape between the one said elongate surface of the said 1st housing, and the other said elongate surface, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Connector.   4. The chamfer is inclined along a curved surface on a side of the guided portion of the second housing where the first housing is inserted. 5. connector. The second housing has a fitting groove part into which the first housing is fitted, and a surrounding part formed so as to surround the fitting groove part,
On the side of the fitting groove portion of the enclosure, the guide portion of the first housing is inserted into the guide portion.
5. The height of the portion of the enclosure of the second housing where the guided portion is formed is higher than the height of other portions. Connector described in. A recessed insertion recess is formed in the central portion of the first housing,
An insertion convex portion that is inserted into the insertion recess when the first connector member and the second connector member are connected is formed at a central portion of the insertion groove portion of the second housing. The connector according to claim 5.   The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first connector member and the second connector member each have a board attached to a surface different from a side on which the first connector member and the second connector member are fitted. An electric wire is attached to the first connector member,
The connector according to claim 1, wherein a substrate is attached to the second connector member.

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