JP2019021542A - connector - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector that connects a substrate and an external terminal penetrating the substrate to each other and allows for reduction in the height thereof from the substrate with the connector installed on the substrate.SOLUTION: A connector terminal portion 12 is connected to a substrate 100 and an external terminal 101. A housing portion 11 holds the connector terminal portion 12. The connector terminal portion 12 includes: a contact portion 38 which comes in contact with and connected to an external terminal 101 inserted into the housing portion 11; a contact point spring portion 37 which includes the contact portion 38, and can come in contact with the external terminal 101 while elastically deformed to be bent; and a body portion 33 which supports the contact spring portion 37 in a cantilever condition. The contact spring portion 37 is provided to extend in a cantilever condition from the body portion 33 along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction being the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 23

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector that is installed on a board and connects the board and an external terminal penetrating the board.

  Conventionally, a connector is used when connecting a board and an external terminal penetrating the board. As such a connector, for example, a connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.

  The connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 is configured as a second connector 2 that is one of the first connector 3 and the second connector 2 arranged on opposite sides of the substrate (substrate 110). Yes. And the external terminal (contact 130) is connected to the connector of patent document 1 in the state which penetrated the board | substrate. Moreover, the connector of patent document 1 is provided with the terminal (female contact 40) electrically connected with the external terminal which penetrated the board | substrate, and the housing (female housing 30) holding this terminal.

  The terminal (female contact 40) of the connector of Patent Document 1 includes a contact portion that is connected in contact with an external terminal penetrating the substrate, and a portion that extends along the vertical direction perpendicular to the substrate and includes the contact portion. And a leaf spring-like spring portion (bent portion 42). More specifically, the spring portion (the bent portion 42) includes a lower curved portion 61 that is convexly curved downward, a straight portion 62 that extends upward from the lower curved portion 61, and a straight portion 62. And a projecting portion 63 projecting in a convex shape. The external terminals are inserted into the housing (female housing 30) along the vertical direction perpendicular to the substrate. The external terminal inserted into the housing (female housing 30) is connected to and connected to the terminal (female contact 40) at a linear portion 62 extending in the vertical direction perpendicular to the substrate. .

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-154452

  According to the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, the external terminal is inserted into the housing (female housing 30) along the vertical direction perpendicular to the substrate. The external terminal inserted into the housing (female housing 30) comes into contact with the terminal (female contact 40) at a leaf spring-like linear portion 62 extending in the vertical direction perpendicular to the substrate. Connected.

  As described above, the connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided so that the terminal (female contact 40) connected to the external terminal extends along the direction in which the external terminal is inserted into the housing (female housing 30). It has been. For this reason, the height of the terminal (female contact 40) increases, and the height of the housing (female housing 30) that holds the terminal (female contact 40) from the substrate also increases. Therefore, according to the connector disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the height from the substrate in a state where the connector is installed on the substrate is increased.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is a connector that can be installed on a substrate and can reduce the height from the substrate in a state of being installed on the substrate in a connector that connects the substrate and an external terminal penetrating the substrate. The purpose is to provide.

(1) A connector according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a connector that connects a board and an external terminal, and a connector terminal portion that is connected to the board and the external terminal; A housing portion that holds a connector terminal portion, and the connector terminal portion includes a contact portion that contacts and is connected to the external terminal inserted into the housing portion, and includes the contact portion and is elastically deformed. A contact spring portion configured to be able to contact the external terminal in a bent state; and a main body portion that supports the contact spring portion in a cantilever state, the contact spring portion including the main body The external terminal is provided so as to extend in a cantilever manner along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction, which is a direction in which the external terminal is inserted into the housing portion, or along an oblique surface in the external terminal insertion direction. Has been

  According to the connector of this configuration, the contact spring portion of the connector terminal portion is along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction, which is a direction in which the external terminal penetrates the board and is inserted into the housing portion, or in the external terminal insertion direction. It is provided so as to extend in a cantilever manner along an oblique surface. For this reason, the contact spring portion of the connector terminal portion does not have a structure extending in a cantilever shape in parallel with the external terminal insertion direction along the external terminal insertion direction.

  With the above configuration, the dimensions of the connector terminal portion in the direction along the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal penetrates the board and is inserted into the housing portion, can be reduced, and the height of the connector terminal portion can be reduced. Can be lowered. And since the height of a connector terminal part can be made low, the height of the housing part holding a connector terminal part can also be made low. Thereby, the height from the board | substrate of the connector in the state installed in the board | substrate can be made low.

  Therefore, according to said structure, the height from the board | substrate in the state installed in the board | substrate in the connector which is installed in a board | substrate and connects the board | substrate and the external terminal which penetrates a board | substrate can be made low.

(2) The connector further includes a slide member that is held by the housing part so as to be relatively displaceable while sliding with respect to the contact spring part in a state where the connector is in contact with the contact spring part. The contact spring portion may be bent so as to be pressed toward the external terminal by sliding relative to the contact spring portion along a plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction.

  According to this configuration, the contact spring portion is bent so as to be pressed toward the external terminal by sliding and moving with respect to the contact spring portion in a state where the slide member is in contact with the contact spring portion. For this reason, a sufficient contact pressure between the connector terminal portion and the external terminal can be easily ensured by the sliding movement operation of the slide member.

  And according to said structure, a slide member is provided so that it may slide with respect to a contact spring part along the surface perpendicular | vertical to an external terminal insertion direction. For this reason, when sliding the slide member to ensure the contact pressure between the connector terminal portion and the external terminal, a large force acts in the external terminal insertion direction from the slide member to the connector terminal portion and the housing portion. Can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a large external force from acting on the substrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate during the sliding movement of the slide member. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the substrate from being distorted during the sliding movement of the slide member. And even if another electronic component or the like is installed in the vicinity of the connector on the board, it is possible to suppress damage to the other electronic component or the like due to distortion of the board. .

(3) A plurality of connector terminal portions and a plurality of slide members are provided, and the housing portion includes a base housing that holds the plurality of connector terminal portions, a slide housing that holds the plurality of slide members, The slide housing may be supported so as to be slidable along a plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction with respect to the base housing.

  According to this configuration, by sliding the slide housing with respect to the base housing, the plurality of slide members can be slid at the same time with respect to the plurality of connector terminal portions. Therefore, according to this configuration, it is possible to easily and quickly perform the operation of sliding the plurality of slide members in order to ensure the contact pressure between the plurality of connector terminal portions and the plurality of external terminals.

(4) The contact spring portion has a bent portion that extends and bends along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction or along an oblique surface in the external terminal insertion direction. In the contact spring portion extending in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion, the bending portion is provided on the root side with respect to the bent portion, and the slide member is in the bent portion with respect to the contact spring portion extending in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion. You may contact in the tip side rather than.

  According to this configuration, the contact portion is provided on the base side of the contact spring portion, and the slide member comes into contact with the contact spring portion on the tip side of the bent portion of the contact spring portion. For this reason, the contact spring portion is pressed toward the external terminal by the slide member on the distal end side of the bent portion of the contact spring portion in a state where the contact spring portion is stably in contact with the external terminal on the base side of the contact spring portion. Therefore, it is possible to easily ensure a sufficient contact pressure between the connector terminal portion and the external terminal while ensuring a stable contact state between the connector terminal portion and the external terminal.

(5) The slide member slides along the direction from the bent portion toward the distal end side with respect to the contact spring portion extending in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion, thereby removing the contact spring portion from the external portion. You may be comprised so that it may bend so that it may press toward a terminal.

  According to this configuration, the contact spring portion is pressed toward the external terminal by sliding the slide member along the direction from the bent portion of the contact spring portion toward the distal end side. For this reason, it is possible to slide the slide member more smoothly. Therefore, sufficient contact pressure between the connector terminal portion and the external terminal can be more easily ensured while ensuring a stable contact state between the connector terminal portion and the external terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the connector which can make low the height from the board | substrate in the state installed in the board | substrate in the connector installed in a board | substrate and connecting the board | substrate and the external terminal which penetrates a board | substrate can be provided. .

It is a perspective view which shows the connector which concerns on one embodiment of this invention with a board | substrate and an external terminal. It is a perspective view which shows a connector with a board | substrate and an external terminal, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state by which the board | substrate and the external terminal were connected via the connector. It is a perspective view which shows a connector. 4A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 4B is a front view, FIG. 4C is a side view, and FIG. Is a bottom view. It is a disassembled perspective view of a connector. It is sectional drawing of a connector and a board | substrate. It is sectional drawing of a connector, and is a figure shown with a board | substrate. It is a perspective view which shows the base housing in the housing part of a connector. FIG. 9A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 9B is a front view, and FIG. 9C is a bottom view. It is a perspective view which shows the slide housing in the housing part of a connector. FIG. 11A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 11B is a front view, and FIG. 11C is a bottom view. It is a perspective view which shows the connector terminal part of a connector. FIG. 13 (A) is a plan view (top view), FIG. 13 (B) is a front view, FIG. 13 (C) is a side view, and FIG. D) is a bottom view. FIGS. 14A and 14B are perspective views showing a connector terminal portion in a partially cutaway state, and FIG. 14C is a side view of FIG. FIG. It is a figure which expands and shows a part of FIG. It is a figure which expands and shows a part of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the slide member of a connector. 18A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 18B is a left side view, FIG. 18C is a front view, and FIG. D) is a right side view, and FIG. 18E is a bottom view. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the slide member was attached to the slide housing. FIG. 20A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 20B is a front view, and FIG. 20C is a bottom view. It is a perspective view of a connector, a board | substrate, and an external terminal, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is a side view of a connector, a board | substrate, and an external terminal, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is sectional drawing of a connector, a board | substrate, and an external terminal, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is a figure which shows the cross section of a connector and an external terminal with a board | substrate, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is a perspective view of a connector, a board | substrate, and an external terminal, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is sectional drawing of a connector, a board | substrate, and an external terminal, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is a figure which shows the cross section of a connector and an external terminal with a board | substrate, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is a figure which shows the cross section of a connector and a board | substrate with an external terminal, Comprising: It is a figure for demonstrating the action | operation of a connector. It is a perspective view of the connector terminal part of the connector concerning a modification. It is a figure which shows the connector terminal part shown in FIG. 29, Comprising: FIG. 30 (A) is a top view (top view), FIG.30 (B) is a front view, FIG.30 (C) is a side view. FIG. 30D is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the connector terminal part shown in FIG. 29, Comprising: FIG. 31 (A) and FIG.31 (B) are perspective views which show one part in the state of notching, and FIG.31 (C) is FIG. It is a side view of A).

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention can be widely applied to various uses as a connector which is installed in a board | substrate and connects the board | substrate and the external terminal which penetrates a board | substrate.

[Outline of connector]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, together with a substrate 100 and external terminals 101. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the connector 1 together with the substrate 100 and the external terminals 101, and shows a state where the substrate 100 and the external terminals 101 are connected via the connector 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the connector 1. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing the connector 1, in which FIG. 4A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 4B is a front view, and FIG. 4C is a side view. FIG. 4D is a bottom view. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the connector 1.

  1 and 2 illustrate a state in which the connector 1 is installed on the substrate 100 and is electrically and mechanically connected to the substrate 100. FIG. FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which the external terminal 101 is not connected to the connector 1. On the other hand, FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the external terminal 101 is connected to the connector 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the external terminal 101 is connected to the substrate 100 via the connector 1.

  1 and 2, only a part of the substrate 100 is schematically shown in a cutout state, and a portion where the connector 1 is installed and a portion in the vicinity thereof are shown. The substrate 100 on which the connector 1 is installed is configured as a substrate in which a conductive circuit pattern is provided on at least one of the front and back surfaces. 1 and 2, the conductive circuit pattern on the substrate 101 is not shown. The board | substrate 101 is used as a board | substrate provided in vehicle equipment (illustration omitted) as an example, for example. The device provided with the substrate 101 is supplied with power from a bus bar (not shown) via the external terminal 101 and the connector 1.

  The external terminal 101 is made of a conductive metal material and is provided as a male terminal formed in a pin shape. The external terminal 101 is fixed to the bus bar. A plurality of external terminals 101 are fixed to the bus bar. The plurality of external terminals 101 are electrically and mechanically connected to the connector 1 while penetrating the substrate 100. The plurality of external terminals 101 are electrically connected to the substrate 100 by being connected to the connector 1 connected to the substrate 100. In the present embodiment, the form of the external terminal 101 formed in a pin shape is illustrated, but the shape of the external terminal 101 may not be the same as this example. The external terminal 101 may have any shape as long as it is formed in a so-called male type. For example, the shape of the external terminal 101 may be a shape formed by bending a long and narrow piece of metal plate into a rod shape.

  A connector 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is configured as a connector that is installed on a substrate 100 and connects the substrate 100 and an external terminal 101 penetrating the substrate 100. In the present embodiment, the form of the connector 1 that connects the substrate 100 and a plurality of external terminals 101 penetrating the substrate 100 is illustrated.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the connector 1 includes a housing portion 11, a plurality of connector terminal portions 12, a plurality of slide members 13, and a plurality of reinforcing tabs 14.

  Each of the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 is configured to be connected to the substrate 100 and each of the plurality of external terminals 101. Each connector terminal portion 12 is made of a conductive metal material. The detailed configuration of the connector terminal portion 12 will be described later.

  The housing part 11 is configured to hold a plurality of connector terminal parts 12. The housing part 11 is made of an insulating resin material. The housing part 11 includes a base housing 15 and a slide housing 16. A detailed configuration of the housing part 11 will be described later.

  The plurality of reinforcing tabs 14 are provided as members for mechanically and firmly fixing the housing portion 11 to the substrate 100. In the present embodiment, the reinforcing tabs 14 are provided as a pair. The pair of reinforcing tabs 14 are fixed to the housing part 11 on both sides in the width direction of the housing part 11. The width direction of the housing portion 11 is configured as a direction in which a plurality of connector terminal portions 12 held by the housing portion 11 are arranged side by side in the housing portion 11, and is indicated by a double-ended arrow X 1 in FIGS. 1 to 4. Has been. Further, the width direction of the housing portion 11 is the width direction of the connector 1.

  Each of the pair of reinforcing tabs 14 is formed by bending a part of a metal plate-like member. Each reinforcing tab 14 is press-fitted and fixed to each tab slit 28 provided on each side in the width direction of the housing portion 11 (see FIGS. 3, 4A, and 4B). . In addition, the reinforcing tab 14 is provided with a fixing portion 14a formed by being bent at approximately 90 degrees at the end portion. The fixing portion 14 a is provided as a portion to be soldered to the substrate 100 when the housing portion 11 to which the reinforcing tab 14 is fixed is fixed to the substrate 100. That is, the housing portion 11 to which the reinforcing tab 14 is press-fitted and fixed is mechanically firmly fixed to the substrate 100 by soldering the fixing portion 14 a to the substrate 100. 1 and 2 show a state in which the fixing portion 14a is soldered to the substrate 100 with the solder 102. FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the connector 1 and the substrate 100. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the connector 1 and the substrate 100 in a cross section perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the connector 1. That is, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the connector 1 and the substrate 100 in a cross section along the width direction and the height direction of the connector 1. The front-rear direction of the connector 1 is indicated by a double-ended arrow X2 in FIGS. The height direction of the connector 1 is indicated by a double-ended arrow X3 in FIGS. The front-rear direction of the connector 1 is the front-rear direction of the housing part 11, and the height direction of the connector 1 is the height direction of the housing part 11. Further, the height direction of the connector 1 is a direction parallel to a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate 100 when the connector 1 is installed on the substrate 100. Furthermore, the height direction of the connector 1 is parallel to the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminals 101 are inserted into the housing portion 11.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a through hole 100 a through which a plurality of external terminals 101 pass is formed in the substrate 100 on which the connector 1 is installed. The through hole 100a is provided as a hole that penetrates the substrate 100 in the front and back direction. The through hole 100 a is provided as a hole that faces the connector 1 in a state where the connector 1 is installed on the substrate 100 and extends in a long hole shape along the width direction of the connector 1. The plurality of external terminals 101 are inserted into the housing portion 11 of the connector 1 in a state of passing through the through hole 100 a and connected to the connector 1.

[Housing]
FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the connector 1 and is shown together with the substrate 100. FIG. 7 shows a cross section of the connector 1 in a cross section perpendicular to the height direction of the connector 1. FIG. 7 shows a cross section of the connector 1 at the position indicated by arrows X4-X4 in FIG.

  The housing portion 11 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 includes a base housing 15 and a slide housing 16 and is configured to hold a plurality of connector terminal portions 12. The housing portion 11 is configured to be installed on the substrate 100 via a plurality of connector terminal portions 12 and a pair of reinforcing tabs 14.

[Base housing]
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the base housing 15 in the housing portion 11 of the connector 1. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing the base housing 15, wherein FIG. 9A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 9B is a front view, and FIG. 9C is a bottom view. FIG.

  A base housing 15 shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 is provided as a housing element for holding a plurality of connector terminal portions 12 in the housing portion 11. The base housing 15 is formed by resin molding, for example. The base housing 15 is configured as a member having a substantially rectangular tube-shaped basic outer shape portion extending in the height direction of the housing portion 11. More specifically, the base housing 11 includes a front wall portion 17, a rear wall portion 18, a right wall portion 19, a left wall portion 20, and a bottom wall portion 21, which are integrally formed. And the front wall part 17, the rear wall part 18, the right wall part 19, and the left wall part 20 comprise the substantially rectangular tube-shaped part. In addition, the base housing 15 is configured to accommodate most of the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 in a region inside the substantially rectangular tube-shaped portion. The base housing 15 is installed on the substrate 100 with the bottom wall portion 21 facing the surface of the substrate 100.

  The base housing 15 is provided with an opening 22 on the upper surface side in the height direction (that is, the height direction of the housing portion 11). That is, the opening 22 is provided in the base housing 15 so as to open at the end of the base housing 15 opposite to the bottom wall 21 side in the height direction. The opening 22 is provided as an opening into which the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 are inserted.

  Further, the base housing 15 is provided with a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 23 therein (see FIGS. 6 to 9). Each of the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 23 is configured as a region that accommodates a main body 33 described later in each of the plurality of connector terminal portions 12. The plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 23 are open toward the outside inside the opening 22. The plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 23 are arranged side by side along the width direction of the base housing 15 (that is, the width direction of the housing portion 11).

  Each terminal accommodating chamber 23 is partitioned by a partition wall 24 provided inside the base housing 15 (see FIGS. 6 to 9). A plurality of partition walls 24 are provided, and are provided side by side along the width direction of the base housing 15 inside the base housing 15. Each partition wall 24 is provided as a plate-like wall portion extending in a cantilevered manner from the bottom wall portion 21 toward the upper surface side along the height direction of the base housing 15. Adjacent terminal accommodating chambers 23 are partitioned by a partition wall 24. In addition, the tip portions of the plurality of partition walls 24 protrude from the opening 22 toward the outside of the base housing 11.

  The bottom wall portion 21 is provided with a plurality of external terminal insertion holes 25 that penetrate the bottom wall portion 21 in the height direction of the base housing 15 (see FIGS. 6, 7, and 9). Each of the plurality of external terminal accommodating chambers 23 communicates with the outside through each of the plurality of external terminal insertion holes 25. Each external terminal insertion hole 25 is provided as a hole into which each external terminal 101 is inserted into the base housing 15 when each external terminal 101 passes through the through hole 100 a of the substrate 100 and is connected to the connector 1. Therefore, the external terminal insertion hole 25 is provided so as to open facing the through hole 100 a of the substrate 100 in a state where the connector 1 is installed on the substrate 100.

  In addition, a guide surface 25 a for guiding the insertion direction of the external terminal 101 is provided in a portion of the inner surface of the external terminal insertion hole 25 that opens to the outside. The guide surface 25a is formed so as to increase the cross-sectional area of the region opened to the outside in the external terminal insertion hole 25. Further, the guide surface 25 a is formed so as to reduce the cross-sectional area of the external terminal insertion hole 25 toward the inside of the base housing 15 and to narrow the external terminal insertion hole 25.

  The base housing 15 is provided with a plurality of terminal slits 26 in the front wall portion 17 (see FIGS. 3, 4, 7 to 9). The plurality of terminal slits 26 are arranged at equal intervals along the width direction of the base housing 15 in the front wall portion 17. Each terminal slit 26 is provided in the front wall portion 17 as a groove extending in the height direction of the base housing 15. Further, the terminal slit 26 is provided as a groove through which a board mounting portion 34 described later in the connector terminal portion 12 passes when the connector terminal portion 12 is inserted and held in the base housing 15. Even when the insertion of the connector terminal portion 12 into the base housing 15 is completed and the connector terminal portion 12 is held by the base housing 15, a part of the board mounting portion 34 of the connector terminal portion 12 has a terminal slit 26. Protrudes from the outside.

  Further, the base housing 15 is provided with a pair of lock convex portions 27 at the upper end portion of the center portion in the width direction of the front wall portion 17. The pair of lock projections 27 is provided as a portion that engages with a lock arm portion 32 described later provided on the slide housing 16. When the connection between the connector 1 and the external terminal 101 is completed, the lock arm portion 32 of the slide housing 16 is engaged with the lock convex portion 27 of the base housing 15. Due to the engagement of the lock convex portion 27 and the lock arm portion 32, the connector 1 and the external terminal 101 are properly connected.

  The base housing 15 is provided with a tab slit 28 on the outer surface side of the right wall portion 19 to which the reinforcing tab 14 is press-fitted and fixed. Similarly, the base housing 15 is provided with a tab slit 28 on the outer surface side of the left wall portion 20 to which the reinforcing tab 14 is pressed and fixed.

  Further, the base housing 15 is provided with a protrusion preventing projection 29 inside the right wall portion 19 (see FIG. 6). Similarly, the base housing 15 is provided with a protrusion preventing protrusion 29 on the inner side of the left wall 20 (see FIG. 6). The escape prevention convex portion 29 of the base housing 15 is provided as a portion that protrudes in a convex shape toward the inside of the base housing 15, and is provided as a portion that comes into contact with and engages with a removal prevention convex portion 31 a of the slide housing 16 described later. It has been. The slide housing 16 is configured so that the slide housing 16 is prevented from falling out of the base housing 15 by contacting and engaging the slip-off preventing convex portion 29 of the base housing 15 with the slip-off preventing convex portion 31a of the slide housing 16. Yes.

[Slide housing]
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the slide housing 16 of the housing part 11. 11A and 11B are views showing the slide housing 16, wherein FIG. 11A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 11B is a front view, and FIG. 11C is a bottom view. FIG. A slide housing 16 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, 10, and 11 is provided as a housing element that holds a plurality of slide members 13 in the housing portion 11. The slide housing 16 is formed by resin molding, for example.

  The slide housing 16 is attached to the base housing 15 while holding a plurality of slide members 13. The slide housing 16 is provided with a main body 30, a pair of legs 31, a lock arm 32, and the like. The slide housing 16 is configured to hold the plurality of slide members 13 in the main body portion 30 and be attached to the base housing 15 in a state where the pair of leg portions 31 are inserted into the base housing 15. When the slide housing 16 is attached to the base housing 15, the slide housing 16 extends along a plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11, with respect to the base housing 15. It is slidably supported. In this embodiment, the slide housing 16 is supported with respect to the base housing 15 so as to be slidable along the front-rear direction of the base housing 15 (that is, the front-rear direction of the housing portion 11).

  The main body 30 is provided as a thick, substantially rectangular plate-like portion whose thickness direction is the height direction of the slide housing 16 (that is, the height direction of the housing portion 11). The main body 30 is integrally provided with a pair of leg portions 31 and a lock arm portion 32. The main body 30 is provided with a plurality of holding holes 30a for holding the plurality of slide members 13 (see FIG. 11C). Each of the plurality of holding holes 30a is provided as a hole into which a part of a slide member 13 described later is press-fitted. The plurality of holding holes 30 a are open on the bottom surface side that is the side facing the base housing 15 when the slide housing 16 is attached to the base housing 15 in the main body 30. Further, the plurality of holding holes 30 a are provided in the main body portion 30 so as to be arranged at equal intervals along the width direction of the slide housing 16 (that is, the width direction of the housing portion 11).

  The pair of leg portions 31 are provided as plate-like portions protruding in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 30, and protrude from both sides of the main body portion 30 in the width direction (that is, the width direction of the slide housing 16). It is provided as follows. Further, the pair of leg portions 31 are provided so as to protrude in a cantilever manner along the height direction of the slide housing 16 from the bottom surface side of the main body portion 30. When the slide housing 16 is attached to the base housing 15, the pair of leg portions 31 of the slide housing 16 is inserted into the opening 22 of the base housing 15 from the distal end side.

  Each of the pair of leg portions 31 is provided with a pair of drop prevention convex portions 31a (see FIGS. 6, 10, and 11). That is, each leg portion 31 is provided with a pair of drop prevention convex portions 31a. Each of the pair of drop prevention convex portions 31 a provided on each leg portion 31 is provided so as to protrude from each leg portion 31 outward in the width direction of the slide housing 16. In addition, the pair of drop prevention protrusions 31 a provided on each leg 31 is provided side by side along the front-rear direction of the slide housing 16 (that is, the front-rear direction of the housing part 11).

  The lock arm portion 32 is provided on the front surface side of the main body portion 30 and is provided as a portion that engages with a pair of lock convex portions 27 provided on the base housing 15. The lock arm portion 32 is configured to engage with the pair of lock convex portions 27 when the slide housing 16 attached to the base housing 15 slides relative to the base housing 15. The lock arm portion 32 is provided as a lever-like portion that is elongated along the width direction of the slide housing 16. The lock arm portion 32 is provided integrally with the main body portion 30 at both longitudinal ends extending in the width direction of the slide housing 16. Since the lock arm portion 32 is integrally supported by the main body portion 30 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, the lock arm portion 32 is provided so that the center portion in the longitudinal direction bends with respect to both ends in the longitudinal direction.

[Connector terminal section]
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing one connector terminal portion 12 among the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 provided in the connector 1. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the connector terminal portion 12, FIG. 13 (A) is a plan view (top view), FIG. 13 (B) is a front view, and FIG. FIG. 13D is a side view, and FIG. 13D is a bottom view. FIG. 14 is a view showing the connector terminal portion 12, and FIG. 14 (A) and FIG. 14 (B) are perspective views showing a partially cutaway state, and FIG. FIG. 15 is a side view of FIG. FIG. 15 is an enlarged view showing a part of FIG. 6, and is an enlarged view showing a cross section of the connector 1 in one connector terminal portion 12 and the vicinity thereof. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 7, and is an enlarged view of a cross section of the connector 1 in one connector terminal portion 12 and the vicinity thereof.

  The connector terminal portion 12 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 and FIGS. 12 to 16 is made of a conductive metal material, and is provided as an element for electrically connecting the substrate 100 and the external terminal 101. . In the present embodiment, the connector terminal portion 12 is configured as a terminal connected to the external terminal 101 while being mounted and connected to the surface of the substrate 100 by soldering. A plurality of connector terminal portions 12 are provided in the connector 1. In addition, in this embodiment, the form of the connector 1 provided with five connector terminal parts 12 is illustrated.

  Each of the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 is formed, for example, by bending a sheet metal formed by press punching. Each of the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 includes a main body portion 33, a board mounting portion 34, a press-fit portion 35, a connection spring portion 36, and a contact spring portion 37 including a contact portion 38. The main body portion 33, the board mounting portion 34, the press-fit portion 35, the coupling spring portion 36, and the contact spring portion 37 are integrally provided.

  The main body portion 33 is provided as a portion for integrally connecting a connecting spring portion 36 in which the board mounting portion 34 and the press-fit portion 35 are integrally provided, and a contact spring portion 37. And in this embodiment, the main-body part 33 is provided as a part formed by bending in the shape of a square cylinder. Further, the main body 33 is provided as a portion that is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 23 of the base housing 15 and fitted therein. The connector terminal portion 12 is held by the base housing 15 in a state where the main body portion 33 is fitted and accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber 23 from the opening 22 side of the base housing 15.

  In addition, a contact spring portion 37 is disposed inside each cylindrical main body portion 33. That is, the main body portion 33 is formed in a rectangular tube shape surrounding the contact spring portion 37. And the main-body part 33 is supporting the contact spring part 37 integrally in the cantilever state in the inner side. Further, in the inside of the main body portion 33, a gap is formed between the contact spring portion 37 and the pair of inner walls (33 a, 33 b) of the main body portion 33 facing each other with the contact spring portion 37 interposed therebetween. The external terminal 101 is inserted into the gap between one inner wall 33a of the main body 33 and the contact spring portion 37, and the slide member 13 described later is inserted into the gap between the other inner wall 33b of the main body 33 and the contact spring portion 37. Is inserted.

  The board mounting portion 34 is provided as a portion of the connector terminal portion 12 that is mounted on the surface of the board 100 by soldering and connected to the board 100. In the connector 1, the connector terminal portion 12 is held by the base housing 15, and the board mounting portion 34 is disposed so as to be exposed to the outside from the terminal slit 26 of the front wall portion 17 in the base housing 15. Yes. The board mounting portion 34 exposed to the outside from the base housing 15 is mounted on the surface of the board 100 by solder 103 (see FIGS. 1, 7, and 16). The connector terminal portion 12 is electrically and mechanically connected to the substrate 100 by being soldered to the surface of the substrate 100 at the substrate mounting portion 34.

  The press-fit portion 35 is provided as a portion to be press-fitted into the base housing 15 in the connector terminal portion 12. A plurality of press-fitting holes 41 are formed through the bottom wall portion 21 of the base housing 15 (see FIGS. 9A and 9C). The press-fitting part 35 is press-fitted into each of the plurality of press-fitting holes 41 of the base housing 15. The connector terminal portion 12 is configured such that the press-fit portion 35 is press-fitted into the press-fit hole 41 of the base housing 15 in a state where the main body portion 33 is fitted and accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber 23 of the base housing 15. Yes. The connector terminal portion 12 is firmly held by the base housing 15 in a state where the main body portion 33 is accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber 23 and the press-fit portion 35 is press-fitted into the press-fit hole 41.

  The connection spring part 36 is provided as a spring part that connects the board mounting part 34, the press-fit part 35, and the main body part 33. The connecting spring portion 36 is provided as a spring portion that allows relative displacement of the main body portion 33 and the contact spring portion 37 with respect to the board mounting portion 34 and the press-fit portion 35 by elastic deformation. In the present embodiment, the connecting spring portion 36 is provided as an elongated plate spring-like portion that extends while being bent a plurality of times, and is provided as a spring portion that extends while being repeatedly bent in a semicircular arc shape.

  The contact spring portion 37 includes a contact portion 38 and is provided as a leaf spring-like portion configured to be able to contact the external terminal 101 in a state of being elastically deformed and bent. Further, the contact spring portion 37 is provided integrally with the main body portion 33 inside the main body portion 33 and is supported in a cantilever manner with respect to the main body portion 33. That is, the contact spring portion 37 is configured to extend in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion 33 inside the main body portion 33. The contact spring portion 37 includes a contact portion 38, a bent portion 39, and a slide member contact portion 40.

  The contact portion 38 is provided as a leaf spring-like portion that contacts the external terminal 101 inserted into the base housing 15 of the housing portion 11 from the external terminal insertion hole 25 and is electrically connected to the external terminal 101. In the present embodiment, the contact portion 38 is provided so as to extend straight from the main body portion 33 in a cantilevered manner. Further, the contact portion 38 is provided so as to extend from the main body portion 33 in a cantilever manner along a plane perpendicular to the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11.

  The bent portion 39 is provided at an end portion of the contact portion 38 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33 and is provided integrally with the contact portion 38. That is, the bent portion 39 is provided integrally with the contact portion 38 at the end of the contact portion 38 opposite to the main body portion 33 side. For this reason, the contact portion 38 is provided on the root side of the bent portion 39 in the contact spring portion 37 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33. That is, the contact portion 38 is provided as a portion closer to the main body portion 33 than the bent portion 39 in the contact spring portion 37 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33. Further, the bent portion 39 is provided as a portion extending from the main body portion 33 along the surface perpendicular to the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11.

  The slide member contact portion 40 is provided as a portion that contacts a slide member 13 described later. In the present embodiment, the slide member contact portion 40 is provided as a portion on the tip side of the bent portion 39 in the contact spring portion 37 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33. That is, the slide member contact portion 40 is provided as a portion on the opposite side of the contact portion 38 across the bent portion 39 in the contact spring portion 37 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33. The slide member contact portion 40 is along a surface perpendicular to the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11 on the distal end side of the bent portion 39 of the contact spring portion 37 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33. It is provided to extend.

  As described above, the contact spring portion 37 is provided so as to extend from the main body portion 33 in a cantilever manner in the order of the contact portion 38, the bent portion 39, and the slide member contact portion 40. The contact portion 38, the bent portion 39, and the slide member contact portion 40 are provided so as to extend along a plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11. . For this reason, the contact spring part 37 is provided so as to extend in a cantilever manner from the main body part 33 along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction. Further, as a result, the contact spring portion 37 is provided so as to extend in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33 along a surface parallel to the surface of the substrate 100 in a state where the connector 1 is installed on the substrate 100. Yes.

[Sliding member]
FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the slide member 13. 18A and 18B are diagrams showing the slide member 13, in which FIG. 18A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 18B is a left side view, and FIG. 18D is a front view, FIG. 18D is a right side view, and FIG. 18E is a bottom view.

  The slide member 13 shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 and FIG. 15 to FIG. 18 is provided as a member having a plate-like slide main body 42 that extends in a straight line and is formed of, for example, a metal material. A plurality of slide members 13 are provided in the connector 1. In the connector 1, the same number of slide members 13 as the connector terminal portions 12 are provided. In the present embodiment, the form of the connector 1 provided with five slide members 13 is illustrated.

  Each of the plurality of slide members 13 is provided with a press-fit portion 43 that is press-fitted into each of the plurality of holding holes 30 a of the slide housing 16. The press-fit portion 43 is provided integrally with one end portion of the plate-like slide main body portion 42 that extends linearly. Each slide member 13 is held in the slide housing 16 by being press-fitted into each holding hole 30 a of the slide housing 16 in the press-fit portion 43. Further, each slide member 13 is held in the slide housing 16 by the press-fit portion 43 on one end side of the slide main body portion 42, so that the slide member 13 protrudes in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion 30 of the slide housing 16. And is held by the slide housing 16.

  Further, each slide member 13 is mounted on a slide housing 16 that is supported so as to be slidable along a plane perpendicular to the base housing 15 in the external terminal insertion direction (the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11). Is retained. Each slide member 13 is held by the slide housing 16 in a state of projecting from the opening 22 of the base housing 15 toward the inside of the base housing 15. That is, each slide member 13 supported in a cantilever manner on the slide housing 16 protrudes from the slide housing 16 toward the bottom wall portion 21 side of the base housing 15 along the height direction of the housing portion 11. It extends to. Therefore, in a state where the connector 1 is installed on the board 100, each slide member 13 is arranged along the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11 from the slide housing 16. It is provided to extend toward.

  In addition, each slide member 13 extends in a cantilever manner from the slide housing 16 along the height direction of the housing portion 11 while being inserted into the rectangular tube-shaped main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12. Yes. Each slide member 13 extending in the state of being inserted into the main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12 is inserted in a gap between the inner wall 33 b of the main body portion 33 and the contact spring portion 37.

  As described above, each slide member 13 is held by the slide housing 16 supported so as to be slidable along the surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction with respect to the base housing 15. Each slide member 13 is inserted in the gap between the inner wall 33 b of the main body portion 33 and the contact spring portion 37 inside the main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12. For this reason, each slide member 13 is held in the housing part 11 so as to be relatively displaceable while sliding with respect to the contact spring part 37 in a state of being in contact with the contact spring part 37. Furthermore, each slide member 13 is bent so as to press the contact spring portion 37 toward the external terminal 101 by sliding relative to the contact spring portion 37 along a plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction. It is configured to be able to.

  Each slide member 13 is inserted in the gap between the inner wall 33b of the main body portion 33 and the slide member contact portion 40 of the contact spring portion 37 inside the main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12, and the contact spring portion. 37 is arranged so as to come into contact with the slide member contact portion 40. That is, each slide member 13 is in contact with the contact spring portion 37 extending in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion 33 on the front side of the bent portion 39 inside the main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12. Has been placed. The slide housing 16 that holds the slide member 13 is supported by the base housing 15 so as to be slidable from the rear side to the front side of the base housing 15. Thus, each slide member 13 slides forward along the direction from the bent portion 39 toward the distal end side with respect to the contact spring portion 37 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12. By moving, the contact spring portion 37 is bent so as to be pressed toward the external terminal 101.

  Further, the slide main body portion 42 of each slide member 13 supported in a cantilever manner on the slide housing 16 extends from the slide housing 16 to the bottom wall portion 21 side of the base housing 15 along the height direction of the housing portion 11. It extends so as to protrude. That is, the slide main body portion 42 is arranged so that its longitudinal direction extends along the height direction of the housing portion 11. The slide main body portion 42 is provided with a tapered portion 42a extending along the longitudinal direction.

  The taper portion 42a is provided as a front edge portion of the slide main body portion 42, and is provided as a portion formed so as to be narrowed toward the front side in the slide main body portion 42 of the slide member 13 held by the slide housing 16. It has been. That is, the taper portion 42a is an edge portion on the front side of the slide main body portion 42 formed so as to have a tapered portion in which a cross-sectional area in a plane perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the slide main body portion 42 decreases toward the front side. It is provided as. Note that the front-rear direction of the slide main body 42 is a direction parallel to the front-rear direction of the slide member 13, the front-rear direction of the slide housing 16, and the front-rear direction of the housing part 11.

  The slide main body portion 42 of each slide member 13 is provided with the tapered portion 42a having the above configuration toward the front side. For this reason, when each slide member 13 slides along the direction from the bent portion 39 toward the front end side with respect to each contact spring portion 37, each slide member 13 is connected to the main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12. Is inserted along the gap between the inner wall 33b and the slide member contact portion 40 from the front end side of the tapered portion 42a toward the front side of the gap. As a result, when each slide member 13 slides along the direction from the bent portion 39 toward the tip side with respect to each contact spring portion 37, each contact spring portion 37 is easily pressed toward each external terminal 101. Can be bent.

[Assembling the connector]
The connector 1 described above is configured by assembling a base housing 15, a pair of reinforcing tabs 14, a plurality of connector terminal portions 12, a slide housing 16, and a plurality of slide members 13. In assembling the connector 1, first, the plurality of slide members 13 are attached to the slide housing 16, and the pair of reinforcing tabs 14 and the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 are attached to the base housing 15.

  FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of slide members 13 are attached to the slide housing 16. 20 is a view showing the slide housing 16 and the plurality of slide members 13, in which FIG. 20A is a plan view (top view), FIG. 20B is a front view, and FIG. (C) is a bottom view.

  When the plurality of slide members 13 are attached to the slide housing 16, the respective press-fit portions 43 of the plurality of slide members 13 are press-fitted into the plurality of holding holes 30 a of the main body portion 30 of the slide housing 16. . Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the slide member 13 is held by the slide housing 16 in a state where the slide member 13 projects in a cantilevered manner from the main body 30 of the slide housing 16. The slide member 13 protrudes in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion 30 of the slide housing 16 in the same direction as the pair of leg portions 31.

  On the other hand, a pair of reinforcing tabs 14 and a plurality of connector terminal portions 12 are attached to the base housing 15. The reinforcing tab 14 is attached to the base housing 15 by being press-fitted in the tab slit 28. In the connector terminal portion 12, the board mounting portion 34 is inserted into the terminal slit 26, the main body portion 33 is fitted into the terminal accommodating chamber 23 from the opening 22 of the base housing 15, and the press-fit portion 35 is further inserted into the press-fit hole 41. Is attached to the base housing 15.

  When the attachment of the plurality of slide members 13 to the slide housing 16 is finished and the attachment of the pair of reinforcing tabs 14 and the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 to the base housing 15 is finished, the attachment of the slide housing 16 to the base housing 15 is completed. Done.

  At the time of the above attachment, the pair of leg portions 31 of the slide housing 16 holding the plurality of slide members 13 are inserted into the base housing 15 from the opening 22 of the base housing 15. At this time, the pair of leg portions 31 up to a position where the slip-out preventing convex portions 31 a provided on each of the pair of leg portions 31 get over the slip-out preventing convex portion 29 of the base housing 15 on the back side of the opening 22 of the base housing 15. Is inserted into the base housing 15. As a result, the slip-off preventing convex portions 31a of the pair of leg portions 31 of the slide housing 16 are inserted to the back side of the base housing 15, and the slip-off preventing convex portions 31a of the slide housing 16 and the slip-off preventing convex portions 29 of the base housing 15 are formed. It will be in the state which can be engaged. Then, the slide housing 16 is prevented from being detached from the base housing 15.

  As described above, in a state where the slide housing 16 is prevented from being detached from the base housing 15, the attachment of the slide housing 16 to the base housing 15 is finished, and the assembly of the connector 1 is finished. Further, in this state, the slip-out preventing convex portion 31 a of the slide housing 16 and the slip-out preventing convex portion 29 of the base housing 15 are engageable in the height direction of the housing portion 11. In this state, the slide movement is possible. For this reason, the slide housing 16 is supported so as to be slidable with respect to the base housing 15 along the front-rear direction of the housing portion 11.

[Connecting the board and external terminals using a connector]
Next, the connection between the substrate 100 and the plurality of external terminals 101 by the connector 1 assembled as described above will be further described. For example, a conductive circuit pattern (not shown) is provided on the front and back surfaces of the substrate 100, and the connector 1 is mounted and connected to the substrate 100.

  When the connector 1 is connected to the board 100, the connector 1 in the state shown in FIG. Are installed on the substrate 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the board mounting portions 34 of the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 of the connector 1 are mounted and connected to the surface of the board 100 by soldering with solder 103. Further, the fixing portions 14 a of the reinforcing tabs 14 of the connector 1 are also mounted and fixed to the surface of the substrate 100 by soldering with the solder 102.

  As described above, when the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 and the pair of reinforcing tabs 14 of the connector 1 are mounted on the substrate 100, as shown in FIGS. Are electrically and mechanically connected.

  When the substrate 100 and the connector 1 are connected, the connector 1 and the plurality of external terminals 101 are connected. By connecting the connector 1 and the plurality of external terminals 101, the substrate 100 and the plurality of external terminals 101 are connected via the connector 1. FIGS. 21 to 24 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the connector 1 and for explaining the connection operation between the substrate 100 and the plurality of external terminals 101 via the connector 1. FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the connector 1, the substrate 100, and the external terminals 101. FIG. 22 is a side view of the connector 1, the substrate 100, and the external terminals 101. FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of the connector 1, the substrate 100, and the external terminals 101. FIG. 24 is a view showing a cross section of the connector 1 and the external terminal 101 together with the substrate 100. FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6, and FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG.

  When the substrate 100 and the plurality of external terminals 101 are connected through the connector 1, first, the plurality of external terminals 101 are inserted into the through holes 100 a of the substrate 100. 21 to 24, each of the plurality of external terminals 101 inserted into the through hole 100a of the substrate 100 is inserted into each of the plurality of external terminal insertion holes 25 of the housing portion 11 of the connector 1. The The plurality of external terminals 101 are simultaneously inserted into the connector 1 from the plurality of external terminal insertion holes 25.

  The distal end portions of the external terminals 101 inserted into the connector 1 from the external terminal insertion holes 25 of the base housing 15 are connected to the connector terminal portions 12 housed in the terminal housing chambers 23 of the base housing 11 inside the connector 1. It passes through the inside of the main body 33. Each external terminal 101 passing through the inside of the main body portion 33 of each connector terminal portion 12 is inserted into a gap between the inner wall 33 a of the main body portion 33 and the contact portion 38 of the contact spring portion 37. As a result, each external terminal 101 is sandwiched between the inner wall 33 a of the main body portion 33 and the contact portion 38 of the contact spring portion 37 and is in contact with the contact portion 38. At this time, the contact spring portion 37 comes into a state of being slightly bent by being elastically deformed slightly by contacting the external terminal 101. Thereby, the contact spring part 37 and the external terminal 101 contact and are electrically connected.

  The slide housing 16 is provided with a plurality of confirmation windows 44 in the main body 30 (see FIGS. 21 and 23). The confirmation window 44 is provided as a window for a worker who has performed an operation of connecting the plurality of external terminals 101 to the connector 1 to visually confirm whether or not the external terminals 101 are inserted into the connector 1. Yes. Each of the plurality of confirmation windows 44 is provided as a through hole that penetrates the main body 30 in the height direction. Each of the plurality of confirmation windows 44 is provided at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of external terminal insertion holes 25 in the height direction of the housing portion 11. Therefore, the operator can confirm whether or not the external terminal 101 is inserted into the connector 1 by confirming that the external terminal 101 can be seen from the confirmation window 44.

  In a state where the plurality of external terminals 101 are inserted into the connector 1 as described above, each slide member 13 is urged so as to press the contact spring portion 37 of each connector terminal portion 12 toward each external terminal 101. (Refer to FIG. 23 and FIG. 24). In this state, the slide housing 16 is located at a position shifted rearward with respect to the base housing 15 (see FIG. 22).

  25 to 28 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the connector 1, and are diagrams for explaining a state in which the connection operation between the substrate 100 and the plurality of external terminals 101 via the connector 1 is completed. . 25 is a perspective view of the connector 1, the board 100, and the external terminal 101. FIG. FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of the connector 1, the substrate 100, and the external terminals 101. FIG. 27 is a view showing a cross section of the connector 1 and the external terminal 101 together with the substrate 100. FIG. 28 is a view showing a cross section of the connector 1 and the substrate 100 together with the external terminals 101. 26 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6, FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 7, and FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X6-X6 in FIG. Is shown.

  From the state shown in FIG. 21 to FIG. 24, the worker moves so that the slide housing 16 holding the plurality of slide members 13 slides from the rear side to the front side of the base housing 15 with respect to the base housing 15. Operated by. That is, the slide housing 16 faces the front side of the base housing 15 along a surface perpendicular to the base housing 15 in the external terminal insertion direction (the direction in which the external terminals 101 are inserted into the housing portion 11). Operated to slide. In FIG. 25, the direction in which the slide housing 16 is operated so as to slide relative to the base housing 15 is indicated by an arrow X5.

  As the slide housing 16 slides, the plurality of slide members 13 also slide together with the slide housing 16 toward the front side of the base housing 15. At this time, the slide member 13 slides between the inner wall 33 b of the main body portion 33 and the slide member contact portion 40 of the contact spring portion 37 inside the main body portion 33 of the connector terminal portion 12. Further, the slide member 13 slides relative to the slide member contact portion 40 of the contact spring portion 37 toward the front side of the base housing 15 along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction. That is, the slide member 13 slides along the direction from the bent portion 39 toward the distal end side with respect to the contact spring portion 37 that extends in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion 33. Thereby, the slide member 13 bends so as to press the contact spring portion 37 toward the external terminal 101 (see FIGS. 26 and 27).

  Note that the slide member contact portion 40 of the contact spring portion 37 has a portion extending so as to narrow a gap with the inner wall 33b of the main body portion 33 in the state before the slide operation of the slide member 13 (see FIG. (See FIG. 24). For this reason, the slide member 13 slides with respect to the slide member contact portion 40 of the contact spring portion 37 toward the front side of the base housing 15, so that the contact spring portion 37 is pressed toward the external terminal 101. Will be bent.

  When the above-described slide movement operation of the slide housing 16 with respect to the base housing 15 is completed, the connection operation between the connector 1 and the plurality of external terminals 101 is completed. That is, the connection operation between the substrate 100 and the plurality of external terminals 101 via the connector 1 is completed. As shown in FIGS. 25 to 28, when the connection operation between the connector 1 and the plurality of external terminals 101 is completed, the contact spring portion 37 is firmly pressed against the external terminals 101 by the slide member 13, so that the connector 1 and a reliable electrical connection state between the external terminals 101 are ensured.

  When the above-described slide movement operation of the slide housing 16 with respect to the base housing 15 is performed, the lock arm portion 32 of the slide housing 16 comes into contact with the pair of lock convex portions 27 of the base housing 15 and is elastically bent once. Deform. Then, after the lock arm portion 32 gets over the pair of lock convex portions 27, the lock arm portion 32 elastically recovers and engages with the pair of lock convex portions 27. Therefore, in a state where the connection operation between the connector 1 and the plurality of external terminals 101 is completed, the lock arm portion 32 of the slide housing 16 is engaged with the pair of lock projections 27 of the base housing 15 as shown in FIG. Match. This prevents the slide housing 16 from moving backward with respect to the base housing 15 and returning to the state before the slide movement operation.

  When the connection between the connector 1 and the plurality of external terminals 101 is released, the operator operates and bends the lock arm portion 32 of the slide housing 16, and the lock arm portion 32 and the pair of lock convex portions 27 are engaged. Is released. In this state, the slide housing 16 is operated so as to slide backward with respect to the base housing 15. As a result, the state in which the contact spring portion 37 is firmly pressed against the external terminal 101 by the slide member 13 is released. The plurality of external terminals 101 are pulled out from the connector 1 in a state in which the pressing of the contact spring portion 37 by the slide member 13 is released. Thereby, the connection between the connector 1 and the plurality of external terminals 101 is released.

[Operation and effect of this embodiment]
According to the present embodiment, the contact spring portion 37 of the connector terminal portion 12 is formed along the plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 passes through the substrate 100 and is inserted into the housing portion 11. It is provided so as to extend like a hand. For this reason, the contact spring portion 37 of the connector terminal portion 12 does not have a structure extending in a cantilever manner in parallel with the external terminal insertion direction along the external terminal insertion direction.

  With the above configuration, the size of the connector terminal portion 12 in the direction along the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 passes through the substrate 100 and is inserted into the housing portion 11, can be reduced. The height of 12 can be lowered. And since the height of the connector terminal part 12 can be made low, the height of the housing part 11 holding the connector terminal part 12 can also be made low. Thereby, the height from the board | substrate 100 of the connector 1 in the state installed in the board | substrate 100 can be made low.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the height of the connector 1 that is installed on the substrate 100 and connected to the external terminal 101 penetrating the substrate 100 from the substrate 100 is lowered in the state of being installed on the substrate 100. be able to.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the sliding member 13 slides with respect to the contact spring portion 37 in a state where the slide member 13 is in contact with the contact spring portion 37, so that the contact spring portion 37 is pressed against the external terminal 101. Mu For this reason, a sufficient contact pressure between the connector terminal portion 12 and the external terminal 101 can be easily ensured by the sliding movement operation of the slide member 13.

  And according to this embodiment, the slide member 13 is provided so that it may slide with respect to the contact spring part 37 along the surface perpendicular | vertical to an external terminal insertion direction. Therefore, when the slide member 13 is slid to secure the contact pressure between the connector terminal portion 12 and the external terminal 101, the external terminal insertion direction from the slide member 13 to the connector terminal portion 12 and the housing portion 11. It is possible to suppress a large force from acting on the surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a large external force from acting on the substrate 100 in a direction perpendicular to the substrate 100 during the sliding movement of the slide member 13. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the substrate 100 from being distorted during the slide movement operation of the slide member 13. Further, even when other electronic components or the like are installed in the vicinity of the connector 1 on the substrate 100, the occurrence of damage to the other electronic components due to the distortion of the substrate 100 is suppressed. be able to.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, by sliding the slide housing 16 with respect to the base housing 15, it is possible to slide the plurality of slide members 13 with respect to the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 at the same timing. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the operation of sliding and moving the plurality of slide members 13 can be performed easily and quickly in order to ensure the contact pressure between the plurality of connector terminal portions 12 and the plurality of external terminals 101.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the contact portion 38 is provided on the base side of the contact spring portion 37, and the slide member 13 comes into contact with the contact spring portion 37 on the tip side of the bent portion 39 in the contact spring portion 37. For this reason, the contact spring portion 37 is in contact with the external terminal 101 stably on the base side of the contact spring portion 37, and the external terminal 101 is moved by the slide member 13 on the tip side of the bent portion 39 of the contact spring portion 37. It is pushed toward. Therefore, it is possible to easily ensure a sufficient contact pressure between the connector terminal portion 12 and the external terminal 101 while ensuring a stable contact state between the connector terminal portion 12 and the external terminal 101.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the contact spring portion 37 is pressed toward the external terminal 101 by sliding the slide member 13 along the direction from the bent portion 39 of the contact spring portion 37 toward the distal end side. For this reason, the slide member 13 can be slid and moved more smoothly. Therefore, sufficient contact pressure between the connector terminal portion 12 and the external terminal 101 can be more easily ensured while ensuring a stable contact state between the connector terminal portion 12 and the external terminal 101.

[Modification]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made as long as they are described in the claims. For example, the following modifications may be made.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the connector terminal portion has a board mounting portion mounted on the surface of the board has been described as an example, but this need not be the case. For example, the form of the connector provided with the connector terminal part which has the board | substrate connection part connected with a board | substrate by being inserted and soldered with respect to the through-hole of a board | substrate may be implemented.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the configuration of the connector including the slide member has been described as an example. However, this need not be the case. A form of a connector not provided with a slide member may be implemented. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the housing portion has been described by taking an example in which the housing portion includes the slide housing. However, this need not be the case. A form of connector having a housing part not provided with a slide housing may be implemented.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the contact spring portion has been described by taking as an example the form of the connector terminal portion provided so as to extend from the main body portion along the surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction. It may not be the street. For example, modifications as shown in FIGS. 29 to 31 may be implemented.

  FIG. 29 is a perspective view of a connector terminal portion 45 of a connector according to a modification. FIG. 30 is a view showing the connector terminal portion 45, FIG. 30 (A) is a plan view (top view), FIG. 30 (B) is a front view, and FIG. FIG. 30D is a side view, and FIG. 30D is a bottom view. FIG. 31 is a view showing the connector terminal portion 45, and FIGS. 31 (A) and 31 (B) are partially cutaway perspective views, and FIG. FIG. 32 is a side view of FIG. In the description of the following modified examples, elements configured in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment and elements configured in correspondence with the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, or The description is omitted by citing the same reference numerals.

  The connector according to the modified example having the connector terminal portion 45 according to the modified example shown in FIGS. 29 to 31 is configured as a connector that is installed on the substrate 100 and connects the substrate 100 and the plurality of external terminals 101 penetrating the substrate 100. Has been. And the connector which concerns on this modification is provided with the some connector terminal part 45, the housing part 11 in the connector 1 of above-mentioned embodiment, the some slide member 13, and a pair of reinforcement tab 14, It is comprised. Yes. That is, in the connector according to the modification, elements other than the connector terminal portion 45 are configured in the same manner as the connector 1 of the above-described embodiment.

  The connector terminal portion 45 shown in FIGS. 29 to 31 is made of a conductive metal material, and is provided as an element for electrically connecting the substrate 100 and the external terminal 101. The connector terminal portion 45 includes a main body portion 33, a board mounting portion 34, a press-fit portion 35, a connection spring portion 36, and a contact spring portion 46 including a contact portion 47. The main body portion 33, the board mounting portion 34, the press-fit portion 35, the coupling spring portion 36, and the contact spring portion 46 are integrally provided. The connector terminal portion 45 is configured similarly to the connector terminal portion 12 of the above-described embodiment except for the configuration of the contact spring portion 46. That is, the connector terminal portion 45 and the connector terminal portion 12 of the above-described embodiment differ in the configuration of the contact spring portion 46 and the configuration of the contact spring portion 37.

  The contact spring portion 46 includes a contact portion 47 and is provided as a leaf spring-like portion configured to be able to contact the external terminal 101 in a state of being elastically deformed and bent. Further, the contact spring portion 46 is provided integrally with the main body portion 33 inside the main body portion 33 and is supported in a cantilever manner with respect to the main body portion 33. That is, the contact spring portion 46 is configured to extend in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion 33 inside the main body portion 33. The contact spring portion 46 includes a contact portion 47, a bent portion 48, and a slide member contact portion 49.

  The contact portion 47 is provided as a leaf spring-like portion that contacts the external terminal 101 inserted into the base housing 15 of the housing portion 11 from the external terminal insertion hole 25 and is electrically connected to the external terminal 101. In this modification, the contact portion 47 is provided so as to extend straight from the main body portion 33 in a cantilevered manner. Further, the contact portion 47 is provided so as to extend from the main body portion 33 in a cantilever manner along a surface oblique to the external terminal insertion direction, which is a direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11.

  The bent portion 48 is provided at an end portion of the contact portion 47 that extends in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33, and is provided integrally with the contact portion 47. That is, the bent portion 48 is provided integrally with the contact portion 47 at the end portion of the contact portion 47 opposite to the main body portion 33 side. For this reason, the contact portion 47 is provided on the root side of the bent portion 48 in the contact spring portion 46 that extends in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33. That is, the contact portion 47 is provided as a portion closer to the main body portion 33 than the bent portion 48 in the contact spring portion 46 extending from the main body portion 33 in a cantilever manner. Further, the bent portion 48 is provided as a portion extending from the main body portion 33 by bending along an oblique surface in the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11.

  The slide member contact portion 49 is provided as a portion that contacts the slide member 13. In this modification, the slide member contact portion 49 is provided as a portion on the tip side of the bent portion 48 in the contact spring portion 46 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33. That is, the slide member contact portion 49 is provided as a portion on the opposite side of the contact portion 47 across the bent portion 48 in the contact spring portion 46 that cantilevered from the main body portion 33. The slide member contact portion 49 is in a direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11 on the distal end side of the bent portion 48 in the contact spring portion 46 that cantilevered from the main body portion 33. Are provided so as to extend along an oblique surface.

  As described above, the contact spring portion 46 is provided so as to extend from the main body portion 33 in a cantilever manner in the order of the contact portion 47, the bent portion 48, and the slide member contact portion 49. The contact portion 47, the bent portion 48, and the slide member contact portion 49 are provided so as to extend along an oblique surface in the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 is inserted into the housing portion 11. . For this reason, the contact spring part 46 extends from the main body part 33 in a cantilever manner along a surface that is inclined in the external terminal insertion direction (that is, a surface that obliquely intersects the external terminal insertion direction). Is provided. Further, in this manner, the contact spring portion 46 is inclined from the main body portion 33 to a surface parallel to the surface of the substrate 100 (that is, a normal line) in a state where the connector according to the modification is installed on the substrate 100. The direction is provided so as to extend in a cantilevered manner along a surface inclined obliquely with respect to the normal direction of the surface of the substrate 100. In this modification, the angle formed by the normal direction of the surface of the substrate 100 and the normal direction of the above-described oblique surface where the contact spring portion 46 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33 is arranged. For example, the acute angle is about 30 degrees and less than 45 degrees.

  In the connector according to the modification having the connector terminal portion 45 according to the modification, the slide member 13 is configured in the same manner as the slide member 13 of the above-described embodiment. That is, also in the connector according to the modified example, the slide member 13 slides with respect to the contact spring portion 46 along a plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction, so that the contact spring portion 46 faces the external terminal 101. It is configured to bend so as to be pressed.

  According to the present modification, the contact spring portion 46 of the connector terminal portion 45 is formed by a piece along a surface oblique to the external terminal insertion direction, which is a direction in which the external terminal 101 passes through the substrate 100 and is inserted into the housing portion 11. It is provided so as to extend like a hand. For this reason, the contact spring part 46 of the connector terminal part 45 does not become a structure which extends in a cantilever shape in parallel with the external terminal insertion direction along the external terminal insertion direction.

  With the above configuration, the size of the connector terminal portion 45 in the direction along the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal 101 passes through the substrate 100 and is inserted into the housing portion 11, can be reduced. The height of 45 can be lowered. And since the height of the connector terminal part 45 can be made low, the height of the housing part 11 holding the connector terminal part 45 can also be made low. Thereby, the height from the board | substrate 100 of the connector in the state installed in the board | substrate 100 can be made low.

  Therefore, according to this modification, the height from the substrate 100 in the state where the connector 100 is installed on the substrate 100 and connected to the external terminal 101 penetrating the substrate 100 is reduced. Can do.

  In this modification, the angle formed by the normal direction of the surface of the substrate 100 and the normal direction of the above-described oblique surface where the contact spring portion 46 extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion 33 is arranged. Since the angle on the acute angle side is less than 45 degrees, the height from the substrate 100 in a state where the connector according to this modification is installed on the substrate 100 can be reduced more efficiently.

  The present invention can be widely applied as a connector for connecting a board and an external terminal, and a board with a connector including the connector.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector 11 Housing part 12 Connector terminal part 33 Main body part 37 Contact spring part 38 Contact part 100 Board | substrate 101 External terminal

Claims (5)

A connector for connecting a board and an external terminal penetrating the board,
A connector terminal portion connected to the substrate and the external terminal, and a housing portion holding the connector terminal portion,
The connector terminal portion includes a contact portion connected to and connected to the external terminal inserted into the housing portion; and the contact terminal portion includes the contact portion and is in contact with the external terminal while being elastically deformed and bent. A contact spring portion configured so as to be capable of supporting the contact spring portion in a cantilever state;
The contact spring portion is along the surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction, which is the direction in which the external terminal is inserted into the housing portion, from the main body portion or along the oblique surface in the external terminal insertion direction. A connector provided so as to extend in a cantilever manner. The connector according to claim 1,
A slide member that is held in the housing part so as to be relatively displaceable while sliding with respect to the contact spring part in contact with the contact spring part;
The slide member is configured to bend so as to press the contact spring portion toward the external terminal by slidingly moving with respect to the contact spring portion along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction. A connector characterized by being made. The connector according to claim 2,
A plurality of the connector terminal portions and a plurality of the slide members;
The housing portion includes a base housing that holds the plurality of connector terminal portions, and a slide housing that holds the plurality of slide members,
The connector is characterized in that the slide housing is supported so as to be slidable with respect to the base housing along a plane perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction. The connector according to claim 2 or 3, wherein
The contact spring portion has a bent portion that extends and bends along a surface perpendicular to the external terminal insertion direction or along an oblique surface in the external terminal insertion direction,
The contact portion is provided on the root side of the bent portion in the contact spring portion extending in a cantilevered manner from the main body portion,
The said slide member contacts the said contact spring part extended in a cantilever form from the said main-body part in the front end side rather than the said bending part. The connector according to claim 4,
The sliding member slides along the direction from the bent portion toward the distal end side with respect to the contact spring portion extending in a cantilever manner from the main body portion, thereby moving the contact spring portion toward the external terminal. The connector is configured to be bent so as to be pressed.

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