JP2019050115A - Connector device and method for coupling wiring-board-shaped member to connector device in pressure-welding manner - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector device into which a wiring-board-shaped member is inserted in a state where the connector device is mounted on a wiring board, for coupling the wiring-board-shaped member to the wiring board, the connector device being capable of achieving both entire thinning and reduction of an occupied space on the wiring board.SOLUTION: A connector device comprises: an insulation housing 13 which is disposed on a wiring board; multiple contacts 16 that are arrayed and disposed in the insulation housing; and a slider 18 which includes a cam part 24 to be engaged with the multiple contacts and is provided in a slidable manner in relative to the insulation housing. In a state where an FPC 12 is inserted into the insulation housing via a tabular member insertion part 14 therein, the slider is operated from the side of the tabular member insertion part, thereby being moved in an insertion direction of the FPC into the insulation housing and selectively taking a first position where the multiple contacts are released from a press-contact state to the FPC and a second position where the multiple contacts are brought into the press-contact state to the FPC.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The invention described in the claims of the present application is fixed to a wiring substrate as a solid printed wiring substrate etc., and a wiring plate member such as a flexible printed wiring substrate (FPC) or a flat cable (FFC) is inserted. Insulating housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the insulating housing and electrically connected to the wiring substrate, and a wiring plate member movable in the insulating housing and inserted into the insulating housing at the plurality of contacts The present invention relates to a connector device provided with a slider for causing a press contact state, and a method of press-connecting a wiring plate member to such a connector device.

  In the case of a wiring board member such as a relatively small flexible printed wiring board mounted on various electronic devices, attachment to the wiring board such as a solid printed wiring board to which various electric parts are attached is the wiring board In many cases, a connector device in which electrical connection is made and fixed is used. The connector device used for attaching such a wiring board member to the wiring board includes an insulating housing into which the wiring board member is inserted, and a wiring board member arranged in the insulating housing and inserted into the insulating housing. The connector device is provided with a plurality of conductive contacts connected in contact with the contact terminal portion, and the contact terminal portion provided on the wiring plate member is fixed via the plurality of contacts. It electrically connects to the wiring terminal in a wiring board.

  In a connector device used to attach a wiring board member, such as a flexible printed wiring board provided with such a plurality of contact terminals, to a wiring board, the wiring on the wiring board on which it is mounted It is considered as one of the generally desired matters to be able to reduce the thickness in which the dimension of protrusion from the substrate, ie, the height dimension, is relatively small. In the related art, a connector device which can be thinned when it is disposed on a circuit board and used to meet such a demand item has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  The connector apparatus (flexible board connection connector (1)) disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes an insulating housing (2) disposed on a wiring board (circuit board or the like). And, in the insulating housing, a plate-like member is housed in which the wiring plate member (flexible substrate (6)) is accommodated in one (front portion) of the pair of mutually opposing end surface portions (front portion and rear surface portion) thereof. An opening (plate-like member insertion portion) of the portion (substrate insertion recess (7)) is formed, and the other (rear surface) of the pair of opposing end surface portions can slide relative to the insulating housing An opening of the cover insertion recess (8) into which the slider (slide cover (3)) is inserted is formed. Further, in the insulating housing, the plurality of contacts (4) are arranged along the direction orthogonal to the opposing direction of the pair of opposing end face portions.

  Each of the plurality of contacts is a plate-like member formed by punching a conductive metal plate into a substantially H-shape and extending along the opposing direction of the pair of opposing end surface portions, and fixed to the insulating housing A movable beam portion including a fixed beam portion (contact body (13)) and a pressure receiving piece (14) and a contact piece (15) movable relative to the fixed beam portion And a connecting portion (supporting portion (16)) to be connected. A connection (leg (13a)) connected to the wiring terminal (pattern) on the wiring substrate is provided at one end of the fixed beam, and the end of the pressure receiving piece in the movable beam is A locking projection (14a) is provided which engages the slider.

  The slider is integrated with an operating portion (11) disposed outside the insulating housing and a pressing piece (10) extending from the operating portion and inserted into the cover insertion recess in the insulating housing by an insulating plastic resin. It is supposed to be formed and configured. Then, the lock recess is engaged with the pressing piece while being inserted into the cover insertion recess in the insulating housing, and the lock projection provided on the pressure receiving piece in each movable beam portion of the plurality of contacts is engaged. 10a) is provided.

  In such a connector device disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the wiring plate member is inserted into the plate member housing portion of the insulating housing through the opening thereof along the wiring substrate, in the plate member housing portion, A wiring plate member is disposed between the fixed beam portion and the movable beam portion in each of the plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing. Subsequently, the slider is inserted into the cover insertion recess in the insulating housing along the wiring board through the opening, and then the slider is moved toward the opening of the plate-like member storage unit in the operation unit. When a pressing force is applied and the pressing piece is pushed toward the opening of the plate-like member accommodating portion in the cover insertion recess, the lock projection provided on the movable beam portion of each of the plurality of contacts is A state in which the pressing piece of the slider rides on and is engaged with the lock recess provided in the pressing piece is taken.

  In such a case, when the lock projection provided on the pressure receiving piece in each movable beam portion of the plurality of contacts rides on the pressing piece in the slider, thereby, the plurality of pressure receiving pieces in each movable beam portion of the plurality of contacts Is moved in a direction away from the respective fixed beam portions of the contacts, and accordingly, the contact pieces in the respective movable beam portions of the plurality of contacts are moved in the direction towards the respective fixed beam portions of the plurality of contacts The contact between the fixed beam portion and the movable beam portion in each of the plurality of contacts is brought into pressure contact with the wiring plate member. Thus, the wiring plate member is electrically connected to the wiring substrate having the wiring terminal connected to the connection portion provided in the fixed beam portion in each of the plurality of contacts through each of the plurality of contacts.

  The movement of the slider is restricted by the state in which the lock projections of the plurality of contacts mounted on the pressing pieces of the slider are engaged with the lock recesses provided on the pressing pieces of the slider. The pressure receiving pieces in the respective movable beam portions of the contacts are kept moved in the direction away from the respective fixed beam portions of the plurality of contacts, as a result, the contact pieces in the respective movable beam portions of the plurality of contacts are The pressure contact with the wiring plate member disposed between the fixed beam portion and the movable beam portion in each of the plurality of contacts to be taken is stably maintained.

  In the connector apparatus shown in the above-mentioned patent document 1, the wiring plate-like member is a plate-like member along the wiring board from one side of a pair of mutually opposing end face portions in the insulating housing arranged on the wiring board. While being inserted into the housing portion, the pressing piece in the slider is inserted into the cover insertion recess along the wiring board from the other side of the pair of mutually opposing end surface portions, and the slider is opposed to the insulating housing with the pair of mutually opposing end surface portions It moves along the opposite direction of the Thereby, the slider slidable relative to the insulating housing can be prevented from protruding beyond the insulating housing on the wiring board on which the insulating housing is disposed, whereby the entire connector device It is possible to reduce the thickness.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-50423

  The connector apparatus conventionally proposed as a connector apparatus used for attachment to a wiring board of wiring board-like members, such as a flexible printed wiring board as above-mentioned, is a pair of mutually opposing end surface parts in the insulating housing distribute | arranged to a wiring board The slider is in a direction from the slider insertion side to the wiring plate-like member insertion side with respect to the insulating housing disposed on the wiring substrate, with one side being the wiring plate-like member insertion side and the other side being the slider insertion side And, it is possible to move along the wiring board in any direction from the insertion side of the wiring plate member to the insertion side of the slider, thereby making it possible to reduce the thickness of the entire connector device, On the other hand, both the outer side of the insertion side of the wiring plate-like member in the insulating housing disposed on the wiring substrate and the outer side of the slider insertion side Oite, relatively large free space on the wiring substrate is accompanied by a disadvantage that would be required.

  That is, on the wiring plate-like member insertion side of the insulating housing disposed on the wiring substrate, the wiring plate-like member is inserted along the wiring substrate into the plate-like member housing of the insulating housing through the opening. An empty space on the wiring substrate is required, and in addition to that, the operation portion of the slider is disposed outside the slider insertion side of the insulating housing disposed on the wiring substrate, and the operation portion is provided. A vacant space on the wiring board is required to move the insulating housing in the direction from the slider insertion side toward the wiring plate insertion member side or in the direction from the wiring plate insertion member side toward the slider insertion side. The Thus, on the wiring board for inserting the wiring plate-like member along the wiring board through the opening into the plate-like member housing portion of the insulating housing on the outer side of the wiring plate-like member insertion side of the insulating housing In addition to the empty space of the slider housing, the operation part of the slider on the slider insertion side of the insulation housing is disposed, and the operation part is directed from the slider insertion side to the wiring plate insertion side with respect to the insulation housing Alternatively, the space required on the wiring board for moving in the direction from the wiring plate insertion side toward the slider insertion side requires a relatively large space on the wiring board on which the insulating housing is disposed. An empty space will be required as an occupied space of a connector apparatus.

  In view of these points, in the invention described in the claims of the present application, a plurality of contacts are arranged and arranged in the insulating housing provided with the plate-like member insertion portion and arranged in the wiring substrate. A wiring plate member provided with a slider having a cam portion engaged with the plurality of contacts slidably mounted on the insulating housing, and the slider being inserted into the plurality of contacts through the plate member insertion portion into the insulating housing A connector device for achieving a press-contact state with respect to the connector, and capable of achieving both a reduction in overall thickness and a reduction in occupied space on the wiring substrate, and a wiring plate member for the connector device The present invention provides a method of press-connecting a wiring plate member to a connector device capable of performing press-connecting easily and properly.

  The connector device according to the invention described in any of claims 1 to 6 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the first aspect of the present invention) is provided with a plate-like member insertion portion. An insulating housing disposed on the wiring substrate, a plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing and connected to the wiring terminal portions of the wiring substrate, and a cam portion engaged with the plurality of contacts; To the first position where the plurality of contacts are slidably disposed and released from the pressure contact state with the wiring plate-like member inserted through the plate-like member insertion portion into the insulating housing; And a second position at which the pressure contact state with respect to the wiring plate-like member inserted through the plate-like member insertion portion is taken. The insulating housing is provided with a guide portion extending in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing, and each of the plurality of contacts is a contact terminal in the wiring plate-like member And a pressure receiving portion taking a state to be pressed by the cam portion, wherein the slider is provided with a guided portion engaging with the guide portion, and the plate in the insulating housing The plate-like member is inserted into the insulating housing of the wiring plate-like member with respect to the insulating housing while the guided portion is guided by the guide portion provided on the insulating housing by being operated from the side member inserting portion side Moving in a direction along the insertion direction through the part to selectively take the first position and the second position, and when the slider takes the first position, the cam part When the slider is in the second position, the cam portion abuts against the pressure receiving portion of the contact so that the pressure receiving portion separates from the pressure receiving portion of the contact when the slider takes the second position. The part is pressed and moved so that the contact part in the contact can be brought into a pressing and abutting state with respect to the wiring plate member.

  In addition, the connector plate according to the invention described in any of claims 7 to 9 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the second aspect of the present invention) The method of setting includes an insulating housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion and disposed on the wiring board, a plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing and connected to the wiring terminal portions on the wiring board, and a plurality of contacts A cam portion engaged with the first housing and slidably provided relative to the insulating housing, and releasing the plurality of contacts from the pressing contact with the wiring board inserted into the insulating housing through the board insertion portion (2) causing the plurality of contacts to have pressure contact with the wiring plate member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion; A guide portion extending in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member in the insulating housing, and each of the plurality of contacts is a contact terminal in the wiring plate-like member And a pressure receiving portion taking a state to be pressed by the cam portion, wherein the slider is provided with a guided portion engaging with the guide portion, and the plate in the insulating housing In the direction of insertion through the plate-like member insertion portion into the insulating housing of the wiring plate-like member with respect to the insulating housing while the guided portion is guided by the guide portion by being operated from the side member insertion portion side A connector device is provided which is moved along the direction to selectively take the first position and the second position, and the slider is moved to the first position in the connector device. Under the condition that the wiring plate member is inserted into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion, and then the slider is operated from the plate member insertion portion side in the insulating housing and the first relative to the insulating housing Move from the position to the second position in the direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing, and contact the pressure receiving portion of the contact with the cam portion to press the pressure receiving portion It is characterized in that the contact portion in the contact is made to be in a pressure contact state with respect to the wiring plate-like member in a state where it is made to be in a state of being held.

  In the connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above, the insulating housing provided with the plate-like member insertion portion and in which the plurality of contacts are arranged is the insulation of the wiring plate-like member A guide portion extending in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion into the housing is provided, and each of the plurality of contacts is in contact with the contact terminal portion of the wiring plate-like member. A contact portion and a pressure receiving portion taking a state of being pressed by the cam portion of the slider are provided, and further, a guided portion in which the slider engages with the guide portion is provided. By being operated from the part side, the guided part receives a guide by the guide part provided on the insulating housing, and the wiring plate member relative to the insulating housing The wiring plate member is a plate on the insulating housing while being moved in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate member insertion portion to the insulating housing to selectively take the first position and the second position. When the slider is in the first position in the state of being inserted through the rod-like member insertion portion, the cam portion of the slider is separated from the pressure receiving portion of the contact, and the contact portion in the contact presses against the wiring plate member When the slider is in the second position, the cam portion of the slider abuts against the pressure receiving portion of the contact to press and move the pressure receiving portion, and the contact portion of the contact presses against the wiring plate member Let me

  Thus, when the contact portion in the contact is brought into pressure contact with the wiring plate-like member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, the contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member respectively Is electrically connected to the wiring terminal portion of the wiring substrate to which each contact is connected via each of the plurality of contacts having the contact portion and the pressure receiving portion, and the wiring substrate of the wiring plate member using the connector device Installation will be done.

  Further, in the method of press-connecting the wiring plate member to the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the insulating housing provided with the plate member insertion portion and in which the plurality of contacts are arranged is the wiring A guide portion extending in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion into the insulating housing of the plate-like member is provided, and each of the plurality of contacts is a contact terminal portion of the wiring plate-like member. An insulating housing is provided with a contact portion in an abutting state and a pressure receiving portion in a state pressed by a cam portion of the slider, and further, a slider is provided with a guided portion engaged with the guide portion. The guided portion is guided by the guide portion provided in the insulating housing by being operated from the plate-like member insertion portion side in A connector device in which the first position and the second position are selectively taken by moving in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing Under the condition that the slider takes the first position in the connector device, the wiring plate member is inserted into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion, and then the slider is operated from the plate member insertion portion side in the insulating housing The insulator housing is moved from the first position to the second position in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulation housing, and the pressure on the contact of the contact of the slider cam The pressure-receiving portion is pressed and moved in contact with the portion, and the pressure-contacting state of the contact portion at the contact with the wiring plate member is taken. That.

  For inserting the plate-like member into the insulating housing via the plate-like member inserting portion, for example, using a jig (Jig) for holding the wire plate-like member, the jig is used to hold the wire plate-like member It can also be carried out by approaching the insulating housing from the outside of the plate-like member insertion part. Further, for the operation of moving the slider from the first position to the second position with respect to the insulating housing, for example, a jig holding the wiring plate member is partially used on the side of the plate member insertion portion in the slider. It can also be performed by bringing the end closer and moving toward the insulating housing while being in contact with the end.

  Thus, when the contact portion in the contact is in pressure contact with the wiring plate member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion, the contact terminal portions in the wiring plate member are respectively Is electrically connected to the wiring terminal portion of the wiring board to which each contact is connected via each of the plurality of contacts having the contact portion and the pressure receiving portion, and the wiring plate member is pressure-welded to the connector device It will be connected.

  In each of the connector apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention and the method for press-connecting the wiring plate member to the connector apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, an insulating housing disposed on the wiring board The wiring plate member is inserted through the plate member insertion portion provided thereto, and movable in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate member insertion portion to the insulating housing of the wiring plate member relative to the insulating housing Is operated from the side of the plate-like member inserting portion provided in the insulating housing, in a direction along the inserting direction through the plate-like member inserting portion to the insulating housing of the wiring plate-like member with respect to the insulating housing The plurality of contacts are moved apart to selectively move the first position and the second position, and the slider is in the first position. The press-contacted state with respect to the wiring plate-like member inserted through the plate-like member insertion portion into the ring is released, and when the slider takes the second position, the plurality of contacts are inserted through the plate-like member insertion portion into the insulating housing. The pressure contact state with respect to the printed wiring board member is taken.

  Thus, the insertion of the wiring plate member through the plate member insertion portion to the insulating housing disposed on the wiring substrate, and the slider, the plate member to the insulating housing of the wiring plate member with respect to the insulating housing Both the first position and the second position are selectively moved in a direction along the insertion direction through the insertion portion from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion provided in the insulating housing. It will be. As a result, the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing is a direction along the surface of the wiring substrate on which the insulating housing is disposed, whereby the connector device is mounted. The projection dimension from the wiring substrate on the wiring substrate, that is, the height dimension can be made relatively small by making the height dimension relatively small, and furthermore, the side of the plate-like member insertion portion in the insulating housing disposed on the wiring substrate In addition to the empty space provided outside for performing the operation of inserting the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, the slider is provided outside the side opposite to the plate-like member insertion portion side in the insulating housing In order to move the insulating housing in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing Is unnecessary to provide a free space, it is possible to reduce the space occupied in the wiring board, and further, it is possible to perform the pressure connection of the flat circuit member relative to the connector device easily and properly.

  That is, according to the connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of contacts are arranged and arranged in the insulating housing provided with the plate-like member insertion portion and arranged on the wiring substrate, and A slider having a cam portion engaged with the contacts of the first and second members is slidably provided relative to the insulating housing, wherein the slider is inserted into the plurality of contacts through the plate-like member inserting portion into the insulating housing; Can be made compatible with the reduction in thickness of the entire connector apparatus and the reduction of the occupied space on the wiring board. Further, the connector apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention According to the method of press-connecting the plate-like members, it is possible to achieve both the reduction of the overall thickness and the reduction of the occupied space on the wiring board. The connector device can, so that the flat circuit device can be easily and properly pressed coupled.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on a 1st aspect of this invention with the wiring board in which it was mounted, and the flexible printed wiring board with which it is mounted | worn. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on a 1st aspect of this invention with the state which isolate | separated the slider from the insulation housing. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view including a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG. 2 of the slider shown in FIG. 2; It is a perspective view showing the state where a flexible printed wiring board was attached to an example of a connector device concerning the 1st mode of the present invention mounted in a wiring board. It is a top view which shows the state in which the flexible printed wiring board was mounted to an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on a 1st aspect of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the VI-VI line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the VII-VII line cross section in FIG. In an example of a connector device concerning the 1st mode of the present invention, it is a perspective view showing a state where a slider was made to slide to an insulating housing, with a flexible printed wiring board attached. In an example of a connector device concerning the 1st mode of the present invention, it is a top view showing a state where a slider was made to slide to an insulating housing, with a flexible printed wiring board attached. It is sectional drawing which shows the XX cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the XI-XI line cross section in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention mounted on a wiring board, a flexible printed wiring board attached thereto, and a movable jig mechanism (movable Jig mechanism) holding the flexible printed wiring board is there. It is a top view showing an example of a connector device concerning the 1st mode of the present invention, a flexible printed wiring board attached to it, and a movable jig mechanism which holds a flexible printed wiring board. It is a top view which shows the state in which the flexible printed wiring board hold | maintained by the movable jig mechanism was mounted | worn with an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on a 1st aspect of this invention. When the flexible printed wiring board held by the movable jig mechanism is attached to an example of the connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the state in which the pair of jigs in the movable jig mechanism are moved in the mutually separating direction It is a top view shown. When the flexible printed wiring board held by the movable jig mechanism is attached to an example of the connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a pair of jigs in the movable jig mechanism moves relative to the flexible printed wiring board 10 is a plan view showing a state in which the slider is moved relative to the insulating housing while in contact with the slider.

  Embodiments for carrying out the first and second aspects of the present invention will be described by way of an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention described below and an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows a connector device 10 forming an example of a connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a wiring board 11 on which the connector device 10 is mounted, and a flexible printed wiring board (FPC) forming a wiring plate member attached thereto. Shown with 12.

  In FIG. 1, the connector device 10 includes an insulating housing 13 which is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin and disposed on a wiring substrate 11 of an electronic device or the like. The insulating housing 13 is provided with a plate-like member insertion portion 14 at the front side edge which is one of the pair of mutually opposing end edges thereof, and the flexible printing is performed through the plate-like member insertion portion 14. The wiring substrate 12 is inserted into the insulating housing 13. In the insulating housing 13, the plate-like member housing portion is expanded from the plate-like member insertion portion 14 to the inside thereof. That is, in the insulating housing 13, a plate-like member housing portion is provided in the inside as being connected to the plate-like member insertion portion 14, and flexible inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14. The printed wiring board 12 is partially accommodated in the plate-like member accommodation portion. The insulating housing 13 has a longitudinal direction indicated by the arrow L in FIG. 1, and the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 12 into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 The plate member insertion direction is referred to as a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction L of the insulating housing 13.

  Further, the insulating housing 13 includes a plurality of first contacts 16 each formed of a conductive elastic plate material, and a plurality of second contacts 17 each formed of a conductive elastic plate material. Are arranged in an alternating arrangement in the direction along the longitudinal direction L of the insulating housing 13. That is, the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 (hereinafter referred to as the contact arrangement direction) is a direction along the longitudinal direction L of the insulating housing 13. Most of the plurality of first contacts 16 are accommodated in the inside of the insulating housing 13, and one end portion of the plurality of first contacts 16 is one of the pair of mutually opposing end edges of the insulating housing 13. The other end of the rear side end edge opposite to the front side end edge is projected to the outside from the rear side end edge to form a connection terminal portion 16a (not shown in FIG. 1 and shown in FIG. 5 described later). In addition, most of the plurality of second contacts 17 are also accommodated in the inside of the insulating housing 13, but one end portion thereof is the front side end of the insulating housing 13. The connection terminal portion 17a is formed so as to protrude from the edge to the outside. The connection terminal 16a and the connection terminal 17a are connected to a circuit terminal (not shown) of the wiring board 11.

  Further, the insulating housing 13 is provided with a slider 18 slidable in a direction along the insertion direction of the plate-like member. The slider 18 extends in the contact arrangement direction in the insulating housing 13 from both end portions in the longitudinal direction L of the insulating housing 13 in the main body 19 and the main body portion 19 extending along the rear side edge of the insulating housing 13. A pair of arm-like portions 22 and 23 extending along a pair of opposing side edges 20 and 21, respectively, are formed in a U-shape as a whole.

  As shown in FIG. 2 showing the slider 18 separated from the insulating housing 13, the pair of side edges 20 and 21 of the insulating housing 13 are plate-like members projecting from the side edge 20 to the outside thereof. A guide portion 20a (not shown) having a convex portion extending in a direction along the insertion direction and a guide portion 21a forming a convex portion extending in a direction along the plate-like member insertion direction by projecting outward from the side edge 21 Each is provided. The arm-like portion 22 of the slider 18 is provided with a guided portion 22 a that forms a recess that engages with the guide portion 20 a of the insulating housing 13 in the inner portion thereof. In the inner portion, a guided portion 23a which is a concave portion engaged with the guide portion 21a in the insulating housing 13 is provided. Thereby, in the slider 18, the guided portion 22a provided on the arm-like portion 22 engages with the guide portion 20a provided on the side edge portion 20 of the insulating housing 13 to guide the guide portion 20a. While being received, the guided portion 23a provided in the arm-like portion 23 engages with the guide portion 21a provided in the side edge portion 21 of the insulating housing 13, and receives the guidance from the guide portion 21a. It moves in a direction along the plate-like member insertion direction with respect to the insulating housing 13.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 which is a partial perspective view including a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG. 2 of the main body portion 19 sandwiched between the pair of arm portions 22 and 23 of the slider 18. In the inner portion, a cam portion 24 is provided which has a convex portion extending along the rear end of the insulating housing 13. The cam portion 24 provided on the main body portion 19 of the slider 18 is shown in FIG. 2 while the slider 18 is disposed on the insulating housing 13 so as to be slidable in a direction along the insertion direction of the plate member. In order to be engaged, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 protruding from the rear end of the insulating housing 13 to the outside thereof are engaged. That is, the cam portion 24 is extended along the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17.

  As the slider 18 configured in this manner is moved in the direction along the insertion direction of the plate-like member with respect to the insulating housing 13, the main body 19 as shown in FIG. The end face 22b of the arm 22 on the plate 14 side and the end face 23b of the arm 23 on the plate 14 side are in contact with or close to the rear edge. A first position at which each of the plate-like member insertion portions 14 of the insulating housing 13 is projected to the outside from the front side edge provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 14, and FIG. 8 described later In such a position where the main body 19 is separated from the rear end of the insulating housing 13 in the direction along the insertion direction of the plate-like member to form an air gap between the main body 19 and the rear end. The plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 is provided with the end surface 22 b on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the arm-like portion 22 and the end surface 23 b on the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the arm-like portion 23. The second position, which is to be positioned so as not to protrude from the front side edge to the outside thereof, is selectively taken.

  A plurality of first contact terminal portions 31 and a plurality of second contact terminal portions 32 are flexible printed on the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 at one end thereof. When the wiring boards 12 are inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in a direction orthogonal to the plate-like member insertion direction, they are arrayed in a state of being alternately arranged (hereinafter referred to as plural One end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 12 on which the first contact terminal portion 31 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 32 are arranged is referred to as a terminal end portion 33. Further, in the flexible printed wiring board 12, the circuit configuration portion 34 spreads continuously with the terminal end portion 33, and a plurality of first contacts are made to a portion adjacent to the terminal end portion 33 in the circuit configuration portion 34. A pair of projecting engaging portions 35 and 36 are formed so as to project in opposite directions in the arrangement direction of the terminal portion 31 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 32 (hereinafter referred to as the contact terminal portion arranging direction).

  FIG. 4 (perspective view) and FIG. 5 (plan view) show that the connector device 10 mounted on the circuit board 11 has the flexible printed wiring board 12 as the insulating housing under the condition that the slider 18 takes the first position. The state inserted and installed in the insulation housing 13 through the plate-shaped member insertion part 14 provided in 13 is shown (in FIG. 5, illustration of the circuit board 11 is abbreviate | omitted). Under such circumstances, the flexible printed wiring board 12 in which the terminal end 33 and the pair of projecting engaging portions 35 and 36 are formed is sandwiched by the arm portions 22 and 23 of the slider 18. The terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 is accommodated in the plate-like member accommodation portion provided inside the insulating housing 13 as being connected to the plate-like member insertion portion 14. In the plate-like member accommodating portion, respective portions of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 are disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 6 showing a cross section taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 5, each of the plurality of first contacts 16 is formed of a conductive elastic plate-like material such as a metal plate, as a whole “D”. It is set as the plate-shaped member which makes a letter shape. The first contact 16 shaped like an “E” shape extends along the insertion direction of the plate-like member and is fixed to the fixed beam portion 41 fixed to the bottom plate portion 40 of the insulating housing 13. A movable beam portion 42 extending along and movable and a connecting portion 43 connecting the movable beam portion 42 to the fixed beam portion 41 are provided.

  Then, in the fixed beam portion 41, at the end opposite to the plate-like member insertion portion 14 side provided in the insulating housing 13, it protrudes from the end edge portion on the back surface side of the insulating housing 13 to the outside A connection terminal portion 16 a connected to the circuit terminal portion at 11 is provided. The end of the fixed beam portion 41 provided with such a connection terminal portion 16 a is fixed to the bottom plate portion 40 of the insulating housing 13, whereby the fixed beam portion 41 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16 is The whole is fixed to the bottom plate portion 40 of the insulating housing 13.

  On the other hand, in the movable beam portion 42, at the end portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided in the insulating housing 13, a contact portion 42a is provided to press and contact the first contact terminal portion 31 of the wiring plate 12 And a pressure receiving portion 42b in a state of receiving pressure from the cam portion 24 of the slider 18 at the end opposite to the plate member insertion portion 14 side facing the connection terminal portion 16a of the fixed beam portion 41. It is provided as Each of the contact portion 42 a and the pressure receiving portion 42 b provided on the movable beam portion 42 forms a projection that protrudes from the movable beam portion 42 toward the fixed beam portion 41.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7 showing a cross section along the line VII-VII in FIG. 5, each of the plurality of second contacts 17 is also formed of a conductive elastic plate-like material such as a metal plate, as a whole “ It is a plate-like member that forms an 'E' shape. The second contact 17 shaped like an “E” shape extends along the insertion direction of the plate-like member and is fixed to the fixed beam portion 44 fixed to the bottom plate portion 40 of the insulating housing 13 and the fixed beam portion 44. The movable beam portion 45 extends along and is movable, and a connecting portion 46 which connects the movable beam portion 45 to the fixed beam portion 44.

  Then, in the fixed beam portion 44, the end portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided in the insulating housing 13 slightly protrudes from the front end edge portion of the insulating housing 13 to the outside thereof and the circuit in the wiring board 11 A connection terminal portion 17a connected to the terminal portion is provided. The end of the fixed beam portion 44 provided with such a connection terminal portion 17 a is fixed to the bottom plate portion 40 of the insulating housing 13, whereby the fixed beam portion 44 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17 is The whole is fixed to the bottom plate portion 40 of the insulating housing 13.

  On the other hand, in the movable beam portion 45, at the end portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided in the insulating housing 13, a contact portion 45a to be in pressure contact with the second contact terminal portion 32 of the wiring plate 12 is provided. And a pressure receiving portion 45b in a state of receiving pressure from the cam portion 24 of the slider 18 at an end opposite to the plate-like member insertion portion 14 side and the plate-like member insertion portion 14 side of the fixed beam portion 44. Are provided as opposed to the opposite end. Each of the contact portion 45 a and the pressure receiving portion 45 b provided on the movable beam portion 45 forms a projection that protrudes from the movable beam portion 45 toward the fixed beam portion 44.

  Under such circumstances, the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-shaped member insertion portion 14 provided in the insulating housing 13 is accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion provided inside the insulating housing 13. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the terminal end 33 which has been cut is a portion of the fixed beam portion 41 on the plate-like member insertion portion 14 side of each of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the movable beam portion opposed thereto. A portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 of the fixed beam portion 44 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17 between the portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 where the 42 contact portions 42a are provided The contact portion 45a of the movable beam portion 45 opposed thereto is disposed between the portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided. As a result, the contact portions 42 a provided on the movable beam portions 42 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16 take positions facing the first contact terminal portions 31 in the wiring plate member 12, and The contact portions 45 a provided on the movable beam portions 45 in each of the two contacts 17 are positioned to face the second contact terminal portions 32 in the wiring plate member 12.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the cam portion 24 provided on the main body portion 19 of the slider 18 taking the first position is one end portion of the movable beam portion 42 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16. A position separated from the provided pressure receiving portion 42b toward the plate-like member insertion portion 14 is not taken, and the pressure receiving portion 42b is not placed in a state of being pressed and moved. As a result, the movable beam portion 42 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16 does not move in a displacement manner, and as a result, the contact portion 42 a provided to the movable beam portion 42 becomes the plate-like member insertion portion 14. The first contact terminal portion 31 disposed at the terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the above is not placed in a pressure contact state.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the cam portion 24 provided on the main body portion 19 of the slider 18 taking the first position is provided on one end portion of the movable beam portion 45 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17. The pressure receiving portion 45b is not placed in a state of pressing and moving the pressure receiving portion 45b at a position separated from the pressure receiving portion 45b toward the plate member insertion portion 14 side. As a result, the movable beam portion 45 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17 is not caused to move, and as a result, the contact portion 45 a provided on the movable beam portion 45 is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 14. The first contact terminal portion 32 disposed at the terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the above is not placed in a pressure contact state.

  In this manner, when the slider 18 assumes the first position, the cam portion 24 provided on the main body 19 of the slider 18 is a contact provided on the movable beam portion 42 on each of the plurality of first contacts 16. The press-contact state of the contact portion 45a provided on the movable beam portion 45 in each of the portion 42a and the plurality of second contacts 17 with the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 It is supposed to be released from

  FIG. 8 (perspective view) and FIG. 9 (plan view) show that the connector device 10 mounted on the circuit board 11 has the flexible printed wiring board 12 as the insulating housing under the condition that the slider 18 takes the first position. A slider 18 is moved from a first position relative to the insulating housing 13 to take a second position after being inserted into and mounted on the insulating housing 13 through a plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided in 13. The illustrated state is shown (in FIG. 9, the circuit board 11 is not shown). When such a state is taken, the slider 18 is moved from the first position to the second position by an operation from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 to the slider 18. The guided portion 22a provided in the arm upper portion 22 receives the guidance by the guide portion 20a provided in the side edge portion 20 of the insulating housing 13, and the guided portion 23a provided in the arm upper portion 23 is an insulating housing 13 by being moved along the insertion direction of the plate-like member from the first position to the second position while being guided by the guide portion 21a provided at the side edge portion 21 in 13, The operation from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 with respect to the slider 18 in the step is, for example, the plate-like member insertion portion 1 in the insulating housing 13. Of the arm-like portion 22 of the slider 18 on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 and the plate-like member at the arm-like portion 23 of the arm-like portion 22 of the slider 18 Each of the end surface portions 23b on the insertion portion 14 side is pressed and moved from the front end side of the insulating housing 13 to the rear end side in the insertion direction of the plate-like member.

  When the slider 18 takes the second position, as shown in FIG. 10 showing a cross section taken along the line XX in FIG. 9, a plurality of cam portions 24 provided on the main body 19 of the slider 18 are provided. Contact with the pressure receiving portion 42b provided at one end of the movable beam portion 42 in each of the first contacts 16, and the pressure receiving portion 42b is pressed and moved in a direction to separate from the connection terminal portion 16a in the fixed beam portion 41. Take the state. In this manner, the pressure receiving portion 42b provided in the movable beam portion 42 is pressed and moved in the direction of separating from the connection terminal portion 16a in the fixed beam portion 41, whereby the movable beam portions 42 in each of the first contacts 16 are moved. Causes a displacement movement to displace the contact portion 42a provided at the end portion of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 toward the fixed beam portion 41 opposed thereto, and as a result, the movable beam portion 42 is provided. The contact portion 42a is pressed into contact with the first contact terminal portion 31 disposed at the terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 .

  Further, when the slider 18 is in the second position, as shown in FIG. 11 showing a cross section taken along line XI-XI in FIG. 9, the cam portion 24 provided on the main body 19 of the slider 18 is The pressure receiving portion 45 b is also in contact with the pressure receiving portion 45 b provided at one end of the movable beam portion 45 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17, and the pressure receiving portion 45 b is opposite to the plate member inserting portion 14 side in the fixed beam portion 44. It is pressed and moved in the direction away from the end of the side. In this manner, the pressure receiving portion 45 b provided in the movable beam portion 45 is pressed and moved in a direction away from the end of the fixed beam portion 44 opposite to the plate-like member insertion portion 14 side. The movable beam portions 45 in each of the contacts 17 cause a displacement movement for displacing the contact portions 45a provided at the end portion of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 toward the opposing fixed beam portions 44, As a result, the second contact terminal disposed at the terminal end 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 in which the contact portion 45 a provided at the movable beam portion 45 is inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14. The portion 32 is put in a pressure contact state.

  In this manner, when the slider 18 assumes the second position, the cam portion 24 provided on the main body portion 19 of the slider 18 receives the pressure applied to the movable beam portion 42 of each of the plurality of first contacts 16. Abuts on the portion 42b to press and move the pressure receiving portion 42b, and abuts on a pressure receiving portion 45b provided on the movable beam portion 45 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17 to press and move the pressure receiving portion 45b Thus, the plate-like member is provided on the contact portion 42a provided on the movable beam portion 42 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the contact portion 45a provided on the movable beam portion 45 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17 The pressure contact state with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the insertion portion 14 is maintained. It will be.

  At the first contact terminal portion 31 disposed at the terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 in which the contact portion 42 a in each of the plurality of first contacts 16 is inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 The contact portion 45a of each of the plurality of second contacts 17 is disposed at the terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 which is inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 while being put in a pressure contact state. When placed in a pressure contact state with the second contact terminals 32, the plurality of first contact terminals 31 and the plurality of second contact terminals disposed at the terminal end 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 The portion 32 is connected through the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 in the connector device 10. Device 10 is electrically connected to the circuit terminals provided on the wiring board 11 mounted.

  In the connector device 10 described above, the flexible printed wiring board 12 is inserted into the insulating housing 13 disposed on the wiring board 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided thereon, and the plate relative to the insulating housing 13 A slider 18 slidable in a direction along the insertion direction of the sheet-like member is operated from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided in the insulating housing 13, and a direction along the plate-like member insertion direction with respect to the insulating housing 13 And the first position and the second position are selectively taken, and when the slider 18 takes the first position, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 are Is released from pressure contact with the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 In addition, when the slider 18 assumes the second position, the flexible printed wiring board 12 has the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14. It is assumed that the pressure contact state with respect to

  Thus, the insertion of the flexible printed wiring board 12 through the plate-like member insertion part 14 into the insulating housing 13 disposed on the wiring board 11 and the slider 18 in the direction of the insertion of the plate-like member into the insulating housing 13. The first position and the second position are selectively moved from the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided in the insulating housing 13 by moving in the direction along the first position and the second position. As a result, the connector device 10 is obtained by setting the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 12 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 into the insulating housing 13 along the surface of the wiring board 11 on which the insulating housing 13 is disposed. The projection dimension from the wiring substrate 11 on which it is mounted can be reduced, that is, the height dimension can be made relatively small, and in addition to that, the wiring substrate 11 can be made thin. In addition to an empty space for performing an operation of inserting the flexible printed wiring board 12 provided to the outside of the plate-like member insertion part 14 in the disposed insulation housing 13 into the insulation housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion part 14 The slider 18 is attached to the insulating housing 13 at the outside on the side opposite to the plate-like member insertion portion 14 side in FIG. Is unnecessary to provide a free space to perform an operation of moving in a direction along the plate-like member insertion direction, it is possible to reduce the space occupied on the circuit board 11.

  That is, according to the connector device 10, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 are arranged and arranged in the insulating housing 13 provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 14 and disposed on the wiring substrate 11. A slider 18 having a cam portion 24 engaged with the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 in a slidable manner relative to the insulating housing 13; When the slider 18 causes the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 to be in pressure contact with the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14, the connector device To be able to achieve both the reduction in overall thickness of 10 and the reduction in occupied space on the wiring board 11 It's that.

  A connector plate 10, which is an example of the connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention described above and can achieve both the reduction in overall thickness and the reduction of the occupied space on the wiring board 11, is a wiring plate member. When attaching the flexible printed wiring board 12 and press-connecting the flexible printed wiring board 12 to the connector device 10, an example of a method of press-connecting the wiring plate member to the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention Is implemented as follows.

  In order to carry out an example of the method for press-connecting the wiring plate member to the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention, first, the above-mentioned connector device 10 is prepared in a state of being mounted on the wiring substrate 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the slider 18 in the connector device 10 is an end face 22 b on the side of the plate-like member insertion part 14 in the arm-like part 22 and an end face on the plate-like member insertion part 14 in the arm-like part 23. In the first position, each of the portions 23b is positioned at a position where the plate-like member insertion portion 14 of the insulating housing 13 is projected to the outside from the front side edge provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 14 Then, the flexible printed wiring board 12 is inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 to obtain the state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

  Thus, the plate-like member housing the insulating housing 13 is provided with the terminal end portion 33 in which the plurality of first contact terminal portions 31 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 32 in the flexible printed wiring board 12 are arranged. A portion of the plurality of first contacts 16 on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16 and a contact portion 42a of the movable beam portion 42 opposed thereto. Between the portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 and the portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 of the fixed beam portion 44 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17 and the contact of the movable beam portion 45 opposite thereto. The portion 45a is disposed between the portion on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 provided. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cam portion 24 provided on the main body portion 19 of the slider 18 includes the pressure receiving portion 42 b provided on each of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts. Are separated from any of the pressure receiving portions 45b provided on each of the contacts 17 so that the contact portions 42a of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the contact portions of each of the plurality of second contacts 17 are separated. Reference numeral 45 a is a pressure contact with the first contact terminal 31 and the second contact terminal 32 disposed at the terminal end 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14. It has been released from the state.

  Thereafter, the slider 18 is subjected to an operation from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 to move from the first position to the second position with respect to the insulating housing 13 along the plate-like member insertion direction. It is moved to assume the state shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. Thus, on the cam portion 24 provided on the main body portion 19 in the slider 18, the pressure receiving portion 42b provided on each of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the pressure receiving portion provided on each of the plurality of second contacts 17 The pressure receiving portion 42b is pressed and moved in a direction away from the end opposite to the plate-like member insertion portion 14 side of the fixed beam portion 41 in contact with the plate portion 45b. A plate-like member is provided on the contact portions 42a provided on each of the plurality of first contacts 16 in such a manner as to press and move in a direction away from the end opposite to the member insertion portion 14 side. The first contact terminal portion 31 disposed at the terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the insertion portion 14 is in pressure contact with the first contact terminal portion 31 And the terminal end portion 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the contact portion 45a provided in each of the plurality of second contacts 17 The second contact terminal portion 32 is brought into a pressing and abutting state.

  In this case, the operation from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 to be added to the slider 18 is projected to the outside from the front side edge portion provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 The end surface 22b on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the arm-like portion 22 of the slider 18 and the end face 23b on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the arm-like portion 23 are respectively inserted into the plate-like member. Along the direction from the front end side to the rear end side of the insulating housing 13 so that the slider 18 can be guided on the arm upper portion 22a. Are guided by the guide portion 20a provided at the side edge portion 20 of the insulating housing 13, and the guided portion 23a provided at the arm upper portion 23 In Moto undergo guiding by the guide portions 21a provided on the side edge portion 21 at the edge housing 13, formed as to be moved from the first position to the second position.

  Thus, the contact end 42a of each of the plurality of first contacts 16 is disposed at the terminal end 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 The pressure contact state with respect to the first contact terminal portion 31 is taken, and the contact portion 45a provided on each of the plurality of second contacts 17 is inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 The pressure contact connection of the flexible printed wiring board 12 to the connector device 10 is performed easily and properly by causing the flexible printed wiring board 12 to be in pressure contact with the second contact terminal portion 32 disposed at the terminal end 33 of the flexible printed wiring board 12. It will be possible.

  In an example of the method of press-connecting the wiring plate member to the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention described above, the slider 18 in the connector device 10 has a first position, An operation of inserting the flexible printed wiring board 12 into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member inserting portion 14 and an operation from the side of the plate-like member inserting portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 are added to the slider 18. Using a jig for holding the flexible printed wiring board 12 and moving the jig by means of a driving device that engages the jig using the jig holding the flexible printed wiring board 12 from the first position to the second position along the insertion direction of the plate member Can be done by

  A movable jig mechanism 50 which is an example of a movable jig mechanism (movable Jig mechanism) including a jig and a driving device in such a case contacts the flexible printed wiring board 12 at the flexible printed wiring board 12 as shown in FIGS. A pair of jigs 51A and 51B are provided, which sandwich and hold from the side of the side edges 12a and 12b facing each other in the terminal portion arranging direction. The jigs 51A and 51B are each adapted to adsorb and fix the flexible printed wiring board 12 when holding the flexible printed wiring board 12, and an air circulation pipe that functions when adsorbing and desorbing the flexible printed wiring board 12 52A and 52B are respectively provided. The jigs 51A and 51B are movably connected via the guide members 53, and approach or separate from each other in the contact terminal portion arrangement direction with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 12 under the guidance of the guide members 53. It can move.

  Such jigs 51A and 51B are moved by a driving device 56 configured to include, for example, a robot hand 54 of a working robot which is an articulated robot and a chucking mechanism 55 fixed to the robot hand 54. The chucking mechanism 55 constituting the driving device 56 is attached to the jigs 51A and 51B, and the attached jigs 51A and 51B are held by the flexible printed wiring board 12 held by them. In the direction in which the contact terminal portions are arranged, they can be moved so as to approach each other or to be separated from each other. Further, the robot hand 54 is a plate-like member provided on the insulating housing 13 of the connector device 10 on the flexible printed wiring board 12 held by the jigs 51A and 51B attached thereto with the chucking mechanism 55 fixed thereto. A position corresponding to the member insertion portion 14 can be taken, and furthermore, the jigs 51A and 51B can be moved close to or away from the insulating housing 13 of the connector device 10.

  Using the jigs 51A and 51B included in the movable jig mechanism 50 as described above, with the slider 18 in the connector device 10 taking the first position, the flexible printed wiring board 12 is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion 14 And inserting the slider 18 from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 from the first position to the second position with respect to the insulating housing 13. In performing the operation of moving along the insertion direction of the plate-like member, first, the jigs 51A and 51B attached to the chucking mechanism 55 constituting the driving device 56, the side edge 57A of the jig 51A and the jig 51B The side edge portion 57B is engaged with the side edge portions 12a and 12b of the flexible printed wiring board 12, respectively. The Kishiburu printed wiring board 12 assume a state held by suction. At this time, one end portion of the side edge portion 57A of the jig 51A and one end portion of the side edge portion 57B of the jig 51B are brought into contact with the projecting engagement portions 35 and 36 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 12, respectively. The displacement of the flexible printed wiring board 12 held by 51A and 51B is to be restricted, and further, at the side edge portion 57A of the jig 51A, the tip of the projecting engagement portion 35 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 in the contact terminal portion arrangement direction The position does not project outward of the part, and does not project outside of the tip of the protruding engaging part 36 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 in the arrangement direction of the contact terminal part at the side edge 57B of the jig 51B. Take a position.

  Next, the robot hand 54 is operated, and the flexible printed wiring board 12 held by the jigs 51A and 51B attached to the chucking mechanism 55 fixed thereto is provided in the insulating housing 13 of the connector device 10 The position corresponding to the plate-like member insertion portion 14 is taken.

  Subsequently, the robot hand 54 is operated to cause the jigs 51A and 51B attached to the chucking mechanism 55 fixed to the robot hand 54 to move in proximity to the insulating housing 13 of the connector device 10, whereby the robot hand 54 is moved as shown in FIG. The flexible printed wiring board 12 held by the jigs 51A and 51B is inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 so as to be accommodated. Then, for example, the front end face portion where the protruding engaging portions 35 and 36 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 inserted into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-shaped member inserting portion 14 is provided with the plate-shaped member inserting portion 14 of the insulating housing 13 Stop the insertion into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 when contacting the both ends in the contact terminal portion arrangement direction in the first and second plurality of first contacts in the flexible printed wiring board 12 The terminal end portion 33 in which the terminal portion 31 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 32 are arranged is accommodated in a plate-like member accommodating portion provided in the insulating housing 13.

  Subsequently, the chucks 51A and 51B are operated by the chucking mechanism 55 under the condition that the jigs 51A and 51B release the suction of the insulating housing 13 and release the insulating housing 13 from the holding state. The movement under the guidance of the guide member 53 is performed in order to mutually separate the flexible printed wiring board 12 which has been held in the direction in which the contact terminal portions are arranged. As shown in FIG. 15, the movement of the jigs 51A and 51B in the mutually separating direction is such that the side edge 57A of the jig 51A is the tip of the projecting engagement portion 35 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 in the contact terminal portion arranging direction. The side edge portion 57B of the jig 51B protrudes outward of the tip of the flexible printed wiring board 12 in the contact terminal portion arranging direction in the projecting engagement portion 36 of the flexible printed wiring board 12 Stop when you get the position.

  Thereafter, the robot hand 54 is further operated, and the jigs 51A and 51B attached to the chucking mechanism 55 fixed to the robot hand 54 release the state of holding the flexible printed wiring board 12 and then the connector device 10 is insulated. Further proximity movement to the housing 13 is performed. And as FIG. 16 shows, the front side end by which the plate-shaped member insertion part 14 in the insulating housing 13 was provided in the one end part of the side edge part 57A of the jig 51A and the one end part of the side edge part 57B of the jig 51B. The end face 22b of the arm 22 of the slider 18 on the plate 14 side and the end face of the arm 23 on the plate 14 side of the slider 18 at a position projecting from the edge to the outside thereof 23b, respectively, and press them in a direction along the insertion direction of the plate-like member so as to press and move from the front end side of the insulating housing 13 to the rear end side, thereby The guided portion 22a provided on the arm 22 of the slider 18 is guided by the guide 20a provided on the side edge 20 of the insulating housing 13 and the arm 18 In Moto guided portion 23a provided on 23 receives the guidance by the guide portions 21a provided on the side edges 21 of the insulating housing 13, is moved from the first position to the second position.

  Then, an end 22b and an arm 23 of the end portion 22b of the arm 18 of the slider 18 by the one end of the side edge 57A of the jig 51A and the one end of the side edge 57B of the jig 51B. The pressing of the end surfaces 23b on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the direction along the plate-like member insertion direction with respect to each is stopped when the slider 18 is taken to the second position.

  In this manner, with the slider 18 in the connector device 10 taken to the first position, an operation of inserting the flexible printed wiring board 12 into the insulating housing 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 14 and the slider 18. Then, an operation from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion 14 in the insulating housing 13 is added to move the operation along the plate-like member insertion direction from the first position to the second position with respect to the insulating housing 13 By using the jigs 51A and 51B for holding the flexible printed wiring board 12, the jigs 51A and 51B can be moved by the driving device 56.

  In the connector device according to the first aspect of the present invention as described above, the plurality of contacts are arranged and arranged in the insulating housing provided with the plate-like member insertion portion and arranged on the wiring substrate, and A slider having a cam portion engaged with the contacts of the first and second members is slidably provided relative to the insulating housing, wherein the slider is inserted into the plurality of contacts through the plate-like member inserting portion into the insulating housing; In the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention can be made compatible with achieving both thinning of the entire connector device and reduction of the occupied space on the wiring substrate. The method of press-connecting the second members can achieve both the reduction in overall thickness and the reduction of the occupied space on the wiring board. The connector device, the flat circuit as being able to easily and properly pressed connection, but it can be widely applied to various electronic devices.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Connector apparatus, 11 ... Wiring board, 12 ... Flexible printed wiring board, 12a, 12b ... Side edge part (of flexible printed wiring board 12), 13 ... Insulating housing, 14 · · · · Plate-like member insertion portion, 16 · · · 1st contact, 16a, 17a · · · · · · connection terminal portion, 17 · · · 2nd contact, 18 · · · · · · · · 19 body portion, 20, 21 · · · (side of insulating housing 13), 20a, 21a · · · Guide portion, 22, 23 · · · Arm-like portion, 22a, 23a · · · · · · · · 22b, 23b end face Parts, 24: Cam part, 31: First contact terminal part, 32: Second contact terminal part, 33: Terminal end part, 34: Circuit component part, 35, 36 ··· Protruding engagement parts, 40 · · · Bottom plate portion 41, 44: Fixed beam portion 42, 45 Movable beam portion 42a, 45a: Contact portion 42b, 45b: Pressure receiving portion 43, 46: Connection portion DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 ... Movable jig mechanism, 51A, 51B ... Jig, 52A, 52B ... Air distribution pipe, 53 ... Guide member, 54 ... Robot hand, 55 ... Chucking mechanism part, 56 ... Drive unit, 57A, 57B... (Of jigs 51A and 51B) side edges

Claims (9)

An insulating housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion and disposed on the wiring substrate;
A plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing and connected to the wiring terminals of the wiring substrate;
For a wiring plate-like member having a cam portion engaged with the plurality of contacts and slidably provided with respect to the insulating housing, the plurality of contacts being inserted into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion portion A slider having a first position for releasing from the pressure contact state and a second position for causing the plurality of contacts to be in the pressure contact state;
Equipped with
The insulating housing is provided with a guide portion extending in a direction along the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing,
A contact portion in a state in which each of the plurality of contacts abuts on a contact terminal portion in the wiring plate member; and a pressure receiving portion in a state of being pressed by the cam portion;
The slider is provided with a guided portion engaged with the guide portion, and the guided portion is guided by the guide portion by being operated from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion. Move in a direction along the insertion direction with respect to the insulating housing to selectively take the first position and the second position,
When the slider takes the first position, the cam portion is separated from the pressure receiving portion to release the contact portion from the pressure contact state with the wiring plate member, and the slider is at the second position. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the cam portion is in contact with the pressure receiving portion to push and move the pressure receiving portion, and causes the contact portion to be in a pressure contact state with the wiring plate member.   The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the cam portion of the slider extends along the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts.   A guide portion in the insulating housing is formed on each of a pair of side edges facing each other in the arranging direction of the plurality of contacts in the insulating housing, and the slider extends along the pair of side edges. The connector device according to claim 1, further comprising an arm portion, wherein the guided portion is formed on each of the pair of arm portions.   The guide portion is formed on each of the pair of side edges to form a convex portion extending in a direction along the insertion direction, and the guided portion is formed on each of the pair of arm-like portions to form the insertion direction The connector device according to claim 3, wherein the connector device comprises a recess extending in a direction along the line.   Each of the plurality of contacts extends in a direction along the insertion direction and is fixed to the insulating housing, a fixed beam portion, a movable beam portion extending and movable along the fixed beam portion, and the movable beam portion A connection portion connected to the fixed beam portion, wherein the contact portion and the pressure receiving portion are respectively provided at both end portions of the movable beam portion in the direction along the insertion direction. The connector apparatus of 1.   The connector apparatus according to claim 5, wherein each of the contact portion and the pressure receiving portion forms a projection which protrudes from the movable beam portion toward the fixed beam portion. An insulating housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion and disposed on a wiring board, a plurality of contacts arranged in the insulating housing and connected to wiring terminal portions on the wiring board, and engaged with the plurality of contacts It has a cam portion to be fitted and is slidably provided relative to the insulating housing, and releases the plurality of contacts from the pressure contact state with the wiring plate member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion. A slider which takes a first position and a second position which brings the plurality of contacts into the pressed contact state, and in the insertion direction through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate member in the insulating housing There is provided a guide portion extending in a direction along which each of the plurality of contacts abuts on the contact terminal portion of the wiring plate member. It has a contact portion and a pressure receiving portion in a state of being pressed by the cam portion, and the slider is provided with a guided portion engaged with the guide portion, and from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion By being operated, the guided portion is moved in a direction along the insertion direction with respect to the insulating housing while being guided by the guide portion, and the first position and the second position are A connector device which is selectively taken is prepared, and in the connector device, with the slider at the first position, the wiring plate member is inserted into the insulating member through the plate member insertion portion. Plug in
Thereafter, the slider is moved from the first position to the second position in the direction along the insertion direction with respect to the insulating housing by subjecting the slider to the operation from the side of the plate-like member insertion portion Causing the cam portion to abut against the pressure receiving portion to press and move the pressure receiving portion, and to cause the contact portion to be in pressure and contact with the wiring plate member;
A method of press-connecting a wiring plate member to a connector device characterized by   Using the jig for holding the wiring plate member, the operation of inserting the wiring plate member into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion while the slider takes the first position, using the jig 8. The connector device according to claim 7, wherein the connector plate according to claim 7, wherein the connector plate according to claim 7, wherein the connector plate is moved toward the insulating housing from the outside of the plate-like member insertion portion while holding the wire-plate member. Method of press-connecting members.   The operation of moving the slider relative to the insulating housing from the first position to the second position in a direction along the insertion direction may be performed by inserting the jig into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. By moving a portion of the jig against the end portion of the slider on the side of the plate-like member insertion portion, and moving it closer to the insulating housing 9. A method of press-connecting a wiring plate member to a connector device according to claim 8, wherein the method is carried out.

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