JP2020145000A - Movable connector and connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a movable connector and a connector assembly having excellent connection reliability, capable of ensuring an appropriate pressing contact state even if there is an error in a distance between multiple mating contact parts in a first direction.SOLUTION: A movable connector 10 includes: a fixed housing 30; a front side movable housing 40A; a rear side movable housing 40B; and a first side terminal 20A having a movable side to-be-held portion held by the front side movable housing 40A; and a second side terminal 20B having a movable side to-be-held portion held by the rear side movable housing 40B. Contact portions of the first side terminal 20A and the second side terminal 20B are both configured to come into contact with mating contact portions from a first direction. The front side movable housing 40A and the rear side movable housing 40B are relatively movable to change the distance therebetween in the first direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

The present invention relates to movable connectors and connector assemblies.

Conventionally, the movable connector (1) described in Patent Document 1 is known as a movable connector.

The movable connector (1) includes a fixed housing (3) fixed to a substrate, a movable housing (4) that can move relative to the fixed housing (3), and terminals (5). The terminals (5) bridge the fixed housing (3) and the movable housing (4), and are arranged in two rows along the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the movable connector. By deforming the movable portion (5c) of each terminal (5), the movable housing (4) moves relative to the fixed housing (3). Further, the elastic arm (5e2) of each terminal (5) presses and contacts the mating terminal (2a) of the mating connector (2) from the lateral direction (Y direction) of the movable connector.

JP-A-2017-220431

By the way, the mating contact portion of the mating connector (meaning the portion of the mating terminal that contacts the terminal of the movable connector) is arranged in two rows along the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the movable connector, similarly to the terminal of the movable connector. It is arranged. However, the distance between the mating contact portions arranged in two rows in the Y direction is not always constant because it is affected by the manufacturing tolerance. If an error occurs in the distance between the mating contact portions in the Y direction, the displacement amount of the elastic arm of the terminal that presses and contacts the mating contact portion in the Y direction is also affected.

Therefore, for example, when the contact portion has a pair of elastic arms that sandwich the mating contact portion from the Y direction, as in the movable connector described above, only one elastic arm is largely displaced while the other is elastic. The arm may move away from the contact area. Further, when the contact portion has an elastic arm that contacts the mating contact portion from only one side in the Y direction, the elastic arm may not be able to contact the mating contact portion and a conductive connection may not be possible.

As described above, in the above-mentioned movable connector, an error occurs in the distance between the mating contact portions arranged at different positions in the first direction (Y direction) in the first direction (Y direction, that is, the pressing contact direction). In this case, the pressing contact state between the mating terminal and the terminal of the movable connector may be adversely affected by the error.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. That is, the present invention is a movable connector provided with a plurality of terminals that press-contact from a first direction with respect to a plurality of contact portions arranged at different positions in the first direction provided by the connection partner. It is an object of the present invention to provide a movable connector and a connector assembly having excellent connection reliability capable of ensuring an appropriate pressing contact state even if an error occurs in the interval in the first direction.

The movable connector according to the first aspect is a fixed housing fixed to a substrate, a first movable housing that can move relative to the fixed housing, and a direction in a plane orthogonal to the fitting direction and perpendicular to each other. A second movable housing that is arranged side by side with the first movable housing in the first direction out of the first direction and the second direction and is movable relative to the fixed housing, and is held by the fixed housing. The fixed side held portion to be held, the movable side held portion held by the first movable housing, the deformable deformable portion located between the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion, and the above. A first-side terminal having a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed, a fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing, and a movable side held by the second movable housing. A held portion, a deformable deformable portion located between the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion, and a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed. A movable connector including a second side terminal having a housing, wherein the contact portion of the first side terminal is configured to contact the first side mating contact portion from the first direction, and the second side terminal is provided. The contact portion of the side terminal is configured to contact the first side mating contact portion and the second side mating contact portion arranged at different positions in the first direction from the first direction. The 1 movable housing and the 2nd movable housing are relatively movable so as to change the distance between the 1 movable housing and the 2nd movable housing in the 1st direction.
The "fitting direction" in the present disclosure means a direction in which the connection partner is connected to the movable connector, and for example, the downward direction in the embodiment described later corresponds to the "fitting direction".

In this aspect, the movable connector includes a fixed housing fixed to a substrate, a first movable housing that is movable relative to the fixed housing, and a second movable housing that is movable relative to the fixed housing. The second movable housing is arranged side by side with the first movable housing in the first direction of the first direction and the second direction, which are directions in a plane orthogonal to the fitting direction and perpendicular to each other.

Further, the movable connector includes a first side terminal and a second side terminal. The first side terminal is deformable located between the fixed side held portion held by the fixed housing, the movable side held portion held by the first movable housing, and the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion. It has a deformed portion and a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed. The second side terminal is deformable located between the fixed side held portion held by the fixed housing, the movable side held portion held by the second movable housing, and the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion. It has a deformed portion and a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed.
Therefore, for example, even when the connection partner moves relative to the substrate in the connected state, the first movable housing and the second movable housing move relative to the fixed housing to maintain a good connected state. it can.

Further, in this aspect, the first movable housing and the second movable housing are relatively movable so as to change the distance between them in the first direction.
Therefore, even if an error occurs in the distance between the first side mating contact portion and the second side mating contact portion in the first direction (hereinafter referred to as "counterpart distance"), the first movable housing and the second movable housing Moves relative to each other to change the distance between them in the first direction, so that the distance between the contact portion of the first side terminal and the contact portion of the second side terminal in the first direction can be increased according to the distance between the other side including the error. Can be changed.

Based on the above, according to this aspect, in the movable connector provided with a plurality of terminals that press-contact from the first direction with respect to the plurality of contact portions arranged at different positions in the first direction provided by the connection partner, the plurality of partners Even if an error occurs in the distance between the contact portions in the first direction, it is possible to obtain a movable connector having excellent connection reliability that can secure an appropriate pressing contact state.

If the movable side held portion of the first side terminal and the movable side held portion of the second side terminal are held in a single movable housing, the molding accuracy of the movable housing and the movable housing may be determined. The assembly accuracy of the first side terminal and the second side terminal affects the distance between the contact part of the first side terminal and the contact part of the second side terminal, which may adversely affect the pressing contact state. .. In the above aspect, such a problem is also solved.

In the first aspect, the movable connector according to the second aspect can move the first movable housing and the second movable housing relative to each other in both the narrowing direction and the widening direction in the first direction. is there.

In this aspect, the first movable housing and the second movable housing are relatively movable in both the narrowing direction and the widening direction in the first direction. Therefore, the distance on the other side is relative to the distance between the contact portion of the first side terminal and the contact portion of the second side terminal in the first direction (distance when the first side terminal and the second side terminal are in the free state). The difference can be absorbed regardless of whether it is long or short.

In the first or second aspect of the movable connector according to the third aspect, the fixed side held portion of the first side terminal is the first with respect to the movable side held portion of the first side terminal. The fixed side held portion of the second side terminal is arranged on one side in one direction, and the fixed side held portion of the second side terminal is arranged on the other side of the first direction with respect to the movable side held portion of the second side terminal.

In this aspect, the fixed side held portion of the first side terminal is arranged on one side in the first direction with respect to the movable side held portion of the first side terminal, and the fixed side held portion of the second side terminal is , Is arranged on the other side in the first direction with respect to the movable side held portion of the second side terminal. Therefore, the movable connector can be miniaturized in the second direction.

In any one of the first to third aspects of the movable connector according to the fourth aspect, a plurality of the first side terminals are arranged along the second direction, and the second side terminals are the second side terminals. Multiple are arranged along the direction.

According to this aspect, when a plurality of mating contact portions are arranged with their smooth surfaces facing the first direction (inter-row direction), the contact portions of the first side terminal and the second side terminal are contacted with each other. It can be pressed and contacted with the smooth surface of the portion.

The movable connector according to the fifth aspect, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, causes the first movable housing to come into contact with another member to reduce the range of movement of the first movable housing in the removal direction. The second movable housing has an upward contact portion that limits, and the second movable housing has an upward contact portion that limits the range of movement of the second movable housing in the removal direction by contacting with another member. The first movable housing and the second movable housing are arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction, and the upward contact portion of the first movable housing is the second movable housing of the first movable housing. Formed only on a part of the side adjacent to
The upward contact portion of the second movable housing is formed only on a part of the second movable housing on the side adjacent to the first movable housing.
The "removal direction" in the present disclosure means a direction in which the connection partner is disconnected from the movable connector, that is, a direction opposite to the "fitting direction". For example, the upward direction in the embodiment described later corresponds to the “removal direction”.

In this aspect, the first movable housing has an upward contact portion that limits the range of movement of the first movable housing in the removal direction by contacting with another member, and the second movable housing has another movable housing. It has an upward contact portion that limits the range of movement of the second movable housing in the removal direction by contacting the member. The first movable housing and the second movable housing are arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction, and the upward contact portion of the first movable housing is the side of the first movable housing adjacent to the second movable housing. The upward contact portion of the second movable housing is formed only on a part of the second movable housing on the side adjacent to the first movable housing.
For this reason, by forming an upward regulating portion (another member) that abuts on the upward contact portion at one location near the first movable housing and the second movable housing adjacent to each other, the first movable housing and the first movable housing and the second movable housing are formed. The upward range of movement of both of the second movable housings can be limited. Therefore, while maintaining the movement range of the first movable housing and the second movable housing in the inter-row direction, the dimension of the upward regulating portion in the inter-row direction can be reduced, and as a result, the movable connector 10 can be reduced. Miniaturization in the inter-row direction becomes easy.

The connector assembly according to the sixth aspect is a connector assembly having a connection partner and a movable connector connected to the connection partner, and the connection partner is a first side having a first side partner contact portion. It is arranged at a position different from the first side mating contact portion in the first direction of the first direction and the second direction, which are directions in a plane orthogonal to the mating direction and perpendicular to each other. A second mating terminal having a second mating contact portion, and a single mating housing holding the first mating terminal and the second mating terminal are provided, and the movable connector is fixed to a substrate. A fixed housing, a first movable housing that can move relative to the fixed housing, and a second movable housing that is arranged side by side with the first movable housing in the first direction and can move relative to the fixed housing. Located between the movable housing, the fixed side held portion held by the fixed housing, the movable side held portion held by the first movable housing, the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion. A first-side terminal having a deformable deformable portion and a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformable portion is deformed, a fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing, and the first 2 The movable side held portion held by the movable housing, the deformable deformable portion located between the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion, and the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed. A second side terminal having a contact portion that moves relative to the first side terminal is provided, and the contact portion of the first side terminal is configured to contact the first side mating contact portion from the first direction. The contact portion of the second side terminal is brought into contact with the first side mating contact portion and the second side mating contact portion arranged at different positions in the first direction from the first direction. The first movable housing and the second movable housing are relatively movable so as to change the distance between the first movable housing and the second movable housing in the first direction.

In this aspect, the first movable housing and the second movable housing are relatively movable so as to change the distance between them in the first direction. Therefore, even if an error occurs in the distance to the other side, the first movable housing and the second movable housing move relative to each other to change the distance between them in the first direction, so that the distance to the other side including the error can be adjusted. Therefore, the distance between the contact portion of the first side terminal and the contact portion of the second side terminal in the first direction can be changed.
The term "connector assembly" in the present disclosure does not mean that the connection partner and the movable connector are connected to each other. Unconnected connection partners and movable connectors also correspond to "connector assemblies".

According to the present invention, in a movable connector provided with a plurality of terminals that press contact with a plurality of contact portions arranged at different positions in the first direction of the connection partner from the first direction, the plurality of contact portions of the other party are connected to each other. It is possible to provide a movable connector and a connector assembly having excellent connection reliability that can secure an appropriate pressing contact state even if an error occurs in the interval in the first direction.

It is a perspective view of a movable connector. It is sectional drawing of the movable connector. It is a perspective view of a fixed housing. It is a perspective view of the front movable housing. It is a perspective view of the rear movable housing. It is a perspective view of a plurality of terminals. It is a perspective view of the connector assembly in a connected state. It is a perspective view of the connection partner. It is a perspective view of the front terminal. It is a perspective view of a rear terminal. It is a top view of the movable connector. It is sectional drawing (cross-sectional view orthogonal to Y direction) of a movable connector. It is sectional drawing (cross-sectional view orthogonal to Y direction) of the connection partner. It is sectional drawing (cross-sectional view orthogonal to Y direction) of the connector assembly in the connected state. It is a side view (the view seen from the Y direction) of the connector assembly in the connected state. It is a perspective view (view from diagonally below) of the front movable housing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

For convenience of explanation, the arrow X in each figure is the front side in the front-rear direction of the connector, the arrow Y is the left side in the left-right direction of the connector, and the arrow Z is the upper side in the up-down direction of the connector. Hereinafter, when the description is simply made using the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions, the front-back, left-right, and up-down directions of the connector are shown. These directions do not limit the direction in use. Further, in each drawing, the reference numerals may be omitted in order to make the drawings easier to see.

FIG. 7 shows the connector assembly S of the present embodiment in a connected state. The connector assembly S includes a connection partner 60 (see FIG. 8) and a movable connector 10 (FIG. 1) connected to the connection partner 60.

(Connection partner)
As shown in FIG. 8, the connection partner 60 includes a partner housing 80 and a plurality of partner terminals 70A and 70B. The plurality of mating terminals 70A and 70B are held in a single mating housing 80. The mating housing 80 is, for example, a molded body of synthetic resin. The holding of the mating housing 80 with respect to the mating terminals 70A and 70B is a holding by press fitting or a holding by insert molding.

The plurality of mating terminals 70A and 70B are arranged in two rows in the front-rear direction along the left-right direction. That is, the plurality of mating terminals 70A and 70B are arranged with the left-right direction as the pitch direction and the front-back direction as the inter-row direction. As a result, the plurality of mating terminals 70A and 70B are arranged with the plurality of front mating terminals 70A (“first side mating terminal”) arranged in the pitch direction on one side (front side) in the inter-row direction and the other side (“first side mating terminal”) in the inter-row direction ( It is composed of a plurality of rear mating terminals 70B (“second side mating terminals”) arranged in the pitch direction on the rear side).
The plurality of mating terminals 70A and 70B all have the same structure. Therefore, the front mating terminal 70A and the rear mating terminal 70B have the same structure. Hereinafter, the term “counterpart terminal 70” simply refers to both the front side mating terminal 70A and the rear side mating terminal 70B.

As shown in FIG. 14, the lower portions of the mating terminals 70A and 70B come into contact with the terminals 20A and 20B of the movable connector 10. The portions (lower part in this embodiment) of the mating terminals 70A and 70B that come into contact with the terminal 20 of the movable connector 10 are referred to as mating contact portions 75A and 75B (see FIG. 13).

The mating terminals 70A and 70B are manufactured by punching a plate material or the like. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the mating terminal 70 has a smooth surface 71 that forms a flat surface of the plate material in the state of the plate material, and a cut surface 72 formed by punching. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, each of the mating contact portions 75A and 75B of the plurality of mating terminals 70 is arranged in a state where the smooth surface 71 is directed in the inter-row direction. Therefore, the smooth surface 71 of the mating terminal 70 comes into contact with the terminal 20 of the movable connector 10 (see FIG. 14).

(Movable connector)
The movable connector 10 is shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 12.

The movable connector 10 includes a fixed housing 30 fixed to the substrate 91 (see FIG. 12) and movable housings 40A and 40B that can move relative to the fixed housing 30.
The fixed housing 30 is fixed to the substrate 91 via the fixture 50 and the terminals 20A and 20B. The movable housings 40A and 40B consist of a front movable housing 40A (“first movable housing”) and a rear movable housing 40B (“second movable housing”) arranged so as to be movable relative to the fixed housing 30. It is composed.

(Terminal)
The movable connector 10 includes a plurality of terminals 20A and 20B (see FIG. 6).
The plurality of terminals 20A and 20B are a front terminal 20A (“first side terminal”) held by the front movable housing 40A and a rear terminal 20B (“second side terminal”) held by the rear movable housing 40B. And consists of. A plurality of front terminals 20A and a plurality of rear terminals 20B are provided, and in the present embodiment, the same number (10) is provided. As shown in FIG. 14, the front terminal 20A comes into contact with the front mating terminal 70A, and the rear terminal 20B comes into contact with the rear mating terminal 70B.

Both the front terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B are held in a single fixed housing 30. Therefore, the front terminal 20A bridges the fixed housing 30 and the front movable housing 40A, and the rear terminal 20B bridges the fixed housing 30 and the rear movable housing 40B.

The plurality of terminals 20A and 20B all have the same structure. Therefore, the front terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B have the same structure. Hereinafter, the term “terminal 20” simply refers to both the front terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 9, the terminal 20 is fixed to the fixed side held portions 22 held by the fixed housing 30 and the movable side held portions 25A and 26B held by the movable housings 40A and 40B. It has elastically deformable deformable portions 23 and 24 between the side-held portion 22 and the movable side-held portions 25A and 26B. Deformation of the deformed portions 23 and 24 of the front terminal 20A allows the front movable housing 40A to move relative to the fixed housing 30, and deformation of the deformed portions 23 and 24 of the rear terminal 20B allows the relative movement of the front movable housing 40A with respect to the fixed housing 30. Relative movement of the rear movable housing 40B is allowed.

The terminal 20 has a substrate fixing portion 21 that is fixed to the substrate 91 by soldering or the like. The board fixing portion 21 is connected to an electric circuit formed on the board 91. As a result, the terminals 20A and 20B and the circuit of the board 91 are connected. Further, by fixing the board fixing portion 21 to the board 91, the fixed housing 30 is fixed to the board 91 via the terminals 20A and 20B.

The terminal 20 has contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B that come into contact with the partner terminal 70 of the connection partner 60. The contact portions 25B, 26D, and 27B are located on the movable side held portions 25A and 26B with respect to the deformed portions 23 and 24, and the deformed portions 23 and 24 are deformed with respect to the substrate 91 and the fixed housing 30. Move relative to each other.

The terminal 20 has the substrate fixing portion 21, the fixed side held portion 22, the deformed portions 23, 24, the movable side held portions 25A, 26B, and the contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B directed from one end side to the other end side. Have in order.

The terminal 20 is manufactured by subjecting a plate material to a punching process, a bending process, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 6, the plurality of front terminals 20A are arranged side by side in the pitch direction with the front terminals 20A facing the same direction. The plurality of rear terminals 20B are also arranged side by side in the pitch direction while facing the same direction. On the other hand, the front terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B are arranged so as to face different directions from each other. Specifically, the front terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B are arranged in a state where the contact portions 25B, 26D, and 27B face each other. In other words, the front terminal 20A is in a state in which the contact portions 25B, 26D, and 27B are directed toward the center in the inter-row direction, and the fixed-side held portion 22 and the substrate fixing portion 21 are directed toward the outside in the inter-row direction. In 20B as well, the contact portions 25B, 26D, and 27B are oriented toward the center in the inter-row direction, and the fixed-side held portion 22 and the substrate fixing portion 21 are directed toward the outside in the inter-row direction.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 9, the substrate fixing portion 21 has the plate thickness direction directed in the vertical direction. The substrate fixing portion 21 extends from the outside to the inside in the inter-row direction from one end side to the other end side. The other end side of the substrate fixing portion 21 is connected to the fixed side held portion 22 via a curved portion bent in the plate thickness direction.

The fixed-side held portion 22 has a plate thickness direction oriented in the row-to-row direction. The fixed-side held portion 22 is formed with protrusions on the outer side in the width direction. When this protrusion bites into the fixed housing 30, the fixed side held portion 22 is held by the fixed housing 30. The fixed side held portion 22 is assembled from the lower side to the upper side with respect to the fixed housing 30.

The deformed portions 23 and 24 are configured to include a mountain portion 23 having a curved portion 23B bent in the plate thickness direction so as to be convex in the upward direction. The mountain portion 23 is composed of a first straight line portion 23A, a curved portion 23B, and a second straight line portion 23C. From one end side to the other end side, the first straight line portion 23A extends diagonally upward (upward and inward in the inter-row direction), and the second straight line portion 23C extends downward. A curved portion bent in the plate thickness direction is formed between the first straight line portion 23A and the fixed side held portion 22.
Further, the deformed portions 23 and 24 are configured to include a valley portion 24 connecting the mountain portion 23 and the inner movable side held portion 25A. The valley portion 24 is composed of a curved portion 24A, a third straight portion 24B, a curved portion 24C, and a fourth straight portion 24D. From one end side to the other end side, the third straight line portion 24B extends inward in the inter-row direction, and the fourth straight line portion 24D extends upward.

The movable side held portions 25A and 26B have the plate thickness direction oriented in the row-to-row direction. The movable side held portions 25A and 26B extend upward from one end side toward the other end side. The movable side held portions 25A and 26B are formed with protrusions on both sides in the width direction. When this protrusion bites into the front movable housing 40A or the rear movable housing 40B, the movable side held portions 25A and 26B are held by the movable housing 40. The movable side held portions 25A and 26B are assembled from the lower side to the upper side with respect to the front side movable housing 40A or the rear side movable housing 40B.

The contact portions 25B, 26D, and 27B are configured to make pressing contact with the mating terminal 70 from both sides. Specifically, the contact portions 25B, 26D, and 27B have an inner contact portion 25B that contacts the mating terminal 70 from the inside in the inter-row direction and an outer contact portion 26D that contacts the mating terminal 70 from the outside in the inter-row direction. , 27B, and so on.

The inner contact portion 25B is formed at a position extending upward from the inner movable side held portion 25A without passing through a curved portion. In other words, the inner movable side held portion 25A and the inner contact portion 25B are located on the same plane (a plane perpendicular to the inter-row direction). In other words, the terminal 20 has a substantially flat plate portion 25, and the flat plate portion 25 functions as an inner movable side held portion 25A held by the movable housing 40 and with respect to the mating terminal 70. It functions as an inner contact portion 25B that contacts from the inside in the inter-row direction.

The outer contact portions 26D and 27B have two contact portions arranged side by side in the fitting direction (vertical direction). That is, the terminal 20 has a first outer contact portion 26D on the front side in the fitting direction and a second outer contact portion 27B on the back side in the fitting direction. The first outer contact portion 26D is formed as a part of the first arm portion 26 extending from one side in the width direction of the flat plate portion 25, and the second outer contact portion 27B extends from the other side in the width direction of the flat plate portion 25. It is formed as a part of the protruding second arm portion 27. The position where the first arm portion 26 extends from the flat plate portion 25 is lower than the position where the second arm portion 27 extends from the flat plate portion 25. The position where the first arm portion 26 extends and the position where the second arm portion 27 extends are both above the inner movable side held portion 25A. The second arm portion 27 has an elastic arm portion 27A that elastically supports the second outer contact portion 27B (see FIG. 10).

The outer movable side held portion 26B is formed on the first arm portion 26. Therefore, the movable side held portions 25A and 26B are the inner movable side held portion 25A formed as a part of the flat plate portion 25 and the outer movable side held portion 26B formed as a part of the first arm portion 26. It is composed of and. Further, the first arm portion 26 has a connecting portion 26A that connects the outer movable side held portion 26B of the first arm portion 26 and the flat plate portion 25.

The first outer contact portion 26D is connected to the outer movable side held portion 26B via the elastic arm portion 26C. The second outer contact portion 27B is located inside the elastic arm portion 26C of the first arm portion 26 in the inter-row direction.

(Fixed housing)
The fixed housing 30 abuts on the movable housings 40A and 40B to regulate the movement ranges of the movable housings 40A and 40B on the outside in the row-to-row direction, on both sides in the pitch direction, and in the upward direction. "Pitch direction regulation part""Upward direction regulation part").

As shown in FIG. 3, the fixed housing 30 extends in the front-rear direction on the left side of the connector, the front portion 30A extending in the left-right direction at the front portion of the connector, and the rear portion 30B extending in the left-right direction at the rear portion of the connector. It is composed of a left portion 30C and a right portion 30D extending in the front-rear direction on the right side of the connector. As a result, the fixed housing 30 has a rectangular frame shape in a plan view, and as shown in FIG. 11, the front movable housing 40A and the rear movable housing 40B are arranged in the frame.

The fixed housing 30 has a terminal holding portion (reference numeral omitted) for holding the fixed side held portions 22 of the terminals 20A and 20B. The terminal holding portion holds the terminals 20A and 20B by press-fitting the fixed side held portion 22 of the terminals 20A and 20B. The terminal holding portions are formed on the front portion 30A and the rear portion 30B.

The fixed housing 30 has a terminal protection portion 31 that protects a part of the terminal 20. The terminal protection portion 31 is formed on the front portion 30A and the rear portion 30B of the fixed housing 30. The terminal protection portion 31 is composed of a front and rear wall 31A, an upper wall 31B, a left and right wall 31D, and an oblique wall 31C.
As shown in FIG. 12, the front-rear wall 31A is arranged outside in the inter-row direction with respect to the deformed portion 23 of the terminal 20 with the wall thickness direction facing the front-rear direction. The upper wall 31B is arranged above the deformed portion 23 of the terminal 20 with the wall thickness direction facing up and down. The diagonal wall 31C has a plate thickness direction directed in a front-rear direction and a vertical direction in an oblique direction. The diagonal wall 31C connects the upper ends of the front and rear walls 31A and the outer ends of the upper wall 31B in the inter-row direction. The left and right walls 31D are arranged outside the pitch direction with respect to the deformed portions 23 of the plurality of terminals 20 with the wall thickness direction facing the left-right direction (pitch direction). The left and right walls 31D are connected to the outer ends of the front and rear walls 31A, the upper wall 31B, and the diagonal wall 31C in the pitch direction.

The inner end 31B1 (see FIG. 3) of the upper wall 31B in the inter-row direction is located inside the mountain portion 23 of the terminals 20A and 20B in the inter-row direction (see FIG. 12).

The inner end 31B1 of the upper wall 31B in the inter-row direction extends linearly in parallel with the left-right direction (pitch direction). The inner end 31D1 of the left and right walls 31D in the inter-row direction extends linearly in parallel in the vertical direction. The inner end 31B1 in the inter-row direction of the upper wall 31B and the inner end 31D1 in the inter-row direction of the left and right walls 31D coincide with each other in the inter-row direction.
When the inner end 31B1 of the upper wall 31B in the inter-row direction and the inner end 31D1 of the left and right walls 31D in the inter-row direction come into contact with the movable housing 40, the range of movement of the movable housing 40 in the inter-row direction is limited. That is, the upper wall 31B and the left and right walls 31D of the terminal protection portion 31 function as "outside regulation portions in the inter-row direction".

As described above, the fixed housing 30 has an "upward regulating portion" that limits the upward movement range of the movable housing 40 by abutting against the movable housing 40.
The "upward regulating portion" is formed on the left portion 30C and the right portion 30D of the fixed housing 30, respectively. The right portion 30D and the left portion 30C of the fixed housing 30 are formed with a recess 32 whose lower surface is recessed upward, and the top surface 32T (see FIG. 15) of the recess 32 is an “upward regulation portion”. Functions as. The top surface 32T of the recess 32 is a flat surface with the normal direction facing downward.

As shown in FIG. 11, the right portion 30D and the left portion 30C of the fixed housing 30 project inward in the pitch direction at the central portion in the front-rear direction. This protruding portion is referred to as an inner protruding portion 33. As shown in FIG. 15, the lower surface of the inner protrusion 33 is flush with the top surface 32T of the recess 32 (so-called flush surface). Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the inner side surface of the inner protruding portion 33 in the pitch direction functions as a "pitch direction regulating portion" that limits the movement range of the movable housing 40 in the pitch direction by abutting on the movable housing 40. .. The inner surface of the inner protrusion 33 in the pitch direction is a flat surface whose normal direction is inside the pitch direction.

The fixed housing 30 has a plurality of pillar portions 34 formed inside the terminal protection portion 31 (see FIGS. 3 and 12). The pillar portion 34 projects inward in the inter-row direction from the front and rear walls 31A and the diagonal wall 31C of the terminal protection portion 31. Each pillar portion 34 is located between the fixed side held portions 22 of adjacent terminals 20, and the fixed side held portion 22 is press-fitted between the pillar portions 34. The plurality of pillar portions 34 also function to reinforce the terminal protection portion 31 of the fixed housing 30.

The fixed housing 30 has a boss 35 for positioning when fixed to the substrate 91 (see FIGS. 3 and 12). The boss 35 is formed in the left portion 30C and the right portion 30D, and is located outside in the inter-row direction with respect to the recessed portion 32 of the left portion 30C and the right portion 30D.

The fixed housing 30 has a fixture holding portion 36 that holds the fixture 50 (see FIG. 3). The fixture holding portions 36 are provided at the four corners of the fixed housing 30 in a plan view, and there are a total of four fixture holding portions 36. The position of the fixture holding portion 36 overlaps with the recessed portion 32 in the pitch direction.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the terminal protection unit 31 functions as the “row-to-row direction regulation unit” has been described, but the front-rear surface 32U (see FIG. 15) of the recess 32 functions as the “row-to-row direction regulation unit”. You may. For example, it can be realized by narrowing the dimension of the recess 32 in the inter-row direction or widening the front-rear distance between the front and rear terminal protection portions 31.

(Movable housing)
The front movable housing 40A (see FIG. 4) and the rear movable housing 40B (see FIG. 5) have the same structure. The term "movable housing 40" simply refers to both the front movable housing 40A and the rear movable housing 40B.

The movable housing 40 is, for example, a molded body of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 12, the movable housing 40 has a through hole (reference numeral omitted) in which a part of the terminal 20 is housed. A plurality of through holes are formed, and one through hole corresponds to one terminal 20. The through hole is opened upward, and this portion serves as an insertion port 48 into which the mating terminal 70 is inserted.

The movable housing 40 is limited in its moving range by coming into contact with other members. That is, the movable housing 40 comes into contact with the other member and the "inter-row direction outer contact portion" that limits the range of movement of the movable housing 40 to the outside in the inter-row direction. The "inter-row direction inner contact portion" that limits the inward movement range of the movable housing 40 in the inter-row direction, and the "pitch" that limits the movement range of the movable housing 40 in the pitch direction by contacting with other members. The "directional contact portion", the "upward contact portion" that limits the upward movement range of the movable housing 40 by contacting with other members, and the movable housing 40 by contacting with other members. It has a "downward contact portion" that limits the downward movement range.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the movable housing 40 has a main body portion 41 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer shape, and a protruding portion 42 protruding in the horizontal direction from the main body portion 41.

The plurality of through holes described above are formed so as to penetrate the main body 41 in the vertical direction.
The main body 41 has an upper surface 41T, an inter-row direction outer surface 41S, an inter-row direction inner side surface 41U, and a pair of pitch-direction outer surfaces 41P. The upper surface 41T is a plane whose normal direction is upward, the outer surface 41S in the inter-row direction is a plane whose normal direction is outward in the inter-row direction, and the inner side surface 41U in the inter-row direction is a normal. The plane is a plane whose direction is inward in the inter-row direction, and the outer surface 41P in the pitch direction is a plane whose normal direction is outward in the pitch direction.

When the outer surface 41S in the inter-row direction of the main body 41 comes into contact with the fixed housing 30, it functions as an "outer contact portion in the inter-row direction". When the outer surface 41P in the pitch direction of the main body 41 comes into contact with the fixed housing 30, it functions as a “contact portion in the pitch direction”. When the inner side surface 41U of the main body 41 in the inter-row direction comes into contact with the main body 41 of the adjacent movable housing 40, it functions as an "inner contact portion in the inter-row direction".
As described above, the main body 41 of the movable housing 40 comes into contact with other members to limit the range of movement of the movable housing 40 in the horizontal direction (in the present embodiment, the direction along the surface of the substrate 91). Functions as a contact part.

As shown in FIG. 15, the upper surface 42T of the protrusion 42 functions as an “upward contact portion”. The upper surface 42T of the protrusion 42 is a flat surface with the normal direction facing upward. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the protruding portion 42 projects outward in the pitch direction from the outer surface 41P in the pitch direction of the main body 41. Therefore, the protruding portion 42 is located outside the "pitch direction contact portion" in the pitch direction.

The position where the protruding portion 42 protrudes is the lower end portion of the outer surface 41P in the pitch direction and the inner end portion in the inter-row direction. The front-rear dimension (dimension in the inter-row direction) of the protrusion 42 is smaller than the front-rear dimension of the entire movable housing 40. The inner end of the protrusion 42 in the inter-row direction and the inner end of the movable housing 40 in the inter-row direction coincide with each other in the inter-row direction.

As shown in FIG. 16, the main body 41 includes a pair of pitch-direction outer wall portions 43 forming the pitch-direction outer surface 41P, an inter-row direction outer wall portion 44 forming the inter-row direction outer surface 41S, and rows. It is configured to include an inter-row direction inner side wall portion 45 forming an inter-row direction inner side surface 41U. Further, the main body portion 41 is configured to include a plurality of partition walls 46 that partition the space surrounded by the outer wall portion 43 in the pitch direction, the outer wall portion 44 in the inter-row direction, and the inner side wall portion 45 in the inter-row direction in the pitch direction. There is.

The lower surface 43U of the outer wall portion 43 in the pitch direction is a flat surface with the normal direction facing downward. A raised portion 43U1 that rises downward is formed on the lower surface 43U of the outer wall portion 43 in the pitch direction. This raised portion 43U1 is referred to as a "downward contact portion". A plurality of raised portions 43U1 (four in the present embodiment) are formed for one movable housing 40. The plurality of raised portions 43U1 are configured to include two raised portions 43U1 arranged in the inter-row direction. Specifically, two raised portions 43U1 separated in the inter-row direction are formed on the lower surface 43U of one of the outer wall portions 43 in the pitch direction, and the lower surface 43U of the outer wall portion 43 in the pitch direction of the other is also formed. Two ridges 43U1 are formed that are separated in the row-to-row direction. When viewed from the pitch direction as shown in FIG. 12, the insertion shaft of the mating terminal 70 (hereinafter referred to as “the mating insertion shaft 49A, 49B”) is located between two raised portions 43U1 separated in the inter-row direction. are doing.

As shown in FIG. 16, the lower surfaces of the inter-row direction outer wall portion 44, the inter-row direction inner side wall portion 45, and the plurality of partition walls 46 are formed at positions higher than the lower surface 43U of the pitch direction outer wall portion 43. It does not function as a "downward contact portion" that contacts the substrate 91. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the lower surface 43U of the outer wall portion 43 in the pitch direction and the lower surface 42U of the protruding portion 42 are so-called flush with each other and are located on the same plane.

The inner side surface 41U of the front movable housing 40A (main body 41) in the inter-row direction and the inner surface 41U of the rear movable housing 40B (main body 41) in the inter-row direction face each other in the inter-row direction. There is. Therefore, when any one of the movable housings 40 moves inward in the inter-row direction, the inner side surface 41U in the inter-row direction of the one movable housing 40 comes into contact with the inner side surface 41U in the inter-row direction of the other movable housing 40. As can be seen from FIG. 12, the distance (variable distance D2) between the mating insertion shaft 49A of the front movable housing 40A and the mating insertion shaft 49B of the rear movable housing 40B is the inner surface 41U in the interrowing direction. , 41U is in contact with the minimum value. This minimum value is smaller than the desired value (design value) of the distance between the front partner terminal 70A and the rear partner terminal 70B (counterpart distance D1, see FIG. 13). Therefore, even if the distance between the front mating terminal 70A and the rear mating terminal 70B (the mating distance D1) is smaller than the set value due to the manufacturing tolerance, the front movable housing 40A and the rear movable housing 40B are in the inter-row direction. Manufacturing tolerances can be absorbed by approaching with. Since it is sufficient to absorb the manufacturing tolerance, the difference between the minimum value of the variable distance D2 and the design value of the counterparty distance D1 is, for example, 0.2 mm or less (preferably 0.15 mm or less). By reducing the difference between the minimum value of the variable distance D2 and the design value of the mating distance D1, it is possible to suppress the dimensional expansion of the movable connector 10 in the inter-row direction.

Further, the movable housing 40 has a terminal holding portion (reference numeral omitted) for holding the movable side held portions 25A and 26B of the terminal 20. The terminal holding portions hold the movable side held portions 25A and 26B by press-fitting the movable side held portions 25A and 26B of the terminals 20A and 20B. The terminal holding portion is formed inside the above-mentioned through hole.

Further, the movable housing 40 has an insertion port 48 into which the mating terminal 70 is inserted. The insertion port 48 is formed so as to penetrate the upper wall of the main body 41 of the movable housing 40 in the vertical direction. The mating terminal 70 passes through the insertion port 48 and reaches the contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B of the terminals 20A, 20B. A plurality of insertion ports 48 are formed in two front and rear rows along the pitch direction.

The movable housing 40 has a guide surface 48R for guiding the mating terminal 70. The guide surface 48R is formed in the insertion port 48. The guide surface 48R is formed so that the size of the insertion port 48 gradually expands toward the outside (upper side) of the insertion port 48. The guide surface 48R functions to guide the positions of the mating terminals 70 with respect to the movable housing 40 in the inter-row direction and the pitch direction to appropriate positions.

The shape of the insertion port 48 is a rectangle (specifically, a square) in which the directions of each side are oriented in the inter-row direction and the pitch direction in a plan view, and the guide surface 48R has four different normal directions. It is composed of surfaces (see FIG. 11).

<Action effect>
Next, the action and effect of this embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, the movable connector 10 is fixed to the substrate 91, the fixed housing 30, the front movable housing 40A that can move relative to the fixed housing 30, and the rear movable housing that can move relative to the fixed housing 30. It includes a housing 40B. The rear movable housing 40B has a first direction (X direction) and a second direction (Y direction) which are directions in a plane (XY plane) orthogonal to the fitting direction (± Z direction) and are perpendicular to each other. Of these, it is arranged side by side with the front movable housing 40A in the first direction (X direction).

Further, the movable connector 10 includes a front terminal 20A and a rear terminal 20B. The front terminal 20A includes a fixed side held portion 22 held by the fixed housing 30, movable side held portions 25A and 26B held by the front movable housing 40A, and fixed side held portions 22 and movable side held portions 25A. It has deformable deformable portions 23, 24 located between 26B, and contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B that move relative to the fixed housing 30 when the deformable portions 23, 24 are deformed. The rear terminal 20B includes a fixed side held portion 22 held by the fixed housing 30, movable side held portions 25A and 26B held by the rear movable housing 40B, a fixed side held portion 22, and a movable side held portion 22. It has deformable deformable portions 23, 24 located between 25A and 26B, and contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B that move relative to the fixed housing 30 when the deformable portions 23, 24 are deformed.
Therefore, for example, even when the connection partner 60 moves relative to the substrate 91 in the connected state, the front movable housing 40A and the rear movable housing 40B move relative to the fixed housing 30 to improve the connected state. Can be maintained.

Further, in the present embodiment, the front movable housing 40A and the rear movable housing 40B can be relatively movable so as to change the distance between them in the first direction (X direction).
Therefore, even if there is an error in the distance between the front mating contact portion 75A and the rear mating contact portion 75B in the first direction (X direction) (“counterpart distance D1”, see FIG. 13), the front movable housing 40A By moving relative to the rear movable housing 40B and changing the distance between them in the first direction (X direction), the contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B of the front terminal 20A correspond to the distance D1 on the other side including the error. The distance (“variable distance D2”, see FIG. 12) of the contact portions 25B, 26D, and 27B of the rear terminal 20B in the first direction (X direction) can be changed.

From the above, according to the present embodiment, the connection partner 60 is in press contact with a plurality of contact portions 75A and 75B arranged at different positions in the first direction (X direction) from the first direction (X direction). In the movable connector 10 including the plurality of terminals 20, even if there is an error in the distance between the plurality of mating contact portions 75A and 75B in the first direction (“counterpart distance D1”, see FIG. 13), appropriate pressing contact is made. The state can be secured.

Further, in the present embodiment, the front movable housing 40A and the rear movable housing 40B can move relative to each other in the first direction (X direction) in both the narrowing direction and the widening direction. Specifically, as can be seen from FIG. 12, a gap C1 is formed between the front movable housing 40A and the rear movable housing 40B. Therefore, the mating distance D1 is the initial value (front side) of the variable distance D2 in the first direction (X direction) of the contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B of the front terminal 20A and the contact portions 25B, 26D, 27B of the rear terminal 20B. The difference can be absorbed regardless of whether the distance is longer or shorter than the distance when the terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B are in the free state).
In particular, in the present embodiment, the minimum value of the variable distance D2 is smaller than the set value of the other side distance D1. Therefore, even when the counterparty distance D1 becomes smaller than the set value due to manufacturing tolerance or the like, the variable distance D2 can be changed according to the counterparty distance D1 smaller than the set value.

Further, in the present embodiment, the variable distance D2 (initial value of the variable distance D2) when both the front terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B are in the free state is substantially the same as the set value of the mating distance D1 (see FIG. 15). Is. Therefore, the connection between the movable connector 10 and the connection partner 60 is smooth. In addition, the above-mentioned "abbreviation" of "substantially the same" means that ± 3% is allowed as an error.

Further, in the present embodiment, the difference between the minimum value of the variable distance D2 and the set value of the other side distance D1 (hereinafter, referred to as "difference between the set value and the minimum value") is small. Therefore, it is easy to reduce the size of the movable connector 10 in the first direction (X direction) as compared with the embodiment in which the difference between the set value and the minimum value is large.
The difference between the set value of the mating distance D1 and the minimum value of the variable distance D2 (C1 in this embodiment) is, for example, 1 / of the moving range (C1 + 2 × C2) of the movable housing 40 in the first direction (X direction). It is 8 or less, more preferably 1/10 or less.
However, if the difference between the set value and the minimum value is too small, the manufacturing tolerance of the counterparty distance D1 cannot be absorbed. Therefore, the difference between the set value and the minimum value is preferably 0.10 mm or more, for example.
In the present embodiment, the set value of the other side distance D1 and the initial value of the variable distance D2 (the value when the terminal 20 is in the free state) are substantially the same, so that the above-mentioned "set value of the other side distance D1" is used. Can be read and understood as "initial value of variable distance D2".

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the fixed side held portion 22 of the front terminal 20A is located on one side in the first direction with respect to the movable side held portions 25A and 26B of the front terminal 20A. The fixed side held portion 22 of the rear terminal 20B is arranged on the + X side), and is arranged on the other side (−X side) in the first direction with respect to the movable side held portions 25A and 26B of the rear terminal 20B. To. Therefore, the movable connector 10 can be miniaturized in the second direction (Y direction).
In particular, when a plurality of front terminals 20A and rear terminals 20B are arranged side by side in the second direction (Y direction) as in the present embodiment, the distance between the terminals arranged in the second direction (Y direction) is narrowed. Is easy.

Further, in the present embodiment, the "upward contact portion" of the front movable housing 40A is formed only on a part of the front movable housing 40A on the rear movable housing 40B side, and the "upper" of the rear movable housing 40B is formed. The "directional contact portion" is formed only on a part of the rear movable housing 40B on the front movable housing 40A side. Therefore, by forming an "upward regulating portion" that abuts on the "upward contact portion" at one location near the center of the movable connector 10 in the first direction (inter-row direction), the front movable housing 40A and the rear side are formed. Both upward movement ranges of the movable housing 40B can be restricted. Therefore, while maintaining the movement range of the movable housing 40 in the inter-row direction, the dimension of the "upward regulating portion" in the inter-row direction (in the present embodiment, the dimension of the recess 32 in the inter-row direction, see FIG. 15). As a result, the movable connector 10 can be easily miniaturized in the inter-row direction.

Further, in the present embodiment, the front terminal protection portion 31 that protects the deformed portion 23 of the front terminal 20A is arranged on the front side of the front movable housing 40A, and the rear terminal that protects the deformed portion 23 of the rear terminal 20B. The protection portion 31 is arranged on the rear side of the rear movable housing 40B. Then, the terminal protection unit 31 on the front side functions as a "outside regulation unit in the inter-row direction" that limits the movement range of the front side (one side in the inter-row direction) of the front movable housing 40A, and the terminal protection unit 31 on the rear side is It functions as an "inter-row direction outer restricting unit" that limits the movement range of the rear side (the other side in the inter-row direction) of the rear movable housing 40B.
Therefore, the position of the "outer regulation portion in the inter-row direction" becomes a high position, and it is possible to effectively suppress the posture of the movable housing 40 from tilting.

[Supplementary explanation of the above embodiment]
In the above embodiment, when it is grasped that the terminal 20 is a member extending from one end side to the other end side, an example in which the movable side held portion and the contact portion of the terminal 20 are formed in separate portions has been described. .. However, the "terminal" of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the movable side held portion and the contact portion may be the same portion. In other words, the terminal may be configured so that a part of the terminal is held by the movable housing and comes into contact with the mating contact portion.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which the terminal 20 is integrated is shown, but the “terminal” of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, in the "terminal", even if the substrate fixing portion and the fixed side held portion and the deformed portion, the movable side held portion and the contact portion are separately formed and both are connected. Good.

Further, in the above embodiment, the example in which the terminal 20 has the elastic arm portion 26C that supports the contact portion (first outer contact portion 26D) has been described, but the “terminal” of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the contact is not limited to this. It is not necessary to have an elastic arm portion that supports the portion.

Further, the set value of the other-side distance D1 is typically a value appearing in the design drawing of the connection partner 60. However, the set value of the mating side distance D1 can also be estimated from the average value of the distances in the first direction between the central axes of the plurality of front mating terminals 70A and the central axes of the plurality of rear mating terminals 70B.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the front terminal 20A and the rear terminal 20B are both held in a single fixed housing 30 has been described. However, the "fixed housing" of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and may be a divided fixed housing as in Patent Document 1, for example.

10 Movable connector 20A Front terminal (first terminal)
20B rear terminal (second terminal)
22 Fixed side held parts 23, 24 Deformed parts 25A, 26B Movable side held parts 25B, 26D, 27B Contact part 30 Fixed housing 40A Front movable housing (first movable housing)
40B posterior movable housing (second movable housing)
42 Protruding part 42T Upper surface (upward contact part)
60 Connection partner 70A Front partner terminal (1st partner terminal)
70B Rear partner terminal (2nd partner terminal)
75A Front side contact part (1st side partner contact part)
75B Rear partner contact part (2nd side partner contact part)
80 Mating housing 91 Board S connector assembly

Claims (6)

A fixed housing fixed to the board and
A first movable housing that can move relative to the fixed housing,
It is arranged side by side with the first movable housing in the first direction of the first direction and the second direction, which are directions in a plane orthogonal to the fitting direction and perpendicular to each other, with respect to the fixed housing. A second movable housing that can move relative to each other
A fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing, a movable-side held portion held by the first movable housing, and a deformable deformation located between the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A portion and a first-side terminal having a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed.
A fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing, a movable-side held portion held by the second movable housing, and a deformable deformation located between the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A second side terminal having a portion and a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed.
It is a movable connector equipped with
The contact portion of the first side terminal is configured to contact the first side partner contact portion from the first direction.
The contact portion of the second side terminal is configured to contact the first side mating contact portion and the second side mating contact portion arranged at different positions in the first direction from the first direction. ,
The first movable housing and the second movable housing are relatively movable so as to change the distance between the first movable housing and the second movable housing in the first direction.
Movable connector. The first movable housing and the second movable housing can move relative to each other in both the narrowing direction and the widening direction in the first direction.
The movable connector according to claim 1. The fixed-side held portion of the first-side terminal is arranged on one side in the first direction with respect to the movable-side held portion of the first-side terminal.
The fixed side held portion of the second side terminal is arranged on the other side of the first direction with respect to the movable side held portion of the second side terminal.
The movable connector according to claim 1 or 2. A plurality of the first side terminals are arranged along the second direction.
A plurality of the second side terminals are arranged along the second direction.
The movable connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first movable housing has an upward contact portion that limits the range of movement of the first movable housing in the removal direction by contacting with other members.
The second movable housing has an upward contact portion that limits the range of movement of the second movable housing in the removal direction by contacting with another member.
The first movable housing and the second movable housing are arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction.
The upward contact portion of the first movable housing is formed only on a part of the first movable housing on the side adjacent to the second movable housing.
The upward contact portion of the second movable housing is formed only on a part of the second movable housing on the side adjacent to the first movable housing.
The movable connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A connector assembly having a connection partner and a movable connector that connects to the connection partner.
The connection partner is
A first-side partner terminal having a first-side partner contact portion,
Of the first direction and the second direction, which are directions in a plane orthogonal to the fitting direction and perpendicular to each other, the second side is arranged at a position different from the first side mating contact portion in the first direction. The second side partner terminal having the partner contact part and
A single mating housing for holding the first mating terminal and the second mating terminal.
The movable connector is
A fixed housing fixed to the board and
A first movable housing that can move relative to the fixed housing,
A second movable housing that is arranged side by side with the first movable housing in the first direction and is movable relative to the fixed housing.
A fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing, a movable-side held portion held by the first movable housing, and a deformable deformation located between the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A portion and a first-side terminal having a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed.
A fixed-side held portion held in the fixed housing, a movable-side held portion held in the second movable housing, and a deformable deformation located between the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A portion and a second side terminal having a contact portion that moves relative to the fixed housing when the deformed portion is deformed.
The contact portion of the first side terminal is configured to contact the first side partner contact portion from the first direction.
The contact portion of the second side terminal is configured to contact the first side mating contact portion and the second side mating contact portion arranged at different positions in the first direction from the first direction. And
The first movable housing and the second movable housing are relatively movable so as to change the distance between the first movable housing and the second movable housing in the first direction.
Connector assembly.