JP2021048040A - Panel mounting type connector - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a panel mounting type connector that is capable of suppressing an increase in the scale of a panel nipping part, and that can fix a housing to various types of panels having respective different board thicknesses without chattering.SOLUTION: A panel mounting type connector 1 includes a housing 2 that is inserted into an opening 51 of a panel 50 to be mounted onto the panel 50. The housing 2 includes: a body part 10 that is inserted into the opening 51 of the panel; locking arm parts 20 that are provided on side faces of the body part 10 and in which locking parts 22 are locked at an edge part of the opening 51; and panel nipping parts 30 that protrude from side faces of the body part 10 which are on a rear side in an insertion direction with respect to the locking parts 22 of the locking arm parts 20 and each pinch an edge part of the opening 51 of the panel between the locking part 22 and itself in the insertion direction. The panel nipping part 30 is provided with a pressing part 43 that is arranged at a position overlapping the locking part 22 of the locking arm part 20 when the housing 2 is viewed from the insertion direction, and that elastically presses the edge part of the opening 51 of the panel to a front side of the insertion direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a panel mountable connector.

Conventionally, a panel-mounted connector having a housing that is inserted into a plate-shaped panel opening and attached to the panel has been proposed. For example, in one of the conventional panel-mounted connectors, the locking portion of the locking arm portion provided on the side surface of the main body portion of the housing inserted into the opening of the panel and the locking portion of the locking arm portion are used. The housing is fixed to the panel by sandwiching the edge of the opening of the panel in the insertion direction with the panel holding part that protrudes outward from the side surface of the main body located on the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-82055

In the panel-mounted connector described in the above document, a cantilever-shaped arm having a protrusion that elastically presses the edge of the opening of the panel toward the front side in the insertion direction is integrally formed in the panel holding portion. .. As a result, the housing can be fixed without rattling by absorbing the difference in plate thickness by making the amount of elastic deformation of the cantilever-shaped arm different for various panels having different plate thicknesses.

However, in the panel-mounted connector described in the above document, the cantilever-shaped arm is integrally formed at the position of the panel holding portion different from the locking portion of the locking arm portion when the housing is viewed from the insertion direction. There is. Therefore, when the housing is viewed from the insertion direction, it is necessary to secure a portion for integrally forming the cantilever-shaped arm at the position of the panel holding portion different from the locking portion of the locking arm portion, and the panel. It was one of the factors that made the holding part larger.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is that it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the panel sandwiching portion and to fix the housing to various panels having different plate thicknesses without rattling. To provide a panel mountable connector.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the panel-mounted connector according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (4).
(1) A panel-mounted connector having a housing that is inserted into a plate-shaped panel opening and attached to the panel.
The housing is
A terminal accommodating hole for accommodating terminals is formed inside, and a main body portion to be inserted into the opening of the panel and a main body portion.
The main body is provided on the side surface of the main body along the insertion direction of the panel into the opening, and when the main body is inserted into the opening, the main body is elastically deformed in a first direction approaching the side surface and then moved away from the side surface. A locking arm portion that elastically returns to the second direction and a locking portion is locked to the edge of the opening.
The opening of the panel between the locking arm portion and the locking portion projects in the second direction from the side surface of the main body portion located on the rear side of the locking portion in the insertion direction. A panel holding portion that holds the edge portion in the insertion direction,
With
In the panel holding portion, the edge portion of the opening of the panel is elastically moved forward in the insertion direction at a position where the housing overlaps with the locking portion of the locking arm portion when viewed from the insertion direction. There is a pressing part that presses against,
A panel-mounted connector that features this.

(2) An elastic member is attached to the panel holding portion.
The elastic member is provided with the pressing portion.
The panel-mounted connector according to (1) above.

(3) The elastic member includes a double-sided beam-like portion in which both ends are fixed to the panel sandwiching portion.
The pressing portion is provided at the central portion in the extending direction of the double-sided beam-shaped portion.
The panel-mounted connector according to (2) above.

(4) The panel sandwiching portion is composed of a pair of projecting portions projecting from the side surface of the main body portion in the second direction at intervals in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction and the second direction. ,
The elastic member is composed of a pair of end portions fixed to the pair of projecting portions and the double-sided beam-shaped portion connecting the pair of end portions.
The panel-mounted connector according to (3) above.

According to the panel-mounted connector having the configuration of (1) above, the panel holding portion is provided with a pressing portion that elastically presses the edge portion of the opening of the panel toward the front side in the insertion direction. Therefore, the housing can be fixed without rattling by absorbing the difference in plate thickness by making the amount of elastic deformation of the pressing portion different for various panels having different plate thicknesses. Further, this pressing portion is provided at a position of a panel holding portion that overlaps with the locking portion of the locking arm portion when the housing is viewed from the insertion direction. For this reason, the conventional panel-mounted connector eliminates the need to secure a portion for providing the pressing portion at the position of the panel holding portion different from the locking portion of the locking arm portion when the housing is viewed from the insertion direction. Compared with this, it is possible to make the panel sandwiching portion smaller. Therefore, according to the panel-mounted connector having the configuration of (1) above, the housing can be fixed to various panels having different plate thicknesses without rattling while suppressing the increase in size of the panel holding portion.

Here, the pressing portion may be provided integrally with a beam-shaped arm integrally formed with the panel holding portion, or may be provided with an elastic member mounted on the panel holding portion.

According to the panel-mounted connector having the configuration of (2) above, the elastic member mounted on the panel holding portion is provided with the pressing portion. Therefore, by changing the constituent material of the elastic member, the shape of the pressing portion, and the like without changing the shape of the housing, particularly the distance between the locking arm portion and the panel holding portion, the pressing portion can be formed on the panel. The pressing force to press is arbitrarily adjustable. Therefore, as compared with the embodiment in which the pressing portion is integrally provided on the beam-shaped arm integrally formed with the panel holding portion, the degree of freedom in design regarding the pressing force with which the pressing portion presses the panel can be increased.

According to the panel-mounted connector having the configuration of (3) above, the pressing portion is provided at the center of the double-sided beam-shaped portion of the elastic member in the extending direction, so that when the pressing portion presses the panel, In addition to the compressive deformation of the pressing portion itself, the double-sided beam-shaped portion bends. Therefore, by adjusting the cross-sectional coefficient or the like of the double-sided beam-shaped portion, it is possible to further increase the degree of freedom in design regarding the pressing force with which the pressing portion presses the panel.

According to the panel-mounted connector having the configuration of the above (4), the configuration of the above (3) can be concretely realized.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a panel-mounted connector capable of suppressing an increase in the size of a panel holding portion and fixing a housing to various panels having different plate thicknesses without rattling.

The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the embodiments described below (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") with reference to the accompanying drawings. ..

FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a panel-mounted connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1 (a). FIG. 2 is a rear view of the connector shown in FIG. 3 (a) is a perspective view of the housing shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 (b) is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 3 (a). FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the elastic member shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the panel to which the connector shown in FIG. 1 is attached. 6A and 6B show a connector attached to the panel, FIG. 6A is a top view thereof, FIG. 6B is a side view thereof, and FIG. 6C is a rear view thereof. is there.

Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the respective figures.

The connector 1 (see FIG. 1) is used in a state of being inserted into an opening 51 of a flat plate-shaped panel 50 (see FIG. 5) which is a part of a housing such as a lighting fixture and fixed to the panel 50. (See FIG. 6). It is assumed that the connector 1 is fixed to various panels 50 having different plate thicknesses.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, as shown in FIG. 1, "front-back direction", "width direction", "vertical direction", "front", "rear", "top" and "bottom" are defined. The "front-back direction", "width direction", and "vertical direction" are orthogonal to each other. The front-rear direction coincides with the mating direction of the connector 1 and the mating connector (not shown). As shown in FIG. 5, the opening 51 of the panel 50 has a rectangular shape having a width direction dimension L0 and a vertical direction dimension H0.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the connector 1 includes a housing 2 and a pair of elastic members 3 mounted on a panel holding portion 30 (a pair of protruding portions 31) of the housing 2, which will be described later. Hereinafter, each member constituting the connector 1 will be described in order.

First, the housing 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3A, the housing 2 which is a resin molded body includes a main body portion 10, a pair of locking arm portions 20 provided at substantially the center of the side surface of the main body portion 10 in the front-rear direction, and a main body portion. A panel holding portion 30 provided at the rear end portion of the side surface of the 10 is integrally provided.

The main body 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape extending in the front-rear direction. The main body 10 is formed with a plurality (two in this example) of terminal accommodating holes 11 penetrating in the front-rear direction for accommodating terminals (not shown) so as to be arranged in the width direction. The terminal is inserted into and fixed in the terminal accommodating hole 11 through the rear end opening of the terminal accommodating hole 11.

A mating connector is fitted to the front portion of the main body 10. By fitting the mating connector to the front portion of the main body 10, the terminal housed in the terminal accommodating hole 11 and the terminal housed in the mating connector (not shown) are electrically connected. The connector.

The pair of locking arm portions 20 are provided on both side surfaces of the main body portion 10 in the width direction. Each locking arm portion 20 has a cantilever-like shape extending outward in the width direction and rearward from a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction and a central portion in the vertical direction on the side surface of the main body portion 10. The locking arm portion 20 extends from the rear end of the main body portion 10 to a position on the front side by a predetermined distance, and is inside in the width direction (first direction approaching the side surface of the main body portion 10) and outside in the width direction (main body). It can be elastically deformed in a second direction) away from the side surface of the portion 10.

A protrusion 21 that projects outward in the width direction is provided at the extending end (rear end) of the locking arm portion 20. The rear side surface (the surface facing rearward) of the protrusion 21 functions as a locking step 22 that is locked to the edge of the opening 51 of the panel 50.

The panel sandwiching portion 30 functions to sandwich the edge portion of the opening 51 of the panel 50 in the front-rear direction with the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20. In this example, the panel sandwiching portion 30 is a pair of projecting portions 31 (that is, protruding outward in the width direction at intervals in the vertical direction) from the upper and lower end portions of the rear end portions on both side surfaces in the width direction of the main body portion 10. , A total of four protrusions 31). Each protrusion 31 has a square columnar shape in this example.

In the vertical direction, the locking arm portion 20 is located between the pair of protruding portions 31. This prevents the occurrence of so-called undercut when the mold used for molding the housing 2 is pulled out from the housing 2 in the front-rear direction.

A pair of end portions 41 of the elastic member 3, which will be described later, are fixed to the pair of projecting portions 31. A ridge 32 that protrudes forward and extends in the vertical direction is formed on the front end surface (the surface facing forward) of the protruding end portion of each protruding portion 31 (see FIG. 3B). The ridge 32 functions to prevent the end portion 41 of the elastic member 3 fixed to the protruding end portion of the protruding portion 31 from coming off (falling off) in the width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6A, in this example, the top surface (width direction) of the protrusions 21 of the pair of locking arm portions 20 is in a state where the pair of locking arm portions 20 are not elastically deformed. The distance between the outer end faces in the width direction and the distance between the panel sandwiching portions 30 (more specifically, the protrusions 31 on both sides in the width direction) in the width direction are equal, and the distance between the outer end faces in the width direction is equal to the width direction dimension L1. It has become. Here, in order to enable the edge portion of the opening 51 of the panel 50 to be sandwiched between the panel holding portion 30 and the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20, the width direction dimension L1 is the opening 51 of the panel 50. It is larger than the width direction dimension L0 (see FIG. 6C).

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6B, in this example, the vertical distance between the upper and lower surfaces of the housing 2 (main body 10) and the panel holding portion 30 (more specifically, the upper and lower parts) The vertical distances between the vertical outer end faces of the pair of protruding portions 31) are equal, and the vertical dimension H1 is obtained. Here, in order to allow the main body 10 of the housing 2 to be inserted into the opening 51 of the panel 50, the vertical dimension H1 is smaller than the vertical dimension H0 of the opening 51 of the panel 50 (see FIG. 6C). The widthwise distance between the widthwise side surfaces of the housing 2 (main body 10) is smaller than the widthwise dimension L0 of the opening 51 of the panel 50.

Next, the elastic member 3 will be described. The elastic member 3 is preferably a rubber molded body, but may be a resin molded body. As shown in FIG. 4, the elastic member 3 is composed of a pair of end portions 41 and a double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 that connects the corner portions of the pair of end portions 41. Each end 41 has a rectangular frame-like shape, and the rectangular opening of the end 41 has a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the protruding portion 31 of the panel holding portion 30. The distance between the pair of end portions 41 coincides with the distance between the pair of upper and lower protruding portions 31 of the panel holding portion 30.

A pressing portion 43 projecting from a surface opposite to the pair of end portions 41 is formed at the central portion of the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 in the extending direction. In this example, the pressing portion 43 has a square columnar shape. As will be described later, the pressing portion 43 is a portion that functions to press the edge portion of the opening 51 of the panel 50 forward when the housing 2 is fixed to the panel 50.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the elastic member 3 has a pair of end portions 41 in a direction in which the pressing portion 43 projects forward, and a pair of end portions 41 on a pair of upper and lower projecting portions 31 of the panel holding portion 30. By being inserted, they are attached to and fixed to the pair of upper and lower protrusions 31 respectively. In a state where the elastic member 3 is attached to the panel holding portion 30 (a pair of upper and lower protruding portions 31), the ridge 32 is in the width direction of the end portion 41 of the elastic member 3, as shown in FIG. 1 (b). It is located on the outside. Therefore, the ridge 32 functions to prevent the elastic member 3 from coming off (falling off) from the pair of protruding portions 31.

When the elastic member 3 is completely attached, as shown in FIGS. 1, 6 (a) and 6 (b), the pressing portion 43 of the elastic member 3 is the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20. It is provided at a rearward position, which overlaps with the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20 when the housing 2 is viewed from the front-rear direction.

When the elastic member 3 is completely attached, the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 of the elastic member 3 can be bent in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the pressing portion 43 is pressed backward, in addition to the compression deformation of the pressing portion 43 itself, the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 bends backward, so that the tip position of the pressing portion 43 becomes the original position (double-sided beam). The shaped portion 42 and the pressing portion 43 can be moved rearward from the position (position in the state where they are not elastically deformed).

The distance between the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20 and the pressing portion 43 of the elastic member 3 in the front-rear direction is such that the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 of the elastic member 3 and the pressing portion 43 are not elastically deformed. , The thinnest of the various panel 50s, or slightly smaller than the thinnest. Each member constituting the connector 1 has been described above.

In order to attach the connector 1 having the above configuration to the panel 50, the main body 10 of the housing 2 is inserted into the opening 51 of the panel 50 from the rear side of the panel 50. In the process of proceeding with the insertion, first, the protrusions 21 of the pair of locking arm portions 20 come into contact with the side edges on both sides in the width direction of the opening 51. After that, the pair of locking arm portions 20 are elastically deformed inward in the width direction by pressing the protrusion 21 from the edge portion of the opening 51 inward in the width direction, and then the edge portion of the opening 51 gets over the protrusion 21. As a result, the pair of locking arm portions 20 elastically return to the outside in the width direction, and the locking step portion 22 of the pair of locking arm portions 20 is locked to the edge portion of the opening 51. As a result, the edge portion of the opening 51 of the panel 50 is sandwiched between the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20 and the pressing portion 43 of the elastic member 3 in the front-rear direction, and the connector 1 is connected to the panel 50. Installation is complete (see Figure 6).

In the state where the connector 1 is attached to the panel 50, the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 and the pressing portion 43 of the elastic member 3 are elastically deformed by the amount corresponding to the plate thickness of the panel 50, so that the pressing portion 43 The tip position has moved backward from the original position. As a result, the pressing portion 43 elastically presses the edge portion of the opening 51 of the panel 50 forward.

In this way, the elastic member 3 (double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 and pressing portion 43) is elastically deformed by the amount corresponding to the plate thickness of the panel 50, so that the elastic member 3 with respect to various panels 50 having different plate thicknesses. The housing 2 can be fixed without rattling by absorbing the difference in plate thickness by making the amount of elastic deformation of (the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 and the pressing portion 43) different.

As described above, according to the panel-mounted connector 1 according to the present embodiment, the panel holding portion 30 elastically presses the edge portion of the opening 51 of the panel 50 toward the front side in the front-rear direction (insertion direction). Is provided. Therefore, the housing 2 can be fixed without rattling by absorbing the difference in plate thickness by making the amount of elastic deformation of the pressing portion 43 different for various panels 50 having different plate thicknesses. Further, the pressing portion 43 is provided at a position where the housing 2 overlaps with the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20 when viewed from the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the housing 2 is viewed from the front-rear direction, it is not necessary to secure a portion for providing the pressing portion 43 at a position of the panel holding portion 30 different from the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20. The panel holding portion 30 can be made smaller than that of the conventional panel-mounted connector. From the above, according to the connector 1 according to the present embodiment, the housing 2 can be fixed to various panels 50 having different plate thicknesses without rattling while suppressing the increase in size of the panel holding portion 30.

Further, according to the connector 1 according to the present embodiment, the pressing portion 43 is provided on the elastic member 3 mounted on the panel holding portion 30. Therefore, the constituent material of the elastic member 3 and the pressing portion 43 do not change the shape of the housing 2 (particularly, the distance between the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20 and the panel holding portion 30). By changing the shape or the like, the pressing force with which the pressing portion 43 presses the panel 50 can be arbitrarily adjusted. Therefore, as compared with the conventional panel-mounted connector in which the pressing portion is integrally provided on the beam-shaped arm integrally formed with the panel holding portion 30, the pressing portion 43 presses the panel 50. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom in designing.

Further, according to the connector 1 according to the present embodiment, since the pressing portion 43 is provided at the central portion in the extending direction of the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 of the elastic member 3, the pressing portion 43 presses the panel 50. At that time, in addition to the compression deformation of the pressing portion 43 itself, the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42 is bent. Therefore, by adjusting the cross-sectional coefficient or the like of the double-sided beam-shaped portion 42, it is possible to further increase the degree of freedom in design regarding the pressing force with which the pressing portion 43 presses the panel 50.

<Other aspects>
The present invention is not limited to each of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be adopted within the scope of the present invention. For example, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified, improved, and the like. In addition, the material, shape, size, number, arrangement location, etc. of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

For example, in the above embodiment, the pressing portion 43 is provided on the elastic member 3 mounted on the panel holding portion 30. On the other hand, the pressing portion 43 is a beam-shaped arm integrally formed with the panel holding portion 30 as long as the housing 2 is positioned so as to overlap the locking step portion 22 of the locking arm portion 20 when viewed from the front-rear direction. It may be a portion (for example, a protrusion) integrally provided on the housing.

Further, in the above embodiment, the pressing portion 43 has a square columnar shape. On the other hand, the pressing portion 43 may have a shape other than a square columnar shape such as a columnar shape as long as the edge portion of the opening 51 of the panel 50 can be elastically pressed forward.

Further, in the above embodiment, the protruding portion 31 of the panel holding portion 30 is formed with a ridge 32 that protrudes forward and extends in the vertical direction. On the other hand, as long as the function of preventing the end portion 41 of the elastic member 3 fixed to the protruding end portion of the protruding portion 31 from coming off (falling off) in the width direction is fulfilled, the protruding portion 31 of the panel holding portion 30 , A portion having a form capable of fulfilling this function may be provided instead of the ridge 32.

Further, in the above embodiment, the distance between the outer end faces in the width direction of the panel holding portions 30 (more specifically, the protruding portions 31 on both sides in the width direction) in the width direction is the protrusion 21 of the pair of locking arm portions 20. It is equal to the distance between the top surfaces (outer end faces in the width direction) in the width direction (= dimension L1 in the width direction). On the other hand, the distance between the outer end faces of the panel holding portion 30 in the width direction in the width direction may be larger than the width direction dimension L1.

Further, in the above embodiment, the vertical distance between the vertical outer end faces of the panel holding portions 30 (more specifically, the pair of upper and lower protruding portions 31) is set between the upper and lower surfaces of the housing 2 (main body portion 10). It is equal to the vertical interval (= vertical dimension H1). On the other hand, the vertical distance between the vertical outer end faces of the panel sandwiching portion 30 (more specifically, the pair of vertical protruding portions 31) may be larger or smaller than the vertical dimension H1.

Here, the features of the panel-mounted connector 1 according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention are briefly summarized and listed below [1] to [4], respectively.
[1] A panel-mounted connector (1) having a housing (2) that is inserted into an opening (51) of a plate-shaped panel (50) and attached to the panel (50).
The housing (2)
A terminal accommodating hole (11) for accommodating terminals is formed inside, and a main body portion (10) inserted into the opening (51) of the panel (50).
The main body (10) is provided on the side surface of the main body (10) along the insertion direction of the panel (50) into the opening (51), and the main body (10) is inserted into the opening (51). Sometimes, after elastically deforming in the first direction (inside in the width direction) approaching the side surface, elastically returns in the second direction (outside in the width direction) away from the side surface, and a locking portion (locking portion) is attached to the edge of the opening (51). The locking arm portion (20) to which the 22) is locked, and
The locking portion (20) projects in the second direction from the side surface of the main body portion (10) located rearward of the locking portion (22) in the insertion direction of the locking arm portion (20). A panel holding portion (30) that holds the edge portion of the opening (51) of the panel (50) between the panel (50) and the panel (50) in the insertion direction.
With
The panel holding portion (30) is located at a position where the housing (2) overlaps the locking portion (22) of the locking arm portion (20) when viewed from the insertion direction. A pressing portion (43) that elastically presses the edge portion of the opening (51) toward the front side in the insertion direction is provided.
A panel-mounted connector (1).

[2] An elastic member (3) is attached to the panel holding portion (30).
The elastic member (3) is provided with the pressing portion (43).
The panel-mounted connector (1) according to the above [1].

[3] The elastic member (3) includes a double-sided beam-shaped portion (42) in which both ends are fixed to the panel holding portion (30).
The pressing portion (43) is provided at the central portion in the extending direction of the double-sided beam-shaped portion (42).
The panel-mounted connector (1) according to the above [2].

[4] The panel holding portion (30) has a second orientation with a space from the side surface of the main body portion (10) in a direction (vertical direction) orthogonal to the insertion direction and the second direction. It is composed of a pair of projecting portions (31) protruding into the direction.
The elastic member (3) includes a pair of end portions (41) fixed to the pair of projecting portions (31) and a double-sided beam-shaped portion (42) connecting the pair of end portions (41). Consists of,
The panel-mounted connector (1) according to the above [3].

1 Panel-mounted connector 2 Housing 3 Elastic member 10 Main body 11 Terminal accommodating hole 20 Locking arm 22 Locking step (locking part)
30 Panel holding part 31 Protruding part 41 End part 42 Double-sided beam-shaped part 43 Pressing part 50 Panel 51 Opening

Claims (4)

A panel-mounted connector with a housing that can be inserted into a plate-shaped panel opening and attached to the panel.
The housing is
A terminal accommodating hole for accommodating terminals is formed inside, and a main body portion to be inserted into the opening of the panel and a main body portion.
The main body is provided on the side surface of the main body along the insertion direction of the panel into the opening, and when the main body is inserted into the opening, the main body is elastically deformed in a first direction approaching the side surface and then moved away from the side surface. A locking arm portion that elastically returns to the second direction and a locking portion is locked to the edge of the opening.
The opening of the panel between the locking arm portion and the locking portion projects in the second direction from the side surface of the main body portion located on the rear side of the locking portion in the insertion direction. A panel holding portion that holds the edge portion in the insertion direction,
With
In the panel holding portion, the edge portion of the opening of the panel is elastically moved forward in the insertion direction at a position where the housing overlaps with the locking portion of the locking arm portion when viewed from the insertion direction. There is a pressing part that presses against,
A panel-mounted connector that features this. An elastic member is attached to the panel holding portion.
The elastic member is provided with the pressing portion.
The panel-mounted connector according to claim 1. The elastic member includes a double-sided beam-like portion in which both ends are fixed to the panel holding portion.
The pressing portion is provided at the central portion in the extending direction of the double-sided beam-shaped portion.
The panel-mounted connector according to claim 2. The panel sandwiching portion is composed of a pair of projecting portions projecting from the side surface of the main body portion in the second direction at intervals in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction and the second direction.
The elastic member is composed of a pair of end portions fixed to the pair of projecting portions and the double-sided beam-shaped portion connecting the pair of end portions.
The panel-mounted connector according to claim 3.

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