JP4270573B2 - Stopper member, connection device, and inspection jig - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a stopper member, a connection device, and an inspection jig, and more particularly, to a stopper member, a connection device, and an inspection jig suitable for an inspection device that inspects electrical characteristics of an inspection object.

  As prior art 1, there is an operation lever mechanism of an operation lever for operating various devices. In this operation lever mechanism, a display indicating the operation direction of the operation lever is attached to the operation lever, and a through hole having a shape indicating the operation direction is formed in the operation lever (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As prior art 2, an electrical connector is disclosed in which when a male connector is advanced to a female connector side by rotation of a lever member to complete the fitting of the male and female connectors, the lever member is locked to the hood again by a lock spring. Yes. (For example, see Patent Document 2).

JP 7-36347 A Japanese Patent No. 2525502

  The operation lever mechanism of the operation lever of Patent Document 1 is provided with a display indicating the operation direction of the operation lever, and a through hole having a shape indicating the operation direction is formed in the operation lever. There is a problem that the shape is complicated and high processing accuracy is required.

The electrical connector of Patent Document 2, since they must be configured to lock the lever member to the hood by the lock spring, it is difficult to add processing lever mounting, is required more complex and high machining accuracy shape There is a problem that.

In general, the operation lever mechanism in an inspection jig having an opening / closing device has an overwhelming number of cases formed integrally with a housing. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to easily cope with a change in the shape of the housing.

For example, in the operation lever mechanism, there is a problem that additional processing for attaching the lever is difficult, and the shape is complicated and high processing accuracy is required.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a stopper member, a connecting device, and an inspection jig that can regulate the movable range, have good workability, and are easy to handle by additional processing.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a stopper member, a connecting device, and an inspection jig that can maintain a sufficient holding force so that they can be transported in a temporarily fixed state.

  According to the present invention, in a stopper member used in a connection device including a housing and an operation member, the operation member has an operation lever portion rotatably held by the housing, and the operation lever portion is The connection device is connected to a connection partner by operating, and the stopper member has a main body portion formed in a substantially U shape, and a contact portion that contacts the operation lever portion, The contact portion prevents the operation lever portion from rotating beyond a predetermined position, the housing includes a mounting portion having a locked portion, and the stopper member is engaged with the locked portion. The main body portion sandwiches the mounting portion, and the stopper member is detachably held by the housing by inserting the stopper member into the mounting portion. Toss The stopper member is obtained.

  Moreover, according to this invention, the inspection apparatus provided with the connection apparatus provided with the said stopper member and the connection apparatus is obtained.

  According to the present invention, a stopper mechanism is provided for restricting the movable range of the operation lever portion of the operation member by fixing the stopper member so as to be sandwiched between the mounting portions of the housing.

  Moreover, since the stopper member has a simple shape that does not require screw processing, the stopper member has sufficient strength.

  Further, if the stopper member is a housing having the same thickness, the stopper member can be easily handled even when the shape of the housing is changed, and can be easily attached to and detached from the housing depending on the application.

  Furthermore, the stopper member has sufficient holding power even in the temporarily fixed state, and can be transported in the fixed state, thereby simplifying the assembly workability at the site and adding the stopper member to the additional processing. It becomes easy to correspond when installing.

  The stopper member of the present invention is a stopper member used in a connecting device having a housing and an operation member, wherein the operation member has an operation lever portion rotatably held by the housing, and the operation lever portion The connection device is connected to a connection partner by operating the stopper, and the stopper member has a main body portion formed in a substantially U shape and a contact portion that comes into contact with the operation lever portion. The contact portion prevents the operation lever portion from rotating beyond a predetermined position, the housing includes a mounting portion having a locked portion, and the stopper member is connected to the locked portion. The main body portion holds the mounting portion, and the stopper member is detachably held by the housing by having a locking portion to be engaged and inserting the stopper member into the mounting portion. More was achieved.

  The connecting device includes the stopper member, and the inspection jig includes the connecting device.

Hereinafter, a stopper member, a connecting device, and an inspection jig according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A shows Example 1 in which an inspection object (connection partner) and a connection device are connected as an inspection jig.

  Referring to FIG. 1A, the inspection jig includes a substrate 11, a connection device 12 that connects the inspection object 41 to the substrate 11, and an interface connector 50 that is connected to the substrate 11. .

  FIG. 1B shows the operation member 32 used in the connection device 12. FIG. 1C shows a stopper member 61 attached to the connection device 12. The stopper member 61 is used for restricting the rotation of the operation member 32.

2 to 7 use the operation member 32 and the stopper member 61 that restricts the rotation of the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 in the connection device 12 of FIG.

With reference to FIGS. 1A to 7, the connection device 12 is held on the inner frame 17 (see FIGS. 4 and 5 ), a pusher 19 slidably held on the inner frame 17, and the substrate 11. And a pressing member 23 that is held by the housing 21 and presses the pusher 19.

  Furthermore, the connection device 12 includes a guide member 27 that guides and positions the insertion of the inspection object 41, a shaft 31 that is pivotally supported by the housing 21 and the pressing member 23 so that the pressing member 23 can be rotated, It has the operation member 32 provided between the housing 21 and the press member 23 so that the press member 23 can be opened and closed.

  The pressing member 23 is opened and closed using the operation member 32. The inner frame 17 is incorporated in the housing 21. The pusher 19 is incorporated in the inner frame 17 so as to be movable up and down so as to press the inspection object 41 toward the connection device 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pusher 19 has a pusher pressing portion 19 a. The pusher 19 is swingably held by the pressing member 23 via a shaft (not shown). The pressing member 23 is located on the housing 21.

The pressing member 23 is normally urged in the closing direction by a spring (not shown). Also, the pusher 19 is always urged downward in FIG. 4 by a spring (not shown).

  The housing 21 has a pair of housing holes 21a through which a cam portion 32b formed by being bent at a substantially right angle from the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 positioned facing the outer surface of the housing 21 is inserted. Is formed. Further, an operation hole (not shown) is formed on the back surface of the pressing member 23 so as to pass through an intermediate portion of the operation member 32 inserted through the housing hole 21a. The operation member 32 is inserted through the housing hole 21 a and the operation hole and supports the pressing member 23 so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing 21. The guide member 27 has an insertion portion 27a formed in the longitudinal direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the board 11 is a printed circuit board, and the board 41 is simply held by pressing the inspection object 41 against the connector 15 by pinching the inspection object 41 in the manner of picking up the laundry basket by the connecting device 12. 11 is electrically connected. An interface connector 50 is connected to the rear portion of the substrate 11.

  The substrate 11 and the housing 21 are formed with a plurality of screw holes (not shown) at positions facing each other. The substrate 11 and the housing 21 are integrally fixed via the substrate 11 by screwing a plurality of screws 37 and 37a into the screw holes.

  FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the connector 15 in the connection device 12 and the connection device 12 portion in the vicinity of the connector 15. 9A, 9B, and 9C show the connector 15. FIG.

  With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9A to 9C, the connector 15 is accommodated in the inner frame 17 and mounted on the substrate 11. An inspection object 41 is disposed on the connector 15, and the inspection object 41 is pressed against the connector 15 by the pusher 19.

  The connector 15 includes a flat base film 15a, a plurality of elastic bodies 15b formed on both sides of the base film 15a, a pair of insulating plates 15c that sandwich the base film 15a from both sides, It consists of a material film 15a, each elastic body 15b, and a conductor film 15d that is entirely wound around each insulating plate 15c.

  The conductor film 15d is bent in two. A large number of conductor patterns 15f are wound around the surface of the conductor film 15d at a constant pitch.

8, when the pusher 19 pushes the upper surface of the test object 41, the contact portion 41a of the conductor pattern formed on the lower surface of the test object 41 is in contact with the contact portion of the conductor pattern 15f of the upper surface of the connector 15, The contact portion of the conductor pattern 15 f on the lower surface of the connector 15 is in contact with the pad 11 c formed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board 11. Such a connector 15 is called a film connector.

  In the inspection jig according to the first embodiment, an FPC (flexible printed circuit) is employed as the inspection object 41 connected to the connector 15. As other inspection objects, there is an object to be inspected by connecting an FFC (flexible flat cable).

When the pusher 19 is in the fitted state in which the pusher 19 is pushed down by the operation member 32 in the pushing direction of the pusher 19, the pusher pressing portion 19 a of the pusher 19 presses the inspection object 41 and the connector 15. Yes. The operation member 32 rotatably held in the housing 21 is connected to the inspection object 41 by the connector 15 by operating the operation lever portion 32a.

  Further, the housing 21 is provided with the stopper member 61 shown in FIGS. The stopper member 61 connects the first plate portion 61a, the second plate portion 61b facing the first plate portion 61a, and the first and second plate portions 61a and 61b on one side. It has a main body part consisting of the connecting plate part 61c.

  The first and second plate portions 61a and 61b and the connecting plate portion 61c have a substantially inverted U shape when viewed from the side surface of FIG. The first plate portion 61a is longer in dimension from the connecting plate portion 61c to the free end than in the second plate portion 61b extending from the connecting plate portion 61c. .

  On the free end side of the first plate portion 61a, a first locking portion 61m bent in an arc shape is formed. The free end side of the second plate portion 61b is stepped down to the first plate portion 61a side by bending the plate portion on the connecting plate portion 61c side, and is substantially parallel to the first plate portion 61a. Two locking portions 61n are formed. That is, the first and second locking portions 61m and 61n are bent so as to protrude to the side between the first and second plate portions 61a and 61b.

  A pair of intermediate portions of the pair of sides parallel to the longitudinal direction of the second plate portion 61b are bent in a direction orthogonal to the second plate portion 61b and extend toward the first plate portion 61a. Contact portions 61p and 61r are formed. One abutting portion 61r is a portion that abuts the operation lever portion 32a so as to prevent the operation lever portion 32a from rotating beyond a predetermined position.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the housing 21 has a mounting portion 21d in which a locked portion 21m is formed on a bottom surface 21g near the side surface. The locked portion 21 m is a groove or hole formed in the bottom portion of the housing 21. The stopper member 61 is prevented from coming out of the housing 21 by engaging the first locking portion 61m with the locked portion 21m.

  By inserting the stopper member 61 so as to sandwich the mounting portion 21d, the first and second plate portions 61a and 61b sandwich the mounting portion 21d, and the stopper member 61 is detachably held by the housing 21. .

  Note that a screw hole 62a may be formed in the first plate portion 61a of the stopper member 61 and fixed to the screw hole of the housing 21 with the screw 37a as shown in FIG.

  Further, the stopper member 61 can be attached to the mounting portions 21 d formed on both side surfaces of the housing 21 even when the operation lever portion 32 a is located on either side surface of the connection device 12.

In order to attach the stopper member 61 to the mounting portion 21d of the housing 21, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 11, the free end of the stopper member 61 on the first locking portion 61m side and the second locking portion 61n. The free end is pushed and inserted from the side surface of the housing 21 so as to sandwich the mounting portion 21d. Since the stopper member 61 is made of a metal plate or a resin material, it can be inserted into the mounting portion 21d while being bent. At this time, the first and second engaging portions 61m, 61n are inserted so as sandwiching the upper surface 21f and the bottom surface 21g of the housing 21, and the locked portion 21m and the first locking portion 61m of the housing 21 Engage and lock.

  When the locked portion 21m and the first locking portion 61m are engaged and temporarily fixed, the housing is made using the screw hole 62a of the second plate portion 61b of the stopper member 61. Alternatively, the screw 37a may be screwed into the screw hole 21 to be permanently fixed.

Next, an operation for connecting the inspection object 41 and the connector 15 will be described. 2 and 3 show the position of the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 in a state where the inspection object 41 and the connector 15 are connected by a solid line, and before the inspection object 41 and the connector 15 are connected. The position of the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 in the state is indicated by a two-dot chain line. 2 and 3, the inspection object 41 is omitted.

FIG. 4 shows the position of the operation lever portion 32 a of the operation member 32 before the inspection object 41 and the connector 15 are connected. FIG. 5 shows the position of the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 in a state where the inspection object 41 and the connector 15 are connected.

6 and 7 show the position of the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 in a state where the inspection object 41 and the connector 15 are connected, and are shown separately to show the connection portion of the inspection object 41. FIG. It was.

In a state before the inspection object 41 and the connector 15 are connected, the rotation range is restricted at a position where the operation lever portion 32a is positioned in a direction crossing the substrate 11 and is in contact with the contact portion 61r of the stopper member 61. ing.

  The pressing member 23 is pressed before the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 is rotated in a direction parallel to the substrate 11 from the state in which the operation lever portion 32a is in contact with the one contact portion 61r, that is, the upper end of the pusher 19 is pressed. The inspection object 41 is inserted along the guide member 27 into the insertion portion 27a while being in contact with the inner surface of the member 23. After the inspection object 41 is inserted into the connecting device 12 and disposed on the connector 15, the operation lever portion 32a is rotated from the state in which the operation lever portion 32a is in contact with the one contact portion 61r to the direction parallel to the substrate 11. To do. Then, the pressing member 23 rotates with the shaft portion of the shaft 31 as a fulcrum by the action of the cam portion 32 b of the operation member 32.

  Accordingly, the pusher 19 is pushed down by the pressing member 23 as shown in FIG. 5 and presses the inspection object 41 against the connector 15. Thus, the vertical movement of the pusher 19 moves in conjunction with the operation member 32.

  After the inspection of the inspection object 41 is completed, when the operation lever portion 32a of the operation member 32 is rotated in a direction intersecting the substrate 11 until it contacts the contact portion 61r of the stopper member 61, the pressing member 23 is moved. Rotating in the opening direction, the pressure of the pusher 19 on the connector 15 is released. Thereafter, the inspection object 41 is pulled out.

  Since the operation lever portion 32a is used to push down the pressing member 23 for opening and closing the inspection jig, the pusher 19 is lowered when the operation lever portion 32a is rotated.

  12 shows a state in which a screw hole (not shown) for passing the screw 37a is formed in the second locking portion 61n of the stopper member 61 shown in FIG. 10 and the stopper member 61 is fixed to the mounting portion 21d of the housing 21. Is shown. The other housing 21 and the stopper member 61 have the same general shape as the housing described in the first embodiment.

The stopper member 161 shown in FIG. 13 includes a first plate portion 161a, a second plate portion 161b facing the first plate portion 161a, and the first and second plate portions 161a and 161b on one side. It has the connection board part 161c connected by.

  The free end side of the second plate portion 161b is stepped down to the first plate portion 161a side by bending the plate portion on the connecting plate portion 161c side, and is substantially parallel to the first plate portion 161a. Two locking portions 161n are formed. That is, the second locking portion 161n is bent so as to protrude toward the first plate portion 161a.

Each of the intermediate portions of the pair of sides parallel to the longitudinal direction of the second plate portion 161b is bent in a direction orthogonal to the second plate portion 161b and extends toward the first plate portion 161a. A portion 161r is formed. The contact portion 161r is a portion that contacts the operation lever portion 32a so as to prevent the operation lever portion 32a from rotating beyond a predetermined position.

  That is, the stopper member 161 does not have the first locking portion 61m of the stopper member 61 shown in FIG. 10, and has a shape in which the first plate portion 161a extends from the connecting member 161c.

  A long groove 21 t is formed in the mounting portion 21 d of the housing 21 from the side surface of the housing 21. The stopper member 161 is fixed to the housing 21 by press-fitting the first plate portion 161a into the long groove 21t. The other housing 21 and the stopper member 61 have the same general shape as the housing 21 described in the first embodiment.

  The present invention is used for lighting inspections of LCDs, CCDs, etc., and can also be applied to applications used as inspection devices that perform inspections by connecting to flexible substrates connected to LCDs, CCDs, etc. or rigid printed circuit boards.

The inspection jig of this invention is shown, (A) is the perspective view which showed the state which has connected the test target object and the connection apparatus as an inspection jig, (B) shows the operation member used for a connection apparatus. A perspective view and (C) are perspective views showing a stopper member attached to a connecting device. It is a side view which shows Example 1 of the connection apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is a front view of the connection device shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a part of the connection device illustrated in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a part of the connection device shown in FIG. 3 with a VI-VI line. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the connection device and the inspection object shown in FIG. 2. It is the reverse view which showed the connection apparatus and test target object shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the connection device shown in FIG. 5 and a connector. 9A and 9B are various views of the connector shown in FIG. 8, in which FIG. 8A is an overall perspective view, FIG. 8B is an enlarged perspective view of a main part, and FIG. It is the perspective view which expanded and showed the stopper member shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a part of a state in which a stopper member is attached to the housing shown in FIG. 2. It is sectional drawing which showed Example 2 of the stopper member attached to the housing shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed Example 3 of the stopper member attached to a housing and a housing.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Board | substrate 12 Connection apparatus 15 Connector 17 Inner frame 19 Pusher 19a Pusher press part 21 Housing 21m Locked part 21d Mounting part 21t Long groove 23 Press member 27 Guide member 31 Shaft 32 Operation member 32a Operation lever part 32b Cam part 37, 37a Screw 41 Inspection object 61,161 Stopper member 61a, 161a First plate portion 61b, 161b Second plate portion 61c, 161c Connection plate portion 61m First locking portion 61n, 161n Second locking portion 61p, 61r 161r Abutting part 62a Screw hole

Claims (3)

In a stopper member used in a connecting device including a housing and an operation member,
The operation member has an operation lever portion rotatably held in the housing, and the connection device is connected to a connection partner by operating the operation lever portion,
The stopper member has a main body portion formed in a substantially U shape, and a contact portion that contacts the operation lever portion,
The contact portion prevents the operation lever portion from rotating beyond a predetermined position;
The housing has a mounting portion with a locked portion,
The stopper member has a locking portion that engages with the locked portion,
By inserting the stopper member into the mounting portion, the main body portion sandwiches the mounting portion, and the stopper member is detachably held by the housing.   A connection device comprising the stopper member according to claim 1. An inspection jig comprising the connection device according to claim 2.

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