JP4576394B2 - FFC / FPC connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a small electrical connector having a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) structure used for connecting a flat flexible cable such as FFC (Flat Flexible Cable) or FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) used in electronic equipment or a circuit. In particular, the present invention relates to improvement of FFC / FPC attachment and slider lock workability.

  In FFC / FPC, a ZIF type connector is used as a connector for receiving a cable to be electrically connected to these, and a connector having a slider type structure has been mainly used in general.

  In this case, in the case of adopting a structure in which a flat flexible cable is horizontally connected using a ZIF structure in a conventional small FFC / FPC connector, the FFC / FPC's electrical structure depends on the structure of the connector to which FFC / FPC is connected. A slider method was adopted in which the contacts were arranged on the upper side or the lower side of the flat cable.

  However, in the slider type structure, in the state where the FFC / FPC is mounted on the connector, the area of the portion that can be used for mechanically moving the connector parts to lock the slider is reduced. For this reason, in the connector reduced in height due to the miniaturization of the electronic device, the operating portion is further reduced, and there is a problem in the workability of insertion / extraction of the FFC / FPC with respect to the connector.

  In recent years, the number of signals transmitted using this type of connector has increased due to the high functionality of electronic devices that use connectors for connecting flat flexible cables. As a result, connectors have become multipolar. However, the poor workability of the conventional upper contact type connector has become more prominent due to this multipolarization.

  In the FFC / FPC connector, conventionally, an upper contact type slide lift type connector as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a back flip type connector as shown in FIG. 10, and a lower contact as shown in FIG. A type of flip-type connector has been mainly used.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a slide type connector was developed in which the electrode 109 of the FFC / FPC 106 contacts the contact 114 of the connector 101 by the movement of the slider 103. The slide type connector includes an upper contact type in which electrical contact is made in a state where a plurality of electrodes 109 in the FFC / FPC 106 as shown in FIGS. There is a lower contact type (not shown) in which electrical contact is made with the electrodes of the / FPC 106 disposed below.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the upper contact type is easy to align with the connector 101 because the electrode 109 of the FFC / FPC 106 is arranged on the upper side. However, in the case of the lower contact type, since the electrodes of the FFC / FPC 106 are not visible, it is necessary to perform alignment by using both ends of the cable as a guideline. Thus, since the electrodes of the FFC / FPC 106 are arranged on the lower side and cannot be seen, it is difficult to align the FFC / FPC 106 during insertion. For this reason, the upper contact type as shown mainly in FIGS. 8 and 9 has been conventionally used.

FIG. 8A is a perspective view of an upper contact type slide / lift type connector 101. FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along line X ₁ -X ₁ ′ in FIG. A state where the connector 101 is mounted on the circuit board 113 by the surface mounting method is shown.

  The connector 101 is mainly composed of a housing 102 and a slider 103. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, after the slider 103 is pulled out in the forward direction (slider pulling direction) 107, an FFC is formed in the opening 104 of the housing 102 in which a large number of electrical contact portions 105 are arranged. / Contact end 115 of FPC 106 is inserted. A reinforcing plate 108 is attached to the contact end portion 115 to obtain a mechanical strength normally required in the flexible FFC / FPC 106.

  In the slide / lift method, when the FFC / FPC 106 is installed, the contact gap 116 of the opening 104 is widened by moving the slider 103 disposed above the connector 101 in the forward direction (slider pulling direction) 107. Thus, the workability of inserting the FFC / FPC 106 is facilitated. There is no stress applied to the connector 101 during solder reflow.

  After the FFC / FPC 106 is inserted, the FFC / FPC 106 is locked using the slider 103. As shown in FIG. 9, the slider 103 can be reliably locked by pressing the slider 103 forward from the rear. The contact 114 has an upper beam 110 and a lower beam 111 that branch off and extend toward the opening 104. At the tip of the upper beam 110, a contact portion 117 is formed in which a protruding portion for contacting the electrode 109 of the FFC / FPC 106 is formed.

  After the FFC / FPC 106 is attached to the connector 101, the slider 103 is used as shown in FIG. 9B to electrically connect the electrode 109 and the contact 114 of the FFC / FPC 106 and lock the contact portion 117 connector 101. Must be pushed to the right in the drawing. However, in this type of connector structure, the slider pushing margin 112 for pushing the slider 103 between the reinforcing plate 108 and the lower beam 111 is small, and workability is difficult when the number of poles is increased.

  Thus, in the slide type, there is a problem that the FFC / FPC 106 can be easily inserted, but the slider 103 is difficult to push. This is because the FFC / FPC 106 is arranged on the upper portion of the slider 103, so that only the slider pushing margin 112 on both sides can be pushed against the slider 103. Reference numeral 112 denotes a push allowance when the FFC / FPC is mounted. In the case of multipolarization, the slider 103 located below the FFC / FPC 106 needs to be pushed using an appropriate jig. That is, since the FFC / FPC 106 is on the slider 103, the center portion of the slider 103 is covered with the FFC / FPC 106 and cannot be pushed. When the number of stations increases, insertion using a jig or the like becomes necessary.

  As described above, in the slider-type upper contact type connector 101 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, only the both sides of the slider 103 can be pushed, so that workability is poor. For this reason, so-called back flip type connectors have been developed.

  In order to improve the workability problem that the slider is difficult to press in the upper contact type slide type method shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, so-called back flip type connectors have been developed and their use has begun.

  FIG. 10 shows a back flip type connector 131. The connector 131 mainly includes a housing 132, a contact 133 mounted in the housing 132, and an actuator 134 that drives the contact 133. FIG. 10A shows a state where the FFC / FPC is inserted but before the actuator 134 is operated. FIG. 10B shows a state where the contact 133 is electrically connected to an electrode (not shown) on the surface of the FFC / FPC by operating the actuator 134 after inserting the FFC / FPC.

  The contact 133 has a support column 137 standing upright in the center, and a horizontal beam 143 composed of a contact beam 135 and a rotation beam 136 extending horizontally from the upper part 138 of the support column 137 to the left and right. By rotating the actuator 134 clockwise 141 around the rotation axis 140, the tip end 142 of the rotating beam 136 of the contact 133 is pushed up, and the horizontal beam 143 is rotated counterclockwise 144 around the upper portion 138 of the column 137. By rotating, the tip end portion 144 of the contact beam 135 of the contact 133 is lowered. The FFC / FPC 145 and the contact 133 are electrically connected by pushing down the front end portion 144 of the contact beam 135.

  In such a structure, even if the flip is lifted, the width of the insertion port 146 with respect to the FFC / FPC 145 does not change (dimension A in FIG. 10A), and the FFC / FPC 145 is aimed at the narrow slit forming the insertion port 146. Insertion work is required.

  In the case of a seesaw spring comprising a contact beam 135 and a rotating beam 136, the tip portion 149 that is a contact portion does not lift up greatly, and the contact portion 147 of the tip portion 149 is in contact with the surface 148 of the FFC / FPC 145 as in the NON-ZIF structure. May slide. In addition, when the solder reflow is performed on the printed circuit board 150, the insulators constituting the housing 132 and the springs of the contacts 133 are stressed, and there is a problem that they are strongly influenced by the reflow heat. In this structure, it is necessary to form openings having guides on both upper and lower sides.

  Thus, although the workability when closing the slider is improved in the back flip type connector, the opening does not widen when the FFC / FPC is mounted, and the mounting is further reduced in the small and low profile connector. There is a problem that it becomes difficult.

  In order to remedy the problem that the opening for inserting the FFC / FPC cannot be widened in the back flip type structure and the slide type defect that the FFC / FPC insertion work is difficult, the bottom contact flip type connector is It has been developed.

  FIG. 11 shows a bottom contact flip type connector 160 arranged on a circuit board 172. In the bottom contact flip type connector 160 of FIG. 11, the actuator 161 is rotated counterclockwise so that the pressing portion 162 disposed at the tip of the actuator 161 is applied to the guide 169 formed on the upper beam 167 of the contact 164. By controlling and rotating, the FFC / FPC 163 is pushed down and brought into contact with the contact portion 168 of the lower beam 170 of the contact 164. For such a correspondence, in the lower contact type connector 160 shown in FIG. 11, when the FFC / FPC 163 is locked by rotating the actuator 161 arranged on the fitting surface side upper portion 166 of the housing 165 made of an insulator, A structure devised so that the upper surface of the FFC / FPC 163 can be pushed in a wide area is used.

  Further, when the FFC / FPC 163 is inserted, the actuator 161 disposed on the upper portion of the fitting surface is opened upward, so that a wide opening 171 is formed, which has an effect of improving the insertion and mounting properties of the FFC / FPC 163.

  In the lower contact type connector 160 as shown in FIG. 11, the contact portion 168 of the contact 164 is disposed below, and this structure is made possible by rotating the actuator 161 on the upper part of the fitting surface. However, in general, in the case of the upper contact connector, the contact contact portion is disposed on the upper side, and in the small connector, it is difficult to obtain the same workability as that of the lower contact.

  As a proposal for improving the lock workability, a back-flip type connector 131 as shown in FIG. 10 was developed, and the work of pressing to lock was improved. However, the upper contact type back flip type connector does not have a wide opening when FFC / FPC is mounted, and the mountability is inferior to the lower contact type connector.

  As described above, the slider-type connector has a small portion for pushing the slider to lock the connector after the FFC / FPC is mounted, and there is a problem in workability particularly in the connector for multipolarization. In the case of multipolarization, it is necessary to push the FFC lower part of the slider part using an appropriate jig or the like for locking.

  In the back flip type connector, even if the flip is lifted, the width of the insertion slot for inserting the FFC / FPC does not change. For this reason, the insertion work with respect to a narrow slit is needed.

In the case of a seesaw spring as shown in FIG. 10, the contact portion does not lift up greatly, and the contact portion may slide like NON-ZIF. Further, there is a problem that stress is applied to the insulator and the spring of the contact at the time of reflow, and it is strongly influenced by the reflow heat.
JP 2000-223190 A JP2001-257020A

  In an FFC / FPC connector in which the number of signal lines increases and the number of poles increases with the increase in the number of functions of electronic devices, it is necessary to supply a connector that obtains good workability and stable reliability even when the number of cores is increased. In addition, there is a need for a connector for improving the assembly of the device and enabling the stable production of the device and the inexpensive supply.

  For this reason, a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) type horizontal connection upper contact type connector as a small FFC / FPC connector provides a connector that can improve FFC / FPC mounting and slider lock workability. There is a need to.

The connector described in the embodiment of the present invention is a connector for FFC / FPC, and includes a housing, a plurality of contacts attached to the housing, and the plurality of contacts are FFC / FPC. When inserted from the opening, each has a contact portion that is in electrical contact with the corresponding electrode pad of the FFC / FPC, and is disposed on the upper portion of the housing, and is movable along the guide portion of the housing. A slider mounted thereon, wherein the slider is engaged with an engaging portion formed on each of the plurality of contacts,
By moving the slider upward, the contact portion of the contact is lifted upward through the engagement portion to widen the opening, so that the FFC / FPC can be inserted into the connector, and the slider is moved downward. The connector includes a connector that makes the contact portion electrically contact with the electrode pad of the FFC / FPC by moving the contact portion downward by moving the contact portion.

  Further, the guide part has an inclined part formed on the upper part of the housing, and the slider includes a connector that moves upward or downward along the inclined part.

  The guide part includes connectors arranged on both sides of the opening.

  The slider includes a plurality of holes extending in the horizontal direction, and the holes include connectors that engage with corresponding engaging portions of the plurality of contacts.

  The contact includes a connection terminal connected to a circuit board of an electronic device in which the connector is used, an upper beam branched from a branch portion of the connection terminal and extended upward, and a lower beam fixed to the housing Including a connector.

  Further, the upper beam further includes a connector that branches into an operation beam constituting the engaging portion and a contact beam having a precursor contact portion.

  Further, the upper beam includes a connector in which a wavy portion having a plurality of curved portions is formed at an intermediate portion thereof.

  The contact includes a connection terminal for connecting to a circuit board, an upper beam extending upward from a branch portion of the connection terminal, and a lower beam attached to the housing, and a tip portion of the upper beam is The working beam branches into an operating beam and a contact beam, and the working beam includes a connector having the engaging portion engaged with the slider for interlocking with the movement of the slider.

  The slider includes a connector having a plurality of holes for engaging with the engaging portions of the contacts.

The connector according to the embodiment of the present invention is a connector for FFC / FPC, and is disposed on a housing, a plurality of contacts formed of an elastic metal material attached to the housing, and an upper portion of the housing. And a slider attached so as to be movable in an obliquely upward direction along a guide portion formed on the upper surface of the housing,
The connector includes a connector that widens an opening into which the FFC / FPC is inserted by moving the slider in an obliquely upward direction so that the slider lifts the end of the contact upward.

  With the above configuration, as with the bottom contact type connector, an opening is widened when the FFC / FPC is mounted, and it is possible to form a connector having a large area where the slider is pressed when the slider is locked.

  Also, by pushing the slider arranged on the upper part of the connector backward (for example, in the right direction in FIG. 3), the slider can be lifted upward, and at the same time the contact gap can be widened, facilitating the insertion workability of the FFC / FPC. It becomes.

  Further, the slider lock after the FFC / FPC is mounted can be surely locked by the operation of pushing down the slider from the rear to the front (for example, leftward in FIG. 3).

  Since it has this characteristic, it can contribute to the improvement of workability | operativity in the assembly process of the electronic device using the connector which concerns on this invention.

  In the embodiments of the present invention described below, the contacts, insulators, and sliders constituting the connector used for connection with the FFC / FPC are devised in shape, and fitted with the contact structure of the upper contact type. By sliding the slider having a large surface area disposed above the part backward, the slider is lifted upward from the unique shape of the insulator and the slider. Then, a structure is adopted in which the slider lifted upward lifts the contact portion of the contact corresponding to the electrode pad of the FFC / FPC upward and widens the contact gap of the insertion portion into which the FFC / FPC is inserted.

  The connector shown in the following embodiment can be suitably used as a small FFC / FPC connector, and has a ZIF type structure. The FFC / FPC can be connected horizontally and has an upper contact type structure. By arranging the slider above the fitting portion side of the housing using the insulator, the slider locking operation after the FFC / FPC is mounted is facilitated. In the state where the slider is opened, the opening for mounting the FFC / FPC is widened. In order to improve the insertion workability, a connector structure is provided in which a contact portion of a contact can be lifted to form a ZIF structure by sliding the slider upward in the upper part of the housing.

  The connector shown in the following embodiments has a contact portion lifting contact structure extending from the vicinity of the contact portion of the contact, and a part of the slider is hung on the lifting contact. The positions of the contact part lifting contact and the slider hook part are freely changed to some extent. Similarly, the insulator and the slider can move freely to some extent. By moving the slider backward relative to the housing, when the slider is lifted upward, the contact lifting portion formed on the contact is moved upward due to the shape configured to move the slider diagonally upward. Thus, the contact gap can be widened.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a connector according to the present invention. The connector 10 according to this embodiment mainly includes a housing 11 in which a plurality of metal contacts (not shown) are arranged, and an inclined portion 13 provided on the housing 11 on the housing 11 or an appropriate guide portion (not shown). ) And a slider 12 that is movable while sliding in an upward oblique direction. The housing 11 and the slider 12 are formed using an insulator such as a synthetic resin, and can be manufactured by injection molding.

FIG. 1 shows a state where the slider 12 is in a first position in which the slider 12 is slid in the upward oblique direction. A plurality of grooves 15 are formed in the lower portion of the housing 11, and the lower beam 24 of the contact 21 is disposed in each of the grooves 15. The slider 12 is formed with a plurality of holes 27 (not shown) into which the working beam 25 (not shown) of the upper beam 23 of the contact is inserted, and each hole 27 is an opening opened on the rear surface 19 of the slider 12. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the connector 10. The housing 11 is shown at the bottom and the slider 12 is shown at the top. A concave portion 17 is formed on the side surface of the housing 11, and the slider 12 can be slidably maintained together with the inclined portion 13. Note that the present invention is not limited to the use of the inclined portion as shown in FIG. 1, but is a guide portion suitable for moving the slider 12 in an obliquely upward direction, for example, a groove shape or a protrusion shape extending at an inclination. Etc. can also be used appropriately. The slider 12 has a horizontal beam portion 34 and side portions 35 formed at both ends of the beam portion. The beam portion 34 is provided with a plurality of holes 27 for engaging with the respective engaging portions 31 of the contact 21, and extends to the opening portion 14. The side part 35 is combined with the corresponding end part 36 of the housing 11 having the inclined part 17, and is guided by the inclined part 17 so as to be movable in the vertical and oblique directions.

  A cross section taken along the line X-X 'of FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. The upper beam 23 or the lower beam 24 is fixed in a groove 15 formed in the housing 11. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the upper beam 23 and the lower beam 24 can be locked in the housing 11 by providing a locking portion 41 having a plurality of protrusions. The shape and arrangement for locking are not limited to the shape and arrangement shown in FIG. As another example, for example, a part of the contact 21 can be fixed by being embedded in the housing.

  In FIG. 3, the working beam 25 of the contact 21 is inserted into a hole 27 formed in the slider 12 in the horizontal direction. For this reason, in response to the upward or downward movement of the slider 12, the working beam 25 also moves upward or downward, so that the upper beam of the contact 21 is rotated upward and downward. Can do. By rotating the upper beam, the contact beam 26 formed at the tip of the upper beam can be moved upward or downward.

  FIG. 3 shows a state where the slider 12 is in the first position moved in the upward oblique direction. As the slider 12 moves obliquely upward, the hole 27 formed in the slider 12 also moves upward, and the working beam 25 in the hole 27 moves upward. Therefore, a state is shown in which the gap between the contact portion 28 of the upper beam and the lower corresponding portion 29 of the lower beam is widened.

  4A to 4C show an embodiment of the contact 21. FIG. In FIG. 4A, a contact 21 is formed of an elastic metal material, a connection terminal 22 connected to a circuit board of an electronic device in which this connector is used, and an upper portion extending upward from a branching portion 37 of the connection terminal 22. A beam 23 and a lower beam 24 fixed to the housing 11 are provided. In this embodiment, the connection terminal 22 has a flat soldering surface 33 so that it can be suitably mounted on a circuit board by a surface mounting method. The distal end portion of the upper beam 23 is branched into the working beam 25 and the contact beam 26 at the branching portion 38 to form a U-shape ((Note) lying in the lateral direction in FIG. 4). The operating beam 25 has an engaging portion 31 that engages with the slider in order to interlock with the movement of the slider.

  A contact portion 28 that protrudes downward is formed below the tip of the contact beam 26 in order to make contact with the corresponding contact pad of the FFC / FPC for electrical conduction.

  In this embodiment, the working beam 25 and the contact beam 26 form a U shape, and when the working beam 25 moves up and down in conjunction with the vertical movement of the slider 12, it contacts in conjunction with the vertical movement of the working beam 25. The portion 28 is structured to move up and down. In this mechanism, the contact portion 28 may move up and down in conjunction with the up and down movement of the working beam 25, and the working beam 25 and the contact beam 26 are not limited to forming a U-shape. By forming the U-shape, the width of the vertical movement of the tip of the working beam 25 and the contact 28 of the contact beam 26 can be made substantially equal.

  In this embodiment, the upper beam 23 is formed with a wave-like portion 40 having a plurality of curved portions in the middle of the branch portion 37 and the branch portion 38. By forming such a wave-like portion 40, the upper beam 23 can be moved up and down more easily than the case of having a straight intermediate portion. However, the present invention is not limited to the formation of a wave-like portion having a plurality of curved portions as shown in FIG. If necessary, for example, a shape having a linear intermediate portion, an arc-shaped intermediate portion, or the like may be used.

  FIG. 4A shows a case where the contact 21 is hardly elastically deformed when the FFC / FPC is inserted and the contact 21 is in contact with the electrode pad of the FFC / FPC. On the other hand, FIG. 4B shows that the contact 21 is hardly elastically deformed when the slider 12 is moved upward as shown in FIG. 3, that is, when the FFC / FPC can be inserted. The case of the shape to become is shown. 4 (a) and 4 (b) solder the soldering surface 33 of the connection terminal 22 to the surface of the printed circuit board in a surface mounting manner, whereas FIG. 4 (c) shows soldering through the through hole of the printed circuit board. The shape of the contact suitable for inserting the soldering terminal 42 and soldering on the back surface of the printed board is shown.

  FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the state of FFC / FPC insertion and electrical connection when the connector of this embodiment is used.

  FIG. 5A shows a state before the FFC / FPC is inserted. The slider 12 has moved to the first position in the upper right direction. For this reason, the horizontal hole 27 of the slider 12 is also moved upward. Therefore, the working beam 25 inserted into the hole 27 is also arranged at the upper position. For this reason, the contact part 28 of the contact beam 26 interlock | cooperated with the action | operation beam 25 is also arrange | positioned in an upper position. Since the lower corresponding portion 29 at the tip of the lower beam 24 corresponding to the contact portion 28 is fixed, the gap 45 between the contact portion 28 and the lower corresponding portion 29 is the thickness of the FFC / FPC 47 provided with the reinforcing plate 46. It becomes larger than 48. For this reason, the front-end | tip part 53 of FFC / FPC47 provided with the reinforcement board 46 can pass the clearance gap 45 easily.

  FIG. 5B shows a state in which the tip 53 of the FFC / FPC 47 is completely inserted into the connector 10. The FFC / FPC 47 is disposed between the contact portion 28 of the contact 21 and the lower corresponding portion 29 facing the contact portion 28, and the electrode pad 50 of the FFC / FPC 47 is disposed so as to be exposed to the contact portion 28 of the contact 21. .

  FIG. 5C shows a state in which the slider 12 has moved leftwardly downward 52 along the inclined portion 13. The slider 12 has moved to the second position below in the left direction. For this reason, the horizontal hole 27 of the slider 12 is also moved downward, so that the working beam 25 inserted into the hole 27 also moves to a lower position. For this reason, the contact portion 28 of the contact beam 26 interlocked with the operating beam 25 is also pressed by the upper wall 51 of the hole 27 and moves downward. For this reason, the contact portion 28 of the contact beam 26 can reliably contact the electrode pad 50 of the FFC / FPC 47.

  FIG. 6 shows a side view of the connector according to this embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a case where the slider 12 is moved to the second position in the lower left direction so that the contact portion 28 can come into contact with the electrode pad 50. FIG. 6B shows that the slider 12 is moved to the first position in the upper right direction in order to widen the gap 45 between the contact portion 28 and the lower corresponding portion 29 of the contact 21 so that the FFC / FPC 47 can be inserted. Shows when moving. Reference numeral 20 denotes an attachment fitting for attaching the connector 10 to an electronic device, and can be attached to a circuit board by soldering, for example. Reference numeral 22 denotes a connection terminal. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the slider 12 is moved in the horizontal direction and a state in which it is lifted in the vertical direction.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the slider 12 of the connector 10 according to this embodiment is in the second position (FIG. 7A) and the first position (FIG. 7B). The slider 12 can be moved by grasping the opposing side portions 55 and 56 of the slider 12 with a finger. For this reason, even when the connector 10 is fixed to the circuit board, the FFC / FPC can be easily attached and detached.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to the description of the embodiment. The present invention can be arbitrarily changed and modified within the scope of the claims.

It is a figure which shows the perspective view of one Embodiment of the connector by this invention. It is a component exploded view of the connector 10 of the present invention. The cross section in X-X 'of FIG. 1 is shown. It is a figure which shows embodiment about a contact. It is sectional drawing about the state of insertion of FFC / FPC and the execution of electrical connection at the time of using the connector of this invention. It is a figure which shows the side view of the connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view in case the slider 12 of the connector 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention exists in a 2nd position (FIG. 7 (a)) and a 1st position (FIG.7 (b)). It is a figure which shows the connector of the conventional upper contact type slide lift system (before FFC / FPC insertion). It is a figure which shows the connector (after FFC / FPC insertion) of the conventional upper contact type slide lift system. It is a figure which shows the conventional back flip type connector. It is a figure which shows the connector of the conventional lower contact flip type system.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Connector, 11 ... Housing, 12 ... Slider, 13 ... Inclination part, 14 ... Opening part, 15 ... Groove, 16 ... Opening part, 17 ... Recessed part, 18 ... Lower part, 19 ... Rear part, 20 ... Mounting bracket, 21 ... Contact, 22 ... Connection terminal, 23 ... Upper beam, 24 ... Lower beam, 25 ... Actuation beam, 26 ... Contact beam, 27 ... Hole, 28 ... Contact part, 29 ... Lower part, 30 ... Inner side wall, 31 ... engaging part, 32 ... U-shaped part, 33 ... soldering surface, 34 ... beam part, 35 ... side part, 36 ... end part, 37 ... branch part, 38 ... branch part, 40 ... wavy part, 41 ... Locking portion 45 ... gap, 46 ... reinforcing plate, 47 ... FFC / FPC, 48 ... thickness, 5 ... Electrode pad, 51 ... Upper wall, 52 ... Lower left direction, 53 ... Tip, 55 ... Side part, 56 ... Side part, 101 ... Slide-lift type connector, 102 ... Housing, 103 ... Slider, 104 ... Opening , 105 ... Contact part, 106 ... FFC / FPC, 107 ... Slider pulling direction, 108 ... Reinforcing plate, 109 ... Electrode, 110 ... Upper beam, 111 ... Lower beam, 112 ... Slider pushing margin, 113 ... Substrate, 114 ... Contact 115, Contact end 116, Contact gap 117, Contact 118, Flexible member 131, Connector 132, Housing 133, Contact 134, Actuator 135, Contact 136 ... Rotating beam, 137 ... Column part, 138 ... Column part upper part, 140 ... Rotating shaft, 141 ... Clockwise, 142 ... Tip part, 143 ... Horizontal beam, 144 ... Tip part, 145 ... FFC / FPC, 146 ... Insertion port, 147 ... Contact part, 148 ... Surface of FFC / FPC145, 149 ... Tip part, 150 ... Printed circuit board, 160 ... Connector, 161 ... Actuator, 162 ... Press part, 163 ... FFC / FPC, 164 ... Contact, 165 ... Housing, 166 ... Upper part, 167 ... Upper beam, 168 ... Contact part, 169 ... Guide 170 ... Lower beam, 171 ... Opening part, 172 ... Circuit board,

Claims (10)

FFC / FPC connector,
A housing;
The plurality of contacts attached to the housing, and the plurality of contacts are in contact with the electrode pads of the corresponding FFC / FPC when the FFC / FPC is inserted from the opening of the connector. Each has
A slider disposed on an upper portion of the housing and movably attached along a guide portion of the housing, wherein the slider engages with an engagement portion formed on each of the plurality of contacts. And
By moving the slider upward, the contact portion of the contact is lifted upward through the engagement portion to widen the opening, so that the FFC / FPC can be inserted into the connector, and the slider is moved downward. The connector which makes the said contact part electrically contact with the electrode pad of FFC / FPC by pushing down the said contact part by moving, respectively. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion has an inclined portion formed on an upper portion of the housing, and the slider moves upward or downward along the inclined portion. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is disposed on both sides of the opening. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the slider has a plurality of holes extending in a horizontal direction, and the holes engage with corresponding engaging portions of the plurality of contacts. The contact includes a connection terminal connected to a circuit board of an electronic device in which the connector is used, an upper beam branched from the branch portion of the connection terminal and extending upward, and a lower beam fixed to the housing. The connector according to claim 1. 6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the upper beam further branches into an operation beam constituting the engaging portion and a contact beam having a precursor contact portion. The connector according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the upper beam is formed with a wave-like portion having a plurality of curved portions at an intermediate portion thereof. The contact includes a connection terminal for connecting to a circuit board, an upper beam extending upward from a branch portion of the connection terminal, and a lower beam attached to the housing, and a tip portion of the upper beam is an operation beam. 2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the contact beam is branched into a contact beam, and the operating beam has the engagement portion engaged with the slider to interlock with the movement of the slider. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the slider has a plurality of holes for engaging with the engaging portions of the contacts. FFC / FPC connector,
A housing and a plurality of contacts formed of an elastic metal material attached to the housing;
A slider disposed on the upper portion of the housing and attached so as to be movable in an obliquely upward direction along a guide portion formed on the upper surface of the housing;
A connector that expands an opening into which the FFC / FPC is inserted by moving the slider in an obliquely upward direction so that the slider lifts the end of the contact upward.

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