JP4636412B2 - Socket for electronic parts - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic component socket for inserting and connecting an electronic component such as a light emitting diode module without using solder.

Conventionally, as an electronic component mounted on a printed circuit board using a socket, for example, there is a camera module socket into which a camera module is inserted and connected. This type of conventional electronic component socket includes a socket housing and the socket housing. It is composed of three or more parts including a latch part that holds and holds the electronic part inside, and a contact that electrically connects a terminal of the electronic part and the pattern of the printed circuit board (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).
JP 2005-176185 A

  However, the electronic component socket having such a configuration has a problem that the number of components is large and the cost is increased. Further, since the latch part is provided in the socket housing, there is a problem that the outer shape becomes large.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component socket that can be reduced in cost by reducing the number of components and can be reduced in size.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component socket that can stably hold an electronic component with a latch portion and stably bring a terminal surface of the electronic component into contact with a contact terminal portion.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component socket that can easily release a latch portion when an electronic component is inserted.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a socket for electronic components capable of securely locking a contact to a socket housing.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component socket that can stably hold a peripheral wall of an electronic component with a latch portion and can stably contact a contact terminal portion with a plurality of terminal surfaces of the electronic component. There is to do.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component socket that can be surface-mounted using contacts.

A feature of the present invention that achieves the above object is a bottomed box-shaped socket housing having a component insertion chamber into which an electronic component having a terminal surface on the lower surface can be inserted from an opening , and the terminal surface of the electronic component A plurality of electronic component connection contacts having contact terminal portions that elastically contact the electronic component, and the contact terminal portions are connected to the terminal surfaces of the electronic components by inserting the electronic components into the component insertion chamber. In the electronic component socket, the electronic component connecting contact includes an inner plate portion that descends along the inner side of the side wall of the socket housing, an outer plate portion that descends along the outer side of the side wall, and the inner side. A folded portion that connects the top portions of the plate portion and the outer plate portion to each other; and the electronic component that is provided at a lower portion of the inner plate portion and rises from a bottom side in the component insertion chamber A contact terminal portion that elastically contacts the terminal surface, a latch portion that protrudes obliquely downward from the inner plate portion into the component insertion chamber and holds the surface of the electronic component, and a lower portion of the outer plate portion. A surface mount terminal portion and a single metal plate .

Further, a pair of the latch portions is provided on both sides in the width direction of the inner plate portion, and the contact terminal portion is provided on the inner plate portion at a lower portion of an intermediate position between the latch portions. Is preferred.

Further, the latch part is formed by cutting and bending along the outer edge of the part constituting the latch part leaving the base end on the metal plate, and the side wall of the socket housing is It is preferable that a portion corresponding to the latch portion is a notch.

Further, the outer plate portion is Kakaritomemado is preferably provided at the side wall of the socket housing locking projections are provided corresponding to the engaging window.

  Further, it is preferable that a plurality of the contacts are assembled around the side wall of the socket housing at a distance.

The electronic component socket according to the present invention includes a socket housing and a plurality of electronic component connecting contacts, and each electronic component connecting contact includes a latch portion, so that the number of components can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and Miniaturization can be achieved.
In particular, the electronic component connection contact includes an inner plate portion that descends along the inner side of the side wall of the socket housing, an outer plate portion that descends along the outer side of the side wall, the inner plate portion and the outer plate portion. A folded portion that connects the tops of each other, a contact terminal portion that is provided at a lower portion of the inner plate portion, rises from the bottom side in the component insertion chamber, and elastically contacts the terminal surface of the electronic component, and the inner plate A latch part that projects obliquely downward into the part insertion chamber from the part and presses the surface of the electronic part, and a surface mounting terminal part provided at the lower part of the outer plate part, and is integrally formed from one metal plate because it is, when inserting the electronic component on the component insertion chamber of the socket housing, terminal surface of the bottom portion of the electronic component in contact with the contact terminal portions of the contacts for the electronic component connection, upon insertion of the electronic component Under can hold the electronic part by the latch portion was that protrudes at the passage of the electronic components can be performed easily fixed connection of the electronic components.

Further, a pair of the latch portions is provided on both sides in the width direction of the inner plate portion, and the inner plate portion is provided with the contact terminal portion at a lower portion of an intermediate position between the latch portions. The electronic component can be stably pressed by the pair of latch portions, and the terminal surface of the electronic component can be stably brought into contact with the contact terminal portion.

Further, the latch part is formed by cutting and bending along the outer edge of the part constituting the latch part leaving the base end on the metal plate, and the side wall of the socket housing is If the part corresponding to the latch part is a notch part, the latch part can be easily escaped when the electronic part is inserted, and the electronic part can be easily inserted even if there is a latch part. it can.

Further, wherein the outer plate portion, Kakaritomemado is provided, wherein the the side walls of the socket housing locking projections are provided corresponding to the engaging window, to ensure the contact to the socket housing latching can do.

  Further, when a plurality of the contacts are assembled at a distance from the periphery of the side wall of the socket housing, the peripheral wall of the electronic component can be stably pressed by the latch portion, and the plurality of contact surfaces on the electronic component A contact terminal part can be made to contact stably.

  Hereinafter, an example of the best mode for carrying out a socket for electronic parts according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view showing the relationship between an electronic component socket of this example and an electronic component connected thereto, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from the bottom side of the electronic component used in this example.

The socket for electronic parts 1 of this example includes a socket housing 2 made of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin and a plurality of elastic metal parts connecting contacts 3 and 3, and a pair of terminal surfaces on the lower surface. By inserting the electronic component 5 having 4 and 4, the terminal surfaces 4 and 4 of the electronic component 5 and the electronic component connecting contacts 3 and 3 are connected. As the electronic component 5, a light emitting diode module is used in this example.

Socket housing 2 has a bottomed box shape having a component insertion chamber 6 which can write Mukoto insert the electronic component 5 from the opening portion 6a. That is, in the socket housing 2, the upper part of the square side wall 6b is the opening 6a, and the lower part is closed by the bottom 6c.

The electronic component connecting contact 3 includes an inner plate portion 9a that descends along the inner side of the side wall 6b of the socket housing 2, an outer plate portion 9b that descends along the outer side of the side wall 6b, an inner plate portion 9a, and an outer plate portion. Folding portion 9c that connects the tops of 9b to each other, contact terminal portion 7 that is provided at the lower portion of inner plate portion 9a and elastically contacts terminal surface 4 of the electronic component, and is inserted into component insertion chamber 6 from inner plate portion 9a Are formed integrally from a single metal plate with a latch portion 8 projecting obliquely downward and holding the surface of the electronic component 5 and a surface mounting terminal portion 12 provided at the lower portion of the outer plate portion 9b.

The electronic component connection contact 3 includes a folded contact member 9 that is fitted to the side wall of the socket housing 2 and is locked to the socket housing 2 . The folded contact member 9 includes an inner plate portion 9a that descends along the inner wall of the component insertion chamber 6, an outer plate portion 9b that descends along the outer wall of the side wall 6b, and an inner plate portion 9a and an outer plate portion 9b. And a folded portion 9c that connects the top portions to each other . A side wall insertion space 9d for fitting the side wall 6b of the socket housing 2 is formed between the inner plate portion 9a and the outer plate portion 9b. A contact terminal portion 7 that rises from the bottom 6c side in the component insertion chamber 6 and elastically contacts the terminal surface 4 of the electronic component 5 is provided below the inner plate portion 9a. On the upper side of the inner plate portion 9a, there is provided a latch portion 8 that protrudes obliquely downward into the component insertion chamber 6 and presses the surface of the electronic component 5. The outer plate 9b is provided with a locking window 9f, and the side wall 6b is provided with a locking projection 10 corresponding to the locking window 9f. The outer plate portion 9b is provided with an escape window 9g for allowing the latch portion 8 to escape.

A pair of latch portions 8 and 8 are provided on both sides in the width direction of the inner plate portion 9a, and a contact terminal portion 7 is provided at a lower portion of an intermediate position between the latch portions 8 and 8 of the inner plate portion 9a . The latch portion 8 is formed by cutting out a cut 9e, leaving a base end at the outer edge of the portion constituting the latch portion of the metal plate, and bending it. A cutout portion 11 is formed in the side wall 6 b at a location corresponding to the latch portion 8 .

A plurality of electronic component connection contacts 3 are set apart from each other around the side wall 6b of the socket housing 2, and in this example, two sets are attached at the positions of the opposite side walls 6b.

  Surface mount terminal portions 12 are respectively provided at the lower portions of the two sets of outer plate portions 9b.

  Such an electronic component socket 1 is installed on a circuit board 13, and the surface mounting terminal portion 12 is soldered to the terminal portion on the surface of the circuit board 13 and is surface mounted.

Such an electronic component socket includes a socket housing 2 and an electronic component connecting contact 3, and the electronic component connecting contact 3 includes a latch portion 8, thereby reducing the number of components and reducing costs. In addition, the size can be reduced. In particular, the electronic component connecting contact 3 includes an inner plate portion 9a that descends along the inner side of the side wall 6b of the socket housing 2, an outer plate portion 6b that descends along the outer side of the side wall 6b, and the inner plate portion 9a and the outer side. A folded portion 9c that connects the tops of the plate portion 9b to each other, a contact terminal portion 7 that is provided below the inner plate portion 9a and elastically contacts the terminal surface 4 of the electronic component 5, and a component is inserted from the inner plate portion 9a. A latch portion 8 that projects obliquely downward into the chamber 6 to hold down the surface of the electronic component 5 and surface mount terminal portions 12 and 12 provided at the lower portion of the outer plate portion 9b are integrated with a single metal plate. because it is formed and inserting the electronic component 5 in the component insertion chamber 6 of the socket housing 2, the terminal surfaces 4 of the bottom portion of the electronic component 5 is brought into contact with the contact terminal 7 of the electronic component connection contact 3, the electronic component 5 Escape when inserting Latch portion 8 which was a overhang at the passage of the electronic component 5 can hold the electronic component 5 can be performed easily fixed connection of the electronic component 5.

In addition, a pair of latch portions 8 are provided on both sides of the inner plate portion 9a in the width direction, and the contact terminal portion 7 is provided at a lower portion of the intermediate position between the latch portions 8 and 8 of the inner plate portion 9a . The terminal surface 4 of the electronic component 5 can be stably brought into contact with the contact terminal portion 7 by pressing the electronic component 5 stably with the pair of latch portions 8.

The latch portion 8 is formed by cutting out a cut 9e, leaving a base end at the outer edge of a portion constituting the latch portion of the metal plate, and bending the cut portion. The side wall 6b corresponds to the latch portion 8 . Since the cut-out portion 11 is the notch portion 11, the latch portion 8 can be easily released when the electronic component 5 is inserted, and the electronic component 5 can be easily inserted even if the latch portion 8 is present. Can do.

  Further, the outer plate portion 9b is provided with a locking window 9f, and the side wall 6b is provided with a locking projection 10 corresponding to the locking window 9f, so that the contact 3 is securely locked to the socket housing 2. can do.

In addition, since a plurality of electronic component connection contacts 3 are assembled around the side wall 6b of the socket housing 2 at a distance, the peripheral wall of the electronic component 5 can be stably held by the latch portion 8, and the electronic component 5 The contact terminal portion 7 can be stably brought into contact with the plurality of terminal surfaces 4.

Further, the lower portion of the outer plate portion 9b than a surface mounting terminal portions 12 are provided, the electronic component socket 1 can be surface-mounted.

  In the above example, an electronic component socket using a light emitting diode module as the electronic component 5 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same applies to an electronic component socket using an electronic component such as a camera module. Can be applied to.

It is an example of the best form which implements the socket for electronic components which concerns on this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the socket for electronic components of this example, and the electronic component connected to this. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the bottom face side of the electronic component used in this example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Socket for electronic components 2 Socket housing 3 Contact 4 Terminal surface 5 Electronic component 6 Component insertion chamber 6a Opening part 6b Side wall 6c Bottom part 7 Contact terminal part 8 Latch part 9 Folding contact member 9a Inner board part 9b Outer board part
9c Folding part 9d Side wall insertion space 9e Cutting part 9f Locking window 9g Relief window 10 Locking protrusion 11 Notch part 12 Surface mount terminal part 13 Circuit board

Claims (5)

A bottomed box-shaped socket housing having a component insertion chamber into which an electronic component having a terminal surface on the lower surface can be inserted from an opening, and a plurality of contact terminal portions that elastically contact the terminal surface of the electronic component With electronic component connection contacts,
In the electronic component socket in which the contact terminal portion is connected to the terminal surface of the electronic component by inserting the electronic component into the component insertion chamber .
The electronic component connecting contact includes an inner plate portion that descends along the inner side of the side wall of the socket housing, an outer plate portion that descends along the outer side of the side wall, and top portions of the inner plate portion and the outer plate portion. From the inner plate portion, a contact terminal portion that is provided at a lower portion of the inner plate portion, rises from the bottom side in the component insertion chamber and elastically contacts the terminal surface of the electronic component, and the inner plate portion. A latch part that protrudes obliquely downward into the component insertion chamber and holds the surface of the electronic component, and a surface mounting terminal part provided at the lower part of the outer plate part, are integrally formed from a single metal plate. A socket for electronic parts, characterized by A pair of the latch portions are provided on both sides in the width direction of the inner plate portion, and the inner plate portion is provided with the contact terminal portion at a lower portion of an intermediate position between the latch portions. The electronic component socket according to claim 1 . The latch portion is formed by cutting and bending along a peripheral edge of a portion constituting the latch portion while leaving a base end on the metal plate, and the side wall of the socket housing is formed by the latch portion. 3. The electronic component socket according to claim 1, wherein a portion corresponding to 1 is a notch. 4. The said outer plate portion, Kakaritomemado is provided any one of claims 1 to 3 on a side wall of the socket housing, characterized in that the locking projections are provided corresponding to the engaging window The socket for electronic components according to item 1. 5. The electronic component socket according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the contacts are assembled around the side wall of the socket housing at a distance from each other.

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