JP4714567B2 - Connector bracket - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology of a connector bracket.

  Various connectors are mounted on a substrate used in an information processing apparatus or the like. On the board, the connector is often fixed with components such as a connector bracket and a fixing bracket. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure for fixing a connector. Specifically, in Patent Document 1, a connector metal fitting for the shape of the connector is covered from above the connector to fix the connector.

JP-A-10-28964

  By the way, an information processing apparatus such as a navigation apparatus is often equipped with a plurality of connectors having different shapes (dimensions). In addition, the type of connector mounted on each model of the information processing apparatus may be different, or even if the model provides the same function, the shape of the connector mounted may vary depending on the destination. Therefore, when producing an information processing apparatus, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of types of connectors and to consider a method for fixing the connectors to a substrate.

  However, when a plurality of types of connectors having different shapes (dimensions) are to be mounted on a substrate using the method of Patent Document 1, the following problems occur. Specifically, according to Patent Document 1, when a plurality of types of connectors having different shapes are fixed to a substrate, a dedicated component (connector bracket, etc.) for fixing the connector for each connector having a different shape. It is necessary to prepare. As a result, the number of parts increases and the production cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the production cost of an information processing apparatus by sharing a connector bracket for fixing a connector.

  In order to solve the above problems, one embodiment of the present invention is a connector bracket for fixing a connector to a board, a plate-like member processed into a U-shape by bending both ends, and the plate-like member. When formed and bent at the substantially central portion of the plate-like member, formed at the substantially central portion and bent at one end of the both ends and the first notch portion forming the first connector holding portion. And a second cut portion for forming a second connector holding portion at a position different from the other of the both end portions and the first connector holding portion.

  Thus, in the present invention, the first cut portion and the second cut portion are formed in the plate-like member constituting the connector bracket. Then, the first cut portion is formed at a position for fixing a connector (first connector) having a predetermined size and shape, and the second cut portion is a connector having a size and shape different from that of the first connector (second If the connector is formed at a fixed position, connectors having different dimensions and shapes can be fixed with one bracket. Specifically, the first connector can be fixed by bending the first cut portion, and the second connector can be fixed by bending the second cut portion.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the connector bracket for fixing connectors having different shapes can be shared by a simple configuration in which the first cut portion and the second cut portion are formed, thereby reducing the cost of the information processing apparatus. can do.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a connector bracket to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, the outline of the connector bracket of this embodiment is demonstrated using FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the fixing plate 111 is bent.

  As shown in the drawing, the connector bracket 100 according to the present embodiment is processed into a U shape by bending both ends, and a plate-like member having an upper surface portion 110 and side surface portions 120 and 130 formed thereon, And a back surface portion 140 covering one side in the longitudinal direction. Moreover, the opening part 101 (part enclosed with a dotted line) is formed in the other of the longitudinal direction of a plate-shaped member. In the present embodiment, the material of the connector bracket 100 is not particularly limited. For example, a metal such as stainless steel may be used.

  The side surface portions 120 and 130 are provided with projections 121 and 131 for insertion into holes 12 and 13 provided in the substrate 10, respectively. Further, the back surface portion 140 is provided with a protrusion 141 (see FIG. 4) for insertion into the hole 14 provided in the substrate 10. Then, the connector bracket 100 is fixed to the substrate 10 by inserting the projections 121, 131, and 141 into the holes 12, 13, and 14 provided in the substrate 10, and then bending the projections 121, 131, and 141, respectively. The

  The upper surface portion 110 has a tongue-shaped fixing plate (first cutting portion) 111 formed by making a U-shaped cut and a U-shaped cut at a position different from the fixing plate 111. And a tongue-like fixing plate (second cut portion) 112 formed by inserting the tongue piece. The fixing plate 111 forms a first connector holding portion that fixes the connector A200 (see FIG. 2) together with the side surface portion 130 when bent. The fixing plate 112 forms a second connector holding portion that fixes the connector B210 (see FIG. 3) together with the side surface portion 120 when bent. The connector bracket 100 is used by bending one of the fixed plate 111 and the fixed plate 112.

  Here, a state where the connector bracket 100 fixes the connector A200 is shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a state in which the connector bracket of the present embodiment holds the connector A200. As shown in the figure, the connector bracket 100 is used by bending a fixing plate 111 when fixing the connector A200. Specifically, after the connector A200 is attached to the substrate 10 (after being electrically connected to other circuits and components), the connector A200 is connected to the connector bracket 100, that is, the side surface portion 130 and the bent fixing plate. 111 is fixed. Moreover, since the connector bracket 100 covers the upper surface, the back surface, and the side surface of the connector A200, electromagnetic waves (electromagnetic waves from the circuit of the substrate 10) are prevented from leaking to the outside from the opening 101 (see FIG. 1). be able to. Here, the dimensions of the connector A200 exemplify a case where the width is “X1”, the height is “Y1”, and the depth is “Z1”.

  Next, a state where the connector bracket 100 fixes the connector B210 is shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a state in which the connector bracket of the present embodiment holds a connector B210 having a predetermined shape. As shown in the figure, the connector bracket 100 is used by bending the fixing plate 112 when fixing the connector B210. Specifically, after the connector B210 is attached to the substrate 10 (after being electrically connected to other circuits and components), the connector B210 is connected to the connector bracket 100, that is, the side surface 120 and the fixed plate that is bent. 112 is fixed. Moreover, since the connector bracket 100 covers the upper surface, the back surface, and the side surface of the connector B210, electromagnetic waves (electromagnetic waves from the circuit of the substrate 10) are prevented from leaking to the outside from the opening 101 (see FIG. 1). be able to. The dimensions of the connector B210 are different from those of the connector A. The connector B210 has a width of “X2 (a dimension different from the above“ X1 ”)”, a height of “Y2 (a dimension different from the above“ Y1 ”)”, and a depth of “Z2 (the above“ Z1 ”). Different dimensions) ”.

  As described above, the connector bracket 100 according to the present embodiment can be used in common for connectors having different shapes (here, “width”, “height”, and “depth” are all different). Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is not necessary to provide a connector bracket for each connector having a different shape, so that the component cost can be reduced.

  Next, the structure of the connector bracket 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

  4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining the top, front, and side surfaces of the connector bracket according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a top view, and FIG. ) And (d) show side views. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the connector bracket shown in FIG. 4 and 5 both show a state where the fixing plate 111 is bent.

  First, the fixing plates 111 and 112 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b), and FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, when the fixing plate 111 is bent at a substantially right angle in the vertical lower direction (Y direction), the fixing plate 111 faces the inner surface 130 a of the side surface portion 130 (surface facing the side surface portion 120) substantially in parallel. . In addition, the fixing plate 111 is formed at a position where the length of the surface facing the side surface portion 130 bent at a substantially right angle and the inner surface 130a of the side surface portion 130 is “X1”. And the 1st connector holding | maintenance part which fixes connector A200 by the side surface 130 and the fixing board 111 bent by the substantially right angle is formed (FIG. 4 (a), FIG. 5).

  When the fixing plate 112 is bent at a substantially right angle in the vertical lower direction (Y direction), the fixing plate 112 faces the inner surface 120a of the side surface portion 120 (surface facing the side surface portion 130) substantially in parallel. Further, the fixing plate 112 is formed at a position where the length of the surface facing the side surface portion 120 bent at a substantially right angle and the inner surface 120a of the side surface portion 120 becomes “X2”. And the 2nd connector holding part which fixes connector B210 by the side surface 120 and the fixing board 112 (fixing board 112 shown by the broken line of Fig.4 (a)) bent at substantially right angle is formed.

In addition, the connector bracket 100 of the present embodiment has a length between an inner surface 120a of the side surface portion 120 (a surface facing the side surface portion 130) and an inner surface 130a of the side surface portion 130 (a surface facing the side surface portion 120). “A (a> 0)” is longer than each of “X1 (X1> 0)” and “X2 (X2> 0)”, and shorter than the length obtained by adding “X1” and “X2”. Is formed. That is, the connector bracket 100 is formed such that the lengths “a”, “X1”, and “X2” from the side surface portion 120 to the side surface portion 130 satisfy the following (Expression 1) to (Expression 3). .
a> X1 (Formula 1)
a> X2 (Formula 2)
a <X1 + X2 (Formula 3)
Then, the length “a” between the side surface portion 120 and the side surface portion 130 is determined so as to satisfy the conditions of the above (Expression 1) to (Expression 3), and the fixing plates 111 and 112 are provided. The connector bracket 100 for fixing the connector can be reduced in size.

  In the present embodiment, the specific dimensions of the connector bracket 100 are not particularly limited. “A”, “X1”, “X2”, “Y1”, “Y2”, “Za”, and “Zb” may be designed corresponding to the dimensions of the connector to be fixed (for example, “a” is “40 mm”, “X1” is “20 mm”, “X2” is “25 mm”, “Y1” is “14 mm”, “Y2” is “16 mm”, “Za” is “25 mm”, “Zb” is “15 mm” "etc). Further, the dimensions of “b” and “d” shown in the figure are not particularly limited (for example, “b” and “d” may be “0, 6 mm”).

  Further, the connector bracket 100 includes a back surface portion 140 for restricting movement in the Z direction in FIG. However, since the depth “Z1” of the connector A200 is different from the depth “Z2” of the connector B210 (Z1> Z2), the first connector holding portion that holds the connector A200 and the second connector B210 are held. The shape of the back surface is different from the second connector holding portion.

  Specifically, the back surface portion 140 of the first connector holding portion that holds the connector A200 forms a housing including an upper surface plate 145, a pair of side surface plates 146a and 146b, and a back surface plate 147. When the connector A200 is fixed to the connector bracket 100, the portion of the connector A200 that protrudes from the upper surface portion 110 and the side surface portion 130 of the connector bracket 100 includes an upper surface plate 145, a pair of side surface plates 146a and 146b, and a rear surface plate 147. Covered by. Then, the back plate 147 restricts the movement of the connector A200 in the Z direction, and the top plate 145 restricts the movement of the connector A200 in the vertical direction.

  Further, the back surface portion 140 of the second connector holding portion that holds the connector B210 is provided with a plate-like back plate 144, and the back plate 144 restricts movement of the connector B210 in the Z direction. Further, the vertical movement of the connector B210 is limited by the upper surface portion 110.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by providing the fixing plates 111 and 112 on the upper surface portion 110 of the connector bracket 100, it is possible to fix two types of connectors having different dimensions with common parts. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to prepare a connector bracket for each type of connector having a different shape, so that the component cost can be reduced. For example, according to the present embodiment, there is no need to raise a part mold for fixing the connector for each connector having a different shape. In addition, for example, when a manufacturer of an information processing apparatus mounts connectors having different shapes for each model, the types of connector brackets used for production can be reduced, and the labor of component management can be reduced.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, in the description of the above embodiment, the case where two types of connectors (connector A200, connector B210) having different “width”, “height”, and “depth” are fixed by a common connector bracket is taken as an example. However, it is not particularly limited to this. This embodiment may be used for connectors having the same “height” and “depth”, but different only “width”. Also in this case, the same effect as the connector bracket 100 described above can be obtained. Further, in this case, since only one back plate for restricting movement in the Z direction needs to be provided on the back surface portion 140, the cost can be reduced as compared with the connector bracket 100 described above.

  In addition, when this embodiment is used for connectors having the same “height” and “depth” but only “width”, depending on the size of the connector to be fixed, five types of connectors may be fixed. Is also possible. That is, it is possible to fix five types of connectors having different “widths” with one type of connector bracket 100.

  Specifically, when the fixing plate 111 is bent, the connector bracket 100 is used for fixing two types of connectors, a connector having a “width” of “X1” and a connector having a width of “a-X1”. (See FIG. 4A). When the fixing plate 112 is bent, the connector bracket 100 can be used to fix two types of connectors, a connector having a “width” of “X2” and a connector having a width of “a-X2” ( (See FIG. 4 (a)). Furthermore, by using both the fixed plate 111 and the fixed plate 112 without being bent, the connector bracket 100 can be used to fix the connector having the “width” of “a”. That is, if the connector bracket 100 of the present embodiment is used for connectors having different “widths”, it is possible to fix five types of connectors.

  Moreover, the shape of the tongue-shaped fixing plates 111 and 112 described in the present embodiment is merely an example. The fixing plates 111 and 112 only need to be able to form the side surface portions 120 and 130 and the connector holding portion by being bent at a substantially right angle.

  In the present embodiment, the protrusions 121, 131, and 141 provided on the connector bracket 100 are inserted into the holes 12, 13, and 14 formed in the substrate 10, so that the connector bracket 100 is fixed to the substrate 10. However, this is only an example. The connector bracket 100 may be fixed to the substrate 10 by other methods.

It is a perspective view of the connector bracket of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the state in which the connector bracket of this embodiment is holding connector A200. It is a figure for demonstrating the state in which the connector bracket of this embodiment is holding the connector B210 of a predetermined shape. It is a figure for demonstrating the upper surface of the connector bracket of this embodiment, a front surface, and a side surface. It is AA sectional drawing of the connector bracket shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Board | substrate, 100 ... Connector bracket, 110 ... Upper surface part, 111 ... Fixed plate, 112 ... Fixed plate, 120 ... Side surface part, 121 ... Protrusion, 130 ... Side surface part, 131 ... Protrusion, 140 ... Back surface part, 141 ... Protrusion

Claims (2)

A connector bracket for fixing the connector to the board,
A plate-like member processed into a U-shape by bending both ends;
A first opposing surface is formed at a substantially central portion of the plate-like member and faces the one of the both end portions substantially in parallel when bent, and one of the both end portions and the first opposing surface are formed. And a first notch that forms the first connector holding portion;
A second opposing surface is formed at a substantially central portion of the plate-like member and faces the other of the both end portions substantially in parallel when bent, and the other of the both end portions and the second opposing surface are formed. And a second notch that forms a second connector holding portion,
The first connector holding portion fixes a first connector having a predetermined dimension,
The second connector holding portion fixes a second connector having a size different from that of the first connector;
Connector bracket featuring. The connector bracket according to claim 1 ,
The first cut portion is formed such that when bent, the length from one end of the both ends to the first facing surface is substantially the same as the lateral width of the first connector;
The second cut portion is formed such that, when bent, the length from the other end of the both ends to the second facing surface is substantially the same as the lateral width of the second connector. A featured connector bracket.

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