JP5077028B2 - Connector device - Google Patents

Description

  The invention described in the claims of the present application is a connection provided on a wiring plate-like member which is a portion such as a flexible printed wiring board (hereinafter referred to as FPC) or a flexible flat cable (hereinafter referred to as FFC). The present invention relates to a connector device for making a terminal electrically connected to another wiring board member or the like.

  FPC or FFC, which is a relatively small wiring board member mounted on an electronic device such as a cellular phone, is attached to a main printed wiring board to which various electrical components are attached, and the connection terminals provided on the FPC or FFC are main printed wiring. The FPC or FFC is attached to the main printed wiring board by using a connector device that is electrically connected and fixed to the main printed wiring board. Often taken. Such a connector device has a conductive contact that contacts a connection terminal provided on the FPC or FFC, and the connection terminal provided on the FPC or FFC is connected to the main printed wiring board via the conductive contact. It is electrically connected to the provided circuit wiring part.

  The connector device used for attaching the FPC or FFC to the main printed wiring board already in practical use has, for example, an insulating housing provided with an insertion portion into which the FPC or FFC is inserted. A plurality of conductive contacts that are arranged in the insulating housing and are contact-connected to a plurality of connection terminals provided in the FPC or FFC when the FPC or FFC is inserted into the insulating housing through the insertion portion. Common to the plurality of conductive contacts, which are rotatably provided in the insulating housing, and are engaged with each of the plurality of conductive contacts to displace the contact operating portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts. And an actuator.

  Each of the plurality of conductive contacts is formed of a conductive elastic material, and has a fixed portion and a movable portion that are portions fixed to the insulating housing. The fixed portion is electrically connected to a circuit wiring portion provided on the main printed wiring board, and the movable portion constitutes a contact operating portion that is displaced by an actuator.

  In such a connector device, when the actuator is rotated in a predetermined direction while the FPC or FFC is inserted into the insulating housing through the insertion portion, the actuator is moved to the contact operating portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts. Is displaced, and the contact operating portion is brought into a pressing contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals provided in the FPC or FFC. In addition, the actuator is in a state where the contact operating portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts is in press contact with the corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals provided on the FPC or FFC. When the actuator is rotated in the opposite direction, the actuator displaces the contact operation portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts, and the contact operation portion corresponds to one of the plurality of connection terminals provided in the FPC or FFC. Release from pressing contact with things.

  When attaching the FPC or FFC to the main printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed using such a connector device that involves the pivoting operation of the actuator, generally, first, through an insertion portion in the insulating housing. An operation of inserting the FPC or FFC is performed, and subsequently, an operation of rotating the actuator in a predetermined direction is performed, so that a plurality of the FPC or FFC provided in the FPC or FFC is provided in the contact operating portion of each of the plurality of conductive contacts. The pressing contact state with respect to the corresponding one of the connection terminals is taken. Therefore, it is necessary to separately perform an operation of inserting the FPC or FFC into the insulating housing through the insertion portion and an operation of rotating the actuator in a predetermined direction, which makes the user bothersome.

  Therefore, heretofore, it is a connector device with the above-described actuator pivoting operation, and when the FPC or FFC is attached to the main printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed, it is inserted into the insulating housing. There is no need to separately perform the operation of inserting the FPC or FFC through and the operation of rotating the actuator in a predetermined direction, and only the operation of inserting the FPC or FFC through the insertion portion into the insulating housing is sufficient. It has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In a connector device as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of conductive contacts (contact pieces) are arranged in an insulating housing (housing), and an actuator is orthogonal to the FFC insertion direction into the insulating housing. It is provided to rotate about a rotation axis extending in the direction (arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts). When the main part of the actuator is rotated in a predetermined direction (a direction toward the FFC insertion part provided in the insulating housing), the contact actuating part (contact beam) in each of the plurality of conductive contacts is transferred to the FFC. A pressing contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals (contact points) is taken.

  The actuator is provided with an actuator projecting piece portion, which is a projecting portion that a distal end portion of the FFC inserted into the insulating housing comes into contact with and presses at a peripheral portion separated from the rotation shaft. .

  Under such circumstances, when the FFC is inserted into the insulating housing through the FFC insertion portion provided in the insulating housing, the front end portion of the FFC in the middle of insertion comes into contact with the actuator protruding piece portion, and according to the insertion of the FFC, The actuator protrusion is pressed and moved in the FFC insertion direction. As a result, the actuator is rotated in the direction in which the main portion is directed to the FFC insertion portion provided in the insulating housing with the rotation shaft as the rotation center. Then, by this rotation of the actuator, the contact operation portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts takes a pressing contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals in the FFC inserted into the insulating housing. .

  That is, when the FFC is inserted into the insulating housing through the FFC insertion portion provided in the insulating housing, the actuator automatically causes the main portion to move toward the FFC insertion portion provided in the insulating housing. And the contact actuating portion of each of the plurality of conductive contacts is brought into a pressing contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals in the FFC. Therefore, in the connector device as shown in Patent Document 1, in order to attach the FFC to the main printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed, it is only necessary to insert the FFC into the insulating housing through the FFC insertion portion. Become.

JP 2006-134581 A (pages 4-6, FIGS. 4-6)

  In the conventional connector device used for attaching the FFC to the main printed wiring board as disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, when the FFC is inserted into the insulating housing through the FFC insertion portion provided in the insulating housing. The tip of the FFC rotates the actuator by pressing and moving the actuator protrusion provided on the actuator. Therefore, the FFC inserted into the insulating housing is required to have a predetermined rigidity that allows the actuator protruding piece to be pressed and moved by the tip portion as a whole. Therefore, in using the conventional connector device as shown in Patent Document 1, it is necessary that the FFC is formed with the material and form that have the above-described predetermined rigidity. Inconveniences such as obstructing the thinning of the product are imitated.

  Further, in order to ensure a pressing contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals in the FFC of the contact operating portion of each of the plurality of conductive contacts, the actuator is rotated by the FFC inserted into the insulating housing. With the contact actuating portion of each of the plurality of conductive contacts being in a pressing contact state with respect to the FFC, the FFC is further inserted so that the FFC can reach the inner part of the insulating housing. Is needed. At that time, the contact operating portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts may slide with the surface of the FFC, which may cause damage to the FFC.

  Furthermore, since the main part of the actuator is rotated in the direction toward the FFC insertion part provided in the insulating housing by the FFC inserted into the insulating housing, the operation for inserting the FFC to the back of the insulating housing is performed. It is considered that the nature is not good.

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the claims of the present application is, for example, a plate-like member insertion portion used for mounting a wiring plate-like member, which is a part such as an FPC, FFC, etc., to a printed wiring board. An insulating housing provided with a plurality of conductive contacts arranged and arranged in the insulating housing, and rotatably provided in the insulating housing, and inserted into the plurality of conductive contacts into the insulating housing by rotation. In the case of a connector device provided with an actuator that takes a state of contacting each of a plurality of connection terminals in the wiring board-like member, and when the wiring board-like member is attached to a printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed, etc. The purpose can be achieved only by inserting the wiring plate member into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion, and the wiring plate member is thin. There is no risk of damage to the wiring plate member due to the sliding of the plurality of conductive contacts with the surface of the wiring plate member. It is possible to provide an operation that is good for workability.

  A connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 8 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) includes an insulating housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion, A plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing and positioned respectively corresponding to the plurality of connection terminals arranged in the wiring plate-like member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion portion; A first stationary position that is provided so as to be pivotable and that prevents the plurality of conductive contacts from interfering with the insertion of the wiring plate member into the insulating housing, and a plurality of connections of the wiring plate members to the plurality of conductive contacts An actuator that selectively takes a second stationary position that is brought into contact with the terminals, and a position fixed to the insulating housing to engage with the actuator. And the actuator is provided with first and second engaging portions used for engaging with the elastic member, and the elastic member is in contact with the first engaging portion to actuate the actuator. A pressing portion that applies a pressing force toward the second stationary position, a locking portion that engages with the second engaging portion and locks the actuator at the first stationary position, and an insulating housing. The engagement portion is moved to release the engagement with the second engagement portion by coming into contact with the inserted wiring plate member, and the actuator is rotated from the first stationary position to the second stationary position. And an abutting portion to allow.

  In particular, in the connector device according to the invention described in claim 2 in the scope of claims of the present application, the actuator includes a cam portion that is in contact with a plurality of conductive contacts, and the cam portion is an actuator. Is in contact with the plurality of conductive contacts when the first stationary state is taken, and the plurality of conductive contacts are placed at positions that do not hinder insertion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing.

  In the connector device according to the present invention configured as described above, the engaging portion provided on the elastic member engages with the second engaging portion provided on the actuator, whereby the actuator is in the first state. The wiring plate-like member made into FPC, for example, is inserted into the insulating housing through the plate-like member inserting portion. When the wiring board member is inserted into the insulating housing, the contact portion provided on the elastic member comes into contact with the inserted wiring board member and is displaced in the thickness direction by the wiring board member. The displacement of the contact portion moves the locking portion provided on the elastic member so as to release the engagement with the second engaging portion provided on the actuator. In this way, when the engagement of the engagement portion provided on the elastic member with the second engagement portion provided on the actuator is released, the actuator is moved to the first engagement portion provided on the actuator. In accordance with the pressing force toward the second stationary position exerted by the pressing portion provided on the elastic member that is in contact with the elastic member, it is placed in a state where it is allowed to rotate from the first stationary position to the second stationary position. Therefore, the second stationary position is taken.

  Therefore, when the wiring board member is inserted into the insulating housing with the actuator locked in the first stationary position, the actuator automatically assumes the second stationary position. Will be. Then, the actuator takes the second stationary position, so that the plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing are arranged in the wiring plate-like members inserted in the insulating housing. They are placed in contact with the connection terminals. As a result, for example, the plurality of connection terminals arranged and arranged on the wiring plate-like member are electrically connected to the circuit wiring portion of the circuit board to which the plurality of conductive contacts are connected via the plurality of conductive contacts. It will be.

  The actuator includes, for example, a cam portion that is in contact with a plurality of conductive contacts. In such a case, the cam portion provided in the actuator contacts the plurality of conductive contacts when the actuator is in the first stationary state, and the plurality of conductive contacts are inserted into the insulating housing of the wiring plate member. It is supposed to be placed in a position that does not hinder.

  In addition, the actuator is assumed to be in the second stationary position, and the plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing are connected to the plurality of connection terminals arranged in the wiring plate-like member inserted in the insulating housing. An operation of rotating the actuator from the second stationary position to the first stationary position against the pressing force exerted by the pressing portion provided on the elastic member is performed under the contact state. And the plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing are released from the state of contacting the plurality of connection terminals arranged in the wiring plate-like member inserted in the insulating housing. The provided locking portion engages with the second engaging portion provided in the actuator to place the actuator in the first stationary position. Thereafter, if necessary, the wiring plate member is detached from the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion.

  In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, in the case where the wiring plate-like member which is a part such as FPC or FFC is attached to the main printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed, etc. In order to obtain a state in which the plurality of connection terminals are connected to the plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion in the insulating housing with the actuator taking the first stationary position. As the wiring board member is inserted into the insulating housing, the actuator automatically rotates from the first stationary position to the second stationary position to take the second stationary position. Accordingly, the plurality of conductive contacts are brought into contact with the plurality of connection terminals in the wiring board member inserted into the insulating housing. Therefore, according to the connector device according to the present invention, when obtaining a state in which the plurality of connection terminals in the wiring plate-like member are connected to the plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing, the wiring plate-like member is plate-shaped in the insulating housing. Since only the operation of inserting through the member insertion portion is sufficient and the operation of rotating the actuator is not required, the object can be reliably achieved with an extremely simple operation.

  Further, according to the connector device of the present invention, the automatic rotation of the actuator accompanying the insertion of the wiring plate member into the insulating housing is such that the tip of the wiring plate member inserted into the insulating housing The contact portion provided on the elastic member abuts on the wiring board member inserted in the insulating housing and is displaced in the thickness direction by the wiring board member, not by pressing and moving a part or the like. For example, it is necessary that the wiring board-like member be formed with a material and a form that have a predetermined rigidity that allows a part of the actuator to be pressed and moved by the tip portion thereof, for example. Therefore, there is no possibility that the thinning of the wiring plate member will be hindered.

  In addition, according to the connector device according to the present invention, the state in which the plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing are in contact with the plurality of connection terminals in the wiring plate member inserted in the insulating housing, Since the wiring board member is inserted into the insulating housing as far as it goes and placed at a predetermined position, the wiring board member is damaged by sliding with the surface of the wiring board member of the plurality of conductive contacts. A state in which a plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing are in proper contact with a plurality of connection terminals in the wiring plate-like member inserted into the insulating housing without any fear of being formed. This can be confirmed by the inserted state of the member.

  Furthermore, according to the connector device according to the present invention, the automatic rotation of the actuator accompanying the insertion of the wiring plate member into the insulating housing faces the end portion of the insulating housing provided with the plate member inserting portion. Therefore, the operation for inserting the wiring plate member into the interior of the insulating housing is not troubled by the actuator, and the workability is improved.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments of the present invention described below.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a connector device according to the present invention, together with an FPC portion to be a wiring board member inserted therein, and FIG. 2 shows an example of a connector device according to the present invention alone.

  1 and 2, a connector device 10 which is an example of a connector device according to the present invention includes an insulating housing 11 formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and a plate-like member is inserted into the insulating housing 11. A portion 12 is provided. For example, a portion of the FPC 13 is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 as a wiring plate member.

  In the portion of the FPC 13 that is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, a plurality of connection terminals 14 made of a conductive material each having a strip shape are arranged and arranged. . Each of the plurality of connection terminals 14 is connected to a printed wiring portion provided in the FPC 13 (not shown).

  A plurality of conductive contacts 15 are arranged in the insulating housing 11 of the connector device 10. Each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 extends in a direction along the insertion and extraction directions of the FPC 13 portion with respect to the insulating housing 11, and the FPC 13 portion is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12. In this case, positions corresponding to the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged in the portion of the inserted FPC 13 are taken.

  As shown in FIG. 7 to be described later, each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is a plate-like member that is formed of an elastic conductive material and has a substantially “U” shape as a whole. Of the pair of beam portions 17 and 18 interconnected by the connecting portion 16 in the conductive contact 15, the beam portion 17 is a fixed portion and the beam portion 18 is a movable portion that can be displaced. The beam portion 17 constituting the fixed portion is provided with an abutting portion 17a that abuts against a portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11 at one end thereof, and the insulating housing 11 at the other end. It is assumed that a connection portion 17b connected to a circuit wiring portion (not shown) provided on the attached circuit board is provided. Further, the beam portion 18 constituting the movable portion extends from the connecting portion 16 and corresponds to one of the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged at one end of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11. It is assumed that a pressing contact portion 18a that presses and contacts is provided. The contact portion 17a provided at one end portion of the beam portion 17 and the pressing contact portion 18a provided at one end portion of the beam portion 18 are placed at positions facing each other.

  When the portion of the FPC 13 is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the portion of the FPC 13 in which the plurality of connection terminals 14 are arranged and arranged is arranged in the insulating housing 11. Each of the conductive contacts 15 is disposed between the beam portion 17 and the beam portion 18. At that time, the beam portions 18 in the plurality of conductive contacts 15 respectively correspond to the plurality of connection terminals 14 provided in the FPC 13 portion.

  The insulating housing 11 is rotatably provided with an actuator 20 disposed on the end side facing the end on which the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided. Furthermore, a pair of elastic members 21 and 22 each having a portion that engages with the actuator 20 are fixedly attached to both ends of the insulating housing 11 in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15.

  The actuator 20 is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and the whole has an elongated shape extending in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 in the insulating housing 11, and as shown in FIG. And a cam portion that extends along the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11 and is in contact with the plurality of conductive contacts 15. 24. The actuator 20 is configured to rotate around an imaginary axis X extending through the cam portion 24 and extending in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15.

  At one end in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 of the actuator 20, a notch engaging portion (first engaging portion) 25 and a shaft-like engaging portion (second engaging portion) with which the elastic member 21 is engaged. Part) 26 is provided. The shaft-like engagement portion 26 protrudes along the virtual axis X from the cam portion 24 toward the notch engagement portion 25. Further, at the other end of the actuator 20 in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15, a notch engaging portion (first engaging portion) 27 and a shaft-like engaging portion (second engaging portion) with which the elastic member 22 is engaged. The engaging portion) 28 is provided. The shaft-like engaging portion 28 protrudes along the virtual axis X from the cam portion 24 toward the notch engaging portion 27.

  Further, from one end portion of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 of the actuator 20 in the arrangement direction, a shaft portion 29 protrudes outward of the actuator 20 along the virtual axis X, and the plurality of conductive contacts 15 of the actuator 20 From the other end portion in the arrangement direction, the shaft portion 30 protrudes outward of the actuator 20 along the virtual axis X. These shaft portions 29 and 30 are respectively inserted into bearing holes provided at both ends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 of the insulating housing 11 and supported by the insulating housing 11. As a result, the actuator 20 is assembled to the insulating housing 11 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the axis portions 29 and 30 along the imaginary axis X are pivoted about the imaginary axis X. It is supposed to be able to rotate around.

  The elastic member 21 attached to one end portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 of the insulating housing 11 is entirely formed by bending an elastic metal plate material. As shown in FIG. A pressing portion 31 that contacts the notch engaging portion 25 to press the actuator 20, a locking portion 32 that engages with the shaft-shaped engaging portion 26 of the actuator 20 to lock the actuator 20, and the inside of the insulating housing 11 And an abutting portion 33 that abuts against a portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the FPC 13. The entire pressing portion 31 is a movable arm-shaped portion, and the locking portion 32 and the abutting portion 33 are formed on another movable arm-shaped portion common to both. Has been. Further, the elastic member 21 has a housing engaging portion 34 that engages with the insulating housing 11, and the housing engaging portion 34 engages with one end portion of the insulating housing 11 in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15. It is caulked and attached to the insulating housing 11. The elastic member 21 is also fixed to the circuit board to which the insulating housing 11 is attached.

  The elastic member 22 attached to the other end of the insulating housing 11 in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is also formed entirely by bending an elastic metal plate material. The actuator 20 is engaged with a pressing portion 36 similar to the pressing portion 31 of the elastic member 21, which contacts the notch engaging portion 27 of the elastic member 20 and presses the actuator 20, and the shaft-like engaging portion 28 of the actuator 20. A locking portion 37 (not shown in the drawing) similar to the locking portion 32 of the elastic member 21 to be locked, and a contact of the elastic member 21 to be in contact with the portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11 A contact portion 38 similar to the portion 33 is provided. The entire pressing portion 36 forms a movable arm-shaped portion, and the locking portion 37 and the contact portion 38 are formed on another movable arm-shaped portion common to both. Has been. Further, the elastic member 22 has a housing engaging portion 39 that engages with the insulating housing 11, and the housing engaging portion 39 is engaged with the other end portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 of the insulating housing 11. They are combined and attached to the insulating housing 11. The elastic member 22 is also fixed to the circuit board to which the insulating housing 11 is attached.

  When the connector device 10 is placed in the state shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 5 representing the cross section taken along the line VV in FIG. 2, the locking portion 32 provided on the elastic member 21 is provided. The rotation of the actuator 20 is restricted by engaging with a notch formed in the shaft-like engagement portion 26 provided in the actuator 20, and similar to the locking portion 32 provided in the elastic member 21. Further, the locking portion 37 provided on the elastic member 22 is also engaged with a notch formed in the shaft-like engaging portion 28 provided on the actuator 20 to restrict the rotation of the actuator 20. As a result, the locking portion 32 provided on the elastic member 21 and the locking portion 37 provided on the elastic member 22 are used to connect the actuator 20 to the end of the insulating housing 11 where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided. It is locked at a first stationary position, which is a position that rises from a side of the end facing the portion with a predetermined inclination angle.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6 showing a cross section taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 2, the pressing portion 36 provided on the elastic member 22 contacts the notch engaging portion 27 provided on the actuator 20, A pressing force is applied to the actuator 20 that takes the first stationary position to try to collapse the actuator 20 toward the end facing the end of the insulating housing 11 where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided. Similar to the pressing portion 36 provided on the elastic member 22, the pressing portion 31 provided on the elastic member 21 also contacts the notch engaging portion 25 provided on the actuator 20 and takes the first stationary position. A pressing force is applied to the actuator 20 to cause the actuator 20 to fall toward the end facing the end where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided in the insulating housing 11. In this way, the actuator 20 taking the first stationary position receives the pressing force by the pressing portion 36 provided on the elastic member 22 and the pressing portion 31 provided on the elastic member 21, but as described above. The engagement with the notch formed in the shaft-like engagement portion 26 of the engagement portion 32 provided in the elastic member 21 and the shaft-like engagement portion 28 of the engagement portion 37 provided in the elastic member 22 are formed. Since the rotation is restricted by the engagement with the cutout made, the first stationary position is maintained.

  When the actuator 20 takes the first stationary position, the cam portion 24 provided in the actuator 20 is arranged in the insulating housing 11 as shown in FIG. 7 showing a cross section taken along line VII-VII in FIG. The beam portion 17 that is in contact with the beam portion 18 that is the movable portion of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 that are disposed and resists the elastic force of the beam portion 18 is the fixed portion of the conductive contact 15. It is assumed that it is in a state of being displaced in a direction away from. The beam portion 18 displaced in this manner increases the distance between the pressing contact portion 18a provided on the beam portion 18 and the contact portion 17a provided on the beam portion 17, and enters the insulating housing 11 at the FPC 13 portion. It will be placed in a position that does not interfere with the insertion.

  In this way, when the actuator 20 assumes the first stationary position, the portion of the FPC 13 forming the wiring plate member is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through the plate member inserting portion 12 provided in the insulating housing 11. . At that time, as shown in FIG. 8, when the portion of the FPC 13 is inserted to a predetermined position in the insulating housing 11, the contact portion 33 provided on the elastic member 21 is inserted. In the portion of the FPC 13, it abuts on the surface on which the plurality of connection terminals on the upper side in FIG. 8 are arranged (hereinafter referred to as the upper surface, and the surface on the lower side in FIG. 8 facing it is referred to as the lower surface). Thereby, the contact portion 33 provided on the elastic member 21 is displaced upward in FIG. 8 (hereinafter simply referred to as “upward”) in the thickness direction by the portion of the FPC 13. The displacement of the abutting portion 33 provided on the elastic member 21 causes an upward displacement of the movable arm-shaped portion where the locking portion 32 and the abutting portion 33 of the elastic member 21 are formed. The locking portion 32 provided on the elastic member 21 is moved so as to release the engagement with the notch formed in the shaft-like engagement portion 26 provided on the actuator 20.

  At the same time, the abutting portion 38 provided on the elastic member 22 also abuts on the upper surface of the portion of the FPC 13 inserted to a predetermined position in the insulating housing 11. Thereby, the contact part 38 provided in the elastic member 22 is displaced in the thickness direction by the part of the FPC 13. The displacement of the abutting portion 38 provided on the elastic member 22 causes an upward displacement of the movable arm-shaped portion where the locking portion 37 and the abutting portion 38 of the elastic member 22 are formed, and as a result, The locking portion 37 provided on the elastic member 22 is moved so as to release the engagement with the notch formed in the shaft-like engaging portion 28 provided on the actuator 20.

  In this way, the engagement of the locking portion 32 provided in the elastic member 21 with the notch formed in the shaft-like engagement portion 26 provided in the actuator 20 is released and the elastic member 22 is provided. When the engagement of the engagement portion 37 with the notch formed in the shaft-like engagement portion 28 provided in the actuator 20 is released, the actuator 20 is provided with the notch engagement portion 25 provided therein and 27, the pressing portion 31 provided on the elastic member 21 and the pressing portion 36 provided on the elastic member 22 exert the actuator 20 opposite to the end portion of the insulating housing 11 where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided. The end side facing the end portion of the insulating housing 11 provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 12 shown in FIG. Automatically be caused to rotate to the second rest position is fallen position, it is assumed to take a second stationary position. When the actuator 20 takes the second stationary position, as shown in FIG. 9, the pressing portion 36 provided on the elastic member 22 that abuts the notch engaging portion 27 provided on the actuator 20 The actuator 20 serves to maintain the actuator 20 in the second stationary position. Similarly, the pressing portion 31 provided on the elastic member 21 that contacts the notch engaging portion 25 provided on the actuator 20 is also provided. The pressing force serves to maintain the actuator 20 in the second stationary position.

  In this way, when the actuator 20 is automatically rotated from the first stationary position to the second stationary position, the cam portion 24 provided in the actuator 20 also rotates as the actuator 20 rotates. When the actuator 20 assumes the second stationary position, the cam portion 24 provided in the actuator 20 includes a plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing 11 as shown in FIG. The contact with the beam portion 18 which is a movable portion in each of 15 is released. As a result, the beam portion 18 that is a movable portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is displaced in a direction close to the beam portion 17 that is a fixed portion in the conductive contact 15 by the elastic force, and is provided to the beam portion 18. The pressed contact portions 18 a are inserted to a predetermined position in the insulating housing 11 and arranged on the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion arranged between the beam portions 17 and 18. It press-contacts to the corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals 14.

  At this time, the abutting portion 17a provided on the beam portion 17 which is a fixed portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is inserted to a predetermined position in the insulating housing 11 to be the beam portion. It contacts the lower surface of the FPC 13 portion disposed between the beam 17 and the beam portion 18.

  As described above, the beam portion 18 which is a movable portion of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is arranged and arranged at the portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11 with the pressing contact portion 18a provided thereon. The plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged in the portion of the FPC 13 and the plurality of conductive contacts 15 are electrically connected by pressing and contacting the corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals 14. . For example, the connector device 10 is configured such that the connection terminals 17 arranged in the portion of the FPC 13 are connected to the connection portions 17b provided in the plurality of conductive contacts 15 via the plurality of conductive contacts 15, respectively. Is electrically connected to the circuit wiring portion provided on the circuit board to which is fixed.

  The actuator 20 takes the second stationary position, and the pressing contact portion 18 a provided in the beam portion 18 of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11 is provided in the insulating housing 11. The actuator 20 is placed in a state where it presses and contacts a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged in the inserted FPC 13 portion, and the pressing portion 31 provided on the elastic member 21 and the elastic member When the operation of rotating from the second stationary position to the first stationary position is performed against the pressing force exerted by the pressing portion 36 provided on the beam 22, the beam portion 18 in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15. From the state in which the pressing contact portion 18a provided on the pressing contact portion 18a is pressed against the corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged in the FPC 13 portion. It is divided. Thereafter, when the FPC 13 portion is detached from the insulating housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the engaging portion 32 provided on the elastic member 21 is engaged with the shaft-like engaging portion 26 provided on the actuator 20, Further, the engaging portion 37 provided on the elastic member 22 engages with the shaft-like engaging portion 28 provided on the actuator 20 so that the actuator 20 is engaged with the first stationary position.

  According to the connector device 10 as described above, in order to obtain a state in which the plurality of connection terminals 14 in the FPC 13 portion are connected to the plurality of conductive contacts 15 in the insulating housing 11, the FPC 13 portion is placed in the insulating housing 11. The operation of turning the actuator 20 is not required because only the operation of inserting through the shaped member insertion portion 12 is required, and the object can be reliably achieved with an extremely simple operation.

  In addition, according to the connector device 10, the automatic rotation of the actuator 20 when the FPC 13 portion is inserted into the insulating housing 11 is such that the FPC 13 portion inserted into the insulating housing 11 replaces part of the actuator 20 and the like. The contact portion 33 provided on the elastic member 21 and the contact portion 38 provided on the elastic member 22 are brought into contact with the portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11 instead of being pushed and moved, and the FPC 13 The material and the form in which the FPC 13 portion has a predetermined rigidity that can move, for example, a part of the actuator 20 and the like by being displaced by the portion of the actuator 20 in the thickness direction. It is not necessary to be formed with a thin portion of the FPC 13 portion. There is no fear that Kitasa trouble in the reduction.

  In addition, according to the connector device 10, the state in which the plurality of conductive contacts 15 in the insulating housing 11 are pressed and brought into contact with the plurality of connection terminals 14 in the portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11 is as follows. Since the FPC 13 portion is inserted into the insulating housing 11 and disposed at a predetermined position, the FPC 13 portion slides with the surface of the FPC 13 portion of the plurality of conductive contacts 15. And a state in which the plurality of conductive contacts 15 in the insulating housing 11 are properly pressed and abutted with the plurality of connection terminals 14 in the portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11. Check by inserting the FPC 13 into the insulating housing 11. Can.

  Furthermore, according to the connector device 10, the automatic rotation of the actuator 20 when the FPC 13 portion is inserted into the insulating housing 11 faces the end portion of the insulating housing 11 where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided. Therefore, the operation for inserting the FPC 13 part all the way into the insulating housing 11 is not troubled by the actuator 20 and the workability is improved.

  In the above-described example, the plurality of connection terminals 14 are arranged on the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion, and when the FPC 13 portion is inserted into the insulating housing 11, the movable portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 The pressing contact portion 18 a provided in the beam portion 18 to be pressed contacts the corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals 14 on the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion, and serves as a fixed portion in the conductive contact 15. The contact portion 17a provided on the FPC 13 is in contact with the lower surface of the FPC 13 portion, and a plurality of connection terminals are arranged on the lower surface of the FPC 13 portion, and the FPC 13 portion is an insulating housing. The beam portion 18 that is a movable portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 when being inserted into the plurality of conductive contacts 15. The provided pressing contact portion 18 a presses and contacts the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion, and the contact portion 17 a provided on the beam portion 17 that is a fixed portion of the conductive contact 15 has a plurality of lower surfaces on the FPC 13 portion. It may be abutted against the connection terminal.

  In the above-described example, the contact portion 17a and the press contact portion 18a of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 are arranged at positions facing each other. 18a may be misaligned in the insertion and extraction directions of the FPC 13 portion with respect to the insulating housing 11. Further, the movable arm-shaped part in which the pressing part 31, the locking part 32, and the contact part 33 are formed in the elastic member 21 and the housing engaging part 34 are integrally formed, and the pressing part 36 is formed in the elastic member 22. The movable arm-shaped part in which the locking part 37 and the abutting part 38 are formed and the housing engaging part 39 are integrally formed. However, the housing engaging part 34 is divided into two parts in the elastic member 21, and one of them. The pressing portion 31 is integrally formed, the other is formed integrally with the movable arm-shaped portion where the locking portion 32 and the contact portion 33 are formed, and the housing engaging portion 39 is formed in the elastic member 22. One of them and the pressing part 36 may be integrally formed, and the other and the movable arm-like part in which the locking part 37 and the contact part 38 are formed may be integrally formed.

  The connector device according to the present invention as described above includes, for example, an insulating housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion, which is used for mounting a wiring plate-like member, which is an FPC portion, to a printed wiring board, The plurality of conductive contacts provided on the plurality of conductive contacts are provided so as to be rotatable, and by rotating, the plurality of conductive contacts are brought into contact with the plurality of connection terminals of the wiring plate-like member inserted into the insulating housing. A connector device provided with an actuator, and when the wiring plate member is attached to a printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed, only an operation of inserting the wiring plate member into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion The surface of the wiring plate-like member of a plurality of conductive contacts can be achieved without the risk of hindering the thinning of the wiring plate-like member. As there is no possibility that damage is applied to the flat circuit member by the sliding of those that can be broadly applied to various electronic devices.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the part of FPC inserted in it. It is a front view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view with which it uses for description of the actuator with which an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is equipped. It is a perspective view with which it uses for description of the elastic member with which an example of the connector device concerning the present invention is provided. It is sectional drawing showing the VV line | wire cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing showing the VI-VI line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing showing the VII-VII line cross section in FIG. It is sectional drawing with which it uses for description of the use condition of an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing with which it uses for description of the use condition of an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing with which it uses for description of the use condition of an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Connector apparatus, 11 ... Insulating housing, 12 ... Plate-shaped member insertion part, 13 ... FPC, 14 ... Connection terminal, 15 ... Conductive contact, 16 ... Connection part , 17, 18 ... beam part, 17a, 33, 38 ... contact part, 17b ... connection part, 18a ... press contact part, 20 ... actuator, 21, 22 ... Elastic member, 23 ... operation part, 24 ... cam part, 25, 27 ... notch engaging part, 26, 28 ... shaft-like engaging part, 29, 30 ... shaft part, 31, 36 ... pressing part, 32, 37 ... locking part, 34, 39 ... housing engaging part

Claims (8)

An insulating housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion;
A plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing and taking positions corresponding to a plurality of connection terminals arranged in the wiring plate-like member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion portion;
A first stationary position that is pivotally provided on the insulating housing and that prevents the plurality of conductive contacts from interfering with the insertion of the wiring plate member into the insulating housing; and the plurality of conductive contacts An actuator that selectively takes a second stationary position that causes a plurality of connection terminals to contact each other;
An elastic member fixed to the insulating housing and engaged with the actuator;
Comprising
The actuator is provided with first and second engaging portions for engaging with the elastic member, and the elastic member abuts on the first engaging portion to contact the first actuator with the first engaging portion. A pressing portion that applies a pressing force toward the second stationary position; a locking portion that engages with the second engaging portion to lock the actuator at the first stationary position; and the insulating housing The engagement portion is moved to abut on the wiring plate-like member inserted into the second engagement portion to release the engagement with the second engagement portion, and the second position is moved from the first stationary position of the actuator. And a contact portion that allows rotation to a stationary position.   The actuator includes a cam portion that is in contact with the plurality of conductive contacts, and the cam portion contacts the plurality of conductive contacts when the actuator takes the first stationary position, 2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive contact is placed at a position that does not prevent insertion of the wiring plate member into the insulating housing.   The connector device according to claim 2, wherein the second engaging portion of the actuator is provided so as to protrude from the cam portion.   The actuator is rotated around an axis extending along the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts, and the elastic member is attached to each end of the insulating housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts. A pair of first and second engaging portions of the actuator is provided at each of both end portions in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing of the actuator. The connector device according to claim 1.   The actuator includes a cam portion that rotates about the axis and is in contact with the plurality of conductive contacts, and the cam portion includes the plurality of cam portions when the actuator assumes the first stationary position. 5. The connector device according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of conductive contacts are placed at positions that do not prevent insertion of the wiring plate-like member into the insulating housing.   The connector device according to claim 5, wherein the second engaging portion of the actuator is provided as protruding from the cam portion along the axis.   6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the actuator includes a shaft portion that protrudes along the axis from each of both end portions of the actuator in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts, and is supported by the insulating housing. apparatus.   The insulating housing is attached to a circuit board, the plurality of conductive contacts are connected to a circuit wiring portion provided on the circuit board, and the elastic member is fixed to the circuit board. The connector device according to 1.