JP5077032B2 - 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 conductors 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 operating portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts takes a pressing contact state with respect to the corresponding one of the plurality of conductors 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 the corresponding one of the plurality of conductors 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 shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, among the plurality of conductors in the FFC of the contact operating portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts. In order to ensure the pressing contact state with respect to the corresponding one, the actuator is rotated by the FFC inserted into the insulating housing, and the contact operating portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts has the pressing contact state with respect to the FFC. Under the assumption, it is necessary to perform further insertion of the FFC in order to continue the FFC to the depth in the insulating housing. 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.

  Further, in the conventional connector device as shown in Patent Document 1, the main part of the actuator is directed in the direction toward the FFC insertion portion by the FFC inserted into the insulating housing through the FFC insertion portion provided in the insulating housing. Since it is rotated, the operation for inserting the FFC into the interior of the insulating housing is considered to be poor in workability.

  In view of such points, the invention described in the claims of the present application is, for example, a plate-like member insertion used for mounting a wiring plate-like member, which is a part such as FPC, FFC, etc., to the main printed wiring board. An insulating housing provided with a portion, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged and arranged in the insulating housing, and rotatably provided in the insulating housing. A connector device including an actuator that takes a state of contacting a plurality of connection terminals of the inserted wiring board member, and the wiring board member is attached to the main printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed. In such a case, the object can be achieved only by inserting the wiring plate member into the insulating housing through the plate member insertion portion, and a plurality of conductive connectors can be achieved. There is no risk of damage to the wiring plate member due to the sliding of the tact with the surface of the wiring plate member, and the operation for inserting the wiring plate member to the back of the insulating housing has good workability. Provide what will be.

  A connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3 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 arrayed elements arranged in the wiring board member, each having a pair of arm-like parts sandwiching the wiring board member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion part. A plurality of conductive contacts each having a position corresponding to each of the connection terminals, and a linear movement and rotation in the insertion direction of the wiring plate-like member to the plate-like member insertion portion are provided in the insulating housing. The first posture is such that the plurality of conductive contacts are brought into a state that does not prevent the wiring plate-like member from being inserted into the insulating housing, and each of the plurality of conductive contacts is engaged. One of the pair of arm-like portions includes an actuator that selectively takes a second posture that takes a contact state with a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals arranged and arranged on the wiring plate-like member. The actuator has a cam portion, and the cam portion has a rounded cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts between a pair of arm-shaped portions in each of the plurality of conductive contacts. Are arranged in a triangular shape and can be linearly moved and rotated in the insertion direction of the wiring plate-like member to the plate-like member insertion portion while being in contact with each of the pair of arm-like portions. In addition, when a notch is provided in the edge facing the other of the pair of arm-like portions in each of the plurality of conductive contacts, and the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the plate-like member insertion portion, Actuator is The cam portion to be pressed is moved by being pressed by the inserted wiring plate member from a state in which the cam portion does not fall into the notch portion provided in the conductive contact, and a portion of the cam portion is provided in the conductive contact. The actuator is shifted from the first posture to the second posture by being shifted to a state where it is lowered into the notch and rotates.

  In particular, in the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the actuator is shifted from the second posture to the first posture, the cam portion of the actuator has its It is characterized in that the state is shifted from a state in which a part of the notch is provided in the conductive contact to a state in which a part of the notch is provided in the notch provided in the conductive contact.

  In the connector device according to the present invention configured as described above, the cam portion of the actuator is in a state where a part of the cam portion does not fall into the notch provided in the conductive contact, Under the first posture in which a plurality of conductive contacts are in a state that does not prevent insertion of the wiring plate member into the insulating housing, through the plate member inserting portion in the insulating housing, for example, FPC A wiring board member to be a part is inserted. When the wiring plate member is inserted into the insulating housing, the cam portion is pressed by the inserted wiring plate member and linearly moved in the insertion direction of the wiring plate member, and a part thereof is provided on the conductive contact. From the state where it does not fall into the cut-out portion formed, a part of the cut-out portion falls into the cut-out portion provided in the conductive contact, and the state is rotated. As a result, the actuator having the cam portion is rotated with the rotation of the cam portion, and the actuator is shifted from the first posture to the second posture and automatically takes the second posture. It is said. The actuator that takes the second posture takes a contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals arranged and arranged on the wiring plate-like member on one of the pair of arm-like portions in each of the plurality of conductive contacts. Make it.

  Therefore, when the wiring plate member is inserted into the insulating housing under the assumption that the actuator takes the first posture, the actuator automatically takes the second posture accordingly. As a result, the plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing are placed in contact with the plurality of connection terminals arranged in the wiring plate member inserted in the insulating housing. 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.

  In addition, the actuator is assumed to take the second posture, and the plurality of conductive contacts arranged in the insulating housing are respectively connected to the plurality of connection terminals arranged in the wiring plate-like member inserted in the insulating housing. When the actuator is operated to rotate from the second position to the first position under the contact state, the cam portion of the actuator has a part of which is provided on the conductive contact. The state of being dropped into the notch is shifted to a state where a part of the notch is not being dropped into the notch provided in the conductive contact. Thus, the plurality of conductive contacts are in a state that does not prevent the wiring plate-like member from being inserted into the insulating housing. 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, for example, when attaching a wiring board-like member such as an FPC, FFC or the like to the main printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed, etc. In order to obtain a state in which a plurality of connection terminals of the shaped member are connected to a plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the insulating housing with the actuator taking the first posture. When the wiring member is inserted through the part, the actuator is automatically rotated as the wiring plate member is inserted into the insulating housing, and is moved from the first posture to the second posture. Thus, the plurality of conductive contacts are brought into contact with the plurality of connection terminals in the wiring board-like 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 state in which the plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing abut on the plurality of connection terminals in the wiring plate-like member inserted into the insulating housing is the wiring board. The wiring member is damaged by sliding with the surface of the wiring plate member of a plurality of conductive contacts because the member is inserted into the insulating housing and disposed at a predetermined position. There is no fear, and the state in which the plurality of conductive contacts in the insulating housing are properly in contact with the plurality of connection terminals in the wiring plate member inserted in the insulating housing is shown in FIG. It can be confirmed by the insertion state.

  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 inside 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 a portion of an FPC that is a wiring board member inserted therein.

  In FIG. 1, 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 synthetic resin, and the insulating housing 11 has a plate-like member insertion 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. And the connector apparatus 10 is attached to the circuit board which is not shown in figure and the insulating housing 11 is fixed to the said circuit board, for example. At that time, mounting brackets (hold down: not shown) are attached to both ends of the insulating housing 11 in the longitudinal direction, and the insulating housing 11 is mounted to the circuit board via the mounting brackets.

  The portion of the FPC 13 that is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 has a rectangular shape on one of two mutually facing surfaces (the upper surface in FIG. 1, hereinafter referred to as the upper surface). A plurality of connection terminals 14 made of a conductive material 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. 2, each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is a member that is formed of an elastic conductive material and has a substantially “U” shape as a whole. Of the pair of arm-like parts 17 and 18 that are connected by the connecting part 16 and face each other in the conductive contact 15, the arm-like part 17 is a fixed part, and the arm-like part 18 is a movable part that can be displaced. ing. The arm-like 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 a circuit board to be attached is provided. Moreover, the arm-shaped part 18 which comprises a movable part is extended from the connection part 16, and the corresponding one of the some connection terminals 14 arranged in the part of the FPC13 inserted in the insulating housing 11 in the one end part corresponds. 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 arm-like portion 17 and the pressing contact portion 18a provided at one end portion of the arm-like portion 18 are placed at positions facing each other.

  Furthermore, a notch portion 17 c forms an extremely short groove-shaped portion along the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 at the edge portion of each arm-shaped portion 17 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 facing the arm-shaped portion 18. It is provided as a thing. On the other hand, an engaging portion 18 b that engages with a cam portion of an actuator, which will be described later, is provided at an edge portion of each arm-like portion 18 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 that faces the arm-like portion 17.

  When the portion of the FPC 13 is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the arm-like portion 17 and the arm-like portion 18 in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11 are formed. The portion of the FPC 13 that is inserted into the insulating housing 11 and provided with the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged in an array is sandwiched. At this time, the arm portions 18 in the plurality of conductive contacts 15 correspond to the plurality of connection terminals 14 provided on the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion, respectively.

  In addition, the insulating housing 11 is provided with an actuator 20 disposed on the end side facing the end where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided. The actuator 20 is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and the whole of the actuator 20 has a shape extending in the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 in the insulating housing 11. As shown in FIG. An operating portion 21 that is used for the rotating operation, 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. 22. As shown in FIG. 4 described later, the cam portion 22 is disposed between the arm-like portion 17 and the arm-like portion 18 in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11. The cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is a triangular shape with rounded corners.

  The cam portion 22 of the actuator 20 is in contact with the arm-shaped portion 17 and the arm-shaped portion 18 of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11. The FPC 13 can be linearly moved and rotated in the insertion direction of the portion of the FPC 13 and in the opposite direction. The cam portion 22 is in contact with each of the arm-like portion 17 and the arm-like portion 18 of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged and arranged in the insulating housing 11, so that the portion of the FPC 13 with respect to the insulating housing 11 The actuator 20 having the cam portion 22 is inserted into the insulating housing 11 at the portion of the FPC 13 with respect to the insulating housing 11 by enabling linear movement and rotation in the inserting direction and vice versa. Thus, linear movement and rotation in the direction and the opposite direction are possible.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the actuator 20 as described above has a first posture that rises at a predetermined angle from an end portion facing the end portion where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided in the insulating housing 11. Can take. As shown in FIG. 4 representing a cross section taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 1, when the actuator 20 takes the first posture, the cam portion 22 included in the actuator 20 includes a plurality of conductive members arranged in the insulating housing 11. Each of the contacts 15 abuts on each of the arm-like portion 17 and the arm-like portion 18, and a part thereof is placed in a state where it does not fall into a notch portion 17 c provided in the arm-like portion 17. At this time, the engaging portion 18 b provided on the arm-like portion 18 engages with the cam portion 22 to position the cam portion 22.

  A portion of the cam portion 22 that has not fallen into the notch portion 17c and is positioned by the engaging portion 18b is compared with a portion of the cam portion 22 that has fallen into the notch portion 17c. Thus, the arm-shaped portion 18 is moved in a direction to be separated from the arm-shaped portion 17. Thereby, when a part of the cam part 22 does not fall into the notch part 17c, it is provided at one end part of the arm-like part 17 as compared with a case where a part of the cam part 22 falls into the notch part 17c. The distance between the contact portion 17a thus formed and the press contact portion 18a provided at one end of the arm-shaped portion 18 is widened. As a result, the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11 are placed in a state that does not prevent insertion of the FPC 13 portion into the insulating housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12. That is, when the actuator 20 takes the first attitude, the actuator 20 engages with the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11 with the cam portion 22, and the cam 22 causes the FPC 13 to connect to the plurality of conductive contacts 15. That is, the state where the insertion through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 into the insulating housing 11 is not hindered is taken.

  In inserting the FPC 13 portion constituting the wiring plate-like member into the connector device 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the actuator 20 assumes the first posture as described above. A portion of the FPC 13 that forms a member is inserted into the insulating housing 11 through a plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided in the insulating housing 11. At this time, the portion of the FPC 13 to be inserted has a plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11 on a surface opposite to the upper surface (hereinafter referred to as a lower surface) on which the plurality of connection terminals 14 are arranged. The contact portion 17a provided on the arm-shaped portion 17 in each of the contact portions is in contact. Then, as the portion of the FPC 13 is inserted into the insulating housing 11, as shown in FIG. 5, the distal end of the portion of the inserted FPC 13 is in the arm-like portion 17 of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 within the insulating housing 11. The arm portion 18 is disposed between the arm portion 18 and the cam portion 22 positioned by the engaging portion 18 b provided on the arm portion 18.

  Thereafter, the portion of the FPC 13 constituting the wiring plate member is continuously inserted into the insulating housing 11, so that the tip of the portion of the FPC 13 in contact with the cam portion 22 presses the cam portion 22 as shown in FIG. 6. Then, the cam portion 22 is removed from the position positioned by the engaging portion 18 b provided on the arm-shaped portion 18, and is brought into a state of linearly moving in the insertion direction of the portion of the FPC 13 with respect to the insulating housing 11. At this time, along with the linear movement of the cam portion 22, the entire actuator 20 having the cam portion 22 is also linearly moved in the insertion direction of the portion of the FPC 13 with respect to the insulating housing 11.

  Then, when the portion of the FPC 13 constituting the wiring plate member is further inserted into the insulating housing 11, as shown in FIG. 7, it is pressed by the tip of the portion of the FPC 13 and the insertion direction of the portion of the FPC 13 with respect to the insulating housing 11. A part of the cam part 22 that moves linearly falls into the notch part 17c provided in each arm-like part 17 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15, and rotates simultaneously with the dropping. As the cam portion 22 is rotated, the entire actuator 20 having the cam portion 22 is also rotated, and the actuator 20 is in a state of taking the first posture shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the state is shifted to the state in which the second posture of the insulating housing 11 is tilted toward the end facing the end provided with the plate-like member insertion portion 12. That is, when the portion of the FPC 13 constituting the wiring plate-like member is further inserted into the insulating housing 11, the actuator 20 is automatically rotated to take the second posture. Then, the actuator 20 selectively takes the first posture and the second posture.

  The actuator 20, which is assumed to take the second posture, has a cam portion 22 partially dropped into a notch portion 17 c provided in each arm-like portion 17 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15. The second posture is continuously maintained by being in contact with each of the arm-shaped portions 18 and receiving a pressing force from the arm-shaped portion 18.

  In this way, the cam portion 22 is partially dropped into the notch portion 17c provided in each arm-like portion 17 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15, and the actuator 20 is in the second posture. When each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 is taken, the arm-like portions 18 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 are moved in a direction away from the arm-like portion 17 by the cam portion 22 in a state where a part thereof does not fall into the notch portion 17c. While maintaining the contact state with the cam portion 22 that has dropped into the notch portion 17c provided in each arm-like portion 17 of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 due to its own elasticity, It moves in a direction close to the shape portion 17. Thereby, the pressing contact portion 18a provided on the arm-shaped portion 18 is arranged in a plurality of connections arranged on the upper surface of the portion of the FPC 13 in which the contact portion 17a provided on the arm-shaped portion 17 is in contact with the lower surface. The terminal 14 is pressed against the corresponding one. As a result, the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged and arranged on the upper surface of the FPC 13 are connected to the plurality of conductive contacts 15, respectively, and electrically connected to the circuit wiring portion provided on the circuit board to which the connector device 10 is fixed. You are in a state of being connected to.

  As described above, when the portion of the FPC 13 forming the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the insulating housing 11, the actuator 20 automatically rotates to assume the second posture, and the plurality of conductive contacts The pressing contact portions 18a provided on the arm-shaped portions 18 of the respective 15 are pressed against the corresponding ones of the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged on the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion, thereby The plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged on the upper surface of the FPC 13 are connected to the plurality of conductive contacts 15 and electrically connected to the circuit wiring portion provided on the circuit board to which the connector device 10 is fixed. Will be.

  A portion of the cam portion 22 of the actuator 20 falls into a notch portion 17c provided on each arm-like portion 17 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15, and the actuator 20 takes the second posture. A pressing contact portion 18 a provided on the arm-shaped portion 18 of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 arranged in the insulating housing 11 is formed on the upper surface of the portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11. The actuator 20 is pushed from the respective arm-shaped portions 18 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 received by the cam portion 22 while being placed in a state of being pressed against the corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals 14 arranged in the array. When an operation of rotating from the second posture to the first posture against the pressure is performed, the cam portion 22 is partly connected to the plurality of conductive contacts 15. Transition from a state of being dropped into the notch 17c provided in the arm-like portion 17 to a state in which a part thereof has not fallen into the notch 17c provided in each of the arm-like portions 17 of the plurality of conductive contacts 15. At the same time, it is linearly moved in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the FPC 13 portion with respect to the insulating housing 11, that is, in the direction of extracting the FPC 13 portion with respect to the insulating housing 11. Accordingly, the plurality of conductive contacts 15 are in a state that does not prevent insertion of the FPC 13 portion into the insulating housing 11 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. Thereafter, the portion of the FPC 13 is detached from the insulating housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 as necessary.

  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.

  Further, according to the connector device 10, the state in which the plurality of conductive contacts 15 in the insulating housing 11 press and abut on the plurality of connection terminals 14 in the portion of the FPC 13 inserted into the insulating housing 11 is the FPC 13. Since this portion is taken into the interior of the insulating housing 11 and disposed at a predetermined position set in advance, the FPC 13 portion is damaged by sliding with the surface of the FPC 13 portion of the plurality of conductive contacts 15. In the insulating housing, a state in which the plurality of conductive contacts 15 in the insulating housing 11 are properly 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 obtained. 11 can be confirmed by inserting the FPC 13 part into .

  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 portion 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, a 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 on the arm-shaped portion 18 is pressed against the corresponding one of the plurality of connection terminals 14 on the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion, and is used as a fixing portion in the conductive contact 15. The abutment portion 17a provided in the shape portion 17 is abutted against 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 When inserted into the insulating housing 11, the pressing contact portion 1 provided on the arm-shaped portion 18 which is a movable portion in each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15. a abuts against the upper surface of the FPC 13 portion, and a contact portion 17a provided on the arm-like portion 17 serving as a fixing portion of the conductive contact 15 contacts a plurality of connection terminals on the lower surface of the FPC 13 portion. It may be assumed.

  In the above-described example, the contact portion 17a provided on the arm-like portion 17 of each of the plurality of conductive contacts 15 and the pressing contact portion 18a provided on the arm-like portion 18 are arranged at positions facing each other. However, the contact portion 17a and the pressing contact portion 18a may be displaced in the insertion and extraction directions of the FPC 13 portion with respect to the insulating housing 11.

  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 to attach a wiring plate-like member to be a FPC portion to a main printed wiring board, A plurality of contacts provided in the inside and an actuator which is provided so as to be rotatable, and which is brought into contact with a plurality of connection terminals of a wiring plate member inserted into the plurality of contacts in the insulating housing by rotation. In the case of attaching the wiring plate member to the main printed wiring board to which the connector device is fixed, etc., only the operation of inserting the wiring plate member through the plate member insertion portion into the insulating housing In addition, the purpose can be achieved, and there is a possibility that the wiring plate-like member may be damaged by sliding with the surface of the wiring plate-like member of a plurality of conductive contacts. As casting, but it can be widely 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 perspective view with which it uses for description of the conductive contact 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 actuator with which an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is equipped. It is sectional drawing showing the IV-IV sectional view 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. It is a perspective view with which it uses for description of the use condition of an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention.

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  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 ... arm-like part, 17a ... contact part, 17b ... connection part, 17c ... notch part, 18a ... press contact part, 18b ... engagement part , 20 ... Actuator, 21 ... Operation part, 22 ... Cam part

Claims (3)

An insulating housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion;
Arranged and arranged in the insulating housing, each having a pair of arm-like portions sandwiching the wiring plate-like member inserted into the insulating housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, and arranged in the wiring plate-like member A plurality of conductive contacts taking positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of connected terminals;
The insulating housing is provided so as to be able to linearly move and rotate in the insertion direction of the wiring plate member into the plate member insertion portion, and engages with the plurality of conductive contacts, and the plurality of conductive contacts. A plurality of connections to one of the pair of arm-shaped portions in each of the plurality of conductive contacts and a first posture that prevents the wiring plate-like member from being inserted into the insulating housing; An actuator that selectively takes a second orientation that causes contact with a corresponding one of the terminals;
Comprising
The actuator is arranged between the pair of arm portions of each of the plurality of conductive contacts as a triangular shape with rounded corners in a plane perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the plurality of conductive contacts. And having a cam portion that can linearly move and rotate in the insertion direction while abutting on each of the pair of arm-shaped portions, and the other of the pair of arm-shaped portions. When the notch portion is provided at the edge portion opposite to the wiring plate member and the wiring plate member is inserted into the plate member insertion portion, the cam portion is not partially lowered into the notch portion. The actuator is moved by being pressed by the wiring plate-like member, and a part of the actuator falls into the notch and moves to a rotating state, so that the actuator shifts from the first posture to the second posture. Connector apparatus characterized by caulking.   When the actuator is moved from the second posture to the first posture, the cam portion is partly dropped into the notch portion from the state where the portion is dropped into the notch portion. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the connector device is shifted to a non-existing state.   An engaging portion that engages with the cam portion in a state in which the part does not fall into the notch portion and positions the cam portion on the other of the pair of arm-like portions in each of the plurality of contacts. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the connector device is provided.