JP5141924B2 - Connector device - Google Patents

Description

  The invention described in the claims of the present application is based on the fact that a wiring board member such as a flexible printed wiring board (FPC) or a flexible flat cable (FFC) is attached. The present invention relates to a connector device including a contact that is contact-connected to a provided contact terminal portion and a locking member that locks and unlocks a mounted wiring board member.

  Wiring plate members such as flexible printed wiring boards and flexible flat cables that are mounted on various electronic devices are attached to the main wiring board on which various electrical components are mounted. It is often performed by using a connector device that is fixedly connected by a mechanical connection. The connector device used for attaching the wiring board member to the main wiring board has a conductive contact that is contact-connected to a contact terminal portion provided on the wiring board member, and the contact Then, the contact terminal portion provided on the wiring plate-like member is electrically connected to the wiring terminal provided on the main wiring board.

  A conventionally proposed connector device used for attaching a wiring board member such as a flexible printed wiring board to a main wiring board is formed with an insertion portion into which the wiring board member is inserted. It has a housing formed of insulating material. And, for example, when the wiring board member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, the wiring board member is arranged and arranged in the housing and connected to the wiring terminal provided on the main wiring board. A plurality of contacts that respectively correspond to the plurality of contact terminal portions, and a slider that can be moved relative to the housing in the insertion direction of the wiring plate member and the opposite direction thereof.

  Prior to insertion into the housing through the insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member, the slider is once pulled out in a direction away from the housing, and after the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, the direction toward the housing Pushed back. As a result, the slider is connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing, with the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing being in contact with each other. It plays a role of pressing and fixing the member. Then, the plurality of contacts and the plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the wiring plate-like member are connected in contact with each other, whereby the wiring plate-like member is placed in an electrical connection state with the main wiring board.

  In addition, the connector device used for attaching the wiring plate-like member conventionally proposed to the main wiring board includes the housing as described above, and includes a plurality of contacts as described above. Some actuators are provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing, and some sliders that are movable in the insertion direction of the wiring plate-like member and the opposite direction to the housing are not provided.

  In such a conventional connector device, when the actuator is engaged with each of the plurality of contacts and rotated, the operating portion of each of the plurality of contacts is displaced, and the plurality of contacts are inserted through the insertion portion. Those which are brought into contact with or connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions provided on a wiring board-like member inserted into the housing, or released from contact connection with a plurality of contact terminal portions, or plugs When contacting and rotating the wiring board member inserted into the housing through the part, the wiring board member is pressed and the contact terminals provided on the wiring board member are brought into contact with the contacts, respectively. The contact terminal portions provided on the wiring plate member by releasing the pressure applied to the wiring plate member are connected to the contact plate. It is intended to put in a state of being released from contacting with. Then, the plurality of contacts and the plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the wiring plate-like member are connected in contact with each other, whereby the wiring plate-like member is placed in an electrical connection state with the main wiring board.

  In such a connector device that has been proposed in the related art, a device having a slider that is movable in the insertion direction of the wiring plate-like member with respect to the housing and in the opposite direction, and the housing. In any case provided with an actuator provided so as to be rotatable, for example, a wiring plate-like member to be a flexible printed wiring board is inserted into a housing disposed on the main wiring board through an insertion portion, and is inserted into the housing. The plurality of contacts arranged are contact-connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions of the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing, whereby the wiring plate-like member is placed in an electrical connection state with the main wiring board. A situation in which the wiring plate-like member is undesirably detached from the housing must be avoided. As a matter of course, in order for the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing to be properly contacted and connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring board member inserted into the housing, It is necessary that the wiring board-like member inserted through can maintain its state stably and does not cause an undesired removal from the housing.

  Therefore, it belongs to a connector device having a housing as described above, which includes a plurality of contacts and a slider that is movable in the insertion direction of the wiring plate member and the opposite direction with respect to the housing. A connector device having a locking means that engages with a wiring plate member inserted into the housing through an insertion portion and is involved in preventing undesired removal of the wiring plate member from the housing has been proposed in the past. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). Also, it belongs to a connector device having a housing and having a plurality of contacts and an actuator that can be rotated with respect to the housing, and is engaged with a wiring plate member inserted through the insertion portion into the housing. And the connector apparatus provided with the latching means in connection with prevention of the undesired removal | extraction from the housing of the said wiring board-shaped member from the housing is also proposed conventionally (for example, refer patent document 2).

  In the connector device (electrical connector) shown in Patent Document 1, the housing (12/22) has a locking means (lock claw (12c)) formed integrally therewith, or separately from that. Formed locking means (lock member (30)) is provided. When the wiring plate member (FPC (50)) is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion with the slider (14/24) pulled out in the direction away from the housing, the locking means is provided on the wiring plate member. The wiring plate-like member is locked by engaging with the engaging portions (projections (50a, 50b)). Thereafter, when the slider is pushed back in the direction toward the housing, the wiring board member inserted into the housing has a plurality of contacts (16/26) arranged and arranged in the housing on a plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the member, respectively. Under contact connection, it is pressed and fixed by the slider, and the locking means is pressed by the slider to prevent displacement in a direction away from the engaging portion provided on the wiring plate member. Is done.

  As a result, the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing is placed in a state in which a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are in contact with and connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the member, and is integrated with the housing. The locking means formed separately or separately is locked by engaging with the engaging portion of the wiring plate-like member, and undesired removal from the housing is prevented.

  Further, in the connector device (electrical connector) disclosed in Patent Document 2, a plurality of contacts (terminals (30)) in the housing (10) are integrally formed with the housing at end portions in the arrangement direction. Locking means (locking body (51)) formed separately from the locking means (locking body (13)) or the housing is provided. The locking means has claw-shaped locking portions (13A, 51A), and the actuator (movable piece (20)) provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing takes a position where it rises with respect to the housing. Originally, when the wiring plate-like member (flat conductor (40)) is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion (opening (11)), the claw-like locking portion of the locking means becomes the wiring plate-like member. The wiring plate member is locked by engaging with the provided engaging portion (notch portion (42)). Thereafter, when the actuator is rotated from a position where it is raised relative to the housing to a position where it is depressed relative to the housing, the wiring plate member inserted into the housing is attached to the plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the housing. The plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the are respectively pressed and fixed by the actuator while being contact-connected.

  As a result, the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing is placed in a state in which a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are in contact with and connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the member, and is integrated with the housing. The locking means formed separately or separately is locked by engaging with the engaging portion of the wiring plate-like member, and undesired removal from the housing is prevented.

JP-A-8-180940 (2-3 pages, FIGS. 1-4) JP 2004-165046 A (pages 5-6, FIGS. 1-4)

  As described above, the housing has a plurality of contacts, a slider that can be moved in the insertion direction of the wiring plate-like member with respect to the housing, and a direction opposite thereto, or that can be rotated with respect to the housing. And a locking means that engages with a wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the insertion portion and is involved in preventing undesired removal of the wiring plate-like member from the housing. In the connector apparatus, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing and the slider is pushed back in the direction toward the housing, or the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing and the actuator is inclined to the housing. The portion where the locking means provided on the housing engages with the engaging portion of the wiring plate member when placed in the position is a slider or Covered by the actuator, it can not be visible from outside the housing. Therefore, it cannot be visually confirmed whether or not the locking means is properly engaged with the engaging portion of the wiring plate member to lock the wiring plate member.

  Further, in the conventional connector device as described above, after the locking means provided in the housing locks the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing, the locking means is engaged with the wiring plate-like member. No means for releasing the stop is provided. Therefore, once the locking means is in a state of locking the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing, it is extremely difficult to remove the wiring plate-like member from the housing. The wiring plate-like member is pulled out from the housing under the action of a special force. Therefore, workability therefor is extremely poor, and there is a great risk that the wiring plate-like member, the locking means and the housing will be deformed or damaged.

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the scope of claims of the present application is a plate-like member used for mounting a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed wiring board or a flexible flat cable to other wiring boards. A connector device comprising a housing provided with a member insertion portion, a plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the housing, and an engagement member for locking a wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. In addition, the engagement member can be easily and reliably locked to prevent the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing from being undesirably removed from the housing, and the engagement member can be engaged with the wiring plate-like member. The release can be easily performed without applying an excessive force to the wiring plate-like member and the engaging member, and the engaging member is connected to the housing. State for locking the filled-in flat circuit provides what has also been possible to confirm visually that it is taken properly.

  The connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) is provided with a plate-like member insertion portion on the wiring board. When the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, the housing is arranged and arranged in the housing and is connected to the wiring terminal provided on the wiring board. A plurality of contacts that are contact-connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member, and are formed integrally with the housing so as to be displaceable, and the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. An engagement member that selectively takes a locking state for locking the wiring plate member and a locking release state for releasing the locking, and the engagement member is a housing. A movable arm portion extending from an inner surface portion of the cable, and the movable arm portion engages with an engaging portion of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion, thereby engaging the wiring plate member. A locking part to be stopped and a wiring board that protrudes from the movable arm part through the opening formed in the housing toward the outside of the housing and displaces the movable arm part when a moving operation is applied, and the movable arm part has a locking part. And an unlocking operation portion for releasing the locking of the shaped member.

  Particularly, in the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 2 of the present application, the movable arm portion has an end surface portion where the plate-like member insertion portion of the housing opens from the inner surface portion of the housing. The locking portion is formed at the free end portion of the movable arm portion, and the locking release operation portion is formed at the intermediate portion of the movable arm portion.

  Further, in the connector device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 4 of the present application, the wiring plate-like member in which the opening formed in the housing is locked by the locking portion therethrough It has a part which can be visually observed.

  Furthermore, in the connector device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 6 of the present application, the housing is formed with a step recess adjacent to the opening, and through the opening toward the outside of the housing. The protruding tip part of the unlocking operation part is arranged at a position where it does not exceed the stepped recess but the outer surface around the opening and the stepped recess in the housing when the unlocking operation part is not moved. The

  In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing arranged on the wiring board through the plate-like member insertion portion provided in the housing, a plurality of arrangements are arranged in the housing. Are connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions of the inserted wiring board-like member, and an engaging member formed integrally with the housing is provided in the housing. The member is locked to prevent the wiring board member from being undesirably removed from the housing. Then, when a predetermined operation is applied to the engaging member while the engaging member has locked the wiring plate-like member, the engaging member that has locked the wiring plate-like member is formed in the housing. Is released, and the wiring board member can be removed from the housing.

  Under such circumstances, the engaging member has a movable arm portion extending from the inner surface portion of the housing. The movable arm portion includes an engaging portion that engages with an engaging portion of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion and locks the wiring plate member, and the movable arm portion to the housing. An unlocking operation that protrudes toward the outside of the housing through the opening formed in the housing, displaces the movable arm portion when a moving operation is applied, and causes the movable arm portion to unlock the wiring plate member by the locking portion. Part is formed.

  In addition to that, the engaging member is formed such that, for example, the movable arm portion extends from the inner surface portion of the housing to the plate of the housing, as in the case of the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention. The shaped member insertion portion extends toward the open end surface portion, and a locking portion is formed at the free end portion, and a locking release operation portion is formed at the intermediate portion.

  Moreover, the opening part which the lock release operation part in an engaging member protrudes toward the exterior of a housing through it through the housing is formed in, for example, the present invention described in claim 4 in the claims of the present application. As in the case of such a connector device, it has a portion through which the wiring plate member locked by the locking portion of the engaging member can be seen.

  Further, the housing is formed with a step recess adjacent to the opening formed therein, as in the case of the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 6 of the present application. Then, when the unlocking operation portion of the engagement member protruding toward the outside of the housing through the opening does not move to the locking release operation portion, the opening portion in the housing passes over the step recess. And it arrange | positions in the position which does not exceed the outer surface part around a step recessed part.

  In the connector device according to the present invention, as described above, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted through the plate-like member insertion portion, the locking portion in the engaging member provided integrally with the housing is provided. The wiring plate member inserted into the housing is engaged with the engaging portion to lock the wiring plate member to prevent undesired removal from the housing. When a movement operation is applied to the stop release operation portion, the movable arm portion of the engagement member releases the lock on the wiring plate member by the lock portion, so that the number of parts can be reduced relatively easily. In addition, it is possible to easily and reliably lock the wiring plate member inserted into the housing by the engaging member to prevent undesired removal from the housing, and to the wiring plate member by the engaging member. So that the release of the locking can be performed easily without exerting excessive force on the flat circuit member and the engagement member such that.

  In particular, in the connector device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 2 in the claims of the present application, the engaging member has a movable arm portion provided from the inner surface portion of the housing to the plate-like member of the housing. Since the insertion part extends toward the opening end surface part, and the locking part is formed at the free end part, and the locking release operation part is formed at the intermediate part, the wiring board member is When inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion, the engagement with the wiring plate member made by the engagement of the engagement portion with the engagement portion of the wiring plate member is performed extremely smoothly and reliably. When the movement operation is applied to the lock release operation portion of the engagement member, the displacement of the movable arm portion for releasing the lock on the wiring plate member by the lock portion is efficient and Indeed it takes place.

  Further, in the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 4 of the present application, the wiring in which the engaging portion of the engaging member is inserted into the housing through the opening formed in the housing. It can be visually confirmed from the outside of the housing that the state of locking the plate-like member is properly taken.

  Furthermore, in the connector device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 6 in the claims of the present application, the lock release in the engaging member protruding toward the outside of the housing through the opening formed in the housing. When the moving part is not applied to the unlocking operation part, the tip part of the operation part exceeds the stepped recess formed in the part adjacent to the opening in the housing, but the outer part around the opening and the stepped recess in the housing. Therefore, the unlocking operation portion of the engaging member protruding toward the outside of the housing does not require a special space around the housing and causes interference with the housing periphery. Not supposed to be.

It is the perspective view seen from the front side of an example of a connector apparatus which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the flexible printed wiring board with which it is mounted | worn. It is the perspective view seen from the back side of an example of a connector apparatus which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the flexible printed wiring board with which it is mounted | worn. It is a top view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the flexible printed wiring board with which it is mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing which shows the IV-IV sectional view in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the VV line cross section in FIG. It is a fragmentary perspective view including the cross section of the connector apparatus shown by FIG. 4 about an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the flexible printed wiring board with which it is mounted | worn. It is a fragmentary perspective view including the partial cross section which shows the state which the engaging member with which an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention was equipped with the flexible printed wiring board with which the example of the connector apparatus was mounted | worn. It is a fragmentary perspective view including the partial cross section which shows the state which the engagement member with which an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is equipped with the flexible printed wiring board with which the example of the connector apparatus was mounted | worn was cancelled | released.

  The mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the following embodiments of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 (perspective view seen from the front side), FIG. 2 (perspective view seen from the rear side), and FIG. 3 (plan view) show an example of a connector device according to the present invention together with a flexible printed wiring board attached thereto. Show.

  1, 2, and 3, a connector device 10 that is an example of a connector device according to the present invention includes a housing 11 formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the housing 11 is provided with a plate-like member insertion portion 12 at the front side end surface portion, and the plate-like member is inserted from the plate-like member insertion portion 12 into the housing 11. The containment space is extended.

  The housing 11 is disposed on, for example, a main wiring board (not shown), whereby the whole connector device 10 is attached to the main wiring board. At that time, one of the pair of opposed outer surface portions sandwiched between the front end surface portion and the opposite rear end surface portion in the housing 11 is an outer surface portion in contact with the main wiring board, and the other is released. Part. In the following, one outer surface portion of the housing that contacts the main wiring board is referred to as a lower outer surface portion, and the other outer surface portion of the housing that faces it is referred to as an upper outer surface portion. And the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted in the housing 11 as what comprises a wiring plate-shaped member through the plate-shaped member insertion part 12 provided in the front side end surface part, for example.

  In the housing 11, a plurality of contacts 14 each made of an elastic conductive material are arranged and arranged along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the housing 11. The plurality of contacts 14 are provided as signal contacts that are contact-connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 arranged and arranged on the flexible printed wiring board 13 constituting the wiring plate-like member. It may be provided as signal and ground contacts that are contact-connected to a plurality of signal connection terminal portions and ground connection portions. As shown in FIG. 2, one end of each of the plurality of contacts 14 forms a connection terminal portion 14 a that protrudes from the rear end surface portion of the housing 11 to the outside, and the connection terminal portion 14 a For example, it is connected to a wiring terminal provided on the main wiring board on which the housing 11 is disposed by soldering. The plurality of contacts 14 are, for example, pressed and inserted into the housing 11 from the rear side end face side of the housing 11 shown in FIG.

  The plurality of contacts 14 are a plurality of contacts in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 when the flexible printed wiring board 13 constituting the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12. Contact terminals are respectively connected to the terminal portions 15. As a result, the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 are coupled to the wiring terminals provided on the main wiring board on which the housing 11 is disposed, via the plurality of contacts 14. .

  Further, the connector device 10 is integrally formed with the housing 11 in the longitudinal direction of the housing 11, that is, at both ends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts 14, and is provided with a pair of engaging members 16 that are displaceably provided. And 17. Each of the engaging members 16 and 17 is formed entirely of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, like the housing 11.

  As shown in FIG. 4 showing a cross section taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, the engaging member 16 is an inner surface portion on the rear side end surface portion facing the front side end surface portion where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 of the housing 11 opens. A movable arm portion 21 extending from 20 toward the front end surface portion is provided. The movable arm portion 21 is engaged with a notch engaging portion 22 provided in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 at the free end portion thereof. A locking portion 24 that locks the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portion 24 is applied to an intermediate portion of the locking portion 24 that locks the flexible printed wiring board 13. Is formed. And the movable arm part 21 can perform the elastic rocking | fluctuation which made the connection part with the inner surface part 20 in the back side end surface part of the housing 11 with the latching | locking part 24 and the latch release operation part 25 as a fulcrum. It is supposed to be.

  The locking portion 24 is positioned closer to the locking release operation portion 25 than the inclined surface 24a that slopes upward along the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the housing 11 and the inclined surface 24a. The engaging end surface 24b is formed, and the engaging end surface 24b is engaged with the notch engaging portion 22 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 13. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion part 12, the inclined surface 24a formed by the locking part 24 rides the locking part 24 on the tip part of the flexible printed wiring board 13 that abuts on the inclined surface 24a. I will guide you to go over.

  The unlocking operation part 25 projects from the movable arm part 21 toward the outside of the housing 11 through an opening 26 formed on the upper outer surface part side of the housing 11. Then, when the unlocking operation unit 25 is subjected to a moving operation that is a pressing operation that applies a pressing force in a direction from the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11 to the lower outer surface portion, for example, the movable arm portion 21 is moved to the housing 11. The movable arm portion 21 is released from the engagement with the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engagement portion 24.

  A stepped recess 28 adjacent to the opening 26 is formed on the upper outer surface of the housing 11, and a distal end portion 25 a of the unlocking operation portion 25 protruding toward the outside of the housing 11 through the opening 26 is engaged. When no movement operation is applied to the stop / release operation portion 25, it is arranged at a position that does not exceed the upper outer surface portion around the opening portion 26 of the housing 11 and the stepped recess portion 28, although it exceeds the stepped recess portion 28. Accordingly, the unlocking operation portion 25 of the engaging member 16 protruding toward the outside of the housing 11 does not require a special space around the housing 11 and does not cause interference with the surrounding of the housing 11. It is said.

  Further, the engagement member 17 is not shown in detail, but the rear surface is opposed to the front side end surface portion corresponding to the movable arm portion 21 of the engagement member 16 where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 of the housing 11 opens. It has the movable arm part 30 (FIG. 3) extended toward the front side end surface part from the inner surface part 20 in a side end surface part. The movable arm portion 30 of the engagement member 17 also engages with a notch engagement portion 23 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 at the free end portion thereof. Then, a locking portion 31 (FIG. 1) for locking the flexible printed wiring board 13 is formed, and a locking portion 31 for releasing the locking of the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portion 31 is formed at an intermediate portion thereof. An unlocking operation portion 32 to which an operation is applied is formed. And the movable arm part 30 can also perform the elastic rocking | fluctuation which made the connection part with the inner surface part 20 in the back side end surface part of the housing 11 with the latching | locking part 31 and the latch release operation part 32 as a fulcrum. It is supposed to be.

  Similarly to the locking portion 24 in the engaging member 16, the locking portion 31 is an inclined surface 31 a that rises and slopes along the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 13 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the housing 11 (FIG. 6) and an engaging end surface located on the side of the unlocking operation portion 32 from the inclined surface 31a, and the engaging end surface is engaged with the notch engaging portion 23 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 13. . When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the inclined surface 31a formed by the locking portion 31 rides on the leading end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 contacting the locking portion 31. I will guide you to go over.

  The unlocking operation part 32 protrudes from the movable arm part 30 toward the outside of the housing 11 through an opening 27 formed on the upper outer surface part side of the housing 11. The unlocking operation unit 32 moves the movable arm unit 30 to the housing 11 when a moving operation is performed, for example, a pressing operation that applies a pressing force in a direction from the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11 toward the lower outer surface portion. The movable arm portion 30 is released from the engagement with the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engagement portion 31.

  A stepped recess 29 adjacent to the opening 27 is also formed on the upper outer surface of the housing 11, and a distal end portion 32 a (FIG. 6) of the unlocking operation portion 32 protruding toward the outside of the housing 11 through the opening 27. However, when no movement operation is applied to the unlocking operation portion 32, the stepped recess 29 is disposed but at a position not exceeding the upper outer surface portion around the opening 27 and the stepped recess 29 of the housing 11. Accordingly, the unlocking operation portion 32 of the engaging member 17 protruding toward the outside of the housing 11 does not require a special space around the housing 11 and does not interfere with the surrounding of the housing 11. It is said.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opening 26 formed in the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11 is such that the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 can be seen from the outside of the housing 11 through a part thereof. In addition, the opening 27 formed in the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11 can also be seen from the outside of the housing 11 through the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 through a part of the opening 27.

  The connector device 10 includes soldering portions 33 and 34 that project from the lower outer surface side of the housing 11 toward the outside of the housing at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the housing 11. Each of the soldering portions 33 and 34 is formed of a metal conductive material, and when the housing 11 is disposed on the main wiring board, it is soldered to a conductor portion provided on the main wiring board, thereby the main wiring. This contributes to a firm fixation of the housing 11 arranged on the substrate.

  Each of the plurality of contacts 14 arranged in the housing 11 of the connector device 10 includes, for example, a fixing portion 35 fixed to the housing 11 as shown in FIG. 5 showing a cross section taken along line VV in FIG. A bending arm portion 36 extending from the fixing portion 35 is included. A connection terminal portion 14 a extends from the fixed portion 35 to the outside of the housing 11, and a contact portion 37 is formed at the distal end portion of the bending arm portion 36.

  Under such circumstances, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 of the connector device 10 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is as shown in FIGS. The tip portion where the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 are arranged is arranged at a position facing the plate-like member insertion portion 12 that opens to the front end surface portion of the housing 11. At that time, the flexible printed wiring board 13 has a plurality of contact terminal portions 15 at positions corresponding to the plurality of contacts 14 arranged in the housing 11, and the notch engaging portions 22 and 23 is an engaging member 16 and 17 formed integrally with the housing 11 so as to be displaceable, and an engaging portion 24 formed on the movable arm portion 21 and an engaging portion formed on the movable arm portion 30. The position corresponding to each of the positions 31 is set.

  The flexible printed wiring board 13 arranged as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is then connected to the connector as shown in FIG. 6 which is a partial perspective view including a cross section of the connector device 10 shown in FIG. It is inserted into the housing 11 of the device 10 through a plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided on the front side end surface portion. In the housing 11 of the connector device 10, a flexible printed wiring board that is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 and locked by the locking portion 24 at a position inside a part of the stepped recess 28. 13 is provided with a locking surface 38 against which the front end portion of the locking member 13 abuts, and the locking surface 38 and the side surface 25b of the engaging member 16 facing the locking portion 24 in the locking release operation portion 25 are substantially the same surface. Similarly, a flexible printed wiring board that is also inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 and locked by the locking portion 31 at a position inside a part of the stepped recess 29 as well. 13 is provided with a locking surface with which the front end portion abuts, and the locking surface and a side surface of the locking member 17 of the locking member 17 facing the locking portion 31 are substantially in the same plane. Arranged That.

  First, the front end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 is the inclined surface 24 a formed by the locking portion 24 of the engaging member 16 and the locking portion 31 of the engaging member 17. Abuts against the inclined surface 31a formed. Subsequently, the leading end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is locked by receiving guidance from the inclined surface 24 a formed by the locking portion 24 and the inclined surface 31 a formed by the locking portion 31 as the plug 11 moves relative to the housing 11. Get over the part 24 and the locking part 31. At this time, the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 and the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 are temporarily elastically deformed and displaced toward the lower outer surface portion side of the housing 11, and then their own elastic recovery. Return to the original position by force. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, the engaging portion 24 of the engaging member 16 engages the engaging end surface 24b with the notch engaging portion 22 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 13, thereby allowing flexible operation. While the printed wiring board 13 is locked, the locking portion 31 of the engaging member 17 engages the engagement end surface with the notch engaging portion 23 provided in the flexible printed wiring board 13, so that the flexible printed wiring A state of locking the substrate 13 is obtained.

  The engaging portion 24 of the engaging member 16 engages the engaging end surface 24 b with the notched engaging portion 22, and the engaging portion 31 of the engaging member 17 forms the engaging end surface with the notched engaging portion 23. When the engaged state is obtained, the insertion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 into the housing 11 is completed, and at this time, the tip portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inside a part of the stepped recess 28 in the housing 11. The locking surface 38 provided at the position and the locking surface provided at a position inside a part of the stepped recess 29 in the housing 11 are brought into contact with and locked. Then, the flexible printed wiring board 13 takes a normal insertion position with respect to the housing 11 and is properly locked by the locking portion 24 of the engaging member 16 and the locking portion 31 of the engaging member 17, and Undesirable withdrawal is prevented. In other words, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is only inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 and is properly inserted into the movable arm portion 21 of the engagement member 16 and the engagement member 17 is movable. The locking part 31 formed on the arm part 30 is placed in a state in which undesired removal from the housing 11 is prevented.

  Flexible printing in contact with a locking surface 38 provided at a position inside a part of the step recess 28 in the housing 11 and a locking surface provided at a position inside a part of the step recess 29 in the housing 11. The front end portion of the wiring board 13 reaches the side surface 25b of the engagement release operation portion 25 of the engagement member 16 and the side surface of the engagement release operation portion 32 of the engagement member 17. It can be seen from the outside of the housing 11 through a part of each of the openings 26 and 27 formed on the outer surface side. Accordingly, the opening 26 indicates that the tip portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 has reached the side surface 25b of the engagement release unit 25 of the engagement member 16 and the side surface of the engagement release unit 32 of the engagement member 17. And 27 by visually confirming from the outside of the housing 11, the flexible printed wiring board 13 takes a normal insertion position with respect to the housing 11 as described above, and the locking portion 24 of the engaging member 16. And it can confirm that it was put in the state locked appropriately by the locking part 31 of the engaging member 17.

  At this time, the unlocking operation portion 25 formed on the movable arm portion 21 of the engagement member 16 has an opening formed on the upper outer surface portion side of the housing 11 with its distal end portion 25a as shown in FIG. 26, and the unlocking operation portion 32 formed on the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 also has its distal end portion 32a on the upper outer surface side of the housing 11. A position for projecting from the formed opening 27 toward the outside of the housing 11 is taken. Thereby, the distal end portion 25a of the unlocking operation portion 25 and the distal end portion 32a of the unlocking operation portion 32 are visually observed, or the distal end portion 25a of the unlocking operation portion 25 and the distal end of the unlocking operation portion 32 are observed. Also by touching the portion 32a, the flexible printed wiring board 13 completes the insertion through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 into the housing 11, takes the regular insertion position, and is formed on the movable arm portion 21 of the engagement member 16. It can be known that the locked portion 24 and the locking portion 31 formed on the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 are locked.

  In this way, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 completes the insertion through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 into the housing 11 and takes the normal insertion position, a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing 11 are arranged. 14 is configured to elastically contact a plurality of contact terminals 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 with the contact portions 37 formed at the distal end portions of the bent arm portions 36, respectively. The parts 15 are in contact with each other. As a result, the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 are coupled to the wiring terminals provided on the main wiring board on which the housing 11 is disposed, via the plurality of contacts 14. . Such a state can be obtained simply by properly inserting the flexible printed wiring board 13 into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the distal end portion 25 a is protruded toward the outside of the housing 11 from the opening portion 26 formed on the upper outer surface side of the housing 11, and is moved to the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16. When a movement operation, which is a pressing operation for pushing the distal end portion 25a into the inside of the housing 11, is applied to the formed unlocking operation portion 25, the movable arm portion 21 is elastically deformed, and the engagement formed thereon is formed. With the stop portion 24, it is displaced to a position close to the lower outer surface portion of the housing 11. Thereby, the locking part 24 removes the engagement end surface 24b from the engaged state with the notch engaging part 22 in the flexible printed wiring board 13, and releases the locking to the flexible printed wiring board 13. In other words, the unlocking operation portion 25 formed on the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 has a distal end portion 25 a that protrudes from the opening 26 formed on the upper outer surface portion side of the housing 11 toward the outside of the housing 11. When a moving operation that is a pressing operation is applied to the movable arm portion 21, the movable arm portion 21 is unlocked from the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portion 24 formed thereon.

  Similarly, the unlocking operation formed on the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 in which the distal end portion 32a is protruded toward the outside of the housing 11 from the opening portion 27 formed on the upper outer surface side of the housing 11. When a moving operation, which is a pressing operation for pushing the tip end portion 32a into the inside of the housing 11, is applied to the portion 32, the movable arm portion 30 is elastically deformed, with the locking portion 31 formed thereon, It is displaced to a position close to the lower outer surface portion of the housing 11. Thereby, the engaging part 31 removes the engaging end surface from the engaged state with the notch engaging part 23 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 and releases the locking to the flexible printed wiring board 13. That is, the unlocking operation portion 32 formed on the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 is also a tip portion 32 a that protrudes from the opening 27 formed on the upper outer surface side of the housing 11 toward the outside of the housing 11. When a moving operation that is a pressing operation is applied to the movable arm portion 30, the movable arm portion 30 is released from the engagement with the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engagement portion 31 formed thereon.

  In this manner, the locking portion 24 formed on the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 and the locking portion 31 formed on the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 are locked to the flexible printed wiring board 13. By being released, the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 can be properly removed from the housing 11. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 is properly removed from the housing 11, the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 and the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 It returns to its original position due to elasticity.

  In the above example, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is provided with a pair of notch engaging portions 22 and 23, but the flexible printed wiring board 13 is provided with a pair of notched engagements. Instead of the portions 22 and 23, a pair of engagement holes may be provided. In such a case as well, the engagement formed on the movable arm portion 21 of the engagement member 16 is the same as described above. The locking portion 31 formed on the stop portion 24 and the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 is engaged with and released from the flexible printed circuit board 13.

  Further, in the above-described example, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is arranged through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 with the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 arranged and arranged on the flexible printed wiring board 13 facing the upper outer surface portion side of the housing 11. The plurality of contacts 14 that are inserted into the housing 11 and arranged in the housing 11 are elastically brought into contact with the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 from the upper outer surface side of the housing 11. However, in the connector device according to the present invention, a plurality of contact terminal portions in which a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed wiring board corresponding to the flexible printed wiring board 13 is arranged and arranged, Lower outer surface side corresponding to lower outer surface portion of housing 11 in housing corresponding to housing 11 A plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member in which the plurality of contacts corresponding to the plurality of contacts 14 inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion and arranged in the housing are inserted into the housing in a state of being directed. Further, they may be elastically contacted from the lower outer surface side of the housing. Furthermore, the plurality of contacts are alternately arranged such that those that elastically contact from the upper outer surface side and those that elastically contact from the lower outer surface side to the contact terminal portion of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing. May be.

  When the connector device 10 as described above is used and the flexible printed wiring board 13 constituting the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing 11 in the connector device 10, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is attached to the housing 11 in the connector device 10. A plurality of contact terminal portions 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 is provided on the main wiring board on which the housing 11 is arranged via a plurality of contacts 14 simply by being inserted through the plate-like member insertion portion 12. The flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 is engaged with the notch engaging portions 22 and 23 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 13, and the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16. Formed in the engaging arm 24 and the movable arm 30 of the engaging member 17. The stop portion 31, locked properly engaged, it is possible to obtain a state in which the undesired pulled out is prevented from the housing 11 of the flexible printed wiring board 13.

  In the connector device 10, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, and the engagement members 16 and 17 provided integrally with the housing 11 are provided. The locking portions 24 and 31 provided respectively engage with the notch engaging portions 22 and 23 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11, so that the flexible printed wiring board 13 is not attached to the housing 11. After locking to prevent desired removal, when a movement operation is applied to the lock release operation portions 25 and 32 provided on the engagement members 16 and 17, respectively, the movable arm portion 21 and the engagement member 16 of the engagement member 16 and Since the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 releases the locking of the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portions 24 and 31, it is relatively easy. With the configuration in which the number of parts is reduced, the engagement members 16 and 17 can be easily locked to prevent the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 from being undesirably removed from the housing 11. It is possible to reliably perform the release of the engagement with the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engaging members 16 and 17 without applying an excessive force to the flexible printed wiring board 13 and the engaging members 16 and 17. It will be possible.

  Further, in the connector device 10, the engaging member 16 has the movable arm portion 21 that the engaging member 16 has from the inner surface portion 20 of the housing 11 toward the front end surface portion where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 of the housing 11 opens. The locking portion 24 is formed at the free end portion thereof, and the unlocking operation portion 25 is formed at the intermediate portion thereof, and the engaging member 17 is also a movable arm portion that the engaging member 17 has. 30 extends from the inner surface portion 20 of the housing 11 toward the front side end surface portion where the plate-like member insertion portion 12 of the housing 11 opens, and a locking portion 31 is formed at the free end portion thereof, and at the intermediate portion thereof. Since the unlocking operation part 32 is formed, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion part 12, the locking part 24. The flexible printed circuit board 13 is engaged with the notch engaging portions 22 and 23 in the flexible printed circuit board 13 by the screw 31 and the engagement members 16 and 17 are smoothly and reliably engaged. Of the movable arm portions 21 and 30 for releasing the locking of the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portions 24 and 31 when a movement operation is applied to the locking release operation portions 25 and 32 respectively provided in Displacement is performed efficiently and reliably.

  The connector device according to the present invention as described above includes, for example, a housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion, which is used for mounting a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed wiring board to a main wiring board, and a housing A plurality of contacts arranged and arranged on the housing, and an engagement that is provided on the housing and selectively takes the locked state and the unlocked state with respect to the wiring plate member when the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing. A connector device comprising a member, and can be easily and reliably locked to prevent undesired removal from the housing with respect to the wiring board member inserted into the housing by the engaging member, and the engagement. It is possible to easily release the locking of the wiring plate member by the member without applying an excessive force to the wiring plate member and the engaging member. It can be widely confirmed in various electronic devices, etc., as it is also possible to visually confirm that the state in which the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing is properly locked is taken. is there.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Connector apparatus, 11 ... Housing, 12 ... Plate member insertion part, 13 ... Flexible printed wiring board, 14 ... Contact, 14a ... Connection terminal part, 15 ... Contact terminal portion, 16, 17 ... engaging member, 20 ... (inside of housing 11) inner surface portion, 21, 30 ... movable arm portion, 22, 23 ... notch engaging portion, 24, 31 ... locking part, 24a, 31a ... inclined surface, 24b ... engagement end face, 25, 32 ... locking release operation part, 25a, 32a ... tip part, 26, 27 ..Opening part 28, 29 ... Step recess, 35 ... Fixing part, 36 ... Bending arm part, 37 ... Contact part, 38 ... Locking surface

Claims (7)

A housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion and disposed on the wiring board;
When the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion, arranged in the housing and arranged to be connected to the wiring terminals provided on the wiring board, A plurality of contacts that are contact-connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions in the inserted wiring board member;
A locking state that is formed integrally with the housing and is displaceable, and that locks the wiring plate-like member when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. An engaging member that selectively takes the unlocking state of releasing the locking;
Comprising
The engaging member has a movable arm portion extending from the inner surface portion of the housing, and engages with the engaging portion of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion on the movable arm portion. A locking portion for locking the wiring plate-like member, and projecting toward the outside of the housing from the movable arm portion through an opening formed in the housing, and when the moving operation is applied, the movable arm portion is The connector device, wherein the movable arm portion is formed with an unlocking operation portion for releasing the locking of the wiring plate member by the locking portion.   The movable arm portion extends from an inner surface portion of the housing toward an end surface portion where the plate-like member insertion portion of the housing opens, and the locking portion is formed at a free end portion of the movable arm portion, The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the unlocking operation portion is formed at an intermediate portion of the movable arm portion.   The locking portion is an inclined surface that rises and slopes along the insertion direction of the wiring plate-like member through the plate-like member insertion portion to the housing, and the engagement is positioned on the locking release operation portion side from the inclined surface. The connector device according to claim 2, wherein an end surface is formed, and the engaging end surface is engaged with an engaging portion provided on the wiring plate member.   3. The connector device according to claim 2, wherein the opening formed in the housing has a portion through which the wiring plate-like member locked by the locking portion can be seen through the opening.   The housing is provided with a locking surface on which a front end portion of the wiring plate-shaped member that is inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member insertion portion and is locked by the locking portion comes into contact. The connector device according to claim 2, wherein a side surface facing the locking portion in the stop / release operation portion is disposed substantially in the same plane.   A step recess adjacent to the opening is formed in the housing, and a distal end portion of the locking release operation part protruding toward the outside of the housing through the opening is moved by the locking release operation part. 2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein when not added, the connector device is disposed at a position that exceeds the step recess but does not exceed the opening and the outer surface of the housing around the step recess.   The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is provided at each of both end portions of the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts.

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