JP5732304B2 - Connector, tray, and connector device including connector and tray - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector connected to a card such as a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card.

  As a connector connected to a memory card such as a multimedia card (MMC), for example, there are connectors disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2. The connectors disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 both receive and accommodate a card, and include an insertion detection switch for detecting insertion of the card. The connector (see FIG. 15) of Patent Document 1 is provided with a plurality of switches. Among these, the insertion detection switch is provided on the back side of the connector (the front left side in FIG. 15). The insertion detection switch in the connector (see FIG. 16) of Patent Document 2 is also provided on the back side of the connector (near the center on the right back in FIG. 16).

JP 2001-135424 A JP 2010-219090 A

  If it is going to provide a switch in the back side of a connector, the space for it will be needed in the back side of a connector, and there exists a possibility that the size of the whole connector may become large. In order to reduce the size of the connector, it is preferable to provide a switch that is displaced in the width direction on the side of the connector.

  In addition to the type in which the card is directly inserted into and removed from the connector, there is a type in which the card is mounted on the tray and inserted into the connector. In the latter type, when a switch that is displaced in the width direction is provided on the side portion of the connector, the side portion of the tray is displaced by pushing the switch in the width direction. Therefore, the tray receives a reaction force along the width direction from the switch.

  With the miniaturization of connectors, trays are becoming smaller and lower in profile. For this reason, the rigidity of the tray is low, and there is a possibility that the switch cannot be sufficiently deformed by the tray. Further, there is a possibility that the switch is not properly switched due to the variation in the tray size.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a connector that can be miniaturized and includes a switch that is displaced in the width direction on the side, and can improve the reliability of the switch.

The present invention provides a first connector device,
A connector and a tray that can be inserted into the connector along the insertion direction, and the card and the connector are connected in a card insertion state in which the card is mounted on the tray and inserted into the connector along the insertion direction. A connector device configured to:
The tray includes an arm extending in the insertion direction,
The arm includes an operation unit and a first positioned portion,
The operation unit is provided outside in the width direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the arm,
The first positioned portion is provided on the inner side in the width direction than the operation portion,
The connector includes a switch used for detecting the card insertion state, and a first positioning portion,
The switch has an operated portion operable in the width direction,
The operated part is configured to move toward the outside in the width direction of the connector in contact with the operating part in the card insertion state, whereby the switch is switched.
In the card insertion state, at least a part of the first positioning portion is in contact with the first positioned portion in the width direction, so that the operation portion is in contact with the operated portion. Provided is a connector device in which positioning of parts is performed.

The present invention is a first connector device as a second connector device,
The connector includes a housing and a shell covering at least a part of the housing;
The operated portion and the first positioning portion provide a connector device provided in the shell.

The present invention is a first or second connector device as a third connector device,
At least one of the first positioning portion and the first positioned portion provides a connector device extending along the insertion direction.

The present invention is any one of the first to third connector devices as the fourth connector device,
The arm is formed with a positioning groove extending along the insertion direction, and a ridge that is located outside the positioning groove in the width direction and extends along the insertion direction,
The first positioned portion is a portion facing the positioning groove of the protruding portion,
The operation portion is a portion of the ridge portion and is a portion located on the opposite side of the first positioned portion in the width direction,
When the tray is inserted into the connector, a connector device is provided in which the first positioning portion is positioned by inserting the first positioning portion into the positioning groove along the insertion direction.

The present invention is the fourth connector device as the fifth connector device,
The size of the positioning groove in the width direction provides a connector device corresponding to the size of the first positioning portion in the width direction.

The present invention is the first to fifth connector devices as the sixth connector device,
The connector includes a second positioning portion,
The arm includes a second positioned portion,
The second positioned portion is provided at an end of the arm opposite to the operation portion in the width direction,
At least a part of the second positioning part is located on the near side of the first positioning part in the insertion direction,
When the tray is inserted into the connector, the second positioning portion abuts on the second positioned portion, thereby guiding the first positioned portion toward the first positioning portion. provide.

The present invention is a sixth connector device as a seventh connector device,
In the card insertion state, at least a part of the second positioning portion overlaps the arm and the first positioning portion in the width direction, and a reaction force against the operation portion by the operated portion is applied to the first positioning portion. And a connector device configured to be received via the arm.

The present invention is the sixth or seventh connector device as the eighth connector device,
The shell covers the housing from above in the height direction perpendicular to both the insertion direction and the width direction, whereby a tray storage portion into which the tray is inserted is interposed between the housing and the shell. Formed,
The second positioning portion provides a connector device provided in the housing.

The present invention is any one of the sixth to eighth connector devices as the ninth connector device,
At least one of the second positioning portion and the second positioned portion provides a connector device extending along the insertion direction.

  The present invention provides a connector in any one of the first to ninth connector devices as the first connector.

  The present invention provides a tray in any one of the first to ninth connector devices as the first tray.

  In the card insertion state, at least a part of the first positioning portion provided on the connector is in contact with the first positioned portion provided on the tray arm in the width direction, whereby the operation portion provided on the tray arm is connected to the connector. Since the operation unit is positioned so as to come into contact with the operated part of the provided switch, it is possible to prevent the operation unit from moving in the direction away from the operated part in the width direction, and to improve the reliability of the switch. Can be improved.

  The tray arm is provided with a positioning groove extending along the insertion direction, and when the tray is inserted into the connector, the first positioning portion is inserted into the positioning groove along the insertion direction to position the first positioned portion. In the case where the first positioning portion is configured to be performed, the first positioning portion can be reliably guided by the first positioning portion.

  The connector is provided with a second positioning portion, the arm is provided with a second positioned portion, and when the tray is inserted into the connector, the second positioning portion comes into contact with the second positioned portion, thereby the first positioned portion. If the first positioning portion is configured to be guided toward the first positioning portion, the first positioning portion can be more reliably guided by the first positioning portion.

It is a perspective view which shows the connector apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the connector apparatus of FIG. The connector discharge member is not shown. It is a top view which shows the card | curd inserted in the connector apparatus of FIG. (A) is a top view, (b) is a back view. It is a top view which shows the connector and tray of the connector apparatus of FIG. Cards mounted on the tray are indicated by broken lines. It is a perspective view which shows the tray of FIG. It is an enlarged partial top view which shows the front-end | tip part (part of the broken line A) of the arm of the tray of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the front-end | tip part of the arm of FIG. 6 along the VII-VII line. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the connector of FIG. The connector discharge member is not shown. It is a top view which shows the connector of FIG. The outline shape of the portion of the housing covered by the shell is indicated by a broken line. FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial plan view showing the vicinity of a second positioning portion (part indicated by a broken line B) of the housing of FIG. 9. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector device of FIG. 2 along the line XX. FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial plan view showing the vicinity of a second positioning portion of the housing when the tray of FIG. 4 is inserted into the connector of FIG. 4. In addition, the 1st positioning part and switch of a shell are displayed with the broken line. FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial plan view showing the vicinity of a first positioning portion (part indicated by a broken line C) of the shell of FIG. 9. It is sectional drawing which shows the connector apparatus of FIG. 2 at the time of product shipment along the XIV-XIV line. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the conventional connector apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows another example of the conventional connector apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the connector device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a connector 200 and a tray 300 that can be inserted into the connector 200 along the insertion direction (−X direction). Yes. A card 900 can be mounted on the tray 300. The card 900 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a SIM card. As shown in FIG. 3B, a plurality of electrode portions 910 are formed on the back surface (−Z side) of the card 900. On the other hand, the connector 200 includes a plurality of contacts 290 made of metal. In the connector device 10, when the card 900 is mounted on the tray 300 and inserted into the connector 200 along the −X direction (insertion direction), the electrode portion 910 of the card 900 and the contact 290 of the connector 200 contact each other. Thereby, the card 900 and the connector 200 are configured to be electrically connected.

  The tray 300 according to the present embodiment is obtained by molding an insulating resin, and includes a front wall portion 310, a side wall portion 320, and a mounting portion 340, as shown in FIGS. ing. The front wall portion 310 is a front end portion of the tray 300 in the + X direction, and is a portion that is pushed when the tray 300 is inserted into the connector 200 (that is, when the tray 300 is pushed in the −X direction (insertion direction)). It is. The front wall portion 310 extends along the Y direction (width direction), and the two side wall portions 320 extend along the −X direction from the vicinity of both ends in the Y direction. Recesses 321 that are recessed inward in the Y direction are respectively formed in the side wall portions 320.

  The mounting portion 340 is a portion on which the card 900 is mounted and held, and is provided on the bottom surface portion of the tray 300 along the front wall portion 310 and the side wall portion 320. The size of the mounting portion 340 in the Z direction (height direction) is smaller than the sizes of the front wall portion 310 and the side wall portion 320 in the Z direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, arms 350 including side wall portions 320 and mounting portions 340 are formed on both side portions of the tray 300 in the Y direction. The arm 350 extends along the −X direction (insertion direction), and a positioning groove 351 and a protrusion 352 are formed on one side of the arm 350. The positioning groove 351 is formed so as to cut out the inner side in the Y direction of the side wall part 320 and is recessed in the −Z direction. The positioning groove 351 extends along the −X direction (insertion direction). The protrusion 352 is located outside the positioning groove 351 in the Y direction (width direction), protrudes in the + Z direction, and extends along the −X direction (insertion direction). Further, a step portion 350s is formed on the lower surface of the arm 350, and the position of the bottom surface on the −X side of the arm 350 is slightly higher than the position of the bottom surface on the + X side.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the protruding portion 352 of the arm 350 includes an operation portion 353 and a first positioned portion 354. The first positioned portion 354 is a portion facing the positioning groove 351 of the protruding portion 352, and the operation portion 353 is a portion of the protruding portion 352 and is the first positioned portion 354 in the Y direction (width direction). It is a part located on the opposite side. That is, the operation unit 353 is provided on the outer side in the Y direction (width direction) of the arm 350, and the first positioned portion 354 is provided on the inner side in the Y direction (width direction) than the operation unit 353. . The first positioned portion 354 extends along the −X direction (insertion direction), and has a first guide portion 354a at the tip portion in the −X direction. The first guide portion 354a extends in the −X direction while being inclined outward in the Y direction. In other words, the first guide portion 354a is formed in a surface shape that is oblique to both the X direction and the Y direction. A third guide portion 357 is formed near the tip of the arm 350. The third guide portion 357 is formed in a plane shape that obliquely crosses both the X direction and the Y direction. The first guide part 354a and the third guide part 357 sandwich the vicinity of the tip of the positioning groove 351 in the Y direction and extend away from each other in the Y direction toward the -X direction.

  The arm 350 further includes a second positioned portion 358. The second positioned portion 358 is provided at the end of the arm 350 opposite to the operation portion 353 in the Y direction (width direction), and extends along the −X direction (insertion direction). Specifically, the second positioned portion 358 has a second guide portion 358a and a locked portion 358b. The locked portion 358b is formed in a plane shape parallel to the XZ plane. The second guide portion 358a extends in the −X direction while inclining in the + Y direction from the −X direction tip of the locked portion 358b. In other words, the second guide portion 358a is formed in a surface shape that is oblique to both the X direction and the Y direction. In addition, the −X direction tip of the second positioned portion 358 is located in front of the first positioned portion 354 in the −X direction (insertion direction).

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9, the connector 200 includes a shell 210 made of metal and a housing 250 made of insulating resin. The shell 210 covers at least a part of the housing 250. Specifically, the shell 210 covers the housing 250 from above in the Z direction (height direction) orthogonal to both the −X direction (insertion direction) and the Y direction (width direction), whereby the tray 300 is inserted. A tray storage portion 280 is formed between the housing 250 and the shell 210.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the housing 250 has a substantially rectangular main body 260 and a rear end 265. The rear end portion 265 protrudes from the vicinity of the end portion of the main body portion 260 in the −X direction and the + Y direction toward the rear of the housing 250. Side wall plates 251 made of metal are incorporated into both sides of the main body 260 in the Y direction by insert molding. The width in the Y direction of the two side wall plates 251 corresponds to the width in the Y direction of the two arms 350 (see FIG. 5). Further, in the Z direction, the upper end of the side plate portion of the side wall plate 251 is positioned higher than the upper surface of the main body portion 260, while the upper surface of the bottom plate portion of the side wall plate 251 is positioned slightly lower than the upper surface of the main body portion 260. The arm 350 of the tray 300 can be guided. Further, the boundary portion in the X direction between one side wall plate 251 and the rear end portion 265 is configured to correspond to the stepped portion 350s (see FIG. 5) of the arm 350 in the card insertion state. Therefore, in the card insertion state, the lower portion of the arm 350 can be accommodated and held in the side wall plate 251 portion.

  The main body 260 holds a contact 290. The contact 290 according to the present embodiment is insert-molded when the housing 250 is formed. The contact 290 protrudes from the housing 250 to the inside of the tray storage unit 280 and can contact the electrode unit 910 of the card 900 inserted into the tray storage unit 280.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, a second positioning portion 270 is formed at the rear end portion 265 of the housing 250. The second positioning portion 270 protrudes from the housing 250 into the tray storage portion 280 and extends along the −X direction (insertion direction). The second positioning part 270 includes a second guide part 270a and a locking part 270b. The locking part 270b is formed in a plane shape parallel to the XZ plane. As shown in FIG. 11, the locking portion 270 b is provided at a position corresponding to the locked portion 358 b of the arm 350 in the Y direction (width direction) in the card insertion state. The second guide part 270a extends in the + X direction while inclining in the −Y direction from the + X direction tip of the locking part 270b. In other words, the second guide portion 358a is formed in a surface shape that is oblique to both the X direction and the Y direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the shell 210 has a side portion 210a and a side portion 210b in the Y direction, and has a front end portion 210f and a rear end portion 210r in the X direction. . A discharge member 295 made of metal is attached to the upper surface of the shell 210. The discharge member 295 is operated when the tray 300 inserted into the connector 200 is discharged from the connector 200. In addition, a holding spring 220 is formed on each of the side part 210 a and the side part 210 b of the shell 210. Each holding spring 220 has a U-shaped tip portion. When the tray 300 is inserted into the connector 200, the tip end portion of the holding spring 220 is received in the concave portion 321 of the tray 300, thereby maintaining the state of accommodation of the tray 300 in the connector 200.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 8, and 9, the shell 210 includes a first positioning portion 230 made of metal on the side portion 210a. The first positioning portion 230 is provided near the rear end portion 210r of the side portion 210a. The first positioning portion 230 according to the present embodiment is formed by cutting a part of the shell 210 and bending it toward the −Z direction, and extends along the −X direction (insertion direction). . Specifically, the first positioning portion 230 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape parallel to the XZ plane, and is connected to the upper surface of the shell 210 at the upper end portion. The first positioning portion 230 is provided at a position corresponding to the positioning groove 351 of the arm 350 in the Y direction (width direction) in the card insertion state (see FIG. 11). Further, the width in the Y direction of the first positioning portion 230 is set to such an extent that it can be inserted into the positioning groove 351 of the tray 300. In other words, the size of the positioning groove 351 of the tray 300 in the Y direction (width direction) corresponds to the size of the first positioning unit 230 in the Y direction. Further, the second guide portion 270a, which is a part of the second positioning portion 270, is positioned on the near side of the first positioning portion 230 in the −X direction (insertion direction) (see FIG. 11).

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 8, the connector 200 includes a switch 240 made of metal. The switch 240 is used for detecting whether or not the tray 300 and the card 900 are accommodated in the connector 200 (that is, for detecting the card insertion state), and is connected to a detection circuit (not shown). Yes. The switch 240 has a fixed portion 242 fixed to the rear end portion 265 of the housing 250 and an operated portion 244 that is attached to the shell 210 and can be operated in the Y direction (width direction). One end of the fixing portion 242 is fixed and supported by the rear end portion 265 of the housing 250, and the other end portion 242a extends along the + Y direction to a position slightly beyond the first positioning portion 230. One end of the operated portion 244 is fixed to the side portion 210a of the shell 210, and the vicinity of the side portion 210a extends in the −X direction. Specifically, the operated portion 244 extends away from the side portion 210a, then extends so as to approach the first positioning portion 230, and again away from the side portion 210a, the end portion 242a of the fixing portion 242. It extends to the vicinity.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the free end of the operated portion 244 is in contact with the end portion 242 a of the fixed portion 242 in a state where the tray 300 is not inserted into the connector 200. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13B, the operated portion 244 moves toward the outside in the Y direction (width direction) of the connector 200 in contact with the operating portion 353 of the arm 350 in the card insertion state. To do. Accordingly, the free end of the operated portion 244 is separated from the end 242a of the fixed portion 242, and the switch 240 is thereby switched.

  As is apparent from FIG. 1, the size of the front wall 310 of the tray 300 in the Y direction is larger than the size of the shell 210 in the Y direction (distance between the side portion 210a and the side portion 210b). In particular, the front wall portion 310 according to the present embodiment protrudes larger in the Y direction than the side portion 210a on the side portion 210a side, the discharge member 295 protrudes from the side portion 210a of the shell 210, and the side portion 210a. There is space on the side. For this reason, the merit which provides the switch 240 in the side part 210a is large.

  Hereinafter, positioning of the operated portion 244 and the like when the card 900 is mounted on the tray 300 and inserted into the connector 200 will be described.

  As understood from FIG. 12A, when the tray 300 is inserted into the connector 200, the distance between the leading ends of the first positioning portion 230 and the first positioned portion 354 is the second positioning portion 270. And it is designed so that it may become shorter than the distance between the front-end | tips which the 2nd to-be-positioned part 358 opposes. Further, the second positioned portion 358 is designed to be positioned on the + Y direction side of the second positioning portion 270 along the second positioning portion 270 in the card insertion state. Similarly, the first positioned portion 354 is designed to be positioned on the + Y direction side of the first positioning portion 230 along the first positioning portion 230 in the card insertion state.

  However, in practice, a slight misalignment may occur between the tray 300 and the connector 200. In that case, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the tray 300 is inserted into the connector 200, the second guide portion 270 a of the second positioning portion 270 becomes the second guide portion 358 a of the second positioned portion 358. Abut. The second guide portion 358a receives a force along the + Y direction from the second guide portion 270a, and thereby the arm 350 is aligned in the Y direction. In other words, the second positioning portion 270 guides the first positioned portion 354 of the arm 350 toward a position where it abuts with the first positioning portion 230 in the Y direction. In the present embodiment, both the second guide portion 270a and the second guide portion 358a are formed in a plane that is oblique to the X direction and the Y direction and is substantially parallel to each other. 358 can be guided smoothly. However, the shape of the 2nd guide part 270a and the 2nd guide part 358a is not restricted to said shape.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, when the tray 300 is further inserted into the connector 200, the positioning groove 351 of the arm 350 approaches the first positioning portion 230, and the first positioning portion 230 is connected to the first guide portion 354a. Alternatively, it comes into contact with the third guide portion 357. When the insertion of the tray 300 is continued, the positioning groove 351 is guided toward the first positioning portion 230 and receives the first positioning portion 230. That is, in the present embodiment, the first positioning portion 354 is positioned by inserting the first positioning portion 230 into the positioning groove 351 along the −X direction (insertion direction). Therefore, it is possible to more reliably guide the first positioned portion 354 to a position where it contacts the first positioning portion 230 in the Y direction.

  As shown in FIG. 12C and FIG. 13B, in the card insertion state, the first positioning portion 230 is inserted into the positioning groove 351, and the protrusion 352 of the arm 350 is in the Y direction. , The first positioning portion 230 and the operated portion 244 are sandwiched. In other words, at least a part of the first positioning portion 230 is in contact with the first positioned portion 354 in the Y direction (width direction), so that the operation portion 353 is in contact with the operated portion 244. Positioning of the part 353 is performed. Accordingly, the operated portion 244 can be sufficiently deformed by the operating portion 353 to switch the switch 240, and the operating portion 353 can be prevented from moving away from the operated portion 244 in the Y direction. The reliability of the switch 240 can be improved.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, positioning of the operation unit 353 when the tray 300 is inserted into the connector 200 is first performed by the second positioning unit 270 and the second positioned unit 358, and then The first positioning part 230 and the first positioned part 354 are performed. Thus, by performing positioning in two stages, it is possible to perform positioning smoothly with high accuracy. However, positioning may be performed in one step. Specifically, for example, only the positioning by the first positioning unit 230 and the first positioned unit 354 may be performed. By doing in this way, the shape of a member can be made simpler. In addition, the first positioning unit 230, the first positioned unit 354, the second positioning unit 270, and the second positioned unit 358 according to the present embodiment all extend long in the X direction, but are formed short in the X direction. It is also possible to do. However, in order to make positioning more reliable, it is preferable to configure as in the present embodiment.

  As understood from FIG. 13B, in the card insertion state, the operation unit 353 of the tray 300 receives a reaction force in the −Y direction from the operated unit 244, but the first positioning unit 230 of the connector 200 Since the reaction force is received, the operation unit 353 can be prevented from moving in the width direction. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the vicinity of the tip of the arm 350 receives a part of the reaction force via the operation unit 353. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, in the card insertion state, the locked portion 358b of the arm 350 is located in the vicinity of the locking portion 270b of the connector 200 in the Y direction. Moreover, the connector 200 back side part of the latching | locking part 270b has overlapped with the to-be-latched part 358b and the 1st positioning part 230 in the Y direction (refer FIG.12 (c)). In other words, in the present embodiment, in the card insertion state, at least a part of second positioning portion 270 overlaps arm 350 and first positioning portion 230 in the Y direction (width direction). As can be understood from the above description, the second positioning unit 270 according to the present embodiment is configured to receive the reaction force of the operated unit 244 against the operating unit 353 via the first positioning unit 230 and the arm 350. ing. Accordingly, the movement of the arm 350 in the −Y direction is locked by the locking portion 270b, and the force in the Y direction (width direction) can be received without deforming the tray 300.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 340 of the tray 300 is provided along the inner wall of the tray 300. Therefore, the force in the Y direction received by one arm 350 can be received by the entire tray 300. The card 900 mounted on the mounting unit 340 also receives a force in the Y direction. Thus, the connector device 100 according to the present embodiment can effectively prevent the deformation of the tray 300 due to the force along the width direction.

  When the reaction force can be sufficiently received only by the first positioning portion 230 of the connector 200, a portion such as the locking portion 270b of the second positioning portion 270 is unnecessary. In addition to this, the structure related to positioning can be variously modified. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the positioning groove 351 in the present embodiment is formed at the end portion in the Y direction of the side wall portion 320 and communicates with the internal space of the tray 300. A positioning groove 351 may be formed in the central portion of the.

  As understood from FIG. 14A, the operated portion 244 according to the present embodiment passes under the first positioning portion 230 in the initial state, and toward the inside of the connector 200, the fixing portion 242. It extends beyond the end portion 242a of the head, and protects the operated portion 244. When the tray 300 is inserted into the connector 200 in this state, as will be understood from FIG. 14B, the operated portion 244 comes into contact with the fixed portion 242 and further moves over the fixed portion 242 and moves outward in the Y direction. In the card insertion state, as shown in FIG. 11, the operated portion 244 is located away from the fixed portion 242 in the + Y direction side. The operated portion 244 does not return to the position in the initial state (see FIG. 14A) when the tray 300 is pulled out, but is positioned at the position shown in FIG.

  The connector device 10 according to the present embodiment is a standard type connector device, and a housing 250 is disposed on the bottom side of the connector 200. However, the present invention is also applicable to a reverse type connector device in which the housing is disposed on the upper surface side of the connector and the shell covers the housing from below. In the reverse type connector device, the card is mounted on the tray with the surface on which the electrode portion is provided facing upward, and is inserted into the connector. In this case, the second positioning portion can be provided on the shell. That is, since all of the first positioning part, the second positioning part, and the switch operating part can be provided in the shell, the accuracy of the positional relationship between the respective parts can be increased.

  The switch 240 according to the present embodiment is a normally closed switch, and the fixed portion 242 and the operated portion 244 are in contact with each other when the tray 300 is not inserted. However, the present invention can also be applied to a normally open switch in which the fixed portion 242 and the operated portion 244 are separated when the tray 300 is not inserted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Connector apparatus 200 Connector 210 Shell 210a Side part 210b Side part 210f Front end part 210r Rear end part 220 Holding spring 230 1st positioning part 240 Switch 242 Fixing part 242a End part 244 Operated part 250 Housing 251 Side wall board 260 Main part 265 Rear End portion 270 Second positioning portion 270a Second guide portion 270b Locking portion 280 Tray storage portion 290 Contact 295 Discharge member 300 Tray 310 Front wall portion 320 Side wall portion 321 Concavity 340 Mounting portion 350 Arm 350s Stepped portion 351 Positioning groove 352 Projection Part 353 operation part 354 first positioned part 354a first guide part 357 third guide part 358 second positioned part 358a second guide part 358b locked part 900 card 910 electrode part

Claims (11)

A connector and a tray that can be inserted into the connector along the insertion direction, and the card and the connector are connected in a card insertion state in which the card is mounted on the tray and inserted into the connector along the insertion direction. A connector device configured to:
The tray includes an arm extending in the insertion direction,
The arm includes an operation unit and a first positioned portion,
The operation unit is provided outside in the width direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the arm,
The first positioned portion is provided on the inner side in the width direction than the operation portion,
The connector includes a switch used for detecting the card insertion state, and a first positioning portion,
The switch has an operated portion operable in the width direction,
The operated part is configured to move toward the outside in the width direction of the connector in contact with the operating part in the card insertion state, whereby the switch is switched.
In the card insertion state, at least a part of the first positioning portion is in contact with the first positioned portion in the width direction, so that the operation portion is in contact with the operated portion. Parts are positioned ,
The arm is formed with a positioning groove extending along the insertion direction, and a ridge that is located outside the positioning groove in the width direction and extends along the insertion direction,
The first positioned portion is a portion facing the positioning groove of the protruding portion,
The operation portion is a portion of the ridge portion and is a portion located on the opposite side of the first positioned portion in the width direction,
The connector device is configured such that when the tray is inserted into the connector, the first positioning portion is positioned by inserting the first positioning portion into the positioning groove along the insertion direction . A connector and a tray that can be inserted into the connector along the insertion direction, and the card and the connector are connected in a card insertion state in which the card is mounted on the tray and inserted into the connector along the insertion direction. A connector device configured to:
The tray includes an arm extending in the insertion direction,
The arm includes an operation unit and a first positioned portion,
The operation unit is provided outside in the width direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the arm,
The first positioned portion is provided on the inner side in the width direction than the operation portion,
The connector includes a switch used for detecting the card insertion state, and a first positioning portion,
The switch has an operated portion operable in the width direction,
The operated part is configured to move toward the outside in the width direction of the connector in contact with the operating part in the card insertion state, whereby the switch is switched.
In the card insertion state, at least a part of the first positioning portion is in contact with the first positioned portion in the width direction, so that the operation portion is in contact with the operated portion. Parts are positioned,
The connector includes a second positioning portion,
The arm includes a second positioned portion,
The second positioned portion is provided at an end of the arm opposite to the operation portion in the width direction,
At least a part of the second positioning part is located on the near side of the first positioning part in the insertion direction,
When the tray is inserted into the connector, the second positioning portion abuts on the second positioned portion, thereby guiding the first positioned portion toward the first positioning portion. The connector device according to claim 2 ,
In the card insertion state, at least a part of the second positioning portion overlaps the arm and the first positioning portion in the width direction, and a reaction force against the operation portion by the operated portion is applied to the first positioning portion. The connector apparatus comprised so that it may receive via a part and the said arm. The connector device according to claim 2 or claim 3 ,
The shell covers the housing from above in the height direction perpendicular to both the insertion direction and the width direction, whereby a tray storage portion into which the tray is inserted is interposed between the housing and the shell. Formed,
The second positioning portion is a connector device provided in the housing. The connector device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 ,
At least one of the second positioning portion and the second positioned portion is a connector device extending along the insertion direction. The connector device according to any one of claims 2 to 5 ,
The arm is formed with a positioning groove extending along the insertion direction, and a ridge that is located outside the positioning groove in the width direction and extends along the insertion direction,
The first positioned portion is a portion facing the positioning groove of the protruding portion,
The operation portion is a portion of the ridge portion and is a portion located on the opposite side of the first positioned portion in the width direction,
When the tray is inserted into the connector, the first positioning portion is inserted into the positioning groove along the insertion direction to position the first positioned portion. The connector device according to claim 1 or 6 ,
The size of the positioning groove in the width direction corresponds to the size of the first positioning portion in the width direction. The connector device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
The connector includes a housing and a shell covering at least a part of the housing;
The operated part and the first positioning part are connector devices provided in the shell. The connector device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
At least one of the first positioning portion and the first positioned portion is a connector device extending along the insertion direction.   The connector in the connector apparatus in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 9.   The tray in the connector apparatus in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 9.

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