JP5839196B2 - 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 portion that locks and unlocks a mounted wiring board member and a locking release portion.

  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 to which various electrical components are attached. 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 connector device that has been conventionally proposed, for example, used for mounting a wiring plate-like member, which is a flexible printed wiring board, to a main wiring substrate is supposed to form an insertion portion into which the wiring plate-like member is inserted. For example, a housing formed of an insulating material is provided on the wiring board. And 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 corresponding to the plurality of contact terminal portions are provided.

  In such a conventional connector device, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, a plurality of contacts provided in the housing are automatically inserted into the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing. Electrical connection via a plurality of contacts with the main wiring board with respect to the wiring plate-like member can be achieved by simply being connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions provided and the wiring plate-like member being properly inserted into the housing through the insertion portion. Connection status is obtained.

  In such a conventionally proposed connector device, for example, a wiring plate-like member to be a flexible printed wiring board is inserted into a housing arranged on the main wiring board through an insertion portion, and arranged on the housing. When the plurality of contacts are contact-connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing, respectively, the wiring plate member is placed in electrical connection with the main wiring board. A situation where the 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, as described above, it has a housing arranged on the main wiring board, belongs to the connector device having a plurality of contacts arranged on the housing, and is a wiring board shape inserted into the housing through the insertion portion Conventionally, there has been proposed a connector device that includes a locking means that engages with a member and is involved in preventing undesired removal of the wiring plate member from the housing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the connector device (connector (1)) shown in Patent Document 1, both side portions (16 of the arrangement direction of a plurality of contacts (first terminal (51) and second terminal (61)) in the housing (11) are arranged. ) Are attached with a pair of mounting brackets (nail (81)). Each mounting reinforcing bracket has an engagement portion (ear portion) provided on a wiring plate member (flat cable (101)) inserted through the insertion portion (insertion port (33)) into the housing (11). A cable holding portion (83) having a latching portion (83c) engaged with (113)) is provided as a locking means for locking the wiring plate member. In addition, a pair of locking release means (latching release portions (21)) are provided on both side portions (16) in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing (11), and the cable holding portions ( 83) is provided as a displacement. The latch release portion (21) constituting each lock release means includes an operation portion (23) protruding from the housing (11) to the outside, and the operation portion (23) is operated to operate the cable. The holding portion (83) is placed in a displaced state.

  In such a connector device shown in Patent Document 1, when the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing (11) through the insertion portion, it is provided on both side portions (16) in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing (11). Each of the cable holding portions (83) constituting the pair of locking means engages the engaging portion provided on the wiring plate member to lock the wiring plate member. . As a result, the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing (11) is locked by the locking means formed by the cable holding portion (83), so that undesired removal from the housing (11) is prevented. It is burned.

  Thereafter, a pair of locking release means provided on both side portions (16) in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing (11) is an operation portion provided in the latch release portion (21) forming each of them ( 23), for example, when an operation that is a pressing operation is added to thereby displace the cable holding portion (83) forming the locking means, the hooking portion of the cable holding portion (83) (83c) is not engaged with the engaging portion provided on the wiring board member, and the state where the locking means has locked the wiring board member is released. As a result, the wiring plate member inserted into the housing (11) can be removed from the housing (11).

JP 2010-33978 A (pages 8 to 12, FIGS. 8 to 21)

  To the main wiring board of the wiring plate-like member provided with the locking means involved in preventing undesired removal of the wiring plate-like member such as the flexible printed wiring board inserted into the housing from the housing as described above In the conventional connector device used for the attachment of a plurality of contacts, a pair of locking means are provided on both sides in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing arranged on the main wiring board, respectively. In addition, a pair of locking release means is provided. Moreover, each locking means and each locking release means are configured with individual members. Therefore, an increase in the number of parts constituting the connector device and a complicated configuration of the connector device are imitated, which are factors that increase the manufacturing cost of the connector device.

  Further, when releasing the locking by the pair of locking members with respect to the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, a pair of unlocking provided respectively on both sides in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing It is necessary to operate the means at the same time, so that the unlocking of the wiring plate member is inferior in operability.

  Furthermore, an unequal force is exerted on the pair of locking means on the wiring plate-like members locked by the pair of locking means respectively provided on both sides in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing. When the “pull out” pulling force is applied, the locking holding force for one wiring board member of the pair of locking means is weakened, and the wiring board member is undesirably detached from the housing. There is a fear.

  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 and a plurality of contacts arranged and arranged on the housing, and a pair of locking means and a pair of engagement members as provided in a conventionally proposed connector device Wiring inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion without the need to provide stop release means, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost by simplifying the configuration and reducing the number of parts. Provided to be able to reliably and easily perform locking to prevent undesired removal from the housing to the plate-like member and release of the locking That.

  A connector device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) includes a housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion, a housing A plurality of contacts that are contact-connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions of the wiring plate-like member when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. When the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, the engaging member selectively takes the locking state for locking the wiring plate-like member and the unlocking state for releasing the locking. And is configured. The housing is provided with a through-hole in the central portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing, and the engaging member is arranged in the central portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing. A movable arm portion having a base portion fixed to the housing and a portion extending from the base portion and disposed at a position corresponding to the through hole portion; and a movable bending portion extending from the base portion and facing the movable arm portion portion; The movable arm-shaped portion engages with the engaging portion of the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, and engages with the engaging portion of the wiring plate-like member, and the housing through the through-hole portion in the housing. When pressed by a pressing member arranged inside, an unlocking portion is formed that displaces with the locking portion and causes the locking portion to take a state of releasing the locking with respect to the wiring plate member. The movable bent portion is formed with a contact portion that contacts the wiring plate member so as to press the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion toward the plate member insertion portion. Yes. The central portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing is a portion sandwiched between both ends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing, and includes the center in the strict sense and the periphery thereof.

  In particular, in the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the engaging member is made of a metal material, and each of the movable arm-shaped portion and the movable bent portion is elastic. And is elastically displaceable with respect to the housing.

  In the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 8 of the present application, the pressing member is a movable member formed integrally with the housing, for example, the housing has It has an operation part that extends displaceably from one of the pair of opposed end surface parts, and a projection part that protrudes from the operation part and is located in a through hole provided in the housing. When an operation of pressing toward the side is applied, the projection portion is displaced in the housing through the through hole portion and presses the locking release portion.

  In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are inserted. The engagement member provided in the housing is connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate member, and the engagement member provided in the housing locks the inserted wiring plate member in the housing to lock the wiring plate member. The state is taken and undesired removal of the inserted wiring board member from the housing is prevented. Thereafter, when a predetermined operation is applied to the engaging member that takes the locked state with respect to the wiring board member, the engaging member that has locked the wiring board member releases the locked state with respect to the wiring board member. The inserted wiring board member can be removed from the housing. Then, the engaging member that has released the locked state with respect to the wiring plate member performs an operation of pressing the wiring plate member toward the plate member insertion portion and pushing it out of the housing.

  Therefore, when the engaging member is locked to the wiring plate-like member, the locking portion formed on the movable arm-like portion of the engaging member becomes the engaging portion of the wiring plate-like member. Engage and lock the wiring plate member. Further, when the engaging member releases the locked state with respect to the wiring plate-like member, the engaging member is formed on the movable arm-like portion of the engaging member under the state where the locking portion locks the wiring plate-like member. The released locking release portion is pressed by a pressing member disposed in the housing through the through hole portion in the housing and is displaced with the locking portion, and the locking portion releases the locking to the wiring plate member. To take. Further, when the engaging member performs the operation of pushing out the wiring plate-like member from the housing, the contact portion formed on the movable bending portion of the engaging member abuts on the wiring plate-like member and the movable bending portion is displaced. At the same time, the wiring plate member is pressed toward the plate member insertion portion, thereby pushing the wiring plate member out of the housing.

  Under such circumstances, the engaging member is made of a metal material, for example, as in the case of the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 2 in the claims of the present application. Each of the movable bent portions is elastic and can be elastically displaced with respect to the housing.

  Further, the pressing member inserted into the housing through the through-hole portion in the housing is formed integrally with the housing, for example, in the case of the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 8 in the claims of the present application. The movable member is formed. The pressing member formed integrally with the housing includes, for example, an operation portion that extends displaceably from one of a pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing, and a through-hole portion that protrudes from the operation portion and is provided in the housing When the operation part is operated to press the operation part toward the inside of the housing, the projection part is displaced in the housing through the through-hole part, and the locking release part is Press.

  In the connector device according to the present invention, as described above, in order to prevent undesired removal from the housing with respect to the wiring plate member inserted through the plate member insertion portion provided in the housing. For example, a pair of locking means and a pair of engagements provided on both side portions of the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts are used to release the locking to enable the locking and the removal from the housing. A lock release means or the like is not required, and instead, a lock state for locking the wiring plate member inserted in the housing and a lock for releasing the lock are provided at the central portion of the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts. An engagement member that selectively takes the stop release state is disposed. Moreover, the engaging member is a single member that functions as both a locking means and a locking release means. The central portion of the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts is a portion sandwiched between both ends of the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts, and includes a strict sense of the center and its periphery. Therefore, according to the connector device of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost by simplifying the configuration and reducing the number of parts. The locking for preventing the member from undesirably withdrawing from the housing and the unlocking can be surely and easily performed.

  In addition, when the engagement member is in a state of releasing the locking with respect to the wiring plate-like member, the engagement member also presses the wiring plate-like member released from the locking toward the plate-like member insertion portion and pushes it out of the housing. Do. As a result, according to the connector device of the present invention, the wiring board inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion can be manufactured with a simplified configuration and a reduced number of parts. The member can be removed from the housing very easily.

  In addition, an engaging member for locking and releasing the locking with respect to the wiring plate member inserted in the housing extends from the base fixed to the housing, the movable arm-shaped portion extending from the base, and the movable arm. A movable bending portion facing the shape portion, and the movable arm shape portion is engaged with the engagement portion of the wiring plate shape member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. A state in which the latching portion and the pressing member disposed in the housing are pressed through the through-hole portion in the housing and are displaced with the latching portion, and the latching portion releases the latch to the wiring plate member. And a latch-release portion for forming the wiring plate-like member, and a wiring plate-like member for pressing the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member inserting portion toward the plate-like member inserting portion side in the movable bending portion Hit the parts Abutment portion which is formed. Accordingly, the connector device according to the present invention includes a locking portion that locks the wiring plate member inserted into the housing and a locking release portion that releases locking by the locking portion, and also includes a locking portion. A contact portion for pushing out the unlocked wiring board-like member from the housing is integrally formed and has a configuration that can be obtained easily and easily.

  In such a connector device according to the present invention, the engaging member in the engaging member with respect to the wiring plate-like member can be obtained simply by inserting the wiring plate-like member into the housing through the plate-like member inserting portion provided therein. Locking by the locking part can be performed, and at the same time, the locking by the locking part with respect to the wiring plate member is released by the pressing member arranged in the housing through the through-hole part in the housing. Since it can be performed simply by pressing the portion, the engagement and release of the engagement with the wiring plate member by the engagement member can be performed by an extremely simple operation, and for this operation, It is not necessary to provide a special space around the joint member.

  In particular, in the connector device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the engaging member is made of a metal material, and each of the movable arm-shaped portion and the movable bent portion is elastic. Since it is elastically displaceable with respect to the housing, the engaging member locks the wiring plate member inserted into the housing by the locking portion, releases the locking by the locking portion, and engages. The wiring plate-like member released from the locking by the stopper is pushed out from the housing quickly and reliably.

  Further, in the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 8 in the claims of the present application, the pressing member arranged in the housing through the through hole portion in the housing is formed integrally with the housing. For example, an operation portion that extends displaceably from one of a pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing, and a projection portion that protrudes from the operation portion and is located in a through-hole portion provided in the housing. When the operation part is operated to press it toward the inside of the housing, the projection part is displaced through the through-hole part to press the locking release part. . As a result, an integrated housing including the pressing member is provided, and the operation of releasing the locking by the locking portion with respect to the wiring plate member by pressing the pressing member is extremely easy and reliable. It can be done.

1 is a perspective view showing a first example of a connector device according to the present invention together with a flexible printed wiring board which is a wiring plate-like member inserted into and engaged therewith. FIG. It is a top view which shows the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a bottom view which shows the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the flexible printed wiring board was inserted and engaged with the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the flexible printed wiring board was inserted and engaged with the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the flexible printed wiring board was inserted and engaged with the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the engaging member with which the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is provided. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the insertion engagement of the flexible printed wiring board was started with respect to the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the flexible printed wiring board inserted and engaged with the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention was latched by the engaging member. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the press member was distribute | arranged in the housing in the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with which the flexible printed wiring board was inserted and engaged. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which has a flexible printed wiring board in the middle of insertion engagement with respect to the 2nd example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the flexible printed wiring board inserted and engaged with the 2nd example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention was latched by the engaging member. It is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the press member was distribute | arranged in the housing in the 2nd example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with which the flexible printed wiring board was inserted and engaged.

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

  FIG. 1 shows a first example of a connector device according to the present invention and an example of a wiring plate member inserted and engaged therewith. 2 (plan view), FIG. 3 (front view), and FIG. 4 (bottom view) show an example of the connector device according to the present invention.

  1-4, the connector apparatus 10 which comprises the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is provided with the housing 11 formed with insulating materials, such as a synthetic resin. The housing 11 is provided with a plate-like member insertion portion 12 at the front end portion thereof, and a plate-like member accommodation space extends from the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the inside of the housing 11.

  In actual use, the housing 11 is disposed on a wiring board (not shown), for example, so that the entire connector device 10 is fixed to the wiring board. At that time, one of the pair of opposing end surface portions sandwiched between the front side end portion and the rear side end portion facing the housing 11 is an outer surface portion that contacts the wiring board and the other is open. It is said. In the following, one of the pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing 11 that contacts the wiring board is referred to as a bottom plate portion 11a, and the other of the pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing 11 that are opposed thereto is referred to as a top plate portion 11b.

  Then, a flexible printed wiring board 13, which is an example of a wiring plate-like member, is inserted into the housing 11 through a plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided at the front side end of the housing 11. The flexible printed wiring board 13 has a plate-like portion 18 in which a plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 and a plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 each formed of a conductive material are alternately arranged. Yes. A through-hole 19 forming an engaging portion is provided at the center of the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 in the arrangement direction of the first and second contact terminal portions 16 and 17 (hereinafter referred to as the terminal arrangement direction). Is formed.

  Each of the plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 has a wide tip portion 16a, and each of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 has a wide tip portion 17a. The wide front end portion 16a of the first contact terminal portion 16 and the wide front end portion 17a of the second contact terminal portion 17 have different positions in the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 13 with respect to the housing 11. . That is, the edge portion of the wide contact portion 17a of the second contact terminal portion 17 extends in the terminal arrangement direction of the flat plate portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 than the wide end portion 16a of the first contact terminal portion 16. It is arranged in the position close to. Thereby, each of the plurality of wide end portions 16a and 17a has a relatively small width dimension in the terminal arrangement direction, with the mutual distance between the plurality of first and second contact terminal portions 16 and 17 being relatively small. It is supposed to be large.

  The through hole 19 formed in the flat plate portion 18 constitutes an engaging portion that engages with a locking portion of an engaging member of the connector device 10 described later in the flexible printed wiring board 13. Note that the flat plate-like portion 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 is accompanied by a cut-out path leading to the outside of the flexible printed wiring board 13 on the edge portion side extending in the terminal arrangement direction of the flat plate-like portion 18 instead of the through holes 19. A cut-out portion may be provided.

  FIG. 5 shows that the flexible printed wiring board 13 as described above is inserted into the housing 11 of the connector device 10 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided at the front end portion thereof, and is inserted into and engaged with the connector device 10. The state that has been displayed. In such a case, the edge portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 that extends in the terminal arrangement direction of the flat plate-like portion 18 is along the longitudinal direction of the housing 11 of the connector device 10 (left-right direction toward the front). . That is, the terminal arrangement direction is made parallel to the longitudinal direction of the housing 11.

  The housing 11 is provided with a plurality of first contacts 14 and a plurality of second contacts 15, each formed of an elastic conductive material, arranged alternately in the longitudinal direction of the housing 11. Yes. The plurality of first contacts 14 and the plurality of second contacts 15 are contact-connected to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 arranged on the flexible printed wiring board 13, respectively. However, it may be used as a signal contact and a ground contact that are contact-connected to a plurality of signal contact terminal portions and ground connection portions in another flexible printed wiring board.

  As shown in FIG. 6, each of the plurality of first contacts 14 has a fixed portion 20 fixed to the housing 11 and a movable cantilever beam portion 21 that is bent and extends from the fixed portion 20. The fixed portion 20 is formed with a connection terminal portion 20a facing the outside of the housing 11 on the front side end portion side of the housing 11, and the connection terminal portion 20a is a wiring provided on a wiring board on which the housing 11 is arranged. For example, it is connected to the terminal by soldering. Further, the movable cantilever beam portion 21 has a contact portion 21 a formed at the tip thereof, and the contact portion 21 a extends from the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the inside of the housing 11. It is supposed to be located inside. Then, each of the plurality of first contacts 14 is pressed and inserted into the housing 11 from the front end portion side of the housing 11 shown in FIG.

  Each of the plurality of second contacts 15 includes a fixed portion 22 fixed to the housing 11 and a movable cantilever beam portion 23 that is bent and extends from the fixed portion 22, as shown in FIG. Yes. The fixed portion 22 is formed with a connection terminal portion 22a facing the outside of the housing 11 on the rear side end portion side of the housing 11, and the connection terminal portion 22a is a wiring provided on a wiring board on which the housing 11 is arranged. For example, it is connected to the terminal by soldering. Further, the movable cantilever beam portion 23 is formed with a contact portion 23 a at the tip thereof, and the contact portion 23 a extends from the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the inside of the housing 11. It is supposed to be located inside. Each of the plurality of second contacts 15 is pressed and inserted into the inside of the housing 11 from, for example, the rear side end of the housing 11 that faces the front side end of the housing 11.

  Each of the plurality of first contacts 14 and each of the plurality of second contacts 15 as described above includes a contact portion 21a formed at the distal end portion of the movable cantilever beam portion 21 in the first contact 14 and the second contact 15a. The contact portion 23 a formed at the distal end portion of the movable cantilever beam portion 23 in the second contact 15 has a different position in the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 13 with respect to the housing 11 in the housing 11. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the contact portion 21 a in the first contact 14 is located on the front side of the housing 11 in which the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided from the contact portion 23 a in the second contact 15. It is arranged at a position close to the end.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the contact portion 21 a of the first contact 14 is inserted into the housing 11. The plurality of first contacts 14 are in contact with the wide end portions 16 a of the corresponding first contact terminal portions 16 in the wiring board 13, so that the plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 correspond. And the contact portion 23a of the second contact 15 abuts on the wide end portion 17a of the corresponding second contact terminal portion 17 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11, As a result, the plurality of second contacts 15 are connected to the flexible printed wiring board 13. They are respectively contacting a plurality of the second contact terminal 17 corresponding that. As a result, the plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 include the plurality of first contacts 14 and the plurality of second contact terminals. The contact 15 is electrically connected to a wiring terminal provided on the wiring board on which the housing 11 is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the connector device 10 has a longitudinal direction in the housing 11, that is, an arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 14 and a plurality of second contacts 15 (hereinafter referred to as a contact arrangement direction). ), And an engagement member 25 integrally formed of, for example, a metal material. The central portion of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction is a portion sandwiched between both ends of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction, and includes the center in the strict sense and the periphery thereof. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the engaging member 25 engages with a locking state for locking the flexible printed wiring board 13 and releases the locking. It is provided for selectively taking the stop release state.

  FIG. 8 shows the engagement member 25 alone. The engaging member 25 shown in FIG. 8 is formed by punching and bending an elastic metal plate material, for example, and a base 26 fixed to the housing 11 and a movable arm-like portion 27 having elasticity extending from the base 26. A movable bending portion 28 having elasticity that extends from the base portion 26 and opposes the movable arm-shaped portion 27 is provided.

  The movable arm portion 27 engages with the through hole 19 forming the engaging portion in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to lock the flexible printed wiring board 13. The locking portion 29 that takes a state and extends from the locking portion 29 as constituting the tip side portion of the movable arm-shaped portion 27, and the locking portion 29 is disengaged from the through hole 19 in the flexible printed wiring board 13. The lock release part 30 which takes the state to be made is formed. The movable bending portion 28 is in contact with the flexible printed wiring board 13 so as to press the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 toward the plate-like member insertion portion 12. An abutting portion 31 is formed.

  The engaging member 25 is attached to the housing 11 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the base portion 26 of the engaging member 25 is fixed to a portion on the rear side end portion side of the housing 11, and the movable arm-like portion 27 extending from the base portion 26 is formed with a locking portion formed thereon. 29 and the unlocking portion 30 are positioned in a plate-like member receiving space extending from the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the inside of the housing 11, and a movable bending portion 28 extending from the base portion 26 is formed thereon. The abutted portion 31 is abutted against a step portion 11c formed on the inner side of the top plate portion 11b of the housing 11, and the position is regulated by the step portion 11c.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom plate portion 11 a of the housing 11 is formed with a through hole 35 at the center portion in the contact arrangement direction, and the locking portion 29 of the movable arm-shaped portion 27 in the engaging member 25. And the part in which the latch release | release part 30 was formed is distribute | arranged to the position corresponding to the through-hole 35. FIG. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the top plate portion 11 b of the housing 11 is formed with a through hole 36 in the center portion in the contact arrangement direction, and the engagement member 25 is movable. An unlocking portion 30 formed in the arm-shaped portion 27 is disposed at a position corresponding to the through hole 36. The through holes 35 formed in the bottom plate portion 11a and the through holes 36 formed in the top plate portion 11b together constitute a through hole portion provided in the housing 11. The center portion of the bottom plate portion 11a of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction is a portion sandwiched between both ends of the bottom plate portion 11a of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction, and includes the center and the periphery in the strict sense. . Similarly, the center portion of the top plate portion 11b of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction is a portion sandwiched between both ends of the top plate portion 11b of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction. Includes surroundings.

  The locking portion 29 formed on the movable arm-shaped portion 27 in the engaging member 25 is inclined to rise along the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 13 to the housing 11 through the plate-shaped member insertion portion 12. It has a surface 29a. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the inclined surface 29 a formed by the locking portion 29 causes the leading end of the flexible printed wiring board 13 that contacts the locking portion 29 to be in contact with the inclined surface 29 a. Guide them to get over.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7, in order to obtain a state in which the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12, first, as shown in FIG. 9, 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 provided on the front end surface portion.

  When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 of the connector device 10 as described above, first, as shown in FIG. 9, the flexible printed wiring board 13 includes a plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 and A flat plate-like portion 18 in which a plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 are arranged and arranged is connected to a plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided at the front side end portion of the housing 11 of the connector device 10, and a terminal arrangement direction of the housing 11. It is inserted in a state that is along the longitudinal direction, that is, the contact arrangement direction.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is further inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, so that the flat plate-like portion 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 becomes the plate-like member. It reaches a preset position in the accommodation space. At that time, the outer surface (edge portion) of the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is the inclined surface of the engaging portion 29 formed on the movable arm-like portion 27 of the engaging member 25. The locking portion 29 is pressed against the contact portion 29a, and the locking portion 29 is elastically displaced toward the through hole 35 formed in the bottom plate portion 11a of the housing 11, and then gets over the locking portion 29. As a result, the locking portion 29 is released from being pressed by the flat plate-like portion 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 and restored to its original position by its own elasticity, and as shown in FIG. The flexible printed wiring board 13 is locked by engaging with the through holes 19 formed in the flat plate-like portion 18.

  In this way, when the state in which the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 is locked by the locking portion 29 is obtained, the flexible printed wiring board 13 reaches the normal insertion position in the housing 11. The locking member 29 is locked by the engaging member 25 having the movable arm-shaped portion 27 formed with the locking portion 29, so that undesired removal from the housing 11 is prevented. In other words, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is only inserted properly into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 and is locked by the engaging member 25 to prevent undesired removal from the housing 11. Will be.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the movable bending portion 28 in the engaging member 25 has a contact portion 31 formed on the movable bending portion 28 in contact with an edge portion of the flat plate-like portion 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 13. With the state, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is elastically compressed in the insertion direction with respect to the housing 11. As a result, the flexible printed wiring board 13 receives a pressing force in the direction from the abutting portion 31 of the movable bending portion 28 toward the plate-like member insertion portion 12, but the engaging portion 29 engages with the through hole 19 and is flexible. Since the printed wiring board 13 is locked, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is not pushed out of the plate member insertion portion 12.

  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, the plurality of second arrangements arranged in the housing 11 are arranged. A plurality of first contacts 14 are arranged on the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 in which the contact portions 21 a formed at the tip portions of the movable cantilever beam portions 21 are inserted into the housing 11. A plurality of second ends arranged in the housing 11 are also brought into contact with and connected to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 by being brought into elastic contact with the wide end portions 16a of the contact terminal portions 16 respectively. The flexible printed wiring board 1 in which the contact 15 is inserted into the housing 11 at the contact portion 23 a formed at the tip of each movable cantilever beam portion 23. Each of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 disposed on the flat plate-like portion 18 is elastically brought into contact with the wide end portions 17a of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 so as to be in contact with and connected to the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17, respectively. . Thereby, the plurality of first and second contact terminal portions 16 and 17 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 are connected to the housing 11 via the plurality of first and second contacts 14 and 15. It is electrically connected to a wiring terminal provided on the arranged wiring board. 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.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 11, the pressing member 40 is arranged in the housing 11 through the through hole 36 formed in the top plate portion 11 b of the housing 11, which constitutes the through hole portion provided in the housing 11. When the unlocking portion 30 formed together with the locking portion 29 on the movable arm-shaped portion 27 of the engaging member 25 is pressed toward the bottom plate portion 11 a side of the housing 11 by the tip portion of the pressing member 40, The release portion 30 is displaced along with the locking portion 29 and is pushed into a through hole 35 formed in the bottom plate portion 11 a of the housing 11 that constitutes a through-hole portion provided in the housing 11. Thereby, the unlocking portion 30 pushed into the through-hole 35 is formed in the through-hole formed in the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed circuit board 13 in the engaging portion 29 displaced along with the unlocking portion 30. The state where the engagement with the flexible printed circuit board 13 is released is released.

  Thereby, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is released from the locked state by the locking portion 29. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is released from the locked state by the locking portion 29, the movable bent portion 28 of the engaging member 25 is extended and displaced toward the plate-like member insertion portion 12, and is locked by the locking portion 29. The flexible printed wiring board 13 released from the state is pressed by the pressing force in the direction toward the plate member insertion portion 12 received from the abutting portion 31 of the movable bending portion 28 extending and displaced toward the plate member insertion portion 12. It moves to the outside of the housing 11 through the shaped member insertion part 12. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, a state is obtained in which one end of the through hole 19 formed in the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is in contact with the pressing member 40 inserted into the housing 11. The position of the printed wiring board 13 is restricted by its movement. Further, the contact portion 31 of the movable bending portion 28 is positioned by contact with a step portion 11c formed inside the top plate portion 11b of the housing 11, and no more pressing force is applied to the flexible printed wiring board 13. Put in condition.

  Thereafter, when the pressing member 40 is removed from the housing 11 through the through-hole 36, the flexible printed wiring moved to the outside of the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 by the movable bending portion 28 of the engaging member 25. The substrate 13 can be removed from the housing 11. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is removed from the housing 11, the movable arm-shaped portion 27 of the engaging member 25 is restored and displaced toward the top plate portion 11 b of the housing 11 by its own elasticity, and returns to its original position. To do.

  In the connector device 10 as described above, undesired removal from the housing 11 with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided therein is prevented. For example, a pair of locking means and a pair of engagements provided on both side portions of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction are used for releasing the locking for enabling the pulling out of the housing 11 and releasing the locking for enabling the extraction from the housing 11. A stop releasing means or the like is not required, and instead, a locking state for locking the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted in the housing 11 and a lock releasing mechanism are provided at the center portion of the housing 11 in the contact arrangement direction. An engagement member 25 that selectively takes the stop release state is disposed. Moreover, the engaging member 25 is a single member that functions as both a locking means and a locking release means. Therefore, according to the connector device 10, the flexible printed wiring board inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 can be achieved by reducing the manufacturing cost by simplifying the configuration and reducing the number of parts. It is possible to reliably and easily perform the locking for preventing undesired removal from the housing 11 with respect to 13 and the release of the locking.

  In addition, when the engagement member 25 is in a state of releasing the locking with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13, the flexible printed wiring board 13 released from the locking is pressed toward the plate-like member insertion portion 12 side to receive the housing. 11 is also moved to the outside. Thereby, according to the connector device 10, the flexible printed wiring inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 while the manufacturing cost can be reduced by simplifying the configuration and reducing the number of parts. The substrate 13 can be extracted from the housing 11 very easily.

  In addition, an engaging member 25 for locking and releasing the locking with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 includes a base portion 26 fixed to the housing 11 and a movable arm-shaped portion 27 extending from the base portion 26. And a flexible bend portion 28 extending from the base portion 26 and facing the movable arm-like portion 27. The flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 into the movable arm-like portion 27. Is pressed by a locking portion 29 that engages the through hole 19 that forms the engaging portion in FIG. 1 and locks the flexible printed wiring board 13, and a pressing member 40 that is disposed in the housing 11 through the through hole portion in the housing 11. The locking release portion is displaced with the locking portion 29 and causes the locking portion 29 to take a state of releasing the locking with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13. And the flexible printed wiring board 13 to press the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the movable bending portion 28 toward the plate-like member insertion portion 12 side. 13 is formed. As a result, the connector device 10 has a locking portion 29 for locking the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 and a locking release portion 30 for releasing the locking by the locking portion 29, To have a configuration that can be obtained easily and easily, in which a contact portion 31 for moving the flexible printed wiring board 13 unlocked by the portion 29 to the outside of the housing 11 is integrally formed. Become.

  In such a connector device 10, the engaging member 25 with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 is simply inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided on the housing 11. Can be locked by the locking portion 29, and at the same time, the locking by the locking portion 29 to the flexible printed wiring board 13 is released into the housing 11 through the through-hole portion in the housing 11. Since it can be performed only by pressing the locking release portion 30 with the pressing member 40, locking and releasing of the locking by the engaging member 25 with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 is performed by a very simple operation. And a special space around the engaging member 25 is required for such operation. There.

  Further, in the connector device 10, the engaging member 25 is made of a metal material, and each of the movable arm-shaped portion 27 and the movable bent portion 28 has elasticity and can be elastically displaced with respect to the housing 11. Therefore, the engagement member 25 engages with the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 by the engagement portion 29, the engagement portion 29 releases the engagement, and the engagement portion 29 releases the engagement. The flexible printed wiring board 13 thus pushed out from the housing 11 is quickly and reliably performed.

  FIG. 12 shows a second example of the connector device according to the present invention.

  The connector apparatus 50 which comprises the 2nd example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention shown by FIG. 12 has many parts comprised similarly to the connector apparatus 10 which comprises the 1st example of the connector apparatus which concerns on the above-mentioned this invention. These parts are shown with the same reference numerals as the corresponding parts in the connector device 10 in FIGS. 12 to 15, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

  In FIG. 12, the connector device 50 includes a housing 51 formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin. The housing 51 is provided with a plate-like member insertion portion 52 at the front side end thereof, and a plate-like member accommodation space extends from the plate-like member insertion portion 52 into the housing 51. And the flexible printed wiring board 13 which comprises the above-mentioned wiring board-shaped member shown by FIG. 1 is inserted in the housing 51 through the plate-shaped member insertion part 52 provided in it.

  In actual use, the housing 51 is disposed, for example, on a wiring board (not shown), whereby the entire connector device 50 is fixed to the wiring board. At that time, one of the pair of opposing end surface portions sandwiched between the front side end portion and the rear side end portion facing the housing 51 is an outer surface portion that contacts the wiring board and the other is opened. It is said. Hereinafter, one of the pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing 51 that contacts the wiring board is referred to as a bottom plate portion 51a, and the other of the pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing 51 that are opposed to the same is referred to as a top plate portion 51b.

  As in the housing 11 of the connector device 10, the housing 51 includes a plurality of first contacts 14 and a plurality of second contacts 15 (not shown in the drawing) in the longitudinal direction of the housing 51 (toward the front). (Along the left-right direction).

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the bottom plate portion 51 a of the housing 51 is formed with a through hole 53 in the center portion in the contact arrangement direction, and the top plate portion 51 b of the housing 51 has a through hole 53. A through hole 54 is formed in the center portion in the contact arrangement direction. The through hole 53 formed in the bottom plate portion 51a and the through hole 54 formed in the top plate portion 51b together constitute a through hole portion provided in the housing 51. The central portion of the bottom plate portion 51a of the housing 51 in the contact arrangement direction is a portion sandwiched between both ends of the bottom plate portion 51a of the housing 51 in the contact arrangement direction, and includes a strict sense of the center and its periphery. . Similarly, the center portion in the contact arrangement direction of the top plate portion 51b of the housing 51 is a portion sandwiched between both ends in the contact arrangement direction of the top plate portion 51b of the housing 51, and the center in the strict sense and its Includes surroundings.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the connector device 50 includes an engaging member 25, which is integrally formed of, for example, a metal material, which is disposed in the central portion of the housing 51 in the contact arrangement direction. The central portion of the housing 51 in the contact arrangement direction is a portion sandwiched between both ends of the housing 51 in the contact arrangement direction, and includes the center in the strict sense and the periphery thereof. When the flexible printed circuit board 13 is inserted into the housing 51 through the plate-like member insertion portion 52, the engaging member 25 is engaged with the flexible printed circuit board 13 and is unlocked. It is provided to selectively take the state.

  The engaging member 25 has a base portion 26 fixed to the housing 51, and a portion where the locking portion 29 and the locking releasing portion 30 of the movable arm-shaped portion 27 extending from the base portion 26 are formed is a bottom plate portion of the housing 51. The unlocking portion 30 formed in the movable arm-shaped portion 27 is arranged at a position corresponding to the through-hole 53 formed in the 51 a and corresponds to the through-hole 54 formed in the top plate portion 51 b of the housing 51. It is arranged at the position to do. Further, the position of the movable bending portion 28 extending from the base portion 26 is regulated by the step portion 51c by bringing the contact portion 31 formed thereon into contact with the step portion 51c formed inside the top plate portion 51b of the housing 51. It is assumed.

  Further, the connector device 50 includes a pressing member 55 that constitutes a movable member formed integrally with the housing 51. The pressing member 55 is a part of the housing 51, for example, an operation part 56 having elasticity that is displaceably extended from the top plate part 51 b, and a through hole formed in the bottom plate part 51 a of the housing 51 protruding from the operation part 56. 53 and a through hole 54 formed in the top plate portion 51 b of the housing 51, and a projection 57 located in a through hole provided in the housing 51. The tip portion of the protrusion 57 is tapered. When the operation portion 56 is operated to press it toward the inside of the housing 51, the protrusion 57 is displaced in the housing 51 through the through hole 54 that constitutes the through hole portion provided in the housing 51. The locking release part 30 formed in the movable arm-like part 27 in the engaging member 25 is pressed by the tip part.

  Other configurations in the connector device 50 are the same as the corresponding configurations in the connector device 10 described above.

  When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 51 of the connector device 50, the flexible printed wiring board 13 includes a plurality of first contact terminal portions 16 and a plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 arranged in an array. The flat plate-like portion 18 passes through the plate-like member insertion portion 52 provided at the front side end portion of the housing 51 to the plate-like member accommodating space inside the housing 51, so that the terminal arrangement direction is along the contact arrangement direction. It shall be inserted with the state. Then, the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 has a locking portion 29 formed on the movable arm-like portion 27 of the engaging member 25 and the tip of the protruding portion 57 of the pressing member 55 in the plate-like member accommodating space. The movable arm-shaped portion 27 formed with the engaging portion 29 and the unlocking portion 30 is displaced toward the bottom plate portion 51a side of the housing 51, and the protruding portion 57 of the pressing member 55 is moved to the housing 51. The top plate portion 51b is displaced so that the locking portions 29 and the tip portions of the projections 57 are positioned so as not to prevent the flexible printed wiring board 13 from being inserted into the housing 51.

  At that time, the outer surface (edge portion) of the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is the inclined surface of the engaging portion 29 formed on the movable arm-like portion 27 of the engaging member 25. The abutting portion 29a is pressed against the locking portion 29, and the locking portion 29 is elastically displaced toward the through hole 53 formed in the bottom plate portion 51a of the housing 51, as shown in FIG. After that, the portion outside the through hole 19 (edge portion) in the flat plate-like portion 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 gets over the locking portion 29. As a result, the locking portion 29 is released from being pressed by the flat plate-like portion 18 in the flexible printed circuit board 13 and restored to its original position by its own elasticity, and as shown in FIG. The flexible printed wiring board 13 is locked by engaging with the through holes 19 formed in the flat plate-like portion 18.

  Thus, when the state in which the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 51 is locked by the locking portion 29 is obtained, the flexible printed wiring board 13 reaches the normal insertion position in the housing 51. The locking member 29 is locked by the engaging member 25 having the movable arm-shaped portion 27 formed with the locking portion 29, so that undesired removal from the housing 51 is prevented. In other words, the flexible printed circuit board 13 is only properly inserted into the housing 51 through the plate-like member insertion portion 52, and is locked by the engaging member 25 to prevent undesired removal from the housing 51. Will be.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, the movable bending portion 28 in the engaging member 25 has a contact portion 31 formed on the movable bending portion 28 in contact with an edge portion of the flat plate-like portion 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 13. The flexible printed wiring board 13 is elastically compressed by the flexible printed wiring board 13 in the insertion direction with respect to the housing 51. As a result, the flexible printed wiring board 13 receives a pressing force in a direction from the abutting portion 31 of the movable bending portion 28 toward the plate-like member insertion portion 52, but the engaging portion 29 engages with the through hole 19 and is flexible. Since the printed wiring board 13 is locked, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is not pushed out from the plate member insertion portion 52.

  In this way, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 completes the insertion through the plate-like member insertion portion 52 into the housing 51 and takes the normal insertion position, the plurality of second arrays arranged in the housing 51 are arranged. A plurality of first contacts 14 are arranged on the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 in which the contact portions 21 a formed at the tip portions of the respective movable cantilever beam portions 21 are inserted into the housing 51. A plurality of second terminals arranged in the housing 51 are arranged in contact with and connected to the plurality of first contact terminal parts 16 by being elastically brought into contact with the wide end portions 16 a of the contact terminal parts 16, respectively. The flexible printed wiring board 1 in which the contact 15 is inserted into the housing 51 with a contact portion 23 a formed at the tip of each movable cantilever beam portion 23. Each of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 disposed on the flat plate-like portion 18 is elastically brought into contact with the wide end portions 17a of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17 so as to be in contact with and connected to the plurality of second contact terminal portions 17, respectively. . Thereby, the plurality of first and second contact terminal portions 16 and 17 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 51 are connected to the housing 51 via the plurality of first and second contacts 14 and 15. It is electrically connected to a wiring terminal provided on the arranged wiring board. Such a state can be obtained simply by properly inserting the flexible printed wiring board 13 into the housing 51 through the plate-like member insertion portion 52.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 15, when an operation for pressing the operation portion 56 of the pressing member 55 provided in the housing 51 toward the inside of the housing 51 is applied, a protruding portion that protrudes from the operation portion 56. 57 displaces the inside of the housing 51 through a through hole 54 constituting a through hole provided in the housing 51, and its distal end portion is moved to an unlocking portion 30 formed on the movable arm-shaped portion 27 in the engaging member 25. The locking release part 30 is pressed against the bottom plate part 51 a side of the housing 51 by making contact. As a result, the lock release portion 30 is displaced with the lock portion 29 and is pushed into the through-hole 53 formed in the bottom plate portion 51 a of the housing 51 that constitutes the through-hole portion provided in the housing 51. Accordingly, the unlocking portion 30 pushed into the through-hole 53 is formed in the through-hole formed in the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 in the engaging portion 29 displaced along with the unlocking portion 30. The state where the engagement with the flexible printed circuit board 13 is released is released.

  Thereby, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is released from the locked state by the locking portion 29. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is released from the locked state by the locking portion 29, the movable bent portion 28 of the engaging member 25 is extended and displaced toward the plate-like member insertion portion 12, and is locked by the locking portion 29. The flexible printed wiring board 13 released from the state is pressed by the pressing force in the direction toward the plate member insertion portion 52 received from the abutting portion 31 of the movable bending portion 28 extending and displaced toward the plate member insertion portion 52. It moves to the outside of the housing 51 through the shaped member insertion part 52. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, a state is obtained in which one end of the through hole 19 formed in the flat plate-like portion 18 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is in contact with the protrusion 57 of the pressing member 55 located in the housing 51. Thereby, the position of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is restricted and its movement is restricted. Further, the contact portion 31 of the movable bending portion 28 is positioned by being in contact with a step portion 51c formed inside the top plate portion 51b of the housing 51, and no more pressing force is applied to the flexible printed wiring board 13. Put in condition.

  Thereafter, when the operation of pressing the operation portion 56 on the pressing member 55 is not applied, the operation portion 56 is restored to its original position by its own elasticity, and accordingly, the protrusion 57 protruding from the operation portion 56 The tapered tip end portion is separated from the unlocking portion 30 formed in the movable arm-like portion 27 of the engaging member 25 and slightly remains in the plate-like member accommodating space in the housing 51. Thereby, the flexible printed wiring board 13 moved to the outside of the housing 51 through the plate member insertion portion 52 by the movable bending portion 28 of the engaging member 25 is tapered in the pressing member 55 by the flat plate portion 18. The projecting portion 57 having the tip portion that forms the position can be removed from the housing 51 while being displaced toward the top plate portion 51 b side of the housing 51. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is removed from the housing 51, the movable arm-shaped portion 27 of the engaging member 25 is restored and displaced toward the top plate portion 51b of the housing 51 by its own elasticity, and is returned to its original position. Return to.

  According to the connector device 50 as described above, the same effect as that obtained by the connector device 10 described above can be obtained. In addition, in the connector device 50, the housing 51 is provided through the through-hole portion in the housing 51. The pressing member 55 inserted into the housing 51 constitutes a movable member formed integrally with the housing 51. For example, the operating portion 56 that extends displaceably from the top plate portion 51 b of the housing 51, and protrudes from the operating portion 56. When the operation part 56 is subjected to an operation of pressing it toward the inside of the housing 51, the protrusion part 57 penetrates. The inside of the housing is displaced through the hole to press the locking release portion 30. Thereby, the housing 51 including the pressing member 55 is provided, and an operation of releasing the locking by the locking portion 29 with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by pressing of the pressing member 55 is performed. It can be performed extremely easily 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 the wiring board, and a housing. A plurality of contacts arranged and arranged, and an engagement member that is provided in 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 The connector device has a simple configuration with a relatively small number of parts, can reduce the manufacturing cost, and can be easily and easily operated with a plate-like member in the housing. As a latch that can prevent undesired removal from the housing with respect to the wiring plate-like member inserted through the plug-in portion and to release the latch reliably, Those that can be widely applied to various electronic devices.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,50 ... Connector apparatus 11, 51 ... Housing, 11a, 51a ... Bottom plate part, 11b, 51b ... Top plate part, 11c, 51c ... Step part, 12, 52 ...・ Plate-like member insertion portion, 13... Flexible printed circuit board, 14... First contact, 15... Second contact, 16. 2 contact terminal parts, 18 ... flat plate part, 19, 35, 36, 53, 54 ... through-hole, 21, 23 ... movable cantilever beam part, 21a, 23a ... contact part, 25 ... engaging member, 26 ... base, 27 ... movable arm-like part, 28 ... movable bending part, 29 ... locking part, 30 ... locking release part, 31. ..Contact part, 40, 55 ... Pressing member, 56 ... Operating part, 5 7 ... Protrusions

Claims (10)

A housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion;
A plurality of contacts that are arranged and arranged in the housing, and are contact-connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions of the wiring plate-like member when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion; ,
When the wiring plate-like member is provided in the housing and is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, the latched state for latching the wiring plate-like member and the unlocking state for releasing the latching An engagement member that selectively takes
Comprising
The housing is provided with a through-hole portion at a central portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing,
A movable arm-shaped portion having a base portion fixed to the housing and a portion extending from the base portion and disposed at a position corresponding to the through hole portion; A movable bent portion extending from the base and facing the movable arm-shaped portion;
An engaging portion for engaging the engaging portion of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member inserting portion into the movable arm-like portion and locking the wiring plate member; When pressed by a pressing member disposed in the housing through the through-hole portion, it is displaced with the locking portion and causes the locking portion to release a lock on the wiring plate member. The wiring board is formed so as to press the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion to the movable bending portion toward the plate member insertion portion side. A connector device, wherein a contact portion that contacts the shaped member is formed.   The engagement member is made of a metal plate material, and each of the movable arm-like portion and the movable bending portion has elasticity and is elastically displaceable with respect to the housing. The connector device according to 1.   In the engaging member, when the locking portion locks the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, the movable bending portion presses the contact portion. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the connector device is compressed and displaced by a member.   When the movable bend portion is compressed and displaced by the wiring plate-like member, the movable bend portion causes the lock release portion to take the state of releasing the lock on the wiring plate-like member. 4. The connector device according to claim 3, wherein the wiring plate member is pushed out from the housing through the plate member insertion portion by being extended and displaced.   With the locking portion engaged with the engaging portion of the wiring plate member, the locking releasing portion of the engaging member is pressed by the pressing member, with the locking portion. 2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the connector device is displaced to cause the engaging portion to disengage from the engaging portion.   The through-hole portion provided in the housing includes a first through hole formed in a central portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in one of a pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing, and the housing 2. The connector device according to claim 1, further comprising a second through hole formed in a central portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts on the other of the pair of opposed end surface portions.   The portion of the movable arm-shaped portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the second through hole, and the pressing member is disposed in the housing through the first through hole. The connector device according to claim 6, wherein the unlocking portion pressed by the displacement is displaced into the second through hole.   2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing member is a movable member formed integrally with the housing.   The pressing member has an operation part that extends displaceably from a part of the housing, and a protrusion that protrudes from the operation part and is located in the through hole provided in the housing. When the operation of pressing the operation portion toward the inside of the housing is applied, the projection is displaced in the housing through the through-hole portion and presses the locking release portion. The connector device according to claim 8.   A first through hole formed in a central portion in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in one of a pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing, and a pair of opposed end surface portions of the housing. And a second through hole formed in a central portion of the other contact in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts, and the portion of the movable arm-shaped portion is at a position corresponding to the second through hole. In addition, the protruding portion of the pressing member is displaced in the housing through the first through hole to press the locking releasing portion, and the locking releasing portion pressed by the protruding portion. The connector device according to claim 9, wherein the connector is displaced into the second through hole.

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