JP6601539B2 - Module connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a module connector for electrically connecting a host-side cable and a module-side board, and in particular, for connecting a module that requires waterproofness, dustproofness, etc., such as a camera module or a sensor used in a vehicle. The present invention relates to a module connector used.

  In-vehicle camera modules such as a back monitor camera using a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor and a white line recognition camera are known. Such an in-vehicle camera module includes an imaging optical system having an optical element such as an imaging lens, an imaging element for acquiring a subject image formed thereby, and an electric signal output from the imaging element. An electronic circuit unit that generates digital image data corresponding to the subject image based thereon is housed in a housing. The casing is provided with a connection cord for transmitting the acquired digital image data from the electronic circuit unit.

JP 2012-29114 A

  In such a module such as an in-vehicle camera module, it is necessary to fix the connection cord to the housing portion for waterproofing, dustproofing, etc., and a connection connector for electric wires is used for the connection between the connection cord and the electronic circuit unit. It was used. In the connection method using such a connection connector, by taking the extra length of the connection cord and utilizing the flexibility of the electric wire itself, the displacement of the mounting position of the module side substrate and the camera module itself is absorbed, or It was necessary to prevent the module side substrate and the camera module from being affected by the vibration of the vehicle. Therefore, when connecting the connection connector, it is necessary to allow a sufficient length of the connection cord to route the wire itself or to improve productivity when assembling the connector. A connection cord having a large extra length is bent inside the module and is accommodated in an indefinite position (see Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, in-vehicle camera modules are becoming more digitalized and higher in image quality, it is necessary to increase the transmission speed of image signals, and shielding properties are considered to be very important to prevent electrical noise. It is becoming. In the connection method using the conventional connection connector, the connection cord is bent inside the module and housed in an indeterminate position, so it is easily affected by electrical noise and impedance matching is difficult. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to increase the transmission speed of the connector, and there is also a problem that the productivity of the connector is lowered and the manufacturing cost increases because it is necessary to take a sufficient length of the connection cord. .

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to absorb the misalignment of the module-side board and the module itself with respect to a predetermined mounting position, which has occurred in a conventional module such as a vehicle camera module, and to prevent the module from being affected by vibration. To provide a connector for a module that can suppress the emission and intrusion of electrical noise and can easily perform impedance matching, thereby increasing the signal transmission speed and improving the module performance. It is.

In order to solve the above problems, a module connector according to the present invention is a module connector for electrically connecting a host-side cable and a module-side board inside the module, and is connected to one end when the connector plug is connected. A contact part that contacts the contact part of the plug contact terminal or the plug shield terminal, a conductor part connection part that is connected to the wiring pattern of the module-side substrate at the other end, and a contact part and a conductor part connection part. A plurality of contact terminals each having a curved portion connected in a curved shape, a socket mold cover member that holds the plurality of contact terminals movably, and the contact portions while insulating the contact portions of the plurality of contact terminals from each other. The curved portions of the plurality of contact terminals are bent and moved relative to the socket mold cover member. An insulator member which is capable disposed, a fixing bracket which movement of the insulator member suppresses radiation and intrusion of noise limit in cooperation with the socket mold cover member, to secure the socket mold cover member to the module-side substrate, by the insulator member moves, at the time of connection, provided with a mechanism for adjusting the displacement of the relative positions of the contact portions of the plurality of contact terminals and the plug contact terminals or contact portions of the plug shield terminals, a plurality by the movement of the insulator member The mechanism for adjusting the relative displacement between the contact portion of the contact terminal and the contact portion of the plug contact terminal or the plug shield terminal is disposed in the connector socket disposed on the module side substrate, and the host side cable is formed in one circular shape. And cover the inner copper wire with an insulating material around the inner copper wire A coaxial cable and a Rudo lines, the plurality of contact terminals, characterized in that it comprises a socket contact terminal connected to the internal copper wire, and a socket shield terminal which is connected to the shield wire.

  The socket contact terminal includes a socket contact portion into which a plug contact terminal of a connector plug connected to the internal copper wire of the coaxial cable is inserted, a socket conductor portion connection portion disposed on the module side substrate, and a socket contact portion. You may provide the socket bending part which connects a socket conducting wire part connection part.

  The socket shield terminal includes a shield contact portion connected to the plug shield terminal of the connector plug, a shield conductor connection portion arranged on the module side substrate, and a shield bending portion connecting the shield contact portion and the shield conductor connection portion. And may be provided.

  The plug shield terminal of the connector plug may be connected to the shield wire of the coaxial cable.

An overmold for filling the gap between the host side cable and the module casing , fixing the host side cable so as to be bendable , and attaching the module connector to the module casing may be further provided.

According to the module connector of the present invention, the fixing metal fitting that suppresses noise emission and intrusion, restricts the movement of the insulator member in cooperation with the socket mold cover member, and fixes the socket mold cover member to the module side substrate. And a mechanism for adjusting a relative position shift between the contact portions of the plurality of contact terminals and the contact portions of the plug contact terminal or the plug shield terminal when the insulator member is moved by moving the insulator member. The mechanism for adjusting the relative displacement between the contact portions of the plurality of contact terminals and the contact portions of the plug contact terminal or the plug shield terminal is arranged in the connector socket arranged on the module side substrate, and the host side cable is one Cover the inner copper wire with an insulating material around the inner copper wire A coaxial cable and a shielded wire, a plurality of contact terminals, the socket contact terminal connected to the internal copper wire, predetermined module-side substrate and the module itself because it includes a socket shield terminal connected to the shield wire It is possible to absorb the displacement of the mounting position relative to the mounting position of the module and to prevent the module from being affected by vibrations, to suppress the emission and intrusion of electrical noise, and to easily perform impedance matching. It is possible to provide a module connector that can increase the transmission speed of the module and improve the module performance.

It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the connector plug for vehicle-mounted camera modules which comprises a part of 1st Embodiment of the connector for modules which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the principal part of the connector plug for vehicle-mounted camera modules shown in FIG. It is a perspective view expanding and showing a plurality of plug contact terminals and an insulator as one. It is a fragmentary sectional view shown along the IV-IV line in FIG. It is a perspective view showing the whole in-vehicle camera module connector plug which constitutes a part of a 1st embodiment of a module connector concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the whole vehicle-mounted camera module using the connector plug for vehicle-mounted camera modules shown in FIG. 5 seeing through a cover. FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing the in-vehicle camera module shown in FIG. 6 with a part of the cover cut away, and FIG. 7B is a front view of the perspective view shown in FIG. is there. FIG. 8A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the connector socket connected to the in-vehicle camera module connector plug shown in FIG. 5 together with the camera unit mounting substrate on which the connector socket is arranged, and FIG. 8 (a) is a front view of the connector socket, FIG. 8 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIIIC-VIIIC in FIG. 8 (b), and FIG. FIG. 9 is a top view of the connector socket shown in FIG. 9A is a front view showing a state where the connector plug for the in-vehicle camera module and the connector socket shown in FIG. 5 are connected, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IXB-IXB in FIG. It is sectional drawing shown along. FIG. 10A is a side view showing a state where the connector plug for the in-vehicle camera module and the connector socket shown in FIG. 5 are connected, and FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XB-XB in FIG. It is sectional drawing shown along. It is a perspective view which shows the connector plug for low profile type vehicle-mounted camera modules which comprises a part of 2nd Embodiment of the connector for modules which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the connector plug for low profile vehicle-mounted camera modules shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a plug contact terminal, an insulator, and a front mold cover. FIG. 14A is a perspective view of the in-vehicle camera module cover unit including the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug shown in FIG. 11 as viewed from the camera unit side, and FIG. It is a bottom view of the perspective view shown to a), FIG.14 (c) is sectional drawing shown along the XIVC-XIVC line | wire in FIG.14 (b). FIG. 15A is a front view showing a state in which the connector plug for the low-profile in-vehicle camera module and the connector socket shown in FIG. 11 are connected, and FIG. 15B is an XVB- in FIG. It is sectional drawing shown along a XVB line. 16A is a side view showing a state in which the connector plug for the low-profile in-vehicle camera module shown in FIG. 11 and the connector socket are connected, and FIG. 16B is an XVIB− in FIG. It is sectional drawing shown along a XVIB line. It is a perspective view which shows the connector plug for coaxial type vehicle-mounted camera modules connected to the connector socket for coaxial type vehicle-mounted camera modules which comprises a part of 3rd Embodiment of the module connector which concerns on this invention. FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view showing the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug shown in FIG. 17 and a cover. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the connector plug for coaxial type vehicle-mounted camera modules shown in FIG. 17 to the cover. FIG. 20A is a perspective view of a coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket constituting a part of the third embodiment of the module connector according to the present invention as seen from the upper surface side, and FIG. FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the connector socket for coaxial type vehicle-mounted camera modules shown to Fig.20 (a). FIG. 22A is a front view showing a state where the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug shown in FIG. 17 is connected to the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXIIB-XXIIB in FIG. 22A, and FIG. 22C is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXIIC-XXIIC in FIG. FIG. 23A is a side view showing a state where the coaxial vehicle-mounted camera module connector plug shown in FIG. 17 is connected to the coaxial vehicle-mounted camera module connector socket shown in FIG. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXIIIB-XXIIIB in FIG. 24A is an enlarged view of the XXIVA portion of FIG. 22B, FIG. 24B is an enlarged view of the XXIVB portion of FIG. 22C, and FIG. It is an enlarged view of the XXIVC part of 23 (b).

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In addition, the concept of the up-down direction in the following description corresponds to the up-down direction in the attached drawings, and indicates a relative positional relationship between the members, and does not indicate an absolute positional relationship.
In the following description, for convenience, the insertion direction of the connector is indicated as “front end”, the reverse direction of the connector insertion direction is indicated as “rear end”, and the left-right direction is a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the connector. Indicates “left and right”, but does not indicate an absolute positional relationship.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of an in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 (see FIG. 5) constituting a part of the first embodiment of the module connector according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an essential part of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a plurality of plug contact terminals 111 and an insulator 112 as an integrated unit; 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 includes a plug contact terminal 111, an insulator 112, a mold cover 113, a front shell 114, a rear shell 115, and a multicore cable 121.

  As shown in FIGS. 9B and 10B, the plug contact terminal 111 is a metal terminal connected to the multicore cable 121 and connected to a socket contact terminal 642 of a connector socket 640 described later. . As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the plug contact terminal 111 includes a contact portion 111 a that comes into contact with a socket contact terminal 642, which will be described later, and a conductor portion connection portion 111 b that is connected to a signal line 121 b of a multicore cable 121, which will be described later. The bending portion 111c that connects the contact portion 111a and the conducting wire portion connecting portion 111b in a curved shape is provided. The contact portion 111a has a shape in which the end portion on the front end side is bent at about 45 degrees toward the inner side where the insulator 112 is located and then extends straight toward the rear end. Is inserted into the groove. The conducting wire part connecting part 111b is a wide part formed at the end part on the rear end side, and has a shape in which a circular hole is provided in the center of the wide part. Solder-bonded to the conductor portion 121c, which is the portion where the coating at the tip of the wire 121b has been removed (see FIG. 10B). The curved portion 111c is formed to be curved in an S shape between the contact portion 111a and the conductor portion connecting portion 111b. The number of plug contact terminals 111 is four in this embodiment, but is not limited to this. Further, in this embodiment, the plug contact terminal 111 uses, for example, a copper thin plate material plated with gold, but is not limited thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the insulator 112 is insulated and held at a plurality of plug contact terminals 111, and is inserted into a connector socket 640 (see FIG. 6), which will be described later, so that the displacement of the relative position can be adjusted. It is a member. Thereby, the plug contact terminal 111 and the socket contact terminal 642 described later are electrically contacted. The insulator 112 is fixed to fix the lead wire connecting portion 111b of the plug contact terminal 111 so that the movable insulator 112a held by the contact portion 111a of the plug contact terminal 111 and the curved portion 111c of the plug contact terminal 111 can move. And an insulator 112b. The insulator 112 is formed of, for example, a resin material, and the movable insulator 112a and the fixed insulator 112b are simultaneously formed by insert molding so that the plug contact terminal 111 is attached.

  In the movable insulator 112a, an insertion portion 112c for fixing the plug contact terminals 111 in parallel at equal intervals is formed on the top surface on the tip side. The movable insulator 112a is movable with respect to the fixed insulator 112b in the direction in which the plug contact terminals 111 are arranged and in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction. Further, the bending portion 111c follows in accordance with the movement of the movable insulator 112a. The insertion portion 112 c has a shape that is narrowed so as to be fitted to the connector socket 640. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, both of the long sides of the end portion on the rear end side of the movable insulator 112a are fitted into guide holes 113b provided on the upper and lower sides of the front end side of the mold cover 113 (see FIG. 2). The pull-out restricting portion 112d is provided at the top and bottom. The pull-out restricting portion 112d contacts the inside of the guide portion 113a and restricts the amount of movement of the movable insulator 112a in the distal direction. In addition, on both the short sides of the end portion on the rear end side of the movable insulator 112a, push-in restricting portions 112e are provided on the left and right sides. The push-in restricting portion 112e contacts the front end surface of the side wall 112f of the fixed insulator 112b, and restricts the amount of movement in the rear end direction of the movable insulator 112a.

  The fixed insulator 112b is provided with a side wall 112f for fitting with the inner peripheral portion of the mold cover 113, facing the left and right with a predetermined interval. A slit portion 112g that holds the contact portion 111a and the curved portion 111c of the plug contact terminal 111 parallel to each other at equal intervals and is movable up and down is formed in a portion sandwiched between the side walls 112f. A rear end wall 112 h for fixing the rear end of the curved portion 111 c of the plug contact terminal 111 and fitting with the inner peripheral portion of the mold cover 113 is provided on the rear end side of the fixed insulator 112 b.

  The mold cover 113 is a member that is formed of a resin material, covers the upper, lower, left, and right surroundings of the fitted fixed insulator 112b, and further movably holds the pull-out restricting portion 112d and the push-in restricting portion 112e of the movable insulator 112a. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the mold cover 113 includes a guide portion 113 a that is a horizontally long rectangular protrusion, and a horizontally long rectangular opening formed adjacent to each guide portion 113 a. A guide hole 113b, which is a portion, and a positioning portion 113c that is formed on the rear end side of the upper portion of the mold cover 113 and engages with a positioning claw portion 115a of the rear shell 115 described later. The pair of guide portions 113a are provided facing each other so as to protrude inwardly above and below the end portion on the front end side of the mold cover 113. The positioning portion 113c is an opening formed in a portion protruding outward from the rear end side of the upper portion of the mold cover 113.

  The mold cover 113 movably holds the movable insulator 112a by the guide portion 113a, the guide hole 113b, and the left and right inner peripheral surfaces of the tip of the mold cover 113. The movable insulator 112a is slightly movable with respect to the fixed insulator 112b and the mold cover 113 so as to be tiltable in the vertical and horizontal directions in the connector insertion direction. Further, the movable insulator 112a is moved to cause the plug contact terminal 111 to bend, but the curved portion 111c of the plug contact terminal 111 is bent inside the fixed insulator 112b to absorb the bend of the plug contact terminal 111. it can. With such a configuration, the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 according to the present embodiment has a floating structure that allows the movable insulator 112a with the plug contact terminal 111 to be automatically aligned with a recess 641a of the connector socket 640 described later. can do.

  In modules such as in-vehicle camera modules, it is necessary to fix the connection cord to the housing for waterproofing, dustproofing, etc., absorbing the displacement of the module side board and the camera module itself relative to the mounting position, or vibration of the vehicle It is necessary not to be affected by. According to the in-vehicle camera module connector plug of the present embodiment, such a problem can be solved by adopting the floating structure as described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the front cord 114 and the rear portion can be removed without taking the extra length of the connection cord as in the prior art, so that the connection cord does not bend inside the module and is not housed in an uncertain position. Since the signal lines can be arranged in parallel in the shell 115 at equal intervals, it is difficult to be affected by electrical noise, and impedance matching can be easily performed, thereby increasing the signal transmission speed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front shell 114 is formed into a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape by, for example, processing a metal material by sheet metal processing. The front shell 114 is a shield member for suppressing noise emission and intrusion of the signal line 121b. The front shell 114 is attached to engage with a GND contact 114a that contacts an inner peripheral surface that forms an opening 620a at the upper center of a metal casing 610, which will be described later, and an attachment claw 115b of a rear shell 115, which will be described later. A part hole 114b and a shell crimping part 114c are provided. The band-shaped GND contacts 114a are formed by punching outward on the front end sides of the left and right side walls of the front shell 114 and bending them obliquely rearward. The attachment hole 114b is formed on the rear end side of the left and right side walls as an opening. On the rear end side of the left and right side walls of the front shell 114, a trapezoidal extending portion protruding rearward is formed. The peripheral edge part which opposes the left and right side walls in the extending part is bent upward. A shell crimping portion 114c is connected to the extending portion. The shell crimping part 114 c having a pair of latching pieces is crimped by a latching piece to a portion where the shield wire 121 a covering the outside of the signal line 121 b of the multicore cable 121 is folded back on the outer skin of the multicore cable 121. The front shell 114 is positioned with respect to the opening 620a at the upper center of the housing 610 by the shell crimping portion 114c being crimped to the shield wire 121a of the multicore cable 121, and at the same time, can be grounded. it can. When the front shell 114 is assembled to the insulator 112 and the mold cover 113, first, the insulator 112 integrated with the plug contact terminal 111 is inserted into the mold cover 113, and then the conductor portion connection of the plug contact terminal 111 is performed. After the lead wire portion 121c, which is the portion where the coating of the signal wire 121b of the multi-core cable 121 is peeled off, is soldered and fixed to the portion 111b, they cover the upper and lower left and right sides of the mold cover 113 and are fixed. The insulator 112b is fixed by being inserted into the front shell 114 so as to cover the conductor wire connecting portion 111b of the plug contact terminal 111 and the signal wire 121b of the multi-core cable 121 from the rear end wall 112h of the insulator 112b.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear shell 115 is formed, for example, into a substantially gate shape by sheet metal processing of a metal material so that the lateral width gradually decreases toward the rear. The rear shell 115 covers the conductive wire connecting portion 111b of the plug contact terminal 111 and the upper part of the signal line 121b of the multi-core cable 121 from the rear of the front shell 114, and suppresses the emission and intrusion of electric noise of the signal line 121b. This is a shield member. As shown in FIG. 1, the rear shell 115 includes a positioning claw portion 115a that engages with the positioning portion 113c of the mold cover 113, a pair of attachment claw portions 115b that engage with the attachment portion hole 114b of the front shell 114, and the like. In addition, a locking piece 115c that is crimped simultaneously with the shield wire 121a of the multi-core cable 121 by a locking piece of the shell crimping portion 114c of the front shell 114 is provided. The positioning claw portion 115a is bent downward at the upper end portion toward the positioning portion 113c provided on the rear end side of the mold cover 113. In the pair of attachment claws 115b, the left and right side walls of the rear shell 115 are each punched inward, and are bent obliquely upward. The lock piece 115c extends in a substantially rectangular shape from the upper surface of the rear shell 115 to the rear. The rear shell 115 is positioned by crimping the lock piece 115c to the shield wire 121a of the multi-core cable 121 by the shell crimping portion 114c, and at the same time can be grounded.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the entirety of the on-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 constituting a part of the first embodiment of the module connector according to the present invention. 5, the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 further includes an overmold 122 and an O-ring 123 in addition to the main parts of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 shown in FIG.

  The overmold 122 is formed of, for example, a rubber material such as reinforced rubber. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the overmold 122 has a gap in order to prevent water and dust from entering from the gap between the multicore cable 121 and the housing 610. It is a member for blocking. The shape of the overmold 122 is deformed to allow the multicore cable 121 to be bent. The overmold 122 is covered in a substantially cylindrical shape so as to cover the periphery of the main part of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 shown in FIG. 1, and is attached to the housing 610 approximately at the middle between the front end side and the rear end side. A horizontally long substantially octagonal mounting plate 122a is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the overmold 122 includes a screw hole 122b provided on a common straight line with a predetermined interval at two positions on the left and right sides of the mounting plate 122a, and a substantially cylindrical shape located on the tip side of the mounting plate 122a. And an O-ring mounting groove 122 c that is an annular groove for mounting the O-ring 123.

  6 is a perspective view showing the entire in-vehicle camera module 600 using the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 shown in FIG. 5 through a cover 620, and FIG. 7A is an in-vehicle apparatus shown in FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the camera module 600 with a part of the cover 620 cut away, and FIG. 7B is a front view of the perspective view shown in FIG.

  6 and 7, the in-vehicle camera module 600 includes an in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 and a metal housing 610 such as aluminum die cast. The housing 610 includes a camera unit main body case 630 and a cover 620 that is fixed to the upper end of the camera unit main body case 630 and to which the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 is attached. With the front shell 114 of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 inserted into the opening 620a of the cover 620, the mounting plate 122a of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 has two connector fixing screws 611. The module connector plug 100 is fixed to the upper surface of the cover 620 by being screwed into the connector connecting female screw 620b of the cover 620 through the screwing hole 122b of the overmold 122 of the module connector plug 100. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7B, the flange-shaped tip of the GND contact 114 a of the front shell 114 of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 opens the opening 620 a provided in the upper center portion of the cover 620. By contacting the inner peripheral surface to be formed, the GND ground can be taken. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the state where the insertion portion 112c of the insulator 112 of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 is connected to a connector socket 640 described later, four housing mounting screws 612 are provided. By screwing into the housing mounting female screw 630a of the camera unit main body case 630 through the housing connecting screw hole 620c of the cover 620, the cover 620 is attached to the camera unit main body case 630 as shown in FIG. Fixed at the top.

  8A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the connector socket 640 connected to the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 shown in FIG. 5 together with the camera unit mounting substrate 631 on which the connector socket 640 is arranged. 8B is a front view of the connector socket 640 shown in FIG. 8A, and FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIIIC-VIIIC in FIG. FIG. 8D is a top view of the connector socket 640 shown in FIG.

  8A to 8D, a connector socket 640 is mounted on the mounting surface of the camera unit mounting board 631 that faces the cover 620 described above. The connector socket 640 includes a socket insulator 641 that forms an outer portion, a socket contact terminal 642 supported by the socket insulator 641, and a socket fixing bracket 643 that fixes the socket insulator 641 to the camera unit mounting board 631. The socket insulator 641 is formed of, for example, a resin material, and has a concave portion 641a on the inside of which the insertion portion 112c of the insulator 112 of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 is attached and detached. As shown in FIG. 8D, the recess 641a as the connection port has a substantially rectangular opening end that opens upward. Socket contact terminals 642 are fixed in parallel to each other in correspondence with the plug contact terminals 111 in the plurality of grooves formed at predetermined intervals on the inner peripheral surface forming the recess 641a. The plurality of grooves penetrates toward the camera unit mounting substrate 631. Adjacent grooves are partitioned by a partition wall. In this embodiment, the socket contact terminal 642 is a copper strip-like thin plate metal that is gold-plated, but is not limited thereto. As shown in FIG. 8C, the shape of the socket contact terminal 642 is 90 after the socket insulator 641 is mounted on the camera unit mounting board 631 and one fixed end on the board side protrudes outward. In order to come into contact with the plug contact terminal 111, the other movable end portion is inclined so as to be elastically displaceable so as to protrude from the groove toward the central portion of the recess 641a and extends upward. The most distal end portion of the other movable end portion has a contact portion and is bent toward the above-described groove. In the present embodiment, four socket contact terminals 642 are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. The socket fixture 643 is provided at both ends of the surface portion in a direction away from the surface portion where the fixed end portion of the socket contact terminal 642 in the connector socket 640 is exposed.

  FIG. 9A is a front view showing a state where the connector plug 100 for in-vehicle camera module shown in FIG. 5 and the connector socket 640 are connected, and FIG. 9B is an IXB-IXB in FIG. 9A. FIG. 10A is a side view showing a state in which the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 and the connector socket 640 shown in FIG. 5 are connected, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XB-XB in FIG.

  When the movable insulator 112a of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 is connected to the recess 641a of the connector socket 640, the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 is movable as shown in FIGS. 9B and 10B. The insulator 112a is inserted into the recess 641a of the connector socket 640, and is held in a state where the contact portion 111a of the plug contact terminal 111 and the contact portion of the socket contact terminal 642 are in contact with each other. The movable insulator 112a with the contact portion 111a of the plug contact terminal 111 is slightly movable with respect to the fixed insulator 112b and the mold cover 113 so as to be tiltable in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the plug insertion direction. Accordingly, the movable insulator 112a of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 is connected to the connector socket 640 of the camera unit mounting board 631 in a state where the contact portion 111a of the plug contact terminal 111 and the contact portion of the socket contact terminal 642 are in electrical contact. It is movable against. Thereby, it is possible to absorb the relative displacement between the mounting positions of the module side substrate and the camera module itself, or to prevent the module side substrate and the camera module from being affected by the vibration of the vehicle.

  As described above, according to the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 of the present embodiment, the movable insulator 112a has a floating structure in which the movable insulator 112a is movable with respect to the fixed insulator 112b and the mold cover 113. In the electrical connection of the in-vehicle camera module that needs to fix the connection cord to the housing part, the relative displacement of the mounting position of the module side board and the camera module itself is absorbed, or the module side board and the camera module are It is possible to avoid the influence of vibration.

  In addition, according to the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 of the present embodiment, since the plug contact terminals 111 can be arranged at equal intervals in parallel with the insulator 112 by adopting a floating structure, they are not easily affected by electrical noise. Impedance matching can be easily performed, and thereby the transmission speed of the image signal can be increased, thereby improving the performance of the in-vehicle camera module.

  Further, by covering the outside of the in-vehicle camera module connector plug 100 with the front shell 114 and the rear shell 115 which are metal shield members, noise emission and intrusion of the signal line 121b can be suppressed. Also, the transmission speed of the image signal can be increased, thereby improving the performance of the in-vehicle camera module.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 constituting a part of the second embodiment of the module connector according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100. FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view showing the plug contact terminal 1111, the insulator 1112, and the front mold cover 1113.

  11 to 13, a low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 includes a plurality of plug contact terminals 1111, an insulator 1112, a front mold cover 1113, a front shell 1114, and a rear shell 1115 (FIG. 12). A rear mold cover 1116, a multi-core cable 121, and an overmold 1122.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the plug contact terminal 1111 includes a contact portion 1111 a that comes into contact with the socket contact terminal 642 (see FIG. 15B), a conductor portion connecting portion 1111 b, and a contact portion 1111 a and a conductor portion connection. A bending portion 1111c that bends and connects the portion 1111b. The contact portion 1111a has a distal end bent at about 45 degrees with respect to the plug insertion direction, and is inserted into the groove of the insulator 1112. As shown in FIG. 15 (b), the end on the rear end side of the contact portion 1111a is bent straight toward the bending portion 1111c and then extends straight by a predetermined length. The conductive wire portion connecting portion 1111b is a wide portion formed at the end on the rear end side, and has a circular hole in the center of the wide portion, and a portion where the coating of the tip of the signal line 121b of the multicore cable 121 is peeled off And a lead wire part 121c (see FIG. 15B). The bending portion 1111c is formed to be bent in a U shape between the contact portion 1111a and the conductor portion connecting portion 1111b. The number of plug contact terminals 1111 is four in this embodiment, but is not limited to this. In this embodiment, the plug contact terminal 1111 uses, for example, a copper thin plate material plated with gold, but is not limited thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the insulator 1112 insulates and fixes a plurality of plug contact terminals 1111 at equal intervals, and is inserted into the connector socket 640 to electrically contact the plug contact terminals 1111 and the socket contact terminals 642. It is a member to be fixed. As shown in FIG. 13, the insulator 1112 insulates and fixes the conductor portion connection portions 1111 b of the plurality of plug contact terminals 1111 at equal intervals along the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the plug. It is connected to adjust the position. Thereby, the plug contact terminal 1111 and the socket contact terminal 642 are electrically connected. The insulator 1112 is formed by, for example, insert molding so that the plug contact terminal 1111 is attached by being molded from a resin material. The insulator 1112 is an insertion portion 1112a that holds the contact portion 1111a of the plug contact terminal 1111 and a movable flange portion that is formed integrally with the insertion portion 1112a at the end on the rear end side to hold the insulator 1112 movably. And a restriction unit 1112b. The movable restricting portion 1112b is movably accommodated inside an insulator accommodating portion 1113a provided at the upper portion of the rear end side of the front mold cover 1113, and the distal end side is in contact with the guide portion 1114b of the front shell 1114. The insulator 1112 is movable with respect to the front mold cover 1113 in the direction in which the plug contact terminals 1111 are arranged and in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the plug contact terminals 1111 are arranged. The bending portion 1111c follows in accordance with the movement of the insulator 1112.

  The front mold cover 1113 is a member that is formed of, for example, a resin material, covers the curved portion 1111c of the plug contact terminal 1111 and holds the movable restriction portion 1112b of the insulator 1112 movably. As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the front mold cover 1113 covers an insulator housing portion 1113 a that restricts the movement amount of the movable restricting portion 1112 b of the insulator 1112 on the inner peripheral surface, and a curved portion 1111 c of the plug contact terminal 1111. Plug contact housing portion 1113b, a plurality of solder connection portion housing ports 1113c formed at the rearmost end of plug contact housing portion 1113b, and mounting hole 1115a of rear shell 1115 provided on the left and right sides of insulator housing portion 1113a. And a claw portion 1113d to be engaged. The insulator accommodating portion 1113a is a concave portion that is formed at the upper portion of the rear end of the front mold cover 1113 and opens toward the front end in which the movable restricting portion 1112b of the insulator 1112 is inserted. The plug contact accommodating portion 1113b is a recess formed at the lower part of the front mold cover 1113 and opening upward at the tip end where the curved portion 1111c of the plug contact terminal 1111 is inserted. The solder connection portion accommodation port 1113c is a through-hole that extends in the front-rear direction in the insertion direction of the movable restriction portion 1112b of the insulator 1112, and fixes the rear end side of the curved portion 1111c of the plug contact terminal 1111.

  The front shell 1114 is a shield member that is formed of a sheet metal material into a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape by sheet metal processing, and suppresses noise emission and intrusion of the signal line 121b. The front shell 1114 includes a GND contact 1114a having a contact portion that contacts an inner peripheral surface forming an opening 1410a at the upper center of a metal cover 1410 (see FIG. 14A), which will be described later, and an insulator 1112 inserted therein. The guide part 1114b which guides the part 1112a so that a movement is possible, and the shell crimping | compression-bonding part 1114c which crimps | bonds the part which turned the shield wire 121a which covers the exterior of the signal wire | line 121b of the multicore cable 121 to the outer skin. The pair of GND contacts 1114a that are strips are formed by punching the left and right side walls from the inside to the outside and bending them diagonally rearward. The guide portion 1114b is a substantially rectangular opening formed between the left and right side walls of the front shell 1114 at a portion bent downward by 90 ° from the upper end of the front shell 1114. The insertion portion 1112a of the insulator 1112 is inserted into the guide portion 1114b from the rear toward the distal end. The shell crimping part 1114c is connected via an extending part formed integrally with the rear end of the upper part of the front shell 1114. The shell crimping part 1114c has a pair of substantially rectangular locking pieces to be crimped. When assembling the front mold cover 1113 and the insulator 1112 to the front shell 1114, first, the insulator 1112 integrated with the plug contact terminal 1111 is inserted into the front mold cover 1113, and then the conductor portion of the plug contact terminal 1111 After the conductor part 121c, which is the part where the coating of the tip of the signal line 121b of the multi-core cable 121 is peeled off, is soldered to the connecting part 1111b from above, then they are connected to the front mold cover 1113 in the vertical and horizontal directions. Is inserted and fixed to the inside of the front shell 1114 so as to cover the periphery of the. At that time, the insertion portion 1112a of the insulator 1112 is inserted into the guide portion 1114b from the rear toward the distal end, and the movable restriction portion 1112b of the insulator 1112 is inserted into the insulator housing portion 1113a. The front shell 1114 can be positioned and grounded at the same time as the pair of locking pieces of the shell crimping portion 1114c is crimped to the shield wire 121a of the multicore cable 121.

  The front mold cover 1113 accommodates the movable restricting portion 1112b of the insulator 1112 movably in the insulator accommodating portion 1113a, and restricts the movement in the distal direction by the guide portion 1114b of the front shell 1114, whereby the insulator 1112 is The front mold cover 1113 and the front shell 1114 are slightly movable so as to be tiltable in the vertical and horizontal directions. In addition, the insulator 1112 is moved to cause the plug contact terminal 1111 to bend. However, the curved portion 1111c of the plug contact terminal 1111 is curved inside the plug contact accommodating portion 1113b of the front mold cover 1113. The bending of the contact terminal 1111 can be absorbed. With such a configuration, the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 according to the present embodiment also automatically inserts the insulator 1112 with the plug contact terminal 1111 with respect to the recess 641a of the connector socket 640, as in the first embodiment. A floating structure that enables alignment can be obtained.

  The rear shell 1115 is a shield member that is formed of a sheet metal material in a substantially gate shape by sheet metal processing, and suppresses noise emission and intrusion of the signal line 121b. As shown in FIG. 12, the rear shell 1115 includes a pair of locking pieces having attachment hole 1115 a that engages the claw portions 1113 d provided on the left and right of the front mold cover 1113, and the upper center of the rear shell 1115. And a lock piece 1115b that is bent rearward from the portion and is crimped to the shield wire 121a of the multi-core cable 121. Each of the pair of locking pieces extends toward the side wall of the front mold cover 1113. The lock piece 1115 b extends in a substantially rectangular shape toward the rear, and is crimped simultaneously with the shield wire 121 a of the multicore cable 121 by the shell crimping portion 1114 c of the front shell 1114. As shown in FIG. 15 (b), the rear shell 1115 includes a conductive wire connecting portion 1111b of the plug contact terminal 1111 behind the front mold cover 1113 and a signal wire 121b of the multicore cable 121 soldered thereto. Are sealed with resin, and then the conductive wire connecting portion 1111b and the signal wire 121b are shielded. The rear shell 1115 is positioned by the lock piece 1115b being crimped to the shield wire 121a of the multi-core cable 121 by the shell crimping portion 1114c, and at the same time can be grounded.

  The rear mold cover 1116 is made of, for example, a resin material, and fixes parts such as the front mold cover 1113, the front and rear shells 1114 and 1115 attached to the tip of the multi-core cable 121, and increases the strength. It is a member for. The rear mold cover 1116 has a substantially disk shape, and has a through hole 1116a through which the multicore cable 121 passes in the center and a plurality of fixing pieces 1116b at the periphery of the through hole 1116a. The plurality of fixing pieces 1116b protrude toward the connector insertion direction side, and fix parts such as the front mold cover 1113, the front and rear shells 1114, 1115 to the inner peripheral portion. A flange portion 1116c projecting outward is formed over the entire circumference at the end of the outer peripheral portion of the rear mold cover 1116. The flange portion 1116c has a pair of screw holes 1116d for attaching to a cover 1410 described later.

  The overmold 1122 is made of a material such as reinforced rubber, for example. As shown in FIG. 14C, water and dust enter the rear mold cover 1116 through the outer periphery of the multicore cable 121. This is a member for closing the gap in order to prevent this. The shape of the overmold 1122 is deformed to allow the multicore cable 121 to be bent. The overmold 1122 includes a flange portion 1122c that comes into contact with the end surface of the flange portion 1116c of the rear mold cover 1116, and a cable holding portion 1122b that is integrally formed at the center of the flange portion 1122c and holds the multicore cable 121. ing. The flange portion 1122c and the cable holding portion 1122b have a through hole 1122a into which the multicore cable 121 is inserted at the center. As shown in FIG. 14C, the flange portion 1122 c has a screw hole 1122 d for attaching the rear mold cover 1116 and the overmold 1122 to the cover 1410. The cable holding portion 1122b protrudes rearward from the flange portion 1122c.

  FIG. 14A is a perspective view of the in-vehicle camera module cover unit 1400 provided with the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 shown in FIG. 11 as viewed from the camera unit side, and FIG. 14 (a) is a bottom view of the perspective view shown in FIG. 14 (a), and FIG. 14 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIVC-XIVC in FIG. 14 (b).

  In FIG. 14, an in-vehicle camera module cover unit 1400 shows a state in which a low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 is attached to a metal cover 1410 such as aluminum die cast. Note that the other half of the lower half of the in-vehicle camera module casing is the same as the camera unit main body case 630 shown in the first embodiment, and is not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 14C, the overmold 1122 and the rear mold cover 1116 of the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 include a connector fixing screw 1411, a screwing hole 1122d of the overmold 1122, It is fixed to the cover 1410 by being screwed into the connector connecting female screw 1410b of the cover 1410 through the screw hole 1116d of the rear mold cover 1116. At this time, the contact portion of the GND contact 1114a of the front shell 1114 of the low profile on-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening 1410a provided in the upper center portion of the cover 1410. It can be grounded.

  Next, as in the first embodiment, after the insertion portion 1112a of the insulator 1112 of the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 is inserted into the connection port of the connector socket 640, four housing attachments are provided. The screw 612 is screwed to the housing mounting female screw 630a of the camera unit main body case 630 through the housing connecting screw hole 1410c of the cover 1410, whereby the cover 1410 is fixed to the camera unit main body case 630.

  FIG. 15A is a front view showing a state where the connector plug 1100 for the low-profile in-vehicle camera module shown in FIG. 11 and the connector socket 640 are connected, and FIG. 15B is a view in FIG. FIG. 16A is a cross-sectional view taken along line XVB-XVB, and FIG. 16A is a side view showing a state in which the connector plug 1100 for the low profile vehicle-mounted camera module shown in FIG. 11 and the connector socket 640 are connected. FIG. 16B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XVIB-XVIB in FIG.

  In FIG. 15B and FIG. 16B, when the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 is connected to the connector socket 640, the plug contact terminal 1111 and the socket contact terminal 642 are held in contact with each other. The An insulator 1112 that fixes the contact portion 1111a of the plug contact terminal 1111 is slightly movable with respect to the front mold cover 1113 and the front shell 1114 so as to be tiltable vertically and horizontally in the plug insertion direction. As a result, the insulator 1112 of the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 is movable relative to the connector socket 640 of the camera unit mounting board 631 in a state where the plug contact terminal 1111 and the socket contact terminal 642 are in electrical contact. . As a result, the relative displacement between the mounting positions of the module substrate and the camera module itself can be absorbed, or the vehicle-mounted camera module can be prevented from being affected by the vibration of the vehicle.

  As described above, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained by the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 of the present embodiment. Furthermore, according to the low-profile in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1100 of the present embodiment, the shape of the connector can be reduced as compared with the first embodiment, so that the housing of the camera module that accommodates the connector Can be miniaturized.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 connected to a coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 constituting a part of the third embodiment of the module connector according to the present invention. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 shown in FIG. 17 and the cover 1800, and FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which is attached to a cover 1800.

  17 to 19, the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 includes a plug contact terminal 1711, a plug shield terminal 1712, an insulator 1713, a plastic cover 1714, a coaxial cable 1721, and an overmold 1722. .

  As shown in FIG. 18, the plug contact terminal 1711 includes an inner copper wire 1721b having a circular inner copper wire 1721b and a shield wire 1721a covering the inner copper wire 1721b with an insulating material around the inner copper wire 1721b. A terminal press-fitted into the wire 1721b. As described above, the rear end of the plug contact terminal 1711 has a cylindrical shape so that the internal copper wire 1721b is fitted and press-fitted, and the front end of the plug contact terminal 1711 has a socket contact portion of a socket contact terminal 2001 of a connector socket 2000 to be described later. Since it is inserted into and contacted with 2001a, the shape is narrower than the rear end. In this embodiment, the plug contact terminal 1711 uses, for example, copper plated with gold, but is not limited thereto.

The plug shield terminal 1712 is a terminal that is fixed by being crimped to the shield wire 1721 a that is folded back on the outer sheath of the coaxial cable 1721. The plug shield terminal 1712 has a cylindrical shape so that the shield wire 1721a of the coaxial cable 1721 is fitted and crimped as described above, and the rear end side has a large diameter. In addition, an insulator 1713 is inserted on the front end side, and comes into contact with a shield contact portion 2002a of a socket shield terminal 2002 of a connector socket 2000, which will be described later. Therefore, the diameter is larger from the rear end side toward the front end. The left and right side walls on the board side of the plug shield terminal 1712 are cut out in a rectangular shape toward the board side, spread outward on the left and right sides, and contact an opening 1800a at the upper center of a metal cover 1800 described later. A GND contact 1712a is provided. In the present embodiment, the plug shield terminal 1712 is a copper-plated copper, but is not limited thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the insulator 1713 is a member for insulating and holding the plug contact terminal 1711 and the plug shield terminal 1712. The insulator 1713 is a substantially columnar member, and is a member whose diameter increases toward the tip in accordance with the shape of the plug shield terminal 1712 in order to be press-fitted into the tip side of the plug shield terminal 1712. . A through hole 1713 a for holding the plug contact terminal 1711 is provided in the center of the circular circle of the insulator 1713.

  The plastic cover 1714 is, for example, a member that is molded of a resin material and fixes components such as the coaxial cable 1721 and the plug shield terminal 1712 to increase the strength. The plastic cover 1714 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and has a through hole 1714a for allowing the coaxial cable 1721 to pass through the center of the circular circle. At the end of the outer peripheral portion of the plastic cover 1714, a flange portion 1714b projecting outward is formed over the entire periphery. The flange portion 1714b has a pair of screw holes 1714c for attaching to a cover 1800 described later.

  The overmold 1722 is made of a material such as reinforced rubber, for example, to prevent water and dust from entering the plastic cover 1714 along the outer periphery of the coaxial cable 1721 as shown in FIGS. It is a member for closing the gap. The shape of the overmold 1722 is deformed to allow the coaxial cable 1721 to be bent. The overmold 1722 includes a flange portion 1722c that comes into contact with the end surface of the flange portion 1714b of the plastic cover 1714, and a cable holding portion 1722b that is formed integrally with the center portion of the flange portion 1722c and holds the coaxial cable 1721. . The flange portion 1722c and the cable holding portion 1722b have a through hole 1722a into which the coaxial cable 1721 is inserted at the center. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the flange portion 1722 c has a screw hole 1722 d for attaching the plastic cover 1714 and the overmold 1722 to the cover 1800. The cable holding part 1822b protrudes rearward from the flange part 1122c.

  In FIG. 19, an in-vehicle camera module cover unit 1900 shows a state in which a coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 is attached to a cover 1800 of a metal housing such as aluminum die cast. In addition, since the shape of the remaining half of the lower side of the housing | casing of a vehicle-mounted camera module is the same as the shape of the camera unit main body case 630 shown in 1st Embodiment, illustration is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the overmold 1722 and the plastic cover 1714 of the coaxial type in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 include a connector fixing screw 1801, a screwing hole 1722 d of the overmold 1722, and a screw of the plastic cover 1714. The cover 1800 is fixed to the cover 1800 by being screwed into the connector connecting female screw 1800b through the stop hole 1714c. At this time, the contact portion of the GND contact 1712a of the plug shield terminal 1712 of the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening 1800a provided in the upper center portion of the cover 1800, thereby causing the GND. Can be grounded.

  Next, as in the first embodiment, after the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 is inserted into a connector socket 2000 described later, the housing of the cover 1800 is secured by four housing mounting screws 612. The cover 1800 is fixed to the camera unit main body case 630 by being screwed to the housing mounting female screw 630a of the camera unit main body case 630 through the connection screw hole 1800c.

  FIG. 20A is a perspective view of a coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 constituting a part of the third embodiment of the module connector according to the present invention as seen from the upper surface side. ) Is a perspective view of the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 shown in FIG. 20A as viewed from the lower surface side, and FIG. 21 is a coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows.

  20 and 21, the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 includes a socket contact terminal 2001, a socket shield terminal 2002, a socket insulator 2003, a socket fixing metal 2004, and a socket mold cover 2005.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the socket contact terminal 2001 is a metal terminal for inserting and contacting the plug contact terminal 1711 of the connector plug 1700. In the present embodiment, the socket contact terminal 2001 uses copper plated with gold, but is not limited thereto. The socket contact terminal 2001 has a cylindrical shape, and a socket contact portion 2001a whose upper portion is divided into two parts for inserting the plug contact terminal 1711 of the connector plug 1700, and an end opposite to the socket contact portion 2001a. A socket conductor connecting portion 2001b soldered to a wiring pattern of a camera unit mounting board (not shown), and between the socket contact portion 2001a and the socket conductor connecting portion 2001b, and a cylindrical shape. The socket contact portion 2001a of the socket contact portion extends laterally along the mounting substrate from the portion closest to the mounting substrate, then gently bends by 90 degrees and extends to the opposite side of the mounting substrate, and then gently bends by 180 degrees and then is bent by the socket conductor on the mounting substrate side. Socket bending portion 2001c having an S-shape extending to the portion connecting portion 2001b; Provided. The shape of the socket bending portion 2001c is shown in FIG.

  The socket shield terminal 2002 is a metal terminal for inserting and contacting the plug shield terminal 1712 of the connector plug 1700. In this embodiment of the socket shield terminal 2002, for example, copper plated with gold is used, but the present invention is not limited to this. The socket shield terminal 2002 has a cylindrical shield contact portion 2002a for insertion into the plug shield terminal 172 of the connector plug 1700 and an end opposite to the shield contact portion 2002a. (Not shown) between the four shield conductor connection portions 2002b soldered to the wiring pattern, the shield contact portion 2002a, and the shield conductor portion connection portion 2002b, and the most mounted cylindrical shield contact portion 2002a. It extends sideways along the mounting board from a portion close to the board, and then gently bends 90 degrees and extends to the opposite side of the mounting board, and then gently bends 180 degrees and extends to the four shield conductor part connection portions 2002b on the mounting board side. And four shield curved portions 2002c having an S shape. Note that, here, four shield conducting wire connection portions 2002b are provided for strengthening the connection strength to the substrate or strengthening the GND, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  The socket insulator 2003 is made of resin and is a substantially cylindrical member. The socket insulator 2003 insulates and holds the socket contact terminal 2001 and the socket shield terminal 2002, and the socket fixing metal 2004 and the socket mold cover 2005 to be described later. It is a member that is slightly movable up, down, left and right in the insertion direction. The socket insulator 2003 is assembled from the through hole 2003a for holding the socket contact portion 2001a of the socket contact terminal 2001 at the center of the cylindrical circle and the portion close to the cylindrical substrate after assembly. Two projecting portions having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape projecting in the direction turned 90 ° to the left and right from the projecting direction of the shield conductor connecting portion 2002b, and an insulator movable restricting portion 2004b of a socket fixing bracket 2004 and a socket mold to be described later And a movable engagement portion 2003b that is movably held by the insulator movable portion 2005c of the cover 2005.

  The socket fixing metal 2004 is formed in a substantially gate shape with a metal material by sheet metal processing, and fixes a socket mold cover 2005 to be described later, holds the socket insulator 2003 movably, and suppresses noise emission and intrusion. It is a member. The socket fixing metal 2004 is a protrusion that extends in a substantially rectangular shape at the upper center of the substantially gate shape and is bent 90 degrees in the center direction of the gate shape, and is a recess formed in the upper portion of the socket mold cover 2005. A mold cover engaging portion 2004a for engaging with the mounting recess 2005b, and a portion extending to a substantially rectangular shape horizontally extending in a substantially rectangular shape, and its upper portion is movable with the movable engaging portion 2003b of the socket insulator 2003. Insulator movable restricting portion 2004b that contacts, and a protrusion that extends downward in a substantially rectangular shape below the insulator movable restricting portion 2004b and bent 90 degrees outward in the gate shape, and is soldered to the camera unit mounting board And a substrate fixing portion 2004c to be fixed.

  The socket mold cover 2005 is formed of, for example, a resin material and has a substantially rectangular shape with an upper surface having a square shape. The socket mold cover 2005 has a through hole 2005a for penetrating the shield contact portion 2002a of the socket shield terminal 2002 at the center. A member that holds the 2001, the socket shield terminal 2002, and the socket insulator 2003 movably. The socket mold cover 2005 is a recess provided at the center of one side of the upper surface thereof, and includes a mounting recess 2005b that engages with the mold cover engaging portion 2004a of the socket fixing bracket 2004, and a side surface provided with the mounting recess 2005b. And an insulator movable portion 2005c, which is a substantially rectangular cutout portion extending from the left and right sides of the lower portion to the left and right surfaces thereof.

  22 (a) is a front view showing a state where the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 shown in FIG. 17 is connected to the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 shown in FIG. FIG. 22B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XXIIB-XXIIB in FIG. 22A, and FIG. 22C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XXIIC-XXIIC in FIG. . FIG. 23A is a side view showing a state where the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 shown in FIG. 17 is connected to the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 shown in FIG. b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line XXIIIB-XXIIIB in FIG. 23A, FIG. 24A is an enlarged view of the XXIVA portion of FIG. 22B, and FIG. FIG. 24 is an enlarged view of the XXIVB portion of FIG. 22 (c), and FIG. 24 (c) is an enlarged view of the XXIVC portion of FIG. 23 (b).

  As shown in FIGS. 20, 21, 24 (b), and 24 (c), a socket is provided between the insulator movable restricting portion 2004 b of the socket fixing bracket 2004 and the insulator movable portion 2005 c of the socket mold cover 2005. When the movable engagement portion 2003b of the insulator 2003 is movably accommodated, the socket insulator 2003 that holds the socket contact terminal 2001 and the socket shield terminal 2002 is in relation to the socket fixing bracket 2004 and the socket mold cover 2005. Slightly moves up, down, left and right in the insertion direction. Further, the movement of the socket insulator 2003 causes the socket contact terminal 2001 and the socket shield terminal 2002 to bend, but the socket bending portion 2001c of the socket contact terminal 2001 and the shield bending portion 2002c of the socket shield terminal 2002 are bent. As a result, the bending of the socket contact terminal 2001 and the socket shield terminal 2002 can be absorbed. With such a configuration, the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 of the present embodiment also has a floating that enables the socket contact terminal 2001 and the socket shield terminal 2002 to be automatically aligned with respect to the plug contact terminal 1711 and the plug shield terminal 1712. It can be a structure.

  22 (b) and 23 (b), the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1700 is inserted into the connector socket 2000, the plug contact terminal 1711 and the socket contact terminal 2001 are in contact, and the plug shield terminal 1712 and the socket are connected. The shield terminal 2002 is held in contact. A socket insulator 2003 for fixing the socket contact portion 2001a of the socket contact terminal 2001 and the shield contact portion 2002a of the socket shield terminal 2002 is slightly movable up and down and left and right in the insertion direction with respect to the socket fixing metal 2004 and the socket mold cover 2005. . Accordingly, the connector plug 1700 for the on-vehicle camera module is connected to the camera unit in a state where the plug contact terminal 1711 and the socket contact terminal 2001 are in electrical contact, and the plug shield terminal 1712 and the socket shield terminal 2002 are in electrical contact. It can move with respect to the mounting board. Thereby, it is possible to absorb the displacement of the mounting position of the substrate and the camera module itself, or to avoid the influence of the vibration of the vehicle.

  As described above, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained also by adopting a floating structure for the connector socket instead of the connector plug as in the coaxial type in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 of the present embodiment. Can do. Furthermore, according to the coaxial in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2000 of the present embodiment, the effect of the present invention can be obtained even when the signal line is not a multi-core cable but a coaxial cable.

  In the first to third embodiments of the module connector according to the present invention, the connector for the in-vehicle camera module has been described. However, the module connector of the present invention is not limited to this, and other The present invention can be applied to all modules in which a circuit portion is housed in a housing for waterproofing and dustproofing, such as a sensor module.

  As described above, the module connector according to the present invention absorbs the displacement of the mounting position of the module-side board and the module itself that has occurred in the module such as the conventional vehicle camera module, and the module vibrates. It is possible to prevent the influence of electrical noise, suppress the emission and intrusion of electrical noise, and easily perform impedance matching, thereby increasing the signal transmission speed and improving the module performance. can get.

100 In-vehicle camera module connector plug 111, 1111, 1711 Plug contact terminal 111a, 1111a Contact part 111b, 1111b Conductor part connection part 111c, 1111c Bending part 112, 1112, 1713 Insulator 112a Movable insulator 112b Fixed insulator 112c, 1112a Insertion part 112d Pull-out restricting part 112e Push-in restricting part 112f Side wall 112g Slit part 112h Rear end wall 113 Mold cover 113a Guide part 113b Guide hole 113c Positioning part 114, 1114 Front shell 114a, 1114a, 1712a GND contact 114b Mounting part hole 114c, 1114c Shell crimping 115, 1115 Rear shell 115a Positioning claw 115b Claw portion 115c, 1115b Lock piece 121 Multi-core cable 121a, 1721a Shielded wire 121b Signal line 121c Conductor portion 122, 1122, 1722 Overmold 122a Mounting plate 122b Screw hole 122c O-ring mounting groove 600 In-vehicle camera module 610 Housing 611 , 1411, 1801 Connector fixing screw 612 Housing mounting screw 620, 1410, 1800 Cover 620a, 1410a, 1800a Opening 620b, 1410b, 1800b Female screw for connector connection 620c, 1410c, 1800c Screw hole for housing connection 630 Camera unit Main body case 630a Female screw for housing attachment 631 Camera unit mounting board 640 Connector socket 641, 2003 Socket insulator 6 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Concave part 642, 2001 Socket contact terminal 643, 2004 Socket fixing metal fitting 1100 Low profile type in-vehicle camera module connector 1112b Movable restriction part 1113 Front mold cover 1113a Insulator accommodating part 1113b Plug contact accommodating part 1113c Solder connection part accommodating port 1113d Claw part 1114b Guide portion 1115a Mounting portion hole 1116 Rear mold cover 1116a, 1122a, 1713a, 1714a, 1722a, 2003a, 2005a Through hole 1116b Fixed piece 1116c, 1122c, 1714b, 1722c Flange portion 1116d, 1122d, 1714c, 1722d Screwing hole 1122d 1722b Cable holding part 1400 In-vehicle camera module connector side 1700 Same as above Type in-vehicle camera module connector plug 1712 plug shield terminal 1714 plastic cover 1721 coaxial cable 1721b internal copper wire 2000 coaxial type in-vehicle camera module connector socket 2001a socket contact portion 2001b socket conductor connection portion 2001c socket bending portion 2002 socket shield terminal 2002a shield Contact portion 2002b Shield conducting wire portion connecting portion 2002c Shield bending portion 2003b Movable engaging portion 2004a Mold cover engaging portion 2004b Insulator movable restricting portion 2004c Substrate fixing portion 2005 Socket mold cover 2005b Mounting concave portion 2005c Insulator movable portion

Claims (5)

A module connector for electrically connecting the host side cable and the module side board inside the module,
A contact part that contacts the contact part of the plug contact terminal or plug shield terminal of the connector plug when connected to one end part, and a conductive part connection part that is connected to the wiring pattern of the module-side board at the other end part; and A plurality of contact terminals each having a curved portion for connecting the contact portion and the conductor portion connecting portion in a curved shape;
A socket mold cover member for movably holding the plurality of contact terminals;
The contact portions of the plurality of contact terminals are insulated from each other while holding the contact portions, and the curved portions of the plurality of contact terminals are curved so that they can move relative to the socket mold cover member. An insulator member to be disposed;
A metal fitting that suppresses noise radiation and intrusion and restricts movement of the insulator member in cooperation with the socket mold cover member, and fixes the socket mold cover member to the module-side substrate ;
A mechanism for adjusting a displacement of a relative position between the contact portion of the plurality of contact terminals and the contact portion of the plug contact terminal or the plug shield terminal at the time of connection by moving the insulator member ;
A mechanism for adjusting a relative positional deviation between the contact portions of the plurality of contact terminals and the contact portions of the plug contact terminals or the plug shield terminals due to the movement of the insulator member is provided on a connector socket disposed on the module side substrate. Arranged,
The host-side cable is a coaxial cable including one circular inner copper wire and a shield wire covering the inner copper wire with an insulating material around the inner copper wire, and the plurality of contact terminals include the inner copper wire. A module connector comprising: a socket contact terminal connected to a wire; and a socket shield terminal connected to the shield wire.   The socket contact terminal includes a socket contact portion into which a plug contact terminal of a connector plug connected to an internal copper wire of the coaxial cable is inserted, a socket conductor portion connection portion disposed on the module side substrate, and the socket contact. The module connector according to claim 1, further comprising: a socket bending portion that connects a portion and the socket conductor portion connection portion.   The socket shield terminal is connected to a shield contact portion connected to a plug shield terminal of a connector plug, a shield conductor connection portion disposed on the module side substrate, and the shield contact portion and the shield conductor portion connection portion. The module connector according to claim 1, further comprising a shield bending portion.   4. The module connector according to claim 3, wherein the plug shield terminal of the connector plug is connected to a shield wire of the coaxial cable. It further comprises an overmold for filling a gap between the host side cable and the module casing , fixing the host side cable so as to be bent , and attaching the module connector to the module casing. The module connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is a module connector.

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