JP6858949B2 - Contacts, connector members and connectors - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to contacts, connector members and connectors to be attached to conductive fibers provided on cloth members such as clothing.

As a connector to be attached to a conductive fiber provided on clothing or the like, for example, the invention of a snap button type connector is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. According to the snap button type connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 below, the first cloth having conductivity, the second cloth having conductivity, and the first cloth are mechanically and electrically connected to each other. A male snap button made of a conductive material and a female snap that is mechanically and electrically connected to the second cloth and is made of a conductive material and fits with the male snap button. It is said that it is equipped with a button.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-135723

Since the snap button type connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 is attached to the cloth by sewing with a thread, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to attach the connector. In addition, when attaching a contact to a contact of the other party, it is necessary to perform each contact one by one, which is troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide contacts, connector members and connectors that can be easily attached to conductive fibers. Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector capable of easily attaching a plurality of contacts and a mating contact.

In order to solve the above problems, the contact according to the first aspect of the present invention is a contact having a contact portion that is in contact with the mating contact and a connection portion that is connected to the conductive fiber.
The contact portion is formed on a contact main body portion having a mounting portion formed in a U shape in a cross-sectional view so that the housing can be received on one side.
The connection portion and the contact main body portion are connected by a connecting portion bent at a right angle from one end of the contact main body portion.
The connection portion is formed in a cylindrical shape in which one is closed and the other is open, and the opening is opened in the same direction as the housing is inserted into the contact portion.
The connecting portion is provided with a fixing member having a size accommodated in the connecting portion.
It is characterized in that the conductive fiber is fixed and connected by the fixing member in a state of being sandwiched inside the connecting portion.

Further, in one aspect of the contact of the present invention , in one aspect of the above contact , a fixing groove formed by being recessed toward the outside is formed inside the connection portion.
The fixing member is characterized in that the conductive fiber is pressed into the fixing groove and a pressing portion to be fitted is formed.

Another embodiment of the contact of the present invention, in one aspect of the contact, the connecting portion is characterized in that it is formed in a direction at least one slit portion is orthogonal to the circumferential direction ..

Another embodiment of the contact of the present invention, in one aspect of the contact, the fixing member, in a case where the fixed inside the connecting portion with the conductive fibers, in a size are all accommodated in the connecting portion It is characterized in that it is formed.

Further, the connector member of the present invention has the contact in any of the above embodiments and the contact member.
Have a, a housing in which the contact is mounted,
The housing has a wall portion to which the mounting portion mounting wall portion attached are formed of the contact, that the mounting portion is characterized that you have attached so as to sandwich the mounting wall portion It is characterized by.

Another embodiment of the connector member of the present invention, in one embodiment of the connector, the housing, one of the which is formed with a plurality of mounting wall portions in the wall portion, each of the mounting wall portion, the The contact is attached so that the attachment portion sandwiches the attachment wall portion .

Another embodiment of the connector member of the present invention, in one embodiment of the connector member, the wall portion of the housing is formed on the outer peripheral side of the housing,
The connection portion of the contact is characterized in that the connection portion of the housing is arranged outside the housing in a state where the mounting portion of the contact is attached to the mounting wall portion of the housing.

Further, the connector of the present invention includes the connector member of any of the above aspects and the connector member.
A mating connector member having at least one mating contact in contact with the contact and a mating housing to which the mating contact is attached.
The connector member and the mating connector member are detachable .

According to the contact of the present invention, the attachment to the conductive fibers can be easily performed, Ru can be formed a connection with a simple shape. In addition, a plurality of contacts can be attached to one housing.

According to one aspect of the contact of the present invention , the conductive fiber can be reliably fixed to the connecting portion.

According to one aspect of the contact of the present invention , the conductive fiber can be easily fixed by elastically deforming the connecting portion.

According to one aspect of the contact of the present invention , it is possible to prevent the fixing member from protruding from the connecting portion and coming into contact with another member.

According to the connector member of the present invention, the attachment to the conductive fibers can be easily carried out, also, the mounting of the contact in the housing, and, Ru can be performed attachment of contacts to the conductive fibers easily.

According to one aspect of the connector member of the present invention , a plurality of contacts can be attached to one housing.

According to one aspect of the connector member of the present invention , the contact can be easily attached to the conductive fiber.

According to the connector of the present invention , it is possible to easily connect a connector member having a contact connected to a conductive fiber and a mating connector member.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which the connector according to the embodiment is attached to a cloth member having conductive fibers, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing a state in which the first connector member and the second connector member are separated. .. FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing the first connector member according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view seen from another direction. FIG. 3A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the first connector member, FIG. 3B is a perspective view seen from another direction, and FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IIIC-IIIC of FIG. 3A. 4A is an enlarged plan view of a part of the first connector member, FIG. 4B is a front view, and FIG. 4C is a bottom view. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the fixing member, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view seen from another direction. FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view showing a state before the connection between the first contact and the conductive fiber, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the first contact and the conductive fiber are connected. FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing the second connector member according to the embodiment, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view seen from another direction. FIG. 8A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the second connector member, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view seen from another direction. 9A is an enlarged plan view of a part of the second connector member, FIG. 9B is a front view, and FIG. 9C is a bottom view.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments shown below exemplify contacts, connector members, and connectors for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and are not intended to specify the present invention. It may be equally applicable to those of other embodiments included in the claims.

[Embodiment]
The connector 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. As shown in FIG. 1, the connector 10 of the embodiment is a first connector as a connector member to which a first contact 34 as a contact connected to a conductive fiber 126 provided on a cloth member 124 such as clothing is attached. It has a member 12 and a second connector member 78 as a mating connector member to which a second contact 110 as a mating contact connected to a substrate or the like of another device is attached, and the first connector member 12 And the second connector member 78 are configured to be detachable. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described.

First, the first connector member 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. The first connector member 12 is composed of a plurality of first contacts 34 that are electrically connected to the conductive fibers 126, and a rectangular parallelepiped first housing 14 to which the first contacts 34 are attached. In the embodiment, ten first contacts 34 are attached, and five are provided on each side of the long length of the first housing 14. Further, the first contact 34 has a fixing member 62 for fixing the conductive fiber 126 to the first contact 34 when connected to the conductive fiber 126.

Next, the first contact 34 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In the embodiment, 10 first contacts 34 are used, but each has a common configuration.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first contact 34 has a first contact body portion 36 in which a first contact portion 38 that is in contact with the second contact 110 of the second connector member 78 is formed, and the first contact body portion 36 has a first contact body portion 36. A first connecting portion 46 connected to the conductive fiber 126 is formed on one side of the 1 contact main body 36, and the other side of the first contact main body 36 on the opposite side of the first connecting 46 is described later. A mounting portion 56 to be mounted on the mounting wall portion 32 of the first housing 14 is formed.

Further, a connecting portion 44 for connecting the first contact main body portion 36 and the first connecting portion 46 is provided, and the connecting portion 44 is formed by being bent at a substantially right angle. The first contact 34 is integrally formed of a conductive material, for example, a metal material.

The first contact main body 36 of the first contact 34 is formed of a plate-like body having a predetermined width and thickness, and the second contact portion 118 of the second contact 110 (FIG. 8, FIG. A first contact portion 38 that comes into contact with (see 9) is formed. The first contact portion 38 is formed with a recessed portion 40 along the width direction of the first contact main body portion 36, and the second contact portion 118 of the second contact 110 is fitted into the recessed portion 40. By inserting it, you will be able to prevent it from coming off and check the contact.

Further, the first contact main body 36 is provided in contact with the outer surface side of the first housing 14. Then, the first contact portion 38 is formed on a surface opposite to the side where the first contact main body portion 36 comes into contact with the first housing 14.

Further, on both side surfaces of the first contact main body 36, a first press-fitting portion 42 is formed by being press-fitted into and attached to the first housing 14.

Further, the first connecting portion 46 is connected to the first contact main body portion 36 and the connecting portion 44, and has a substantially circular top 48 on the side connected to the connecting portion 44, and the end of the top 48 is provided. At least one, and in the embodiment, two fixed pieces 52 formed of a curved surface are formed from the sides. On the other hand, an opening 72 is provided on the side of each fixing piece 52 opposite to the top 48. Therefore, the first connecting portion 46 has a cylindrical shape in which slit portions 74 are formed at least one, and in the embodiment, at two locations in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction.

In the first connecting portion 46, the conductive fiber 126 is inserted from the opening 72 side inside the two fixing pieces 52 and comes into electrical contact with each other. An open hole 50 is formed in a substantially central portion of the top 48 of the first connecting portion 46.

Further, inside the two fixing pieces 52 constituting the first connecting portion 46, a fixing groove 54 recessed along the circumferential direction is formed in an annular shape. The outer peripheral sides of the two fixing pieces 52 of the first connecting portion 46 of the portion where the fixing groove 54 is formed are formed so as to rise along the fixing groove 54.

Further, in the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first connecting portion 46 of the first contact 34 is provided with a fixing member 62 for fixing and connecting the conductive fiber 126 to the first connecting portion 46. It is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the fixing member 62 is formed in a size accommodated in the first connecting portion 46, and the conductive fiber is wound and inserted into the inside of the first connecting portion 46 so as to sandwich the conductive fiber. It is a member for fixing the conductive fiber in the first connecting portion 46.

The fixing member 62 has a substantially circular upper surface portion 64 on the side arranged on the top 48 side of the first contact portion 38, that is, the side to be inserted first from the opening 72 of the first connecting portion 46. However, from the end edge of the upper surface portion 64, at least one, in the embodiment, four curved pressing pieces 68 are formed so as to spread outward as compared with the upper surface portion 64. A protruding protrusion 66 is formed on the top 48.

Further, on the end side of each pressing piece 68 opposite to the upper surface portion 64, a pressing portion 70 projecting outward along the circumferential direction is formed. The pressing portion 70 is a portion for pressing and pressing the conductive fiber 126 into the fixing grooves 54 formed in the fixing pieces 52 inside the first connecting portion 46 to fix the conductive fibers 126. Therefore, each pressing piece 68 is formed so as to be elastically deformable. The fixing member is made of, for example, a metal material, but may be made of a resin material or the like.

Further, the fixing member 62 is inserted into the first contact portion 38 together with the conductive fiber 126 to be connected, and in the fixed state, is formed in a size such that all of the fixing member 62 is accommodated in the first connecting portion 46. That is, the lower portion 76 of the fixing member 62 on the pressing portion 70 side is arranged above the opening 72 of the first connecting portion 46, that is, on the top portion 48 side (see FIG. 6). The connection of the first connecting portion to the conductive fiber will be described later.

Further, the mounting portion 56 of the first contact 34 is a portion to be mounted so as to sandwich the plate-shaped mounting wall portion 32 provided in the first housing 14 together with the first contact main body portion 36, and is formed in a hook shape. (See Fig. 3C).

Therefore, the mounting portion 56 has a mounting piece 58 that faces the first contact body portion 36 that is arranged outside the mounting wall portion 32 of the first housing 14 and is arranged inside the mounting wall portion 32. The mounting piece 58 has a connecting piece 60 that is connected to the first contact main body 36. Further, in the mounting portion 56, the mounting piece 58, the connecting piece 60, and the first contact main body portion 36 are substantially U-shaped in cross-sectional view (see FIG. 3C).

The mounting portion 56 is elastically deformable, and can be mounted so as to sandwich the mounting wall portion 32 of the first housing 14.

Next, the first housing 14 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The first housing 14 has a first upper surface 16 on the side connected to the second connector member 78, a first bottom surface 18 arranged on the cloth member 124 side provided with the conductive fiber 126, and a long first front surface. It is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having the 20 and the first rear surface 22, one short first side surface 24 and the other first side surface 26, and is formed of, for example, a resin material.

Further, the first housing 14 is formed with a fitting recess 28 recessed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape from the first upper surface 16 side toward the first bottom surface 18 side in a substantially central portion. The fitting recess 28 is a portion into which the fitting convex portion 94 formed in the second housing 80, which will be described later, is fitted.

Further, the outer peripheral side of the first housing 14 is provided so as to surround the fitting recess 28, and is surrounded by the first front surface 20, the first rear surface 22, one first side surface 24, and the other first side surface 26. It has a wall portion 30. The fitting wall portion 30 is a portion to be fitted into the fitting groove portion 96 formed in the second housing 80, which will be described later.

Further, a plurality of mounting wall portions 32 to which the first contact 34 is mounted are formed on the first front surface 20 side and the first rear surface 22 side of the fitting wall portion 30. The mounting wall portions 32 are formed at five locations on the first front surface 20 side and the first rear surface 22 side, respectively, and are formed of a plate-like body narrower than the other fitting wall portions 30.

Further, the first contact 34 is attached to the first housing 14 so that each mounting wall portion 32 of the first housing 14 is sandwiched between the first contact main body portion 36 and the mounting portion 56 of the first contact 34. It is done by. At this time, the first press-fitting portion 42 formed on both side surfaces of the first contact main body portion 36 is press-fitted into the boundary portion of the thick fitting wall portion 30 adjacent to the mounting wall portion 32.

Then, the first contact portion 38 formed on the first contact portion 38 and the first contact main body portion 36 of the first contact 34 with respect to the outside of the first housing 14, that is, the first front surface 20 and the first rear surface 22. It will be placed toward the opposite side.

Further, the first connection portion 46 of the first contact 34 is arranged outside the first bottom surface 18 of the first housing 14, that is, on the cloth member 124 side.

Next, a case where the first contact 34 of the first connector member 12 is attached to the conductive fiber 126 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

When connecting the first contact 34 to the conductive fiber 126, as shown in FIG. 6A, the first contact 34 is arranged on the conductive fiber 126 side of the cloth member 124 to which the first contact portion 38 of the first contact 34 is connected, and is also a fixing member. 62 is arranged at a position corresponding to the first connecting portion 46 with the conductive fiber 126 sandwiched between them.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the fixing member 62 is inserted together with the conductive fiber 126 from the opening 72 side of each fixing piece 52 of the first connecting portion 46. At this time, the fixing member 62 is inserted into the opening 72 of the first connecting portion 46 from the upper surface portion 64 side, and the pressing portion 70 of each pressing piece 68 of the fixing member 62 is inserted into each fixing piece 52 of the first connecting portion 46. The conductive fiber 126 is fitted into the fixing groove 54 of the above, and is fixed by being sandwiched between the first connecting portion 46 and the fixing member 62.

That is, the conductive fiber 126 is the top 48 of the first connecting portion 46, the upper surface portion 64 of the fixing member, the fixing pieces 52 of the first connecting portion 46, the pressing pieces 68 of the fixing member 62, and the first connecting portion 46. The fixing groove 54 of each fixing piece 52 and the pressing portion 70 of each pressing piece 68 of the fixing member 62 are sandwiched and fixed in a state of receiving pressing pressure. By forming the hole 50 in the top 48 of the first contact portion 38, the protrusion 66 formed in the upper surface portion 64 of the fixing member 62 can be fitted together with the conductive fiber 126 to strengthen the fixing. it can.

Similarly, by connecting the first connecting portions 46 of all the first contacts 34 to the conductive fibers 126, the connection between the first connecting portions 46 and the conductive fibers is completed, and the first connector member to the cloth member 124 is completed. Installation of 12 is completed.

At this time, the fixing member 62 is accommodated inside the first connecting portion 46, and is prevented from protruding from the lower portion 76 of the opening 72 of the first connecting portion 46 (see X in FIG. 6B). For example, when the first connector member 12 is attached to a cloth member 124 such as clothing, it is possible to suppress deterioration of the touch of contact with the human body.

Although only the conductive fibers 126 to be connected are shown in FIG. 6, the cloth member can be fixed together with the conductive fibers.

Next, the second connector member 78 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7 to 9. The second connector member 78 is composed of a plurality of second contacts 110 connected to a substrate or the like of another device, and a second housing 80 as a rectangular parallelepiped mating housing to which the second contact 110 is attached. There is. In the embodiment, the second contact 110 is composed of 10 pieces so as to correspond to the first contact 34 of the first connector member 12, and five pieces are provided on each side of the long length of the second housing 80. It is configured to be.

First, the second housing 80 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. The second housing 80 includes a second upper surface 82 on the side to which the first connector member 12 is connected, a second bottom surface 84 on the side attached to the substrate of the apparatus, and a long second front surface 86 and a second rear surface 88. It is a rectangular parallelepiped having a short second side surface 90 and the other second side surface 92, and is integrally formed of, for example, a resin material.

Further, in the second housing 80, a fitting convex portion 94 to be fitted into the fitting concave portion 28 formed in the first housing 14 at a substantially central portion on the second upper surface 82 side, and a fitting convex portion 94 surrounding the fitting convex portion 94. A fitting groove 96 into which the fitting wall 30 of the first housing 14 recessed from the upper surface 82 toward the second bottom surface 84 is fitted, and an enclosure 98 erected so as to surround the fitting groove 96 are formed. ing.

The enclosure 98 is composed of a second front surface 86, a second rear surface 88, one second side surface 90, and the other second side surface 92.

Further, when the second connector member 78 is connected to the first connector member 12, the first contact 34 is inserted into the portion of the enclosure 98 on the second upper surface 82 side where the second contact 110 is arranged. Gap portions 106 are formed respectively.

Further, on the second bottom surface 84 of the second housing 80, five contact mounting holes 100 for mounting the second contact 110 are formed on the second front surface 86 side and the second rear surface 88 side, respectively. The contact mounting hole 100 communicates with the fitting groove 96 on the second upper surface 82 side, and the mounted second contact 110 projects into the fitting groove 96.

Further, in the portion of the second bottom surface 84 corresponding to the contact mounting hole 100, the mounting groove 102 into which the second contact main body 112 of the second contact 110 is inserted and mounted, and the second connecting portion 116 are arranged. Notches 108 are formed respectively.

The mounting groove 102 is formed in a groove shape on the second front surface 86 and the second rear surface 88 side of the fitting groove portion 96 of the second housing 80 toward the second upper surface 82 side. Further, a partially wide second press-fitting portion 114 formed on the side surface of the second contact main body portion 112 of the second contact 110, which will be described later, is inserted into the mounting groove portion 102 so as to be fitted so as to be fitted. Become.

Next, the second contact 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. Although ten second contacts 110 are provided in the embodiment, they have a common configuration.

The second contact 110 includes a second contact main body 112 having a second press-fitting portion 114 attached to the mounting groove 102 of the second housing 80, and another contact main body 112 formed on one side of the second contact main body 112. The second connection portion 116 connected to the substrate or the like of the apparatus is brought into contact with the first contact portion 38 between the first contact portion 34 formed on the side opposite to the second connection portion 116 of the second contact main body portion 112. It is composed of a second contact portion 118 and an elastic piece 122 extending from the side opposite to the second contact main body portion 112 of the second contact portion 118, and is integrally formed of a metal material.

In the second contact 110, the second connection portion 116 and the second contact main body portion 112 are bent at a substantially right angle.

Further, the second contact portion 118 has a curved surface shape from the end portion of the second contact main body portion 112 opposite to the second connection portion 116, that is, the side arranged on the second upper surface 82 side of the second housing 80. It is bent and extends toward the second bottom surface 84 side of the fitting groove 96.

Further, from the opposite side of the second contact body portion 112 of the second contact portion 118, the second contact portion 118 extends linearly along the fitting groove portion 96 of the second housing 80 from the surrounding portion 98 side toward the fitting convex portion 94 side. It has a stretched portion 120.

Further, the elastic piece 122 is formed by being bent in a curved surface shape from an end portion of the extending portion 120 opposite to the second contact portion 118 toward the second upper surface 82 side.

In the embodiment, the second contact portion 118, the extension portion 120, and the elastic piece 122 are formed by being divided into two from the second contact main body portion 112.

Further, the second contact 110 is attached to the second housing 80 by being inserted into the contact mounting hole 100 on the second bottom surface 84 side of the second housing 80. At this time, the second contact main body 112 of the second contact 110 and the second press-fitting portion 114 formed on both side surfaces of the second contact main body 112 are formed at positions corresponding to the contact mounting holes 100 of the second housing. It is inserted into the mounting groove 102, and the second press-fitting portion 114 is press-fitted.

The second contact main body 112 of the second contact 110 is moved from the second bottom surface 84 side of the second housing 80 to the second upper surface 82 side, and is attached to the mounting groove 102 of the second housing 80 together with the second press-fitting portion 114. Then, the second connection portion 116 of the second contact 110 is arranged in the notch portion 108 formed on the second bottom surface 84 side of the second housing 80. At this time, the second connecting portion 116 is arranged so as to project from the second bottom surface 84 of the second housing 80, and is connected to a substrate such as a substrate of the apparatus by soldering or the like. Further, the second contact portion 118 of the second contact 110 and the elastic piece 122 are arranged in the fitting groove portion 96 of the second housing 80.

Then, by attaching all the second contacts 110 to the second housing 80 in the same manner, the attachment of the second contact 110 to the second housing 80 is completed. At this time, the second contact portion 118 and the elastic piece 122 can be elastically deformed when they come into contact with the first contact portion 38 of the first contact 34.

Next, the connection between the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 78 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the connection between the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 78 is such that the second connector member 78 attached to the substrate or the like of the apparatus is attached to the first connector member 12 connected to the cloth member 124 or the like. It is done by fitting.

At this time, the fitting convex portion 94 of the second housing 80 is fitted into the fitting recess 28 of the first housing 14, and the fitting wall portion 30 of the first housing 14 is fitted into the fitting groove portion 96 of the second housing 80. ..

Then, the first contact 34 attached to the mounting wall portion 32 formed in the fitting wall portion 30 of the first housing 14 is brought into contact with the second contact 110 protruding into the fitting groove portion 96 of the second housing 80. Will be.

In this contact, the first contact portion 38 of the first contact 34 is brought into contact with the second contact portion 118 of the second contact 110, and the elastic piece 122 of the second contact 110 attaches the mounting piece 58 of the first contact 34. It comes to elastic contact.

At this time, the curved surface-shaped portion of the second contact portion 118 of the second contact 110 is fitted into the recessed portion 40 formed in the first contact portion 38 of the first contact 34, and the retaining portion and the like are prevented from coming off. Be done. This completes the connection between the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 78.

Further, the first connector member 12 and the second connector member 78 are removed by pulling the first housing 14 of the first connector member 12 and the second housing 80 of the second connector member 78 apart. At this time, the first contact portion 38 of the first contact 34 is separated from the first contact portion 38 by elastically deforming the second contact portion 118 of the second contact 110. Therefore, in the connector 10 of the embodiment, the connection with the plurality of first contacts 34 connected to the conductive fiber 126 can be inserted and removed at once.

In the embodiment, the case where the first housing and the second housing have a rectangular parallelepiped shape has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other shapes such as a rod shape, a square shape, and a circular shape can be formed. ..

Further, the number of the first contact and the second contact is not limited to 10 each, and any number can be attached according to the design.

10: Connector 12: First connector member (connector member) 14: First housing 16: First upper surface 18: First bottom surface 20: First front surface 22: First rear surface 24: One first side surface 26: Other first surface 1 side surface 28: Fitting recess 30: Fitting wall 32: Mounting wall 34: First contact (contact) 36: First contact body 38: First contact 40: Recess 42: First press-fit 44: Connecting Part 46: First connection part 48: Top 50: Hole part 52: Fixing piece 54: Fixing groove 56: Mounting part 58: Mounting piece 60: Connecting piece 62: Fixing member 64: Top surface part 66: Protruding part 68: Pressing piece 70: Pressing part 72: Opening 74: Slit part 76: Lower part 78: Second connector member (counterpart connector member) 80: Second housing 82: Second upper surface 84: Second bottom surface 86: Second front surface 88: Second 2 Rear surface 90: One second side surface 92: The other second side surface 94: Fitting convex part 96: Fitting groove part 98: Enclosing part 100: Contact mounting hole 102: Mounting groove part 106: Gap part 108: Notch 110: Second Contact (contact on the other side) 112: Second contact body 114: Second press-fitting part 116: Second connecting part 118: Second contact part 120: Extension part 122: Elastic piece 124: Cloth member 126: Conductive fiber

Claims (8)

A contact having a contact portion that is in contact with the mating contact and a connection portion that is connected to the conductive fiber.
The contact portion is formed on a contact main body portion having a mounting portion formed in a U shape in a cross-sectional view so that the housing can be received on one side.
The connecting portion and the contact main body portion are connected by a connecting portion bent at a right angle from one end of the contact main body portion.
The connection portion is formed in a cylindrical shape in which one is closed and the other is open, and the opening is opened in the same direction as the housing is inserted into the contact portion.
The connecting portion is provided with a fixing member having a size accommodated in the connecting portion.
A contact characterized in that the conductive fibers are fixed and connected by the fixing member in a state of being sandwiched inside the connecting portion. A fixing groove formed by being recessed toward the outside is formed inside the connection portion.
The contact according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member presses the conductive fiber into the fixing groove and is formed with a pressing portion to be fitted. The contact according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one slit portion is formed in the connecting portion in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction. The fixing member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fixing member is formed in a size that can be accommodated in the connecting portion when the fixing member is fixed to the inside of the connecting portion together with the conductive fiber. The contact mentioned. The contact according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and the housing.
The housing has a wall portion on which a mounting wall portion to which the mounting portion of the contact is mounted is formed, and the mounting portion is mounted so as to sandwich the mounting wall portion. Element. In the housing, a plurality of mounting wall portions are formed on one wall portion, and the contacts are attached to each of the mounting wall portions so that the mounting portion sandwiches the mounting wall portion. The connector member according to claim 5. The wall portion of the housing is formed on the outer peripheral side of the housing.
The connection portion of the contact is characterized in that the connection portion of the housing is arranged outside the housing in a state where the mounting portion of the contact is attached to the mounting wall portion of the housing. 5. The connector member according to 5. The connector member according to any one of claims 5 to 7.
A mating connector member having at least one mating contact in contact with the contact and a mating housing to which the mating contact is attached.
A connector characterized in that the connector member and the mating side connector member are detachable.

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