JP7089455B2 - Movable connector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a movable connector.

Conventionally, as the movable connector, the movable connector 20 described in Patent Document 1 is known.
The movable connector 20 includes a fixed housing 21, a movable housing 22, an elastically deformable terminal 23 whose one end and the other end are press-fitted and held in these two housings, and a fixing bracket 24 which is press-fitted and held in the fixed housing 21. , Is equipped. Of these, the movable housing 22 has convex portions 22d at both ends thereof, and the fixed housing 21 has concave portions 21e corresponding to the convex portions 22d at both ends thereof. Further, the fixing bracket 24 is arranged in the fixed housing 21 so as to cover the recess 21e.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-67706

When the terminal is held by press-fitting to the housing (fixed housing 21, movable housing 22) as in the movable connector, stress may remain in the vicinity of the portion of the housing where the terminal is press-fitted. If stress remains, the housing is prone to deformation when placed in a high temperature environment (especially during reflow soldering).

On the other hand, it is also conceivable to hold the terminal in the housing by insert molding. When holding by insert molding, residual stress can be suppressed as compared with the case of press fitting.
However, in the case of insert molding, the mold may be complicated, or the design of the mold may be difficult depending on the shape of the housing. In particular, in a movable connector including a fixed housing and a movable housing, the movable housing often has a complicated shape.

It is an object of the present invention to suppress the residual stress of the fixed housing and to secure the degree of freedom in designing the movable housing in the movable connector including the fixed housing and the movable housing.

The movable connector according to the first aspect includes a fixed housing fixed to a substrate, a movable housing configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing, and a fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing. A movable connector including a terminal having a movable side held portion held by the movable housing, an elastically deformable movable portion located between the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion, and a terminal having an elastically deformable movable portion. The fixed-side held portion is held by insert molding with respect to the fixed housing, and the movable-side held portion is held by press-fitting with respect to the movable housing.

In this embodiment, the movable connector includes a fixed housing fixed to a substrate, a movable housing configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing, and terminals. The terminal is elastically deformable located between the fixed side held portion held by the fixed housing, the movable side held portion held by the movable housing, and the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion. It has a movable part.

Further, in this embodiment, the fixed side held portion is held by insert molding with respect to the fixed housing, and the movable side held portion is held by press fitting with respect to the movable housing.
That is, since the terminal is held in the fixed housing by insert molding, the stress remaining in the fixed housing is suppressed, and the terminal is held in the movable housing by press fitting, so that the terminal is held on the movable housing side. The degree of freedom in the shape of the part and the shape of the movable housing is secured.

Therefore, according to this aspect, in the movable connector including the fixed housing and the movable housing, the residual stress of the fixed housing can be suppressed and the degree of freedom in designing the movable housing can be ensured.

The movable connector according to the second aspect further includes a restricting metal fitting integrated with the fixed housing in the first aspect, and the restricting metal fitting is directed upward to the engaging portion which is a part of the movable housing. The corresponding engaging portion has a corresponding engaging portion capable of restraining the engaging portion in a restraining region which is a predetermined region, and the corresponding engaging portion has the engaging portion from the outside to the inside of the restraining region. It forms a passage portion that allows passage.

In this aspect, the movable connector comprises a regulatory fitting integrated with a fixed housing. The regulating metal fitting has a corresponding engaging portion, and the corresponding engaging portion abuts on the engaging portion which is a part of the movable housing from above the connector, thereby restraining the engaging portion in a restraint region which is a predetermined region. It is possible. Therefore, in the completed connector, the corresponding engaging portion abuts on the engaging portion from above the connector, and the engaging portion is prevented from moving further upward on the connector, so that the engaging portion is formed. Restrained in the constrained area.

Further, the corresponding engaging portion forms a passing portion that allows the engaging portion to pass from the outside to the inside of the restraint region. Therefore, the movable housing can be assembled by passing the passing portion through the engaging portion of the movable housing and inserting the engaging portion from the outside to the inside of the restraint region.

From the above, the connector according to this aspect can be manufactured by assembling the movable housing later to the work-in-process in which the regulating metal fitting is integrated in advance with respect to the fixed housing.

The integration of the fixed housing and the regulating metal fitting is not limited to the case where the fixing housing is integrated by insert molding. For example, the fixed housing and the restricting metal fitting may be integrated by press-fitting the restricting metal fitting into the fixed housing.

Further, the above-mentioned "passing portion that allows the engaging portion to pass from the outside to the inside of the restraining region" is allowed by being configured so that the regulating metal fitting is deformed and the passing portion expands. Alternatively, the corresponding engaging portion may be allowed to come into contact with the engaging portion to deform the engaging portion, or other embodiments may be used.

The movable connector according to the third aspect further includes, in the first or second aspect, a fixing metal fitting having a held portion held by the fixed housing and a substrate fixing portion fixed to the substrate. The holding of the held portion with respect to the fixed housing is performed by insert molding.

In this aspect, the movable connector further comprises a fixing bracket having a held portion held in the fixed housing and a substrate fixing portion fixed to the substrate. The held portion is held by the fixed housing by insert molding. Therefore, when molding the fixed housing, not only the terminals but also the fixing metal fittings can be held in the fixed housing at the same time.

In the embodiment described later, an example in which the "fixing metal fitting" also functions as a "regulatory metal fitting" (second aspect) is described. However, a fixing bracket may be provided separately from the regulating bracket.

(Manufacturing method of movable connector)
The method for manufacturing a movable connector according to a fourth aspect is a fixed housing fixed to a substrate, a movable housing configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing, and a fixed side held to be held by the fixed housing. A terminal having a portion, a movable side held portion held by the movable housing, and an elastically deformable movable portion located between the fixed side held portion and the movable side held portion. A method of manufacturing a movable connector to be provided, wherein the fixed housing is integrally molded with the terminal by insert molding, so that the fixed-side held portion of the terminal is held by the fixed housing, and the fixed-side step. After the fixed-side step, the movable-side held portion of the terminal held in the fixed housing is press-fitted into the movable housing to cause the movable housing to hold the movable-side held portion. including.

According to this aspect, in the movable connector including the fixed housing and the movable housing, the residual stress of the fixed housing can be suppressed and the degree of freedom in designing the movable housing can be ensured.

As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that in a movable connector including a fixed housing and a movable housing, residual stress of the fixed housing can be suppressed and the degree of freedom in designing the movable housing can be secured. Have.

It is a perspective view of the terminal of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the regulation metal fitting (the right side of a connector) of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the regulation metal fitting (the left side of a connector) of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the terminal and the regulation metal fitting are arranged before the insert molding in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the work in process of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state before the assembly process in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the movable connector of 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 6 which shows the state before the assembly process in 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the movable connector of 1st Embodiment. It is a side view (cross-sectional view) which shows the state before assembling of 1st Embodiment. It is a side view (cross-sectional view) which shows the time point which the movable housing came into contact with the corresponding engaging part in an assembly process. It is a side view (cross-sectional view) which shows the time point which the engaging part of a movable housing came into contact with a corresponding engaging part in an assembling process. It is a side view (cross-sectional view) which shows the state which the regulation metal fitting is deformed in the assembly process, and the passing part is widened. It is a side view (cross-sectional view) which shows the state which the assembly process is completed. It is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 11D which shows the state which the assembly process is completed. It is sectional drawing (cross-sectional view perpendicular to the connector width direction) of the movable connector of 1st Embodiment. Another cross-sectional view of the movable connector of the first embodiment (cross-sectional view perpendicular to the connector width direction). It is a perspective view of the terminal of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the regulation metal fitting (the right side of a connector) of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the regulation metal fitting (the left side of a connector) of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the terminal and the regulation metal fitting are arranged before the insert molding in 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the work in process of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state before the assembly process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the movable connector of 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 20 which shows the state before the assembly process in 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the movable connector of 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the state before assembling of the 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the time point which the engaging part of a movable housing came into contact with a corresponding engaging part in an assembling process. It is a side view which shows the state which the corresponding engaging part bites into the engaging part in an assembling process. It is a side view which shows the state which the assembly process is completed. It is a side view (cross-sectional view) which shows the state before the assembly process of 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing (cross-sectional view perpendicular to the connector width direction) of the movable connector of 2nd Embodiment. Another cross-sectional view of the movable connector of the second embodiment (cross-sectional view perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the connector). It is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the movable housing (movable connector completed state) of the 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14.

In the following description, the arrow X shown in each figure will be described as the front direction of the connector, the arrow Y will be described as one side (left side) in the width direction of the connector, and the arrow Z will be described as the upward direction of the connector. When the terms front-back, up-down, and width (left-right) are used without special mention, they indicate the front-back in the front-back direction of the connector, the top-down in the up-down direction of the connector, and the width (left-right) in the width direction of the connector (left-right direction).

(Manufacturing process of movable connector)
The manufacturing process of the movable connector 100 (FIG. 7) according to the first embodiment will be described.

First, the terminal 30 (FIG. 1) and the regulating metal fitting 40 (FIGS. 2 and 3) are made.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, the fixed housing 20 is integrally molded with the terminal 30 and the regulating metal fitting 40 by insert molding (work in process manufacturing process). This is referred to as work in process 100A.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 7, the movable housing 50 is assembled from above to the work-in-process 100A (assembly step). This completes the movable connector 100.

The assembly process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 11A to 11D.

When assembling the movable housing 50 to the work-in-process 100A from above, first, as shown in FIG. 11A, the enlarged surface 57B of the side wall 57 of the movable housing 50 comes into contact with the corresponding engaging portion 49 of the regulating metal fitting 40.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11B, the inclined portion 58B of the engaging portion 58 comes into contact with the folded portion (bent portion 44, inclined portion 45, vertical portion 46, FIG. 12) of the corresponding engaging portion 49. By further moving the movable housing 50 downward from this state, the amount of deformation of the regulating metal fitting 40 gradually increases toward the state shown in FIG. 11C.

When the corresponding engaging portion 49 gets over the engaging portion 58, the deformed restricting metal fitting 40 is restored to its original shape by its elastic force (FIG. 11D). If the original shape is not completely restored only by the elastic force, the shape may be restored by separately pressing.

Further, in the assembling step, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 9, a part of each terminal 30 (movable side held portion 34) is press-fitted into the movable housing 50 and held.

In the completed movable connector 100 shown in FIGS. 11D and 12, when the movable housing 50 moves upward in the connector, the contact portion 58A, which is the upper surface of the engagement portion 58, becomes the contact portion 48 of the corresponding engagement portion 49. By abutting on (the lower end 46L of the bent portion and the upper edge 47U of the through hole 47, FIG. 12), the movable range of the movable housing 50 in the upward direction of the connector is limited.

(Restricted area RS, passing part TH)
The movable connector 100 in the completed state has the engaging portion of the movable housing 50 in the lower region (“constraint region RS”, FIG. 10) of the corresponding engaging portion 49 formed by the corresponding engaging portion 49 of the regulating metal fitting 40. It is in a state where 58 is contained. Since the engaging portion 58 is constrained by the restraint region RS, the movable range of the movable housing 50 in the upward direction of the connector is limited.

On the other hand, in the state before the assembling process (the state of FIG. 11A), the engaging portion 58 of the movable housing 50 does not exist under the corresponding engaging portion 49 of the regulating metal fitting 40, and the engaging portion 58 does not exist. It is in a state outside the restraint area RS.

Therefore, in the assembling step (FIGS. 11A to 11D), the engaging portion 58 is passed through between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 49 (“passing portion TH”, FIG. 10). It can be said that it is a process of entering the restraint area RS from the outside.

Then, in the present embodiment, in the assembling process, the restricting metal fitting 40 is deformed to widen the passing portion TH (distance D1 between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 49, in the present embodiment, the spacing in the connector width direction). (FIG. 11C), the passing portion TH is passed through the engaging portion 58. In the completed movable connector 100 shown in FIG. 11D, the once widened passing portion TH is narrowed by the elastic force of the regulating metal fitting 40.

(Terminal)
One movable connector 100 includes a large number of terminals 30. As shown in FIG. 1, a large number of terminals 30 are arranged in a pair so as to face each other in the front-rear direction of the connector, and a large number of the pair of terminals 30 and 30 are arranged in the width direction of the connector.

The terminal 30 is formed by punching or bending a plate material.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 13, the terminal 30 has a fixed side held portion 32 held by the fixed housing 20, a movable side held portion 34 held by the movable housing 50, and a fixed side held portion. It has a movable portion 33 located between the 32 and the movable side held portion 34.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, the fixed-side held portion 32 is held by the fixed housing 20 by being integrated with the fixed housing 20 by insert molding. The fixed-side held portion 32 includes a curved portion 32M. That is, the fixed side held portion 32 is held in the fixed housing 20 in a state where the curved portion 32M is embedded in the fixed housing 20.

The movable side held portion 34 is held in the movable housing 50 by being press-fitted into the movable housing 50. As shown in FIG. 1, the movable side held portion 34 is formed with a protrusion 34A for being press-fitted into and held by the movable housing 50. The protrusion 34A has a shape that allows the terminal 30 to be press-fitted upward with respect to the movable housing 50.

The movable portion 33 is easily elastically deformed. This allows the movable housing 50 to move relative to the fixed housing 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the movable portion 33 includes a first straight portion 33A extending upward from the fixed-side held portion 32, a curved portion 33B bent so as to be convex upward, and downward and front and rear of the connector. The second straight line portion 33C extending diagonally inward in the direction and the curved portion 33D between the second straight line portion 33C and the movable side held portion 34 are provided in this order from one end 30A side to the other end 30B side. is doing.

Further, the terminal 30 has a contact portion 36 that comes into contact with the connection object 10 (FIG. 13) inserted from above the connector. The contact portion 36 is located on the other end 30B side of the movable side held portion 34. The contact portion 36 has a curved shape that is convex inward in the front-rear direction of the connector, and the convex portion of this curved shape comes into contact with the object to be connected 10. Further, the contact portion 36 has a curved portion 36M that projects the contact portion 36 inward in the front-rear direction of the connector (on the side of the object to be connected 10) between the contact portion 36 and the elastic portion 35 described later.

Further, the terminal 30 has an elastic portion 35 that elastically deforms when the contact portion 36 comes into contact with the object to be connected 10. The elastic portion 35 is located between the movable side held portion 34 and the contact portion 36. By inserting the connection object 10, the gap between the pair of terminals 30 and 30 facing in the front-rear direction of the connector is widened, and the elastic portion 35 is elastically deformed. As a result, the contact portion 36 makes a pressing contact with the object to be connected 10.

(Regulatory metal fittings)
Two regulating metal fittings 40 are provided for one movable connector 100. The two regulating metal fittings 40 have the same structure.

The regulating metal fitting 40 has held portions 41 and 42 held by the fixed housing 20. By integrating the restricting metal fitting 40 with the fixed housing 20 by insert molding, the held portions 41 and 42 are held in a state of being embedded in the fixed housing 20 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 12.

Further, the restricting metal fitting 40 abuts on a part of the movable housing 50 (engaging portion 58) from above, thereby limiting the upward movement range of the movable housing 50 with respect to the fixed housing 20. Has 49.

The corresponding engaging portion 49 includes an extension portion 43 extending upward from the held portion 41 side, a curved portion 44 formed on the tip end side of the extension portion 43, and an inclined portion formed on the tip end side of the curved portion 44. 45 and a vertical portion 46 formed on the tip end side of the inclined portion 45 are provided in this order. The curved portion 44, the inclined portion 45, and the vertical portion 46 are formed by bending the tip end side of the extension portion 43 inward in the connector width direction (“passing portion TH” side), and are formed in the “bent portion” of the present disclosure. Equivalent to.

When the movable housing 50 is pushed into the work-in-process 100A and assembled, a part of the movable housing 50 (engagement portion 58) comes into contact with the bent portion (bent portion 44, inclined portion 45 or vertical portion 46) of the regulating metal fitting 40. By doing so, a force that pushes the pair of corresponding engaging portions 49 apart is applied to the regulating metal fitting 40. Then, the restricting metal fitting 40 is deformed from the base end side of the extension portion 43, and the extension portion 43 is tilted in the plate thickness direction (FIG. 11C). When the movable housing 50 is pushed further downward, the contact portion 48 of the movable housing 50 gets over the tip of the bent portion of the corresponding engaging portion 49 (the lower end 46L of the vertical portion 46). Then, the shape of the regulating metal fitting 40 is restored by the elastic force and returns to the original shape.
If the restricting metal fitting 40 remains plastically deformed and cannot be completely restored to its original shape, it may be restored to its original shape by separately applying a force to the restricting metal fitting 40.

Further, a through hole 47 is formed in the extension portion 43. As a result, a pair of arm portions 43A and 43A arranged in the front-rear direction of the connector with the through hole 47 interposed therebetween are formed in the extension portion 43.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper edge 47U of the through hole 47 is formed so that the vertical position coincides with the lower end 46L (lower end of the bent portion) of the vertical portion 46. As a result, the upper edge 47U of the through hole 47 and the lower end 46L of the vertical portion 46 form a contact portion 48 that abuts on the engaging portion 58 of the movable housing 50.

Further, the regulating metal fitting 40 is formed by punching and bending a plate material. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, most of the restricting metal fittings 40 are widthwise portions 40A with the plate thickness direction facing the connector width direction. On the lower side of the width direction portion 40A, a vertical direction portion 40B having a plate thickness direction directed in the vertical direction is formed via a curved portion. Further, on both sides of the width direction portion 40A in the front-rear direction, front-rear direction portions 40C having the plate thickness direction directed to the front-rear direction of the connector are formed via curved portions. A fixed portion 40D to be fixed to the substrate by soldering or the like is formed below the front-rear direction portion 40C via a curved portion.
The entire curved portion between the width direction portion 40A and the vertical direction portion 40B is embedded in the fixed housing 20 as a part of the held portion 41 described above. Further, the entire curved portion between the width direction portion 40A and the front-rear direction portion 40C is embedded in the fixed housing 20 as a part of the held portion 42 described above.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the through hole 47 of the extension portion 43 has upward expansion portions 47A and 47A, and both side portions of the through hole 47 in the width direction are upward in the upward expansion portions 47A and 47A. It has been expanded. Of the upper edge 47U of the through hole 47, the portion between the upward enlarged portions 47A and 47A is the contact portion 48.

Further, the through hole 47 of the extension portion 43 has downward expansion portions 47B and 47B, and both side portions of the through hole 47 in the width direction are downwardly expanded in the downward expansion portions 47B and 47B. As a result, the length of the pair of arm portions 43A is extended downward, and the passage portion TH is easily expanded due to the deformation of the regulating metal fitting 40.

Further, the upper end of the width direction portion 40A, the front-rear direction portion 40C, and the curved portion between them of the restricting metal fitting 40 is located above the root portion 43N of the extension portion 43. As a result, the held portion 42 of the regulating metal fitting 40 is expanded upward with respect to the root portion 43N of the extension portion 43. Therefore, the long vertical dimension of the extension portion 43 is secured, and the holding of the restricting metal fitting 40 to the fixed housing 20 is strengthened.

(Fixed housing)
As shown in FIG. 13, the fixed housing 20 has a terminal holding portion 21H for holding the fixed side held portion 32 of the terminal 30. The terminal holding portion 21H is formed on the front and rear walls 21 and 21 of the fixed housing 20. That is, the fixed side held portion 32 of the terminal 30 is held in a state of being embedded in the front and rear walls 21 and 21 of the movable connector 100.

The thickness of the front and rear walls 21 and 21 of the fixed housing 20 is increased so that the lower portion 21L of the fixed housing 20 projects inward in the front-rear direction of the connector with respect to the upper portion 21U. The fixed side held portion 32 of the terminal 30 is held in the lower portion 21L of the front and rear walls 21 and 21 of the fixed housing 20. As a result, a part of the first straight line portion 33A of the movable portion 33 of the terminal 30 is located inside the front and rear walls 21 and 21 of the fixed housing 20 in the front-rear direction of the connector.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the fixed housing 20 has a metal fitting holding portion 22H for holding the held portions 41 and 42 of the regulating metal fitting 40. The metal fitting holding portion 22H is formed on the side walls 22 and 22 formed on both sides of the fixed housing 20 in the connector width direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the side wall 22 of the fixed housing 20 has a pair of high wall portions 22S, 22S arranged in the front-rear direction of the connector, and a low wall portion 22M connecting the lower portions of the high wall portions 22S, 22S. .. Of these, the low wall portion 22M holds the held portion 41 of the regulating metal fitting 40, and the high wall portion 22S holds the held portion 42 of the regulating metal fitting 40. A space is formed between the front and rear high wall portions 22S so that the corresponding engaging portion 49 of the deformed restricting metal fitting 40 can enter.

(Movable housing)
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the movable housing 50 has a terminal holding portion 51H for holding the movable side held portion 34 of the terminal 30. The terminal holding portion 51H holds the terminal 30 by press-fitting the movable side held portion 34 of the terminal 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the movable housing 50 has a receiving portion 56 for receiving the object to be connected 10. The receiving portion 56 is a groove (space) that opens on the upper surface side of the movable housing 50, and extends in the connector width direction with the connector downward direction as the depth direction. As shown in FIG. 9, a contact portion 36 of the terminal 30 held by the movable housing 50 is arranged inside the receiving portion 56, and when the connecting object 10 is inserted into the receiving portion 56, the connecting object is connected. The contact portion 36 of the terminal 30 comes into contact with the 10.

Further, the movable housing 50 has a plurality of isolation walls 51 arranged between the terminals 30. The plurality of isolation walls 51 are provided at equal intervals in the connector width direction. The terminal 30 is arranged between the separation walls 51 and 51 adjacent to each other.
A terminal press-fitting groove 51H is formed on a part of the wall surface of the isolation wall 51 so as to widen the distance between the adjacent isolation walls 51 and 51. The terminal press-fitting groove 51H functions as the terminal holding portion 51H described above.

Further, the movable housing 50 has a connecting portion 52 for connecting a plurality of isolation walls 51 in the connector width direction. The connecting portion 52 improves the strength of the movable housing 50.
The connecting portion 52 extends in the vertical direction, the lower end of the connecting portion 52 is located above the lower end of the isolation wall 51, and the upper end of the connecting portion 52 is the upper surface portion of the movable housing 50 described later. It is connected to the front and rear portions 55A of 55.
More specifically, the connecting portion 52 is composed of a lower portion 52L extending in the vertical direction and an upper portion 52U inclined upward in the front-rear direction of the connector. As shown in FIG. 13, the movable side held portion 34 of the terminal 30 is arranged along the lower portion 52L of the connecting portion 52, and the movable portion 33 of the terminal 30 is located on the upper portion 52U of the connecting portion 52. The two straight portions 33C are arranged so as to follow each other. The lower portion 52L of the connecting portion 52 and the movable side held portion 34 of the terminal 30 are in substantially contact with each other, and the upper portion 52U of the connecting portion 52 and the second straight portion 33C of the movable portion 33 of the terminal 30 are movable portions. The arrangement relationship is such that the 33 can be displaced at intervals. In this disclosure, when the arrangement of the terminals 30 is described, it is assumed that the terminals 30 are in a free state unless otherwise specified.

The terminal 30 extends from the outside in the front-rear direction of the connector with respect to the connecting portion 52, a part of the terminal 30 (elastic portion 35) passes under the connecting portion 52, and extends inward in the front-rear direction of the connector with respect to the connecting portion 52. ing. As a result, the connecting portion 52 is arranged between the movable portion 33 and the movable side held portion 34 of the terminal 30 and the contact portion 36 of the terminal 30.
Further, the lower end of the connecting portion 52 and the terminal 30 located below the lower end of the connecting portion 52 are spaced apart in the vertical direction. Further, the connecting portion 52 and the terminal 30 (elastic portion 35 and the contact portion 36) located inside the connecting portion 52 in the front-rear direction of the connector are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction of the connector. As a result, deformation of the elastic portion 35 of the terminal 30 is allowed.
Further, the upper portion 52U of the connecting portion 52 is formed with a recess 52A recessed outward in the front-rear direction of the connector. As a result, a space is secured in which the tip of the contact portion 36 can enter when the elastic portion 35 is deformed.

Further, the movable housing 50 has an opening edge connecting portion 53 that connects a plurality of isolation walls 51 in the connector width direction at an edge portion that opens toward the upper side of the receiving portion 56.

Further, the movable housing 50 has a bottom connecting portion 54 that connects a plurality of isolation walls 51 in the connector width direction at the bottom of the receiving portion 56. The bottom connecting portion 54 has a structure (size and shape) that allows assembly of the terminal 30 to the movable housing 50 from below.

Further, the movable housing 50 has an upper surface portion 55 constituting the upper surface of the movable housing 50. The upper surface portion 55 is formed in a rectangular shape with the connector width direction as the longitudinal direction in a plan view. The upper surface portion 55 constitutes both sides in the front-rear direction of the connector, and has front-rear portions 55A extending in the width direction of the connector. As shown in FIG. 13, the front-rear portion 55A projects outward in the front-rear direction of the connector so as to cover the movable portion 33 of the terminal 30 from above. As a result, the outer end of the upper surface portion 55 in the front-rear direction of the connector is located outside the movable portion 33 (bent portion 33B and the first straight line portion 33A) of the terminal 30 in the front-rear direction of the connector.

Further, the opening edge connecting portion 53 constitutes a part of the upper surface portion 55. The opening edge connecting portion 53 and the front-rear portion 55A of the upper surface portion 55 are provided separately. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of spaces existing between the plurality of isolation walls 51 are open in the portion between the opening edge connecting portion 53 and the front-rear portion 55A in the upper surface portion 55.

Further, the upper surface portion 55 is configured to include an outer edge portion 55O constituting the outer edge portion, an inner edge portion 55I inside the outer edge portion 55O, and a receiving port (opening of the receiving portion 56) further inside. It can also be regarded as being. Both the outer edge portion 55O and the inner edge portion 55I are planes whose normal direction is above the connector.
The outer edge portion 55O is formed higher than the inner edge portion 55I. In other words, the plane of the outer edge portion 55O is located above the plane of the inner edge portion 55I in the vertical direction of the connector.
An inclined portion 55M whose height gradually decreases from the outer edge portion 55O toward the inner edge portion 55I is formed between the outer edge portion 55O and the inner edge portion 55I. The outer edge portion 55O, the inner edge portion 55I, and the inclined portion 55M are formed over substantially the entire circumference of the upper surface portion 55. As a result, the object to be connected 10 can be smoothly received by the receiving unit 56.
Further, an inclined portion 55N is also formed at the boundary between the inner edge portion 55I and the through hole 47. The inclined portion 55N is formed in the opening edge connecting portion 53.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper surface portion 55 projects outward in the connector width direction. As a result, the outer end of the upper surface portion 55 in the connector width direction is located outside the engagement portion 58 described later in the connector width direction. Further, the outer end of the inner edge portion 55I of the upper surface portion 55 in the connector width direction is located outside the side wall 57 (general surface 57A and enlarged surface 57B) described later in the connector width direction.

Further, the movable housing 50 has side walls 57 forming walls on both sides in the connector width direction of the receiving portion 56, which is a groove (space) for receiving the connection object 10. A pair of side walls 57 are provided on both sides in the connector width direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the movable housing 50 is in contact with the regulating metal fitting 40 (corresponding engaging portion 49), so that the movable range of the movable housing 50 in the upward direction of the connector is limited. Has 58. The engaging portion 58 is formed as a protruding portion formed on the outer surface of the side wall 57 in the connector width direction and protruding outward in the connector width direction.

The upper surface of the engaging portion 58 is an abutting portion 58A that abuts on the corresponding engaging portion 49 and limits the moving range. The contact portion 58A is a flat surface whose normal direction is directed upward from the connector.

Further, the engaging portion 58 has an inclined portion 58B that gradually reduces the dimension (protruding amount in this embodiment) of the engaging portion 58 toward the lower side of the connector. The inclined portion 58B is a flat surface.

Further, the engaging portion 58 has a vertical portion 58C located between the contact portion 58A and the inclined portion 58B.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the surface of the side wall 57 on the outer side in the connector width direction includes a general surface 57A and an enlarged surface 57B located on the outer side in the connector width direction with respect to the general surface 57A. There is. As shown in FIG. 12, the upper portion of the engaging portion 58 is a general surface 57A, and the lower portion of the engaging portion 58 is an enlarged surface 57B. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the dimension W1 in the connector width direction in the lower portion of the engaging portion 58 of the movable housing 50 is the connector width direction in the upper portion of the engaging portion 58 of the movable housing 50. It is larger than the dimension W2. Further, the dimension W1 is substantially the same (98 to 105%) as the distance D1 between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 49 on both sides in the connector width direction.
Therefore, when assembling the movable housing 50 to the work-in-process 100A, it is easy to align the movable housing 50 with respect to the work-in-process 100A in the connector width direction. For this reason, the range of motion of the movable housing 50 in the connector width direction is secured between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 49 of the regulating metal fittings 40 whose shape has been restored after the movable housing 50 is assembled (Fig.). 11D). When the movable housing 50 moves in the width direction of the connector, the vertical portion 46 of the corresponding engaging portion 49 of the regulating metal fitting 40 comes into contact with the general surface 57A of the side wall 57 of the movable housing 50.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the enlarged surface 57B is formed in a rectangular region having a shape seen from the connector width direction. The width dimension (connector front-rear direction dimension) of the rectangular region where the enlarged surface 57B is formed is larger than the dimension of the engaging portion 58.

<Action effect>
Next, the action and effect of this embodiment will be described.

In the present embodiment, the movable connector 100 includes a fixed housing 20 fixed to a substrate, a movable housing 50 movable relative to the fixed housing 20, and a regulating metal fitting 40 integrated with the fixed housing 20. .. As shown in FIG. 10, the restricting metal fitting 40 has a corresponding engaging portion 49, and the corresponding engaging portion 49 abuts on the engaging portion 58, which is a part of the movable housing 50, from above the connector. The engaging portion 58 can be constrained to the restraint region RS which is a predetermined region.

Further, the corresponding engaging portion 49 forms a passing portion TH that allows the engaging portion 58 to pass from the outside to the inside of the restraint region RS. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the movable housing 50 is formed by passing the passing portion TH through the engaging portion 58 of the movable housing 50 and inserting the engaging portion 58 from the outside to the inside of the restraint region RS. Can be assembled.

From the above, the movable connector 100 can be manufactured by assembling the movable housing 50 to the work-in-process 100A in which the restricting metal fitting 40 is preliminarily integrated with the fixed housing 20.

Further, in the present embodiment, the movable connector 100 includes a fixed housing 20 fixed to the substrate, a movable housing 50 configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing 20, and terminals 30. The terminal 30 is between the fixed side held portion 32 held by the fixed housing 20, the movable side held portion 34 held by the movable housing 50, and the fixed side held portion 32 and the movable side held portion 34. It has an elastically deformable movable portion 33 located at.
Further, the fixed side held portion 32 is held by the fixed housing 20 by insert molding, and the movable side held portion 34 is held by the movable housing 50 by press fitting.
That is, since the terminal 30 is held in the fixed housing 20 by insert molding, the stress remaining in the fixed housing 20 is suppressed, and the terminal 30 is held in the movable housing 50 by press fitting. The degree of freedom in the shape of the movable housing 50 is secured.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the movable connector 100 including the fixed housing 20 and the movable housing 50, the residual stress of the fixed housing 20 can be suppressed and the design freedom of the movable housing 50 can be ensured.

Further, in the present embodiment, the fixed housing 20 and the regulating metal fitting 40 are integrated by insert molding. Therefore, the step of press-fitting the regulating metal fitting 40 into the fixed housing 20 is unnecessary.

Further, in the present embodiment, the restricting metal fitting 40 is deformable so that the passing portion TH (space between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 49, FIG. 10) expands (FIG. 11C). Therefore, when the movable housing 50 is assembled to the work-in-process 100A, the engaging portion 58 can be put into the restraint region RS by deforming the regulating metal fitting 40 to widen the passing portion TH.

Further, in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 58 has an inclined portion 58B that guides the engaging portion 58 to the passing portion TH. Therefore, when assembling the movable housing 50, the engaging portion 58 can be guided to an appropriate position even if the engaging portion 58 is slightly displaced in the connector width direction. In particular, in the present embodiment, the inclined portion 58B of the engaging portion 58 is pushed downward from the connector by bringing the inclined portion 58B into contact with the corresponding engaging portion 49 of the regulating metal fitting 40 when assembling the movable housing 50. It also has the effect of gradually increasing the amount of deformation of the regulating metal fitting 40. Therefore, damage to the regulating metal fitting 40 can be suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the restricting metal fitting 40 is formed by bending the extension portion 43 extending upward from the held portion 41 side to the upper side of the connector and the tip end side of the extension portion 43 toward the passing portion TH side (inside in the connector width direction). It has a bent portion (in this embodiment, a curved portion 44, an inclined portion 45, and a vertical portion 46). Therefore, when assembling the movable housing 50, it is possible to prevent the plate end surface (cut end surface) of the regulating metal fitting 40 from coming into contact with the movable housing 50.

Further, in the present embodiment, the through hole 47 is formed in the extension portion 43 so that the engaging portion 58 does not abut on the extension portion 43 from the connector width direction. Therefore, the range of motion of the movable housing 50 in the connector width direction is not limited by the extension portion 43, and a large range of motion in the connector width direction can be secured.
Further, the lower end 46L of the bent portion of the corresponding engaging portion 49 becomes the abutting portion 48 that abuts on the movable housing 50 and limits the movable range of the movable housing 50 in the upward direction of the connector, and also becomes the upper edge of the through hole 47. The 47U is also a contact portion 48 that abuts on the movable housing 50 and limits the range of movement of the movable housing in the upward direction of the connector. Therefore, the load input from the movable housing 50 to the regulating metal fitting 40 is distributed, so that deformation and damage of the regulating metal fitting 40 are suppressed.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the dimension W3 in the connector width direction of the engaging portion 58 of the movable housing 50 is larger than the distance D2 between the pair of extension portions 43. Therefore, a large amount of engagement between the engaging portion 58 and the corresponding engaging portion 49 (dimension in which the engaging portion 58 and the corresponding engaging portion 49 overlap in a plan view) can be realized.

Further, in the present embodiment, the bent portion of the corresponding engaging portion 49 is configured to include a vertical portion 46 that is in contact with the side wall 57 of the movable housing 50 with the plate thickness direction facing the connector width direction. Therefore, it is suppressed that the cut end face of the regulating metal fitting 40 damages the movable housing 50.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 29.

(Manufacturing process of movable connector)
The manufacturing process of the movable connector 200 (FIG. 21) according to the second embodiment will be described.

First, the terminal 70 (FIG. 15) and the regulating metal fitting 80 (FIG. 16 and 17) are manufactured.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 18 to 19, the fixed housing 60 is integrally molded with the terminal 70 and the regulating metal fitting 80 by insert molding (work in process manufacturing process). This is referred to as work in process 200A.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 20 to 21, the movable housing 90 is assembled from above to the work-in-process 200A (assembly step).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 24A, the movable housing 90 is arranged above the work-in-process 200A, and the movable housing 90 is lowered. Then, as shown in FIG. 24B, the engaging portion 98 of the movable housing 90 comes into contact with the corresponding engaging portion 89 of the regulating metal fitting 80 of the work in process 200A.

When the movable housing 90 is further lowered, the tip portions of the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 bite into the engaging portion 98, as shown in FIG. 24C. That is, the tip portions of the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 plastically deform the engaging portion 98 of the movable housing 90.

When the movable housing 90 is further lowered, the engaging portion 98 passes between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 (“passing portion TH”, FIG. 24A). Then, as shown in FIG. 25, the engaging portion 98 enters the lower region (“constraining region RS”, FIG. 24A) of the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89. Even if an upward force is applied to the movable housing 90 from this state, the movable housing 90 does not pull out because the engaging portion 98 comes into contact with the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89. That is, the engaging portion 98 is in a state of being constrained by the restraint region RS, whereby the movable range of the movable housing 90 in the upward direction of the connector is restricted by the restricting metal fitting 80.
In the movable connector 200 in the completed state, a groove-shaped scratch 99 (FIG. 29) corresponding to the plate thickness of the corresponding engaging portion 89 of the regulating metal fitting 80 is formed on the engaging portion 98. However, the movable housing 90 will not come off unless the positions of the groove-shaped scratch 99 and the corresponding engaging portion 89 are completely matched. And it is unlikely that they will be in perfect agreement. Therefore, the engaging portion 98 of the movable housing 90 is constrained to the restraint region RS without any problem.

(Terminal)
As shown in FIG. 15, since the configuration of the terminal 70 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the terminal 30 of the first embodiment (FIG. 1), the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof will be omitted.

(Regulatory metal fittings)
As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the configuration of the restricting metal fitting 80 of the second embodiment is significantly different from that of the restricting metal fitting 40 of the first embodiment (FIGS. 2 and 3).

Two restricting metal fittings 80 are provided for one movable connector 200. The two regulating metal fittings 80 have the same structure.

The regulating metal fitting 80 has a held portion 81 held by the fixed housing 60. By integrating the restricting metal fitting 80 with the fixed housing 60 by insert molding, the held portion 81 is embedded in the fixed housing 60 as shown in FIGS. 19 and 28.

Further, the regulating metal fitting 80 is formed by punching and bending a plate material. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the restricting metal fitting 80 has a plate thickness 80A having a plate thickness direction facing the connector width direction and a plate thickness formed below the width direction portion 80A via a curved portion. It has a vertical portion 80B whose direction is directed in the vertical direction, and a front-rear direction portion 80C in which the plate thickness direction formed through curved portions on both sides of the width direction portion 80A in the front-rear direction of the connector is directed in the front-rear direction of the connector. ing. A fixed portion 80D fixed to the substrate by soldering or the like is formed below the front-rear direction portion 80C via a curved portion.
The curved portion between the width direction portion 80A and the vertical direction portion 80B and the curved portion between the width direction portion 80A and the front-rear direction portion 80C are entirely formed as a part of the above-mentioned held portion 81. It is in a state of being embedded in the fixed housing 60.

Further, the restricting metal fitting 80 abuts on a part of the movable housing 90 (engagement portion 98) from above the connector to limit the upward movement range of the movable housing 90 with respect to the fixed housing 60. Has 89.

A pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 are provided for one regulating metal fitting 80. Between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 is a "passing portion TH" through which the engaging portion 98 of the movable housing 90 passes. The pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 have the plate thickness direction directed toward the connector width direction, and are formed as a part of the above-mentioned width direction portion 80A.

In the completed state of the movable connector 200, the portion of the corresponding engaging portion 89 that abuts on the engaging portion 98 of the movable housing 90 is referred to as a contact portion 82. The contact portion 82 extends parallel to the front-rear direction of the connector (horizontal direction of the connector).

Further, the corresponding engaging portion 89 has an inclined portion 83 that gradually narrows the distance between the corresponding engaging portions 89 toward the lower side of the connector. The inclined portion 83 is formed in each of the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89.

Further, the corresponding engaging portion 89 has a vertical portion 84 below the inclined portion 83. The vertical portion 84 is continuously formed from the lower end of the inclined portion 83. The vertical portion 84 extends in the vertical direction of the connector, and in the vertical portion 84, the distance between the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 does not change.

(Fixed housing)
Since the structure and function of the fixed housing 20 (FIGS. 5, 13, etc.) of the first embodiment are substantially the same in the configuration of the fixed housing 60 of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof will be omitted.

(Movable housing)
Of the configurations of the movable housing 90 of the second embodiment, the parts having the same structure, structure, and function as the movable housing 50 (FIG. 8 and the like) of the first embodiment are described by adding the same reference numerals to the drawings. Omit.

As shown in FIG. 20, the movable housing 90 has an engaging portion 98. The engaging portion 98 is a portion protruding outward in the connector width direction from the side wall 97 of the movable housing 90.

The engaging portion 98 has a contact portion 98A that abuts on the corresponding engaging portion 89 when the movable housing 90 moves upward in the completed state of the movable connector 200. The contact portion 98A is an upper surface of the engaging portion 98, and is a plane having an upward direction as a normal direction.

Further, the engaging portion 98 has an inclined portion 98B that gradually increases the dimension of the engaging portion 98 in the front-rear direction of the connector (the direction in which the pair of corresponding engaging portions 89 face each other) toward the upper side of the connector. A pair of inclined portions 98B are formed in the front-rear direction of the connector.

As shown in FIG. 29, the side wall 97 of the movable housing 90 includes a general portion 97A in which the engaging portion 98 is projected and a reduced portion 97B recessed inward in the connector width direction with respect to the general portion 97A. It is configured to include. The reduced portions 97B are formed on both sides of the general portion 97A in the front-rear direction of the connector. When the movable housing 90 moves in the connector width direction in the completed state of the movable connector 200, the reduced portion 97B abuts on the high wall portion 22S of the side wall 22 of the fixed housing 60 in the connector width direction of the movable housing 90. The range of movement of is limited. Therefore, by forming the reduced portion 97B, the range of motion of the movable housing 90 in the connector width direction is increased.

<Action effect>
Next, the action and effect of this embodiment will be described. The description of the action and effect based on the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.

In the present embodiment, the movable connector 200 includes a fixed housing 60 fixed to a substrate, a movable housing 90 that can move relative to the fixed housing 60, and a regulating metal fitting 80 integrated with the fixed housing 60. .. As shown in FIG. 24A, the restricting metal fitting 80 has a corresponding engaging portion 89, and the corresponding engaging portion 89 abuts on the engaging portion 98 which is a part of the movable housing 90 from above the connector. The engaging portion 98 can be constrained to the restraint region RS which is a predetermined region.

Further, the corresponding engaging portion 89 forms a passing portion TH that allows the engaging portion 98 to pass from the outside to the inside of the restraint region RS. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 24A to 25, the movable housing 90 is formed by passing the passing portion TH through the engaging portion 98 of the movable housing 90 and inserting the engaging portion 98 from the outside to the inside of the restraint region RS. Can be assembled.

From the above, the movable connector 200 can be manufactured by assembling the movable housing 90 to the work-in-process 100A in which the regulating metal fitting 80 is preliminarily integrated with the fixed housing 60.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 29, the engaging portion 98 of the movable housing 90 is formed with a groove-shaped scratch 99 corresponding to the plate thickness of the corresponding engaging portion 89 of the regulating metal fitting 80. .. Therefore, the movable connector 200 of the present embodiment can be manufactured by assembling the movable housing 90 to the work-in-process 200A by plastically deforming the engaging portion 98 by the corresponding engaging portion 89.

Further, in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 98 has an inclined portion 98B that guides the engaging portion 98 to the passing portion TH. Therefore, when assembling the movable housing 90, the engaging portion 98 can be guided to an appropriate position even if the engaging portion 98 is slightly displaced in the front-rear direction of the connector. In particular, in the present embodiment, the corresponding engaging portion 89 plays the role of a blade that forms a groove-shaped scratch 99 in the engaging portion 98, so that the inclined portion 98B of the engaging portion 98 is in charge of dealing with the engaging portion 98. It also has the effect of gradually increasing the bite amount of the joint portion 89 (the bite amount in the front-rear direction of the connector).
Further, in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 98 has a vertical surface 98C on the upper side of the inclined portion 98B. Therefore, the strength of the engaging portion 98 is ensured.

Further, in the present embodiment, the corresponding engaging portion 89 has an inclined portion 83 that guides the engaging portion 98 to the passing portion TH. Therefore, when assembling the movable housing 90, the engaging portion 98 can be guided to an appropriate position even if the engaging portion 98 is slightly displaced in the front-rear direction of the connector. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the corresponding engaging portion 89 plays the role of a blade that forms a groove-shaped scratch 99 in the engaging portion 98, the inclined portion 83 of the corresponding engaging portion 89 corresponds to the engaging portion 98. It also has the effect of gradually increasing the bite amount of the engaging portion 89.
Further, in the present embodiment, the corresponding engaging portion 89 has a vertical portion 84 below the inclined portion 83. Therefore, the strength of the corresponding engaging portion 89 is ensured, and a stable assembly process can be performed.

[Supplementary explanation of the above embodiment]
The manufacturing process of the movable connector may be changed from the process described in the above embodiment.
For example, first, the fixed housing and the regulating metal fitting may be integrated by press-fitting or the like, then the movable housing may be assembled, and finally, the terminals may be press-fitted into the fixed housing and the movable housing to hold them.
Further, for example, first, the fixed housing may be integrally molded with the terminal by insert molding, then the terminal may be held in the movable housing by press-fitting or the like, and finally, the restricting metal fitting may be integrated with the fixed housing by press-fitting or the like.

Further, in the above embodiment, a movable connector in which a large number of terminals 30 and 70 are arranged has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the movable connector may have one terminal.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which the movable connector is mounted on the substrate by reflow soldering has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in the above embodiment, the movable housing 50 having a complicated shape as shown in FIG. 6 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Further, in the above embodiment, the example in which the regulating metal fittings 40 and 80 also function as the fixing metal fittings for fixing the fixing housings 20 and 60 to the substrate has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the regulating metal fitting may not have a function as a fixing metal fitting (a fixing metal fitting may be provided separately from the regulating metal fitting).

Further, in the above embodiment, the example in which the movable housings 50 and 90 are composed of only the resin molded body and a part of the resin molded body is the engaging portions 58 and 98 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. .. For example, the movable housing may be composed of a resin molded body and a metal fitting fixed to the resin molded body, of which the metal fitting portion may function as an “engaging portion”.

100 Movable connector 100A Work in process 20 Fixed housing 30 Terminal 32 Fixed side held part 33 Movable part 34 Movable side held part 40 Regulatory metal fittings 43 Upper extension part 44 Bent part (bent part)
45 Inclined part (bent part)
46 Vertical part (bent part)
Lower end of 46L vertical part (tip of bent part, contact part)
47 Through hole 47U Upper edge of through hole (contact part)
48 Contact part 49 Corresponding engagement part 50 Movable housing 57 Side wall 58 Engagement part 58A Contact part 58B Inclined part 200 Movable connector 200A Work in process 60 Fixed housing 70 Terminal 80 Regulatory metal fittings 83 Inclined part 89 Corresponding engagement part 90 Movable housing 97 Side wall 98 Engagement part 98B Inclined part 99 Groove-shaped scratch

Claims (6)

A fixed housing fixed to the board,
A movable housing configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing,
Between the fixed-side held portion held in the fixed housing and not twisted , the movable-side held portion held in the movable housing, and the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A terminal having an elastically deformable movable part located in
It is a movable connector equipped with
The holding of the fixed side held portion with respect to the fixed housing is performed by insert molding.
The movable side held portion is held by press fitting with respect to the movable housing.
Movable connector. A fixed housing fixed to the board,
A movable housing configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing,
The fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing, the movable-side held portion held by the movable housing, and the elastically deformable portion located between the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A terminal having the movable portion, which is a movable portion and has a folded portion that is folded back from a connecting direction to a non-connecting direction.
It is a movable connector equipped with
The holding of the fixed side held portion with respect to the fixed housing is performed by insert molding.
The movable side held portion is held by press fitting with respect to the movable housing.
Movable connector. Further equipped with a regulating metal fitting integrated with the fixed housing,
The restricting metal fitting has a corresponding engaging portion capable of restraining the engaging portion in a restraining region which is a predetermined region by abutting the engaging portion which is a part of the movable housing from above the connector.
The corresponding engaging portion forms a passing portion that allows the engaging portion to pass from the outside to the inside of the restraint region.
The movable connector according to claim 1 or 2 . Further, a fixing metal fitting having a held portion held by the fixed housing and a substrate fixing portion fixed to the substrate is further provided.
The holding of the held portion with respect to the fixed housing is performed by insert molding.
The movable connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . A fixed housing fixed to the board,
A movable housing configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing,
Between the fixed-side held portion held in the fixed housing and not twisted , the movable-side held portion held in the movable housing, and the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A method of manufacturing a movable connector comprising an elastically deformable movable portion located in, and a terminal having.
A fixed-side step of holding the fixed-side held portion of the terminal in the fixed housing by integrally molding the fixed housing with the terminal by insert molding.
After the fixed side step, the movable side held portion of the terminal held in the fixed housing is press-fitted into the movable housing to cause the movable housing to hold the movable side held portion. ,including,
How to make a movable connector. A fixed housing fixed to the board,
A movable housing configured to be movable relative to the fixed housing,
The fixed-side held portion held by the fixed housing, the movable-side held portion held by the movable housing, and the elastically deformable portion located between the fixed-side held portion and the movable-side held portion. A method for manufacturing a movable connector including a movable portion having a movable portion having a folded portion folded back from a connecting direction to a counter-connecting direction , and a terminal having the movable portion.
A fixed-side step of holding the fixed-side held portion of the terminal in the fixed housing by integrally molding the fixed housing with the terminal by insert molding.
After the fixed side step, the movable side held portion of the terminal held in the fixed housing is press-fitted into the movable housing to cause the movable housing to hold the movable side held portion. ,including,
How to make a movable connector.

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