JPH0129032B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a componentized electric device that connects or disconnects the unit A and the unit B by sliding the units A and B relatively toward each other or away from each other. The present invention relates to a connector that is applied to an equipment system and that automatically establishes an electrical connection between the above-mentioned two units when the two units are coupled.

Generally, this type of connector has a first unit with pin contacts that is attached to one unit.
and a second connector element having socket contacts, which is attached to the other unit. In such a connector, in order to automatically establish an electrical connection between both units when the two units are coupled, a point that must be taken care of is that the pin contact should not remain protruding from the first connector element. This obstructs the sliding movement between the two units. Therefore, the pin contact does not protrude from the first connector element when the two units are not connected, and when the two units are connected, the pin contact does not protrude from the solenoid of the second connector element when the two units are connected. It must protrude from the first connector element to be inserted into the butt contact.

An object of the present invention is to provide a connector that satisfies the above-mentioned requirements, and to realize a connector that can automatically establish an electrical connection between both units by coupling them together.

The connector according to the invention comprises a first connector element with pin contacts, which is attached to one of the units mentioned above, and a second connector element with socket contacts, which is attached to the other unit mentioned above. There is. and the first and second connector elements are moved relative to each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in which the pin contacts are inserted into and removed from the socket contacts. By sliding the pin contact toward or away from the pin contact, the pin contact and the socket contact can be connected or disconnected from each other. The first connector element includes a base member;
a first movable member movable in the second direction with respect to the base member; a second movable member movable in the first direction with respect to the first movable member; and a second movable member connected to the base member. an outer plate secured to or integrally formed with the base member. The base of the tip of the pin contact is fixed to the second movable member. Further, the second movable member is configured to relatively move the protrusion that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the first and second directions (that is, in the lateral direction) and the first and second connector elements. and a detachment protrusion protruding in the first direction that receives a force from the second connector element when slid. Further, the first movable member includes a first guide portion (i.e., a pin contact guide hole) penetrating in the first direction that guides the tip of the pin contact, and the first and second connectors. a fitting protrusion protruding in the first direction that receives a force from the second connector element when the elements are slid relatively close to each other; and a fitting protrusion protruding in the first direction; It has two guide parts (i.e., guide grooves or guide holes). Additionally, the outer plate has a third guide portion (i.e., a guide hole or a guide groove) for guiding the tip of the protrusion. The third
The guide portion moves the second movable member to the second movable member as the first movable member moves in the second direction as the fitting protrusion is pushed by the second connector element. has a slope that allows access to the connector element. In the state at the time of disconnection, the tip of the pin contact is housed in the first guide part of the first movable member, and the protruding end surface of the detachment protrusion is located in the first guide part of the first movable member. 1
is below the level of the sliding surface of the movable member, and by sliding the first and second connector elements relatively close to each other, the tip of the pin contact is positioned below the sliding surface of the first movable member. is inserted into and connected to the socket contact by protruding from the sliding surface of the first movable member, and the detachment protrusion protrudes from the level of the sliding surface of the first movable member and is connected to the second connector element. The detachment protrusion and the pin contact release the connection by inserting the detachment protrusion and the pin contact into a recess provided in the section and sliding the first and second connector elements relatively apart. It is characterized by being returned to the state in time.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The connector according to the present invention allows unit A and unit B as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to be slid relatively toward each other (in the direction of the arrow in the figure) or away from each other (in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow in the figure). According to
This is applied to a componentized electric equipment system that connects or disconnects the above unit A and unit B, and automatically establishes an electrical connection between the above two units when they are combined. It is. Both units A and B
A first connector element having a pin connector is attached to a predetermined portion C of one sliding surface of one of the units, and a first connector element having a socket contact is attached to a predetermined portion C of the corresponding sliding surface of the other unit. A second connector element is attached.

A first connector element 10 with pin contacts according to an embodiment of the invention shown in FIG.
is attached to the sliding surface of one unit.
As shown in FIG. 4, this first connector element 10 includes a base member 11 fixed to a square hole provided in the sliding surface of one unit, and a base member 11 fixed to a square hole provided on the sliding surface of one unit.
1 in the above second direction (D ₁ direction in Figure 3)
a first movable member 12 movable in the first direction, a second movable member 13 movable in the first direction (vertical direction in FIG. 3) with respect to the first movable member 12, and a second movable member 13 fixed to the base member 11. and an outer plate 14. The pin contact 15 has a base 1 of a tip portion (contact portion) 15a.
5b is fixed to the second movable member 13, and the connection part 1
A base 15d of the base member 5e is fixed to the base member 11. 3, 5, and 6 show the first connector element 10 in an unfitted state after assembly.

Cylindrical projections 13a are provided on both sides of the second movable member 13. The protrusion 13a includes a guide groove 12a provided in the first movable member 12 that extends in the vertical direction and a guide hole 14a provided in the outer plate 14.
You can move by being guided by. In the unfitted state, the flexible intermediate portion 1 of the pin contact 15
5c is in a bent state as shown in FIG. In the unfitted state, the tip end 15a of the pin contact 15 is housed in the pin contact guide hole 12c of the first movable member 12, and the disengagement protrusion 13 of the second movable member 13
The protruding end surface of b is set to be below the level of the sliding surface of the first movable member 12. In order to maintain this state, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5,
A locking protrusion 14 is provided in one of the guide holes 14a of the outer plate 14.
b is provided, and the resistance of this locking protrusion 14b causes the second
The movable part 13 is made not to move easily.
Further, a hole 14c is provided in the outer plate 14 below the locking projection 14b, so that the locking projection 14b has elastic deformability. Further, the guide hole 14a of the outer plate 14 is
It is preferable that the second movable portion 13 has the same shape as the locus drawn by the protrusion 13a when it is moved, but it may have an approximate circular arc shape or an approximate straight line shape.

In FIG. 4, 11a is a positioning protrusion, and 14d is a positioning hole, which are used for positioning the base member 11 and the outer plate 14.

Now, the second connector element 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 7 is attached to a square hole provided in the sliding surface of the other unit. Second
The connector element 20 has a socket contact 21 and a recessed part 22 into which the detachment protrusion 13b of the first connector element 10 is inserted.

This second connector element 20 is shown in FIG.
The fitting protrusion 12b of the first movable member 12 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is pushed and moved in the lateral direction, that is, in the _D1 direction, to enter the fitted state. This fitted state is shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10. Figures 8 and 9
10, the operation will be described in detail with reference to _FIG . The second movable member 13 moves upward. As a result, the tip 15a of the pin contact 15 protrudes from the sliding surface of the first movable member 12 and is inserted into and connected to the socket contact 21. Further, the detachment protrusion 13b also protrudes from the level of the sliding surface of the first movable member 12 and is inserted into the recess 22 provided in the corresponding portion of the second connector element 20.

Conversely, when disconnecting, the second connector element 2
0 is moved in the opposite direction to the _D1 direction. As a result, the detachment protrusion 13b receives a force in the direction opposite to the _D1 direction, so that the protrusion 13a moves into the guide hole 1 of the outer plate 14.
4a in a direction opposite to that at the time of fitting, and the second movable member 13 moves in a direction opposite to the _D1 direction while sinking.
Also, since the guide groove 12a of the first movable member 12 receives force from the protrusion 13a in the direction opposite to the _D1 direction,
D Move in the opposite direction of ₁ direction. Then, when the protruding end surface of the disengagement protrusion 13b sinks to the level of the sliding surface of the first movable member 12 (that is, when it returns to the initial unfitted state), the first and second connector elements This means that the withdrawal is complete.

Another example of a first connector element with pin contacts according to the invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is similar to FIG. 3, FIG. 5, and FIG.
Indicates an unmated state. This first connector element 10' eliminates the flexible part of the pin contact 15, and also eliminates the flexible part of the pin contact 15.
The hole 11 is not attached to the base member 11 by the movement of the pin contact 15.
b. Since the connecting portion 15e of the pin contact 15 traces the same trajectory as the guide hole 14a of the outer plate 14, the wire connected thereto is required to be flexible. However, this first connector element 10' is simpler in structure and manufacture than the first connector element 10 described above.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention also includes modifications to the embodiments.

As explained above, according to the present invention, by sliding one unit and the other unit relatively closer to each other or farther apart,
This connector is applied to a componentized electrical equipment system that connects or uncouples the above two units, and can automatically establish an electrical connection between the two units when the two units are connected. It will be done. In particular, according to the present invention, the pin contact does not protrude from the first connector element when the two units are not coupled, and when the two units are coupled, the pin contact does not protrude from the first connector element. Since the pin contact protrudes from the first connector element to be inserted into the socket contact of the element, the pin contact connects the two units without interfering with the sliding movement between the two units. be able to.

Furthermore, according to the invention, the guide portion 1 of the outer plate 14
4a guides the tip of the protrusion 13a of the second movable member 13, so that the connection operation between the pin contact 13 and the socket contact 21 can be performed more reliably. Furthermore, when the pin contact 13 and the socket contact 21 are connected, the detachment protrusion 13b of the first connector element 10 or 10' is fitted into the recessed part 22 of the second connector element 20. Therefore, the first connector element and the second
The state of connection with the connector element can be maintained more reliably. Further, the detachment protrusion 13b also has the function of releasing the connection between the first connector element and the second connector element, so that the structure is simplified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are perspective views each showing an electrical equipment system to which the connector of the present invention is attached. 3 to 10 are views showing a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first connector element in an unmated state, and FIG. 4 is a view of each component shown in FIG. 3. 5 is a front view of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of FIG. 3, FIGS. 7a and b are front and bottom views of the second connector element, and FIGS. FIG. 9 is a front view and a sectional view of the first connector element in the fitted state, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the first and second connector elements in the fitted state. FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a first connector element in an unfitted state in a connector according to another embodiment of the present invention. A, B...Unit, 10 and 10'...1st
Connector element, 11...Base member, 1
2...First movable member, 12a...Guide groove, 12
b... Fitting protrusion, 12c... Pin contact guide hole, 13... Second movable member, 13a...
Projection, 13b... Detachment protrusion, 14... Outer plate, 14a... Guide hole, 15... Pin contact, 15a... Tip, 15b... Root of tip, 20... Second connector element , 21...
...Socket contact, 22...Recessed part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 having a first connector element having a pin contact and a second connector element having a socket contact, the first connector element having a first connector element having a pin contact and a second connector element having a socket contact, wherein the pin contact is inserted into or removed from the socket contact; in a second direction perpendicular to the direction of the first and second
The connector is configured such that the pin contact and the socket contact are connected or disconnected by sliding the connector elements relatively closer to each other or farther apart, wherein the first connector element is connected to or disconnected from the socket contact. , a base member, a first movable member movable in the second direction relative to the base member, and a second movable member movable in the first direction relative to the first movable member; an outer plate connected to the base member,
The base of the tip of the pin contact is fixed to the second movable member, and the second movable member has a protrusion that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and When the second connector element is slid away from each other, the second
The first connector element receives a force from the connector element of
a detachment protrusion protruding in the direction, and the first movable member has a first guide part penetrating in the first direction that guides the tip of the pin contact; and a fitting protrusion protruding in the first direction that receives a force from the second connector element when the second connector element is slid relatively close to each other; the outer plate has a third guide part that guides the tip of the protrusion, and the third guide part has a second guide part that guides the fitting protrusion in the direction of the projection; as the first movable member moves in the second direction by being pushed by the second connector element, the second movable member can be brought closer to the second connector element; When the connection is released, the tip of the pin contact is housed in the first guide part of the first movable member, and the protruding end surface of the detachment protrusion is in the first guide part of the first movable member. It is below the level of the sliding surface of the first movable member, and
and by sliding the second connector element relatively close to each other, the tip of the pin contact protrudes from the sliding surface of the first movable member and is inserted into and connected to the socket contact. At the same time, the detachment protrusion protrudes from the level of the sliding surface of the first movable member and is inserted into the recess provided in the corresponding part of the second connector element, and conversely, and a connector characterized in that the detachment protrusion and the pin contact are returned to the state at the time of disconnection by sliding the second connector element relatively away from each other.