JPH04133369U - Connector with release mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To enable a plurality of mating connectors to be mated with one connector, and to detach a plurality of mating connectors by operating only one ejector. [Structure] A first engaging means in which one end of a plurality of eject levers 60 is engaged with a plurality of plates, and a first engagement means in which the other end of each of the plurality of eject levers 60 is engaged with one ejector 59. It has two engaging means. The second engaging means moves the one ejector 50 in the fitting direction to engage the ejector lever 5.
0a, 50b, and the plurality of mating connectors 2
Leave 0a, 20b.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

The present invention provides a detachable connector having a detachable mechanism for detaching a connector in a mated state. Regarding mechanical connectors.

0002

[Conventional technology]

A conventional connector with a release mechanism has an insulation mechanism as shown in FIGS. 14 to 16. It has a data 100. The insulator 100 is a board like an IC memory card. One slot 1 for fitting a mating connector 101 (see FIG. 15) 02 and a plurality of conductive contacts 103 assembled in this slot 102. It has Inside the slot 102 is a mating end surface of the mating connector 101. The contact portion 104 of the contact 103 is assembled so as to face the contact portion 104 of the contact 103 .

0003 In addition, the insulator 100 has a detachable member for detaching the mating connector 101. A mechanism section is provided. The detachment mechanism part consists of a flat plate 105 and an insulator. and an eject frame 120 assembled to the motor 100. plate 1 Two pull-out claws 106 are formed on one end side of 05. The pull-out claw 106 is This is a portion that engages with the fitting end surface of the hand side connector 101 in the fitting direction. In addition, A relief hole 107 is formed in the plate 105 and is long in the fitting and disengaging directions. P Rate 105 has entered slot 102. The slot 102 has a cylindrical shape. A strut 108 is provided. An eject lever 109 is attached to the column 108. It is being The escape hole 107 passes through the support column 108.

0004 The eject frame 120 is provided with an engaging portion 121 extending in the fitting direction. ing. This engaging portion 121 is formed on one side of the insulator 100 in the fitting direction. It is fitted into the mounting hole 110. Also, the eject frame 120 has a machine. A fastener for fixing this frame 121 to the chassis of the device or the circuit board, etc. A regular hole 111 is formed.

[0005] The middle part of the eject lever 109 has a mechanism that rotates around the support column 108. A shaft hole 112 into which this support column 108 is fitted is formed. This ejek An elongated hole 113 is formed at one end of the lever 109. The long hole 113 is It engages with an engagement piece 114 formed on the plate 105. Eject frame 12 0 is provided with an ejector 116 that can move in the fitting and uncoupling directions. Iji The ejector 116 has an eject button 117 and one side of the eject button 117. The ejector bar 118 has a long plate-like ejector bar 118 extending from the top. Eject bar 1 18 serves to transmit operating force to the eject lever 109. eject bar Reference numeral 118 denotes a long groove 119 formed in the engaging portion 121 of the frame 104 in the fitting direction. It is slidably fitted into the A lever engagement groove is provided at the tip of the eject bar 118. 122 is formed. The lever engagement groove 122 is located at the other end of the eject lever 109. is engaged with the part.

[0006] Next, detachment of the mating connector will be explained. The mating connector 101 is inserted into the eject frame 120 through the slot 102. It is embedded. In this state, the contact 103 is connected to the other side connector. 101 is fitted. Now, when you press the eject button 117, the eject lever 109 moves to the column 108. Rotate counterclockwise using the fulcrum as the fulcrum. Eject lever 109 rotates Therefore, the plate 105 moves in the direction in which it is pulled out from the slot 102. child At this time, the pull-out claw 106 of the plate 105 is connected to the mating tip of the mating connector 101. engage with. As a result, the mating connector 101 is pulled. In this way, the phase The hand side connector 101 and the connector with a detachment mechanism are disengaged from each other. Also, the fit In this case, when the mating connector 101 is pressed, the movement of each part returns to the exact opposite direction to when it was disconnected. .

[0007]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, the connector with the above-mentioned detachment mechanism has one connector for one connector. It fits into the mating connector 101, and connects one mating connector 101. One ejector 116 is always provided in order to separate from the printer. That is, multiple Multiple detachment mechanisms are required to detach the mating connector 101. Therefore, a plurality of ejectors 116 are also required.

[0008] In addition, in order to disconnect the mating connector 101, a plurality of ejectors 116 are removed. Each button has to be pressed and operated in turn, making the work complicated. There's a problem.

[0009] Therefore, the problem with this invention is that it is not possible to mate multiple mating connectors with one connector. Furthermore, multiple mating connectors can be disconnected by operating only one ejector. An object of the present invention is to provide a connector with a detachment mechanism that allows the connector to be detached.

0010 Furthermore, another problem with this invention is the mating of multiple mating connectors with one connector. Furthermore, multiple mating connectors can be connected to each other by operating only one ejector. Providing a connector with a detachment mechanism that allows detachment without increasing operating force It's about doing.

[0011]

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, an insulator having a plurality of slots in which conductive contacts are assembled is provided. Detachment to remove the shutter and the mating connector fitted into the respective slots. In the connector with a detachment mechanism that includes a mechanism section, the detachment mechanism section is connected to the insulator. The controller is movable in the mating and uncoupling directions of the mating connector, and a plurality of flat plates each having a pull-out claw that engages with a side connector; and the plate. Using the support provided in each of the above slots facing each other on one side as a fulcrum, A plurality of rotatable eject levers and a plurality of rotatable eject levers and a plurality of rotatable eject levers, one ejector that can be moved in the ejection direction and one of the ejector levers mentioned above. a first engaging means whose ends are respectively engaged with the plurality of plates, and a plurality of the plurality of plates; a second engaging hand that engages the other end of each of the eject levers with the one ejector; and the second engaging means moves the one ejector in the fitting direction. By doing so, rotate the eject lever and connect the multiple mating connectors. A connector with a detachable mechanism is obtained, which is characterized in that it is detachable. Further, according to the present invention, the second engaging means is configured to move the eject lever to the eject lever. Rotate each at different timings in the mating direction, and then rotate the mating connectors in the mating direction. A connector with a disconnection mechanism that disconnects with a time difference is obtained.

0012

[Effect]

With the mating connector mated to the contact, insert the slot and guide slot. When each mating connector is inserted into the mating connector, the tip of the mating connector will touch the plate. Move the plate backward while it is in contact with the pull-out claw. Then play As the eject lever moves backward, the eject lever rotates counterclockwise and Make the bar protrude from the front end of the guide frame. In this way, disconnect from the mating connector. The mechanical connectors are disengaged from each other. Also, when mating the mating connector, pressing the mating connector causes each part to move. The eject lever returns to its original position, which is exactly the opposite of when it was removed.

[0013]

【Example】

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the connector with a detachment mechanism of the present invention.

[0014] Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the connector with detachment mechanism has one insulator. 10, and first and second mating connectors 59a, 59 such as IC memory cards. b (In FIG. 1, only one of the first and second mating connectors 59a is indicated by a two-dot chain line. It has a detachment mechanism section for detaching the device (indicated by ).

[0015] The detachment mechanism section also refers to FIG. Two flat plates movable in the mating and uncoupling directions of the side connectors 20a and 20b. plates 40a, 40b, two eject levers 50a, 50b, one ejector 59 that can move in the mating and uncoupling directions with respect to the shutter 10; , one end of the ejector levers 50a, 50b is attached to the plates 40a, 40b, respectively. The engaged first engaging means and the other end of each of the eject levers 50a and 50b are connected to each other. and second engaging means engaged with one ejector 59.

[0016] Further, to explain in detail, the insulator 10 has the first slot 11a and the first slot 11a. It has a second slot 11b. That is, the first and second slots 11a, 11b are formed in two stages vertically and in parallel in the insulator 10. each First and second mating connectors 20a, 20b are inserted into the slots 11a, 11b. Each is inserted one-to-one. In the first and second slots 11a and 11b, FIG. And as shown in FIG. A pin that connects to a mating contact (not shown), such as a socket contact A plurality of conductive contacts 30, such as contact lenses, are assembled.

[0017] Also, inside the first and second slots 11a and 11b, there are Both ends are engaged with the formed pair of grooves 12a and pair of grooves 12b, and are fitted along the upper wall. The first plate 40a and the second plate 40b are movable in the joining and separating directions. are arranged respectively. The front ends of the first and second plates 40a, 40b, That is, the tip sides facing the bottom walls of the first and second slots 11a and 11b are provided with mating parts. The first and second mating connectors 2 are engaged with the end surfaces of the side connectors 20a and 20b. Pull-out claws 41a and 41b are provided for removing 0a and 20b.

[0018] A first ejector is provided between the first plate 40a and the upper wall of the slot 11a. A bar 50a is provided. There is a shaft hole in the center of the first eject lever 50a. 51a is formed. The shaft hole 51a is fitted into the support column 13a provided on the upper wall. It's included. The first eject lever 50a is rotatable around the support column 13a. It has become. A long hole 52a is formed at one end of the first eject lever 50a. ing. The elongated hole 52a is connected to the engagement piece 4 provided in the center of the first plate 40a. 2a. The other end of the first eject lever 50a is insulated. The storage groove 14a extends into the storage groove 14a formed in one side wall of the tray 10. death Therefore, when the other end of the eject lever 50a is moved back and forth, the first plate The slot 40a moves back and forth within the first slot 11a.

[0019] In addition, a long relief hole 43a is formed in the first plate 40a in the mating and uncoupling direction. It is. This first plate 40a is inserted into the first slot 11a. . A columnar support 13a is provided in the first slot 11a. Post 13a An eject lever 50a is rotatably attached to the. Height of pillar 13a is set at approximately the same height as the surface of the plate 40a. Escape hole 43a is a support 13a is passed through. A support 13a is installed in the middle part of the eject lever 50a. A shaft hole 51a is formed into which this support column 13a is fitted so that it can rotate around the center. It is. Here, the engagement piece 42a and the elongated hole 52a of the eject lever 50a are These together constitute the first engagement means.

[0020] On the other hand, the second plate 40b and the second eject lever 50b are The insulator 10 is symmetrical to the rate 40a and the first eject lever 50a. and the second slot 11b. That is, the first plate 4 0a and the first eject lever 50a along the lower wall of the slot 11b. It is assembled so that it can be moved back and forth. The second plate 40b and the second The eject lever 50b is connected to the first plate 40a and the second eject lever. Since it is the same as 50b, the explanation will be given by replacing the symbol a in FIG. 2 with b.

[0021] A second eject lever is provided between the second plate 40b and the lower wall of the slot 11b. -50b is provided. A shaft hole 5 is provided in the center of the second eject lever 50b. 1b is formed. The shaft hole 51b is fitted into the support column 13b provided on the lower wall. It is rare. The second eject lever 50b is rotatably mounted around the pillar 13b. is attached. A long hole 52b is formed at one end of the second eject lever 50b. has been completed. The elongated hole 52b is provided in the center of the second plate 40b. It is engaged with the coupling piece 42b. The second eject lever 50b has the other end ejected. It extends into a storage groove 14b formed in one side wall of the insulator 10. death Therefore, when the other end of the eject lever 50b is moved back and forth, the second plate The slot 40b moves back and forth inside the second slot 11b.

[0022] Furthermore, the upper and lower walls of the insulator 10 are provided with engagement pieces for plates 40a and 40b. Relief holes 15a and 15b are formed respectively to avoid interference with 42a and 42b. It is. In addition, the second plate 40b has a relief hole 4 that is long in the fitting and disengaging direction. 3b is formed. The second plate 40b enters the second slot 11b. I'm reading. The height of the support column 21b is set to be approximately the same height as the surface of the plate 40b. ing. Here, the engagement piece 42b and the elongated hole 52b of the eject lever 50b are as follows. These together constitute the first engagement means.

[0023] Furthermore, one insulating guide frame 70 is provided at the front end of the insulator 10. Butt-joined. The guide frame 70 extends rearward on one side of the rear end. The engaging piece 71 is connected to the engaging protrusion 1 inside the engaging groove 16a on one side of the insulator 10. 7 is engaged. At the rear end of the guide frame 70 there is an upper part on the opposite side from the engaging piece 71. The lower two stages of engagement portions 72a and 72b extend. The engaging portions 72a and 72b are The insulation is inserted into and engaged with the storage grooves 14a and 14b of the tray 10. 10. In addition, the guide frame 70 has slots 11a and 11b. Two upper and lower guide slots 73a and 73b are provided which communicate with each other. Each guide slot 73a, 73b is connected to the first and second mating connectors 20a, 20. The size is large enough to allow insertion of the mating connectors 20a and 20b, and the mating and disconnection methods for mating connectors 20a and 20b are It serves as a guide when moving in the opposite direction. Note that the upper guide slot 73a The upper wall is open except for both side portions of the guide frame 70.

[0024] Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the ejector 59 is connected to an ejector button 61. An eject bar 60 extending from one end of this ejector button 61 to one side. have. On one side wall of the guide frame 70, there are two upper and lower storage grooves 14a, An insertion groove 16b is formed so as to intersect with the insertion groove 14b. Insertion groove An eject bar 60 is inserted through 16b. Eject bar 60 is a guide It has engaging portions 72a and 72b provided on the frame 70. Engagement part 72 a, 72b are inserted into the storage grooves 14a, 14b. These engaging portions 72a, A bar insertion groove 74 is formed in the fitting direction in 72b. There is no hole in the bar insertion groove 74. A project bar 60 is slidably fitted. Front opening end of bar insertion groove 74 has a square hole 75 to accommodate the eject button 61 of the eject bar 60. It is formed.

[0025] The eject bar 60 has two lever engagement grooves 62a and 62b at its tip. There is. This eject bar 60 is inserted into the square hole with the lever engaging grooves 62a and 62b side first. 75, is inserted into the bar insertion groove 74 and the insertion groove 16b. Eject bar 60 When inserted into the square hole 75, the lever engagement grooves 62a and 62b are inserted into the storage grooves 14a and 14b. The other end of the eject lever 50a, 50b is engaged with the other end of the eject lever 50a, 50b. Furthermore, Ije The engagement recess 63 on one side of the cover 60 is connected to the engagement protrusion 64 in the square hole 61 (see FIG. 1). , and the eject bar 60 is removed. The engagement recess 63 has several shapes in the front and back direction. This allows the eject bar to be ejected by moving the eject bar 60 back and forth. The bar 60 is designed to move back and forth within the bar insertion groove 74 and the insertion groove 16. . That is, in this detachment mechanism section, in addition to the eject levers 50a and 50b, and a second engaging means whose end is engaged with the ejector 59.

[0026] Next, please also refer to FIGS. 6 to 9 regarding detachment of the mating connectors 20a and 20b. I will explain. The shape of the eject levers 50a and 50b shown by solid lines and broken lines in FIG. In this state, the contacts 30 are fitted with the mating connectors 20a and 20b. slot The mating connector 20a is connected to the sockets 11a, 11b and the guide slots 73a, 73b. , 20b, the tips of the mating connectors 20a, 20b will become flat. The plate 40a is in contact with the pull-out claws 41a and 41b of the plates 40a and 40b. , 40b are moved backward by a movement width W as shown in FIG. At this time, eject This is the pushing stroke SW of the tab 59. After that, the plates 40a and 40b are As the ejector levers 50a and 50b move backward, they rotate counterclockwise. The eject bar 61 is made to protrude from the front end of the guide frame 70. In this way, the phase The hand side connector 23 and the connector with a detachment mechanism are disengaged from each other. in this state The change is that in FIG. 1, the ejector levers 50a and 50b move from the solid line position to two points. It is shown by rotating to the position indicated by the chain line.

[0027] Note that the long holes 52a, 52b of the eject levers 50a, 50b and the lever engagement Since the pieces 42a and 42b are located in the center of the plates 40a and 40b, the plate The force for pulling out the plates 40a, 40b is always applied to the center. Also, when mating the mating connectors 20a, 20b, the mating connectors 20a, 20b When the eject lever 20b is pressed, the movement of each part is completely opposite to that at the time of ejection, and the eject lever 50a, 50b returns to the solid line position in FIG.

[0028] Furthermore, the two mating connectors 20a, 20b are connected to the plates 40a, 40b. Since the ejector is driven forward and detached by the protruding claws 41a and 41b, one ejector operation is required. The contact 30 is disconnected by pushing. At this time, it is also shown in Figure 9. As shown in FIG. The dimensions m (see FIG. 6) are different, and the eject lever 50a is moved with a time difference S1. , 50b, drives the plates 40a, 40b, and connects the two mating connectors 20a, 2. 0b is designed to separate from the contact 30 one after another. For this reason, the other side The force required to remove the connectors 20a and 20b is small. Note that the engagement grooves 62a, 62 The difference in dimension b is that after one mating connector is detached from the contact, The dimensions are such that the mating connectors 20a, 20b can be separated from the contacts 30. It is desirable to set it. In the above configuration, the ejector levers 50a, 50b is the elongated hole 52a, 52b from the shaft hole 51a, 51b centering on the shaft hole 51a, 51b. Let A be the distance from the shaft holes 51a, 51b to the lever engagement hole 3 of the ejector 59. Assuming that the distance extending to 7c is B, the relationship is set as A>B. this By doing so, the pressing force of the ejector 59 will cause the mating connectors 20a, 20b to be removed. The operating force can be set to less than the force required.

[0029] In addition, as shown in FIG. When the second engagement means is configured by changing the position of the actuator levers 50a and 50b, the disengagement occurs. The timing, that is, the time difference S2 can be shifted. Note that the operating force is When the two ejector levers 50a are operated by one ejector 59, FIG. The pushing amount of the ejector 59 is as follows, and the two ejector levers 50a, 50b is operated by one ejector 59, the ejector 5 as shown in FIG. The pushing amount is 9. Combine the two eject levers 50a and 50b into one eject lever. The operating force when pushing in simultaneously with the ejector 59 as shown in FIG. The pushing amount will be .

[0030] In addition, the eject frame 70 is equipped with a device chassis or a circuit board, etc. Fixing holes 72a and 72b for fixing this eject frame 70 are provided respectively. is formed. In other words, this connector with a detachment mechanism is attached to a circuit board (not shown). ). The terminal portion of the contact 30 is connected to a conductor of the circuit board. The mating connectors 20a and 20b are formed with a thin wall at the portion facing the detachment mechanism. There is. In this way, the detachment mechanisms of the mating connectors 20a and 20b face each other. Since the parts that are not covered do not overlap in the thickness direction, the actual parts of the mating connectors 20a and 20b It can take up a lot of space for installation.

[0031]

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above with reference to the embodiments, according to the connector with a detachment mechanism of the present invention, , multiple mating connectors can be mated with one connector, and one ejector can be operated. This is effective for devices that engage and disconnect multiple mating connectors.

[0032] In addition, when the mating connector is mated to the detachment mechanism, the opposing part is made thinner. When the mating connector is connected to the mating connector in the thickness direction in the part where there is no detachment mechanism, Since it does not overlap with the other connector, a large amount of mounting space can be obtained for the mating connector.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a connector with a detachment mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector with a detachment mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the insulator of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the insulator of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the guide frame of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the ejector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a partially sectional plan view showing the fitted state of the connector with detachment mechanism of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a partially sectional plan view showing the disconnected state of the connector with detachable mechanism in FIG. 1;

9 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the second engagement means of FIG. 1. FIG.

10 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the second engagement means in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing the amount of operation when one mating connector is detached by one ejector.

FIG. 12 is a graph showing the amount of operation when one ejector disconnects two mating connectors at different timings.

FIG. 13 is a graph showing the amount of operation when simultaneously disconnecting two mating connectors using one ejector.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing an example of a detachment mechanism section of a conventional connector with a detachment mechanism.

15 is a side view of the detachment mechanism section of FIG. 14. FIG.

16 is an exploded perspective view of the connector with detachment mechanism shown in FIG. 14. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Insulator 11a First slot 11b Second slot 13a Post 20a First mating connector 20b Second mating connector 30 Contact 40a first plate 40b second plate 50a eject lever 50b eject lever 51a Shaft hole 52a long hole 59 Ejector 60 Eject bar 70 Eject frame 62a Lever engagement groove 62b Lever engagement groove 75 square hole

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A connector with a detachment mechanism including an insulator having a plurality of slots in which conductive contacts are assembled, and a detachment mechanism section for detaching mating connectors fitted into the slots, the detachment mechanism section is provided on the insulator to be movable in the mating and uncoupling directions of the mating connector, and has a plurality of flat plates each having a pull-out claw that engages with the mating connector, and a plurality of flat plates each facing one surface of the plate. a plurality of ejector levers that are rotatable about supports provided in each of the slots; one ejector that is movable in the mating and uncoupling directions with respect to the insulator; and a second engaging means that engages the other end of each of the plurality of ejector levers with the one ejector. A connector with a detachment mechanism, characterized in that the engagement means rotates the ejector lever by moving the one ejector in the fitting direction to detach the plurality of mating connectors. 2. The second engaging means rotates the ejector levers in the fitting direction at different timings to separate the mating connectors at different times. Connector with release mechanism.