JPH04206182A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable free turning movement without the need of securing a space on the front side of a female connector by inserting and removing a male connector from an open part in the female connector housing side having contact arranged and having an enclosing part with a cross section of a fixed shape. CONSTITUTION:In a female connector housing 11' installed on a base 12, at least one contact 16' is provided, and the cross section of the housing 11' has a C-shaped enclosing part 13, and its both sides are communicated to a cut open part 15. The contact 21' of a male connector 20' is inserted and removed from this open part 15. Due to the structure in which the male connector is inserted and removed from the side, securing a space in the above mentioned side of the female connector is unnecessary, and free movement between the male and female connectors is available.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a connector used for connecting signal lines of various electronic devices, and particularly relates to a connector with improved insertion/removal direction of a male connector. .

(Prior Art) In general, this type of connector has contacts 2. . . , the housing 3 of the male connector is advanced from the direction opposite to the plug 4 . The configuration is such that ... is inserted. In other words, the male connector is inserted into and removed from the front surface of the female connector from a direction perpendicular to the front surface. In the figure, 5.6 is a printed circuit board.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, since the above-mentioned connector has a configuration in which the male connector is inserted and removed from the front side of the female connector, it is necessary to always provide a certain amount of space on the front side of the female connector. For example, if the female connector on the printed circuit board 5 side is located facing the housing, if there is not enough space between the female connector and the housing, the housing may need to be removed or opened. The male connector cannot be inserted or removed.

In addition, when the female connector and male connector are mated,
Since the movement of the male connector is completely sealed, the male connector's lead wire and male connector installation can be done using the printed circuit board 6.
The direction of the design is completely regulated, there is no freedom in design, and it is often inconvenient to implement.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector in which a male connector can be inserted and removed without securing a sufficient space on the front side of the female connector.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a connector in which the male connector can be freely moved relative to the female connector.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above problems, the connector according to the present invention has the following features:
The housing 71 of the female connector has a holding part with a predetermined cross-sectional shape, at least one contact is disposed within the holding part, and at least one side of the housing communicates with the holding part. An opening is provided, and the male connector is inserted into and removed from the opening on the side of the female connector.

(Function) Accordingly, in the present invention, by taking the above-mentioned measures, the male connector's sink is hooked onto the opening on one side of the female connector housing, and the sink is hooked along the holding portion. If you move it, you can easily insert and remove it from the side of the female connector instead of from the front side of the female connector, and since it is formed in a shape that allows the female connector to be held in place, it is easy to insert and remove it from the side of the female connector. The male connector can be rotated while maintaining the contact state of the contacts in the state where the male connector is fitted into the part.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the connector. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a housing 71 of a female connector installed, for example, on a printed circuit board 12, and this housing 11 has an inverted U-shaped cross section;
The tip of this C-shaped portion 13 serves as the guide piece 14. A cutout opening 15 is formed in at least one side of the housing 11, and the cutout opening 15 communicates with the C-shaped portion 13.

Further, it is located within the C-shaped portion 13 of the housing 11, for example, directly in front, and makes electrical contact at a predetermined interval along the width direction of the /X housing 11)-16. ,... are planted -C. Note that these contacts 16. . . - may be provided not directly in front but, for example, on either the bottom surface or the top surface. 17,1. ．． 8
is a housing fixing pin, one of which, for example, 17, is electrically connected to the contact 16,
Moreover, the pin end portion is connected to the signal line of the printed circuit board 12. These two pins 17.18 are
In addition to fixing the housing, for example, when used as a DC power line, one side serves as a positive power line and the other as a negative power line or return line. In this case, both pins 17 and 18 are printed. It is connected to the chair number line of the board 12. Further, when the device is used for transmitting one signal, the pin 18 is used for fixing the housing.

On the other hand, in the housing 20 of the male connector, the C
It has a shape that fits into the letter-shaped portion 13, and a contact 16. Contact 21. with the same spacing as... ... are provided, and a groove portion 22 that fits into the guide piece 14 at the tip of the C-shaped portion is also provided. The housing 20 of this male connector has two pins 23.2
4 is supported and fixed to the printed circuit board 25, and these pins 2
The role of pin 3.24 is similar to pin 17.18.

Therefore, according to the configuration of the embodiment described above, the groove of the housing 20 of the male connector is not accessed from the front side of the nozzing 11 of the female connector, but from the side of the notch opening 15 on one side of the housing 11. 22 and the guide piece 14 at the tip of the C-shaped portion are hooked together and moved along the width direction of the housing 11, the male connector is inserted from the side of the female connector and the female contact 16 is inserted. Electrical contact can be made with the male side contact 21. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the male connector is fitted into the female connector.

Next, FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
The female connector housing 1]' is a C that forms a complete C-shape.
C-shaped contacts 1 are formed in the character-shaped portion 14' and spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals along the width direction of the housing 11'.
6' is arranged. Further, at least one side of the housing 11' is provided with a cutout opening 15' having the same shape as the C-shaped portion 14'.

On the other hand, the housing 20' of the male connector is formed with a circular cross section so as to fit into the C-shaped part 14', and the contacts 21' are formed along the circular part.
are provided, and contacts 21' are arranged at predetermined intervals in the width direction. Since the other configurations are almost the same as those in FIG. 1, their explanation will be omitted here.

Therefore, according to the connector shown in FIG. 3, the housing 21' of the male connector is replaced by the housing 11' of the female connector.
The male connector can be easily inserted and removed from one side of the female connector by inserting it so that it fits into the C-shaped portion 14' from one side and then moving it along the width direction of the connector. .

Moreover, since the front side of the female connector housing 11' is formed into a complete C-shaped part 13', when the housing 21' is fitted into the C-shaped part 13' of the housing 11', With the female connector fixed, the male connector can be freely rotated as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

Therefore, according to the configuration of the above embodiment, since the male connector is inserted and removed from the side of the female connector, it is easy to insert and remove the female connector even if there is not enough space on the front side of the female connector, for example. It can be inserted and removed.

Moreover, since the male connector can rotate while mated with the female connector, it saves space for electronic equipment and equipment.
It can be positioned at an appropriate rotation angle depending on the direction in which the wires are drawn out, etc., has excellent design flexibility, and is very suitable for application to expansion memory boards and option boards of laptop computers and the like.

In the present invention, the housing 11 of the female connector is formed to have a C-shaped cross section, but for example, as shown in FIG. If the female connector housing 11° 11' is attached to one side of the front side of the notch 30, the male connector can be inserted and removed from the side of the female connector in the same way.

Further, the holding portion of the present invention has a C-shaped section 13.1.
3', but it goes without saying that the shape is not limited to this. In addition, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the gist thereof.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the male connector can be inserted and removed without securing space on the front side of the female connector, and the male connector can be rotated with respect to the female connector.
A male connector can be attached while making effective use of equipment space.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of the connector according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing the female connector and male connector of FIG. 1 in a fitted state, and FIG. FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views showing other embodiments of the connector of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are views showing a state in which the male connector is fitted into the female connector of FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional connector, showing another embodiment of the inventive connector. 11.11'...Female connector housing, 12.
...Printed circuit board, 13.13...C-shaped part (embrace part), 14...guide piece, 15.15'...notch release part, 16.16', 20...male Connector housing, 21.21'...Contact, 22.
...Groove, 25...Printed circuit board. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 5-2

Claims (1)

[Claims] The housing of the female connector has a holding part with a predetermined cross-sectional shape, at least one or more contacts are disposed within the holding part, and at least one side of the housing has an opening communicating with the holding part. A connector characterized in that the male connector is inserted into and removed from the opening on the side of the female connector.