JPH05335045A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce restriction of mounting of a connector and allow constructing an apparatus in a small size by forming the connector body from a flexible sheet, and introducing a fastener structure where conductive contacting teeth and insulative contacting teeth are arranged alternately. CONSTITUTION:One of contacting teeth provided protrudingly at the edge of one insulative sheet 12a and one of the contacting teeth installed protrudingly at the edge of another insulative sheet 12b, which mesh with one another, are formed as electric conductive teeth 14a, 14b and connected with leads 1a, 1b leading to the outside, while adjacent contacting teeth meshing with them are formed as insulative contacting teeth 13a, 13b. Conductive teeth and insulative teeth are arranged alternately, and a meshing fixture 15 is slided from one end of the sheet to the other end to generate meshing of the whole contacting teeth, and also slided in the opposite direction to disengage the meshing. Because of flexibility, the sheets 12a, 12b can be mounted even on a surface which is not a plane, which lessens restriction about apparatus to which this is adaptable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector for coupling electrical equipment to easily conduct an electrical signal and disconnecting the electrical signal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional connector is shown in FIGS. 6 is an exploded top view of the connector shown in FIG.
[Fig. 4] is an exploded side view of the connector. In the figure, 1 is an electric wire, 2 is a connector dedicated female pin, 3 is a connector female main body, the tip of the electrical wire 1 is attached to the connector dedicated female pin 2, and the connector dedicated female pin 2 is the connector female main body 3
It is inserted and fixed in the insertion hole formed in.

On the other hand, 4 denotes a male connector main body, and 5 denotes a male connector dedicated connector. The tip of the electric wire 1 is attached to the male connector male connector 5 and the male connector male pin 5 is inserted into an insertion hole formed in the male connector body 4. Has been fixed. Further, the male connector body 4 has mounting portions 4a formed on the upper and lower sides thereof, and a mounting screw 6a penetrates the mounting hole 4b of the mounting portion 4a from the front side, and the nut 6b is inserted through the plate 7 of the connector mounting target device. And the one-piece connector male body 4 is fixed.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a locking piece for surely connecting and locking the female connector body 3 when the female connector body 3 is inserted into the male connector body 4, and 9 denotes a locking piece formed on the locking piece 8. It shows a protrusion that fits into the stop hole and locks. Reference numeral 10 denotes a groove formed in the male connector body 4, which is fitted in close contact with a coupling groove (not shown) formed inside the female connector body 3.

As described above, the connector is formed of a pair of male and female, and at the connector coupling portion, an insertion hole 4c is provided in the male connector body 4 as shown in FIG. The dedicated female pin 2 and the dedicated male pin 5 for the connector are arranged correspondingly.

With the above construction, when the connector female body 3 is inserted so that the inner coupling groove of the connector female body 3 fits into the groove 10 of the connector male body 4, the connector female body 3 and the connector male body 4 are brought into a coupled state. Then, after the both are integrated, the locking piece 8 is fitted and locked to the projection 9 so that the connector female body 3 cannot be pulled out even if pulled in the front direction. As a result, the male electric wire 1 and the female electric wire 1 are electrically connected by the conductor, and an electric signal is exchanged between them. In the connector described above, several to several tens of electric wires 1 are provided correspondingly as shown in the insertion hole 4c of FIG. 8, and a plurality of electric signals can be transmitted.

[0007]

However, since the conventional connector is a molded product having a fixed shape as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in order to fix the male connector, it is necessary to match the shape of the connector. Therefore, it is necessary to secure a space on the device side to limit the device to which the connector is attached. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a space for arranging the connector 50 is required, and the space between the substrates 51 is widened, which is an obstacle to downsizing of the entire electric device.

Further, since it is necessary to secure a flat mounting space, it is generally mounted on a plate material, and there is a problem that it is difficult to fix it on an uneven surface, a wave surface, or a movable (flexible) surface. . For example, when attaching the connector 50 to the flexible substrate 52 as shown in FIG. 10, it is necessary to provide a fixing space 53 for attachment.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a connector which has few restrictions on the mounting of the connector and which contributes to downsizing of the device.

[0010]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to one contact tooth and the other of the same shape from one end to the other of the longitudinal edges of one insulating sheet and the other insulating sheet. A plurality of contact teeth alternately meshing with the contact teeth are provided, and these contact teeth are one of the contact teeth projected on the edge of the one insulative sheet and the other insulative material that meshes with this contact tooth. One of the contact teeth protruding from the edge of the sheet is connected to the outside as a conductive contact tooth, and a lead wire that connects to the outside is connected, and the adjacent contact tooth that meshes with these two conductive contact teeth is an insulating contact tooth. While the two conductive contact teeth and the insulating contact teeth are arranged alternately, the contact teeth are engaged with each other and slid from the one end to the other end to form the entire contact teeth. While engaging, slide from the other end to the one end It is obtained so as to provide a fastener engagement of insulation to release the meshing of the teeth.

[0011]

With the above structure, one of the contact teeth protruding from the edge of one insulating sheet and one of the contact teeth protruding from the edge of the other insulating sheet engaging with the contact tooth are electrically conductive. While connecting the lead wire that connects to the outside as a sex contact tooth,
The adjacent contact tooth that meshes with these two conductive contact teeth is an insulating contact tooth, and the two conductive contact teeth and the insulating contact teeth are arranged alternately, and the contact teeth are engaged with each other to form a meshing retainer sheet. Since the contact teeth are slid from one end to the other to engage the entire contact teeth, the contact teeth are disengaged by sliding from the other end to the one end, resulting in a flexible connector. Therefore, it can be attached to a projection surface other than the flat surface. Moreover, since the connector can be bent or extended in accordance with the applied device, it is easy to secure a space.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a connector showing an embodiment of the present invention. The connector of this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
The difference from the connector shown in (1) is that the main body of the connector is a flexible insulating member and the coupling portion is a fastener structure.

In the figure, 1a and 1b are electric wires, and 11a and
11b is a connection terminal, 12a is an insulating cloth as an insulating sheet forming the connector body on one side, 12b is an insulating cloth as an insulating sheet forming the connector body on the other side, and 13a is one Insulating contact teeth provided on the side of, 13b is an insulating contact tooth provided on the other side,
14a is a conductive contact tooth provided on one side, 14b is a conductive contact tooth provided on the other side, 15 is a meshing fastener, 16 is a fixing hole, 17a is an insulating seal on one side,
17b shows the insulating seals on the other side, respectively.

Here, on one side, as shown in FIG. 2, the connection terminal 11a is crimped and attached to the conductor 1a of the electric wire 1,
Conductive contact teeth 14a project from the tip of the connection terminal 11a to form a meshing conductor portion 18a provided on one side. The meshing conductor portion 18a on this one side is
It is fixed to the insulating cloth 12a on one side, and the tips of the conductive contact teeth 14a are projected from the insulating cloth 12a. A triangular protrusion 14a1 is formed on the upper surface of the tip of the conductive contact tooth 14a, and a recess 14a2 is formed in the center of the lower surface.

The above-mentioned meshing conductor portion 18 on one side
a is an insulating cloth 1 at appropriate intervals as shown in FIG.
2a, a plurality of insulating contact teeth 13a are projected from the insulating cloth 12a at predetermined intervals.

In the insulating cloth 12b on the other side, the conductive contact teeth 14a and the insulating contact teeth 1 of the meshing conductor portion 18a arranged on the connector body 12a on the one side described above.
The meshing conductor portion 18b so as to alternately mesh with 3a.
The conductive contact teeth 14b and the insulating contact teeth 13b are arranged. That is, in the connector body 12b on the other side, for example, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 1, the triangular protrusions 14a1 of the meshing conductor portion 18a are engaged with the depressions of the insulating contact teeth 13b provided on the other side. Further, the projection of the meshing conductor portion 18b of the connector body 12b on the other side meshes with the recess 14a2 of the meshing conductor portion 18a.

The interlocking fastener 15 is constructed such that the conductive contact teeth 14a and the insulating contact teeth 13a on one side and the conductive contact teeth 14b and the insulating contact teeth 13b on the other side are engaged with each other. Is slidably fitted so as to wrap around.
Then, the insulating cloth 12a is integrated with the insulating cloth 12a on one side and the insulating cloth 12b on the other side.
The insulating seal 17b is attached to the side surface of the insulating cloth 12
An insulating seal 17a is attached to the side surface of a.

In the connector having the above construction, the insulating cloth 12a on one side and the insulating cloth 12b on the other side shown in FIG.
By gradually lowering the interlocking clasp 15 from the uppermost part to the lowermost part, the interlocking conductor portion 18a and the interlocking conductor portion 18b are engaged with each other, and both are integrated, and the electric signals of one side and the other side are transmitted. Is transmitted. Further, at the time of maintenance or the like, by raising the interlocking device 15 from the lowermost part to the uppermost part, both are released, and the transmission of the electric signal is interrupted. In addition, when raising and lowering the engaging clasp 15, the insulating seals 17a and 17b are removed.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the connector 60 of this embodiment is mounted on a flexible board 61. As can be seen from the comparison with the conventional connector 50 shown in FIG. 10, the connector 60 of this embodiment does not need to have the fixing space 53 for mounting the connector, and can be directly mounted on the device to be mounted.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the electric wire 1 and the electric wire 1 are directly connected via the connector 60. Connector 6 of this embodiment
Since 0 is flexible, for example, after the electric wire 1 and the electric wire 1 are coupled by the connector 60, the connector can be wound in a spiral shape to make a strip-shaped object into a unit, so that the connector 60 There is almost no restriction on the shape of the space in which the connector is installed, and the number of connector mounting locations can be significantly reduced compared to the conventional case. Further, the same effect can be obtained by simply stacking a number of stages in a strip shape.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the board 62 and the board 62 are connected by a connector 60. In this way, if the board 62 and the board 62 are coupled by the connector 60, the restriction by the connector 60 is smaller than that of the conventional connector 50 shown in FIG. Since they can be arranged at the minimum interval without being restricted, there is an advantage that the device for housing the substrate 62 can be downsized.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the connector main body is made of a flexible sheet and has the fastener structure, it can be attached without being on a flat surface, and there are restrictions on the equipment to which the connector is applied. Less. In addition, the downsizing of the connector significantly reduces the number of mounting locations, and the applicable device itself is downsized, which leads to the effect of saving space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a connector showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a meshing conductor portion on one side of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a first application example of the connector of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a second application example of the connector of FIG.

5 is an explanatory diagram showing a third application example of the connector of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an exploded top view of a connector showing a conventional example.

7 is an exploded side view of the connector of FIG.

8 is an explanatory view showing an insertion hole of the male connector body of FIG.

9 is an explanatory diagram showing a first application example of the connector of FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a second application example of the connector of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wires 11a, 11b Connection terminals 12a, 12b Insulating cloths 13a, 13b Insulating contact teeth 14a, 14b Conductive contact teeth 15 Engagement fastener 16 Fixing holes 18a, 18b Engagement conductor parts

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. One contact tooth and the other contact tooth of the same shape are alternately meshed from one end to the other end of each longitudinal edge of one insulating sheet and the other insulating sheet. A plurality of contact teeth are projected, and these contact teeth are projected on one edge of one insulating sheet and on the edge of the other insulating sheet that meshes with this contact tooth. Connect one of the contact teeth to the outside as a conductive contact tooth and connect a lead wire to the outside, and the adjacent contact tooth that meshes with these two conductive contact teeth is an insulating contact tooth. The teeth and the insulating contact teeth are arranged alternately, while the contact teeth are meshed with each other to slide from the one end to the other end to mesh the whole of the contact teeth, and from the other end. Sliding to the one end to release the meshing of the contact teeth A connector provided with an insulative mating fastener.