JPH0629062U - connector - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To ensure the electrical connection of the connector. [Structure] Scale 40 is provided on the reinforcing plate 26 of the male connector 22.
To provide. The scale 40 indicates the position of the insertion hole 32 with respect to the opening 33 when the male connector 22 is inserted into the insertion hole 32 of the female connector 23. [Effect] By reading the scale, the arrangement status of the male connector and the female connector can be grasped, so that the connection situation of the connector can be grasped from the outside and the electrical connection of the connector can be surely performed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a connector used for a wiring path of an electronic device, and relates to a connector for inserting a male connector made of a tape wire into a female connector for electrical connection.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A conventional connector of this type will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 is a connector, and the connector 1 is composed of a male connector 2 and a female connector 3 into which the male connector 2 is inserted and which is connected to the male connector 2.

The male connector 2 is composed of a tape electric wire 6 and a reinforcing plate 8 for fixing the conductor 7 protruding from the tape electric wire 6. As shown in FIG. 8, the tape electric wire 6 is composed of a plurality of conductors 7 arranged in parallel and an insulating coating portion 9 respectively covering the conductors 7. The reinforcing plate 8 is fixed to the end portion of the insulating coating portion 9 and supports the conductors 7 protruding from the insulating coating portion 9 in a parallel state. The female connector 3 comprises a case 5 and a contact 4 which contacts the conductor 7 of the male connector 2 when the male connector 2 is inserted into the case 5.

When the male connector 2 and the female connector 2 are connected to each other, the connector 1 includes a reinforcing plate 8 of the male connector 2 and conductors 7 protruding in parallel from the insulating coating portion 9 in the female connector. The contacts 4 of 3 are clamped respectively. The male connector 2 and the female connector 3 are electrically connected by the contacts 4 coming into contact with the conductors 7, respectively.

[0005]

However, in this connector 1, as shown in FIG. 9, the male connector 2 may be inserted obliquely with respect to the female connector 3. In such a case, a part of the conductor 7 of the male connector 2 may not be connected to the contact 4 of the female connector 3, and it is possible to judge from the appearance whether or not the contact 4 and the conductor 7 are connected. Have difficulty. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the conductors 7 of the male connector 2 may not be sufficiently inserted into the contacts 4 of the female connector 3. In such a case, the conductors 7 of the male connector 2 are not securely sandwiched by the contacts 4 of the female connector 3, and there is a risk that some of the paralleled conductors 7 will be removed from the contacts 4.

The present invention effectively solves the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector in which a male connector can be reliably inserted into a female connector and the electrical connection of these connectors can be reliably performed.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The connector according to claim 1, wherein a conductor is formed by fixing a reinforcing plate along the conductor to a tape electric wire in which a plurality of conductors are protruded in parallel from an insulating coating, and the reinforcing plate. In a connector composed of a female connector having contacts arranged in an insertion hole to be inserted, a reinforcing plate of the male connector is provided with a connector when the male connector is inserted into the insertion hole of the female connector. It is characterized in that a scale indicating the position of the insertion hole with respect to the opening is provided.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the connector of the present invention, when the male connector is inserted into the insertion hole of the female connector, the reinforcing plate of the male connector is arranged at the opening of the insertion hole. By reading the scale on the reinforcing plate, the position of the reinforcing plate with respect to the opening of the insertion hole can be grasped. Since the conductors are fixed to the reinforcing plate, the positions of these conductors and the contacts arranged in the insertion holes can be grasped.

[0009]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the connector of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 is a connector, which is basically composed of a male connector 22 and a female connector 23. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the male connector 22 is composed of a tape electric wire 25 in which a plurality of conductors 24 are arranged in parallel and a reinforcing plate 26 fixed to an end portion of the tape electric wire 25. In the tape electric wire 25, each of the plurality of conductors 24 is covered with an insulating coating portion 28, and the end portion of the conductor 24 projects from the end portion of the insulating coating portion 28.

The reinforcing plate 26 has a rectangular outer shape, and one side surface thereof is fixed to the end portion of the insulating coating portion 28 and is fixed to the end portion of the juxtaposed conductor 24. There is. A scale 40 that is exposed to the outside is provided on the other side surface of the reinforcing plate 26. The graduations 40 are arranged in a grid pattern on the entire outer surface of the reinforcing plate 26, and are arranged in a line along the extending direction of the conductor 24. The horizontal graduation 42 is included.

The female connector 23 is composed of a case 30 and a plurality of contacts 31 arranged side by side in the case 30. The case 30 has an insertion hole 32 into which each contact 31 is inserted, and an opening 33 through which the reinforcing plate 26 is inserted into the insertion hole 32 together with the conductor 24 of the male connector 22. The outer end surface of the opening 33 is formed as a flat surface 37 extending in the direction in which the contacts 31 are arranged.

In the connector 21, the conductors 24 of the male connector 22 and the reinforcing plate 26 fixed to these conductors 24 are inserted into the insertion holes 32 from the openings 33 of the female connector 23, and The conductor 24 is connected to the contact 31. At this time, the lower end of the reinforcing plate 26 is brought into contact with the bottom of the contact 31 to connect the male connector 22 and the female connector 23. On the outer surfaces of the male connector 22 and the female connector 23, as shown in FIG. 1, the scale 40 of the reinforcing plate 26 of the male connector 22 is exposed from the flat surface 37 of the female connector 23.

By reading the exposed scale 40, the position of the reinforcing plate 26 with respect to the opening 33 of the female connector 23 can be grasped. Since the conductors 24 are fixed to the reinforcing plate 26, the positions of the conductors 24 and the contacts 31 in the insertion holes 32 can be known. That is, the horizontal scale 42 of the reinforcing plate 26 is arranged parallel to the flat surface 37 of the female connector 23, and the vertical scale 41 indicates a predetermined number. Therefore, when the male connector 22 is inserted obliquely with respect to the female connector 23, the horizontal scale 42 is arranged obliquely with respect to the flat surface 37, and when the male connector 22 is insufficiently inserted, the vertical scale 41 is inserted. The numbers are different.

According to such a connector 21, the reinforcing plate 26 of the male connector 22 is provided with a grid 40 on the entire outer surface thereof, and the flat surface 37 is provided on the end surface of the opening 33 of the female connector 23. Since it is provided, when the male connector 22 is inserted into the insertion hole 32 of the female connector 23, the predetermined scale 40 can be read on the flat surface 37. That is, when the male connector 22 is obliquely inserted, the horizontal scale 42 is inclined with respect to the flat surface 37. On the other hand, when the male connector 22 is insufficiently inserted, the numbers on the vertical scales 41 are different, and the position of the reinforcing plate 26 with respect to the opening 33 of the insertion hole 32 can be grasped. Since the conductors 24 are fixed to the reinforcing plate 26 and the contacts 31 are arranged in parallel in the insertion holes 32, the positions of the conductors 24 and the contacts 31 can be grasped.

Therefore, when the male connector 22 is inserted into the female connector 23, the horizontal scale 42 of the male connector 22 is positioned horizontally with respect to the flat surface 37, and the predetermined number of the vertical scale 41 is set to the flat surface. By positioning the male connector 22 with respect to 37, it is possible to prevent the male connector 22 from being obliquely inserted and prevent the male connector 22 from being insufficiently inserted. Therefore, since the connection status of the connector 21 can be grasped from the outside, the workability of inserting the connector 21 can be improved, and the conductor 24 can be reliably arranged in the contact 31, so that the conductor 24 may be removed from the contact 31. It is possible to electrically connect the male connector 22 and the female connector 23 with reliability, and to improve the safety of the electrical connection in the connector 21.

Further, since the vertical scale 41 is provided on the line along the extending direction of the conductor 24, before inserting the male connector 22 into the female connector 23, the parallel state between the conductor 24 and the vertical scale 41 is set. From the appearance, it can be determined whether or not the conductor 24 is bent. Therefore, the male connector 22 in which the conductor 24 is fixed to the reinforcing plate 26 in a bent state can be found before the male connector 22 is inserted into the female connector 23. Therefore, since the defective male connector 22 can be removed, the connection workability of the connector 21 can be improved and the safety of the electrical connection of the connector 21 can be improved.

In each of the embodiments, the reinforcing plate 26 is provided with the grid-like scales 40. However, the present application is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. It is also possible to provide a V-shaped scale 50 extending from the center to the both ends of the upper end portion of the reinforcing plate 26, and to provide the horizontal scale 42 in the V-shaped scale 50. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, end scales 51 along the extending direction of the conductor 24 may be provided at both widthwise ends of the reinforcing plate 26. By making the end scales 51 the same, the insertion direction of the male connector 22 can be controlled. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, colored scales 52 may be arranged in parallel on the reinforcing plate 26 in the width direction thereof. With these colored scales 52, when the male connector 22 is sufficiently inserted into the female connector 23, the degree of insertion of the male connector 22 is determined by the color arranged in the opening 33.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the connector of the present invention, the reinforcing plate of the male connector has a scale indicating the position of the insertion hole with respect to the opening when the male connector is inserted into the insertion hole of the female connector. Is provided, the position of the reinforcing plate with respect to the opening of the insertion hole can be grasped by reading this scale. Since the conductors are fixed to the reinforcing plate, the positions of these conductors and the contacts arranged in the insertion holes can be grasped. Therefore, when inserting the male connector into the female connector, the male connector is inserted obliquely with respect to the female connector by arranging the opening of the female connector at a position where the predetermined scale of the male connector can be read. It is possible to prevent the male connector from being insufficiently inserted.

Therefore, since the connection state of the connector can be grasped from the outside, the workability of inserting the connector can be improved, and the conductor can be surely arranged in the contact, so that there is no fear of the conductor being detached from the contact, The connector and the female connector can be electrically connected with certainty, and the safety of the electrical connection in the connector can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a connector of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the male connector of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a modified example of the scale of FIG.

5 is a front view showing a modified example of the scale of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a modified example of the scale of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional connector.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the male connector of FIG.

9 is a front view showing a connector in which the male connector of FIG. 7 is obliquely inserted into a female connector.

10 is a sectional view showing a connector in which the male connector of FIG. 7 is insufficiently inserted into a female connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 ... Connector, 22 ... Male connector, 23 ... Female connector, 24 ... Conductor, 25 ... Tape electric wire, 26 ... Reinforcing plate,
27 ... Lock plate, 28 ... Insulation coating part, 31 ... Contact,
32 ... insertion hole, 33 ... opening, 40 ... scale.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of conductors (2) extending from an insulating coating (28).
4) The male connector (22) in which the reinforcing plate (26) is fixed along the conductor (24) to the tape electric wire (25) protruding in parallel, and the conductor together with the reinforcing plate (26). In a connector (21) comprising a female connector (23) having a contact (31) arranged in an insertion hole (32) into which (24) is inserted, a reinforcing plate (of the male connector (22) ( 26), the male connector (22) is inserted into the insertion hole (32) of the female connector (23).
(33) of the insertion hole (32) when inserted into the
A connector characterized in that it is provided with a scale (40) indicating its position relative to.