JPH09199217A - Compound type connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain space saving when a single device and a plurality of external devices are connected through an external line cable. SOLUTION: A main unit connector 1 having a contact 2 is mounted by soldering in a printed wiring board 3, an external line connector 11 is insertion connected to this main unit connector respectively through each contact 2, 17. The external line connector 11 has a semicircular thick plate shape, an external line cable 14 connected to an intermediate part of the contact 17 is drawn out from this semicircular peripheral surface. External line connectors 12, 13 are successively mounted in the external line connector 11 by placing adjacent the fellow side surfaces of the connector. This mounting is performed by mechanically electrically insertion connecting the fellow contacts of each external line connector and mechanically engaging a tightening pawl 22 with a tightening recessed part 21 provided in the upper/lower of each external line connector 11, 12, 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a main body connector to be connected to a main body of an apparatus when connecting one common apparatus and a plurality of external apparatuses via an external cable, and to each external cable. The present invention relates to a composite type connector including an external line connector, and particularly to a composite type connector capable of saving space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional example will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 8 is a plan view thereof. FIG. 7 shows a case where each external electronic device is connected to one electronic device via three external cables 43. Three main body connectors 41 (female side) are provided on the printed wiring board 40, which is a main member of the main body of the electronic device.
Are mounted side by side in the longitudinal direction. The body connector 41 is
One end of each contact is soldered to the pattern of the printed wiring board 40, and the other end is inserted and connected to the corresponding contact of the external wire connector 42 (male side) on the mating side. An external cable 43 is attached to the external connector 42.
Is connected. Corresponding main body connector 41 and external line connector 42 are fastened by a small screw not labeled after the contacts are inserted and coupled.

In FIG. 8, three sets of a line connector 42 to which a line cable 43 is connected and a main body connector 41 are arranged side by side along the end face of the printed wiring board 40 so that they are almost adjacent to each other. It

[0004]

In the conventional example, a set of a standard type outer wire connector 42 to which an outer wire cable 43 is connected and a main body connector 41 is simply arranged in parallel.
Therefore, there is a part that overlaps as a whole, such as a part related to screw fastening of each set. This becomes a factor to increase the occupied space of all connectors.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art and save space when connecting one common device and a plurality of external devices via an external cable. It is to provide a composite type connector capable of achieving

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a composite type connector comprising a main body connector connected to the apparatus main body side and an external line connector connected to each terminal of a plurality of external line cables. A first external wire connector that is detachably connected mechanically and electrically and one or more second external wire connectors are arranged side by side adjacent to each other in this order, and adjacent external wire connectors are contacted with each other. Mechanically and electrically removably connected via a connector, the parallel direction of the external wire connectors is orthogonal to the removable direction of the main body connector and the first external wire connector, and each external wire cable is connected via the corresponding external wire connector to the main body. A predetermined range of the connector, for example, a non-overlapping range, a partially overlapping range, or a full range of contacts, respectively, is adapted.

Further, it is preferable that the outer wire cables of the respective outer wire connectors are arranged such that the lead-out direction thereof is orthogonal to the juxtaposed direction of the outer wire connectors and is radially distributed.
Further, the present invention is a composite connector comprising a main body connector connected to the apparatus main body side and an external line connector connected to each terminal of a plurality of external line cables, wherein the external line connectors are arranged side by side adjacent to each other. In addition, each of them is mechanically and electrically detachably connected to the main body connector, and each external wire cable corresponds to a predetermined non-overlapping range contact of the main body connector via the corresponding external wire connector. , Is the configuration.

Therefore, according to the present invention, each external wire cable passes through all the external wire connectors from the external wire connector connected to the terminal to the first external wire connector (via the respective contacts) and the predetermined range of the main body connector is reached. ,
For example, a common device and a plurality of external devices can be connected to each other by connecting to non-overlapping ranges, partially overlapping ranges, or entire ranges of contacts. Moreover, the external wire connectors are arranged adjacent to each other at right angles to the attachment / detachment direction of the main body connector and the first external wire connector, and in particular, the lead-out direction of the external wire cables can be made orthogonal to the parallel installation direction and can be dispersed radially.

Further, according to the present invention, the external wire connectors are arranged adjacent to each other and arranged side by side to be connected to the main body connector, and each external wire cable is predetermined in the main body connector via the external wire connector to which it is connected. It is possible to respectively connect a common single device and a plurality of external devices by being respectively connected to contacts in a range that does not overlap each other.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment. A main body connector 1 having contacts 2 (female side) is mounted on a printed wiring board 3 which is a main part of the apparatus main body by soldering. An external line connector 11 is inserted into and coupled to the main body connector 1 through the respective contacts 2 and 17, and is further fastened by small screws on both upper and lower sides, which are not labeled. The outer wire connector 11 has a semicircular thick plate shape, and the outer wire cable 14 connected to an intermediate portion of the contact 17 is led out from the outer peripheral surface of the semicircle. An outer wire connector 12 having the same shape is attached to the outer wire connector 11 with its side surfaces adjacent to each other. This mounting is performed by mechanically and electrically inserting and connecting the end portion (female side) of the contact 17 of the outer wire connector 11 which is hidden in the figure and the contact 18 (male side) of the outer wire connector 12, and each outer wire. This is due to the mechanical engagement of the fastening recesses 21 and the fastening claws 22 provided above and below the connectors 11 and 12, respectively. From the semicircular outer peripheral surface of the external line connector 12,
External cable 1 connected to the middle of the contact 18
5 is derived. The external line connector 12 having the same shape is attached to the external line connector 12 with the side surfaces thereof adjacent to each other in the same manner. That is, the end portion (female side) that is invisible and invisible in the figure of the contact 18 of the external line connector 12,
This is due to the insertion coupling of the contact 19 (male side) of the outer wire connector 13 and the engagement between the fastening recess 21 and the fastening claw 22. Further, the outer wire cable 16 connected to the intermediate portion of the contact 19 is led out from the semicircular outer peripheral surface of the outer wire connector 13.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, an outer wire connector 11 for leading out an outer wire cable 14 is attached to a main body connector 1 soldered to an end portion of a printed wiring board 3, and the outer wire connector 11 is arranged next to the outer wire connector 11 in this order. The respective outer line connectors 12 and 13 for leading out the individual outer line cables 15 and 16 are mounted. Further, if necessary, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line, another external line connector can be additionally installed in parallel.

Here, the external line connector 11 corresponds to the first external line connector in the invention, and the external line connectors 12 and 13 also correspond to the second external line connector thereof. Further, the external cables 14, 15 and 16 are not distributed in the same direction but are radially distributed in a form of changing the direction so as to be convenient for being connected to each counterpart device (not shown). . In other words, by radiating out, the wiring process of the external cable becomes easy. The connection of each contact and each external wire cable of the main body connector 1 and each external wire connector 11, 12, 13 can take various forms, which are based on the wiring diagram with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. It will be described next.

FIG. 5 is a wiring diagram of the first embodiment, and FIG. 6 is another wiring diagram thereof. In FIG. 5, the contact 2 of the main body connector 1 indicates that the left end is soldered to the printed wiring board side, and the rounded part at the right end is the female side.
Contact 17,1 of each external line connector 11,12,13
8 and 19 are substantially the same, and the thick solid line portion at the left end portion is the male side and the round portion at the right end portion is the female side, and the female and male sides adjacent to each other can be inserted and joined. Now, the contacts 2 of the main body connector 1 are A1, A2, A3 ...
, B1, B2, B3 ... And C1, C2, C3 ... Are divided into three groups, and the external cable 14 is the contact 17 of the external connector 11 and corresponds to the group of A1, A2, A3. Connected to an intermediate point. Similarly, the external cable 15 is B
The group of 1, B2, B3 ... and the external cable 16 are C1, C2, C3
It corresponds to the group of. That is, the groups A, B, and C of the contacts 2 are connected to the three external devices by the external cable 1
They are connected via 4, 15, and 16. That is, FIG. 5 corresponds to claim 3.

In FIG. 6, the contacts 2 of the main body connector 1 are not divided into a plurality of groups as indicated by reference numerals 1, 2, 3 ... N. In this case, each external cable 1
Common to all 4, 15 and 16, the total number of contacts 2, 1,
2, 3 ... n. FIG. 6 corresponds to claim 4. In FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, each external cable has three ranges A, B, C in which the contacts 2 of the main body connector 1 do not overlap each other.
Or, two wiring examples are shown which are connected to the common whole range, respectively, but in general, each external cable can also be connected to the contacts of the predetermined range of the main body connector and the partially overlapping range. .

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment. In FIG. 2, a main body connector 5 having three divided contacts 6 (female side) is mounted on the lower end portion of a printed wiring board 7 which is a main part of the apparatus main body by soldering. The main body connector 5 includes an external line connector 3 connected to the ends of the three external line cables 34, 35, 36.
1, 32, and 33 are arranged side by side adjacent to each other, and each contact (male side) that is hidden and invisible in the figure is detachably inserted and coupled to each group of three-divided contacts 6 of the main body connector 5. , Further, it is fastened with small screws on both upper and lower sides without reference numerals. Here, a groove is formed on the right side surface of the outside wire connector 31 in the attachment / detachment direction, a convex portion that fits into the groove is formed on the left side surface of the adjacent outside wire connector 32, the same groove is formed on the right side surface, and a left side surface of the outside wire connector 33. Are provided with the same convex portion, respectively. Therefore, each external line connector 31, 32, 33
Are attached to the main body connector 5 through the respective groups of the contacts 6 in such a manner that adjacent ones are movably fitted to each other in the attachment / detachment direction.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the second embodiment. The external line connectors 31, 32, 33 are arranged side by side adjacent to each other,
As a whole, the state of being attached to the main body connector 5 is shown. Since each of the external cable 34, 35, 36 is connected to a predetermined non-overlapping range by the contact 6 of the main body connector 5 via the external line connector to which the external cable is connected, it is possible to use one common main body device. Each of the three external devices can be connected via an external cable. Moreover, as compared with the conventional example shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the dimension in the side-by-side installation direction is shortened by the reduction of the intermediate screw fastening portion, and space can be saved.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be expected. (1) In the invention corresponding to any one of claims 1 to 4, the external wire connectors are arranged adjacent to each other at right angles to the attachment / detachment direction of the main body connector and the first external wire connector, and particularly, the extraction direction of the external wire cable is arranged in parallel. It can be orthogonal to the direction and can be distributed radially. Therefore, the space occupied by the main body connector and all external line connectors is reduced (space saving) compared to the conventional example, and in some cases the wiring of external line cables is possible. Processing becomes easy. In addition, it connects to an external cable corresponding to each contact group of the main body connector that does not overlap (outputs via the external cable corresponding to each signal group of the main body connector), or corresponds to each partially overlapping contact group of the main body connector It is possible to connect to an external cable or connect each external cable to all contacts of the main body connector in common (all signals of the main body connector are commonly output via each external line cable). Further, since the second external line connector can be added, it is possible to flexibly deal with plan changes. (2) In the invention corresponding to claim 5, each external wire connector is
Since they are adjacent to each other and juxtaposed and connected to the main body connector, the space occupied by the main body connector and all external line connectors is reduced (space saving) compared to the conventional example. Further, it is possible to connect to the corresponding external cable for each contact group of the main body connector that does not overlap with each other (output through the external cable corresponding to each signal group of the main body connector).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a wiring diagram of the first embodiment.

[Figure 6] Similarly, another wiring diagram

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Body Connector 2 Contact 3 Printed Wiring Board 5 Body Connector 6 Contact 7 Printed Wiring Board 11, 12, 13 External Wire Connector 14, 15, 16 External Cable 17, 18, 19 Contact 21 Fastening Claw 22 Fastening Claw 31, 32, 33 External Wire Connector 34, 35, 36 External cable

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main body connector connected to the main body of the apparatus,
A composite type connector comprising an external line connector connected to each terminal of a plurality of external line cables, the first external line connector being mechanically and electrically detachably connected to the main body connector, and one or more The second external line connectors are arranged side by side adjacent to each other in this order, and the adjacent external line connectors are mechanically and electrically detachably connected to each other via the respective contacts. A composite type connector, which is orthogonal to the attachment / detachment direction of the first external line connector, and each external line cable corresponds to a contact in a predetermined range of the main body connector via the corresponding external line connector. 2. The composite connector according to claim 1, wherein the external cable has a lead-out direction orthogonal to a direction in which the external connectors are juxtaposed and distributed radially. 3. The composite connector according to claim 1, wherein the contacts in a predetermined range of the main body connector belong to ranges that do not overlap each other. 4. The composite connector according to claim 1, wherein the contacts in a predetermined range of the main body connector belong to the entire range. 5. A main body connector connected to the main body of the apparatus,
A composite type connector comprising an external line connector connected to each terminal of a plurality of external line cables, the external line connector comprising:
While being juxtaposed adjacent to each other, each is mechanically and electrically detachably connected to the main body connector, and each external cable is a predetermined non-overlapping range of the main body connector via the corresponding external wire connector. Composite type connector characterized by corresponding to each contact.