JPH0963711A - Printed board testing surface panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printed board testing surface panel which can be applied to both a flat cable connector and a cylindrical connector to improve working efficiency in debugging. SOLUTION: A rectangular printed board testing surface panel 20 to be mounted in vertical contact with the end surface of a printed board 4 has structure in which holes 22, 23 allowing the insertion of both a flat cable connector 5 and a cylindrical connector 15 are bored, the holes being shifted from the lateral center, and a position of the hole is selected by reversing the backside and front side of the surface panel or the lateral sides to the printed board. Thus, this surface panel can be applied to both the flat cable connector and the cylindrical connector to install the both.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printed circuit board test surface panel which is used by being attached to a printed circuit board when a printed circuit board of an electronic device is tested.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a printed circuit board is debugged after manufacturing the printed circuit board and before mounting it on an electronic device.
The final check test or test is performed under the name of "uging". At the time of debugging, the printed circuit board is housed in a rack or the like of the test apparatus, and the connector and the like are mounted on the front panel mounted on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is connected to a power source or a test device through the connector or the like, and it is checked whether or not a desired function is obtained. If there is a defect or the like, the printed circuit board is repaired in advance.

A product-use surface panel is used as the surface panel used during the debugging, and a flat cable connector or a cylindrical connector is attached to the surface panel. For this reason, if the final specifications do not harden as the front panel, a simplified panel manufactured for testing is used.

Surface panels for products used during this type of debugging are shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 show a state in which the flat cable connector is attached to the front panel, FIG. 5 is a perspective view, and FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line CC of FIG. 7 and 8 show a state in which the cylindrical connector is attached to the front panel, FIG. 7 is a perspective view, and FIG. 8 is D- of FIG.
FIG.

The front panel includes a front panel 1 for a flat cable connector and a front panel 10 for a cylindrical connector. The front panel 1 for a flat cable connector has a surface as shown in FIG. A rectangular hole 3 that is flat in the left-right direction is formed at a position shifted downward from the center of the right side of the panel 1 in the drawing. The front panel 1 is a printed circuit board 4
Is attached so that the underline of the rectangular hole 3 is aligned with the surface of the printed circuit board 4, and the flat cable connector 5 of the printed circuit board 4 is directly connected to the rectangular hole 3 as it is.
It is configured to be attached to.

Surface panel 10 corresponding to the cylindrical connector
7, a required number of circular holes 13 are formed at positions displaced upward from the center on the right side in the figure as shown in FIG. The cylindrical connector 15 inserts the mounting screw 16 into the hole 13 of the surface panel 10, the mounting screw 16 is inserted into the hole 13, and a nut 17 is screwed into the mounting screw 16 and tightened to separate the mounting board 16 from above the printed circuit board 4. Installed. As a result, the printed circuit board 4 and the cylindrical connector 15 can be connected to the printed circuit board 4 by wiring them with wires or the like.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the surface panels for products are used, the number of surface panels corresponding to the number of types of connectors is required. The work becomes complicated with the work of attaching and detaching 10. If the final specifications have not been decided and there is no panel for the product, debugging may be performed without the panel. In addition, the above-mentioned surface panels 1 and 10 have the holes 13
Since the number and arrangement of are limited, when monitoring test signals, it is not possible to attach extra various connectors to the panel and it is used by hanging it with the cable.
Therefore, there is a problem that work efficiency is deteriorated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a printed circuit board test surface panel which can be applied to both a flat cable connector and a cylindrical connector, and can improve work efficiency during debugging.

[0009]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a strip-shaped printed circuit board test surface panel which is mounted perpendicularly to the end surface of the printed circuit board and which is used for a flat cable. It is characterized in that a hole through which both the connector and the cylindrical connector can be inserted is bored and the hole is displaced from the width center.

Therefore, in the printed circuit board test front panel having the above construction, the front panel is mounted vertically to the end of the printed circuit board, and the front and back sides of the front panel are reversed with respect to the printed circuit board. By selecting the position of the hole, the flat cable connector and the cylindrical connector can be mounted. Therefore, only one type of front panel is required, work efficiency during debugging is improved, and no panel is avoided. Furthermore, it becomes possible to appropriately determine the time for debugging and the production of the surface panel for the final specification product without waste.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a printed circuit board test front panel according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an A- line in FIG.
It is A sectional drawing.

The front panel 20 is formed in the shape of a rectangular strip, and the front panel 20 is fixed vertically to the connector-side end 4a of the printed circuit board 4 by a mounting member or the like. The surface panel 20 has, for example, two holes,
A main hole 22 on the main side and an auxiliary hole 23 used as an auxiliary are formed.

The main hole 22 is formed in a rectangular shape having a width and a length so that both a flat cable connector and a cylindrical connector can be mounted. The main hole 22 is, for example, at the main flat cable connector mounting position on the right side of the front panel 20, at a position displaced from the center line O in the width direction of the front panel 20 to the one side.
Are provided in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the.

The auxiliary hole 23 is formed in a rectangular shape having the same width as the main hole 22 and longer than the main hole 22. The auxiliary hole 23 is formed in a wide area on the left side of the front panel 20,
The main hole 22 is arranged on the same side as the main hole 22 at a position displaced from the main hole 22, and a sub cable or a flat cable connector which is temporarily provided can be mounted.

The front panel 20 can be mounted vertically to the end surface of the printed circuit board 4, and the front and back sides can be reversed. Therefore, the printed circuit board 4
It is possible to select a state in which the main hole 22 and the auxiliary hole 23 are close to each other and a state in which the main hole 22 and the auxiliary hole 23 are separated from the printed circuit board 4.

When the flat cable connector 5 is installed on the right side of the printed circuit board 4 in the drawing, the connector-side end 4a of the printed circuit board 4 and the lower end of the panel body 21 are arranged opposite to each other. By doing so, the main hole 22 and the auxiliary hole 23 are set close to the printed circuit board 4. Lower side of the main hole 22, the auxiliary hole 2
The surface panel 20 is vertically contacted and fixed to the end surface of the printed circuit board 4 on the connector side of the printed circuit board 4 so that the lower side of the printed circuit board 4 and the component surface 4b of the printed circuit board 4 are aligned.

Therefore, the flat cable connector 5 on the right side of the printed circuit board 4 can be directly inserted into the main hole 22 on the right side of the front panel 20 for connector connection. In this case, if the flap cable connector is installed on the left side of the printed circuit board 4, the connector is also inserted into the auxiliary hole 23 at the same time, and the connector connection becomes possible. Further, a connector can be additionally installed by using the auxiliary hole 23.

FIG. 3 shows the mounting state of the front panel in the case of a cylindrical connector, and FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line BB of FIG.

In the case of a cylindrical connector connection, if the front and back of the front panel 20 are turned upside down and brought into contact with the end 4a of the printed circuit board 4, the main hole 22 and the auxiliary hole 23 are raised upward. It is moved and set away from the printed circuit board 4. Therefore, the cylindrical connector 15 can be attached.

For example, the cylindrical connector 15 is mounted in the main hole 22 on the right side by inserting the mounting screw 16 into the main hole 22 and tightening the nut 17. The cylindrical connector 18 having a connector diameter smaller than the width of the main hole 22 has the washer 1
It can be attached in the same manner by using 9 or the like. As a result, the cylindrical connectors 15 and 18 are mounted above the printed circuit board 4 with a space therebetween, and the printed circuit board 4 and the cylindrical connectors 15 and 18 can be easily wired by a wire or the like to connect the connectors in the same manner. It becomes possible to do.
In this case, for example, when a BNC connector or various connectors are used to monitor a test signal, these connectors can be attached to the auxiliary holes 23 for connector connection.

As described above, in the case of the flat cable connector 5 and the cylindrical connector 15 in the surface panel 20, it is possible to connect the connectors by arbitrarily increasing or decreasing the number of connectors and the like. . Therefore,
Work at the time of debugging is performed efficiently, and it becomes unnecessary to debug without a panel. Also, the front panel 20
By using, the debugging work can be performed without waiting for the product surface panel to be completed, and the work efficiency can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the surface panel 20 is used.
Although the main hole 22 and the auxiliary hole 23 are arranged in the same position in a straight line, the main hole 22 and the auxiliary hole 23
Can be arranged on both sides of the center of the front panel 20 in the width direction. In the surface panel 20, one of the main hole 22 and the auxiliary hole 23 is provided in the printed circuit board 4
The flat cable connector 5 and the cylindrical connector 15 can be mounted at the same time because they are mounted in such a manner that they are closer to each other and the other is farther away.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, any of the plurality of holes may be formed in a shape other than a rectangular shape, or one of the rectangular holes may be omitted and only one rectangular hole may be formed. You may set it up.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a strip-shaped printed circuit board test front panel which is mounted perpendicularly to the end surface of the printed circuit board, a flat cable connector and a cylindrical connector are provided. Since each of them has a hole through which the hole can be inserted and the hole is displaced from the width center, only one type of the test surface panel is required and the workability is improved. This eliminates the need for panel-less debugging, improving work efficiency during debugging. Further, the work efficiency can be improved, for example, the time for debugging and the production of the surface panel of the final specification can be appropriately determined without waste.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a printed circuit board test front panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrows AA in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of a front panel in the case of a cylindrical connector.

FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional surface panel in the case of a flat cable connector.

6 is a view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional surface panel in the case of a cylindrical connector.

8 is a view as viewed in the direction of the arrow DD in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Printed Circuit Board 5 Flat Cable Connector 15 Cylindrical Connector 20 Surface Panel 22 Hole 23 Hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a strip-shaped printed circuit board test front panel which is mounted perpendicularly to the end surface of the printed circuit board, a hole is formed through which both a flat cable connector and a cylindrical connector can be inserted. A printed circuit board test surface panel, wherein the holes are displaced from the width center.