JPH11354207A - Connector device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device capable of fitting a connector to a mating connector by easily correcting positional dislocation from the mating connector in the connector device. SOLUTION: A connector device has a connector housing 20, a spring 24, a pressing plate 25, a core 21 and a surface plate 23, the connector housing 20 is formed in a box shape, spring chambers 27, 27' are formed on the left and right of a front face to house the spring 24, the pressing plate 25 is arranged in front of it, the core 21 is formed in a rectangular cylindrical shape by supporting a connector main body 22, and is formed in the size having an allowance vertically laterally movable when housed in the connector housing 20 by forming a flange 26 on the left and right of the front face, the surface plate 23 is formed in an architrave shape, and is constituted so as to be fastened by a screw to the front face of the connector housing 20 by slidably sandwiching the flange 26 of the core 21 housed in the connector housing 20 together with the pressing plate 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector device. More specifically, in a mobile phone holder capable of detachably holding various types of mobile phones used in automobiles and the like and detachably holding a connector, a position adjustment can be freely performed at a position corresponding to the position of the connector of the mobile phone. The present invention relates to a connector device that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable telephones and portable telephone systems (P
HS), a portable wireless device, and a portable telephone (all of which are referred to as a portable telephone in this specification) are rapidly spreading. As a result, the user environment has become diversified, and many users use it in cars. In this case, the driver is driven by one hand, which poses a safety problem. However, it is difficult to secure a place where the telephone can be stably placed in the car interior. For this reason, a holder has been devised which can be attached to an appropriate place to detachably hold the telephone so as to be hands-free.

FIG. 14 shows a state in which a portable telephone is to be set in a conventional hands-free cradle. In FIG. 14A, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile phone, which is provided with an antenna 2, a key dial 3, a transmitter 4, a receiver 5, a liquid crystal display 6, and the like. A connector 7 for connection or the like is provided.

A dovetail-shaped guide rail 8 as a guide mechanism for guiding the mobile phone 1 in the insertion / removal direction of the connector 7 is provided on the back in the insertion / removal direction of the connector 7 as shown in FIG. It is provided in agreement. The guide rail 8 is not limited to a dovetail shape and may have another shape, and the installation position of the guide rail 8 is not limited to the rear surface of the telephone 1 but may be on the side surface.

A cradle 10 shown in FIG.
Comprises a holder base 11 and a holder slide 12 that can slide on the holder base 11. The holder base 11 is provided with a connector 13 that can be fitted to the connector 7 of the mobile phone 1. A holding rail 14 is provided as a guide mechanism to be fitted to the guide rail 8 of the mobile phone 1.

[0006]

In the conventional portable telephone and the hands-free cradle, the connector of the telephone is connected to the cradle side connector.
The parallelism and position accuracy of each connector are required. If the position of the connector 13 of the cradle 10 and the position of the connector 7 of the mobile phone 1 are displaced, the connectors are displaced from each other and the connection becomes impossible. Therefore, the mobile phone 1 and the cradle 10 are provided with a positioning mechanism using dedicated rails 8 and 14. However, it is difficult to provide a common positioning mechanism for various types of mobile phones.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and has as its object to realize a connector device that can easily connect connectors of various types of portable telephones and a cradle usable for these telephones.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector housing 20, a spring 24 and a pressing plate 25 housed in a spring chamber of the connector housing 20, and a connector body 22 which is supported or supported. The connector housing 2 comprises a core 21 integrated with the connector housing 20 and housed in the connector housing 20, and a front plate 23 screwed to a front surface of the connector housing 20.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a box shape, and spring chambers 27, 27 'are formed on the left and right sides of the front surface to accommodate the spring 24, and a pressing plate 25 is provided in front thereof.
The core 21 has a rectangular cylindrical shape, and flanges 26 are formed on the front left and right sides, and are formed in a size having a margin to be able to move up, down, left and right when housed in the connector housing 20, The front plate 23 has a frame shape,
The flange 26 of the core 21 housed in the connector housing 20 is slidably sandwiched between the pressing plate 25 and screwed to the front surface of the connector housing 20.

With this configuration, the flange of the core supporting the connector main body is sandwiched between the pressing plate pressed by the spring and the front plate, so that the connector main body can be vertically and horizontally moved with respect to the connector housing. When applied to a mobile phone cradle, it is possible to support various models with different connector positions.

Further, according to the present invention, the connector housing 40, the first core 41 accommodated in the connector housing 40, and the second core 42 accommodated in the first core 41 are provided. A front plate 43 screwed to the front surface of the connector housing 40; a spring 44 and a pressing plate 45 accommodated in a spring chamber of the housing 40;
The connector housing 40 has a box shape, and has spring chambers 49, 4 on the front surface.
9 'is formed to accommodate the spring 44, and a pressing plate 45 is disposed in front of the spring 44. The first core 41 has a rectangular cylindrical shape, and spring chambers 50 and 5 accommodating the coil spring 46.
0 'is formed, and a flange 51 is formed on the front surface of the connector main body 53. The second core 42 is formed to have a sufficient space to move up, down, left and right when housed in the connector housing 40. And is integrated with the connector main body 53 to form a cylindrical shape that can be slidably inserted into the first core 41. A projection 52 that engages with the coil spring 46 is formed. It has a frame shape, and is characterized in that the flange 51 of the first core 41 housed in the connector housing 40 is slidably sandwiched between the pressing plate 45 and screwed to the front surface of the connector housing 40. And

By adopting this configuration, the second core supporting the connector main body can be moved back and forth with respect to the first core, and can be applied to a cradle or the like using a heart cam mechanism to fit the connector after fitting. Can be moved back and forth.

[0012]

1 and 2 show a connector device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a connector housing 20, a core 21 housed in the connector housing 20, and a connector main body 22 (FIG. 1) held by the core 21 and having a large number of connection terminal pieces 22a. 2), a front plate 23 attached to the front surface of the connector housing 20, a C-shaped spring 24 and a pressing plate 25 for slidably pressing the core 21 against the front plate 23. I have.

The core 21 is connected to a connector body 22.
And a flange 26 extending left and right is formed at an outer left and right intermediate portion thereof. Also,
The connector housing 20 has a box shape large enough to accommodate the core 21 and move the core 21 up and down and left and right.
7 'and a projection 28 for guiding the pressing plate 25 are formed vertically, and a cable insertion hole (not shown) is formed at the rear.

The front plate 23 has a frame shape and its four corners are screwed to the connector housing 20 by screws 29. Further, the C-shaped spring 24 is formed by bending a thin spring plate into a C-shape, and the pressing plate 25 is formed with a concave portion 30 which engages with a projection 28 formed on the connector housing 20 above and below the strip-shaped plate. ing.

The members thus formed are assembled as shown in FIG. 2A is a front view, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2C is cc of FIG.
FIG. 3D is a cross-sectional view taken along line dd of FIG. That is, the C-shaped spring 24 is inserted into the spring chambers 27 and 27 ′ of the connector housing 20, and before that, the pressing plate 25 is arranged so that the concave portion 30 engages with the projection 28 of the connector housing 20. The core 21 is accommodated in the connector housing 20 so that the flanges 26 and 26 'are positioned thereon. And the flange 2
The front plate 23 is screwed to the connector housing 20 so that the front and rear plates 6, 26 'are sandwiched between the pressing plate 25 and the front plate 23.

In this embodiment constructed as described above, the flanges 26 and 26 'of the core 21 are sandwiched between the pressing plate 25 pressed by the C-shaped spring 24 and the front plate 23.
The core 21 can be manually moved up, down, left and right. FIG. 3 shows a cradle using the connector device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2A shows a state in which the mobile phone is about to be set in a cradle, and FIG. 2B is a view showing the back of the mobile phone.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 31 denotes a portable telephone, 32 denotes a cradle, 33 denotes a holder base of the cradle, 34 denotes a holder which is erected on the holder base, and the holder base 33 is provided with a connector device 35 of the present embodiment. Installed. The holder 34 is provided with a holding rail 36 on a vertical surface facing the connector device.

A connector 37 is provided on the lower part of the portable telephone 31, and a guide rail 38 is provided on the rear surface thereof so as to fit with a holding rail 36 provided on the holder 34. To mount the mobile phone 31 on the cradle 32, the mobile phone 31 is attached to the holding rail 36 of the holder 34.
Guide rail 38 is fitted to the connector 3 of the mobile phone.
7 is fitted to the connector device 35 of the holder base. In this case, when the positions of the connectors do not match, the connector main body of the connector device 35 can be moved by hand in the X and Y directions to match the two. Thereafter, the state may be maintained until the mobile phone is changed.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of a cradle using the connector device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 39 denotes a box-shaped cradle having an inner size substantially the same as the outer size of the mobile phone 31, and the connector device 35 of the first embodiment is provided at the bottom of the box-shaped cradle. ing. When the mobile phone is mounted on the cradle, the connector body of the connector device 35 can be moved by hand and used in accordance with the connector of the mobile phone 31.

5 and 6 show a connector device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 6 is an assembly diagram. As shown in both figures, the present embodiment includes a connector housing 40, a first core 41, a second core 42, a front plate 43, two C-shaped springs 44, two Of the connector housing 40 is formed in a box shape, and mounting pieces 48 having mounting holes 47 are formed at two places on the left and right and two places on the rear side. Are formed with spring chambers 49 and 49 'for accommodating the C-shaped spring 44, and a pressing plate 45 is disposed in front thereof.

The first core 41 has a rectangular cylindrical shape, and spring chambers 50 and 50 'are provided vertically, and flanges 51 are provided on the left and right sides of the front surface.
Is formed, and has room to move up, down, left, and right when housed in the connector housing 40. The second core 42 has a cylindrical shape that supports the connector main body 53 and can be slidably inserted into the first core 41, and is formed with protrusions 52 that vertically lock the spring. The front plate 43 has a frame shape and four corners are screwed to the connector housing 40.

As shown in FIG. 6, a connector main body 53 is inserted into and fixed to the second core 42, and the first core 41 is provided with a coil spring 46 in a spring chamber 50 in the second core 42. The first core 5 is accommodated in the connector housing 40, and the C-shaped spring 44 is accommodated in the spring chamber 49 in the connector housing 40, and the flange 51 abuts thereon via the pressing plate 45.
1 is accommodated, and the front plate 43 is screwed in this state. In the connector device assembled in this manner, the connector main body 53 and the second core 42 are pressed against the coil spring 46 so as to be retracted by a predetermined size (about 5 mm). Further, since the flange 51 of the first core 41 can slide between the pressing plate 45 pressed by the C-shaped spring 44 and the front plate 43, the connector main body 53 is connected to the connector housing 40 by the connector main body 53. It can be moved up, down, left and right by a predetermined dimension when viewed from the front.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a cradle using the connector device according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, this cradle includes a case 60 and a holder 61 slidably provided on the case 60, and the case 60 has a connector device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 62
And a case cover 63, and the holder 61 has two sliders 64 capable of holding a telephone.
64 'and a holder cover 65 for covering the sliders 64, 64'.

The case 60 comprises a case lower 66 and a case upper 67. The case lower 66 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), a spring housing frame 68 for inserting a holder return spring, a stopper 69 formed in the frame 68, and two guide frames 70 for guiding roller members are formed, as shown in FIG. A boss 71 is formed, and a pin lever 72 of a heart cam mechanism to be described later is rotatably and frictionally attached to the boss 71.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the case upper 67 has a substantially rectangular shape and has a long hole 73 for a holder guide and two long holes 74 for a roller member for driving a slider at the front. A central portion is provided with two long holes 75 for stoppers for contacting the telephone, and two stopper projections 76, and two walls 7 for guiding the holder are provided at the rear.
7 and four support columns 78 for supporting the connector device.

The holder 61 is, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9 (b), the holder lower 80 has the same width as the case 60 but has a shorter length, and the holder lower 80 has two roller members at the front. Slot 82 and guide frame 83 for slider
And two escape holes 84 for stoppers at the rear. Further, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 9C, a cam portion 85 of a heart cam mechanism is formed on the back surface.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the holder upper 81 has substantially the same shape as the holder lower 80, is slightly shorter in length, and has two long holes 86 for a slider at the front part.
A slider guide projection and a stopper supporting boss (not shown) are formed on the back surface, and a U-shaped stopper 87 is rotatably supported by the boss.

As shown in FIG. 10, the sliders 64 and 64 'are formed such that a rising portion 90 and a horizontal portion 91 have an L-shaped cross section, and the horizontal portion 91 has guide portions 91a on the left and right. On the lower surface, an inclined cam 92 and a spring guide 93 are formed. And both sliders 64,
64 'is such that one spring 94 is inserted into its spring guide 93 and urged in a direction away from each other.
The rising portion 90 serves as a telephone holding portion, and a soft pad 95 is affixed to the holding surface. The two sliders 64, 64 'are formed by the same mold and have the same shape. Accordingly, although the inclined cam is formed symmetrically, only one of the cam surfaces is used.

The sliders 64, 64 'are two roller members 97, 9 which are urged in a direction approaching each other by two springs 96 shown in FIG.
The cam 92 comes into contact with the roller 98 of the 7 'and is driven. The urging force of the spring 94 for urging the sliders 64 and 64 'and the two springs 96 for urging the roller members 97 and 97' is equal to the force of the two springs 96 for urging the roller members 97 and 97 '. Is bigger.

The members formed as described above are assembled as shown in the sectional view of FIG. That is, the boss 99 of the holder lower 80 is inserted into the holder guide elongated hole 73 of the case upper 67, and the holder guide 100 is fixed to the boss 99 by screws. A pin lever 72 is provided on the case lower 66.
Is mounted on the boss 71, and the roller members 97 and 97 'are inserted into the frame 70 together with the spring 96 as shown in FIG.
Further, after inserting a spring 101 (see FIG. 11) for returning the holder into the spring accommodating frame 68, the case upper 67 is assembled to the case lower 66 with the holder guide 100 abutting against the spring 101 as shown in FIG. I do.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Sliders 64, 6 are provided in the slider guide frame 83 on the back of
After placing the 4 'and the spring 94 on the holder upper 81, as shown in FIG.
Secure with screws. The connector device 62 is attached to the connector device support column 78 of the case upper 67 and fixed by screws. Finally, the case cover 63 is attached to the case 60 and the holder cover 65 is attached to the holder 61 to complete the process.

The operation of the present embodiment thus configured will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the telephone 102 is placed on the holder upper 81 as shown in FIG.
7 is slid in the direction of arrow A until it comes into contact with 7. Further, when the telephone set 102 abutting against the stopper 87 is pushed in the direction of arrow A together with the holder 61, the sliders 64, 64 'are pressed by the cams 92 by the roller members 97, 97' to come close to each other and hold the telephone set 102. After holding the telephone set 102, the roller members 97 and 97 'press the spring 96 to retreat, so that no excessive force is applied to the telephone set.

When the telephone 102 is further pushed in the direction of arrow A (about 10 mm) after the telephone 102 comes into contact with the stopper 97, the connector 103 of the telephone 102
Abuts on the second connector body 53. Here, after the position of the connector body 53 is manually adjusted,
When the connector 2 and the holder 61 are pushed forward (about 5 mm), the connector body 53 retreats and stops while pressing the spring 46. Thereafter, when the connector is further pushed a predetermined distance (about 5 mm), the connectors of the telephone set 102 and the connector device 62 are fitted with each other.

At the same time, in the heart cam mechanism, FIG.
When the holder 61 is pushed in the direction of arrow A together with the telephone as shown in FIG. 13B, the pin 72a of the pin lever 72 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
(B) is guided along the pin guiding cam 104 as shown in FIG. 3 (b) to abut the first concave portion 104a to stop the movement of the holder 61. In this state, the connectors are fitted together.

When the handset is released from the telephone set 102, the holder 61 is pushed back together with the telephone set 102 by the connector spring 46 and the holder return spring 101. As shown in FIG. The holder 61 is stopped by abutting on the telephone 105a, and the state of holding the telephone is maintained. In this state, the connectors still maintain the fitted state, and the telephone can be used.

To release the held state of the telephone, push the telephone 102 slightly (about 5 mm) again in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG.
2a escapes from the recess 105a of the heart-shaped cam 105,
The cam 104 slides on the slope 104b and enters the second recess 104c. Next, when the hand is released from the telephone 102, the pin 72a of the pin lever 72 escapes through the side surface of the heart-shaped cam 105.

Thus, the holder 61 and the telephone 102
Is pushed back in the direction of arrow B by the return spring 101, and the connection between the connectors is released. At the same time, slider 64,
Reference numeral 64 'releases the holding of the telephone 102 because its cam surface slides on the roller 98 of the roller member and moves in a direction away from each other. In this way, everything returns to the initial state.

As described above, since the connector device according to the second embodiment can be moved back and forth while being fitted to the connector of the telephone, the connector device is locked by pressing in one direction and further locked by pressing in the same direction. This is suitable for the case where the connector connection is performed using a mechanism such as a heart cam mechanism that can release the connection.

[0039]

According to the connector device of the present invention, the connector body can be moved up, down, left, and right with respect to the connector housing, so that even if the centers of the connectors are shifted, the positioning can be easily performed. it can. Furthermore, since the connector body can be moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the connector housing, it can be adapted to a case where the connector connection is performed using a mechanism such as a heart cam mechanism.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an assembly view showing the first embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb of (a), (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc of (a),
(D) is a sectional view taken along line dd in (a).

FIGS. 3A and 3B are perspective views showing a cradle using the connector device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a state in which a telephone is to be mounted on the cradle, and FIG. It is.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the cradle using the connector device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an assembly view showing a second embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb of (a), and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc of (a).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a cradle using the connector device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are views showing a cradle case using the connector device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 8A is a perspective view showing a case upper, and FIG.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are views showing a cradle holder using the connector device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 9A is a perspective view showing a holder upper, and FIG. 9B is a perspective view showing a holder lower.

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a slider and a roller member of a cradle using the connector device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an assembled sectional view showing a cradle using the connector device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a partially assembled sectional view of a cradle using the connector device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a cradle heart cam mechanism using the connector device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a conventional hands-free cradle together with a mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20, 40 ... connector housing 21 ... core 22, 53 ... connector body 23, 43 ... front plate 24, 44 ... C-shaped spring 25, 45 ... pressing plate 26, 51 ... flange 27, 27 '... spring chamber 28, 52 ... Projection 29 ... Screw 30 ... Recess 31, 102 ... Cellular phone 32, 39 ... Cradle 33 ... Holder base 34 ... Holder 35, 62 ... Connector device 36 ... Holding rail 37, 103 ... Connector 38 ... Guide rail 39 ... Holding rail 41 ... first core 42 ... second core 46 ... coil spring 47 ... mounting hole 48 ... mounting pieces 49,49 ', 50,50' ... spring chamber 60 ... case 61 ... holder 63 ... case cover 64,64 '... Slider 65 ... Holder cover 66 ... Case lower 67 ... Case upper 68 ... Spring storage frame 69 ... Stopper 70 ... Guide frame 71 ... Boss 72 ... Pin Lever 73 ... Long Hole for Holder Guide 74, 82 ... Long Hole for Roller Member 75 ... Long Hole for Stopper 76 ... Protrusion for Stopper 77 ... Wall for Guide Guide 78 ... Support Column for Connector Device 80 ... Lower Holder 81 ... Upper Holder 83 ... Slider guide frame 84 ... Stopper escape hole 85 ... Heart cam mechanism cam 86 ... Slider long hole 87 ... Stopper 90 ... Slider rising part 91 ... Slider horizontal part 92 ... Cam 93 ... Spring guide 94,96,101 ... Spring 95 ... Pad 97, 97 'Roller member 98 ... Roller 100 ... Holder guide 104 ... Pin guide cam 105 ... Heart-shaped cam

Claims (2)

[Claims] A connector housing (20) and a spring (2) housed in a spring chamber of the connector housing (20).
4) and a pressing plate (25) and a core (2) that is supported by the connector body (22) or integrated with the connector body (22) and housed in the connector housing (20).
1) and a front plate (23) screwed to the front surface of the connector housing (20). The connector housing (20) has a box shape, and spring chambers (27, 27) ') Is formed to accommodate the spring (24), and a pressing plate (25) is disposed in front of the spring (24). The core (21) has a rectangular tubular shape, and flanges (26) are formed on the left and right front surfaces. The connector housing (2
0), the front plate (23) is formed in a size having a margin to be able to move up, down, left and right when housed in the core housing (21) housed in the connector housing (20). Flange (2
6) A connector device characterized in that 6) is slidably sandwiched between the pressing plate (25) and screwed to the front surface of the connector housing (20). 2. A connector housing (40) and a first core (4) housed in the connector housing (40).
1), a second core (42) accommodated in the first core (41), a front plate (43) screwed to the front surface of the connector housing (40), and the connector housing ( The connector housing (40), comprising: a spring (44) and a pressing plate (45) housed in the spring chamber of (40); and a coil spring (46) housed in the first core (41). Is formed in a box shape, and a spring chamber (49, 49 ') is formed on the front surface so that the spring (44) is formed.
The first core (41) has a rectangular cylindrical shape, and a spring chamber (50, 50 ') for accommodating the coil spring (46). And a flange (51) formed on the front surface of the second core (42) so that it can move up, down, left and right when housed in the connector housing (40). Supports the connector body (53) or is integrated with the connector body (53),
And a projection (52) engaging with the coil spring (46) is formed. The front plate (43) has a frame shape, and the connector The flange (51) of the first core (41) housed in the housing (40) is slidably sandwiched between the pressing plate (45) and screwed to the front surface of the connector housing (40). A connector device characterized by the above-mentioned.