JPH1168905A - Connector module and telephone set holder with connector module - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the unlocking operation of a connector with a locking function to be provided for a telephone set holder, etc. SOLUTION: A main body connector 23 switched to a locking state of locking connector connection and to an unlocking state by the operation of a part to be pressurized 23b is housed in a lower case 21 to make a connector module. A member to be operated from the outside of a module is provided for the case 21, etc., and a linking mechanism for linking the member to be operated and a pressurizing member 25 with each other so that the member 25 may pressurize the part 23b is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector module incorporating a main body connector having a lock function, and a telephone holder provided with the connector module.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, connectors are connected to each other by fitting connector terminals and fitting connector housings. However, such fitting alone results in a weak coupling force and a slight tensile load is applied. In some cases, connectors may be disconnected from each other.

Therefore, conventionally, a lock portion such as a claw that can be engaged with the other connector is provided on one connector, and when the two connectors are connected, the lock portion engages with the other connector to maintain the connected state. As described above, and the pressed portion such as a button provided on the one connector is pressed, the lock portion is moved and the engagement is released,
There has been provided a connector capable of disconnecting a connector.

[0004]

In the connector having the lock function as described above, it is necessary to operate the pressed portion each time the connector is disconnected. However, depending on the installation location of the connector, the pressed portion is not always required. Is not always exposed to a position where it can be easily operated from the outside, and the operation may be difficult.

For example, in a telephone holder for holding a mobile phone in an automobile, the connector with a lock function is attached to the holder body as a connector on the holder side, and the connector of the mobile phone (telephone side connector) inserted into the holder body is a holder. When the connector is configured to be coupled to the side connector, if the holder-side connector is arranged, for example, at the back of the holder body, the pressed portion can be operated from the outside depending on the direction of the pressed portion of the connector. Can be extremely difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a connector module and a connector module that can easily perform an unlocking operation of a mating state of connectors, regardless of the direction of the pressed portion of the connector and the location of the connector. An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone holder provided with a telephone.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems As means for solving the above problems, the present invention has a lock portion for locking a connection state with a mating connector and a pressed portion which receives a pressing operation from the outside, The connector includes a main body connector in which the lock portion is switched from a locked position to an unlocked position by a pressing operation of the pressed portion, and a connector case holding the main body connector, and presses the pressed portion against the connector case. A pressing member movable between a position and a release position for releasing the pressed portion, an operated member operated from outside the connector case, and movable in the operation direction, and the operated member is operated. An interlocking mechanism that interlocks the operated member and the pressing member such that the pressing member moves from the release position to the pressing position as the operation proceeds. The wood and the pressing member in which the pressing member and a biasing means for biasing in a direction towards the release position from the pressing position.

In this configuration, when the operated member is not operated, the pressing member is held at the release position by the urging force of the urging means, and the pressed portion of the main body connector is not pressed. Therefore, if the main body connector and the mating connector are connected in this state, the connection state is locked by the lock portion of the main body connector. Then, when the operated member is operated against the urging force from this state, the pressing member moves to the pressing position in conjunction with the operation, and presses the pressed portion, so that the position of the locking portion of the main body connector is locked. The position is switched to the unlocked position, and the locked state of the connectors is released. Therefore, both connectors can be easily separated in this state.

In this connector module, the pressed portion of the main body connector is not directly operated, but the pressing member presses the pressed portion in conjunction with the operation of the operated member from outside the connector case. Even if the pressed portion is arranged at a position where it is difficult to operate, the lock release operation can be simplified by disposing the operated member at a position where it can be easily operated from the outside in the connector case.
That is, regardless of the structure of the main body connector, it can be provided at various positions.

Further, as the operated member is operated, the interlocking mechanism moves in a direction approaching the mating connector, and pushes the mating connector or a member to which the mating connector is attached to push the mating connector and the main body connector. If a connector disconnecting member for forcibly separating the two connectors is included, it is possible to not only release the lock but also positively disconnect both connectors.

In this case, at least one of the connector disconnecting member and the pressing member is provided with a tapered surface which is inclined with respect to the moving direction of the member, and the tapered surface is brought into contact with the surface of the other member. If the direction of the tapered surface is set so that the pressing member is pressed toward the pressing position by the connector separating member as the connector separating member moves in the direction approaching the mating connector, the wedge on the tapered surface is set. Due to the action, a sufficient pressing force (a sufficient pressing force of the pressed portion to release the lock) can be generated with a small operation force.

Further, if the interlocking mechanism is configured such that the moving stroke of the connector disconnecting member is larger than the operating stroke of the operated member, the operating stroke of the operated member is reduced, and the entire holder is compact. Conversely, if the interlocking mechanism is configured such that the movement stroke of the connector disconnecting member is smaller than the operation stroke of the operated member, the operation stroke can be increased. The required operating force can be reduced. Therefore, the balance between the operation amount of the operation member and the operation force can be freely set by the configuration of the interlocking mechanism.

For example, a driving rack and a driven rack are provided on the operated member and the connector disconnecting member, respectively, and the driving gear meshing with the driving rack and the driven gear meshing with the driven rack integrally rotate coaxially. By attaching the driven gear to the connector case as described above, the operating stroke of the operated member can be reduced by making the pitch circle radius of the driving gear smaller than the pitch circle radius of the driven gear. By making the pitch circle radius of the driving gear larger than the pitch circle radius of the driven gear, the operation stroke of the operated member can be increased.

According to the present invention, there is provided a telephone holder for detachably holding a portable telephone, wherein any one of the above-described connector modules is attached to a hollow holder main body into which the portable telephone is inserted, and inserted into the holder main body. A telephone-side connector of the mobile phone and a main body connector of the connector module are connected to each other, and an operation member for operating an operated portion of the connector module by being operated from outside the holder main body is provided. Things.

According to this telephone holder, the portable telephone is inserted into the holder body, and the telephone-side connector is pressed against the connector module, so that the connector of the connector module and the telephone-side connector are connected. The installation of the telephone can be completed. Then, after this mounting, by operating the portion where the operating member is exposed to the outside of the holder main body, the operated member of the connector module can be operated via the operating member to switch the main body connector to the unlocked state. The mobile phone can be taken out of the phone holder.

In this telephone holder, the insertion direction of the portable telephone and the arrangement of the connectors may be set as appropriate, but the holder main body is formed so as to be opened in one direction, and the portable telephone is moved along the longitudinal direction from this opening. If it is configured to be inserted into the holder body and the connector is arranged at the back of the insertion direction, the insertion direction of the mobile phone into the holder body and the coupling direction of the mobile phone and the connector match. Therefore, the attaching / detaching operation of the mobile phone is further simplified.

Further, if the operation member is exposed at the periphery of the opening, the operation of the operation member and the extraction operation of the mobile phone can be performed in one place.

[0018]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, IP denotes an instrument panel provided in the interior of a vehicle, and a holder main body 10 of a telephone holder is attached to a lower portion of the instrument panel IP.

As shown in FIG. 2, the holder body 10
Is a side wall member 13 having a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, and an entrance plate 14 attached to an entrance side opening (left side opening in FIG. 2) of the side wall member 13.
It consists of A module accommodating chamber 11 is formed at the back of the side wall member 13 (the right side in FIG. 2), and a mobile phone insertion space 12 is formed in front of the module accommodation chamber 11. A through hole 15 serving as an opening is provided in the entrance plate 14. That is, the mobile phone insertion space 12 is provided with the through hole 15.
1 (opening from the instrument panel IP toward the vehicle interior in FIG. 1), and the mobile phone T can be inserted into the mobile phone insertion space 12 in the longitudinal direction. The connector module 20 is housed and fixed in the module housing chamber 11 on the back side of the mobile phone insertion space 12.

The connector module 20 is shown in FIGS.
The lower case 21, the upper cover 22, and the main body connector 23 as shown in FIG. 1 are provided. The main body connector 23 is held in a connector case including the lower case 21 and the upper cover 22, and the connector separating member 24 moves in the front-rear direction. It is provided as possible.

The main body connector 23 is provided at an end of an unillustrated electric wire, and the electric connector is inserted into the electric wire insertion hole 21h (FIGS. 9 to 11) of the lower case 21 in the connector case. Is housed inside. A fitting portion 23a is provided at a front end of the main body connector 23, and the fitting portion 23a and a telephone connector TC provided at a rear end of the mobile phone T are fitted to each other to form the telephone connector. The TC is connected to the electric wire via the main body connector 23.

FIG. 6 shows the internal structure of the main body connector 23. A leaf spring 2 extending in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in the figure) is provided on both left and right sides of the housing of the body connector 23.
3j are provided. The leaf spring 23j has a rear end fixed to the housing side, a front end formed as a free end, and an outward locking claw 23p protruding from the free end. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, these locking claws 23p are set in a substantially triangular shape that fits into a recess Ch formed on the inner surface of the telephone-side connector TC to lock the connector coupling state. I have. Leaf spring 23
The pressed part 2 which protrudes outward is provided at the middle part in the front-rear direction of j.
3b, a tapered surface 23n is formed on the outer front end portion of the pressed portion 23b so as to extend rearward (downward in FIG. 6).

In FIG. 6, illustration of the fitting portion 23a is omitted for convenience.

Near the rear end of the leaf spring 23j, there is provided a substantially disc-shaped leaf spring restricting portion 23k, and the leaf spring restricting portion 23k and the rear end of the leaf spring 23j are in contact with each other. The leaf spring 23j can be bent and deformed toward the center of the connector with the contact point as a fulcrum. And the leaf spring 23j
In a state where is not deformed (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 6), the pressed portions 23b protrude to both outer sides of the connector housing through the through holes 23m provided on both side surfaces of the connector housing, and the locking claws 23p are fitted. When the locking pawls 23p are pushed inward and the leaf springs 23j bend and deform in the same direction (see two-dot chain lines in FIG. 6), while the locking claws 23p are pushed inward from both side surfaces of the portion 23a (see FIG. 9). , Lock claw 23p
Are immersed inward from both side surfaces of the fitting portion 23a (see FIGS. 10 and 11).

As shown in FIG.
Has a concave portion 21a opening upward, and the concave portion 21a
The main body connector 23 is fitted therein. Recess 2
A pair of left and right concave grooves 21b extending in the front-rear direction is formed on both left and right sides of 1a, and portions of the concave grooves 21b except for the front end communicate with the lower part of the lower case 21 through vertically long through holes 21f. . From the rear ends of the left and right sides of the lower case 21, mounting portions 21c protrude to both outer sides, and these mounting portions 2c are provided.
The screw insertion hole 21d penetrates 1c in the front-rear direction. On the other hand, on the side wall member 13 side of the holder body 10, a concave portion 11 a into which the both mounting portions 21 c can be fitted from the rear is formed. A screw 16 is threaded through the side wall member 13.
By being screwed into the screw hole 17 formed on the side,
The lower case 21 is fixed to the holder body 10 side.

The upper cover 22 is fixed on the lower case 21 so as to cover the recess 21a of the lower case 21. At one end in the left-right direction of the upper cover 22, a through-hole 22a having a shape substantially matching the one groove 21b is formed, and the other end is fitted into the other groove 21b. A protruding ridge 22b is provided to protrude downward from the lower surface of the cover.

The connector disconnecting member 24 has a substrate 24 that extends in the horizontal direction. Both left and right ends of the substrate 24 are raised, and both ends of the substrate 24 are formed in the through-hole 21f.
It is inserted from behind. The upper ends of the both ends are formed as extrusion main bodies 24b extending in the front-rear direction, and these extrusion main bodies 24b are fitted in the respective grooves 21b so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 9 to FIG.
In the main body connector 23, portions located on both outer sides of both pressed portions 23b are provided with the concave portion 21a and the concave groove 21b.
b is formed in the left and right direction, and a communication member 21e is formed in the communication hole 21e. A pressing member 25 is fitted into the communication hole 21e so as to be movable in the left and right direction. The inner end of each pressing member 25 has a pressing portion 25 having a larger area than the central portion of the pressing member 25.
The pressing portion 25a can contact the outer surface of each pressed portion 23b. The outer surface of each pressing member 25 is a tapered surface 25b that extends outward as it goes forward (downward in FIGS. 9 to 11).

On the other hand, the inner surface near the front end (the lower end in the figure) of each of the extrusion main bodies 24b has the tapered surface 25.
Similarly to b, it is a tapered surface 21e extending in the forward direction, and the inner surface of the extrusion main body behind the tapered surface 21e approaches the inner surface of the extrusion main body ahead of the tapered surface 21e. It is in a state. When the connector disconnecting member 24 is retracted to the rearmost position as shown in FIG. 9, the two tapered surfaces 25b and 24e are opposed to each other, and the pressing member 25 is pressed by each of the pressed portions 23b, and the outer surfaces of both outer surfaces are pressed. While escaping to the release position, while the connector disconnecting member 24 advances from this position to the foremost end position as shown in FIG. 11, the pressing member 25 is pushed by the inner side surface of the connector disconnecting member 24 to the inner pressing position. The pressing portions 25a of the pressing member 25 simultaneously press the both pressed portions 23b of the main body connector 23 from the left and right outer sides.

In order to obtain such an effect, it is not always necessary to form a tapered surface on both the extrusion main body 24b and the pressing member 25. It is possible to do. However, by forming a tapered surface on both sides, the movement becomes smoother.

One side (right side in FIG. 5) of the extrusion main body 24
A rack portion 24c rises from b through a through-hole 22a of the upper cover 22, and a rack (driven rack) 24d extending in the front-rear direction is formed on an inner side surface (right side surface in FIG. 5) of the rack portion 24c. I have.

On the other hand, the operated member holding portion 22c rises from one end (the left side in FIG. 5) of the upper cover 22, and a concave groove 22d is formed on the upper surface of the operated member holding portion 22c. A cover 22e is fixed to the operated member holding portion 22c so as to cover the groove 22d, and a lower surface of an inner end (right end in FIG. 5) of the cover 22e and an upper surface of the operated member holding portion 22c are formed. A through passage 22g extending in the front-rear direction is secured between them. The concave groove 22
d, the operated member 2 having substantially the same cross-sectional shape
6 is slidably fitted in the front-rear direction.
A rack portion 26a protrudes laterally through 2g, and a rack (drive rack) 26b extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the inner surface of the rack portion 26a. The rack 26b and the rack 24d are connected via a gear member 27.

The gear member 27 has a driving gear 27b and a driven gear 27a integrally fixed to the upper and lower ends of a main body shaft 27c extending in the vertical direction, respectively, and the upper end of the main body shaft 27c extends laterally from the cover 22e. The lower end of the main body shaft 27c is rotatably held by the upper cover 22 while being supported rotatably by a support plate 22f that protrudes from the upper surface. That is, the entire gear member 27 is attached to the upper cover 22 so as to be rotatable about the main body shaft 27c. At the same time as the driving gear 27b meshes with the rack 26b, the driven gear 27a meshes with the rack 24d. Accordingly, as the operated member 26 having the rack 26b retreats (moves upward in FIG. 7), the gear member 2
7 is rotated and the connector separating member 2 having the rack 24d is rotated.
4 moves in reverse.

Further, in this embodiment, the pitch circle radius of the driving gear 27b is smaller than the pitch circle radius of the driven gear 27a, and accordingly, the connector disconnecting member 24 is smaller than the operation stroke of the operated member 26. The movement stroke of is larger.

In the concave groove 22d, a stopper shaft 22h projects forward from an inner side wall (upper wall in FIGS. 7 and 8) of the operated member support portion 22c, and a compression coil spring 28 extends around the stopper shaft 22h. The operated member 26 is urged forward by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 28. Then, with the operated member 26 advanced until the compression coil spring 28 is fully extended (the state shown in FIG. 7), the connector disconnecting member 24 retreats to the rearmost position, and conversely, the compression coil spring 28 is compressed. The shape and position of each member are set so that the connector disconnecting member 24 moves forward to the frontmost position in a state in which the operated member 26 is retracted until it comes into contact with the stopper shaft 22h (the state in FIG. 8).

On the other hand, an operation member 30 for operating the operated member 26 is provided on the holder body 10 side. The operation member 30 is, as shown in FIG.
It comprises a rectangular parallelepiped main body 31, a push rod 32 extending rearward (upward in FIG. 4) from the main body 31, and an operation pin 33 protruding forward from the main body 31. Holder body 1
On the 0 side, a storage chamber 13a having a substantially rectangular cross section and a through-hole 13b extending rearward from the storage chamber 13a to the module storage chamber 11 are formed at the front end of the side wall member 13, and the storage chamber is formed. Through hole 14a leading to 13a
Is provided at a position of a peripheral edge of the through hole 15 in the entrance plate 14, and the operation member main body 31 is provided in the accommodation chamber 13a.
Is fitted so that it cannot rotate and can move back and forth,
The push rod 32 is inserted into the through hole 14a, and
An operation pin 33 protrudes forward outside the holder main body through the through hole 14a. When the operation pin 33 is pressed, the operation member 30 retreats and the push rod 32
The shape and arrangement position of the operating member 30 are set such that the rear end of the operating member 30 pushes the operated member 26 backward.

Next, the operation of the telephone holder will be described.

First, the mobile phone T is placed in the holder body 10.
In the state prior to insertion, the operated member 26 is pushed out to the position as shown in FIG. 7 by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 28, and the connector disconnecting member 24 is retracted to the rearmost position. As shown in FIG. 9, the tapered surface 24e on the connector disconnecting member 24 side and the tapered surface 25 on the pressing member 25 side
b faces each other. For this reason, both pressing members 25 are respectively released to the outer release positions, and both locking claws 23p of the main body connector 23 project from both right and left sides of the fitting portion 23a to both outer sides.

In this state, when the mobile phone T is inserted from the tail end side (the end where the telephone connector TC is provided) into the mobile phone insertion space 12 of the holder body 10 through the through hole 15, When the rear end surface of the connector TC contacts the locking claw 23p, the locking claw 23p is temporarily immersed in the fitting portion 23a against the elastic force of the leaf spring 23j (FIG. 6). Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the fitting of the fitting portion 23a and the telephone-side connector TC is completed, the locking claws 23p are fitted into the recesses Ch on the telephone-side connector TC side, and the two connectors 2
3. Lock the connection state of TC. This completes the mounting of the mobile phone T, and the mobile phone T is connected to the connector 2
3, TC and connected to the vehicle-side circuit via unillustrated electric wires.

Next, when it is desired to remove the portable telephone T from the telephone holder, the operation pin 33 protruding forward from the entrance plate 14 may be pressed with a finger or the like. As a result, the operating member 30 is retracted, and the push rod 32 pushes the operated member 26 backward, and the operated member 26 is
From the normal position shown in FIG.
It retracts to the position where it comes into contact with. Along with this retreat, the entire gear member 27 rotates clockwise in the figure, and the connector disconnecting member 24 moves backward from the rearmost position shown in FIG. 7 to the frontmost position shown in FIG.

During the forward movement of the connector disconnecting member 24,
First, as shown in FIG. 10, the surface of the inner side surface of the extrusion main body portion 24 b behind the tapered surface 24 e is the pressing member 2.
5, so that the pressing member 25 is pushed inward to the pressing position shown in FIG. That is, the pressing portion 25a of the pressing member 25 pushes the pressed portion 23b of the main body connector 23 inward, and the locking claw 23p is immersed in the fitting portion 23a. At this point, the lock of the connected state of the connectors 23 and TC is released. Further, when the connector disconnecting member 24 moves forward, and both the pushing main bodies 24b push the rear end surfaces of the mobile phone T, the connectors 23 and TC are forcibly disconnected as shown in FIG. Therefore, in this state,
The mobile phone T can be pulled out of the holder body 10 as it is.

Therefore, in this telephone holder, even when the main body connector 23 is provided at the back of the holder main body 10, a simple operation of only pressing the operation pin 33 protruding from the outer surface of the holder main body 10 can be used to perform the locking operation. Claws 23
The connection lock state by p can be released, and the mobile phone T can be taken out as it is. This effect
Even if the connector disconnecting member 24 is configured to directly press the telephone-side connector TC, the same can be obtained.

Further, in this embodiment, the operation pins 3
By the pressing operation of 3, not only the lock is released but also the operation of positively disconnecting the connectors 23 and TC by the movement of the connector disconnecting member 24 is performed, so that the removal of the mobile phone T becomes easier. Moreover, this connector disconnecting member 2
Since the pressing member 25 is pushed into the pressing position by the wedge action accompanying the movement of the 4, the main body connector 23 can be reliably switched to the unlocked state with a small operation force. Further, by setting the pitch circle radii of the gears 27a and 27b, the moving stroke of the connector disconnecting member 24 is made larger than the operating stroke of the operating pin 33, so that the lock release and connector disconnection can be performed with a small amount of operation. By reducing the amount of protrusion of the operation pin 33, the size of the entire holder can be reduced.

FIGS. 12 and 13 show a second embodiment. Here, instead of the operation pin 33 shown in the first embodiment, an operation lever 34 projects laterally from the operation member main body 31, and is provided in a front-rear direction (FIG. 13 is a vertical hole) 13d
Through the holder main body 10.

Also in this configuration, by operating the operation lever 34 linearly along the elongated hole 13d, the lock of the connector connection state can be released as in the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, it is necessary to install the telephone holder so that, in addition to the through hole 15 through which the mobile telephone T is inserted and removed, the side wall portion from which the operation lever 34 protrudes is also exposed to the outside. On the other hand, in the first embodiment, if only the entrance plate 14 is exposed to the outside, the rear part does not need to be particularly exposed. For example, as shown in FIG. The holder main body 10 can be installed so as to be embedded therein, and there is an advantage that the degree of freedom in the installation state increases. Further, there is an advantage that the pressing operation of the operation pin 33 and the extraction operation of the mobile phone T can be efficiently performed at a single location near the entrance plate 14.

The telephone holder according to the present invention comprises:
Regardless of the installation direction and the installation place, for example, as shown in FIG.
0 is placed vertically on the instrument panel IP,
In addition, it may be configured to be rotatable (openable and closable) around its lower end, or may be a portion other than the instrument panel IP, for example, as shown in FIG. 15 as a fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. The holder body 10 may be fixed to the side surface of the seat back SB.

The specific shape of the holder body 10 and the insertion direction of the mobile phone can be freely set.
As shown in FIG. 16 as a fifth embodiment, the mobile phone insertion space 12 of the holder body 10 is opened upward,
The present invention is also applicable to a horizontal type in which the mobile phone T is inserted into the mobile phone insertion space 12 in a substantially horizontal state. In this case, the mobile phone insertion space 1
2, the mobile phone T inserted into the mobile phone insertion space 12 is slid in the longitudinal direction as it is, so that the mobile phone T
The telephone connector TC and the body connector 23 may be connected to each other.

That is, in the present invention, the direction in which the mobile phone is inserted into the holder main body and the direction in which the mobile phone and the connector are connected do not necessarily match, and the main body connector 23 is moved in the same direction as the connecting direction. By making the configuration possible, the operation and effect of the present invention can be obtained. However, as described in the first embodiment,
By disposing the connector module 20 at the back of the mobile phone T in the insertion direction of the mobile phone T into the holder main body 10, the insertion operation and the attachment / detachment operation with respect to the connector can be unified, and the operability can be further improved. Benefits are obtained.

Further, the application of the connector module according to the present invention is not limited to the connector for the telephone holder. For example, as shown in FIG. 17 as a sixth embodiment, a first member P1 such as a panel is mounted. When a second member P2 such as a panel is mounted on the unit 40 (in a vehicle, when a center cluster or a meter cluster is mounted on an instrument panel, when an instrument panel is mounted on a body side, etc.). In the above, the connector module 20 is provided on the mounting portion 40, and the mating connector C is provided on the back surface of the second member P2, and the main body connector of the connector module 20 is mated with the mating connector when the second member P2 is mounted on the first member P1. If the connector position is set so that the connector C is connected to the connector C, the connector module 20 can be operated by appropriate means after mounting. By the operation of pressing the parts, it is possible to release the coupling between the body connector 23 and mating connector C.

As the appropriate means, for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 20, the front end of the connector module 20 is fitted into the through hole 41 of the first member P1 to expose the operated member 26 to the front, while the second member P2 has the connector module 20 side. A through hole 42 is provided at a position facing the operated member 26, and in a state where the connector connection is completed as shown in FIG. 19, the operated member 26 is connected to the second member P2 by a push rod 44 or the like through the through hole 42. What is necessary is just to be able to press from front. As a result, FIG.
0, the connectors can be easily separated from each other.

That is, in the conventional connector with a lock function (the main body connector 23 shown in each of the above-described embodiments), the position of the pressed portion 23b for releasing the lock is determined, so that the pressed portion 23b is If the connector is placed alone at a position that is hidden from the outside, there is a disadvantage that the unlocking operation cannot be performed. On the other hand, in the connector module 20 of the present invention, the pressed portion 23 b Even if they are arranged, by providing the operation member 30 that is operated to press this at a position where it can be easily operated from the outside, the unlock operation can be performed, and the connectors can be arranged at various places. .

FIG. 21 shows a seventh embodiment. In this embodiment, contrary to the first embodiment, the pitch circle radius of the driving gear 27b is larger than the pitch circle radius of the driven gear 27a, and accordingly, the operation stroke of the operated member 26 becomes the connector disconnection. It is larger than the movement stroke of the member 24, and the rest of the configuration is exactly the same as in the first embodiment.

According to this configuration, as the operation stroke of the operated member 26 is large, the pressing force required for the operation is reduced, and the lock release and the connector disconnection can be performed by a light operation. Therefore, this embodiment is particularly effective when the fitting force between the connectors is large or when the weight of the mobile phone T is relatively large.

That is, according to the structures shown in the seventh embodiment and the first embodiment, there is a desire to reduce the operation stroke and to reduce the size, and to reduce the pressing force required for the operation. In consideration of the balance of demands to improve operability, it is possible to easily perform the most convenient operation force and operation amount design.

It is needless to say that the structure shown in the seventh embodiment can be applied to the second to sixth embodiments as they are.

In the first embodiment and the like, the operated member 26 and the connector disconnecting member 24 are linked with each other via a single gear member 27. However, a plurality of gears meshing with each other are used. Even with the gear train arranged, the setting of the operation force and the operation amount can be freely performed. In addition to the gear mechanism, the operated member 26 and the connector disconnecting member 24 can be linked to each other using, for example, a link mechanism.

In the present invention, the connector disconnecting member 24 may be omitted, and only the unlocking may be performed by operating the operating member 30. For example, a tapered surface similar to the tapered surface 24e may be formed on the operated member 26, and the operated member 26 and the pressing member 25 may be brought into direct contact.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention, the main body connector having the lock portion and the pressed portion for switching the position thereof is held in the connector case, and the operated member is provided on the connector case, and the operated member is operated. Since the connector module is configured so that the pressed portion is pressed to release the lock as the pressing is performed, the position of the locking portion of the main body connector is switched by a simple operation regardless of the installation location. This makes it possible to facilitate the operation of attaching and detaching the connector.

Further, as the operated member is operated, the interlocking mechanism moves in a direction approaching the mating connector, and pushes the mating connector or a member to which the mating connector is attached to push the mating connector and the main body connector. With the connector disconnecting member that forcibly disconnects the connector, not only unlocking but also positive disconnection of both connectors can be performed at the same time, which has the effect of making the connector disconnection work easier. can get.

Further, at least one of the connector disconnecting member and the pressing member is provided with a tapered surface which is inclined with respect to the direction of movement of the member, and this tapered surface is brought into contact with the surface of the other member. If the direction of the tapered surface is set so that the pressing member is pushed to the pressing position side by the connector separating member as the separating member moves in the direction approaching the mating connector, the wedge action on the tapered surface Accordingly, a sufficient pressing force (a sufficient pressing force of the pressed portion to release the lock) can be generated with a small operation force, and the effect of further improving the workability can be obtained.

Further, if the interlocking mechanism is configured such that the moving stroke of the connector disconnecting member is larger than the operating stroke of the operated member, the operating stroke of the operated member is reduced and the entire holder is compact. Conversely, if the interlocking mechanism is configured such that the movement stroke of the connector disconnecting member is smaller than the operation stroke of the operated member, the operation stroke can be increased. The required operating force can be reduced. Therefore, the balance between the operation amount of the operation member and the operation force can be freely set by the configuration of the interlocking mechanism.

In particular, a driving rack and a driven rack are provided on the operated member and the connector disconnecting member, respectively, and the driving gear meshing with the driving rack and the driven gear meshing with the driven rack are integrally rotated coaxially. In such a configuration as to be mounted on the connector case, the required operation force and the operation amount can be set with a simple configuration simply by setting the magnitude relationship between the pitch circle radius of the driving gear and the pitch circle radius of the driven gear. An effect that can be freely performed is obtained.

According to the present invention, there is provided a telephone holder for detachably holding a portable telephone, wherein any one of the above-described connector modules is attached to a hollow holder main body into which the portable telephone is inserted, and inserted into the holder main body. The mobile phone is configured such that the telephone-side connector of the mobile phone is connected to the main body connector of the connector module, and the operated part of the connector module is operated by operating the holder main body from outside the holder main body. Since the operating member is provided, there is an effect that the lock between the connectors can be released by a simple operation of operating the operating member from outside the holder main body.

Further, the holder main body is formed so as to be opened in one direction, and the portable telephone is inserted into the holder main body along the longitudinal direction from this opening, and the connector is provided at the back of the insertion direction. The effect of being able to simplify the attaching / detaching operation of the mobile phone can be obtained.

By exposing the operation member to the periphery of the opening, the operation of the operation member and the extraction operation of the portable telephone can be performed in one place, thereby improving the work efficiency. The effect that can be obtained is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a telephone holder is laterally assembled into an instrument panel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the telephone holder.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a mobile phone is inserted into the phone holder.

FIG. 4 is a partially sectional plan view of the telephone holder.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a connector module provided in the telephone holder.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional plan view of a main body connector incorporated in the connector module.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a state where the operated member is not operated in the connector module.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a state where the operated member is operated in the connector module.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state where a connector disconnecting member is at a rearmost position in the connector module.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state where the connector disconnecting member is being advanced in the connector module.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state in which the connector disconnecting member advances to the forefront end position to disconnect the connectors in the connector module.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a telephone holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a partial sectional plan view of the telephone holder shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an installed state of a telephone holder according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an installed state of a telephone holder according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a telephone holder according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a state before a mating connector is connected to a main body connector of a connector module according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a state where a main body connector and a mating connector are joined in a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a state where a main body connector and a mating connector are separated in a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a front view of a connector module according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

22 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a state where the operated member is not operated in the connector module of FIG. 21.

23 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a state where the operated member is operated in the connector module of FIG. 21;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Holder main body 12 Cellular phone insertion space 20 Connector module 21 Lower case (comprising a connector case) 22 Upper cover (comprising a connector case) 23 Main body connector 23b Pressed portion 23p Locking claw (locking portion) 24 Connector disconnecting member 24b Push out Main unit 24d Rack (driven rack) 24e Tapered surface 25 Pressing member 25a Pressing portion 25b Tapered surface 26 Operated member 26b Rack (drive rack) 27 Gear member 27a Drive gear 27b Drive gear 28 Compression coil spring (biasing means) 30 Operation Member C Mating connector T Mobile phone TC Telephone connector

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masashi Sugimoto 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Inside Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Tetsuji Tanaka 1, Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 7-7-10 Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Shigeki Sakai 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Yoshito Sakai Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Yuichiro Tsutsumi 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture Harness Research Institute, Inc. (72) Inventor Nori Inoue 1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.

Claims (10)

[Claims] A locking portion configured to lock a connection state with a mating connector; and a pressed portion receiving a pressing operation from the outside. The pressing portion moves the locking portion from a locked position to an unlocked position. And a connector case for holding the main body connector, and the connector case has a pressing portion movable between a position for pressing the pressed portion and a release position for releasing the pressed portion. A member, an operated member that is operated from the outside of the connector case, and is movable in the operation direction, and the operating member is operated such that the pressing member moves from the release position to the pressing position as the operated member is operated. An interlocking mechanism for interlocking the operated member and the pressing member, and moving the operated member and the pressing member such that the pressing member moves from the pressing position to the releasing position. And a biasing means for biasing the connector module in the right direction. 2. The connector module according to claim 1, wherein said interlocking mechanism moves in a direction approaching a mating connector as said operated member is operated, and said mating connector or said mating connector is attached thereto. And a connector disconnecting member for forcibly separating the mating connector and the main body connector by pressing the connector module. 3. The connector module according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the connector disconnecting member and the pressing member is provided with a tapered surface inclined with respect to the direction of movement thereof, and the tapered surface is provided on the other member. Surface, and the direction of the tapered surface is set so that the pressing member is pushed toward the pressing position by the connector separating member as the connector separating member moves in a direction approaching the mating connector. A connector module, characterized in that: 4. The connector module according to claim 2, wherein the interlocking mechanism is configured such that a moving stroke of the connector disconnecting member is larger than an operating stroke of the operated member. Connector module. 5. The connector module according to claim 4, wherein a driven rack and a driven rack are provided on the operated member and the connector disconnecting member, respectively, and a driving gear meshing with the driving rack and a driven gear meshing with the driven rack are both provided. A connector module, wherein a gear is mounted on a connector case so as to rotate integrally around a coaxial axis, and a pitch circle radius of the driving gear is smaller than a pitch circle radius of the driven gear. 6. The connector module according to claim 2, wherein the interlocking mechanism is configured such that a moving stroke of the connector disconnecting member is smaller than an operating stroke of the operated member. Connector module. 7. The connector module according to claim 6, wherein a driven rack and a driven rack are provided on the operated member and the connector separating member, respectively, and a driving gear meshing with the driving rack and a driven gear meshing with the driven rack are both provided. A connector module wherein the gear is mounted on a connector case so as to rotate integrally around the same axis, and a pitch circle radius of the driving gear is larger than a pitch circle radius of the driven gear. 8. A telephone holder installed in an automobile and holding a mobile phone in a detachable manner, wherein the connector module according to claim 1 is mounted on a hollow holder body into which the mobile phone is inserted. Attachment, the telephone-side connector of the mobile phone inserted into the holder main body and the main body connector of the connector module are connected to each other, and the holder main body is operated from outside the holder main body. A telephone holder provided with an operation member for operating an operated portion of the connector module. 9. The telephone holder according to claim 8, wherein the holder main body has a shape that opens in one direction, and the mobile phone is inserted into the holder main body from the opening along the longitudinal direction. A telephone holder in which the connector module is arranged at the back in the insertion direction. 10. The telephone holder according to claim 9, wherein the operating member is exposed at the periphery of an opening of the holder body, and the exposed portion is operated.