JPH118010A - Electronic apparatus connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To miniaturize a mounting part of a connector. SOLUTION: In a connector that is used for connection to transfer signals between electronic apparatuses by forming a couple of main body side connectors 2 installed in an electronic apparatus main body 1 and a connecting- side connector 3, an exterior cabinet 11 of the electronic apparatus main body 1 is equipped with an opening 12 into which the connecting-side connector 3 is to be inserted; the opening 12 is fitted with a dustproof shutter 4 that is opened and closed in the direction perpendicular to the inserting direction of the connecting-side connector 3; formed on a guiding member 32 placed on the connecting-side connector 3 for the purpose of the engagement with the main body-side connector 2 and the shutter 4, are tapered parts 34, 43 respectively, that come into contact with and slide on each other so as to produce a thrust that moves the shutter 4 in the opening direction when the connecting-side connector 3 is inserted into the opening 12 of the electronic apparatus main body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector for electrically connecting electronic devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Video information recording / reproducing equipment such as digital cameras, liquid crystal displays, magnetic storage / reproducing devices, personal computers, printers, displays, image scanners, facsimile machines and other information processing equipment, and other electronic equipment. Signal transmission is performed via a cable, and the connection of the cable is performed by fitting a connection-side connector at the end of the cable to a main-body-side connector provided on the device main body.

As shown in FIG. 6A, an electronic equipment main body side connector (2) is connected to an exterior cabinet (11) of the electronic equipment main body (1).
It is provided so as to face the connection side connector insertion opening (12) opened in the main body side connector (2). Dust may adhere to the terminals of the main body side connector (2), or the terminals may be corroded, resulting in poor contact when the connection side connector (3) is inserted.

[0004] Therefore, as shown in FIG.
A cover (8) made of synthetic resin is attached to the opening (12) of the outer cabinet (11) of (1) to protect the main body side connector (2) from dust. However, this type of dust cover (8) requires that the dust cover (8) be detached and attached each time the main body side connector (2) and the connection side connector (3) are attached and detached. ) Has the problem of being easily lost.

To address the above problem, as shown in FIG.
The electronic device main body side connector (2) is provided in the electronic device main body (1) so as to be separated from the opening (12) of the exterior cabinet (11).
A door plate (13) was attached to (12) so as to open inward with a hinge (14), and was urged in the closing direction by a torsion spring (15) to prevent dust on the main body side connector (2). Things have also been implemented.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the connection side connector (3) is inserted, the door plate (13) is pushed and opened against the torsion spring (15). 2)
The connection side connector (3) can be inserted into the connector. By pulling out the connection side connector (3), the door plate (13) closes the opening (12) by the bias of the torsion spring (15) to prevent dust.

Since the rotating door plate (13) rotates inward around the hinge (14), as shown in FIG.
In order to avoid interference with the main unit side connector (2) when opening and closing, the main unit side connector is located behind the open / close range A of the door plate (13).
(2) must be arranged, and the insertion length B of the connection side connector (3) must be increased accordingly. As a result, the size of the electronic device main body (1) is also increased due to the influence thereof, which is disadvantageous particularly in a portable electronic device that requires small size and light weight. The present invention clarifies a connector that can solve the above problem.

[0008]

A connector according to the present invention comprises a pair of a main body side connector (2) provided in an electronic equipment main body (1) and a connection side connector (3). In the electronic equipment connector for connection, the electronic equipment body
An opening (12) for inserting the connection side connector (3) is provided in the exterior cabinet (11) of (1), and the opening (12) is orthogonal to the insertion direction of the connection side connector (3). A dustproof shutter (4) for opening and closing is provided, and a guide member provided on the connection side connector (3) for fitting with the main body side connector (2).
(32) and the shutter (4) have a thrust for slidingly moving the shutter (4) in the opening direction when the connecting connector (3) slides when the connector (3) is inserted into the opening (12) of the electronic device body (1). The resulting tapered portions (34) and (43) are formed.

[0009]

[Operation and effect] When the tapered portion (34) of the connection side connector (3) and the tapered portion (43) of the shutter (4) are opposed to each other and the connection side connector (3) is pushed at right angles to the shutter (4). ,
The two tapered portions (34) and (43) come into sliding contact with each other to generate a thrust for opening the shutter (4) against the spring (44), and the shutter (4) is opened. If the connection side connector (3) is pushed as it is, it can be inserted into the main body side connector (2) which stands by.

The shutter (4) is kept open by hitting the connector (3) on the connection side. When the connection side connector (3) is pulled out, the shutter (4) is automatically closed by the force of the spring (44), and dust enters from the opening (12) of the exterior cabinet (11), that is, the main body side connector (2). Prevent dust from adhering to). Unlike the conventional rotary door plate (13), the shutter (4) slides and opens and closes the opening (12) of the exterior cabinet (11) along the opening surface thereof. )
Can be arranged close to the opening (12), so that the insertion length of the connection-side connector (3) can be shortened, which can contribute to downsizing of the entire electronic device.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 (a) shows a main body side connector of the present invention.
Exterior cabinet (1) of electronic device body (1) incorporating (2)
The main part of 1) is shown. FIG. 1B shows a connection side connector (3) of the present invention. FIG. 2B shows a state before the main body side connector (2) and the connection side connector (3) are connected. Figure
(3) shows an attached state of the shutter (4).

Exterior cabinet (11) of electronic device body (1)
The main body side connector (2) built into the electronic device main body (1)
A horizontally long rectangular opening (12) for inserting the connection-side connector (3) is provided at a position facing the connector. The main body side connector (2)
The connection port (21) is located close to the opening (12) of the exterior cabinet (11), and the opening (12) is slightly larger than the connection port (21). On the outside of the exterior cabinet (11), an opening (12)
A rectangular concave step (16) is formed surrounding the concave step (16).
A shutter (4) for opening and closing the opening (12) is provided.

The shutter (4) is constructed by arranging a pair of upper and lower rectangular shutter plates (41) and (42) so as to close at the center of the vertical width of the opening (12). Both 51) are urged in the closing direction by a coil spring (41) or a torsion spring. Both shutter boards (41) (4
On the closed side edge of (2), 45 outside the shutter plates (41) and (42)
A taper portion (43) is formed over the entire length at an angle of °, and in a state where both shutter plates (41) and (42) are closed, the taper portions (43) and (43) are formed.
Forms a V-groove that opens 90 ° outward.

The exterior cabinet (11) has a shutter
A guide frame (5) is attached from above (4). Information frame
(5) has a rectangular guide hole (51) in which the outer shape is larger than the concave step portion (16) and a guide member (32) described later of the connection side connector (3) can be inserted in the center, The guide hole (51) faces the opening (12) of the exterior cabinet (11). Between the guide frame (5) and the bottom surface of the concave step (16) of the exterior cabinet (11), the shutter plates (41) and (51) slide up and down without rattling.

The connection side connector (3) is attached to the tip of the cable (31), and a guide member (32) in the form of a horizontally long and short cylinder projects from the tip end surface of the connector body (30). (3
A terminal row (35) is provided in 2). The insertion-side tips of both end plates (33) and (33) of the guide member (32) are formed with mountain-shaped tapered portions (34) and (34) forming an angle of 90 °.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the connection side connector (3)
The operation when connecting to the body side connector (2) will be described.
When the connection side connector (3) starts to be inserted into the main body side connector (2), the taper portions (34) (34) at both ends of the guide member (32) of the connection side connector (3) become the shutter plates (41) (42). (43) (4
Contact with 3), and when inserted further, taper (34) (43), (34)
By the sliding contact of (43), a thrust is generated to push the upper shutter plate (41) upward and the lower shutter plate (42) downward, and the upper and lower shutters (41) and (42) are opened.

When the space between the upper and lower shutter plates (41) and (42) is opened up to the height of the guide member (32) of the connection side connector (3), the guide member (32) of the connection side connector (3) is opened. Board (4
1) Fit to the main body side connector (2) advancing between (42) and waiting. Guide member (3
2) fits into the guide hole (51) of the guide frame (5) and moves forward, so that it can be correctly inserted into the main body side connector (2) only by pushing the connection side connector (3).

From the main body side connector (2) to the connection side connector
When (3) is pulled out, the shutter plates (41) and (42), which have been pushed and spread by the guide member (32), are no longer restricted, and are automatically closed by the biasing force of the spring (44), and the exterior cabinet (11) is closed. ) Prevents dust from entering through the opening (12).

In the above embodiment, a pair of upper and lower shutter plates (4
Although the shutter (4) is constituted by 1) and (42), the shutter is not limited to this, and a single-plate shutter (4) may be used as shown in FIG. In this case, a tapered portion (43) that opens outward is formed on the closed side edge of the shutter (4), and the connection side connector is formed.
The insertion-side end of the both end plates (33) of the guide member (32) of (3) forms a tapered portion (34) corresponding to the tapered portion (43) of the shutter (4). A spring (4) for urging the shutter (4) in the closing direction
The guide frame (5), which also serves as 4), the shutter (4) and the guide for inserting the connection side connector (3), is the same as that described above, and the description is omitted.

The single-plate shutter (4) can reduce the number of parts and simplify the configuration as compared with the two-plate shutter. In addition, the tapered portion (43) of the shutter (4)
And the angle of the tapered portion (34) of the guide member (32) of the connection side connector (3) may be appropriately selected depending on the conditions such as the shape and material of the shutter (4). Changes such as providing an R shape for safety are also possible.

In the above embodiment, the connection side connector (3)
Has a cable (31), but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 5, the connection side connector (3) can be provided directly on the electronic device. For example, considering an application to connection between a video camera body (6) and a liquid crystal monitor (7) detachably attached to the video camera body (6),
The main body connector (2) is built in the video camera body (6),
Connect the connector (3) to the LCD monitor (7) cabinet
By integrally molding with (71), the cable can be eliminated, and the mechanical connection and the electrical connection between the electronic devices can be performed at the same time, and the workability is further improved.

In the present invention, the dust cover 8 for the connector on the main body, which is required in the conventional example shown in FIG. 6, is unnecessary, so that the cover for connecting and disconnecting the connector 2 on the main body and the connector 3 on the connection side is not required. There is no need to remove and attach (8) and the cover is not lost. Also, as in the conventional example shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in order to avoid interference between the pivotable door plate (13) and the main body connector (2), the main body connector (2) is connected to the exterior cabinet (11).
Since it is arranged away from the opening (12), it does not hinder miniaturization of the electronic device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a shutter mounting portion of an electronic device main body, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a connection side connector.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a shutter mounting portion of the electronic device main body and a side view in which a part of a connection-side connector is broken.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a shutter.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a mounting portion of a shutter according to another embodiment and a side view in which a part of a connection-side connector is cut away.

FIG. 5 is a side view of another embodiment in which the connection side connector is formed integrally with the liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the vicinity of a connection side connector insertion opening of a main body exterior cabinet, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view of a connection side connector.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a dust cover is attached to an opening of the exterior cabinet.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before connection between the main body side connector and the connection side connector, which is hidden by the rotary door plate.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection state of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Electronic equipment body (11) Exterior cabinet (12) Opening (2) Body side connector (3) Connection side connector (32) Guide member (34) Tapered part (4) Shutter (41) Shutter plate (42) Shutter Plate (43) Taper (44) Spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A connector which is paired by a main body side connector (2) provided in an electronic device main body (1) and a connection side connector (3) and performs connection for signal transmission between electronic devices. , Exterior cabinet (11) of electronic equipment body (1)
Is provided with an opening (12) for inserting the connection side connector (3), and the opening (12) is provided with a dustproof shutter (4) that opens and closes at right angles to the insertion direction of the connection side connector (3). Deployed,
Connection side connector for mating with main body side connector (2)
The guide member (32) provided in (3) and the shutter (4)
Is connected to the opening (1) of the electronic device body (1).
An electronic device connector having tapered portions (34) and (43) for generating a thrust for slidingly moving the shutter (4) in the opening direction when slidingly inserted into the connector (2). 2. The connecting member (3) according to claim 1, wherein the guide member (32) is formed in a flat short cylindrical body, and tapered portions (34) are formed at both ends on the insertion side of the short cylindrical body. Electronic device connector as described. The shutter (4) is configured by biasing a pair of shutter plates (41) and (42), which are provided so as to be able to approach and separate from each other, in a closing direction, and is provided at a close side end of both shutter plates. The tapered portions (43) and (43) are formed, and the guide of the connection side connector (3) is a tapered portion corresponding to the tapered portions of both shutter plates.
(34) The electronic device connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein (34) is formed. 4. A shutter is provided on the exterior cabinet (11).
The electronic device connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a connection connector insertion guide frame (5) is provided at a position corresponding to the main body side connector (2) close to the front surface of the (4).