JPS5826468A - Electric connector between hinged units - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for electrically connecting and disconnecting a plurality of units that are hinged to each other.

Some electrical devices are constructed in units that are hinged together. according to it.

When in use, these units can be arranged side by side, and when stored or carried, they can be stacked on top of each other, which is convenient.

However, if the electrical connection between the units is made using a normal connection cord or the like, there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated and the connection cord gets in the way, and there is also the disadvantage that it is easy to cause a disconnection accident.

Furthermore, even though there is no need to electrically connect the units when storing or transporting them, if you have to remove and attach the connection cords each time, it is not only cumbersome to operate, but also the connection cords etc. There is also a high risk of losing it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electrical connection device that automatically connects or disconnects a plurality of hinged units depending on the status of the units.

An electrical connection device between hinge coupling units according to the present invention,
A pair of matingly connected connector elements are separately provided at opposing positions of the first and second units hinged to each other, and one connector element is fixed in position and the other connector element is connected to the one connector. Built-in so that it can be slid in the direction of approaching/away from the element.

The present invention is based on the provision of a mechanism for sliding the other connector element in conjunction with relative rotation about the hinge joint portion of the first and second unino I.

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG.
: and second unit 2.3Kr, shown stacked on top of each other for convenient storage and transportation. When the first and second uninots 2.3 are relatively rotated about the hinge 1, they are arranged in parallel with 2a and 3a facing each other.

The connector 5 is assembled in a fixed position. On the other hand, in the second unit 1-3, the socket connector 7 is installed in four parts B provided on the surface 3a so as to be slidable in the direction of the arrow 8. The recesses 4 and 6 are provided at locations that can face each other. What is Kadabin connector 5 and socket connector 7?
They can be fitted into each other to establish an electrical connection, and can be any common type in which a conductive contact is incorporated into an insulator.

Since the connectors 5 and 7 are assembled in such a way that they are not twisted, even if the surfaces 2a and 3a are faced to each other, the connectors 5 and 7
There is no connection between the two. Therefore, when the first and second units 2, 6 are rotated relative to each other around the hinge 1, the socket connector 7 is slid in conjunction with the rotation.

A mechanism for protruding from the surface 6a is incorporated.

A concrete example of the mechanism is shown in FIG. Extracted from Figure 2,
One blade 1a of the hinge 1 is fixed to the first unit 2, and the other blade 1b is fixed to the second unit 2VC. One blade 1a of such a hinge 1 is mounted at an eccentric position slightly apart from the hinge 1l11c so that the arm 11 can be rotated by a blade 9. The arm 11 passes through the notch 12 of the hinge 1 and connects to the second unit 3.
Extend to.

The bent portion 11a at the tip thereof is engaged with a groove 7a formed in the insulator of the socket connector 7. In addition, the direction in which the socket connector 7 can slide is as follows.

It is indicated by the symbol 8 as in FIG.

Further, the explanation will be made using FIG. 6 as well. First, when the first unit 2 and the second unit 6 are overlapped,
The wings 1a, 11) of the hinge 1 are also overlapped with each other, and the bend Q (11a of the arm 11 is in the position shown by the solid line in FIG. When the first unit 2 is rotated with the hinge 1 relative to the second unit 6, one of the blades 1a is rotated as shown by the arrow 16, and the arm 11 is rotated accordingly. Bent portion 11a of
moves along the groove 7a as shown by arrow 14. Therefore feather 11i! The socket connector 7 does not move until it rotates at an angle of 01, which is 1a.

When the blade 1a is further rotated in the direction of the arrow 16 in accordance with the rotation of the first unit 2, the bent portion 11
by the engagement of groove 7a with groove 7a.

The arm 11 drags the socket connector 7f along the arrow 8 direction. After that, the nine blades 1a are at the angle θ
While rotating about 2 (02 degrees 165 degrees).

The socket connector 7 is made to protrude from the surface 6a of the second unit 6. The amount of movement of the socket connector 7 at this time is shown by symbols in FIG.

When the first unit 2 is rotated any further, the socket connector 7 remains stationary in a projecting state, and during this time the bin connector 5 is fitted into the socket connector 7, whereby the first and second unit -2 and 3 are electrically connected. The final position of the bent portion 11a is indicated by the symbol 11a'.

In this way, by simply rotating the first and second units 2 and 3 relative to each other, electrical connection between the cornices 2 and 3 is automatically established.

This connection state is shown in FIG.

The first and second unino l-2, 3K-l, which have such an electrical connection: If they are rotated relative to each other in the opposite direction to that described above, the operation will be exactly opposite to that described above. ”: Only the electrical connections of the first and second units 2, 3) i and il will be separated, and then the socket connector 7 will be placed inside the unit 6, so there is no risk of damaging the contacts etc. There is no.

Note that in the embodiment described above, the bin connector is in a fixed position;
Although the description has been made assuming that the socket connector slides, it is of course possible to implement a structure in which the bottle connector slides. In addition, 1 each
It is not even possible to change the seed setting 81 times.

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[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a unit assembly having an embodiment of the present invention with the connectors separated. Figure 2 is a perspective view with all internal mechanisms omitted;
The figure is an explanatory view showing the principle of operation, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the unit assembly showing the connector connection state. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Hinge, 2... First unit, 6... Second unino L, 5... Bin connector, 7... Socket connector, 11... Arm.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of connector elements to be mated and connected are separately provided at opposite locations of the first and second units hinged to each other, and one connector element is fixed in position and the other connector element is connected to the other connector element. the other connector element is slidably assembled in a direction toward or away from the connector element of the second unit, and the other connector element is coupled to the relative rotation of the first and second units about the hinge joint. An electrical connection device between hinge joint units, characterized in that it is provided with a sliding mechanism.