KR101235416B1 - Connector apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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A connector device in which a wiring plate-like member is inserted into a housing, which is easy to prevent an unwanted desorption from the housing with respect to the wiring plate-like member and release of the locking without applying excessive force to the wiring plate-like member and the component member. It provides what can be surely done.
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The housing 11 provided with the plate-shaped member insertion part 12, and the engagement member 16 and 17 which perform engagement and release | release of the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted in the housing are provided, The engagement member is a housing | casing. A locking portion 24 having a movable arm portion 21 extending from an inner surface portion thereof, and engaging the flexible printed wiring board inserted in the housing with the cutout engagement portion 22 therein; Protrudes toward the outside of the housing, and when the movement operation is applied, the deactivation operation part 25 which releases the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board by the engagement part in the movable arm part is formed.

Description

Connector device {CONNECTOR APPARATUS}

The invention described in the claims of the present application is applied to a wiring plate member that is mounted under a wiring plate member such as a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) or a flexible flat cable (FFC). The present invention relates to a connector device provided with a contact which is in contact with a contact terminal portion provided, and a locking member for locking and releasing the locking of the mounted wiring plate member.

A relatively small flexible printed wiring board or a flexible flat cable, such as a flexible flat wiring cable mounted on various electronic devices, is attached to a main wiring board on which various electrical components are mounted, and electrical connections are made to the main wiring board. In many cases, fixed connector devices are used. The connector device used for the attachment of the wiring plate member to the main wiring board has a conductive contact connected to the contact terminal portion provided in the wiring plate member, and the contact terminal portion provided in the wiring plate member through the contact. Is electrically connected to the wiring terminal provided on the main wiring board.

The connector device used for attachment of a wiring board member, such as a flexible printed wiring board, to a main wiring board conventionally proposed is formed in the insulation material arrange | positioned in a main wiring board by forming the insertion part into which a wiring board member is inserted. It has a housing formed by. For example, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, the wiring plate-like member is connected to the wiring terminal provided on the main wiring board, which is arranged and disposed in the housing. A plurality of contacts to be made, and a slider which can move in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the wiring plate member and the housing with respect to the housing are provided.

Before the insertion of the wiring plate-like member into the housing through the insertion portion, the slider is once drawn out in the direction away from the housing, and after the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, it is pushed back in the direction toward the housing. As a result, the slider plays a role of pressing and fixing the wiring plate member in a state in which a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are contacted and connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions provided in the wiring plate member inserted into the housing. Then, the plurality of contacts and the plurality of contact terminal portions provided in the wiring plate member are brought into contact with each other, whereby the wiring plate member is placed in an electrical connection state with the main wiring board.

Moreover, in the connector apparatus used for attachment of the wiring plate-like member to the main wiring board conventionally proposed, it has the housing mentioned above, is equipped with the several contacts as mentioned above, and is installed so that rotation is possible about the housing. An actuator may be provided, and a slider may be provided which is movable in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the wiring plate member and the housing relative to the housing.

In such a conventional connector device, the actuator engages with each of the plurality of contacts, and when rotated, displaces the operation portion in each of the plurality of contacts, and forms a wiring plate inserted into the housing through the insertion portion in the plurality of contacts. To be in contact with each of the plurality of contact terminal portions provided in the member, or to be released from the contact connection with the plurality of contact terminal portions, or to contact the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, and to be rotated. At this time, the wiring plate-like member is pressed to leave a plurality of contact terminal portions provided on the wiring plate-like member in contact with each of the plurality of contacts, or the pressure is applied to the wiring plate-like member to release the plurality of contacts. The terminal portion is placed in a state released from the contact connection with the plurality of contacts. Then, the plurality of contacts and the plurality of contact terminal portions provided in the wiring plate member are brought into contact with each other, whereby the wiring plate member is placed in an electrical connection state with the main wiring board.

In such a conventionally proposed connector device, a slider provided to be movable in a direction in which the wiring plate member is inserted in the housing and in a direction opposite to that of the wiring plate member, and rotatably provided in the housing is provided. In any of the cases having an actuator, a wiring plate-like member, for example, a flexible printed wiring board is inserted into a housing disposed on the main wiring board, and a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing are inserted into the housing. The plurality of contact terminal portions of the connected wiring plate member are respectively contacted, whereby the wiring plate member is undesirably disengaged from the housing when the wiring plate member is placed in an electrical connection state with the main wiring board. Things must be avoided. As a matter of course, in order for the state in which the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are in contact with each of the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member inserted in the housing is properly maintained, the wiring plate-like member inserted through the insertion portion in the housing is It is necessary to be able to hold | maintain the state stably and to become hard to cause the situation which undesirably detaches from a housing.

Therefore, it belongs to the connector apparatus which has a housing as mentioned above, and has a slider which is movable with respect to a some contact and a housing | casing in the insertion direction of a wiring plate-shaped member, and the reverse direction to it, A connector device having a locking means engaged with the wiring plate member inserted through the insertion portion and engaged in the prevention of unwanted desorption from the housing of the wiring plate member is conventionally proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). Reference). Moreover, it belongs to the connector apparatus which has a housing, and is equipped with the actuator which can be rotated about a some contact and a housing, It engages with the wiring plate-like member inserted through the insertion part in a housing, and the desired from the housing of the said wiring plate-like member. A connector device having a locking means that participates in the prevention of desorption that is not provided is also conventionally proposed (see Patent Document 2, for example).

In the connector device (electrical connector) shown in Patent Literature 1, the locking means (lock claw 12c) formed integrally with the housing 12/22, or the locking device formed separately from it. Means (locking member 30) are provided. When the wiring plate-like member FPC 50 is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, the engaging means is provided on the wiring plate-like member with the slider 14/24 being pulled out in the direction away from the housing. The wiring plate-like member is engaged with the portions 50a and 50b). After that, when the slider is pushed back in the direction toward the housing, the wiring plate-like member inserted in the housing is contacted with the plurality of contacts 16/26 arranged in the housing, respectively, arranged in the plurality of contact terminal portions provided therein. And the pressing means is fixed by the slider, and the locking means is pushed by the slider to prevent displacement in the direction away from the engaging portion provided in the wiring plate member.

Thereby, the wiring plate-like member inserted in the housing is placed in a state in which a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are in contact with each other and the plurality of contact terminal portions provided therein are formed integrally with or separately from the housing. The locking means is locked by engaging the engaging portion in the wiring plate member, thereby preventing unwanted release from the housing.

Moreover, in the connector device (electrical connector) shown in patent document 2, the locking means (locking body) formed integrally with the housing in the edge part of the arrangement direction of the some contact (terminal 30) in the housing 10. (13)) or a locking means (locking body 51) formed separately from the housing. The locking means has claw-shaped locking portions 13A and 51A, and the wiring plate-like member (with the actuator (moving piece 20) provided to be rotatable with respect to the housing taking the position with respect to the housing) When the balanced conductor 40 is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion (opening portion 11), the engagement portion (notch portion 42) in which the claw shape locking portion of the locking means is provided in the wiring plate member. ), And the wiring plate member is locked. After that, when the actuator is rotated from the position that has occurred with respect to the housing to the position which has fallen with respect to the housing, the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions of the wiring plate-like member inserted in the housing, respectively. Under pressure, the actuator is pressed and fixed by the actuator.

Thereby, the wiring plate-like member inserted in the housing is placed in a state in which a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are in contact with each other and the plurality of contact terminal portions provided therein are formed integrally with or separately from the housing. The locking means is locked by engaging the engaging portion in the wiring plate member, thereby preventing unwanted release from the housing.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 1996-180940 (2 ~ 3 pages, Figs. 1-4) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-165046 (pages 5-6, Figs. 1-4)

An actuator having a housing as described above, a slider which is movable relative to a plurality of contacts and the housing in an insertion direction of the wiring plate member and a direction opposite thereto, or an actuator which is rotatable with respect to the housing, and an insertion portion in the housing. In the conventional connector device provided with engagement means engaged with the inserted wiring plate member and preventing the unwanted desorption from the housing of the wiring plate member, the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing, and the slider is used to move the housing. When it is pushed back in the direction to which it faces, or when the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing and the actuator is in an inclined position with respect to the housing, the portion where the locking means provided in the housing engages with the engaging portion in the wiring plate member is a slider or Covered by actuator, from outside the housing As you can not see. Therefore, it becomes impossible to confirm by visually seeing whether the latching means engages with the engaging part in the wiring plate member, and the state of locking the wiring plate member is properly taken.

In the conventional connector device as described above, after the locking means provided in the housing has engaged the wiring plate member inserted in the housing, the locking means is not provided with a means for releasing the engagement with respect to the wiring plate member. Therefore, once the state in which the locking means is engaged with the wiring plate member inserted into the housing is taken, in order to eject the wiring plate member from the housing, a force that is excessively excessively applied to the wiring plate member and the locking means is applied. Under the circumstances, the wiring plate member is taken out from the housing. Therefore, workability is very bad for that reason, and there exists a possibility that a deformation | transformation, damage, etc. of a wiring board-shaped member, a locking means, a housing, etc. will be caused large.

In view of these points, the invention described in the claims of the present application includes a housing provided with a plate member insert, which is used for attachment of a wiring plate member such as a flexible printed wiring board or a flexible flat cable to another wiring board. A connector device having a plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in a housing and an engaging member for engaging a wiring plate member inserted into the housing through a plate member insert, comprising: a housing for a wiring plate member inserted into the housing by the engaging member; The locking to prevent unwanted desorption from the device can be performed easily and reliably, and the release of the locking to the wiring plate member by the engagement member can be easily performed without applying excessive force to the wiring plate member and the engagement member. Wiring, and the wiring in which the engaging member is inserted into the housing Also confirmed by that the state in which the engaging-like member taken properly, the eye provides that enabled.

The connector device according to the invention (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 in the claims of the present application includes a housing in which a plate-shaped member insertion portion is provided and disposed on a wiring board; And a plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-shaped member when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member inserting portion, while being arranged and arranged in the housing and connected to the wiring terminal provided on the wiring board. It is formed integrally with the plurality of connected contacts and the housing so as to be displaceable, and when the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing through the plate member inserting portion, the locking state and the locking release of the wiring plate member are performed. It is provided with the engaging member which takes the engagement release state selectively, The engaging member is A locking portion which has a movable arm portion extending from the inner surface portion of the housing and engaging the engaging portion in the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion, and locking the wiring plate member from the movable arm portion; The locking release operation part which protrudes toward the exterior of the housing through the opening part formed in the housing, displaces a movable arm part when a movement operation is applied, and releases the engagement with respect to the wiring plate-shaped member by the locking part in the movable arm part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Will be done.

Particularly, in the connector device according to the present invention according to claim 2 in the claims of the present application, the movable arm portion extends from the inner surface portion of the housing toward the end surface portion of the plate member insertion portion of the housing, A branch is formed in the free end portion of the movable arm portion, and the locking release operation portion is formed in the middle portion of the movable arm portion.

Moreover, in the connector device which concerns on this invention of Claim 4 in the claim of this application, the opening part formed in the housing has the part which can visually see the wiring plate-shaped member latched by the latching part through it. Have.

Further, in the connector device according to the present invention according to claim 6 in the claims of the present application, the stepped recesses adjacent to the openings are formed in the housing, and the locking releases protruding toward the outside of the housing through the openings. When the distal end portion of the operation portion is not subjected to the movement operation to the unlocking operation portion, it is disposed at a position that exceeds the stepped recess but does not exceed the outer surface portion around the opening in the housing and the stepped recess.

In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, when the wiring plate member is inserted through the plate member insertion portion provided therein in the housing disposed on the wiring board, the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing form the inserted wiring plate shape. In addition to contacting the plurality of contact terminal portions in the member, an engaging member integrally formed with the housing is held in the housing to hold the inserted wiring plate-like member, and the wiring plate-like member is not desired from the housing. It does not stop the runaway. Then, when a predetermined operation is applied to the engagement member while the engagement member engages the wiring plate member, the engagement member that engages the wiring plate member releases engagement with the wiring plate member in the housing, thereby Enables the detachment from the housing.

Under such circumstances, the engagement member has a movable arm portion extending from the inner surface portion of the housing. The movable arm portion engages with the engaging portion in the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion and engages the engagement portion to engage the wiring plate-shaped member, and moves toward the outside of the housing through the opening formed in the housing from the movable arm portion. The locking release operation part which protrudes, displaces a movable arm part when a movement operation is applied, and releases the engagement with respect to the wiring board-shaped member by a locking part in a movable arm part is formed.

In addition, as for the engagement member, the movable arm part is a plate-shaped member of a housing from the inner surface part of a housing like the case of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention of Claim 2 in the claim of this application, for example. The insertion portion extends toward the open end portion, the locking portion is formed at the free end thereof, and the locking release operation portion is formed at the middle portion thereof.

Moreover, the opening part formed in the housing and through which the engagement release operation part in an engagement member protrudes toward the exterior of a housing | casing is related with this invention of Claim 4 in the Claim of this application, for example. As in the case of a connector device, it will have a part which can visually see the wiring board-shaped member latched by the latching part in the engagement member through it.

In addition, the housing is formed with a stepped recess adjacent to the opening formed therein, for example, as in the case of the connector device according to the present invention described in claim 6 in the claims of the present application. And when the distal end part of the engagement release operation part in the engagement member which protrudes toward the exterior of a housing | casing through an opening part does not apply a movement operation to an engagement release operation part, although the step | step recess is exceeded, the opening part and step recess in a housing are exceeded. It is arrange | positioned in the position which does not exceed the outer surface part of the circumference | surroundings of a part.

In the connector device according to the present invention, as described above, when the wiring plate member is inserted through the plate member insertion portion, the engagement portion in the engagement member provided integrally with the housing member is inserted into the housing. If it engages with the engaging part in the wiring board-shaped member which was made, it locks in order to prevent undesired detachment | extraction from a housing | casing, and after that, a movement operation is applied to the locking release operation part in a engaging member, Since the movable arm of the engagement member releases the engagement of the wiring plate-like member by the engagement portion, it has a configuration which is relatively simple and reduces the number of parts, and from the housing for the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing by the engagement member. It can be easily and surely performed to prevent undesired disengagement. Therefore, the release of the engagement with respect to the wiring plate member by the engagement member can be easily performed without applying excessive force to the wiring plate member and the engagement member.

Particularly, in the connector device according to the present invention according to claim 2 in the claims of the present application, the engagement arm has a movable arm portion that has a cross section in which the plate-shaped member insertion portion of the housing opens from the inner surface portion of the housing. Since the locking portion is formed at the free end portion and the locking release operation portion is formed at the middle portion thereof, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member inserting portion. Wiring to the wiring plate member having engagement with the engagement portion in the member is performed very smoothly and surely, and when the movement operation is applied to the engagement release operation portion in the engagement member, the wiring by the engagement portion The displacement of the movable arm for releasing the engagement with respect to the plate member is efficiently and Silhage performed.

In addition, in the connector device according to the present invention according to claim 4 in the claims of the present application, the engaging portion in the engaging member engages the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through an opening formed in the housing. It can be confirmed by visually seeing that the state is properly taken from the outside of the housing.

In addition, in the connector device according to the present invention according to claim 6 in the claims of the present application, the distal end portion of the engagement release operation portion in the engagement member projecting toward the outside of the housing through the opening formed in the housing is When the moving operation is not applied to the unlocking operation portion, the housing is disposed at a position exceeding the stepped recess formed in a portion adjacent to the opening in the housing but not exceeding the outer surface portion around the opening in the housing and the stepped recess. The unlocking operation part in the engagement member which protrudes toward the outside of the inside does not require a special space around the housing, and does not cause interference with the surroundings of the housing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view seen from the front side of an example of the connector apparatus which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the flexible printed wiring board attached to it.
It is a perspective view seen from the back side of an example of the connector apparatus which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the flexible printed wiring board attached to it.
It is a top view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the flexible printed wiring board mounted there.
It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section of IV-IV line in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a VV line cross section in FIG. 3.
FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view including a cross section of the connector device shown in FIG. 4 for an example of a connector device according to the present invention and a flexible printed wiring board mounted thereon. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view including a partial cross section showing a state in which the engaging member included in one example of the connector device according to the present invention engages a flexible printed wiring board mounted on one example of the connector device. FIG.
8 is a partial perspective view including a partial cross section showing a state in which the engagement member included in one example of the connector device according to the present invention releases the engagement of the flexible printed wiring board mounted on one example of the connector device.

The form for implementing this invention is demonstrated with the Example about this invention stated below.

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Fig. 1 (perspective view from the front side), Fig. 2 (perspective view from the back side) and Fig. 3 (top view) show an example of a connector device according to the present invention together with a flexible printed wiring board mounted thereon.

1, 2 and 3, the connector device 10 which forms an example of the connector device which concerns on this invention is provided with the housing 11 formed with insulating materials, such as synthetic resin. 1 and 3, the housing member 11 is provided with a plate member inserting portion 12 at its front end face, and is formed from the plate member inserting portion 12 into the housing 11. The accommodation space is extended.

The housing 11 is disposed on, for example, a main wiring board (not shown), whereby the entirety of the connector device 10 is mounted on the main wiring board. At this time, one of a pair of opposing outer surface portions fitted to the front end surface portion in the housing 11 and the rear end surface portion opposed thereto becomes an outer surface portion to be in contact with the main wiring board, and the other to the outer surface portion released. do. Below, one outer surface part of the housing which adjoins a main wiring board is called a lower outer surface part, and the other outer surface part of the housing which opposes it is called an upper outer surface part. And the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted in the housing 11 as what forms a wiring board member through the plate member insertion part 12 provided in the front side end surface part.

In the housing 11, a plurality of contacts 14 each formed of an elastic conductive material are arranged and arranged along the longitudinal direction (left and right directions) of the housing 11. The plurality of contacts 14 are provided as signal contacts contacted with the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 arranged in the flexible printed wiring board 13 forming the wiring plate member, but in other flexible printed wiring boards It may be provided as a signal and ground contact which are in contact with and connected to the plurality of signal connection terminal portions and the ground connection portion. In each of the plurality of contacts 14, as shown in FIG. 2, one end thereof forms a connection terminal portion 14a protruding from the rear end face of the housing 11 to the outside thereof, and the connection terminal portion 14a is provided. Is connected to the wiring terminal provided in the main wiring board in which the housing 11 is arrange | positioned, for example by soldering. And the some contact 14 is press-inserted and fixed inside the housing 11 from the back side end surface side of the housing 11 shown in FIG. 2, for example.

These several contacts 14 are the flexible printing inserted in the housing 11, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 which comprises a wiring board member is inserted in the housing 11 through the plate member insertion part 12. As shown in FIG. Each of the contact terminal portions 15 in the wiring board 13 is connected in contact with each other. Thereby, the some contact terminal part 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted in the housing 11 is the wiring provided in the main wiring board in which the housing 11 is arrange | positioned through the some contact 14. Connected to the terminal.

In addition, as long as the connector device 10 is formed integrally with the housing 11 in a longitudinal direction of the housing 11, that is, in both of the end portions in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts 14, is provided so as to be displaceable. The bee engaging members 16 and 17 are provided. Each of the engaging members 16 and 17 is formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin in the same way as the housing 11.

As shown in FIG. 4 which shows the IV-IV line cross section in FIG. 3, the engagement member 16 is a back side cross section opposing the front side cross section part which the plate-shaped member insertion part 12 of the housing 11 opens. It has the movable arm part 21 which extends toward the front end surface part from the inner surface part 20 in a part. The movable arm portion 21 is engaged with the notched engaging portion 22 provided in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 at its free end portion and flexible printed wiring. A locking portion 24 for locking the substrate 13 is formed, and in the middle portion thereof, an unlocking force to which an operation for releasing the locking on the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portion 24 is applied. The operation part 25 is formed. Then, the movable arm 21 includes the locking portion 24 and the locking release operation portion 25, and connects the connecting portion with the inner surface portion 20 in the rear end face of the housing 11. The elastic swing can be performed.

The locking portion 24 is an unlocking operation portion than the inclined surface 24a and the inclined surface 24a which are inclined upwardly along the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 13 through the plate member insertion portion 12 into the housing 11. The engagement end surface 24b located in the (25) side is formed, and the engagement end surface 24b is engaged with the notch engagement part 22 provided in the flexible printed wiring board 13. When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12, the inclined surface 24a formed by the locking portion 24 is in contact with the flexible printed wiring board 13. Guide the tip of the cross section beyond the locking portion (24).

The lock release operation portion 25 protrudes from the movable arm portion 21 toward the outside of the housing 11 through an opening 26 formed on the upper outer surface portion side of the housing 11. Then, the locking release operation unit 25 is configured to move the movable arm 21 when a movement operation such as a pressing operation for applying a pressing force in a direction from the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11 toward the lower outer surface portion is applied. It displaces to the lower outer surface side side of the housing 11, and releases the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking part 24 to the movable arm 21. As shown in FIG.

In the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11, a step recessed concave portion 28 adjacent to the opening portion 26 is formed, and the locking release operating portion 25 protrudes toward the outside of the housing 11 through the opening portion 26. When the tip portion 25a of the top is not moved to the detent release operation portion 25, the stepped recess 28 is over, but the periphery of the opening 26 and the stepped recess 28 of the housing 11 are increased. It is arrange | positioned at the position which does not exceed the upper outer surface part in. As a result, the detent release operation portion 25 in the engagement member 16 protruding toward the outside of the housing 11 does not require a special space around the housing 11, but the housing 11 is provided around the housing 11. Will not cause interference.

In addition, although the illustration of the engagement member 17 is abbreviate | omitted, the front side in which the plate-shaped member insertion part 12 of the housing 11 which corresponds to the movable arm part 21 in the engagement member 16 opens. It has the movable arm part 30 (FIG. 3) extended toward the front end surface part from the inner surface part 20 in the back side end surface part which opposes an end surface part. In the movable arm part 30 of this engaging member 17, the notch engaging part 23 provided in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted in the housing 11 through the plate-shaped member insertion part 12 at the free end part is also provided. ) Is provided with an engaging portion 31 (Fig. 1) for engaging the flexible printed wiring board 13, and in the middle of the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portion 31. A lock release operation unit 32 to which an operation for releasing the lock is applied is formed. And the movable arm part 30 also has elasticity which made the connection part with the inner surface part 20 in the back side end surface part of the housing 11 with the locking part 31 and the locking release operation part 32 the point. It is possible to oscillate.

The locking portion 31 is similar to the locking portion 24 in the engagement member 16 along the insertion direction of the flexible printed wiring board 13 through the plate member insertion portion 12 into the housing 11. The rising inclination forms the engagement cross section which is located in the inclined surface 31a (FIG. 6) and the inclined surface 31a rather than the engagement release operation part 32, and the notch engaging part provided in the flexible printed wiring board 13 with the engagement cross section ( 23). When the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12, the inclined surface 31a formed by the locking portion 31 is in contact with the flexible printed wiring board 13. Guide the tip of the cross section beyond the locking portion (31).

The locking release operation part 32 protrudes toward the outside of the housing 11 from the movable arm 30 through the opening 27 formed in the upper outer surface part side of the housing 11. And the deactivation operation part 32 is a movable arm part 30, when the movement operation which becomes a pressing operation which exerts a pressure | pressure pressure of the direction from the upper outer surface part of the housing 11 toward a lower outer surface part is applied, for example. It displaces to the lower outer surface side of the housing 11, and releases the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking part 31 to the movable arm part 30. As shown in FIG.

In the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11, a stepped recess 29 adjacent to the opening 27 is also formed, and the locking release operating portion 32 protrudes toward the outside of the housing 11 through the opening 27. When the distal end portion 32a (FIG. 6) of the upper end portion 32a (FIG. 6) does not have a movement operation applied to the unlocking operation portion 32, the opening portion 27 and the stepped recessed portion of the housing 11 are exceeded, although the stepped recess 29 is exceeded. It is arrange | positioned in the position which does not exceed the upper outer surface part in the periphery of 29). As a result, the lock release operation portion 32 in the engagement member 17 protruding toward the outside of the housing 11 does not require a special space around the housing 11, but the housing 11 is provided around the housing 11. Will not cause interference.

As shown in FIG. 3, the opening 26 formed in the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11 can visually see the movable arm 21 of the engaging member 16 from the outside of the housing 11 through a portion thereof. In addition, the opening 27 formed in the upper outer surface portion of the housing 11 can also visually see the movable arm 30 in the engagement member 17 from the outside of the housing 11 through a part thereof. It is supposed to be.

Moreover, the connector apparatus 10 is equipped with the soldering parts 33 and 34 which protrude toward the exterior of the housing from the lower outer surface side of the housing 11 in each of the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the housing 11. Doing. Each of the solder portions 33 and 34 is formed of a metal conductive material, and when the housing 11 is disposed on the main wiring board, the solder portions 33 and 34 are soldered to the conductor portion provided on the main wiring board, thereby to the main wiring board. It contributes to the firm fixing of the housing 11 disposed thereon.

Each of the plurality of contacts 14 arranged in the housing 11 of the connector device 10 is fixed to the housing 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 showing a VV cross section in FIG. 3. It has a fixed portion 35 and a bending arm portion 36 extending from the fixed portion 35. From the fixed part 35, the connection terminal part 14a extends out of the housing 11, and the contact arm 37 is formed in the front-end | tip part in the bending arm part 36. As shown in FIG.

Under such circumstances, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 of the connector device 10 through the plate member inserting portion 12. As shown in the figure, the tip portion in which the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 are arranged is disposed at a position facing the plate member insertion portion 12 that opens to the front end face portion of the housing 11. At this time, the flexible printed wiring board 13 takes the position corresponding to the several contact 14 in which the several contact terminal part 15 in there is arrange | positioned at the housing 11, and also there The engaging portion 24 formed in the movable arm 21 in the engaging members 16 and 17 which are formed integrally with the housing 11 and are displaceable so that the notch engaging parts 22 and 23 in this case may be provided, and The positions corresponding to the locking portions 31 formed on the movable arm 30 are respectively placed.

The flexible printed wiring board 13 arrange | positioned as shown to FIG. 1 thru | or 5 is the connector apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 6 which is a partial perspective view which contains the cross section of the connector apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 4 after that. ) Is inserted into the housing 11 of the plate through a plate member inserting portion 12 provided at the front end face portion thereof. In addition, the housing 11 of the connector device 10 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-shaped member inserting portion 12 at a position to be inside the part of the stepped recess 28, and the locking portion 24. The engaging surface 38 which the front-end | tip part of the flexible printed wiring board 13 latched by the abutment is provided, and the locking part in the locking release operation part 25 of the engaging surface 38 and the engaging member 16 ( The side surface 25b facing the 24 is disposed in substantially the same surface, and is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member inserting portion 12 at a position similarly to the inside of a part of the stepped recess 29. The engaging surface which the front-end | tip part of the flexible printed wiring board 13 latched by the engaging part 31 abuts is provided, and the locking part in the locking release operation part 32 of this engaging surface 17 and the engaging member 17 ( The side facing 31) is arranged in substantially the same plane.

The front end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member inserting portion 12 is first formed on the inclined surface 24a and the engaging member formed by the locking portion 24 of the engaging member 16. It comes in contact with the inclined surface 31a formed by the locking part 31 of (17). Subsequently, the tip portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 has an inclined surface 24a formed by the locking portion 24 and an inclined surface 31a formed by the locking portion 31 with the insertion movement with respect to the housing 11. Guided by (), and passes over the locking portion 24 and the locking portion 31. At this time, the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 and the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 once undergo elastic deformation and are displaced to the lower outer surface side of the housing 11, and thereafter, It returns to its original position by its elastic restoring force. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the engaging portion 24 of the engaging member 16 engages the engaging end face 24b with the notched engaging portion 22 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 13, thereby providing flexible printed wiring. In addition to locking the substrate 13, the engaging portion 31 of the engaging member 17 engages the engaging end surface with the notched engaging portion 23 provided on the flexible printed wiring board 13, thereby providing a flexible printed wiring board. A state of locking (13) is obtained.

The engagement portion 24 in the engagement member 16 engages the engagement end face 24b with the notch engagement portion 22, and the engagement portion 31 in the engagement member 17 has its engagement cross section. Is obtained, the insertion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 into the housing 11 is completed. At this time, the tip portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is the housing. The system provided at the position which becomes inside of the part of the step surface recessed part 38 in the housing | casing 11, and the gage surface 38 provided in the position which becomes inside of the part of the step | step recessed part 28 in (11). It is held in contact with the ground. And the flexible printed wiring board 13 takes the normal insertion position with respect to the housing 11, and is titrated by the locking part 24 of the engagement member 16, and the locking part 31 of the engagement member 17. As shown in FIG. It is locked in such a way that it puts in the state which the unwanted desorption from the housing 11 is prevented. That is, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is just inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion part 12 suitably, and the locking part 24 formed in the movable arm part 21 of the engagement member 16 is carried out. And the engaging portion 31 formed in the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 are placed in a state in which unwanted detachment from the housing 11 is prevented.

Installed at a position to be inside the part of the step surface recessed part 38 in the housing 11 and the gage surface 38 provided in the position which becomes inside of the part of the step | step recessed part 28 in the housing 11. The distal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 in contact with the engaging surface is provided at the side surface 25b of the engaging release operation portion 25 of the engaging member 16 and the engaging release operation portion 32 of the engaging member 17. It has reached the side surface, and the state can be visually seen from the outside of the housing 11 through each part of the opening parts 26 and 27 formed in the upper outer surface part side of the housing 11. Therefore, the front end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 13 is disposed on the side surface 25b of the engagement release operation portion 25 of the engagement member 16 and the side surface of the engagement release operation portion 32 of the engagement member 17. The flexible printed wiring board 13 has the housing 11 as described above by confirming that it has reached by visually seeing from the outside of the housing 11 through each part of the openings 26 and 27. It is possible to confirm that the normal insertion position is taken with respect to the position of the locking member 24 and the locking portion 24 of the locking member 16 and the locking portion 31 of the locking member 17 are properly locked.

At this time, the engaging release operation part 25 formed in the movable arm part 21 of the engaging member 16 has the opening part 26 in which the front end part 25a was formed in the upper outer surface part side of the housing 11, as shown in FIG. ), And the disengagement operation part 32 formed in the movable arm part 30 of the engagement member 17 also makes the front end part 32a the housing part 11 in the position which protrudes toward the exterior of the housing 11 from the housing 11. The position which protrudes toward the exterior of the housing 11 is taken from the opening part 27 formed in the upper outer surface part side of (). Thus, the distal end portion 25a of the disengagement operation portion 25 and the distal end portion 32a of the disengagement operation portion 32 are visually seen, or the distal end portion 25a and the disengagement operation portion of the disengagement operation portion 25. Also by contacting the tip portion 32a of the 32, the flexible printed wiring board 13 completes the insertion through the plate member insertion portion 12 into the housing 11 to take a normal insertion position. It can be seen that it is placed in the locked state by the locking portion 24 formed in the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 and the locking portion 31 formed in the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17.

Thus, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 completes the insertion through the plate member insertion part 12 to the housing 11, and takes a normal insertion position, the several arranged in the housing 11 is arranged. The contacts 14 each have a contact portion 37 formed in the tip portion of each bend arm portion 36 to the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11. It comes in contact with the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 in elastic contact with each other. Thereby, the some contact terminal part 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted in the housing 11 is the wiring provided in the main wiring board in which the housing 11 is arrange | positioned through the some contact 14. Connected to the terminal. Such a state is obtained only by inserting the flexible printed wiring board 13 into the housing 11 appropriately through the plate member insertion part 12.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the movable arm part of the engaging member 16 which made the front-end | tip part 25a protrude toward the exterior of the housing 11 from the opening part 26 formed in the upper outer surface part side of the housing 11 toward it. When the movement operation which becomes the pressing operation which pushes the front-end | tip part 25a into the inside of the housing 11 is applied to the engagement release operation part 25 formed in the 21, the movable arm part 21 produces elastic deformation, With the locking portion 24 formed thereon, it is displaced to a position close to the lower outer surface portion of the housing 11. As a result, the engagement portion 24 releases the engagement end surface 24b from the engagement state with the cutout engagement portion 22 in the flexible printed wiring board 13, and releases the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13. do. That is, the disengagement operation part 25 formed in the movable arm part 21 of the engagement member 16 is the tip part which protruded toward the exterior of the housing 11 from the opening part 26 formed in the upper outer surface part side of the housing 11. When the movement operation which becomes the press operation with respect to 25a is applied, the movable arm 21 releases the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engagement part 24 formed therein.

Similarly, the locking release operation part formed in the movable arm part 30 of the engagement member 17 which protruded toward the exterior of the housing 11 from the opening part 27 formed in the upper outer surface side of the housing 11 at the front end part 32a. When the movement operation which becomes the pressing operation which pushes the front-end | tip part 32a into the inside of the housing 11 is applied to the 32, the movable arm part 30 causes elastic deformation, and the latching part 31 formed therein was carried out. ) Is displaced to a position proximate to the lower outer surface portion of the housing 11. As a result, the engaging portion 31 deviates from the engagement state with the notch engaging portion 23 in the flexible printed wiring board 13, and releases the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13. That is, the disengagement operation part 32 formed in the movable arm part 30 of the engagement member 17 also protrudes toward the exterior of the housing 11 from the opening 27 formed in the upper outer surface side of the housing 11. When the movement operation which becomes the press operation with respect to 32a is applied, the movable arm 30 releases the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engagement part 31 formed in it.

In this way, the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the locking portion 24 formed in the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 and the locking portion 31 formed in the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17. When the locking is released, the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 is placed in a state in which the flexible printed wiring board 13 can be properly detached from the housing 11. Then, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 is properly detached from the housing 11, the movable arm 21 of the engaging member 16 and the movable arm 30 of the engaging member 17 are provided. Each of) returns to its original position by its elasticity.

In addition, in the above-mentioned example, although the flexible printed wiring board 13 has a pair of notch engaging parts 22 and 23 provided, the flexible printed wiring board 13 has a pair of notched engagement parts 22. Instead of, 23, a pair of engaging holes may be provided, and even in this case, the engaging portion 24 and the engaging member 17 formed in the movable arm 21 of the engaging member 16 as described above. The engagement and release of the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engagement portion 31 formed in the movable arm portion 30 of FIG.

In addition, in the above-described example, the flexible printed wiring board 13 has a state in which the plurality of contact terminal portions 15 arranged therein are directed toward the upper outer surface portion side of the housing 11, and thus the plate member insertion portion ( The plurality of contact terminals 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11 are inserted into the housing 11 through 12 and arranged in the housing 11. In the connector device according to the present invention, a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed wiring board 13 corresponding to the flexible printed wiring board 13 is provided therein. The plurality of contact terminal portions arranged in the lower portion have a state directed toward the lower outer surface portion side corresponding to the lower outer surface portion of the housing 11 in the housing corresponding to the housing 11. The plurality of contacts corresponding to the plurality of contacts 14 inserted into the housing and arranged in the housing may be in elastic contact with the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-like member inserted in the housing from the lower outer surface side of the housing, respectively. . The plurality of contacts may be arranged such that the elastic contact between the upper contact surface portion and the elastic contact between the lower contact surface portion and the contact terminal portion in the wiring plate member inserted into the housing are alternately arranged.

When the flexible printed wiring board 13 which forms a wiring-plate member is inserted in the housing 11 in which the above-mentioned connector apparatus 10 is used, the flexible printed wiring board 13 is connected to the connector apparatus 10. FIG. The plurality of contact terminal portions 15 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted in the housing 11 are merely inserted into the housing 11 in the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12. Through the contact 14 of the housing 11 is connected to the wiring terminal provided on the main wiring board, the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted into the housing 11, the cutout engaging portion ( The locking portion 24 formed in the movable arm portion 21 of the engaging member 16 and the locking portion 31 formed in the movable arm portion 30 of the engaging member 17 are engaged with the 22 and 23, respectively. From the housing 11 of the flexible printed wiring board 13 Baltal is not possible to obtain a state in which the stop.

And in the connector apparatus 10, the engaging member in which the flexible printed wiring board 13 was inserted in the housing 11 through the plate-shaped member insertion part 12, was integrally formed in the housing 11, and was provided. Engagement portions 24 and 31 respectively provided at 16 and 17 engage the notch engaging portions 22 and 23 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 inserted in the housing 11, respectively, and the flexible printed wiring. When the substrate 13 is locked in order to prevent undesired detachment from the housing 11, and then a movement operation is applied to the unlocking operation portions 25 and 32 provided in the engagement members 16 and 17, respectively, the engagement member Since the movable arm portion 21 of the 16 and the movable arm portion 30 of the engagement member 17 release the engagement to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the engagement portions 24 and 31, it is relatively simple and the part score Of the housing 11 by the engaging members 16 and 17 The locking for preventing undesired disengagement from the housing 11 with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 can be performed easily and reliably, and the flexible printed wiring board by the engaging members 16 and 17 ( Release of the locking to 13 can be easily performed without applying excessive force to the flexible printed wiring board 13, the engaging members 16, 17, and the like.

In the connector device 10, the engagement arm 16 includes the movable arm portion 21 that the plate member insertion portion 12 of the housing 11 is formed from the inner surface portion 20 of the housing 11. It extends toward the front side end surface to open, the locking part 24 is formed in the free end part, the locking release operation part 25 is formed in the middle part, and the engagement member 17 also has The movable arm part 30 extends from the inner surface part 20 of the housing 11 toward the front side end surface part which the plate-shaped member insertion part 12 of the housing 11 opens, and the locking part 31 is located in the free end part. In addition, since the locking release operation part 32 is formed in the middle part, when the flexible printed wiring board 13 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-shaped member insertion part 12, the locking part Engagement with the notch engaging portions 22 and 23 in the flexible printed wiring board 13 by (24, 31) When the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 which is made is performed very smoothly and reliably, and the movement operation is applied to the engagement release operation parts 25 and 32 provided in the engagement member 16 and 17, respectively, The displacement of the movable arm portions 21 and 30 for releasing the engagement with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 13 by the branches 24 and 31 is performed efficiently and reliably.

The connector device which concerns on the above-mentioned this invention is arrange | positioned in the housing | casing with the plate-shaped member insertion part used for attachment to the main wiring board of the wiring plate-like member used, for example, a flexible printed wiring board, etc., A connector device having a plurality of contacts to be provided and a mating member that is provided in the housing and selectively engages a locking state and an unlocking state with respect to the wiring plate-like member when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing. The locking to prevent unwanted desorption from the housing with respect to the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing can be carried out easily and reliably, and the release of the locking to the wiring plate-like member by the engaging member can be released. It can be performed easily without exerting excessive force on the member, etc., and the engagement member As being possible to be confirmed by watching with eyes that the state in which the wire engaging the plate-like member inserted into the housing will be taken appropriately can be widely applied to a variety of electronic devices.

10 Connector unit 11 Housing
12 Plate member insert 13 Flexible printed wiring board
14 contact 14a connection terminal
15 Contact terminals 16, 17 Engagement member
20 Inner side 21 (of housing 11), 30 movable arm portion
22, 23 Notch Engagement 24, 31 Engagement
24a, 31a slope 24b engagement section
25, 32 unlocking control panel 25a, 32a tip
26, 27 opening 28, 29 step recess
35 Fixing 36 Flexing Arm
37 contact area 38

Claims (7)

A housing in which the plate-shaped member inserting portion is provided and disposed on the wiring board;
In the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member inserting portion, the wiring plate-like member is placed in the housing and is connected to the wiring terminal provided on the wiring board. A plurality of contacts in contact with the plurality of contact terminal portions of
When the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing integrally with the housing and inserted into the housing through the plate member inserting portion, the locking state for engaging the wiring plate member and the locking release for releasing the engagement are performed. It is provided with the engaging member which takes a state selectively,
The engaging member has a movable arm portion extending from an inner surface portion of the housing toward a cross section of the plate-shaped member insertion portion of the housing, and inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member insertion portion at a free end portion of the movable arm portion. An engaging portion for engaging the engaging portion of the wiring plate-like member is engaged with the engaging portion in the wiring plate-like member, and at the middle portion of the movable arm portion, from the intermediate portion toward the outside of the housing through an opening formed in the housing. The connector device which protrudes and displaces the said movable arm part when a movement operation is applied, and this latching | release release operation part which releases the engagement with respect to the said wiring board member by the said engagement part is formed in this movable arm part. The method of claim 1,
The locking portion forms an inclined surface which is inclined upwardly inclined along the insertion direction of the wiring plate member through the plate member insertion portion into the housing and an engagement cross section located on the side of the unlocking operation portion rather than the inclined surface. And a engaging portion provided in the wiring plate-like member. The method of claim 1,
The opening part formed in the said housing has a part which can visually see the wiring plate-shaped member latched by the said latching part through this opening part. The method of claim 1,
A locking surface in which the tip portion of the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member insertion portion and engaged by the locking portion abuts is provided, and the locking portion in the locking surface and the locking release operation portion is provided. The side facing the connector is disposed in the same plane. The method of claim 1,
The step portion recessed portion adjacent to the opening is formed in the housing, and when the distal end portion of the engagement release operation portion projecting toward the outside of the housing through the opening portion is not subjected to a movement operation to the engagement release operation portion, A connector device which is arranged at a position exceeding a stepped recess but not exceeding an outer surface portion around the opening and the stepped recess in the housing. The method of claim 1,
The engaging member is provided at each of both end portions in an arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts in the housing. delete

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