KR20100025409A - Terminal for fixing in the flexible cable connector - Google Patents

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KR20100025409A
KR20100025409A KR1020080084131A KR20080084131A KR20100025409A KR 20100025409 A KR20100025409 A KR 20100025409A KR 1020080084131 A KR1020080084131 A KR 1020080084131A KR 20080084131 A KR20080084131 A KR 20080084131A KR 20100025409 A KR20100025409 A KR 20100025409A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
    • H01R12/67—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals
    • H01R12/68—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals comprising deformable portions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
    • H01R13/2407—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances

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The present invention is installed in the connector provided at both ends or one end of the flexible cable, but as the contact is formed in a number of locations to improve the stability of the contact as well as to the terminal for flexible cable connector that can be used without distinguishing the front and rear of the flexible cable It is about. The present invention configured for this purpose is a terminal for a flexible cable connector, the base (base side) is installed seated inside the housing of the flexible cable connector; A main contact beam extending in a lower portion of one side of the base and having a contact portion protruding upward at an end thereof; A pivot beam extended over one side of the base; A lower portion of the flexible cable extending from the base to the intermediate length of the main contact beam such that the lower surface of the flexible cable is in contact between the upper portion of the main contact beam and the lower portion of the pivot beam, the height of the outer end of which is equal to the height of the contact of the main contact beam. Sub contact beams; An upper sub contact beam extending a predetermined length from the base symmetrically with the lower sub contact beam at an intermediate upper side between an upper portion of the main contact beam and a lower portion of the pivot beam; And a connecting pin extended to a predetermined length to be connected to the female connector at the lower side of the base.

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Terminal for fixing in the flexible cable connector

The present invention relates to a terminal for a flexible cable connector, and more particularly, is arranged in a connector provided at both ends or one end of the flexible cable, but as the contacts are formed at a plurality of positions, the stability of the contact is improved as well as the flexible cable The present invention relates to a terminal for a flexible cable connector which can be used without distinguishing front and rear sides of the cable.

In general, a flexible cable refers to a flexible flat cable (FFC), in which conductors, which are wire rods, are arranged at regular intervals, and upper and lower surfaces thereof are covered with an insulating material to form a flat shape and have a predetermined ductility. It is configured to be able to bend relatively freely. The use of such flexible cables is rapidly increasing with the development of the electronics industry. Since they are free to install and easy to assemble, they are widely used in various industrial products such as automobiles as well as computers. have.

On the other hand, one end or both ends of the flexible cable is fixedly installed so that it can be easily connected to the electronic component. In other words, a female connector is formed at one side of the electronic component to which the flexible cable is connected, and a male connector is installed at one end or both ends of the flexible cable, thereby facilitating easy male and female coupling between the female connector and the male connector. It is possibly configured.

In addition, the conventional flexible cable and flexible cable connector as described above, 'the fitting nail for the flexible cable connector' of the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-513837, 'the terminal for flexible cable connector' of the Utility Model Publication No. 20-423521 , 'Flexible Cable Connector' of Patent Publication No. 10-662860, 'Flexible Cable Connector' of Patent Publication No. 10-745824, and 'Flexible Cable' of Publication No. 10-2008-010870 have.

Figure 1a is a view for explaining the general structure of a conventional flexible cable connector published in the Republic of Korea Patent Application Publication No. 20-423521, the conventional flexible cable connector 10 is formed of a small size of the conductor and the contact beam 24 and the pivot beam 26 is a plurality of terminals (20) forming a fork shape, one side is formed with a cable insertion hole 32 for fitting one end of the flexible cable (C) while the other side 20 In the state where the terminal 20 is inserted into the housing 30 and the respective terminal installation grooves 34 formed with a plurality of terminal installation grooves 34 so that they can be arranged side by side while maintaining a predetermined distance from each other. A configuration is made including an actuator 40 for pressing the one side of the terminal 20 so that the terminal 20 is in a fixed state with respect to the housing 30.

FIG. 1B is a view for explaining the structure of a conventional general terminal 20. The terminal 20 has a contact beam 24 extended to a lower side of the drawing based on the base 22 as shown in the drawing. On the other hand, the pivot beam 26 extends in the same direction as the contact beam 24 on the upper side of the drawing. In addition, at one side of the lower portion of the base 22 on the opposite side facing the contact beam 24 and the pivot beam 26, a connecting pin 28 having a substantial connection with the female connector is protruded to a certain length.

On the other hand, the contact 24a is formed on the inner surface of the contact beam 24 to facilitate the contact with the flexible cable (C).

Therefore, while the one end of the flexible cable (C) is directly inserted through the cable insertion hole 32 provided on one side of the housing 30 to press the actuator 40 assembled by the hinges 42 on both sides of the housing 30. When the distance between the pivot beam 26 and the contact beam 24 of the terminal 20 is narrowed, the end portion of the flexible cable C is bitten by the flexible cable connector 10.

However, in the conventional flexible cable connector terminal, since only the contact of the contact beam is substantially in contact with the flexible cable, not only the contact stability is deteriorated, but also the direction in which the flexible cable connected to the flexible cable connector on which the terminal is inserted is limited. There was nothing but a problem.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a plurality of positions are formed on the main contact beam and the relatively short sub-contact beam, in which the positions of the contacts making contact with the flexible cable extend relatively. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a terminal for a flexible cable connector that allows the flexible cable to remain in contact even if some of the contacts are broken during the assembly of the flexible cable or the use of the flexible cable connector.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to improve the structure of the contact so that the contact can be made not only on one side of the flexible cable but also on the other side of the flexible cable can be connected to the front and rear of the flexible cable as well as to improve the stability of the contact To provide a terminal for the connector.

The present invention configured to achieve the above object is as follows. That is, the present invention provides a terminal for a flexible cable connector, comprising: a base seated and installed inside the housing of the flexible cable connector; A main contact beam extending in a lower portion of one side of the base and having a contact portion protruding upward at an end thereof; A pivot beam extended over one side of the base; A lower portion of the flexible cable extending from the base to the intermediate length of the main contact beam such that the lower surface of the flexible cable is in contact between the upper portion of the main contact beam and the lower portion of the pivot beam, the height of the outer end of which is equal to the height of the contact of the main contact beam. Sub contact beams; An upper sub contact beam extending a predetermined length from the base symmetrically with the lower sub contact beam at an intermediate upper side between an upper portion of the main contact beam and a lower portion of the pivot beam; And a connecting pin extended to a predetermined length to be connected to the female connector at the lower side of the base.

Further, in the terminal for the flexible cable connector according to the present invention, the distance d between the outer end of the lower sub contact beam and the outer end of the upper sub contact beam is formed to be narrower than the distance D between the inner ends of the flexible cable connector. Upon insertion, the outer end of the lower sub contact beam and the outer end of the upper sub contact beam together with the contacts of the main contact beam can be configured to have three point contacts on both sides of the flexible cable at the same time.

The flexible cable connector terminal constructed by the present invention has a plurality of positions of contacts in contact with the flexible cable, so that even if breakage occurs in some contact points during the assembly process of the flexible cable or the use of the flexible cable connector, the flexible cable There is a big advantage that the terminal and terminal can be kept in constant contact.

In addition, the terminal for a flexible cable connector according to the present invention is capable of connecting the flexible cable without separating the front and rear (or top and bottom) of the flexible cable, thereby eliminating the distinction between the front and rear parts. Not only can the workability be greatly improved at the time of connection, but the stability of the contacts can be increased.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the configuration and use state of the flexible cable connector terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a terminal configured in accordance with the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view of the terminal according to the invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the terminal configured according to the invention is installed in a flexible cable connector, Figure 5 is another of the present invention A perspective view of a terminal according to an embodiment. Reference numeral 100 denoted in the drawings indicates a terminal for a flexible cable connector constructed in accordance with the present invention. In the process of explaining the configuration of the present invention, for convenience of description, the terminal for a flexible cable connector is simply referred to as a short name. Note that this can be used.

Terminal 100 according to the present invention as shown in Figures 2 and 3 extends a predetermined length toward the outside from the base 110 on the lower one side around the base (base, 110, its base 110) The main contact beam 120 is formed, the pivot beam 130 is formed to extend a predetermined length from the base 110 to the outside on the upper side around the base 110, the top and pivot beam of the main contact beam 120 ( A lower sub contact beam 140 extending to an intermediate length of the pivot beam 130 below the middle portion between the lower portions of the lower portion 130, between the upper portion of the main contact beam 120 and the lower portion of the pivot beam 130. To the upper sub contact beam 150 formed in a symmetrical form on the lower sub contact beam 140 on the upper side with respect to the middle part, and to a female connector not shown below the other side of the base 110. The connecting pin 160 is formed to extend a predetermined length so that the whole is made.

That is, the base 110, the main contact beam 120, the pivot beam 130, the lower sub pivot beam 140, the upper sub pivot beam 150, and the connecting pin 160 may be used to fabricate conventional terminals. By forming the same body by the one to configure a terminal 100 having a small size. Terminal 100 is a combination of a plurality of as described above to form a flexible cable connector 200, depending on the purpose it is used, 6-pin, 12-pin, 24-pin or 30-pin flexible cable connector of various specifications ( 200).

In particular, the terminal 100 according to the present invention is to ultimately improve the stability of the contact point, the contact point at the same time on the front and back of the flexible cable (C) in the assembly relationship with the flexible cable (C) In addition to being able to be made, the contact position is configured to be two or three points.

To this end, an upwardly projecting contact 122 is formed at an end of the main contact beam 120, while the outer sub-contact beams 140 and the outer ends 140a and 150a of the upper sub-contact beam 150 are also flexible. The cable C is formed to protrude from the respective inner end portions 140b and 150b so that line or point contact with the cable C can be made. That is, the distance d between the outer end 140a of the lower sub contact beam 140 and the outer end 150a of the upper sub contact beam 150 is equal to the inner end 140b of the lower sub contact beam 140 and the upper part. Even though the flexible cable C is inserted between the lower sub contact beam 140 and the upper sub contact beam 150 by forming a narrower distance than the gap D between the inner ends 150b of the sub contact beams 150 The contacts 142 and 152 provided in the form protruding from the outer ends 140a and 150a may be in contact with the flexible cable C as shown in FIG. 4.

In particular, the height of the contact 122 provided on the main contact beam 120 of the terminal 100 and the height at which the outer end 140a of the lower sub contact beam 140 is located are collinear. Therefore, the terminal 100 according to the present invention is a structure capable of contacting up to three points in the relationship with the flexible cable (C).

The contact 122 provided on the end of the main contact beam 120 has an inclined outer side and an inner side in a vertical form as shown in the figure, as shown in only one half of the arrow.

On the other hand, the contacts 142 and 152 provided on each of the outer end portions 140a and 150a of the lower sub contact beam 140 and the upper sub contact beam 150 have a part of the end lower or upper in the drawing as shown in the drawing. It is made in the form of being folded toward. Referring to the drawings, the lower sub-contact beam 140 extends upwardly at an angle from one side of the base 110 toward the outer end 140a, and a portion of the outer end 140a is bent downwardly. While the contact 142 is formed at the best position, the upper sub contact beam 150 extends inclined downward at an angle from one side of the base 110 toward the outer end 150a and then at the outer end 150a. A part is bent upwardly inclined so that the contact point 152 is formed at the best position. Accordingly, when the end of the flexible cable C is inserted between the outer end 140a of the lower sub contact beam 140 and the outer end 150a of the upper sub contact beam 150, the lower sub contact beam 140 and Due to the structural characteristics of the upper sub-contact beam 150, the end of the flexible cable (C) can be bitten while a certain level of elasticity is applied.

In addition, the connecting pin 160 protruding to a predetermined length at the other lower portion of the base 110 is configured to be connected to the female connector not shown in the same manner as the conventional terminal in a male and female coupling manner.

The terminal 100 configured as described above is mounted to each terminal installation groove provided in a line in the housing 210 constituting a part of the flexible cable connector 200. At this time, the configuration of the housing 210 and the actuator 220 and the like of the flexible cable connector 200 is the same as the structure of a conventional flexible cable connector except for the change according to the structural improvement of the terminal 100 according to the present invention. Will be done.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the main contact beam 120 may be formed in a structure in which the front end of the main contact beam is refracted in a 'b' shape, as shown in FIG. 5. As shown, it may be formed in a straight structure.

In the terminal 100 according to the present invention, the outer end 140a of the lower sub contact beam 140 and the outer end 150a of the upper sub contact beam 150 are formed in a symmetrical structure with a predetermined interval therebetween. Since the end of the flexible cable (C) is inserted into the space therebetween, the front or rear (top or bottom) of the flexible cable (C) can be inserted in an easier manner according to the surrounding conditions without having to distinguish separately. .

Therefore, the operation of connecting the flexible cable (C) to the flexible cable connector 200 is mounted terminal 100 according to the present invention can be made easily. Of course, the flexible cable (C) that can be applied at this time will be preferably limited to the form that does not need to distinguish between the front and rear (or top and bottom).

Particularly, in the terminal 100 according to the present invention, the main contact beam 120 and the pivot beam 130 are installed to face each other while the lower sub contact beam 140 and the upper sub contact beam 150 are installed to face each other. Some of the contacts 122 of the main contact beam 120 may be damaged or the lower sub contact beam 140 and the upper sub contact beam 150 may be damaged during the assembly of the cable C or the use of the flexible cable connector 200. Even if some of the contacts 142 and 152 are damaged, the contact state between the cable C and the terminal 100 can be maintained continuously.

The terminal for a flexible cable connector according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

1A and 1B are diagrams for explaining a conventional technology.

2 is a perspective view of a terminal constructed in accordance with the present invention;

3 is a side view of a terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a terminal constructed in accordance with the present invention is installed in a flexible cable connector.

5 is a perspective view of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Code for Major Parts of Drawing]

100. Terminal 110. Donation

120. Main contact beam 122. Contacts

130. Pivot Beam 140. Lower Sub Contact Beam

140a. Outer end 140b. Medial end

142. Contacts 150. Upper Sub Contact Beam

150a. Outer end 150b. Medial end

152. Contacts 160. Connecting Pins

200. Flexible cable connector 210. Housing

220. Actuator C. Flexible Cable

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In a terminal for a flexible cable connector, A base installed and installed inside the housing of the flexible cable connector; A main contact beam extending in a lower portion of one side of the base and having a contact portion protruding upward at an end thereof; A pivot beam elongated on one side of the base; Extends from the base to the intermediate length of the main contact beam such that a lower surface of the flexible cable contacts an intermediate lower side between the upper portion of the main contact beam and the lower portion of the pivot beam, the height of the outer end of which is the contact of the main contact beam. A lower sub contact beam formed up to a height; An upper sub contact beam extending a predetermined length from the base symmetrically with the lower sub contact beam at an intermediate upper side between an upper portion of the main contact beam and a lower portion of the pivot beam; And And a connecting pin extended to a predetermined length to be connected to the female connector at the lower side of the base. The method of claim 1, wherein the distance d between the outer end of the lower sub contact beam and the outer end of the upper sub contact beam is formed to be narrower than the distance D between the inner ends thereof so that the main contact upon insertion of the flexible cable. And the outer end of the lower sub contact beam and the outer end of the upper sub contact beam together with the contacts of the beam are configured to be three point contacts on both sides of the flexible flat cable at the same time.
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