KR20220002474U - Connector with lock and unlock structure - Google Patents

Abstract

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a connector having a clamp and unlock structure having one housing, one rubber core, and one terminal. The housing includes one manipulation unit, a plurality of connecting units, and a plurality of operating units. The operating portion is bent at an angle on both sides of this surface to extend the plurality of pressing members. The connection part connects the operation part and the action part. The acting portion forms a plurality of pawl members corresponding to the pressing members. The head acts on the snap lock structure to cause the snap lock structure to change its initial state and move toward the first direction until the snap lock structure locks the notch, and the snap lock structure moves in the second direction to return to the initial state. And by applying an external force to the operation part to cause deformation in the connection part, the pressing member moves in the first direction, and the snap lock structure also moves toward the first direction, so that the snap lock structure can separate the notch.

Description

Connector with lock and unlock structure

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly, to a connector having a clamp and an unlocking structure.

The connector with the conventional clamp and unlocking structure provides a pressing member to lock the flexible flat cable and allow the user to press and unlock the flexible flat cable. However, conventional connectors cannot be used in small or micro-type applications due to finite space limitations.

Therefore, the present invention proposes a connector having a locking claw and an unlocking structure used to solve the disadvantages of the existing connector.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a connector having a locking claw and an unlocking structure capable of connecting a flexible flat cable and a printed circuit board.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an integrated housing having an operation unit used for coupling a rubber core, a plurality of connection parts, and a plurality of action parts, based on the connector having the lock and unlock structure.

The third object of the present invention is to achieve the interlocking control purpose by extending the plurality of pressing members by bending the operating part at an angle on both sides of the housing surface based on the connector having the lock and unlocking structure, thereby corresponding to the plurality of locking members of the acting part. is to achieve

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a clamp member based on the connector having the clamp and unlock structure to lock the notch of the flexible flat cable and press the operation part to separate the flexible flat cable.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a reinforcing structure to the housing based on the connector having the locking claw and the unlocking structure to prevent unbalanced force and deformation when an external force is applied to the housing.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a position limiting member for the housing and the rubber core, respectively, based on the connector having the lock and unlock structure, so that the housing and the rubber core are coupled.

A seventh object of the present invention is to allow the housing to smoothly engage with the rubber core through the positioning member of the housing and the positioning hole of the rubber core based on the connector having the locking claw and the unlocking structure.

An eighth object of the present invention is to cause the housing to be fixed to the rubber core by interfering with the stopping member of the housing and the stopping block of the rubber core on the basis of the connector having the locking member and the unlocking structure.

In order to achieve the above object and other objects, the present invention provides a connector having a locking claw and an unlocking structure capable of connecting a printed circuit board with a flexible flat cable having a head and a notch. A connector with a catch and unlock structure has one housing, one rubber core, and one terminal. The housing includes one manipulation unit, a plurality of connecting units, and a plurality of operating units. The operation portion is formed on one surface of the housing, and the operation portion is bent at an angle on both sides of the surface to extend the plurality of pressing members. The connection part connects the operation part and the action part. The acting parts are provided on both sides of the housing, and the acting parts form a plurality of lock members corresponding to the pressing members. The pawl member provides one resilient structure, one action structure, and one snap lock structure. The action structure is provided between the elastic structure and the snap lock structure, and the action structure corresponds to each pressing member. The snap lock structure is installed corresponding to the notch. The rubber core is coupled to the housing, and the rubber gore forms a mounting space for mounting the flexible flat cable. The rubber core defines a plurality of openings and a plurality of terminal holes. This opening allows the clamp member to be installed in the mounting space. One end of the terminal is installed in the mounting space, and the other end of the terminal can be connected to a printed circuit board. Here, the head acts on the snap lock structure to cause the snap lock structure to change its initial state and move toward the first direction until the snap lock structure locks the notch. The snap lock structure moves in the second direction through the elastic structure to return to the initial state. And by applying an external force to the operation part to cause deformation in the connection part, the pressing member moves in the first direction, so that the action structure of the stopper member deforms the elastic structure, and the snap lock structure also moves toward the first direction, so that the snap lock structure is formed. Makes the notch detachable.

In order to achieve the above object and other objects, the present invention provides a connector having a locking claw and an unlocking structure capable of connecting a printed circuit board with a flexible flat cable having a head and a notch. A connector with a catch and unlock structure has one housing, one rubber core, and one terminal. The housing includes one manipulation unit, a plurality of connecting units, and a plurality of operating units. The operating portion is formed on one surface of the housing. The connection part connects the operation part and the action part. The acting portion is installed on both sides of the housing, and the acting portion forms a plurality of lock members corresponding to the operation portion. The pawl member provides one resilient structure, one action structure, and one snap lock structure. The action structure is provided between the elastic structure and the snap lock structure, and the action structure corresponds to the operation part. The snap lock structure is installed corresponding to the notch. The rubber core is coupled to the housing, and the rubber gore forms a mounting space for mounting the flexible flat cable. The rubber core defines a plurality of openings and a plurality of terminal holes. This opening allows the clamp member to be installed in the mounting space. One end of the terminal is installed in the mounting space, and the other end of the terminal can be connected to a printed circuit board. Here, the head acts on the snap lock structure to cause the snap lock structure to change its initial state and move toward the first direction until the snap lock structure locks the notch. The snap lock structure moves in the second direction through the elastic structure to return to the initial state. And by applying an external force to the operation part to cause deformation in the connection part, the operation part moves in the first direction, and the action structure of the stopper member is driven to deform the elastic structure, and the snap lock structure also moves toward the first direction, so that the snap lock structure is not notch make it possible to separate

Compared with the existing connectors, the connector with a locking and unlocking structure proposed by the present invention forms a housing integrally with an operation part, a plurality of connection parts and a plurality of action parts, and combines the flexible flat cable with a rubber core automatically. to implement the function of locking and unlocking manually.

1 is a three-dimensional view of a connector having a locking member and a lock release structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2a is a front view of the housing of Figure 1;
FIG. 2B is a top-down view of the housing of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 2c is a rear view of the housing of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3A is a first view showing an operation unit, a connection unit, and an operating unit of FIGS. 2A to 2C .
FIG. 3B is a second view showing the operation part, the connection part, and the operation part of FIGS. 2A to 2C.
4 is a view showing the combination of the housing of the present invention and the flexible flat cable.
Figure 5a is a front view of the rubber core of Figure 1;
Fig. 5b is a top down view of the rubber core of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5c is a rear view of the rubber core of Fig. 1;
6 is a view showing that the housing of FIG. 1 is combined with a rubber core.
7 is a three-dimensional view of a connector having a locking member and an unlocking structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8A is a first view showing an operation part, a connection part, and an operation part of FIG. 7 .
FIG. 8b is a second view showing the operation part, the connection part, and the operation part of FIG. 7 .
9 is a view showing the connection between the housing of FIGS. 8A and 8B and the flexible flat cable.

In order to help fully understand the technical content, features, and efficacy of the present invention, the following specific examples are presented together with the drawings and will be described as follows.

In this manual, 'one' or 'one' describes a unit, part, component, etc. This is merely for convenience of description and to give a general meaning to the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, unless expressly provided otherwise, these descriptions are to be understood as including one or at least one, and the singular also includes the plural at the same time.

Terms used in this manual '… In … The terms 'is', 'includes', 'contains' or other similar terms refer to the inclusive inclusion rather than the exclusive one. For example, a part, structure, product or device containing a plurality of critical elements includes not only the members listed in this specification, but also other members not expressly listed but typically unique to the component, structure, product, or device. do. The term 'or' is an inclusive 'or', not an exclusive 'or', unless explicitly stated otherwise.

See FIG. 1 . This is a three-dimensional view of a connector having a locking member and an unlocking structure of the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 , a connector 10 with a claw and unlocking structure can connect a flexible flat cable 2 with a head 22 and a notch 24 and a printed circuit board 4 . Reference is also made to that shown in FIG. 4 .

Reference is again made to FIG. 1 . A connector (10) having a clamp and unlocking structure has one housing (12), one rubber core (14), and one terminal (16).

Reference is made together to FIGS. 2A to 2C and FIGS. 3A to 3B , which show the detailed structure of the housing of FIG. 1 . Fig. 2A is a front view of the housing, Fig. 2B is a top view of the housing, and Fig. 2C is a rear view of the housing. FIG. 3A is a first view showing the operation part, the connection part, and the acting part of FIGS. 2A to 2C, and FIG. 3B is a second view showing the operation part, the connection part, and the acting part of FIGS. 2A to 2C.

The housing 12 includes an operation part 122 , a connection part 124 , and an operation part 126 . For example, the housing 12 is formed through bending. In other words, the operation part 122 , the connection part 124 , and the operation part 126 are formed by the same housing 12 . In the present embodiment, the quantity of the manipulation unit 122 will be described by taking one example, and the quantity of the connecting part 124 and the acting part 126 will be described by taking two as an example, respectively. The connection part 124 and the action part 126 are installed separately at both ends of the operation part 122, respectively.

The manipulation unit 122 is formed on the surface SF of the housing 12 . The manipulation unit 122 is bent at an angle θ on both sides of the surface SF to extend the pressing member 1222 . The angle θ may be a 90 degree angle. In another embodiment, the pressing block 1224 is also formed on the surface SF. And the surface SF of the housing 12 may provide a reinforcing structure 1226 . For example, the reinforcement structure 1226 is formed by bending an edge of the housing 12 .

The connection part 124 connects the operation part 122 and the action part 126 . The connection part 124 causes the operation part 122 to hang from the action part 126 .

The acting part 126 is installed on both sides of the housing 12 . The acting portion 126 forms a pawl member 1262 corresponding to the pressing member 1222 . The pawl member 1262 provides one resilient structure 12622 , one actuation structure 12624 , and one snap lock structure 12626 . The elastic structure 12622 has a curved shape, and the working structure 12624 provides a planar shape to sandwich the protruding block shape at a different angle from the snap lock structure 12626 . The action structure 12624 and the pressing member 1222 may or may not be in contact with each other.

The action structure 12624 is installed between the resilient structure 12622 and the snap lock structure 12626 . The action structure 12624 corresponds to the pressing member 1222 . The snap lock structure 12626 is installed corresponding to the notch 24 .

See FIG. 4 . This is a diagram showing the combination of the housing of the present invention and the flexible flat cable. In FIG. 4 , the head 22 acts on the snap lock structure 12626 to cause the snap lock structure 12626 to change its initial state until the snap lock structure 12626 locks the notch 22 in the first direction (FD). to move towards The snap lock structure 12626 moves in the second direction SD through the elastic structure 12622 to return to the initial state. And by applying an external force F to the operation part 122 to cause deformation in the connection part 124, so that the pressing member 1222 moves in the first direction FD, the action structure 12624 of the lock member 1262 is an elastic structure 12622 ) to deform so that the snap lock structure 12626 also moves toward the first direction FD so that the snap lock structure 12626 can release the notch 22 .

3A and 3B. The acting portion 126 also has fixing portions 12628 formed on both sides of the housing 12 to fix the housing 12 to the printed circuit board 4 .

Acting portion 126 also forms first position limiting members 12630 , 12632 . In this embodiment, the first position limiting members 12630 and 12632 may be referred to as indicated in FIG. 3B. The first position limiting member 12630 is formed on the back side of the housing 12 or the acting member 126 , and the first position limiting member 12632 is formed on the side surface of the housing 12 or the acting member 126 . Here, the first position limiting member 12630 will be described using a hole as an example, and the first position limiting member 12632 will be described using a leaf spring as an example.

The acting portion 126 also includes a position corresponding member 12640 . Here, the position-corresponding member 12640 will be described using an insertion member as an example. The position corresponding member 12640 is formed on the front edge of the housing 12 .

The acting portion 126 also includes a stop member 12642 . Here, the stop member 12642 is formed on the same side of the surface SF.

5A to 5C, which are diagrams showing the detailed structure of the rubber core of FIG. 1 of the present invention. 5A is a front view of the rubber core, FIG. 5B is a top down view of the rubber core, and FIG. 5C is a rear view of the rubber core.

The rubber core 14 engages the housing 12 . The rubber core 14 forms a mounting space SP to mount the flexible flat cable 2 . The rubber core 14 forms an opening 142 and a terminal hole 144 . The opening 142 allows the lock member 1262 to be installed in the mounting space SP.

The rubber core 14 also includes second position limiting members 146 and 148 . In this embodiment, the second position limiting member 146 is formed on the back side of the rubber core 14 and the second position limiting member 148 is formed on the side surface of the rubber core 14 . Here, the second position limiting member 146 will be described with a snap lock block as an example, and the second position limiting member 148 will be described with a snap groove as an example. The second position limiting members 146 and 148 are installed corresponding to the first position limiting members 12630 and 12632, respectively. The second position limiting members 146 and 148 engage with the first position limiting members 12630 and 12632 to position the housing 12 to the rubber core 14 .

The rubber core 14 also includes locating holes 1410 . The position-corresponding hole 1410 is installed to correspond to the position-corresponding member 12640 , and the position-corresponding member 12640 engages the position-corresponding hole 1410 to cause the housing 12 to be positioned in the rubber core 14 . to correspond so that the housing 12 can be accurately engaged with the rubber core 14 .

The rubber core 14 also includes a stop block 1412 . A stop block 1412 is installed corresponding to the stop member 12642 and causes the housing 12 to be secured to the rubber core 14 through the stop block 1412 acting on the stop member 12642 .

Return to FIG. 1 . One end of the terminal 16 is installed in the mounting space SP, and the other end of the terminal 16 may connect the printed circuit board 4 . The terminal 16 is inserted and installed in the terminal hole 144 .

The first position limiting member 12630, 12632, the second position limiting member 146, 148, the position corresponding member 12640, the position corresponding hole 1410, the stop member 12642 and the stop block 1412 are combined. 6 may be referred to together. 6 is a view showing that the housing of FIG. 1 is combined with a rubber core.

See FIG. 7 . 7 is a three-dimensional view of a connector having a locking member and an unlocking structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7 , the flexible flat cable 2 and the printed circuit board 4 with the head 22 and the notch 24 of FIG. 9 can be connected to the connector 10 ′ with a clamp and unlock structure as well. The connector 10' has a housing 12, a rubber core 14, and a terminal 16 of the first embodiment, the difference is that the housing 12' and the rubber core 14' have different structures. to be.

8A and 8B, which are diagrams showing the structure of the second embodiment of the housing of FIG. 1 of the present invention, are also referred to. FIG. 8A is a first view showing the operation unit, the connection part, and the acting part of FIG. 7 , and FIG. 8B is a second view showing the operation part, the connection part, and the acting part of FIG. 7 . The operation part 122' of the connector 10' having a locking claw and unlocking structure is such that the operating part 122 of the connector 10 having a locking claw and unlocking structure is bent at an angle θ on both sides of the surface SF. It is different from extending the pressing member 1222 . There is no pressing member 1222 in the manipulation unit 122 ′. Here, the operating portion 122' has a flat surface, and extends to correspond to the acting portion 126' of the connector 10' having a locking claw and an unlocking structure. Unlike the pawl member 262 of the first embodiment, which provides the elastic structure 12622, the acting structure 12624, and the snap locking structure 12626, in this embodiment, the pressing member 1222 is attached to the acting portion 122'. there is no Accordingly, the structure of the elastic structure 12622', the action structure 12624' and the snap lock structure 12626' provided by the pawl member 1262' is, in particular, the portion of the action structure 12624' which is the surface of the operation portion 122'. It is directly adjacent to the corresponding surface SF' of (SF). For this part, reference may be made to FIG. 9 , which is a diagram showing the connection of the housing of FIGS. 8A and 8B to the flexible flat cable.

The present invention was presented by the above examples. However, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that these embodiments are for describing the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that various types of substitutions and changes are possible without departing from the technical concept of the present invention with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, and these will be said to belong to the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on what is described in the claims.

2 Flexible flat cable 22 heads
24 Notch 4 Printed Circuit Board
Connectors with 10,10' clasps and unlocking structures
12,12' housing 122,122' control panel
1222 Pressing member 1224 Pressing block
1226 Reinforced Structure 124 Connections
126, 126' Acting part 1262,1262' Clamp member
12622,12622' elastic structure 12624,12624' action structure
12626,12626' Snap Lock Structure 12628 Fixtures
12630,12632 First position limiting member 12640 Positioning member
12642 Stop member 14,14' rubber core
142 opening 144 terminal hole
146,148 Second position limiting member 1410 Position corresponding hole
1412 Stop Block 16 Terminal
SF,SF' surface θ angle
F External force FD first direction
SD second direction SP mounting space

Claims (5)

It is provided for connecting a flexible flat cable with a notched head and a printed circuit board and has a housing, rubber core and terminals.
The housing includes an operation part, a plurality of connection parts, and a plurality of action parts, the operation part is formed on one surface of the housing, the operation part is bent at an angle on both sides of the surface to extend the plurality of pressing members, and the connection part is connected to the operation part and Connecting the acting portion, the acting portion is provided on both sides of the housing, the acting portion forms a plurality of pawl members corresponding to the pressing member, the pawl member provides an elastic structure, an action structure, and a snap lock structure, wherein the action structure includes the elastic structure and installed between the snap lock structures, the action structure corresponds to each pressing member, and the snap lock structure is installed corresponding to the notch;
The rubber core is coupled to the housing, and the rubber gore forms a mounting space for mounting the flexible flat cable, and the rubber core forms a plurality of openings and a plurality of terminal holes, and these openings allow the clamp member to be installed in the mounting space. and
One end of the terminal is installed in the mounting space and the other end of the terminal is connected to the printed circuit board,
The head acts on the snap lock structure to cause the snap lock structure to change its initial state and move toward the first direction until the snap lock structure locks the notch, and the snap lock structure moves through the elastic structure in the second direction to the initial state Then, by applying an external force to the operation part to cause deformation in the connection part, the pressing member moves in the first direction, so that the action structure of the pawl member is driven to deform the elastic structure, so that the snap lock structure also moves toward the first direction. Connectors with clasps and unlock structures that allow snap-lock structures to release the notch.
The method according to claim 1,
The housing also defines a reinforcing structure, the reinforcing structure being bent at an edge of the housing and having a pawl and unlocking structure.
The method according to claim 1,
The action part also has a first position limiting member, and the rubber core has a second position limiting member, the first position limiting member is installed corresponding to the second position limiting member, the first position limiting member is engaged with the second position limiting member, so that the housing is made of rubber position limiting member on the core, wherein the first position limiting member and the second position limiting member are one and plural respectively, the first position limiting member is a hole or a leaf spring, the second position limiting member is a snap lock block or a snap groove, and the snap groove is a snap lock Connectors with pawls and unlocking structures that position the housing to the rubber core by snapping blocks or holes snapping leaf springs.
The method according to claim 1,
The action portion also has a position corresponding member, and the rubber core has a position corresponding hole, the position corresponding member is installed corresponding to the position corresponding hole, and the position corresponding member engages with the position corresponding hole to cause the housing to attach to the rubber core. the actuating portion also has a stop member and the rubber core has a stop block, the stop member being installed corresponding to the stop block, the stop member acting on the stop block to cause the housing to be fixed to the rubber core A connector with a clamping and unlocking mechanism.
It is provided for connecting a flexible flat cable with a notched head and a printed circuit board and has a housing, rubber core and terminals.
The housing has an operation part, a plurality of connection parts, and a plurality of action parts, and the operation part is formed on one surface of the housing, the connection part connects the operation part and the action part, and the action part is installed on both sides of the housing, and the action part is a plurality of clamps corresponding to the operation part forming a member, wherein the pawl member provides an elastic structure, an action structure, and a snap lock structure, the action structure is installed between the elastic structure and the snap lock structure, the action structure corresponds to the operation part and the snap lock structure corresponds to the notch installed,
The rubber core is combined with the housing, and the rubber gore forms a mounting space for mounting the flexible flat cable, and the rubber core forms a plurality of openings and a plurality of terminal holes, and these openings allow the clamp member to be installed in the mounting space. to be, and
One end of the terminal is installed in the mounting space, and the other end of the terminal can be connected to the printed circuit board,
The head acts on the snap lock structure to cause the snap lock structure to change its initial state and move toward the second direction until the snap lock structure locks the notch, and the snap lock structure moves through the elastic structure in the second direction to the initial state Then, by applying an external force to the operation portion to cause deformation of the connection portion, the operation portion moves in the first direction, so that the action structure of the stopper member deforms the elastic structure, so that the snap lock structure also moves in the first direction. Connectors with clasps and unlock structures that allow the locking mechanism to release the notch.

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