TWI569523B - Connector - Google Patents

Description

Connector

The present invention relates to a connector having a signal terminal for a signal line and a power supply terminal for power supply, and a signal terminal and a power supply terminal are arranged in a line on a plane.

In order to miniaturize the device, the connector in the assembly device is also required to be miniaturized, and in particular, the connector is required to have a low height and a narrow width. Further, in order to miniaturize the device, it is also required to arrange the components in the device at a high density. In order to reduce the size of the device, it is required to reduce the size of components such as connectors and to attach the components to the device casing at a high density.

On the other hand, since the parts are often specified in a temperature range in which normal operation is ensured, it is desirable to suppress unnecessary heat generation in the apparatus. However, with the high density of parts in the apparatus, even before The heat of neglect also needs to be addressed.

In order to miniaturize the device, it is preferable to accommodate both the signal terminal and the power terminal on the same connector. As a simple method of realizing this configuration using a connector having a low height, it is conceivable to arrange the signal terminals and the power supply terminals on the same plane.

Usually flows more current than the signal terminals on the power terminals Therefore, when terminals having the same resistivity and the same cross-sectional area are used for both the signal terminal and the power supply terminal, Joule heat larger than the signal terminal is generated in the power supply terminal. This heat generation not only affects the connector itself, but also the peripheral components mounted adjacent to the connector, and thus it is required to suppress this heat as much as possible.

As a simple method of suppressing the amount of heat generation of Joule heat on the power supply terminal, for example, it is conceivable to make the power supply terminal wider than the signal terminal. According to this method, since the resistance of the power supply terminal is lowered, the amount of heat generation of the Joule heat is also lowered, but this causes an increase in the width of the connector.

As another method, it is conceivable to use a conductor having a low specific resistance as a power supply terminal. Since the price of low resistance conductors is generally higher, this in turn leads to an increase in the cost of the connector.

Patent Document 1 describes a connector related to the present invention. Referring to Fig. 21, the connector 100 described in the same document has seven pins 210 arranged horizontally, and has two side walls respectively attached to the opposite sides of the opening recess 111 and seven pins of the eSATA terminal group 200. 210 parallel power supply pins 220.

The power pin 220 is parallel to the pin 210 but is not disposed on the same plane. In particular, the pin 210 is supported on the connecting plate 120, but the power pin 220 is not supported on the connecting plate 120, but is disposed on the outer side of the connecting plate 120 at a position separated from the connecting plate 120 on both sides thereof. Supported by the body 110. Therefore, the invention described in Patent Document 1 cannot be applied to a connector having a structure in which both the signal terminal and the power supply terminal are disposed on the same insulating plate.

Further, the power pin 220 has a U-shaped cross section or a U-shaped cross section. That is, a cross-sectional shape in which two planes facing each other are connected to another plane orthogonal to the planes is present, but the plane for the connection is disposed in a direction orthogonal to the horizontal plane or the connecting plate 120 of the arrangement pin 210. on. Therefore, the cross-sectional shape of the power pin 220, particularly the connecting plane, may become a factor that affects the height of the connector.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility New Case Registration No. 3148109 (Fig. 1, paragraphs 0101, 0012, etc.)

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a connector having both a signal terminal and a power supply terminal at a low cost, and arranging the signal terminal and the power supply terminal in a casing on a plane. The body is low in height and narrow in width, and suppresses the amount of heat generated by Joule heat on the power supply terminal.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a connector that is connected to a connection object and is detachably connected to a counterpart connector, and is characterized in that it has a contact formed by a strip-shaped conductor plate. And a housing for holding the contact member, the contact member having a terminal portion connected to the connection object and a contact portion connected to the counterpart connector, the housing having a plate-shaped protruding portion and a body portion The contact member has a signal contact member and a power contact member. The signal contact member and the power contact member are disposed in parallel with each other in the plate-like protruding portion. The width of the terminal portion of the power contact member is greater than the signal. The width of the terminal portion of the contact member is wide, the width of the contact portion of the power contact member is wider than the width of the contact portion of the signal contact member, and the power contact member has a notch in the width direction thereof, and the power contact member The contact portion is provided with a bent portion which is formed by bending a portion of the counterpart connector side which is forward of the notch along a line along the longitudinal direction of the power contact.

Preferably, in the power contact member, the width of the contact portion has substantially the same width as the width of the terminal portion. Preferably, the power contact member is disposed outside the signal contact member in the direction in which the contact member is disposed. In this case, it is preferable that the bent portion is formed by bending a side of the two sides in the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped conductor plate which is located outside the plate-like protruding portion. Further, it is preferable that the outer side of the bent portion is covered with an insulator.

Preferably, the plate-like projection is provided with a groove for holding the contact portion. It is contemplated that the housing, the power contact and the signal contact are integrally formed by insert molding. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the groove is formed in advance in the plate-like projection, and the contact portion is pressed into the groove.

If the power contact and the signal contact are made of the same material, there is no need to separately prepare a highly conductive material for the power contact, and a connector corresponding to a large current can be provided. On the other hand, if the power contact is made of a material that is more conductive than the signal contact The composition of the high material can correspond to a larger current.

As long as the bent portion is bent at a substantially right angle to the fold line, the width of the insulator can be minimized. On the other hand, the bent portion is bent at an angle other than a right angle of the fold line, that is, at an obtuse angle. In this case, the processing of the power contact can be easily performed, and in the case of an acute angle, the floating of the contact portion can be further prevented.

According to the present invention, by making the width of the power contact member wider than the width of the signal contact member, the conductivity of the power contact member is improved, and a gap is formed in the power contact member, so that the gap is located in front of the other side. The contact portion contacting the connector side is bent to reduce the width of the plate-like projecting portion of the casing, and the width of the casing can be narrowed, thereby narrowing the width of the connector.

1, 70‧‧‧ connectors

2, 72‧‧‧ signal contacts

3, 3A ~ 3D, 72A, 73B‧‧‧ power contacts

4‧‧‧Shell

41‧‧‧Protruding

42‧‧‧ Body Department

43A, 43B‧‧‧Power contact groove (groove)

44‧‧‧Signal contact groove (groove)

6‧‧‧Shell

7‧‧‧Mate

8‧‧‧ Fixed Department

20‧‧‧circle

21, 31‧‧ ‧Contacts

22, 32‧‧‧ Terminals

23, 33‧‧‧ Linkage Department

34‧‧‧ gap

35, 35D‧‧‧ fold line

36A, 36B, 36C, 36D‧‧‧ bends

27, 37‧‧‧ front end

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen on the fitting side and facing the arrangement side of the substrate.

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the connector 1 as seen from the rear.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of the periphery of the protruding portion 41 of the connector 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the signal contact 2 of the connector 1 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the signal contact 2 as viewed from the side opposite to Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the power supply contact 3A of the connector 1 of Fig. 1.

Figure 7 is a power source contact 3A as viewed from the opposite side of Figure 6 Stereo picture.

Fig. 8 is a developed perspective view of the power contact member 3A before the metal plate is bent.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the power supply contact 3B of the connector 1 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the power source number contact member 3B as viewed from the side opposite to Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a developed perspective view of the power contact member 3B before the metal plate is bent.

Fig. 12 is a side view of the casing 4 in a state in which the outer casing 6 is removed.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the signal contact 2, the power supply contacts 3A, 3B, and the casing 4 when the A-A' section of Fig. 12 is viewed from the direction of the arrow.

Figure 14 is a side view of the power contact 3B.

Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing the power supply contact 3B when the B-B' section of Fig. 14 is viewed from the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 16 is a side view of the power supply contact 3C of a variation of the power supply contact 3B.

Fig. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing the power supply contact 3C when the C-C' section of Fig. 16 is viewed from the direction of the arrow.

Figure 18 is a side view of the power contact 3D of a variation of the power contact 3B.

Fig. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the power supply contact 3D when the D-D' section of Fig. 18 is viewed from the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 20 is a rear perspective view of the connector 70 in which the terminal portion of the connector 1 is deformed.

21 is a view for explaining the structure of the connector described in Patent Document 1. Create an illustration.

[Formation of the Invention]

Hereinafter, a connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The connector 1 is attached to a substrate (not shown) which is a connection object of the connector 1, and is detachably connectable to a counterpart connector (not shown). Next, each component of the connector 1 will be described with reference to the first and second figures.

The power supply contacts 3A and 3B have a structure in which a strip-shaped conductor is bent, and are connected to a power supply line to function as a power supply terminal for power supply. Hereinafter, the power supply contacts 3A and 3B will be described as the power supply contacts 3 when they are not required to be distinguished from each other. The power contact member 3 is located inside the connector 1 and has a contact portion electrically contacting the contact member corresponding to the counterpart connector; and is exposed from the outer side of the connector 1 and is connected to the substrate when mounted on the substrate Terminal part of the wiring part.

Similarly to the power supply contact 3, the signal contact 2 has a structure in which a strip-shaped conductor is bent, and is connected to a signal line to function as a signal terminal. The connector 1 has eight signal contacts 2. The signal contact 2 also has a contact portion and a terminal portion similarly to the power supply contact 3.

Here, the power contact 3 and the signal contact 2 are set to be composed of the same metal. The metal material is a common metal used for the contact member, and specifically may be phosphor bronze, brass or the like.

The casing 4 has a plate-like projecting portion 41 and a body portion 42, and is an insulator. A groove for holding the power supply contact 3 and the signal contact 2, respectively, is formed in the protruding portion 41 (refer to Fig. 13). In the center of the protrusion 41 Eight signal contacts 2 are disposed, and power contact members 3A, 3B are disposed on both sides. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a perspective view corresponding to Fig. 1 and an enlarged view of a part of the circumference portion 20. As shown in Fig. 3, the surfaces of the power contact member 3 and the signal contact member 2 on the contact portion side are formed to be located on substantially the same plane.

The case 4 can be manufactured by so-called insert molding in which a resin is injected into the power contact member 3 and the signal contact member 2 disposed at predetermined positions in the mold, or can be used to maintain the power contact member 3. The resin of the groove of the signal contact 2 is molded, and the power contact 3 and the signal contact 2 are pressed into the groove to be manufactured.

The body portion 42 of the housing 4 holds the power supply contact 3 and the terminal portion side of the signal contact 2. The protruding portion 41 and the main body portion 42 may be integrally formed, or may be assembled separately after being separately molded.

The outer casing 6 has a fitting portion 7 that covers one of the casings 4 and covers the fitting portion of the connector 1 when the connector 1 is fitted to the counterpart connector, and a fixing portion 8 that is used when being attached to the substrate.

Hereinafter, the signal contact 2 will be described. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the signal contact 2 includes a contact portion 41 disposed in the fitting portion 7, and a contact portion electrically connected to a signal contact member (not shown) corresponding to the counterpart connector. 21; a terminal portion 22 that is exposed from the rear of the main body portion 42 to the outside of the connector 1 and is connected to a signal wiring (not shown) on the substrate when mounted on the substrate; and the connection contact portion 21 and the terminal portion 22 The connecting portion 23. The front end 27 is held in the form of a buried protrusion 41 to prevent the contact portion 21 from floating out of the casing 4. (Refer to Fig. 3) The WS in the figure shows the width of the terminal portion 22, and the WT shows the width of the contact portion 21. Here, as shown As shown, the width WT of the contact portion 21 is wider than the width WS of the terminal portion 22 and wider than the width of the connecting portion 23, but the widths of the contact portion 21, the terminal portion 22, and the connecting portion 23 may be made the same. The width. The width WT of the contact portion 21 is set to be equal to or wider than the width WS of the terminal portion 22, thereby satisfying the relationship of WT ≧ WS.

The power contact 3 will be described below. The power contact 3A and the power contact 3B have different shapes and are mirror images of each other (see FIGS. 7 and 10).

First, the power contact 3A will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. The power supply contact 3A is disposed inside the fitting portion 7 of the outer casing 6 and above the protruding portion 41 of the casing 4 at the right end in Fig. 1 . The power contact 3A includes a contact portion 31 that is in electrical contact with a power contact (not shown) corresponding to the counterpart connector; the rear portion of the body portion 42 is exposed to the outside of the connector 1 and is mounted on the substrate. The terminal portion 32 connected to the power supply wiring (not shown) on the substrate; and the connection portion 33 connecting the contact portion 31 and the terminal portion 32.

Further, the power supply contact member 3A has a notch 34 which is cut into the width direction of the substantially rectangular or strip-shaped conductor plate; a fold line 35 for bending the contact portion 31 from the front end of the notch 34 toward the length of the conductor plate; and along the fold line 35. The bent portion 36A is formed by bending the contact portion 31. That is, the contact portion 31 includes the bent portion 36A. The front end 37 of the contact portion 31 is held by the embedded projection 41 to prevent the contact portion 31 from floating out of the casing 4 (refer to Fig. 3). In the figure, WP shows the width of the terminal portion 32, WQ shows the width of the connecting portion 33, and WR shows the state of Fig. 8, that is, the merged portion of the contact portion 31 and the bent portion 36A in a state before the conductor plate is bent. width.

The width WP of the terminal portion 32 of the power contact 3A is wider than the width WS of the terminal portion 22 of the signal contact 2. The power contact member 3A is formed by bending the metal plate shown in Fig. 8. As is apparent from Fig. 8, the portions of the conductor plate of the power contact member 3A except the front end 37 and the notch 34 all have a width WP or more. The width.

Next, the power contact 3B will be described with reference to the ninth to eleventh drawings. The power contact 3B is attached to the inside of the fitting portion 7 of the casing 6, and the projection 41 of the casing 4 is disposed at the left end in Fig. 1 . The power contact 3 includes a contact portion 31 that is in electrical contact with a power contact (not shown) corresponding to the counterpart connector; the rear portion of the body portion 42 is exposed to the outside of the connector 1 and is mounted on the substrate. The terminal portion 32 connected to the power supply wiring (not shown) on the substrate; and the connection portion 33 connecting the contact portion 31 and the terminal portion 32.

Further, the power contact member 3B has a notch 34 which is cut into the width direction of the substantially rectangular or strip-shaped conductor plate; a fold line 35 for bending the contact portion 31 from the front end of the notch 34 toward the length of the conductor plate; and along the fold line 35. The bent portion 36B is formed by bending the contact portion 31. The front end 37 is held by the embedded projection 41 to prevent the contact portion 31 from floating out of the casing 4 (refer to Fig. 3). The WP in the figure shows the width of the terminal portion 32. Here, the width of the terminal portion 32 of the power contact member 3A and the terminal portion 32 of the power contact member 3B is WP, and the width of the connecting portion 33 is WQ. In the state of Fig. 11, the width of the merged portion of the contact portion 31 and the bent portion 36B in the state before the conductor plate is bent is WR.

The width WP of the terminal portion 32 of the power contact 3B is wider than the width WS of the terminal portion 22 of the signal contact 2. Power contact 3B When the metal plate shown in Fig. 11 is bent, it is apparent from Fig. 11 that all of the conductor plates of the power contact member 3B except the front end 37 and the notch 34 have a width equal to or greater than the width WP.

The widths WP, WQ, and WR of the contact portion 31, the connecting portion 33, and the respective portions of the terminal portion 32 of the power contact 3 shown in Figs. 8 and 11 have the following relationship. The width WR of the contact portion 31 including the bent portions 36A and 36B is substantially equal to the width WQ of the joint portion 33. On the other hand, the width WP of the terminal portion 32 is narrower than the width WQ of the connecting portion 33. That is, the relationship of WR=WQ>WP is satisfied. Further, the relationship between the widths of the respective portions of the power source contact member 3 is not limited to the above relationship. For example, the width WP of the terminal portion 32 and the width WQ of the connecting portion 33 may be substantially equal to each other, and the width WR of the contact portion 31 including the bent portions 36A and 36B may be made larger than the terminal portion. 32. The width of the connecting portion 33 is wider, and WR>WQ=WP. Alternatively, the widths of the respective portions may be made identical, and WR = WQ = WP.

Hereinafter, the relationship between the width WT of the signal contact 2, the width WS, and the widths WP, WQ, and WR of the power contact 3 will be described. The widths WP, WQ, and WR of the power contact member 3 are all made wider than the width WT of the signal contact 2. That is, it becomes the relationship of WP, WQ, WR>WT≧WS.

In the power supply contact 3, a current flowing by contact of the power supply contacts of the counterpart connector flows from the contact position on the contact portion 31 toward the terminal portion 32. Substantially no current flows through the front end 37, and therefore, the width of the front end 37 has little effect on the amount of heat generated by the Joule heat caused by the current. On the other hand, as part of the gap 34, as a guide The substantial terminal width of the body-functioning power contact 3 is wider than the width WT of the contact portion 21 of the signal contact 2. Therefore, for example, compared with the case where the member having the same width as the signal contact member 2 is directly used as the power source contact member, the electric resistance of the power source contact member 3 can be lowered, and the Joule heat generated in the power source contact member 3 can be reduced according to Joule's law. The amount.

Further, since a part of the conductor plates constituting the power supply contacts 3A, 3B are bent as the bent portions 36A, 36B, the power supply contacts 3A, the eight signal contacts 2, and the power contact 3B are on the projections 41. The occupied width is narrower than the case where the bent portions 36A and 36B are bent and placed on the protruding portion 41, for example, without the fold line 35.

Hereinafter, this case will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. As shown in Fig. 13 of the A-A' cross section of Fig. 12, at the left and right end portions of the projecting portion 41, the bent portions 36A, 36B of the power source contacts 3A, 3B are bent downward. Power supply contact grooves 43A, 43B are formed on the surface of the protruding portion 41. The contact portion 31 and the bent portion 36A of the power supply contact 3A are buried in the power supply contact groove 43A. Similarly, the contact portion 31 and the bent portion 36B of the power supply contact 3B are buried in the power supply contact groove 43B. The contact portion 21 of the signal contact 2 is also buried in the signal contact groove 44 formed on the surface of the projection 41. Further, in Fig. 13, there is a gap between each contact member and the groove, but since the casing 4 and the power source contact member 3 and the signal contact member 2 are integrally formed by insert molding, actually these gaps are hardly presence. In the case where the power supply contact 3 and the signal contact 2 are pressed into the molded case 4 to assemble the connector, there are a plurality of gaps.

It should be easily understood that when the portion corresponding to the bent portions 36A and 36B is not bent and disposed on the protruding portion 41, it is necessary to have a comparison. The projection 41 of Fig. 13 has a wider projection. By providing the bent portions 36A, 36B with the power supply contacts 3A, 3B, the width of the protruding portion 41 can be reduced.

The layout in which the signal contact 2 is disposed at the center of the protruding portion 41 and the power contact 3 is disposed on both sides thereof contributes to suppressing the width of the protruding portion 41. As can be seen from Fig. 13, the width of the power supply contact member 3 on the protruding portion 41 is suppressed by bending, but the bending radius and the thickness of the conductor plate cannot be made zero thickness. Therefore, if the power contact 3 is disposed between the two signal contacts 2, the signal contact 2 can be disposed at a minimum pitch near the power contact 3, and on the side of the bent portion and the side without the bent portion Differently, there is a fear that the width of the protruding portion 41 will be widened. However, this problem can be avoided by arranging the power supply contacts 3 at the left and right ends. The shape of the power supply contacts 3A, 3B is mirrored to each other. For this purpose, the side of the contact portion 31 which is attached to the protruding portion 41 is bent downward as the bent portions 36A, 36B.

Thus, the method of embedding the bent portions 36A and 36B not only suppresses the widening of the width of the protruding portion 41, but also reinforces the protruding portion 41. The bent portions 36A and 36B are embedded in the protruding portion 41 along the traveling direction when the connector 1 and the counterpart connector are detached, so that the bending strength of the protruding portion 41 can be improved.

Moreover, since the bent portions 36A and 36B are embedded in the protruding portion 41, the bent portions 36A and 36B can ensure insulation with respect to the contact from the side surface of the protruding portion 41 in Fig. 13 . Instead of this configuration, the insulator located outside the bent portions 36A, 36B can be omitted. In this case, one portion of the power contact member 3 is exposed from the side surface of the protruding portion 41, but the width of the protruding portion 41 can be further reduced by omitting the insulator.

Further, in the power supply contact 3, the connecting portion 33 and the terminal portion 32 have no bent portion, but this portion does not affect the width of the protruding portion 41. For example, as can be seen from the first and second figures, In the casing 4, since the width of the main body portion 42 is formed to be wider than the width of the protruding portion 41, even if the widths of the connecting portion 33 and the terminal portion 32 are slightly widened, there is almost no width to the entire connector 1. influences.

The present invention has been described above based on the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, in the connector 1, the power contact member 3B shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 bends the contact portion 31 and the bent portion 36B at a substantially right angle at the fold line 35, but the bending angle of the bending angle is not limited to 90 degrees.

The power contact 3C shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is a modification corresponding to the power contact 3B, and the contact portion 31 and the bent portion 36C are bent at about 135 degrees in the fold line 35. In this case, the width of the protruding portion 41 of the casing 4 required for arranging the power supply contacts is wider than that of the above-described connector 1, but it is easier to process than the power supply contacts 3A and 3B. advantage.

In the power contact member 3B of Fig. 15, the angle between the bent portion 36B and the contact portion 31 is a right angle. In the power contact member 3C of Fig. 17, the angle between the bent portion 36C and the contact portion 31 is Obtuse angle. However, the angle between the bent portion of the power contact member and the contact portion is not limited to these cases, and the angle between the bent portion 36B and the contact portion 31 may be an acute angle. In this case, the width of the power contact member on the protruding portion 41 is the same as that of the power contact member 36B bent at right angles, and becomes the width of the contact portion after the bending, but it becomes the bent portion and the contact portion. Tightly clamped The form of the surface makes it possible to more effectively prevent the contact portion from floating out of the casing 4.

The power contact 3D shown in Figs. 18 and 19 corresponds to another modification of the power supply contact 3B. In the power contact members 3A and 3B, the bent portions 36A and 36B are bent at substantially right angles with respect to the contact portion 31 at the fold line 35, but are bent in the power supply contact member 3D on the two fold lines of the fold lines 35 and 35D, respectively. It is formed at a substantially right angle so that the bent portion 36D and the contact portion 31 have a U-shaped cross section or a U-shaped cross section. Therefore, the case where the bending is performed more than once can increase the cross-sectional area of the power supply contact member, lower the resistance of the power supply contact member, and further suppress the heat generation amount of the generated Joule heat. At this time, since the bending is performed twice, not only the width of the insulator required for arranging the power supply contact member but also the height of the casing can be avoided. Moreover, the contact portion 31 can be prevented from floating out from the protruding portion 41 more effectively.

Further, in the above connector 1, the terminal portions 22 and 32 are described as terminals for soldering the power supply wiring connected to the substrate when mounted on the substrate, but the power supply contacts 73A, 73B of the connector 70 as shown in Fig. 20 are shown. The terminal portion of the signal contact member 72 may be a terminal for soldering a core wire or the like (connecting object, not shown) of the electric wire, or may be pressed or crimped as a core wire of the power source. A contact (not shown) of the terminal portion and the crimp terminal portion.

Further, in the connector 1, the power supply contact 3 and the signal contact 2 are made of the same metal, but may be non-metallic conductors. Further, the power contact member 3 and the signal contact member 2 are conductors of the same material, but a conductor having a higher conductivity than the signal contact member 2 may be used as the power source contact member 3. For example, ordinary contact parts such as phosphor bronze, brass, etc. can be used. The material is used to fabricate the signal contact 2, and on the other hand, the power contact 3 can also be fabricated using a colson-based copper alloy or the like. In this way, even in the case of flowing a larger current, the amount of heat generated by the Joule heat can be further suppressed.

31‧‧‧Contacts

32‧‧‧ Terminals

33‧‧‧Connecting Department

34‧‧‧ gap

35‧‧‧ fold line

37‧‧‧ front end

36A‧‧‧Bend

3A‧‧‧Power Contact

Width of the WP‧‧‧ terminal section

Claims (12)

A connector is connected to a connection object and detachably connected to a counterpart connector, and is characterized in that: a contact member composed of a strip-shaped conductor plate and a case holding the contact member are provided, the contact The device has a terminal portion connected to the connection object and a contact portion connected to the counterpart connector, the housing having a plate-shaped protruding portion and a body portion, the contact member having a signal contact member and a power contact member. The signal contact member and the power contact member are disposed in parallel with each other in the plate-like protruding portion, and the width of the terminal portion of the power contact member is wider than the width of the terminal portion of the signal contact member, the power contact member The width of the contact portion is wider than the width of the contact portion of the signal contact member, and the power contact member has a notch in the width direction thereof, and the contact portion of the power contact member is provided with a bent portion, the bent portion A portion of the counterpart connector side that is forward of the notch is formed by a fold line along the longitudinal direction of the power contact member. The connector of claim 1, wherein the power contact member is disposed outside the signal contact member in a direction in which the contact member is disposed. The connector of claim 2, wherein the bent portion is formed by bending an edge of the two sides of the strip-shaped conductor plate that is outside the plate-like projection. The connector of claim 3, wherein the outer side of the bent portion is an insulator Covered. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the power contact, the width of the contact portion has the same width as the width of the terminal portion. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plate-like projection is provided with a groove for holding the contact portion. The connector of claim 6, wherein the housing, the power contact, and the signal contact are integrally formed by insert molding. The connector of claim 6, wherein the groove is formed in advance in the plate-like projection, and the contact portion is pressed into the groove. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the power contact and the signal contact are made of the same material. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the power contact member is made of a material having a higher electrical conductivity than the material of the signal contact. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bent portion is formed by bending the fold line at a substantially right angle. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bent portion is formed at an angle at which the fold line is bent at an obtuse or acute angle.