WO2002039551A1 - Connecteur - Google Patents
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- 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
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a connection device for connecting an electronic device and a signal cable, and in particular, includes a connection plug and a connection jack, and connects a signal cable to the electronic device by inserting a connection plug into the connection jack.
- the present invention relates to a connecting device.
- BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, when a plurality of electronic devices are connected in a state where signals can be transmitted and received, a dedicated signal cable is used, and a connector is used for connection between the signal cable and the electronic device.
- This type of connection device for example, usually inserts a plug or jack attached to the end of a signal cable into a jack or plug provided on the device side, so that the connection between the signal cable and the electronic device is made. Make a connection.
- signal cables used to connect various electronic devices include not only well-known electric signal cables but also optical signal cables that transmit information using light, for example. .
- connection device As a device for transmitting information between electronic devices using light, there is a device described in European Patent Application Publication No. 0430301A2.
- connection device As a connection device that can easily connect and easily remove a connection plug and a connection jack, there is a connection device described in US Pat. No. 4,540,236. .
- a jack 103 is provided on the electronic device 105 side, and plugs 102 to be inserted and fitted into the jack 103 are connected to both ends of the optical cable 104. Attached to.
- the optical cable 104 provided at the center of the plug 102 becomes the optical element 106 provided in the electronic device 105. 0 Opposite to 0.
- the jack installed in the electronic device 105 is called a receptacle.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B schematically show the structure of the plug and the receptacle as cross-sectional views.
- the plug 102 shown in Fig. 2A is attached to the end of an optical cable 104, which is a signal cable connecting multiple electronic devices 105, and the optical fiber core 106 is connected to the center axis.
- a plug release member 1 2 1 fitted on the outer peripheral side of the plug body 1. Is provided.
- the plug body 1 1 1 and the unlocking member 1 2 1 have a ring-shaped locking piece 1 1 4 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the plug body 1 1 1 in the cavity 1 2 2.
- the plugs 102 are mutually movable in the axial direction of the plug 102 within the range of the space within the 122.
- the jack 103 installed on the equipment side has a tapered hole 1 36 that fits the tapered part 111a formed at the tip of the plug body 111 at the center, and the plug inserted 102
- the core wire 106 provided at the center of the optical device 100 and the optical element 100 provided in the device are arranged so as to face each other while maintaining a fixed position and maintaining a fixed interval.
- a plurality of hook members 1331 for holding the plug 102 inserted into the jack 103 are housed inside the jack 103.
- the hook member 13 1 is supported in the jack 10 3 via the fulcrum 1 35, and is rotatable about the fulcrum 1 35 in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the plug 102. It is supported by.
- the lock member 1331 has a pressing operation member 1334 protruding at the center thereof, and a plug 102 inserted into the jack 103 at the right end in FIGS. 2A and 2B toward the plug 102 side. Protruding plug locking claws 1 3 3 are formed.
- the plug 102 is inserted into the jack 103 by holding the unlocking member 1 2 1 which is movable with respect to the plug main body 1 1 1, and thus is inserted halfway through the jack 103.
- the unlocking member 1 21 made the abutting piece 1 2 7 protruding from the inside come into contact with the locking piece 1 1 4 on the plug body 1 1 1 side.
- Status It is in. That is, the lock release member 121 is in a state of being moved to the right in FIG. 2B relative to the plug main body 111.
- the plug 102 is further inserted into the jack 103, and the tapered portion 111 a formed at the tip of the plug body 111 is inserted into the tapered hole 136 provided at the center of the jack 103.
- the center of the core wire 106 and the optical element 100 installed in the device coincide with each other, and the insertion of the plug "! 02" into the jack 103 is completed. .
- the hook member 13 1 provided on the side of the jack 103 is pushed by the hook release member 12 1 when the plug 102 is inserted.
- the pivoting portion 135 is pivoted about the fulcrum portion 135 in a direction away from the plug main body 111 into which the plug locking claw 133 on the distal end side is inserted.
- the plug locking claw 1 3 3 holds the plug body 1 1 1 1 by engaging the engagement groove 1 2 4, thereby holding the plug body 1 1 1 in the insertion position with respect to the jack 10 3.
- the unlocking member 121 is moved to the left in FIGS. 2A and 2B along the axial direction of the optical cable 104.
- the pressing operator 1 3 4 provided in the middle of the locking member 13 1 is guided by the cam groove 1 2 3 and the opening is opened.
- the joint between the plug 102 and the jack 103 forms an optical connection between the core wire 106 on the optical cable 104 side and the optical element 100 inside the device.
- the core wire 106 of the optical cable 104 is the optical element 100 on the device side. Opposes 0.
- the axes of the optical cable 104 and the optical element 100 are aligned with high precision, and the distance between the optical element 100 and the end face of the optical cable 104 is adjusted. It is necessary to keep the distance constant.
- the above-described configuration of the engagement and holding of the plug body 1 1 1 by the plug locking claw 1 3 3 of the lock member 1 3 1 is based on the end face of the optical cable 10 4 after the connection between the plug 10 2 and the jack 10 3 It is provided for the purpose of preventing movement and optimizing the transfer characteristics of the optical cable 104.
- the position of the fulcrum portion 135 of the hook member 131 must be structurally separated to some extent from the center of the optical element 100, which is the axis of the jack 103.
- FIG. 3 which schematically shows this state
- the plug locking claw 13 3 Move along the trajectory indicated by the middle arrow X.
- the tip of the plug locking claw 1 3 3 has a gentle arc surface to avoid interference with the plug body 1 1 1. Therefore, the taper portion, which is the junction between the plug 102 and the jack 103, is likely to loosen to some extent due to external force, and the distance between the optical element 100 and the optical cable 104 is changed due to a change in external tension. Fluctuations and misalignment of the axis may occur. Further, when a large external force is applied to the optical cable, the plug 102 may come off from the jack 103 in some cases.
- the connector provided on the electronic device side is often arranged at a position that is difficult for a user to see from the viewpoint of the appearance of the electronic device, for example, on the back side of the device. For this reason, it is desirable that connectors can be easily connected and disconnected. Adding a locking action in addition to the plugging / unplugging action is not welcomed by users.
- connection device that can reliably maintain a connection state of a signal cable to an electronic device.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a connection device that can accurately maintain a connection position of a connection plug with respect to a jack and maintain good signal transmission characteristics.
- a connection device according to the present invention proposed to achieve the above object has a connector plug provided at an end of a signal cable, and is movable on an outer peripheral surface of the connector plug in an axial direction of the cable. It is provided with a plug portion that is supported and has a buckle release member to which a knob portion is attached, and a receptacle portion that allows the plug portion to be removed. The plug portion is housed in the receptacle portion and engages with the connector plug.
- a lock member for locking the removal of the plug is controlled by an axial movement of the cable of the unlocking member through a cam provided on the outer peripheral surface of the unlocking member.
- the lock member used here is provided in a lock member storage portion provided in the receptacle portion such that the rotation fulcrum position is movable when the lock release member is controlled to rotate by the axial movement of the cable. Is housed in
- the locking member that locks the connector plug is biased by an elastic member that provides a biasing force in a direction parallel to the cable axial direction and a biasing force in a direction perpendicular to the cable axial direction.
- a plate-shaped Z spring integrally formed with the lock member is used as the elastic member that biases the lock member.
- a Z spring formed by bending a thin plate to form a z-shape can be used as the elastic member.
- the connector plug that constitutes the plug part is provided in the receptacle part on the tip side
- a tapered portion is provided which engages the tapered portion on the receiving side.
- the locking member is provided with a plug locking claw on the distal end side for engaging with the connector plug, so that the plug locking claw can be elastically displaced.
- an optical cable is used as the signal cable.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a jack provided on an electronic device and a plug provided at an end of an optical cable.
- FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are cross-sectional views showing a conventional connection device having a plug opening function.
- FIG. 3 is a side view showing an operation state of the lock mechanism of the conventional connection device S.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of the connection device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the plug part is inserted into the receptacle part in the connection device according to the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a side view showing a mouth member integrally formed with a Z spring constituting the connection device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which the hook member is housed in the housing part of the receptacle.
- FIGS. 9A to 9F are side views showing a process of inserting the plug portion into the receptacle portion, and showing an operation of a hook member integrally formed with the Z spring.
- FIGS. 10A to 10E are side views showing the process of removing the plug portion from the receptacle portion and showing the operation of a hook member formed integrally with the Z spring.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B show another example of a lock member using a Z spring used in the connection device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 11A shows that a load is applied to the Z spring.
- FIG. 11B is a side view showing a state of being stored in the receptacle and compressed.
- FIGS. 12A and 12B show still another example of the lock member using the Z spring used in the connection device according to the present invention, and
- FIG. 12A shows the Z spring.
- FIG. 12B shows a state where no load is applied
- FIG. 12B is a side view showing a state where it is housed in the receptacle and compressed.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B show an example of a lock member using a ring-shaped spring used in the connection device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 13A shows a case where a load is applied to the spring.
- FIG. 13B is a side view showing a state of being stored in the receptacle and compressed.
- FIG. 14 is a partial perspective view showing another example of the hook member.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection device provided with a lock member having a hook member guide bin for designating an operation path of the mouth member.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XVI—XVI of FIG. It is sectional drawing. '
- Fig. 17A to Fig. 17C are side views showing the operation steps when inserting the plug part of the lock member using a guide ball that emphasizes the tactile feeling when inserting the brag part into the receptacle part. is there.
- FIG. 18A to FIG. 18C are side views showing operation steps for extracting the plug part inserted into the receptacle part.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection device including a plug insertion detection switch that gives a click feeling when the plug portion is inserted into and removed from the receptacle portion.
- FIG. 20 is a side view showing a main part of still another example of the connection device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a Z spring for urging the lip member.
- FIGS. 22A to 22C are side portions showing a state where the plug portion is inserted into the receptacle portion.
- FIG. 23A to FIG. 23C are side views showing a state in which the plug part inserted into the receptacle part is pulled out.
- FIGS. 24A to 24C are side views showing a state in which the optical cable is gripped and the plug portion is pulled out.
- FIG. 25 is a sectional side view showing still another example of the connection device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 26 is a front view of the connection device shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 27A to 27D are side portions showing a state where the plug portion is inserted into the receptacle portion.
- FIG. 28A to FIG. 28C are side views showing a state in which the plug portion inserted into the receptacle portion is pulled out.
- FIG. 29A to FIG. 29C are side views showing a state where the optical cable is gripped and the plug is pulled out.
- connection device includes a plug part P and a receptacle part R as a receptacle thereof.
- the plug part P is attached to an end of the optical cable 2 that can transmit an optical signal, for example, and the receptacle part R is attached to a panel 13 on the back side of the electronic device, for example.
- the plug portion P is exposed at the tip of the plug portion P by inserting the plug portion P into the plug insertion hole 70 provided in the center of the front side of the receptacle portion R in the direction of the arrow C in FIG.
- the optical fiber 1, which is the cable core of the optical cable 2 is optically connected to the optical element 1a arranged in the device. Note that an optical fiber may be arranged in the device instead of the optical element 1a, and a signal may be exchanged with the optical fiber 1 on the plug part P side.
- the plug part P that constitutes the connection device according to the present invention is configured as follows.
- the plug portion P holds the optical fiber 1 and the optical cable 2 at the center of the substantially cylindrical connector plug 3 and concentrically with the connector plug 3, and is located at the base end side located at the left side in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- an annular plug movement range restricting member 11 is attached.
- the optical cable 2 and the plug movement range restricting member 11 are integrally fixed to the connector plug 3 by a nail-shaped cable stopper 10.
- the plug part P is inserted into the receptacle part R on the outer peripheral side of the connector plug 3.
- an unlocking member 4 for unlocking a lock mechanism for locking the plug portion P to the receptacle portion R is movably attached.
- the unlocking member 4 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a tapered portion 4 a having a tapered tip is formed at the right end portion in FIGS. 4 and 5, and an annular portion is formed at a middle portion on the tip side.
- the cam groove 40 is formed. In the cam groove 40, the rising surface on the tip end side of the unlocking member 4 is an inclined surface portion 41.
- the through hole formed when the lock release member 4 is stopped has a diameter such that the connector plug 3 inserted into the through hole can move freely.
- a knob 12 used to operate the unlocking member 4 and hold the plug P when the plug P is inserted into the receptacle R is attached.
- This knob portion 12 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a screw portion 12 a formed on the inner peripheral surface on the distal end side is screwed into a screw portion formed on the outer peripheral surface on the proximal end side of the lip release member 4. As a result, they are integrally attached to the unlocking member 4.
- a housing recess 14 for housing the plug movement range regulating member 11 is formed in the inner peripheral portion of the knob 12 on the base end side.
- the storage recess 14 has a length that allows the lock release member 4 movably attached to the connector plug 3 to move within a certain range.
- the lock release member 4, together with the knob portion 1 2 integrally attached to the unlock member 4 is movable in FIG. 5 in the direction of the arrow or the arrow D 2 direction in a range of housing recess 1 4 I have.
- the direction of arrow C in FIG. 4 may be referred to as “axial direction of the cable”, and the direction perpendicular to the direction of arrow C may be referred to as “perpendicular to the axis of the cable”.
- the outer peripheral surface of the knob portion 12 may have a number of irregularities in order to prevent slippage when the plug portion P is pinched and inserted into the receptacle portion R.
- the receptacle part R is provided with a receptacle 7 formed by butt-joining a pair of symmetrical receptacle halves 7R and 7L integrally formed of plastic in the direction of arrow A in FIG.
- the receptacle 7 only needs to be divided around the insertion direction of the plug P inserted into the receptacle 7, and the method of dividing the plug P on a vertical plane passing through the cable axis is as follows. It is appropriately selected according to the internal structure.
- the receptacle 7 constituting the receptacle part R has a left and right receptacle halves 7R and 7L joined together, and a plug insertion hole 70 into which the plug part P is inserted is formed at the center.
- a tapered tip 35 formed at the tip of the connector plug 3 of the plug P fits into the tip of the plug insertion hole 70 on the insertion side of the plug P.
- a receiving-side tapered portion 75 having an opposite direction is formed.
- the center of the connector plug 3 is aligned with the plug insertion hole 70.
- the plug part P can be connected to the receptacle scale so that it is exactly aligned with the center of the plug.
- a space that forms the hook member storage portion 74 is formed at positions vertically opposite to each other with respect to the plug insertion hole 70.
- the hook member storage part # 4 communicates with the plug insertion hole 70 via the first and second through holes 76,77.
- a pair of lock members 5 with Z springs 6 are housed in a pair of lock member storage portions 74 and 74 provided in the receptacle 7, respectively.
- the lock member 5 housed in the lock member housing portion 74 has the plug engaging claw 51 provided on the distal end side protruding into the plug insertion hole 70 through the first through hole 76, and The pressing operation member 52 provided in the first portion is protruded into the plug insertion hole 70 through the second through hole 77.
- the plug hook 51 provided on the side of the connector plug 3 protrudes from the first through hole 76 into the plug insertion hole 70 and engages with the lock hook engaging groove 31 formed on the outer peripheral surface on the distal end side of the connector plug 3.
- the pressing operator 52 projects from the second through hole 77 into the plug insertion hole 70 and engages with the cam groove 40 provided in the lock release member 4.
- the panel 13 on the side of the electronic device on which the receptacle 7 is provided is provided with a circular hole 13a as shown by a dashed line in FIG.
- a ring-shaped fitting protrusion 7a provided at the center of the front side of the receptacle 7 is fitted into the hole 13a.
- panel 13 shows only the front surface of receptacle half 7R.
- the receptacle 7 includes, for example, mounting screws.
- the panel 13 is fixed at a predetermined position on the panel 13 by, for example, passing through a mounting hole provided on the panel 13 and screwing into a screw hole provided on the front surface of the receptacle 7.
- the lock member 5 used to hold the plug portion P inserted into the receptacle portion R at the insertion position is formed integrally with the Z spring 6 by, for example, plastic or the like.
- the lock member 5 is housed in a lock member storage portion 74 which is a substantially rectangular space provided at two places above and below the receptacle 7 from the direction of arrow B in FIG.
- the Z spring 6 is compressed by an external force, and generates a force in the lock member 5 in two directions perpendicular to the cable axial direction and the cable axial direction.
- the plug member 5 for plugging the plug part P provided on the receptacle part R side into a fixed insertion position will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
- the hook member 5 is in a released state in which no external force is applied to the Z spring 6 and is in a state as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 when housed in the lock member housing part 74.
- the hook member 5 is formed in the shape of a rectangular flat plate having a width indicated by an arrow in FIG. 4, and has a plug locking claw 51 formed at one end thereof so as to be bent almost vertically, and has a width substantially at the center.
- a pressing operation element 52 of a ridge having a length corresponding to the length is formed, and is formed so as to be substantially F-shaped when viewed from the side.
- the plug locking claw 51 is used to ensure engagement with the locking claw engaging groove 31 formed as a ring-shaped groove on the outer peripheral surface on the distal end side of the connector plug 3 as shown in FIGS.
- a concave portion 51a is formed in the distal end portion by depressing the central portion in an arc shape, but the distal end portion may be a straight line without providing an arc.
- the distal end of the pressing operator 52 may not be a straight line as shown in the figure, but may have a central portion depressed in an arc shape.
- the lever such as the lock member 5 is fixed at the other end side opposite to the one end side where the plug locking claw is provided, and is usually rotatably supported with the fixed position as a fulcrum.
- the lock member 5 is housed in the hook member storage portion 74 as in the lock member 5 used in the present invention, a portion that regulates the fulcrum of the hook member 5 to one point No material is provided on the lock member storage 74 side.
- the lock member 5 stored in the lock member storage portion 74 has the other end side opposite to the side where the plug locking claw 51 is provided as a movable fulcrum in the lock member storage portion 74. Can move up and down and left and right. In order to restrict such movement of the lock member 5.
- the lock member storage portion 74 has a movable range restricting portion 72 that restricts the movement of the other end, which is a fulcrum of the lock member 5, and a pivot around the fulcrum at the other end.
- a turning guide portion 71 is provided to guide the turning direction of the plug locking claw 51 when the plug is locked.
- the movable range restricting portion 72 and the rotating guide portion 71 are formed with a part of the inner peripheral surface of the hook member storage portion 74.
- the width W 2 of the lock member storage portion 74 formed in the receptacle 7 is made larger than the width of the lock member 5, and the lock member 5 is rotated by contact in the width direction. The movement and the movement of the Z spring 6 are prevented from being hindered.
- the pressing operator 52 provided on the lock member 5 will be described in detail later, but a cam composed of a tapered portion 4 a provided on the distal end side of the lock release member 4 and an inclined surface portion 41 in the cam groove 40. It functions as a cam follower for the mechanism to rotate the hook member 5.
- the Bragg locking claw 51 provided on the hook member 5 functions to press the connector plug 3 toward the receptacle 7 when engaged with the locking claw engagement groove 31 provided on the connector plug 3. I do.
- the Z spring 6, which is formed integrally with the lip member 5, has a shape in which a slightly thin semicircular spring portion 61 is formed at both ends of a short support column 62, and this semicircular spring portion is formed.
- the other end of 61 is connected to and integrated with a rectangular thin plate 63 and a hook member 5 held by a receptacle 7, respectively.
- the width of the lock member 5 and the width of the thin plate 63, the spring portion 61, and the support column 62 are also the same.
- the support 62 is not always necessary, and may be configured such that both ends of one spring portion 61 are connected to the thin plate 63 and the hook member 5.
- One set of spring portions 6 1, 6 1 of Z spring 6 is connected to one end of thin plate 6 3 and locking member 5.
- the other pair of springs 6 1, 6 1 is connected near the center of the thin plate 6 3 and near the fulcrum 5 5 of the , 6 are made parallel to each other, and the thin plate 63 and the lock member 5 are also kept almost parallel, and the two Z springs 6, 6 and the thin plate 63 and the lock member 5 constitute a substantially parallelogram. are doing.
- the Z spring 6 As shown in FIG. 4, when the lock member 5 and the Z spring 6 are accommodated in the lock member storage section 74 of the receptacle 7 from the direction of arrow B, the Z spring 6
- the parallelogram formed with the hook member 5 is compressed so as to be flattened up and down.
- the Z spring 6 is pressed against the thin plate 63 and the lock member 5 so as to rotate in the direction of the arrow F in FIGS. 7 and 8, and the Z spring 6 is perpendicular to the axis of the cable. A force in the direction and a force in a direction parallel to the axis of the cable are applied.
- the Z springs 6 and 6 perform the same operation as one type of torsion spring that is biased by a change in the rotation angle of the spring.
- connection device when the plug portion P is inserted into the receptacle portion R, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the tapered portion 35 formed at the distal end portion of the connector plug 3 becomes the plug of the receptacle 7.
- the center of the connector plug 3 is accurately matched with the center of the plug insertion hole 70, and the plug P is connected to the receptacle R. be able to.
- the plug locking claw 51 of the locking member 5 engages with the locking claw engagement groove 31 of the connector plug 3 to push the connector plug 3 rightward in the direction of arrow Gi in FIG. Further, the pressing operator 52 is engaged with the cam groove 40 of the lip releasing member 4.
- FIG. 9A to 9F show the upper half of the receptacle 7 and the upper half of the connector plug 3 and the lip release member 4 of the plug P as a cross section similar to that of FIG.
- the state of the lock member 5 is schematically shown in the order of steps according to the insertion position of P.
- To insert the plug part P into the receptacle part R hold the knob 12 by hand and, as shown in FIG. 9A, insert the connector plug 3 of the plug part P together with the unlocking member 4 into the plug insertion hole 70.
- the locking member 5 is pushed by the Z spring 6 The entire surface is in contact with the lower surface of the material storage section 74.
- the connector plug 3 can enter the plug insertion hole 70 until the plug locking claw 51 is located above the tapered portion 35 on the distal end side.
- the pressing operator 52 rides on the highest position of the outer peripheral surface of the unlocking member 4, that is, the part having the largest diameter, and the locking member 5 is pivoted about the fulcrum 5 in contact with the lower end of the movable range restricting portion 72 in the direction of arrow J in Fig. 9C, the insertion end is lifted, and the plug 5 is connected to the connector plug. 3 is released from the locking claw engagement groove 31.
- the pressing operator 52 rides on the inclined surface portion 41 formed in the cam groove 40, and 1 contacts the outer peripheral surface of the connector plug 3 to support the hook member 5.
- the mouth member 5 has a posture in which the other end on the left side in FIG. 9D is lowered.
- FIG. 9F shows a state in which the plug part P is completely inserted into the receptacle part R, and the plug engaging claws 51 drop into the engaging claw engaging grooves 31 of the connector plug 3, and the connector plug 3
- the tapered part 35 at the tip comes into full contact with the taper part 75 provided in the plug insertion hole 70, and the urging force in the axial direction of the Z spring 6, that is, the urging in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9F Due to the force, the lock member 5 is guided by the rotating guide portion 71 and moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9F, and the plug locking claw 51 presses the connector plug 3 to the right in FIG. 9E in the same direction. You.
- the plug locking claw 51 presses the connector plug 3 rightward in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9F by the urging force of the Z spring 6, and the position of the connector plug 3 is always maintained.
- the optical fiber can be maintained at a predetermined position.
- FIGS. 10A to 10E are views seen from the same direction as FIGS. 9A to 9 ′ F, and show removal steps 1 to 5.
- the pressing operator 52 of the lock member 5 rides on the inclined surface portion 41 in the cam groove 40.
- Mouth click releasing member 4 is moved further in Figure 1 0 B in the arrow G 2 direction, thrusting operators 5 2 is pushed up by the inclined surface 4 1 of the cam groove 4 0, the other left end in the drawing side of the lock member 5 The end portion abuts on the lower end of the movable range restricting portion 72, and the hook member 5 is rotated with this position as a fulcrum so as to assume a substantially horizontal posture.
- the Z spring 6 is slightly compressed.
- the lock member 5 moves substantially vertically upward in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10B.
- the plug locking claw 51 also moves substantially vertically and disengages from the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3.
- the angle of the rising surface of the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3 can be made a steep angle close to a right angle with respect to the axial direction.
- mouth click release member 4 and the connector plug 3 becomes freely movable without being restrained to the mouth click member 5.
- the lock member 5 is pushed by the Z springs 6 and 6 to entirely contact the lower surface of the lock member storage portion 74, and returns to the above-described initial state shown in FIG. 9A.
- the hook member 5 is driven by the movement of the hook release member 4 in the direction of the cable axis, and rotates with the movable range regulating portion 72. Guided by the motion guide 71, the posture is changed for each step. At this time, the fulcrum 55 on the other end of the lock member 5 opposite to the side on which the plug locking claw 51 is provided moves its position up, down, left, and right. That is, the fulcrum is not limited to one point, and it is a feature of the operation of the lock member 5 that it can move freely within a certain range.
- Fig. 11A, Fig. 11B, Fig. 12A, Fig. 12B show three types of Z springs in the same drawing as shown in Fig. 9 to Fig. 10, and free shape without external force And a compressed form when the receptacle is accommodated.
- the Z-spring 6a shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B has a slightly thin semicircular spring portion 6 1
- the other end of the semicircular spring portion 61 is connected to the thin plate 63a and the lock member 5a, respectively, to be integrated. . It functions as a torsion spring and exerts a force on the lock member 5a vertically and horizontally with respect to the cable axis.
- the number of Z springs 6a may be one, and three or more can be used. Noh.
- Figures 12A and 12B show the Z-spring formed as a separate part from the molded lock member 5b, for example, a thin plate of metal or the like. Acts as a spring. By simply bending a simple rectangular member into a Z-shape, it becomes a spring, and a Z-spring that can be machined at low cost can be obtained, for example, by bending one end of the lower part and joining it to the hook member 5b.
- an O-ring-shaped spring 6c shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B can be used.
- a thin cylindrical member is compressed in the radial direction to make it approximately elliptical and made into a spring.
- the ellipse may be used by changing its thickness in the major axis direction or deforming it in advance.
- a hook member 5c provided with a movable pin 19 parallel to the width direction of the hook member 5c shown in FIG. 14 is used.
- a fixed pin 18 that is parallel to the movable pin 19 is provided at a predetermined position in the receptacle member storage portion 7 4 of the receptacle 7 c, and the inside of the spring 6 c when the O-ring spring 6 c is attached.
- the fixed pin 18 and the movable pin 19 are arranged in the hollow part of.
- the receptacle 7c shown in FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B shows a guide member ball 20 in the guide ball storage part 78, and this operation will be described later.
- the hook member 5c When the hook member 5c is at the lowest position, which is the position closest to the connector plug 3, as shown in Fig. 13A, the amount of compression of the ring-shaped spring 6c is minimal and the major axis of the ellipse is also minimal.
- the movable pin 19 receives the force in the direction of the arrow K1 in Fig. 13A toward the center of the ellipse, and the horizontal component of the cable in the axial direction is applied to the lock member 5c as the rightward force in the figure. Applied.
- the horizontal component force decreases or disappears during the insertion or removal of the plug portion P, and the insertion of the plug portion P, which particularly requires close contact between the connector plug 3 and the tapered portions 35, 75 of the receptacle 7c, is completed. It is advantageous to obtain sometimes a strong horizontal component.
- the lock member constituting the connection device according to the present invention repeatedly swings up, down, left, and right at each step of inserting or removing the plug portion P, and the operation is also repeated in a predetermined order.
- the so-called hysteresis characteristics can be said more.
- this swing is mainly performed by the guidance of the movable range restricting portion 72 and the rotating guide portion 71 provided integrally with the receptacle.
- the lock member 5d used here has a lock member guide bin 15 integrally formed on both sides near the base of the plug lock claw 51 near the tip side where the brag lock claw 51 is provided. Things.
- Recessed upper and lower mouth member storage sections 7 d 7 4 d A recessed mouth member guide groove 16 with a closed path, which is almost O-shaped, is engraved on both side walls 4 d.
- the lock member guide bin 15 is guided by engaging with the lock member guide groove 16.
- the lock member guide bin 15 can make a predetermined swing by rotating around the lock member guide groove 16.
- the right side in FIG. 15 of the lock member storage portion 74 d is enlarged so as not to hinder the movement of the lock member.
- a lock member guide ball 20 which is a rolling element and shows operation steps shown in FIGS. 17A to 17C and FIGS. 18A to 18C.
- the receptacle 7 has a receptacle 7e provided with a spherical guide ball storage section 78 near the rotating guide section 71 near the right end in FIG. use.
- This guide ball storage section 7 8 has a spherical lock member guide ball 2 Contains 0.
- a hook member 5e provided with a projection 53 at an intermediate position on the outer surface side of the front end of the Bragg locking claw 51 is used. Except for the projection 53, a normal double Z spring is formed. It is almost the same as the locked member.
- the mouth member guide ball 20 is rotatably stored in a guide ball storage portion 78.
- cylindrical rollers can be used instead of the spherical lock member guide balls 20.
- FIGS. 17A to 17C show steps of inserting the plug part P into the receptacle part R
- FIGS. 18A to 18C show steps of removing the plug part P from the receptacle part R.
- the illustrated method is in accordance with the examples of FIGS. 9 to 10 described above, and the upper half of the receptacle 7, the connector plug 3 of the plug part P, and the upper half of the unlocking member 4 are sectional views. Is shown.
- Fig. 17A the insertion of the plug part P into the receptacle part R is started, the taper part 4a at the right end of the unlocking member 4 in the figure comes into contact with the pressing operator 52, and the distal end of the connector plug 3
- the plug locking claw 51 is in contact with the tapered portion 35.
- the lock member 5e is in a state of being horizontally lowered close to the connector plug 3.
- the projection 53 provided on the plug locking claw 51 of the lip member 5e is located below the lip member guide ball 20.
- the projection 53 of the lock member 5e rides on the lock member guide ball 20 and moves to the upper side of the lock member guide ball 20 in the drawing.
- Figure 17C shows Step 3 where plug part P has been completely inserted into receptacle part R, and the tapered part 35 at the distal end of connector plug 3 has the taper of plug insertion hole 70 formed in receptacle part R.
- the part 75 comes into full contact with the plug locking claw 51 of the lock member 5 and presses the connector plug 3 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 17C.
- Mouth member 5 Projection 5 e 3 moves downward again from the upper side of the mouth member guide ball 20.
- Fig. 18A the knob 12 is gripped by the finger, and the lip release member 4 is moved in the direction of the arrow G2 in Fig. 18A, and the pressing member 5 2 of the lip member 5e and the force are moved.
- the inclined surface portion 41 in the groove 40 comes into contact with the lock member 5 e, and the locking member 5 e slightly turns in the direction to disengage the plug locking claw 51 on the distal end side from the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3. Moved.
- the protrusion 53 of the lip member 5e is located below the lip member guide ball 20.
- pressing push-up amount of the operating element 5 2 becomes maximum, mouth click member the left end in the drawing is movable range restriction section 7 of 5 2
- the hook member 5 rotates in the direction of the arrow J in FIG. 18B while in contact with the lower end of the, and assumes a posture of rising to the right in the figure.
- Z-spring 6 is compressed to its maximum.
- the plug locking claw 51 retreats from the locking claw engagement groove 31 of the connector plug 3, and the connector plug 3 moves in the direction of arrow G 2 in FIG.
- the protrusion 53 of the lock member 5e moves over the lock member guide ball 20 and moves upward.
- the lock release member 4 and the connector plug 3 can move without being restrained by the hook member 5, as shown in FIG. 18C.
- the lock member 5 is pushed by the Z spring 6 so that the entire surface of the lock member 5 abuts against the lower surface of the lock member storage portion 74, and returns to the same initial state as described above with reference to FIG. 17A.
- the projection 53 of the lock member 5e moves from the upper side of the lock member guide ball 20 to the lower side again.
- the lock at the step of inserting and removing the plug part P is achieved by the engagement of the lock member guide bin with the lock key guide groove or the engagement of the lock member projection with the lock member guide ball.
- the members can be set in a predetermined position and posture, so that effective connector plug holding and the like can be performed.
- the user who performs the operation of connecting the cable can be provided with a pleasant feeling by the sharp touch at the moment of the licking in the process of inserting the connector plug.
- the unlocking member 4 is attached to the connector plug 3 so as to be movable in the cable axial direction, that is, in the axial direction of the connector plug 3. That is, the lock release member 4 is moved in the direction of the arrow D and the direction of the arrow D 2 in FIG. 5 within the space defined in the storage recess 14 for storing the plug movement range restriction member 11 provided on the knob 12. It is possible to move.
- the lock release member 4 thereto which is fixed to the knob portion 1 2 is, in FIG. 5 of the cable axial direction of arrow D i direction and the arrow D 2 direction It is possible that the user will have a little room to give the user a sense of instability.
- FIG. 19 shows a cross-sectional view of the receptacle 7e in a horizontal plane when the plug part P is inserted into the receptacle part R.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view at a position rotated 90 degrees with respect to the cut plane shown in FIG. 5, and is a cross-sectional view cut along a plane including the axis of the optical cable 2.
- a printed circuit board 17c on which a contact spring 17a and a fixed contact 17b constituting a plug insertion detection switch 17 are mounted is mounted on a side surface of a receptacle 7e.
- a storage portion 21 for storing the contact spring 17a and the fixed contact 17b is formed. The storage portion 21 reaches the plug insertion hole 70 into which the unlocking member 4 is inserted.
- the contact spring 1 ⁇ a is formed by bending a thin metal plate into a predetermined shape, and The base of the printed circuit board is inserted into the hole of 17c and fixed.
- the bent head 22 that is the engaging portion is a plug into which the unlocking member 4 is inserted. It has reached the inside of 70.
- the head 22 moves in the vertical direction indicated by the arrow K in FIG. 19 due to its own elasticity.
- the fixed contact 17b has a contact formed on the top and is fixed to the printed circuit board 17c.
- the contact spring 17a moves to the position indicated by the solid line in Fig. 19, the contact spring 17a 9
- the right end in the middle comes into contact with the fixed contact 1 ⁇ b to establish electrical continuity.
- the connection device shown in Fig. 19 when the plug part P is inserted into the receptacle part R, the tapered part 4a formed at the tip of the unlocking member 4 pushes down the head 22 of the contact spring 17a. start.
- the contact spring 17 a is further pushed down, and the right end of the contact spring 17 a in FIG. It comes into contact with the contact of 7b and is sent out as a plug insertion detection signal.
- the head 22 of the contact spring 17 a comes into contact with the inclined surface portion 41 of the cam groove 40 of the lip release member 4. Since the contact spring 17 a is urged by its own force in a direction to protrude into the plug insertion hole 70, the cam groove 4 of the lip release member 4 inserted into the plug insertion hole 70. 0 inclined surface part 4 1, and push the lip release member 4 to the right in the direction of arrow G i in Fig. 19 with the component force in the axial direction of the caple, and the taper at the tip of the lip release member 4 The part 4a is brought into strong contact with the tapered part 75 on the receptacle 7e side, so that the play of the unlocking member 4 can be eliminated.
- the plug locking claw 5] of the lock member 5 is connected to the locking claw engagement groove 3 1 of the connector plug 3 as described above.
- the plug portion P is fixed at a predetermined insertion position with respect to the receptacle portion R by engaging with the plug.
- the plug part P inserted and fixed in the receptacle part R can be moved with respect to the connector plug 3 by grasping the knob part 12 integrally attached to the lip releasing member 4 and pulling it out of the receptacle part R. After the lock of the connector plug 3 by the lock member 5 is released by the lip release member 4 attached to the Can be extracted from the receptacle R side. By performing such a removal operation, the plug portion P can be safely and securely inserted into the receptacle portion R without applying a large load to the connector plug 3 on the plug portion P and the opening member 5 on the receptacle portion R side. Can be extracted from
- the plug part P is connected to the receptacle part R and is used for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the electrical equipment provided with the receptacle part R. Therefore, the optical cable 2 for transmitting and receiving signals is used. Has been pulled out. The optical cable 2 is pulled out from the connector plug 3. As a result, the plug part P inserted into the receptacle part R may be pulled out by grasping the optical cable 2 without grasping the knob part 12.
- a force in the pulling direction may be applied to the optical cable 2 extended from the plug portion P.
- a pulling force is directly applied to the connector plug 3, and there is a possibility that the opening mechanism of the connector plug 3 including the locking member 5 may be damaged. .
- the connecting device engages with the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3 provided on the lock member 150 to connect the connector plug 3 to the receptacle portion.
- the plug locking claw 151 which is inserted into the insertion position with respect to the R, is configured to be elastically displaceable.
- the lock member 150 is made of an elastically displaceable synthetic resin material, and the plug engaging claw 151 is formed in a largely curved shape.
- the plug locking claw 51 formed to be largely curved easily bends and deforms in the curved direction.
- the locking member 150 is formed of an elastically displaceable synthetic material in order to apply a bending deformation force to the plug locking claw 1501, so that the locking member 150 is formed. Is pressed against the connector plug 3 side, and a force is applied in the direction of pressing the connector plug 3 to the taper portion 75 of the receptacle portion R ⁇ . Cannot be integrally provided.
- the Z spring 160 for urging the lock member 150 is formed as a separate member from the lock member 150.
- the Z spring 160 used here is a thin metal leaf spring provided with a pair of cut-and-raised pieces 16 1 and 16 2, as shown in FIG. The distal ends of 16 1 and 16 2 are inserted into the back side of the lock member 150 and connected to the hook member 150.
- the Z springs 160 connected to the hook members 150 are put together with the lock members 150 in the hook member storage portions 74 provided in the receptacles 7, the flat springs 16 By inserting both ends into the insertion grooves 16 4 provided on the bottom surface side of the lock member storage part 4, it can be attached to the receptacle 7.
- the pair of cut-and-raised pieces 16 1 and 16 2 of the Z spring 16 are pressed with the locking member 150 onto the connector plug 3 side, and the connector plug 3 is tapered on the receptacle R side.
- the portion 75 is curved so as to apply a force in the direction of crimping, and the curvature of the curve is selected so as to obtain an appropriate crimping force.
- connection device In order to connect the plug part P to the receptacle part R, the connection device thus configured also holds the knob 12 similarly to the connection device described above, and as shown in FIG. Into the plug hole 70 on the R side of the receptacle. At this time, the plug movement range restricting member 11 attached to the connector plug 3 abuts one side surface 14 a of the recessed portion 14 of the knob portion 12, and the lock release member 4 and the connector plug 3 are connected. Together, they are inserted in the insertion direction indicated by the arrow in FIG.
- the pressing operator 5 provided on the 2 rides on the highest position on the outer peripheral surface of the lock release member 4, that is, the portion with the largest diameter, and the lock member 150 is rotated in the direction of the arrow J i in FIG. 22A to raise the insertion end side.
- the plug locking claw 15 1 is moved to a position separated from the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3.
- the pressing operator 52 is formed on the inclined surface part 41 formed in the cam groove 40.
- the plug engaging claw 15 1 abuts on the outer peripheral surface of the connector plug 3 to support the hook member 5.
- the locking member locking member 150 When the plug portion P is inserted to the position shown in FIG. 22C, the locking member locking member 150 is lowered at the other end opposite to the side where the plug locking claw 151 is provided, and It contacts the lower surface of the lock member storage section 74. At this time, the locking member 1 5 0, the locking claw of the rotation guide unit 7 Figure 2 2 C arrow G 2 moves toward the plug locking claw 1 5 1 connector plug 3 as a whole is guided to 1 It is easy to fall into the engagement groove 31.
- the plug locking claw 15 1 falls into the locking claw engaging groove 3 1 of the connector plug 3 as shown in FIG. 22C, and the connector plug 3
- the tapered portion 35 at the end of the plug makes full contact with the tapered portion 75 provided in the plug insertion hole 70, and the axial biasing force of the Z spring 160, that is, the force in the direction of the arrow G in FIG.
- the hook member 150 is guided by the rotating guide portion 71 and moves in the direction of arrow G i in FIG. 22C, and the plug locking claw 15 1 moves in the direction of arrow in FIG. 22C.
- the plug locking claw 15 1 pushes the connector plug 3 in the direction of the arrow G i and the direction of the arrow L i in FIG. Since the pressing force is applied to the tapered portion 75 on the side, the insertion position of the connector plug 3 with respect to the receptacle portion R is always maintained. Since the connector plug 3 is held at a fixed position, the relative position between the optical fiber 1 on the plug part P side and the optical element 8 on the electronic device side is kept constant, and accurate transmission and reception of signals can be performed. .
- the lip release member 4 is further moved in the direction of the arrow G 2 in FIG. 2 3 B, and the pressing operator 52 is pushed up by the inclined surface portion 41 of the cam groove 40, and the lip member 150 is shown in FIG. 3 Rotated in B middle arrow Jt direction.
- the Z spring 160 is contracted.
- the mouth click releasing member 4 is moved further in FIG. 2 3 B of arrow G 2 direction, pushing up the amount of thrusting operators 5 2 becomes maximum, the locking member 1 5 0 Figure 2 3 B in the arrow J t direction in time
- the connector is moved upward and the plug locking claw 15 1 on the tip side is separated from the connector plug 3 to the right-up position.
- the Z spring 160 is compressed to the maximum.
- connector plug 3 is moved 2 3 B in the arrow G 2 direction together with the lock release member 4.
- the lock release member 4 and the connector plug 3 as shown in FIG. 2 3 C, the locking member 1 5 0 They can move freely without being restrained.
- the hook member 150 is returned to the initial state in which the entire surface of the hook member 150 is pushed by the Z spring 160 and abuts against the lower surface of the hook member storage portion 74.
- connection device shown here even if the optical cable 2 is directly loaded or pulled out without gripping the knobs 12 with the plug P inserted into the receptacle R, A large load is applied to the mechanism that locks the connector plug 3 such as the lock member 150 by absorbing the load applied to the optical cable 2 by the elastic deformation of the plug locking claw 15 1. Can be prevented.
- the connector plug 3 is moved in the extraction direction in FIG. 2 4 C in an arrow G 2 direction while bending the bra grayed locking claws 1 5 1 Rutotomoni unlocking member 4 Also move in the same direction.
- unlocking member 4 is moved in FIG. 2 4 C in an arrow G 2 direction of extraction direction integrally with the connector plug 3, pushes the thrusting operators 5 2 on the inclined surface portion 4 1 of the cam groove 4 0, Kuchi' Rotate the locking member 150 in the direction indicated by the arrow J i in FIG. 24 C, and detach the plug locking claw 15 1 on the distal end side from the connector plug 3.
- the locking claw engagement groove 3 1 of the connector plug 3 is disengaged from the plug locking claw 1 5 1, the opening of the plug portion P to the receptacle portion R side is released, and the plug portion P It becomes possible to extract from part R.
- the plug portion P can be removed from the receptacle portion R, so that even if an erroneous operation is performed, the plug portion P can be safely pulled out from the receptacle portion R.
- connection device that can be achieved.
- connection device described below is configured such that the occlusal members can further realize their respective functions, and a portion provided with a plug locking claw for occupying the connector plug 3 is provided.
- the part provided with the pressing operation member operated by the lip releasing member 4 is formed independently, and the Z spring as a biasing member for pressing and pressing the lock member is formed independently. Things.
- connection device in which each member is configured independently will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, portions common to the above-described example will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted.
- the connecting device according to the present invention shown here locks the connector plug 3 at the insertion position with respect to the receptacle portion R by engaging with the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3.
- the control member 255 and the Z spring 260 for urging the lock member 250 are formed as independent members. These members are related to each other in a state of being housed in a hook member housing portion 74 provided in the receptacle 7, and realize the same function as the integral lock member provided in the above-described connection device.
- the locking member 250 engages with the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3 to lock the connector plug 3 at the insertion position with respect to the receptacle portion R, and elastically displaces the plug locking claw 25 1. It is configured to be possible.
- the lock member 250 is formed using a synthetic resin material that can be elastically displaced, and forms the plug locking claw 251 in a largely curved shape.
- a pair of guide pins 26 6 and 26 7 is provided on both sides of the lock member 250. These guide pins 26 6, 26 7 are engaged with the pivot guide grooves 26 8, 26 9 formed on the inner wall of the lock member storage portion 74, so that the lock member 2 It guides the 50 rotation direction.
- the movement control member 255 with the pressing operator 52 protruding at the center is formed using a synthetic tree material, and as shown in FIG. Stored in storage section 74. At this time, the movement control member 255 is disposed in the buckle member storage part 74 by projecting the pressing operator 52 from the second through hole 77 into the plug insertion hole 70. .
- the movement control member 25 2 is disposed by locking a locking piece 25 2 a provided at the base end portion with a locking groove 74 b provided in the mouthpiece storage portion 74. As a result, it is arranged in a state in which movement in the hook member storage portion 74 is restricted.
- the Z spring 260 that urges the lock member 250 is one of the thin metal leaf springs.
- a pair of cut-and-raised pieces 26 1 and 26 2 are provided. Insert the tip of these cut-and-raised pieces 26 1 and 26 2 into the back side of the Connection member 250.
- the Z spring 260 connected to the lock member 250 is locked together with the lock member 250 in the receptacle 7, the two ends of the flat board 263 are closed. It is attached to the receptacle 7 by being inserted into the insertion groove 26 4 provided on the bottom surface side of the hook member storage portion 74.
- the connecting device In order to connect the plug part P to the receptacle part R, the connecting device thus configured also holds the knob 12 similarly to the connecting device described above, and as shown in FIG. Insert the tip end of 3 into the plug insertion hole 70 on the R side of the receptacle part.
- the plug movement range restricting member 11 attached to the connector plug 3 abuts one side 14 a of the recessed portion 14 of the knob 12, and the lock release member 4
- the connector plug 3 is integrated and inserted in the insertion direction shown by the arrow in Figure 27A.
- the pressing operator 52 provided on the movement control member 25 2 is unlocked.
- the movement control member 25 2 rides on the highest position of the outer peripheral surface of the member 4, that is, the portion with the largest diameter, and the movement control member 25 2 locks the locking groove 74 b at the base end side locking piece 25 2 a Is pivoted in the direction of arrow Si in FIG.
- the lock member 250 overlapped on the movement control member 25 2 is also rotated in the same direction as the arrow S in FIG. 27B. .
- the plug locking claw 251 which is provided on the distal end side of the hook member 250, is moved to a position separated from the locking claw engaging groove 31 of the connector plug 3.
- the lock member 250 together with the movement control member 25 2 is on the side opposite to the side on which the plug locking claw 25 1 is provided.
- the other end of The side is lowered and comes into contact with the lower surface of the lock member storage portion 74.
- the locking member 2 5 0 Kakaritometsumegakari the pivot guide part 7 1 moves as a whole by being guided by Figure 2 7 D of arrow G 2 direction to the plug locking claw 2 5 1 connector plug 3 It is easy to fall into the groove 31.
- the plug locking claw 251 pushes the connector plug 3 in the direction of the arrow G i and the direction of the arrow in FIG. Since the pressing force is applied to the part 75, the insertion position of the connector plug 3 with respect to the receptacle part R is always maintained. Since the connector plug 3 is held at a fixed position, the relative position between the optical fiber 1 on the plug part P side and the optical element 8 on the electronic device side is maintained constant, and accurate transmission and reception of signals can be performed. .
- the lip release member 4 is further moved in the direction of arrow G 2 in FIG. 28B, the pushing operation member 52 is pushed up by the inclined surface portion 41 of the force groove 40, and the movement control member 252 is a locking member. It is rotated in the arrow Si direction in FIG. 28B together with 250. At this time, Z spring 2 6 0 is compressed.
- the plug movement range restricting member 11 attached to the connector plug 3 comes into contact with one side surface 14 a of the recessed portion 14 of the knob portion 12, and the lip releasing member 4 and the connector plug 3 are connected. together, a state is moved in the extraction direction in FIG. 2 9 B of arrow G 2 direction. From here, the further optical cable 2 is pulling operation, the connector plug 3 is moved while bending the plug locking claw 2 5 1 extraction direction in FIG. 2 9 C in an arrow G 2 direction Rutotomoni, the lock release member 4 Also move in the same direction. By unlocking member 4 is moved in the extraction direction in FIG.
- the connection device locks the connector plug of the plug portion with the locking member and releases the rotation operation of the locking member. Since the cam is provided on the member, the rotation fulcrum of the hook member can be moved, and the plug locking claw provided at the tip of the mouth member is almost fixed with respect to the connector plug. Since the connector plug can be vertically moved to engage and disengage with the engagement groove provided in the connector plug, the connector plug can be reliably held at a fixed position.
- a biasing force that biases the locking member in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the cable and a biasing force that biases the locking member in the axial direction of the cable or obliquely forward in the axial direction of the cable.
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