WO2011096498A1 - 圧入係合部を有する端子の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a terminal having a press-fitting engagement portion for retaining and fixing when pressed into a press-fitting hole of a connector housing.
- a circuit board connector is manufactured by, for example, pressing a large number of terminals into each press-fitting hole of the connector housing from the rear while being connected to the carrier, and cutting the carrier after press-fitting.
- a large number of terminals used in this type of connector are generally formed by press punching from a single sheet metal together with the carrier.
- FIG. 14 shows a molded product of the terminal group thus molded (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- a large number of terminals 210 are arranged in parallel with each other at regular intervals in a horizontal row, and their base ends are connected to the carrier 200.
- Each terminal 210 has an electrical contact portion 211 with a mating connector terminal on the front end side, a press-fit engagement portion 212 on the rear side, and a rear portion of the connector housing when mounted on the connector housing on the further rear side.
- the hind leg part 213 extends from the rear leg part 213.
- the press-fitting engagement portion 212 includes portions 215 and 216 obtained by locally punching a part of the side surface of the terminal 210 into a convex shape at the time of press punching.
- the present invention has an object to provide a method for manufacturing a terminal capable of forming a press-fit engagement portion capable of ensuring a necessary holding force without being affected by a clearance between terminals. To do.
- a method for manufacturing a terminal having a press-fitting engagement portion is a state in which a plurality of terminals arranged in parallel to each other at a constant interval in a horizontal row are connected to a carrier.
- a first step of batch forming by press punching of sheet metal and after the step, in a predetermined portion in the length direction of each terminal, the vertical crushing perpendicular to the terminal arrangement direction and the terminal length direction
- a part of the side surface of the terminal is locally bulged in a convex shape in at least one of the lateral and vertical directions, and is a press-fitting mechanism for retaining when it is press-fitted into the press-fitting hole of the connector housing.
- a second step of forming a joint is forming a joint.
- a second invention is a method of manufacturing a terminal having a press-fit engagement portion according to the first invention, wherein two convex bulge portions are formed side by side in the length direction of the terminal as the press-fit engagement portion.
- the first bulging portion is formed by applying a crushing pressure from above
- the second bulging portion is formed by applying a crushing pressure from below.
- 3rd invention is a manufacturing method of the terminal which has the press-fit engagement part of 1st invention, Comprising: The convex bulging part as said press-fit engagement part is simultaneously crushed to the same location from upper and lower sides, and pressure is applied. Form by adding.
- the press-fitting engagement portion is not formed at the time of press punching in the first step, it is possible to form terminals at a narrow pitch with a reduced clearance at this stage. Further, in the next second step, the crushing pressure is only applied to a predetermined portion of the terminal, so that no special clearance is required, and the press-fitting engagement portion having a sufficient protrusion margin can be easily formed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the pitch of the terminals having the press-fit engagement portions that can exhibit the necessary holding force.
- the crushing pressure is applied from above and below, so that a more balanced processing is possible.
- the crushing pressure is applied to the same portion from the upper and lower sides, so that the press-fitting engagement portion can be made by easily deforming the material.
- FIG. 9A is a plan view
- FIG. 9B is a side view
- FIG. 9C is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a single terminal manufactured by the method of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the single-piece
- Fig.10 (a) is a top view
- FIG.10 (b) is a side view
- FIG.10 (c) is FIG.10 (b). ) Taken along the line CC, and FIG.
- FIG. 10 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 10 (b).
- FIG. 11A is a plan view
- FIG. 11B is a side view
- FIG. 11C is a view in FIG. 11B
- FIG. 11B is a plan view of a single terminal manufactured by the method of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- Taken along the line CC and
- FIG. 11 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 11 (b).
- FIG.12 (a) is a top view
- FIG.12 (b) is a side view
- FIG.12 (c) is FIG.12 (b).
- FIG. 12D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.
- Fig.13 (a) is a top view
- FIG.13 (b) is a side view
- FIG.13 (c) is FIG.13 (b).
- Is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 13 and FIG. 13D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 13B. It is explanatory drawing of the conventional terminal processing method.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a completed state of a molded article including a terminal manufactured by the method of the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state after performing the first step in manufacturing the terminal.
- 3 is a plan view showing a state after performing the second step following the first step
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of a single terminal
- FIG. 5 is a plan view
- FIG. 6 is a side view. is there. 7 is a cross-sectional view seen from above showing a state where the terminals are being press-fitted together into the connector housing while being connected to the carrier
- FIG. 8 is a view of the carrier after press-fitting the terminals as shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing seen from the top which shows the state which excised and completed the connector.
- a molded product 10 including a large number of pin-shaped terminals 20 whose base ends are connected by a carrier 11 as shown in FIG. 1 is obtained.
- Each terminal 20 has an electrical contact portion 21 with a mating connector terminal on the front side, and a press-fitting engagement portion 22 that exhibits a function of retaining and fixing when pressed into a press-fitting hole of the connector housing on the rear side,
- the rear foot portion 23 for connecting to a wiring portion such as a circuit board is provided on the rear side.
- a plurality of terminals 20 arranged in parallel with each other at regular intervals in a horizontal row are provided.
- the molded product 10 connected with the carrier 11 is molded at once by press punching of a sheet metal.
- a vertical direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the terminals 20 and the length direction of the terminals 20 (in FIG.
- the pressing point is recessed by applying crushing pressures A and B in the vertical direction, whereby a part of the side surface of the terminal 20 is locally bulged and deformed into a convex shape, and the press-fitting hole of the connector housing
- the press-fitting engagement portion 22 is formed to prevent the slipping-off when the press-fitting is performed.
- two convex bulging portions 25 and 26 are formed side by side in the length direction of the terminal 20, and the first bulging portion 25 is formed as shown in FIG.
- the crushing pressure A is applied by the pressing die 35 from above
- the second bulging portion 26 is formed by applying the crushing pressure B by the pressing die 36 from below.
- the front end sides 25a and 26a of the portion where the dent is formed are crushed lightly, and the rear end sides 25b and 26b are crushed strongly.
- the side of the terminal 20 bulges sideward as the portion is strongly crushed, and the shape of the bulging portions 25, 26 is a wedge in plan view. Become a shape.
- the terminals 20 can be formed at a narrow pitch with a small clearance between the terminals 20.
- the next second step it is only necessary to apply the crushing pressures A and B to predetermined positions of the terminal 20, so that no special clearance is required, and a shape having a sufficient protrusion allowance S (see FIG. 5) can be easily obtained.
- the press-fitting engagement portion 22 can be formed. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the pitch of the terminals 20 having the press-fit engagement portions 22 capable of exhibiting a necessary holding force. In addition, the material can be reduced by narrowing the pitch of the terminals 20. Further, in the case of this embodiment, when the press-fitting engagement portion 22 is formed, the crushing pressures A and B are applied from the upper and lower sides, so that a balanced processing can be performed.
- the terminals 20 When assembling the terminals 20 formed in this way into the connector housing, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminals 20 are respectively inserted into the press-fitting holes 52 of the rear wall 51 of the connector housing 50 with the molded product 10 connected by the carrier 11. Press fit. Then, the press-fitting engagement portion 22 whose width dimension is larger than that of the press-fitting hole 52 is pushed in while deforming the hole wall of the press-fitting hole 52, so that the terminal 20 is connected to the rear wall 51 of the connector housing 50 as shown in FIG. It is strongly fixed to. At this time, the electrical contact portion 21 is accommodated in the hood 53. Therefore, after that, the connector 11 can be completed by excising the carrier 11 (see FIG. 7).
- FIGS. 9A to 13D show the configuration of the terminals 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 manufactured by the method of the other embodiment.
- FIGS. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing the structure of a single terminal 70 manufactured by the method of the third embodiment.
- 10 (b) is a side view
- FIG. 10 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 10 (b)
- FIG. 10 (d) is a DD view of FIG. 10 (b).
- FIG. 11 (a) to 11 (d) are diagrams showing the structure of a single terminal 80 manufactured by the method of the fourth embodiment
- FIG. 11 (a) is a plan view
- FIG. 11 (b). ) Is a side view
- FIG. 11C is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 11B
- FIG. 11D is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 11B
- FIG. FIG. 12D shows the method according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 12A is a plan view
- FIG. 12B is a side view
- FIG. 12C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 12B
- 12 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 12 (b)
- FIG. 13 (a) to 13 (d) show the structure of a single terminal 100 manufactured by the method of the sixth embodiment.
- 13 (a) is a plan view
- FIG. 13 (b) is a side view
- FIG. 13 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 13 (b)
- FIG. 13 (d) is FIG. It is DD sectional view taken on the line of b).
- the portions indicated by reference numerals 61, 71, 81, 91, 101 are electrical contact portions, and the portions indicated by reference numerals 62, 72, 82, 92, 102 are press-fit engagement portions.
- Reference numerals 63, 73, 83, 93, and 103 are hind legs.
- the press-fitting engagement parts 63, 73, 83, 93, and 103 each have two front and rear bulging parts 65, 66, 75, 76, 85, 86 that protrude from the side surface of the terminal laterally or vertically with a protrusion margin S. , 95, 96, 105, 106.
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20 端子
22 圧入係合部
25,26 膨出部
50 コネクタハウジング
52 圧入孔
60,70,80,90,100 端子
62,72,82,92,102 圧入係合部
65,66,75,76,85,86,95,96,105,106 膨出部
A,B 潰し圧力
Claims (3)
- 横一列に一定間隔で互いに平行に配列された複数本の端子を、キャリアに連結された状態で、板金のプレス打ち抜き加工により一括して成形する第1工程と、
該工程後、前記各端子の長さ方向の所定部位に、端子の配列方向及び端子の長さ方向に垂直な縦方向の潰し圧力を加えることで、端子の側面の一部を局部的に側方及び上下方向の少なくとも一方向に凸形に膨出させて、コネクタハウジングの圧入孔に圧入したときの抜け止め用の圧入係合部を形成する第2工程と、
を具備する圧入係合部を有する端子の製造方法。 - 請求項1に記載の圧入係合部を有する端子の製造方法であって、
前記圧入係合部として、前記端子の長さ方向に並べて2つの凸形の膨出部を形成するものとし、第1の膨出部は、上から潰し圧力を加えることで形成し、第2の膨出部は、下から潰し圧力を加えることで形成する圧入係合部を有する端子の製造方法。 - 請求項1に記載の圧入係合部を有する端子の製造方法であって、
前記圧入係合部としての凸形の膨出部を、上下両側から同じ箇所に同時に潰し圧力を加えることにより形成する圧入係合部を有する端子の製造方法。
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