WO2013125590A1 - レバー式コネクタ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a lever-type connector.
- the second connector housing 120 has an outer cylindrical wall portion (hood portion) 121 into which the first connector housing 110 is inserted.
- the fitting operation lever 130 is a lever member that reduces the operating force during the fitting operation and the fitting release operation between the first connector housing 110 and the second connector housing 120. It is rotatably mounted on a shaft portion 111 protruding from the side surface.
- the fitting operation lever 130 connects a pair of lever main bodies 131 opposed to each other so as to sandwich the pair of outer surfaces of the first connector housing 110, and one end side of the pair of lever main bodies 131.
- the connecting member 132, the pivot fulcrum hole 133 formed in the lever main body 131 so as to pivotably engage the shaft portion 111 on the outer surface of the first connector housing 110, and the first connector housing 110.
- the second connector housing 120 are aligned with the fitting start position, and the action point projection 134 that engages with the lever locking hole 122 formed on the outer surface of the outer cylinder wall 121 at the start of fitting, It has.
- the connecting member 132 also serves as a power point portion that receives an operation force when the lever body 131 is rotated about the shaft portion 111 as a rotation center.
- the lever-type connector 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1 fits and connects the first connector housing 110 and the second connector housing 120 in the following procedure.
- the first connector housing 110 is in a state in which the fitting operation lever 130 is rotatably attached.
- the distal end portion of the first connector housing 110 is inserted into the outer cylindrical wall portion 121 of the second connector housing 120, and the first connector housing 110 and the second connector are inserted.
- the housing 120 is aligned with the fitting start position, and the action point projection 134 of the fitting operation lever 130 is engaged with the lever locking hole 122 of the second connector housing 120.
- the connecting member 132 of the fitting operation lever 130 is pressed, and the fitting operation lever 130 is rotated as indicated by an arrow R1 in FIG.
- the fitting operation lever 130 By the turning operation of the fitting operation lever 130, the second connector housing 120 is drawn toward the first connector housing 110, and the connector housings are brought into a fitting completed state.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a lever-type connector capable of realizing cost reduction by reducing the number of parts and weight reduction in use state, in solving the above-mentioned problems.
- a first connector housing A second connector housing fitted and connected to the first connector housing; A fitting that is rotatably mounted on the first connector housing as a lever member that reduces the operating force during the fitting operation and the fitting release operation between the first connector housing and the second connector housing.
- An operating lever; A lever-type connector comprising: The first connector housing includes an outer cylindrical wall portion into which the second connector housing is inserted, a lever guide portion that positions the fitting operation lever movably in a fitting direction between the connector housings, and a pair of The first action receiving shaft portion projecting outward from each of the outer side surfaces and the first action from the opening edge of the outer cylinder wall portion that is linear along the fitting direction between the connector housings.
- a shaft portion insertion notch formed in a pair of outer walls facing each other of the outer cylindrical wall portion so as to extend toward the receiving shaft portion,
- the center axis is parallel to the first action receiving shaft portion, and the first action is in the fitting direction between the connector housings. It protrudes from the outer surface of the second connector housing so as to face the receiving shaft portion, and when the connector housings are fitted to each other, the shaft portion insertion notch is inserted to approach the first action receiving shaft portion.
- the fitting operation lever includes a pair of housing connection boards coupled to the outer surface of the first connector housing so as to be freely inserted and extracted along a fitting direction between the connector housings by engagement with the lever guide portion; A pair of cam plates coupled to the central portion of the housing connecting substrate so as to be rotatable within a predetermined rotation angle range from an initial rotation position to a rotation end position, and the cam fixed to the cam plate; A lever body serving as an operation unit when the plate is rotated in a range from the initial position of rotation to the end position of rotation, The cam plate is formed to open at an outer edge portion facing in the mating direction of the connector housings in a state where the cam plate is in an initial rotation position, and starts mating with the first connector housing and the second connector housing.
- the action receiving shafts of the pair of initial engagement portions are pulled toward the rotation center of the cam plate and the cam plate is moved to the end position of rotation.
- Each cam plate is linearly moved in the direction opposite to the opening along the fitting direction between the connector housings in a state where the cam plate is formed in a straight line and located at the end position of rotation.
- a lever-type connector comprising an engagement release groove for detaching the action receiving shaft portion from the cam plate.
- the fitting operation lever is inserted into the first connector housing along the fitting direction between the connector housings with the cam plate positioned at the initial rotation position. To do. Then, the housing connection substrate of the fitting operation lever is engaged with the lever guide portion of the first connector housing, and a state in which the fitting operation lever is mounted on the first connector housing is obtained. At this time, the first action receiving shaft portion of the first connector housing engages with the initial engagement portion provided on the cam plate of the fitting operation lever.
- first connector housing and the second connector housing are aligned with the fitting start position in a state where the fitting operation lever is mounted on the first connector housing. Then, the second action receiving shaft portion in the second connector housing is also engaged with the initial engagement portion provided on the cam plate of the fitting operation lever.
- the lever body of the mating operation lever is rotated to rotate the cam plate on the mating operation lever. It is rotated from the initial position of movement to the end position of rotation.
- the pair of cam grooves on the cam plate draws the respective action receiving shaft portions located in the initial engagement portion toward the rotation center of the cam plate.
- each action receiving shaft portion is pulled toward the rotation center of the cam plate, so that the connector housings move in the direction of deepening the fitting.
- the cam plate reaches the rotation end position, the respective action receiving shaft portions reach the end portions of the pair of cam grooves, and the connector housings move to the maximum rotation center side of the cam plate. In this state, the fitting connection between the connector housings is completed.
- the cam housing of the mating operation lever is positioned at the end position of the rotation and inserted into the connector housing. Just do it.
- the fitting operation lever may be returned to the initial rotation position by rotating the lever body.
- the action receiving shafts positioned at the end of the cam groove are separated from the rotation center of the cam plate by the cam groove as the cam plate rotates.
- the connector housings are disengaged from each other by being moved in the direction.
- the fitting operation lever can be detached from the connector housings to realize weight reduction in the usage state of the connector.
- the mating lever that has been released can be used for mating operation of other lever-type connectors. For this reason, only the first connector housing and the second connector housing excluding the fitting operation lever can be used as a normal fitting operation lever component set, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of components.
- the cam plate is a pair of cam grooves arranged with the rotation center interposed therebetween, and the connector housings are fitted to each other by pulling each connector housing toward the rotation center side of the cam plate. Combine. Therefore, both sides sandwiching the rotation center of the cam plate are effectively used for the movement of each connector housing. Therefore, compared to the configuration in which only one connector housing is moved in the fitting direction by one cam groove, the fitting operation lever can be downsized by reducing the diameter of the cam plate and reducing the rotation range of the cam plate. You can plan.
- the mating lever that has been released can be used for mating operation of other lever-type connectors. For this reason, only the first connector housing and the second connector housing excluding the fitting operation lever can be used as a normal fitting operation lever component set, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of components.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of a lever-type connector according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the first connector housing shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the second connector housing shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a pair of connecting boards provided in the fitting operation lever shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the cam plate and the lever body constituting the fitting operation lever shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a front view of the fitting operation lever shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the cam plate is temporarily fixed at the initial rotation position.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lever-type connector of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with a fitting operation lever attached to the first connector housing.
- FIG. 9 is a side view of the first connector housing shown in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the first connector housing and the second connector housing shown in FIG. 9 are aligned with the fitting start position.
- FIG. 11 is a side view of the lever connector shown in FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a state in which the fitting operation lever is turned to the end position of the turning and the fitting connection between the first connector housing and the second connector housing is finished.
- FIG. 13 is a side view of the lever connector shown in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state where the fitting operation lever is detached from the connector housing after the fitting connection between the first connector housing and the second connector housing is finished.
- FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional lever-type connector.
- FIG. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of a lever-type connector according to the present invention
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the lever-type connector according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a first view shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the second connector housing shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 6 is the fitting operation lever shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6 in a state in which is temporarily fixed at the initial rotation position.
- the first connector housing 10 includes a rectangular tube-shaped outer cylinder wall portion (hood portion) 11 into which the second connector housing 20 is inserted and a fitting operation lever 30 in the fitting direction between the connector housings (see FIG. 1).
- the lever guide portion 12 that is movably positioned in the direction of the arrow X2), the first action receiving shaft portion 13 projecting outward from each of the pair of outer side surfaces 10a, and the outer cylinder wall portion 11 are opposed to each other.
- the lever guide portion 12 is a rib extending along the fitting direction between the connector housings.
- the lever guide portion 12 protrudes from the pair of outer side surfaces 10 a of the first connector housing 10.
- the outer surface 10 a is an outer surface of a pair of outer walls 11 a that constitute the outer cylinder wall portion 11.
- the lever guide portion 12 is provided at two locations spaced apart in the connector width direction (the direction of arrow Y2 in FIG. 1) on the outer surface 10a.
- the first action receiving shaft portion 13 receives a force from the fitting operation lever 30 in a direction to be inserted into and removed from the mating connector housing (second connector housing 20) when the fitting operation lever 30 is rotated. This is a shaft portion (boss portion) projecting perpendicularly to the outer side surface 10a.
- the first action receiving shaft portion 13 is provided at a position that is substantially at the center with respect to the dimension of the first connector housing 10 in the width direction (arrow Y2 direction in FIG. 1).
- the shaft portion insertion notch 14 is formed in a linear shape along the fitting direction of the connector housings (in the direction of arrow X2 in FIG. 1). Further, the shaft portion insertion notch 14 is formed so as to extend from the opening edge 11 b of the outer cylindrical wall portion 11 toward the first action receiving shaft portion 13. In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, the first action receiving shaft portion 13 is formed on a straight line L1 passing through the center of the first action receiving shaft portion 13 along the fitting direction between the connector housings. .
- the inward dimension of the notch 14 for inserting the shaft portion is set so that a second action receiving shaft portion 21 of the second connector housing 20 described later can be inserted.
- the second connector housing 20 includes a second action receiving shaft portion 21 on each of the pair of outer side surfaces 20a.
- the second action receiving shaft portions 21 are arranged on the outer side surfaces 20a so as to face the first action receiving shaft portion 13 in the fitting direction between the connector housings when the connector housings are aligned with the fitting start position. Is projected.
- the center axis of the second action receiving shaft portion 21 is parallel to the first action receiving shaft portion 13.
- the 2nd action receiving shaft part 21 and the 1st action receiving shaft part 13 are cylindrical protrusions with the same outer diameter.
- the second action receiving shaft portion 21 is inserted through the shaft portion insertion notch 14 as shown in FIG. 13 and approaches the first action receiving shaft portion 13.
- the fitting operation lever 30 pivots to the first connector housing 10 as a lever member that reduces the operating force during the fitting operation and the fitting release operation between the first connector housing 10 and the second connector housing 20. Installed as possible.
- each housing connection board 31 is provided with a guide engaging portion 31a and a rotation fulcrum hole 31b.
- the guide engaging portion 31a is a step portion extending along the mating direction of the connector housings, and is moved in the arrow Y2 direction of FIG. 1 by engaging with the lever guide portion 12 of the first connector housing 10.
- the pair of housing connecting boards 31 are configured so that the first connector housing can be inserted and removed along the fitting direction of the connector housings by engaging the guide engaging portions 31 a with the lever guide portions 12 of the first connector housing 10. 10 to the outer surface 10a.
- the rotation fulcrum hole 31 b provided in the housing connection substrate 31 is a hole that supports the cam plate 32 in a freely rotatable manner and serves as a rotation center of the cam plate 32.
- the cam plate 32 is pivotable within a predetermined pivot angle range ⁇ from the pivot initial position N1 to the pivot end position N2 shown in FIG. ).
- the initial rotation position N1 is the position (orientation) of the cam plate 32 that is temporarily fixed to the housing connection board 31 when the fitting operation lever 30 is mounted on the first connector housing 10, and is in the state shown in FIG. is there.
- the rotation end position N2 is a position (orientation) when the cam plate 32 is rotated by a predetermined angle ⁇ for fitting and connecting the connector housings, and the rotation is completed as shown in FIG. ).
- the angle ⁇ from the initial rotation position N1 to the rotation end position N2 is 90 °.
- the lever body 33 is fixed to the cam plate 32, and is operated when the cam plate 32 is rotated in the range from the aforementioned initial rotation position N1 to the rotation end position N2. It is a member used as a part.
- the lever main body 33 has a pair of arm portions 33a whose base ends are fixed to the central portion of the cam plate 32, and a rotation in which the distal ends of the pair of arm portions 33a are connected to each other.
- a moving operation unit 33b is a part to which an operation force is applied when the cam plate 32 is rotated.
- the pair of cam plates 32 can be temporarily fixed to the pair of housing connection substrates 31 by the temporary fixing mechanism (not shown) at the initial rotation position N1 and the rotation end position N2. 31 is attached.
- the cam plate 32 in the present embodiment includes a pair of initial engagement portions 321a and 321b, a pair of cam grooves 322a and 322b, and an engagement release groove 323.
- the initial engaging portions 321a and 321b are grooves extending along the fitting direction between the connector housings in a state where the cam plate 32 is in the initial rotation position N1, and are in the fitting direction between the connector housings. Opening is formed in the upper and lower outer edge portions facing each other.
- the initial engagement portion 321a has the fitting operation lever 30 inserted and attached to the first connector housing 10 with the cam plate 32 in the initial rotation position N1.
- the first action receiving shaft portion 13 of the first connector housing 10 is a groove into which the first action receiving shaft portion 13 is fitted and engaged.
- the initial engagement portion 321a positions the first action receiving shaft portion 13 at the start end of a cam groove 322a described later when the fitting operation lever 30 is completely attached to the first connector housing 10.
- the initial engagement portion 321b fits the first connector housing 10 and the second connector housing 20 in a state where the cam plate 32 is in the initial rotation position N1.
- the groove is a groove into which the second action receiving shaft portion 21 of the second connector housing 20 is fitted and engaged when aligned with the alignment start position.
- the initial engagement portion 321b causes the second action receiving shaft portion 21 to move to the start end of a cam groove 322b described later. Position to.
- the pair of cam grooves 322a and 322b is formed from the end of each initial engagement portion 321a and 321b so as to draw a smooth curved track gradually approaching the rotational center of the cam plate 32 from the pair of initial engagement portions 321a and 321b. It is a groove formed extending in the circumferential direction.
- the cam groove 322a causes the first action receiving shaft portion 13 located at the end of the initial engagement portion 321a to rotate with the cam plate 32 as the cam plate 32 rotates. It is a groove to be drawn toward the center of movement.
- the cam groove 322b causes the second action receiving shaft portion 21 located at the end of the initial engagement portion 321b to move along the cam plate 32 as the cam plate 32 rotates. It is a groove
- the pair of cam grooves 322 a and 322 b causes the action receiving shaft portions 13 and 21 in the pair of initial engagement portions 321 a and 321 b to move toward the rotation center of the cam plate 32. Pull in.
- the pair of cam grooves 322a and 322b are at the end of the groove where the respective action receiving shaft portions 13 and 21 are located.
- the length of the groove is set so that the portions 322c and 322d face each other in the fitting direction between the connector housings (the direction along the arrow X3 in FIG. 13).
- the engagement release groove 323 is a groove formed in a straight line that opens to one end edge of the cam plate 32 through the end portions 322 c and 322 d of the pair of cam grooves 322 a and 322 b.
- the engagement release groove 323 has a first opening 323a on the straight line L2 along the fitting direction between the connector housings. It is formed so as to be located on the back side of the connector housing 10.
- the engagement release groove 323 is formed on the opposite side of the opening 323a along the fitting direction between the connector housings when the cam plate 32 is located at the end position of rotation.
- the respective action receiving shaft portions 13 and 21 are detached from the cam plate 32.
- the fitting operation lever 30 When the connector housings are fitted and connected, first, the fitting operation lever 30 is placed in the fitting direction of the connector housings (arrows in FIG. 1) with the cam plate 32 positioned at the initial rotation position N1. It is inserted into the first connector housing 10 along (Y4 direction). Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the housing connection board 31 of the fitting operation lever 30 is engaged with the lever guide portion 12 of the first connector housing 10, and the fitting operation lever 30 is engaged with the first connector housing 10. A state in which the lever 30 is mounted is obtained. At this time, the first action receiving shaft portion 13 of the first connector housing 10 is engaged with the initial engagement portion 321a provided on the cam plate 32 of the fitting operation lever 30, as shown in FIG. .
- the second connector housing 20 is inserted into the first connector housing 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow Y5 in FIG.
- the connector housing 10 and the second connector housing 20 are aligned with the fitting start position.
- the second action receiving shaft portion 21 in the second connector housing 20 is also engaged with the initial engagement portion 321 b provided on the cam plate 32 of the fitting operation lever 30. Match.
- the cam plate 32 of the fitting operation lever 30 is moved to the rotation end position N2 (see FIG. 7).
- the connector housings 10 and 20 may be inserted and mounted to each other.
- the fitting operation lever 30 can be returned to the initial rotation position N1 (see FIG. 7) by rotating the lever body 33. That's fine.
- the cam plate 32 is returned to the initial rotation position N1 as the cam plate 32 is rotated, the action receiving shaft portions 13 and 21 positioned at the end portions 322c and 322d of the cam grooves 322a and 322b are moved.
- the cam grooves 322a and 322b are moved away from the center of rotation of the cam plate 32, and the connector housings 10 and 20 are disengaged from each other.
- the mating operation lever 30 that has been detached can be used for mating operation of other lever type connectors. Therefore, only the first connector housing 10 and the second connector housing 20 excluding the fitting operation lever 30 are used as a part set of the normal fitting operation lever 30 to realize cost reduction by reducing the number of parts. You can also.
- the cam plate 32 is a pair of cam grooves 322a and 322b arranged with the rotation center interposed therebetween, and the connector housings 10 and 20 are connected to the cam plate 32.
- the connector housings 10 and 20 are fitted to each other by being pulled toward the center of rotation. Therefore, both sides sandwiching the rotation center of the cam plate 32 are effectively used for movement of the respective connector housings. Therefore, as compared with the configuration in which only one connector housing is moved in the fitting direction by one cam groove, the fitting operation lever 30 is reduced by reducing the diameter of the cam plate 32 or reducing the rotation range of the cam plate 32. Miniaturization can be achieved.
- the cam grooves 322a and 322b on the cam plate 32 are in a state where the connector housings 10 and 20 are in the middle of fitting (that is, during the turning of the fitting operation lever 30). Since the action receiving shaft portions 13 and 21 of the connector housings 10 and 20 engaged with the connector housing 10 are located away from the engagement release groove 323, the fitting operation lever 30 is detached from the connector housings 10 and 20. I can't. In other words, when the fitting operation lever 30 cannot be detached from the connector housings 10 and 20, the connector housings 10 and 20 are in the middle of fitting (half-fitted state), and the fitting operation lever 30 is detached. The fitting state between the connector housings 10 and 20 can be discriminated by the operation, and it is possible to prevent overlooking the fitting failure between the connector housings 10 and 20.
- a lever-type connector (1) comprising: The first connector housing (10) includes an outer cylindrical wall portion (11) into which the second connector housing (20) is inserted and the fitting operation lever (30) in the fitting direction between the connector housings.
- the second connector housing (20) has a center axis parallel to the first action receiving shaft (13) when the connector housings are aligned with the mating start position, and the mating direction between the connector housings Are projectingly provided on the outer surface (20a) of the second connector housing (20) so as to face the first action receiving shaft (13).
- the fitting operation lever (30) is detachable along the fitting direction between the connector housings by engagement with the lever guide portion (12), so that the outer side surface (10a) of the first connector housing (10) can be inserted and removed.
- a pair of housing connection substrates (31) connected to the center of the housing connection substrate (31) so as to be rotatable within a predetermined rotation angle range from the initial rotation position to the rotation end position.
- a lever main body (33) serving as an operation unit of The cam plate (32) is formed to open at an outer edge portion facing the fitting direction of the connector housings in a state where the cam plate (32) is in an initial rotation position, and the first connector housing (10) and the second connector.
- the action receiving shafts (13, 21) are pulled toward the rotation center of the cam plate (32) and the action receiving shafts are moved when the cam plate (32) reaches a rotation end position.
- Part (13, 21) A pair of cam grooves (322a, 322b) whose end portions of the positioned grooves face each other in the fitting direction between the connector housings, and the cams through the end portions of the pair of cam grooves (322a, 322b)
- the cam plate (32) is formed in a straight line opening at one end edge of the plate (32), and the cam plate (32) is positioned at the end position of rotation.
- an engagement release groove (323) for detaching each of the action receiving shafts (13, 21) to the outside of the cam plate (32) by linearly moving to the opposite side of the opening along the opening.
- Lever type connector (1) Lever type connector (1).
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このレバー式コネクタ100は、下記特許文献1に開示されたもので、第1のコネクタハウジング110と、第1のコネクタハウジング110と嵌合接続される第2のコネクタハウジング120と、第1のコネクタハウジング110に回動可能に装着される嵌合操作レバー130と、を備えている。
(1) 第1のコネクタハウジングと、
前記第1のコネクタハウジングと嵌合接続される第2のコネクタハウジングと、
前記第1のコネクタハウジングと前記第2のコネクタハウジングとの嵌合操作時及び嵌合解除操作時の操作力を低減させるてこ部材として前記第1のコネクタハウジングに回動可能に装着される嵌合操作レバーと、
を備えるレバー式コネクタであって、
前記第1のコネクタハウジングは、前記第2のコネクタハウジングが挿入される外筒壁部と、前記嵌合操作レバーをコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に移動自在に位置決めするレバーガイド部と、一対の外側面のそれぞれから外方に向けて突設された第1の作用受け軸部と、コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿う直線状で且つ前記外筒壁部の開口縁から前記第1の作用受け軸部に向かって延在するように前記外筒壁部の対向する一対の外側壁に切り欠き形成された軸部挿通用切欠と、を備え、
前記第2のコネクタハウジングは、コネクタハウジング相互を嵌合開始位置に位置合わせした時に中心軸線が前記第1の作用受け軸部と平行で、且つコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に前記第1の作用受け軸部と対峙するように前記第2のコネクタハウジングの外側面に突設され、コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合時には前記軸部挿通用切欠を挿通して前記第1の作用受け軸部に接近する第2の作用受け軸部を備え、
前記嵌合操作レバーは、前記レバーガイド部との係合によりコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿って挿抜自在に前記第1のコネクタハウジングの前記外側面に連結される一対のハウジング連結基板と、回動の初期位置から回動の終了位置までの所定の回動角度範囲で回動可能に前記ハウジング連結基板の中心部に結合される一対のカム板と、該カム板に固定されて前記カム板を前記回動の初期位置から回動の終了位置までの範囲で回動操作する際の操作部となるレバー本体と、を備え、
前記カム板は、回動の初期位置にある状態でコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に対向する外縁部に開口して形成され前記第1のコネクタハウジングと前記第2のコネクタハウジングとを嵌合開始位置に位置合わせした際に前記第1の作用受け軸部と前記第2の作用受け軸部とが係合する一対の初期係合部と、前記一対の初期係合部から周方向に延びて形成されて前記カム板の回動に伴って前記一対の初期係合部におけるそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部を前記カム板の回動中心に向かって引き込むと共に前記カム板が回動の終了位置に到達した時にそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部が位置している溝の終端部が前記コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に対峙する一対のカム溝と、前記一対のカム溝の前記終端部を通って前記カム板の一端縁に開口する直線状に形成されて前記カム板が回動の終了位置に位置している状態で前記カム板をコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿って前記開口とは逆側に直線移動させることでそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部を前記カム板の外部に離脱させる係合開放溝と、を備えたレバー式コネクタ。
[1] 第1のコネクタハウジング(10)と、
前記第1のコネクタハウジング(10)と嵌合接続される第2のコネクタハウジング(20)と、
前記第1のコネクタハウジング(10)と前記第2のコネクタハウジング(20)との嵌合操作時及び嵌合解除操作時の操作力を低減させるてこ部材として前記第1のコネクタハウジング(10)に回動可能に装着される嵌合操作レバー(30)と、
を備えるレバー式コネクタ(1)であって、
前記第1のコネクタハウジング(10)は、前記第2のコネクタハウジング(20)が挿入される外筒壁部(11)と、前記嵌合操作レバー(30)をコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に移動自在に位置決めするレバーガイド部(12)と、一対の外側面(10a)のそれぞれから外方に向けて突設された第1の作用受け軸部(13)と、コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿う直線状で且つ前記外筒壁部(11)の開口縁(11b)から前記第1の作用受け軸部(13)に向かって延在するように前記外筒壁部(11)の対向する一対の外側壁(11a)に切り欠き形成された軸部挿通用切欠(14)と、を備え、
前記第2のコネクタハウジング(20)は、コネクタハウジング相互を嵌合開始位置に位置合わせした時に中心軸線が前記第1の作用受け軸部(13)と平行で、且つコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に前記第1の作用受け軸部(13)と対峙するように前記第2のコネクタハウジング(20)の外側面(20a)に突設され、コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合時には前記軸部挿通用切欠(14)を挿通して前記第1の作用受け軸部(13)に接近する第2の作用受け軸部(21)を備え、
前記嵌合操作レバー(30)は、前記レバーガイド部(12)との係合によりコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿って挿抜自在に前記第1のコネクタハウジング(10)の前記外側面(10a)に連結される一対のハウジング連結基板(31)と、回動の初期位置から回動の終了位置までの所定の回動角度範囲で回動可能に前記ハウジング連結基板(31)の中心部に結合される一対のカム板(32)と、該カム板(32)に固定されて前記カム板(32)を前記回動の初期位置から回動の終了位置までの範囲で回動操作する際の操作部となるレバー本体(33)と、を備え、
前記カム板(32)は、回動の初期位置にある状態でコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に対向する外縁部に開口して形成され前記第1のコネクタハウジング(10)と前記第2のコネクタハウジング(20)とを嵌合開始位置に位置合わせした際に前記第1の作用受け軸部(13)と前記第2の作用受け軸部(21)とが係合する一対の初期係合部(321a,321b)と、前記一対の初期係合部(321a,321b)から周方向に延びて形成されて前記カム板の回動に伴って前記一対の初期係合部(321a,321b)におけるそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部(13,21)を前記カム板(32)の回動中心に向かって引き込むと共に前記カム板(32)が回動の終了位置に到達した時にそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部(13,21)が位置している溝の終端部が前記コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に対峙する一対のカム溝(322a,322b)と、前記一対のカム溝(322a,322b)の前記終端部を通って前記カム板(32)の一端縁に開口する直線状に形成されて前記カム板(32)が回動の終了位置に位置している状態で前記カム板(32)をコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿って前記開口とは逆側に直線移動させることでそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部(13,21)を前記カム板(32)の外部に離脱させる係合開放溝(323)と、を備えたレバー式コネクタ(1)。
このような効果を奏する本発明は、レバー式コネクタの分野において有用である。
10 第1のコネクタハウジング
10a 外側面
11 外筒壁部
11a 外側壁
12 レバーガイド部
13 第1の作用受け軸部
14 軸部挿通用切欠
20 第2のコネクタハウジング
21 第2の作用受け軸部
30 嵌合操作レバー
31 ハウジング連結基板
32 カム板
33 レバー本体
321a,321b 初期係合部
322c,322d 溝の終端部
322a,322b カム溝
323 係合開放溝
N1 回動の初期位置
N2 回動の終了位置
Claims (1)
- 第1のコネクタハウジングと、
前記第1のコネクタハウジングと嵌合接続される第2のコネクタハウジングと、
前記第1のコネクタハウジングと前記第2のコネクタハウジングとの嵌合操作時及び嵌合解除操作時の操作力を低減させるてこ部材として前記第1のコネクタハウジングに回動可能に装着される嵌合操作レバーと、
を備えるレバー式コネクタであって、
前記第1のコネクタハウジングは、前記第2のコネクタハウジングが挿入される外筒壁部と、前記嵌合操作レバーをコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に移動自在に位置決めするレバーガイド部と、一対の外側面のそれぞれから外方に向けて突設された第1の作用受け軸部と、コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿う直線状で且つ前記外筒壁部の開口縁から前記第1の作用受け軸部に向かって延在するように前記外筒壁部の対向する一対の外側壁に切り欠き形成された軸部挿通用切欠と、を備え、
前記第2のコネクタハウジングは、コネクタハウジング相互を嵌合開始位置に位置合わせした時に中心軸線が前記第1の作用受け軸部と平行で、且つコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に前記第1の作用受け軸部と対峙するように前記第2のコネクタハウジングの外側面に突設され、コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合時には前記軸部挿通用切欠を挿通して前記第1の作用受け軸部に接近する第2の作用受け軸部を備え、
前記嵌合操作レバーは、前記レバーガイド部との係合によりコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿って挿抜自在に前記第1のコネクタハウジングの前記外側面に連結される一対のハウジング連結基板と、回動の初期位置から回動の終了位置までの所定の回動角度範囲で回動可能に前記ハウジング連結基板の中心部に結合される一対のカム板と、該カム板に固定されて前記カム板を前記回動の初期位置から回動の終了位置までの範囲で回動操作する際の操作部となるレバー本体と、を備え、
前記カム板は、回動の初期位置にある状態でコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に対向する外縁部に開口して形成され前記第1のコネクタハウジングと前記第2のコネクタハウジングとを嵌合開始位置に位置合わせした際に前記第1の作用受け軸部と前記第2の作用受け軸部とが係合する一対の初期係合部と、前記一対の初期係合部から周方向に延びて形成されて前記カム板の回動に伴って前記一対の初期係合部におけるそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部を前記カム板の回動中心に向かって引き込むと共に前記カム板が回動の終了位置に到達した時にそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部が位置している溝の終端部が前記コネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に対峙する一対のカム溝と、前記一対のカム溝の前記終端部を通って前記カム板の一端縁に開口する直線状に形成されて前記カム板が回動の終了位置に位置している状態で前記カム板をコネクタハウジング相互の嵌合方向に沿って前記開口とは逆側に直線移動させることでそれぞれの前記作用受け軸部を前記カム板の外部に離脱させる係合開放溝と、を備えたレバー式コネクタ。
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