WO2015063818A1 - ソケット、そのソケットを備えるコネクタ、およびそのコネクタに用いられるヘッダ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a socket for electrically connecting electronic components, a connector provided with the socket, and a header used for the connector.
- connectors are used to electrically connect electronic components.
- an electrical connection is obtained when a socket-side terminal provided on the socket and a header-side terminal provided on the header come into contact with each other.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known as technical documents related to connectors.
- the header and the socket are electrically connected by fitting the header side terminal constituting the convex portion in the cross section into the socket side terminal constituting the concave portion in the cross section. .
- the base of the socket side terminal is fixed to the circuit wiring board with solder.
- there is an increasing demand for further reducing the width dimension of the connector Therefore, it has become necessary to further reduce the distance between the base portion of the socket-side terminal and the portion other than the base portion of the socket-side terminal, similarly to the other portions.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a socket that can be used, a connector including the socket, and a header used for the connector.
- the socket according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a socket-side terminal electrically connected to the header-side terminal, and a socket housing to which the socket-side terminal is attached.
- the socket-side terminal includes a root portion fixed to the conductor wiring pattern on the main surface of the circuit wiring board by solder, and a rising portion that rises from the root portion and extends away from the main surface.
- the socket side terminal has an inverted U-shaped portion whose one end is continuous with the upper end of the rising portion, and a falling portion extending from the other end of the inverted U-shaped portion toward the main surface.
- the socket-side terminal includes an inclined portion that is inclined with respect to the main surface so as to be away from the rising portion as it goes from the lower end of the falling portion toward the main surface.
- the socket side terminal is continuous to the lower end of the inclined portion, is positioned so as to face the falling portion, and includes a facing portion that contacts the header side terminal.
- the inclined portion may be a flat portion extending along an inclined surface that intersects the main surface at a predetermined angle.
- the inclination angle formed by the inclined surface and the main surface is preferably a value within the range of about 25 ° to about 65 °.
- the curved portion may protrude from the inclined portion toward the solder.
- the curved portion is preferably positioned farther from the solder than the arc-shaped portion.
- the inclined portion may include at least one bent portion that protrudes toward the solder, and may be configured by a combination of a plurality of flat portions that are continuous through the at least one bent portion.
- the combination of the plurality of flat portions may be positioned farther from the solder than the arc-shaped portion. preferable.
- the inclined portion may protrude toward the solder and may be configured by a combination of different shapes including at least one flat portion and at least one curved portion.
- the combination of the different shapes is preferably positioned farther from the solder than the arc-shaped portion.
- the facing portion has a flat portion that is continuous with the inclined portion and extends away from the falling portion.
- the distance between the rising part and the falling part is preferably equal to or less than the thickness of the base material of the socket-side terminal.
- the connector according to the embodiment of the present invention includes any one of the sockets described above and a header in which the header side terminal is electrically connected to the socket side terminal.
- the header side terminal is inserted between the inverted U-shaped part and the facing part, and is sandwiched between the inverted U-shaped part and the front facing part.
- the socket side terminal has a locking portion
- the header side terminal has a locked portion to be locked to the locking portion
- the header according to the embodiment of the present invention is used in the connector described above.
- the present invention even if the width dimension of the connector is reduced, it is possible to prevent the solder from adhering to a portion other than the base portion of the socket side terminal.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the header when the header in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is cut along the line VV, and a sectional view of the socket when the socket in FIG. 3 and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state just before the header and socket of embodiment of invention fit.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the header when the header in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is cut along the line VV, and a sectional view of the socket when the socket in FIG.
- FIG. 3 and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which the header and socket of embodiment of this invention fitted. It is sectional drawing of the socket and circuit wiring board for comparing the socket side terminal of embodiment of this invention with the socket side terminal of a 1st comparative example. It is sectional drawing of the socket and circuit wiring board for comparing the socket side terminal of embodiment of this invention with the socket side terminal of a 2nd comparative example. It is a front view of the socket side terminal of the 1st example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a front view of the socket side terminal of the 2nd example of an embodiment of the invention. It is a front view of the socket side terminal of the 3rd example of an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the header when the header in FIGS. 1 and 2 is cut along line XIV-XIV, and a cross-sectional view of the socket when the socket in FIGS. 3 and 4 is cut along line XIV-XIV. It is a figure which shows the state just before a socket and a socket fit.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the header when the header in FIGS. 1 and 2 is cut along line XIV-XIV, and a cross-sectional view of the socket when the socket in FIGS. 3 and 4 is cut along line XIV-XIV. It is a figure which shows the state which fitted the socket. It is a front view of the header of the other example of embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the header of the other example of embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the header of the other example of embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the header of the other example of embodiment of this invention. It is a 1st perspective view of the header side terminal of embodiment of this invention.
- the relationship between the pitch between the header-side terminals in the header of another example of the embodiment of the present invention and the pitch between the header-side terminal and the header-side holding bracket, and the engagement of the opposing header-side terminals It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the space
- the relationship between the pitch between the socket side terminals and the pitch between the socket side terminal and the socket side holding metal fitting in the socket of another example of the embodiment of the present invention, and the locking pieces of the opposing socket side terminals It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the space
- the connector according to the present embodiment is assumed to be used for electrically connecting circuit wiring boards in electronic devices as mobile terminals such as smart phones.
- the connector of the present invention may be used for electrical connection between any components as long as it is used in an electronic device.
- the connector of this embodiment includes a header and a socket.
- the header is a component that is scheduled to be electrically connected to a conductor wiring pattern on a certain circuit wiring board, that is, a printed circuit board (Printed Circuit Board) in the electronic device.
- the socket is a component that is scheduled to be electrically connected to a conductor wiring pattern on another circuit wiring board. Note that the header and the socket may be electrically connected to an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit).
- FPC Flexible Printed Circuit
- FIGS. 1 and 2 the header 1 constituting the connector of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- the header 1 has a metal header side terminal 10 called a post, a metal header side holding metal fitting 20, and a resin header housing 30. Part of the header side terminal 10 is exposed to the outside. Portions other than a specific portion of the header-side terminal 10 are attached to the header housing 30 by insert molding. As for the header side holding metal fitting 20, a specific part thereof is exposed to the outside, and a part other than the specific part is attached to the header housing 30 by insert molding.
- the width W1 and the length L1 shown in FIG. 1 are 1.50 mm and 5.15 mm, respectively.
- the pitch P1 between the header side terminals 10 shown in FIG. 1 is 0.35 mm.
- the direction specified by the width W1 shown in FIG. 1 is referred to as the header width direction
- the direction specified by the length L1 shown in FIG. 1 is referred to as the header length direction.
- the header housing 30 is manufactured by resin molding and is an insulator. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the header housing 30 has a substantially rectangular plate-like outer shape on each side, in other words, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer shape.
- a recess is formed in the center of one main surface of the header housing 30.
- the central recess is formed by a bottom surface 30a, two edges 30b, and two edges 30c.
- the two edge portions 30b extend in the length direction of the header 1, that is, the long side direction of the rectangle, and face each other.
- Each of the two edge portions 30c extends in the width direction of the header 1, that is, the rectangular short side direction, and they are opposed to each other.
- the central recess described above constitutes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space that is slightly smaller than the substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer shape of the header housing 30.
- a concave portion 30d is formed in the edge portion 30c.
- the header side terminal 10 is manufactured by metal forming and is a conductor. As will be described later, one end of the header side terminal 10 is expected to be connected to a conductor wiring pattern provided on the circuit wiring board.
- the header-side terminal 10 extends from a predetermined position on the outer surface of the edge 30b to the tip of the edge 30b and along the surface of the tip of the edge 30b. bent.
- the header side terminal 10 extends along the inner surface of the edge portion 30b from the tip end portion of the edge portion 30b to the joint portion between the bottom surface portion 30a and the edge portion 30b, and penetrates while bending the joint portion. is doing. Further, the header-side terminal 10 penetrating the joint protrudes from the front (or back) of the header housing 30.
- the shape of the header terminal 10 will be described later in detail.
- the header side holding metal fitting 20 is made of the same metal as the header side terminal 10. However, since the header side holding metal fitting 20 is used for engagement with the socket side holding metal fitting 50, it is made of metal from the viewpoint of material strength, not from the viewpoint of function as a conductor. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the header-side holding metal fitting 20 has the same shape as the header-side terminal 10. Specifically, the header side holding metal fitting 20 extends from a predetermined position on the outer surface of the edge portion 30e having a shape similar to the edge portion 30b to the tip end portion of the edge portion 30e. Bent along the surface.
- the header-side holding metal fitting 20 extends along the inner surface of the edge 30e from the tip of the edge 30e to the joint between the bottom surface 30a and the edge 30e, and penetrates the joint while bending. . Furthermore, the header side holding metal fitting 20 penetrating the joint portion protrudes from the front surface (or the back surface) of the header housing 30. The shape of the header side holding metal fitting 20 will be described in detail later.
- the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding metal fitting 20 are both formed by curving a metal plate as a base material.
- the socket 2 includes a metal socket side terminal 40 called a contact, a metal socket side holding metal fitting 50, and a resin socket housing 60. While a specific part of the socket side terminal 40 is exposed to the outside, a part other than the specific part is attached to the socket housing 60 by insert molding. Regarding the socket-side holding metal fitting 50, a specific part thereof is exposed to the outside, and a part other than the specific part is attached to the socket housing 60 by insert molding.
- the width W2 and the length L2 shown in FIG. 3 are 1.70 mm and L2 are 5.85 mm, respectively.
- the pitch P2 between the socket side terminals 40 shown in FIG. 3 is 0.35 mm.
- the direction specified by the width W2 shown in FIG. 3 is referred to as a socket width direction
- the direction specified by the length L2 is referred to as a socket length direction.
- the socket housing 60 is manufactured by resin molding and is an insulator. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the socket housing 60 has a substantially rectangular plate-shaped outer shape on each side, that is, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer shape.
- the socket housing 60 has a frame-like space 60a along four sides of a rectangle.
- the frame-like space 60a is surrounded by two edge portions 60c and two edge portions 60d.
- the two edge portions 60c extend in the length direction of the socket, that is, in the long side direction of the rectangle, and face each other.
- the two edge portions 60d extend in the width direction of the socket, that is, in the short side direction of the rectangle, and face each other.
- the frame-shaped space 60a surrounds a substantially rectangular parallelepiped island portion 60b positioned at the center.
- the island 60b is provided with a notch 60b1.
- the edge 60c is provided with a notch 60c1.
- the notch 60b1 and the notch 60c1 are continuous with the
- the socket-side terminal 40 is manufactured by metal forming and is a conductor. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the socket-side terminal 40 is provided across the notch 60b1, the frame-like space 60a, the notch 60f, and the notch 60c1. Furthermore, the socket side terminal 40 protrudes from the edge 60c. The shape of the socket side terminal 40 will be described later in detail.
- the socket side holding metal fitting 50 is made of metal.
- maintenance metal fitting 50 and the socket side terminal 40 may be formed with the same metal.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 is made of metal from the viewpoint of strength, not from the viewpoint of a conductor.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 covers the side surface of the socket housing 60 that extends along the width direction of the socket 2. Further, the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 covers a part of the front surface and the back surface of the socket housing 60 that extends along the length direction of the socket 2.
- a part of the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 passes through the edge 60 c of the socket housing 60. More specifically, a part of the socket housing 60 on the lower side of the covering portion 60e described later penetrates from the outside toward the inside and protrudes into the frame-like space 60a. The shape of the socket side holding metal fitting 50 will be described later in detail.
- the socket side terminal 40 and the socket side holding metal fitting 50 are both formed by bending a metal plate as a base material.
- the header 1 and the socket 2 of the connector 120 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the header 1 and the socket 2 according to the embodiment are fixed to a circuit wiring board 70.
- the header and the socket of the present invention each include a state before being fixed to the circuit wiring board.
- the thickness T of the connector 120 when the header 1 and the socket 2 shown in FIG. 6 are fitted is 0.60 mm.
- the direction specified by the thickness T in FIG. 6 is referred to as the thickness direction of the connector.
- FIG. 5 and 6 show the header 1 fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 75 of the circuit wiring board 70 with the solder 80.
- the header 1 may be electrically connected to an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit).
- two header-side terminals 10 having the same shape are attached to the header housing 30 so as to face each other.
- the two socket-side terminals 40 having the same shape are also attached to the socket housing 60 so as to face each other.
- the conductive header side terminal 10 contacts the conductive socket side terminal 40 as shown in FIG. 6.
- a state in which electricity can flow between the header side terminal 10 and the socket side terminal 40 is formed. That is, the header 1 and the socket 2 are electrically connected.
- the header-side terminal 10 includes a protruding portion 10a that protrudes from the front or back surface (side surface in FIGS. 5 and 6) of the header housing 30.
- the protruding portion 10 a is fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 175 of the circuit wiring board 170 with solder 180.
- the header of the present invention is in a state where the protruding portion 10a is not fixed to any member, but includes a portion in which the protruding portion 10a is scheduled to be fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 175.
- the upper surface of the protruding portion 10a extends in parallel to the upper surface of the header housing 30, that is, the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 30a.
- the header-side terminal 10 includes an inner portion 10b continuous with the protruding portion 10a.
- the inner portion 10b passes through the joint portion between the bottom surface portion 30a and the edge portion 30b of the header housing 30 while bending, and extends to the tip end portion of the edge portion 30b along the inner surface of the edge portion 30b.
- the header-side terminal 10 includes a V-groove 10c formed on the inner surface of the inner portion 10b, that is, a V-notch. An arcuate protrusion 40k of a socket side terminal 40 to be described later is fitted into the V groove 10c.
- the header side terminal 10 is provided with the front-end
- the leading end portion 10 d is bent along the shape of the leading end of the edge portion 30 b of the header housing 30.
- the header-side terminal 10 includes a locked portion 10e that is continuous with the tip portion 10d.
- the locked portion 10 e is inserted deeper than the locking portion 40 d as the stepped portion when the header side terminal 10 is fitted into the socket side terminal 40. . Therefore, the locked portion 10e contacts the locking portion 40d when the header side terminal 10 is pulled out from the socket side terminal 40. That is, the locked portion 10 e of the header side terminal 10 is locked by the locking portion 40 d of the socket side terminal 40. Therefore, pulling out of the header side terminal 10 from the socket side terminal 40 is suppressed. That is, the header side terminal 10 cannot be pulled out from the socket side terminal 40 only by applying an external force smaller than a predetermined value.
- the header-side terminal 10 can be pulled out from the socket-side terminal 40 when a large external force of a predetermined value or more is applied. That is, the locked portion 10e of the header-side terminal 10 and the locking portion 40d of the socket-side terminal 40 constitute a lock mechanism that can release each other's locking by applying an external force of a predetermined value or more. ing.
- header-side terminal 10 includes an outer portion 10f that is continuous with the tip portion 10d through the locked portion 10e and extends along the outer surface of the edge portion 30b.
- the socket-side terminal 40 includes a root portion 40a that protrudes from the front or back surface (side surface in FIGS. 5 and 6) of the socket housing 60.
- the base portion 40 a is fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 75 of the circuit wiring board 70 with solder 80.
- the socket of the present invention includes a case in which the base portion 40a is not fixed to any member, but the base portion 40a is scheduled to be fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 75.
- the bottom surface of the base portion 40 a extends along the main surface M of the circuit wiring board 70 and is positioned in the same plane as the bottom surface of the socket housing 60.
- the socket-side terminal 40 includes a rising portion 40b that rises from the base portion 40a and extends away from the circuit wiring board 70.
- the rising portion 40b is bent from the base portion 40a and enters the cutout portion 60c1, and extends along the inner surface of the edge portion 60c.
- the socket-side terminal 40 is provided with an inverted U-shaped portion 40c whose one end is continuous with the upper end of the rising portion 40b.
- the inverted U-shaped portion 40c has a shape in which the letter “U” is arranged upside down.
- the socket-side terminal 40 includes a locking portion 40d that is continuous with the other end of the inverted U-shaped portion 40c. As described above, the locking portion 40d functions as a portion that suppresses the movement of the locked portion 10e when the header-side terminal 10 is pulled out from the socket-side terminal 40. That is, the locking portion 40d of the socket-side terminal 40 can contact the locked portion 10e of the header-side terminal 10 to lock the locked portion 10e.
- the locking portion 40d of the socket-side terminal 40 and the locked portion 10e of the header-side terminal 10 constitute a lock mechanism that can be unlocked by applying an external force that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
- the locking portion 40d may be manufactured by rolling a base material that partially varies the thickness of the socket-side terminal 40, but may also be manufactured by molding the base material of the socket-side terminal 40 in the thickness direction. Good.
- the socket-side terminal 40 has a falling portion 40e that is continuous with the locking portion 40d and extends substantially parallel to the rising portion 40b.
- the socket-side terminal 40 includes an inclined portion 40f that is continuous with the lower end of the falling portion 40e.
- the inclined portion 40f is inclined with respect to the main surface M so as to be away from the rising portion 40b from the lower end of the falling portion 40e toward the main surface M of the circuit wiring board 70.
- the inclined portion 40 f extends along an inclined surface S that intersects the main surface M of the circuit wiring board 70 at a predetermined angle. Therefore, the inclined portion 40f is positioned away from the solder 80 by a predetermined distance.
- the socket-side terminal 40 includes a facing portion 40z that is continuous with the inclined portion 40f.
- the facing part 40z includes a flat part 40g, a first oblique part 40h, an arcuate part 40i, a second oblique part 40j, an arcuate protrusion 40k, and a tip part 40l described below.
- the facing portion 40z is specifically as follows.
- the facing portion 40z includes a flat portion 40g continuous to the lower end of the inclined portion 40f. As shown in FIG. 5, the flat portion 40 g extends along the main surface M of the circuit wiring board 70 so as to be separated from the falling portion 40 e. However, the flat part 40g does not need to be parallel to the main surface M.
- the flat portion 40g is provided to increase the spring length of a spring portion described later.
- the facing portion 40 z includes a first inclined portion 40 h that is continuous with the flat portion 40 g and extends in an oblique direction with respect to the main surface M of the circuit wiring board 70.
- the first oblique portion 40 h extends away from the falling portion 40 e as it is away from the circuit wiring board 70.
- the first oblique portion 40h is continuous with the arc-shaped portion 40i.
- the arc-shaped portion 40i is a curved portion that protrudes away from the falling portion 40e.
- the arc-shaped portion 40 i is continuous with the second oblique portion 40 j extending in an oblique direction with respect to the main surface M of the circuit wiring board 70.
- the second oblique portion 40j extends so as to approach the falling portion 40e as the distance from the circuit wiring board 70 increases. Therefore, the second oblique portion 40j is positioned above the first oblique portion 40h.
- the facing portion 40z includes an arc-shaped protrusion 40k having one end continuous with the upper end of the second oblique portion 40j.
- the arc-shaped protrusion 40 k is fitted into the V groove 10 c of the header side terminal 10.
- the other end of the arcuate protrusion 40k is continuous with the tip 40l.
- the tip portion 40l extends substantially parallel to the second oblique portion 40j.
- the facing portion 40z (40g, 40h, 40i, 40j, 40k, 40l) is continuous with the lower end of the inclined portion 40f and faces the falling portion 40e as a whole.
- the header-side terminal 10 is inserted between the inverted U-shaped portion 40c and the arc-shaped protruding portion 40k.
- the falling part 40e, the inclined part 40f, the flat part 40g, the first oblique part 40h, the arcuate part 40i, the second oblique part 40j, the arcuate protrusion 40k, and the tip part 40l are integrated. And function as a spring part.
- the spring portions (40e, 40f, 40g, 40h, 40i, 40j, 40k, 40l) are elastically deformed when the convex portion of the header side terminal 10 is inserted into the concave portion of the socket side terminal 40.
- the distance between the two portions of the falling portion 40e and the inverted U-shaped portion 40c and the arc-shaped protruding portion 40k is increased.
- the locked portion 10 e of the header side terminal 10 is inserted below the locking portion 40 d of the socket side terminal 40.
- the arc-shaped protrusion 40k of the socket side terminal 40 is fitted into the V groove 10c of the header side terminal 10.
- the header side terminal 10 In a state where the header side terminal 10 is fitted to the socket side terminal 40, a restoring force is generated in the elastically deformed spring portion. Due to this restoring force, the arc-shaped protrusion 40k presses the header-side terminal 10 against each of the falling portion 40e and the inverted U-shaped portion 40c. Thereby, the header side terminal 10 is clamped by the socket side terminal 40. At this time, the header-side terminal 10 contacts each of the inverted U-shaped portion 40c, the falling portion 40e, and the arc-shaped protruding portion 40k of the socket-side terminal 40.
- the outer portion 10 f of the header-side terminal 10 contacts the inverted U-shaped portion 40 c of the socket-side terminal 40 at the contact C ⁇ b> 1.
- the leading end portion 10d of the header side terminal 10 contacts the falling portion 40e of the socket side terminal 40 at the contact C2.
- the V-groove 10c of the header side terminal 10 contacts the arcuate protrusion 40k of the socket side terminal 40 at the contact C3. That is, the header side terminal 10 and the socket side terminal 40 are in contact with each other at a plurality of contacts. Therefore, the reliability of the electrical connection between the header side terminal 10 and the socket side terminal 40 is high.
- the boundary between the flat portion 40g and the first oblique portion 40h may contact the circuit wiring board 70 at the contact C4 due to the elastic deformation of the spring portion. .
- header side terminal 10 and the socket side terminal 40 of the above-described embodiment are in contact with each other by a plurality of contacts.
- the header side terminal and the socket side terminal of the present invention may be in contact with only one contact point between the inner side surface of the header side terminal and the facing portion of the socket side terminal, for example.
- the inclined portion 40f indicated by the solid line in FIG. 7 is continuous with each of the falling portion 40e and the flat portion 40g.
- an arc-shaped portion R indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 7 is continuous with each of the falling portion 40e and the flat portion 40g. Comparing both, the distance d2 between the inclined portion 40f and the solder 80 of the present embodiment is larger than the distance d1 between the arcuate portion R and the solder 80 of the comparative example.
- the possibility that the molten solder 80 is fixed to a portion other than the root portion 40a of the socket-side terminal 40 is reduced.
- the distance d4 between the rising portion 40b and the falling portion 40e is decreased, or the distance d3 between the outer surface of the rising portion 40b and the inner surface of the inverted U-shaped portion 40c is decreased.
- the possibility that the molten solder 80 adheres to the inclined portion 40f is reduced. Therefore, the risk of deterioration of the functions of the spring portions (40e, 40f, 40g, 40h, 40i, 40j, 40k, 40l) due to the fixation of the solder 80 is reduced.
- the socket width dimension W2 (width dimension W2 in FIGS. 3 and 6) or dimension d5 (see FIG. 7). ) Can be reduced. Therefore, the width dimension of the connector 120 can be reduced.
- the distance d3 between the outer surface of the rising portion 40b and the inner surface of the falling portion 40e is smaller than the thickness of the base material of the socket-side terminal 40.
- the width of the gap dx is smaller than both the thickness t1 at one end and the thickness t2 at the other end of the inverted U-shaped portion 40c.
- the thickness of the base material means the thickness of the plate-like member before the socket-side terminal 40 is processed.
- the distance d2 between the inclined part 40x and the solder 80 can be made extremely large by providing the long inclined part 40x.
- the spring lengths of the spring parts (40e, 40f, 40g, 40h, 40i, 40j, 40k, 40l) become short.
- the space for receiving the header side terminal 10 becomes small.
- the aforementioned inclined portion 40f is preferably formed of a flat portion that constitutes a portion sandwiched between two parallel planes. The reason is that if the inclined portion 40f is a flat portion, the structure of the inclined portion 40f can be simplified, and the distance d2 between the inclined portion 40f and the solder 80 can be increased as much as possible. is there.
- the inclination angle formed by the inclined surface S of the inclined portion 40f of the present embodiment and the main surface M of the circuit wiring board 70 is in the range of about 25 ° to about 65 °. It is preferable. This is because the distance from the solder 80 to the inclined portion 40f can be made larger than the distance from the solder 80 to the arcuate portion R (see FIG. 7) of the comparative example shown in FIG. This will be described more specifically as follows.
- the inclined surface S ( Or the distance K to the corresponding arcuate portion R).
- the distance K of each inclined portion 40f in FIGS. 9 to 11 is compared with the distance K of the arcuate portion R in FIG. Note that the point O in each of FIGS. 9 to 11 indicates the same position as the starting point O of the arc of the upper arc R in FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the socket-side terminal 40 when the angle X formed by the main surface M and the inclined surface S of the circuit wiring board 70 is 45 °.
- the distance K in the case of the inclined portion 40f in FIG. 9 is 0.095 mm, which is larger than 0.076 mm, which is the distance K of the arcuate portion R of the comparative example in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the socket-side terminal 40 when the angle X formed by the main surface M and the inclined surface S of the circuit wiring board 70 is 25 °.
- the distance K in the case of the inclined portion 40f in FIG. 10 is 0.100 mm, which is larger than 0.076 mm, which is the distance K of the arcuate portion R of the comparative example in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the socket-side terminal 40 when the angle X formed by the main surface M and the inclined surface S of the circuit wiring board 70 is 65 °.
- the distance K in the case of the inclined portion 40f in FIG. 11 is 0.079 mm, which is larger than 0.076 mm, which is the distance K of the arcuate portion R of the comparative example in FIG.
- the angle x shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is too large, the distance K of the inclined portion 40f becomes smaller than the distance K of the arcuate portion R, so that the solder 80 is fixed to the inclined portion 40f. There is a risk of doing so.
- the angle x is preferably 65 ° or less.
- the angle x is too small, the dimension in the width direction of the socket-side terminal 40 becomes large.
- the angle x is preferably about 25 ° or more.
- the angle x may be a value outside the range of 25 ° to 65 ° as long as the width dimension W2 of the socket 2 (see FIGS. 3 and 6) can be reduced.
- the inclined part of the present invention other than the inclined part 40f of the embodiment will be described.
- the arcuate portion R of the comparative example that continues to each of the falling portion 40e and the flat portion 40g is assumed.
- the inclination that is, the tangent, continuously changes from the falling portion 40e through the arc-shaped portion R to the flat portion 40g.
- the inclined portion 40f of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is a flat portion extending along the inclined surface S from the lower end of the falling portion 40e.
- the inclined portion of the present invention may have any shape as long as it extends along the inclined surface S with respect to the main surface M as a whole. In other words, if the starting point and the end point of the inclined surface S are positioned on the inclined surface S, the inclined portion of the present invention is positioned on the inclined surface S between the starting point and the end point of the inclined surface S. May contain no protrusions.
- the distance from the solder to the inclined portion needs to be larger than the distance from the solder to the arc-shaped portion R in the above-described comparative example. It is.
- the inclined portion of the present invention protrudes toward the solder rather than protruding away from the solder.
- the reason is that when the inclined portion protrudes away from the solder, there is a possibility that a space for receiving the header-side terminal 10 cannot be secured.
- the inclined portion protruding away from the solder 80 is included in the inclined portion of the present invention, a space for receiving the header-side terminal 10 can be secured. This is because, if the inclined portion protruding away from the solder 80 also extends along the inclined surface as a whole, the object of the present invention can be achieved to prevent the solder from adhering to the inclined portion.
- the inclined portion of the present invention may have one or more bent portions protruding toward the solder.
- the inclined portion of the present invention is configured by a combination of a plurality of flat portions continuous via one or more bent portions.
- the combination of a plurality of flat portions as the inclined portion of the present invention includes a flat portion 40f1 and a flat portion 40f2 provided via bent portions so as to protrude toward the solder 80. It may consist of a combination of
- the combination of the plurality of flat portions constituting the inclined portion of the present invention may be any as long as it is positioned farther from the solder 80 than the arc-shaped portion R of the comparative example.
- the inclined portion of the present invention may be a curved portion that protrudes toward the solder 80.
- the inclined portion of the present invention may be a curved portion having any shape as long as it extends along the inclined surface S connecting the lower end of the falling portion 40e and the end of the flat portion 40g as a whole.
- “The curved portion extends along the inclined surface S as a whole” means that the portion between the start point and the end point of the curved portion is not positioned on the inclined surface S, but the start point and the end point of the curved portion are inclined surfaces. It means that it is positioned on S.
- the inclined portion of the present invention may be, for example, a curved portion 40f3 shown in FIG.
- the curved portion 40f3 has a radius of curvature larger than the radius of curvature of the arc-shaped portion R. It is necessary to have. In other words, it is necessary that the distance from the solder 80 to the curved portion 40f3 is larger than the distance d1 from the solder 80 to the arcuate portion R.
- the inclined portion of the present invention may have a shape other than the above shape as long as it is provided at a position farther from the solder 80 than the above-described arc-shaped portion R.
- the inclined portion of the present invention may be configured by a combination of different shape portions.
- the combination of the differently shaped parts may be composed of three parts including two flat parts 40f4 and flat parts 40f5 and a curved part 40f6 provided therebetween.
- the combination of the different shapes is not limited to that shown in FIG.
- the combination of the differently shaped portions as the inclined portion of the present invention may be any as long as it includes at least one flat portion and at least one curved portion.
- the inclined portion of the present invention has any shape as long as it extends along the inclined surface S connecting the lower end of the falling portion 40e and the end of the flat portion 40g as a whole. Also good.
- the combination of the differently shaped portions protrudes toward the solder, and if both the start point and the end point are on the inclined surface S, the portion between the start point and the end point is positioned on the inclined surface S. It does not have to be.
- the distance d4 between the rising portion 40b and the falling portion 40e shown in FIG. 7 is preferably equal to or less than the thickness of the base material (plate material before processing) of the socket-side terminal 40. That is, the distance d4 is preferably equal to or less than the thickness t1 at one end and the thickness t2 at the other end of the inverted U-shaped portion 40c. According to this configuration, the dimension W2 (see FIGS. 3 and 6) or d5 (see FIG. 7) in the width direction of the socket can be made extremely small.
- FIG. 3 FIG. 4, FIG. 14, FIG. 15, FIGS. 20 to 27, FIG. 28, FIGS. 40 to 53, and FIG.
- the side holding metal fitting 50 will be described.
- the header side holding metal fitting 20 has the same shape as the header side terminal 10 as described above. However, the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding metal fitting 20 are different from each other in how to attach to the header housing 30.
- the header-side holding metal fitting 20 includes a protruding portion 20 a that is fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 375 on the circuit wiring board 170 by solder 380. ing.
- the protruding portion 20a protrudes from the front or rear surface (side surface in FIG. 14) of the header housing 30 so that the upper surface of the header housing 30 is positioned in the same plane as the outer surface of the bottom surface portion 30a. ing.
- the header-side holding metal fitting 20 includes an inner portion 20b that is continuous with the protruding portion 20a.
- the inner portion 20b passes through the joint portion between the bottom surface portion 30a and the edge portion 30e of the header housing 30 while bending, and extends to the tip end portion of the edge portion 30e along the inner surface of the edge portion 30e.
- a V-groove 20c that is, a V-notch is provided on the inner surface of the inner portion 20b. Resin constituting the header housing 30 enters the V groove 20 c of the header holding metal fitting 20.
- the header side holding metal fitting 20 includes a locked portion 20e that is continuous with the tip portion 20d.
- the locked portion 20e has a locking piece portion 50e when the header side holding metal fitting 20 is fitted into the socket side holding metal fitting 50. Is inserted deeper than. Therefore, the locked portion 20e contacts the locking piece portion 50e when the header side holding metal fitting 20 is pulled out from the socket side holding metal fitting 50. That is, the locked portion 20 e of the header side holding metal fitting 20 is locked by the locking piece portion 50 e of the socket side holding metal fitting 50. Therefore, pulling out of the header side holding metal fitting 20 from the socket side holding metal fitting 50 is suppressed.
- the header side holding metal fitting 20 cannot be pulled out from the socket side holding metal fitting 50 only by applying an external force smaller than a predetermined value.
- the header side holding metal fitting 20 can be pulled out from the socket side holding metal fitting 50 when a large external force of a predetermined value or more is applied.
- the locked portion 20e of the header-side holding metal fitting 20 and the locking piece portion 50e of the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 can release each other's locking by applying an external force of a predetermined value or more. Is configured.
- the header-side holding metal fitting 20 includes an outer portion 20f that is continuous with the distal end portion 20d through the locked portion 20e and extends along the outer surface of the edge portion 30e.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 includes a central portion 50 b that covers the side surface of the socket housing 60 that extends along the width direction.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 includes an arm portion 50 c extending from the central portion 50 b to a predetermined position so as to cover a part of the front surface and the rear surface of the socket housing 60.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 is a leg extending from the central portion 50b to a predetermined position so as to cover a part of the bottom surface of the socket housing 60.
- the leg portion 50 a has a portion that extends from the central portion 50 b along the bottom surface of the socket housing 60 and protrudes from each of the front surface and the back surface of the socket housing 60.
- the socket side holding metal fitting 50 has a rising portion extending in the thickness direction of the socket housing 60 from the distal end portion of the arm portion 50c at a predetermined position. 50d.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 includes a locking piece 50e that bends from the tip of the rising portion 50d toward the inside of the rectangular plate shape.
- the rising portion 50d and the locking piece portion 50e have shapes in which the L shape is inverted in the cross-sectional views shown in FIGS.
- the rising portion 50d and the locking piece portion 50e enter the edge portion 60c (see FIGS. 3 and 4) from the lower side, bend in the edge portion 60c, penetrate the edge portion 60c, and protrude into the frame-like space 60a. Yes.
- both the protruding portion of the leg portion 50a shown in FIG. 14 and the lower end portion of the rising portion 50d are fixed to the circuit wiring board 70 with solder.
- the socket 2 since the socket 2 has two soldered portions, it is firmly fixed to the circuit wiring board 70.
- the socket caused by the rotational force around the axis extending in the width direction specified by the width dimension W2 of the socket side holding metal fitting 50 in FIG. Deflection of the entire side holding metal fitting 50 is suppressed.
- an external force may be applied so that the header side holding metal fitting 20 is pulled out from the socket side holding metal fitting 50 as indicated by an arrow Fout.
- the locking piece portion 50e of the socket side holding metal fitting 50 locks the locked portion 20e of the header side holding metal fitting 20 and restricts its movement. Thereby, it is suppressed that the header side holding metal fitting 20 remove
- FIG. Therefore, when the header side holding metal fitting 20 should not be pulled out from the socket side holding metal fitting 50, unexpected pull-out is suppressed when a force smaller than the original pulling force is generated.
- the locking piece portion 50e of the socket side holding metal fitting 50 and the locked portion 20e of the header side holding metal fitting 20 constitute a lock mechanism that can be released by applying an external force having a magnitude equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
- the locking piece portion 50e functions to maintain an electrical connection state between the header 1 and the socket 2.
- the edge portion 60 c of the socket housing 60 includes a covering portion 60 e that covers at least part of the locking piece portion 50 e of the socket-side holding metal fitting 50.
- the covering portion 60e generates a reaction force Fin against the pulling force when the pulling force Fout is generated in the direction in which the locked portion 20e is detached from the locking piece portion 50e. 50e.
- coated part 60e restrict
- the covering portion 60e suppresses the outward movement of the locking piece portion 50e and the rising portion 50d.
- the bending of the inverted L-shaped portion as a cantilever with the solder 280 as a fixed end is suppressed. For this reason, it is possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of the unexpected unlocking that the locked portion 20e is disengaged from the locking piece portion 50e due to the deflection of the inverted L-shaped portion. Specifically, it is possible to reliably prevent an unexpected separation of the connector such that the header 1 and the socket 2 are disconnected due to the drop of the electronic device on which the connector 120 is mounted.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 is fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 275 of the circuit wiring board 70 with the solder 280 at two places. Specifically, the legs 50a of the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 40 to 53, and 54 are fixed to the conductor wiring pattern 275 of the circuit wiring board 70 with solder 280.
- the conductor wiring pattern 275 of the circuit wiring board 70 is the tip of the arm portion 50c of the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 shown in FIGS. 14, 15, 40 to 53, and 54, and the lower end of the rising portion 50d is the circuit wiring board 70. Is fixed by solder 280.
- the covering portion 60e of the socket housing 60 is provided at a position that prevents the molten solder 280 from rising up to the locking piece portion 50e of the socket-side holding metal fitting 50. For this reason, the single covering portion 60e has two effects of preventing the locked portion 20e from coming off the locking piece portion 50e and preventing the molten solder 280 from rising on the surface of the rising portion 50d. It is played.
- the covering portion 60e is integrally formed in the same process as the portion other than the covering portion 60e of the socket housing by insert molding. Therefore, the covering portion 60e can be formed without increasing the manufacturing process.
- a header 1A of another example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the header 1 ⁇ / b> A of another example includes a header housing 35 instead of the header housing 30.
- the header housing 35 includes a bottom surface portion 35a, two edge portions 35b rising from the bottom surface portion 35a, and two edge portions 35c rising from the bottom surface portion 35a.
- Each of the two edge portions 35b extends in the length direction of the header 1, and they are opposed to each other.
- the two edge portions 35c extend in the width direction of the header 1 and are opposed to each other.
- a recess is formed in the center of the header housing 35 by the bottom surface portion 35a, the two edge portions 35b, and the two edge portions 35c.
- the header 1A of another example has a larger number of posts, that is, the number of the header-side terminals 10, and the header housing 35 is accordingly elongated in comparison with the header housing 30 described above.
- the header 1 is different.
- the header housing 35 is also different from the header housing 30 described above in that it has a structure for receiving the header-side terminals 10 corresponding to the increased number.
- the header housing 35 of another example has the same configuration as the header housing 30 described above.
- the header housing 30 and the header housing 35 of another example since it has already been demonstrated, it does not repeat here.
- header side terminal 10 header side holding metal fitting 20
- the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding metal fitting 20 have the same structure.
- the structures of the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding metal fitting 20 are the same, and the description thereof has already been made. Therefore, description of the structure of the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding
- the header 1A of another example has the same configuration as the header 1 described above.
- the socket housing 65 instead of the socket housing 60.
- the socket housing 65 has a frame-like space 65a along four sides of a rectangle.
- the frame-like space 65a is surrounded by two opposing edge portions 65c extending in the long side direction of the rectangle and two opposing edge portions 65d extending in the short side direction of the rectangle.
- the frame-like space 65a surrounds a substantially rectangular parallelepiped island portion 65b positioned at the center.
- the covering portion 65 e of the socket housing 65 restricts the movement of the locking piece portion 50 e of the socket side holding metal fitting 50.
- socket 2A is different from the above-described socket 2 in that the number of the socket-side terminals 40 is increased and the socket housing 65 is elongated in comparison with the socket housing 60 described above.
- the socket housing 65 also differs from the socket housing 60 described above in that it has a cutout portion that receives the increased number of socket-side terminals 40. Except for these differences, the socket 2 ⁇ / b> A of another example has the same configuration as the socket 2 described above.
- the pitch between the header side terminals 10 is constant at P. Further, the pitch between the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding metal fitting 20 is 2P. That is, the pitch between the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding metal fitting 20 is an integral multiple of the pitch between the header side terminals 10.
- the pitch between the socket-side terminals 40 is constant at P.
- the pitch between the socket side terminal 40 and the socket side holding metal fitting 50 is 2P. That is, the pitch between the socket side terminal 40 and the socket side holding metal fitting 50 is an integral multiple of the pitch between the socket side terminals 40.
- Such a structure of the socket side terminal 40 and the socket side holding metal fitting 50 is a structure suitable for receiving the header side terminal 10 and the header side holding metal fitting 20 described above.
- socket-side terminals 40 attached to the socket 2 of the present embodiment and the socket 2A of another example, respectively.
- the socket-side terminal 40 is the same, and the description thereof has already been made. Therefore, description of socket side terminal 40 is not repeated here.
- socket-side holding metal fitting 50 attached to each of the socket 2 of the present embodiment and the socket 2A of another example.
- the socket-side holding metal fitting 50 is the same, and the description thereof has already been made. Therefore, description of the socket side holding metal fitting 50 is not repeated here.
- the falling part 40e1 of the socket-side terminal 400 of another example is different from the falling part 40e of the socket-side terminal 40 described above in that it has a curved surface part 40e2 on the surface facing the rising part 40b. Further, the falling part 40e1 of the socket-side terminal 400 of another example is different from the above-described falling part 40e of the socket-side terminal 40 in that the lower part of the curved surface part 40e2 is thicker than the upper part. Is different.
- the reason why the above-mentioned difference occurs is that there is a difference in the manufacturing method of each part as follows.
- the locking portion 40d of the socket-side terminal 40 is formed by rolling a base material.
- the locking portion 40d1 of the socket side terminal 400 of another example shown in FIGS. 55 to 63 is formed by simple bending of the base material. In short, due to the difference between rolling and bending, the difference in structure as described above occurs.
- the socket-side terminal 400 has the same structure as the corresponding portions of the socket-side terminal 40 described above, including the inclined portion 40f, except for the falling portion 40e1 and the locking portion 40d1. The description of those identical structures has already been made. Therefore, description of the part which has the same structure in the socket side terminal 400 and the socket side terminal 40 is not repeated here.
- socket-side terminal 400 of the other example described above it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as that obtained with the socket-side terminal 40 described above.
- the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and can prevent the solder from adhering to a portion other than the root portion of the socket-side terminal even if the width dimension of the connector is reduced.
- An object is to provide a socket, a connector including the socket, and a header used for the connector.
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- ヘッダ側端子に電気的に接続されるソケット側端子と、前記ソケット側端子が取り付けられたソケットハウジングと、を備えたソケットであって、
前記ソケット側端子は、
回路配線基板の主表面上の導体配線パターンにはんだによって固定される付け根部と、
前記付け根部から立上がり、前記主表面から離れるように延びる立上り部と、
その一方端が前記立上り部の上端に連続している反転U字状部と、
前記反転U字状部の他方端から前記主表面に向かうように延びる立下り部と、
前記立下り部の下端から前記主表面に向かうにつれて、前記立上り部から離れるように前記主表面に対して傾斜している傾斜部と、
前記傾斜部の下端に連続しており、前記立下り部に対向するように位置付けられ、前記ヘッダ側端子に接触する対向部とを含む、ソケット。 - 前記傾斜部は、前記主表面と所定の角度をなして交差する傾斜面に沿って延びる平坦部である、請求項1に記載のソケット。
- 前記傾斜面と前記主表面とがなす傾斜角は、約25°~約65°の範囲内の値である、請求項2に記載のソケット。
- 前記傾斜部が前記はんだに向かって突出する湾曲部であり、
前記立下り部および前記対向部のそれぞれに連続する円弧状部があると仮定した場合に、前記湾曲部は、前記円弧状部よりも前記はんだから遠くに位置付けられている、請求項1に記載のソケット。 - 前記傾斜部が、前記はんだに向かって突出する少なくとも1つの折れ曲り部を有し、前記少なくとも1つの折れ曲り部を介して連続する複数の平坦部の組合せにより構成され、
前記立下り部および前記対向部のそれぞれに連続する円弧状部があると仮定した場合に、前記複数の平坦部の組合せは、前記円弧状部よりも前記はんだから遠くに位置付けられている、請求項1に記載のソケット。 - 前記傾斜部が、前記はんだに向かって突出しており、少なくとも1つの平坦部と少なくとも1つの湾曲部とを含む異種形状の組合せにより構成され、
前記立下り部および前記対向部のそれぞれに連続する円弧状部があると仮定した場合に、前記異種形状の組合せは、前記円弧状部よりも前記はんだから遠くに位置付けられている、請求項1に記載のソケット。 - 前記対向部は、前記傾斜部に連続し、前記立下り部から離れるように延びる平坦部を有する、請求項1~5のいずれかに記載のソケット。
- 前記立上り部と前記立下り部との間の距離は、前記ソケット側端子の母材の厚さ以下である、請求項1~7のいずれかに記載のソケット。
- 請求項1~8のいずれかに記載のソケットと、
前記ヘッダ側端子が前記ソケット側端子に電気的に接続されるヘッダと、を備えたコネクタであって、
前記ヘッダ側端子は、前記ソケットの前記反転U状部と前記対向部との間に挿入され、前記反転U字状部と前記対向部とにより挟持される、コネクタ。 - 前記ソケット側端子は、係止部を有し、
前記ヘッダ側端子は、前記係止部に係止される被係止部を有する、請求項9に記載のコネクタ。 - 請求項9または10に記載のコネクタにおいて用いられるヘッダ。
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