WO2023243443A1 - コネクタ、コネクタモジュール、及び電子機器 - Google Patents

コネクタ、コネクタモジュール、及び電子機器 Download PDF

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WO2023243443A1
WO2023243443A1 PCT/JP2023/020660 JP2023020660W WO2023243443A1 WO 2023243443 A1 WO2023243443 A1 WO 2023243443A1 JP 2023020660 W JP2023020660 W JP 2023020660W WO 2023243443 A1 WO2023243443 A1 WO 2023243443A1
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浩章 渡邉
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H01R12/55—Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
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    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
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    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
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  • the present disclosure relates to a connector, a connector module, and an electronic device.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses an electrical connector that avoids a decrease in the locking strength between the connectors and effectively prevents the connectors from coming off even when the plate thickness of the terminals is reduced to reduce the height of the connector. There is.
  • a connector includes: A connector connected to a connection target, an insulator that has a side wall of an outer peripheral wall and a first recess that is recessed from an inner surface of the side wall, and that fits with the connection target; a plurality of first contacts having contact portions located inside the side wall; Equipped with The first contact is The insulator is formed integrally with the side wall, the contact portion is disposed in the first recess, and the insulator is cut out on the side in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts with respect to the contact portion, When the connector and the connection object are fitted together, they are elastically deformed integrally with the side wall.
  • a connector module includes: The above connector and the connection object connected to the connector; Equipped with
  • An electronic device includes: The above connector or the above connector module is provided.
  • FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a connector module according to an embodiment in which a first connector and a second connector are connected to each other when viewed from above.
  • FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a connector module according to an embodiment in which a first connector and a second connector are separated from each other when viewed from above.
  • FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the first connector shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from above.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded external perspective view of the first connector of FIG. 3 as viewed from above. 4 is a sectional view taken along the VV arrow line in FIG. 3.
  • FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion VI surrounded by a dashed-dotted line in FIG. 5; FIG.
  • FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the second connector shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from above.
  • FIG. 8 is an exploded external perspective view of the second connector of FIG. 7 as viewed from above.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the IX-IX arrow line in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the state of the first connector when insert molding is performed.
  • the first contact of the receptacle connector and the insulator are integrally molded with each other by insert molding.
  • the U-shaped portion of the first contact is attached to the side wall of the insulator by insert molding.
  • both the first contact and the insulator are difficult to elastically deform, when the plug connector and receptacle connector, which are the objects to be connected, are fitted together, the second contact and the first contact of the plug connector come into contact with each other. There was a possibility that the contact parts would be scraped together. As a result, the reliability of contact was reduced.
  • a connector, a connector module, and an electronic device even when the contacts and the insulator are integrally molded, it is possible to reduce the decrease in contact reliability of the contacts. .
  • FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a connector module 1 according to an embodiment in which a first connector 10 and a second connector 50 are connected to each other when viewed from above.
  • FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the connector module 1 according to an embodiment in which the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are separated from each other when viewed from above.
  • the connector module 1 includes a first connector 10 and a second connector 50 that are connectable to each other.
  • the first connector 10 is connected to the second connector 50 as the connection target.
  • the first connector 10 includes a first insulator 20 and a first contact 30 attached to the first insulator 20.
  • the first connector 10 has a first metal fitting 40 attached to the first insulator 20.
  • the second connector 50 is connectable to the first connector 10.
  • the second connector 50 has a second insulator 60 that fits into the first insulator 20 in a connected state where the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected.
  • the second connector 50 has second contacts 70 attached to the second insulator 60.
  • the second contact 70 contacts the first contact 30 in a fitted state in which the first insulator 20 and the second insulator 60 fit into each other.
  • the second connector 50 has a second metal fitting 80 attached to the second insulator 60.
  • the second metal fitting 80 contacts the first metal fitting 40 in a fitted state. At this time, the first metal fitting 40 is elastically deformed.
  • the first connector 10 is a receptacle connector, for example.
  • the second connector 50 will be described as a plug connector.
  • the first connector 10 in which the first contacts 30 are elastically deformed together with the first insulator 20 in a fitted state in which the first insulator 20 and the second insulator 60 are fitted to each other will be described as a receptacle connector.
  • the second connector 50 in which the second contacts 70 are not elastically deformed in the fitted state will be described as a plug connector.
  • the types of the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are not limited to these.
  • the first connector 10 may serve as a plug connector.
  • the second connector 50 may serve as a receptacle connector.
  • connection object may be any object other than plug connectors and receptacle connectors.
  • connection target may be a flexible printed circuit board (FPC), a flexible flat cable, a rigid board, or a card edge of any circuit board.
  • FPC flexible printed circuit board
  • first connector 10 and the second connector 50 will be described as being mounted on the circuit boards CB1 and CB2, respectively.
  • the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 electrically connect the circuit board CB1 and the circuit board CB2 in a connected state in which they are connected to each other.
  • the circuit boards CB1 and CB2 may be rigid boards or may be any other circuit boards.
  • at least one of the circuit boards CB1 and CB2 may be an FPC.
  • first connector 10 and the second connector 50 will be described as being connected to each other in a direction perpendicular to the circuit boards CB1 and CB2.
  • the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected to each other along the vertical direction, for example.
  • the connection method is not limited to this.
  • the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 may be connected to each other in a direction parallel to the circuit boards CB1 and CB2.
  • the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are connected to each other such that one is perpendicular to the circuit board on which it is mounted, and the other is parallel to the circuit board on which it is mounted. may be done.
  • the "fitting direction” corresponds to the up-down direction, as an example.
  • the “longitudinal direction” corresponds to the left-right direction, for example.
  • the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 30" corresponds to the left-right direction, for example.
  • the “lateral direction” corresponds to the front-rear direction, for example.
  • the "fitting side” corresponds to the lower side, for example.
  • the “extraction side” corresponds to the upper side, for example.
  • the side of the circuit board CB1 corresponds to the lower side, for example.
  • the side opposite to the circuit board CB1 corresponds to the upper side, for example.
  • “Inside” corresponds to the direction toward the center of the first connector 10.
  • the inner side in the front-back direction corresponds to the direction toward the center of the first connector 10 in the front-back direction.
  • the inner side does not have to be completely directed toward the center in the front-rear direction, but may correspond to a direction toward the center along a somewhat diagonal direction. The same applies to other directions.
  • “Outside” is the opposite of inside.
  • FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the first connector 10 shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from above.
  • the first connector 10 is obtained, for example, by integrally molding the first contacts 30 and the first insulator 20 by insert molding, and by press-fitting the first metal fitting 40 into the first insulator 20.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded top view of the first connector 10 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the first contact 30 and the first insulator 20 are integrally molded by insert molding, but in FIG. They are separated and shown individually. Accordingly, for example, the penetrating portion 24a, the first recess 24b, the second recess 24c, and the third recess 24d of the first insulator 20, which will be described later, are named in this way for convenience.
  • the first contact 30 and the first insulator 20 are actually integrally molded by insert molding, and the first insulator 20 does not have the original structure. Please be careful.
  • the first insulator 20 constituting the first connector 10 is made of an insulating and heat-resistant synthetic resin material.
  • the first insulator 20 extends in a plate shape in the left-right direction.
  • the first insulator 20 has a bottom plate portion 21 forming a lower portion.
  • the first insulator 20 has an annular outer peripheral wall 22 that projects upward from the entire peripheral edge of the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 21 .
  • the outer peripheral wall 22 includes a pair of short walls 22a extending in the front-back direction and a pair of long walls 22b extending in the left-right direction.
  • the first insulator 20 has a fitting recess 23 that is constituted by a space formed by the bottom plate portion 21 and the outer peripheral wall 22 .
  • the first insulator 20 has a first contact holding groove 24 formed in the longitudinal wall 22b of the outer peripheral wall 22 from the inner surface in the front-rear direction of a recess 27 (described later) to the outer surface opposite to the inner surface via the upper surface.
  • a plurality of first contact holding grooves 24 are formed corresponding to the number of first contacts 30.
  • the plurality of first contact holding grooves 24 are arranged along the direction in which the first contacts 30 are arranged.
  • the first contact holding groove 24 holds the first contact 30 integrally. Therefore, the surface shape of the portion of the first contact holding groove 24 that contacts the inner surface of the first contact 30 is the same as the surface shape of the inner surface of the first contact 30 .
  • the first contact holding groove 24 has a penetrating portion 24a that penetrates a portion of the bottom plate portion 21 adjacent to the inner surface of the recess 27 of the longitudinal wall 22b toward the circuit board CB1.
  • the first contact holding groove 24 has a first recess 24b that is recessed linearly upward from the penetrating portion 24a along the inner surface of the recess 27 of the longitudinal wall 22b.
  • the first contact holding groove 24 is a second recess formed in an inverted U shape on the upper surface side of the longitudinal wall 22b, extending from the inner surface of the recess 27 to the outer surface of the longitudinal wall 22b via the upper surface of the longitudinal wall 22b. It has 24c.
  • the second recess 24c is formed so as to be folded back from the upper end of the first recess 24b.
  • the first contact holding groove 24 has a third recess 24d that is recessed linearly downward from the second recess 24c along the outer surface of the longitudinal wall 22b.
  • the first insulator 20 has a first metal fitting portion 25 that is formed across the left and right ends of the longitudinal wall 22b and the short wall 22a.
  • a first metal fitting 40 is attached to the first metal fitting attachment portion 25 .
  • the first metal attachment portion 25 has a first wall portion 25a that is formed below the central portion of the short wall 22a in the front-rear direction and protrudes outward in the left-right direction.
  • the first metal attachment portion 25 has a second wall portion 25b formed at a corner of the first insulator 20 from the short wall 22a to the long wall 22b.
  • the second wall portion 25b protrudes outward in the front, rear, left and right directions.
  • the first metal fitting attachment portion 25 has a third wall portion 25c that is spaced from the second wall portion 25b in the left-right direction and formed on the longitudinal wall 22b.
  • the first wall portion 25a, the second wall portion 25b, and the third wall portion 25c form the outermost rectangular shape of the first insulator 20 in the longitudinal and lateral directions.
  • the first fitting attachment portion 25 has a first attachment groove 25d formed between the first wall portion 25a and the second wall portion 25b.
  • the first metal fitting attachment portion 25 has a second attachment groove 25e formed between the second wall portion 25b and the third wall portion 25c.
  • the first metal fitting attachment portion 25 has a third attachment groove 25f that is recessed in the center of the inner surface of the short side wall 22a in the front-rear direction.
  • the first insulator 20 extends from a third wall portion 25c of the first metal fitting portion 25 located on one side in the left-right direction to a third wall portion 25c of the first metal fitting portion 25 located on the other side. It has an outer wall 26 that connects two third wall portions 25c.
  • the outer wall 26 extends along the outer surface of the longitudinal wall 22b of the outer peripheral wall 22 over the region where the first contact 30 is arranged.
  • the outer wall 26 is formed at the center of the first insulator 20 in the longitudinal direction, corresponding to the region located at the center of the longitudinal wall 22b.
  • the first insulator 20 has a recess 27 that is recessed from the inner surface 28 of the longitudinal wall 22b of the outer peripheral wall 22.
  • a first contact holding groove 24 is recessed in the center of the recess 27 in the left-right direction.
  • the first insulator 20 has an inner surface 28 of the outer peripheral wall 22 adjacent to the recess 27 .
  • the inner surface 28 is formed adjacent to the recess 27 in the left-right direction.
  • Recesses 27 and inner surfaces 28 are alternately formed in the longitudinal wall 22b from one side to the other in the left-right direction.
  • the width of the first insulator 20 in the front-rear direction is narrower than the width of the outer peripheral wall 22 at the inner surface 28 in the front-rear direction.
  • the width of the first insulator 20 in the front-rear direction is wider than the width of the first portion in the front-rear direction.
  • narrow portions formed by the first portion and wide portions formed by the second portion are alternately formed from one side to the other side in the left-right direction.
  • the first contact 30 is formed, for example, by stamping a thin plate of phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, copper alloy containing titanium copper, or Corson copper alloy, which has spring elasticity, into the shape shown in FIG. It is molded.
  • the method for manufacturing the first contact 30 includes a step of punching and then bending it in the thickness direction.
  • the surface of the first contact 30 is plated with gold or tin after forming a base with nickel plating. Plating with gold or tin may be applied to the entire surface of the first contact 30, or may be applied only to the surface of the contact portion 32c, which will be described later.
  • the first contact 30 has a mounting portion 31 that extends outward in an L-shape.
  • the mounting portion 31 is located at one end of the first contact 30.
  • the first contact 30 has a mounting portion 32 formed in an inverted U shape upward from the upper end of the mounting portion 31 .
  • the mounting portion 32 is formed so as to be folded back from the upper end of the mounting portion 31 .
  • the first contact 30 has a wide portion 32a formed in a portion of the mounting portion 32 located on the outer side in the front-rear direction.
  • the first contact 30 has a curved portion 32b in the mounting portion 32 that extends upward from the wide portion 32a in an inverted U shape.
  • the first contact 30 has a contact portion 32c configured to include an inner surface in the front-rear direction on the inner side in the front-rear direction of the curved portion 32b.
  • the first contact 30 has a recess 32d in the mounting portion 32 that is formed directly below the contact portion 32c and continuous with the contact portion 32c.
  • the first contact 30 has a free end 32e in the mounting portion 32 that is formed directly below the recess 32d and continuous with the recess 32d.
  • the free end 32e is the other end opposite to one end of the first contact 30.
  • the free end 32e is located on the opposite side of the mounting section 31 in the attachment section 32.
  • the contact portion 32c is located on the same side of the longitudinal wall 22b as the free end 32e of the first contact 30 in the front-rear direction.
  • the contact portion 32c is located on the same side of the longitudinal wall 22b as the free end 32e of the attachment portion 32 in the front-rear direction.
  • the contact portion 32c is formed in a portion of the first contact 30 that is located on the inner side in the front-rear direction where the free end 32e is formed.
  • the recessed portion 32d is located between the contact portion 32c and the free end 32e, and is formed to be more recessed than the contact portion 32c and the free end 32e.
  • the recessed portion 32d is recessed outward in the front-rear direction at a portion of the first contact 30 located on the inner side in the front-rear direction where the contact portion 32c and the free end 32e are formed.
  • the front-rear direction is a direction perpendicular to the fitting direction and the arrangement direction in which the plurality of first contacts 30 are arranged.
  • the first contact 30 is formed so as to protrude inward in the front-rear direction at the contact portion 32c, and to be recessed one step outward in the front-rear direction at the recess 32d.
  • the first contact 30 is formed such that the inner surface of the free end 32e in the front-rear direction is approximately at the same front-rear position as the tip of the contact portion 32c in the protruding direction.
  • the first metal fitting 40 is formed by molding a thin plate of an arbitrary metal material into the shape shown in FIG. 4 using a progressive die (stamping).
  • the method for processing the first metal fitting 40 includes a step of bending the first metal fitting 40 in the thickness direction after punching it.
  • the first metal fittings 40 are press-fitted into the first metal fitting attachment portions 25 of the first insulator 20 and are arranged on both left and right sides of the first insulator 20.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has a first base portion 41 extending in the front-rear direction.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has a second base portion 42 extending inward in the left-right direction from each of both ends of the first base portion 41 in the front-rear direction.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has protruding pieces 43 that linearly extend downward at each of the front and rear parts of the first base 41 .
  • a recess is formed by the opposing edges of the pair of protruding pieces 43 that are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction and the lower edge of the first base 41 .
  • the first metal fitting 40 has a first mounting portion 44 located at the lower end of the protruding piece 43.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has a first locking portion 45 that includes a portion of the protruding piece 43 that is wider in the front-rear direction than other portions.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has a contact portion 46 extending inward in the left-right direction from the center portion of the first base portion 41 in the front-rear direction.
  • the contact portion 46 extends obliquely downward from the first base portion 41 along the left-right direction, and has spring elasticity.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has an inverted U-shaped protruding piece 47 formed at the inner end of the second base 42 in the left-right direction.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has an engaging portion 47a formed in a portion of the protruding piece 47 that extends inward in the front-rear direction.
  • the engaging portion 47a is formed as a convex portion.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has a second locking portion 48 that is formed to continue downward from the lower end of the portion of the protruding piece 47 that extends outward in the front-rear direction.
  • the second locking portion 48 is formed wider in the left-right direction than the portion of the protruding piece 47 that extends outward in the front-rear direction.
  • the second locking portion 48 protrudes symmetrically from the corresponding portion to both sides in the left-right direction.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has a second mounting portion 49 that linearly extends downward from the lower end of the second locking portion 48 .
  • the second mounting portion 49 is formed to have approximately the same width in the left and right directions as the portion of the protruding piece 47 that extends outward in the front-rear direction.
  • the first contacts 30 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first connector 10.
  • the first contact 30 is arranged at the center of the first insulator 20 in the left-right direction.
  • the first contact 30 is integrally held in the first contact holding groove 24 by integrating the entire other part except the mounting part 31 and the first contact holding groove 24 by insert molding. . More specifically, the mounting portion 32 of the first contact 30 is integrally held with respect to the first contact holding groove 24 .
  • the first contact 30 is integrally formed with the outer peripheral wall 22.
  • the first contact 30 is integrally formed with the first contact holding groove 24 so as to be flush with the longitudinal wall 22b in the third recess 24d and the second recess 24c.
  • the first contact 30 is arranged in the first contact holding groove 24 such that in the first recess 24b, the contact portion 32c and the recess 32d protrude one step inward of the outer peripheral wall 22 than the front and rear side surfaces of the recess 27 of the first insulator 20. It is integrally molded with.
  • the contact portion 32c of the first contact 30 is arranged in the recess 27. More specifically, the contact portion 32c is located at the center of the recess 27 in the left-right direction. On both sides of the contact portion 32c along the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 30, the first insulator 20 is cut out as the recessed portion 27 is formed. In the longitudinal wall 22b, an inner surface 28, a part of the recess 27, a contact part 32c, another part of the recess 27, and the inner surface 28 are formed in this order from one side to the other in the left-right direction.
  • the recess 27, the contact portion 32c, the recess 32d, and the free end 32e overlap each other in the front-rear direction.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the VV arrow line in FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion VI surrounded by a dashed-dotted line in FIG.
  • the wide portion 32a of the mounting portion 32 is integrally formed with the third recess 24d of the first contact holding groove 24.
  • the curved portion 32b of the attachment portion 32 is integrally formed with the second recess 24c of the first contact holding groove 24.
  • the contact portion 32c and the recess 32d of the attachment portion 32 are integrally formed with the first recess 24b of the first contact holding groove 24.
  • the free end 32e of the attachment portion 32 is integrally formed with the penetration portion 24a of the first contact holding groove 24.
  • the mounting portion 31 of the first contact 30 is formed in an L shape and extends outward from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 22. do. More specifically, the tip of the mounting portion 31 is located outside the outer wall 26 in the front-rear direction.
  • the mounting portion 32 of the first contact 30 extends in an inverted U shape from the mounting portion 31 toward the side opposite to the circuit board CB1, and extends from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 22 to the inner surface of the recess 27 of the outer peripheral wall 22. attached.
  • the contact portion 32c of the first contact 30 is located inside the outer peripheral wall 22.
  • the contact portion 32c is located inside the longitudinal wall 22b in the front-rear direction.
  • a space serving as the fitting recess 23 is only formed between the pair of contact portions 32c, and any component related to the first contact 30 is not formed.
  • the contact portion 32c is located inside the outer peripheral wall 22 rather than the inner surface 28 of the first insulator 20.
  • the contact portion 32c is arranged inside the inner surface 28 in the front-rear direction.
  • the distance in the front-rear direction between the constituent parts formed at the same left and right positions on the pair of longitudinal walls 22b is the same as that of the pair of first contacts 30 held at the same left and right positions on the pair of longitudinal walls 22b. It becomes narrower at the contact portion 32c.
  • the free end 32e of the first contact 30 is exposed to the circuit board CB1 side from the bottom surface of the first insulator 20 facing the circuit board CB1. At this time, the free end 32e is flush with the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 21 of the first insulator 20 along the left-right direction perpendicular to the paper plane of FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the free end 32e is located on the opposite side of the mounting portion 31 to the circuit board CB1.
  • the free end 32e is spaced apart from the circuit board CB1 in the vertical direction. A space is formed between the free end 32e and the circuit board CB1.
  • the first metal fitting 40 is press-fitted into the first insulator 20 from above.
  • the first metal fitting 40 has an outer peripheral wall such that a recess formed by the opposing edges of a pair of protruding pieces 43 spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction and the lower edge of the first base 41 sandwiches the first wall 25a. It is attached to 22.
  • the first locking portion 45 locks onto the first wall portion 25a of the first metal attachment portion 25 on the outside of the short wall 22a in the left-right direction.
  • a pair of protruding pieces 43 and a first locking portion 45 that are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction are attached to the first attachment groove 25d.
  • the second locking portion 48 locks onto the second wall portion 25b and the third wall portion 25c of the first metal fitting attachment portion 25 on the outer side of the longitudinal wall 22b in the front-rear direction.
  • the second locking portion 48 is attached to the second attachment groove 25e. As described above, the first metal fitting 40 is held with respect to the first metal fitting attachment portion 25.
  • the contact portion 46 is arranged in the third mounting groove 25f of the first insulator 20 so as to be elastically deformable in the left-right direction.
  • the first mounting portion 44 is arranged along the outer surface of the short wall 22a in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the first mounting portion 44 extends below the lower end of the short wall 22a. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first mounting portions 44 are arranged on both sides of the first wall portion 25a of the first insulator 20 in the lateral direction of the first connector 10. The pair of first mounting portions 44 are positioned to sandwich the first wall portion 25a from both sides in the front-back direction. For example, the pair of first mounting parts 44 are respectively arranged at positions that are symmetrical in the front-rear direction with respect to the first wall part 25a.
  • the second mounting portion 49 is arranged along the outer surface of the longitudinal wall 22b in the front-rear direction.
  • the second mounting portion 49 extends below the lower end of the longitudinal wall 22b.
  • the second mounting portions 49 are arranged on both sides of the first connector 10 in the lateral direction.
  • the pair of second mounting portions 49 are positioned to sandwich the fitting recess 23 from both sides in the front-rear direction.
  • the pair of second mounting portions 49 are respectively arranged at positions that are symmetrical in the front-rear direction with respect to the fitting recess 23 .
  • the pair of second mounting portions 49 are arranged at substantially the same left and right positions.
  • the mounting portion 31 of the first contact 30 is soldered to the circuit pattern formed on the mounting surface of the circuit board CB1.
  • the first mounting portion 44 and second mounting portion 49 of the first metal fitting 40 are soldered to the pattern formed on the mounting surface.
  • the first connector 10 is mounted on the circuit board CB1.
  • the configuration of the second connector 50 will be explained with reference mainly to FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the second connector 50 shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from above.
  • the second connector 50 is obtained, for example, by integrally molding the second contact 70, the second metal fitting 80, and the second insulator 60 by insert molding.
  • FIG. 8 is an exploded external perspective view of the second connector 50 shown in FIG. 7 as viewed from above.
  • the second contact 70, the second metal fitting 80, and the second insulator 60 are integrally molded by insert molding.
  • the second insulator 60, the second contact 70, and the second metal fitting 80 are virtually separated and shown individually.
  • the second insulator 60 is a plate-shaped member extending in the left-right direction and made of injection molded insulating and heat-resistant synthetic resin material.
  • the second insulator 60 has a main body portion 61 formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped.
  • the main body portion 61 is formed as a fitting portion.
  • the second insulator 60 has a second contact holding groove 62 formed across both side surfaces and the top surface of the main body portion 61 in the front-rear direction.
  • a second contact 70 is attached to the second contact holding groove 62 .
  • the second insulator 60 has second fitting holding grooves 63 formed at both ends of the main body portion 61 in the left-right direction.
  • the second metal fitting holding groove 63 is formed across both side surfaces in the front-back direction, side surfaces in the left-right direction, and the top surface of the main body portion 61.
  • a second metal fitting 80 is attached to the second metal fitting holding groove 63 .
  • the second contact 70 is, for example, formed by molding a thin plate of phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, a copper alloy containing titanium copper, or a Corson copper alloy into the shape shown in the figure using a progressive die (stamping).
  • the surface of the second contact 70 is plated with gold, tin, or the like after forming a base with nickel plating.
  • the second contact 70 has a mounting portion 71 that extends outward in the front-rear direction in an L-shape.
  • the second contact 70 has a base portion 72 that extends upward from one mounting portion 71 in a U-shape and is connected to the other mounting portion 71 .
  • the second contact 70 has a contact portion 73 recessed in the outer surface of the base portion 72 in the front-rear direction.
  • the contact portion 73 is formed as a recess.
  • the second metal fitting 80 is formed by molding a thin plate of an arbitrary metal material into the shape shown in the figure using a progressive die (stamping).
  • the method for processing the second metal fitting 80 includes a step of bending it in the thickness direction after punching it.
  • the second metal fitting 80 has a first mounting portion 81 that extends outward in the front-rear direction in an L-shape.
  • the second metal fitting 80 has a base portion 82 that extends upward from one first mounting portion 81 in a U-shape and is connected to the other first mounting portion 81 .
  • the second metal fitting 80 has an engaging portion 83 recessed in the outer surface of the base portion 82 in the front-rear direction.
  • the engaging portion 83 is formed as a recess.
  • the second metal fitting 80 has an extending portion 84 extending outward in the left-right direction from the outer end of the base 82 in the left-right direction in an L-shape.
  • the second metal fitting 80 has a wide portion 85 formed in the extending portion 84 to be wide in the front-rear direction.
  • the second metal fitting 80 has a second mounting portion 86 located at the lower end of the extension portion 84 .
  • the second contact 70 is integrally molded with the second contact holding groove 62 of the second insulator 60 by insert molding. At this time, substantially the entire base portion 72 of the second contact 70 is molded integrally with the second contact holding groove 62.
  • the pair of contact portions 73 are arranged along both outer surfaces of the main body portion 61 in the front and rear directions.
  • the mounting portion 71 extends outward in the front-rear direction from the outer surface of the main body portion 61 in the front-rear direction.
  • the second metal fitting 80 is integrally molded with the second metal fitting holding groove 63 of the second insulator 60 by insert molding. At this time, substantially the entire base portion 82 and extension portion 84 of the second metal fitting 80 are integrally molded with the second metal fitting holding groove 63 .
  • the pair of engaging portions 83 are arranged along both outer surfaces of the main body portion 61 in the front and rear directions.
  • the first mounting portion 81 extends outward in the front-rear direction from the outer surface of the main body portion 61 in the front-rear direction.
  • the second mounting portion 86 is arranged along the outer surface of the main body portion 61 in the left-right direction.
  • the mounting portion 71 of the second contact 70 is soldered to the circuit pattern formed on the mounting surface of the circuit board CB2.
  • the first mounting portion 81 and the second mounting portion 86 of the second metal fitting 80 are soldered to the pattern formed on the mounting surface.
  • the second connector 50 is mounted on the circuit board CB2.
  • an electronic component other than the second connector 50 such as a communication module, is mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board CB2.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the IX-IX arrow line in FIG.
  • the contact portions 32c of the first contacts 30 and the contact portions 73 of the second contacts 70 come into contact with each other, and the mounting portions 32 having spring elasticity move forward and backward. Elastically deforms outward in the direction.
  • the first contact 30 and the second contact 70 are in contact with each other at two locations on both front and rear sides by a pair of the contact portion 32c and the contact portion 73.
  • the contact portion 32c is placed between the pair of first contacts 30 that are arranged to face each other, and one of the second A contact 70 is located.
  • One second contact 70 contacts both of the pair of first contacts 30. More specifically, substantially the entire base 72 of one second contact 70 is located between the pair of first contacts 30. The base 72 of one second contact 70 contacts both of the pair of first contacts 30 .
  • the first contact 30 is elastically deformed integrally with the outer peripheral wall 22 of the first insulator 20 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted together. More specifically, the mounting portion 32 of the first contact 30 is elastically deformed integrally with the longitudinal wall 22b when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted together.
  • the mounting portion 32 and the longitudinal wall 22b maintain their posture while being inclined obliquely outward in the front-rear direction from the bottom to the top.
  • the first metal fitting 40 contacts the second metal fitting 80 in a fitted state in which the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted to each other.
  • the contact portion 46 of the first metal fitting 40 and the extending portion 84 of the second metal fitting 80 are in contact with each other.
  • the contact portion 46 having spring elasticity is elastically deformed outward in the left-right direction in the third mounting groove 25f of the first insulator 20.
  • the engaging portion 47a of the first metal fitting 40 and the engaging portion 83 of the second metal fitting 80 engage with each other.
  • the first connector 10 and connector module 1 even if the first contacts 30 and the first insulator 20 are integrally molded, the Deterioration in contact reliability can be reduced.
  • the first connector 10 is integrally molded with the outer peripheral wall 22 with the contact portion 32c disposed in the recess 27 of the first insulator 20 and the first insulator 20 being cut out on both sides of the contact portion 32c. ing.
  • the first insulator 20 is formed to have a narrow width around the first contact 30. Therefore, when the first contacts 30 and the outer peripheral wall 22 are elastically deformed together when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted together, the elastic deformation becomes easy.
  • the second connector 50 as a connection object is fitted to the first connector 10
  • an excessive load is applied to these components compared to the conventional technology in which the insulator and the contacts are less likely to be elastically deformed. can be reduced. Therefore, damage to the first insulator 20 and the first contact 30 is reduced.
  • the first connector 10 can reduce damage such as scraping of the first contacts 30 due to contact between the first contacts 30 and the second contacts 70, for example.
  • mold components are placed in the cutout portions of the recesses 27 located on both left and right sides of the contact portion 32c. Become. This makes it difficult for the resin for forming the first insulator 20 to enter the exposed surface of the contact portion 32c of the first contact 30.
  • the first connector 10 can reduce the decrease in contact reliability in the first contacts 30 by synergistically achieving the above effects.
  • the first contact 30 has a mounting part 31 located at one end thereof, and a free end 32e which is the other end opposite to the one end, and the contact part 32c is longitudinally disposed in the first contact 30 with respect to the free end 32e in the longitudinal direction. It is located on the same side as the wall 22b. This increases the distance between the mounting section 31 and the contact section 32c. This increases the distance between the portion of the first contact 30 fixed to the circuit board CB1 and the portion receiving external force due to contact with the second contact 70. Therefore, when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted together, the first contacts 30 are more likely to be elastically deformed.
  • the second connector 50 as a connection object is fitted to the first connector 10
  • an excessive load is applied to these components compared to the conventional technology in which the insulator and the contacts are less likely to be elastically deformed. can be reduced. Therefore, damage to the first insulator 20 and the first contact 30 is reduced.
  • the first connector 10 can reduce damage such as scraping of the first contacts 30 due to contact between the first contacts 30 and the second contacts 70, for example. Therefore, the first connector 10 can reduce the decrease in contact reliability in the first contacts 30.
  • the first contact 30 has a mounting portion 31 formed in an L-shape and extending outward from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 22.
  • the first contact 30 extends in an inverted U shape from the mounting portion 31 toward the side opposite to the circuit board CB1, and extends from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 22 to the inner surface of the recess 27 and connects the mounting portion 32 attached to the outer peripheral wall 22.
  • the first contact 30 has a free end 32e located on the opposite side of the mounting part 31 in the mounting part 32, and a contact part 32c located on the same side with respect to the longitudinal wall 22b in the front-rear direction as the free end 32e in the mounting part 32. , has.
  • the free end 32e is exposed to the circuit board CB1 side from the bottom surface of the first insulator 20 facing the circuit board CB1. This makes it possible to press the free end 32e with the mold component when integrally molding the first contact 30 and the first insulator 20 by insert molding. Thereby, when the resin for forming the first insulator 20 flows into the mold, the swinging of the free end 32e of the first contact 30 can be reduced. Therefore, in insert molding, the first contact 30 is stably integrated with the first insulator 20.
  • the free end 32e of the first contact 30 is integrally formed with the penetrating portion 24a of the first contact holding groove 24.
  • the first connector 10 can be made smaller in the front-rear direction compared to, for example, a conventional contact that has an elastic contact piece that extends inward in the front-rear direction and whose free end is located inside the outer peripheral wall. Become.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the state of the first connector 10 when insert molding is performed.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to the enlarged sectional view of FIG. 6.
  • the first contact 30 has a recessed portion 32d that is recessed relative to the contact portion 32c and the free end 32e.
  • the contact portion 32c and the free end 32e can be surrounded by the mold 100 from three directions.
  • the mold 100 can surround the contact portion 32c and the free end 32e from the inside in the front-rear direction and from both sides in the left-right direction.
  • the first connector 10 can reduce such a decrease in contact reliability in the first contacts 30.
  • the first insulator 20 has an outer wall 26 that extends along the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 22 over a region where the first contacts 30 are arranged. Thereby, even when the first connector 10 is downsized, solder flux from rising to the contact portion 32c is reduced. Therefore, the first connector 10 can reduce the formation of solder on the contact portions 32c, and can reduce the decrease in contact reliability in the first contacts 30.
  • the first insulator 20 has an inner surface 28 adjacent to the recess 27, so that it is formed wide except in the vicinity of the exposed surface of the contact portion 32c of the first contact 30. Therefore, even when the second connector 50 as a connection object deviates from the normal mating posture and enters the first connector 10 at an angle, a part of the second connector 50 will not come into contact with the inner surface 28. As a result, misalignment of the contacts between the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 is reduced. If the inner surface 28 were not formed, only the first contacts 30 would come into contact with the second connector 50 even during such oblique fitting, making it difficult to reduce the above-mentioned positional deviation.
  • the second contact 70 comes into contact with the contact portion 32c located further inside.
  • the portion 73 contacts more reliably.
  • one second contact 70 is located between the pair of first contacts 30 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted together, and is located between both of the pair of first contacts 30. come into contact with. This makes it easier to reduce the size of the entire connector module 1 compared to a conventional connector module in which a pair of second contacts 70 are arranged along the front-rear direction.
  • the shape, size, arrangement, orientation, and number of each component described above are not limited to what is illustrated in the above description and drawings.
  • the shape, size, arrangement, orientation, and number of each component may be arbitrarily configured as long as the function can be realized.
  • the method of assembling the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 described above is not limited to the content of the above description.
  • the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 may be assembled by any method as long as they can be assembled so that their respective functions are exhibited.
  • the first metal fitting 40 may be integrally formed with the first insulator 20 by insert molding instead of press fitting.
  • the second connector 50 at least one of the second contact 70 and the second metal fitting 80 may be attached to the second insulator 60 by press-fitting instead of insert molding.
  • the first contact 30 is integrally formed with the longitudinal wall 22b, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the first contact 30 may be integrally formed with the short wall 22a.
  • the contact portion 32c may be arranged along the short wall 22a instead of the long wall 22b, and may be located inside the short wall 22a.
  • the recess 27 may be formed from the inner surface of the short wall 22a instead of the long wall 22b.
  • the contact portion 32c is located on the same side of the longitudinal wall 22b as the free end 32e of the first contact 30 in the front-rear direction, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the contact portion 32c does not have to be located on the same side of the first contact 30 as the free end 32e.
  • the first insulator 20 is cut out on both sides of the contact portion 32c along the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 30 as the recessed portion 27 is formed. , but not limited to.
  • the first insulator 20 may be cut out on at least one side of the contact portion 32c along the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 30.
  • the first contact 30 has a mounting portion 31 that is formed in an L shape and extends outward from the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 22.
  • the first contact 30 has a mounting portion 32 that extends in an inverted U shape from the mounting portion 31 toward the side opposite to the circuit board CB1, and is attached to the outer peripheral wall 22 from the outer surface to the inner surface of the recess 27.
  • the first contact 30 has a free end 32e located on the opposite side of the mounting part 31 in the mounting part 32, and a contact part 32c located on the same side with respect to the longitudinal wall 22b in the front-rear direction as the free end 32e in the mounting part 32. , has.
  • the first contact 30 is optional as long as it is integrally molded with the outer peripheral wall 22 with the contact portion 32c disposed in the recess 27 and the first insulator 20 cut out on both sides of the contact portion 32c. It may have the shape of
  • the free end 32e is exposed to the circuit board CB1 side from the bottom surface of the first insulator 20 facing the circuit board CB1, but the free end 32e is not limited thereto.
  • the free end 32e may be covered by the first insulator 20.
  • the free end 32e is located on the side opposite to the circuit board CB1 with respect to the mounting portion 31, but the free end 32e is not limited to this.
  • the free end 32e like the mounting portion 31, may be arranged at substantially the same vertical position as the circuit board CB1.
  • the position of the inner surface of the free end 32e in the front-rear direction is approximately the same front-rear position as the tip of the contact portion 32c in the protruding direction, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the position of the inner surface of the free end 32e in the front-rear direction may be on the inner side in the front-rear direction than the tip of the contact portion 32c in the protruding direction.
  • the first contact 30 has been described as having the recessed portion 32d that is recessed than the contact portion 32c and the free end 32e, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the first contact 30 does not need to have such a recess 32d.
  • the first insulator 20 is described as having the outer wall 26 extending over the region where the first contact 30 is arranged, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the first insulator 20 does not need to have such an outer wall 26.
  • the outer wall 26 is arranged along the outer surface of the longitudinal wall 22b, the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the outer wall 26 may be placed along the outer surface of the short side wall 22a.
  • the first insulator 20 is formed to be wide in the front-rear direction on the inner surface 28 adjacent to the recess 27, but the invention is not limited to this.
  • the first insulator 20 does not need to be formed wide in the front-rear direction on the inner surface 28.
  • the outer peripheral wall 22 may be formed with a substantially uniform width.
  • the contact portion 32c is located inside the outer circumferential wall 22 rather than the inner surface 28, but the contact portion 32c is not limited thereto.
  • the contact portion 32c may be formed inside the outer circumferential wall 22 at a position closer to the outer circumferential wall 22 than the inner surface 28.
  • the recess 27 is recessed one step outward in the front-rear direction with respect to the inner surface 28, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the recessed portion 27 may be recessed in two or more stages.
  • the one second contact 70 is located between the pair of first contacts 30 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted together, and the one second contact 70 is located between the pair of first contacts 30 and both of the pair of first contacts 30
  • contact with The second connector 50 is located between the pair of first contacts 30 when the first connector 10 and the second connector 50 are fitted to each other, and includes a pair of second contacts that respectively contact the pair of first contacts 30. 70.
  • the attachment part 32 and the longitudinal wall 22b maintain that posture while being inclined obliquely outward in the front-rear direction from the bottom to the top.
  • the attachment portion 32 and the longitudinal wall 22b do not need to be elastically deformed in the fitted state in which the fitting is completed.
  • first connector 10 has a total of six first contacts 30, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the first connector 10 may have any number of first contacts 30.
  • the first widths in the front-rear direction of the plurality of inner surfaces 28 arranged along the longitudinal wall 22b are constant.
  • the second widths in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal wall 22b in the plurality of recesses 27 arranged along the longitudinal wall 22b are constant.
  • the first width is greater than the second width.
  • the first width may be different from each other at the plurality of inner surfaces 28, the second width may be different from each other at the plurality of recesses 27, and the second width may be different from each other at the plurality of recesses 27. It may be both.
  • the longitudinal wall 22b may be formed such that at least one of the first width and the second width increases toward the center in the left-right direction. Thereby, for example, even if the first connector 10 has more first contacts 30 and has a further multipolar structure, it is possible to reduce the decrease in contact reliability of the first contacts 30.
  • the first connector 10 can reduce the decrease in contact reliability in the first contacts 30.
  • the first connector 10 can reduce plastic deformation at the center of the first insulator 20 in the left-right direction by reducing the amount of elastic deformation at the center of the longitudinal wall 22b.
  • the longitudinal wall 22b may be formed such that at least one of the first width and the second width becomes larger toward the center in the left-right direction
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the longitudinal wall 22b is formed such that the width of the inner surface 28 in the left-right direction is larger than the width of the longitudinal wall 22b in the recess 27 in the left-right direction.
  • the longitudinal wall 22b is formed in such a shape that a portion of the outer circumferential wall 22 formed at the same left-right position as the inner surface 28 has higher strength toward the center in the left-right direction. You can leave it there.
  • the part may be formed to have a trapezoidal shape when viewed from above. More specifically, the portion may be formed in a reverse tapered shape so that the width in the left-right direction increases from the inside to the outside in the front-back direction.
  • the first connector 10 and connector module 1 as described above are installed in an electronic device including the circuit board CB1 and the circuit board CB2.
  • Electronic devices include, for example, wearable devices such as smart watches, wireless earphones, and smart glasses, communication terminal devices such as smartphones, and information processing devices such as personal computers, copy machines, printers, facsimile machines, and multifunction peripherals.
  • electronic equipment includes any industrial equipment.
  • Such an electronic device can reduce the decrease in contact reliability of the first contacts 30 even when the first contacts 30 and the first insulator 20 are integrally molded in the first connector 10. It is. Such an electronic device has good contact reliability in contacts including the first contact 30 and the second contact 70. Therefore, the reliability of the electronic device as a product is improved.
  • a connector connected to a connection target, an insulator that has a side wall of an outer peripheral wall and a first recess that is recessed from an inner surface of the side wall, and that fits with the connection target; a plurality of first contacts having contact portions located inside the side wall; Equipped with The first contact is The insulator is formed integrally with the side wall, the contact portion is disposed in the first recess, and the insulator is cut out on the side in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts with respect to the contact portion, When the connector and the connection object are fitted together, the connector is elastically deformed integrally with the side wall; connector.
  • the first contact is mounted on a circuit board and has a mounting part located at one end of the first contact, and a free end that is the other end opposite to the one end, the contact portion is located on the same side as the free end of the first contact; connector.
  • the first contact includes the L-shaped mounting portion extending outward from the outer surface of the side wall, and an inverted U-shaped mounting portion extending from the mounting portion toward a side opposite to the circuit board from the outer surface. a mounting portion attached to the side wall across the inner surface of the first recess; a free end located on the opposite side of the mounting portion to the mounting portion; and a mounting portion located on the same side of the mounting portion as the free end.
  • the connector described in (2) or (3) above The free end is exposed to the circuit board side from a bottom surface of the insulator that faces the circuit board. connector. (5) The connector according to any one of (2) to (4) above, the free end is located on a side opposite to the circuit board from the mounting section; connector. (6) The connector according to any one of (2) to (5) above, The first contact is located between the contact portion and the free end, and has a second recess that is recessed than the contact portion and the free end. connector. (7) The connector according to any one of (1) to (6) above, The insulator has an outer wall extending along an outer surface of the side wall to a region where the first contact is arranged. connector.
  • Connector module 10 First connector (connector) 20 First insulator (insulator) 21 Bottom plate part 22 Outer peripheral wall 22a Short wall 22b Longitudinal wall (side wall) 23 Fitting recess 24 First contact holding groove 24a Penetrating portion 24b First recess 24c Second recess 24d Third recess 25 First metal attachment portion 25a First wall 25b Second wall 25c Third wall 25d First mounting Groove 25e Second mounting groove 25f Third mounting groove 26 Outer wall 27 Recess (first recess) 28 Inner surface 30 First contact 31 Mounting part 32 Mounting part 32a Wide part 32b Curved part 32c Contact part 32d Recessed part (second recessed part) 32e Free end 40 First metal fitting 41 First base 42 Second base 43 Projecting piece 44 First mounting part 45 First locking part 46 Contact part 47 Projecting piece 47a Engaging part 48 Second locking part 49 Second mounting part 50 Second connector (connection target) 60 Second insulator 61 Main body part 62 Second contact holding groove 63 Second fitting holding groove 70 Second contact 71 Mounting part 72 Base part

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