JP6261064B2 - connector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a connector used in a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a digital camera, and the like, and particularly contacts a connection object of a flexible printed circuit board (hereinafter referred to as “FPC”) or a flexible flat cable (hereinafter referred to as “FFC”). It is related with the mechanism which presses.

  A connector used for a cellular phone, a CCD camera, etc. is a narrow pitch and extremely thin (so-called light thin short), and is mainly composed of a housing, a contact, and a slider, and the housing and the slider sandwich the FPC or FFC. It is. There are various methods for holding the FPC or FFC between the housing and the slider. However, there are many methods in which the slider is inserted after the FPC or FFC is inserted into the housing and the FPC or FFC is pressed against the contact.

  The housing is provided with a required number of insertion holes into which contacts are inserted and a fitting port into which an FPC or FFC is inserted.

  The contact 64 is substantially U-shaped as shown in FIG. 8, and is mainly composed of a contact portion 22 that contacts the FPC 40 or FFC, a connection portion 24 connected to a substrate or the like, and a fixed portion 42 fixed to the housing 62. Has been. The contact 64 is fixed to the housing 62 by press fitting or the like.

For example, the slider 66 has a substantially wedge shape as shown in FIG. 8, and after inserting the FPC 40 or FFC into the housing 62 in which the required number of contacts 64 are arranged, the slider 66 is inserted. The slider 66 includes a mounting portion 74 (FIG. 7) that is mainly mounted on the housing 62 and a pressing portion 68 that presses the FPC 40 or FFC against the contact portion 22 of the contact 64. Before the FPC 40 or FFC is inserted, the slider 66 is temporarily attached to the housing 62. When the slider 66 is inserted after the FPC 40 or FFC is inserted, the FPC 40 or FPC is inserted as shown in FIG. The pressing portion 68 of the slider 66 is inserted in parallel with the FFC, and the FPC 40 or FFC is pressed against the contact portion 22 of the contact 64.

  In recent years, this type of connector 60 has been increasingly required to have a lower profile, but the connector 60 having the above-described structure has six layers (both sides in the thickness direction of the housing 62) as shown in FIG. The thickness of the contact portion 22 of the contact 64 and the receiving portion 70, the thickness of the pressing portion 68 of the slider 66, and the thickness of the FPC 40 or FFC). Considering the low profile, the receiving part 70 of the contact 64 is omitted, and five layers (the walls on both sides in the thickness direction of the housing 62, the thickness of the contact part 22 of the contact 64, the thickness of the pressing part 68 of the slider 66, The thickness of the FPC 40 or the FFC) can be made, but there is a problem to be solved such that the height cannot be lowered any more due to the strength and specifications of each part.

In the connector 60 having the above-described structure, the FPC 40 or FFC is inserted and the contact portion 22 of the contact 64 is pressed against the FPC 40 or FFC only on the insertion port ( fitting port ) 18 side of the housing 62. , the connector there is also a problem that the workability was Tsu had a bad enough to be downsized.

  Furthermore, when it is required to narrow the pitch of the connector 60, if the contacts 64 are inserted from one direction as in the conventional structure, there is a limit to narrowing the connector.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, without impairing the strength or specifications of each part, by operating the slider over FP C or reliably to connect object FFC it can the contact portion of the contactor bets is configured to press contact, workability is good, is to St. provide narrowing or low profile position of possible connector pitch.

In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is as follows.
(1) A connector that is surface-mounted on a substrate and into which a connection object of a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) or a flexible flat cable (FFC) is inserted from a direction substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface. A required number of contacts each having a contact portion that contacts the substrate, and a connection portion that is surface-mounted on the substrate, and an insertion port into which the connection object is inserted, the required number of contacts being spaced apart An electrical insulating housing that is arranged and held in a state, and a slider that is mounted at a position opposite to the insertion port of the housing and that presses the contact. Located on the insertion port side, and the connecting portion is located on the slider mounting side which is the insertion port side or the opposite side of the insertion port side, and the front Has a pressure receiving portion which is pressed by the position and the slider in the slider-mounting side, the contact portion, the connecting portion and the pressure receiving portion are integrally formed of the same metal material, to the connection portion, Extending toward the board mounting surface at the rear side in the insertion direction of the contact with respect to the housing and on the board mounting surface side so as to be adjacent to the rear end of the housing when viewed in the insertion direction. A pressing portion having a cross-sectional shape with different dimensions such as long and short, the slider including a contact formed with a first extending portion to be extended, the slider being arranged in the arrangement pitch direction of the required number of contacts; A partition wall is formed by an opposing wall positioned opposite the pressing portion and a connecting wall that connects the pressing portion and the opposing wall, and has a required number of independent through holes extending in the thickness direction of the slider. From the position of the first slider taking a posture that is substantially perpendicular to the substrate mounting surface in a state in which the tip side portion of the pressing portion of the contact is located inside the through hole or outside through the through hole. In the state where the tip side portion of the pressing portion of the contact is located between the connecting walls, it can be rotated forward and backward over a moving range up to a second slider position taking a posture substantially parallel to the board mounting surface. When the slider is normally rotated over the moving range, the pressing portion rotates in such a manner that the portion along the longer cross-sectional dimension of the pressing portion rises with respect to the board mounting surface. And at least the pressing portion of the contact is pressed to move at least the distal end side of the pressing portion in a direction away from the substrate. Necta.
(2) The connector according to (1), wherein the longer cross-sectional dimension of the pressing portion is smaller than the thickness dimension of the slider.
(3) The front end side portion of the pressing portion of the contact is in the thickness region of the housing according to the above (1) or (2) in a posture in which the slider is in the second slider position. connector.
(4) The contact extends forward from the first extension portion in the insertion direction of the contact so as to sandwich the rear side end portion of the housing adjacent to the first extension portion. The said back side edge part which has the 2nd extension part to carry out and was pinched | interposed in the said 2nd extension part of the said housing is any one from said (1) to (3) Connector.
(5) The contact is a first contact portion that is the contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and contacts the connection object, and the pressing portion that is located on the slider mounting side and is pressed by the slider. A first actuating piece having a first pressing part and extending substantially linearly as a whole; a first connecting part which is located on the slider mounting side and is surface-mounted on the substrate; and the insertion And a first reference piece extending generally linearly at a position closer to the substrate than the first operating piece, and having a first extending portion located on the mouth side, The connector according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein both the piece and the first reference piece include a first contact that is disposed substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface.
(6) The connector according to (5), wherein the first contact is inserted and arranged in the housing from the slider mounting side.
(7) The contact is a second contact portion that is the contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and contacts the connection object, and the pressing portion that is located on the slider mounting side and is pressed by the slider. A second operating piece having a second pressing portion and extending substantially linearly as a whole; a second connecting portion which is the connecting portion located on the insertion port side and surface-mounted on the substrate; and the slider A second reference piece having a second extending portion located on the mounting side and extending substantially linearly at a position closer to the substrate than the second working piece, and the second action The connector according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein both the piece and the second reference piece include a second contact that is disposed substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface.
(8) The contact is a first contact portion that is the contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and is in contact with the connection object, and the pressing portion that is located on the slider mounting side and is pressed by the slider. A first actuating piece having a first pressing part and extending substantially linearly as a whole; a first connecting part which is located on the slider mounting side and is surface-mounted on the substrate; and the insertion And a first reference piece extending generally linearly at a position closer to the substrate than the first operating piece, and having a first extending portion located on the mouth side, Both the piece and the first reference piece are a first contact that is disposed substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface, and a second contact portion that is the contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and contacts the connection object. And located on the slider mounting side by the slider A second operating piece that has a second pressing portion that is the pressing portion to be pressed and extends substantially linearly as a whole; and the connection portion that is located on the insertion port side and is surface-mounted on the substrate. A second reference piece having a second connecting portion and a second extending portion located on the slider mounting side and extending substantially linearly as a whole at a position closer to the substrate than the second operating piece; The second operating piece and the second reference piece are both configured by a second contact disposed substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface, and the first connection portion of the first contact and the second contact piece The second connection portion of the second contact is arranged in a staggered manner by shifting the position of the first contact and the second contact in the arrangement pitch direction while alternately changing the insertion direction into the housing. From (1) to (4) above Connector according to any one of the at.
(9) The first contact portion of the first contact and the second contact portion of the second contact are staggered by shifting the position of the housing in the depth direction perpendicular to the arrangement pitch direction. The connector according to (8), wherein the arrangement relationship is as follows.

According to the connector of the present invention, as the contact, the contact portion is positioned on the insertion port side, the connection portion is positioned on the insertion port side or the slider mounting side, and the pressing member that is positioned on the slider mounting side and is pressed by the slider. A contact portion, a connection portion, and a pressing portion that are integrally formed from the same metal material, on the rear side in the insertion direction of the contact with respect to the housing, and on a portion on the board mounting surface side A first extending portion extending toward the board mounting surface so as to be adjacent to a rear side end portion of the housing when viewed in the insertion direction includes a contact, and the slider includes a required number of contacts. A partition shape formed by pressing parts having different cross-sectional shapes such as long and short, arranged in the arrangement pitch direction, an opposing wall positioned facing the pressing part, and a connecting wall connecting the pressing part and the opposing wall. The substrate has a required number of independent through holes extending in the thickness direction of the slider, and the tip end portion of the contact pressing portion is located inside the through hole or outside the through hole. From a first slider position that takes a posture that is substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface, a second posture that takes a posture that is substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface in a state where the tip side portion of the contact pressing portion is located between the connecting walls. It is configured to be able to rotate forward and backward over the moving range to the slider position, and when the slider is rotated forward over the moving range, the portion along the longer cross-sectional dimension of the pressing part rises up with respect to the board mounting surface. In the operation mode, the pressing portion is rotated, and at least the pressing portion of the contact is pressed, and at least the tip side of the pressing portion is moved in a direction away from the substrate. Do excellent effect can be obtained.

(1) Since the slider mounted on the side of the housing opposite to the insertion port is rotated, the contact portion of the contact located on the insertion port side of the housing is pressed against the connection object. As a result of the absence of the slider on the insertion opening side of the housing, it is possible to reduce the height of the connector by the thickness of the slider.

(2) After the connection object is inserted into the insertion slot of the housing, at least the pressing portion of the contact is pressed along with the rotation of the slider, and at least the tip side of the pressing portion is moved away from the substrate. As a result, the contact portion is in press contact with the connection object, so that the contact portion of the contact and the connection object can be reliably electrically connected.

(3) When the shape of the pressing portion of the slider is changed to a cross-sectional shape with different dimensions such as long and short, and the slider is normally rotated in a state where the connection object is inserted, the longer cross-sectional dimension portion of the pressing portion becomes the substrate. The contact portion can be easily brought into contact with the connection object by rotating the pressing portion in such a manner that it rises with respect to the mounting surface and reliably pressing the pressing portion of the contact.

(4) The slider has a pressing portion having different cross-sectional shapes such as long and short, which are connected in the arrangement pitch direction of the required number of contacts, an opposing wall positioned opposite the pressing portion, the pressing portion and the opposing portion. The slider has a required number of independent through-holes that are partitioned by a connecting wall that connects the walls and extends in the thickness direction of the slider, so that the slider is strong and can rotate reliably, and , Deformation is less likely to occur.

(5) When the contact is composed of two types of contacts, the first contact and the second contact, and the first contact and the second contact are arranged in a staggered manner by alternately changing the insertion direction into the housing in the arrangement pitch direction. In addition, the arrangement pitch between the contacts can be reduced.

(A) It is a perspective view of the connector of this invention seen from the insertion port side of the housing in the state which the slider opened (the state which exists in a 1st slider position) . (B) is a perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. 1 the slider is viewed from the slider-mounting side of the housing in an open state (A). (A) It is a perspective view of the connector of this invention cut | disconnected in the extension direction of a contact in the part of a certain contact in the state which the slider opened. (B) It is the perspective view of the connector of this invention cut | disconnected in the contact extension direction in the part of a certain contact in the state which closed the slider ( state in a 2nd slider position) after FPC insertion. It is a perspective view of the slider extracted from the connector of the present invention . (A) It is a perspective view of the contact with two contact parts extracted only from the connector of this invention . (B) It is a perspective view of another contact with one contact part. It is a perspective view of the other connector of this invention . (A) It is a perspective view of the other connector of this invention cut | disconnected in the extension direction of the 2nd contact in the part of a certain 2nd contact in the state ( state in a 1st slider position ) with the slider opened. (B) The perspective view of the other connector of this invention cut | disconnected in the extending direction of a 2nd contact in the part of a certain 2nd contact in the state (state which exists in a 2nd slider position ) in which the FPC was inserted and the slider was closed. It is. It is a perspective view of the conventional connector seen from the fitting port (insertion port) side of the housing before FPC is inserted. (A) It is sectional drawing of the conventional connector cut | disconnected in the contact extension direction in the part of a certain contact before FPC is inserted. (B) It is sectional drawing of the conventional connector cut | disconnected in the extension direction of a contact in the part of a certain contact in the state in which FPC and the slider were inserted.

An embodiment of the connector of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIGS. 1A and 1B show the connector of the present invention, and FIG. 1A shows the housing from the insertion port side in a state where the slider is open (in the first slider position). When viewed, FIG. 1 (B) shows the case when viewed from the slider mounting side of the housing with the slider open , and FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B) show the connector shown in FIG. 1 (A). a perspective view of a cutaway of the portion of a contact (first contact), 2 (a) is a state where the slider is opened, FIG. 2 (B) after the connection object (FPC) is inserted shows a state in which the slider is closed (state in the second slider position), further 3 Ri perspective view der sliders 4 (a) is a perspective view of a contact having two contact portions, (B) is a perspective of another contact having one contact portion FIG.

The connector 10 of the present invention mainly includes a housing 12 , a contact 14, and a slider 16 , is surface-mounted on a substrate (not shown), and is a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) or a substantially parallel direction to the substrate mounting surface. A flexible flat cable (FFC) connection object 40 can be inserted.

The components of the connector of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the contact that is the point of the present invention will be described. The contact includes a contact portion that contacts the FPC or FFC connection object 40, a connection portion that is surface-mounted on a substrate (not shown), a pressing portion that is pressed by the slider 16, and an extending portion. And a contact part, a connection part, a pressing part, and the extension part are integrally formed from the same metal material. The contact portion is located on the insertion port side, the connection portion is located on the insertion port side or the slider mounting side opposite to the insertion port side, the pressing portion is positioned on the slider mounting side, and The installation portion is located on the side opposite to the connection portion, that is, on the slider mounting side or the insertion port side. This contact is made of metal and is manufactured by a known press working . As the material of the co Ntakuto 14, so as to springiness, electric conductivity, and is required can include brass, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze and the like.

Connector 10 of the present invention, Ru provided with a required number of contacts. In the connector 10 shown in FIG. 1, all required number of contacts has been configured by the first contact 14 shown in FIG.

The first contact 14 is located on the insertion port 18 side of the housing 12 and is located on the opposite side of the board mounting surface (not shown) of the FPC or FFC connection target (FFC 40 in FIG. 2B). The first contact portion 22a that can contact the surface 40a and the first pressing portion 20a that is positioned on the slider mounting side opposite to the insertion port 18 and that is pressed by the slider 16 are substantially linear as a whole. A first operating piece that extends, a first connecting portion 24a that is located on the slider mounting surface and is surface-mounted on the substrate, and the extending portion that is located on the insertion port 18 side opposite to the first connecting portion 24a. A first reference piece having a first extending portion 22e and extending substantially linearly as a whole at a position closer to the substrate than the first working piece, and a first contact portion 22a having one end at the first working piece. And connected to a portion located between the first pressing portion 20a And the other end has a first connecting piece (first connecting part 34a) connected to a portion of the first reference piece located between the first extending part 22e and the first connecting part 24a, Both the first operating piece and the first reference piece are arranged substantially parallel to the board mounting surface in a state where they are integrally connected by the first connecting piece (first connecting portion 34a), as shown in FIG. As a whole, it is substantially H-shaped. A portion of the first contact 14 on the rear side in the insertion direction of the first contact 14 with respect to the housing 12 and on the board mounting surface side is a rear side end portion of the housing 12 in the insertion direction (this In this case, a first extending portion 14a extending toward the substrate mounting surface is formed so as to be adjacent to the end portion on the slider mounting side. As can also be seen from FIG. 2, the first contact 14 has a first contact extending from the first extending portion 14a so as to sandwich the rear end of the housing 12 adjacent to the first extending portion 14a. A second extending portion 14b extending to the front side (insertion port 18 side) when viewed in the insertion direction of 14 is formed . The thickness of the rear side end portion sandwiched between the second extending portions 14b of the housing 12 is smaller than the thickness of the adjacent portion .

The first contact 14 shown in FIG. 4 (A), a first fixing portion 42 a for holding or fixing the housings 12, the third contact portion 22 in contact with the connection object 40 to the first elongated portion 22e further comprises a c, a first contact portion 22 a and the first connecting portion 34a and the first connecting portion 24 a, shows a case which is arranged in a positional relationship that a substantially crank shape. In addition, the first and third contact portions 22 a, 22c are connecting object 4 0 has a convex shape to facilitate contact with, in this case, the first and third contact portions are two contact portions 22 a, by 22 c, a connection object 40 is configured to sandwich the first and third contact portion in this manner the inserted position in the direction perpendicular both sides of the surface 40a of the connection object 40 22 a, by providing the 22c, the connection object 40 of the first and third contact portions 22 a, 22 results will be held between c, it becomes possible to reliably press contact with the connection object 40. In addition, the 1st connection part 24a is comprised by the surface mounting type (SMT) as shown in FIG.

The first connecting portion 34a and the first pressing portion 20a are configured as follows in order to make the first contact 14 come into pressure contact with the connection target object 40 when the connection target object 40 is inserted. This is a portion of the first contact 14 showing. That is, after the connection object 40 is inserted into the insertion port 18 of the housing 12, it is pressed by rotation around the predetermined rotation axis X of the slider 16, for example, rotation around the shaft portion 28 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. The part 36 acts on the first pressing part 20a of the first contact 14 and presses the first pressing part 20a, whereby the first contact part 22a is pressed against the connection object 40. It is possible. The rotation around the shaft portion 28 is only one embodiment, and the rotation of the slider 16 causes the pressing portion 36 to act on the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 to press the first pressing portion 20a. it is, not good if the configuration in which the first contact portion 22a comes into press the connection object 40. The size and shape of the first connecting portion 34a and the first pressing portion 20a are appropriately designed in order to obtain a configuration showing such an operation mode.

Further, the first contact 14, Rukoto provided preventing means blistering portion of the side for mounting the slider (e.g., the distal portion of the first pressure receiving portion 20 a) is preferred. The rotation of the slider 16, when the pressing portion 36 exerts a pressing force against the first pressure receiving portion 20a of the first contact 14, to repulsive force against rotation of the slider 16 is strong, the central portion of the slider 16 This is because there is a tendency to swell and move in the direction of the arrow “ c ” in FIG. 1B, but this tendency can be prevented by providing this swelling prevention means. Further, it is preferable to provide the first protruding portion 26 at the tip side portion of the first pressing portion 20a as a swelling preventing means. The size of the first protruding portion 26 may be any size as long as it can fulfill the above-described role, and is appropriately designed to the extent that the pressing portion 36 of the slider 16 is caught. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the first pressing portion 20a portion and the first connecting portion 24a portion of the first contact 14 where the pressing portion 36 of the slider 16 moves at least in contact with each other are formed flat. It is preferable. In addition, the part formed in flat is a part except a swelling prevention means, when the swelling prevention means, such as the 1st protrusion part 26, is provided. Furthermore, the first contact 14 is located at least in the front end portion of the first pressing portion 20a in the through hole 30 when the slider is open (in the first slider position), or FIG. As shown in FIG. 2B, when the slider is located outside (through the through-hole 30 as shown in FIG. 2A) and the slider is closed (in the second slider position), as shown in FIG. It arrange | positions in the housing 12 so that it may be located in. Further, the upper end position of the tip side portion of the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 is such that the pressing portion 36 constituting the through hole 30 is in a state where the slider is closed, as shown in FIG. It is preferable to be at a position that is above and does not exceed the upper end surface 37 a of the connecting wall 37.
In addition, the dimension of the first contact 14 is such that the tip side portion (especially the upper end portion) of the first pressing portion 20a is within the thickness region of the housing 12 in the posture of the slider 16 at the second slider position. It is preferable to have a configuration.

Another contact will be described with reference to FIG. Here, only differences from the first contact 14 described above will be described. Contact 141, the first connecting portion 34a, provided in a direction extending from the end portion of the first reference side is obtained by deleting the third contact portion 22 c in contact with the connection object 40, substantially the shape It was h-shaped.

Next, the slider which is another point of the present invention will be described. This slider is an electrically insulating plastic and is manufactured by a known technique of injection molding. The material is appropriately selected in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, cost, etc. In general, polybutylene terephthalate ( PBT), polyamide (66PA, 46PA), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polycarbonate (PC), and synthetic materials thereof. The slider 16 is configured to rotate around a predetermined rotation axis X. For example, in one embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the slider 16 mainly includes a shaft portion 28 that is rotatably mounted on the side opposite to the insertion port 18 of the housing 12, and a first pressing portion 20 a of the first contact 14. And a required number of independent through holes 30 extending in the thickness direction of the slider 16. The shaft portion 28 has a function as a shaft for rotating the slider 16, and the slider 16 is appropriately mounted on both sides of the housing 12 in the longitudinal direction (contact arrangement pitch direction). Shaft portion 28 is only an embodiment, rotation of the slider 16 is not good if rotatable from a first slider position to the second slider position. Further, the through hole 30 is defined by a pressing portion 36, an opposing wall 35 that faces the pressing portion 36, and (two) connecting walls 37 that connect the pressing portion 36 and the opposing wall 35. . Further, on both sides of the slider 16 in the longitudinal direction (contact arrangement pitch direction), when the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 is pressed, the operation portion of the slider 16 is moved in the height direction (from the second slider position to the second position). Provide a lock portion (not shown) that engages with the housing 12 so as not to lift in the direction of rotation toward the slider position in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow “A” in FIG. Is preferred. The lock portion may have any shape, size, etc. as long as it can engage with the housing 12 and is appropriately designed in consideration of the above-described role, the size, strength, etc. of the connector.

The slider 16 has a posture that is substantially perpendicular to the board mounting surface in a state where the tip side portion of the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 is located inside the through hole 30 or outside after passing through the through hole 30. From the first slider position to be taken (slider position shown in FIG. 2A), the tip side portion of the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 is positioned between the connecting walls 37 and 37 on the board mounting surface. The pressing portion 36 moves outward from the tip of the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 over a moving range up to a second slider position (slider position shown in FIG. 2B) taking a substantially parallel posture. It is configured to be able to rotate forward and backward without being detached.

When the slider 16 is rotated in the forward direction over the moving range with the connection object 40 inserted, the slider 16 is operated in such a manner that a portion along the longer cross-sectional dimension rises with respect to the board mounting surface. The pressing portion 36 is rotated, and at least the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 is pressed, so that at least the distal end side of the first pressing portion 20a is moved away from the substrate.

Press pressure portion 36 is constituted by continuously to the arrangement pitch direction of the contacts, the first pressure receiving portion 20a front end side of at least the first pressure receiving portion 20 a of the first contact 14 is pressed contactable in a direction away from the substrate Is a portion of the slider 16 that is pressed against the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 during electrical connection with the connection object 40. The shape of the slider 16 is , for example, a long axis and a short axis. It has a cross-sectional shape with different dimensions such as long and short like an elliptical shape. Specifically, it is preferable that the pressing portion 36 is formed with a smooth convex curved surface at least a part that contacts the first contact 14 in the rotationally movable range (the moving range) of the slider 16. As a suitable cross-sectional shape of the pressing part 36, for example , an elliptical shape including an elongated shape or an elliptical shape can be cited. Thus in a child pressing portion 36 in the cross-sectional shape, the slider 16 is rotating in the arrow "b" direction as shown in FIG. 2 (A), the first of the first contact 14 by the pressing portion 36 having the cross-sectional shape pressing both the 1 pressure receiving portion 20 a and the first connecting portion 24a, by a change in size of the pressing portion 36 (dimension), at least the distal end side of the first pressure receiving portion 20 a of the first contact 14, a substrate Accordingly, the first contact portion 22a of the first contact 14 can be pressed against the connection object 40 along with the movement . As the shape of the pressing portion 36, the first pressing portion 36 has a different size (difference in size ) by applying a pressing force to the first pressing portion 20 a of the first contact 14 as the slider 16 rotates . a first pressure receiving portion 20 a of the contact 14, configured der lever for pressing in a direction away from the substrate, may be any.

Further, the size (dimension) of the pressing portion 36 is preferably set such that the longer cross-sectional dimension is smaller than the thickness dimension of the slider 16 in view of the cross-sectional shape of the pressing portion 36. Further, it is more preferable that the tip side portion of the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 is accommodated in the thickness region of the housing 12 in the posture of the slider 16 at the second slider position.

Further, when the slider 16 is rotating, strongly repulsive force against rotation of the slider 16, since the central portion of the slider 16 to prevent it would blistering arrow "c" direction shown in FIG. 1 (B) In addition, the through hole 30 with which the first protrusion 26 of the first contact 14 engages is defined by the pressing portion 36, the opposing wall 35, and the (two) connecting walls 37, and is provided separately and independently. . By providing such a through hole 30 separately and independently, it is possible to prevent the deformation at the time of increased strength and rotation of the slider 16.

Finally, the housing 12 will be described. This housing is an electrically insulating plastic, and is manufactured by injection molding of a known technique. The material is appropriately selected in consideration of dimensional stability, workability, cost, etc. In general, polybutylene terephthalate ( PBT), polyamide (66PA, 46PA), liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polycarbonate (PC), and synthetic materials thereof . The housings 12, the first contact 1 4 required number of mounted, the first insertion groove 38 of the required number are provided to be arranged and held in a state spaced, arranged and held in the first contact 14 (Fixing) can be performed by press-fitting, hooking (lance), welding, or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the first insertion groove 38 passes through the housing 12, and the surface of the first extending portion 22 e opposite to the surface facing the substrate when viewed from the insertion port 18 side. It is preferable to form so that the whole can be visually recognized.

Further, in the connector shown in FIG. 1, as an example, a case is shown in which bearing portions to which the shaft portion 28 of the slider 16 is rotatably mounted are provided on both longitudinal sides of the housing 12. The shape and size of the bearing portion may be any as long as the shaft portion 28 of the slider 16 is mounted so as to be rotatable, and is appropriately designed in consideration of this role and the strength and size of the housing 12. Shaft portion 28 is only an embodiment, rotation of the slider 16 is not good if rotatable from a first slider position to the second slider position. Note that locking portions (not shown) are provided at positions corresponding to the lock portions of the slider 16 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the housing 12. Further, the housing 12 does not interfere with the displacement of the first pressing portion 20a when the first pressing portion 20a of the first contact 14 is pressed and displaced by the pressing portion 36 of the slider 16. It is preferable to have a single notch that corresponds to the first contact 14 and is formed by notching the housing 12 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B).

Next, based on FIGS. 5 and 6, it will be described another embodiment of the present invention. Main components are the same as those described above, and include a housing 121 , contacts 14 and 142, and a slider 161 . The feature of the present embodiment is that the two types of contacts 14 and 142 are arranged in a staggered manner by alternately changing the direction of insertion into the housing 121. More specifically, the first contact 14 and the second contact are arranged. 142 are alternately shifted in the arrangement pitch direction while changing the direction of insertion into the housing 121, whereby the first connection portion 24a of the first contact 14 and the second connection portion 24b of the second contact 142 are staggered. It is in the point of trying to become the arrangement relationship of. It is made to correspond to the narrow and low profile position of the disposition pitch by staggered by changing the insertion direction. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6A, the first contact portion 14a of the first contact 14 and the second contact portion 22b of the second contact 142 are arranged in the depth direction of the housing 121 perpendicular to the arrangement pitch direction. This shows a case where the positions are shifted from each other to form a staggered arrangement. Housing 121 and sliders 161 are in Ji housing 12 and the slider 16 and the basic configuration of the connector 10 shown in FIG. 1 described above is the same, is different, the housing 121, the second contact 142 of the required number The second insertion groove to be mounted is provided, and the slider 161 can pass (penetrate) the tip side portion of the second pressing portion 20b of the second contact 142, which will be described later. A required number of independent through holes 30 extending in the thickness direction of the slider 161 corresponding to the receiving portion 20b are provided. Also, of the two types of contacts 14,142, the first contact 14, which is one of the contacts is omitted similarly der because to that of FIG. 4 described above, the description. Figure 5 is a perspective view of another connector, FIG. 6 (A) shows a state in which the slider is opened (the state in the first slider position), the portion of a second contact 142, extending the second contact 142 FIG. 6B is a perspective view of the connector of the present invention cut in a direction , and FIG. 6B extends at a portion of a second contact 142 in a state where the FPC is inserted and the slider is closed (in the second slider position). It is a perspective view of the connector of the present invention cut in the direction .

Of the two types of contacts 14, 142, the second contact 142, which is the other contact, will be described. The second contact 142 is also made of metal, and is manufactured by a known press working. The material is the same as that of the first contact 14.

The second contact 142 shown in FIG. 6 is located on the insertion port 18 side of the housing 121, the second contact portion 22b that can contact the surface 40a of the connection target 40 located on the side opposite to the board mounting surface, and The second operating piece 20b is located on the slider mounting side and is pressed by the slider 161. The second operating piece extends substantially linearly as a whole, and the second operating piece is located on the insertion port 18 side and surface-mounted on the substrate. 2 having a second connecting portion 24b and a second extending portion 44 located on the slider mounting side, extending substantially linearly as a whole at a position closer to the substrate than the second operating piece, and one end thereof The second working piece is connected to a portion located between the second contact portion 22b and the second pressing portion 20b, and the other end is the second connecting portion 24b and the second extending portion of the second reference piece. And a second connecting piece connected to a portion located between The second operating piece and the second reference piece are both arranged in parallel with the substrate mounting surface in a state of being integrally connected by the second connecting piece (second connecting portion 34b). In FIG. It has a letter shape. Similarly to the first contact 14, the second contact 142 is a rear side in the insertion direction of the second contact 142 with respect to the housing 12, and the portion on the board mounting surface side is a housing when viewed in the insertion direction. A first extending portion 142 a extending toward the board mounting surface is formed so as to be adjacent to the rear end portion of 12 (the end portion on the insertion port 18 side in this case). In addition, as can be seen from FIG. 6, the second contact 142 is connected to the second contact 142 from the first extension 142a so as to sandwich the rear end of the housing 12 adjacent to the first extension 142a. A second extending portion 142b extending forward (slider side) when viewed in the insertion direction of 142 is formed . The thickness of the rear side end portion sandwiched between the second extending portions 142b of the housing 12 is smaller than the thickness of the adjacent portion .

Further, second contact 142 shown in FIG. 6, a second contact portion 22 b, and a second connecting portion 24 b, a second fixing portion for holding or fixed to the housing 121 (not shown), the second connecting portion and 34b, the second pressure receiving portion 20 b and has a second extending portion 44, the second contact portion 22 b and the second connecting portion 34b and the second connecting portion 24 b, and substantially U-shaped Are arranged in a positional relationship . In addition, in the embodiment of FIG. 6, there is a positional relationship facing the second contact portion 22 b between the second connection portion 24 b and the second coupling portion 34 b of the second contact 142, and the board of the connection target 40 The case where the 4th contact part 22d which can contact the surface located in the mounting surface side is provided is shown. The 2nd contact part 22b and the 4th contact part 22d are made into the convex part shape so that it may contact with the connection target 40 easily . That is, the connection object 40 is sandwiched between the second and fourth contact portions 22b and 22d, which are two contact portions. By providing the second and fourth contact portions 22b and 22d on both sides in the perpendicular direction across the connection target object 40 thus inserted, the connection target object 40 is sandwiched between the second and fourth contact portions 22b and 22d. As a result, the connection object 40 can be surely pressed and contacted. Note that the second connecting portion 24 b is composed of a surface mounting type (SMT) as shown in FIG.

A second connecting portion 34b and the second pressure receiving portion 20 b, when rotates the pressing portion 36 by the forward rotation of the slider 161, the first connecting portion 34a and the first pressure receiving portion of the first contact 14 behave like 20a, for example, when the connection object 4 0 is inserted, with the rotation of the sliders 161, the pressing portion 36 acts on the second pressure receiving portion 20 b of the second contact 142, a 2 pressure receiving portion 20 b by a pressing to Rukoto, allowing the configuration in which the second contact portion 22b is pressed into contact against the connection object 40. A second connecting portion 34b size and shape of the second pressure receiving portion 20 b, in order to configure indicating such operation mode is appropriately designed.

The second contact 142, a portion of the side for mounting the slider (e.g., the distal portion of the second pressure receiving portion 20 b), without the second protrusion (not having the same shape as the first protrusion 26 the provided may Rukoto bulging preventing means such as a). With the rotation of the slider 161, when exerting a pressing force to the pressing portion 36 against the second pressure receiving portion 20b of the second contact 142, because the repulsive force against rotation of the slider 161 is strong, the central portion of the slider 161 However , such a tendency can be prevented by providing the second projecting portion . The size of the second protruding portion may be any size as long as it can fulfill such a role, and is appropriately designed to the extent that the pressing portion 36 of the slider 161 is caught. In addition, the portion of the second pressing portion 20b of the second contact 142 and the portion of the second extending portion 44, at which the pressing portion 36 of the slider 161 moves at least, are both formed flat as shown in FIG. It is preferable to do. In addition, the part formed flat is a part excluding the swelling preventing means when the swelling preventing means such as the second protrusion is provided. Further, at least the tip side portion of the second pressing portion 20b of the second contact 142 passes through the through hole 30 as shown in FIG. 6A or inside the through hole 30 when the slider is open. When the slider 161 is located outside the through hole 30 and closed, the thickness of the housing 121 is above the pressing portion 36 constituting the through hole 30 as shown in FIG. It is preferable to be in the region. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), it is preferable to be in the thickness region of the housing and not to exceed the upper end surface 37a of the connecting wall 37. Furthermore, it is more preferable that the second insertion groove formed in the housing 121 penetrates the housing 121.

According to the present invention, a stable electrical connection can be obtained by reliably pressing the contact portion of the contact with the connection object with the slider as the slider rotates without impairing the strength or specifications of each part. Thus, it has become possible to provide a connector with good workability and capable of narrowing the arrangement pitch and reducing the profile.

10, 6 0 connector 12,121,62 housing 1 4 first contact
14a 1st extension part
14b 2nd extension part
142 2nd contact
142a first extension part
142b 2nd extension part 16,161,66 slider 18 insertion port 20a , 20b 1st and 2nd pressing part 22a-22d 1st-4th contact part
22e 1st extension part 24a, 24b 1st and 2nd connection part 26 1st protrusion part 28 Shaft part 30 Through- hole 34a, 34b 1st and 2nd connection part
35 Opposing walls 36, 68 Pressing part
37 connecting wall 38 first insertion groove 40 connection object 42 , 42a fixing portion 44 second extending portion 70 receiving portion 72 slit 74 mounting portion 76 fixing tool

Claims (9)

A connector that is surface-mounted on a substrate and into which a connection object of a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) or a flexible flat cable (FFC) is inserted from a direction substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface,
A required number of contacts each having a contact portion that contacts the connection object and a connection portion that is surface-mounted on the substrate;
An electrically insulating housing having an insertion port into which the connection object is inserted, and arranging and holding the required number of contacts in a spaced state;
A slider mounted on a position opposite to the insertion port of the housing and pressing the contact;
In a connector comprising:
As the contact,
The contact portion is located on the insertion port side, and the connection portion is located on the slider mounting side which is the insertion port side or the opposite side of the insertion port side,
It has a pressing part located on the slider mounting side and pressed by the slider, the contact part, the connection part and the pressing part are integrally formed from the same metal material,
The connection portion includes the substrate on the rear side in the insertion direction of the contact with respect to the housing and adjacent to the rear side end portion of the housing when viewed in the insertion direction on a portion on the substrate mounting surface side. Including a contact formed with a first extension extending toward the mounting surface;
The slider is
A pressing part having different cross-sectional shapes such as long and short, connected in the arrangement pitch direction of the required number of contacts, an opposing wall positioned opposite the pressing part, the pressing part and the opposing wall And a required number of independent through-holes extending in the thickness direction of the slider.
From the first slider position taking a posture that is substantially perpendicular to the substrate mounting surface in a state where the tip side portion of the pressing portion of the contact is located inside the through hole or outside that has passed through the through hole, In a state where the tip side portion of the contact portion of the contact is located between the connecting walls, it can be rotated forward and backward over a range of movement up to a second slider position taking a posture substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface. Configured,
When the slider is rotated forward over the moving range, the pressing portion rotates in an operation mode in which a portion along the longer cross-sectional dimension of the pressing portion rises with respect to the substrate mounting surface, and the contact The connector is configured to move at least the distal end side of the pressing portion in a direction away from the substrate when at least the pressing portion is pressed.   The connector according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional dimension of the longer side of the pressing portion is smaller than a thickness dimension of the slider.   The connector according to claim 1, wherein a tip side portion of the contact portion of the contact is in a thickness region of the housing in a posture in which the slider is at the second slider position.   The contact extends from the first extension part to the front side in the insertion direction of the contact so as to sandwich the rear side end part of the housing adjacent to the first extension part. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connector has an extending portion, and the rear side end portion sandwiched between the second extending portions of the housing is thinned. The contact is
A first contact portion that is the contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and contacts the connection object, and a first pressing portion that is the pressing portion located on the slider mounting side and pressed by the slider. A first working piece having a generally linear shape as a whole;
It has a first connection part which is the connection part located on the slider mounting side and is surface-mounted on the substrate, and a first extension part located on the insertion port side, and is more than the first operating piece. A first reference piece extending substantially linearly as a whole at a position on the side;
Have
5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein both the first operating piece and the first reference piece include a first contact that is disposed substantially parallel to the board mounting surface. 6.   The connector according to claim 5, wherein the first contact is inserted and disposed in the housing from the slider mounting side. The contact is
A second contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and that is in contact with the connection object; and a second contact portion that is located on the slider mounting side and is pressed by the slider. A second actuating piece extending generally linearly as a whole;
It has a second connection part which is the connection part located on the insertion port side and is surface-mounted on the substrate, and a second extension part located on the slider mounting side, and the substrate is more than the second working piece. A second reference piece extending substantially linearly as a whole at the side position;
Have
5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein both the second operating piece and the second reference piece include a second contact that is disposed substantially parallel to the board mounting surface. 6. The contact is
A first contact portion that is the contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and contacts the connection object, and a first pressing portion that is the pressing portion located on the slider mounting side and pressed by the slider. A first working piece having a generally linear shape as a whole;
It has a first connection part which is the connection part located on the slider mounting side and is surface-mounted on the substrate, and a first extension part located on the insertion port side, and is more than the first operating piece. A first reference piece extending substantially linearly as a whole at a position on the side;
Have
A first contact in which the first operating piece and the first reference piece are both disposed substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface;
A second contact portion that is located on the insertion port side and that is in contact with the connection object; and a second contact portion that is located on the slider mounting side and is pressed by the slider. A second actuating piece extending generally linearly as a whole;
It has a second connection part which is the connection part located on the insertion port side and is surface-mounted on the substrate, and a second extension part located on the slider mounting side, and the substrate is more than the second working piece. A second reference piece extending substantially linearly as a whole at the side position;
Have
The second working piece and the second reference piece are both configured with a second contact that is disposed substantially parallel to the substrate mounting surface,
The first connection part of the first contact and the second connection part of the second contact are positioned in the arrangement pitch direction while alternately changing the insertion direction of the first contact and the second contact into the housing. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a staggered arrangement relationship is established by shifting the positions.   The first contact portion of the first contact and the second contact portion of the second contact are arranged in a staggered manner by shifting the position in the depth direction of the housing perpendicular to the arrangement pitch direction. The connector according to claim 8.

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