WO2011018825A1

WO2011018825A1 - Device for positioning and connecting connectors

Info

Publication number: WO2011018825A1
Application number: PCT/JP2009/003891
Authority: WO
Inventors: 廣田秀行
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2009-08-13
Filing date: 2009-08-13
Publication date: 2011-02-17

Abstract

A device for positioning and connecting connectors is provided with a first board (10) and a second board (20) which have mounted thereon a connector (11) and a connector (21) and which also have formed therein positioning holes located near the connectors, and the device is also provided with a positioning part (30) which is located between the first and second boards arranged parallel to each other and which has projections (32) fitted in the respective positioning holes (12, 22) in the boards (10, 20) to position and connect to each other the connectors (11, 21) of the boards (10, 20).

Description

Positioning and connecting device for connector

The present invention relates to a positioning / connecting device for a connecting connector for positioning and connecting substrates having connecting connectors.

In an electronic device, a board-to-board (board-to-board) connector is provided on a board, and the boards are electrically connected by connecting the connector. When the substrates having the connection connectors are connected to each other, the positions of the substrates are regulated by a chassis or a holder such as a sheet metal. For example, according to Patent Document 1, pins and ribs are integrally formed on the chassis, and the substrate is positioned by the pins or ribs.

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However, the conventional connection connector positioning and connection device described above has a problem that misalignment occurs between the connection connectors, resulting in poor assembly and poor contact. In addition, there is a problem that it takes time to assemble because there are a large number of parts interposed between the substrates.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connection connector positioning and connection device that can suppress displacement between connection connectors with a simple configuration.

The positioning connector for connecting connector according to the present invention includes a first board and a second board which are placed in parallel with the first board and the second board on which the connecting connector is placed and a positioning hole is formed in the vicinity of the connecting connector. Positioning parts are provided between the substrates, and are provided with positioning parts that are fitted into the positioning holes of the respective substrates to position and connect the connection connectors of the substrates.

Further, the connection connector positioning connection device according to the present invention is configured such that the connection connector is placed, the first board in which the positioning hole is formed in the vicinity of the connection connector, the connection connector is placed, and the first board is mounted. And a second substrate that is arranged vertically and has a convex portion that fits into the positioning hole of the first substrate to position and connect the connection connectors.

According to the positioning / connecting device for a connecting connector according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the positional deviation between the connecting connectors, and it is possible to suppress the assembly failure and the contact failure due to the positional deviation. In addition, since it can be easily assembled with a simple configuration, it is possible to shorten the time of the assembling work.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the connection connector positioning connection device of the first embodiment. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for fixing a substrate and a positioning component in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state after connection of the positioning connector of the connection connector according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state before the connection of the positioning connection apparatus of the connection connector of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the state before the connection of the positioning connection apparatus of the connection connector of Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state after the connection of the positioning connector of the connection connector according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, in order to explain the present invention in more detail, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a connection connector positioning connection device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a positioning component 30 is arranged between a substrate 10 (first substrate) and a substrate 20 (second substrate) arranged in parallel.

The

substrates

10 and 20 are, for example, printed boards on which circuits are formed by patterning electronic components and wiring. A connection connector 11 is placed and attached to the substrate 10, and a positioning hole 12 is formed in the vicinity of the connection connector 11. Further, a connection connector 21 is placed and attached to the substrate 20, and a positioning hole 22 is formed in the vicinity of the connection connector 21. The board | substrate 10 and the board | substrate 20 are arrange | positioned in parallel, and the connection connector 11 and the connection connector 21 are arrange | positioned so that the connection side may mutually oppose.

In FIG. 1, the connecting connector 11 and the connecting connector 21 are simply shown in detail, but one has a convex shape as a head or a plug, and the other has a concave shape as a socket or a jack. The circuit of the substrate 10 and the circuit of the substrate 20 are electrically connected by fitting the convex shape and the concave shape. For example, pins are formed in the connection connector 11, and holes for receiving the pins are formed in the connection connector 21. When connecting the connection connector 11 and the connection connector 21, the pins of the connection connector 11 and the holes of the connection connector 21 are formed. Are connected and the

connection connectors

11 and 21 are connected and fixed.

The positioning hole 12 and the positioning hole 22 are for positioning the connection connector 11 of the substrate 10 and the connection connector 21 of the substrate 20 by fitting a part of the positioning component 30 together.

The positioning component 30 disposed between the substrate 10 and the substrate 20 has a surface perpendicular to the surfaces of the substrate 10 and the substrate 20, and surrounds the connection connector 11 and the connection connector 21 from three directions. It is formed in a U shape. Although the positioning component 30 is shown in a U shape in FIG. 1, the positioning component 30 may have an L shape that positions the connection connector 11 and the connection connector 21 from at least two directions.

Further, the positioning component 30 has a claw portion 31 and a convex portion 32 as two convex shapes, the claw portion 31 is formed in a U shape, and the convex portion 32 has a stepped shape having several steps. Is formed. The level difference of the convex portion 32 is formed so as to be positioned at a height corresponding to the height of several types of connection connectors. In addition, although illustration was abbreviate | omitted, the corner | angular part of each level | step difference of the convex part 32 is made into the inclined surface, and functions as an insertion guide.

The positioning component 30 inserts the claw portion 31 into the positioning hole 22 of the second substrate 20 and inserts the convex portion 32 into the positioning hole 12 of the first substrate 10, whereby the connection connector 11 and the substrate 20 connection connector of the substrate 10. It functions to position 21.

Next, a connection fixing method in the connection connector positioning connection device will be described.
FIG. 2 shows an example of a method of fixing the substrate and the positioning component in the first embodiment, and is a view seen from the direction A (lower side) of FIG. FIG. 3 shows a state after connection of the connection connector positioning connection device of the first embodiment, and is a view seen from the B direction (front side) of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the claw portion 31 of the positioning component 30 is inserted and fitted into the positioning hole 22 of the substrate 20, and the tip portion 31a of the claw portion 31 is twisted by approximately 90 ° in the direction of the arrow, thereby positioning the positioning component 30 and the substrate. 20 is fixed in a positioned state. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, the connector 32 between the substrate 10 and the substrate 20 is inserted between the substrate 10 and the substrate 20 via the positioning component 30 by inserting and fitting the convex portions 32 of the positioning component 30 into the positioning holes 12 of the substrate 10. 21 are positioned and the connection connector 11 of the board | substrate 10 and the connection connector 21 of the board | substrate 20 are connected. At this time, when the connection connector 11 and the connection connector 21 are connected, the substrate 10 and the substrate 20 are fixed in a positioned state.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, in the board 10 and the board 20 arranged in parallel, the board 10 has the positioning hole 12 in the vicinity of the connection connector 11, and the board 20 has the positioning hole in the vicinity of the connection connector 21. The positioning component 30 inserts the claw portion 31 into the positioning hole 12 of the substrate 10 and inserts the convex portion 32 into the positioning hole 22 of the substrate 20 so that the connection connector 11 and the connection connector 21 are positioned and connected. Since it comprised so, there exists an effect that position shift can be suppressed. As a result, there is an effect that assembly failure and contact failure due to misalignment can be suppressed.

Further, since the two

substrates

10 and 20 are positioned through only one positioning component 30, it can be easily assembled with a simple configuration. As a result, there is an effect that the time for the assembly work can be shortened.

Furthermore, since the convex portion 32 of the positioning component 30 is formed in a stepped shape having a plurality of steps, the positioning component 30 can be positioned at a height corresponding to the height of several types of connection connectors.

In the first embodiment, one of the two convex shapes of the positioning component 30 has been described as the U-shaped claw portion 31 as a configuration for fixing to the substrate. However, the two convex shapes are both stepped. You may comprise in this convex part 32. The positioning component 30 positions the substrate 10 and the substrate 20 by the two convex portions 32, and the positioned substrate 10 and the substrate 20 are maintained fixed by the connection of the

connection connectors

11 and 12. Although not shown, the substrate 10 and the substrate 20 fixed as described above are attached to the chassis and fixed by, for example, pins or screws.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the configuration for positioning the connection connector between the boards arranged in parallel via the positioning component has been described. However, the second embodiment relates to the configuration for positioning the connection connector between the boards arranged in the vertical direction. explain.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state before connection of the connection connector positioning connection device of the second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state before connection of the connection connector positioning connection device of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the substrate 40 (first substrate) and the substrate 50 (second substrate) are arranged perpendicular to the substrate 40. A connection connector 41 is placed on the board 40, and a positioning hole 42 is formed in the vicinity of the connection connector 41. A connection connector 51 is placed on the board 50, and a convex portion 52 is in the vicinity of the connection connector 51. Is formed.

4 and 5, the connecting connector 41 and the connecting connector 51 are simply shown in detail, but one has a convex shape as a head or a plug, and the other has a concave shape as a socket or a jack. The circuit of the board | substrate 40 and the circuit of the board | substrate 50 are electrically connected by fitting a convex shape and a concave shape. For example, a pin is formed in the connection connector 41, and a hole for receiving the pin is formed in the connection connector 51. When the connection connector 41 and the connection connector 51 are connected, the pin of the connection connector 41 and the hole of the connection connector 51 are formed. Are connected and the

connection connectors

41 and 51 are connected and fixed.

The positioning holes 42 of the substrate 40 are provided in the vicinity of both ends of the connection connector 41 as shown in FIG. The convex part 52 of the board | substrate 50 is formed in the U shape protruded facing the positioning hole 42 of the board | substrate 40, as shown in FIG. The front end of the convex portion 52 has a corner portion and has an inclined surface 53 as an insertion guide.

Next, a connection fixing method in the connection connector positioning connection device of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state after the connection of the connection connector positioning connection device according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the substrate 40 and the substrate 50 are directly positioned by inserting and fitting the convex portions 52 of the substrate 50 into the positioning holes 42 of the substrate 40. At this time, the connection connector 41 of the substrate 40 and the connection connector 51 of the substrate 50 are positioned and connected, so that the substrate 40 and the substrate 50 are maintained in a fixed state.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, in the substrate 40 and the substrate 50 arranged vertically, the substrate 40 has the positioning hole 42 in the vicinity of the connection connector 41, and in the vicinity of the connection connector 51 of the substrate 50. Since it has the convex part 52 facing the board | substrate 40 and it has comprised so that the convex part 52 may be inserted in the positioning hole 42, there exists an effect that position shift can be suppressed. As a result, there is an effect that assembly failure and contact failure due to misalignment can be suppressed.

In addition, since it is configured to directly position with the configuration of only the substrate 40 and the substrate 50, there is an effect that the connection connector can be easily fixed with a simpler configuration.

In the first and second embodiments, the connection connector 11 and the connection connector 41 are described as heads having a convex shape, and the connection connector 21 and the connection connector 51 are described as sockets having a concave shape. The connection connector 11 and the connection connector 41 may be configured as a socket, and the connection connector 21 and the connection connector 51 may be configured as a head.

As described above, according to the positioning / connecting device for a connector according to the present invention, the substrates are engaged with each other through one positioning component, or the substrates are directly engaged with each other to be placed on each substrate. By positioning and connecting the connected connectors, it is possible to suppress misalignment between the connectable connectors and suppress assembly failure and contact failure due to misalignment. For example, for in-vehicle use using a board-to-board configuration Suitable for electronic equipment.

Claims

A first substrate and a second substrate on which a connection connector is placed and a positioning hole is formed in the vicinity of the connection connector;
A substrate provided with a positioning component that is positioned between the first and second substrates arranged in parallel and has a convex part that fits into a positioning hole of each substrate and positions and connects the connection connectors of the substrates. Positioning and connection device for connection connectors.
2. The positioning connection device for a board connection connector according to claim 1, wherein the convex portion of the positioning component is formed in a step shape.
A first substrate on which a connection connector is mounted and a positioning hole is formed in the vicinity of the connection connector;
A second connector on which a connecting connector is placed, and is arranged perpendicular to the first substrate, and is fitted into a positioning hole in the first substrate to position and connect the connecting connectors to each other; A positioning and connecting device for a board connecting connector comprising a board.