CN102904092A - Electrical connector - Google Patents
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An electrical connector electrically connects two connected members in a horizontal direction, is simple in structure and can achieve a stable and firm connection. An insulating housing (11) is provided with a plurality of first contact accommodating chambers which have slit-shaped openings (14) on first main surfaces (12) and first main surface (12) of second main surfaces (13), and are mounted with the first contacts (16), wherein each first contact has a first contact part (163a) and a second contact part (163b) respectively connected with front ends of a first elastic part and a second elastic part, and a connecting part (161) for connecting the base ends of the elastic parts. The first contact part (163a) and the second contact part (163b) protrude from the openings (14), and respectively elastically contact with connecting pads of parallelly-arranged first member and second member. The connecting part (161) is pushed into a side of the second main surfaces (13) and engaged with the second main surfaces (13) toward an elastic deformation direction of the first contact part (163a) and the second contact part (163b), and thus is maintained on the second main surfaces (13).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electric connector, this electric connector is being electrically connected being installed on respectively between a pair of conductor coupling portion that is connected on the member that is arranged side by side on the in-plane.
Background technology
For example, in electronic equipment internal, dispose and be assembled with a plurality of printed wiring boards (PCB: printed circuit board (PCB)) so flat member (substrate).Disclose in aforesaid substrate situation opposite each other, be used for the various electric connectors (for example with reference to patent documentation 1 to 3) that two substrates are electrically connected.Above-mentioned electric connector is clamped in relative being connected between the substrate.In addition, be formed on the direction that is connected the real estate approximate vertical on the structure that is electrically connected.
This electric connector comprises the contact that is formed by elastic conductor of requirement, be clamped under two relative states that are connected between the substrate at electric connector, above-mentioned contact be configured in each real estate on, conductor coupling portion (being connected pad) Elastic Contact in for example circuit layout.Above-mentioned contact is arranged in the contact reception room in the insulation crust with predetermined distance.Each contact has the maintaining part that is fixed in insulation crust and is connected two outstanding contact sites of substrate surface side towards two respectively from two first type surfaces of insulation crust.In addition, by make in two contact sites a side with one be connected real estate be connected the pad Elastic Contact, and make that two the opposing party in the contact site and another be connected real estate be connected the pad Elastic Contact, be electrically connected thereby these can be connected substrate.At this, can repeatedly carry out contact and be connected the connection between the pad and separate.
But, according to the difference of electronic equipment, for example also exist as liquid crystal reflective with substrate, be connected the setting of substrate horizontal Tile, will be with their connection pad in the situation that becomes the direction of level to be electrically connected with respect to its real estate.As this level connection joint connector, disclose various electric connectors (for example with reference to patent documentation 4,5).But, becoming existing electric connector that the direction of level is electrically connected to adopt the contact welding with respect to the aforesaid substrate face and be fixed in structure on the connection pad that is disposed at each real estate.In addition, this electric connector can't repeatedly carry out above-mentioned contact with the connection that is connected pad, separate.In addition, compare with the electric connector that is connected substrate that is applicable to above-mentioned relative configuration, the structure of this electric connector is more complicated.
Patent documentation 1: United States Patent (USP) is speciallyyed permit specification No. 5358411
Patent documentation 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2000-208184 communique
Patent documentation 3: No. 4488237 communique of Japanese Patent Laid
Patent documentation 4: Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2003-272734 communique
Patent documentation 5: Japanese Patent Laid-Open 2011-14365 communique
Summary of the invention
Therefore, wish to have a kind of electric connector of following structure, be in the electric connector that is electrically connected with the real estate that is connected substrate on the horizontal direction in the face direction for example, do not need the contact of electric connector is fastenedly connected with being connected pad, can easily carry out their connection and separation.The present invention In view of the foregoing finishes, and it provides a kind of and in the horizontal direction two is connected in the electric connector that member is electrically connected, the electric connector that can repeatedly carry out above-mentioned connector and the connection that is connected pad and separate.In addition, provide a kind of simple in structure and can realize the stable electric connector that firmly connects.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the feature of electric connector of the present invention is to comprise: insulation crust, this insulation crust are arranged a plurality of contact reception rooms with opening at the first relative interarea and the first interarea in the second interarea at least; And contact, this contact is housed in each above-mentioned contact reception room, and have the first elastic portion and the first contact site, the second elastic portion and the second contact site, connecting portion, wherein, above-mentioned the first elastic portion energy strain, above-mentioned the first contact site links to each other with the front end of the first elastic portion, above-mentioned the second elastic portion energy strain, above-mentioned the second contact site links to each other with the front end of the second elastic portion, above-mentioned connecting portion connects the cardinal extremity of above-mentioned the first elastic portion and above-mentioned the second elastic portion, above-mentioned the first contact site and above-mentioned the second contact site are outstanding from the opening of above-mentioned the first interarea, and respectively with the first conductor coupling portion that is formed at the first member be formed at the second conductor coupling portion Elastic Contact with the second component of above-mentioned the first member and row arrangement, by this, above-mentioned contact is electrically connected above-mentioned the first member in above-mentioned the first interarea side with above-mentioned second component, above-mentioned connecting portion is pressed into above-mentioned insulation crust and engages with it towards the direction of above-mentioned the first contact site and above-mentioned the second contact site generation elasticity displacement, thereby is maintained on the above-mentioned insulation crust.
According to the present invention, in the horizontal direction two are connected in the electric connector that member is electrically connected, the contact that can repeatedly carry out this electric connector is with the connection that is connected pad that is connected member and separate.In addition, can provide a kind of simple in structure and can realize the stable electric connector that firmly connects.
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Fig. 1 represents an example of the electric connector of first embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 1 (a) is its end view, and Fig. 1 (b) is the vertical view of observing from the first interarea side of Fig. 1 (a).
Fig. 2 is the cutaway view of above-mentioned electric connector, and Fig. 2 (a) is the line X along Fig. 1 (b)
1-X
1The cutaway view that dissects, Fig. 2 (b) are the line Y along Fig. 1 (b)
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1The cutaway view that dissects.
Fig. 3 is that expression utilizes above-mentioned electric connector with two cutaway views that are connected an example of the state that member is electrically connected in the horizontal direction.
Fig. 4 represents an example of the electric connector of second embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 (a) is its end view, and Fig. 4 (b) is the vertical view of observing from the first interarea side of Fig. 4 (a).
Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of above-mentioned electric connector, and Fig. 5 (a) is the line X along Fig. 4 (b)
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2The cutaway view that dissects, Fig. 5 (b) are the line Y along Fig. 4 (b)
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2The cutaway view that dissects.
Fig. 6 is the stereogram of observing from the first interarea side of above-mentioned electric connector.
Fig. 7 is the stereogram that the part of Fig. 6 is amplified expression.
Fig. 8 is for the stereogram that the electrical connection that is connected member of using above-mentioned electric connector is described, observe from the first interarea side of electric connector.
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10,30 electric connectors
11,31 insulation crusts
12 first interareas
13 second interareas
14 openings
15 first contact reception rooms
16 first contacts
161,361 connecting portions
161a projects section
162a, 362a the first elastic portion
162b, 362b the second elastic portion
163a, 363a the first contact site
163b, 363b the second contact site
164,364 juts
17 contact maintaining parts
18 protuberances
20 location depressed parts
21 first members
22 first connect pad (the first conductor coupling portion)
23 second components
24 second connect pad (the second conductor coupling portion)
25 connector retainers
33 chamfered section
34 wide mouthfuls
35 second contact reception rooms
36 second contacts
37 contact holding sections
Inclined plane, 37a holding section
38 contact location divisions
38a contact guide surface
Depressed part is pressed in 39 restrictions
41 basket members (connector retainer)
42 connector incorporating sections
43 fastening parts
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With reference to accompanying drawing, some preferred implementations of the present invention are described.Below, accompanying drawing is the figure of signal, the ratios of each size etc. are different from the ratio of the size of reality.In addition, in the accompanying drawings, to its major part label symbol, to the mutually the same or similar same symbol of part mark, and clipped repeat specification.
(the first execution mode)
Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 3, the electric connector of first embodiment of the invention is described.
As shown in Figure 1, in the electric connector 10 of present embodiment, the insulation crust 11 that is formed by the such insulator of for example resin is the cuboid of general flat, and its first interarea 12 is relative with the second interarea 13.In addition, the first interarea 12 forms a face of shell, and two in printed wiring circuit etc. are connected member and are connected on this first interarea in the mode of docking each other configuration.The first interarea 12 can have step, and two allocation positions that are connected member are identical face or the face with step, and it is horizontal direction that their configuration is in in-plane direction.In the first interarea 12 sides, multiple row disposes the opening 14 of slit-shaped of for example wire (for example linearity) of requirement (being in the present embodiment five) side by side.As shown in Figure 2, above-mentioned these openings 14 are communicated with the first contact reception room 15 of being located at insulation crust 11.In above-mentioned these the first contact reception rooms 15, be separately installed with the first contact 16 that is formed by conductor in the mode of extending along reception room.
The first contact 16 has: plate-shaped springs is connecting portion 161; And by be connected to these connecting portion 161 both sides, the first elastic portion 162a that can strain on plate face direction and the elastic portion that the second elastic portion 162b consists of.Connecting portion 161 connects the first elastic portion 162a and the second elastic portion 162b cardinal extremity separately.Connecting portion 161 has the 161a of the section that projects that extends towards the second interarea 13 1 sides of insulation crust 11.Be connected with a pair of contact site 163a, 163b at above-mentioned elastic portion 162a, 162b front end separately.That is, the front end of the first elastic portion 162a links to each other with the first contact site 163a, and the front end of the second elastic portion 162b links to each other with the second contact site 163b.In addition, can form jut 164 at the shoulder of the first contact site 163a.In addition, the first contact reception room 15 restrictions the first deflection of contact 16 on the thickness of slab direction, it can free movement on plate face direction.Jut 164 is positioned at the leading section of the first elastic portion 162a, and it is clipped on the madial wall of reception room, and can move swimmingly.
In addition, the first contact 16 is fixed in the contact maintaining part 17 with hole of the second interarea 13 1 sides that are arranged at insulation crust 11 at the roughly pars intermedia place of the first contact reception room 15.At this, the 161a of the section that projects of connecting portion 161 is pressed into and snaps into contact maintaining part 17 and remain on wherein.In addition, the first contact site 163a and the second contact site 163b are outstanding from the opening 14 of the first interarea 12 1 sides, and respectively be arranged side by side be connected member be connected the pad Elastic Contact.In addition, the first contact site 163a is outstanding from the opening 14 of the protuberance 18 of being located at the first interarea 12.Connecting portion 161 press-in contact maintaining parts 17 to be pressed into direction be above-mentioned contact site 163a, 163b be connected member be connected the pad Elastic Contact time displacement direction M of elasticity displacement occurs.
For example, above-mentioned connecting portion 161 along extending towards the displacement direction M of the second interarea 13 from the first interarea 12, and is pressed in the hole that snaps into contact maintaining part 17 in insulation crust 11.In addition, for example also can be opposite with the situation of Fig. 2, connecting portion 161 is two towards the second interarea 13 bifurcateds, forms bar-shaped contact maintaining part 17 and is pressed in the branch that is entrenched in connecting portion 161.
In any case, be above-mentioned displacement direction M by the direction that is pressed into that makes connecting portion 161 press-in contact maintaining parts 17, just each the first contact 16 stably can be remained in the contact maintaining part 17.This is because under contact site 163a, 163b and the state that is connected the pad Elastic Contact that is connected member, the reaction force acts of the elastic connecting touch of contact site 163a, 163b on connecting portion 161, thereby play the effect of strengthening connecting portion 161 and the maintenance of contact maintaining part 17.On the contrary, contact site 163a, the 163b of the first contact 16 can provide to the connection pad that is connected member stable elastic connecting touch, and can realize firmly connecting.
By like this, the first contact 16 can be installed on the insulation crust 11 with simple structure, thereby makes electric connector 10 become very simple structure.In addition, even if be installed in the situation that for example the such microminiaturization that is connected the electronic devices and components on the member of PCB develops, also can fully satisfy little spacing or its multiple-core of the contact in the electric connector.In addition, can realize easily the miniaturization of electric connector.
The contact force of above-mentioned contact site 163a, 163b depends on the elastic force of elastic portion 162a, 162b.Therefore, elastic portion 162a, 162b form for example bending of S shape or the so suitable shape of inverted S-shaped bending as shown in Figure 2, thereby can regulate its elastic force.At this, the shape of the first elastic portion 162a and the second elastic portion 162b is for example along with the difference of the elasticity addendum modification of the first contact site 163a and the second contact site 163b and different.
In addition, add reliably press contacts in order to make each contact site 163a, 163b be connected pad, it is displacement (CONTACT WITH FRICTION) on the vertical direction of above-mentioned displacement direction M that elastic portion 162a, 162b also can apply with closure to contact site 163a, 163b with each.Even if this is for existing in the situation of the foreign matters such as dust or oxidation overlay film at the connection pad face that is connected member, the first contact 16 also can be reliably to be electrically connected that this puts be effective with being connected pad.In addition, contact site 163a, 163b connect frictional force acting in opposition basic neutralisation on the first contact site 163a and the second contact site 163b that pad is subject to because of CONTACT WITH FRICTION from two.Correspondingly, the above-mentioned frictional force of connecting portion 161 on the direction vertical with its displacement direction M diminishes, thereby is subject to above-mentioned contact site 163a, 163b and the reaction force that is connected the elastic connecting touch between pad.
The insulation crust 11 preferred plastics such as 9T nylon, liquid crystal polymer (LCP), polyether sulfone (PES), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) that use are as its material.In addition, also can be the insulating properties polymer that has higher rigidity and be easy to processing and forming.As resin, can also be in thermoplastic resin and the thermosetting resin any one.The desirable shape of insulation crust 11 best one-body molded one-tenth that is formed by above-mentioned plastics.
The first contact 16 preferred uses have suitable flexible metal material as its material.As this metal material, can list the copper alloys such as phosphor bronze, beryllium copper.For example, the metallic plate that is formed by above-mentioned metal material is punched processing along the thickness of slab direction, and makes connecting portion 161, elastic portion 162a, 162b and contact site 163a, the 163b structure that forms as one.In addition, connecting portion 161, elastic portion 162a, 162b and contact site 163a, 163b also can be formed by other material manufacturing, and form combining structure.Its surface preferably forms the coating that is formed by such as gold, platinum etc. at contact site 163a, 163b at least, so that can not form the oxidation overlay film.
Then, the example to the manufacture method of the electric connector 10 of present embodiment illustrates its major part.Insulation crust 11 for example is to manufacture by the such thermoplastic resin of LCP is carried out injection mo(u)lding.The first contact 16 is to carry out stamping-out processing by the metallic plate to phosphor bronze to manufacture.On the first contact 16, gold-plated on contact site 163a, 163b at least.In addition, the connecting portion 161 with the first contact 16 is inserted into the first contact reception room 15 from the opening 14 on the first interarea 12 that is formed on insulation crust 11.When carrying out above-mentioned insertion, make the aligned in position of the location depressed part 20 that the home position of connecting portion 161 and Fig. 1, contact maintaining part 17 shown in Figure 2 uses.
Then, press above-mentioned connecting portion 161 being pressed into contact maintaining part 17, thereby engage with connecting portion 161 press-in contact maintaining parts 17 and with it, make it fix, remain in the contact maintaining part 17.By like this, at each first contact reception room, 15 installation the first contact 16 separately, thereby be assembled into electric connector 10.
Then, with reference to Fig. 3 two examples that are connected member electrical connection in the horizontal direction of the electric connector 10 that uses above-mentioned execution mode are described.As shown in Figure 3, the first contact site 163a in the electric connector 10 is connected pad 22 Elastic Contact with first of the first member 21 that is formed by for example PCB, and the second contact site 163b similarly is connected pad 24 Elastic Contact with second of the second component 23 that is formed by PCB.Then, utilize the first contact 16 with the first contact site 163a and second contact site 163b, on the face direction of the first interarea side, connect pad 22 with first and be connected electrical connection between the pad 24 with second.
In situation shown in Figure 3, being connected member is that the first member 21 and second component 23 are distinguished along continuous straight runs and row arrangement at the first interarea 12, but their height and position is different.Therefore, poor according to above-mentioned height and position, the first contact site 163a is mounted to that it is larger than the overhang that the second contact site 163b gives prominence to from the first interarea 12 from the outstanding overhang of the first interarea 12.Perhaps, the permission elasticity addendum modification of the second contact site 163b is larger than the permission elasticity addendum modification of the first contact site 163a.In addition, two be connected member be positioned at conplane mode in the horizontal direction and the situation of row arrangement under, in the first contact 16 of insulation crust 10, the first contact site 163a and the second contact site 163b are mounted to the overhang with same degree or allow the elasticity addendum modification.
At this, above-mentioned electric connector 10 is installed on connector retainer 25.In addition, be formed with for example retainer inserting hole (not shown) at the regulation position of the first member 21 and second component 23, above-mentioned member is fastened on the connector retainer 25 by screw bolt and nut respectively.
Like this, electric connector 10 is electrically connected in the horizontal direction with being installed in respectively between two connection pads that are connected on the member that are arranged side by side and press against connector one side.In addition, by above-mentioned connector retainer 25 is unloaded from the above-mentioned member that is connected, the first contact 16 of electric connector 10 is separated with the ease of connection ground that is connected between the pad that is connected member.At this, connect pad and be the member of the electrode terminal of the lead terminal that comprises distribution or circuit substrate.
In the present embodiment, electric connector just can also be electrically connected between the connection pad that is connected member of row arrangement in the horizontal direction easily by the Elastic Contact of its contact.Therefore, do not need level connection joint as prior art with connector with the affixed connection pad that is connected to of the contact of connector.In addition, in the electric connector of present embodiment, can repeatedly carry out above-mentioned contact with the connection that is connected pad and separate.
In addition, the electric connector of present embodiment not only has simple structure, also can carry out stable, firmly connect.In addition, not only realize easily miniaturization or the multiple-core of connector, also can realize cost degradation.
(the second execution mode)
Then, with reference to Fig. 4 to Fig. 8, the electric connector of second embodiment of the invention is described.The second execution mode is the situation that has the electric connector of two kinds of different contacts of the elasticity addendum modification of contact site in an insulation crust.
As shown in Figure 4, in the electric connector 30 of present embodiment, the opening 14 that is formed with for example slit-shaped of requirement (being in the present embodiment five) at the first relative interarea 12 and first interarea 12 in the second interarea 13 of insulation crust 31.In addition, with in the first embodiment the explanation the same, in insulation crust 31, be provided with first a contact reception room 15 with straight-line pattern shape, in the first contact reception room 15, contain the first contact 16 that is formed by conductor.
In addition, shown in Fig. 4 (b), dispose abreast four the second contact reception rooms 35 with the first contact reception room 15.In the second contact reception room 35, be formed with the opening 14 identical with the A/F of the first contact reception room 15 and the wide mouth 34 larger than the A/F of the first contact reception room 15.In addition, in each second contact reception room 35, contain the second contact 36 that is formed by conductor.At this, wide mouthfuls 34 width that form opening that are positioned at the contact reception room 35 of electric connector 30 sides one side become large towards the center side of insulation crust 31.Become large by the width that makes opening towards center side, just can in the width of the insulation crust 31 of stipulating, effectively form opening 14 and contact reception room 35, thereby can make electric connector 30 miniaturizations.Therefore, in the present embodiment, the shape of the second contact reception room 35 that clips two the second contacts 36 of the first contact 16 is the line symmetry centered by the first contact 16.
At this, what illustrate in the first contact reception room 15 and the first contact 16 and the first execution mode is identical, and the second contact reception room 35 also has contact holding section 37, contact location division 38 except wide mouthful 34.In addition, the second contact 36 and the first contact 16 are same, have: connecting portion 361; And the elastic portion that is consisted of by the first elastic portion 362a and the second elastic portion 362b of the energy strain that is connected to these connecting portion 361 both sides.Connecting portion 361 connects at the first elastic portion 362a and the second elastic portion 362b cardinal extremity place separately.In addition, the front end of the first elastic portion 362a links to each other with the first contact site 363a, and the front end of the second elastic portion 362b links to each other with the second elastic portion 363b.At this, the shoulder that is preferably in the first contact site 363a is formed with jut 364.
With illustrate similarly in the first execution mode that the first contact 16 and the second contact 36 are separately fixed in the contact maintaining part 17 with hole of the second interarea 13 1 sides of being located at insulation crust 31.That is to say that on the second contact 36, connecting portion 361 is pressed into and snaps into contact maintaining part 17 and remain on wherein.In addition, the first contact site 363a is outstanding from the wide mouth 34 of the first interarea 12, and the second contact site 363b is outstanding from the opening 14 of the first interarea 12.Above-mentioned contact site 363a, 363b respectively with and row arrangement be connected member be connected the pad Elastic Contact.In addition, connecting portion 361 press-in contact maintaining parts 17 to be pressed into direction be contact site 363a, 363b be connected member be connected the pad Elastic Contact time displacement direction M of elasticity displacement occurs.
The elastic portion 362a of the second contact 36,362b are the same with the first contact 16 shown in Fig. 2 (a), form the suitable shape of for example S shape bending or inverted S-shaped bending, thereby can regulate its elastic force.In the case, the shape of the first elastic portion 362a and the second elastic portion 362b also different and different along with from the contact force of the first contact site 363a and the second contact site 363b or elasticity addendum modification for example.In addition, as the time explanation of the first contact 16, elastic portion 362a, 362b can apply desirable CONTACT WITH FRICTION amount to contact site 363a, 363b.
In addition, shown in Fig. 4 (a), electric connector 30 not with the state that is connected the pad contact that is connected member under, the first contact site 163a of the first contact 16 is larger than the overhang that the first contact site 363a of the second contact 36 gives prominence to from the first interarea 12 from the outstanding overhang of the first interarea 12.On the other hand, the second contact site 163b of the first contact 16 overhang of giving prominence to from the second contact site 363b of the outstanding overhang of the first interarea 12 and the second contact 36 from the first interarea 12 is basic identical.
To shown in Figure 7, above-mentioned contact holding section 37 is formed on wide mouthful 34 the sidewall of the second contact reception room 35, blocks a part of wide mouthful 34, and engages with the first elastic portion 362a of the second contact 36 such as Fig. 4.In addition, above-mentioned contact location division 38 is formed on another sidewall of wide mouth 34, blocks a part of wide mouthful 34, and for example jut 364 or the first contact site 363a of the second contact 36 positioned.In addition, wide mouthful 34 width slowly becomes large from contact maintaining part 17 towards above-mentioned contact location division 38.The details of above-mentioned contact holding section 37 and contact location division 38 will after narrate, it can guide to the second contact 36 in the second contact reception room 35.
Contact holding section 37 to be engaging the mode that the first elastic portion 362a of the second contact 36 pressurizes towards the second interarea 13 sides from the first interarea 12 sides, and the first contact site 363a is pressed towards the second interarea 13 1 sides.By this, electric connector 30 not with for example Fig. 3 be connected member namely under the state that is connected pad 22 contacts of the first member 21, the first contact site 363a is less than the overhang that the first contact site 163a of the first contact 16 gives prominence to from the first interarea 12 from the outstanding overhang of the first interarea 12.But with under the contact force of stipulating and the state that is connected the pad contact, the first contact site 163a is identical with the contact force of the first contact site 363a at above-mentioned contact site.
The leading section that contact location division 38 forms its sidewall butt and is positioned at the second contact 36 i.e. for example the first contact site 363a or jut 364.Utilize above-mentioned contact location division 38, just can be with the second contact can guide in the mode that the face direction of plate is moved between the wall that is clipped in contact location division 38 and protuberance 18 and only.By this, the second contact 36 just can be on the thickness of slab direction deflection warpage, and can prevent that the first elastic portion 362a that is engaging breaks away from contact holding section 37.
As illustrated in the first execution mode, insulation crust 31 preferably by for example integrally moulded be desirable shape.In addition, on above-mentioned insulation crust 31, chamfer machining is carried out in the bight such as the edge of opening 14, wide by mouthfuls 34, location depressed part 20 etc., to form chamfered section 33.
In addition, the first contact 16 and the second contact 36 are formed by metallic plate, and this metallic plate is made by the flexible metal material that has identical with explanation in the first execution mode.At this, metallic plate is carried out stamping-out processing, thereby with connecting portion 161, elastic portion 162a, 162b and contact site 163a, the 163b of the first contact 16 structure that forms as one.Similarly, the connecting portion 361 of the second contact 36, elastic portion 362a, 362b and contact site 363a, the 363b structure that forms as one.In addition, the first contact 16 and the second contact 36 are preferably made by identical material, and are made for identical shape.In addition, preferably form the coating that is formed by such as gold, platinum etc. at contact site 163a, 163b, 363a, 363b at least, so that its surface can not form the oxidation overlay film.
Then, the example to the manufacture method of the electric connector 10 of present embodiment illustrates its major part.As illustrated in the first execution mode, insulation crust 31 is to produce at low cost by the such thermoplastic resin of for example LCP is carried out injection mo(u)lding.The first contact 16 and the second contact 36 carry out stamping-out by the metallic plate to phosphor bronze and process to manufacture identical shaped.
In addition, as illustrated in the first embodiment, the connecting portion 161 of the first contact 16 is inserted into the first contact reception room 15 from the opening 14 on the first interarea 12 that is formed on insulation crust 31.Then, press above-mentioned connecting portion 161 being pressed into contact maintaining part 17, thereby engage with connecting portion 161 press-in contact maintaining parts 17 and with it, make it fix, remain in the contact maintaining part 17.
Similarly, the connecting portion 361 with the second contact 36 is inserted into the second contact reception room 35 from opening 14 and wide mouth 34 on the first interarea 12 that is formed on insulation crust 31.When carrying out above-mentioned insertion, make the aligned in position of connecting portion 361 and Fig. 4, location depressed part 20 shown in Figure 5.
At this, utilize that not shown insertion is auxiliary presses from the first interarea 12 sides the first elastic portion 362a with anchor clamps towards the second interarea 13 sides, until insert auxiliary front end with anchor clamps and restriction is pressed till depressed part 39 butts.The first elastic portion 362a is guided in the second contact reception room 35 by inclined plane, the holding section 37a of the contact holding section 37 of Figure 6 and Figure 7 in the above-mentioned slightly strain of lower generation of pressing.Similarly, the first contact site 363a and the jut 364 that are positioned at the first elastic portion 362a front end are guided to the second contact reception room 35 by the inclined plane of the contact guide surface 38a of contact location division 38.By like this, just the second contact 36 can be inserted in the contact reception room 35 swimmingly.At this, such as Figure 6 and Figure 7, inclined plane, holding section 37a and contact guide surface 38a are the inclined planes that forms in the mode of dwindling wide mouthful 34 towards the second interarea 13 from the first interarea 12.In addition, in the drawings, oblique line on guide surface is drawn is so that incline direction is more readily understood.
In addition, with the situation of the first contact 16 similarly, the connecting portion 361 of pressing the second contact 36 to be being pressed into contact maintaining part 17, thereby engages with connecting portion 361 press-in contact maintaining parts 17 and with it, makes it fix, remain in the contact maintaining part 17.By like this, the first contact 16 can be installed in the first contact reception room 15, and in each second contact reception room 35, the second contact 36 be installed, thereby be assembled into electric connector 10.In addition, if as mentioned above in opening 14 and wide mouthful 34 formation chamfered section 33, then can carry out each contact is mounted to swimmingly the installation exercise of contact reception room.This is to be hooked in the cause on the edge of opening 14 and wide mouthfuls 34 owing to can prevent contact.This effect is along with contact width is just more remarkable close to A/F.
Then, with reference to Fig. 8 two examples that are connected member electrical connection in the horizontal direction of the electric connector 30 of use present embodiment are described.In above-mentioned electrical connection, the first member that is connected member is for example can freely connect repeatedly and the member that separates as the print cartridge of printing equipment.In addition, second component is the print cartridge incorporating section in the balladeur train of for example printing equipment, usually is in the state that is connected with the contact of electric connector 30.
As shown in Figure 8, the basket member 41 of the print cartridge incorporating section in printing equipment for example is formed with a plurality of connectors incorporating section 42, and is installed with the electric connector 30 of present embodiment in each connector resettlement section 42.At this, for example form a plurality of connectors incorporating section 42 that conforms to the quantity of ink color.
In addition, utilize the fastening parts such as bolt 43 be located at basket member 41, just can fix and install not shown second component, thereby make the second contact site 163b, the 363b Elastic Contact of its second connection pad and electric connector 30 shown in Figure 8.Above-mentioned the second contact site 163b, 363b are connected all the time pad and connect with second of second component except the upkeep operation of device.
In addition, for example be installed in the situation of print cartridge incorporating section at the first member that print cartridge is such, in its basket member 41, first of the first member connect pad can with the first contact site 163a, the 363a Elastic Contact of electric connector 30 shown in Figure 8.In addition, be in the situation of print cartridge at the first member for example, can utilize this electric connector 30 that the first member is electrically connected in the horizontal direction with the pad that is connected of second component, thereby the identifying information of the surplus information of for example ink and box can be sent to the main body side of printing equipment via second component.
As mentioned above, in electric connector 30, the overhang that the first contact site 163a gives prominence to from the first interarea 12 of its insulation crust 31 is larger than the overhang that the second contact site 363a gives prominence to from the first interarea 12 of its insulation crust 31.Therefore, when the first member is installed, the first contact site 163 and be connected and corresponding first connect pad and connect after a while the first contact site 363a and the first corresponding connection pad connection of being connected at first.On the contrary, when dismantling the first member, at first the first contact site 363a separates from the first corresponding with it connection pad, and the first contact site 163a separates from the first corresponding with it connection pad after a while.
At this, when second on the second contact site 163b and the earthing potential that is fixed on second component being connected pad connecting, in the above-mentioned installation of the first member, when dismantling, for example the user can form earthing potential by catching the first member that direct capacitance charged on the first member is changed places to remove.By like this, in the first member and the horizontal direction of second component are electrical connection on the identical face direction, freely repeatedly carrying out to eliminate charged electrostatic influence by the user in above-mentioned connection and the situation of separating.
In the second execution mode, played the effect identical with the effect that illustrates in the first execution mode.In addition, in the present embodiment, even there are two kinds of different contacts of elasticity addendum modification in the electric connector, also can in the electrical connection that is connected between the member, make contact identical with the elastic connecting touch that connects pad by simple method.By like this, in the electric connector of present embodiment, can keep simple structure and can realize stable connection.
More than, preferred implementation of the present invention is illustrated, but above-mentioned execution mode does not consist of restriction to the present invention.To those skilled in the art, in concrete execution mode, can under the prerequisite that does not break away from technological thought of the present invention and technical scope, carry out various distortion and change.
For example, in the insulation crust of electric connector of the present invention, also can adopt the respectively moulding of component part of the such part of protuberance 18, contact holding section 37, contact location division 38, and be fixedly mounted on the structure on the insulation crust main body.At this, also can be after being installed to the second contact 36 in the second contact reception room 35, such as by the mode such as bonding contact holding section 37 or contact location division 38 being bonded on the assigned position.
In addition, can suitably utilize to the desirable contact in the electric connector adjusting of the contact force of the elasticity addendum modification of contact site of the 37 pairs of contacts in contact holding section or this contact site.
In addition, with the linear pattern of straight line contact reception room and contact are illustrated, but also can form curvilinear line, for example at the connecting portion of the contact pattern towards the face direction warpage predetermined angular of the first interarea.This example is applicable to the first member and is connected different situation of the arrangement pitches of connection pad etc. with second component.
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1. an electric connector is characterized in that, comprising:
Insulation crust, this insulation crust are arranged a plurality of contact reception rooms with opening at the first relative interarea and the first interarea in the second interarea at least; And
Contact, this contact is housed in each described contact reception room, and have the first elastic portion and the first contact site, the second elastic portion and the second contact site, a connecting portion, wherein, described the first elastic portion energy strain, described the first contact site links to each other with the front end of the first elastic portion, described the second elastic portion energy strain, described the second contact site links to each other with the front end of the second elastic portion, and described connecting portion connects the cardinal extremity of described the first elastic portion and described the second elastic portion
Described the first contact site and described the second contact site are outstanding from the opening of described the first interarea, and respectively with the first conductor coupling portion that is formed at the first member be formed at the second conductor coupling portion Elastic Contact with the second component of described the first member and row arrangement, by this, described contact is electrically connected described the first member in described the first interarea side with described second component
Described connecting portion is pressed into described insulation crust and engages with it towards the direction of described the first contact site and described the second contact site generation elasticity displacement, thereby is maintained on the described insulation crust.
2. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
The holding section that described connector reception room is located in described the first elastic portion or described the second elastic portion utilization is come the elasticity addendum modification of described the first contact site or described the second contact site or the elastic connecting touch that contacts with described the first conductor coupling portion and described the second conductor coupling portion are regulated.
3. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described contact reception room is wire, is formed with therebetween the contact maintaining part, so that the connecting portion along the described contact of described contact resettlement section configuration is supported.
4. electric connector as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
Described holding section is installed in a sidewall of described opening, blocking the part of described opening, thereby from described the first interarea side towards described the second interarea side to described the first elastic portion or the pressurization of described the second elastic portion.
5. electric connector as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that,
Another sidewall that utilization is installed on described opening comes the leading section of described the first elastic portion or described the second elastic portion is positioned with the contact location division of a part of blocking described opening.
6. electric connector as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that,
Another sidewall that utilization is installed on described opening comes the leading section of described the first elastic portion or described the second elastic portion is positioned with the contact location division of a part of blocking described opening.
7. such as claim 5 or 6 described electric connectors, it is characterized in that,
Described holding section has from described the first interarea side and dwindles the inclined plane of described opening towards described the second interarea side,
Described contact location division has the guide surface that tilts in the mode of dwindling described opening towards described the second interarea side from described the first interarea side at another sidewall of described opening,
When described contact is installed to described contact reception room, the described inclined plane of described holding section guides to described contact reception room with described the first elastic portion or described the second elastic portion, and described guide surface guides to described contact reception room with described the first contact site or described the second contact site.
8. such as each described electric connector in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that,
The different a plurality of contacts of elasticity addendum modification that have described the first contact site or described the second contact site.
9. electric connector as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that,
The different a plurality of contacts of elasticity addendum modification that have described the first contact site or described the second contact site.
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