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CN103247883A
CN103247883A CN2013100508442A CN201310050844A CN103247883A CN 103247883 A CN103247883 A CN 103247883A CN 2013100508442 A CN2013100508442 A CN 2013100508442A CN 201310050844 A CN201310050844 A CN 201310050844A CN 103247883 A CN103247883 A CN 103247883A
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A connector is simple in structure and can buffer the operability restriction in connection work and disconnection work of the connector and a flexible conductive part, so that the connection work and the disconnection work, are easy. A cover is rotated between a locking position and an unlocking position, at the locking position, the end part (100a) of the flexible conductive part (100) clamps an elastic clamping part (22) by a clamping part (106), so that the end part can be locked. At the unlocking position, the end part is divorced from the elastic clamping part (22), so that the end part can be unlocked. A retaining part retains the cover (14) at the unlocking position relative to a shell (11), a cam part (23) of the cover allows the elastic clamping part (22) to be clamped with the clamping part (106) at the locking position. At the unlocking position, a force is applied to the elastic clamping part (22) towards the direction from which the elastic clamping part (106) is divorced from the clamping part (22).

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Technical field
The present invention relates to connector, this connector is connected with the compliant conductive parts, and described compliant conductive parts constitute flexible base, board or the flexible cable of a plurality of conductors with the coating of being insulated.
Background technology
In the past, the compliant conductive parts that constitute the flexible base, board of a plurality of conductors with the coating of being insulated or flexible cable were when substrate etc. was connected, the connector that uses the compliant conductive parts to use.For example, the connector used of compliant conductive parts is connected with the compliant conductive parts being installed under the state of substrate.Perhaps, the connector that the compliant conductive parts are used is connected with the compliant conductive parts, and further is connected with the connector of the other side's side with this state.
Disclose a kind of connector in TOHKEMY 2008-91284 communique, this connector is connected with the flexible base, board that constitutes flexible printed circuit substrate (FPC, Flexible Printed Circuit).This connector constitutes the connector that is connected with the flexible base, board that disposes conductor on the two sides.In addition, disclose a kind of connector in TOHKEMY 2011-119162 communique, this connector is connected with the flexible cable that constitutes flexible flat cable (FFC, Flexible Flat Cable).
Disclosed connector constitutes and possesses in TOHKEMY 2008-91284 communique: housing (connector shell 6), and it is used for keeping terminal (contact 9,11); And cover (contact portions from/near operating parts 17), it remains with respect to the housing rotation freely.And then, as above-mentioned terminal, be provided with: a side contact 9, its conductor with a face that is configured in flexible base, board contacts; And the opposing party's contact 11, its conductor with another face that is configured in flexible base, board contacts.
In addition, the part that is provided with contact portion in contact 9 and the contact 11 is configured to such state: be projected into the zone that insert the end for flexible base, board in the housing.And the contact portion of contact 9 forms spill, and the contact portion of contact 11 forms convex.Thus, flexible base, board is being inserted into housing and is being connected under the state of connector, flexible base, board constitutes and is held also fastening between the contact portion of contact 9 and contact 11.
In TOHKEMY 2008-91284 communique in the disclosed connector, carry out with flexible base, board be inserted into housing and be connected with terminal be connected operation the time, at first, make cover rotate to open the operation in the zone of inserting for the end of flexible base, board with respect to housing by the operator.At this moment, be arranged at cover oval-shaped profile operating axis 18 so that the distance between contact 9 and the contact 11 from mode make contact 11 strains.Thus, become the state that the end of flexible base, board can be inserted with respect to housing.
In above-mentioned state, carry out end with flexible base, board by the operator and be inserted into operation in the housing.In addition, the operator is inserted into the operation that under the state of housing cover is rotated with respect to housing in the end with flexible base, board, to become cover with respect to the housing closing state, thus, make the flexible base, board fastening between the contact portion of contact 9 and contact 11, and flexible base, board is electrically connected with two contacts 9,11.As mentioned above, carry out with disclosed connector in flexible base, board and the TOHKEMY 2008-91284 communique be connected be connected operation the time, need carry out multi-pass operation by the operator.
On the other hand, disclosed connector constitutes and possesses in the TOHKEMY 2011-119162 communique: housing 11, and it is used for keeping a plurality of terminals (contact 15); A pair of installation reinforcement 16,17; And pair of locking releasing portion 30,31, they are arranged at housing 11.Install and use reinforcement 16,17 to be used for housing 11 to the installation of main wiring substrate, described installation is configured in the both ends of the orientation of the terminal in the housing 11 with reinforcement 16,17.
In addition, be provided with sticking department with reinforcement 16,17 installing, by flexible cable (flexible flat shape cable 40) being inserted in the housing 11 and with state that connector is connected under, this sticking department is with respect to the end fastening of flexible cable.Sticking department constitutes to be possessed cantilever-shaped elastic arm and is arranged at the elastic arm and is formed with the fastening portion of the convex on inclined plane.
On the other hand, be provided with stiffener at the flexible cable that is connected with disclosed connector in the TOHKEMY 2011-119162 communique, and two edge portions in the end of this flexible cable are provided with pair of notches.When the end of flexible cable is inserted in the housing 11, the flat part butt of the inclined plane of the fastening portion of each sticking department and the end of flexible cable, the temporary transient deflection of each elastic arm.And, when the flat part of end is inserted into housing inboard, each otch of the end of flexible cable and each fastening portion fastening.Thus, carry out with disclosed connector in flexible cable and the TOHKEMY 2011-119162 communique be connected be connected operation the time, the operator can finish the connection operation with once-through operation.
In addition, the latch-release portion 30,31 of disclosed connector is set to for the end of removing flexible cable and the mechanism of the fastening between the sticking department in the TOHKEMY 2011-119162 communique.Pair of locking releasing portion 30,31 is configured in the both ends of the orientation of the terminal in the housing 11.And each latch-release portion 30,31 is set to one via each linking part and housing 11, and each linking part is cantilever-shaped extension at the opposition side of the substrate-side of housing 11, and can strain.
In addition, each the latch-release portion 30,31 in the end that is arranged at above-mentioned each connecting portion is provided with: at the opposition side of substrate-side from a end that housing 11 exposes; With the other end at elastic arm's butt of substrate-side and sticking department.And then, by by the operator pressing operation being carried out in one end, make linking part with the mode strain of deflection, and the other end make the elastic arm with the mode strain of deflection.Thus, the fastening that constitutes between the fastening portion of the otch of the end that can make flexible cable and sticking department is removed.On the other hand, after removing above-mentioned pressing operation, the linking part elastic recovery, the elastic arm's of sticking department strain is also recovered.
In addition, when operation was removed in the connection of taking off to remove connection from this connector at the flexible cable that carries out being connected with above-mentioned connector, the operator need keep the state that sticking department is carried out pressing operation, carries out the operation that flexible cable is extracted from connector.Namely, cause in order to prevent the linking part elastic recovery fastening portion again fastening in the otch of flexible cable, the operator need keep the state that sticking department is carried out pressing operation with a hand, and under this state, carries out the operation that flexible cable is extracted from connector with the another hand.Thus, the operator need use two hands to connect the releasing operation simultaneously.
As mentioned above, in TOHKEMY 2008-91284 communique in the disclosed connector, carry out with the compliant conductive parts be connected with connector be connected operation the time, the operator need carry out multi-pass operation.Therefore, the restriction that connects the operability in the operation increases, and can cause connecting the complicated of operation.Thus, expectation realizes that a kind of operator can easily connect the connector of operation, and expectation can utilize simple structure to realize this connector.
In addition, in TOHKEMY 2011-119162 communique in the disclosed connector, the operator can finish with once-through operation and make the operation that is connected that the compliant conductive parts are connected with connector.But, when carrying out that the connection that being connected between connector and the compliant conductive parts removes removed operation, the operator need make bimanual operation, namely under the state that carries out with a hand the pressing operation of sticking department, with the another hand compliant conductive parts is extracted from connector.Therefore, connect the restriction of removing the operability in the operation and increase, can cause connecting and remove the complicated of operation.Thus, expectation realizes that a kind of operator can easily connect the connector of removing operation.
In addition, for disclosed connector in the TOHKEMY 2011-119162 communique, as the end of be used for removing flexible cable and the mechanism that the fastening between the usefulness sticking department of reinforcement is installed, need be via linking part that can strain and be set to the latch-release portion of one with housing.Therefore, cause structure complicated of connector.Thus, expectation realizes that a kind of operator can easily connect releasing operation and connector simple in structure.
Summary of the invention
The present invention In view of the foregoing finishes, its purpose is to provide a kind of connector simple in structure, this connector can relax the restriction that the operability in the operation is removed in the connection that is connected operation and being connected between connector and the compliant conductive parts removed that the compliant conductive parts are connected with connector, and the operator can easily connect operation and be connected the releasing operation.
The connector that is used for the 1st technical scheme of realization above-mentioned purpose relates to the connector that is connected with the compliant conductive parts, and these compliant conductive parts constitute flexible cable or the flexible base, board of at least one conductor with the coating of being insulated.And the connector of the 1st technical scheme is characterised in that this connector possesses: housing, and it is formed by resin material; At least one terminal, it is kept by described housing, and is electrically connected with described conductor; Elasticity fastening portion, itself and described housing are set to one, or be arranged on the parts that are fixed in described housing, described elasticity fastening portion is by with the end butt of the described compliant conductive parts of the inboard that is inserted into described housing and strain, and elastic recovery after strain, fastening is in the fastening portion that is arranged on described compliant conductive parts thus; Cover, it is to be held with respect to described housing rotation mode freely, or to be held with respect to the parts rotation mode freely that is fixed in described housing, and between latched position and latch-release position, rotate, in described latched position, the end of described compliant conductive parts that is inserted into the inboard of described housing utilizes the fastening of described fastening portion in described elasticity fastening portion, can lock this end thus, in described latch-release position, the fastening of this end and described elasticity fastening portion is thrown off, and removes the fastening to this end thus; And maintaining part, it is used for described cover is remained on described latch-release position with respect to described housing, be equipped with cam part described being covered with, described cam part allows the fastening of described elasticity fastening portion and described fastening portion in described latched position, described cam part is in described latch-release position, the direction that described elasticity fastening portion throws off to the fastening that makes between described elasticity fastening portion and the described fastening portion is pressed the application of force, described cam part is set at, from the pivot position of described cover to and the position of described elasticity fastening portion butt the size of distance in described latch-release position than big in described latched position.
According to this structure, when carrying out that the compliant conductive parts are connected in the connection operation of connector, be at cover under the state of latched position, carried out the compliant conductive parts are inserted into the operation of the inboard of housing by the operator.Thus, be connected to elastic recovery again after the temporary transient strain of elasticity fastening portion of end of compliant conductive parts, the fastening portion fastening of elasticity fastening portion and compliant conductive parts.At this moment, the cam part of cover that is in the state of latched position allows the fastening of elasticity fastening portion and fastening portion.Therefore, make the fastening of compliant conductive parts keep lock-out state in elasticity fastening portion.Thus, relaxed the restriction that connects the operability in the operation, the operator can operation this time easily connects operation in the housing by the compliant conductive parts are inserted into.
On the other hand, when operation is removed in the connection of carrying out the connection between connector and the compliant conductive parts is removed, carried out cover is rotated to from the state of latched position with respect to housing the operation of the state of latch-release position by the operator.And then, rotate to the state of latch-release position when cover after, cam part is pressed the application of force to elasticity fastening portion, and the fastening between the fastening portion of elasticity fastening portion and compliant conductive parts is removed.In addition, under this state, maintaining part is kept and is made cover remain on the state of latch-release position with respect to cover.Therefore, throw off and make under the state of latch-release in the fastening of compliant conductive parts and elasticity fastening portion, the operator can easily carry out operation that the compliant conductive parts are extracted from housing.Thus, operator's state of not needing to use a hand to keep the mechanism that unlocks being operated and with the another hand carry out operation that the compliant conductive parts are extracted from connector such, use the connection of two hands to remove operation simultaneously.That is, according to the connector of said structure, can relax the restriction that connects the operability in the releasing operation, the operator can only easily connect the releasing operation with a hand.
In addition, according to the connector of said structure, cam part is made of following structure: it is arranged at cover, and is set at, from the pivot position of cover to and the position of elasticity fastening portion butt the size of distance in the latch-release position than big in latched position.Therefore, can realize following mechanism by very simple structure: this mechanism is in latched position, allow the fastening of elasticity fastening portion and fastening portion, in the latch-release position, the direction that elasticity fastening portion throws off to the fastening that makes between elasticity fastening portion and the fastening portion is pressed the application of force, can realize the simplification of the structure of connector.
Therefore, according to said structure, a kind of connector simple in structure can be provided, this connector can relax that the compliant conductive parts are connected with connector be connected operation and make connector and the compliant conductive parts between be connected the restriction that the operability in the operation is removed in the connection of removing, can make the operator easily connect operation and be connected the releasing operation.
The connector of the 2nd technical scheme is characterised in that: in the 1st technical scheme, described maintaining part in the fixing parts, is set to the part in the mutual fastening in described latch-release position in described cover and described housing or at described cover with respect to this housing.
According to this structure, cover and housing or the part in the fastening of latch-release position that is fixed in the parts of this housing constitute maintaining part.Therefore, flexible utilization cover and housing or the part that is fixed in the parts of this housing realize maintaining part with simple structure effectively, and this maintaining part will be covered with respect to housing and be remained on the latch-release position.
The connector of the 3rd technical scheme is characterised in that: in the connector of the 2nd technical scheme, described maintaining part is set in the edge portion of the described cover of the mutual fastening in described latch-release position and the edge portion of described housing.
According to this structure, the edge portion of flexible utilization cover and housing comes the more simple maintaining part of implementation structure effectively.
The connector of the 4th technical scheme is characterised in that: in the connector of the 1st technical scheme, described maintaining part is set to the part at the mutual butt in described latch-release position in described cam part and described elasticity fastening portion, and, described maintaining part is arranged on such position in described cam part and described elasticity fastening portion: utilize in described latch-release position by described elasticity fastening portion to act on the active force of described cam part and produce the moment that acts on described cover, this moment is to make described cover towards the moment of the direction of rotating in the opposite direction with side to described latched position rotation.
According to this structure, be at cover under the state of latch-release position, come the application of force of own elasticity fastening portion to act on cam part, make cover to the moment of the direction of rotating in the opposite direction with latched position side with generation.Thus, cover can not remain on the latch-release position with respect to housing to the rotation of latched position direction.Thus, the part of flexible utilization cam part and elasticity fastening portion realizes maintaining part with simple structure effectively, and this maintaining part will be covered with respect to housing and be remained on the latch-release position.
The connector of the 5th technical scheme is characterised in that: in the connector of the 1st technical scheme, described maintaining part constitutes to be had: recess, this recess are set to the part that the side in described cam part and described elasticity fastening portion is recessed to form; And protuberance, this protuberance is arranged on the opposing party in described cam part and the described elasticity fastening portion, and is set to be embedded in described latch-release position the ledge of described recess.
According to this structure, be at cover under the state of latch-release position, the recess by making the side in cam part and the elasticity fastening portion and the opposing party's protuberance are chimeric mutually, will cover with respect to housing to remain on the latch-release position.Thus, can utilize in cam part and elasticity fastening portion and form irregular simple structure realization maintaining part, this maintaining part will be covered with respect to housing and be remained on the latch-release position.
According to the present invention, a kind of connector simple in structure can be provided, this connector can relax that the compliant conductive parts are connected with connector be connected operation and make connector and the compliant conductive parts between be connected the restriction that the operability in the operation is removed in the connection of removing, can make the operator easily connect operation and be connected the releasing operation.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram that the connector of an embodiment of the invention is shown.
Fig. 2 is the stereogram of connector shown in Figure 1, is the stereogram that the state of observing from the direction different with Fig. 1 is shown.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram that the part of the compliant conductive parts that are connected with connector shown in Figure 1 is shown.
Fig. 4 is the stereogram of compliant conductive parts shown in Figure 3, is the stereogram that the state of observing from the direction different with Fig. 3 is shown.
Fig. 5 is the profile of section that the part of compliant conductive parts shown in Figure 3 is shown, and is the profile that the section of observing from the direction of arrow of the D-D line of Fig. 3 is shown.
Fig. 6 A is the stereogram that a plurality of terminals in the connector shown in Figure 1 are shown.
Fig. 6 B is the stereogram that a plurality of terminals in the connector shown in Figure 1 are shown.
Fig. 7 is with the stereogram shown in the terminal amplification shown in Fig. 6 A.
Fig. 8 is the stereogram that the grounding contact in the connector shown in Figure 1 is shown.
Fig. 9 is the stereogram of grounding contact shown in Figure 8, is the stereogram that the state of observing from the direction different with Fig. 8 is shown.
Figure 10 is for the stereogram that the state that connector shown in Figure 1 is connected with the compliant conductive parts is described, is the figure that comprises a part of section.
Figure 11 is for the stereogram that the state that connector shown in Figure 1 is connected with the compliant conductive parts is described, is the figure that comprises a part of section.
Figure 12 is for the stereogram that the state that connector shown in Figure 1 is connected with the compliant conductive parts is described, is the figure that comprises a part of section.
Figure 13 is the stereogram for the state that is connected releasing between explanation connector shown in Figure 1 and the compliant conductive parts, is the figure that comprises a part of section.
Figure 14 is the stereogram for the state that is connected releasing between explanation connector shown in Figure 1 and the compliant conductive parts, is the figure that comprises a part of section.
Figure 15 is the stereogram for the state that is connected releasing between explanation connector shown in Figure 1 and the compliant conductive parts, is the figure that comprises a part of section.
Figure 16 is the figure that amplifies the part that Figure 12 is shown.
Figure 17 is the figure that amplifies the part that Figure 13 is shown.
Figure 18 is the figure that amplifies the part that Figure 14 is shown.
Figure 19 is the profile for the connector of explanation variation.
Figure 20 is the profile for the connector of explanation variation.
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1: connector;
11: housing;
12: signal contact (terminal);
13: grounding contact (parts fixing with respect to housing);
14: cover;
22: elasticity fastening portion;
23: cam part;
24: maintaining part;
100: flexible cable (compliant conductive parts);
101: conductor;
106: fastening portion.
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Below, describe being used for implementing mode of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing.In addition, the present invention can be widely used in various uses as the connector that is connected with the compliant conductive parts, and described compliant conductive parts constitute flexible base, board or the flexible cable of at least one conductor with the coating of being insulated.
Fig. 1 is the stereogram that the connector 1 of an embodiment of the invention is shown.Fig. 2 is the stereogram that the connector 1 of the state of observing from the direction different with Fig. 1 is shown.In addition, Fig. 3 is the stereogram that illustrates as the part of the flexible cable 100 of the compliant conductive parts that are connected with connector 1.Fig. 4 is the stereogram of a part that the flexible cable 100 of the state of observing from the direction different with Fig. 3 is shown.Fig. 5 is the profile of section of length direction that the part of flexible cable 100 is shown, and is the profile that the section of observing from the direction of arrow of the D-D line of Fig. 3 is shown.
Connector 1 illustrated in figures 1 and 2 is installed on and omits illustrated substrate.And then with respect to the connector 1 that is installed on substrate, connection layout 3 is to flexible cable shown in Figure 5 100.Flexible cable 100 constitutes in the present embodiment the flexible flat cable (FFC, Flexible Flat Cable) as the compliant conductive parts.In flexible cable 100, be provided with coating portion 102, shielding part 103, stiffener 104 and a plurality of conductor 101 etc.
A plurality of conductors 101 are set to be arranged in parallel in flexible cable 100, and extend with wire respectively.Each conductor 101 for example constitutes a wires material, or constitutes the aggregate that is formed by lametta material harness.Coating portion 102 is formed by the insulating properties material, and is set to coat a plurality of conductors 101.That is, a plurality of conductors 101 are wrapped by portion's 102 insulation coatings.
Shielding part 103 constitutes possesses conducting film 103a and tabular conductive plate 103b, and conducting film 103a is pasted on coating portion 102 in the mode on every side that covers coating portion 102, and conductive plate 103b is installed on the end 100a of flexible cable 100.Conducting film 103a forms the film member of conductivity, for example forms the paper tinsel shape by metal material.Conductive plate 103b is set to the elongated flat parts that formed by metal material, and to be installed on the end 100a of flexible cable 100 with conducting film 103a state of contact.By conducting film 103a and conductive plate 103b are set, thereby shielding part 103 constitutes performance as the function of shielding of electromagnetic wave noise countermeasure.
Stiffener 104 is for example formed by resin material, and it is set to be used to the rigidity increase of the end of the end 100a that makes flexible cable 100 and the elongated flat parts of strengthening.In addition, in order to make the operator easily carry out the end 100a of flexible cable 100 stiffener 104 being arranged on the end 100a of flexible cable 100 with respect to the operation that connector 1 inserts and connects.The surface of end of end 100a of flexible cable 100 and a face in the back side are pasted and be fixed in to stiffener 104.And then stiffener 104 is with along the Width vertical with the length direction of flexible cable 100 and be installed on the end 100a of flexible cable 100 along the mode that the edge portion of end 100a extends.In addition, stiffener 104 is arranged at the position that is clipped between coating portion 102 and the conductive plate 103b at the end of flexible cable 100 100a.
In addition, in flexible cable 100, be provided with by the end of a plurality of conductors 101 at its end 100a and expose and the conductor exposed division 105 that forms.Conductor exposed division 105 is set to as the lower part: in the 100a of the end of flexible cable 100, in the surface of expansion flatly and the back side with the face of the opposite side of a side that stiffener 104 is installed on, the part that the end of a plurality of conductors 101 is exposed.In addition, in the 100a of the end of flexible cable 100, in surface and the back side with the face of the opposite side of a side that is provided with conductor exposed division 105 on, 103b is mounted to conductive plate, this conductive plate 103b clips the position that coating portion 102 expands to correspondence with respect to a plurality of conductors 101 that expose.
In addition, Fig. 3 shows the stereogram of the face side that conductor 101 flexible cable 100, a plurality of do not expose.On the other hand, Fig. 4 show flexible cable 100, be formed with the stereogram that is exposed the rear side of the conductor exposed division 105 that forms by the end of a plurality of conductors 101.Stiffener 104 and conductive plate 103b are installed on side end 100a, that conductor exposed division 105 is not set of flexible cable 101, i.e. face side.In addition, about flexible cable 100, also surface and the back side can be defined as with above-mentioned opposite.That is, in flexible cable 100, also a side that is provided with conductor exposed division 105 can be defined as face side, the side that conductor exposed division 105 is not set is defined as rear side.
In addition, at the end of flexible cable 100 100a, be provided with a pair of fastening portion 106,106 in the both sides of its Width.Each fastening portion 106 forms the concave shape part of opening to the outside of the Width of flexible cable 100, for example is incision-like and excises and form.This fastening portion 106 is set to the part with respect to elasticity fastening portion 22 fastenings in the connector 1 described later.In addition, the shape of fastening portion 106 is not limited to the shape of incision-like, so long as can fastening get final product in the shape of elasticity fastening portion 22, can form different shape.For example, fastening portion 106 also can be set to the shrinkage pool that is recessed to form the surface of flexible cable 100 and the side in the back side, and, also can be set to connect in the table back side direction through hole of flexible cable 100.In addition, in the present embodiment, in the 100a of the end of flexible cable 100, conductive plate 103b has carried out illustration along the form that the Width of flexible cable 100 extends to the part that is provided with fastening portion 106, but can not be so also.For example, also can implement with following form: in the 100a of the end of flexible cable 100, conductive plate 103b only extends to the edge portion position in the inner part than the both sides of the Width of flexible cable 100.That is, also can implement with following form: in the 100a of the end of flexible cable 100, be not provided with the part configuration conductive plate 103b of fastening portion 106.
In the present embodiment, the form that the compliant conductive parts that constitute above-mentioned flexible cable 100 are connected with connector 1 is that example is illustrated, but can not be so also.That is, the compliant conductive parts that are connected with connector 1 are not limited to the flexible cable of above-mentioned form, get final product so long as have the compliant conductive parts of at least one conductor of the coating of being insulated.For example, as the compliant conductive parts, also can use the flexible cable with layer structure or the conductor arrangement structure different with above-mentioned form.In addition, as the compliant conductive parts, also can use the flexible cable that constitutes flexible flat cable form in addition.In addition, as the compliant conductive parts, also can use flexible printed circuit substrate flexible base, boards such as (FPC, Flexible Printed Circuit).
Then, the connector 1 to present embodiment is elaborated.Connector 1 shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is installed on and omits illustrated substrate.In addition, connector 1 constitutes and possesses: housing 11; A plurality of signal contacts 12; Grounding contact 13; And cover 14.
Connector 1 is set to the connector of following structure: along in Fig. 1, being extended more longways by the Width shown in the four-headed arrow A, and along the direction vertical with this Width, namely in Fig. 1 by the fore-and-aft direction shown in the four-headed arrow B than extend shortly.In addition, connector 1 is set to: in the direction vertical with the substrate that will install, be by the connector of the height of the short transverse shown in the four-headed arrow C lower slim (the low back of the body) among Fig. 1.In addition, the Width of connector 1 constitutes the direction parallel with the orientation of a plurality of signal contacts 12.In addition, the fore-and-aft direction of connector 1 constitutes with the direction of insertion of flexible cable 100 and extracts the parallel direction of direction.
Housing 11 is set to such structure member: the resin material by insulating properties forms, and a plurality of signal contacts 12 of the configuration that is parallel to each other are kept.In addition, housing 11 constitutes the structure member that extends more longways along its Width.And then a plurality of signal contacts 12 remain in housing 11 in the mode of linearly ground alignment arrangements on the Width of housing 11.In addition, at housing 11, side is provided with grounding contact 13 described later and cover 14 within it.
In addition, be provided with insertion mouth 21 at housing 11, insertion mouth 21 supplies the end 100a insertion of flexible cable 100 and connects.Insert mouthful 21 Widths along housing 11 and extend, and towards the front openings of connector 1.In addition, Fig. 1 shows the stereogram of observing connector 1 from front side, and Fig. 2 shows the stereogram of observing connector 1 from rear side.In addition, there are a plurality of signal contacts 12 inboard at the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11 with the state configuration of exposing.
In addition, insert mouthfuls 21 upper side, namely connector 1 is installed under the state of not shown substrate opposition side with respect to the substrate-side of housing 11 under the state shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and quilt cover 14 covers.In addition, as described later, when cover 14 during with respect to 13 rotations of housing 11 and grounding contact, inserting mouthfuls 21 becomes opened state upward.
Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B are the stereogram that a plurality of signal contacts 12 are shown.In addition, Fig. 6 A shows a plurality of contacts 12 of the posture of the housing 11 that is held in state shown in Figure 1.In addition, Fig. 6 B shows a plurality of contacts 12 of the posture of the housing 11 that is held in state shown in Figure 2.In addition, Fig. 7 is the stereogram that the contact 12 of a posture shown in Fig. 6 A only is shown.
A plurality of signal contacts 12 are formed by the metal material with high conductivity respectively.And then a plurality of signal contacts 12 constitute the terminal of present embodiment, and they are electrically connected with a plurality of conductors 101 of flexible cable 100 respectively.Flexible cable 100 is connected with the connector 1 that is installed on not shown substrate, and thus, each signal contact 12 contacts and is electrically connected with each conductor 101 of flexible cable 100.In addition, in the present embodiment, each signal contact 12 constitutes such signal terminal: by being connected with each conductor 101, can and each conductor 101 between transmit the signal of telecommunication.
In addition, signal contact 12 is set to sheet metal, and this sheet metal forms, and be provided with bar-shaped and tabular part and extension slenderly integratedly, and a plurality of positions halfway has the part that is bent to form.A plurality of signal contacts 12 when housing 11 is carried out processing and forming and housing 11 integrally formed, perhaps, remain in housing 11 by being embedded in the housing 11 that has been shaped.
In addition, as fully illustrating among Fig. 7, be provided with the 12a of contact body portion, leading part 12b and the 12c of contact portion at signal contact 12.The 12a of contact body portion is set to the middle body of signal contact 12, and is set to the part that kept by housing 11.
Leading part 12b is arranged at an end side of signal contact 12.And leading part 12b is set to as the lower part: be installed at connector 1 under the state of not shown substrate, be in the end side part of the part of the state that is bent to form towards substrate-side from the 12a of contact body portion.When connector 1 was installed on substrate, the leading part 12b of each signal contact 12 is the conductive part of the circuit pattern of soldering on substrate respectively.
The 12c of contact portion is arranged at the other end side of signal contact 12.And the 12c of this contact portion is set to as the lower part: be installed at connector 1 under the state of substrate, be in from the 12a of contact body portion towards the part of the state that the opposition side of substrate-side is bent to form from substrate apex portion farthest.The 12c of contact portion is configured to the state that exposes in the inboard of the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11.And the 12c of contact portion is configured to, and in the inboard of housing 11, contacts and is electrically connected with the conductor 101 of end 100a when the end of flexible cable 100 100a is inserted into when inserting mouthfuls 21.
Fig. 8 is the stereogram that grounding contact 13 is shown.Fig. 9 is the stereogram that grounding contact 13 is shown, and is the stereogram that illustrates from the state of the direction observation different with Fig. 8.In addition, Fig. 8 shows the grounding contact 13 of the posture of the housing 11 that is held in state shown in Figure 1.In addition, Fig. 9 shows the grounding contact 13 of the posture of the housing 11 that is held in state shown in Figure 2.
Grounding contact 13 is set to grounded parts, is electrically connected for the shielding part 103 of the flexible cable 100 that will be connected with connector 1 and the ground connection side of the substrate that connector 1 is installed.Grounding contact 13 is brought into play the function of shielding as the electromagnetic wave noise countermeasure by the conductive plate 103b of shielding part 103 and the ground connection side of substrate are coupled together.
Grounding contact 13 forms by flat metal parts being implemented stamping-out processing and bending process etc.And then, grounding contact 13 when housing 11 is carried out processing and forming and housing 11 integrally formed, perhaps, be fixed in housing 11 by being embedded in the housing 11 that has been shaped.
In addition, as Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 9, be provided with at grounding contact 13: ground connection main part 13a; Leading part 13b; Cable connecting part 13c; Cover maintaining part 13d; And a pair of elasticity fastening portion 22,22.Ground connection main part 13a is set to the agent structure part of grounding contact 13, and is set to the part that kept by housing 11.
Leading part 13b is provided with a plurality of in the mode of arranging along the Width of connector 1.Each leading part 13b arranges to be cantilever-shaped outstanding mode from ground connection main part 13a.And leading part 13b is arranged on when connector 1 is installed on substrate and a plurality of positions in the opposed part of substrate in ground connection main part 13a.When connector 1 was installed on substrate, each leading part 13b soldering was in the conductive part of the ground connection side of substrate.
Cable connecting part 13c is provided with a plurality of in the mode of arranging along the Width of connector 1.Each cable connecting part 13c arranges to be cantilever-shaped outstanding mode from ground connection main part 13a.And then cable connecting part 13c is arranged on a plurality of positions in the part of the opposition side that is configured in substrate when connector 1 is installed on substrate in ground connection main part 13a.
In addition, cable connecting part 13c is configured to the state that exposes in the inboard of the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11.And then cable connecting part 13c is configured to, and in the inboard of housing 11, is inserted into to insert at the port one 00a of flexible cable 100 and mouthfuls 21 o'clock contacts and be electrically connected with the conductive plate 103b of the shielding part 103 of end 100a.In addition, the conductive plate 103b of the shielding part 103 among the end 100a of cable connecting part 13c and flexible cable 100 contacts, and the conductive plate 103b of described shielding part 103 is configured in and utilizes conductor exposed division 105 to be exposed to the opposition side of outside conductor 101.
Cover maintaining part 13d is set to part that cover 14 is kept in rotation mode freely.This cover maintaining part 13d is arranged on the both sides of the Width (direction parallel with the Width of connector 1) of ground connection main part 13a.And then each covers maintaining part 13d and is set to sunk part, and this sunk part is circular-arc otch and forms being arranged at a part in the side walls part of Width of ground connection main part 13a.As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, each rotary shaft 14b of cover 14 embeds and remains in this circular-arc cover maintaining part 13d as sunk part.Thus, each rotary shaft 14b of cover 14 is to be held with respect to cover maintaining part 13d rotation mode freely.That is, cover 14 is to be held with respect to grounding contact 13 rotations mode freely.
Elasticity fastening portion 22 is arranged at as the grounding contact 13 that is fixed on the parts of housing 11.Elasticity fastening portion 22 is provided with a pair of, and they are separately positioned on the both sides of the Width of grounding contact 13.And elasticity fastening portion 22 constitutes, by with the end 100a butt of the flexible cable 100 of the inboard of the insertion mouth 21 that is inserted into housing 11 and strain.In addition, elasticity fastening portion 22 constitutes, when the end of flexible cable 100 100a is inserted into insertion mouth 21 inboard of housing 11, elasticity fastening portion 22 elastic recovery again after the strain as mentioned above, elasticity fastening portion 22 is with respect to fastening portion 106 fastenings of flexible cable 100 thus.In addition, about the concrete structure of elasticity fastening portion 22 as described later.
Cover 14 illustrated in figures 1 and 2 is formed by the resin material of insulating properties.Be provided with at cover 14: cover main part 14a; The 14b of pair of rotary shafts portion, 14b; And pair of cams portion 23,23.Cover main part 14a is set to along the flat part of its Width (direction parallel with the Width of connector 1) extension.In addition, cover main part 14a is configured to, and it has constituted and covers 14 agent structure part, and can cover with respect to housing 11 and be inserted in the end 100a that inserts the flexible cable 100 in mouthfuls 21.
Rotary shaft 14b is provided with a pair of, and they are separately positioned on the both sides of the Width of cover 14.And as mentioned above, each rotary shaft 14b is held in the maintaining part 13d rotation mode freely of respectively covering with respect to grounding contact 13.Thus, cover 14 is to be held with respect to the grounding contact 13 rotations mode freely as the parts that are fixed on housing 11.
In addition, cover 14 constitutes, and remains with respect to grounding contact 13 rotations freely by covering 14, can rotate between latched position and latch-release position.Latched position constitutes as upper/lower positions: in this position, the end 100a of flexible cable 100 that is inserted into the inboard of housing 11 utilizes 106 fastenings of fastening portion in the elasticity fastening portion 22 of grounding contact 13, end 100a can be locked thus.In addition, in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Figure 12 described later, show the state that cover 14 is positioned at latched position.On the other hand, the latch-release position constitutes as upper/lower positions: in this position, the end 100a of flexible cable 100 throws off with respect to the fastening of elasticity fastening portion 22, can remove the locking to end 100a thus.In addition, in Figure 13 described later and Figure 15, show the state that cover 14 is positioned at the latch-release position.In latched position, the cover main part 14a of cover 14 is configured to extend with respect to the substrate almost parallel ground that connector 1 is installed.On the other hand, in the latch-release position, cover main part 14a is configured to along extending with the direction of substrate approximate vertical.That is, cover 14 constitutes, and rotates between latched position and latch-release position with the scopes of 90 degree roughly.
Then, with reference to Figure 10 to Figure 18, to following connection operation that flexible cable 100 is connected with connector 1 and the action that the connector 1 that operation produces is removed in the connection that the connection between flexible cable 100 and the connector 1 is removed being described.And, with reference to these figure, to describing in the elasticity fastening portion 22 of grounding contact 13, the maintaining part 24 that cam part 23, cover 14 and the housing 11 of cover 14 arrange.
In addition, Figure 10 to Figure 12 is for the stereogram that the state that connector 1 is connected with flexible cable 100 is described, is the figure that comprises a part of section.In addition, Figure 13 to Figure 15 is for the stereogram of explanation with the state that is connected releasing between connector 1 and the flexible cable 100, is the figure that comprises a part of section.Figure 16 is the figure that amplifies the part that Figure 12 is shown.Figure 17 is the figure that amplifies the part that Figure 13 is shown.Figure 18 is the figure that amplifies the part that Figure 14 is shown.
When being undertaken flexible cable 100 with connection operation that connector 1 is connected by not shown operator, as shown in figure 10, at first, the end 100a of flexible cable 100 is inserted in the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11.At this moment, the state that cover 14 is in latched position, and, elasticity fastening described later portion 22 be not with the state of fastening portion 106 fastenings of flexible cable 100.
From the state shown in Figure 10, to inserting mouthful 21 more insert by inboard, then as shown in figure 11, elasticity fastening portion 22 and end 100a butt produce strain with the end 100a of flexible cable 100.Then, from the state shown in Figure 11, with the end 100a of flexible cable 100 to inserting mouthful 21 more insert by inboard, then as shown in figure 12, elasticity fastening portion 22 elastic recovery again after strain, and fastening is in the fastening portion 106 of flexible cable 100.Under the state shown in Figure 10 to Figure 12, cover 14 is positioned at the latched position of the end 100a that can lock flexible cable 100.And then under the state of the latched position shown in Figure 12, the end 100a of flexible cable 100 utilizes 106 fastenings of fastening portion in elasticity fastening portion 22, and this end 100a is locked in the mode of not deviating from from connector 1.
In addition, in the latched position shown in Figure 12, each conductor 101 that exposes at conductor exposed division 105 among the end 100a of flexible cable 100 contacts with the 12c of contact portion of each signal contact 12 of connector 1.Thus, become the state that a plurality of signal contacts 12 of a plurality of conductors 101 of flexible cable 100 and connector 1 are electrically connected respectively.
In addition, in the latched position shown in Figure 12, the conductive plate 103b of shielding part 103 contacts with the cable connecting part 13c of the grounding contact 13 of connector 1, and the conductive plate 103b of described shielding part 103 is configured in the opposition side of the conductor exposed division 105 among the end 100a of flexible cable 100.Thus, become the state that the grounding contact 13 of the shielding part 103 of flexible cable 100 and connector 1 is electrically connected.
Here, the elasticity fastening portion 22 that is arranged at grounding contact 13 is described.Figure 16 as near amplification with the elasticity fastening portion 22 of Figure 12 fully illustrates, elasticity fastening portion 22 constitute possess arm 22a, cam abutting part 22b and jut 22c.In addition, the elasticity fastening portion 22 of both sides that is arranged at the Width of grounding contact 13 is set to respect to the center line symmetry of the Width of grounding contact 13 and has identical structure.Therefore, with reference to Figure 16 an elasticity fastening portion 22 is described, and omission is to the explanation of another elasticity fastening portion 22.
Arm 22a is provided with a pair of, and is set to from ground connection main part 13a outstanding in parallel to each other.In addition, each arm 22a and ground connection main part 13a form, and are set to be cantilever-shaped outstanding from ground connection main part 13a.In addition, being cantilever-shaped outstanding each arm 22a from ground connection main part 13a is the mode that the semicircle arcuation turns back with the opposition side towards the substrate-side of mounted connector 1 and is bent to form.In addition, each arm 22a has flexible, and side is formed with cam abutting part 22b endways.
Cam abutting part 22b is set to flat part, and it is arranged at the end side of a pair of arm 22a integratedly.This cam abutting part 22b is set to the part that contacts with the cam part described later 23 of covering in 14.In addition, be accompanied by the rotation of cover 14, cam part 23 changes with the contact site of cam abutting part 22b.Thus, cam abutting part 22b is driven in the mode of swing.
Jut 22c is set to as the lower part: with respect to cam abutting part 22b, be the part that approximate right angle is bent to form towards the opposition side of the substrate of mounted connector 1.In addition, jut 22c is set to as the lower part: the smooth face with respect to cam abutting part 22b generally perpendicularly is part trapezoidal or that triangle is outstanding.In addition, be provided with the inclination edge 22d of portion at jut 22c, this inclination edge 22d of portion is edge the portion trapezoidal or part that triangle is outstanding, with respect to tabular surface inclination and the linearly extension of cam abutting part 22b.
In addition, jut 22c is configured to the state that exposes in the inboard of the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11.In addition, the inclination edge 22d of portion of jut 22c is set to, and tilts towards the substrate-side of mounted connector 1 and towards the entrance side of the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11.Thus, the inclination edge 22d of portion is configured to, and the face that can utilize inclination slides and butt smoothly with respect to the end 100a of the flexible cable 100 that the insertion mouth 21 from housing 11 inserts.
Because elasticity fastening portion 22 possesses said structure, therefore as shown in figure 10, when the end of flexible cable 100 100a is inserted into the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11, at first, the inclination edge 22d of the portion butt of the end portion of end 100a and jut 22c.Then, when the end of flexible cable 100 100a be inserted into insert mouthfuls 21 inboard the time, the inclination edge 22d of portion slides with respect to end 100a, jut 22c is to the direction displacement near substrate-side simultaneously.At this moment, arm 22a is with the mode strain to the substrate-side deflection, and cam abutting part 22b also is shifted to the direction near substrate-side with jut 22c.
According to as mentioned above, when the end of flexible cable 100 100a is inserted into when inserting mouthfuls 21, be under the state of latched position at cover 14, elasticity fastening portion 22 strains, end 100a advances in the mode of crossing jut 22c and inserts mouthfuls 21 inboard.Then, become state shown in Figure 12, when the fastening portion 106 of flexible cable 100 moves to the position corresponding with jut 22c, 22 elastic recoveries of elasticity fastening portion, jut 22c fastening is in fastening portion 106.Thus, be under the state of latched position at cover 14, finish the locking to the end 100a of flexible cable 100.
Then, the action of following the connector 1 that the connection releasing operation that is connected releasing between connector 1 and the flexible cable 100 is produced is described.When being undertaken that by not shown operator the connection that being connected between connector 1 and the flexible cable 100 removes removed operation, as Figure 13 and shown in Figure 14, make cover 14 with respect to the operations of housing 11 and grounding contact 13 rotations by the operator.In addition, in Figure 13 and Figure 14, show connector 1 at the section of diverse location.
In aforesaid operations, the operator for example by with the finger hook of the hand edge portion at the middle body of the Width of cover main part 14a, makes cover 14 with respect to housing 11 and grounding contact 13 rotations.By aforesaid operations, cover 14 utilizes rotary shaft 14b with respect to the cover maintaining part 13d rotation of grounding contact 13, and connector 1 becomes Figure 13 and state shown in Figure 14.
After becoming Figure 13 and state shown in Figure 14, cover 14 becomes the state that is positioned at the latch-release position, and in this latch-release position, the end 100a of flexible cable 100 removes by the action of cam part 23 described later with respect to the fastening of elasticity fastening portion 22.Then, as shown in figure 15, the end 100a of flexible cable 100 is extracted from the insertion mouth 21 of housing 11, finish the connection of removing the connection between connector 1 and the flexible cable 100 and remove operation.In addition, when the end 100a with flexible cable 100 extracts from housing 11, undertaken the operation of cover 14 towards the latched position rotation by the operator.Thus, the state of connector 1 becomes the state identical with state shown in Figure 10.
Here, the cam part 23 that is arranged at cover 14 is described.Cam part 23 is provided with a pair of, and they are arranged at the two end portions of the Width of cover main part 14a respectively.Because pair of cams portion 23,23 constitutes equally, near the Figure 17 shown in therefore amplifying the cam part 23 of reference with Figure 13 describes a cam part 23, and omits the explanation about another cam part 23.
Cam part 23 is set to tabular part, with respect to cover main part 14a, gives prominence to towards the substrate-side of mounted connector 1 with being approximate right angle.And, in cam part 23, being formed with cam surface 25 in the edge portion towards the outstanding end side of substrate-side, cam surface 25 has the circular-arc curvature portion that radius of curvature changes.
Be provided with latched position abutting part 25a and latch-release position abutting part 25b at cam surface 25.Latched position abutting part 25a constitutes in cam surface 25 as the lower part: when cover 14 was in the state of Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Figure 10, latched position shown in Figure 12, this latched position abutting part 25a was connected to the cam abutting part 22b of elasticity fastening portion 22.Latch-release position abutting part 25b constitutes in cam surface 25 as the lower part: when cover 14 was in the state of Figure 13 latch-release position extremely shown in Figure 15, this latch-release position abutting part 25b was connected to the cam abutting part 22b of elasticity fastening portion 22.
Cam part 23 and cover 14 be together with respect to housing 11 and grounding contact 13 rotations, slides while cam part 23 moves with respect to cam abutting part 22b the butt position of the cam abutting part 22b of itself and elasticity fastening portion 22.And cam part 23 is set at: from cover 14 pivot position P(among Figure 17 by the pivot position shown in the dashdotted intersection point) to the size of the distance at the position of the cam abutting part 22b butt of elasticity fastening portion 22 in the latch-release position than big in latched position.That is, the size of the distance from pivot position P to latch-release position abutting part 25b is set at, greater than the size of the distance from pivot position P to latched position abutting part 25a.In addition, pivot position P is consistent with the center line of rotary shaft 13d.
According to said structure, cam part 23 constitutes, and in Figure 10 and latched position shown in Figure 12, utilizes latched position abutting part 25a to be connected to cam abutting part 22b, and makes cam abutting part 22b keep state with the substrate almost parallel.That is, cam part 23 constitutes, and in latched position, allows the jut 22c of elasticity fastening portion 22 with respect to 106 fastenings of fastening portion.Thus, be under the state of latched position at cover 14, the end 100a that keeps flexible cable 100 is locked in the state of connector 1.
On the other hand, cam part 23 constitutes, and to latch-release position shown in Figure 15, utilizes latch-release abutting part 25b to be connected to cam abutting part 22b at Figure 13, and makes cam abutting part 22b to the direction displacement near substrate.That is, cam part 23 constitutes, and in the latch-release position, the direction of throwing off to the fastening between the jut 22c that makes elasticity fastening portion 22 and the fastening portion 106 is pressed the application of force to the cam abutting part 22b of elasticity fastening portion 22.
Then, the maintaining part 24 that arranges in cover 14 and housing 11 is described.Maintaining part 24 is set to cover 14 is remained on respect to housing 11 mechanism of latch-release position.Maintaining part 24 is provided with a pair of, and they are arranged on the both sides of the Width of connector 1.Because a maintaining part 24,24 constitutes equally, near the Figure 18 shown in therefore amplifying the maintaining part 24 of reference with Figure 14 describes a maintaining part 24, and omits the explanation about another maintaining part 24.
Maintaining part 24 is set to the part in the mutual fastening in latch-release position in cover 14 and housing 11.In the present embodiment, maintaining part 24 is the parts in the mutual fastening in latch-release position, and being set to cover 14 edge portion, namely to cover the edge portion of side edge part 24a and housing 11 be housing side edge part 24b.In addition, housing side edge part 24b is configured to, from the inboard fastening of cover side edge part 24a in cover side edge part 24a.That is the inboard of the radius of turn of the cover side edge part 24a when, housing side edge part 24b is configured in cover 14 rotations.
Under the state of the latch-release position shown in Figure 13 to Figure 15, even the operator does not keep covering 14, also can utilize above-mentioned maintaining part 24 will cover 14 and remain on the latch-release position with respect to housing 11.Therefore, as shown in figure 15, the operator does not need will to cover 14 with hand and remains on the latch-release position, can remain under the state of latch-release position utilizing maintaining part 24 will cover 14, and the end 100a of flexible cable 100 is extracted from connector 1.
As above explanation, according to present embodiment, when carrying out that flexible cable 100 is connected in the connection operation of connector 1, be under the state of latched position at cover 14, carried out flexible cable 100 is inserted into the operation of the inboard of housing 11 by the operator.Thus, be connected to elastic recovery again after the elasticity fastening portion 22 temporary transient strains of end 100a of flexible cable 100, make fastening portion 106 fastenings of elasticity fastening portion 22 and flexible cable 100.At this moment, the cam part 23 of cover 14 that is in the state of latched position allows 22 fastenings with respect to fastening portion 106 of elasticity fastening portions.Therefore, the state of locking is kept in flexible cable 100 fastenings in elasticity fastening portion 22.Thus, relaxed the restriction that connects the operability in the operation, the operator can operation this time easily connects operation in the housing 11 by flexible cable 100 is inserted into.
On the other hand, when operation is removed in the connection of carrying out the connection between connector 1 and the flexible cable 100 is removed, carried out cover 14 is rotated to from the state of latched position with respect to housing 11 operation of the state of latch-release position by the operator.And then after cover 14 rotated to the state of latch-release position, the application of force was pressed by 23 pairs of elasticity fastenings of cam part portion 22, made the fastening releasing between the fastening portion 106 of elasticity fastening portion 22 and flexible cable 100.In addition, under this state, maintaining part 24 is kept and is made cover 14 remain on the state of latch-release position with respect to cover 11.Therefore, throw off with respect to the fastening of elasticity fastening portion 22 and make under the state of latch-release at flexible cable 100, the operator can easily carry out operation that flexible cable 100 is extracted from housing 11.Thus, operator's state of not needing to use a hand to keep the mechanism that unlocks being operated and with the another hand carry out operation that flexible cable is extracted from connector such, use the connection of two hands to remove operation simultaneously.That is, according to the connector 1 of present embodiment, relaxed the restriction that connects the operability in the releasing operation, the operator can only easily connect the releasing operation with a hand.
In addition, according to connector 1, cam part 23 constitutes with following structure: it is arranged at cover 14, and be set at, from cover 14 pivot position P to the size of the distance at the position of elasticity fastening portion 22 butts in the latch-release position than big in latched position.Therefore, can realize following mechanism by very simple structure: this mechanism is in latched position, allow 22 fastenings with respect to fastening portion 106 of elasticity fastening portion, in the latch-release position, the direction that elasticity fastening portion 22 throws off to the fastening that makes between elasticity fastening portion 22 and the fastening portion 106 is pressed the application of force, can realize the simplification of the structure of connector 1.
Therefore, according to present embodiment, a kind of connector simple in structure 1 can be provided, it can relax the connection that is connected operation and being connected between connector 1 and the flexible cable 100 removed that is connected with connector 1 at flexible cable 100 and remove the restriction of the operability in the operation, and can make the operator easily connect operation and be connected the releasing operation.
In addition, according to connector 1, in cover 14 and the housing 11, constitute maintaining part 24 in the part of latch-release position fastening.Therefore, the part of flexible utilization cover 14 and housing 11 is realized maintaining part 24 with simple structure effectively, and this maintaining part 24 will be covered 14 and be remained on the latch-release position with respect to housing 11.In addition, according to connector 1, the edge portion of flexible utilization cover 14 and housing 11 comes the more simple maintaining part 24 of implementation structure effectively.
More than, embodiments of the present invention are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned execution mode, can in the scope of claim record, carry out various changes.For example also can change as follows and implement.
(1) in the above-described embodiment, be that example is illustrated with the form that elasticity fastening portion is arranged at as the grounding contact of the parts that are fixed in housing, but can be not so also.Also may be embodied as the form that elasticity fastening portion and housing are set to one.In addition, also may be embodied as the form that grounding contact is not set.In addition, also may be embodied as, elasticity fastening portion is arranged on the form of the grounding contact parts in addition that are fixed in housing.For example, also may be embodied as the form that elasticity fastening portion is arranged on the reinforcement that is fixed in housing.In addition, also may be embodied as, elasticity fastening portion is arranged at the form of the metal shield member that arranges in the mode around the covering shell.
(2) in the above-described embodiment, be that example is illustrated with cover with the maintained form of mode of rotating freely with respect to the grounding contact as the parts that are fixed in housing, but can be not so also.Also may be embodied as cover to rotate the maintained form of mode freely with respect to housing.In addition, also may be embodied as, will cover to rotate the maintained form of mode freely with respect to the parts beyond the grounding contact that is fixed on housing.For example, also may be embodied as cover to rotate the maintained form of mode freely with respect to the reinforcement that is fixed in housing.In addition, also may be embodied as, cover is to rotate the maintained form of mode freely with respect to metal shield member, and described shield member arranges in the mode around the covering shell.
(3) in the above-described embodiment, the form that is set in the part of the mutual fastening in latch-release position in cover and housing with maintaining part is that example is illustrated, but can not be so also.Also may be embodied as, maintaining part is set to the part in the mutual fastening in latch-release position in the parts that cover and be fixed in housing.
In addition, as the variation of maintaining part, also may be embodied as form as shown in figure 19.Figure 19 is the profile for the connector of explanation variation.In the profile of Figure 19, show state vertical with Width connector section connector, that be in the latch-release position of variation, show the section of the position of cam part 23.In addition, in the explanation for the variation of Figure 19, about the label identical with the same element annotation that constitutes of above-mentioned execution mode or use identical term and omit repeat specification.
In the connector of the variation of Figure 19, maintaining part is set to the part at the mutual butt in latch-release position in cam part 23 and elasticity fastening portion 22.And then, maintaining part is arranged on as upper/lower positions in cam part 23 and elasticity fastening portion 22: utilize in the latch-release position to be acted on the directed force F (in the power of Figure 19 by the direction shown in the arrow F) of cam part 23 and produced the moment that acts on cover 14 by elasticity fastening portion 22, described moment is to make cover 14 towards the moment G(of the direction of rotating in the opposite direction with side to the latched position rotation moment by the direction shown in the arrow G in Figure 19).Namely, will be under the state of latch-release position the effect in the cam part 23 have the position of latch-release position abutting part 25b of directed force F of the cam abutting part 22b of own elasticity fastening portion 22, be configured in the position by insertion mouth 21 sides of housing 11 than the pivot position P of cam part 23.
According to the connector of the variation of Figure 19, be under the state of latch-release position at cover 14, come the directed force F of own elasticity fastening portion 22 to act on cam part 23, make cover 14 to the moment G of the direction of rotating in the opposite direction with latched position side with generation.Thus, cover 14 does not rotate to the latched position direction, but remains on the latch-release position with respect to housing 11.Thus, the part of flexible utilization cam part 23 and elasticity fastening portion 22 is realized maintaining part with simple structure effectively, and this maintaining part will be covered 14 and be remained on the latch-release position with respect to housing 11.
In addition, other variation as maintaining part also may be embodied as form as shown in Figure 20.Figure 20 is the profile for the connector of explanation variation.In the profile of Figure 20, show state vertical with Width connector section in the connector of variation, that be in the latch-release position, show the section of the position of cam part 23.In addition, in the explanation for the variation of Figure 20, about the label identical with the same element annotation that constitutes of above-mentioned execution mode or use identical term and omit repeat specification.
In the connector of the variation of Figure 20, maintaining part 26 constitutes to be had: the recess 26a that is arranged at elasticity fastening portion 22; With the protuberance 26b that is arranged at cam part 23.The part that the cam abutting part 22b that recess 26a is set in elasticity fastening portion 22 is recessed to form.Protuberance 26b is set to be in the ledge that is embedded in recess 26a under the state of latch-release position at cover 14.In addition, in the present embodiment, following form has been carried out illustration: recess 26a is arranged on the elasticity fastening portion 22 as the side in cam part 23 and the elasticity fastening portion 22, cam part 26b is arranged on the cam part 23 as the opposing party in cam part 23 and the elasticity fastening portion 22, but can not be so also.Also may be embodied as such form: recess 26a is arranged on cam part 23, and protuberance 26b is arranged on elasticity fastening portion 22.
Connector according to the variation of Figure 20, be under the state of latch-release position at cover 14, recess 26a by making the side in cam part 23 and the elasticity fastening portion 22 and the opposing party's protuberance 26b are chimeric mutually, will cover 14 and remain on the latch-release position with respect to housing 11.Thus, can utilize to form concavo-convex simple structure in cam part 23 and elasticity fastening portion 22 and realize maintaining part 26, this maintaining part 26 will be covered 14 and be remained on the latch-release position with respect to housing 11.
(4) in addition, be not limited to illustrative form in the above-described embodiment for the shape of housing, terminal, cover, elasticity fastening portion, maintaining part, cam part, also can carry out various changes and implement.For example, the arm of elasticity fastening portion also can not be the shape of turning back into the semicircle arcuation, also can be set to be bent to form be stair-stepping shape.
Utilizability on the industry
The present invention can be widely used as the connector that is connected with the compliant conductive parts, and described compliant conductive parts constitute flexible base, board or the flexible cable of a plurality of conductors with the coating of being insulated.

Claims (5)

1. connector, it is connected with the compliant conductive parts, and described compliant conductive parts constitute flexible cable or the flexible base, board of at least one conductor with the coating of being insulated, and described connector is characterised in that this connector possesses:
Housing, it is formed by resin material;
At least one terminal, it is kept by described housing, and is electrically connected with described conductor;
Elasticity fastening portion, itself and described housing are set to one, or be arranged on the parts that are fixed in described housing, described elasticity fastening portion is by with the end butt of the described compliant conductive parts of the inboard that is inserted into described housing and strain, and elastic recovery after strain, fastening is in the fastening portion that is arranged on described compliant conductive parts thus;
Cover, it is to be held with respect to described housing rotation mode freely, or to be held with respect to the parts rotation mode freely that is fixed in described housing, and between latched position and latch-release position, rotate, in described latched position, the end of described compliant conductive parts that is inserted into the inboard of described housing utilizes the fastening of described fastening portion in described elasticity fastening portion, can lock this end thus, in described latch-release position, the fastening of this end and described elasticity fastening portion is thrown off, and removes the fastening to this end thus; And
Maintaining part, it is used for described cover is remained on described latch-release position with respect to described housing,
Be equipped with cam part described being covered with, described cam part allows the fastening of described elasticity fastening portion and described fastening portion in described latched position, the direction that described cam part is thrown off to the fastening that makes between described elasticity fastening portion and the described fastening portion described elasticity fastening portion in described latch-release position is pressed the application of force
Described cam part is set at, from the pivot position of described cover to and the position of described elasticity fastening portion butt the size of distance in described latch-release position than big in described latched position.
2. connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described maintaining part in the fixing parts, is set to the part in the mutual fastening in described latch-release position in described cover and described housing or at described cover with respect to this housing.
3. connector according to claim 2 is characterized in that:
Described maintaining part is set in the edge portion of the described cover of the mutual fastening in described latch-release position and the edge portion of described housing.
4. connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described maintaining part is set to the part at the mutual butt in described latch-release position in described cam part and described elasticity fastening portion, and,
Described maintaining part is arranged on such position in described cam part and described elasticity fastening portion: utilize in described latch-release position by described elasticity fastening portion to act on the active force of described cam part and produce the moment that acts on described cover, this moment is to make described cover towards the moment of the direction of rotating in the opposite direction with side to described latched position rotation.
5. connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described maintaining part constitutes to be had: recess, this recess are set to the part that the side in described cam part and described elasticity fastening portion is recessed to form; And protuberance, this protuberance is arranged on the opposing party in described cam part and the described elasticity fastening portion, and is set to be embedded in described latch-release position the ledge of described recess.
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