CN1902790B - Connector system with improved unplugging functionality - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a connector system (1) of a connector (2) and a counterpart (4). The connector (2) comprises a pivotally supported locking arm (16) extending towards said counterpart (4; 5), wherein said locking arm (16) comprises a first locking portion (17) adapted to engage with a second locking portion (22) of said counterpart (4; 5) by a first rotating movement (R1) of said locking arm (16) to a locked position to lock said connector (2) and said counterpart (4; 5) and to disengage from said second locking portion by a second rotating movement (R2) to an unlocked position to unlock said connector (2) and said counterpart (4;5). The system (1) is adapted to support said locking arm (16) after said second rotating movement (R2) to prevent said locking arm (16) to rotate backwards to said locked position. The invention further relates to a method for unplugging such a connector (2) and a counterpart (4).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be used to carry out the connector system with improved unlocking function of signal transmission.More particularly, the present invention relates to the connector system of connector and counterpart, described connector comprises the hammerlock that is supported pivotally and extend towards described counterpart, wherein said hammerlock comprises first lock part, this first lock part is used for rotating to first of latched position by described hammerlock and rotatablely moves and engage with second lock part of described counterpart, thereby lock described connector and described counterpart, thereby and this first lock part by rotating to second of unlocked position and rotatablely move and described second lock part breaking away from and makes described connector and described counterpart release.
Background technology
Now, the cable connector during for example telecommunications is used must meet the requirement that improves constantly to packing, and these requirements relate to for example robustness, assembly quality, aesthstic consideration, density and shielding etc.
US4,702,542 disclose a kind of cable connector with two parts shell, and it can match with the connector of another shell clamping and lock.Provide the spring load lock arm that supported pivotally to be used for locking onto cable connector on the supporting connector shell or on the otch in cabinet or the plate.
The problem relevant with the connector system of prior art is to unplug relatively complexity of cable connector, thereby start breech lock and make the cable connector release because the operator need at first apply the suitable power that surpasses spring load, and then unplug cable connector and still will apply power simultaneously to breech lock.If do not carry out immediately after release and unplug operation, cable connector will the locking once more owing to the spring load on the hammerlock.
Connector board during telecommunications is used has hundreds of this connector systems usually, and therefore to unplug connector system repeatedly be debatable in ergonomics to the action by this complexity.In addition, for the panel of cable connector, because the shortage in space unplugs operation and all compares difficulty usually with higher density.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of connector system with improved unplugging functionality.
This purpose realizes by a kind of connector system is provided, and it is characterized in that, described system is used for supporting described hammerlock and prevents that described hammerlock from rotating to described latched position backward after described second rotatablely moves.By being provided for when cable connector does not also unplug, hammerlock being supported on the device of unlocked position to system, the operator can be at first from counterpart to the connector release and unplug again easily the time in the back or separately they.No longer need complicated action to unplug connector according to locking system of the present invention, for example for example connector for substrate shell or plate unplug cable connector from counterpart.In addition, when many cables were used cable connector, the space of grasping cable connector was limited.The present invention allows cable connector at first to be easy to approaching cable by pulling then by the release of startup hammerlock and unplugs cable connector.Should be understood that, can use in all cases according to connector system of the present invention, comprise between cable connector and the connector for substrate shell, the connection between cable connector and another cable connector, between connector for substrate and another connector for substrate or the like.It should be noted that in addition the signal transmission can relate to electricity and optical signalling.Be also to be understood that hammerlock can be the part of counterpart, that is, situation will be opposite when changing connector into counterpart, and vice versa.If when for example hammerlock was connector for substrate shell rather than cable connector a part of, hammerlock just was not easy to be subjected to mechanical shock.
In an embodiment of the present invention, connector system comprises the supporting construction that supports described hammerlock.This supporting construction can be provided in connector and/or the counterpart.Supporting construction is to prevent that hammerlock from rotating to the reliable apparatus of described latched position backward.Preferred hammerlock comprises along the part of the direction bending of described supporting construction, thereby guarantees that hammerlock contacts supporting construction after release.
In an embodiment of the present invention, hammerlock forms with described counterpart and contacts.Contact between metal hammerlock and the counterpart can improve the electromagnetic shielding effect.
In an embodiment of the present invention, connector system comprises spring member, is used for applying bias force to described hammerlock and forces described hammerlock to remain on described latched position.If connector inserts counterpart, spring member just provides the action that automatically locks of hammerlock so, and does not need hammerlock is carried out manual activation.Spring member can be with described hammerlock integrated and configuration example such as torsionspring, disc spring or helical spring.Spring member or can be the independent mounted component of adding.This independent spring member is favourable, so can be optimized these two elements at their purposes separately because the material of hammerlock can be the material that is different from spring member.For example higher if desired spring force, the spring member structure just can be optimized for this reason so, and can not be subjected to the restriction to the requirement of hammerlock.If system is unpluged, spring member also makes hammerlock reset to initial position.In addition, if when for example locking onto in the counterpart by the connector of support construction supports, the internal load of hammerlock can provide audible click.In an embodiment of the present invention, spring member can also be used to apply the bias force perpendicular to described first and second planes that rotatablely move.Make it apply spring force to direction of rotation and side direction by location or structure spring member, hammerlock can contact supporting construction, and does not need hammerlock to have special shape.In addition, side force can be used for the gap of elimination system.
In an embodiment of the present invention, first lock part comprises the hook portion with first locking surface, and described second lock part comprises second locking surface that is used for pressing in described latched position described first locking surface.Other second lock part can comprise be used at least described first rotatablely move before the ramped surfaces of guidance surface of described first lock part of guiding.Having proved that this lock arrangement can provide reliably automatically locks.
In an embodiment of the present invention, thus hammerlock stretches out from the shell of described connector and guides described second to rotatablely move.Hammerlock stretches out and can make hammerlock pass through manual activation.Alternatively, connector comprises shell, is used for by making described hammerlock can guide described second mode that rotatablely moves to expose described hammerlock.Shell for example can comprise and is used for for example hole of screwdriver of insertion instrument.Preferred hammerlock can start by the structure that makes rotatablely moving of screwdriver convert the actuating of hammerlock to.For the operator operated on highdensity plate, rotatablely moving of screwdriver only needed very little space really.Included in addition hammerlock has reduced to be not intended to the chance of release.
In an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the shell of connector comprises having first space that is used for the inlet that cable enters and second space that holds the part of described hammerlock.Second space is preferred for comprising the axle of the hammerlock that described quilt supports pivotally or is used for the axle of this hammerlock.Hammerlock can be protected in the second independent space, especially when being covered or being sealed by one or more walls.
In an embodiment of the present invention, be metal one of at least in described connector and described counterpart and the described hammerlock.Compare with plastic casing, hardware provides the rigidity that increases and has improved the electromagnetic shielding effect to system.Hammerlock can be or comprise stainless steel.Stainless steel can punching press or is proved that it suitably combines the characteristic of rigidity and spring function.
In an embodiment of the present invention, counterpart comprises the metallic plate connector shell, and this shell is installed on the printed circuit board (PCB) and has the inlet in the reception space that is used to that described hammerlock is entered and comprises described second lock part.Though hammerlock can lock onto cable connector on the plate,,, preferred hammerlock avoids plate is changed thereby locking onto cable connector on the shell of connector for substrate for the present invention.Receive the space can also comprise in described supporting construction and described locking surface and the described ramped surfaces one of at least.For the metallic plate connector shell, can use for example die-casting material.Die-casting material requires to provide sizable degree of freedom for making the connector for substrate shell meet locking.Yet,, for example be not that the plastics of other material, plastics and the plating of die casting also can use though die-casting material is a preferable material.
In an embodiment of the present invention, connector for substrate shell inlet comprises one or more ground springs round described inlet.In release or unplug under the situation of connector, ground spring can improve the electromagnetic shielding effect of connector for substrate shell.In addition, inlet can comprise one or more chamfering guiding walls of being convenient to insert hammerlock.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the connector for substrate shell has the cooperation side of described connector, and described cooperation side comprises at least one screwed hole.The conventional cable connector that screwed hole allows not have the hammerlock that is supported pivotally locks onto on the connector for substrate.
In an embodiment of the present invention, connector system is used for allowing the described hammerlock of operation to rotate to described latched position again.This can for example realize by having supporting construction that this supporting construction comprises the stayed surface of inclined orientation, thereby perhaps realizes by allowing hammerlock to allow described hammerlock to rotate to latched position again to flank movement.This embodiment is very favourable, because needn't at first unplug connector to small part before the locking again.
The invention still further relates to the cable connector that uses in the aforesaid connector system.
The invention still further relates to counterpart, be preferably for the connector for substrate shell that uses in the aforesaid connector system.
The present invention relates to the method that is used for unpluging from counterpart connector at last, and described connector has the hammerlock that the quilt that extends towards described counterpart supports pivotally, is used to lock described connector and described counterpart, and this method comprises the steps:
-make described connector release by described hammerlock from the latched position unlocked position that rotatablely moves;
-make described connector be in the insertion position and described hammerlock is in described unlocked position and does not apply actuation force on described hammerlock;
-unplug described connector from described counterpart subsequently.
US5,628,648 disclose a kind of connector location assurance system, and wherein electric connector comprises main hammerlock, and this main hammerlock has the lock slider that is installed on this hammerlock top.This hammerlock locks by lock slider is slided on this hammerlock.At unlocked position, main hammerlock can rotate.Yet the system of the disclosure is complicated locking system and can not prevents that hammerlock from rotating to latched position backward.
US5,154,629 disclose a kind of cable connector, and wherein the side cavity receives breech lock pivotally, and these breech locks have the lock finger that is used to engage Connection Element, and are biased to latched position by the effect of integral leaf springs or spiral compression spring.Yet breech lock needs additional sliding motion in a lateral direction, and does not provide support for breech lock at unlocked position.
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Will be with reference to having shown that the accompanying drawing according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention is further detailed the present invention.Should be appreciated that the present invention and be limited to this concrete preferred embodiment never in any form.
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Fig. 1 has shown the perspective view that is installed in the connector system on the circuit board, and this circuit board is attached to front panel according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 A and 2B have shown the insertion state respectively and have unpluged the perspective view of the connector system among Fig. 1 under the state;
Fig. 3 has shown the perspective view of connector for substrate shell according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 A and 4B have shown the detailed plan view of cable connector system under insertion and lock-out state according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 has shown the detailed perspective view of a part under insertion and lock-out state of connector system according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 A-6C has shown the detailed plan view of connector system before inserting cable connector and connector for substrate shell according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 A-7E has shown detailed plane and the perspective view of connector system during inserting cable connector and connector for substrate shell according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 A-8C has shown the plane graph of connector system under lock-out state according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 9 A-9D has shown that according to an embodiment of the invention connector system is after cable connector and the release of connector for substrate shell and detailed plane and perspective view before unpluging;
Figure 10 A-10D has shown detailed plane and the perspective view during cable connector and connector for substrate shell unplug of connector system according to an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 A-11D has shown detailed plane and the perspective view during cable connector and connector for substrate shell unplug of connector system according to an embodiment of the invention; And
Figure 12 A and 12B have shown the detailed view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
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Though the present invention relates to comprise the connector and the counterpart that are used for the signal transmission, next detailed description comprised the connector system of cable connector and connector for substrate shell.
Fig. 1-3 has shown and has comprised the cable connector 2 that has cable 3 and the I/O cable connector system 1 of connector for substrate shell 4.Front panel 5 has the otch 6 that is used to make cable connector 2 insertions.Front panel comprises the circuit board 7 that hereinafter is also called PCB7.PCB7 comprises a plurality of signal tracks and electronic component (not shown) generally, be used for to or from one or more line transmission of electric signals of cable 3.Being connected of the signal track of these lines and PCB7 by in connector for substrate shell 4, providing the header arrangement (not shown) to obtain.
Connector for substrate shell or radome 4 comprise die-cast metal part 14 and the similar metal plate sections of describing in detail with the applicant 15 of radome in pending application application NL1023662 (" radome "), about this two aspect of mode that the structure and the metal plate sections 15 of metal plate sections 15 is attached to die-cast metal part 14, this application is in this application by with reference to introducing.In addition, pending application provides information for die-cast metal part 14 is installed on the PCB7.
Should be pointed out that interchangeable is that cable connector 2 comprises the shell that is used to make hammerlock 16 exposures, rotatablely moves so that described hammerlock 16 can guide.Shell for example can comprise and is used for for example hole of screwdriver of insertion instrument.Preferred hammerlock 16 can be by rotatablely moving of screwdriver being converted to hammerlock 16 the structure (not shown) of actuating start.For the operation of operator on highdensity panel, rotatablely moving of screwdriver only needs very little space really.
Fig. 3 has shown the perspective view of connector for substrate shell 4.Connector for substrate housing parts 14 has and is used for hammerlock 16 and enters the inlet 20 that receives space 21.Receive space 21 and have second lock part 22, this second lock part 22 is used for engaging with first lock part 17 of hammerlock 16 by rotatablely moving of hammerlock 16, and this will be described in more detail hereinafter.Receive space 21 and also comprise supporting construction or ledge 23.The function of supporting construction 23 will be described hereinafter in further detail.Inlet 20 ground springs 24 that comprise round described inlet 20.Ground spring 24 can improve the electromagnetic shielding effect of connector for substrate shell 4 under cable connector 2 releases or situation about unpluging.In addition, inlet 20 can comprise the chamfering guiding walls 25 of being convenient to insert hammerlock 16.Connector for substrate shell 4 can also comprise at least one screwed hole 26.The conventional cable connector of the hammerlock 16 that screwed hole 26 permissions are not supported pivotally locks onto on the connector for substrate 4.Should be appreciated that connector for substrate shell 4 also can be the single part shell that the convenient material by die-cast metal or any other type forms.Should be pointed out that chamfering guiding walls 25 can place and even omit backward, so that connector for substrate shell 4 has the single inlet that is used for cable connector 2 and hammerlock 16.In such an embodiment, cable connector 2 can be included in the element that constitutes described wall when cable connector 2 inserts connector for substrate shell 4.For example this embodiment is favourable, can further protect hammerlock 16 because be used for the element of cable connector, and the inlet that adapts of connector for substrate shell can improve the electromagnetic shielding effect simultaneously.
Fig. 4 A, 4B and 5 have shown the detailed view of connector system 1 under insertion and lock-out state.Fig. 4 A has shown the top view of connector system 1, and Fig. 4 B has at length shown the top view by the zone of dotted line limit.
Hammerlock 16 has first lock part 17, and form is the hook portion with guidance surface 30 and first locking surface 31, shown in Fig. 2 A.Hammerlock 16 forms with connector for substrate shell 4 and contacts.If this contained spring function can provide enough power between hammerlock 16 and connector for substrate shell 4, so, just can omit the supporting construction 23 that shows among Fig. 3.In addition, the contact between metal hammerlock 16 and the shell 4 can improve the electromagnetic shielding effect.Bold arrow among Fig. 4 B shows the power on the hammerlock 16.F1 is that the shape by hammerlock 16 is applied to preloading of the lip-deep expectation of connector behind the joint.F2 and F3 are reaction forces.F2 can be for example by tightening or loosening screw and regulate.Because the function to hammerlock 16 expectations exists tolerance and friction, is optimized so can preload by adjusting.
The part that Fig. 5 has shown connector system 2 in being in Fig. 2 B insertion and the detailed perspective view under the lock-out state, wherein omitted the cover cap 19 of cable connector 2 and the sidewall of connector for substrate shell 4 for purpose clearly.The only sub-fraction of supporting construction 23 as seen because it has been blocked by the front portion of hammerlock 16.
Hammerlock 16 has hook portion 17, and hook portion 17 has the guidance surface 30 and first locking surface 31, and this first locking surface 31 is used for pressing in latched position second locking surface 32 of second lock part 22.Second lock part 22 also comprises ramped surfaces 33, is used for guiding when hammerlock 16 inserts the inlet 20 that receives space 21 guidance surface 30 of described first lock part 17.The bottom of hook portion 17 can be along dotted line B towards 4 bendings of connector for substrate shell, thereby guarantee that hammerlock 16 can be supported by supporting construction 23.
In addition, hammerlock 16 comprises integrated spring member or biasing spring 34, is used for applying bias force to hammerlock 16 and forces described hammerlock to remain on latched position shown in Figure 5.Spring member 34 is supported in second space of being determined by connector shell part 11 and cover cap 19.If hammerlock 16 unplugs shown in Fig. 4 B like that, spring member 34 can also make hammerlock 16 reset to initial position so.In addition, if when for example locking onto in the counterpart by the connector of support construction supports, the internal load of hammerlock 16 can provide audible click.As previously mentioned, spring member 34 also can be the independent spring member 34 that is used for hammerlock 16.
Spring member can also be used to apply the bias force F4 (referring to Fig. 8 and 9) on plane that rotatablely moves R1 and R2 perpendicular to first and second.Make it all apply spring force to direction of rotation and side direction by location or structure spring member 34, hammerlock 16 can contact supporting construction 23, and does not need internal preload.In addition, side force can be used to the gap in the elimination system.
The embodiment of the operation of connector system 1 is shown in Fig. 6-11.Identical reference number is used to the same section of identification connector system 1.
Fig. 6 A-6C has shown the plane graph of connector system 1 before inserting cable connector 2 and connector for substrate shell 4 in detail.Hammerlock 16 has the position of determining by spring member 34, so that guidance surface 30 can be followed the ramped surfaces 33 of second lock part 22 during inserting.Very clear, hammerlock 16 is towards 4 bendings of connector for substrate shell, shown in the top view that amplifies among Fig. 6 A.
Fig. 7 A-7E has shown plane and the perspective view of connector system 1 during cable connector 2 and 4 insertions of connector for substrate shell in detail.Very clear, guidance surface 30 is followed 33 while of ramped surfaces hammerlock 16 around pivot fitting 18 rotations, as clearly illustrating among Fig. 7 C and the 7D.During inserting, because the sidewall of connector for substrate shell 4 is to this direction extruding flexible locking arm 16, so the insertion of the hook portion 17 of hammerlock 16 rotation is to extrinsic deflection, as being clearly shown that among Fig. 7 E.Very clear in Fig. 7 D, the sidewall that demonstrates the stayed surface 23A of supporting construction 23 among the figure has improved with respect to the flat part 33A of ramped surfaces 33, so that guidance surface 30 can not surpass stayed surface 23A in this stage.
If hook portion 17 is through the flat substantially last part 33A of ramped surfaces 33, hammerlock 16 will experience first R1 that rotatablely moves so, first rotatablely moves among the R1, and hook portion 17 joins latched position to lock described cable connector 2 with second lock part 22 of connector for substrate shell 4.Fig. 8 A-8C has shown that in detail connector system 1 is in the plane graph under this lock-out state.Very clear, the hook portion 17 of hammerlock 16 is to extrinsic deflection.Spring member 34 applies spring force hammerlock is remained on latched position on hammerlock 16.Can clearly draw from above: the locking of connector system can only be used a hand to insert by the operator to carry out.
If unplug cable connector 2 and connector for substrate, so just cancelled first latched position.Fig. 9 A-9D shown in detail after cable connector and the release of connector for substrate shell and unplug before plane and perspective view.For example assigning to guide hammerlock 16 to produce second R2 that rotatablely moves by the extension of manual operation hammerlock 16 breaks away from the hook portion 17 and second lock part 22.The shape of hammerlock 16 and/or hook portion 17 is guaranteed that hammerlock 16 rotatablely moves after the R2 described second and is supported and prevent that by supporting construction 23 it from rotating to latched position shown in Fig. 8 A-8C backward.Preferably define ledge 23, described ledge 23 contiguous second lock part or protuberance 22 and ramped surfaces 33 and spaced apart with ramped surfaces 33 by connector for substrate shell 4.
By being provided for when cable connector 2 does not also unplug, hammerlock 16 being supported on the device of unlocked position to system, the operator at first release cable connector 2 and the back easily the time unplug again or separately they.Therefore, for unpluging cable connector 2, no longer need complicated operations according to locking system of the present invention from connector for substrate shell 4 or panel 5 as previously mentioned.
Figure 10 A-10D has shown plane and the perspective view of connector system during cable connector 2 and connector for substrate shell 4 unplug in detail.Very clear, hook portion 17 is guided so that first locking surface 31 is crossed second locking surface 32 by stayed surface 33A, thereby avoids locking once more.In order to set up subsequent locking, cable connector 2 and connector for substrate shell 4 should unplug the stage that hook portion 17 is no longer supported by stayed surface 33A at least in the present embodiment.Hook portion 17 is no longer to extrinsic deflection.
At last, Figure 11 A-11D has shown plane and the perspective view of connector system 1 during further unpluging cable connector and connector for substrate shell in detail.Under this state, the guidance surface 30 of hook portion 17 is followed 33 while of ramped surfaces hammerlock 16 and is rotated around pivot fitting 18 under the forcing of spring member 34.
The various features that should be pointed out that above-described connector system 1 can be made amendment within the scope of the invention, for example do the modification shown in Figure 12 A and 12B.In the present embodiment, connector system 1 is arranged to carry out locking again under the situation that needn't unplug cable connector 2.The ledge surface 23A ' of ledge 23 has formed an angle [alpha] with respect to the horizontal direction of the stayed surface 23A shown in Fig. 7 D, and permission hook portion 17 when sizable power of being represented by the bold arrow among Figure 12 B is applied on the hammerlock 16 can slide into latched position from ledge surface.Thereby angle [alpha] can change optimization is used to make hammerlock 16 to be not intended to or to have a mind to turn back to the power of latched position.Therefore should be noted that, in the embodiment of Figure 12, hammerlock 16 prevents among the present invention that hammerlock 16 from rotating to this feature of described latched position backward and should be interpreted as preventing substantially that hammerlock from rotating backward, because may rotate to latched position again under the effect of estimating in the present embodiment.Should be appreciated that carry out this again other embodiment of lock function can be contemplated to hammerlock 16 wherein comprise with supporting construction 23 in the corresponding flange of recess, hole or groove.Simultaneity factor 1 can be used to allow hammerlock 16 or at least hook portion 17 to flank movement, so that hook portion 17 is left supporting construction 23 and hammerlock 16 rotates to latched position again.
In addition, should be understood that, other modification of illustrated embodiment should fall within the scope of the invention, these comprise following embodiment, wherein hammerlock 16 is installed on the connector for substrate and has used the embodiment of other spring member 34, wherein connector for substrate shell 4 only comprises the embodiment in the single space that is used for cable connector 2 and hammerlock 16, and one of them above hammerlock 16 is used for connector system 1 and for example is installed in embodiment on the single cable connector 2.
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1. one kind comprises connector (2) and counterpart (4; 5) connector system (1), described connector (2) comprise towards described counterpart (4; 5) hammerlock (16) that supports pivotally of the quilt of Yan Shening, wherein said hammerlock (16) comprises first lock part (17), described first lock part (17) be used for when connector and counterpart are plugged into latched position rotatablely moving (R1) by first of described hammerlock (16) and with described counterpart (4; 5) second lock part (22) engages, thereby locks described connector (2) and described counterpart (4; 5), and described first lock part (17) by rotate to second of unlocked position rotatablely move (R2) break away from so that described connector (2) and counterpart (4 with described second lock part; 5) release, wherein,
Described system (1) be used for described second rotatablely move (R2) support described hammerlock (16) afterwards thus prevent that described hammerlock (16) from rotating to the latched position of hammerlock backward,
Described system (1) comprises spring member (34), be used for applying bias force and be in the latched position of hammerlock to force described hammerlock (16) to described hammerlock (16), described spring member (34) also is used to apply and described first and second rotatablely move (R1, the bias forces that plane R2) is vertical.
2. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, described connector (2) and described counterpart (4; 5) comprise one of at least the supporting construction (23) that is used to support described hammerlock (16).
3. connector system as claimed in claim 2 (1) is characterized in that, described hammerlock (16) comprises the part (B) along the direction bending of described supporting construction (23) at least.
4. as each described connector system (1) in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that described hammerlock (16) is shaped as and described counterpart (4; 5) contact.
5. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, described spring member (34) is as a whole with described hammerlock (16).
6. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, described spring member (34) is the independent spring element that is used for described hammerlock (16).
7. connector system according to claim 1 (1), it is characterized in that, described first lock part (17) comprises the hook portion with first locking surface (31), and described second lock part (22) comprises second locking surface (32) that is used for pressing in the latched position of hammerlock described first locking surface (31).
8. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1), it is characterized in that, described second lock part (22) comprise ramped surfaces (33,33A), be used at least described first rotatablely move (R1) guide the guidance surface (30) of described first lock part (17) before.
9. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, described hammerlock (16) from the shell (10,11,19) of described connector (2) thus stretch out and guide described second rotatablely move (R2).
10. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, described connector (2) comprises shell (10,11,19), is used to expose described hammerlock (16) so that described hammerlock (16) can be used to guide described second rotatablely move (R2).
11. connector system as claimed in claim 9 (1) is characterized in that, described shell (10,11,19) comprises first space with the inlet that is used for cable (3) and second space that holds the part of described hammerlock (16).
12. connector system as claimed in claim 11 (1) is characterized in that, the pivot fitting (18) that described second space is used to comprise the pivot fitting (18) of the described hammerlock (16) that supports pivotally or is used for the described hammerlock (16) that supports pivotally.
13. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, in described connector (2) and described counterpart (4) and the described hammerlock (16) is metal one of at least.
14. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1), it is characterized in that, counterpart (4) comprises the metallic plate connector shell, and this shell is installed in the inlet (20) that the reception space (21) that is used to that described hammerlock (16) is entered and comprises described second lock part (22) was gone up and had to printed circuit board (PCB) (7).
15. connector system as claimed in claim 14 (1) is characterized in that, described connector (2) and described counterpart (4; 5) comprise one of at least the supporting construction (23) that is used to support described hammerlock (16), described first lock part (17) comprises the hook portion with first locking surface (31), and described second lock part (22) comprises second locking surface (32) that is used for pressing in the latched position of hammerlock described first locking surface (31), described second lock part (22) comprises ramped surfaces (33,33A), be used at least described first rotatablely move (R1) guide the guidance surface (30) of described first lock part (17) before, described reception space (21) also comprises described supporting construction (23), described second locking surface (32) and described ramped surfaces (33, in 33A) one of at least.
16. connector system as claimed in claim 15 (1) is characterized in that, the inlet of described connector for substrate shell (20) comprises the one or more ground springs (24) round described inlet (20).
17. connector system as claimed in claim 14 (1) is characterized in that, the inlet of described connector for substrate shell (20) comprises the one or more chamfering guiding walls (25) that are used for described hammerlock (16).
18. connector system as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that, described system (1) is used for allowing the described hammerlock of operation (16) to rotate to the latched position of hammerlock again.
19. connector system as claimed in claim 18 (1) is characterized in that, described connector (2) and described counterpart (4; Comprising one of at least that the supporting construction (23) that is used to support described hammerlock (16), described supporting construction (23) comprise and the have incline direction stayed surface (23A ') of (α) rotate to the latched position of hammerlock again 5) to allow described hammerlock (16).
20. connector system as claimed in claim 18 (1) is characterized in that, described system (1) is used to allow the flank movement of described hammerlock (16) to rotate to the latched position of hammerlock again.
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