JP2003151675A - Connector locking structure - Google Patents
Connector locking structureInfo
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】この発明は、コネクタのロッ
ク構造に係り、コネクタを構成する雌コネクタハウジン
グに雄コネクタハウジングを嵌合させて脱落を防止する
とともに分離操作により分離可能なコネクタのロック構
造に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector lock structure, and more particularly to a connector lock structure in which a male connector housing is fitted to a female connector housing constituting the connector to prevent the male connector housing from falling off and can be separated by a separating operation. .
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来より、ロック構造100を有するコネ
クタ110としては、例えば図５および図６に示すような
ものがある。このようなコネクタ110は、雌コネクタハ
ウジング120とこれに嵌合される雄コネクタハウジング1
30から構成され、雄コネクタハウジング130を雌コネク
タハウジング120に嵌合させた後に、雄コネクタハウジ
ング130の脱落を防止するためにロック構造100が設けら
れている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a connector 110 having a lock structure 100, there is, for example, one as shown in FIGS. Such a connector 110 includes a female connector housing 120 and a male connector housing 1 fitted to the female connector housing 120.
A lock structure 100 is provided to prevent the male connector housing 130 from dropping after the male connector housing 130 is fitted into the female connector housing 120.
【０００３】すなわち、例えば矩形筒状の雌コネクタハ
ウジング120の上板121には切欠き122が設けられてお
り、この切欠き122の後側（図５中右側）壁面123は係止
部となっている。一方、雌コネクタハウジング120の内
部に挿入される例えば矩形断面の雄コネクタハウジング
130の上面には、雌コネクタハウジング120の切欠き122
に嵌合するロックアーム131が下方へ弾性変形可能に設
けられている。ロックアーム131の中央部には係止突起1
32が上方へ突出して設けられており、ロックアーム131
の先端部（図５中右端部）には、ロック解除時にロック
アーム131を下方へ押し下げるためのロック解除用押圧
部133が設けられている。That is, for example, a notch 122 is provided in an upper plate 121 of a female connector housing 120 having a rectangular tubular shape, and a wall surface 123 on the rear side (right side in FIG. 5) of the notch 122 serves as a locking portion. ing. On the other hand, for example, a male connector housing having a rectangular cross section that is inserted into the female connector housing 120.
On the top surface of 130, the notch 122 in the female connector housing 120
A lock arm 131 that fits in is provided so as to be elastically deformable downward. Locking protrusion 1 on the center of the lock arm 131
32 is provided so as to project upward, and the lock arm 131
A lock release pressing portion 133 for pushing down the lock arm 131 at the time of unlocking is provided at the tip end portion (the right end portion in FIG. 5).
【０００４】従って、雄コネクタハウジング130を雌コ
ネクタハウジング120の内部に挿入すると、雄コネクタ
ハウジング130のロックアーム131は、雌コネクタハウジ
ング120の上板121により下方へ押えられて撓みながら移
動し、ロックアーム131の係止突起132が切欠き122の壁
面123を通過したら、ロックアーム131の弾性力により上
方へ復帰して係止突起132が切欠き122に嵌合して係止さ
れる。Therefore, when the male connector housing 130 is inserted into the female connector housing 120, the lock arm 131 of the male connector housing 130 is pushed downward by the upper plate 121 of the female connector housing 120 and moves while flexing to lock. When the locking projection 132 of the arm 131 passes through the wall surface 123 of the cutout 122, the elastic force of the lock arm 131 returns upward, and the locking projection 132 is fitted and locked in the cutout 122.
【０００５】これにより、雄コネクタハウジング130は
雌コネクタハウジング120に接続・固定され、ロックア
ーム131と切欠き122の作用により脱落が防止されるとと
もに、取外したい場合には、ロック解除用押圧部133を
下方へ押えてロックアーム131を下方へ移動させながら
雄コネクタハウジング130を引き抜いて取外すことがで
きる。As a result, the male connector housing 130 is connected and fixed to the female connector housing 120, and the lock arm 131 and the cutout 122 prevent the male connector housing 130 from falling off. It is possible to pull out and remove the male connector housing 130 while pushing down to move the lock arm 131 downward.
【０００６】[0006]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、固定を
解除して雄コネクタハウジング130を雌コネクタハウジ
ング120から分離する際に、ロックアーム131を下方へ押
えて係止突起132を切欠き122の壁面123よりも下方へ移
動させる必要があるため、ロックアーム131の下方にス
ペースが必要となり、雄コネクタハウジング130の高さ
が高くなる。また、ロックアーム131の先端部にロック
解除用押圧部133を設けるため、雄コネクタハウジング1
30の長さが長くなり、コネクタ110のコンパクト化を図
ることが困難であるという問題がある。However, when the fixing is released and the male connector housing 130 is separated from the female connector housing 120, the lock arm 131 is pushed downward and the locking projection 132 is cut out to the wall surface 123 of the 122. Since it is necessary to move the male connector housing 130 further downward, a space is required below the lock arm 131, and the height of the male connector housing 130 becomes high. Further, since the lock release pressing portion 133 is provided at the tip of the lock arm 131, the male connector housing 1
There is a problem that it is difficult to make the connector 110 compact because the length of 30 becomes long.
【０００７】本発明は、前述した問題点に鑑みてなされ
たものであり、その目的は、コンパクト化を図ることの
できるコネクタのロック構造を提供することにある。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a lock structure for a connector which can be made compact.
【０００８】[0008]
【課題を解決するための手段】前述した目的を達成する
ために、本発明は、請求項１に記載したように、第１端
子を収容する筒形状の雄コネクタハウジングと、前記第
１端子に対して電気的に接続可能な第２端子を収容する
筒形状の雌コネクタハウジングと、前記第１端子および
前記第２端子を接続させるために前記雌コネクタハウジ
ングにおける雌本体内の挿入口から挿入した前記雄コネ
クタハウジングの雄本体を前記雌本体に対して固定する
固定手段とを備え、前記固定手段が、前記挿入口から前
記雄本体を挿入するにあたって、前記雄本体に設けられ
た雄側係止部と、前記雌本体に設けられた雌側係止部と
を互いに係止することにより前記雄本体および前記雌本
体を相互に固定可能であるとともに、前記雄側係止部お
よび前記雌側係止部のうちの一方を他方に対して離れる
方向に弾性変形させることにより前記雄本体および前記
雌本体の相互固定を解除可能なコネクタのロック構造で
あって、前記雌側係止部が、前記雌本体における前記挿
入口の上方から挿入方向の反対方向に延びる雌側係止部
材であるとともに該雌側係止部材の中央部に係止穴を有
し、前記雄側係止部が、前記雄本体の挿入方向後端部に
おいて挿入方向に設けられている一対の切欠きにより弾
性変形可能な雄側係止片が設けられるとともに該雄側係
止片の中央部には外側に突出して前記係止穴に嵌合可能
な係止突起が設けられており、前記雄側係止片を前記雄
本体の中心側へ押圧変形させる押圧操作と、前記雌側係
止部材を外側へ持ち上げる持ち上げ操作とのうちの少な
くとも一方を行うことにより、前記雌側係止部と前記雄
側係止部との相互係止を解除可能であることを特徴とし
ている。In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a cylindrical male connector housing for accommodating a first terminal and a first terminal as described in claim 1. A female connector housing having a tubular shape that accommodates a second terminal that can be electrically connected to it, and a female connector housing for inserting the first terminal and the second terminal are inserted from an insertion opening in a female body of the female connector housing. Fixing means for fixing the male main body of the male connector housing to the female main body, and when the fixing means inserts the male main body from the insertion opening, the male side locking provided on the male main body The male body and the female body can be fixed to each other by locking the portion and the female side engaging portion provided on the female body to each other, and the male side engaging portion and the female side engaging member. Stop A locking structure of a connector capable of releasing mutual fixing of the male body and the female body by elastically deforming one of the two in a direction away from the other, wherein the female side locking portion is the female body. Is a female side locking member extending from above the insertion opening in the direction opposite to the insertion direction, and has a locking hole at the center of the female side locking member, wherein the male side locking portion is the male body. An elastically deformable male-side locking piece is provided by a pair of notches provided in the insertion direction at the rear end of the male-side locking piece, and the male-side locking piece protrudes outward at the central portion of the locking piece. A locking projection capable of fitting in the hole is provided, and includes a pressing operation for pressing and deforming the male locking piece toward the center of the male body, and a lifting operation for lifting the female locking member to the outside. By doing at least one of the It is characterized in that it is releasable interlocking of the the side locking part male locking portion.
【０００９】ここで、筒形状の雄コネクタハウジングお
よび雌コネクタハウジングとしては、例えば円筒形状や
四角筒形状、三角筒形状、楕円筒形状等種々の筒状のも
のを考えることができる。また、雄コネクタハウジング
では雄本体の内部に第１端子が収容されており、雌コネ
クタハウジングでは雌本体の内部に第２端子が収容され
ている。なお、雄本体に設けられた雄側係止部や雌本体
に設けられた雌側係止部としては、種々の形状のものが
採用できるが、雄本体を雌本体の挿入口から挿入して両
ハウジングを接続する際に、両係止部が互いに相手の係
止部を係止して固定するものである。そして、両ハウジ
ングを分離させる際には、雄側係止部および雌側係止部
のうちの少なくとも一方を他方に対して離れる方向に弾
性変形させながら引き抜くことにより相互固定を解除し
て外すことができるものである。Here, as the cylindrical male connector housing and female connector housing, various cylindrical shapes such as a cylindrical shape, a square cylindrical shape, a triangular cylindrical shape and an elliptic cylindrical shape can be considered. The male connector housing houses the first terminal inside the male body, and the female connector housing houses the second terminal inside the female body. The male locking portion provided on the male body and the female locking portion provided on the female body may have various shapes, but the male body is inserted from the insertion opening of the female body. When connecting the two housings, the two locking portions lock and lock the mating locking portions of each other. Then, when separating the two housings, at least one of the male side locking portion and the female side locking portion is elastically deformed in a direction away from the other while being pulled out to release the mutual fixation. Is something that can be done.
【００１０】このために、雌側係止部として、雌本体の
挿入口から挿入方向反対方向に雌側係止部材を突設し、
この雌側係止部材の中央部に係止穴を設けるとともに、
雄側係止部として、雄本体の挿入方向後端部において挿
入方向に設けた一対の切欠きにより弾性変形可能な雄側
係止片を設けるとともにこの雄側係止片に外側に突出す
る係止突起が設けられている。For this reason, as the female-side locking portion, a female-side locking member is projected from the insertion opening of the female body in the opposite direction to the insertion direction,
A locking hole is provided in the center of this female side locking member,
As the male-side locking portion, a male-side locking piece that is elastically deformable by a pair of notches provided in the insertion direction at the rear end portion of the male body is provided, and the male-side locking piece protrudes outward. A stop projection is provided.
【００１１】このように構成されたコネクタのロック構
造においては、雄本体の雄側係止片を雄本体の中心側へ
押圧変形させる押圧操作と、雌本体の雌側係止部材を持
ち上げる持ち上げ操作の少なくとも一方を行うことによ
り、雌側係止部と雄側係止部との相互係止を解除するこ
とが可能であるので、容易に雌本体から雄本体を分離す
ることができることになる。従って、このコネクタのロ
ック構造においては、従来のような係止突起を下方へ移
動させてロックを解除するロックアームを設けた場合に
は困難であったコネクタのコンパクト化を図ることがで
きる。In the connector locking structure thus constructed, the pressing operation for pressing and deforming the male side locking piece of the male body toward the center side of the male body and the lifting operation for lifting the female side locking member of the female body are performed. By performing at least one of the above, it is possible to release the mutual locking between the female side locking portion and the male side locking portion, so that the male main body can be easily separated from the female main body. Therefore, in this connector locking structure, it is possible to reduce the size of the connector, which has been difficult when the conventional locking arm is provided to move the locking projection downward to release the lock.
【００１２】また、本発明は、請求項２に記載したよう
に、前記雌側係止部材の係止穴が矩形状穴であるととも
に、前記雄側係止片の係止突起が矩形断面突起であるこ
とを特徴としている。Further, according to the present invention, as described in claim 2, the locking hole of the female side locking member is a rectangular hole, and the locking projection of the male side locking piece is a rectangular cross-section projection. It is characterized by being.
【００１３】従って、コネクタのロック構造において
は、請求項２に記載したコネクタのロック構造におい
て、雌本体に雄本体を挿入して、雄本体の雄側係止片に
設けられている矩形断面の係止突起が雌本体の雌側係止
部材に設けられている矩形の係止穴に達すると、弾性変
形していた雄側係止片が復帰して係止穴に係止突起が嵌
合するので、雄本体と雌本体は相互固定されることにな
る。Therefore, in the connector lock structure according to the second aspect of the present invention, the male main body is inserted into the female main body to form a rectangular cross section provided on the male side locking piece of the male main body. When the locking projection reaches the rectangular locking hole provided in the female locking member of the female body, the elastically deformed male locking piece returns and the locking projection fits into the locking hole. Therefore, the male body and the female body are fixed to each other.
【００１４】また、本発明は、請求項３に記載したよう
に、前記雄本体における一対の切欠きの外側縁部に各々
解除用突起が設けられているとともに該解除用突起が前
記切欠きを越えて前記雄側係止片まで突出して設けられ
ており、当該解除用突起をつまんで近付けることにより
該解除用突起が前記雄側係止片を前記雄本体の中心側へ
押圧変形可能であることを特徴としている。Further, according to the present invention, as described in claim 3, a releasing projection is provided on each of outer edges of the pair of notches in the male body, and the releasing projection has the notch. It is provided so as to project beyond to the male side locking piece, and the releasing projection is capable of pressing and deforming the male side locking piece toward the center side of the male main body by pinching the releasing projection and bringing it closer. It is characterized by that.
【００１５】このように構成されたコネクタのロック構
造においては、相互固定されている雄本体を雌本体から
分離する際に、雄本体に設けられている一対の解除用突
起をつまむと解除用突起は雄側係止片を押し下げるの
で、係止突起は係止穴から脱する。従って、この状態で
雄本体を雌本体から引き出すことにより、容易に分離す
ることができる。In the connector locking structure thus constructed, when the male body fixed to each other is separated from the female body, the pair of releasing projections provided on the male body are pinched and the releasing projections are released. Pushes down the male side locking piece, so that the locking projection comes out of the locking hole. Therefore, by pulling out the male body from the female body in this state, they can be easily separated.
【００１６】また、本発明は、請求項４に記載したよう
に、請求項１から３のいずれかに記載されたコネクタの
ロック構造において、前記解除用突起をつまんで近付け
ると、当該解除用突起は前記雌側係止部材の下側に潜り
こんで該雌側係止部材を押し上げることを特徴としてい
る。Further, according to the present invention, as described in claim 4, in the connector lock structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, when the releasing projection is pinched and brought close to the releasing projection, Is characterized in that it dives under the female side locking member and pushes up the female side locking member.
【００１７】このように構成されたコネクタのロック構
造においては、相互固定されている雄本体を雌本体から
分離する際に、雄本体に設けられている一対の解除用突
起をつまむと、雌側係止部材を押し上げるので、係止突
起は係止穴から脱する。従って、この状態で雄本体を雌
本体から引き出すことにより、容易に分離することがで
きる。In the connector locking structure thus constructed, when the male main body fixed to each other is separated from the female main body, the pair of releasing projections provided on the male main body is pinched, so that the female side Since the locking member is pushed up, the locking protrusion is released from the locking hole. Therefore, by pulling out the male body from the female body in this state, they can be easily separated.
【００１８】また、本発明は、請求項５に記載したよう
に、請求項１から４のいずれかに記載したコネクタのロ
ック構造において、前記雄本体の挿入方向前端部から挿
入方向に沿って位置決めリブが突設されているととも
に、前記雌本体の内面に位置決め溝が設けられているこ
とを特徴としている。According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the connector locking structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the male body is positioned from the front end portion in the insertion direction along the insertion direction. It is characterized in that a rib is provided so as to project and a positioning groove is provided on the inner surface of the female body.
【００１９】このように構成されたコネクタのロック構
造においては、雄本体の位置決めリブが雌本体の位置決
め溝に嵌合するので、雌本体に対する雄本体の回転方向
位置を正確に保持することができることになる。In the locking structure of the connector thus constructed, the positioning rib of the male body fits into the positioning groove of the female body, so that the rotational position of the male body with respect to the female body can be accurately maintained. become.
【００２０】[0020]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明に係る実施の形態を
図面に基づいて詳細に説明する。図１から図４に示すよ
うに、本発明に係る実施形態であるコネクタのロック構
造10は、コネクタ20を構成する図示省略の第１端子を収
容する円筒形状の雄コネクタハウジング30と、第１端子
に対して電気的に接続可能な図示省略の第２端子を収容
する円筒形状の雌コネクタハウジング40とを接続して固
定するものである。このコネクタ20は、ＰＣＢ基板に雌
コネクタハウジング40が固定されるＰＣＢコネクタであ
る。BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a connector locking structure 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cylindrical male connector housing 30 for accommodating a first terminal (not shown) constituting a connector 20, and a first male connector housing 30. A cylindrical female connector housing 40 accommodating a second terminal (not shown) that can be electrically connected to the terminal is connected and fixed. The connector 20 is a PCB connector in which the female connector housing 40 is fixed to the PCB board.
【００２１】雌コネクタハウジング40は全体矩形の箱状
をした雌本体41を有しており、この雌本体41の内部には
挿入口42に連続する円筒形状の空間43が設けられてい
る。雌本体41における挿入口42の上側には、挿入方向と
反対方向（図２中右方向）に固定手段の一方である雌側
係止部としての舌状の雌側係止部材44が突出して設けら
れており、この雌側係止部材44の中央部には矩形の係止
穴45が設けられている。なお、雌側係止部材44の左右両
側端面（図２中上下両端面）は、下面の幅が狭くなる方
向に傾斜面44ａとなっている。また、雌本体41の内周面
には、軸線方向に位置決め用の溝45が設けられている。The female connector housing 40 has a female body 41 having a rectangular box shape as a whole, and a cylindrical space 43 continuous with the insertion port 42 is provided inside the female body 41. A tongue-shaped female side locking member 44 as a female side locking portion, which is one of the fixing means, protrudes above the insertion opening 42 in the female body 41 in the direction opposite to the insertion direction (right direction in FIG. 2). The female side locking member 44 is provided with a rectangular locking hole 45 at the center thereof. The left and right end surfaces (upper and lower end surfaces in FIG. 2) of the female side locking member 44 are inclined surfaces 44a in the direction in which the width of the lower surface is narrowed. A groove 45 for positioning is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the female body 41 in the axial direction.
【００２２】一方、雄コネクタハウジング30では、円筒
形状の雄本体31の挿入方向後部（図２中右側端部）から
挿入方向（図２中左右方向）に沿って一対の切欠き32、
32が設けられており、この切欠き32、32の間に雄側係止
部としての雄側係止片33が、上下方向へ弾性変形可能に
設けられている。雄側係止片33の中央部には、前述の雌
本体41の雌側係止部材44に設けられている係止穴45に嵌
合する係止突起34が設けられている。なお、係止突起34
の挿入方向前端には、搬入方向後ろ上方に向かって傾斜
面34ａが設けられている。On the other hand, in the male connector housing 30, a pair of notches 32 are formed along the insertion direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 2) from the rear portion (the right end in FIG. 2) of the cylindrical male body 31 in the insertion direction.
32 is provided, and between the notches 32, 32, a male locking piece 33 as a male locking portion is provided so as to be elastically deformable in the vertical direction. A locking protrusion 34 that fits into a locking hole 45 formed in the female locking member 44 of the female body 41 is provided at the center of the male locking piece 33. The locking protrusion 34
An inclined surface 34a is provided at the front end in the insertion direction of the above as it extends rearward and upward in the loading direction.
【００２３】また、切欠き32、32の各外側縁部には解除
用突起35、35が上方に突出して設けられており、切欠き
32、32を超えて雄側係止片33の縁部上方まで達してい
て、解除用突起35の下面と雄側係止片33の上面との間に
は、雌側係止部材44が入るスペースが設けられている。
さらに、解除用突起35、35の内側面35ａは斜め上方を向
いていて、解除用突起35、35をつまんだときに雌側係止
部材44の傾斜面44ａに沿って下側に潜りこみ、雌側係止
部材44を持ち上げるようになっている。Further, release protrusions 35, 35 are provided on the outer edge portions of the notches 32, 32 so as to project upward,
A female side locking member 44 is inserted between the lower surface of the release projection 35 and the upper surface of the male side locking piece 33, reaching the upper part of the edge of the male side locking piece 33 beyond 32, 32. Space is provided.
Further, the inner side surfaces 35a of the releasing projections 35, 35 are directed obliquely upward, and when the releasing projections 35, 35 are pinched, they sneak downward along the inclined surface 44a of the female side locking member 44, The female side locking member 44 is lifted.
【００２４】従って、両解除用突起35、35をつまむこと
により、雄側係止片33を下方に押し下げると同時に雌側
係止部材44を持ち上げることができる。なお、雄本体31
の外側下部には、軸線方向に位置決め用のリブ36が突出
して設けられており、前述した雌本体41の位置決め用の
溝45に嵌合して、雌コネクタハウジング40に対する雄コ
ネクタハウジング30の回転方向の位置決めを行ってい
る。Therefore, by pinching the release projections 35, 35, the male locking piece 33 can be pushed down and the female locking member 44 can be lifted at the same time. The male body 31
A rib 36 for positioning is provided so as to project in the axial direction on the outer lower portion of the male connector housing 30 by fitting into the positioning groove 45 of the female body 41 described above to rotate the male connector housing 30 relative to the female connector housing 40. Directional positioning is performed.
【００２５】上記構成により、第１端子および第２端子
を接続させるために雄コネクタハウジング30と雌コネク
タハウジング40を接続する際には、雌本体41の挿入口42
から雄本体31を挿入する。このとき、雄本体31のリブ36
が雌本体41の溝45に嵌合するように回転方向の位置決め
を行う。With the above construction, when the male connector housing 30 and the female connector housing 40 are connected to connect the first terminal and the second terminal, the insertion port 42 of the female body 41 is connected.
Insert the male body 31 from. At this time, the rib 36 of the male body 31
Positioning is performed in the rotation direction so that the fitting fits into the groove 45 of the female body 41.
【００２６】そして、雄本体31を雌本体41に押し込む
と、雄側係止片33上部の係止突起34が、前端部の傾斜面
34ａにより雌本体41の雌側係止部材44を押し上げるよう
に、あるいは雌側係止部材44の下側に潜りこむようにし
て進み、係止突起34が係止穴45の位置に達すると、雄側
係止片33の弾性力により係止突起34が係止穴45に嵌合さ
れ、固定される。Then, when the male main body 31 is pushed into the female main body 41, the locking projections 34 on the upper side of the male side locking pieces 33 are engaged with the inclined surface of the front end portion.
When the locking projection 34 reaches the position of the locking hole 45 by pushing the female locking member 44 of the female main body 41 upward by the 34a or diving below the female locking member 44, the male side Due to the elastic force of the locking piece 33, the locking protrusion 34 is fitted into the locking hole 45 and fixed.
【００２７】一方、接続されている雌コネクタハウジン
グ40と雄コネクタハウジング30を固定解除して分離する
際には、雄側係止片33および雌側係止部材44のうちの少
なくとも一方を他方に対して離れる方向に弾性変形させ
ることにより、雄本体31および雌本体41の相互固定を解
除する。On the other hand, when the female connector housing 40 and the male connector housing 30 which are connected to each other are released and fixed, at least one of the male side locking piece 33 and the female side locking member 44 is set to the other side. By elastically deforming in a direction away from each other, mutual fixing of the male body 31 and the female body 41 is released.
【００２８】すなわち、雄本体31に設けられている解除
用突起34をつまんで雄側係止片33を下方へ押圧・変形さ
せると同時に、解除用突起34により雌側係止部材44を持
ち上げて係止突起34を係止穴45から離脱させ、この状態
で雄本体31を雌本体41から引き抜いて分離する。That is, the male protrusion 31 is pinched and the male locking piece 33 is pressed and deformed downward, and at the same time, the female protrusion 44 is lifted by the releasing protrusion 34. The locking protrusion 34 is disengaged from the locking hole 45, and in this state, the male body 31 is pulled out from the female body 41 and separated.
【００２９】以上のようなコネクタのロック構造10によ
れば、雌本体41の挿入口42に雄本体31を挿入する際に、
雄側係止片33が雌側係止部材44に対して下方へ弾性変形
可能であるので、雌側係止部材44は雄側係止突起34を乗
り越えることができ、雄本体31を容易に雌本体41の内部
に挿入して固定することができる。また、雄本体31に設
けられている解除用突起35、35をつまむことにより係止
突起34を係止穴45から離脱させることができるので、固
定を解除して容易に雌本体41から雄本体31を取外すこと
ができる。According to the connector lock structure 10 as described above, when the male body 31 is inserted into the insertion opening 42 of the female body 41,
Since the male side locking piece 33 is elastically deformable downward with respect to the female side locking member 44, the female side locking member 44 can ride over the male side locking projection 34, and the male body 31 can be easily mounted. It can be inserted and fixed inside the female body 41. Further, since the locking projection 34 can be disengaged from the locking hole 45 by pinching the releasing projections 35, 35 provided on the male body 31, the fixing can be easily released from the female body 41 to the male body. 31 can be removed.
【００３０】特に、解除用突起35、35が雄側係止片33を
押し下げると同時に、雌側係止部材44を押し上げる場合
には、わずかの動作により容易に係止突起34を係止穴43
から離脱させることができ、コネクタ20のコンパクト化
を図ることができる。また、雌本体41および雄本体31か
ら大きく突出する従来のロックアームのような部材を設
ける必要がないので、コネクタ20のコンパクト化を図る
ことができる。Particularly, when the releasing projections 35, 35 push down the male side locking piece 33 and at the same time push up the female side locking member 44, the locking projection 34 can be easily locked by the slight movement.
The connector 20 can be made compact and the connector 20 can be made compact. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a member such as a conventional lock arm that largely projects from the female main body 41 and the male main body 31, the connector 20 can be made compact.
【００３１】なお、本発明のコネクタのロック構造は、
前述した実施形態に限定されるものでなく、適宜な変
形、改良等が可能である。The connector lock structure of the present invention is
The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and appropriate modifications and improvements can be made.
【００３２】[0032]
【発明の効果】以上、説明したように、本発明によれ
ば、請求項１に記載したように、雄本体の雄側係止片を
雄本体の中心側へ押圧変形させる押圧操作と、雌本体の
雌側係止部材を持ち上げる持ち上げ操作の少なくとも一
方を行うことにより、雌側係止部と雄側係止部との相互
係止を解除することが可能であるので、容易に雌本体か
ら雄本体を取外すことができることになる。また、従来
のような係止突起を下方へ移動させてロックを解除する
ロックアームを設ける必要がないので、コネクタのコン
パクト化を図ることができる。As described above, according to the present invention, as described in claim 1, the pressing operation for pressing and deforming the male side locking piece of the male body toward the center side of the male body, and the female By performing at least one of the lifting operations for lifting the female side locking member of the main body, it is possible to release the mutual locking between the female side locking portion and the male side locking portion. You will be able to remove the male body. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a lock arm for releasing the lock by moving the locking projection downward as in the conventional case, the connector can be made compact.
【００３３】また、本発明によれば、請求項２に記載し
たように、雌本体に雄本体を挿入して、雄本体の雄側係
止片に設けられている矩形断面の係止突起が雌本体の雌
側係止部材に設けられている矩形の係止穴に達すると、
弾性変形していた雄側係止片が復帰して係止穴に係止突
起が嵌合するので、雄本体と雌本体は確実に相互固定す
ることができる。According to the present invention, as described in claim 2, the male main body is inserted into the female main body, and the locking projection of the rectangular cross section provided on the male side locking piece of the male main body is formed. When it reaches the rectangular locking hole provided in the female side locking member of the female body,
Since the elastically deformed male locking piece returns and the locking projection fits in the locking hole, the male body and the female body can be reliably fixed to each other.
【００３４】そして、本発明によれば、請求項３に記載
したように、雄本体に設けられている一対の解除用突起
をつまむと、解除用突起は雄側係止片を押し下げて係止
突起は係止穴から脱するので、容易に分離することがで
きる。According to the present invention, as described in claim 3, when the pair of release projections provided on the male body are pinched, the release projections push down the male side locking piece to lock the male side locking pieces. Since the projection is released from the locking hole, it can be easily separated.
【００３５】さらに、本発明によれば、請求項４に記載
したように、雄本体に設けられている一対の解除用突起
をつまむと、解除用突起は雌側係止部材を押し上げるの
で、容易に分離することができる。Further, according to the present invention, as described in claim 4, when the pair of releasing projections provided on the male body is pinched, the releasing projections push up the female side locking member, which is easy. Can be separated into
【００３６】また、本発明によれば、請求項５に記載し
たように、雄本体の位置決めリブが雌本体の位置決め溝
に嵌合するので、雌本体に対する雄本体の回転位置を正
確に保持することができる。Further, according to the present invention, as described in claim 5, the positioning rib of the male body is fitted into the positioning groove of the female body, so that the rotational position of the male body with respect to the female body is accurately maintained. be able to.
【図１】本発明に係るコネクタのロック構造の実施形態
を示す斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a connector lock structure according to the present invention.
【図２】図１において上側から見た平面図である。FIG. 2 is a plan view seen from the upper side in FIG.
【図３】雄コネクタハウジングと雌コネクタハウジング
が結合したコネクタを示す斜視図である。FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a connector in which a male connector housing and a female connector housing are combined.
【図４】図３においてIV方向から見た端面図である。FIG. 4 is an end view as seen from the IV direction in FIG.
【図５】従来のコネクタを示す斜視図である。FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional connector.
【図６】図５に示すコネクタを結合したコネクタを示す
斜視図である。6 is a perspective view showing a connector in which the connectors shown in FIG. 5 are combined.
１０ コネクタのロック構造 ２０ コネクタ ３０ 雄コネクタハウジング ３１ 雄本体 ３２ 切欠き ３３ 雄側係止片（雄側係止部） ３４ 係止突起 ３５ 解除用突起 ３６ 位置決めリブ ４０ 雌コネクタハウジング ４１ 雌本体 ４２ 挿入口 ４４ 雌側係止部材（雌側係止部） ４５ 係止穴 ４６ 位置決め溝 10 Connector lock structure 20 connectors 30 male connector housing 31 Male body 32 notches 33 Male side locking piece (male side locking part) 34 Locking protrusion 35 Release projection 36 Positioning rib 40 female connector housing 41 female body 42 insertion slot 44 Female side locking member (female side locking part) 45 Locking hole 46 Positioning groove
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Claims (5)
ハウジングと、前記第１端子に対して電気的に接続可能
な第２端子を収容する筒形状の雌コネクタハウジング
と、前記第１端子および前記第２端子を接続させるため
に前記雌コネクタハウジングにおける雌本体内の挿入口
から挿入した前記雄コネクタハウジングの雄本体を前記
雌本体に対して固定する固定手段とを備え、 前記固定手段が、前記挿入口から前記雄本体を挿入する
にあたって、前記雄本体に設けられた雄側係止部と、前
記雌本体に設けられた雌側係止部とを互いに係止するこ
とにより前記雄本体および前記雌本体を相互に固定可能
であるとともに、前記雄側係止部および前記雌側係止部
のうちの一方を他方に対して離れる方向に弾性変形させ
ることにより前記雄本体および前記雌本体の相互固定を
解除可能なコネクタのロック構造であって、 前記雌側係止部が、前記雌本体における前記挿入口の上
方から挿入方向の反対方向に延びる雌側係止部材である
とともに該雌側係止部材の中央部に係止穴を有し、 前記雄側係止部が、前記雄本体の挿入方向後端部におい
て挿入方向に設けられている一対の切欠きにより弾性変
形可能な雄側係止片が設けられるとともに該雄側係止片
の中央部には外側に突出して前記係止穴に嵌合可能な係
止突起が設けられており、 前記雄側係止片を前記雄本体の中心側へ押圧変形させる
押圧操作と、前記雌側係止部材を外側へ持ち上げる持ち
上げ操作とのうちの少なくとも一方を行うことにより、
前記雌側係止部と前記雄側係止部との相互係止を解除可
能であることを特徴とするコネクタのロック構造。1. A cylindrical male connector housing for accommodating a first terminal, a cylindrical female connector housing for accommodating a second terminal electrically connectable to the first terminal, and the first terminal. And a fixing means for fixing the male body of the male connector housing inserted into the female body of the female connector housing through the insertion opening to connect the second terminal to the female body. When inserting the male main body from the insertion opening, the male main body is obtained by locking a male locking portion provided on the male main body and a female locking portion provided on the female main body to each other. And the female body can be fixed to each other, and by elastically deforming one of the male-side locking portion and the female-side locking portion in a direction away from the other, In the locking structure of the connector capable of releasing mutual fixation of the female main body, the female side locking portion is a female side locking member extending from above the insertion opening in the female main body in a direction opposite to the insertion direction. In addition, a locking hole is provided in the center of the female locking member, and the male locking portion is elastically deformed by a pair of notches provided in the insertion direction at the rear end of the male body in the insertion direction. Is provided with a lockable male side locking piece, and at the center of the lockable male side piece, there is provided a locking projection that projects outward and can be fitted into the locking hole. By performing at least one of a pressing operation for pressing and deforming the male main body toward the center side and a lifting operation for lifting the female side locking member to the outside,
A locking structure for a connector, wherein mutual locking between the female side locking portion and the male side locking portion can be released.
あるとともに、前記雄側係止片の係止突起が矩形断面突
起であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載したコネクタ
のロック構造。2. The locking hole of the female locking member is a rectangular hole, and the locking projection of the male locking piece is a rectangular cross-section projection. Connector locking structure.
縁部に各々解除用突起が設けられているとともに該解除
用突起が前記切欠きを越えて前記雄側係止片まで突出し
て設けられており、当該解除用突起をつまんで近付ける
ことにより該解除用突起が前記雄側係止片を前記雄本体
の中心側へ押圧変形可能であることを特徴とする請求項
１または２に記載したコネクタのロック構造。3. A releasing projection is provided on each of outer edges of the pair of notches in the male body, and the releasing projection is provided so as to project beyond the notch to the male locking piece. It is possible to press and deform the male locking piece toward the center side of the male body by pinching the releasing projection and bringing the releasing projection closer. Connector locking structure.
当該解除用突起は前記雌側係止部材の下側に潜りこんで
該雌側係止部材を押し上げることを特徴とする請求項１
から３のいずれかに記載したコネクタのロック構造。4. When the release projection is pinched and brought close to the release projection,
2. The release projection protrudes under the female locking member and pushes up the female locking member.
The lock structure for a connector according to any one of 1 to 3.
向に沿って位置決めリブが突設されているとともに、前
記雌本体の内面に位置決め溝が設けられていることを特
徴とする請求項１から４のいずれかに記載したコネクタ
のロック構造。5. A positioning rib is provided so as to project from a front end portion of the male body in the insertion direction along the insertion direction, and a positioning groove is provided on an inner surface of the female body. The lock structure for a connector according to any one of 1 to 4.
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