JP2010186628A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lever fitting connector for easily attaching and detaching a male housing to a female housing. <P>SOLUTION: The connector 1 rotates a lever 5 in a mounting direction when an operation end section 52 of the lever 5 is operated in the mounting direction of the male housing 4, and the female housing 4 is pushed into the female housing 2 by pushing a locking projection of the female housing 2 in a separating direction of the male housing 4 on a storage recessed section 51c at the pointed head of the lever 5. The lever 5 slides to a pointed head side when the operation end section 52 is pushed to the pointed head side at a rotation limit in an attaching direction of the male housing 4, and a rotary shaft 42a is rotated at an operation end section 52 side in the separating direction of the male housing 4 as a fulcrum by pushing an inner wall of the storage recessed section 51c in the mounting direction of the male housing 4 with the locking projection. Then, the storage recessed section 51c is pushed in the separating direction of the male housing 4 with the locking projection according to rotation of the lever 5, and the male housing 4 and the lever 5 are moved in the separating direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

本発明は、雄ハウジングに回動自在に支持されたレバーの操作で、雄ハウジングを雌ハウジング内に押し込むように構成されたコネクタに関する。   The present invention relates to a connector configured to push a male housing into a female housing by operation of a lever rotatably supported by the male housing.

下記の特許文献１に記載のレバー嵌合式コネクタは、ハウジング部にフード部を備えた雌ハウジングと、フード部に装着される雄ハウジングとを備えている。雄ハウジングは、コネクタ本体にレバーを回転自在に支持して構成されている。レバーの操作部と反対側の端部には突起部が設けられており、フード部の側壁には突起部の係入される切欠部が設けられている。   The lever fitting type connector described in Patent Literature 1 below includes a female housing having a hood portion in the housing portion and a male housing to be attached to the hood portion. The male housing is configured by rotatably supporting a lever on the connector body. A protrusion is provided at the end of the lever opposite to the operation part, and a notch for engaging the protrusion is provided in the side wall of the hood part.

コネクタ本体をフード部に挿入して操作部を操作すると、レバーが回動してフード部の切欠部に突起部が係入する。その後、操作部の操作に応じてレバーが切欠部によりフード部の奥方に押し出され、コネクタ本体がハウジング部に装着される。   When the connector main body is inserted into the hood portion and the operation portion is operated, the lever rotates and the projection portion engages with the cutout portion of the hood portion. Thereafter, the lever is pushed out of the hood portion by the notch portion according to the operation of the operation portion, and the connector main body is attached to the housing portion.

特開平１１−３１５５１号公報JP-A-11-31551

上記従来のコネクタでは、一方の手で雌ハウジングを持ち、他方の手で持った雄ハウジングを雌ハウジングにレバーの操作で押し込み、また、雌ハウジングから雄ハウジングを直接引き抜くことで、雌ハウジングへの雄ハウジングの着脱を行う必要があり、コネクタの着脱作業に手間がかかった。   In the above conventional connector, the female housing is held with one hand, the male housing held with the other hand is pushed into the female housing by operating the lever, and the male housing is directly pulled out of the female housing, so that the female housing is It was necessary to attach and detach the male housing, and it took time and effort to attach and detach the connector.

本発明は斯かる課題に鑑みてなされたもので、上記課題を解決できるコネクタを提供することを目的とする。   This invention is made | formed in view of such a subject, and it aims at providing the connector which can solve the said subject.

このような目的を達成するために、本発明のコネクタは、雄ハウジングの備える支軸に回動自在に支持されたレバーの操作端部を、雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの装着方向に操作されると、その操作方向に前記レバーを回動させ、前記レバーの前記支軸による支持位置よりも先端側に形成された押圧壁で、前記雌ハウジングを前記雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの離脱方向に押圧することで、前記雄ハウジングを前記雌ハウジング内に押し込むように構成されたコネクタであって、前記レバーが、前記操作端部を先端側に押し込まれると、前記雄ハウジングに対して先端側にスライドし、前記雄ハウジングが、前記雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの装着方向への回動限で、前記雄ハウジングに対して先端側にスライドする前記レバーを、操作端部が前記雄ハウジングから離間する方向に押圧する押圧部材を備えることを特徴とする。
また、本発明は、前記レバーが、前記支軸を挿通孔に挿通されて、前記雄ハウジングの前記雌ハウジングへの挿脱方向に回転自在に支持されており、前記挿通孔が、前記レバーの先端側から操作端部側にかけて、前記雌ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの離脱方向側に向けて延び、その延伸方向にスライド自在に前記支軸を収容し、前記押圧壁が、前記レバーの先端側から操作端部側にかけて、前記雌ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの離脱方向に向けて延び、その延伸方向に摺動自在に前記押圧部材を収容する収容凹部の内壁から構成されていることを特徴とする。
また、本発明は、前記雌ハウジングが、前記雄ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの装着時に、前記雌ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの装着方向で前記レバーの操作端部と対向する位置に、操作者に前記操作端部と共に挟持される第１の指掛部を備えていることを特徴とする。
また、本発明は、前記雌ハウジングが、前記雌ハウジングに前記雄ハウジングが装着されて、前記レバーが前記雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの装着方向への回動限に位置した状態において、前記レバーのスライド方向で前記レバーの操作端部と対向する位置に、操作者に前記操作端部と共に挟持される第２の指掛部を備えていることを特徴とする。 In order to achieve such an object, the connector of the present invention is operated in the mounting direction of the male housing with respect to the female housing by operating the operating end portion of the lever rotatably supported by the support shaft of the male housing. Then, the lever is rotated in the operation direction, and the female housing is detached from the female housing in the female housing by a pressing wall formed on the tip side of the support position of the lever by the support shaft. The connector is configured to push the male housing into the female housing by pressing to the male housing, and when the lever pushes the operation end portion toward the distal end, the distal end side with respect to the male housing The male housing slides to the distal end side with respect to the male housing at a limit of rotation in the mounting direction of the male housing to the female housing. The bar, the operation ends, characterized in that it comprises a pressing member for pressing in a direction away from the male housing.
Further, according to the present invention, the lever is inserted in the insertion hole through the support shaft, and is rotatably supported in the insertion / removal direction of the male housing with respect to the female housing. From the front end side to the operation end side, it extends toward the detaching direction side of the male housing with respect to the female housing, accommodates the support shaft slidably in the extending direction, and the pressing wall extends from the front end side of the lever. It is characterized by comprising an inner wall of an accommodating recess for accommodating the pressing member slidably in the extending direction, extending toward the detaching direction of the male housing relative to the female housing.
In addition, the present invention provides the operator with the operation in which the female housing faces the operation end of the lever in the mounting direction of the male housing with respect to the female housing when the male housing is mounted with respect to the male housing. It has the 1st finger hook part clamped with an edge part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
Further, the present invention provides the female housing in a state in which the male housing is mounted on the female housing and the lever is positioned at a rotation limit in the mounting direction of the male housing with respect to the female housing. A second finger hooking portion that is held by the operator together with the operation end portion is provided at a position facing the operation end portion of the lever in the sliding direction.

本発明によれば、レバーの操作端部をレバーの先端側に押し込むという簡単な操作で、雌ハウジングから雄ハウジングを離脱させられることから、雌ハウジングへの雄ハウジングの着脱を容易に行うことができる。   According to the present invention, the male housing can be detached from the female housing by a simple operation of pushing the operation end portion of the lever into the distal end side of the lever, so that the male housing can be easily attached to and detached from the female housing. it can.

本発明の一実施形態のレバー嵌合式コネクタを示す図であり、（ａ）は前方からの斜視図，（ｂ）は平面図である。It is a figure which shows the lever fitting type connector of one Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view from the front, (b) is a top view. 雌ハウジングに雄ハウジングを装着する際の動作を示す図であり、（ａ）は装着前，（ｂ）は装着後を示している。It is a figure which shows the operation | movement at the time of mounting | wearing a female housing with a female housing, (a) is before mounting | wearing, (b) has shown after mounting | wearing. 雌ハウジングから雄ハウジングを離脱させる際の動作を示す図であり、（ａ）は離脱前，（ｂ）は離脱後を示している。It is a figure which shows the operation | movement at the time of making a male housing detach | leave from a female housing, (a) has shown before detachment, (b) has shown after detachment | leave.

以下、図面を参照して、本発明の最良の形態を説明する。
図１は、本実施形態のレバー嵌合式コネクタ１を示す図であり、（ａ）は前方からの斜視図，（ｂ）は平面図である。 Hereinafter, the best mode of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1A and 1B are views showing a lever fitting type connector 1 of the present embodiment, in which FIG. 1A is a perspective view from the front, and FIG. 1B is a plan view.

図１に示すように、レバー嵌合式コネクタ１は、前面に収容室２１を開口させた略四角箱状の雌ハウジング２と、収容室２１に嵌め込まれて雌ハウジング２に装着される雄ハウジング４と、雄ハウジング４を雌ハウジング２に着脱する際に操作されるレバー５とを備えている。収容室２１の上下及び左右の四隅に位置する内側面には、それぞれガイド溝２１ａが設けられている。各ガイド溝２１ａは、収容室２１の前端開口部から収容室２１内に向けて後方に延びている。収容室２１の後方に位置する雌ハウジング２の後端部には、端子収容室が備えられている。雌ハウジング２の右縁部からは、前方に向けて第２指掛部２２が延びている。第２指掛部２２は、矩形の平板状を呈して雌ハウジング２の前方に延びており、先端部を右方に屈曲させて構成された屈曲端２２ａを備えている。屈曲端２２ａは、先端側にかけて徐々に肉薄になるように形成されている。また、図示しないが、収容室２１の右端部に位置する上下の内面には、後述するレバー５の収容凹部５１ｃを係止する係止突起が設けられている。各係止突起は、円柱状を呈して上下方向に延びている。   As shown in FIG. 1, the lever-fitting connector 1 includes a female housing 2 having a substantially square box shape with a housing chamber 21 opened on the front surface, and a male housing 4 fitted into the female housing 2 by being fitted in the housing chamber 21. And a lever 5 that is operated when the male housing 4 is attached to and detached from the female housing 2. Guide grooves 21 a are provided on the inner surfaces of the storage chamber 21 located at the upper and lower and left and right corners, respectively. Each guide groove 21 a extends rearward from the front end opening of the storage chamber 21 into the storage chamber 21. A terminal housing chamber is provided at the rear end of the female housing 2 located behind the housing chamber 21. From the right edge part of the female housing 2, the 2nd finger hook part 22 is extended toward the front. The second finger hook portion 22 has a rectangular flat plate shape and extends in front of the female housing 2 and includes a bent end 22a formed by bending the tip portion to the right. The bent end 22a is formed so as to gradually become thinner toward the tip side. Moreover, although not shown in figure, the latching protrusion which latches the accommodating recessed part 51c of the lever 5 mentioned later is provided in the up-and-down inner surface located in the right end part of the storage chamber 21. As shown in FIG. Each locking projection has a columnar shape and extends in the vertical direction.

雌ハウジング２の左縁部からは、左方に向けて第１指掛部２３が延びている。第１指掛部２３は、収容室２１の開口する前端側から後端側にかけて徐々に拡幅して左方への延出量を増大させている。第１指掛部２３の後縁部は、雌ハウジング２の前縁と略平行に左右方向に延びている。   From the left edge part of the female housing 2, the 1st finger hook part 23 is extended toward the left. The first finger hooking portion 23 is gradually widened from the front end side to the rear end side where the accommodation chamber 21 is opened to increase the amount of extension to the left. The rear edge portion of the first finger hook portion 23 extends in the left-right direction substantially parallel to the front edge of the female housing 2.

雄ハウジング４は、端子収容室を備えた略四角ブロック状を呈している。雄ハウジング４の後端部の前後及び左右の四隅には、それぞれガイド突起４１が設けられている。各ガイド突起４１は、雄ハウジング４の上面又は下面に形成されており、後縁部から前方に向けて延びている。雄ハウジング４の上面及び下面の左右方向の中央部には、レバー５を支持する回転軸４２ａ及びガイド軸４２ｂがそれぞれ設けられている。回転軸４２ａ及びガイド軸４２ｂは、円柱状を呈して上下方向に延びている。回転軸４２ａ及びガイド軸４２ｂは、雄ハウジング４の上面及び下面の互いに対向する位置に形成されている。また、雄ハウジング４の上面及び下面の後縁部には、後述するレバー５が備える側板５１の後縁部に当接する一対の当接突起４３が、左右に並んで設けられている。   The male housing 4 has a substantially square block shape with a terminal accommodating chamber. Guide protrusions 41 are respectively provided at the front and rear and the left and right corners of the rear end portion of the male housing 4. Each guide protrusion 41 is formed on the upper or lower surface of the male housing 4 and extends forward from the rear edge. A rotation shaft 42a and a guide shaft 42b that support the lever 5 are provided at the center in the left-right direction of the upper surface and the lower surface of the male housing 4, respectively. The rotating shaft 42a and the guide shaft 42b have a columnar shape and extend in the vertical direction. The rotating shaft 42 a and the guide shaft 42 b are formed at positions where the upper surface and the lower surface of the male housing 4 face each other. In addition, a pair of contact protrusions 43 that contact a rear edge portion of a side plate 51 provided in the lever 5 described later are provided side by side on the rear edge portions of the upper surface and the lower surface of the male housing 4.

レバー５は、平板状を呈して主面を互いに向き合わせた一対の側板５１と、両側板５１間に掛け渡されて側板５１同士を連結した操作端部５２とを備えている。各側板５１の前縁部からは、隣り合って配置された回転長孔５１ａ及びガイド長孔５１ｂが、後方に向けて延びている。回転長孔５１ａは、側板５１の左右方向の中央部よりも右端側に配置されている。回転長孔５１ａ及びガイド長孔５１ｂは、右端側から左端側にかけてそれぞれ前方に屈曲するように円弧状に延びている。回転長孔５１ａ及びガイド長孔５１ｂは、上下の側板５１の互いに対向する位置に形成されている。また、各側板５１の右縁部には、それぞれ収容凹部５１ｃが設けられている。収容凹部５１ｃは、側板５１の右縁部を凹状に切り欠いた形状を呈しており、側板５１の右縁部から左側にかけて前方に向けて屈曲して延びている。収容凹部５１ｃは、上下の側板５１の互いに対向する位置に形成されている。各側板５１の下縁部の左端部には、それぞれ係合片５１ｄが設けられている。係合片５１ｄは、雌ハウジング２の収容室２１内に設けられた係合突起に係合して、側板５１の前方への回動を規制するためのものであり、係合突起とは左右方向にスライド自在に係合する。操作端部５２は、右端側から左端側にかけて徐々に肉薄になるように形成されており、左端部には指掛凹部５２ａが形成されている。   The lever 5 includes a pair of side plates 51 that have a flat plate shape and whose main surfaces face each other, and an operation end portion 52 that spans between the side plates 51 and connects the side plates 51 to each other. From the front edge part of each side plate 51, the rotation long hole 51a and the guide long hole 51b which were arrange | positioned adjacently extend toward back. The rotation long hole 51 a is disposed on the right end side with respect to the central portion in the left-right direction of the side plate 51. The rotation long hole 51a and the guide long hole 51b extend in an arc shape so as to be bent forward from the right end side to the left end side. The rotation long hole 51a and the guide long hole 51b are formed at positions where the upper and lower side plates 51 face each other. In addition, an accommodation recess 51 c is provided on the right edge of each side plate 51. The housing recess 51c has a shape in which the right edge of the side plate 51 is cut out in a concave shape, and is bent and extends forward from the right edge of the side plate 51 to the left side. The housing recess 51c is formed at a position where the upper and lower side plates 51 face each other. Engagement pieces 51d are provided at the left end portions of the lower edge portions of the side plates 51, respectively. The engaging piece 51d is for engaging with an engaging protrusion provided in the accommodating chamber 21 of the female housing 2 to restrict the forward rotation of the side plate 51. Engage in a slidable direction. The operation end portion 52 is formed so as to gradually become thinner from the right end side to the left end side, and a finger hook recess 52a is formed at the left end portion.

レバー５は、一対の側板５１で雄ハウジング４を上下の外側から挟み込み、操作端部５２を雄ハウジング４の左前方に位置させて、各側板５１の回転長孔５１ａに回転軸４２ａを、ガイド長孔５１ｂにガイド軸４２ｂをそれぞれ挿通することにより、雄ハウジング４に取り付けられる。雄ハウジング４に取り付けられたレバー５は、回転長孔５１ａ内で回転軸４２ａが、ガイド長孔５１ｂ内でガイド軸４２ｂがそれぞれ摺動することで、図１中時計回り方向及び反時計回り方向に回転するようになっている。   The lever 5 sandwiches the male housing 4 from above and below with a pair of side plates 51, positions the operation end 52 on the left front side of the male housing 4, and guides the rotation shaft 42 a to the rotation long hole 51 a of each side plate 51. The guide shaft 42b is inserted into each of the long holes 51b to be attached to the male housing 4. The lever 5 attached to the male housing 4 slides in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1 by sliding the rotation shaft 42a in the rotation slot 51a and the guide shaft 42b in the guide slot 51b. It is designed to rotate.

次に、雌ハウジング２に雄ハウジング４を着脱する際のレバー嵌合式コネクタ１の動作を説明する。
図２は、雌ハウジング２に雄ハウジング４を装着する際の動作を示す図であり、（ａ）は装着前，（ｂ）は装着後を示している。また、図３は、雌ハウジング２から雄ハウジング４を離脱させる際の動作を示す図であり、（ａ）は離脱前，（ｂ）は離脱後を示している。 Next, the operation of the lever fitting connector 1 when the male housing 4 is attached to and detached from the female housing 2 will be described.
2A and 2B are views showing the operation when the male housing 4 is attached to the female housing 2, wherein FIG. 2A shows before attachment and FIG. 2B shows after attachment. FIGS. 3A and 3B are views showing the operation when the male housing 4 is detached from the female housing 2, wherein FIG. 3A shows before the separation and FIG. 3B shows the after the separation.

まず、雌ハウジング２に雄ハウジング４を装着する際の動作について説明する。雌ハウジング２に雄ハウジング４を装着する際には、図２（ａ）に示すように、雌ハウジング２が備える収容室２１の前端開口部に雄ハウジング４を後側から挿入する。この際、側板５１の先端側の後端面が雄ハウジング４の右側の当接突起４３に当接するまで、雄ハウジング４に対してレバー５を図２中反時計回り方向側に傾けた状態とする。雄ハウジング４は、ガイド突起４１をガイド溝２１ａにガイドされながら、ガイド溝２１ａ内を後方に移動する。その後、収容室２１内の係止突起（不図示）が各側板５１の収容凹部５１ｃ内に進入すると、収容凹部５１ｃの前側内面が係止突起に当接する。その後、雄ハウジング４が収容室２１内を後方に移動するに従い、レバー５には回転軸４２ａを支点として時計回り方向に回転させる力が作用する。   First, the operation when the male housing 4 is attached to the female housing 2 will be described. When the male housing 4 is attached to the female housing 2, as shown in FIG. 2A, the male housing 4 is inserted into the front end opening of the accommodation chamber 21 provided in the female housing 2 from the rear side. At this time, the lever 5 is inclined to the male housing 4 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2 until the rear end surface of the front side of the side plate 51 contacts the contact protrusion 43 on the right side of the male housing 4. . The male housing 4 moves backward in the guide groove 21a while the guide protrusion 41 is guided by the guide groove 21a. Thereafter, when a locking projection (not shown) in the storage chamber 21 enters the storage recess 51c of each side plate 51, the front inner surface of the storage recess 51c contacts the locking projection. Thereafter, as the male housing 4 moves backward in the storage chamber 21, a force is applied to the lever 5 to rotate it clockwise around the rotating shaft 42a.

その後、レバー５が備える操作端部５２の前面と雌ハウジング２が備える第１指掛部２３の後面とに指Ｙ１，Ｙ２を掛けて、両指Ｙ１，Ｙ２で挟み込むように力が加えられると、回転軸４２ａを支点としてレバー５が図中時計回り方向に回転し、収容凹部５１ｃの後側内面が係止突起を前方に押圧する。この反力により、レバー５は、回転長孔５１ａを回転軸４２ａに当接させた雄ハウジング４と共に収容室２１内を後方に進む。これに伴い、雄ハウジング４の右側の当接突起４３からレバー５が備える各側板５１の先端側の後端面が離れていく。その後、図２（ｂ）に示すように、雄ハウジング４の後面が収容室２１の底面に当接して雄ハウジング４が雌ハウジング２に装着されると、レバー５が備える各側板５１の操作端部５２側の後端面が当接突起４３に当接し、レバー５の時計回り方向の回転が規制される。レバー５は、係合片５１ｄが収容室２１内の係合突起（不図示）に係合することで、反時計回り方向への回転も規制される。   Then, when a force is applied so that the fingers Y1 and Y2 are put on the front surface of the operation end portion 52 provided in the lever 5 and the rear surface of the first finger hooking portion 23 provided in the female housing 2, and the fingers 5 are sandwiched between the fingers Y1 and Y2. The lever 5 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing with the rotation shaft 42a as a fulcrum, and the rear inner surface of the housing recess 51c presses the locking projection forward. Due to this reaction force, the lever 5 advances backward in the accommodation chamber 21 together with the male housing 4 in which the rotary elongated hole 51a is brought into contact with the rotary shaft 42a. Along with this, the rear end surface of the front end side of each side plate 51 provided in the lever 5 moves away from the contact protrusion 43 on the right side of the male housing 4. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the rear surface of the male housing 4 comes into contact with the bottom surface of the storage chamber 21 and the male housing 4 is attached to the female housing 2, the operation end of each side plate 51 provided in the lever 5. The rear end surface of the portion 52 side comes into contact with the contact protrusion 43, and the rotation of the lever 5 in the clockwise direction is restricted. The lever 5 is also restricted from rotating counterclockwise by the engagement piece 51d engaging with an engagement protrusion (not shown) in the storage chamber 21.

次に、雌ハウジング２から雄ハウジング４を離脱させる際のコネクタ１の動作について説明する。雌ハウジング２から雄ハウジング４を離脱させる際には、図３（ａ）に示すように、レバー５が備える操作端部５２の左端面と雌ハウジング２が備える第２指掛部２２の右面とに指Ｙ１，Ｙ２を掛けて、両指Ｙ１，Ｙ２で挟み込むように力を加えられる。これにより、雄ハウジング４の回転軸４２ａが回転長孔５１ａ内を、ガイド軸４２ｂがガイド長孔５１ｂ内をそれぞれ右側に移動し、これに伴い、収容凹部５１ｃの後側内面が収容室２１内の係止突起（不図示）により後方に押圧される。このとき、各側板５１の係合片５１ｄが右方に移動することで収容室２１内の係合突起との係合を解かれ、反時計回り方向へのレバー５の回転が可能となる。   Next, the operation of the connector 1 when the male housing 4 is detached from the female housing 2 will be described. When the male housing 4 is detached from the female housing 2, as shown in FIG. 3A, the left end surface of the operation end portion 52 provided in the lever 5 and the right surface of the second finger hook portion 22 provided in the female housing 2 A force is applied so that the fingers Y1 and Y2 are hung on and sandwiched between the fingers Y1 and Y2. As a result, the rotation shaft 42a of the male housing 4 moves to the right in the rotation long hole 51a and the guide shaft 42b moves to the right in the guide long hole 51b. Is pressed backward by a locking projection (not shown). At this time, the engagement piece 51d of each side plate 51 is moved to the right, so that the engagement with the engagement protrusion in the storage chamber 21 is released, and the lever 5 can be rotated in the counterclockwise direction.

収容凹部５１ｃの後側内面を後方に押圧されると、レバー５は、回転長孔５１ａ内を左側に移動した回転軸４２ａを支点として、反時計回り方向に回転する。回転軸４２ａを支点としてレバー５が反時計回り方向に回転すると、その後は、収容凹部５１ｃの前側内面が収容室２１内の係止突起を後方に押圧し、その反力により、レバー５は、回転長孔５１ａを回転軸４２ａに当接させた雄ハウジング４と共に収容室２１内を前方に進む。図３（ｂ）に示すように、収容凹部５１ｃに対する係止突起の係止が解けるまでレバー５が反時計回り方向に回転すると、雄ハウジング４を収容室２１内から容易に抜き出すことができる状態となり、雄ハウジング４が雌ハウジング２から離脱する。   When the rear inner surface of the housing recess 51c is pressed rearward, the lever 5 rotates counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 42a that has moved leftward within the rotation elongated hole 51a. When the lever 5 rotates counterclockwise with the rotating shaft 42a as a fulcrum, thereafter, the front inner surface of the housing recess 51c presses the locking projection in the housing chamber 21 rearward, and the reaction force causes the lever 5 to The inside of the storage chamber 21 is advanced forward together with the male housing 4 in which the rotary long hole 51a is brought into contact with the rotary shaft 42a. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the lever 5 rotates counterclockwise until the locking projection of the receiving recess 51c is released, the male housing 4 can be easily pulled out from the receiving chamber 21. Thus, the male housing 4 is detached from the female housing 2.

以上説明したように、本実施形態によれば、雌ハウジング２に雄ハウジング４が装着されて雌ハウジング２に対する雄ハウジング４の装着方向の回動限に位置したレバー５の操作端部５２を、レバー５の先端側に押し込むと、レバー５が先端側にスライドして収容凹部５１ｃの前側内面を収容室２１内の係止突起に押圧され、雌ハウジング２に対する雄ハウジング４の離脱方向に回転軸４２ａを支点としてレバー５が操作端部５２側を回動させ、雄ハウジング４と共にレバー５が雌ハウジング２からの離脱方向に移動する。このため、レバー５の操作端部５２をレバー５の先端側に押し込むという簡単な操作で、雌ハウジング２から雄ハウジング４を離脱させることができる。従って、雄ハウジング４の雌ハウジング２からの離脱を容易に行うことができる。   As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operation end 52 of the lever 5 positioned at the rotation limit in the mounting direction of the male housing 4 with respect to the female housing 2 when the male housing 4 is mounted on the female housing 2, When the lever 5 is pushed into the distal end side, the lever 5 slides toward the distal end side, and the front inner surface of the accommodating recess 51c is pressed by the locking projection in the accommodating chamber 21 so that the male housing 4 is detached from the female housing 2 in the direction of separation. The lever 5 rotates the operation end 52 side with the support 42a as a fulcrum, and the lever 5 moves in the direction away from the female housing 2 together with the male housing 4. For this reason, the male housing 4 can be detached from the female housing 2 by a simple operation of pushing the operation end 52 of the lever 5 into the distal end side of the lever 5. Therefore, the male housing 4 can be easily detached from the female housing 2.

また、本実施形態によれば、雌ハウジング２に対する雄ハウジング４の装着方向にレバー５の操作端部５２を押し込む操作を、操作端部５２と第１指掛部２３とを挟持して行うことで、雌ハウジング２に対する雄ハウジング４の装着を片手で行うことができる。このため、雄ハウジング４の雌ハウジング２への装着を容易に行うことができる。   Further, according to the present embodiment, the operation of pushing the operation end 52 of the lever 5 in the mounting direction of the male housing 4 with respect to the female housing 2 is performed by sandwiching the operation end 52 and the first finger hook portion 23. Thus, the male housing 4 can be attached to the female housing 2 with one hand. For this reason, mounting | wearing to the female housing 2 of the male housing 4 can be performed easily.

また、本実施形態によれば、レバー５の操作端部５２をレバー５の先端側に押し込む操作を、操作端部５２と第２指掛部２２とを挟持して行うことで、雌ハウジング２からの雄ハウジング４の離脱を片手で行うことができる。このため、雄ハウジング４の雌ハウジング２からの離脱を容易に行うことができる。   In addition, according to the present embodiment, the operation of pushing the operation end portion 52 of the lever 5 into the distal end side of the lever 5 is performed by holding the operation end portion 52 and the second finger hooking portion 22 between the female housing 2 and the female housing 2. The male housing 4 can be detached from the one hand. For this reason, the male housing 4 can be easily detached from the female housing 2.

なお、上記実施形態では、レバー５が側板５１に備える収容凹部５１ｃを雌ハウジング２の係止突起で押圧して、先端側にスライドするレバー５を操作端部５２が雄ハウジング４から離間する方向に押圧した場合について説明した。しかしながら、先端側にスライドするレバー５を、操作端部５２が雄ハウジング４から離間する方向に押圧部材で押圧する構成は任意である。例えば、雌ハウジング２に設けられた押圧部材により、レバー５の側板５１の後縁部や、ガイド長孔５１ｂの前側内面を押圧することで、先端側にスライドするレバー５を、操作端部５２が雄ハウジング４から離間する方向に押圧部材で押圧してもよい。   In the above embodiment, the lever 5 that slides toward the distal end side is pressed away from the male housing 4 by pressing the housing recess 51 c included in the side plate 51 of the lever 5 with the locking projection of the female housing 2. The case where it pressed to was demonstrated. However, the structure which presses the lever 5 which slides to the front end side with a pressing member in the direction in which the operation end 52 separates from the male housing 4 is arbitrary. For example, by pressing the rear edge portion of the side plate 51 of the lever 5 or the front inner surface of the guide long hole 51b with the pressing member provided in the female housing 2, the lever 5 that slides to the front end side is moved to the operation end portion 52. May be pressed by a pressing member in a direction away from the male housing 4.

また、操作端部５２を先端側に押し込まれると雄ハウジング４に対して先端側にスライドするようにレバー５を雄ハウジング４に支持するための構成は任意であり、例えば、回転長孔５１ａ及びガイド長孔５１ｂに代えて、側板５１の内面に凹部を設け、この凹部に回転軸４２ａ及びガイド軸４２ｂを収容してもよい。   Further, the structure for supporting the lever 5 on the male housing 4 so as to slide to the front end side with respect to the male housing 4 when the operation end portion 52 is pushed into the front end side is arbitrary. Instead of the guide long hole 51b, a concave portion may be provided on the inner surface of the side plate 51, and the rotary shaft 42a and the guide shaft 42b may be accommodated in the concave portion.

１ レバー嵌合式コネクタ
２ 雌ハウジング
２１ 収容室
２１ａ ガイド溝
２２ 第２指掛部
２３ 第１指掛部
４ 雄ハウジング
４２ａ 回転軸
４２ｂ ガイド軸
５ レバー
５１ 側板
５１ａ 回転長孔
５１ｂ ガイド長孔
５１ｃ 押圧部
５２ 操作端部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lever fitting type connector 2 Female housing 21 Accommodating chamber 21a Guide groove 22 Second finger hook part 23 First finger hook part 4 Male housing 42a Rotating shaft 42b Guide shaft 5 Lever 51 Side plate 51a Rotating long hole 51b Guide long hole 51c Pressing part 52 Operation end

Claims (4)

雄ハウジングの備える支軸に回動自在に支持されたレバーの操作端部を、雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの装着方向に操作されると、その操作方向に前記レバーを回動させ、前記レバーの前記支軸による支持位置よりも先端側に形成された押圧壁で、前記雌ハウジングを前記雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの離脱方向に押圧することで、前記雄ハウジングを前記雌ハウジング内に押し込むように構成されたコネクタであって、
前記レバーは、前記操作端部を先端側に押し込まれると、前記雄ハウジングに対して先端側にスライドし、
前記雄ハウジングは、前記雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの装着方向への回動限で、前記雄ハウジングに対して先端側にスライドする前記レバーを、操作端部が前記雄ハウジングから離間する方向に押圧する押圧部材を備えることを特徴とするコネクタ。 When the operating end of the lever supported rotatably on the support shaft of the male housing is operated in the mounting direction of the male housing to the female housing, the lever is rotated in the operating direction, and the lever The male housing is pushed into the female housing by pressing the female housing in the direction of detachment of the male housing from the female housing with a pressing wall formed on the tip side of the support position by the support shaft. A connector configured as follows:
When the lever is pushed into the distal end side, the lever slides toward the distal end side with respect to the male housing,
The male housing moves the lever that slides forward with respect to the male housing at a limit of rotation of the male housing in the mounting direction of the male housing in a direction in which the operation end portion is separated from the male housing. A connector comprising a pressing member for pressing. 前記レバーは、前記支軸を挿通孔に挿通されて、前記雄ハウジングの前記雌ハウジングへの挿脱方向に回転自在に支持されており、
前記挿通孔は、前記レバーの先端側から操作端部側にかけて、前記雌ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの離脱方向側に向けて延び、その延伸方向にスライド自在に前記支軸を収容し、
前記押圧壁は、前記レバーの先端側から操作端部側にかけて、前記雌ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの離脱方向に向けて延び、その延伸方向に摺動自在に前記押圧部材を収容する収容凹部の内壁から構成されていることを特徴とする請求項１に記載のコネクタ。 The lever is inserted in the insertion hole through the support shaft, and is rotatably supported in the insertion / removal direction of the male housing to the female housing,
The insertion hole extends from the distal end side of the lever toward the operation end side toward the detaching direction side of the male housing with respect to the female housing, and accommodates the support shaft slidably in its extending direction.
The pressing wall extends from the distal end side of the lever to the operation end side in the direction of detachment of the male housing with respect to the female housing, and the inner wall of the housing recess that houses the pressing member slidably in the extending direction. The connector according to claim 1, comprising: 前記雌ハウジングは、前記雄ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの装着時に、前記雌ハウジングに対する前記雄ハウジングの装着方向で前記レバーの操作端部と対向する位置に、操作者に前記操作端部と共に挟持される第１の指掛部を備えていることを特徴とする請求項１又は２に記載のコネクタ。   The female housing is clamped together with the operation end by the operator at a position facing the operation end of the lever in the mounting direction of the male housing with respect to the female housing when the male housing is mounted on the male housing. The connector according to claim 1, further comprising a first finger hook portion. 前記雌ハウジングは、前記雌ハウジングに前記雄ハウジングが装着されて、前記レバーが前記雌ハウジングへの前記雄ハウジングの装着方向への回動限に位置した状態において、前記レバーのスライド方向で前記レバーの操作端部と対向する位置に、操作者に前記操作端部と共に挟持される第２の指掛部を備えていることを特徴とする請求項１〜３の何れか１項に記載のコネクタ。   The female housing has the lever in the sliding direction of the lever in a state where the male housing is mounted on the female housing and the lever is positioned at a limit of rotation of the female housing in the mounting direction of the male housing. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a second finger hook portion that is held by the operator together with the operation end portion at a position facing the operation end portion. .

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