JP2782112B2 - Electrical connector - Google Patents
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【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は電気コネクタ、特に電気コネクタの接触子を
偏倚駆動するカム部材を使用する電気コネクタに関す
る。Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrical connector, and more particularly to an electrical connector using a cam member for biasing and driving a contact of the electrical connector.
多数の接触子（コンタクト）を有する電気コネクタに
被接触導体、例えばフラット（平形）ケーブル、回路基
板、回路カード、IC（集積回路）デバイス等を挿入接続
するには挿入力が大きくなり、作業が困難又は不可能で
ある。そこで、これら被接触導体の接続時の挿入力を低
減する為に所謂低挿入力型（LIF）又は零挿入力型（ZI
F）電気コネクタが提案されている。ここでは、これらL
IF及びZIFを総称して低挿入力型という。Inserting a contacted conductor, for example, a flat cable, a circuit board, a circuit card, an IC (integrated circuit) device, etc., into an electrical connector having a large number of contacts requires a large insertion force and requires a large amount of work. Difficult or impossible. In order to reduce the insertion force when these contacted conductors are connected, a so-called low insertion force type (LIF) or zero insertion force type (ZI
F) Electrical connectors have been proposed. Here, these L
IF and ZIF are collectively called low insertion force type.
低挿入力型電気コネクタにはその用途に応じて種々の
ものが提案されている。多ピンICデバイス用電気コネク
タの例としては、特開昭57−113567号、特開昭58−1067
74号、特開昭60−158577号、特開昭63−69496号及び実
開昭60−44376号等がある。これらの電気コネクタにあ
っては、各接触子の弾性ソケット部をレバー等により操
作されるカム面を有する板状体により開閉駆動してい
る。即ち、被接触導体の挿入時にはソケット部を開き、
ピン等を低挿入力で容易に挿入し、その後ソケット部を
閉じ完全な電気的接触を行っている。Various types of low insertion force type electrical connectors have been proposed according to their applications. Examples of electrical connectors for multi-pin IC devices are disclosed in JP-A-57-113567 and JP-A-58-1067.
No. 74, JP-A-60-158577, JP-A-63-69496 and JP-A-60-44376. In these electrical connectors, the elastic socket of each contact is driven to open and close by a plate having a cam surface operated by a lever or the like. In other words, when inserting the contacted conductor, open the socket,
Pins and the like are easily inserted with low insertion force, and then the socket is closed to make complete electrical contact.
また、フラットケーブル等に使用する低挿入力型電気
コネクタの例は実開昭63−184583号及び実開昭64−1928
号等に開示されている。これらの電気コネクタに使用す
る各接触子は通常状態下でその弾性により十分広い導体
挿入口を有するが、ケーブル導体の挿入後にはカム面を
有する摺動型又はヒンジ型のカバー部材を押し下げ又は
回動することにより接触子をケーブル導体に向って押圧
して接触する。Examples of low insertion force type electrical connectors used for flat cables, etc. are described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-188453 and Japanese Utility Model No. 64-1928.
And the like. Each contact used in these electrical connectors has a sufficiently large conductor insertion opening due to its elasticity under normal conditions, but after inserting the cable conductor, pushes down or turns a sliding or hinge type cover member having a cam surface. The movement causes the contact to be pressed against the cable conductor to make contact therewith.
更に、回路基板又は回路カード用の低挿入力型電気コ
ネクタの例は特開昭60−189881号、特開昭63−80490
号、実開昭62−5576号、実開昭62−5578号、実開昭62−
96281号、実開昭62−96282号及び実開昭59−33681号等
に開示されている。これらの電気コネクタはカム面を有
する一体又は複合構造の棒（ロッド）状又は板状カム部
材を使用しており、斯かるカム部材をレバー、つまみ或
いは挿入される回路カード自体の挿入力により摺動して
接触子を回路基板又は回路カード表面端縁に形成した接
触導体と選択的に接触するよう構成されている。即ち、
回路基板又は回路カードの挿入時には各接触子は被接触
導体面から離間して挿入力を低減し、挿入後にカム部材
を操作して接触圧を増加して電気的接続を確立してい
る。Further, examples of low insertion force type electrical connectors for circuit boards or circuit cards are disclosed in JP-A-60-189881, JP-A-63-80490.
No., Shokai 62-5576, Shokai 62-5578, Shokai 62-
No. 96281, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open Nos. 62-96282 and 59-33681, and the like. These electrical connectors use a rod-shaped or plate-shaped cam member having an integral or composite structure having a cam surface, and the cam member is slid by a lever, a knob or an insertion force of a circuit card to be inserted. Movably to selectively contact the contact with a contact conductor formed on a surface edge of a circuit board or a circuit card. That is,
When the circuit board or the circuit card is inserted, each contact is separated from the contacted conductor surface to reduce the insertion force, and after the insertion, the cam member is operated to increase the contact pressure to establish the electrical connection.
最近の電子機器、特にICテスタ等の電子応用機器又は
計測試験機器にあっては、小型化、高密度化に加えて高
機能化が進行している。その為に、被試験デバイス（DU
T）と計測回路間の相互接続すべき信号回路数は数10乃
至数100に及び高周波信号の伝送線路であるのが一般的
である。このような信号回路に使用する電気コネクタに
あっては物理的にも必然的に大きくなり、しかもこのよ
うな多数の接触子の弾性に抗してカム部材を駆動するに
は相当大きな力を必要とする。上述した従来のプラスチ
ックモールド製カム部材では強度が不十分であると共に
十分満足すべき小型化が実現できないという問題が生じ
る。2. Description of the Related Art Recent electronic devices, particularly electronic application devices such as IC testers or measurement test devices, are becoming more sophisticated in addition to miniaturization and higher density. Therefore, the device under test (DU
The number of signal circuits to be interconnected between T) and the measurement circuit ranges from several tens to several hundreds, and is generally a transmission line for high-frequency signals. The electrical connector used for such a signal circuit is physically large inevitably, and a considerable force is required to drive the cam member against the elasticity of such a large number of contacts. And The conventional plastic molded cam member described above has a problem that the strength is insufficient and a sufficiently satisfactory miniaturization cannot be realized.
従って、本発明の目的は、多数の接触子を駆動するの
に好適な接触子駆動用カム部材を有する低挿入力型の電
気コネクタを提供することにある。Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a low insertion force type electrical connector having a contact driving cam member suitable for driving a large number of contacts.
本発明によれば、少なくとも一列に配設された弾性接
触子と、傾斜面を含むカムモジュールを具えたカム部材
と、該カム部材の前記カムモジュールの前記傾斜面と協
働するカム面を具えて該カム部材の相対摺動時に該弾性
接触子の接触部を偏倚動作させるカムレール部材とを含
む電気コネクタにおいて、前記カムレール部材の前記カ
ム面の両側端には長さ方向に渡って延びる一対の突壁が
一体的に設けられ、該突壁は前記カムモジュールと協働
して前記カム部材の相対摺動を案内すべく作用すること
を特徴とする。According to the present invention, at least one row of resilient contacts, a cam member having a cam module including an inclined surface, and a cam surface cooperating with the inclined surface of the cam module of the cam member are provided. And a cam rail member for biasing the contact portion of the resilient contact when the cam member slides relative to each other. A protruding wall is provided integrally, and the protruding wall works in cooperation with the cam module to guide relative sliding of the cam member.
本発明の電気コネクタに使用されるカム部材は、所定
間隔で開口等の係止部が形成された平坦な金属製の基部
と、この基部の係止部に圧入等により固定されるカム面
とを有する同一形状の複数のカムモジュールとにより形
成され得る。The cam member used in the electrical connector of the present invention includes a flat metal base having locking portions such as openings formed at predetermined intervals, and a cam surface fixed to the locking portion of the base by press fitting or the like. And a plurality of cam modules of the same shape having the same shape.
このように構成されたカム部材の表面には摺動性を改
善する為に例えばテフロン等のコーティングを行う。ま
た、金属製基部の端部には開口又は把手を付加してカム
部材の操作の為に手又は油圧機構等により張力がかけら
れるようにする。The surface of the cam member configured as described above is coated with, for example, Teflon or the like in order to improve slidability. An opening or a handle is added to the end of the metal base so that tension can be applied by a hand or a hydraulic mechanism for operating the cam member.
また本発明の電気コネクタによると、コネクタハウジ
ング内に少なくとも１列の接触子を配列し、その接触子
の弾性接触部に近接して前述の如く金属製基部の係止部
に複数のカムモジュールを固定して形成したカム部材を
対応させ、被接触導体の挿入時の挿入力を低減してい
る。Further, according to the electrical connector of the present invention, at least one row of contacts is arranged in the connector housing, and a plurality of cam modules are provided near the elastic contact portions of the contacts at the locking portions of the metal base as described above. Corresponding cam members formed fixedly reduce the insertion force when inserting the contacted conductor.
以下、本発明の電気コネクタ及びカム部材の実施例を
添付図を参照して説明する。Hereinafter, embodiments of the electric connector and the cam member of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
第１図は本発明によるカム部材10の好適実施例の分解
斜視図を示す。このカム部材10は平坦且つ細長い金属、
好ましくは鋼板製の基部12を含んでいる。この基部12に
は略一定間隔で係止部を構成する複数の取付穴14a,14b,
…,14nが形成されると共に前端部に操作用開口15を有す
る。この金属製基部12の幅及び厚さは必要とする強度及
び使用する電気コネクタの接触子（コンタクト）構造、
特に接触子列間隔により決まる。この好適一実施例で
は、基部12は板厚約1mm、幅約4mm、長さ約240mmであ
る。また、取付穴14は直径約2mmであり、隣接する取付
穴14の間隔は約24mmである。FIG. 1 shows an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a cam member 10 according to the present invention. This cam member 10 is flat and elongated metal,
It includes a base 12 preferably made of steel. In the base 12, a plurality of mounting holes 14a, 14b,
, 14n are formed and have an operation opening 15 at the front end. The width and thickness of the metal base 12 are the required strength and the contact structure of the electrical connector to be used,
In particular, it is determined by the contact row spacing. In one preferred embodiment, the base 12 is about 1 mm thick, about 4 mm wide, and about 240 mm long. The mounting holes 14 have a diameter of about 2 mm, and the interval between adjacent mounting holes 14 is about 24 mm.
基部12の各取付穴14a,14b,…,14nには例えば亜鉛合金
でダイキャスト形成された同一形状の複数のカムモジュ
ール（又はコマ）16a,16b,…,16nが固定される。基部12
にカムモジュール16を固定するには従来の固定手段によ
るを可とするが、各カムモジュール16の平坦な底面に例
えば１対の短い取付脚17（第２図参照）を一体形成し、
この取付脚17を取付穴14に圧入するのが好ましい。尚、
取付脚17は取付穴14より少なくとも部分的に大きくする
が、好ましくは正方形等の多角形とする。各カムモジュ
ール16は図示の如く前方の傾斜カム面18と後方の平坦頂
部19を有するか、例えば前方から後方にかけて徐々に傾
斜が緩くなる略対数関数状の連続面として摩擦抵抗を低
減してもよい。A plurality of cam modules (or tops) 16a, 16b,..., 16n of the same shape die-cast with, for example, a zinc alloy are fixed to the mounting holes 14a, 14b,. Base 12
Conventional fixing means can be used to fix the cam module 16 to the cam module 16. However, for example, a pair of short mounting legs 17 (see FIG. 2) are integrally formed on the flat bottom surface of each cam module 16,
It is preferable to press-fit this mounting leg 17 into the mounting hole 14. still,
The mounting leg 17 is at least partially larger than the mounting hole 14, but is preferably a polygon such as a square. Each cam module 16 has a front inclined cam surface 18 and a rear flat top portion 19 as shown in the figure, or for example, a frictional resistance is reduced as a substantially logarithmic continuous surface whose inclination gradually decreases from the front to the rear. Good.
第１図中には１個のカムモジュール16aのみ基部12の
取付穴14aに圧入固定して示している。全てのカムモジ
ュール16を圧入固定後に、表面にテフロン等の低摩擦抵
抗の層を被着するのが好ましい。本発明の好適実施例で
は１個の基部12に９個のカムモジュールが略一定間隔で
固定される。In FIG. 1, only one cam module 16a is press-fitted and fixed in the mounting hole 14a of the base 12. After press-fitting and fixing all the cam modules 16, it is preferable to apply a low friction resistance layer such as Teflon on the surface. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, nine cam modules are fixed to one base 12 at substantially constant intervals.
第２図は第１図に示し上述したカム部材10を用いて電
気コネクタの接触子の接触部を偏倚駆動するカムレール
部材20構造及び両部材10,20の動作を示す。カムレール
部材20は端面が略Ｈ字状であって、底面にカム部材10の
カム（上）面と相補形状の複数のカム面21a,21b,……,2
1nが形成されている。このカム面21は例えば指数関数上
に変化する連続形状が好ましい。カムレール部材20は好
ましくはッ素（テフロン）入りポリフェニレンサルファ
イド（PPS）製モールドである。FIG. 2 shows the structure of the cam rail member 20 for biasing and driving the contact portion of the contact of the electrical connector using the cam member 10 shown in FIG. 1 and described above, and the operation of both members 10, 20. The cam rail member 20 has a substantially H-shaped end surface, and a plurality of cam surfaces 21a, 21b,..., 2 on the bottom surface complementary to the cam (upper) surface of the cam member 10.
1n is formed. The cam surface 21 preferably has a continuous shape that changes on an exponential function, for example. The cam rail member 20 is preferably a mold made of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) containing Teflon.
第２図（Ａ）はカム部材10とカムレール部材20とのカ
ム面が相互に嵌合した状態を示し、同図（Ｂ）はその時
の端面図を示す。第２図（Ｃ）は両部材10,20のカム面
が相互にシフトした状態、同図（Ｄ）はこの状態での端
面図を示す。第２図（Ｂ）及び（Ｄ）から理解される如
く、カムレール部材20は上述のとおり略Ｈ字状であり、
水平バー22の両端から上方に接触子駆動用突部23,24を
有し、水平バー22の下中央部25にカム部を有する。FIG. 2A shows a state where the cam surfaces of the cam member 10 and the cam rail member 20 are fitted to each other, and FIG. 2B shows an end view at that time. FIG. 2C shows a state in which the cam surfaces of the two members 10 and 20 are shifted from each other, and FIG. 2D shows an end view in this state. As understood from FIGS. 2B and 2D, the cam rail member 20 is substantially H-shaped as described above,
Contact bar driving projections 23 and 24 are provided above both ends of the horizontal bar 22, and a cam portion is provided at a lower central portion 25 of the horizontal bar 22.
第２図（Ｂ）及び（Ｄ）を対比すれば明らかな如く、
カム部材10の基部12から突部23、24までの高さは実質的
にカム部材10の各カムモジュール16の高さの約２倍分だ
け持ち上げられている。この特定実施例では、この持ち
上げ量又は垂直偏位は約3mmである。As is clear from comparing FIGS. 2 (B) and (D),
The height from the base 12 of the cam member 10 to the protrusions 23 and 24 is raised by substantially twice the height of each cam module 16 of the cam member 10. In this particular embodiment, this lift or vertical excursion is about 3 mm.
ところで図２（Ａ）乃至（Ｄ）から理解されるよう
に、中央部25のカム面21a、21b、……21nの長さ方向の
両側には突壁81、82が形成される。特に図２（Ｂ）及び
図２（Ｃ）から理解されるように、突壁81、82はカム部
材10が摺動されるときにカムモジュール16に係合し、カ
ム部材10を案内していることが理解される。図２（Ｃ）
及び（Ｄ）に示すように、カム部材10とカムレール部材
20とが高さ方向に離れるよう移動した状態でもカムモジ
ュール16とカム部材10との係合が維持される点に注目す
べきである。By the way, as understood from FIGS. 2A to 2D, projecting walls 81 and 82 are formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the cam surfaces 21a, 21b,. 2 (B) and FIG. 2 (C), the projecting walls 81, 82 engage the cam module 16 when the cam member 10 is slid, and guide the cam member 10. It is understood that there is. FIG. 2 (C)
And (D), the cam member 10 and the cam rail member
It should be noted that the engagement between the cam module 16 and the cam member 10 is maintained even when the member 20 has moved away in the height direction.
次に、第３図は第１図及び第２図に示したカム部材10
及びカムレール部材20を回路基板（プリント板）用エッ
ジコネクタ50に適用する場合の概略端面図である。同図
から理解される如く、コネクタハウジング30の底壁32内
に多数の接触子（２個のみを図示）33,34を平行に配設
して、その自由端の近傍に対向した略Ｃ字状の接触部3
5,36を形成している。これら２列の接触子33,34間に上
述したカム部材10及びカムレール部材20を協働関係で挿
入保持している。Next, FIG. 3 shows the cam member 10 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic end view of a case where the cam rail member 20 is applied to an edge connector 50 for a circuit board (printed board). As can be understood from the figure, a large number of contacts (only two are shown) 33, 34 are disposed in parallel in the bottom wall 32 of the connector housing 30, and a substantially C-shaped member is disposed near the free end thereof. Contact part 3
5,36 are formed. The cam member 10 and the cam rail member 20 described above are inserted and held in a cooperative relationship between these two rows of contacts 33 and 34.
コネクタハウジング30の上面のテーパ付き開口（又は
スロット）31から回路基板（又は回路カード）40の端部
を挿入する。回路基板40の両面端部には接触子33,34の
接触部35,36と対応して被接触導体である接触パッド41,
42が被着形成されている。The end of the circuit board (or circuit card) 40 is inserted from the tapered opening (or slot) 31 on the upper surface of the connector housing 30. Contact pads 41, which are conductors to be contacted, correspond to the contact portions 35, 36 of the contacts 33, 34 at both end portions of the circuit board 40.
42 is formed.
この電気コネクタ50に回路基板40を挿入接続するに
は、上述した如く、カム部材10の金属製基部12を第３図
の図面に垂直方向に引張って、カムレール部材20を上
方、即ちコネクタハウジング30の底面32から遠ざかる方
向に駆動する。その結果、接触子33,34の接触部35,36が
相互に離れてその間隔を拡大し、回路基板40の端部が低
挿入力で挿入可能になる。To insert and connect the circuit board 40 to the electrical connector 50, as described above, the metal base 12 of the cam member 10 is pulled in the direction perpendicular to the drawing of FIG. Is driven in a direction away from the bottom surface 32. As a result, the contact portions 35 and 36 of the contacts 33 and 34 are separated from each other to increase the distance therebetween, and the end of the circuit board 40 can be inserted with a low insertion force.
第４図は、本発明の電気コネクタの他の実施例であっ
て、超高周波信号路に使用可能な同軸ケーブル及び回路
基板間の相互接続用電気コネクタである。FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the electric connector of the present invention, which is an electric connector for interconnection between a coaxial cable and a circuit board which can be used for an ultra-high frequency signal path.
この電気コネクタ60はコネクタハウジング61の１面に
相互に位置ずれ（スタガ）させて配置した２列の凹部62
a,62b,62c,……及び63a,63b,63c,……を有する。各凹部
62,63にはコネクタモジュール70が挿入保持される。各
コネクタモジュール70は本願特許出願人の出願に係る特
願平２−62763号明細書に開示するものと同様である。
即ち、略直方体の絶縁ブロック71内に一定間隔で３本の
帯状導体が固定され、一側の突出端には弾性接触子72a,
72b,72cが形成され、他側には同軸ケーブル用の略筒状
のソケット73が形成される。The electrical connector 60 has two rows of recesses 62 arranged on one surface of a connector housing 61 so as to be displaced (staggered) from each other.
a, 62b, 62c,... and 63a, 63b, 63c,. Each recess
The connector module 70 is inserted and held in 62 and 63. Each connector module 70 is the same as that disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-62763 filed by the present applicant.
That is, three strip-shaped conductors are fixed at regular intervals in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped insulating block 71, and the elastic contacts 72a,
72b and 72c are formed, and a substantially cylindrical socket 73 for a coaxial cable is formed on the other side.
コネクタハウジング61の他面には回路基板挿入用溝64
が形成され、この溝64内にコネクタモジュール70の接触
子72が突出し、その間にカム部材10及びカムレール部材
20が挿入配置されること第３図の場合と同様である。
尚、第４図の場合にはコネクタモジュール70をコネクタ
ハウジング60の開口62,63内に挿入するので、任意数の
信号路の電気コネクタが得られる。また、各列の凹部6
2,63は夫々スタが配置され、コネクタモジュール70の信
号用接触子72aは対向するコネクタモジュールの接地用
接触子72b,72cと対向するので、信号の漏洩も最小にな
る。On the other side of the connector housing 61, a circuit board insertion groove 64
The contact 72 of the connector module 70 projects into the groove 64, and the cam member 10 and the cam rail member
It is the same as the case of FIG. 3 that 20 is inserted and arranged.
In the case of FIG. 4, since the connector module 70 is inserted into the openings 62 and 63 of the connector housing 60, an electrical connector having an arbitrary number of signal paths can be obtained. Also, the recesses 6 in each row
Stars 2 and 63 are arranged, and the signal contact 72a of the connector module 70 faces the grounding contacts 72b and 72c of the opposing connector module, so that signal leakage is minimized.
以上、本発明によるカム部材を使用する電気コネクタ
を好適実施例に基づき説明した。しかし、本発明は斯か
る特定実施例のみに限定するべきではなく、その要旨を
逸脱することなく種々の変形変更が可能であること当業
者には容易に理解できよう。例えば、本発明のカムモジ
ュール16は基部12に溶接等により固定してもよい。カム
モジュールは金属ではなく耐摩耗性の良好なPPS等のプ
ラスチックモールド製でもよい。また電気コネクタは回
路基板又はカードのみならずフラットケーブル用であっ
てもよく、ICデバイス用であってもよい。接触子の形状
もカム部材で直接又は間接的に偏倚駆動される種々のも
のでもよいこと勿論である。The electric connector using the cam member according to the present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention should not be limited to only such a specific embodiment, and it can be easily understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof. For example, the cam module 16 of the present invention may be fixed to the base 12 by welding or the like. The cam module may be made of a plastic mold such as PPS having good wear resistance instead of metal. The electrical connector may be for a flat cable as well as a circuit board or a card, or may be for an IC device. It goes without saying that the shape of the contact may be various types that are directly or indirectly biased and driven by the cam member.
本発明の電気コネクタによれば、カムレール部材のカ
ム面の両側端には長さ方向に渡って延びる一対の突壁が
一体的に設けられ、突壁はカムモジュールと協働してカ
ム部材の相対摺動を案内すべく作用することを特徴とす
るので、比較的単純な構成ながらカム部材の相対摺動を
スムーズに行わせることができ、また多数回の動作に対
しても十分な耐性を有し破損する虞れがなく動作の信頼
性が高い。According to the electrical connector of the present invention, a pair of projecting walls extending in the length direction are integrally provided on both side ends of the cam surface of the cam rail member, and the projecting walls cooperate with the cam module to form the cam member. It is characterized by acting to guide relative sliding, so that the relative sliding of the cam member can be performed smoothly with a relatively simple configuration, and it has sufficient resistance to many operations. There is no danger of damage and the operation is highly reliable.
第１図は本発明によるカム部材の分解斜視図、 第２図（Ａ）乃至（Ｄ）は第１図のカム部材及びこれと
協働するカムレール部材の動作説明の為の側面図及び端
面図、 第３図は第１図のカム部材を使用する本発明による電気
コネクタの概略端面図、 第４図はコネクタモジュールを使用する本発明のモジュ
ール型電気コネクタの斜視図を示す。 10……カム部材、12……基部 14……係止部、16……カムモジュール 50,60……電気コネクタ 30,61……コネクタハウジング 33,34,72……弾性接触子 41,42……被接触導体FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cam member according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 (A) to 2 (D) are side and end views for explaining the operation of the cam member of FIG. 1 and a cam rail member cooperating therewith. FIG. 3 is a schematic end view of an electrical connector according to the present invention using the cam member of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a modular electrical connector of the present invention using a connector module. 10 cam member, 12 base 14 locking part 16, cam module 50, 60 electrical connector 30, 61 connector housing 33, 34, 72 elastic contact 41, 42 … Contact conductor
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Claims (1)
と、傾斜面を含むカムモジュールを具えたカム部材と、
該カム部材の前記カムモジュールの前記傾斜面と協働す
るカム面を具えて該カム部材の相対摺動時に該弾性接触
子の接触部を偏倚動作させるカムレール部材とを含む電
気コネクタにおいて、 前記カムレール部材の前記カム面の両側端には長さ方向
に渡って延びる一対の突壁が一体的に設けられ、該突壁
は前記カムモジュールと協働して前記カム部材の相対摺
動を案内すべく作用することを特徴とする電気コネク
タ。A cam member having a cam module including an inclined surface;
A cam rail member having a cam surface cooperating with the inclined surface of the cam module of the cam member, the cam rail member biasing a contact portion of the resilient contact when the cam member is relatively slid. A pair of projecting walls extending in the length direction are integrally provided on both side ends of the cam surface of the member, and the projecting walls cooperate with the cam module to guide relative sliding of the cam member. An electrical connector characterized by acting as described above.
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