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JP3685785B2
JP3685785B2 JP2003021980A JP2003021980A JP3685785B2 JP 3685785 B2 JP3685785 B2 JP 3685785B2 JP 2003021980 A JP2003021980 A JP 2003021980A JP 2003021980 A JP2003021980 A JP 2003021980A JP 3685785 B2 JP3685785 B2 JP 3685785B2
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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、例えばフレキシブルプリント回路（ＦＰＣ）やフレキシブルフラットケーブル（ＦＦＣ）等を接続するためのコネクタに関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、この種のコネクタとしては、ＦＰＣやＦＦＣ等の接続対象物の一端を所定位置に挿入可能なコネクタ本体と、コネクタ本体に挿入された接続対象物に電気的に接触する端子と、接続対象物を端子側に押圧する押圧部材とを備え、押圧部材をコネクタ本体に前後方向に移動自在及び上下方向に回動自在に係合したものが知られている（例えば、特許文献１参照。）。
【０００３】
このコネクタでは、押圧部材を前方に引き出して上方に回動すると、接続対象物がコネクタ本体に挿入可能となり、接続対象物をコネクタ本体に挿入した状態で押圧部材を下方に回動して後方に移動させると、接続対象物が押圧部材によって端子側に押圧され、接続対象物との接続が完了するようになっている。
【０００４】
【特許文献１】
特開２００２−２５２０４９号公報
【０００５】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、前述と同様のコネクタとして、例えば図１３乃至図１６に示すものは、コネクタ本体１の幅方向両側面部１ａに前後方向に延びる長孔１ｂを設け、この長孔１ｂに押圧部材２の幅方向両端に設けたアーム部２ａを前後方向に移動自在に挿入し、押圧部材２を前方に引き出すと、アーム部２ａの先端に設けた係止部２ｂが長孔１ｂの前端部１ｃに係止するようになっている。
【０００６】
しかしながら、前記コネクタでは、押圧部材２を前方に引き出す際、押圧部材２の係止部２ｂが長孔１ｂの前端部１ｃに当接するため、当接による荷重が長孔１ｂの前端部１ｃに集中的に加わり、長孔１ｂの前端部１ｃが破損し易いという問題点があった。
【０００７】
本発明は前記問題点に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的とするところは、押圧部材を前方に引き出す際の荷重による長孔の前端部の破損を確実に防止することのできるコネクタを提供することにある。
【０００８】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は前記目的を達成するために、請求項１では、接続対象物の一端を所定位置に挿入可能なコネクタ本体と、コネクタ本体に挿入された接続対象物に電気的に接触する端子と、接続対象物を端子側に押圧する押圧部材とを備え、コネクタ本体の幅方向両側面部に押圧部材を前後方向に移動自在に係合する長孔を設け、押圧部材を前方に引き出すと押圧部材に設けた係止部が長孔の前端部に係止するようにしたコネクタにおいて、前記長孔の少なくとも前端側の側面にコネクタ本体の側面部と一体に形成された補強壁を設け、前記押圧部材を前方に引き出すと、押圧部材の係止部に設けた傾斜面が長孔の前端部に当接して押圧部材の前端側が上方に回動するとともに、押圧部材の係止部と長孔の前端部との当接によって押圧部材が上方へ回動した状態で保持されるように構成している。これにより、押圧部材を前方に引き出す際、長孔の前端部には押圧部材の係止部の当接による荷重が加わるが、長孔の前端側の側面にはコネクタ本体の側面部と一体に形成された補強壁が設けられていることから、係止部の当接荷重が補強壁を介して周囲の側面部に分散し、長孔の前端部に集中的に加わることがない。
【０００９】
また、請求項２では、請求項１記載のコネクタにおいて、前記補強壁を長孔の前端部よりも幅を小さく形成し、コネクタ本体の側面寄りに位置するように設けている。これにより、請求項１の作用に加え、補強壁が長孔の前端部よりも幅が小さく、コネクタ本体の側面寄りに設けられていることから、補強壁によって係止部の移動が妨げられることはない。
【００１０】
【発明の実施の形態】
図１乃至図１２は本発明の一実施形態を示すもので、図１はコネクタの斜視図、図２はその側面図、図３及び図４はその動作を示す側面図、図５はコネクタの側面断面図、図６はフレキシブル回路図を接続したコネクタの側面断面図、図７及び図８はコネクタの動作を示す平面図、図９及び図１０はその正面側斜視図、図１１及び図１２はその背面側斜視図である。
【００１１】
このコネクタは、接続対象物としてのフレキシブル回路Ａの一端を挿入可能なコネクタ本体１０と、コネクタ本体１０に挿入されたフレキシブル回路Ａの接点と電気的に接触する複数の端子２０と、フレキシブル回路Ａを各端子２０側に押圧する押圧部材３０とから構成されている。
【００１２】
フレキシブル回路Ａは、いわゆるフレキシブルプリント回路（ＦＰＣ）と称されるものであり、その先端側の下方の面には複数の電気接点（図示せず）が互いに幅方向に間隔をおいて設けられている。尚、接続対象物としては、フレキシブルフラットケーブル（ＦＦＣ）等であってもよい。
【００１３】
コネクタ本体１０は合成樹脂の成形品からなり、前面側を開口した箱状に形成されている。即ち、コネクタ本体１０は、上面部１１、背面部１２、側面部１３及び底面部１４からなり、その前面開口部からフレキシブル回路Ａが挿入されるようになっている。背面部１２には複数の端子孔１２ａが互いに幅方向に等間隔で設けられ、各端子孔１２ａには各端子２０がそれぞれ保持されるようになっている。各側面部１３にはそれぞれ前後方向に延びる長孔１３ａが設けられ、各長孔１３ａに押圧部材３０を係合するようになっている。長孔１３ａはその後端及び側面の後端側を開放されており、その前端側の側面は側面部１３と一体に形成された補強壁１３ｂによって閉塞されている。長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃには押圧部材３０が係止するようになっており、補強壁１３ｂは前端部１３ｃよりも幅が小さく形成され、コネクタ本体１０の側面寄りに位置するように設けられている。
【００１４】
各端子２０は導電性の金属板からなり、コネクタ本体１０の各端子孔１２ａにそれぞれ保持されている。各端子２０は、互いに上下方向に間隔をおいて前方に二股状に延びる固定片部２１及び弾性片部２２を有し、その後端には基板Ｂに接続される基板接続部２３が設けられている。
【００１５】
押圧部材３０は合成樹脂の成形品からなり、コネクタ本体１０の外部に配置される操作部３１と、コネクタ本体１０内に配置される押圧片３２と、コネクタ本体１０内に挿入される左右一対のアーム部３３とから構成されている。操作部３１は押圧部材３０の幅方向に延び、その両端には把持部３１ａが突設されている。また、操作部３１の下面中央にはフレキシブル回路Ａを挿通可能な凹部３１ｂが設けられている。押圧片３２は操作部３１の背面中央から後方に延び、各端子２０の固定片部２１の下方に位置するようになっている。この場合、押圧片３２は先端側に向かって厚さ寸法が徐々に小さくなるように形成されている。各アーム部３３は操作部３１の背面両端側から後方に向かって延び、それぞれコネクタ本体１０の各長孔１３ａ内に前後方向に移動自在に挿入されている。各アーム部３３の先端には長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃに係止する係止部３３ａが幅方向に突出するように設けられ、係止部３３ａの前面、即ち長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃに係止する面は、後方に向かって下り傾斜をなす傾斜面３３ｂによって形成されている。また、各アーム部３３の前後方向中央部には幅方向に突出する山形の突起部３３ｃが設けられ、アーム部３３が前後方向に移動する際、アーム部３３の弾性変形により突起部３３ｃが長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃを強制的に乗り越えるようになっている。
【００１６】
以上のように構成されたコネクタにおいては、各端子２０の基板接続部２３を基板Ｂに半田付けすることにより、各端子２０が基板Ｂに接続される。また、フレキシブル回路Ａをコネクタに接続する場合は、図３に示すように押圧部材３０を前方に引き出すことにより、フレキシブル回路Ａがコネクタ本体１０内に挿入可能となる。即ち、図５に示すように押圧部材３０の押圧片３２は先端側に向かって厚さ寸法が小さくなるように形成されているので、押圧部材３０が前方に移動すると、各端子２０の弾性片部２２と押圧片３２との間隔が広がり、フレキシブル回路Ａが弾性片部２２と押圧片３２との間に挿入可能となる。また、押圧部材３０を前方に引き出すと、各アーム部３３の突起部３３ｃが長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃを乗り越えるとともに、長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃにアーム部３３の係止部３３ａが係止することにより、押圧部材３０が引き出し位置に保持される。その際、係止部３３ａの傾斜面３３ｂが長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃに当接し、突起部３３ｃによる押圧部材３０の前方位置への保持力によって傾斜面３３ｂが長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃに沿って垂直になろうとする。これにより、図４に示すように押圧部材３０が上方に回動してその前端側が上昇し、フレキシブル回路Ａの挿入が容易になる。
【００１７】
次に、フレキシブル回路Ａを各端子２０の弾性片部２２と押圧片３２との間に挿入した後、押圧部材３０を下方に回動しながらコネクタ本体１０の後方に向かって移動させると、押圧片３２と弾性片部２２との間隔が徐々に狭くなり、押圧片３２によってフレキシブル回路Ａが弾性片部２２側に押圧され、図６に示すようにフレキシブル回路Ａと各端子２０の弾性片部２２とが互いに圧接して電気的に接続される。
【００１８】
また、前記押圧部材３０を前方に引き出す際、長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃには押圧部材３０の係止部３３ａの当接による荷重が加わるが、長孔１３ａの前端側の側面にはコネクタ本体１０の側面部１３と一体に形成された補強壁１３ｂが設けられていることから、係止部３３ａの当接荷重が補強壁１３ｂを介して周囲の側面部１３に分散し、長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃに集中的に加わることがない。また、補強壁１３ｂは、長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃよりも幅が小さく、コネクタ本体１０の側面寄りに設けられているので、補強壁１３ｂによって係止部３３ａの移動が妨げられることはない。
【００１９】
このように、本実施形態のコネクタによれば、押圧部材３０を前方に引き出す際の荷重が長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃに集中的に加わることがないので、長孔１３ａの前端部１３ｃの破損を確実に防止することができ、耐久性の向上を図ることができる。
【００２０】
また、補強壁１３ｂによって係止部３３ａの移動が妨げられることがないので、押圧部材３０の引き出し操作を常に良好に行うことができ、操作性の向上を図ることができる。
【００２１】
尚、前記実施形態では、長孔１３ａの側面の前端側のみに補強壁１３ｂを設けたものを示したが、長孔１３ａの側面全体を覆う補強壁を設けてもよい。
【００２２】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、請求項１のコネクタによれば、押圧部材を前方に引き出す際の荷重がコネクタ本体の長孔の前端部に集中的に加わることがないので、長孔の前端部の破損を確実に防止することができ、耐久性の向上を図ることができる。
【００２３】
また、請求項２のコネクタによれば、請求項１の効果に加え、補強壁によって係止部の移動が妨げられることがないので、押圧部材の引き出し操作を常に良好に行うことができ、操作性の向上を図ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の一実施形態を示すコネクタの斜視図
【図２】コネクタの側面図
【図３】コネクタの動作を示す側面図
【図４】コネクタの動作を示す側面図
【図５】コネクタの側面断面図
【図６】フレキシブル回路図を接続したコネクタの側面断面図
【図７】コネクタの動作を示す平面図
【図８】コネクタの動作を示す平面図
【図９】コネクタの動作を示す正面側斜視図
【図１０】コネクタの動作を示す正面側斜視図
【図１１】コネクタの動作を示す背面側斜視図
【図１２】コネクタの動作を示す背面側斜視図
【図１３】従来のコネクタを示す側面図
【図１４】従来のコネクタを示す側面図
【図１５】従来のコネクタを示す平面図
【図１６】従来のコネクタを示す平面図
【符号の説明】
１０…コネクタ本体、１３…側面部、１３ａ…長孔、１３ｂ…補強壁、１３ｃ…前端部、２０…端子、３０…押圧部材、３３ａ…係止部、Ａ…フレキシブル回路。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connector for connecting, for example, a flexible printed circuit (FPC) or a flexible flat cable (FFC).
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of connector, there is a connector body in which one end of a connection object such as FPC or FFC can be inserted into a predetermined position, a terminal that is in electrical contact with the connection object inserted in the connector body, and a connection object There is known a pressing member that presses an object toward the terminal, and the pressing member is engaged with a connector main body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction and rotatable in the vertical direction (for example, see Patent Document 1). .
[0003]
In this connector, when the pressing member is pulled forward and rotated upward, the connection object can be inserted into the connector body, and the pressing member is rotated downward while the connection object is inserted into the connector body. When moved, the connection object is pressed to the terminal side by the pressing member, and the connection with the connection object is completed.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-252049 gazette
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, as a connector similar to the above, for example, the connector shown in FIGS. 13 to 16 is provided with a long hole 1b extending in the front-rear direction on both side portions 1a in the width direction of the connector body 1, and the width of the pressing member 2 is provided in this long hole 1b. When the arm portions 2a provided at both ends in the direction are inserted movably in the front-rear direction and the pressing member 2 is pulled forward, the locking portion 2b provided at the tip of the arm portion 2a is locked to the front end portion 1c of the long hole 1b. It is supposed to be.
[0006]
However, in the connector, when the pressing member 2 is pulled forward, the locking portion 2b of the pressing member 2 comes into contact with the front end 1c of the long hole 1b, so that the load due to the contact is concentrated on the front end 1c of the long hole 1b. In addition, there is a problem that the front end 1c of the long hole 1b is easily damaged.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector that can reliably prevent damage to the front end portion of the long hole due to a load when the pressing member is pulled forward. There is to do.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, in claim 1, a connector body capable of inserting one end of a connection object into a predetermined position, and a terminal electrically contacting the connection object inserted in the connector body, A pressing member that presses the connection object to the terminal side, provided with elongated holes on both sides in the width direction of the connector body so that the pressing member can be moved in the front-rear direction, and when the pressing member is pulled forward, the pressing member In the connector in which the provided locking portion is locked to the front end portion of the long hole, a reinforcing wall formed integrally with the side surface portion of the connector main body is provided on at least the front end side surface of the long hole, and the pressing member Is pulled forward, the inclined surface provided on the locking portion of the pressing member abuts on the front end portion of the long hole, the front end side of the pressing member rotates upward, and the locking portion of the pressing member and the front end of the long hole The pressing member rotates upward by contact with the It is configured to be retained in a state. As a result, when the pressing member is pulled forward, a load is applied to the front end portion of the long hole due to the contact of the locking portion of the pressing member, but the side surface on the front end side of the long hole is integrated with the side surface portion of the connector body. Since the formed reinforcing wall is provided, the contact load of the locking portion is distributed to the surrounding side surface portion through the reinforcing wall and does not concentrate on the front end portion of the long hole.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the connector according to the first aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing wall is formed to have a width smaller than the front end portion of the long hole and is positioned closer to the side surface of the connector body. Thereby, in addition to the effect of claim 1, since the reinforcing wall is smaller in width than the front end portion of the long hole and is provided closer to the side surface of the connector body, movement of the locking portion is prevented by the reinforcing wall. There is no.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIGS. 3 and 4 are side views showing its operation, and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the connector to which the flexible circuit diagram is connected, FIGS. 7 and 8 are plan views showing the operation of the connector, FIGS. 9 and 10 are front side perspective views, FIG. 11 and FIG. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof.
[0011]
This connector includes a connector main body 10 into which one end of a flexible circuit A as a connection object can be inserted, a plurality of terminals 20 that are in electrical contact with contacts of the flexible circuit A inserted into the connector main body 10, and a flexible circuit A. And a pressing member 30 that presses the terminal 20 toward each terminal 20 side.
[0012]
The flexible circuit A is a so-called flexible printed circuit (FPC), and a plurality of electrical contacts (not shown) are provided at intervals in the width direction on the lower surface on the tip side. Yes. In addition, as a connection target object, a flexible flat cable (FFC) etc. may be sufficient.
[0013]
The connector body 10 is made of a synthetic resin molded product, and is formed in a box shape having an open front side. That is, the connector main body 10 includes an upper surface portion 11, a rear surface portion 12, a side surface portion 13, and a bottom surface portion 14, and the flexible circuit A is inserted through the front surface opening. A plurality of terminal holes 12a are provided in the back surface portion 12 at equal intervals in the width direction, and each terminal 20 is held in each terminal hole 12a. Each side surface portion 13 is provided with a long hole 13a extending in the front-rear direction, and a pressing member 30 is engaged with each long hole 13a. The long hole 13a is opened at the rear end side and the rear end side of the side face, and the side face on the front end side is closed by a reinforcing wall 13b formed integrally with the side face portion 13. A pressing member 30 is engaged with the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a, and the reinforcing wall 13b is formed to have a width smaller than that of the front end portion 13c and is located closer to the side surface of the connector body 10. ing.
[0014]
Each terminal 20 is made of a conductive metal plate, and is held in each terminal hole 12 a of the connector body 10. Each terminal 20 has a fixed piece portion 21 and an elastic piece portion 22 that extend in a forked manner with a space in the vertical direction, and a substrate connection portion 23 connected to the substrate B is provided at the rear end thereof. Yes.
[0015]
The pressing member 30 is made of a synthetic resin molded product, and includes a manipulation part 31 disposed outside the connector body 10, a pressing piece 32 disposed in the connector body 10, and a pair of left and right inserted into the connector body 10. The arm part 33 is comprised. The operation part 31 extends in the width direction of the pressing member 30, and gripping parts 31 a are projected from both ends thereof. In addition, a concave portion 31 b into which the flexible circuit A can be inserted is provided at the center of the lower surface of the operation portion 31. The pressing piece 32 extends rearward from the center of the back surface of the operation portion 31 and is positioned below the fixed piece portion 21 of each terminal 20. In this case, the pressing piece 32 is formed so that the thickness dimension gradually decreases toward the tip side. Each arm portion 33 extends rearward from both ends of the back surface of the operation portion 31 and is inserted into each elongated hole 13a of the connector body 10 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. A locking portion 33a that locks to the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a is provided at the tip of each arm portion 33 so as to protrude in the width direction. The front surface of the locking portion 33a, that is, the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a is provided. The surface to be locked is formed by an inclined surface 33b that is inclined downward toward the rear. In addition, a mountain-shaped protrusion 33c protruding in the width direction is provided at the center in the front-rear direction of each arm part 33. When the arm part 33 moves in the front-rear direction, the protrusion 33c is long due to elastic deformation of the arm part 33. The front end 13c of the hole 13a is forcibly overcome.
[0016]
In the connector configured as described above, each terminal 20 is connected to the board B by soldering the board connecting portion 23 of each terminal 20 to the board B. When connecting the flexible circuit A to the connector, the flexible circuit A can be inserted into the connector body 10 by pulling the pressing member 30 forward as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the pressing piece 32 of the pressing member 30 is formed so that the thickness dimension becomes smaller toward the distal end side. Therefore, when the pressing member 30 moves forward, the elastic piece of each terminal 20. The space between the portion 22 and the pressing piece 32 is widened, and the flexible circuit A can be inserted between the elastic piece portion 22 and the pressing piece 32. Further, when the pressing member 30 is pulled forward, the protrusion 33c of each arm portion 33 gets over the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a, and the locking portion 33a of the arm portion 33 is locked to the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a. By doing so, the pressing member 30 is held at the pull-out position. At that time, the inclined surface 33b of the locking portion 33a comes into contact with the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a, and the inclined surface 33b is brought into contact with the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a by the holding force to the front position of the pressing member 30 by the projection 33c. Try to be vertical along. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressing member 30 is rotated upward and the front end side thereof is raised, and the flexible circuit A can be easily inserted.
[0017]
Next, after the flexible circuit A is inserted between the elastic piece 22 and the pressing piece 32 of each terminal 20, the pressing member 30 is moved downward while rotating the pressing member 30. The interval between the piece 32 and the elastic piece portion 22 is gradually narrowed, and the flexible circuit A is pressed toward the elastic piece portion 22 by the pressing piece 32, and the flexible piece A and the elastic piece portion of each terminal 20 as shown in FIG. 22 are in pressure contact with each other and electrically connected.
[0018]
Further, when the pressing member 30 is pulled forward, a load is applied to the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a due to the abutment of the engaging portion 33a of the pressing member 30, but the connector main body is attached to the side surface on the front end side of the long hole 13a. Since the reinforcing wall 13b formed integrally with the side surface portion 10 is provided, the contact load of the locking portion 33a is distributed to the surrounding side surface portion 13 via the reinforcing wall 13b, and the long hole 13a is There is no intensive application to the front end 13c. Further, since the reinforcing wall 13b has a smaller width than the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a and is provided closer to the side surface of the connector main body 10, the reinforcing wall 13b does not hinder the movement of the locking portion 33a.
[0019]
Thus, according to the connector of this embodiment, since the load at the time of pulling out the pressing member 30 does not concentrate on the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a, the front end portion 13c of the long hole 13a is damaged. Can be reliably prevented, and durability can be improved.
[0020]
Further, since the movement of the locking portion 33a is not hindered by the reinforcing wall 13b, the pulling operation of the pressing member 30 can always be performed satisfactorily, and the operability can be improved.
[0021]
In the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing wall 13b is provided only on the front end side of the side surface of the long hole 13a. However, a reinforcing wall that covers the entire side surface of the long hole 13a may be provided.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the connector of the first aspect, the load at the time of pulling the pressing member forward does not concentrate on the front end portion of the long hole of the connector body, so that the front end portion of the long hole is damaged. Can be reliably prevented, and durability can be improved.
[0023]
Further, according to the connector of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, since the movement of the locking portion is not hindered by the reinforcing wall, the pressing member can be always pulled out satisfactorily. It is possible to improve the performance.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the connector. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the operation of the connector. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the connector connected to the flexible circuit diagram. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the operation of the connector. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the operation of the connector. FIG. 10 is a front perspective view showing the operation of the connector. FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view showing the operation of the connector. FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view showing the operation of the connector. FIG. 14 is a side view showing a conventional connector. FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a conventional connector. FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a conventional connector.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Connector main body, 13 ... Side surface part, 13a ... Long hole, 13b ... Reinforcement wall, 13c ... Front end part, 20 ... Terminal, 30 ... Pressing member, 33a ... Locking part, A ... Flexible circuit.

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接続対象物の一端を所定位置に挿入可能なコネクタ本体と、コネクタ本体に挿入された接続対象物に電気的に接触する端子と、接続対象物を端子側に押圧する押圧部材とを備え、コネクタ本体の幅方向両側面部に押圧部材を前後方向に移動自在に係合する長孔を設け、押圧部材を前方に引き出すと押圧部材に設けた係止部が長孔の前端部に係止するようにしたコネクタにおいて、
前記長孔の少なくとも前端側の側面にコネクタ本体の側面部と一体に形成された補強壁を設け、
前記押圧部材を前方に引き出すと、押圧部材の係止部に設けた傾斜面が長孔の前端部に当接して押圧部材の前端側が上方に回動するとともに、押圧部材の係止部と長孔の前端部との当接によって押圧部材が上方へ回動した状態で保持されるように構成した
ことを特徴とするコネクタ。A connector main body in which one end of the connection object can be inserted into a predetermined position; a terminal that electrically contacts the connection object inserted into the connector body; and a pressing member that presses the connection object toward the terminal side. Elongated holes that engage the pressing member movably in the front-rear direction are provided on both side surfaces in the width direction of the main body. When the pressing member is pulled forward, the locking portion provided on the pressing member is locked to the front end of the long hole. In the connector
A reinforcing wall formed integrally with the side surface portion of the connector body is provided on at least the front end side surface of the long hole ,
When the pressing member is pulled forward, the inclined surface provided in the locking portion of the pressing member abuts on the front end portion of the elongated hole, the front end side of the pressing member rotates upward, and the locking member and the length of the pressing member are long. A connector characterized in that the pressing member is held in a state of rotating upward by contact with the front end portion of the hole . 前記補強壁を長孔の前端部よりも幅を小さく形成し、コネクタ本体の側面寄りに位置するように設けた
ことを特徴とする請求項１記載のコネクタ。The connector according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing wall is formed so as to have a width smaller than that of a front end portion of the long hole and is positioned closer to a side surface of the connector body.
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