JPH09245910A - One touch operation connector for flexible cable - Google Patents
One touch operation connector for flexible cableInfo
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- JPH09245910A JPH09245910A JP8047268A JP4726896A JPH09245910A JP H09245910 A JPH09245910 A JP H09245910A JP 8047268 A JP8047268 A JP 8047268A JP 4726896 A JP4726896 A JP 4726896A JP H09245910 A JPH09245910 A JP H09245910A
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、ＦＰＣ（Flexible
Printed Circuit）、ＦＦＣ（Flexible Flat Cable ）
等のフレキシブルケーブル用のワンタッチコネクタに関
し、特にフレキシブルケーブルを接続する際に、操作感
触があるフレキシブルケーブル用ワンタッチコネクタに
関するものである。TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an FPC (Flexible
Printed Circuit), FFC (Flexible Flat Cable)
The present invention relates to a one-touch connector for a flexible cable, and more particularly to a one-touch connector for a flexible cable that has a feeling of operation when connecting the flexible cable.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】図５に、この種のコネクタの従来例を示
した。このコネクタは、フレキシブルケーブル１４０が
１点鎖線のように挿入されるハウジング１２０、ハウジ
ング１２０に所定のピッチで固定保持された複数のコン
タクト１３０、コンタクト１３０内に挿入されるスライ
ダ１５０等から構成される。コンタクト１３０は、スラ
イダ１５０の挿入側に形成された分岐片１３１、接触ば
ね片１３２、及びプリント基板（図示せず）等への実装
時においてプリント基板に形成されたランドに接続され
るはんだ付け部１３３を有している。2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a conventional example of this type of connector. This connector is composed of a housing 120 into which a flexible cable 140 is inserted as shown by a chain line, a plurality of contacts 130 fixedly held in the housing 120 at a predetermined pitch, a slider 150 inserted into the contacts 130, and the like. . The contact 130 is a soldering portion that is connected to a branch piece 131 formed on the insertion side of the slider 150, a contact spring piece 132, and a land formed on a printed board (not shown) or the like when mounted on the printed board. It has 133.
【０００３】このような構成である従来例におけるフレ
キシブルケーブル１４０の接続手順は次の通りである。
先ず、図５（ａ）に示したようにフレキシブルケーブル
１４０をハウジング１２０の図において左側に開いた開
口内にその先端が開口の奥に突き当たるまで挿入し、ま
たフレキシブルケーブル１４０の下側にスライダ１５０
を添わせる。次いで、図５（ｂ）に示したように、スラ
イダ１５０をハウジング１２０の開口の内側に押し込
む。これにより、フレキシブルケーブル１４０がスライ
ダ１５０とともにハウジング１２０の開口の内側に押し
込まれ、フレキシブルケーブル１４０の片面の先端部で
露出した導体パターンがコンタクト１３０の接触ばね片
１３２に接続される。The connection procedure of the flexible cable 140 in the conventional example having such a configuration is as follows.
First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the flexible cable 140 is inserted into the opening of the housing 120 on the left side in the drawing until the tip of the flexible cable 140 comes into contact with the back of the opening, and the slider 150 is placed below the flexible cable 140.
To accompany. Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, the slider 150 is pushed into the inside of the opening of the housing 120. As a result, the flexible cable 140 is pushed into the inside of the opening of the housing 120 together with the slider 150, and the conductor pattern exposed at the tip of one side of the flexible cable 140 is connected to the contact spring piece 132 of the contact 130.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、従来の
フレキシブルケーブル用コネクタでは、スライダを水平
に挿入してフレキシブルケーブルを押し込む構造である
ことから、作業者はスライダが完全に挿入されたかどう
かを確認することが難しく、多くは勘に頼らざるを得な
い。このため、スライダが完全に挿入されず、スライダ
の嵌合が不十分となって、フレキシブルケーブルとコン
タクトとの接触不良が生じる場合があった。また、フレ
キシブルケーブルを保持したままでスライダをハウジン
グ内に押し込む作業を片手で行うことが困難であり、作
業者は両手で作業しなければならないために作業性が悪
いという問題もあった。However, since the conventional flexible cable connector has a structure in which the slider is inserted horizontally and the flexible cable is pushed in, the operator confirms whether or not the slider is completely inserted. It's difficult, and many have to rely on intuition. For this reason, the slider may not be completely inserted, the slider may not be fitted properly, and a contact failure between the flexible cable and the contact may occur. Further, it is difficult to push the slider into the housing while holding the flexible cable with one hand, and the operator has to work with both hands, which results in poor workability.
【０００５】それ故に本発明の課題は、フレキシブルケ
ーブルを確実にコネクタに接続したことが分かり、また
この接続作業を簡単に行えるフレキシブルケーブル用ワ
ンタッチコネクタを提供することにある。Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a one-touch connector for a flexible cable which can be surely connected to the connector and which can be easily connected.
【０００６】[0006]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明のフレキシブルケ
ーブル用ワンタッチコネクタは、フレキシブルケーブル
を受け入れるための受容部を有するハウジングと、該ハ
ウジング内に配置され、前記受容部内に挿入された前記
フレキシブルケーブルの導体パターンと接触する複数の
コンタクトとを含むフレキシブルケーブル用ワンタッチ
コネクタにおいて、前記フレキシブルケーブルを前記コ
ンタクトに押圧させる押圧部材が、前記受容部の開口側
端部に回動自在に設けられ、該押圧部材は、第１の係合
部を有し、前記ハウジング内に第２の係合部が設けら
れ、該第２の係合部は、前記押圧部材が前記フレキシブ
ルケーブルを前記コンタクトに押圧する状態になる前に
前記第１の係合部と係合して操作感触を生じさせると共
に前記押圧部材を係止するものであることを特徴とす
る。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A one-touch connector for a flexible cable of the present invention includes a housing having a receiving portion for receiving the flexible cable, and a flexible cable disposed in the housing and inserted into the receiving portion. In a one-touch connector for a flexible cable including a plurality of contacts that come into contact with a conductor pattern, a pressing member that presses the flexible cable against the contact is rotatably provided at an opening-side end of the receiving portion. Has a first engaging portion, and a second engaging portion is provided in the housing, and the second engaging portion is in a state in which the pressing member presses the flexible cable against the contact. Before engaging with the first engaging portion to generate an operation feeling and to engage the pressing member. Characterized in that it is intended to.
【０００７】また、好ましい実施の形態においては、前
記第２の係合部は前記コンタクトに一体に設けられてい
るが、これに限定されない。Further, in the preferred embodiment, the second engaging portion is provided integrally with the contact, but the present invention is not limited to this.
【０００８】[0008]
【発明の実施の形態】以下に本発明の一実施形態による
フレキシブルケーブル用ワンタッチコネクタを図１乃至
図４に基づいて説明する。これらの図を参照して、本実
施形態のフレキシブルケーブル（ＦＰＣ）用ワンタッチ
コネクタは、ハウジング２と、複数のコンタクト３と、
押圧部材５とを含んで構成され、ＦＰＣ４を接続するた
めに使用される。BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A one-touch connector for a flexible cable according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Referring to these drawings, the one-touch connector for flexible cable (FPC) of the present embodiment includes a housing 2, a plurality of contacts 3,
It is configured to include the pressing member 5 and is used to connect the FPC 4.
【０００９】コンタクト３は、導電性金属から構成さ
れ、ＦＰＣ４の上面の先端部で露出し、図３において紙
面に垂直な方向に並設された複数本の導体パターン（図
示せず）と等しいピッチで並設されている。各コンタク
ト３は、ハウジング２から外側に突出した半田付け部３
３、半田付け部３３の反対側において分岐した下側の分
岐片３１と上側の接触ばね片３２等から構成される。分
岐片３１の先端には上側に突出した係合部（第２の係合
部）３１ａが形成されている。また、接触ばね片３２の
先端には下側に突出した接点部３２ａが形成されてい
る。この接点部３２ａは、ＦＰＣ４の導体パターンと接
触する。The contacts 3 are made of a conductive metal, are exposed at the tip of the upper surface of the FPC 4, and have a pitch equal to that of a plurality of conductor patterns (not shown) juxtaposed in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. Are installed side by side. Each contact 3 has a soldering portion 3 protruding outward from the housing 2.
3. The lower branch piece 31 and the upper contact spring piece 32, which are branched on the side opposite to the soldering portion 33, are formed. An engaging portion (second engaging portion) 31 a protruding upward is formed at the tip of the branch piece 31. A contact portion 32a protruding downward is formed at the tip of the contact spring piece 32. The contact portion 32a contacts the conductor pattern of the FPC 4.
【００１０】ハウジング２は、絶縁性の合成樹脂で構成
され、その内側にはＦＰＣ４を受け入れるための受容部
２１が形成されている。The housing 2 is made of an insulating synthetic resin, and a receiving portion 21 for receiving the FPC 4 is formed inside the housing 2.
【００１１】押圧部材５は、絶縁性の合成樹脂で構成さ
れ、図２乃至図４から明らかなように、その下側には下
側に突出した係合部（第１の係合部）５２が形成されて
いる。この押圧部材５は、ハウジング２の受容部２１の
開口側端部に位置している。また、押圧部材５の両側に
は回転軸部５１が設けられており、この回転軸部５１
は、ハウジング２の両端部において回動自在に支持され
ている。この構造により、押圧部材５は、図１（ａ），
（ｂ）で示したように回動するように成っている。The pressing member 5 is made of an insulative synthetic resin, and as is clear from FIGS. 2 to 4, an engaging portion (first engaging portion) 52 protruding downward is formed on the lower side thereof. Are formed. The pressing member 5 is located at the opening-side end of the receiving portion 21 of the housing 2. A rotary shaft portion 51 is provided on both sides of the pressing member 5, and the rotary shaft portion 51 is provided.
Are rotatably supported at both ends of the housing 2. Due to this structure, the pressing member 5 has the structure shown in FIG.
It is configured to rotate as shown in (b).
【００１２】以上の構成である本実施形態のフレキシブ
ルケーブル用ワンタッチコネクタにおけるＦＰＣ４の接
続手順を説明する。先ず、図２に示すように、押圧部材
５を上げた状態において、ハウジング２の受容部２１内
にＦＰＣ４の先端を挿入する。次いで、押圧部材５を、
その回転軸部５１の軸心Ｃを中心として図２において下
側に回動させる。このような回動作業は、作業者が片手
で行うことができることは明らかである。A connection procedure of the FPC 4 in the flexible cable one-touch connector of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, with the pressing member 5 raised, the tip of the FPC 4 is inserted into the receiving portion 21 of the housing 2. Next, the pressing member 5 is
The shaft center C of the rotary shaft portion 51 is rotated downward in FIG. Obviously, such a turning operation can be performed by an operator with one hand.
【００１３】ここで、この回動の際、押圧部材５の係合
部５２は、コンタクト３の係合部３１ａと接触し、次い
で、図３と図４に示したように係合部３１ａを乗り越え
る。また、この係合部３１ａと係合部５２との係合によ
り、押圧部材５がＦＰＣ４をコンタクト３に押圧する図
４の状態になる前に作業者は操作感触を感じることがで
きるとともに、図４のようにＦＰＣ４の上側の面をコン
タクト３に押圧した状態で押圧部材５を係止して、これ
によりＦＰＣ４上面の導体パターンと接点部３２ａとの
接触性が高められる。そして、上述の操作感触により、
作業者は押圧部材５の挿入作業（回動作業）が完全に終
了したことを感知できるので、従来のようなスライダの
挿入不十分によるコンタクトの接点部とＦＰＣの導体パ
ターンとの接触不良が防止される。Here, during this rotation, the engaging portion 52 of the pressing member 5 contacts the engaging portion 31a of the contact 3, and then the engaging portion 31a is contacted as shown in FIGS. get over. In addition, due to the engagement between the engagement portion 31a and the engagement portion 52, the operator can feel the operation feeling before the pressing member 5 presses the FPC 4 against the contact 3 as shown in FIG. 4, the pressing member 5 is locked in a state where the upper surface of the FPC 4 is pressed against the contact 3, and thereby the contact property between the conductor pattern on the upper surface of the FPC 4 and the contact portion 32a is enhanced. And, by the above-mentioned operation feeling,
Since the operator can detect that the insertion work (rotation work) of the pressing member 5 is completely completed, the contact failure between the contact portion of the contact and the conductor pattern of the FPC due to insufficient insertion of the slider as in the conventional case is prevented. To be done.
【００１４】尚、本実施形態では、押圧部材５の係合部
５２と係合する係合部３１ａをコンタクト３に一体に設
けた構成であるが、その他、コンタクト３と別体に設け
る構成としても良い。In this embodiment, the engaging portion 31a that engages with the engaging portion 52 of the pressing member 5 is provided integrally with the contact 3. However, in addition, the engaging portion 31a may be provided separately from the contact 3. Is also good.
【００１５】[0015]
【発明の効果】以上の通り、本発明のフレキシブルケー
ブル用ワンタッチコネクタは、フレキシブルケーブルの
接続作業の際に、操作感触があるので、この感触を頼り
にフレキシブルケーブルを確実にコネクタに接続するこ
とができる。また、本発明のフレキシブルケーブル用ワ
ンタッチコネクタは、フレキシブルケーブルの接続作業
を片手でワンタッチで行うことができ、その作業性に優
れている。As described above, the one-touch connector for a flexible cable of the present invention has a feeling of operation during the work of connecting the flexible cable. Therefore, it is possible to reliably connect the flexible cable to the connector by using this feeling. it can. Further, the one-touch connector for a flexible cable of the present invention can perform the work of connecting the flexible cable with one hand and is excellent in workability.
【図１】本発明の一実施形態によるフレキシブルケーブ
ル（ＦＰＣ）用ワンタッチコネクタを示し、（ａ）は押
圧部材を閉じた状態の斜視図、（ｂ）は押圧部材を開い
た状態の斜視図である。1 shows a one-touch connector for a flexible cable (FPC) according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a perspective view with a pressing member closed, and (b) is a perspective view with the pressing member open. is there.
【図２】図１に示すコネクタにおいて押圧部材を開いて
ＦＰＣを挿入した状態を示す断面図である。2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a pressing member is opened and an FPC is inserted in the connector shown in FIG.
【図３】図２の状態から押圧部材を回動させた状態の断
面図である。3 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a pressing member is rotated from the state of FIG.
【図４】図３の状態から押圧部材を更に回動させて閉じ
た状態の断面図である。FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the state in which the pressing member is further rotated and closed from the state of FIG.
【図５】従来のコネクタを示し、（ａ）はＦＰＣを挿入
した状態の断面図、（ｂ）はＦＰＣがコネクタに接続さ
れた状態の断面図である。5A and 5B show a conventional connector, in which FIG. 5A is a sectional view showing a state in which an FPC is inserted, and FIG. 5B is a sectional view showing a state in which the FPC is connected to the connector.
２ ハウジング ３ コンタクト ４ フレキシブルケーブル（ＦＰＣ） ５ 押圧部材 ２１ 受容部 ３１ 分岐片 ３１ａ 係合部 ３２ 接触ばね片 ３２ａ 接点部 ５２ 第１の係合部 2 Housing 3 Contact 4 Flexible Cable (FPC) 5 Pressing Member 21 Receiving Section 31 Branching Piece 31a Engaging Section 32 Contact Spring Piece 32a Contact Section 52 First Engaging Section
Claims (2)
の受容部を有するハウジングと、 該ハウジング内に配置され、前記受容部内に挿入された
前記フレキシブルケーブルの導体パターンと接触する複
数のコンタクトとを含むフレキシブルケーブル用ワンタ
ッチコネクタにおいて、 前記フレキシブルケーブルを前記コンタクトに押圧させ
る押圧部材が、前記受容部の開口側端部に回動自在に設
けられ、該押圧部材は、第１の係合部を有し、前記ハウ
ジング内に第２の係合部が設けられ、該第２の係合部材
は、前記押圧部材が前記フレキシブルケーブルを前記コ
ンタクトに押圧する状態になる前に前記第１の係合部と
係合して操作感触を生じさせると共に前記押圧部材を係
止するものであることを特徴とするフレキシブルケーブ
ル用ワンタッチコネクタ。1. A flexible cable, comprising: a housing having a receiving portion for receiving the flexible cable; and a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing and contacting a conductor pattern of the flexible cable inserted in the receiving portion. In the one-touch connector, a pressing member that presses the flexible cable against the contact is rotatably provided at an opening-side end of the receiving portion, and the pressing member includes a first engaging portion and the housing. A second engaging portion is provided therein, the second engaging member engaging with the first engaging portion before the pressing member presses the flexible cable against the contact. One-touch for a flexible cable, characterized in that the pressing member is locked while the touch feeling is generated. Connector.
一体に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項１記載の
フレキシブルケーブル用ワンタッチコネクタ。2. The one-touch connector for a flexible cable according to claim 1, wherein the second engaging portion is provided integrally with the contact.
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| JP08047268A JP3118688B2 (en) | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 | One-touch connector for flexible cable |
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| JP08047268A JP3118688B2 (en) | 1996-03-05 | 1996-03-05 | One-touch connector for flexible cable |
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