JPS63218173A - Multiposition connector and manufacture of the same - Google Patents
Multiposition connector and manufacture of the sameInfo
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- JPS63218173A JPS63218173A JP62051216A JP5121687A JPS63218173A JP S63218173 A JPS63218173 A JP S63218173A JP 62051216 A JP62051216 A JP 62051216A JP 5121687 A JP5121687 A JP 5121687A JP S63218173 A JPS63218173 A JP S63218173A
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- 238000000465 moulding Methods 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000002788 crimping Methods 0.000 claims description 3
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- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 1
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Abstract
(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は、電子機器に使用される多極コネクタに関する
もので、特にコンピュータなどの周辺装置のインタフェ
ースに使用される多極コネクタに関するものである。[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a multi-pole connector used in electronic equipment, and in particular to a multi-pole connector used for interfaces of peripheral devices such as computers. .
従来より、電子機器に使用される多極コネクタは、電子
機器の発達に伴ない広く使用されるようになり、データ
回線終端装置とデータ端末装置とのインタフェースはＪ
ＩＳ−Ｃ，６３６１，６３６６，６３６７に規格化され
ておシ、その中にコネクタの形状、寸法及びピン番号な
どが規定されているが、コードとの接続部に関しては特
に規定はなく、接続用のピンとコードの接続はコードの
端末において、シースを所定の長さに剥ぎ増ってコード
線心を露出させ、該コード線心の絶縁体を剥ぎ取ってコ
ード導体を露出させ、順次コード導体とピンとを圧着、
あるいは半田で接続した後に、絶縁テープおよびシール
ド用金属テープをコードのシース剥ぎ取υ部を被覆した
のち、合成樹脂製の外殻を被着または合成樹脂により一
体化するよう成型し、多極コネクタを製造して来た。Conventionally, multi-pole connectors used in electronic equipment have become widely used with the development of electronic equipment, and the interface between data line termination equipment and data terminal equipment is
IS-C, 6361, 6366, 6367 is standardized, and the shape, dimensions, pin numbers, etc. of the connector are specified in it, but there are no particular regulations regarding the connection part with the cord, and the To connect the pin and the cord, at the end of the cord, strip the sheath to a predetermined length to expose the cord core, peel off the insulation of the cord core to expose the cord conductor, and then connect the cord conductor and Crimp the pin.
Alternatively, after connecting with solder, insulating tape and shielding metal tape are used to cover the sheath-removed υ part of the cord, and then a synthetic resin outer shell is attached or molded integrally with synthetic resin, and the multi-pole connector has been manufactured.
〔発明が解決しようとする問題点３
以上述べた如く、多極コネクタの製造工程において、コ
ードとコネクタのピンとの接続は、コード導体を１木兄
ビンに圧着あるいは半田で接続するので、ピンの数の多
いコネクタ程手間がか＼す、圧着や半田による接続が不
完全であったり、コード導体が隣のピンと接触したシ、
誤配線をするなどして組立後の検査工程で不良品となる
恐れがあり、また近時、放射ノイズ対策の要求が高まシ
、シールド用金属テープを巻きつけることが行なわれる
が、面倒なので金属７−ドを用いてピンとコードのシー
ス剥ぎ取シ部を被覆したのち、合成樹脂製の外殻を被着
させてきたが、予めコードに合成樹脂製の外殻を取付け
ておく必要があるなど、手間のか＼る仕事であった。[Problem to be Solved by the Invention 3] As mentioned above, in the manufacturing process of multi-pole connectors, the cord and the pins of the connector are connected by crimping or soldering the cord conductor to the pin. The more connectors there are, the more time it takes to connect them, and if the connections by crimp or soldering are incomplete, or if the cord conductor comes into contact with the adjacent pin,
There is a risk that incorrect wiring may result in a defective product during the post-assembly inspection process, and recently there has been an increasing demand for countermeasures against radiated noise, so wrapping metal shielding tape around the product is a tedious process. After covering the pin and cord sheath stripping parts using metal wire, a synthetic resin outer shell was applied, but it is necessary to attach the synthetic resin outer shell to the cord in advance. It was a time-consuming job.
本発明は、特にピンとコード導体の接続方法を改良し、
さらにノイズ対策を完全に施すことにより、作業能率の
向上を図ると共に不良品の発生を無くシ、シールド性良
好で、しかも経済的に製作できることを目的とするもの
である。The present invention particularly improves the method of connecting pins and cord conductors,
Further, by completely implementing noise countermeasures, the purpose is to improve work efficiency, eliminate the occurrence of defective products, have good shielding properties, and be able to manufacture economically.
本発明は、前記目的を達成するため、最も手間のか＼る
コード導体をピンと接続せしめる方法を、コード導体を
覆う絶縁体を被覆した状態で、かつ、接続に当ってはコ
ード線心をピンとの接続順に並らべ固定しておき各コー
ド線心と各ピンを同時に接続せしめることにニジなされ
たものである。すなわち、インターフニスなどに使用さ
れる多極コネクタは、一般に形状、寸法、ピンの配列な
どが規格化されているが、金属製のピンのコードとの接
続側の先端を矢尻の如く尖った形状となして、コード導
体を被覆する合成樹脂よりなる絶縁体を突き破ってコー
ド導体と接続せしめ、接続に当ってはコード線心をピン
との接続順に並列に並らべ予め固定するが、コード線心
の直径をコネクタのピンの間隔寸法に等しいものを用い
、粘着テープなどを利用して固定することにより目的全
達成せるものである。In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has proposed a method for connecting a cord conductor to a pin, which is the most time-consuming method, in a state where the cord conductor is covered with an insulator, and at the time of connection, the cord wire core is connected to the pin. The idea was to arrange and fix the wires in the order of connection and then connect each cord core and each pin at the same time. In other words, multi-pole connectors used for interfunis etc. are generally standardized in shape, dimensions, pin arrangement, etc., but the end of the metal pin on the side that connects to the cord is shaped like an arrowhead. The cord conductor is connected to the cord conductor by piercing the insulator made of synthetic resin covering the cord conductor, and when making the connection, the cord wire cores are arranged in parallel in the order of connection with the pins and fixed in advance. This purpose can be achieved by using a connector whose diameter is equal to the spacing between the pins of the connector and fixing it using adhesive tape or the like.
本発明全図面に示す実施例に従って説明する。 The present invention will be explained according to the embodiments shown in the drawings.
まづ、本発明に使用されるコネクタ（１）の部品は、第
２．４図に示す如く、めすまたはおす型のピン（３）は
、日本工業規格などの定めに従かい所定の間隔に必要本
数、ポリアミド樹脂などよりなるブロック（４）に、ブ
ロック（４）の両側に先端が突出する如く固定され、ブ
ロック（４）はピン（３）の両端が突出する面を除く面
を金属板より成型してなるシェル（５）により包ｔｒ。First, the parts of the connector (1) used in the present invention are as shown in Figure 2.4.The female or male pins (3) are spaced at predetermined intervals in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standards, etc. The required number of pins are fixed to a block (4) made of polyamide resin, etc., with the tips protruding from both sides of the block (4), and the surface of the block (4) excluding the surfaces from which both ends of the pins (3) protrude is a metal plate. It is wrapped by a shell (5) formed by molding.
該ピン（３）のコード線心（９）のコード導体（ト）と
の接続側の先端は、第５．６図に示す如く矢尻の先端の
様に先細またはＹ字状に尖がらせ、その先端によりコー
ド線心（９）の塩化ビニールなどよりなる絶縁体を突き
破れるように形成される。The tip of the pin (3) on the side connected to the cord conductor (G) of the cord core (9) is tapered like the tip of an arrowhead or pointed in a Y-shape, as shown in Figure 5.6. The tip is formed so as to be able to break through the insulator made of vinyl chloride or the like of the cord core (9).
次いで第７図に示す如き、上、下２つに分割される金属
フード（６）は、第２図に示す如くシェル（５）に係止
し、コード（２）のシース剥離部を包むことができるよ
う金属板より成型される。Next, the metal hood (6), which is divided into upper and lower halves as shown in FIG. 7, is engaged with the shell (5) as shown in FIG. It is molded from a metal plate so that it can be
なお、ピン（３）とコード線心（９ンとの接続部におい
て、コード線心（９）ヲピン（３）側に圧着固定する押
え具（８）全必要あれば設ける。At the connection between the pin (3) and the cord core (9), a presser tool (8) for crimping and fixing the cord core (9) to the pin (3) side is provided if necessary.
以上の如き、コネクタ部品を用い、コネクタを組立てる
が、まづ、コード（２）は第３図に示す如く、シースお
よびシールド用の箔、金網などを所定の長さ剥離し、露
出させたコード線心（９）を、所定の順番に粘着テープ
ａ９などを利用しコード線心（９）端が直線をなすよう
に並列に固定しする。この場合コード線心（９）全順番
に並らべ粘着テープαυなどで固定したのちに端を直線
となるように切り揃えるも差支えなく、粘着テープαｐ
の代りに接着剤を用いるも差支えない。なお、コード線
心（９）端面にはコード導体Ｃ１Ｏが露出しているので
、絶縁性を有する合成樹脂を溶剤で溶解して塗布するか
、前記粘着テープで包むよう被覆するとよい。The connector is assembled using the connector parts as described above. First, the cord (2) is made by peeling off the sheath, shielding foil, wire mesh, etc. to a predetermined length and exposing the cord (2) as shown in Figure 3. The wire cores (9) are fixed in parallel in a predetermined order using adhesive tape a9 or the like so that the ends of the cord wire cores (9) form a straight line. In this case, it is okay to arrange all the cord cores (9) in order and fix them with adhesive tape αυ, etc., and then trim the ends to make a straight line.
You may use adhesive instead. Since the cord conductor C1O is exposed on the end face of the cord core (9), it is preferable to apply an insulating synthetic resin dissolved in a solvent or to cover it with the adhesive tape.
かくして得られたコード（２）をコネクタ（１）のピン
（３）に、第４図に示す如く圧着し、各ピン（３）の先
端がそれぞれのコード線心（９）の絶縁体を突き破り、
コード導体ＯＧと接触するようにする。この場合、各ピ
ン（３）がコード線心（９）の絶縁体を突き破って入シ
込んでいるので、コード線心（９）は固定されているが
、さらに押え具り８）にて全部のコード線心（９）ラブ
ロック（４）に圧着固定するとよい。次いで金属フード
（６）にてピン（３）とコード線心（９）接続部および
コード線心（９）露出部を覆い、金属フート責６）の細
くなったブーツ（ゆにてコード（２）を挾むようにする
。The cord (2) thus obtained is crimped to the pin (3) of the connector (1) as shown in Figure 4, and the tip of each pin (3) pierces the insulator of each cord core (9). ,
Make contact with cord conductor OG. In this case, each pin (3) penetrates through the insulator of the cord core (9), so the cord core (9) is fixed, but the presser 8) It is recommended that the cord core (9) be crimped and fixed to the love lock (4). Next, cover the connecting part of the pin (3) and the cord core (9) and the exposed part of the cord core (9) with the metal hood (6), ) in between.
次いで、シェル（５）の一部および金属フード（６）を
包むよう、塩化ビニールなどの合成樹脂により、射出成
型機にて被覆し固定し、完成したコネクタ（１）を得る
。Next, a part of the shell (5) and the metal hood (6) are covered with a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride and fixed using an injection molding machine to obtain a completed connector (1).
「発明の効果〕
本発明は、以上の如く、構成され組立てられるので、従
来の如くコード（２）のシースを剥離し、さらにコード
線心（９）の先端の絶縁体を所要寸法剥離してコード導
体を露出させる必要がなく、コネクタ（１）のピン（３
）との接続も、半田や王者により１木兄行なう作業も必
要なく、従って露出したコード導体Ｑｌがピン（３）と
接続不良になったシ、隣接せるピン（３）に接触したシ
する恐れもなくなシ、金属フード（６）ヲ用い露出させ
たコード線心（９）及びピン（３）との接続部を完全に
覆ってシールドするので、従来の如くシールドテープな
どで巻く必要もなく、作業は極めて簡単であシ、かつ、
金属フード（６）により、シェル（５）トコード（２）
間を固定するので、後工程の塩化ビニールなどによる成
型機による被覆も容易に行えるなどの効果を有し、シー
ルド効果もよいコネクタを組立てることが出来るもので
ある。[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured and assembled as described above, the sheath of the cord (2) is peeled off as in the conventional method, and the insulator at the tip of the cord wire core (9) is peeled off to a required size. There is no need to expose the cord conductor, and pin (3) of connector (1)
), and there is no need to perform any additional work using solder or wire.Therefore, there is a risk that the exposed cord conductor Ql may have a poor connection with pin (3) or come into contact with the adjacent pin (3). Instead, the metal hood (6) is used to completely cover and shield the exposed cord core (9) and the connection to the pin (3), so there is no need to wrap it with shielding tape as in the past. , the work is extremely easy, and
Metal hood (6) allows shell (5) cord (2)
Since the gap is fixed, the connector can be easily covered with vinyl chloride or the like using a molding machine in the subsequent process, and a connector with good shielding effect can be assembled.
図面は、本発明の実施例を示すもので、第１図は全体の
斜視図、第２図は部分拡大断面図、第３図はコードの斜
視図、第４図はコードを接続した状況金示す斜視図、第
５図、Ｍ６図はピンとコード導体との接続状況を示す部
分説明図、第７図は金属フードの斜視図である。
１・・・コネクタ、 ２・・・コード、３・・・ピ
ン、 ４・・・ブロック、５・・・シェル、
６・・・金属フード、７・・・プラスチック被覆
、 ８・・・押え具、９・・・コード線心、ｔｏ・・・
コード導体、１１・・・粘着テープ。
γ、−−シ
第１図
第２図
第３図
第４図
第５図 第６図The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the whole, Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a cord, and Fig. 4 shows a state in which the cord is connected. 5 and M6 are partial explanatory views showing how the pins and cord conductors are connected, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the metal hood. 1... Connector, 2... Cord, 3... Pin, 4... Block, 5... Shell,
6... Metal hood, 7... Plastic coating, 8... Holder, 9... Cord core, to...
Cord conductor, 11...Adhesive tape. γ,--Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6
Claims (2)
に所定本数絶縁性を有する合成樹脂などよりなるブロッ
ク（４）に、該ピン（３）の両端がブロック（４）より
突出する如く固定し、該ブロック（４）はピン（３）突
出面を除く周囲を金属板より成型してなるシェル（５）
により包まれると共に、該ピン（３）のコード（２）側
の接続端は矢尻の如く先端が尖がりコード線心（９）の
絶縁体を突き破つてコード導体（１０）と接続され、該
コード（２）のシース剥離部とピン（３）との接続部は
金属板より成型してなりシェル（５）に係止する金属フ
ード（６）により包まれ、かつ該金属フード（６）全体
とシェル（５）の一部を合成樹脂により被覆し成型して
なる多極コネクタ。(1) A predetermined number of male or female pins (3) are placed at predetermined intervals in a block (4) made of insulating synthetic resin, with both ends of the pins (3) protruding from the block (4). The block (4) has a shell (5) formed by molding the periphery of the pin (3) from a metal plate except for the protruding surface.
At the same time, the connecting end of the pin (3) on the cord (2) side has a pointed tip like an arrowhead, pierces the insulator of the cord core (9), and connects to the cord conductor (10). The connection part between the sheath peeling part of the cord (2) and the pin (3) is covered by a metal hood (6) molded from a metal plate and secured to the shell (5), and the entire metal hood (6) A multi-pole connector formed by covering and molding a part of the shell (5) with synthetic resin.
で所定本数固定された金属製のピン（３）とコード導体
（１０）を接続させる方法において、配列されたコード
導体（１０）との接続するピン（３）の先端を矢尻の如
く尖がらせ、コード（２）の端部においてシースを所要
寸法剥離し露出させたコード線心（９）をピン（３）と
接続させる順序に並列に端部を揃えて接着するなどして
固定したのち、該ピン（３）、（３）・・・の中心にコ
ード線心（９）、（９）・・・の各々中心線を合わせて
圧着することによりピン（３）の先端でコード線心（９
）の絶縁体を突き破つてコード導体（１０）と接続せし
め、ブロック（４）を包む金属板より成型してなるシェ
ル（５）に係止する金属フード（６）によりピン（３）
および露出せるコード線心（９）全体を包み固定したの
ち、金属フード（６）全体とシェル（５）の一部を合成
樹脂成型機を用いて合成樹脂（７）により被覆成型する
ことを特徴とする多極コネクタの製造法。(2) In a method of connecting a predetermined number of metal pins (3) fixed at predetermined intervals to a block (4) of a connector (1) and a cord conductor (10), the arranged cord conductor (10) The order in which the tip of the pin (3) to be connected to the pin (3) is sharpened like an arrowhead, the sheath is peeled off to a required length at the end of the cord (2), and the exposed cord core (9) is connected to the pin (3). After aligning the ends in parallel and fixing by gluing, etc., connect the center line of each cord core (9), (9)... to the center of the pin (3), (3)... By crimping them together, the cord core (9) is attached to the tip of the pin (3).
), the pin (3) is connected to the cord conductor (10) by piercing the insulator of the block (4), and is secured to the shell (5) formed from a metal plate surrounding the block (4) by means of a metal hood (6).
After wrapping and fixing the entire exposed cord core (9), the entire metal hood (6) and part of the shell (5) are covered and molded with synthetic resin (7) using a synthetic resin molding machine. A manufacturing method for a multi-pole connector.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP62051216A JPS63218173A (en) | 1987-03-07 | 1987-03-07 | Multiposition connector and manufacture of the same |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP62051216A JPS63218173A (en) | 1987-03-07 | 1987-03-07 | Multiposition connector and manufacture of the same |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS63218173A true JPS63218173A (en) | 1988-09-12 |
| JPH0440833B2 JPH0440833B2 (en) | 1992-07-06 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP62051216A Granted JPS63218173A (en) | 1987-03-07 | 1987-03-07 | Multiposition connector and manufacture of the same |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS63218173A (en) |
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1987
- 1987-03-07 JP JP62051216A patent/JPS63218173A/en active Granted
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| JPS52118289A (en) * | 1976-03-30 | 1977-10-04 | Du Pont | Contact device for multicore communication cable |
| JPS58115783A (en) * | 1981-12-29 | 1983-07-09 | 三菱電線工業株式会社 | Bus cable unit for interface |
| JPS621385U (en) * | 1985-06-19 | 1987-01-07 |
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| JPH0440833B2 (en) | 1992-07-06 |
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