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- the present invention relates to an electronic circuit device comprising a connector, a circuit board on which the connector is mounted, and a case for containing the above.
- the above described electronic circuit device has an upper case 1 .
- the upper case 1 has a fitting flange 4 at a circumferential edge of the opening 2 so as to project outwardly.
- Boss portions 6 having a same height are integrally formed at inner four corners of an upper wall face 5 of the upper case 1 .
- An electronic circuit board 8 equipped with an electronic component 7 is fitted to the boss portion 6 from a lower side by means of screws 9 .
- a connector 10 adapted to be engaged with an exterior circuit (a mating connector) is fitted to the electronic circuit board 8 through the opening 3 .
- a plurality of lead terminals 12 of the connector 10 are soldered to the electronic circuit board 8 .
- a projecting rib 14 is formed on an upper wall of a housing 13 of the connector 10 so as to project upward as seen in FIG. 11.
- the projecting rib 14 is adapted to be engaged in a pair of projections 15 , 15 which are formed on the upper wall face 5 of the upper case 1 .
- Reference numeral 16 represents a lower case which is fixed to an edge portion of the opening 2 of the upper case 1 by means of screws.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the invention to provide an electronic circuit device which can be reliably assembled with the improved workability.
- an electronic circuit device comprising a connector to be connected with an exterior circuit, a circuit board on which the connector and electronic components are mounted, and a case having an opening which is defined by end portions of its side walls, the connector and the circuit board being adapted to be received in the case through the opening, wherein the case includes guide recesses in a concave shape whose width becomes gradually narrower from the end portions of the side walls toward base end portions of the side walls, and the connector includes guide projections which are adapted to be guided along the guide recesses and are in a convex shape whose width becomes gradually broader from a side which is first inserted into the case toward the opposite side.
- both the guide recesses and the guide projections include inclined faces to form a V-shape.
- respective ones of the inclined faces of the guide recesses and the guide projections serve also as sealing faces.
- the connector is provided with positioning and supporting projections which are passed through the circuit board.
- the electronic circuit device consists of the connector provided with the guide projections, the circuit board on which the connector is mounted, and the case provided with the guide recesses. Since the guide recesses are broader in width at the end portions of the side walls of the case, and the guide projections are narrower in width at the side where the connector is first inserted, no high positional accuracy is required when the connector is received in the case. Because the guide projections are guided into the guide recesses, the connector will be never received in the case in an unstable state. Thus, the connector can be reliably contained in the case.
- the connector is contained in the case in such a manner that the guide projections are fitted in the guide recesses. Since an action received from the exterior circuit on occasion of engaging the connectors will be exerted on the guide recesses by way of the guide projections, concentration of a stress on the circuit board will be dispersed.
- the shielding performance between the case and the connector can be assured by the respective ones of the inclined faces of the guide recesses and the guide projections.
- the connector by inserting the projections on the connectors into the circuit board, the connector can be positioned and supported. Therefore, work for fitting the connector to the circuit board by means of the screws as in the prior art can be eliminated.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of an electronic circuit device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a case
- FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the case
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along a line A-A of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is a front view of a connector
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the connector partly in section
- FIG. 7 is a right side view of the connector
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing assembling steps before and while the connector is received in the case
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an assembled state of the device after the connector has been received in the case
- FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a conventional electronic circuit device.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a connector of FIG. 10.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of an electronic circuit device according to the present invention.
- FIGS. 2 to 4 are various views of a case, and
- FIGS. 5 to 7 are various views of a connector.
- reference numeral 21 represents an electronic circuit device such as ECU (engine control unit) adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, for example.
- the electronic circuit device 21 is composed of a case 22 , a connector 23 which is contained in the case 22 , and a circuit board 24 on which the connector 23 is mounted.
- a mating connector 25 as an exterior circuit is adapted to be engaged with the connector 23 .
- the case 22 is made of synthetic resin, and consists of a bottom wall 26 and side walls 27 to 30 provided on a circumferential edge of the bottom wall 26 formed into a bottomed box in a substantially rectangular shape an opening 31 is defined by edges of the side walls 27 to 30 .
- a rectangular frame portion 32 swelling outward is formed around the opening 31 .
- the bottom wall 26 is formed in a rectangular shape and integrally provided with boss portions 33 having a same height at inner four corners of the bottom wall 26 .
- the boss portions 33 continue to the side walls 28 to 30 and have threaded bores 34 in flat faces at their distal ends. The distal ends of the boss portions 33 are positioned lower than the opening 31 by an amount of a thickness of the circuit board 24 (see FIG. 1).
- the side wall 27 is positioned at a side connected to the mating connector 25 (see FIG. 1), while the side plate 28 is positioned at a side opposed to the side wall 27 .
- the side walls 29 and 30 are positioned on the left side and on the right side respectively, provided that the side wall 27 is at the front.
- the side walls 28 to 30 are uprightly provided at the right angle with respect to the bottom wall 26 , while the side wall 27 only is inclined.
- the side wall 27 is formed with a rectangular opening 35 through which a part of the connector 23 is adapted to protrude.
- the sidewall 28 is flat.
- Each of the guide recesses 36 , 36 has inclined faces 37 , 37 .
- One of the inclined faces 37 , 37 is composed of the side wall 27 , and the other is composed of the boss portion 33 which is located adjacent to the side wall 27 .
- the guide recess 36 is in a V-shape embraced by the two inclined faces 37 , 37 .
- the guide recess 36 is formed in such a manner that a distance between the inclined faces 37 , 37 is gradually decreased from the top ends to the base ends of the side walls 29 , 30 , in other words, toward the bottom wall 26 .
- the inclined face 37 composed of the side wall 27 serves also as a sealing face.
- the connector 23 is composed of a connector housing 38 and a plurality of terminals 39 and 40 contained in the connector housing 38 .
- the connector housing 38 which is formed of synthetic resin has four connector engaging parts 41 although the number is not limited to four.
- Each of the connector engaging parts 41 has a back wall 42 to which determined terminals 39 or 40 are adapted to be fitted by insert molding or so.
- Numeral 43 represents a guide plate for positioning the terminals.
- Each of the guide projections 45 is in a shape of a triangle, an apex of which is adjacent to an upper wall 46 , and protrudes outwardly from the side wall 44 .
- inclined faces 47 , 47 of the guide projection 45 embracing the apex correspond to the inclined faces 37 , 37 of the guide recess 36 (see FIG. 4).
- the guide projection 45 has a V-shape or a triangular shape in such a manner that a distance between the inclined faces 47 , 47 is increased from the upper wall 46 toward a bottom wall 48 .
- a seal packing 49 is provided on the connector housing 38 including the inclined faces 47 , 47 positioned at open sides of the connector engaging parts 41 .
- Reference numeral 50 represents a locking member for the seal packing 49 .
- the inclined faces 47 , 47 positioned at the open sides serve also as sealing faces.
- the bottom wall 48 of the connector housing 38 is integrally provided with projections 51 which are adapted to serve as positioning and supporting members for the circuit board 24 (see FIG. 1).
- the projection 51 has a spherical tip end protruding by a thickness of the circuit board 24 .
- the tip end of the projection 51 is chamfered in order to facilitate an insertion into the circuit board 24 .
- the terminals 39 and 40 are made of electrically conductive metal, and bent in an L-shape. When the terminals 39 and 40 have been received in the connector housing 38 , they project into the corresponding engaging parts 41 at their one ends, and guided out from the guide plate 43 at the other ends.
- a plurality of circuits having desired patterns are formed on the circuit board 24 and a plurality electronic components are mounted thereon.
- the circuit board 24 is further provided with holes 52 corresponding to the projections 51 of the connector 23 , and a plurality of terminal insertion holes 53 (see FIG. 9) corresponding to the aforesaid other ends of the terminals 39 and 40 (FIG. 6).
- a diameter of the hole 52 is equal to or slightly larger than a diameter of the projection 51 .
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing assembling steps before and while the connector is received
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an assembled state after the connector has been received.
- connector 23 and the circuit board 24 have been assembled and wired beforehand in a predetermined manner.
- the connector 23 is set in the case 22 as a first step.
- the connector 23 is positioned at the opening 31 of the case 22 , and the upper wall 46 of the connector 23 is at first inserted.
- the apexes of the guide projections 45 , 45 of the connector 23 are engaged in the guide recesses 36 , 36 in the case 22 at a position where the distance between the inclined faces 37 and 37 is largest.
- the entire connector 23 is inserted in the case 22 in a straightly dropped manner in a direction of an arrow P.
- the guide projections 45 , 15 are guided into the guide recesses 36 , 36 in the case 22 .
- the connector 23 can be guided into a determined position in the case 22 by means of the guide recesses 36 , 36 and the guide projections 45 , 45 , even in case where the connector 23 is not adequately aligned with respect to the case 22 . Accordingly, the connector 23 can be reliably contained in the case 22 with no need of high positioning accuracy.
- the inclined faces 47 , 47 at the open end side are brought in tight contact with the inclined faces 37 , 37 on the side wall 27 interposing the seal packing 49 . This assures sealing performance between the case 22 and the connector 23 . In other words, the sealing performance between the case 22 and the connector 23 can be obtained by simply dropping the connector 23 into the case 22 .
- the circuit board 24 is mounted on the connector 23 as shown in FIG. 9, and received in the case 22 through the opening 31 .
- the projections 51 of the connector 23 are passed through the holes 52 , and the aforesaid other ends of the terminals 39 and 40 are passed through the terminal insertion holes 53 .
- the circuit board 24 is fixed by means of screws 54 (The connector 23 need not be directly screwed), and the other ends of the terminals 39 and 40 are soldered to the circuit board 24 .
- the screws 54 are spirally engaged in the threaded bores 34 in the boss portions 33 to fix the circuit board 24 to the case 22 . In the abovedescribed manner, a series of the assembling steps of the electronic circuit device 21 have been completed.
- an action of the mating connector 25 may affect the guide recesses 36 , 36 by way of the guide projections 45 , 45 . However, the action will not directly affect the circuit board 24 .
- the side walls 29 and 30 may be directly concaved so as to form similar structures to the guide recesses 36 , 36 .
- either of the inclined faces 37 , 37 are made vertical so as to form a substantially L-shape.
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An electronic circuit device 21 consists of a connector 23 provided with guide projections 45, a circuit board 24 on which the connector 23 is mounted, and a case 22 provided with guide recesses 36. Since the guide recesses 36 are broader in width at the end portions of the side walls of the case 22, and the guide projections 45 are narrower in width at the side where the connector 23 is first inserted, no high positional accuracy is required when the connector is received in the case. Both the guide recesses 36 and the guide projections 45 include inclined faces 37, 37, 47, 47 to form a V-shape.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an electronic circuit device comprising a connector, a circuit board on which the connector is mounted, and a case for containing the above.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- The electronic circuit device of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid Open Publication No. 9-321462 of Japanese Patent Application No. 8-139186 filed on May 31, 1996 by KANSEI CORP.
- In FIG. 10, the above described electronic circuit device has an upper case1. There are formed
continuous openings fitting flange 4 at a circumferential edge of the opening 2 so as to project outwardly.Boss portions 6 having a same height are integrally formed at inner four corners of anupper wall face 5 of the upper case 1. Anelectronic circuit board 8 equipped with anelectronic component 7 is fitted to theboss portion 6 from a lower side by means of screws 9. Aconnector 10 adapted to be engaged with an exterior circuit (a mating connector) is fitted to theelectronic circuit board 8 through theopening 3. - A plurality of
lead terminals 12 of theconnector 10 are soldered to theelectronic circuit board 8. A projectingrib 14 is formed on an upper wall of ahousing 13 of theconnector 10 so as to project upward as seen in FIG. 11. When theconnector 10 is received in the case, the projectingrib 14 is adapted to be engaged in a pair ofprojections upper wall face 5 of the upper case 1.Reference numeral 16 represents a lower case which is fixed to an edge portion of theopening 2 of the upper case 1 by means of screws. - In the above described prior art, when the connectors are mated, the projecting
rib 14 of theconnector 10 is abutted against theprojections 15 of the upper case 1 to restrict movement of the connector. This eliminates a fear of breakdown of theelectronic circuit board 8 and can enhance reliability. - However, in the conventional device, because a distance between the
projections connector 10 is placed in the upper case 1 for assembling. Therefore, not to speak of bad workability, the projectingrib 14 may not be engaged between theprojections connector 10 is contained in an unstable state. - Moreover, the fixing work of the
connector 10 to theelectronic circuit board 8 by means of the screws is annoying and adversely affects workability and cost. - The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the invention to provide an electronic circuit device which can be reliably assembled with the improved workability.
- In order to solve the above described problems, there is provided, according to a first aspect of the present invention, an electronic circuit device comprising a connector to be connected with an exterior circuit, a circuit board on which the connector and electronic components are mounted, and a case having an opening which is defined by end portions of its side walls, the connector and the circuit board being adapted to be received in the case through the opening, wherein the case includes guide recesses in a concave shape whose width becomes gradually narrower from the end portions of the side walls toward base end portions of the side walls, and the connector includes guide projections which are adapted to be guided along the guide recesses and are in a convex shape whose width becomes gradually broader from a side which is first inserted into the case toward the opposite side.
- According to a second aspect of the present invention, both the guide recesses and the guide projections include inclined faces to form a V-shape.
- According to a third aspect of the present invention, respective ones of the inclined faces of the guide recesses and the guide projections serve also as sealing faces.
- According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the connector is provided with positioning and supporting projections which are passed through the circuit board.
- According to the first aspect of the present invention, the electronic circuit device consists of the connector provided with the guide projections, the circuit board on which the connector is mounted, and the case provided with the guide recesses. Since the guide recesses are broader in width at the end portions of the side walls of the case, and the guide projections are narrower in width at the side where the connector is first inserted, no high positional accuracy is required when the connector is received in the case. Because the guide projections are guided into the guide recesses, the connector will be never received in the case in an unstable state. Thus, the connector can be reliably contained in the case.
- According to the second aspect of the present invention, the connector is contained in the case in such a manner that the guide projections are fitted in the guide recesses. Since an action received from the exterior circuit on occasion of engaging the connectors will be exerted on the guide recesses by way of the guide projections, concentration of a stress on the circuit board will be dispersed.
- According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the connector has been contained in the case, the shielding performance between the case and the connector can be assured by the respective ones of the inclined faces of the guide recesses and the guide projections.
- According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by inserting the projections on the connectors into the circuit board, the connector can be positioned and supported. Therefore, work for fitting the connector to the circuit board by means of the screws as in the prior art can be eliminated.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of an electronic circuit device according to the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a case;
- FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the case;
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along a line A-A of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is a front view of a connector;
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the connector partly in section;
- FIG. 7 is a right side view of the connector;
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing assembling steps before and while the connector is received in the case;
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an assembled state of the device after the connector has been received in the case;
- FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a conventional electronic circuit device; and
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a connector of FIG. 10.
- Now, referring to the drawings, one embodiment of the present invention will be described.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of an electronic circuit device according to the present invention. FIGS.2 to 4 are various views of a case, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are various views of a connector.
- In FIG. 1,
reference numeral 21 represents an electronic circuit device such as ECU (engine control unit) adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, for example. Theelectronic circuit device 21 is composed of acase 22, aconnector 23 which is contained in thecase 22, and acircuit board 24 on which theconnector 23 is mounted. Amating connector 25 as an exterior circuit is adapted to be engaged with theconnector 23. - The above described structure will be fully described hereunder.
- The
case 22 is made of synthetic resin, and consists of abottom wall 26 andside walls 27 to 30 provided on a circumferential edge of thebottom wall 26 formed into a bottomed box in a substantially rectangular shape anopening 31 is defined by edges of theside walls 27 to 30. Arectangular frame portion 32 swelling outward is formed around the opening 31. - The
bottom wall 26 is formed in a rectangular shape and integrally provided withboss portions 33 having a same height at inner four corners of thebottom wall 26. Theboss portions 33 continue to theside walls 28 to 30 and have threadedbores 34 in flat faces at their distal ends. The distal ends of theboss portions 33 are positioned lower than theopening 31 by an amount of a thickness of the circuit board 24 (see FIG. 1). - Describing in more detail the
side wells 27 to 30, theside wall 27 is positioned at a side connected to the mating connector 25 (see FIG. 1), while theside plate 28 is positioned at a side opposed to theside wall 27. Theside walls side wall 27 is at the front. - The
side walls 28 to 30 are uprightly provided at the right angle with respect to thebottom wall 26, while theside wall 27 only is inclined. Theside wall 27 is formed with arectangular opening 35 through which a part of theconnector 23 is adapted to protrude. Thesidewall 28 is flat. There are integrally formed guide recesses 36, 36 inside theside walls - Each of the guide recesses36, 36 has inclined faces 37, 37. One of the inclined faces 37, 37 is composed of the
side wall 27, and the other is composed of theboss portion 33 which is located adjacent to theside wall 27. Theguide recess 36 is in a V-shape embraced by the twoinclined faces guide recess 36 is formed in such a manner that a distance between the inclined faces 37, 37 is gradually decreased from the top ends to the base ends of theside walls bottom wall 26. Theinclined face 37 composed of theside wall 27 serves also as a sealing face. - As shown in FIGS.5 to 7, the
connector 23 is composed of aconnector housing 38 and a plurality ofterminals connector housing 38. - The
connector housing 38 which is formed of synthetic resin has fourconnector engaging parts 41 although the number is not limited to four. Each of theconnector engaging parts 41 has aback wall 42 to which determinedterminals Numeral 43 represents a guide plate for positioning the terminals. -
Side walls connector housing 38 are integrally provided withrespective guide projections guide projections 45 is in a shape of a triangle, an apex of which is adjacent to anupper wall 46, and protrudes outwardly from theside wall 44. It is to be noted that inclined faces 47, 47 of theguide projection 45 embracing the apex correspond to the inclined faces 37, 37 of the guide recess 36 (see FIG. 4). In other words, theguide projection 45 has a V-shape or a triangular shape in such a manner that a distance between the inclined faces 47, 47 is increased from theupper wall 46 toward abottom wall 48. - A seal packing49 is provided on the
connector housing 38 including the inclined faces 47, 47 positioned at open sides of theconnector engaging parts 41.Reference numeral 50 represents a locking member for the seal packing 49. The inclined faces 47, 47 positioned at the open sides serve also as sealing faces. - The
bottom wall 48 of theconnector housing 38 is integrally provided withprojections 51 which are adapted to serve as positioning and supporting members for the circuit board 24 (see FIG. 1). Theprojection 51 has a spherical tip end protruding by a thickness of thecircuit board 24. The tip end of theprojection 51 is chamfered in order to facilitate an insertion into thecircuit board 24. - The
terminals terminals connector housing 38, they project into the correspondingengaging parts 41 at their one ends, and guided out from theguide plate 43 at the other ends. - Referring back to FIG. 1, a plurality of circuits having desired patterns are formed on the
circuit board 24 and a plurality electronic components are mounted thereon. Thecircuit board 24 is further provided withholes 52 corresponding to theprojections 51 of theconnector 23, and a plurality of terminal insertion holes 53 (see FIG. 9) corresponding to the aforesaid other ends of theterminals 39 and 40 (FIG. 6). A diameter of thehole 52 is equal to or slightly larger than a diameter of theprojection 51. - Referring now to FIGS. 8, 9 and FIG. 1, a manner of assembling the
electronic circuit device 21 will be described. - FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing assembling steps before and while the connector is received, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an assembled state after the connector has been received.
- It is to be noted that the
connector 23 and thecircuit board 24 have been assembled and wired beforehand in a predetermined manner. - In FIG. 8, the
connector 23 is set in thecase 22 as a first step. Theconnector 23 is positioned at theopening 31 of thecase 22, and theupper wall 46 of theconnector 23 is at first inserted. In other words, the apexes of theguide projections case 22 at a position where the distance between the inclined faces 37 and 37 is largest. - Then, the
entire connector 23 is inserted in thecase 22 in a straightly dropped manner in a direction of an arrow P. On this occasion, theguide projections case 22. Theconnector 23 can be guided into a determined position in thecase 22 by means of the guide recesses 36, 36 and theguide projections connector 23 is not adequately aligned with respect to thecase 22. Accordingly, theconnector 23 can be reliably contained in thecase 22 with no need of high positioning accuracy. Moreover, the inclined faces 47, 47 at the open end side are brought in tight contact with the inclined faces 37, 37 on theside wall 27 interposing the seal packing 49. This assures sealing performance between thecase 22 and theconnector 23. In other words, the sealing performance between thecase 22 and theconnector 23 can be obtained by simply dropping theconnector 23 into thecase 22. - After the
connector 23 has been received in thecase 22, thecircuit board 24 is mounted on theconnector 23 as shown in FIG. 9, and received in thecase 22 through theopening 31. On this occasion, theprojections 51 of theconnector 23 are passed through theholes 52, and the aforesaid other ends of theterminals - Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the
circuit board 24 is fixed by means of screws 54 (Theconnector 23 need not be directly screwed), and the other ends of theterminals circuit board 24. Thescrews 54 are spirally engaged in the threaded bores 34 in theboss portions 33 to fix thecircuit board 24 to thecase 22. In the abovedescribed manner, a series of the assembling steps of theelectronic circuit device 21 have been completed. - When the
mating connector 25 is engages with theconnector 23, an action of themating connector 25 may affect the guide recesses 36, 36 by way of theguide projections circuit board 24. - It is apparent that various changes and modifications can be applied to the present invention within a scope of the invention. For example, the
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1. An electronic circuit device comprising a connector to be connected with an exterior circuit, a circuit board on which said connector and electronic components are mounted, and a case having an opening which is defined by end portions of its side walls, said connector and said circuit board being adapted to be received in said case through said opening,
wherein said case includes guide recesses in a concave shape whose width becomes gradually narrower from said end portions of said side walls toward base end portions of said side walls, and
said connector includes guide projections which are adapted to be guided along said guide recesses and are in a convex shape whose width becomes gradually broader from a side which is first inserted into said case toward the opposite side.
2. The electronic circuit device according to , wherein both said guide recesses and said guide projections include inclined faces to form a V-shape.
claim 1
3. The electronic circuit device according to , wherein respective ones of said inclined faces of said guide recesses and said guide projections serve also as sealing faces.
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4. The electronic circuit device according to anyone of to , wherein said connector is provided with positioning and supporting projections which are passed through said circuit board.
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