JP5776894B2 - Connector device - Google Patents

Description

  In the invention described in the claims of the present application, a connection terminal provided on a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed wiring board (FPC) or a flat cable (FFC) is a solid printed wiring board or the like. The present invention relates to a connector device including a contact that presses and contacts a contact terminal portion of a wiring plate-like member while being connected to the wiring substrate so as to be electrically connected to the wiring substrate.

  A relatively small flexible printed circuit board mounted on various electronic devices and a wiring plate-shaped member such as a flat cable can be attached to a printed circuit board, such as a solid printed circuit board on which various electrical components are mounted, It is often carried out using a connector device which is electrically connected and fixed to the main wiring board. The connector device used for attaching the wiring board member to the wiring board is a conductive device that contacts the contact terminal portion provided on the wiring board member while being connected to the wiring part provided on the wiring board. A contact is provided, and the contact terminal portion of the wiring plate-like member is electrically connected to the wiring portion of the wiring board through the contact.

  Conventionally proposed connector devices, for example, used for mounting a wiring board member, which is a flexible printed wiring board, to a wiring board, are inserted with a wiring board member in which a plurality of contact terminal portions are arranged. The insertion portion is formed, and has a housing arranged on the wiring board. In such a housing, a plurality of contacts are arranged and arranged, and the plurality of contacts are connected to a wiring portion provided on the wiring board and are inserted into the housing through the insertion portion. Are contact-connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions.

  In such a conventionally proposed connector device, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing arranged on the wiring board through the insertion portion provided therein, for example, the entire wiring plate-like member is the housing. The arrangement direction of the plurality of contact terminal portions arranged in the wiring plate-like member and the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are made to be the same direction. In this state, the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the plurality of contact terminal portions arranged and arranged on the wiring board member is set as the insertion direction. In the housing of the connector device, an engaging member that mechanically engages with a wiring plate member inserted through the insertion portion is provided at or near the insertion portion provided in the housing. The inserted wiring board member is positioned in the housing under the engaged state with the engaging member provided in the housing (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  Patent Document 1 describes the first to fifth embodiments of the flexible board connector. Patent Document 1 shows the first embodiment which is a representative one of them. Take up as a connector device. In the connector device (flexible substrate connector 1) shown in Patent Document 1, a pair of housings (11) in which insertion portions (openings 11a) for wiring plate members (flexible substrates 25) are formed are paired. An engagement member (engagement portion 11b) is provided. The pair of engaging members are arranged to face each other so as to sandwich the plurality of contacts in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts (contact pins 6) arranged and arranged in the housing, and each of the engagement members is arranged in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts. Elastically displaceable.

  Under such circumstances, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion formed therein, the pair of engaging members provided in the housing is paired with the pair of side end portions facing each other in the wiring plate-like member. It corresponds to each. Then, each of the pair of engaging members engages with an engaging protrusion (engaged portion 25d) formed on a side end portion of the wiring plate member, thereby positioning the wiring plate member with respect to the housing. Made. That is, the wiring board-like member inserted into the housing through the insertion portion formed therein is engaged with a pair of mutually opposing side end portions, respectively, by a pair of engaging members each capable of elastic displacement. The positioning is performed with respect to the housing by being sandwiched in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts provided in the housing.

  Further, in the connector device (connector 10) disclosed in Patent Document 2, a pair of engagements are formed in the housing (insulator 20) in which the insertion portion (storage space 25) for the wiring plate member (FPC 60) is formed. A member (elastic engagement piece 34) is provided. The pair of engaging members are arranged to face each other so as to sandwich the plurality of contacts in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts (contacts 40) arranged and arranged in the housing. And is elastically displaceable in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts.

  Under such circumstances, when the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion formed therein, the pair of engaging members provided in the housing is paired with the pair of side end portions facing each other in the wiring plate-like member. It corresponds to each. And the engaging part which each of a pair of engaging member has engages with the engaging part (engagement recessed part 64) formed in the side edge part in a wiring board-like member, and, thereby, a wiring board-like member Positioning relative to the housing is made. That is, even in the connector device shown in Patent Document 2, the wiring plate-like members inserted into the housing through the insertion portions formed therein are respectively engaged with a pair of side end portions facing each other. A pair of engaging members that are elastically displaceable are sandwiched in the arrangement direction of a plurality of contacts provided in the housing, and are positioned relative to the housing.

JP 2007-234525 A (paragraphs 0031 to 0039, FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6) JP 2010-244987 (paragraphs 0023-0027, FIGS. 1-8, 12)

  As described above, the housing is provided with a pair of engaging members each of which is elastically displaceable, and these are engaged with the wiring plate member inserted through the insertion portion formed in the housing. In the conventional connector device, the positioning of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the insertion portion with respect to the housing engages with a pair of opposite side end portions of the wiring plate member. The pair of engaging members, each of which can be elastically displaced, are sandwiched in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing. Under such circumstances, the following matters are concerned about the positioning of the wiring plate member with respect to the housing.

  The positioning of the wiring plate member with respect to the housing is such that each of the pair of engaging members, each of which is elastically displaceable, engages with the wiring plate member, thereby sandwiching the wiring plate member with the pair of engaging members. As a result, each of the pair of engaging members is elastically displaced when engaged with the wiring plate member. Therefore, the wiring plate-like member sandwiched between the pair of engaging members may be displaced in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts arranged in the housing due to the elastic displacement of each of the pair of engaging members. There will be something. For example, each time the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing through the insertion portion, the state of elastic displacement of each of the pair of engagement members is different, and accordingly, the wiring plate member sandwiched between the pair of engagement members The position with respect to the housing, in particular, the position in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts is not always stable and may be displaced.

  The position of the wiring board member inserted into the housing with respect to the housing is such that the plurality of contact terminal portions arranged and arranged on the wiring board member are always in proper contact with the plurality of contacts arranged and arranged on the housing. Although it is necessary to be connected, if the position of the wiring plate-shaped member relative to the housing, in particular, the position in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts is displaced, a plurality of wiring plate-shaped members There is a possibility that the contact terminal portion is not properly contact-connected to the plurality of contacts in the housing.

  Therefore, in the connector device used for attaching the wiring board member to the wiring board, when inserting the wiring board member into the housing through the insertion portion formed therein, the wiring board member inserted into the housing There is a demand for the position relative to the housing, in particular, the position in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the housing to be always stable.

  In view of such a point, the invention described in the claims of the present application relates to, for example, a wiring plate-like member that is used for mounting a wiring plate-like member that is a flexible printed wiring board or the like to a main wiring board. A connector device including a housing provided with an insertion portion and a plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the housing, which does not lead to a complicated construction of the housing, and as a result, increases manufacturing costs. In addition, the position of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the insertion portion with respect to the housing, in particular, the position in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the housing should always be stable. Provide what you can.

The connector device according to the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7 in the claims of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the present invention) includes a plate-like member insertion portion and a plate-like member connected thereto. A plurality of contact terminals in a housing provided with a receiving portion and a wiring plate-like member that is arranged and arranged in the housing and is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion and partially received in the plate-like member receiving portion parts and a plurality of contacts are respectively contacting to, housings are first and second side wall portions and a plurality of contacts which face each other in the longitudinal direction of the housing as forming a plate-shaped member accommodating portion The first and second plane portions facing each other in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the first and second plane portions are attached to the wiring board so that the first plane portion is in contact with the wiring board. Configured by the shall. And it is distribute | arranged to the 1st side wall part in the position which protrudes in a plate-shaped member accommodating part then between the 1st and 2nd plane parts, without exposing outside a housing, and it passes in a housing through a plate-shaped member insertion part Elastic force in a direction toward the second side wall portion of the wiring plate-like member in contact with the first side end portion of the first and second side end portions facing each other of the inserted wiring plate-like member And a second side of the first and second side ends of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion on the second side wall portion. An abutting surface portion with which the end portion abuts is provided, and the elastic pressing member faces the outside of the first plane portion through an opening formed in the first plane portion. Is done.

  In particular, in the connector device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the elastic pressing member includes the elastic arm-shaped portion extending from the housing and the abutting engagement supported thereby. And the distance from the contact surface portion to the contact engagement portion in the housing is determined so that the wiring plate-like member is not inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member. Is selected to be smaller than the distance from one of the first and second side end portions facing each other to the other.

  In the connector device according to the present invention as described above, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion provided therein, and is connected to the plate-like member insertion portion. The elastic pressing member provided on the first side wall portion of the housing abuts on the first side end portion of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing when being partially accommodated in the wiring plate member. An elastic force in a direction toward the second side wall portion in the housing is applied to the wiring plate member, and the wiring plate member is pressed toward the second side wall portion in the housing. Thereby, the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing makes its second side end abut against the abutting surface provided on the second side wall of the housing, and the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts with respect to the housing In a state where the positioning is performed, it is partially accommodated in a plate-shaped member accommodating portion provided in the housing.

  An elastic pressing member that applies an elastic force in a direction toward the second side wall portion in the housing to the wiring plate member inserted into the housing, for example, forms a cantilever tongue-shaped portion integrally formed with the housing. Is done.

  The plurality of contacts provided in the housing is, for example, a contact where a wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through a plate-like member insertion portion is provided at the second side end portion of the housing on the second side wall portion. When partially accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion in a state of being in contact with the surface portion, the positions corresponding to the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate-shaped member are taken. In addition, a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing are a plurality of contacts in the wiring plate-like member, with respect to the wiring plate-like member partially positioned in the plate-like member housing portion in which the plurality of contacts are positioned in the arrangement direction with respect to the housing. The plurality of contacts are brought into contact with and connected to the plurality of contact terminal portions of the wiring plate-like member.

  In particular, in the connector device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the elastic pressing member provided on the first side wall of the housing extends from the housing. An elastic arm-shaped portion and a contact engaging portion supported by the elastic arm-shaped portion are formed, and the wiring plate-shaped member is not inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member inserting portion, and the 2 is smaller than the distance from one of the first and second side end portions facing each other in the wiring plate member to the other. Selected.

Further, the connector device according to the present invention is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing as in the connector device according to the invention described in claim 7 in the claims of the present application. An actuator that selectively takes the position and the second stationary position may be provided, and in such a case, the actuator is partially attached to the plate-like member housing portion in which the wiring plate-like member is provided in the housing. Of the plurality of contact terminal portions of the wiring plate-like member to each of the plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the housing when being moved from the first stationary position to the second stationary position. When the pressing contact state with respect to the corresponding one of the plurality of contacts is taken and the second stationary position is shifted to the first stationary position, each of the plurality of contacts is selected from the plurality of contact terminal portions. Released from pressure contact state with respect to those that respond.

  In the connector device according to the present invention, as described above, the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion provided in the housing, and connected to the plate-like member insertion portion. When partially accommodated, the elastic pressing member provided on the first side wall portion of the housing abuts on the first side end portion of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing, thereby forming the wiring plate member. The elastic force in the direction toward the second side wall portion in the housing is applied, and the wiring plate member is pressed toward the second side wall portion in the housing, whereby the wiring plate member inserted into the housing is Positioning the plurality of contacts in the arrangement direction with respect to the housing is performed by bringing the second side end portion into contact with the contact surface portion provided on the second side wall portion of the housing. That is, each time the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion provided therein, the position of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing with respect to the housing, in particular, a plurality of arrangements arranged in the housing. The position of the contacts in the arrangement direction is determined based on the contact surface portion provided in the housing with which the second side end portion of the wiring plate member contacts, and the contact surface portion provided in the housing is Since an invariable position is provided, the positions in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts with respect to the housing of the wiring board member inserted into the housing are not always changed.

Therefore, according to the connector device according to the present invention, the configuration of the housing is not complicated, and as a result, the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion without increasing the manufacturing cost. The position with respect to the housing, in particular, the position in the arrangement direction of a plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the housing, can be determined with reference to the abutting surface provided in the housing, and always stable it can. And, the position of the wiring plate member inserted into the housing in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts with respect to the housing can always be determined on the basis of the contact surface portion provided in the housing, Contact connection of the plurality of contacts arranged and arranged in the housing to the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate member inserted in the housing can be performed appropriately and reliably. In addition, the elastic pressing member is disposed at a position between the first and second flat portions without protruding from the first side wall portion into the plate-shaped member accommodating portion and exposed outside the housing. Since the housing faces the outside of the first planar portion through the opening formed in the planar portion, the housing is attached to the wiring substrate with the first planar portion in contact with the wiring substrate. an opening formed in the first planar portion is closed by the wiring board, so that there is little possibility that adhering dust and the like from the outside housings to the elastic pressing member.

  In the connector device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the elastic pressing member provided on the first side wall of the housing extends from the housing. An elastic arm-shaped portion and a contact engaging portion supported by the elastic arm-shaped portion are formed, and the wiring plate-shaped member is not inserted into the housing through the plate-shaped member inserting portion, and the 2 is smaller than the distance from one of the first and second side end portions facing each other in the wiring plate member to the other. Therefore, when the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion provided in the housing and partially accommodated in the plate member storage portion connected to the plate member insertion portion, Wiring board The first side edge portion of the member is to be elastically displaced away the elastic arm-shaped portions and the abutting engagement of the elastic pressing member from the contact surface portion provided on the second side wall portion of the housing. As a result, the elastic force in the direction toward the second side wall portion of the housing that causes the elastic pressing member to act on the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing is increased, and the elastic pressing member in the housing against the wiring plate-like member is increased. The pressing toward the side wall portion 2 is appropriately and reliably performed.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention with the flexible printed wiring board with which it is mounted | worn. It is a top view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the IV-IV sectional view in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the VV line cross section in FIG. It is a top view including a partial cross section which shows the cross section of an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the flexible printed wiring board with which the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is mounted | worn. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the part of an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view including a partial cross section which shows the part of an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the part of the flexible printed wiring board with which it was mounted | worn. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the flexible printed wiring board with which it was mounted | worn. It is a top view including a partial cross section which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the flexible printed wiring board with which it was mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the flexible printed wiring board with which it was mounted | worn.

  The form for implementing this invention is demonstrated with the Example about this invention described below.

  FIG. 1 (perspective view) shows an example of a connector device according to the present invention, together with a flexible printed wiring board constituting a wiring plate-like member attached thereto, and FIG. 2 (plan view) and FIG. An example of the connector apparatus which concerns on this invention is shown.

  1 to 3, a connector device 10 that is an example of a connector device according to the present invention includes a housing 11 that is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin and disposed on a wiring board of an electronic device. The housing 11 is provided with a plate-like member insertion portion 12 at an edge portion on the front side, and a plate-like member accommodating portion 13 (see FIGS. 4 to 4 described later) from the plate-like member insertion portion 12 to the inside of the housing 11. As shown in FIG. 7). That is, the housing 11 is provided with a plate-like member accommodating portion 13 connected to the plate-like member insertion portion 12 inside.

  For example, when the housing 11 is disposed on the wiring board of the electronic device, the entire connector device 10 is attached to the wiring board of the electronic device. Then, one end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 constituting the wiring plate-like member is inserted into the housing 11 disposed on the wiring board of the electronic device through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, and the flexible printed wiring board is inserted. 15 is placed in a state of being partially accommodated in a plate-like member accommodating portion 13 provided inside the housing 11.

  The housing 11 includes a plurality of first contacts 16 each made of an elastic conductive material and a plurality of second contacts 17 each made of an elastic conductive material in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the housing 11. They are arranged and arranged under alternating conditions. Most of each of the plurality of first contacts 16 is accommodated inside the housing 11, but as shown in FIG. 2, one end is at the front side edge of the housing 11. A connecting terminal portion 16a is formed by projecting from the opposite rear side edge portion to the outside. Further, most of each of the plurality of second contacts 17 is housed in the housing 11, but as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one end is a front surface of the housing 11. A connection terminal portion 17a is formed protruding from the side edge portion to the outside.

  At one end of the flexible printed wiring board 15, a plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 and a plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 are inserted into or removed from the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12. Are arranged in a state where they are alternately arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction (hereinafter, flexible printing in which a plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 and a plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 are arranged. One end of the wiring board 15 is referred to as a terminal end). Further, the flexible printed wiring board 15 has a plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 and a plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 arranged and arranged at the terminal end portions of the flexible printed wiring board 15 in the arrangement direction. A first side end portion 20 and a second side end portion 21.

  Corresponding to such a flexible printed wiring board 15, the plurality of first contacts 16 are signal contacts that are contact-connected to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 arranged in the flexible printed wiring board 15. In addition, a plurality of second contacts 17 are provided as signal contacts that are contact-connected to a plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 arranged and arranged on the flexible printed wiring board 15. However, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 are used as signal and ground contacts that are contact-connected to a plurality of signal contact terminal portions and ground connection portions in other flexible printed wiring boards. May be.

  The housing 11 having the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 as a longitudinal direction has the insertion or extraction direction of the flexible printed wiring board 15 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 as the depth direction, The direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the depth direction is the thickness direction. When the flexible printed wiring board 15 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, the surface on which the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 and the plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 are disposed, and the surface thereof The opposing surfaces are in a state of opposing each other in the thickness direction of the housing 11.

  An actuator 25 extending along the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17, i.e., the longitudinal direction of the housing 11, is provided on the rear edge side of the housing 11. It is provided so that rotation is possible. The actuator 25 can take a position assumed to be raised with respect to the housing 11 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 as a first stationary position, and will be described later. 8, 9 and 11 can be taken as a second stationary position at a position that is supposed to be in a state of being depressed with respect to the housing 11, by being rotated. The transition from the first stationary position to the second stationary position, or the transition from the second stationary position to the first stationary position is performed.

  Under such circumstances, each of the plurality of first contacts 16 arranged and arranged in the housing 11 is formed of an elastic conductive material as shown in FIG. 4 showing a cross section taken along line IV-IV in FIG. In addition, it is a plate-like member having an “E” shape as a whole. In the first contact 16 having such an “e” shape, the beam portion 28 is a fixed portion of the pair of beam portions 28 and 29 interconnected by the connecting portion 27, and the beam The part 29 is an operating part. The plate member insertion portion 12 side portion of the beam portion 28 serving as the fixing portion and the plate member insertion portion 12 side portion of the beam portion 29 serving as the operation portion are opposed to each other in the thickness direction of the housing 11. It is supposed to be arranged in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13 in the housing 11. One end portion of the beam portion 28 that is a fixed portion is led out from the rear side edge portion of the housing 11 to form the connection terminal portion 16a, and the housing 11 is disposed, for example, an electron It is connected to a wiring section provided on the wiring board of the device.

  Further, each of the plurality of second contacts 17 arranged and provided in the housing 11 is also made of an elastic conductive material as a whole, as shown in FIG. 5 showing a cross section taken along the line VV in FIG. It is a plate-like member having an “E” shape. In the second contact 17 having such an “E” shape, the beam portion 31 is a fixed portion of the pair of beam portions 31 and 32 interconnected by the connecting portion 30, and the beam The part 32 is an operating part. The plate member insertion portion 12 side portion of the beam portion 31 serving as the fixed portion and the plate member insertion portion 12 side portion of the beam portion 32 serving as the operation portion are opposed to each other in the thickness direction of the housing 11. It is supposed to be arranged in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13 in the housing 11. One end portion of the beam portion 31 that is a fixed portion is led out from the front side edge portion of the housing 11 to the outside to form a connection terminal portion 17a. It is connected to a wiring section provided on the wiring board of the device.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the actuator 25 arranged so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing 11 includes a plurality of cam portions 35 that engage with the plurality of first contacts 16 in the housing 11, respectively. A plurality of cam portions 36 that are respectively engaged with the plurality of second contacts 17 are provided. Each of the plurality of cam portions 35 includes a portion 28a that is in the vicinity of one end portion that forms the connection terminal portion 16a of the beam portion 28 in the corresponding one of the plurality of first contacts 16, and an end of the beam portion 29 that faces the portion 28a. It is sandwiched between the portions 29 a and rotates as the actuator 25 rotates. Each of the plurality of cam portions 36 is sandwiched between the end portion 31a of the beam portion 31 and the end portion 32a of the beam portion 32 facing the corresponding one of the plurality of second contacts 17, It rotates as the actuator 25 rotates.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, when the actuator 25 assumes the first stationary position, a portion other than the maximum dimension portion where the cross-sectional difference diameter in each of the plurality of cam portions 35 is maximum is obtained. The portion contacts the portion 28 a of the beam portion 28 and the end portion 29 a of the beam portion 29 in the corresponding first contact 16. Under such circumstances, the first contact 16 corresponding to each of the plurality of cam portions 35 has an end portion 28b of the beam portion 28 forming the fixed portion and an end portion 29b of the beam portion 29 forming the operating portion. The interval between the plate-shaped member accommodating portions 13 in the housing 11 is kept relatively large. Similarly, when the actuator 25 assumes the first stationary position, the portions other than the maximum dimension portion where the cross-sectional difference diameter in each of the plurality of cam portions 36 is maximum are the corresponding second contacts. 17 abuts on the end portion 31 a of the beam portion 31 and the end portion 32 a of the beam portion 32. Under such circumstances, the second contact 17 corresponding to each of the plurality of cam portions 36 forms an operating portion with a portion 31b on one end side forming the connection terminal portion 17a of the beam portion 31 forming the fixing portion. The interval between the end portions 32b of the beam portion 32 and the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 in the housing 11 is maintained relatively large.

The housing 11 includes a first side wall portion 41 and a second side wall portion 42 which are opposed to each other with the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 arranged in the longitudinal direction. The plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 is formed together with the bottom surface portion 43 and the top surface portion 44 that form first and second plane portions opposed to each other in the thickness direction of 11. As shown in FIG. 6, the first side wall 41 is provided with an elastic pressing member 45 that protrudes into the plate-like member housing 13 and is not exposed outside the housing 11. In addition, the second side wall portion 42 is provided with a contact surface portion 46 that faces the plate-like member housing portion 13.

  The elastic pressing member 45 includes an elastic arm-like portion 47 extending from an inner surface facing the plate-like member accommodating portion 13 of the first side wall portion 41 of the housing 11, and a contact engaging portion 48 supported by the elastic arm-like portion 47. And is formed integrally with the housing 11 to form a cantilever tongue-shaped portion. The contact surface portion 46 forms a reference plane that faces the elastic pressing member 45. Then, from the contact surface portion 46 of the housing 11 to the contact engagement portion 48 of the elastic pressing member 45 without being inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 of the flexible printed wiring board 15. The distance is selected to be smaller than the distance from one of the first side end 20 and the second side end 21 facing each other in the flexible printed wiring board 15 to the other.

  The housing 11 having the first side wall portion 41 provided with the elastic pressing member 45 and the second side wall portion 42 provided with the contact surface portion 46 is disposed on, for example, a wiring board of an electronic device. In this case, the outer surface portion on the bottom surface portion 43 side is brought into contact with the wiring board, and the outer surface portion on the upper surface portion 44 side facing the outer surface portion on the bottom surface portion 43 side is exposed to the outside on the wiring substrate. As shown in FIG. 7, the elastic pressing member 45 is disposed at a position between the bottom surface portion 43 and the top surface portion 44 in the thickness direction of the housing 11, and on the bottom surface portion 43 side, It faces the outside from the outer surface portion on the bottom surface portion 43 side through the opening 49 formed in the bottom surface portion 43 and is covered by the upper surface portion 44 on the upper surface portion 44 side and is not exposed from the outer surface portion on the upper surface portion 44 side. Is done.

  The opening 49 formed in the bottom surface portion 43 of the housing 11 allows the outer surface portion on the bottom surface portion 43 side of the housing 11 to come into contact with the wiring substrate when the housing 11 is disposed on the wiring substrate of the electronic device, for example. Is blocked by the wiring board. Therefore, when the housing 11 is disposed on the wiring board, there is a possibility that dust or the like from the outside may adhere to the elastic pressing member 45 provided on the first side wall portion 41 of the housing 11. Is significantly smaller.

  In such a connector device 10, the flexible printed wiring board 15 as a wiring plate-like member placed in the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 is provided with the actuator 25 at the first stationary position. The terminal end portion is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 along the depth direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing. At that time, the first side end portion 20 of the flexible printed wiring board 15 abuts on the abutting engagement portion 48 of the elastic pressing member 45 provided on the first side wall portion 41 of the housing 11, and the elastic pressing member 45. The elastic arm-like portion 47 and the contact engaging portion 48 are elastically displaced so as to be away from the contact surface portion 46 provided on the second side wall portion 42 of the housing 11. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 8, the elastic pressing member 45 elastically abuts the abutting engagement portion 48 against the first side end portion 20 in the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11. Then, an elastic force in a direction toward the second side wall portion 42 in the housing 11 is applied to the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11, and the flexible printed wiring board 15 is moved to the second side wall portion in the housing 11. Press toward the abutment surface portion 46 provided on 42. At this time, the elastic force that the elastic pressing member 45 acts on the flexible printed wiring board 15 is increased by the elastic displacement of the elastic arm-shaped portion 47 and the contact engaging portion 48 of the elastic pressing member 45. .

  As a result, the second side end portion 21 of the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 contacts the contact surface portion 46 provided on the second side wall portion 42 of the housing 11 and is inserted into the housing 11. The flexible printed wiring board 15 is positioned with respect to the housing 11 in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17. At this time, since the contact surface portion 46 provided on the second side wall portion 42 in the housing 11 forms a reference plane in the housing 11, the second side end portion 21 is abutted against the contact surface portion 46. The position of the flexible printed wiring board 15 in contact with the housing 11, in particular, the position in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 in the longitudinal direction of the housing 11 has always been stable. It is supposed to be.

  When the insertion of the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 into the housing 11 is completed, the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 is accommodated in the plate-like member provided in the housing 11. The flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the part 13 and inserted into the housing 11 is partially accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating part 13. At this time, the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 partially accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 is connected to the beam portion 28 of each of the plurality of first contacts 16 in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13. Between the portion on the plate-like member insertion portion 12 side and the portion on the plate-like member insertion portion 12 side of the beam portion 29 and on the plate-like member insertion portion 12 side of the beam portion 31 in each of the plurality of second contacts 17. And the portion of the beam portion 32 on the plate member insertion portion 12 side.

  Further, the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 partially accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 is brought into elastic contact with the contact engaging portion 48 of the elastic pressing member 45 at the first side end portion 20 thereof. The elastic pressing member 45 receives the elastic force in the direction toward the second side wall portion 42 in the housing 11, and the contact surface portion provided on the second side wall portion 42 in the housing 11 by the elastic pressing member 45. 46, and the second side end 21 is brought into contact with the contact surface portion 46 in the longitudinal direction with respect to the housing 11, that is, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of first contacts. The two contacts 17 are positioned in the arrangement direction.

  In this way, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 are positioned in the arrangement direction of the flexible printed wiring board 15 partially accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13. In this case, the plurality of first contacts 16 arranged in the housing 11 are respectively connected to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 15 partially accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13. The plurality of second contacts 17 arranged and arranged in the housing 11 are appropriately positioned, and the plurality of second contacts 17 in the flexible printed wiring board 15 partially accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13 are arranged. The positions corresponding to the second contact terminal portions 19 are appropriately taken.

  Thereafter, the actuator 25 is rotated with respect to the housing 11 from the first stationary position to the second stationary position, and takes the second stationary position as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. Then, the housing is accommodated by the elastic pressing member 45 that is partially accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13 and elastically contacts the first side end portion 20 as shown in a two-dot chain line D in FIG. 11 is pressed toward the contact surface portion 46 provided on the second side wall portion 42, thereby bringing the second side end portion 21 into contact with the contact surface portion 46, and the plurality of first contacts 16. In addition, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 arranged in the housing 11 are engaged with the flexible printed wiring board 15 in which the plurality of second contacts 17 are positioned in the arrangement direction. That state is taken. The engagement of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 with respect to the flexible printed wiring board 15 partially accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 is performed by the plurality of first contacts 16. The plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 in the flexible printed wiring board 15 are in press contact with each other, and the plurality of second contacts 17 are connected to the plurality of second contact terminal portions in the flexible printed wiring board 15. It is made by making it press-contact to 19 respectively.

  In such a case, first, the actuator 25 takes the first stationary position, and the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 is provided on the board provided on the housing 11. In the cylindrical member accommodating portion 13, between the portion on the plate-like member insertion portion 12 side of the beam portion 28 and the portion on the plate-like member insertion portion 12 side of the beam portion 29 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16. The first contact portion is disposed between the portion of the beam portion 31 on the plate member insertion portion 12 side and the portion of the beam portion 32 on the plate member insertion portion 12 side in each of the plurality of second contacts 17. When the actuator 25 taking the stationary position is rotated, the actuator 25 is rotated to move from the first stationary position to the second stationary position. It is placed in the lay state. Thereby, as the actuator 25 shifts from the first stationary position to the second stationary position, as shown in FIG. 11, each of the plurality of cam portions 36 provided in the actuator 25 has its maximum dimension. The part is engaged with both the end part 31a of the beam part 31 forming the fixing part and the end part 32a of the beam part 32 forming the operating part in the corresponding second contact 17.

  The maximum dimension portion of the cam portion 36 that engages both the end portion 31 a of the beam portion 31 and the end portion 32 a of the beam portion 32 in the second contact 17 is temporarily connected to the terminal portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15. If the end portion is not accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13, the interval between the portion 31 b of the beam portion 31 and the end portion 32 b of the beam portion 32 formed in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 is reduced. The beam portion 32 has a plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 in which the end portion 32b is accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13. Of each of the plurality of second contacts 17 is in a pressing contact state with respect to the corresponding one of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 19. That. Thereby, each of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 is arranged with the housing 11 through the corresponding second contact 17. It is electrically connected to the wiring portion provided on the wiring board.

  Although illustration is omitted, each of the plurality of cam portions 35 provided in the actuator 25 has its maximum dimension portion as the actuator 25 shifts from the first stationary position to the second stationary position. Are engaged with both the portion 28a of the beam portion 28 forming the fixing portion and the end portion 29a of the beam portion 29 forming the operating portion in the corresponding first contact 16. The maximum dimension portion of the cam portion 35 that engages both the portion 28 a of the beam portion 28 and the end portion 29 a of the beam portion 29 in the first contact 16 is temporarily connected to the terminal portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15. If the portion is not accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13, the interval between the portion 28b of the beam portion 28 and the end portion 29b of the beam portion 29 formed in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13 is reduced. A stress to be displaced is applied, and the beam portion 29 has an end portion 29b of the first contact terminal portion 18 at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13. Each of the plurality of first contacts 16 is in a pressing contact state with respect to the corresponding one of the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18. That. Thereby, each of the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13 is arranged with the housing 11 through the corresponding first contact 16. It is electrically connected to the wiring portion provided on the wiring board.

  At this time, the flexible printed wiring board 15 partially accommodated in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13 is positioned in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17. The plurality of first contacts 16 take positions corresponding to the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 at the terminal end portions of the flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13, respectively. At the same time, the plurality of second contacts 17 have positions corresponding respectively to the plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 at the terminal ends of the flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13. Since it is supposed to take, the pressing contact with respect to the first contact terminal portion 18 corresponding to the end portion 29b of the beam portion 29 in each of the plurality of first contacts 16, Beauty, pressure contact against the second contact terminal 19 and the corresponding end 32b of the beam portion 32 in each of the plurality of second contact 17 is carried out appropriately and reliably.

  Thereafter, the connector device 10, if necessary, causes the actuator 25 to take the second stationary position, the plurality of first contacts 16 to the plurality of first contact terminals at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15. While releasing from the pressing contact state with respect to the corresponding one of the portions 18, each of the plurality of second contacts 17 corresponds to the correspondence among the plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15. In order to release from the pressing contact state with respect to what is to be performed, the state is shifted to the first stationary position.

  When the actuator 25 that takes the second stationary position is moved to the first stationary position, the actuator 25 that takes the second stationary position is operated to rotate so that the first stationary position is moved from the second stationary position. It is turned to move to the position, and it stands up with respect to the housing 11. Accordingly, as the actuator 25 moves from the second stationary position to the first stationary position, each of the plurality of cam portions 35 provided in the actuator 25 corresponds to a portion other than the maximum dimension portion. The first contact 16 is engaged with both the portion 28a of the beam portion 28 forming the fixed portion and the end portion 29a of the beam portion 29 forming the operating portion.

  The portions other than the maximum dimension portion of the cam portion 35 that engages both the portion 28 a of the beam portion 28 and the end portion 29 a of the beam portion 29 in the first contact 16 are located on the beam portion 29 and the end portion of the beam portion 28. 28b and the end portion 29b of the beam portion 29 are in a state of attempting to displace in a direction in which the interval between the plate-shaped member accommodating portions 13 is increased, whereby the end portion 29b of the beam portion 29 is The flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the shaped member accommodating portion 13 is released from the state of being pressed and contacted with the corresponding one of the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 at the terminal end portion.

  As the actuator 25 shifts from the second stationary position to the first stationary position, each of the plurality of cam portions 36 provided in the actuator 25 corresponds to a portion other than the maximum dimension portion. The contact 17 is engaged with both the end portion 31a of the beam portion 31 forming the fixed portion and the end portion 32a of the beam portion 32 forming the operating portion. A portion of the second contact 17 other than the maximum dimension portion of the cam portion 36 that engages both the end portion 31 a of the beam portion 31 and the end portion 32 a of the beam portion 32 is a portion of the beam portion 31. 31b and the end portion 32b of the beam portion 32 try to be displaced in the direction of widening the mutual interval formed in the plate-shaped member accommodating portion 13, whereby the end portion 32b of the beam portion 32 is The flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the shaped member accommodating portion 13 is released from a state in which it presses and contacts a corresponding one of the plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15.

  Thereby, each of the plurality of first contacts 16 corresponds to the corresponding one of the plurality of first contact terminal portions 18 at the terminal end portion of the flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13. While being released from the pressing contact state, each of the plurality of second contacts 17 has the plurality of second contact terminal portions 19 at the terminal end of the flexible printed wiring board 15 accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion 13. The flexible printed wiring board 15 is released from the pressed contact state with respect to the corresponding one and can be properly removed from the housing 11.

  In addition, the flexible printed wiring board 15 which comprises a wiring-plate-like member shall be the thing by which the engagement recessed part was formed in the 1st side edge part 20, and the elastic press provided in the 1st side wall part 41 in the housing 11 The member 45 is engaged with an engagement recess formed in the first side end portion 20 of the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12, and the flexible printed wiring board 15 The first side end portion 20 may be elastically contacted. In this case, when the elastic pressing member 45 is engaged with the engaging recess formed in the first side end portion 20 of the flexible printed wiring board 15, a click feeling is obtained. You can check the operation.

  As described above, in the connector device 10, the flexible printed wiring board 15 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided thereon, and is connected to the plate-like member insertion portion 12. When partially accommodated in the accommodating portion 13, the elastic pressing member 45 provided on the first side wall portion 41 in the housing 11 has the first side end portion 20 of the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11. The flexible printed wiring board 15 is made to act on the flexible printed wiring board 15 in the direction toward the second side wall 42 in the housing 11 to press the flexible printed wiring board 15 toward the second side wall 42 in the housing 11. Thus, the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 has its second side end portion 21 in the housing. By abutting the contact face portion 46 provided on the second side wall portion 42 at one, the positioning of the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and a plurality of second contact 17 relative to the housing 11 is made. That is, each time the flexible printed wiring board 15 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided thereon, the position of the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 with respect to the housing 11, in particular, the arrangement in the housing 11. The positions in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 provided in this way are the positions provided in the housing 11 provided in contact with the second side end 21 of the flexible printed wiring board 15. The contact surface portion 46 is determined based on the contact surface portion 46, and the contact surface portion 46 provided on the housing 11 provides an invariable position in the housing 11. First contact 16 and a plurality of second contacts Arrangement position of 17 is also assumed to always unchanged.

Therefore, according to the connector device 10, the configuration of the housing 11 is not complicated, and as a result, the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 through the plate member insertion portion 12 without increasing the manufacturing cost. Of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 arranged in the housing 11 in the arrangement direction, with respect to the housing 11. It can be determined consistently and can always be stable. Then, the position of the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 in the arrangement direction of the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 with respect to the housing 11 is set to the contact surface portion 46 provided in the housing 11. In other words, the plurality of first contacts 16 in the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 of the plurality of first contacts 16 arranged and arranged in the housing 11 can be made constant. A plurality of second contact terminals in the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 of the plurality of second contacts 17 arranged and arranged in the housing 11. The contact connection with the part 19 shall be made properly and reliably. Can. In addition, the elastic pressing member 45 is arranged at a position between the bottom surface portion 43 and the top surface portion 44 without projecting from the first side wall portion 41 into the plate member housing portion 13 and being exposed outside the housing 11. Since the housing 11 faces the outside of the bottom surface portion 43 through the opening 49 formed in the bottom surface portion 43, the housing 11 is attached to the wiring substrate with the bottom surface portion 43 in contact with the wiring substrate. In this case, the opening 49 formed in the bottom surface portion 43 is blocked by the wiring board, and there is almost no possibility that dust or the like from outside the housing 11 adheres to the elastic pressing member 45.

  In the connector device 10, the elastic pressing member 45 provided on the first side wall portion 41 of the housing 11 includes an elastic arm-like portion 47 extending from the housing 11 and a contact engaging portion 48 supported thereby. The abutting provided on the second side wall portion 42 of the housing 11 without being inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 of the flexible printed wiring board 15. The distance from the surface portion 46 to the contact engagement portion 48 is selected to be smaller than the distance from one of the first side end portion 20 and the second side end portion 21 in the flexible printed wiring board 15 to the other. Therefore, the flexible printed wiring board 15 is inserted into the housing 11 through the plate-like member insertion portion 12 provided thereon, and is connected to the plate-like member insertion portion 12. When partially accommodated in the material accommodating portion 13, the first side end portion 20 of the flexible printed wiring board 15 causes the elastic arm-like portion 47 and the contact engaging portion 48 of the elastic pressing member 45 to be the second in the housing 11. This is elastically displaced so as to move away from the abutment surface portion 46 provided on the side wall portion 42. Thereby, the elastic force in the direction toward the second side wall portion 42 in the housing 11 that causes the elastic pressing member 45 to act on the flexible printed wiring board 15 inserted into the housing 11 is increased, and flexible printing by the elastic pressing member 45 is performed. The pressing toward the second side wall portion 42 of the housing 11 against the wiring board 15 is appropriately and reliably performed.

  The connector device 10 described above includes an actuator 25 that is rotatable with respect to the housing 11. However, the connector device according to the present invention includes the actuator 25 or an equivalent actuator. It is not always necessary, and provided without being provided with an actuator, for example, a wiring board member such as a flexible printed wiring board is simply inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion and arranged in the housing. A state in which a plurality of contacts are contact-connected to a plurality of contact terminal portions arranged and arranged on the wiring plate-like member may be obtained. In the connector device described above, the plurality of first contacts 16 and the plurality of second contacts 17 are all in contact with the flexible printed wiring board 15 from above. The connector device according to the invention is not limited to such a device. For example, a plurality of types of contacts may alternately contact a wiring plate-like member such as a flexible printed wiring board from the vertical direction. Good.

  The connector device according to the present invention as described above includes a housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion, which is used to attach a wiring plate-like member, such as a flexible printed wiring board, to another wiring board, and the housing. A connector device having a plurality of contacts arranged in an array, which does not lead to a complicated structure of the housing, and as a result, is inserted into the housing through an insertion portion without causing an increase in manufacturing cost. The position of the plurality of contacts in the arrangement direction of the wiring plate-like member relative to the housing can be widely applied to various electronic devices and the like as it can always be kept stable.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Connector apparatus, 11 ... Housing, 12 ... Plate-shaped member insertion part, 13 ... Plate-shaped member accommodating part, 15 ... Flexible printed wiring board, 16 ... 1st contact , 17 ... second contact, 18 ... first contact terminal part, 19 ... second contact terminal part, 20 ... first side end part, 21 ... second Side end, 25 ... Actuator, 27, 30 ... Connecting part, 28, 29, 31, 32 ... Beam part, 35, 36 ... Cam part, 41 ... First side wall part 42 ... second side wall part, 43 ... bottom face part, 44 ... top face part, 45 ... elastic pressing member, 46 ... contact part, 47 ... elastic arm-like part , 48 ... Abutting engagement portion

Claims (7)

A housing provided with a plate-like member insertion portion and a plate-like member receiving portion connected to the plate-like member insertion portion, and arranged and arranged in the housing, and inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion and a plurality of contacts are respectively contacting a plurality of contact terminals provided on the partially stowed flat circuit into the plate-like member accommodating portion Te, the housing forms the plate-shaped member accommodating portion The first and second side wall portions opposing each other in the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts, and the first and second plane portions opposing each other in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the plurality of contacts, The first plane portion is configured to be attached to the wiring board while being in contact with the wiring board ,
The first side wall portion is arranged at a position between the first and second plane portions without protruding from the first side wall portion into the plate member housing portion and being exposed outside the housing , in contact with the first side edge portion of the first and second side edges which face each other of the flat circuit device inserted in the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion, to the flat circuit member An elastic pressing member that applies an elastic force in a direction toward the second side wall is provided, and the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion is provided on the second side wall. An abutment surface portion that abuts the second side end portion of the first and second side end portions is provided, and the elastic pressing member passes through the opening formed in the first flat surface portion. and characterized in that it is intended to face the outside of the flat portion of the That the connector device.   The plate-like member with the plurality of contacts inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion has the second side end abutted against the abutting surface portion of the housing. 2. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein when partially accommodated in the member accommodating portion, the connector device takes positions corresponding to the plurality of contact terminal portions in the wiring plate member.   The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic pressing member forms a cantilever tongue-shaped portion formed integrally with the housing.   The elastic pressing member has an elastic arm-like portion extending from the housing and an abutting engagement portion supported by the elastic arm-like portion, to the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member. The distance from the contact surface portion to the contact engagement portion of the housing is the first of the first and second side end portions of the wiring plate member that are opposed to each other. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the connector device is selected to be smaller than a distance from one to the other. The elastic pressing member is provided at a first side end portion of first and second side end portions facing each other of the wiring plate-like member inserted into the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion. The connector device according to claim 1, wherein the connector device abuts on the first side end portion in a state of engaging with the mating recess . The elastic pressing member has an elastic arm-like portion extending from the housing and an abutting engagement portion supported by the elastic arm-like portion, to the housing through the plate-like member insertion portion of the wiring plate-like member. The distance from the contact surface portion to the contact engagement portion of the housing is the first of the first and second side end portions of the wiring plate member that are opposed to each other. When the wiring plate member is inserted into the housing through the plate member insertion portion of the wiring plate member, the contact engagement portion is provided on the wiring plate member. 6. The connector device according to claim 5, wherein the connector device is engaged with the engaging recess . The first stationary position and the second stationary position are provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing, and the wiring plate-like member is partially accommodated in the plate-like member accommodating portion. When the first stationary position is shifted to the second stationary position, each of the plurality of contacts is brought into a pressing contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of contact terminal portions, and the second stationary position is set. An actuator is provided for releasing each of the plurality of contacts from a pressing contact state with respect to a corresponding one of the plurality of contact terminal portions when being moved from the position to the first stationary position. The connector device according to 1.

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