JP5864484B2 - Electric connector connection jig - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrical connector connecting jig used when connecting a pair of mating connectors.

  In general, as an electrical connector widely used in various electrical devices, for example, an electrical connector used in an LED (light emitting diode) lighting fixture is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Conventionally, in this type of electrical connector, the adjacent LED circuit board is formed by pressing and fitting the other connector from above to one connector respectively disposed on the same LED circuit board on the same plane. They are electrically connected to each other.

  Since this type of electrical connector tends to be miniaturized in recent years, the connection work between the connectors is usually performed manually by a worker using a jig such as tweezers.

JP 2012-43764 A (refer to FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, when the connection work between the connectors is performed using a jig such as tweezers as in the conventional electrical connector described above, the work takes time and effort, and considerable skill is required. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to increase the productivity and efficiency of connector connection work, and it is difficult to reduce the product cost.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can easily perform connector connection work, and can increase the productivity and efficiency of connector connection work. Is intended to provide.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the first electric connector connecting jig of the present invention is used when connecting the terminal portion on the connector side to the connecting portion on the mating connector side arranged on the circuit board. A jig for connecting an electrical connector, wherein a chuck part capable of gripping the connector has a holding member protruding downward, and a housing recess is formed around the holding member in a cylindrical shape And a movable member that is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction in the housing recess and is biased so as to protrude downward from the holding member, and grips the case member to connect the chuck portion to the connector. When the movable member is moved downward, the lower end of the movable member comes into contact with the support member of the connector and slides upward in the receiving recess, the chuck portion grips the connector, and the chuck When the case member is gripped with the portion gripping the connector and the terminal portion on the connector side is lowered while facing the connecting portion on the mating connector side, the lower end portion of the movable member is the circuit. It is configured such that it contacts the board and slides upward in the receiving recess, the connecting part on the mating connector side grips the terminal part on the connector side, and the connector is detached from the chuck part. It is characterized by.

  According to the first electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, the connector can be easily taken out from the support member and held by the chuck portion simply by holding the case member and lowering the case member. be able to. Further, by simply lowering the case member with respect to the mating connector while holding the connector, the connector can be detached from the chuck portion and easily connected to the mating connector. Therefore, even if it is not a skilled worker, the connector connection operation can be performed easily and reliably, the productivity and efficiency of the connector connection operation can be improved, and the product cost can be reduced.

  In the second electrical connector connecting jig according to the present invention, it is preferable that the chuck portion is constituted by a pair of opposed pieces that are elastically deformable outward and are parallel to each other.

  According to the second electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, the operation of gripping the connector with a chuck portion having a simple structure or detaching the connector from the chuck portion can be performed easily and reliably. It can be carried out.

  In the third electrical connector connecting jig of the present invention, the distance between the opposing pieces is equal to or less than the width of the gripping portion of the connector, and a tapered tapered surface is formed on the inner surface of the lower end of each opposing piece. It is preferable.

  According to the third electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, when the connector is taken out from the support member and gripped, the connector is easily guided between the opposing pieces, and the connector is connected to the mating connector. When connecting to the connector, the connector can be easily detached from between the opposing pieces, and the productivity and efficiency of the connector connection work can be further enhanced.

  In the fourth electric connector connecting jig according to the present invention, it is preferable that each of the opposing pieces is formed of the same material as the holding portion of the connector.

  According to the fourth electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, it is possible to prevent a risk of damaging the connector with the facing piece when the connector is gripped with the facing piece, and the reliability of the product It is possible to improve the performance.

  In the fifth electrical connector connecting jig of the present invention, it is preferable that a notch portion is formed around the chuck portion at the lower end portion of the holding member.

  According to the fifth electrical connector connecting jig of the present invention, the chuck portion is easily elastically deformed, so that the productivity and efficiency of the connector connecting work can be further improved.

  In the sixth electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, the lower end portion of the movable member is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to surround the connector held by the chuck portion, and is opposed to sandwich the connector. The part is preferably provided with a positioning projection.

  According to the sixth electrical connector connection jig of the present invention, the movable member can be easily and reliably positioned when the connector is connected, so that the productivity of the connector connection work and Efficiency can be further improved.

  In the seventh electrical connector connecting jig according to the present invention, the case member includes locking portions on both upper and lower sides, and the movable member is downward from both sides so as to be elastically deformable to the side. It is preferable that a locking piece extending in a cantilever shape is provided, and that the sliding movement of the movable member in the vertical direction is restricted by the locking piece coming into contact with the upper and lower locking portions.

  According to the seventh electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, the sliding operation of the movable member can be always performed stably, and the connecting operation of the connector can be performed smoothly.

  In the eighth electrical connector connecting jig of the present invention, the length between the locking pieces on both sides is slightly larger than the length of the corresponding portion of the lower end opening of the receiving recess, and the movable member is When pushed into the receiving recess, the locking piece comes into contact with the edge of the lower end opening, elastically deforms inward, then returns to its original state, and the movable member is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction in the receiving recess. It is preferred that

  According to the eighth electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, the attaching operation of the movable member to the case member can be easily and reliably performed, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the ninth electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, the circuit board is an LED circuit board adjacent to each other on the same plane used for an LED lighting apparatus, and the mating connector is attached to each circuit board. The connector includes a first terminal portion connected to one of the adjacent mating connectors, a second terminal portion connected to the other receptacle connector, and the first connector portion. And a housing formed at a central portion between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion, wherein the chuck portion is configured to grip the housing of the plug connector. Is preferred.

  According to the ninth electric connector connecting jig of the present invention, the productivity and efficiency of the plug connector connecting operation with respect to the receptacle connector can be improved, so that the product cost of the LED lighting apparatus can be reduced. it can.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily perform the connector connection work, and to obtain various excellent effects such as the productivity and efficiency of the connector connection work can be improved.

It is a top view which shows the LED circuit board which has the receptacle connector of the other party of the plug connector connected using the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the plug connector connected using the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the embossing tape which packages the plug connector connected using the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view which shows the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the case member of the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the movable member of the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which takes out a plug connector from an embossing tape with the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state by which the movable member was pushed in in the case member in the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which takes out a plug connector from an embossing tape with the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which takes out a plug connector from an embossing tape with the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which connects a plug connector to the receptacle connector on a LED circuit board with the electrical connector connection jig | tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which connects a plug connector to the receptacle connector on a LED circuit board with the electrical connector connection jig | tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which connects a plug connector to the receptacle connector on a LED circuit board with the electrical connector connection jig | tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a case where the plug connector is connected to the receptacle connector of the LED circuit board using the electrical connector connecting jig according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  First, a receptacle connector and a plug connector that are connected using the electrical connector connecting jig according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an LED circuit board having a receptacle connector on the other side of a plug connector to be connected using an electric connector connecting jig according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a plug connector to be connected using the electric connector connecting jig according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an emboss for packing the plug connector to be connected using the electric connector connecting jig according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows a tape.

  As shown in FIG. 1, receptacle connectors 3 and 4 are respectively disposed on LED circuit boards 1 and 2 adjacent to each other on the same plane. Each receptacle connector 3, 4 has a horizontally long shape in plan view, and is arranged so as to be symmetrical on the LED circuit boards 1, 2 adjacent to each other. A first connecting portion 5 and a second connecting portion 6 are formed at the left and right ends of each receptacle connector 3 and 4 by bending a thin copper alloy plate having a spring property upward in a U shape. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plug connector 7 is made of a copper alloy and has an elongated shape on the left and right sides. The first terminal portion 8 and the second terminal portion 9 are respectively provided at the left and right ends. Is formed. The 1st terminal part 8 and the 2nd terminal part 9 are each formed so that fitting to the 1st connection part 5 and the 2nd connection part 6 (refer FIG. 1) of each receptacle connector 3 and 4 is possible. . A central portion between the first terminal portion 8 and the second terminal portion 9 of the plug connector 7 is covered with a resin housing 10, and the housing 10 has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction in plan view. The convex portion 11 is formed on the lower surface side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the plug connector 7 is packaged and transported in a plurality of connected embossed tapes 12 that are support members of the plug connector 7. Each embossed tape 12 is provided with six pockets 13 so as to accommodate, for example, six plug connectors 7.

  Each pocket 13 has an elongated shape on the left and right in a plan view, and the length of the pocket 13 is longer than the length of the plug connector 7. Further, the pocket 13 has a concave cross section and is formed deeper than the thickness of the plug connector 7.

  The central portion 14 of the pocket 13 has a rectangular shape in plan view, and central convex portions 19 are formed at the four corners of the central portion 14 from the side surfaces 17 and 18 facing front and rear, respectively, inward. . Thereby, in a plan view, the housing 10 of the plug connector 7 is fitted between the front and rear central projections 19 with the elongated gap 20 between the front and rear side surfaces 17 and 18. It has become. Further, the central portion 14 of the pocket 13 has a concave cross section deeper than the left and right side portions 15 and 16, and the convex portion 11 on the lower surface side of the plug connector 7 is fitted to the central portion 14 in a cross-sectional view. It is supposed to be.

  The left and right side portions 15 and 16 of the pocket 13 are formed with a pair of raised portions 22 and 23 alternately from two different positions in the front and rear of the corners between the side surfaces 17 and 18 facing the front and back and the bottom surface 21. ing. Accordingly, the first terminal portion 8 and the second terminal portion 9 of the plug connector 7 are fitted between the pair of raised portions 22 and 23 in the left and right side portions 15 and 16 in a plan view. Yes.

  Next, the electrical connector connecting jig 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 is a front view showing the electric connector connecting jig according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing the electric connector connecting jig according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a case member of the electric connector connecting jig according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a movable member of the electric connector connecting jig according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

  The electrical connector connecting jig 30 includes a case member 31 and a movable member 32 provided to be slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the case member 31.

  The case member 31 is formed of a resin material and has a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer shape. The lower portion 33 of the case member 31 protrudes further left and right outward from the left and right side walls 34 and 35 of the case member 31. Formed

  As shown well in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, the lower end of the case member 31 is opened, and an accommodation recess 36 having a rectangular tube shape elongated from side to side up to a substantially central portion of the case member 31 (see FIG. 7). ) Is formed. Locking spaces 37 and 38 are formed on the left and right sides of the housing recess 36 in the lower portion 33 of the case member 31, and the lower ends of the locking spaces 37 and 38 form the left and right edges that form the lower end of the case member 31. It is narrowed by the portions 39 and 40. Further, the lower end portions 34 a and 35 a of the left and right side walls 34 and 35 of the case member 31 are interrupted at the upper portions of the locking spaces 37 and 38.

  As shown well in FIGS. 5 and 7, the lower ends of the front wall 41 and the rear wall 42 of the case member 31 have notches 47 and 48 that are horizontally long so as to correspond to portions other than the left and right sides, respectively. Is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the case member 31 is formed with a thin plate-like holding member 49 inside the receiving recess 34, and the lower end portion 50 of the holding member 49 has left and right edge portions 39. , 40 projecting slightly downward. A pair of front and rear opposing pieces 51 are formed in the central portion of the front and rear outer surfaces of the holding member 49 so as to protrude slightly outward, and the lower end of each of the opposing pieces 51 extends from the lower end portion 50 of the holding member 49. Further, it protrudes downward and is parallel to each other to form a chuck portion 52.

  The chuck part 52 is made of the same material as the housing 10 of the plug connector 7 and can be elastically deformed outward. The chuck portion 52 is formed such that the distance between the opposing pieces 51 is equal to or less than the front-rear width of the housing 10 of the plug connector 7, and can be gripped by sandwiching the housing 10 of the plug connector 7. Further, the protruding length L (see FIG. 6) of the chuck portion 52 from the lower end portion 50 of the holding member 49 is formed to be equal to or less than the height from the lower surface of the convex portion 11 of the plug connector 7 to the upper surface 10a of the housing 10. Has been.

  The chuck portion 52 has a force to hold the housing 10 by the opposing piece 51, and the first terminal portion 8 and the second terminal portion 9 of the plug connector 7 are connected to the first connecting portion 5 and the second terminal portion 9 of the receptacle connectors 3 and 4. The connecting portion 6 is formed so as to be smaller than the clamping force. Further, a tapered surface 53 is formed on the inner surface of the lower end of each of the facing pieces 51, so that the housing 10 of the plug connector 7 can be easily guided. Further, the lower end 50 of the holding member 49 is formed with a notch 54 around the base end of the chuck portion 52, so that the chuck portion 52 is easily elastically deformed outward.

  The structure in which the chuck portion 52 grips the housing 10 of the plug connector 7 is not limited to the form in which the pair of facing pieces 51 sandwich the housing 10 as described above. For example, the chuck portion 52 and the housing 10 The chuck portion 52 widely includes a structure for holding the housing 10 such as forming a convex portion and a concave portion that can be fitted to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the case member 31 is provided with pin-like members 55 and 56 projecting downward from the left and right upper portions of the housing recess 36, respectively. 56 are respectively provided with compression coil springs 57 and 58.

  The movable member 32 is housed in the housing recess 36 of the case member 31. 6 and 8, the movable member 32 includes a main body portion 61 provided so as to surround the holding member 49, and left and right arm portions 62 extending upward from the left and right sides of the main body portion 61. , 63.

  The main body 61 is formed in an elongated rectangular tube shape having a hollow portion 64 in the left and right, and the holding member 49 is inserted into the hollow portion 64.

  Positioning projections 69 and 70 projecting downward are formed on the lower end of the main body 61 at positions facing each other across the cavity 64 from the left and right direction. Moreover, the recessed part 71 is formed in the lower end inner surface of the main-body part 61 in the mutually opposing position which pinches | interposes the cavity part 64 from the front-back direction, respectively. Each of the opposing pieces 51 is engaged with these recesses 71 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

  The left and right arm portions 62 and 63 are respectively formed with cylindrical vertical grooves 72 and 73 from the upper end to the lower side. The vertical grooves 72 and 73 are respectively provided around the pin-shaped members 55 and 56. Compression coil springs 57 and 58 are accommodated. Further, the left and right arm portions 62 and 63 have cantilever pieces 74 and 75 extending in a cantilevered manner from the left and right side surfaces to the lower outer side, and the latch pieces 74 and 75 can be elastically deformed to the left and right sides. It has become.

  By adopting such a configuration, when the movable member 32 is inserted into the receiving recess 36 from below the case member 31, the left and right locking pieces 74 and 75 are pressed against the left and right edge portions 39 and 40, and once. After elastically deforming inward, the movable member 32 can be attached to the case member 31 by returning to the original state in the locking spaces 37 and 38. In addition, the movable member 32 is biased by the compression coil springs 57 and 58, and the left and right locking pieces 74 and 75 are locked to the left and right edge portions 39 and 40, whereby an external force is applied to the movable member 32. In a state where it does not act, as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 6, it is held in a posture protruding downward from the holding member 49. Further, excessive sliding movement of the movable member 32 in the housing recess 36 is restricted by the left and right locking pieces 74 and 75 being locked to the lower end portions 34 a and 35 a of the left and right side walls 34 and 35. .

  Next, referring mainly to FIGS. 9 to 15, the plug connector 7 is connected to the receptacle connectors 3 and 4 of the LED circuit boards 1 and 2 using the electrical connector connecting jig 30 having the above-described configuration. The procedure and operation for doing this will be described. 9, 11, and 12 are perspective views showing a procedure for taking out the plug connector from the embossed tape by the electric connector connecting jig according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is an electric connector connection according to the embodiment of the present invention. The front view which shows the state which the movable member was pushed in in the case member in the jig for operation, FIGS. 13-15 is a receptacle connector on a LED circuit board with a plug connector by the jig | tool for electrical connector connection which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure to connect.

  First, the operator holds the case member 31 and moves the electrical connector connecting jig 30 above the pocket 13 in which the plug connector 7 is accommodated, and lowers it as it is. Then, the left and right positioning projections 69 and 70 (see FIG. 4 and the like) are fitted to the left and right ends of the pocket 13, and the movable member 32 is positioned at an appropriate position with respect to the pocket 13, and below the movable member 32. The end face 32a (see FIG. 4 and the like) abuts against a flat portion around the pocket 13, and the electrical connector connecting jig 30 assumes the posture shown in FIG.

  When the case member 31 is pushed downward in this state, the case member 31 moves downward against the urging force of the compression coil springs 57 and 58 (see FIG. 6), so that the movable member 32 is relatively accommodated in the housing recess. As shown in FIG. 10, the electrical connector connecting jig 30 slides upward in the state 36 so that the chuck portion 52 protrudes downward from the lower end surface 32 a of the movable member 32. As a result, the chuck portion 52 enters the gap 20 (see FIG. 3) between the side surfaces 17 and 18 facing the front and rear of the central portion 14 of the pocket 13 and slightly elastically deforms outward, so that FIG. The housing 10 of the plug connector 7 is held in the posture shown.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12, when the case member 31 is lifted so that the lower end surface 32 a of the movable member 32 is separated from the flat portion around the pocket 13, the movable member 32 is held by the chuck portion 52 at the housing 10 of the plug connector 7. In a state where the coil is held, the sliding movement of the compression coil springs 57 and 58 is relatively slid downward in the housing recess 36 and protrudes downward from the holding member 49. , 75 are held by the left and right edge portions 39, 40. As a result, the plug connector 7 sandwiched between the chuck portions 52 is surrounded and protected by the front wall 65 and the rear wall 66 of the movable member 32 in the front, rear, left and right directions.

  Next, the operator holds the case member 31 with the chuck portion 52 holding the housing 10 of the plug connector 7 in this way, and the receptacle connectors 3, 4 of the LED circuit boards 1, 2 adjacent to each other on the same plane. The electric connector connecting jig 30 is moved above and lowered. Then, the left and right positioning protrusions 69 and 70 (see FIG. 4 and the like) of the movable member 32 come into contact with the flat portions of the LED circuit boards 1 and 2 outside the left and right sides of the receptacle connectors 3 and 4, and the movable member 32 is connected to the LED circuit board 1. , 2, and in the posture shown in FIG. 13, the receptacle connectors 3, 4 are fitted into the cavity 64 (see FIG. 8).

  When the case member 31 is pushed toward the LED circuit boards 1 and 2 in this state, the case member 31 moves downward against the urging force of the compression coil springs 57 and 58, so that the movable member 32 is relatively moved. The inside of the housing recess 36 is slid upward (see FIG. 6), and the chuck portion 52 slightly protrudes downward from the lower end surface 32a of the movable member 32, and in the posture shown in FIG. Close to the borderline. At this time, the lower end portion 50 of the holding member 49 presses the upper surface 10 a of the housing 10 of the plug connector 7, whereby the first terminal portion 8 and the second terminal of the plug connector 7 held by the chuck portion 52. The part 9 is fitted into the first connection part 5 and the second connection part 6 of the receptacle connectors 3 and 4 of the LED circuit boards 1 and 2, respectively.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the case member 31 is lifted so that the left and right positioning protrusions 69 and 70 (see FIG. 4 and the like) are flat portions of the LED circuit boards 1 and 2 outside the receptacle connectors 3 and 4. If the first connector 8 and the second connector 9 of the plug connector 7 are clamped by the first connector 5 and the second connector 6 of the receptacle connectors 3 and 4, the chuck connector The plug connector 7 is detached from the chuck portion 52 because the force is greater than the force by which the housing 10 is clamped by 52. Thereby, the fitting state of the first terminal portion 8 and the second terminal portion 9 of the plug connector 7 and the first connection portion 5 and the second connection portion 6 of the receptacle connectors 3 and 4 is maintained. The matching LED circuit boards 1 and 2 are electrically connected.

  As described above, according to the electric connector connection jig 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the case member 31 is gripped and only pressed downward toward the plug connector 7 accommodated in the pocket 13 of the embossed tape 12. Thus, the plug connector 7 can be easily taken out from the pocket 13 of the embossed tape 12. Further, the plug connector 7 can be easily connected to the receptacle connectors 3 and 4 simply by pressing the case member 31 against the receptacle connectors 3 and 4 while the plug connector 7 is held by the chuck portion 52. it can. Accordingly, the connection work of the connectors 3, 4 and 7 can be easily and reliably performed even by an unskilled worker, and the productivity and efficiency of the connection work of the connectors 3, 4 and 7 can be improved. The cost can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the case where the plug connector 7 is connected to the receptacle connectors 3 and 4 of the LED circuit boards 1 and 2 using the electrical connector connecting jig according to the present invention has been described. This is merely an example, and the electrical connector connecting jig according to the present invention is used when connecting the connector from above to the mating connectors respectively disposed on the same circuit board on the same plane. As long as it is, it can be used in other cases.

  In addition, since the above description of the embodiment of the present invention describes a preferred embodiment of the electric connector connection jig according to the present invention, various technically preferable limitations may be imposed. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless specifically described to limit the present invention. That is, the above-described components in the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately replaced with existing components and the like, and various variations including combinations with other existing components are possible. The description of the embodiment of the present invention described above does not limit the contents of the invention described in the claims.

1 LED circuit board 2 LED circuit board 3 Receptacle connector (mating connector)
4 Receptacle connector (mating connector)
5 1st connection part 6 2nd connection part 7 Plug connector (connector)
8 First terminal portion 9 Second terminal portion 10 Housing 12 Embossed tape (supporting member)
30 Electrical connector connection jig 31 Case member 32 Movable member 34a, 35a Lower end of left and right side walls (locking portion)
36 Housing recess 39, 40 Edge (locking part)
49 Holding member 50 Lower end portion 51 Opposing piece 52 Chuck portion 53 Tapered surface 54 Notch portion 57, 58 Compression coil spring (biasing member)
69,70 Positioning projection 74,75 Locking piece

Claims (9)

An electrical connector connection jig used when connecting a terminal portion on a connector side to a connection portion on a counterpart connector side disposed on a circuit board,
A case member in which a chuck part capable of gripping the connector has a holding member that protrudes downward, and a housing recess is formed around the holding member;
The housing recess is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, is urged so as to protrude downward from the holding member, and has a lower end portion formed in a cylindrical shape so as to surround the connector held by the chuck portion. A movable member,
With
When the case member is gripped and the chuck portion is lowered while facing the connector, the movable member is positioned with respect to the connector by the lower end of the movable member coming into contact with the support member of the connector. , Slide upward in the housing recess, the chuck portion grips the connector,
When the chuck member grips the connector and grips the case member and lowers the terminal portion on the connector side to face the connecting portion on the mating connector side, the lower end portion of the movable member is After being positioned with respect to the mating connector by contacting the circuit board, slide upward in the housing recess, the mating connector side connection portion grips the connector side terminal portion, An electrical connector connecting jig, wherein the connector is configured to be detached from a chuck portion.   The electric connector connection jig according to claim 1, wherein the chuck portion includes a pair of opposing pieces that are elastically deformable outward and are parallel to each other.   The distance between the opposing pieces is equal to or less than the width of the grip portion of the connector, and a tapered surface is formed on the inner surface of the lower end of each opposing piece. Electric connector connection jig.   4. The electric connector connecting jig according to claim 3, wherein each of the opposing pieces is made of the same material as a gripping portion of the connector.   The electrical connector connecting jig according to claim 2, wherein a notch portion is formed around the chuck portion at a lower end portion of the holding member. The electric connector connecting jig according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the lower end portion of the movable member is provided with a positioning protrusion at a portion facing the connector. The case member includes a locking portion on each of the upper and lower sides,
The movable member includes a locking piece that cantilevered downward from both sides so as to be elastically deformable to the side,
The sliding movement in the up-down direction of the movable member is restricted by the contact of the locking pieces with the upper and lower locking portions. Electric connector connection jig.   The length between the locking pieces on both sides is slightly larger than the length of the corresponding portion of the lower end opening of the receiving recess. When the movable member is pushed into the receiving recess from the lower end opening, the locking piece is moved to the lower end. 8. The electrical connector according to claim 7, wherein the electrical connector comes into contact with the edge of the opening and elastically deforms inward, and then returns to its original state, and the movable member is provided to be slidable in the vertical direction in the housing recess. Jig for connection. The circuit board is an LED circuit board adjacent on the same plane used for LED lighting fixtures,
The mating connector is a receptacle connector attached to each circuit board,
The connector includes a first terminal portion connected to one receptacle connector of the adjacent mating connectors, a second terminal portion connected to the other receptacle connector, the first terminal portion, A plug connector having a housing formed in a central portion between the second terminal portions,
The electrical connector connection jig according to claim 1, wherein the chuck portion is configured to grip the housing of the plug connector.

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