JPH0630267B2 - Electrical connector and contacts used for this - Google Patents
Electrical connector and contacts used for thisInfo
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- JPH0630267B2 JPH0630267B2 JP60096105A JP9610585A JPH0630267B2 JP H0630267 B2 JPH0630267 B2 JP H0630267B2 JP 60096105 A JP60096105 A JP 60096105A JP 9610585 A JP9610585 A JP 9610585A JP H0630267 B2 JPH0630267 B2 JP H0630267B2
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- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000010073 coating (rubber) Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000011247 coating layer Substances 0.000 claims description 2
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- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 description 5
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- 239000004973 liquid crystal related substance Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 1
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 （産業上の利用分野） 本願発明は、無又は低挿入力コネクタとその接点、特に
可撓性基体に設けた複数の導体と接続するための無又は
低挿入力コネクタとその接点に関する。Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a null or low insertion force connector and its contacts, particularly a none or low insertion force connector for connecting to a plurality of conductors provided on a flexible substrate. And their contact points.
（従来技術） 例えば、液晶デイスプレイの電極を、該デイスプレイを
駆動する回路を設けたプリント回路板に接続するため、
表面にカーボンを並行に塗布して並行導体とした可撓性
の基体を接続用部材として用いることがある。これは基
体が可撓性であるからデイスプレイの配置が比較的容易
であること、及びデイスプレイを組込んだ装置全体がコ
ンパクトに設計できる等の理由に依る。(Prior Art) For example, in order to connect an electrode of a liquid crystal display to a printed circuit board provided with a circuit for driving the display,
A flexible base body may be used as a connecting member by coating carbon on the surface in parallel to form a parallel conductor. This is due to the fact that the display is relatively easy to arrange because the substrate is flexible, and the entire device incorporating the display can be designed compact.
而して、該基体をプリント回路板に接続するには、例え
ば、該基体の表面に設けた電極導体の端末に、導電性の
端子をテープ等に依り接続し、この端子をプリント回路
板の通孔に挿入していた。Thus, in order to connect the substrate to the printed circuit board, for example, a conductive terminal is connected to the end of the electrode conductor provided on the surface of the substrate by tape or the like, and this terminal is connected to the printed circuit board. It was inserted in the through hole.
然るにかかる構成のものは、端子をプリント回路板の通
孔に挿入する際に、端子の向きを整列させる必要があ
り、また基板の導体と端子との接続がテープに依る圧接
であるから不完全となる場合があり、問題であつた。However, with such a configuration, it is necessary to align the orientation of the terminals when inserting the terminals into the through holes of the printed circuit board, and the connection between the conductor of the board and the terminal is pressure welding using tape, so it is incomplete. There are cases where it becomes a problem.
（発明の目的） 本発明はかかる事情に鑑み、その欠陥を消却するために
開発されたもので、特に、可撓性の被接続部材を無又は
低挿入力で挿入、接続するためのコネクタとその接点を
提供することを目的とする。(Object of the invention) In view of such circumstances, the present invention was developed in order to eliminate the defect, and in particular, a connector for inserting and connecting a flexible connected member with no or low insertion force. Its purpose is to provide that contact.
（発明の概要） 以下本発明につきその構成を詳説する。まず本発明に係
る電気コネクタの要旨は、 一方を開口した空洞を画成するハウジングと；前記空洞
内にその接点部を収納し、該空洞外にその終端部が延在
するように、前記ハウジングの周壁を貫通する接点体
と；前記空洞内で前記接点体に作動して前記接点体の接
点部を偏倚させるアクチユエータとから成り；前記接点
体は、その接点部の表面に導電性のラバーコンタクトを
設け、かつ前記アクチユエータの作動に依り偏倚した該
接点部が、該ラバーコンタクトにおいて、該接点体と前
記ハウジングの内周面との間隙に挿入した被接続部材と
電気的に接続して成る電気コネクタに在る。(Outline of the Invention) The configuration of the present invention will be described in detail below. First, the gist of an electrical connector according to the present invention is to provide a housing defining a cavity having an opening on one side; the housing so that its contact portion is housed in the cavity and the terminal end portion extends outside the cavity. A contact body penetrating the peripheral wall of the contact body; and an actuator that operates in the cavity to bias the contact portion of the contact body; and the contact body has a conductive rubber contact on the surface of the contact portion. And a contact portion that is biased by the operation of the actuator is electrically connected to a connected member inserted in a gap between the contact body and the inner peripheral surface of the housing in the rubber contact. Located in the connector.
更に本発明に係る別の電気コネクタの要旨は、 内部に空洞を画成する絶縁性のハウジングと；該空洞内
に突き出し表面に導電性のラバーコンタクトを設けた可
動接点と外部接続のための終端部とから成りかつ前記ハ
ウジングによつて保持される接点体と；前記空洞内の接
点体を動かすためのアクチユエータとから成る電気コネ
クタであつて；前記接点体が動かされたとき、前記ラバ
ーコンタクトが前記空洞内に挿入された部材と電気的に
接続し及び解放されるようにした電気コネクタに在る。Further, the gist of another electrical connector according to the present invention is an insulative housing defining a cavity therein; a movable contact having a conductive rubber contact on its surface protruding into the cavity and a terminal for external connection. An electrical connector comprising a contact body comprised of a portion and held by the housing; and an actuator for moving the contact body in the cavity; the rubber contact having the contact when the contact body is moved. An electrical connector adapted to electrically connect and disconnect with a member inserted within the cavity.
また本発明に係る電気コネクタ用の接点の要旨は、 接点部と終端部とを有する接点体と；前記接点部上に設
け、該接点部と電気的に導通し、かつ電気素子との電気
的な接続をするために用いられる導電性のエラストマー
材から成る物体とから成る接点に在る。Further, the gist of a contact for an electric connector according to the present invention is a contact body having a contact portion and a terminal portion; an electrical element that is provided on the contact portion, is electrically connected to the contact portion, and is electrically connected to an electric element. A contact consisting of an object made of a conductive elastomeric material used to make the various connections.
（実施例の説明） 本発明の好適なる実施例を添付の図面に従がい以下説明
する。Description of Embodiments A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
図面第１図は本発明に係るコネクタをプリント回路板に
装着した状態を示す。FIG. 1 shows a state in which a connector according to the present invention is mounted on a printed circuit board.
図示において、１０は本発明に係るコネクタのハウジン
グ、５０はプリント回路板、２０は接点体、４０はアク
チユエータ、３０は被接続用部材である。In the figure, 10 is a housing of the connector according to the present invention, 50 is a printed circuit board, 20 is a contact body, 40 is an actuator, and 30 is a member to be connected.
被接続用部材としては、例えば第２図の如く、可撓性の
絶縁基体３２の表面に複数の導体３１を並行して設けた
ものがある。このとき導体は例えばカーボンを線状に塗
布して形成する。As a member to be connected, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a member in which a plurality of conductors 31 are provided in parallel on the surface of a flexible insulating substrate 32. At this time, the conductor is formed by linearly applying carbon, for example.
この被接続用部材の一方の終端部はハウジングに設けた
空洞１１の開口から該空洞内の接点体と該空洞の内周面
との間隙に挿入する。被接続用部材の他方の終端部は図
示してはいないが、例えば被晶デイスプレイの電極と接
続する。その接続方法は、公知の如く、基体の終端部の
導体をデイスプレイの端部の電極に当てて該端部の縁の
内側に包むように巻装し、基体の外側から例えば断面コ
字状のクリツプで挾圧固定する。One end portion of the member to be connected is inserted into the gap between the contact body inside the cavity and the inner peripheral surface of the cavity through the opening of the cavity 11 provided in the housing. Although not shown, the other end of the member to be connected is connected to, for example, an electrode of a crystal display. The connection method is, as is well known, such that the conductor at the end of the base is applied to the electrode at the end of the display and wound so as to be wrapped inside the edge of the end, and the clip having, for example, a U-shaped cross section is applied from the outside of the base. Fix with pressure.
接点体はハウジングの空洞内にその接点部を収納し、空
洞外にその終端部が延在するようにハウジングの周壁１
２を貫通させる。なお接続体は複数あつて被接続用部材
の各導体の間隔に合せて配設される。The contact body accommodates the contact portion in the cavity of the housing, and the peripheral wall 1 of the housing so that the terminal end portion extends outside the cavity.
Penetrate 2 It should be noted that a plurality of connecting bodies are arranged in accordance with the intervals between the conductors of the member to be connected.
接点体の形状は、第３図に示す如く接点部の一面に導電
性のラバーコンタクト２３を突設し、他面にカム突起２
４を形成する。この接点体の終端部は、本発明のコネク
タを装着する対象、例えばプリント回路板に設けた通孔
に合せて形成する。As shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the contact body is such that a conductive rubber contact 23 is projected on one surface of the contact portion and the cam projection 2 is formed on the other surface.
4 is formed. The terminal portion of the contact body is formed in conformity with the object to which the connector of the present invention is attached, for example, the through hole provided in the printed circuit board.
ラバーコンタクトの他の態様を第４図に示す。第４図Ａ
は、導電ゴムのコーテイング層２３′を接点体の接点部
に設けてある。また第４図Ｂ及びＣは、複数ある接点体
の各接点部を連結する連結杆２３″をラバーコンタクト
としたものである。第４図Ｂは導電性の部位２３″ａと
非導電性部位２３″ｂとのくり返しピツチを接点体の間
隔に合せたものであり、第４図Ｃはかかるピツチを接点
体の幅より狭くして、接点体の間隔に関わりなく必ず導
電性部位が接点体と接触するようにしてある。Another embodiment of the rubber contact is shown in FIG. Fig. 4A
Is provided with a conductive rubber coating layer 23 'on the contact portion of the contact body. 4B and 4C show that the connecting rod 23 ″ for connecting the contact portions of the plurality of contact bodies is a rubber contact. FIG. 4B shows a conductive portion 23 ″ a and a non-conductive portion. The repeated pitch with 23 "b is adjusted to the interval of the contact body, and Fig. 4C shows that such a pitch is made narrower than the width of the contact body so that the conductive portion is always formed regardless of the interval of the contact body. It is in contact with.
次にアクチユエータ４０は、ハウジングの空洞内の接点
体のカム突起の側と該空洞の内周面の間隙に挿入され
る。このアクチユエータは、カム面４１が接点体のカム
突起２４と当接し、これを空洞内に押し込むことによ
り、接点体を偏倚させ、導電性ラバーコンタクト２３で
被接続部材の導体３１と電気的に接続せしめる。Next, the actuator 40 is inserted into the gap between the cam projection side of the contact body in the cavity of the housing and the inner peripheral surface of the cavity. In this actuator, the cam surface 41 contacts the cam projection 24 of the contact body and pushes it into the cavity to bias the contact body and electrically connect the conductor 31 of the connected member with the conductive rubber contact 23. Excuse me.
以上本願に係る無挿入力コネクタにつきその構成を詳説
したが、本発明はその構成から次のような特有の効果を
奏することができる。The configuration of the non-insertion force connector according to the present application has been described above in detail, but the present invention can exert the following unique effects from the configuration.
本発明に係るコネクタにおいては、被接続部材の端部を
ハウジングの空洞に挿入しアクチユエータを操作するこ
とにより接点体と電気的接続を行なうことができるか
ら、従来の如く被接続部材の終端部を整列させることな
く、いわゆる無又は低挿入力で接続ができ、また取外し
が容易である。In the connector according to the present invention, the end of the connected member can be electrically connected by inserting the end of the connected member into the cavity of the housing and operating the actuator. Connections can be made without alignment or with so-called no or low insertion force, and removal is easy.
またこのとき接点体と被接続部材の電気的接続は導電性
のラバーを介して行われるから、たとえ被接続部材がフ
イルム状の基体でその導体がカーボンを塗布して形成さ
れているような外傷のつき易いものでも、該接続部材の
終端部に特別の加工を行なうことなく、直接に接点体
（導電性ラバー）を導体に当てがつても該導体を破損す
る不都合はなく、確実な電気的接続が図られる。Further, at this time, since the electrical connection between the contact body and the connected member is made through the conductive rubber, the external damage such as that the connected member is a film-shaped substrate and its conductor is formed by coating carbon Even if it easily sticks, there is no inconvenience of damaging the conductor even if the contact body (conductive rubber) is directly applied to the conductor without performing special processing on the end portion of the connecting member, and reliable electrical Connection is made.
第１図は本発明のコネクタの一実施例を示す断面図、第
２図は本発明のコネクタに依り接続可能な部材の一例を
示す斜視図、第３図は本発明のコネクタを構成する接点
体の斜視図、第４図Ａ乃至Ｃは同じく接点体の別の態様
を示す斜視図である。 〔主要部分の符号の説明〕 １０……ハウジング、２０……接点体、 ３０……被接続部材、４０……アクチユエータ、 ５０……プリント回路板。FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the connector of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a member connectable by the connector of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a contact forming the connector of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the body, and FIGS. 4A to 4C are perspective views showing another aspect of the contact body. [Explanation of symbols of main parts] 10 ... Housing, 20 ... Contact body, 30 ... Connected member, 40 ... Actuator, 50 ... Printed circuit board.
Claims (7)
ング１０と、 前記空洞内に、その接点部２１を収納し、該空洞外にそ
の終端部２２を延在するように、前記ハウジングの周壁
１２を貫通する接点体２０と、 前記空洞内で、前記接点体２０に作動して前記接点体の
接点部２１を偏倚させるアクチュエータ４０とから成る
コネクタであって、 前記接点体は、その一方の面から突設したカム突起２４
と、その反対の面にある接点部の表面から突設した導電
性のラバーコンタクト２３とを有し、 前記アクチュエータは、前記接点体に設けたカム突起２
４と摺接するカム面４１を設け、 前記アクチュエータの作動により偏倚した該接点部が、
該ラバーコンタクトにおいて、該接点体と前記ハウジン
グの内周面との間隙に挿入した被接続部材３０と電気的
に接続してなる、電気コネクタ。1. A housing 10 defining a cavity 11 having an opening on one side, and a contact portion 21 of the housing 10 housed in the cavity, and a terminal portion 22 of the housing extending outside the cavity. A connector comprising a contact body (20) penetrating the peripheral wall (12) and an actuator (40) that operates in the cavity to bias the contact part (21) of the contact body in the cavity, one of which is one of the contact bodies. Cam projection 24 protruding from the surface
And a conductive rubber contact 23 protruding from the surface of the contact portion on the opposite surface thereof, and the actuator includes the cam projection 2 provided on the contact body.
4 is provided with a cam surface 41 that is in sliding contact with the contact surface, and the contact portion biased by the operation of the actuator is
An electrical connector which is electrically connected to a connected member 30 inserted in a gap between the contact body and the inner peripheral surface of the housing in the rubber contact.
おいて、前記ラバーコンタクト２３は、前記接点体の表
面に施した導電性のラバーコーティング層２３′である
ことを特徴とする電気コネクタ。2. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the rubber contact 23 is a conductive rubber coating layer 23 'formed on the surface of the contact body.
おいて、前記ラバーコンタクト２３は、前記接点体複数
の各接点部を連接する連結杆２３″であることを特徴と
する電気コネクタ。3. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the rubber contact 23 is a connecting rod 23 ″ for connecting the contact points of the contact bodies.
おいて、前記連結杆２３″は、導電性部位と非導電性部
位を順次接合して成ることを特徴とする電気コネクタ。4. The electrical connector according to claim 3, wherein the connecting rod 23 ″ is formed by sequentially joining a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion.
おいて、前記連結杆２３″の導電性部位と非導電性部位
とのくり返しピッチは、接点体の幅よりも狭いことを特
徴とする電気コネクタ。5. The connector according to claim 4, wherein the repeating pitch of the conductive part and the non-conductive part of the connecting rod 23 ″ is narrower than the width of the contact body. Electrical connector.
おいて、前記被接続部材３０は、表面に複数の導体３１
を平行して設けた可撓性の基体３２からなることを特徴
とする電気コネクタ。6. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connected member 30 has a plurality of conductors 31 on its surface.
An electrical connector comprising a flexible base 32 provided in parallel with each other.
おいて、前記接点部は可撓性であることを特徴とする電
気コネクタ。7. The electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is flexible.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60096105A JPH0630267B2 (en) | 1985-05-08 | 1985-05-08 | Electrical connector and contacts used for this |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60096105A JPH0630267B2 (en) | 1985-05-08 | 1985-05-08 | Electrical connector and contacts used for this |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS61256581A JPS61256581A (en) | 1986-11-14 |
| JPH0630267B2 true JPH0630267B2 (en) | 1994-04-20 |
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| JP60096105A Expired - Lifetime JPH0630267B2 (en) | 1985-05-08 | 1985-05-08 | Electrical connector and contacts used for this |
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