Embodiment
Below with drawing a flexible base plate of the present invention example example with connector is described.
Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view of flexible base plate with connector, Fig. 2~Fig. 4 is the displayed map that the flexible base plate after the assembling is used connector, in these figure, the 1st, with the housing of insulated plastic resin institute moulding, 2, the 3rd, with the formed mounting structure of the bending process of metallic plate, the 4th, with the slide block (double as shell) of insulated plastic resin institute moulding, the 6th, with insulated plastic resin or the formed lever of metal, the 7th, allow the conductive metal plate of rubber-like copper alloy etc. carry out stamping-out and process formed contact, the 8th, the flexible base plate of pliability flat cable or pliable printed circuit substrate etc.
Housing 1, as shown in Figure 5, be by: base plate 11, side plate 12,12, top plate portion 13, and backboard portion 14 constituted, the leading section of base plate 11 is the side-prominent formation towards the front from side plate 12,12 and top plate portion 13, is to be formed with the insertion recess 15 that front face side is made the peristome of the finedraw shape of growing crosswise in inside.
In the outside wall surface of side plate 12,12, be formed with and be used for being pressed into the fastening groove 16,16 that card ends the installation sheet portion 21,31 of mounting structure 2,3.Fastening groove the 16, the 16th makes the insertion mouth that is used for inserting installation sheet portion 21,31 with the bottom, and top is sealed, and the outside portion is made the opening narrower than installation sheet portion 21,31.
The internal face of top plate portion 13, its rear side are the section of the wearing portion of the intermediary 17 and level that forms is planar near the internal face of base plate 11 more than front face side.
At housing 1, be that spacing with regulation is formed with the contact resettlement section 18 that is used for accommodating with retaining contact 7 along its long axis direction.Contact resettlement section 18, be with: be formed at the internal face of base plate 11 accepting groove 18a, be communicated to this accepting groove 18a and be formed at the accepting hole 18B of backboard portion 14 and be communicated to this accepting hole 18B and run through the retaining hole 18c that is formed at front face side and formed from the rear side of top plate portion 13.
Mounting structure 2, as shown in Figure 6, its section shape is the コ font that forms towards the top opening, and a wherein side of the relative wall portion of コ font becomes installation sheet portion 21, and the opposing party then becomes lateral film portion 22.
Be provided with locking protrusion 23,23 at installation sheet portion 21 upper process, and the pivot that is formed with the pivot 63 of rotatably support lever 6 props up hole 24, be formed with on the side band part 22 outside and be used for the guide hole 25 of slip-off preventing projection 48 of loosening chimeric slide block 4.
Be pressed into, engage to by installation sheet portion 21 in the fastening groove 16 of a wherein side (being the front side in Fig. 1) of housing 1 mounting structure 2, make the side plate 12 and the lateral film portion 22 of mounting structure 2 and the guidance part 27 that end side band part 26 has formed the U font of housing 1, the wherein side's that this guidance part 27 can guide slides 4 slip wrist 42 towards front and back to moving.
Mounting structure 3 as shown in Figure 7, has installation sheet portion 31, lateral film portion 32 and the end side band part 36 that forms the コ font equally with mounting structure 2, is formed with locking protrusion 35,35 and pivot and props up hole 34 in installation sheet portion 31.
In the fastening groove 16 by the opposite side that the installation sheet portion 31 of mounting structure 3 is pressed into, engages to housing 1 (being inboard in Fig. 1), make the side plate 13 and the lateral film portion 32 of mounting structure 3 and the guidance part 37 that end side band part 36 has formed the U font of housing 1, the opposing party's that this guidance part 37 can guide slides 4 slip wrist 42 towards front and back to moving.
Slide block 4 as Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 9, is to possess to have: the slip wrist 42,42 of growing crosswise shaft-like slider body 41 and being provided with towards the rear side projection integratedly from the two ends of slider body 41 of the front face side of covering shell 1.
On slider body 41, be formed with flexible base plate 8 can be inserted lead to and the base plate 11 of housing 1 between and be inserted into and insert inserting in the recess 15 and lead to recess 43.
At the front face side central portion (promptly breaking away from the side central portion) of slider body 41, be formed with the notch 44 that is communicated to the wider width of inserting logical recess 43.
In the part that regards to outside the notch 44 of inserting the bottom side wall that leads to recess 43 of slider body 41, be formed with the stage portion 45,45 of front face side (the being the front side) end of the reinforcement material 82 that can be sticked in the flexible base plate 8 that is inserted in Fig. 1.
Towards the vertical plane of the front face side (disengaging side) of notch 44 and vertical plane, roughly in the same plane towards the rear side of stage portion 45,45.
In the rear side of slider body 41, projection is provided with and can will be inserted in the flexible base plate 8 that inserts in the recess 15 towards pressing tablet portion 46 that contact chip portion 71~71 sides of contact 7~7 are pushed.
The downside wall of pressing tablet portion 46, shown in Fig. 9 (c), the horizontal plane of its front face side and stage portion 45 forms roughly same plane, and its rear side is to tilt and the formation inclined plane towards the top.
The upside wall of pressing tablet portion 46, its front face side be in rear side top and the section of wearing portion of intermediary 47 to form level planar.
At the outer side surface of slip wrist 42,42, be that projection is provided with the slip- off preventing projection 48,48 that can become flexible the guide hole 25,34 that is embedded in installation sheet portion 21,31.
In the interior sidewall surface of slip wrist 42,42, be the recess 49,49 that is formed with the rotation wrist 62,62 of accommodating lever 6 rotationally.
Recess 49 its upsides and inboard are that opening, fore-and-aft direction relatively to internal face, each top is to form prominent curved surface shape, and the place ahead wall that is positioned at front face side is to have formed the place ahead servo-actuated face 50, and the rear wall that is positioned at rear side has then formed rear servo-actuated face 51.The internal face 52 towards the inboard of recess 49 is that the formation approximate vertical is planar.
Interior sidewall surface at slip wrist 42,42, formed engaging section portion 53,53 at the wall that is adjacent to recess 49,49, be connected to by the pressing force that allows this engaging section portion 53,53 with regulation on the engaging protrusion 67,67 of base end part side outside wall surface of the rotation wrist 62,62 that is formed at lever 6, and produce sense of clicking.
Engaging section portion 53, be possess upper vertical internal face 54 is arranged, lower vertical internal face 55 and tilt internal wall face 56, the internal face of upper vertical internal face 54 is to form with internal face 52 almost parallels of recess 49 and be positioned at the place, inside of internal face 52, the internal face of lower vertical internal face 55 then forms parallel generally with upper vertical internal face 54 and is positioned at outside slightly, and 56 in tilt internal wall face is to form to have tilt stage and between upper vertical internal face 54 and lower vertical internal face 55.
In Fig. 9 (d), hole portion 57 is used for the tilt internal wall face 56 of engaging section portion 53 and the punching of lower vertical internal face 55 of being shaped.
Lever 6 as Figure 10 and shown in Figure 11, is to possess to have: form the shaft-like operating portion 61 of growing crosswise, reach the rotation wrist 62,62 that is provided with towards the front lateral process integratedly from the two ends of operating portion 61.
Rotating the front end of wrist 62,62, is to be formed with inwards direction projection setting and the pivot that is supported in installation sheet portion 21,31 rotationally props up the pivot 63,63 in hole 24,34.
Rotate wrist 62, be to possess the place ahead cam surface 64 that the inclined plane type that the facial face side in the past of going up of its front face side gently erects towards rear side is arranged, this the place ahead cam surface 64, slide block 4 can be connected on the place ahead servo-actuated face 50 of slide block 4 when move in the place ahead after assembling.
Rotate wrist 62, its lateral surface is outstanding laterally at the place, centre, in the side from the rear side of this protuberance to the bottom surface is to be formed with 1/4 circular-arc rear cam surface 65, and this rear cam surface 65 can be connected on the rear servo-actuated face 51 of slide block 4 when assembling rear slider 4 is mobile towards the rear.
Rotate the base end part 66,66 of wrist 62,62, the outside wall surface of its rear side is the place, inside that forms the outside wall surface that is positioned at front face side, in the outside wall surface of base end part 66,66, be to be formed with the upper vertical internal face 54,54 of the engaging section portion 53,53 that can be connected to slide block 4 and the engaging protrusion 67,67 of tilt internal wall face 56,56 with the pressing force of regulation.
Contact 7, as shown in Figure 1, form two strands forked, be to possess to have: contact chip portion 71, installation sheet portion 72 and brace portion 73.
Front end in contact chip portion 71 is formed with contact site 74, is formed with locking protrusion (omission icon) in installation sheet portion 72.
Brace portion 73 waits with scolding tin to be connected tellite (omission icon).
Flexible base plate 8, as shown in Figure 1, be to possess to have: with the formed base main body 81 of base material of polyester film etc., the contact site of following side leading section that is formed at base main body 81 and the reinforcement material 82 of reinforcement usefulness that is connected the circuit pattern (omission icon) of this contact site and is formed on the upper face side leading section of base main body 81 with polyester film etc.
Next, with Fig. 1 assemble method is illustrated.
(1) at first, by the contact resettlement section 18~18 that contact 7~7 is inserted into housing 1 being assembled into contact 7~7 in the housing 1 from rear side.At this moment, the installation sheet portion 72 of contact 7, possess locking protrusion is arranged, and be pressed in the retaining hole 18c that is limited to contact resettlement section 18, the contact chip portion 71 of contact 7 can be housed in the accepting groove 18a of contact resettlement section 18 with loosening chimeric state, be can be in accepting groove 18a towards upper and lower to strain.
(2) then, be pressed in the fastening groove 16,16 that engages to the side plate 12,12 that is formed at housing 1 from lower side by installation sheet portion 21,31 mounting structure 2,3 is assembled in the housing 1 mounting structure 2,3.By this Assembly Action, can be with the wherein side's of housing 1 side plate 12 and the lateral film portion 22 of mounting structure 2 and the guidance part 27 that end side band part 26 forms the U font, and can be with the opposing party's of housing 1 side plate 12 and the lateral film portion 32 of mounting structure 3 and the guidance part 37 that end side band part 36 forms the U font.
(3) follow, be inserted at above-mentioned (2) formed guidance part 27,37 from front face side by slip wrist 42,42 and assemble slide block 4 slide block 4.At this moment, the projection 48,48 that comes off that prevents of slip wrist 42,42 can be fastened on the guide hole 25,35 of mounting structure 2,3 with loosening chimeric state, can limit the moving range of slide block 4, and can prevent that limited slip block 4 comes off from housing 1.
(4) then, by the rotation wrist 62,62 of lever 6 is come assembly operation handle 6 in upper side is inserted into the recess 49,49 of the slide block 4 that is assembled into housing 1 above-mentioned (3).At this moment, the pivot that the pivot 63,63 of lever 6 is inserted into mounting structure 2,3 props up in the hole 24,34, allows the lever 6 be that rotate at the center with pivot 63,63.And when the lever 6 that will assemble when rear side is rotated roughly 90 °, the locking protrusion 67,67 of lever 6 can be connected in the engaging section portion 53,53 of slide block 4 with the pressing force of regulation.
Next, share the example that Figure 12 and Figure 13 illustrate the example in early stage.
At first in following (A), illustrate with the rotation interlock of lever 6 by slide block 4 towards front and back to the effect of moving, then in following (B), illustrate, flexible base plate 8 is inserted in the insertion recess 15 of housing 1 with lower insertion force, allows slide block 4 move with the rotation of lever 6 and allow pressing tablet portion 46 make of the effect of the contact site Elastic Contact of flexible base plate 8 to the contact site 74~74 of contact 77~7.
(A): the effect that comes moving slider 4 with the rotation of lever 6
(1) A-stage (factory state) shown in Figure 12 (a) is the state that is equivalent to Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.In this A-stage, the rear cam surface the 65, the 65th of lever 6 is connected to the rear servo-actuated face 51,51 of slide block 4, the engaging protrusion the 67, the 67th of lever 6 is connected on the tilt internal wall face 56,56 of slide block 4 with the pressing force of regulation, lever 6 can be constrained to not can be owing to the external force of vibrations etc. be that rotate towards the left side at the center with an O.
Point O is to represent to be supported in rotationally the center that the pivot of mounting structure 2,3 props up the pivot 63,63 in hole 24,34.
(2) at the state of Figure 12 (a), with the words of lever 6 towards the rotation of the direction that turns left shown in the arrow, the place ahead servo-actuated face 50,50 that above-mentioned cam surface 64,64 can be pushed slide block 4 makes slide block 4 move towards the left side shown in the arrow, and becomes with the state shown in the figure (B).
(3) in the state of Figure 12 (B), can again lever 6 be rotated to the left side as shown by arrows, when rotating predetermined angular (for example 77.3 °) with respect to the A-stage of above-mentioned (1), the place ahead cam surface 64,64 can be pushed the place ahead servo-actuated face 50,50 again and slide block 4 is moved to the left, and becomes with the state shown in the figure (c).This be allow the slip-off preventing projection 48,48 of slide block 4 abut to mounting structure 2,3 guide hole 25, move and stop 35 end and limit its moving range.
(4) state of Figure 12 (c) is the state that is equivalent to Figure 13 (B), is that mobile and available low insertion force inserts flexible base plate 8 to the front face side that makes slide block 4 towards the top a little from horizontal H.That is to say, the words that slide block 4 is moved to the left shown in Figure 12 (c), the outside wall surface of the front face side of the pressing tablet portion 46 that is engaging with the front face side internal face of top plate portion 13 shown in Figure 13 (a) can engage with the upside wall of the rear side of pressing tablet portion 46 as engagement release state shown in the figure (B), and the front face side of slide block 4 is moved towards the top a little from horizontal H.
Horizontal H is the expression flexible base plate with the opposing party's of connector the connecting object surface of tellite etc. just.
(5) at the state of Figure 12 (c), it is moving as shown by arrows lever 6 to be born right, and the rear servo-actuated face 51,51 that the rear cam surface 65,65 of lever 6 can be pushed slide block 4 becomes with the state shown in the figure (d) slide block 4 as shown by arrows towards moving right.
(6) at the state of Figure 12 (d), lever 6 is turned right as shown by arrows, rear cam surface 65,65 can make rear servo-actuated face 51,51 move right as shown by arrows again, and can get back to the A-stage shown in the figure (e).
At this moment, the engaging protrusion 67,67 of lever 6, with the engaging process of the section of engaging portion 53,53 in, just begun is that pressing force with predetermined is connected on the upper vertical internal face 54,54 of slide block 4 always, lever 6 is rotated further, be to be connected on the tilt internal wall face 56,56 before will getting back to A-stage, so can produce sense of clicking with the littler pressing force of pressing force before.
And by allowing tilt internal wall face 56,56 engagings of the engaging protrusion 67,67 of lever 6 and the section of engaging portion 53,53, thereby can limit lever 6 owing to external force such as vibrations turn left.
(B): the insertion interconnect function of flexible base plate 8
(1) in the A-stage shown in Figure 13 (a), lever 6 is turned left,, allow slide block 4 be moved to the left and make front face side to move to the top of horizontal H by in above-mentioned (A) (2) (3) illustrated effect.
Therefore, shown in Figure 13 (B), guarantee between the pressing tablet portion 46 of the contact site 74~74 of contact 7~7 and slide block 4, to guarantee that the gap wideer than the thickness of flexible base plate 8 arranged, insert in the recess 15 and can flexible base plate 8 be inserted into low insertion force.
8 pairs of insertions of inserting in the recess 15 of this flexible base plate can abut to the position of the internal face of backboard portion 14 at the leading section of flexible base plate 8 usually, or arrive near the so-called precalculated position it.
(2) insertion to inserting in the recess 15 at above-mentioned (1) flexible base plate 8 is the state that carries out at available low insertion force, shown in Figure 13 (B), even not exclusively and not arrive the precalculated position in 8 pairs of insertions of inserting in the recess 15 of flexible base plate, as long as the front face side end of the reinforcement material 82 of flexible base plate 8 be inserted into can with the stage portion 45 of slide block 4, the position of 45 engagings, allow slide block 4 move right by turning right of lever 6, then as shown in the figure (c), make the leading section of flexible base plate 8 move to the precalculated position of inserting in the recess 15, then can make the contact site of flexible base plate 8 touch the contact site 74~74 of contact 7~7 with the elastic force of regulation.
That is to say, can prevent the incomplete insertion of flexible base plate 8, can guarantee that flexible base plate 8 is connected with the circuit of tellite etc.
(3) whether the front face side end of the reinforcement material 82 of flexible base plate 8 is inserted into the position of the stage portion 45,45 that can be sticked in slide block 4 in above-mentioned (2), can see via the notch 44 of slide block 4, insert in the recess 15 so can easily temporarily flexible base plate 8 be inserted into, and can confirm easily that flexible base plate 8 is inserted into the state that inserts in the recess 15.
(4) before from the insertion state of Figure 13 (B) to lock-out state, can produce sense of clicking owing to the effect of above-mentioned (A) (6), so can confirm lock-out state easily with figure (c).After becoming lock-out state, can limit turning left of aforesaid operations handle 6 by the effect of above-mentioned (A) (6), so can prevent because the external force of vibrations etc. unlocks.
(5) in the lock-out state of Figure 13 (c), the stage portion 45,45 of slide block 4 can be fastened on flexible base plate 8 reinforcement material 82 the front face side end and can prevent that flexible base plate 8 from coming off, so can strengthen the deciduous that prevents of flexible base plate 8.
Implement in the kenel example in early stage, be that the place ahead cam surface 64,64 and rear cam surface 65,65 are formed on the lever 6, and the recess 49,49 at slide block 4 is formed with the place ahead servo-actuated face 50,50 and rear servo-actuated face 51,51, be to be described at the situation of using cam mechanism, the present invention is not limited thereto, make the rotational motion of lever 6 be transformed into the linear reciprocating motion of slide block 4, also can use other mechanism of linkage etc.
In early stage example example, in order when locking, to produce sense of clicking, and prevent locked lever 6 because the external force of vibrations etc. and rotating easily, and form engaging section portion 53,53 at the internal face of slip wrist 42,42, rotating wrist 62,62 formation engaging protrusion 67,67, though be to illustrate, and the present invention is not limited to this, also can omit engaging section portion 53,53 and engaging protrusion 67,67 at this situation.
In early stage example example, in order to keep miniaturization and with enough intensity rotating support levers 6, and be described at situation about being provided with the mounting structure 2,3 of housing 1 Different Individual, and the present invention is not limited to this, also the guidance part that is equivalent to mounting structure 2,3 can be formed on the both sides of housing 1, and omit mounting structure 2,3.
Implement in the kenel example in early stage, for not in setting operation space, the both sides of housing 1 and carry out moving of slide block 4 easily and possess lever 6 is arranged, the structure that slide block 4 is moved back and forth to the rotation with lever 6 is described, and the present invention is not limited to this, also can omit lever 6, move back and forth manually to make slide block 4.
Implement in the kenel example in early stage, insert recess 15 and will confirm the insertion state easily in order to allow flexible base plate 8 be inserted into easily, and be described at the situation that otch 44 is formed on the slide block 4, but the present invention is not limited to this, also can omit the formation of otch 44.
The invention effect
The 1st invention, face in the side of pushing flexible base plate (8) of slide block (4) is formed with stage portion (45,45), when slide block (4) engages housing (1), even when flexible base plate (8) is inserted in the insertion recess (15) incomplete, stage portion (45,45) is engaged with the reinforcement material (82) of flexible base plate (8) and can make flexible base plate (8) move to the precalculated position of inserting in the recess (15) towards housing (1) mobile at slide block (4), so can prevent incomplete insertion.
And after flexible base plate (8) inserts, the reinforcement material (82) that the stage portion of slide block (4) (45,45) can be fastened on flexible base plate (8) is gone up and can be helped to prevent that flexible base plate (8) breaks away from, so can strengthen the deciduous that prevents of flexible base plate (8).
The 2nd invention, be in the 1st invention, at slide block (4) the engaging direction rear section of housing (1) has been formed notch (44), flexible base plate (8) to insert when recess (15) inserts be with reinforcement material (82) side of flexible base plate (8) can be visual range widens, insert in the recess (15) so can easily flexible base plate (8) be inserted into, and can confirm the insertion state easily.
The 3rd invention, be in the 1st or 2 invention, be to possess the lever (6) that is supported in housing (1) is rotationally arranged, slide block (4) moved with the rotation of lever (6), just can be mobile easily at setting operation space, the both sides slide block (4) of housing (1).
The 4th invention, be in the 3rd invention, allow installation sheet portion (21,31) be fixed on the two side of housing (1), and and the sidewall of housing (1) between possess the guide slides of being used for the is arranged slip wrist (42 of (4), 42) mounting structure (2,3), at slip wrist (42,42) internal face has formed the rotation wrist (62 of accommodating lever (6) rotationally, 62) recess (49,49), rotating wrist (62,62) leading section is to have formed to be supported in installation sheet portion (21 rotationally, 31) pivot props up hole (24,34) pivot (63,63), so not only can keep miniaturization but also can be with enough intensity rotatably support levers (6).
The 5th invention, be in the 4th invention, internal face at slip wrist (42,42) forms engaging section portion (53,53), rotate that wrist (62,62) then formed when lever (6) rotates can be with the pressing force stipulated engaging protrusion (67,67) with the section of engaging portion (53,53) butt, so can produce sense of clicking when the rotation with lever (6) makes slide block (4) towards housing (1) side shifting and when being locked, and can prevent locked lever (6) because the external force of vibrations etc. and rotating easily.