JP2012195250A - Connector and connector device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector and a connector device that improve the design flexibility of a fixing metal fitting while realizing smooth contact between ground contact portions with a simple structure.
A contact includes a housing, a housing, and a housing. The housing includes a housing portion that houses a connection object. The housing includes a ground contact portion. In the height direction X3, it has a spring part 113 arranged on the opposite side of the ground contact part 134 across the accommodation part 122. The spring part 113 has a part located in the accommodation part 122, and is on the accommodation part 122 side The connector 100 is configured to be elastically deformed in the height direction X3 and to apply an elastic force toward the ground contact portion 134 when receiving a force from the side.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a connector and a connector device, and more particularly, to a connector and a connector device in which a fixing metal fitting that fixes a connector and a board has a ground function.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 16, there is known a connector 500 including a plurality of contacts 510, a housing 520 that holds the plurality of contacts 510 in an arrayed state, and a fixing bracket 530 that fixes the housing 520 to the substrate 700. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). This connector 500 is fitted to the connection object 600 shown in FIG. 17 and electrically connects the connection object 600 and the board 700.

  The fixing bracket 530 incorporated in the connector 500 has a function of grounding the connection object 600 in addition to the function of fixing the housing 520 and the substrate 700. For this purpose, the fixing bracket 530 is shown in FIG. In addition, a ground contact portion 534 connected to a counterpart ground contact portion 631 formed in the counterpart shell 630 of the connection object 600 is provided.

JP 2007-95565 A

  Here, a mechanism for realizing smooth contact between the ground contact portions 534 and 631 when the connection object 600 is inserted into the connector 500 when the fixing bracket 530 has a ground function as in the conventional connector 500. In the case of the connector 500 of Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 17, the ground contact portion 534 is configured to be elastically deformed into a cantilever shape so that the ground at the time of insertion of the connection object 600 can be obtained. Smooth contact between the contact portions 534 and 631 is achieved.

  However, depending on the connector configuration, providing the fixing bracket 530 with a spring property itself may limit the design of the fixing bracket 530.

  Further, when the ground contact portion 534 is configured in a cantilever shape like the conventional connector 500, the extending direction of the ground contact portion 534 (that is, from the viewpoint of smooth contact between the ground contact portions 534 and 631 (that is, Since the direction in which the free end extends from the fixed end of the ground contact portion 534 needs to coincide with the insertion direction X1 of the connection object 600, the design of the fixing fitting 530 is also limited in this respect.

  Further, if the size of the ground contact portion 534 in the arrangement direction X2 is set large, the mechanical strength on the fixed end side of the ground contact portion 534 is increased and the spring property of the ground contact portion 534 is impaired. Certain restrictions were also imposed on the dimensional design of the ground contact portion 534.

  Therefore, the present invention solves the conventional problems, i.e., the object of the present invention is to provide a simple structure and achieve a smooth contact between the ground contact portions, while increasing the design freedom of the fixing bracket. It is to provide an improved connector and connector device.

  The connector of the present invention includes a plurality of contacts, a housing that holds the plurality of contacts in an arrayed state, and a fixing bracket that fixes the housing to a substrate, and the housing is a connection object inserted from the outside. The fixing bracket has a ground contact portion connected to a counterpart ground contact portion of the connection target, and at least some of the plurality of contacts are connected to the connection target. A spring portion disposed on the opposite side of the ground contact portion across the housing portion in a height direction orthogonal to an object insertion direction and a contact arrangement direction, and the spring portion is positioned in the housing portion And is configured to elastically deform in the height direction and apply an elastic force toward the ground contact portion when receiving a force from the housing portion. By a, it is obtained by solving the problems described above.

  Moreover, the connector apparatus of this invention solves the subject mentioned above by being comprised from the said connector and the connection target object inserted in the said connector.

  In the present invention, when the connection object is inserted, the mating ground contact part of the connection object can be moved toward the ground contact part side by the elastic force of the spring part of the contact. This eliminates the necessity of providing a portion and secures a stable contact between the ground contact portions while ensuring the design freedom of the fixing bracket.

  In addition, by forming a spring part on the contact side, the ground contact part can be smoothly contacted without extending the ground contact part, and the ground contact part in the extending direction or the arrangement direction can be realized. The dimensional design of the ground contact portion can also be determined freely.

  In addition, since the contact spring portion can be used not only for ensuring contact between the ground contact portions, but also for ensuring contact between the mating contact of the connection object and the contact, In this case, there is no need to separately provide a mechanism for contacting the contacts and a mechanism for contacting the ground contact portions, the connector structure can be reduced in size and simplified, and the number of inspection target points during product inspection is reduced. The work load related to the inspection work can be reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows the connector which is 1st Example of this invention seeing from the front side of an insertion direction. It is a perspective view which shows a connector seeing from the back side of an insertion direction. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attaches a fixing metal fitting to a connector. It is a perspective view which shows the engagement state of a fixing metal fitting and a housing. It is a perspective view which shows the connection target object inserted in a connector. It is a perspective view which shows the fitting state of a connector and a connection target object. It is sectional drawing which shows the fitting state of a connector and a connection target object by cross-sectional view in the fixing bracket vicinity. It is sectional drawing which shows the fitting state of a connector and a connection target object by carrying out cross sectional view vicinity of the upper other party contact. It is sectional drawing which shows the fitting state of a connector and a connection target object by cross-sectional view near a lower other party contact. It is a perspective view which shows a fixture. It is a perspective view which sees and shows a fixing bracket from an angle different from FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the fitting state of the connector which is 2nd Example of this invention, and a connection target object. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attaches a fixing metal fitting to the connector of 2nd Example. It is a perspective view which shows the fixing metal fitting of 2nd Example. It is a perspective view which sees and shows a fixing bracket from an angle different from FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional connector. It is a perspective view which shows the fixed metal fitting integrated in the connection target object and connector of the conventional connector.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the connector of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the following description of the embodiments, the direction in which the connection object is inserted into the connector is the insertion direction X1, and the direction in which the contacts are arranged in the housing is orthogonal to the arrangement direction X2, the insertion direction X1, and the arrangement direction X2. The direction to be defined is defined as the height direction X3.

  The connector 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the surface of a board (not shown) and electrically connects a connection object 300 inserted into the connector 100 and the board (not shown). To do. In this embodiment, the connector 100 is configured as a so-called receptacle connector, and the connection target 300 is configured as a so-called plug connector. The connector device of the present invention is used for liquid crystal television equipment and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connector 100 includes a plurality of conductive contacts 110 and an insulating housing 120 that holds the plurality of contacts 110 in a state of being arranged in parallel in the arrangement direction X2 at a predetermined pitch. And a pair of conductive fixing brackets 130 for fixing the housing 120 to a substrate (not shown) on both sides in the arrangement direction X2.

  The contact 110 is formed from a copper alloy, and as shown in FIGS. 2, 8, and 9, a terminal portion 111 that protrudes outside the housing 120 and is soldered to a substrate (not shown), and is connected to the terminal portion 111. The holding portion 112 held by the holding portion 123 of the housing 120, the spring portion 113 provided continuously with the holding portion 112, and the contact portion 114 formed on a part of the spring portion 113 are integrally provided. ing. The contact 110 is disposed on the bottom plate side of the housing 120 described later.

The spring portion 113 is elastically deformed and fixed downward in the height direction X3 when receiving a force from the housing portion 122 side, that is, when pressed by the connection object 300 inserted into the housing portion 122. An elastic force is applied to the connection object 300 toward the ground contact part 134 side of the metal fitting 130.
The contact portion 114 is disposed so as to be positioned in the accommodating portion 122 when the connection object 300 is not inserted, and is pressed downward in the height direction X3 by the connection object 300 when the connection object 300 is inserted. The

  The housing 120 is molded from a synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a bottom plate portion disposed to face a substrate (not shown), and an upper plate portion disposed in a state parallel to the bottom plate portion. A rear plate portion connecting the bottom plate portion and the upper plate portion in the height direction X3 on the rear side in the insertion direction X1, and a pair of side plates connecting the bottom plate portion and the upper plate portion in the height direction X3 on both sides in the arrangement direction X2. And has a shape opened to the front side in the insertion direction X1.

  The housing 120 includes an insertion opening 121 for inserting the connection object 300, a housing part 122 that houses a part of the connection object 300, a holding part 123 that holds the held part 112 of the contact 110, and a fixing bracket 130. A fixing portion 125 for fixing the housing side fixing portion 135 of the fixing bracket 130, and a positioning portion 126 for regulating the position of the fixing bracket 130.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the insertion opening 121 is an opening that opens to the front side in the insertion direction X <b> 1 and receives the insertion of the connection target 300, and communicates with the housing portion 122.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 to 9, the accommodating portion 122 is a space that is defined by each plate portion of the housing 120 and accommodates a part of the connection target 300, and communicates with the insertion opening 121. .
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the holding portion 123 is a recess that is formed on the rear plate portion of the housing 120 and holds the held portion 112 of the contact 110.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the slit portion 124 has a bottom plate portion of the housing 120 on both sides in the arrangement direction X2 in order to attach the fixing metal 130 from the rear side in the insertion direction X1 (the rear plate portion side of the housing 120). Are slits formed respectively. The slit part 124 is opened on the rear side in the insertion direction X1 and closed on the front side in the insertion direction X1.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the fixing portion 125 is recessed on the lower surface of the upper plate portion along the insertion direction X1 on both sides in the arrangement direction X2 and press-fits the housing side fixing portion 135 of the fixing metal 130. It is a groove to fix.
As shown in FIG. 4, the positioning portions 126 are respectively formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of side plate portions of the housing 120, and move the fixing bracket 130 forward in the insertion direction X <b> 1 when the fixing bracket 130 is attached to the housing 120. It is a step that restricts and prevents the fixing bracket 130 from coming out to the front side in the insertion direction X1 of the fixing bracket 130 when the fixing bracket 130 is attached.

  The fixture 130 is formed from a copper alloy and has a shape that does not overlap when deployed on a plane as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and the fixture 130 is made of a conductive metal plate. After punching into a predetermined shape, it is molded by bending at a predetermined location. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the fixing bracket 130 has a shape formed in plane symmetry, and the pair of fixing brackets 130 arranged on both sides in the arrangement direction X <b> 2 have the same shape. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 10, and FIG. 11, the fixing bracket 130 is bent vertically from one end of the first portion 131 and a flat plate-like first portion 131 disposed on the lower surface side of the upper plate portion of the housing 120. A flat plate-like second portion 132 disposed to face the inner surface of the side plate portion of the housing 120, and a flat plate-like third portion bent perpendicularly from the other end of the second portion 132 and disposed outside the housing 120. The portion 133, the ground contact portion 134 formed in the first portion 131 and connected to the mating ground contact portion 331 when the connection object 300 is fitted, and the press fit into the fixing portion 125 of the housing 120 formed in the first portion 131. A housing-side fixing portion 135 to be fitted, a hole-shaped lock locking portion 136 that is formed at the center portion of the second portion 132 and engages with the counterpart lock locking portion 350 when the connection object 300 is fitted; Third It is formed to a separatory 133 and a substrate-side fixing portion 137 is soldered to the substrate (not shown).

The first portion 131 is disposed on the opposite side of the spring portion 113 of the contact 110 across the housing portion 122 of the housing 120 in the height direction X3. The first portion 131 is arranged in a state where the longitudinal direction thereof coincides with the arrangement direction X2.
The second portion 132 is disposed at a distance from the inner surface of the side plate portion of the housing 120.
The third portion 133 is disposed at a distance from the surface of the substrate (not shown).
As shown in FIG. 4, the ground contact portion 134 is formed so as to bulge out on the lower surface of the first portion 131 facing the housing portion 122, and is formed so that its longitudinal direction coincides with the arrangement direction X <b> 2. In this embodiment, a continuous linear bulge formed on the lower surface of the first portion 131 and extending in the arrangement direction X2 is used as the ground contact portion 134, but the specific shape of the ground contact portion 134 is used. For example, a plurality of protrusions separated from each other may be formed on the lower surface of the first portion 131 and used as the ground contact portion 134, or the protrusion may be provided on the lower surface of the first portion 131. Instead, the first portion 131 itself may be used as the ground contact portion 134.
As shown in FIGS. 4, 10, and 11, the housing-side fixing portion 135 is formed to project from both side surfaces of the first portion 131 in the insertion direction X1 toward the front side and the rear side in the insertion direction X1. .
As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 10, or FIG. 11, the lock engaging portion 136 is formed through the center portion of the second portion 132 in the arrangement direction X <b> 2, and when mated with the connection object 300, It has a function of engaging the lock engaging portion 350 to prevent the connection object 300 from coming off. In this embodiment, the lock engaging portion 136 is formed in a hole shape, but the specific mode of the lock engaging portion 136 is not limited to this, and for example, the lock engaging portion 136 is formed in a concave shape. Alternatively, contrary to the present embodiment, the counterpart lock locking portion 350 side may be formed in a hole shape or a recess shape, and the lock locking portion 136 may be provided in a protruding shape.
The board-side fixing portion 137 is a part that is soldered to a board (not shown) to fix the fixing bracket 130 and the board (not shown). In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4, 10, and 11. Further, two board-side fixing portions 137a projecting from both side surfaces of the third portion 133 in the insertion direction X1 toward the front side and the rear side in the insertion direction X1, and an arrangement from one side surface of the third portion 133 in the arrangement direction X2 One substrate side fixing portion 137b protruding in the direction X2 is formed. The specific arrangement form and number of the board-side fixing portions 137 are not limited to this, but the viewpoint of maintaining the shape of the fixing metal 130 in plane symmetry, and between the fixing metal 130 and the board (not shown). From the viewpoint of fixing strength, it is desirable to form at least a pair of substrate side fixing portions 137a.

  In this embodiment, the connection object 300 is configured as a so-called plug connector. In addition, as a specific kind of the connection target object 300, any object having a ground contact portion may be used, and examples thereof include an FPC and a memory card.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the connection object 300 includes a plurality of conductive mating contacts 310, an insulating mating housing 320 that holds the mating contacts 310, and a conductive covering the mating housing 320. And a plurality of cables 340 respectively connected to the plurality of mating contacts 310, and a rear end side of the mating housing 320 in the insertion direction X1 so as to be able to protrude from the mating housing 320 in the arrangement direction X2. Provided with the counterpart lock locking portion 350, an operation portion 360 for operating the counterpart lock locking portion 350, and an interlocking mechanism (not shown) for interlocking the counterpart lock locking portion 350 and the operation portion 360. Yes.

In the present embodiment, as the counterpart contacts 310, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of upper counterpart contacts 310a arranged on the upper side in the height direction X3, and in the height direction X3 as shown in FIG. A plurality of lower mating contacts 310b disposed on the lower side are provided, and when mating with the connector 100, any mating contacts 310a, 310b are configured to contact the contacts 110 of the connector 100. Yes. Similarly, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, as the cable 340, a plurality of upper cables 340a arranged on the upper side in the height direction X3 and the lower side in the height direction X3 are arranged. A plurality of lower cables 340b are provided.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the mating housing 320 has a fitting portion 321 that enters the housing portion 122 of the housing 120 on the rear side in the insertion direction X <b> 1 when fitting with the connector 100. As shown in FIG. 7, the mating ground contact portion 331 of the mating shell 330 is disposed on the upper surface of the fitting portion 321 in the height direction X3, and as shown in FIGS. A part of the mating contact 310 is disposed on the lower surface of the fitting portion 321 in the direction X3.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the mating shell 330 has a mating ground contact portion 331 on the rear side in the insertion direction X1 that contacts the ground contact portion 134 of the fixture 130 when mated with the connector 100. ing.
As shown in FIG. 5, the mating lock locking portion 350 has an inclined surface on the rear side in the insertion direction X1 that is inclined from the outer side to the inner side in the arrangement direction X2 from the front side to the rear side in the insertion direction X1. is doing.

  Next, a method for attaching the connection object 300 to the connector 100 and an operation of each member when attaching the connection object 300 to the connector 100 will be described below.

First, the connection object 300 is inserted into the connector 100 with the fitting portion 321 side of the counterpart housing 320 as the head.
At this time, first, the mating lock locking portion 350 is pushed inward in the arrangement direction X2 by the second portion 132 of the fixing bracket 130, and thereafter, the mating lock locking portion 350 is a hole-shaped lock locking portion. When the position 136 is reached, the mating lock locking portion 350 moves outward in the arrangement direction X2, and the mating lock locking portion 350 engages with the lock locking portion 136 to connect the connector 100 and the connection object. 300 is automatically locked.

  And in the fitting state of the connector 100 and the connection object 300, as shown in FIG.8 and FIG.9, the spring part 113 of the contact 110 is pushed toward the downward direction of the height direction X3, and the upper direction of the height direction X3. Exhibits elastic force toward For this reason, the fitting part 321 of the counterpart housing 320 is pushed upward in the height direction X3, and in addition to the contact between the contact 110 and the counterpart contact 310, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the contact between the ground contact portion 134 and the counterpart ground contact portion 331 is ensured.

  As described above, in the present invention, the attachment of the connection object 300 to the connector 100 can be achieved by one operation by inserting the connection object 300.

  Next, when the connection object 300 is removed from the connector 100, the user pushes the operation unit 360 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 toward the inside of the arrangement direction X2, so that the counterpart lock locking part 350 is arranged in the arrangement direction. Since it moves toward the inside of X2 and the engagement between the counterpart lock locking portion 350 and the lock locking portion 136 is released, the connection object 300 can be extracted from the connector 100.

  In this embodiment obtained in this way, when the connection object 300 is inserted, the mating ground contact portion 331 can be moved toward the ground contact portion 134 by the elastic force of the spring portion 113 of the contact 110. Therefore, the necessity of providing a spring portion on the side of the fixing bracket 130 is eliminated, and stable contact between the ground contact portions 134 and 331 can be ensured while ensuring the design freedom of the fixing bracket 130.

  In addition, by forming the spring portion 113 on the contact 110 side, the ground contact portion 134 can be extended while achieving smooth contact between the ground contact portions 134 and 331 without providing the ground contact portion 134 with a spring property. The dimensional design of the ground contact portion 134 in the current direction and the arrangement direction X2 can also be freely determined.

  Further, by extending the ground contact portion 134 in the arrangement direction X2, the ground contact portions 134 and 331 are generated even when the play occurs between the connection object 300 and the connector 100 in the arrangement direction X2 during fitting. Good contact can be ensured.

  Further, in this embodiment, as described above, there is no restriction on the dimensional design of the ground contact portions 134 in the arrangement direction X2, so that the required contact area between the ground contact portions 134 and 331 and the connection in the arrangement direction X2 are not required. The size of the ground contact portion 134 in the arrangement direction X2 can be freely set according to the size of the play between the object 300 and the connector 100.

  Further, the spring portion 113 of the contact 110 can be used not only for securing the contact between the ground contact portions 134 and 331 but also for securing the contact between the counterpart contact 310 and the contact 110. Therefore, in this case, there is no need to separately provide a mechanism for contacting the contacts 110 and 310 and a mechanism for contacting the ground contact portions 134 and 331, and the connector structure can be reduced in size and simplified, and product inspection can be performed. Since the number of inspection target locations at the time is reduced, the work load related to the inspection work can be reduced.

  Further, when the ground contact portion 534 of the fixture 530 has a spring property like the conventional connector 500, in order to avoid an excessive force acting on a part of the ground contact portions 534, in the arrangement direction X2. Although it was necessary to design in consideration of the location and number of fixing brackets 530, in this embodiment, no spring portion is provided on the fixing bracket 130 side. It is possible to relax the design conditions related to the above.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, by eliminating the necessity of providing the spring portion on the side of the fixing bracket 130, it is not necessary to provide a weakly strong portion in the fixing bracket 130 in order to impart spring properties. Therefore, the strength of the entire fixing bracket 130 can be designed to be strong, and the design freedom of the fixing bracket 130 can be improved, such as the ground contact portion 134 can be fixed to the housing 120.

  Further, in this embodiment, by providing the spring portions 113 to the contacts 110 arranged in parallel, the elastic force by the spring portions 113 is equally applied to the connection object 300 in the arrangement direction X2. Therefore, a good insertion posture of the connection target object 300 can be realized, and a smooth fitting between the connector 100 and the connection target object 300 can be realized. In particular, the stability between the ground contact portions 134 and 331 can be realized. Contact can be ensured.

  Further, by realizing a good insertion posture of the connection target object 300, each connector component and connection target caused by excessive physical contact or the like when the connection target object 300 is inserted by an unreasonable insertion posture. It is possible to prevent the constituent members of the object 300 from being damaged or deformed.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the fixing bracket 130 is developed on a plane, it has a shape that does not overlap, so that the metal plate is punched into a predetermined shape and then bent at a predetermined position. Thus, since the fixing bracket 130 can be easily formed, the manufacturing burden of the fixing bracket 130 can be reduced.

Further, in this embodiment, since there is no restriction on the extending direction of the ground contact portion 134 as described above, the fixing bracket 130 can be formed with a simple and strong locking mechanism between the connector 100 and the connection object 300. It can be formed in a plane symmetrical shape.
The above effect will be described in detail. First, in the connector device according to the present embodiment, the counterpart lock locking portion 350 is provided on the side surface side of the connection object 300 in the arrangement direction X2, and the lock member formed on the fixing bracket 130 is provided. By disposing the stopper 136 on the side surface of the housing part 122 in the arrangement direction X2, the connection object 300 and the connector that realize a strong lock strength while realizing the simplicity of the structure of the connection object 300 and the connector 100. A locking mechanism between 100 can be obtained.
When the ground contact portion 534 is configured in a cantilevered spring shape as in the conventional connector 500, the extending direction of the ground contact portion 534 needs to coincide with the insertion direction X1, so the insertion direction X1 Both the ground contact portion 534 extending to the side and the lock engaging portion disposed on the side surface side of the housing portion of the housing 520 in the arrangement direction X2 are formed on the same fixing bracket 530, and the fixing bracket 530 has a plane symmetrical shape. It was difficult to configure.
On the other hand, in the connector 100 of this embodiment, since there is no restriction on the extending direction of the ground contact portion 134, both the lock engaging portion 136 and the ground contact portion 134 are formed on the fixing bracket 130, and the fixing bracket 130 is faced. It can be configured symmetrically.

  In the connector 100 according to the present embodiment, by configuring the fixing bracket 130 in a plane symmetrical shape, all the fixing brackets 130 can be formed in the same shape while maintaining the plane symmetry of the entire connector 100. The number of assembly steps can be reduced.

  In addition, by forming both the ground contact portion 134 and the lock engaging portion 136 integrally with the fixing bracket 130, even if a backlash occurs between the housing 120 and the fixing bracket 130, the ground contact portions 134, 331. The contact between them can be ensured reliably.

  In the present embodiment, the fixing bracket 130 is attached to the housing 120 from the rear side in the insertion direction X1 (the rear plate portion side of the housing 120), and the housing 120 is the front side in the insertion direction X1 of the fixing bracket 130. When the connection object 300 is removed from the connector 100, the mating lock engagement part 350 of the connection object 300 is used as the lock engagement part 136 of the connector 100. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the fixing bracket 130 is detached from the housing 120 together with the connection object 300 that has been caught and pulled out.

  Next, a connector 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, since the configuration of the connector 200 of the second embodiment other than the housing 220 and the fixing bracket 230 is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, the description thereof is omitted and the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment are used. Is attached. Further, the housing 220 and the fixing metal 230 are denoted by reference numerals obtained by adding 100 to the reference numerals used in the first embodiment, and the description of the common points with the first embodiment described above is omitted. To do.

First, in the present embodiment, the mounting direction of the fixing bracket 230 when the fixing bracket 230 is attached to the housing 220 is different. In the first embodiment, the fixing fitting 130 is attached to the housing 120 from the rear side in the insertion direction X1, whereas in this embodiment, the fixing fitting 230 is attached to the housing 220 from the arrangement direction X2.
Accordingly, an opening 227 for inserting the fixing bracket 230 is formed in the side plate portion of the housing 220, and a fixing portion 225 for press-fitting and fixing the housing side fixing portion 235 of the fixing bracket 230 is formed in the first embodiment. In contrast to being formed along the insertion direction X1, in the present embodiment, it is formed along the arrangement direction X2. In the present embodiment, a positioning portion 226 that restricts the movement of the fixing bracket 230 in the arrangement direction X <b> 2 when the fixing bracket 230 is attached to the housing 220 is formed on the bottom plate portion of the housing 220. In this embodiment, the inner side surface of the side plate portion of the housing 220 facing the opening 227 functions as the position restricting portion 228 for restricting the position of the fixing bracket 130 in the insertion direction X1 when the fixing bracket 230 is attached.

  In the present embodiment obtained in this way, the fixture 230 is attached to the housing 220 from the arrangement direction X2, and the housing 220 has a position restricting portion 228 that regulates the position of the fixture 130 in the insertion direction X1. Thus, when the connection target 300 is removed from the connector 200, the mating lock locking portion 350 of the connection target 300 is caught by the lock locking portion 236 of the connector 200, and the connection target 300 thus extracted is extracted. At the same time, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the fixture 230 is detached from the housing 220.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100, 200 ... Connector 110 ... Contact 111 ... Terminal part 112 ... Held part 113 ... Spring part 114 ... Contact part 120, 220 ... Housing 121 ... Insertion opening Part 122 ・ ・ ・ Housing part 123, 223 ・ ・ ・ Holding part 124 ・ ・ ・ Slit part 125, 225 ・ ・ ・ Fixed part 126 226 ・ ・ ・ Positioning part 227 ・ ・ ・ Opening part 228 ・ ・ ・ Position restricting part 130, 230 ... Fixing bracket 131, 231 ... 1st part 132, 232 ... 2nd part 133, 233 ... 3rd part 134, 234 ... Ground contact part 135, 235 ... Housing side fixing part 136, 236 ... Lock locking part 137, 237 ... Substrate side fixing part 300 ... Connection object 310 ... -Mating contact 320 ... Mating housing 321 ... Mating part 330 ... Mating shell 331 ... Mating ground contact part 340 ... Cable 350 ... Mating lock locking part 360・ ・ ・ Operation part X1 ・ ・ ・ Insertion direction X2 ・ ・ ・ Arrangement direction X3 ・ ・ ・ Height direction

Claims (9)

A plurality of contacts, a housing that holds the plurality of contacts in an arrayed state, and a fixing bracket that fixes the housing to the substrate,
The housing has a housing portion for housing a connection object inserted from the outside,
The fixing bracket has a ground contact portion connected to a counterpart ground contact portion of the connection object,
At least a part of the plurality of contacts is a spring portion disposed on the opposite side of the ground contact portion with the accommodating portion interposed therebetween in a height direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the connection object and the arrangement direction of the contacts. Have
The spring portion has a portion located in the housing portion, and when receiving a force from the housing portion side, the spring portion is elastically deformed in the height direction and gives an elastic force toward the ground contact portion side. A connector characterized by being configured.   The connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of contacts has the spring portion.   The connector according to claim 1, wherein the ground contact portion of the fixing bracket is fixed to the housing.   The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fixing metal fitting has a shape formed in a plane symmetry.   The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fixing bracket has a shape that does not overlap when deployed on a plane.   The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ground contact portion extends in a state in which a longitudinal direction thereof is directed to the arrangement direction. The fixing bracket integrally includes a first portion disposed on one side surface of the housing portion in the height direction and a second portion disposed on one side surface of the housing portion in the arrangement direction. ,
The first part supports the ground contact part, or functions as the ground contact part itself,
The connector according to claim 6, wherein the second portion has a lock engaging portion that engages with a part of the connection target in a fitted state of the connection target.   A connector device comprising: the connector according to claim 1; and a connection object to be inserted into the connector.   The connection object includes a mating housing having a fitting portion inserted into the housing portion of the connector, and a mating contact having a portion arranged on one side surface of the fitting portion in the height direction. The connector device according to claim 8, further comprising a mating ground contact portion disposed on the other side surface of the fitting portion in the height direction.

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