JPH11297411A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector capable of easy insertion or withdrawal of a plug, even in a narrow space. SOLUTION: In a connector 2A composed of a plug 10A and a jack 30A, the plug 10A includes a movable hook 13, a fixed hook 18 and an insertion/ withdrawal guide 19, and the jack 30A includes a fixed hook 33 and an elastic ring 35 which is pushed by the fixed hook 18 during the insertion of the plug 10A into the jack 30A, while by the insertion/withdrawal guide 18 during the withdrawal to be positioned out of the operating trace of the fixed hook 18, and furthermore, returns to a predetermined locked position upon the completion of insertion/withdrawal of the plug 10A. At connecting between the plug 10A and the jack 30A, the movable hook 13 and the fixed hook 33 engage with each other, and furthermore, the fixed hook 18 is locked on the ring 35 at a predetermined locked position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a connector,
In particular, the present invention relates to a connector having a large number of pins used for a computer or the like. In recent years, connectors having a very large number of pins have been increasing due to the increase in signal processing speed and capacity. If the number of pins is large, the frictional force when inserting and removing the plug constituting the connector with respect to the jack is large, and a large force is required for insertion and removal. Also, with the miniaturization of computers and the like using connectors, the space for inserting and removing plugs has become extremely narrow. Therefore, there is a demand for a connector that allows a plug to be easily inserted and removed even in a narrow space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional connector 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a conventional connector 100. The connector 100 includes a plug 110 and a jack 130. The plug 110 includes a plug housing 111, a plug recess 112, movable hooks 113a and 113b, a pull tab 114, a cable 115, a pin portion 116 including a plurality of pins in the plug recess 112, and the like.

[0003] The pull tab 114 is inserted into the plug housing 111 through the pull tab holes 117 a and 117 b of the plug housing 111. Also, plug housing 1
In FIG. 11, the two distal ends of the inserted pull tab 114 are engaged with the movable hooks 113a and 113b, respectively. Then, by pulling the pull tab 114 in the direction of arrow A, the movable hooks 113a and 113b open in the directions of arrows B and C, respectively. Also, the pin portion 116
Are connected to the corresponding electric wires in the cable 115 inside the plug housing 111, respectively.

On the other hand, the jack 130 is a jack housing 1
31, jack convex portion 132, fixed hooks 133a, 13
3b and the like. Plug 1 for jack convex 132
A pin hole portion 134 including a plurality of pin holes
Is provided. When the plug 110 and the jack 130 are connected, a plurality of pins of the plug 110 enter the corresponding pin holes of the jack 130, so that the plug 110 and the jack 130 are also electrically connected.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the plug 110 as viewed from the jack 130 side. As shown in FIG. 19, the plurality of pins in the plug recess 112 extend parallel to each other so as to enter corresponding pin holes on the jack 130 side when the plug 110 and the jack 130 are connected, and extend toward the jack 130 side. ing. In the conventional connector 100, when connecting the plug 110 to the jack 130, the temporary movable hooks 113a and 113b are first opened in the directions of arrows B and C by pulling the pull tab 114 in the direction of arrow A, and the plug recess 112 and the jack The protrusion 132 is fitted. By removing the pulling force of the pull tab 114 in the direction of arrow A, the movable hooks 113a and 113b are returned to the original state, and the movable hooks 113a and 113b are engaged with the fixed hooks 133a and 133b, respectively.
The connection between 10 and jack 130 was completed.

FIG. 20 shows a plug 110 and a jack 130.
It is a figure showing the state where was connected. As shown in FIG. 20, the plug concave portion 112 and the jack convex portion 132 are fitted,
Further, since the movable hooks 113a and 113b are engaged with the fixed hooks 133a and 133b, respectively, the plug 11
0 and the jack 130 are securely connected.

[0007]

However, the connector 10
If the number of pins 0 is very large, the frictional force between the pins and the pin holes when connecting the connector 100 increases, and
It was difficult to move the plug 110 vertically (direction A in FIG. 18) with respect to 0 to insert and remove it. In a narrow space where the height is not sufficient, the pull tab 114 and the cable 115 hinder the operation of the plug 110 in a direction perpendicular to the jack 130 (the direction A in FIG. 18).
There is a problem that it is difficult to insert and remove the device. Pull tab 11
4 and the cable 115 extend from the side surface of the plug housing 111 having the movable hook 113a or the movable hook 113b, the plug housing 111 has a mechanism for operating the movable hook in the plug housing 111. However, there is a problem that the size becomes excessively large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector in which a plug can be easily inserted and removed even in a narrow space.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is characterized by taking the following means. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plug (corresponding to plugs 10A and 10B in an embodiment described later) and a jack (corresponding to jacks 30A and 30B in an embodiment described later).
(A connector 2 of an embodiment described later)
A, 2B), the plug has first and second hooks (corresponding to a movable hook 13 and fixed hooks 18, 26 in an embodiment described later) for connecting to the jack, A third hook for connecting to the plug (corresponding to a fixed hook 33 in an embodiment to be described later), and a position avoiding the operation trajectory of the second hook during insertion and removal of the plug with respect to the jack. And a ring (corresponding to rings 35 and 38 in an embodiment to be described later) that returns to a predetermined locking position when the insertion and removal of the plug are completed. One hook and the third hook are engaged,
In addition, the second hook is locked to the ring at the predetermined locking position.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 2, the plug constituting the connector has first and second hooks for connecting to a jack constituting the connector.
At the time of connection with the jack, the first hook and a third hook of the jack are engaged, and the second hook is locked to a ring of the jack at a predetermined locking position. It is characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the jack constituting the connector, a third hook for connecting to a plug constituting the connector and the second hook for inserting and removing the plug are provided. A ring that returns to a predetermined locking position when the insertion and removal of the plug is completed, and a first hook and a second hook that the plug has at the time of connection with the plug. A third hook engaged with the ring and the second hook is locked to the ring at the predetermined locking position.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, according to claim 1,
The connector of claim 1, wherein the ring is an elastic body,
The plug further has a guide portion (corresponding to an insertion / extraction guide 19 in an embodiment described later) that presses the ring when the plug is removed from the jack. Presses the ring to move the ring to a position avoiding the motion trajectory of the second hook, and when the plug is completely removed, the ring returns to the predetermined locking position by elastic force. It is characterized by the following.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, according to claim 1,
Or in the connector according to 4, wherein during the insertion of the plug into the jack, the second hook presses the ring to move the ring to a position avoiding the motion trajectory of the second hook. When the insertion of the plug is completed, the ring returns to the predetermined locking position.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 6, in claim 1
In the connector described above, the jack further has a spring that presses the ring, and during the insertion of the plug into the jack, the second hook presses the ring to push the ring to the second position. The ring is moved to a position avoiding the movement trajectory of the hook, and the ring returns to the predetermined locking position by the elastic force of the spring when the insertion of the plug is completed.

Each of the above means operates as follows. According to the first aspect of the invention, when the plug is completely inserted into the jack, the ring of the jack returns to the locking position and is locked to the second hook of the plug.
Therefore, there is no need for a mechanism for operating the second hook, and the first hook of the plug is engaged with the third hook of the jack, and then the plug is inserted into the jack. Can be provided to be locked to the ring.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a plug constituting the connector as described in the first aspect. According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to provide a jack constituting the connector as described in the first aspect. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the plug is removed from the jack, the guide portion presses the ring, whereby the locked state between the second hook and the ring is released. Therefore, it is possible to provide a connector that can release the engagement between the second hook and the ring by the guide of the guide portion without the mechanism for operating the second hook.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the second hook of the plug presses the ring during the insertion of the plug into the jack to remove it from the operating track, and the second hook is moved to the locking position. When the ring comes to the position, the ring also returns to the locking position and is locked with the second hook, so that it is possible to provide a connector that can be connected without providing a special mechanism for operating the second hook.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the plug is inserted into the jack, the second hook of the plug presses the ring to remove it from the operating track, and completes the insertion and removal of the plug. Thus, a connector can be provided in which the ring returns to the predetermined locking position by the elastic force of the spring.

[0019]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector 2A according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the connector 2A includes a plug 10A and a jack 30A.
It is composed of

The plug 10A includes a plug housing 11, a plug recess 12, a movable hook 13, a pull tab 14, a cable 1
5, a pin portion 16 composed of a plurality of pins in the plug recess 12, a fixing hook 18, an insertion / extraction guide 19, and the like. Each pin of the pin portion 16 is connected to a corresponding electric wire in the cable 15 inside the plug housing 11.
The cable 15 has a configuration extending outward from the side of the plug housing 11.

On the other hand, the jack 30A is
1. Jack convex part 32, fixed hook 33 and ring 35
And so on. A pin hole 34 including a plurality of pin holes is provided on the surface of the jack protrusion 32 on the plug 10A side. When the plug 10A is connected to the jack 30A, a plurality of pins of the plug 10A enter the corresponding pin holes of the jack 30A, so that the plug 10A and the jack 30A are also electrically connected.

The pull tab 14 is inserted into the plug housing 11 through the pull tab hole 17 of the plug housing 11. Further, in the plug housing 11, the tip of the inserted pull tab 14 and the movable hook 13 are engaged, and the movable hook 13 is opened in the direction of arrow B by pulling the pull tab 14 in the direction of arrow A. ing. FIGS. 2 and 3 are views showing a state in which the tip of the pull tab 14 and the movable hook 13 are engaged in the plug housing 11. FIG. 2 shows the state of the engaging portion when no force is applied to the pull tab 14, and FIG. 3 shows the state of the engaging portion when the pull tab 14 is pulled in the direction of arrow A.

As shown in FIG. 2, the movable hook 13 includes a hook fixing portion 21 fixed in the plug housing 11 and a hook movable portion 22 not fixed in the plug housing 11. The hook movable portion 22 has an engaging portion 23 that engages with the fixed hook 33 in the jack 30A when the connector 2A is connected, and a tapered portion 24 that is connected to the hook fixing portion 21. The material of the movable hook 13 has elasticity such as metal.

On the other hand, a wedge-shaped pull tab tip 14 a is provided at the tip of the pull tab 14 on the movable hook 13 side, and the pull tab tip 14 a is engaged with the tapered portion 24 of the movable hook 13. When the pull tab 14 is pulled in the direction of the arrow A, a force in the direction of the arrow A acts on the hook movable part 22 as the pull tab 14 is engaged with the tapered part 24 because the tip 14 a of the pull tab is engaged with the tapered part 24. Then, the engaging portion 23 of the movable hook 13 is opened in the direction of the arrow B by the elastic deformation of the tapered portion 24 due to the force acting on the hook movable portion 22 in the direction of the arrow A. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the engaging portion 23 is opened in the direction of arrow B.

When the pulling force of the pull tab 14 in the direction of arrow A is released, the tapered portion 24 returns to its original shape.
3 closes in the direction of arrow C, and the movable hook 13 returns to the state shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the fixing hook 18 and the insertion / extraction guide 19. The fixing hook 18 and the insertion / extraction guide 19 are fixed to the plug housing 11. The fixed hook 18 is connected to the jack 30A when the connector 2A is connected.
Has a locking portion 20 that is locked to the ring 35. The lateral width of the locking portion 20 is L1. Also, the fixed hook 18
Has a tapered or rounded shape in order to come into contact with the ring 35 when the connector 2A is connected and to press down the ring 35 when the connector 2A is connected.

The insertion / extraction guide 19 has push portions 19a and 19b for pushing column portions 35a and 35b of a ring 35 described later when the connector 2A is connected. This pushing portion 19a,
The distance between 19b is L2. The fixing hook 18 is closer to the plug recess 12 than the insertion / extraction guide 19. The length of the fixed hook 18 below (on the side of the jack 30A) is shorter than that of the insertion / extraction guide 19.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ring 35 and the peripheral portion of the ring 35. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 5 includes pillar portions 35a and 35b, embedded portions 36a and 36b, and a locking bar 37. The length of the locking bar 37 is L
3, and the distance between the pillar portions 35a and 35b is L4. In addition, the length of L3 and L4 and the fixed hook 18
The relationship between the width L1 of the locking portion 20 and the distance L2 between the pushing portions 19a and 19b is L1 ≦ L3 and L2 = L4.

Therefore, when the connector 2A is connected, the locking portion 20 of the fixed hook 18 is locked by the locking bar 37 of the ring 35, and when the plug 10A is removed from the jack 30A, it is movable with respect to the jack 30A. By lifting the hook 13 side and tilting the plug 10A, the pushing portions 19a, 19 of the insertion / extraction guide 19 are inserted into the column portions 35a, 35b of the ring 35.
b hits and presses the column parts 35a and 35b. In addition, plug 10A is jack 30A
When it is completely inserted into the ring 35, the pushing portions 19a and 19b are attached to positions where the pushing portions 19a and 19b touch or do not touch the pillar portions 35a and 35b of the ring 35, respectively.

The material of the ring 35 is an elastic material such as a metal. The embedded portions 36a and 36b are embedded in the jack housing 31. Therefore, when the pillars 35a, 35b are pushed in the direction of arrow D by the pushers 19a, 19b, the ring 35 is made up of the pillars 35a, 35b and the buried portion 36a,
It bends at the junction with 36b and tilts in the direction of arrow D. When the force for pushing the pillars 35a and 35b in the direction of arrow D is released, the elastic ring 35 rises in the direction of arrow E, and the pillars 35a and 35b are perpendicular to the jack housing 31 as shown in FIG. Return to the original state that became.

In the connector 2A, the movable hook 1
3, a fixed hook 18 and an insertion / extraction guide 19 are provided in place of the fixed hook 33 and the ring 35.
May be replaced. The ring 35 may be inclined in the direction of arrow E in FIG.
At this time, the directions of the insertion guide 19 and the fixing hook 18 are also reversed, and the fixing hook 18 is locked to the locking bar 37 from the inside.

Next, the operation of inserting and removing the connector 2A will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a flow until the plug 10A is inserted into the jack 30A will be described with reference to FIGS. When inserting the plug 10A into the jack 30A, first, the pull tab 14 is pulled in the direction of arrow A, and the movable hook 13 is opened in the direction of arrow B as described above. Then, in this state, the plug 10A is brought closer to the jack 30A, and the engaging portion 23 of the movable hook 13 is engaged with the fixed hook 33.

After the engaging portion 23 is engaged with the fixed hook 33, the force for pulling the pull tab 14 in the direction of arrow A is released, and the engaging portion 2 is released.
The plug concave portion 12 is gradually fitted into the jack convex portion 32 with the 3 engaged with the fixed hook 33. At this time, the plug concave portion 12 gradually fits into the jack convex portion 32 by rotational movement around the fixed point X between the fixed hook 33 and the jack housing 31. Then, as the plug concave portion 12 is fitted into the jack convex portion 32, each pin in the plug concave portion 12 is inserted into the corresponding pin hole.

The movable hook 13 returns from the open state in the direction of arrow B to the original state as the plug concave portion 12 is fitted into the jack convex portion 32 due to its elasticity. FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the plug concave portion 12 is fitted to the jack convex portion 32 by about half. Furthermore, plug recess 1
2 is fitted into the jack projection 32, the ring 35
And the bottom surface of the fixed hook 18 are in contact with each other. Since the bottom surface of the fixed hook 18 is tapered, the fixed hook 18 presses the ring 35 in the direction of arrow D as the plug 10A is inserted into the jack 30A. When the ring 35 is pushed in the direction of the arrow D, the elastic ring 35 tilts in the direction of the arrow D.

Further, the plug concave portion 12 is connected to the jack convex portion 32.
, The locking portion 20 of the fixing hook 18 is positioned below the locking bar 37 beyond the locking bar 37 of the ring 35. As the plug recess 12 is fitted into the jack projection 32, the ring 3 is pressed by the fixing hook 18.
5 tilts in the direction of arrow D and avoids the descent trajectory of the fixed hook 18, so that the insertion of the plug 10A is not hindered.

FIG. 7 shows the plug 10 until the ring 35 is tilted.
It is a figure showing the state where A was inserted in jack 30A.
The plug 10A is further connected to the jack 30A from the state shown in FIG.
, The distal ends of the pressing portions 19a and 19b are farthest from the fixed point X and come to a position where they slightly touch the column portions 35a and 35b of the ring 35.

When the locking portion 20 is positioned below the locking bar 37, the fixed hook 18 does not press the ring 35, so that the ring 35 rises by its own elastic force and returns to the original position, and the fixed hook 18 Is locked to the locking bar 37 of the ring 35. Then, the connection of the connector 2A is completed. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state where plug 10A is completely inserted into jack 30A.

With the vicinity of the fixed point X as a fulcrum, the plug housing 11
Press down on the pull tab 14 side of the plug 1
Since 0A is inserted, the principle of leverage is applied, and the plug 10A can be easily inserted into the jack 30A even in a narrow space. Then, plug 10A
Will be described until the cable is removed from the jack 30A.

To remove the plug 10A from the jack 30A, first, the pull tab 14 is pulled in the direction of arrow A, the movable hook 13 is opened in the direction of arrow B, and the locked state of the movable hook 13 and the fixed hook 33 is released. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the locked state between the movable hook 13 and the fixed hook 33 is released. Next, the fixing hook 18 and the pressing portions 19a, 1
The plug 10A is pulled out of the jack 30A by a rotational movement about the fixed point Y between the positions 9b. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing the connector 2A in a state where the plug 10A has been pulled out from the jack 30A. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the ring 35 and the fixed hook 18 showing a state where the locked state between the ring 35 and the fixed hook 18 is released.

As shown in FIG. 11, the pushing portions 19a and 19b of the insertion / extraction guide 19 press the column portions 35a and 35b of the ring 35 by the above-described rotation. Pillars 35a, 35b
Is pressed, the ring 35 is inclined in the direction of arrow D. The locking bar 3 is tilted by the ring 35.
The locked state between the fixed hook 7 and the fixed hook 18 is released. At this time, the plug concave portion 12 comes off the jack convex portion 32 from the movable hook 13 side, and accordingly, a plurality of pins come out of the pin holes into which the respective pins are inserted.

Subsequently, the plug 10A is completely removed from the jack 30A by further removing the plug recess 12 fitted into the jack projection 32 from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 12 shows that the plug 10A is the jack 30.
It is a figure showing the state where it was completely removed from A. Plug 1
At 0A, the movable hook 13 side is removed to some extent first, and then the plug 10A is removed by lifting up the insertion / extraction guide 19 side of the plug housing 11, so that the lever principle is applied. That is, the plug 10A can be easily removed from the jack 30A even in a narrow space.

Next, a connector 2B according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The connector 2B is
It is composed of a plug 10B and a jack 30B. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a plug 10B constituting the connector 2B. As shown in FIG. 13, the plug 10B includes a plug housing 25, a plug recess 12, a movable hook 13, and a pull tab 14.
b, a cable 15, a pin portion 16 composed of a plurality of pins in the plug recess 12, a fixing hook 26, and the like. Plug recess 12, movable hook 13, cable 15,
The mechanism for operating the movable hook 13 with the pin portion 16 and the pull tab 14b is the same as that of the plug 10A, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view around the fixing hook 26. As shown in FIG. Fixed hook 26 fixed to plug housing 25
Has a locking portion 27. When the connector 2B is connected, the locking portion 27 is locked to the ring on the jack 30B side, so that the connector 2B reliably maintains the connected state. The surface of the locking portion 27 with respect to the jack 30B side is the connector 2B.
When the connection is made, the ring on the jack 30B side is
7 has a rounded shape so as to fall down smoothly while being in contact with the surface.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of a jack 30B constituting the connector 2B, and FIG. 16 is a side view of the jack 2B. The jack 30B includes a jack housing 31, a jack protrusion 32, a fixed hook 33, a ring 38, and a spring 3.
9, a guide 40, a terminal section 41 including a plurality of terminals, and the like. The jack housing 31, the jack protrusion 32, and the fixing hook 33 are the same as those of the jack 30A, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

A pin hole 34 having a plurality of pin holes is provided on the surface of the jack projection 32 on the plug 10B side, similarly to the jack 30A. Plug 10B and Jack 3
At the time of connection with the plug 10B, a plurality of pins of the plug 10B enter the corresponding pin holes of the jack 30B, so that the plug 10B and the jack 30B are also electrically connected. Further, each terminal of the terminal section 41 is connected to a computer board.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view around the ring 38. The ring 38 is fixed to the base 42 of the jack housing 31 by shafts.
It is configured to be able to rotate in the direction. Ring 38
Is a further arrow D from a position perpendicular to the jack housing 31.
It is assumed that the shaft is fixed so as not to rotate in the direction.

The guide 40 guides the fixing hook 26 of the plug 10B to the correct position when the connector 2B is connected, and prevents the plug 10B from being displaced in the direction of the arrow F or G with respect to the jack 30B. The spring 39 applies a predetermined force to the ring 38 in the direction of arrow D. Therefore, when no external force is applied to the ring 38, the ring 38
Is perpendicular to the jack housing 31.

In the connector 2B, the movable hook 1
3 and the fixed hook 26 may be provided in an interchanged manner, and the fixed hook 33 and the ring 38 may be provided in a corresponding manner. The ring 38 may be inclined in the direction of arrow D in FIG. At that time, the direction of the fixed hook 26 is also reversed, and the fixed hook 26 is locked to the locking bar 37 from the outside.

Next, the operation of inserting and removing the connector 2B will be described. First, to connect the connector 2B, the connector 2A
First, the pull tab 14b is pulled in the direction of the arrow A, the movable hook 13 is engaged with the fixed hook 33, and then the plug recess 12 is gradually fitted into the jack projection 32. As the plug concave portion 12 is fitted into the jack convex portion 32, the upper portion of the ring 38 comes into contact with the fixed hook 26. When the plug 10A is further inserted into the jack 30A, the fixed hook 26 presses the ring 38,
The ring 38 tilts in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 17 against the force of the spring 39.

Further, the plug concave portion 12 is replaced with the jack convex portion 32.
The locking portion 27 of the fixed hook 26 is positioned below the locking bar 37 beyond the locking bar 37 of the ring 38, and the locking portion 27 is locked by the locking bar 37. You. Since the ring 38 is pressed by the spring 39, the locked state is maintained. As the plug concave part 12 is fitted into the jack convex part 32, the plug concave part 12 is
Are tilted in the direction of arrow E to avoid the descent trajectory of the fixed hook 26, so that the locking portion 27 of the fixed hook 26 does not hit the locking bar 37 of the ring 38 to prevent the insertion of the plug 10 </ b> B.

Since the movable hook 13 is engaged with the fixed hook 33 and then the plug 10B is inserted by pressing the pull tab 14b side of the plug housing 25 downward, the lever principle is applied. Thus, the plug 10B can be easily inserted into the jack 30B even in a narrow space. Subsequently, in order to remove the plug 10B from the jack 30B, similarly to the connector 2A, first, the pull tab 14b is pulled in the direction of arrow A to open the movable hook 13 in the direction of arrow B, and the movable hook 13 and the fixed hook 33 are locked. Cancel. Then, the movable hook 13 side of the plug 10B is lifted and removed from the jack 30B.

By pulling out the movable hook 13 side of the plug 10B, the locking bar 3 of the fixed hook 26 and the ring 38 is removed.
7 is released, and subsequently, the plug 10
By lifting the fixed hook 26 side of B upward, the plug 10B is pulled out of the jack 30B. Since the plug 10B is removed while being oblique to the jack 30B, the principle of leverage is applied, and the plug 10B can be easily removed from the jack 30B even in a narrow space.

In the above embodiment, the movable hook 13 corresponds to the first hook, and the fixed hooks 18 and 26 correspond to the second hook. Further, the insertion / extraction guide 19 corresponds to a guide portion, and the fixed hook 33 corresponds to a third hook.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a connector in which a plug can be easily inserted and removed even in a narrow space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a connector 2A according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state of a movable hook 13 when no force is applied to a pull tab 14;

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state of a movable hook 13 when a pull tab 14 is pulled in a direction of an arrow A.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a fixing hook 18 and an insertion / extraction guide 19.

5 is an enlarged view around a ring 35. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an operation of inserting a plug 10A into a jack 30A.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation of inserting a plug 10A into a jack 30A.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an operation of inserting a plug 10A into a jack 30A.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an operation of removing a plug 10A from a jack 30A.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an operation of removing a plug 10A from a jack 30A.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an operation of removing a plug 10A from a jack 30A.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an operation of removing a plug 10A from a jack 30A.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of a connector 2B according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view around the fixing hook 26;

FIG. 15 is a plan view of a jack 30B.

FIG. 16 is a side view of the jack 30B.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view around the ring 38.

FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram of a conventional connector 100.

FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram of a plug 110.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a state in which a plug 110 and a jack 130 are connected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2A, 2B connector 10A, 10B plug 11 Plug housing 12 Plug recess 13 Movable hook 14, 14b Pull tab 14a Pull tab tip 15 Cable 16 Pin portion 17 Pull tab hole 18 Fixed hook 19 Insertion / extraction guide 19a, 19b Pushing portion 20 Locking portion DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Hook fixing part 22 Hook movable part 23 Engaging part 24 Taper part 25 Plug housing 26 Fixed hook 27 Locking part 30A, 30B Jack 31 Jack housing 32 Jack convex part 33 Fixed hook 34 Pin hole part 35 Ring 35a, 35b Pillar portions 36a, 36b Buried portion 37 Locking bar 38 Ring 39 Spring 40 Guide 41 Terminal portion 42 Base portion

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A connector comprising a plug and a jack, wherein the plug has first and second hooks for connecting to the jack, and wherein the jack has a first hook for connecting to the plug. A third hook, and a ring that is located at a position avoiding the operation trajectory of the second hook during insertion and removal of the plug with respect to the jack, and returns to a predetermined locking position when the insertion and removal of the plug is completed. When the plug is connected to the jack, the first hook and the third hook are engaged, and the second hook is locked to the ring at the predetermined locking position. A connector characterized in that: 2. A plug constituting a connector, comprising: a first hook and a second hook for connecting to a jack constituting the connector, wherein the first hook and the jack are connected when the jack is connected. A plug, wherein the second hook is engaged with a ring of the jack at a predetermined engagement position. 3. A jack constituting a connector, wherein a third hook for connecting to a plug constituting the connector and an operating path of a second hook of the plug are avoided during the insertion and removal of the plug. And a ring that returns to a predetermined locking position when the insertion and removal of the plug is completed.When connected to the plug, the first hook and the third hook of the plug are A jack that is engaged and the second hook is locked to the ring at the predetermined locking position. 4. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the ring is an elastic body, and the plug further has a guide portion for pressing the ring when the plug is removed from the jack. During the removal of the plug, the guide portion presses the ring to move the ring to a position avoiding the operation trajectory of the second hook, and the ring has an elastic force when the removal of the plug is completed. The connector returns to the predetermined locking position. 5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein, during insertion of the plug into the jack, the second hook presses the ring to move the ring to move the second hook. The connector is moved to a position avoiding the track, and when the insertion of the plug is completed, the ring returns to the predetermined locking position. 6. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the jack further has a spring for pressing the ring, and the second hook presses the ring during insertion of the plug into the jack. Thus, the ring is moved to a position avoiding the movement trajectory of the second hook, and the ring returns to the predetermined locking position by the elastic force of the spring when the insertion of the plug is completed. And connectors.