TWI708440B - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The connector of the present invention includes: a connector housing having an opening surface provided with an opening; a terminal connection portion, one end in a first direction intersecting the opening surface is located inside the connector housing and the other end in the first direction The part is exposed to the outside of the connector housing to which the connection object can be connected, and is arranged in the opening, and is arranged at a reference position with a gap between the edge of the opening, and is supported in a swingable state on the opening surface The connector housing; and the urging part, which is arranged inside the connector housing, and urges the terminal connection part to the reference position with respect to the connector housing.

Description

Connector

The present disclosure relates to a connector that can be connected to connection objects such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) components.

For electronic component modules such as USB components, continuity inspections and operating characteristics inspections are generally performed in the manufacturing steps. These inspections are performed by connecting the inspection device with the electronic component module using a connector.

As such a connector, there is a connector described in Patent Document 1. The connector includes a base portion that can be arranged on a substrate, and a fitting portion that extends from the upper portion of the base portion in parallel with the upper surface of the substrate and can be fitted with a connector of an electronic component module. In the connector, the movement restricting portion provided on the base portion and the movement restricting portion provided on the fitting portion are engaged with a gap, so that the fitting portion can move relative to the base portion within the range of the gap.

[Prior Art Literature]

[Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-158990

However, in the above-mentioned connector, a movement restricting portion is provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of each of the base portion and the fitting portion. Therefore, if the base portion and the fitting portion are not formed with high precision, It is difficult for each member of the joint part to move the fitting part as designed, which may cause damage to the counterpart connector.

The subject of the present disclosure is to provide a connector that can be connected without damaging the connection object even when the connection object is connected from a direction different from the connection direction to the terminal connection portion.

The connector of an example of the present disclosure can be connected to an object to be connected, and includes: a connector housing having an opening surface provided with an opening; and a terminal connection portion in which one end in the first direction intersecting the opening surface is located The inside of the connector housing and the other end in the first direction is exposed to the outside of the connector housing to which the connection object can be connected, and is arranged in the opening and in the opening A reference position with a gap is provided between the edges of the rim, and is supported by the connector housing in a swingable state on the opening surface; and a force applying portion is disposed inside the connector housing and faces The terminal connection portion is urged toward the reference position on the connector housing.

According to the connector, the connector includes: a connector housing having an opening surface provided with an opening; and a terminal connecting portion arranged in the opening and arranged at a reference position with a gap between the edge of the opening and The swingable state of the opening surface is supported by the connector housing; and the urging part urges the terminal connection part to the reference position. According to this structure, even when the connection object is connected from a direction that intersects the connection direction to the terminal connection portion, the terminal connection portion can be made to be free from the connection object. Self-alignment makes it possible to realize a connector that can connect the object to be connected without being damaged.

1: connector

10: Connector housing

11: Upper shell

12: Lower shell

13: open side

14: Opening

15: gap

16: Coil spring housing part

17: Second Containment Department

18: Third Containment Department

20: The first terminal connection part

21: Connect the shell

22: First Containment Department

23, 111, 121, 212, 214, 215: recess

24: Confirmation window

25: Shell

26: Ground terminal

30: force department

31: coil spring

32: leaf spring

40: substrate

41: Connection terminal

50: second terminal connection part

60: Probe

61: First contact spring part

62: second contact spring part

63: middle

64: Buffer spring part

71: left shell

72: Right shell

100: Inspection device

200: Check object

201: first end

202: second end

211: Support Department

213: End

611, 612: Ribbon elastic sheet

631: first positioning part

641: The second positioning part

642: protruding part

D1, D2, W2: shortest distance

L1, L2: center line

P: Reference position

W1: Board thickness

X: first direction

Y: second direction

Z: Third party

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the first terminal connecting portion side of the connector of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a first terminal connection portion of the connector of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a probe pin of the connector of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a first modification of the connector of Fig. 1.

Fig. 10 is a side view of the first terminal connecting portion side of the connector of Fig. 9 with the connector housing removed.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a second modification of the connector of Fig. 1.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a first terminal connection portion of a third modification of the connector of Fig. 1.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of Fig. 1 showing a fourth modification of the connector of Fig. 1.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing a fifth modification of the connector of Fig. 1.

Hereinafter, an example of the present disclosure will be described in accordance with the accompanying drawings. Furthermore, in the following description, terms that indicate a specific direction or position (for example, terms including "up", "down", "right", and "left") are used as needed, but these terms are used to make The understanding of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings is easy, and the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited by the meaning of these terms. In addition, the following description is merely illustrative in nature, and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, its applications, or uses. Furthermore, the drawings are schematic, and the ratios of the dimensions, etc., do not necessarily agree with reality.

The connector 1 of one embodiment of the present disclosure is configured to be connectable to an inspection device 100 and an inspection target 200, which are an example of a connection object (refer to FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 1, a connector housing 10, and The first terminal connecting portion 20 of the connector housing 10 is swingably supported. Inside the connector housing 10, a force applying portion 30 is provided as shown in FIG. 2.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 1, the connector housing 10 has a substantially rectangular box shape and is composed of an upper housing 11 and a lower housing 12 that overlap in the thickness direction (ie, the vertical direction in FIG. 1 ). The connector housing 10 has an opening surface 13 on one of the side surfaces facing each other in the longitudinal direction (ie, the first direction X), and the opening surface 13 is provided with a substantially elliptical opening portion 14.

As shown in FIG. 3, inside the connector housing 10, a substrate 40 and a second terminal connection part 50 connectable to the inspection device 100 are provided. The substrate 40 is electrically connected to the first terminal connection portion 20 and the second terminal connection portion 50 via the connection terminals 41 (shown in FIG. 6) provided at both ends of the board surface in the first direction X. The second terminal connection portion 50 is arranged in the first direction X of the first terminal connection portion 20 with respect to the substrate 40 Opposite side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first terminal connecting portion 20 is a first end portion 201 that is an end portion in the first direction X intersecting (for example, orthogonal to) the opening surface 13 located inside the connector housing 10 and serves as a first The second end 202 at the other end in the direction X is exposed to the outside of the connector housing 10 to which the inspection object 200 can be connected. Furthermore, the inspection object 200 is, for example, an electronic component module having a USB connector or a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the first terminal connecting portion 20 is arranged in the opening 14 and is arranged at a reference position P with a gap 15 between the edge of the opening 14 and the opening surface 13 relative to the figure. The connector housing 10 is supported by the connector housing 10 in a swingable state in any direction of up, down, left, and right. In this embodiment, the gap 15 is provided at the reference position P over the entire circumference of the first terminal connection portion 20 in the first direction X (that is, the paper penetration direction in FIG. 2 ).

In detail, as shown in FIG. 3, the first terminal connecting portion 20 has a plate-shaped probe 60 and a connecting housing 21. The connecting housing 21 extends in the first direction X and has a plate surface in the first direction. The first accommodating portion 22 capable of accommodating the probe 60 is provided so that the second direction Y (shown in FIG. 4) where X crosses (for example, orthogonal) faces each other. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the first terminal connecting portion 20 has a plurality of probes 60, and the connecting housing 21 is provided with a plurality of pairs of first receiving portions 22 arranged at intervals along the second direction Y. The probe 60 is accommodated in each first accommodating part 22, respectively. Thereby, when viewed from the first direction X, each pair of the first receiving portion 22 is relative to the first direction X of the first terminal connecting portion 20 The center line L1 of the third direction Z intersecting (for example, orthogonal) to the second direction Y is arranged symmetrically and is electrically independent of each other. That is, the probes 60 accommodated in each pair of the first accommodating portions 22 can clamp the inspection object 200 from the third direction Z by the first contact spring portion 61 described later, and can clamp the inspection object 200 by the second contact spring portion 62 described later. The third direction Z can be configured to sandwich the substrate 40.

As shown in FIG. 3, at the end on the side of the first end 201 of the connecting housing 21, there is provided a supporting portion 211 for supporting the urging member (ie, the coil spring 31) of the urging portion 30 described later, and the connecting housing The end portion on the second end portion 202 side of the body 21 is provided with a recess 23 that opens in the first direction X and can accommodate the inspection object 200 from the first direction X, and a confirmation window 24. Inside the recessed portion 23, a first contact spring portion 61 described later of each probe 60 is arranged. That is, the inspection object 200 is connected to the first terminal connection portion 20 in the first direction X. In addition, the confirmation window 24 communicates with the outside of the first accommodating portion 22 and the connecting housing 21, and the first contact spring portion 61 of each probe 60 can be confirmed from the outside of the connecting housing 21.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the first terminal connection portion 20 has a conductive housing portion 25 that covers the outer surface of the connection housing 21, and is provided with a ground disposed inside the connector housing 10. Terminal 26. In this embodiment, the housing part 25 is made of metal such as iron, and covers the outer surface of the connection housing 21 except for the second end 202 in a state that is electrically independent of each probe 60. With this configuration, when the inspection object 200 is connected to the first terminal connection portion 20, the inspection object 200 does not contact the housing portion 25, and damage to the inspection object 200 when connected to the first terminal connection portion 20 can be reduced. In addition, the ground terminals 26 are located on the second Each pair is provided at both ends of the direction Y.

On the outer surface of the connecting housing 21, as shown in FIG. 3, there is provided a concave portion 212 capable of accommodating the shell portion 25. The recessed portion 212 is located on the same outer surface of the housing portion 25 accommodated relative to the outer surface of the portion of the connecting housing 21 where the recessed portion 212 is not provided (for example, the end 213 on the second end 202 side of the connecting housing 21). The way of composition on the plane.

As shown in FIG. 6, each pair of ground terminals 26 are arranged so as to face each other in the third direction Z, and are configured to be in contact with the connection terminals 41 of the substrate 40 in a state where they are elastically deformed in the third direction Z.

As shown in FIG. 2, the urging portion 30 is arranged inside the connector housing 10 and urges the first terminal connection portion 20 to the reference position P with respect to the connector housing 10. In detail, the urging portion 30 is composed of a plurality of urging members (four coil springs 31 in this embodiment). The four coil springs 31 are opposed to a virtual straight line (for example, the first direction X) orthogonal to the first direction X. The center line L1 of the third direction Z of the one terminal connecting portion 20 is arranged symmetrically.

Each coil spring 31 is accommodated in the coil spring accommodating portion 16, which is composed of a substantially cylindrical recess 214 provided on the support portion 211 of the connection housing 21, and provided on the upper housing 11 and the lower housing Each of 12 is constituted by a substantially cylindrical recess 111 and a recess 121 that are arranged to face the recesses 214 of the connection housing 21, respectively. By using the coil spring 31 as an urging member, the first terminal connecting portion 20 can be swung in the first direction X except for any direction on the opening surface 13.

Each probe 60 has a plate shape as shown in FIG. 7, and includes a first contact spring portion 61 and a second contact spring portion 62, and is arranged in a first direction between the first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62 X The intermediate portion 63 and the buffer spring portion 64 are arranged in series. That is, the first contact spring portion 61, the intermediate portion 63, the cushion spring portion 64, and the second contact spring portion 62 are arranged in the first direction X. In addition, each probe 60 is formed by, for example, an electroforming method, and the first contact spring portion 61, the intermediate portion 63, the cushion spring portion 64, and the second contact spring portion 62 are integrally formed.

Viewed from the second direction Y, the first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62 each have a serpentine shape and are configured to be elastically deformable in the third direction Z with respect to the intermediate portion 63. In addition, the first contact spring portion 61 is composed of a plurality of band-shaped elastic pieces (in this embodiment, two band-shaped elastic pieces 611 and band-shaped elastic pieces 612).

The intermediate portion 63 has a substantially rectangular shape, and both ends in the first direction X are connected to the first contact spring portion 61 and the buffer spring portion 64, respectively. At the end of the intermediate portion 63 on the side of the buffer spring portion 64, a first positioning portion 631 is provided. The first positioning portion 631 restricts the contact of the probe 60 when it is received in the first receiving portion 22 of the housing 21. Movement in the first direction X and toward the direction of the second contact spring portion 62. The first positioning portion 631 is constituted by a plane extending in a direction away from the buffer spring portion 64 in the third direction Z.

The buffer spring portion 64 has a substantially rectangular frame shape protruding from the middle portion 63 in the third direction Z, and both ends in the first direction X are respectively connected to the middle portion 63 and the second contact spring portion 62 so as to be opposite to the middle portion 63 In the second direction Y (that is, the plate thickness direction), it is configured to be elastically deformable. At the end of the buffer spring portion 64 on the side of the intermediate portion 63, There is a second positioning portion 641 which restricts the probe 60 in the first direction X and toward the first contact spring portion 61 when it is received in the first receiving portion 22 of the connection housing 21 mobile. The second positioning portion 641 is constituted by a plane extending in a direction away from the buffer spring portion 64 in the third direction Z and in the direction opposite to the first positioning portion 631 of the intermediate portion 63.

In addition, at an end of the second positioning portion 641 away from the intermediate portion 63 in the third direction Z, a protrusion 642 extending from the second positioning portion 641 in the first direction X to the first contact spring portion 61 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the protruding portion 642 is accommodated in the recess 215 provided in the support portion 211 of the connection housing 21 in the third direction Z and arranged between the coil spring 31 and the intermediate portion 63.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second contact spring portion 62 and the buffer spring portion 64 are respectively located outside the connecting housing 21 and inside the connector housing 10. The buffer spring portion 64 is received in the second receiving portion 17 provided in the connector housing 10, and the second contact spring portion 62 is received in the third receiving portion 18 provided in the connector housing 10.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the shortest distance D1 between the plate surface of the intermediate portion 63 in the second direction Y and the first receiving portion 22 is shorter than the plate surface of the buffer spring portion 64 in the second direction Y and the second receiving portion 17 The shortest distance between D2 is smaller. Furthermore, it is comprised so that the board thickness W1 of each probe 60 becomes 1/2 or less (preferably 1/3 or less) of the shortest distance W2 between the board surfaces of adjacent probes 60. Furthermore, although not shown, the shortest distance between the plate surface of the second contact spring portion 62 in the second direction Y and the third housing portion 18, and the plate surface of the intermediate portion 63 in the second direction Y and the first The shortest distance D1 between the receiving parts 22 is approximately the same.

The connector 1 includes: a connector housing 10 having an opening surface 13 provided with an opening 14; a first terminal connecting portion 20 arranged in the opening 14 and arranged between the edge of the opening 14 The reference position P with the gap 15 is supported by the connector housing 10 in a swingable state on the opening surface 13; and the urging part 30 urges the first terminal connection part 20 to the reference position P. With this structure, even when the inspection object 200 or the like is connected from a direction that intersects the connection direction to the first terminal connection portion 20 (ie, the first direction X), the resistance urging portion 30 can be connected. After the first terminal connecting portion 20 is temporarily deviated from the reference position P by the application of the force, the first terminal connecting portion 20 is returned to the reference position P by the application force of the urging portion 30. Therefore, the first terminal connection portion 20 can be self-aligned with respect to the connection object such as the inspection object 200, and thus the connector 1 that can be connected without damaging the connection object such as the inspection object 200 can be realized.

In addition, the first terminal connection portion 20 has a conductive housing portion 25 covering its outer surface and provided with a ground terminal 26 arranged inside the connector housing 10. With the housing part 25, the signal loss flowing through the high frequency region of the connector can be reduced.

In addition, inside the connector housing 10, there is provided a substrate 40 that is electrically connected to the first terminal connection portion 20, and the ground terminal 26 is capable of contacting the connection terminal 41 of the substrate 40 in an elastically deformed state. Mode composition. With this structure, the contact pressure of the ground terminal 26 to the connection terminal 41 of the substrate 40 can be increased, thereby improving the contact reliability between the ground terminal 26 and the connection terminal 41.

In addition, the urging portion 30 is composed of a plurality of urging members (for example, coil springs 31), and the plurality of urging members are relative to a virtual straight line L1 orthogonal to the first direction X. And symmetrically arranged. With this structure, the deviation of the force applied to the first terminal connecting portion 20 can be reduced, and the first terminal connecting portion 20 can be more reliably swung as designed. As a result, the first terminal connection portion 20 can be more reliably self-aligned with respect to the connection object such as the inspection object 200.

In addition, the first terminal connection portion 20 has a plate-shaped probe 60, and a connection provided with a first accommodating portion 22 capable of accommodating the probe 60 so that the plate surface extends in the first direction X and faces the second direction Y. The housing 21, the probe 60 includes a first contact spring portion 61 and a second contact spring portion 62, and an intermediate portion 63 arranged in series in the first direction X between the first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62 And the buffer spring portion 64. The first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62 are configured to be elastically deformable in the third direction Z with respect to the intermediate portion 63, and both ends of the intermediate portion 63 in the first direction X are respectively connected to the first contact The spring portion 61 and the buffer spring portion 64. The both ends of the buffer spring portion 64 in the first direction X are connected to the middle portion 63 and the second contact spring portion 62, respectively, and the buffer spring portion 64 is positioned in the first direction relative to the middle portion 63. It is constructed in a way that the two directions Y can be elastically deformed. The second contact spring portion 62 and the buffer spring portion 64 are located outside the connecting housing 21 and inside the connector housing 10. The connector housing 10 is provided with a device extending in the first direction X and capable of accommodating the buffer spring portion 64 The second housing part 17. Furthermore, the shortest distance D1 between the plate surface of the intermediate portion 63 in the second direction Y and the first housing portion 22 is shorter than the shortest distance D2 between the plate surface of the buffer spring portion 64 in the second direction Y and the second housing portion 17 smaller. With this structure, even if a connection object such as the inspection object 200 is connected to the first terminal connection portion 20 from a direction crossing the contact direction (ie, the first direction X), a predetermined contact is applied to the probe 60 The stress in the direction where the direction crosses (for example, the second direction Y) is also dispersed by the buffer spring portion 64, so that damage to the probe 60 can be reduced. That is, it is possible to realize the probe 60 that is not easily damaged even when a connection object such as the inspection object 200 is connected to the first terminal connection portion 20 from a direction crossing the contact direction.

In addition, the connection housing 21 has a confirmation window 24 that communicates with the outside of the first accommodating portion 22 and the connection housing 21, and the first contact spring portion 61 can be confirmed from the outside of the connection housing 21. With this confirmation window 24, the storage state of the first contact spring portion 61 of the probe 60 stored in the first storage portion 22 can be easily confirmed.

In addition, the first terminal connection portion 20 has a plurality of probes 60, and a plurality of first accommodating portions 22 arranged at intervals in the second direction Y and respectively accommodating the probes 60. The thickness of each probe 60 is W1 is 1/2 or less of the shortest distance W2 between the surfaces of adjacent probes 60. With this structure, the insulation of each probe 60 can be reliably ensured.

In addition, the probe 60 further includes a positioning portion 631 and a positioning portion 641. The positioning portion 631 and the positioning portion 641 are provided between the first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62, and are determined to be accommodated in the first housing. The position of the portion 22 in the first direction X relative to the first terminal connecting portion 20. With the positioning portion 631 and the positioning portion 641, the probe 60 can be prevented from falling off from the first receiving portion 22.

In addition, the positioning portion has: a first positioning portion 631, which is provided on one side of the middle portion 63 in the third direction Z, and restricts the movement toward one side of the first direction X (for example, the direction toward the second contact spring portion 62) Movement; and the second positioning portion 641 is provided on the other side of the third direction Z of the buffer spring portion 64 to restrict the movement to the first direction X Movement of the other side (for example, toward the direction of the second contact spring portion 61). With this structure, it is possible to further reduce the drop of the probe 60 from the first receiving portion 22.

Furthermore, in the connector 1, the connector housing 10 is composed of an upper housing 11 and a lower housing 12 laminated in the third direction Z, but it is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the left housing 71 and the right housing 72 may be laminated in the second direction Y. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, viewed from the first direction X (ie, the paper penetration direction of FIG. 10), the four coil springs 31 of the urging portion 30 can be opposed to the second direction Y of the first terminal connecting portion 20. The center line L2 is symmetrically arranged.

In addition, the shortest distance D1 between the plate surface of the intermediate portion 63 of the probe 60 accommodated in the first accommodating portion 22 and the first accommodating portion 22 is smaller than the plate surface of the buffer spring portion 64 of the probe 60 and the second accommodating portion. The shortest distance D2 between the portions 17 is configured to be small, but it is not limited to this. For example, the shortest distance D1 and the shortest distance D2 may be configured in the same manner.

The housing part 25 is not limited to the case where it is configured to cover a part of the connection housing 21. For example, it may be configured to cover the entire connection housing 21 as shown in FIG. 9, so that it is not necessary to consider signal loss in the high frequency region. It can also be omitted.

The ground terminal 26 is not limited to being configured to be in contact with the connection terminal 41 of the substrate 40 in an elastically deformed state, and may be configured to be in contact with the connection terminal 41 of the substrate 40 in a non-elastically deformed state. In this case, for example, the ground terminal 26 may be connected to the connection terminal 41 of the substrate 40 by welding or the like, thereby improving contact reliability.

The urging part 30 is not limited to the case of being composed of four coil springs 31, for example It may be composed of one to three coil springs 31, or may be composed of five or more coil springs 31. In addition, the urging part 30 is not limited to the case where the plurality of coil springs 31 are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the third direction Z, and the plurality of coil springs 31 may also be arranged on the left and right sides of the second direction Y in addition to the upper and lower sides of the third direction Z. Or both.

The urging member is not limited to the coil spring 31, and may be composed of a leaf spring 32 as shown in FIG. 12, for example. In FIG. 12, two leaf springs 32 are respectively arranged above and below the third direction Z (only three leaf springs 32 are shown in FIG. 12), and two leaf springs 32 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the second direction Y.

The structure of the terminal connection portion can be appropriately changed according to the design of the connector 1 and the like.

For example, the probe of the first terminal connecting portion 20 is not limited to the probe 60, and probes of other structures may be used. For example, as the probe of the first terminal connecting portion 20, a probe formed by a method other than the electroforming method may be used, or a probe not provided with the positioning portion 631 and the positioning portion 641 may be used.

In addition, the connecting housing 21 is not limited to the case where there are a plurality of pairs of the first receiving portions 22 arranged at intervals along the second direction Y. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, only the center line L1 with respect to the third direction Z On one side (the upper housing 11 side of the center line L1 of the third direction Z in FIG. 13), a plurality of first receiving portions 22 are provided. At this time, the ground terminal 26 of the housing portion 25 may also be provided only on one side of the center line L1 in the third direction Z.

In addition, the plurality of probes 60 of the first terminal connecting portion 20 are shown in FIG. 5, with the tip portions of the first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62 along the second direction Y It is arranged in a straight line (only the second contact spring portion 62 is shown in FIG. 5), but it is not limited to this. For example, the plurality of probes 60 may be arranged in a zigzag shape in which the tip portions of the first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62 are alternately shifted in the first direction X.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, the confirmation window 24 may be omitted.

In addition, it is not limited to the case where the plate thickness W1 of each probe 60 becomes 1/2 or less (preferably 1/3 or less) of the shortest distance W2 between the plate surfaces of the adjacent probes 60, and each The probe 60 has a plate thickness W1 that is larger than 1/2 of the shortest distance W2 between the adjacent probes 60.

Above, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, and finally, various modes of the present disclosure have been described. In addition, in the following description, as an example, reference signs are also attached and described.

The connector 1 of the first aspect of the present disclosure can be connected to a connection object 100, and the connection object 200 includes: a connector housing 10 having an opening surface 13 provided with an opening 14; One end in the first direction X where the opening surface 13 intersects is located inside the connector housing 10 and the other end in the first direction X is at the end of the connector housing 10 that can connect the connection object 200 It is exposed to the outside and is arranged in the opening 14 and is arranged at a reference position P with a gap 15 between the edge of the opening 14 and supported on the opening surface 13 in a swingable state. The connector housing 10; and the urging portion 30, which is disposed inside the connector housing 10, and urges the terminal connecting portion 20 to the reference position P with respect to the connector housing 10 .

According to the connector 1 of the first aspect, even when a connection object such as the inspection object 200 is connected in a direction that intersects the connection direction (ie, the first direction X) to the terminal connection portion 20, it can resist an applied force. After the terminal connection portion 20 is temporarily deviated from the reference position P by the application force of the portion 30, the first terminal connection portion 20 is returned to the reference position P by the application force of the force application portion 30. Therefore, the terminal connection part 20 can be self-aligned with respect to the connection object, such as the inspection object 200, so that the connector 1 which can be connected without damaging the connection object, such as the inspection object 200, can be realized.

In the connector 1 of the second aspect of the present disclosure, the terminal connecting portion 20 has a conductive housing portion 25, covering the outer surface of the terminal connecting portion 20, and is provided with the connector housing 10 The internal ground terminal 26.

According to the connector 1 of the second aspect, the housing portion 25 can reduce the signal loss flowing through the high frequency region of the connector.

In the connector 1 of the third aspect of the present disclosure, a substrate 40 electrically connected to the terminal connecting portion 20 is provided inside the connector housing 10, and the ground terminal 26 is elastic In a deformed state, it can be configured to be in contact with the connection terminal 41 of the substrate.

According to the connector 1 of the third aspect, the contact pressure of the ground terminal 26 to the connection terminal 41 of the substrate 40 can be increased, and the contact reliability between the ground terminal 26 and the connection terminal 41 can be improved.

In the connector 1 of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, The urging portion 30 is composed of a plurality of urging members 31 and urging members 32, and the plurality of urging members 31 and the urging members 32 are aligned with respect to an imaginary straight line L1 orthogonal to the first direction X. Configured symmetrically.

According to the connector 1 of the fourth aspect, the deviation of the force applied to the terminal connection portion 20 can be reduced, and the terminal connection portion 20 can more reliably swing as designed. As a result, the terminal connection portion 20 can be more reliably self-aligned with respect to the connection object such as the inspection object 200.

In the connector 1 of the fifth aspect of the present disclosure, the terminal connecting portion 20 has: a plate-shaped probe 60; and a connection housing 21 extending in the first direction X and having a plate surface that is connected to the first A first accommodating portion 22 capable of accommodating the probe 60 is provided so that the second direction Y intersecting one direction X faces each other, and the probe 60 includes a first contact spring portion 61 and a second contact spring portion 62; and The intermediate portion 63 and the buffer spring portion 64 are arranged in series along the first direction X between the first contact spring portion 61 and the second contact spring portion 62, and the first contact spring portion 61 and the The second contact spring portion 62 is configured to be elastically deformable in a third direction Z intersecting the first direction X and the second direction Y with respect to the intermediate portion 63. Both ends of the first direction X are respectively connected to the first contact spring portion 61 and the buffer spring portion 64, The two ends of the buffer spring portion 64 in the first direction X are respectively connected to the middle portion 63 and the second contact spring portion 62, and the buffer spring portion 64 is opposite to the middle portion 63 In the second direction Y, the second contact spring portion 62 and the buffer spring portion 64 are located outside the connecting housing 21 and located inside the connector housing 10. , The connector housing 10 is provided with a second receiving portion 17 extending in the first direction X and capable of receiving the buffer spring portion 64, and a plate of the middle portion 63 in the second direction Y The shortest distance D1 between the surface and the first receiving portion 22 is smaller than the shortest distance D2 between the plate surface of the buffer spring portion 64 and the second receiving portion 17 in the second direction Y.

According to the connector 1 of the fifth aspect, even if a connection object such as the inspection object 200 is connected to the terminal connection portion 20 from a direction crossing the contact direction (ie, the first direction X), a direction crossing the contact direction is applied to the probe 60 The stress (for example, the second direction Y) is also dispersed by the buffer spring portion 64, so that damage to the probe 60 can be reduced. That is, it is possible to realize the probe 60 that is not easily damaged even when a connection object such as the inspection object 200 is connected to the terminal connection portion 20 from a direction crossing the contact direction.

In the connector 1 of the sixth aspect of the present disclosure, the connection housing 21 has a confirmation window 24 that communicates with the outside of the first housing portion 22 and the connection housing 21, and is connected from the connection housing The first contact spring portion 61 can be confirmed on the outside of the body 21.

According to the connector 1 of the sixth form, the confirmation window 24 can be used to easily The storage state of the contact spring portion 62 of the probe 60 stored in the first storage portion 22 is confirmed.

In the connector 1 of the seventh aspect of the present disclosure, the terminal connecting portion 20 has: a plurality of the probes 60; and a plurality of the first accommodating portions 22 spaced apart in the second direction Y They are arranged to house the probes 60 respectively, and the plate thickness W1 of the probes 60 is 1/2 or less of the shortest distance W1 between the plate surfaces of the adjacent probes 60.

According to the connector 1 of the seventh aspect, the insulation of each probe 60 can be reliably ensured.

In addition, by appropriately combining any of the above-mentioned various embodiments or modifications, the effects possessed by each can be exerted. In addition, a combination of embodiments, a combination of embodiments, or a combination of embodiments and embodiments can be performed, and a combination of features in different embodiments or embodiments can also be performed.

[Industrial availability]

The connector of the present disclosure can be used for inspection of USB components or HDMI components, for example.

1‧‧‧Connector

11‧‧‧Upper shell

12‧‧‧Lower shell

14‧‧‧Opening

15‧‧‧Gap

16‧‧‧Coil spring receiving part

20‧‧‧First terminal connection

21‧‧‧Connecting shell

22‧‧‧First Containment Department

26‧‧‧Ground terminal

30‧‧‧Forcing Department

31‧‧‧Coil spring

60‧‧‧Probe

111, 121, 214‧‧‧recess

211‧‧‧Support Department

L1‧‧‧Centerline

P‧‧‧reference position

Y‧‧‧Second direction

Z‧‧‧ Third Party

Claims (7)

A connector capable of being connected to a connection object, comprising: a connector housing having an opening surface provided with an opening; a terminal connection portion, one end portion in a first direction intersecting the opening surface is located in the connector housing The inside of the body and the other end in the first direction is exposed to the outside of the connector housing to which the connection object can be connected, and is arranged in the opening and at the edge of the opening A reference position with a gap provided across the entire circumference of the first direction is provided therebetween, and is supported by the connector housing in a swingable state on the opening surface; and a force applying portion is arranged at all Inside the connector housing, the terminal connecting portion is urged toward the reference position with respect to the connector housing, and the force is urged to ensure the gap, and the urging portion is composed of a plurality of The coil springs are configured to extend from the connector housing in a direction toward the terminal connection portion, and are arranged symmetrically with respect to a virtual straight line orthogonal to the first direction. The connector described in claim 1, wherein the coil spring is arranged in the first direction and a direction orthogonal to the imaginary straight line. The connector described in item 1 or item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the terminal connecting portion has: a conductive shell portion covering the outer surface of the terminal connecting portion, and is provided with the connector Ground terminal inside the housing. The connector described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the connection The inside of the housing is provided with a substrate electrically connected to the terminal connection portion, and the ground terminal is configured to be in contact with the connection terminal of the substrate in an elastically deformed state. The connector described in item 1 or item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the terminal connection portion has: a plate-shaped probe; and a connection housing that extends in the first direction and has a board surface at and A first accommodating portion capable of accommodating the probe is provided in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the probe has: a first contact spring portion and a second contact spring portion; and an intermediate portion and a buffer spring Part, arranged in series along the first direction between the first contact spring part and the second contact spring part, and the first contact spring part and the second contact spring part are arranged relative to the middle The middle portion is configured to be elastically deformable in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and both ends of the middle portion in the first direction are respectively connected to the first contact spring Part and the buffer spring part, both ends of the buffer spring part in the first direction are respectively connected to the middle part and the second contact spring part, and the buffer spring part is opposite to the The middle portion is configured to be elastically deformable in the second direction, and the second contact spring portion and the buffer spring portion are located in the connecting housing Outside and located inside the connector housing, the connector housing is provided with a second receiving portion extending in the first direction and capable of receiving the buffer spring portion, The shortest distance between the plate surface of the intermediate portion and the first receiving portion is smaller than the shortest distance between the plate surface of the buffer spring portion and the second receiving portion in the second direction. The connector described in claim 5, wherein the connection housing has: a confirmation window, which communicates with the outside of the first housing portion and the connection housing, and is separated from the connection housing The first contact spring portion can be confirmed from the outside. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the terminal connecting portion has: a plurality of the probes; and a plurality of the first receiving portions arranged at intervals in the second direction, The probes are respectively housed, and the plate thickness of the probes is 1/2 or less of the shortest distance between the plate surfaces of the adjacent probes.

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