JP2011249154A - Connector for printed wiring board - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector for a printed wiring board that secures mechanical fixation even when made compact.SOLUTION: A connector for printed wiring board 1 has a contact 21 housed in a connector housing 2 where an opposite-side connector is fitted and connected in a vertical direction. The contact 21 has a contact portion 22 and a support plate portion 23 molded in parallel integrally with a base portion 24, and also has a pair of lead portions 26 formed at both end parts of the base portion. The connector housing has two contact housing portions 5 in which two contacts are housed in parallel, and each of the contact portions has openings 8 and 9 in a bottom of the connector housing, and is provided with a void space 6 into which a contact portion of a contact is inserted and an insertion hole 7 in which the support plate portion is pressed, the void space 6 being upward open 10 on a top surface of the connector housing. The pair of lead portions of the contact extend outward sideways and are disposed inside an outer peripheral area of the connector housing.

Description

  The present invention is a connector that is surface-mounted on a printed wiring board, and in particular, a top-type print in which two contacts are accommodated in a connector housing and a mating connector is fitted and connected to the connector housing in the vertical direction. The present invention relates to a wiring board connector.

  A connector mounted on the surface of a printed wiring board is soldered to the printed wiring board to perform electrical connection and mechanical fixing. Therefore, a connector with a small number of contacts is weakly mechanically fixed. There is a concern that the printed wiring board may be peeled off by an external force such as an insertion / removal operation associated with the mating connection of the side connector.

  Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose a surface mount connector in which two contacts are accommodated in a connector housing.

  In the conventional surface mount connector having the above two contacts, each contact is composed of a pin terminal. In order to secure a creepage distance on the printed wiring board and a soldering area of the lead part, the contact is complicatedly bent. Processing was necessary, and it was difficult to reduce the manufacturing cost of contacts. In addition, in the connector disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3, in order to make up the soldering area of the lead portion and ensure mechanical fixation, reinforcing metal fittings are fitted to both end portions of the connector housing, The reinforcing metal fitting is soldered to the printed wiring board together with the lead portion. When such a reinforcing metal fitting is used, the number of parts and the manufacturing process increase accordingly, and the manufacturing cost increases.

  The present invention solves the problems of the above-described surface mount connector in which two contacts are accommodated in the connector housing, reduces the mounting area on the printed wiring board by reducing the size, and solders the lead portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a connector for a printed wiring board that can increase the holding force between the connector housing and the contacts while ensuring the mechanical fixation by increasing the area.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a connector that is surface-mounted on a printed wiring board, in which two contacts are accommodated in the connector housing, and the mating connector is fitted and connected to the connector housing in the vertical direction. A printed wiring board connector, wherein the contact is formed by integrally punching a conductive metal thin plate so that the contact portion and the support plate portion are formed in parallel with the base portion, and both end portions of the base portion. Two lead plate portions extending in a direction opposite to the contact portion and the support plate portion are formed, and the two lead plate portions are bent in a substantially right-and-left lateral direction with respect to the base portion. A lead portion is formed, and the connector housing has two contact accommodating portions in which the two contacts are accommodated in parallel and separately from each other; The housing portion is opened at the bottom of the connector housing, and the space portion into which the contact portion of the contact is inserted and the insertion hole into which the support plate portion is press-fitted are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other. The void portion is opened upward at the top surface of the connector housing to fit and connect the mating connector to the contact portion, and is accommodated in the two contact accommodating portions. The pair of lead portions provided at both end portions of the base portion of the two contacts respectively extend in the lateral lateral direction and are disposed inside the outer peripheral region of the connector housing. To do.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printed wiring board connector according to the first aspect, the base portion of the contact extends on both sides of the contact portion and the support plate portion, and the pair of the extension portions are provided at both ends of the extension. The lead portion is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the two lead plate portions of the contact are stamped and formed into a contour quadrangle, and the pair of lead portions are formed into a contour quadrangle by bending the lead plate portion. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the lead portion has a shape in which a cut portion is provided in a front end corner portion of a contour-shaped square.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, the contact portion of the contact is specified as a fork shape.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the printed wiring board connector according to the first to fifth aspects of the present invention. The narrow and long printed wiring board on which the LED of the LED liquid crystal TV is mounted, for example, both ends of the LED array board. It is specific to surface mounting on the part.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the entire connector is reduced in size and the mounting area on the printed wiring board is reduced, and the soldering area of the pair of lead portions of each contact is increased and mechanically fixed. Can be secured. Moreover, since the pair of lead portions extend laterally outward and are disposed on the inner side of the outer peripheral area of the connector housing, creepage between the lead portions can be achieved while reducing the mounting area on the printed wiring board. The distance can be secured and the mounting space for other electronic components can be increased. Furthermore, since the contact can be manufactured only by punching a conductive metal thin plate and a simple bending process, the material cost and the manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced.

  The contacts housed separately in the two contact housing portions of the connector housing are fixedly held by inserting the contact portions into the space portions, and in parallel with the contact portions. Since the support plate portion provided integrally is press-fitted into the insertion hole and fixedly held, the holding force between the connector housing and the contact is increased. Accordingly, a sufficient holding force is secured even for the external force of the mating connector that is fitted and connected to the connector housing in the vertical direction, and there is a risk that the connector housing will be pulled out and pulled out due to insufficient holding force. There is no. Moreover, as described above, since the soldering area of the pair of lead portions of the contact is large and mechanical fixation to the printed wiring board is sufficiently ensured, the contact is peeled off from the printed wiring board by an external force. There is no fear.

  The connector according to the present invention having the above-described configuration is suitable for surface mounting on both ends of a narrow and long printed wiring board on which an LED of an LED liquid crystal TV is mounted, for example, an LED array board.

It is the perspective view seen from the front upper part of the connector for printed wiring boards concerning the present invention. It is the perspective view seen from the bottom face of the connector for printed wiring boards same as the above. It is a front view of the connector for printed wiring boards same as the above. It is a rear view of the connector for printed wiring boards same as the above. It is a top view of the connector for printed wiring boards same as the above. It is a bottom view of the connector for printed wiring boards same as the above. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. The contact of the connector for printed wiring boards is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, and (c) is a bottom view. It is explanatory drawing which shows the punching process process of a contact same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the usage example of the connector for printed wiring boards which concerns on this invention. It is an expansion perspective view of the principal part. It is a principal part longitudinal side view which shows the fitting connection state of the connector for printed wiring boards, and the other party connector. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mounting surface of the connector for the printed wiring boards. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the mounting surface of the connector for the printed wiring boards. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the shape of a lead part about the contact of the connector for the same printed wiring boards.

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

  1 to 7 show a printed wiring board connector according to the present invention. The printed wiring board connector 1 is a surface mount type base connector, and two contacts 21 and 21 are accommodated in a connector housing 2.

  The connector housing 2 is formed of an insulating material such as nylon resin, has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a short outline, is substantially equal in width and height, and is formed in a long front-rear direction. The locking arm 34 (see FIG. 12) engages with the recess 3, and the locking protrusion 4 of the lock arm 34 projects from the upper end of the inner surface of the recess 3. Further, the connector housing 2 is provided with two contact accommodating portions 5, 5 parallel to the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the contact accommodating portions 5, 5 include void portions 6, 6 into which contact portions 22, 22 of contacts 21, 21 described later are inserted, and support plate portions 23, 23 of the contacts 21, 21, Insertion holes 7 and 7 into which 23 is press-fitted are provided in parallel and spaced apart in the front-rear direction. Each cavity 6 and the insertion hole 7 have openings 8 and 9 at the bottom of the connector housing 2, and the cavity 6 fits and connects the mating connector 31 to the connector housing 2 in the vertical direction. The top opening 10 opens upward at the top surface of the connector housing 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the two contacts 21 and 21 are manufactured by punching and bending a conductive metal thin plate such as a brass plate. First, as shown in FIG. 9, a fork-shaped contact portion 22 and an elongated support plate portion 23 are formed in parallel with a base portion 24 by punching a metal thin plate of a raw material in one step of pressing. The base portion 24 extends to both sides of the contact portion 22 and the support plate portion 23, and the two lead plate portions 25, 25 extend in opposite directions to the contact portion 22 and the support plate portion 23 at the extended both end portions 24a, 24a. The contact blank A formed with is stamped. 9B is a joint when the contact blank A is continuously processed by pressing.

  The two lead plate portions 25 and 25 of the contact blank A punched in this way are bent in a substantially equal right-and-left lateral direction with respect to the base portion 24 to form a pair of lead portions 26 and 26. FIG. The contact 21 shown in FIG. At the same time as the contact blank A is punched into the contact 21, the contact portion 22 has locking protrusions 27, 27, and the support plate portion 23 has locking protrusions 28, 28 and a locking tongue 29. When the contact 21 is accommodated in the contact housing 2, the contact 21 bites into the inner wall surface of the housing and prevents the contact 21 from falling off.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the pair of lead portions 26 and 26 of the contact 21 can basically have a quadrangular outline shape to secure a large soldering area, but the lead portion 26 has an external force. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 15 (b), it is assumed that the cut portion 30 is provided at both corners of the front end of the quadrangle. Thus, the stress is distributed as uniformly as possible. Note that various shapes can be selected for the shape of the lead portion 26. For example, FIG. 15 (c) shows a front end edge having an arc shape, FIG. 15 (d) shows a shape having one recess on the front end edge, and FIG. 15 (e) shows two recesses on the front end edge. The modification made into the shape which provided was shown.

  As described above, the contact 21 manufactured by a single step punching process and a simple bending process has a short unfolded length L shown in FIG. 9, so that the material cost can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can also be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the contact 21 having the above configuration is inserted and accommodated in each contact accommodating portion 5 from the bottom side of the connector housing 2. The fork-shaped contact portion 22 is inserted into the space portion 6 through the bottom opening 8, and is guided and engaged with the guide engagement grooves 11 and 11 provided on the inner wall surfaces facing the space portion 6. 27 are inserted into the inner wall surface of the housing and are held and fixed. On the other hand, the support plate portion 23 is press-fitted into the insertion hole 7 through the bottom opening 9, and is held and fixed by biting the locking projections 28 and 28 and the locking tongue piece 29 into the inner wall surface of the housing. Therefore, the contact 21 is held and fixed to the connector housing 2 via the contact portion 22 and the support plate portion 23, and the holding force between the connector housing 2 and the contact 21 is enhanced.

  As described above, the base portions 24 and 24 of the two contacts 21 and 21 that are separately housed and held in the two contact housing portions 5 and 5 are parallel to each other along the bottom portion of the connector housing 2. A pair of lead portions 26, 26 extending in the front-rear direction and provided in the extended both end portions 24a, 24a of each base portion 24 extend laterally outward, and the outer peripheral region R of the connector housing 2 (see FIG. 13). ) Is placed inside. Therefore, the mounting area on the printed wiring board can be reduced. In addition, the soldering area of each lead portion 26 can be increased. And since the four lead parts 26 are soldered in the bottom four corners of the connector housing 2, the mechanical fixation with respect to a printed wiring board is fully ensured. Furthermore, since the lead portions 26 and 26 of one contact 21 extend in the lateral direction opposite to the lead portions 26 and 26 of the other contact 21, the creeping surface between the lead portions 26 and 26 of both contacts 21 and 21. Distance can be secured. In FIG. 13, reference numeral 43 denotes a soldering portion of a circuit pattern of a printed wiring board (LED array board) 40 described later.

  In addition, in the mounting of the pair of contacts 21 and 21 shown in FIG. 13, one lead portion 26 of each contact 21 is arranged along the boundary line of the outer peripheral region R of the connector housing 2. As shown, both lead portions 26, 26 of each contact 21 can be arranged inside the outer peripheral region R of the connector housing 2.

  FIG. 10 shows a printed wiring board connector 1 according to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure mounted on a narrow and long printed wiring board, for example, an LED array board 40, on which a large number of LEDs 41 of an LED liquid crystal TV are mounted in parallel. An example of use is shown. The LED array board 40 has a structure in which an insulating layer is formed on an elongated substrate made of an aluminum alloy, and a circuit pattern is printed on the upper surface of the insulating layer. It is arranged along.

  A socket connector (mating connector) 31 connected to the ends of the two electric wires 37 and 38 for power supply and signal is fitted and connected to the connector 1 surface-mounted on both ends of the LED array board 40. . As shown in FIG. 12, the socket connector 31 accommodates two socket contacts 33, 33 that are crimped and connected to end portions of two electric wires 37, 38 in the socket housing 32. A lock arm 34 is provided on the front surface of the socket housing 32 so as to be movable with the support leg 35 as a fulcrum, and a locking claw 36 projects from the tip of the lock arm 34.

  The socket connector 31 is fitted and connected to the connector housing 2 of the connector 1 in the vertical direction, and the socket contacts 33 and 33 are inserted into the cavity portions 6 and 6 from the top openings 10 and 10 of the socket housing 2 to form a fork shape. Are engaged with the contact portions 22 and 22 and are electrically connected to the contacts 21 and 21, and the lock arm 34 is engaged with the recess 3 of the socket housing 2, and the locking claw 36 at the tip is engaged with the locking projection 4. The socket housing 32 is engaged and held by the connector housing 2, and the socket connector (mating connector) 31 is fitted and connected to the connector 1. The socket connector 31 fitted and connected to the connector 1 in this manner is inserted and removed in the vertical direction with respect to the connector housing 2 of the connector 1, but as described above, the two contacts 21 and 21 accommodated in the connector housing 2. Is firmly fixed with a large soldering area while having a small mounting area on the printed wiring board (LED array board) 40, so that unexpected pulling or twisting acting on the socket connector 31 via the electric wires 37 and 38, etc. It is possible to effectively prevent the connector 1 from being peeled off from the printed wiring board (LED array board) 40 by the external force.

1 Connector (base connector)
2 Connector housing 3 Recess 4 Locking protrusion 5 Contact accommodating portion 6 Space portion 7 Insertion hole 8, 9 Bottom opening 10 Top opening 11 Guide engaging groove 21 Contact 22 Contact portion (fork type)
23 Support plate portion 24 Base portion 24a, 24a Extending both end portions of the base portion 24 25 Lead plate portion 26 Lead portion 27, 28 Locking protrusion 29 Locking tongue piece 30 Notched portion 31 Mating connector (socket connector)
32 Socket housing 33 Socket contact 34 Lock arm 35 Support leg 36 Locking claw 37, 38 Electric wire 40 LED array board (printed wiring board)
41 LED
42 LCD panel

JP-A-10-308265 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-172649 JP 2000-164110 A

Claims (6)

A connector that is surface-mounted on a printed wiring board. Two contacts (21, 21) are accommodated in the connector housing (2), and the mating connector is fitted and connected to the connector housing (2) in the vertical direction. A top type printed wiring board connector (1),
The contacts (21, 21) are formed by stamping a conductive metal thin plate, the contact portion (22) and the support plate portion (23) are formed in parallel with the base portion (24), and Two lead plate portions (25, 25) extending in a direction opposite to the contact portion (22, 22) and the support plate portion (23) are formed at both end portions of the base portion (24), and for both the leads. A pair of lead portions (26, 26) is formed by bending the plate portions (25, 25) in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base portion (24),
The connector housing (2) has two contact accommodating portions (5, 5) in which the two contacts (21, 21) are accommodated in parallel and separately from each other. (5) is an opening in the bottom of the connector housing (2), and a space portion (6) into which the contact portion (22) of the contact (21) is inserted, and the support plate portion (23) are press-fitted. Are inserted in parallel and spaced apart from each other, and the space portion (6) is connected to the contact portion (22) by fitting and connecting the mating connector. The top surface of the housing (2) is opened upward (10), while the base portion (24) of the two contacts (21, 21) housed in the two contact housing portions (5, 5). ) Of the pair provided at both end portions Leads (26, 26), respectively extend outward laterally, and printed circuit board connector, wherein the outer peripheral region than (R) is arranged inside the connector housing (2).   The base portion (24) of the contact (21) extends to both sides of the contact portion (22) and the support plate portion (23), and the pair of lead portions are provided at both ends (24a, 24a) of the extension. The printed wiring board connector according to claim 1, wherein (26, 26) is provided.   The two lead plate portions (25, 25) of the contact (21) are stamped and formed into a quadrilateral contour shape, and the lead plate portions (25, 25) are bent to form the pair of lead portions (26 , 26) is formed in a quadrilateral contour shape. 3. A printed wiring board connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:   4. The printed wiring board connector according to claim 3, wherein the lead portion (26) has a shape in which cut portions (30, 30) are provided at both corners of the front end of a contour quadrangle.   The printed wiring board connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the contact portion (22) of the contact (21) is formed in a fork shape.   The said printed wiring board is a narrow and long printed wiring board which mounts LED (41) of LED liquid crystal TV, for example, an LED array board (40), Comprising: Surface mounting is carried out at the both ends. The printed wiring board connector according to claim 5.

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