Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – Distinct contact secured to panel circuit
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-24
2001-07-03
Patel, Tulsidas (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
Distinct contact secured to panel circuit
C439S353000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06254400
ABSTRACT:
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connector construction providing a connector cover disposed on a substrate, and a connector mounted freely-detachably on the connector cover.
PRIOR ART
Conventionally, the invention disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication, No. Hei 3-22378, for example, is known as a connector structure. This structure has holes in the side of a connector cover, and provides a rod make of elastic material on the side face of the connector. In addition, when the connector is inserted into an opening formed on the connector cover, by engaging projections formed at the distal end of the rod in the holes, the connector is prevented from coming out of the connector cover. In addition, when the connector is detached from the connector cover, by pressing the proximal end of the rod with a finger on the side surface of the connector and bending the rod into an arc shape towards the outside of the connector, the projections are moved towards the inside of the connector, the engagement between the projections and the holes is released, and the connector is extracted from the concavity.
PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION
In this connection, in the case of the above-described structure, because the rod must be supported elastically deformable towards the inside and outside of the connector, there is the problem that the support structure of the rod becomes complicated, and the problem that a space for the deformation of the rod is necessary. Furthermore, because the rod is made of an elastic material, there is also the problem that the types of material necessary in the fabrication of the connector increases. In addition, in the case of the above-described structure, when removing the connector from the connector cover, it is necessary to press the rod from the outside, but if the packaging density of the connector cover with respect to the substrate is high, the operation of inserting the finger in the adjacent connector and pressing the rod may be difficult. Furthermore, until the engagement of the projection and the hole is released, it is necessary to continue pushing the rod against the wall face of the connector. Thus, the operation time of the rod is long, and there is the problem that labor power is required in the operation of the rod. In consideration of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a structure that is simple, and in which the operation of removing the connector is simple even when the packing density of the connector cover with respect to the base is high
MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM
The present invention is a connector structure providing a connector cover disposed on a substrate and a connector mounted freely-detachably on this connector cover, wherein the connector is extracted from said connector by engaging a latch means provided on the connector cover, and at the same time said latch means engages with said connector by moving a rod mounted on the connector in the mounting direction of the connector to the connector cover, and releasing the engagement between the latch means and the connector by moving the rod in the separation direction from the connector to the connector cover.
In this case, the above latch means is a tongue installed along the attachment and release direction of the connector inside the connector cover and has a hole, and this tongue being is to move towards and away from the connector mounted on the connector cover. At the same time, the connector has a projection that projects towards the hole, and by moving the rod in the mounting direction, the projection engages the hole by the tongue moving towards the connector, and by the rod moving in the separation direction, the tongue is moved to the side that is separated from the connector by a convex part provided on the end of the rod, and the engagement of the projection and the hole is released.
PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Below, an embodiment of the present invention is explained referring to the figures.
An example of the structure of the connector structure according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
1
. The connector structure is generally structured from a connector cover installed on the substrate
1
and a connector
3
mounted freely detachably on the connector cover
2
. In addition, reference numeral
4
is a header installed on the base
1
at a position opposite to the connector cover
2
, both of which surround the base
1
.
The connector cover
2
is a rectangular tube for connecting the pin-shaped terminal
11
installed on the substrate
1
to the connector
3
, and mounted on the substrate I so as to surround a specified group of terminals
11
. In addition, at the center of the connector cover
2
, an opening
2
a
for the insertion of connector
3
is provided passing through the connector cover
2
. Furthermore, on one side end surface of the connector cover
2
, the tongue (leach means)
21
is formed so as to face the opening
2
a
. The tongue
21
is a member made of metal having a flat shape installed along the direction of the formation (the direction of the attachment and release of the connector
3
) of the opening
2
a
, is anchored on the connector cover
2
at the edge on the substrate
1
side, and with its end serving as a fulcrum, can elastically approach and separate in the directions towards and away from the connector cover
2
.
The surface of the tongue
21
is roughly parallel with the side edge face of the connector cover
2
, and the distal end of the tongue
21
(the edge of the connector
3
insertion side), as shown in
FIG. 4
, is slightly curved towards the inside (the lower center direction in FIG.
4
), and at the same time, the distal end of the tongue is slightly curved towards the outside (the upper center direction in FIG.
4
), as shown by reference numeral
21
b
in
FIG. 4
, in order to simplify insertion of the connector
3
. In addition, on the distal end of the tongue
21
, a rectangular hole
23
is formed. Furthermore, on the other side edge face of the connector cover
2
, a shield terminal
23
for connecting the ground electrode is formed.
The connector
3
generally is structured by a connector block
31
connecting to the terminal
11
, a case
32
connecting to the cable
5
, and a rod
33
supported on one side end face (the face that serves as the tongue
21
side when installing the connector
3
into the connector cover
2
). In addition, the cable
5
is bound to the case
32
by the binding band
6
.
The lead line extending from the cable
5
is distributed to the terminals installed in the connector block
31
inside the case
32
, and on the distal face of the connector block
31
, a plurality of openings (not shown) are formed in order to insert the terminals
11
installed on the substrate I into the above terminals. In addition, from one side end face of the connector block
31
(the side end face that serves as the tongue side when the connector
3
is mounted on the connector cover
2
), as shown in
FIG. 4
, the small projection
36
projects slightly from the hole
22
at a position opposite to the hole
22
formed in the tongue
21
. Furthermore, at the side face and the other side end face of the connector block
31
, shield terminals
34
and
35
are respectively formed for connecting the ground terminal.
The rod
33
is a rod shaped member extending along the attachment and release direction of the connector
3
with respect to the connector cover
2
, and is movably supported along its own lengthwise direction on the case
32
. The rod
33
protrudes from the distal end surface of the case
32
, and at the same time, has a flat shape extending parallel to the side end face of the connector block
31
. In order to avoid interference with the projection
36
, as shown in
FIG. 4
, its distal end is divided into two branches surrounding the projection
36
. Furthermore, at the distal end of the rod
33
divided into these two branches, convex parts
37
that protrude in the same direction
Berg Technology Inc.
Patel Tulsidas
Perman & Green LLP
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