Electric connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016240953-A1
Application number	US-201314381481-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 29, 2013
Priority date	Aug 29, 2013
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The contact includes a contact protrusion that is inserted into the contact insertion hole protrudes from the optical axis direction partition wall into the camera lens module side, and functions as an electric contact for the camera lens module, a fixing part fixed to the housing, and a connection part that elastically connects the contact protrusion with the fixing part. The connection part includes a connection main body extending in the radial direction so as to recede from the fixing part, and a folding part disposed on the opposite side to the fixing part across the connection main body. The fixing part is disposed on the opposite side to the folding part across the connection protrusion in the radial direction.

First claim

1 - 18 . (canceled)

19 . An electric connector that is disposed and used in a camera main body for electrically connecting a camera lens module with the camera main body, comprising an electric connector having a first direction substantially in parallel with an optical axis of a camera lens module, a second direction perpendicular to the first direction as one specific direction among directions perpendicular to the first direction, and a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions,
the electric connector further comprising: a housing with an elongated contact accommodation chamber formed therein along the second direction; and a contact that is accommodated in the contact accommodation chamber of the housing, wherein the housing comprises a module side partition wall that partitions off the contact accommodation chamber on a camera lens module side, a contact insertion hole being formed in the module side partition wall, the contact comprises a contact protrusion that is inserted into the contact insertion hole, protrudes from the module side partition wall into the camera lens module side, and functions as an electric contact for the camera lens module; a fixing part fixed to the housing; and a connection part that elastically connects the contact protrusion with the fixing part, the connection part comprises a connection main body extending in the second direction so as to recede from the fixing part, and a folding part disposed on an opposite side to the fixing part across the connection main body and formed in a folded-back manner, and the fixing part is disposed on an opposite side to the folding part across the connection protrusion in the second direction.

20 . The electric connector according to claim 19 , wherein the fixing part is press-fitted with the housing and thereby fixed to the housing.

21 . The electric connector according to claim 20 , wherein the press-fitting direction of the fixing part to the housing is substantially the same as an insertion direction of the contact protrusion into the contact insertion hole.

22 . The electric connector according to claim 21 , wherein the connection part further comprises a connection base end for connecting a fixing part side end of the connection main body with a camera lens module side end of the fixing part.

23 . The electric connector according to claim 22 , wherein the connection base end comprises a curved part and an extension part, the curved part connecting to the fixing part and being formed in a folded-back manner, the extension part connecting to the connection main body and extending in the press-fitting direction.

24 . The electric connector according to claim 19 , wherein the contact protrusion comprises a contact protrusion main body formed so as to bulge into the camera lens module side, and a flange continuously formed without any gap along a peripheral edge of the contact protrusion main body.

25 . The electric connector according to claim 24 , wherein the connection part further comprises an elastic deformation regulation part that protrudes from the connection main body toward the contact protrusion and is able to come into contact with the flange of the contact protrusion.

26 . The electric connector according to claim 24 , wherein the housing comprises a pair of lateral partition walls that partition off the contact accommodation chamber on third direction sides, and
the flange is formed so that the flange comes into contact with one of the pair of lateral partition walls in the third direction before the contact protrusion main body of the contact protrusion comes into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the contact insertion hole in a state where the flange is in contact with the module side partition wall by a spring restoring force of the connection part, so that the contact protrusion main body of the contact protrusion is unable to come into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the contact insertion hole.

27 . The electric connector according to claim 19 , further comprising a circuit board with an electrode pad formed thereon, the connection part being able to come into contact with the electrode pad when the camera lens module is attached to a camera main body.

28 . An electric connector that is disposed and used in a first component for electrically connecting a second component with the first component,
the electric connector comprising: a housing with a contact accommodation chamber formed therein; and a contact accommodated in the contact accommodation chamber of the housing, wherein the housing comprises a second component side partition wall that partitions off the contact accommodation chamber on a second component side, a contact insertion hole being formed in the second component side partition wall, the contact comprises a contact protrusion that is inserted into the contact insertion hole, protrudes from the second component side partition wall into the second component side, and functions as an electric contact for the second component; a fixing part fixed to the housing; and a connection part that elastically connects the contact protrusion with the fixing part, the connection part comprises a connection main body extending in a second direction so as to recede from the fixing part, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to a first direction, the first direction being a hole direction of the contact insertion hole; and a folding part disposed on an opposite side to the fixing part across the connection main body and formed in a folded-back manner, and the fixing part is disposed on an opposite side to the folding part across the connection protrusion in the second direction.

29 . The electric connector according to claim 28 , wherein the fixing part is press-fitted with the housing and thereby fixed to the housing.

30 . The electric connector according to claim 29 , wherein the press-fitting direction of the fixing part to the housing is substantially the same as an insertion direction of the contact protrusion into the contact insertion hole.

31 . The electric connector according to claim 30 , wherein the connection part further comprises a connection base end for connecting a fixing part side end of the connection main body with a second component side end of the fixing part.

32 . The electric connector according to claim 31 , wherein the connection base end comprises a curved part and an extension part, the curved part connecting to the fixing part and being formed in a folded-back manner, the extension part connecting to the connection main body and extending in the press-fitting direction.

33 . The electric connector according to claim 28 , wherein the contact protrusion comprises a contact protrusion main body formed so as to bulge into the second component side, and a flange continuously formed without any gap along a peripheral edge of the contact protrusion main body.

34 . The electric connector according to claim 33 , wherein the connection part further comprises an elastic deformation regulation part that protrudes from the connection main body toward the contact protrusion and is able to come into contact with the flange of the contact protrusion.

35 . The electric connector according to claim 33 , wherein when a direction perpendicular to the first and second directions is defined as a third direction, the housing comprises a pair of lateral partition walls that partition off the contact accommodation chamber on third direction sides, and the flange is forme

Assignees

• Japan Aviation Electronics Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Mikawa Kazuya

Classifications

• G03B17/14

  interchangeably · CPC title

• H01R13/2428

  using meander springs · CPC title

• G03B2206/00

  Systems for exchange of information between different pieces of apparatus, e.g. for exchanging trimming information, for photo finishing · CPC title

• H01R12/714

  with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit · CPC title

• H01R13/41 Primary

  by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base · CPC title