Electric connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9793629-B2
Application number	US-201615337828-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2016
Priority date	Nov 10, 2015
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

The retainability and electric connection reliability of a plate-shaped signal transmission medium can be increased by a simple configuration while the operability of an actuator is improved. Pre-pressing protruding portions which create a clicking sensation of a turning operation of the actuator are provided in part of a region in a longitudinal direction of the actuator so that the pressing force of the pre-pressing protruding portions with respect to the plate-shaped signal transmission medium is applied to the part in the longitudinal direction of the actuator, and the pressing force of the pre-pressing protruding portions with respect to the plate-shaped signal transmission medium is prevented from being largely increased even when the actuator is enlarged in the multipolar arrangement direction. As a result, the operating force for the actuator is reduced, and, on the other hand, the final fixation state of the plate-shaped signal transmission medium is configured to be good by maintaining the pressing force of the medium pressing portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric connector comprising:
an insulating housing to which a plate-shaped signal transmission medium is to be inserted;
a plurality of contact members arranged in multipolar shapes in the insulating housing; and
an actuator attached to the insulating housing turnably about a turning center determined in advance and configured to be subjected to a turning operation from a standby position toward an acting position, the actuator provided with a medium pressing portion configured to be in a disposition relation that the medium pressing portion is pressed against and in contact with a surface of the plate-shaped signal transmission medium in a state in which the actuator is operated to be turned from the standby position to the acting position; wherein
the actuator is provided with, in a vicinity part of a downstream side of the medium pressing portion in a direction of the turning operation, a pre-pressing protruding portion(s) that is projecting to a position having a longer distance from the turning center than that of the medium pressing portion and creates a clicking sensation of the turning operation; and
the pre-pressing protruding portion is provided in part of a region in a longitudinal direction of the actuator that is a multipolar arrangement direction of the contact members.

2. The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the pre-pressing protruding portions are disposed in both-side regions in the longitudinal direction of the actuator, and the pre-pressing protruding portion is not provided in a central region in the longitudinal direction of the actuator.

3. The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the pre-pressing protruding portions are configured to be scattered at an interval determined in advance in the longitudinal direction of the actuator.

4. The electric connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the contact member is provided with a contact-point portion that is to be brought into pressure-contact with the plate-shaped signal transmission medium; and
the pre-pressing protruding portion is provided with a deformation allowing portion formed by space that houses an elastically deformed part of the plate-shaped signal transmission medium in a state in which the contact-point portion of the contact member is in pressure-contact with the plate-shaped signal transmission medium.

Assignees

• Dai-Ichi Seiko Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tateishi Jin

Classifications

• H01R12/616 Primary

  having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points · CPC title

• H01R13/6273

  comprising two latching arms · CPC title

• H01R12/79 Primary

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R13/629

  Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} · CPC title

• H01R12/771

  Details · CPC title