Connector

Abstract

To provide a connector which can minimize the possibility of a contact failure even if an FPC incorporated into a housing is routed in either of up-and-down directions. The relay connector which is reinforced with a reinforcement sheet 71 to avoid bending, and electrically connects a connection pad formed at the tip 72 of the flexible printed board 70 to a contactor 30 by sandwiching the tip 72 of the flexible printed board 70 inserter into the housing 20 by a passive contact point 34a of the contactor 30 held in the housing 20 and a first active contact point 33a. In particular, a lower stage 28 corresponding to the first active contact point 33a between an upper stage 27 and the lower stage 28 formed at an opening of the housing 20 to which the tip 72 of the flexible printed board 70 is inserted is protrusively formed so as to overhang outwardly from the upper state 27 that corresponds to the passive contact point 34a.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a connector, especially a relay connector or anti-lock connector with a zero insertion force (ZIF) structure for interconnecting two flexible printed circuit boards (hereinafter referred to as "FPC"). Background technique [0002] In the past, as a relay connector with a ZIF structure used for FPC, for example, after inserting and positioning the first and second flexible substrates 3 and 4 on the housing 9, the slide cover 25 is slid, and the above-mentioned flexible The substrates 3, 4 come into elastic contact with both end portions 17, 19 of the connector 11 with a predetermined contact pressure, thereby electrically connecting the first and second flexible substrates 3, 4 to each other (see Patent Document 1). [0003] In addition, as an anti-lock connector with a ZIF structure for FPC, there is a substantially H-shaped contact pin 10 that is installed in the housing 20, and the rotating beam 11 is rotated by the r...

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Problems solved by technology

Therefore, for example, the flexible substrate 4 housed in the above-mentioned case 9 is drawn to rotate along the opening of the above-mentioned case 9 . figure 1 On the left side in (B), the front end of the above-mentioned flexible substrate 4 rotates with its front end as a fulcrum, and leaves from the end 19 of the connector 11, resulting in poor contact

[0007] And also in the above-mentioned anti-lock connector, the FPC 40 packed into the above-mentioned housing 20 is pulled to the left along the opening of the above-mentioned housing 20, and the front end of the above-mentioned FPC 40 is rotated with its front end as a fulcrum, from the contact The contact part 16 of the foot 10 is separated, resulting in poor contact

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