Movable connector, terminal for movable connector, and connector assembly

Abstract

In a structure in which a movable part and a fixed part in an L-shaped movable connector disposed on a substrate are held so as to be relatively movable (floating) by means of a terminal comprising an elastic member, the size of the movable connector is prevented from becoming larger, a large volume space is not required during mounting, and an increase in manufacturing cost is also prevented. In a movable connector, the structure of a terminal (40) having a contact part in contact with a counterpart connector is improved in such a manner that an elastic part having a Z-shaped cross-sectional shape is provided, the elastic part comprising a plurality of bent parts and a plurality of extending parts formed continuously with the contact part extending flatly. And the terminals are respectively fixed on a movable part (10) and a fixed part (20) which form the movable connector at different positions of the extension part forming the elastic part.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a movable connector, a terminal for the movable connector and a connector assembly. Background Art

[0002] In electronic and electrical devices such as electronic equipment and electrical equipment, a connector is used to electrically connect one circuit to other circuits. If the connector as a whole is referred to as a connector group for convenience, the connector assembly is composed of a first connector half and a second connector half that can be combined with the first connector half. As one of the connector assemblies or connector halves, a movable connector is known, which has a stationary portion (fixed portion) and a movable portion that can move (float) relative to the stationary portion. The main purpose is that when an installation error or assembly error of the connector half occurs, the mating connection with the connector half on the object side is misaligned, or a misalignment with the through hole of the frame occurs, thereby causing a problem that the connection portion of the connector cannot protrude from the through hole. In order to prevent this situation, the connector half is installed movably within a certain range relative to the printed wiring substrate and the frame on the fixed side for the purpose of absorbing these installation errors and assembly errors. In addition, the above-mentioned connector assembly and the above-mentioned connector halves constituting it are sometimes referred to as connectors. As an example of an existing movable connector, there is a movable connector shown in the following patent document 1.

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2004-213903 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the invention

[0007] The movable connector described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has the following structure. Fig.11 Equivalent to the above-mentioned patent document 1 Figure 5In an L-shaped floating connector (movable connector) in which a contact 130 for making an electrical connection with a female connector of a counterpart (not shown) is fixed to a movable part 120 and a fixed part 110, respectively, the contact 130 has a U-shaped elastic part 170 between a contact part (a part of the contact 130 exposed at the upper part in the figure) for making an electrical connection with the counterpart connector and a mounting part 150 fixed to a substrate (not shown) located at the lower part in the figure. The movable part 120 is held movably relative to the fixed part 110 by the elastic force of the elastic part 170 of the U-shaped part of the contact 130. In addition, the "contact" in Patent Document 1 is a conductor part for making an electrical connection with a counterpart connector, and has an elastic part 170 for holding the movable part 120 relatively movably relative to the fixed part 110, and is therefore a component equivalent to the "terminal" of the movable connector in the present invention.

[0008] However, in the structure described in the above-mentioned patent document 1, in order to fix the contact 130 to the movable part 120, a protrusion 161 is provided which branches out and protrudes from a part of the contact 130, that is, a part of the contact 130 which is continuous from the contact part to the elastic part 170, and the protrusion 161 is used as a locking part, that is, a press-fit part, for fixing to the movable part 120. Therefore, the height direction ( Fig.11 The structure in the up and down direction) is complicated, and as a result, the dimension in this direction increases.

[0009] Such a structure, that is, the structure in which the protrusion 161 that functions as a locking portion for fixing the contact 130 to the movable portion 120 is independently provided in the above-mentioned structure, results in that the height direction ( Fig.11 The complexity of the structure (in the vertical direction) and the increase of the size in the same direction are contrary to the desired reduction of the size of the movable connector. That is, the structure of the movable connector becomes complicated, and there is a concern that the movable connector itself will become larger. The complexity of the structure and the increase in size not only require a large volume of space during installation, but also increase the cost during manufacturing.

[0010] The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the size of a movable connector, a movable connector terminal, and a connector assembly.

[0011] Solutions to Solve Problems

[0012] In the present invention, in order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned prior art, in a movable connector, the structure of the terminal having a contact portion that contacts a counterpart connector is improved, and the structure is such that a portion with a Z-shaped cross section is provided, which is composed of a plurality of bent portions and a plurality of extended portions continuously formed with the contact portion extending flatly, and the terminal is respectively fixed to the movable portion and the fixed portion constituting the movable connector at different positions of the extended portions constituting the portion with a Z-shaped cross section.

[0013] That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a connector, which comprises a fixed portion, a movable portion and a terminal, wherein the movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion, the terminal connects the fixed portion and the movable portion in a swingable manner, and is a component for electrically connecting to a counterpart connector, and at least a portion of the terminal is elastically deformable, the connector being characterized in that the terminal comprises: a contact portion extending flatly, which is used to electrically connect to the counterpart connector; a first extending portion, which extends from an end portion of the contact portion on the side opposite to the front end portion via a first bending portion and is substantially parallel to the contact portion at a position away from the contact portion at a predetermined distance; and a second extending portion, which extends from an end portion of the first extending portion on the side opposite to the first bending portion via a second bending portion at a position away from the first extending portion at a predetermined distance along The first extension portion extends along the above-mentioned first extension portion; a third extension portion, which extends from the end of the above-mentioned second extension portion on the side opposite to the above-mentioned second bent portion via the third bent portion along the above-mentioned second extension portion at a position away from the above-mentioned second extension portion by a predetermined distance; and a mounting portion, which is provided from the end of the above-mentioned third extension portion on the side opposite to the above-mentioned third bent portion via the fourth bent portion, the above-mentioned first extension portion is provided with a first locking portion for fixing the above-mentioned terminal to the above-mentioned movable portion, and the above-mentioned third extension portion is provided with a second locking portion for fixing the above-mentioned terminal to the above-mentioned fixed portion, and a part of the above-mentioned first extension portion, the above-mentioned second bent portion, the above-mentioned second extension portion, the above-mentioned third bent portion and a part of the above-mentioned third extension portion have a Z-shaped cross-sectional shape as a whole, thereby forming an elastic portion as a whole.

[0014] According to the present invention, a terminal is provided, which is the terminal in a movable connector having a fixed portion, a movable portion and the terminal, the movable portion being movable relative to the fixed portion, the terminal connecting the fixed portion and the movable portion in a swingable manner, and being a component electrically connected to a counterpart connector, and at least a portion thereof being elastically deformable, the terminal being characterized in that the terminal has: a contact portion extending flatly, which is used to electrically connect to the counterpart connector; a first extending portion, which extends from an end portion of the contact portion on a side opposite to the front end portion via a first bending portion and is substantially parallel to the contact portion at a position at a predetermined distance from the contact portion; and a second extending portion, which extends from an end portion of the first extending portion on a side opposite to the first bending portion via a second bending portion at a position at a predetermined distance from the first extending portion. a third extension portion, which extends from the end of the second extension portion on the side opposite to the second bending portion along the second extension portion at a position away from the second extension portion by a predetermined distance via the third bending portion; and a mounting portion, which is provided from the end of the third extension portion on the side opposite to the third bending portion via the fourth bending portion, a first locking portion for fixing the terminal to the movable portion is provided on the first extension portion, a second locking portion for fixing the terminal to the fixed portion is provided on the third extension portion, and a part of the first extension portion, the second bending portion, the second extension portion, the third bending portion and a part of the third extension portion form a Z-shaped cross-sectional shape as a whole, thereby forming an elastic portion as a whole.

[0015] In the movable connector of the present invention and the terminal of the present invention, it is preferable that the first locking portion provided on the first extending portion is located on the first bent portion side of the first extending portion.

[0016] In the movable connector of the present invention and the terminal of the present invention, it is preferable that the second locking portion provided on the third extending portion is located on the mounting portion side of the third extending portion.

[0017] The movable connector of the present invention and the terminal of the present invention are preferably each composed of a plurality of terminals arranged in parallel.

[0018] In the movable connector of the present invention and the terminal of the present invention, it is preferable that the first bent portion, the second bent portion, and the third bent portion each have a U-shaped cross-sectional shape.

[0019] In the movable connector of the present invention, it is preferable that a front end of the mounting portion is exposed to the outside from the fixing portion.

[0020] According to the present invention, there is provided a connector assembly comprising: the movable connector; and a mating connector having a plug housing that fits with the movable connector and plug contacts that can contact and conduct with the terminals.

[0021] Effects of the Invention

[0022] The present invention has the above-mentioned structure, and therefore, compared with the conventional movable connector described in Patent Document 1, the structure is simple and can be designed to be compact. Specifically, unlike the structure in Patent Document 1, a protrusion extending and protruding from a part of the contact is not provided as a locking portion for fixing the conductor, that is, the contact (the terminal in the present invention) to the movable portion, so the height direction ( Fig.11 The structure of the present invention is simple (in the vertical direction), and as a result, the size in the same direction is prevented from increasing, which contributes to miniaturization. As a result, the volume of the movable connector is reduced, the space required for installation is small, and it also contributes to reduction in manufacturing cost. The present invention has the above-mentioned structure, so that not only the size in the height direction is reduced, but also the size in the depth direction of the contact, that is, the dimension in the mating direction for loading and unloading when the movable connector is connected to the other connector is prevented from increasing, which contributes to miniaturization. As a result, the volume of the movable connector is reduced, the space required for installation is reduced, and it also contributes to reduction in manufacturing cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the movable connector of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 Yes means Figure 1 The illustrated embodiment of the movable connector of the present invention is a perspective view of a state in which the movable connector is fitted with a mating connector to form a connector assembly.

[0025] Figure 3 is from Figure 2 Observation below Figure 2 A perspective view of the connector assembly is shown.

[0026] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 The illustrated connector assembly is a perspective view of an embodiment in which the movable connector of the present invention is implemented as a socket.

[0027] Figure 5 is from Figure 4 Observation below Figure 1 A perspective view of a movable connector, i.e., a socket, according to the present invention is shown.

[0028] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 , Figure 3 to Figure 5 An exploded perspective view of the socket is shown.

[0029] Figure 7 As Figure 1 to Figure 5 A perspective view of a terminal which is one of the components of the socket of the movable connector shown.

[0030] Figure 8 Only shows Figure 1 to Figure 7 A perspective view of one of the multiple terminals shown.

[0031] Fig. 9 is Figure 8 The three-dimensional view of the elastic portion of the terminal is shown with hatching.

[0032] Fig.10 yes Figures 1 to 9 A cross-sectional view of the terminal is shown.

[0033] Fig.11 It is a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional movable connector. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 2 It is a perspective view of a connector assembly 100 including a preferred embodiment of a movable connector according to the present invention. Figure 2 The connector assembly 100 shown is composed of a receptacle 80, which is a connector half body called a female connector, and a plug 90, which is a mating connector half body called a male connector and is detachably fitted to the receptacle 80. The structure of the receptacle 80 will be described in detail below, but the shell 30 constituting the outer shell of the receptacle 80 is shown.

[0035] Figure 3 is from Figure 2 Observation below Figure 2 A perspective view of a connector assembly 100. In addition, the composite body of the above-mentioned socket 80 and plug 90 that fit together is sometimes referred to as a connector, and sometimes only the socket 80 or only the plug 90 is referred to as a connector. In this specification, Figure 2 The complex composed of the socket 80 and the plug 90 shown is called a connector assembly 100, and the socket 80 and the plug 90 are called connectors.

[0036] The plug 90 includes a plug housing 91 and plug contacts 92. The plug housing 91 is fitted into a movable housing 10 of the socket 80 described later. The plug contacts 92 can be brought into contact with contact portions 40a of the terminals 40 described later to establish conduction.

[0037] The movable connector of the present invention can be applied to any of the receptacle 80 and the plug 90 constituting the connector assembly 100 described above, but the receptacle 80 will be described as a preferred embodiment. Figure 4 It only means Figure 2 , Figure 3 1 is a perspective view of a socket 80 in a connector assembly 100 shown in FIG. 1 . The socket 80 includes: a fixed housing 20, which is a fixed portion; a movable housing 10, which is a movable portion movably engaged with the fixed housing; a plurality of terminals 40, a part of which is fixed to the movable housing 10 and another part of which is fixed to the fixed housing 20, so that the movable housing 10 is kept in a floating (swinging) state relative to the fixed housing 20 and the two are movably engaged; and a shell 30, which holds the fixed housing 20 and the movable housing 10 inside. The terminal 40 connects the movable housing 10 and the fixed housing 20 in a swingable manner. The elastic portion 40m of the terminal 40 described later can be elastically deformed.

[0038] The movable housing 10 and the fixed housing 20 are made of synthetic resin, which is an insulator, and in a preferred embodiment, can be made of polyamide, a nylon resin having excellent heat resistance and toughness. Similarly, the shell 30 can be made of a metal plate such as stainless steel. Figure 5 is from Figure 4 Observation below Figure 4 A perspective view of the socket 80 is shown. Figure 4 , Figure 5 The socket 80 is shown in a completed state, and in order to more easily understand the structure of the socket 80, Figure 6 An exploded perspective view of the socket 80 is shown.

[0039] In this embodiment, there are 14 terminals 40 arranged in parallel, but this number can be increased or decreased according to the required number of electrical signals connected to the movable connector. In addition, in a preferred embodiment, if one of the terminals 40 is observed, its width ( Figure 7 The dimension of the arrangement direction of the plurality of terminals 40 is 0.5 mm, and the pitch in the width direction of the arrangement of the plurality of terminals 40 is 0.7 mm.

[0040] A portion of the terminal 40, namely Figure 6 The flat portion of the upper portion of the terminal 40 (the contact portion described later) is received and fixed in the groove portion 12 (see FIG. 1 ) provided in the movable housing 10. Figure 4 ). Figure 7 It only shows the composition Figures 4 to 6 80 is a three-dimensional view of the terminal 40 of the socket 80 shown in FIG. In addition, the reference symbol 40 sometimes refers to a plurality of terminals as a whole, or sometimes refers to only a single terminal. Figure 2 to Figure 6 As shown, in the above preferred embodiment, 14 terminals 40 are provided.

[0041] As described above, the preferred embodiment of the movable connector of the present invention includes a plurality of terminals 40 . However, all of the plurality of terminals 40 have the same shape and size, and therefore, the details of one terminal 40 will be described below. Figure 840 is a three-dimensional diagram of a single terminal 40. Figure 8 As shown, the terminal 40 is formed from a continuous single metal plate member, and in the preferred embodiment, is formed from a copper alloy. Figure 8 As shown, the terminal 40 has a flatly extending contact portion 40a for contacting with a counterpart connector, i.e. Figure 2 The terminals of the plug 90 shown are electrically connected; a first extension portion 40c, which extends from the contact portion 40a and the front end portion ( Figure 8 The opposite side ( Figure 2 The end portion (left side in the figure) extends substantially parallel to the contact portion 40a via the first bent portion 40b at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the contact portion 40a; the second extension portion 40e extends from the side (opposite to the first bent portion 40b) of the first extension portion 40c. Figure 2 The end portion (right side in the figure) extends along the first extension portion 40c via the second bent portion 40d at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the first extension portion 40c; the third extension portion 40g extends from the side (opposite to the second bent portion 40d) of the second extension portion 40e. Figure 2 The end portion (on the left side in the figure) extends along the second extension portion 40e via the third bending portion 40f at a position separated from the second extension portion 40e by a predetermined distance; and the mounting portion 40i, which is arranged from the end portion of the third extension portion 40g on the side opposite to the third bending portion 40f via the fourth bending portion 40h.

[0042] The first extension portion 40c is provided with a first locking portion 40j for fixing the terminal 40 to the movable portion, that is, the movable housing 10, and the third extension portion 40g is provided with a second locking portion 40k for fixing the terminal 40 to the fixed portion, that is, the fixed housing 20. Figure 8 As shown in FIG. 1 , the first locking portion 40j is arranged to be located on the first bending portion 40b side of the first extension portion 40c, but it can also be arranged in the central part or other parts of the first extension portion 40c. Figure 8 As shown, the second locking portion 40k is arranged to be located on the mounting portion 40i side of the third extending portion 40g, but it can also be arranged in the central part or other parts of the third extending portion 40g.

[0043] Here, the shape of the terminal 40 is described in detail. A portion of the first extension portion 40c, that is, a portion of the first extension portion 40c excluding the first locking portion 40j, the second bent portion 40d, the second extension portion 40e, the third bent portion 40f, a portion of the third extension portion 40g, that is, a portion of the third extension portion 40g excluding the second locking portion 40k as a whole is as shown. Figure 8 The cross-sectional shape shown is formed into a Z-shape, thereby forming the elastic portion 40m as a whole. Fig. 9 is Figure 8In the three-dimensional view of the terminal 40, the elastic portion 40m is indicated by a cross-section line. Fig.10 is Fig. 9 The terminal 40 shown is cut approximately in the middle in the width direction and is Fig. 9 A cross-sectional view of the near front of the left side. Fig.10 It can be clearly seen from the cross-sectional view that the cross-sectional shape is formed in a Z-shape. In addition, the cross-sectional shapes of the first bent portion 40b, the second bent portion 40d, and the third bent portion 40f are U-shaped.

[0044] Figure 1 is Figure 4 The substrate 50 (not shown) is provided with Figure 4 The socket 80 in the case of Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of the terminal 40 in FIG. 4 after being cut approximately in the middle of the width direction. Figure 1 As shown in Figure 4 As described in the specification, the socket 80 includes: a fixed housing 20, which is a fixed part; a movable housing 10, which is a movable part movably engaged with the fixed housing; a plurality of terminals 40, one part of which is fixed to the movable housing 10 and the other part is fixed to the fixed housing 20, so that the movable housing 10 is kept in a floating state relative to the fixed housing 20 and the two are movably engaged; and a shell 30, which holds the fixed housing 20 and the movable housing 10 inside. In addition, in this specification, the cross-sectional shape refers to the cross-sectional shape in FIG. Figure 4 A three-dimensional diagram of the socket 80, Figure 8 , Fig. 9 In the perspective view of the terminal 40 shown in FIG. 1 , the cross-sectional shape of the terminal 40 is cut at the approximately center of the width direction of the terminal 40. Here, the width direction of the terminal 40 is, for example, Figure 7 In other words, the direction in which the plurality of terminals 40 are arranged is Figure 1 , Fig.10 The direction perpendicular to the paper plane in a sectional view.

[0045] Terminal 40 Figure 8 The first locking portion 40j shown is fixed to the movable housing 10 by press-fitting or the like. The first locking portion 40j has a shape having protrusions on the left and right in order to change the dimension in the width direction in order to ensure reliable fixation by press-fitting. Figure 8 The second locking portion 40k shown is fixed to the fixed housing 20 by a method such as press-fitting. The second locking portion 40k has a shape with protrusions on the left and right to change the dimension in the width direction so as to ensure reliable fixation by press-fitting. The above-mentioned mounting portion 40i has the following parts: Figure 1The lower middle portion extends from the third extension portion 40g at a substantially right angle to the substrate 50, and then extends in a direction parallel to the third extension portion 40g via the bent portion. Figure 8 The right end of the mounting portion 40i is exposed to the outside from the fixed housing 20. The portion of the mounting portion 40i extending in a direction parallel to the third extending portion 40g is mechanically fixed and electrically connected to a corresponding conductor (not shown) on the substrate 50 by soldering or the like.

[0046] As described above, the terminal 40 is fixed to the movable housing 10 by the first locking portion 40j and is fixed to the fixed housing 20 by the second locking portion 40k. However, the portion between the two locking portions 40j and 40k, i.e. Fig. 9 The elastic portion 40m shown by the cross-section line is neither fixed to the movable housing 10 nor to the fixed housing 20, so the elastic portion 40m can be elastically deformed freely. Therefore, the elastic portion 40m is a part of the terminal 40, plays a role as a conductor from the contact portion 40a to the mounting portion 40i, and can also play a role in keeping the movable housing 10 in a swingable (floating) state relative to the fixed housing 20.

[0047] As mentioned above, in Figure 6 , the first locking portion 40j of the terminal 40 is fixed to a predetermined portion of the movable housing 10 by pressing or the like, and the second locking portion 40k of the terminal 40 is fixed to a predetermined portion of the fixed housing 20 by pressing or the like. The partially assembled product of the movable housing 10 and the fixed housing 20 with the terminal 40 thus mounted is installed in the internal space of the shell 30, and the fixed housing 20 is fixed to the back side ( Figure 6 The back side of the shell 30 ( Figure 6 The movable housing 10 is fixed by riveting in a manner such that the fixed housing 20 is surrounded by the shell 30. The movable housing 10 is restricted in position by contacting the lower and upper parts of the inner side of the shell 30 at two places on the left and right front surfaces of the lower side and two places on the top surface of the upper side in the figure. The movable housing 10 can move relative to the fixed housing 20 and the shell 30, but its range of motion is determined by the internal dimensions of the shell 30. In a preferred embodiment, the movable housing 10 can Figure 6 The vertical movement is ±0.3mm, and the horizontal movement is ±0.5mm.

[0048] Socket 80 is installed on Figure 1 On the substrate 50 shown in the figure, by fitting with the other connector, that is, Figure 2The plug 90 shown in the figure is combined. In addition, the plug 90 is mounted on another substrate (not shown) different from the substrate 50. When the plug 90 is inserted into the recess of the socket 80, the movable housing 10 moves relative to the fixed housing 20 and the shell 30 and follows according to the position of the fitting portion of the plug. In addition, after the plug 90 is fitted into the socket 80, when its position changes for some reason, the movable housing 10 can also follow the vertical and horizontal position changes of the plug 90 by the same relative movement as described above. The movable housing 10 is originally maintained at a predetermined position (referred to as a central position) relative to the fixed housing 20 by the elastic portion 40m in the non-joined state with the plug 90, but when the plug 90 is joined, when it moves from the central position in the horizontal and vertical directions, when the plug 90 is pulled out from the socket 80 and the fitting state is released, it returns to the central position.

[0049] In addition, in the present invention, Figure 8 The locking portion 40j provided on the terminal 40 for fixing to the movable housing 10 as shown in detail in FIG. 1 extends from the contact portion 40a to the elastic portion 40m (see Fig. 9 ) is a series, and there is no branched protrusion 161 as in the above-mentioned patent document 1 (refer to Fig.11 ) etc., so the dimension of the socket 80 in the height direction mentioned above can be kept from increasing and can be suppressed to the minimum required dimension.

[0050] In addition, in the present invention, the first locking portion 40j for fixing the terminal 40 to the movable housing 10 is arranged on a plane different from the contact portion 40a. In other words, the first locking portion 40j is not arranged on the same plane as the contact portion 40a, so that the depth dimension of the contact portion 40a, that is, the mounting and dismounting direction of the movable connector based on the mating ( Figure 1 The size of the device is controlled to the minimum required size.

[0051] The above preferred embodiment describes the case where the movable connector of the present invention is implemented as a socket, but the movable connector of the present invention is not limited to the socket, and can also be applied to a plug inserted into the socket, that is, Figure 2 Therefore, the movable connector of the present invention can be applied to an L-shaped (right angle) movable connector that is arranged on the upper part of the substrate and can be inserted and removed in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the substrate, that is, a socket as a female connector and a plug as a male connector combined therewith.

[0052] Availability in production

[0053] The movable connector and the movable connector terminal of the present invention have the above-mentioned structure, so that the dimensions of the movable connector in the height direction and the depth direction can be prevented from increasing, which contributes to the miniaturization of the movable connector. Therefore, the space volume required when installing the movable connector of the present invention is small, and it helps to reduce the manufacturing cost. Therefore, the movable connector and the movable connector terminal can be widely used for connecting circuits to each other, and can be widely used in the electronic and electrical parts related industries.

[0054] Explanation of symbols

[0055] 10—movable shell (movable part), 12—groove part, 20—fixed shell (fixed part), 30—shell, 40—terminal, 40a—contact part, 40b—first bending part, 40c—first extension part, 40d—second bending part, 40e—second extension part, 40f—third bending part, 40g—third extension part, 40h—fourth bending part, 40i—installation part, 40j—first locking part, 40k—second locking part, 40m—elastic part, 50—substrate, 80—socket (movable connector), 90—plug (counter connector), 91—plug shell, 92—plug contact, 100—connector assembly.

Claims

1. A connector, comprising a fixed portion, a movable portion, and a terminal, wherein the movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion, the terminal connects the fixed portion and the movable portion in a swingable manner, is a component electrically connected to a mating connector, and at least a portion of the terminal is elastically deformable, The connector is characterized in that The terminal has: A contact portion extending flatly and used for electrically connecting to the counterpart connector; a first extension portion extending from an end portion of the contact portion on the opposite side to the front end portion via a first bent portion at a position separated from the contact portion by a predetermined distance and substantially parallel to the contact portion; a second extension portion extending from an end portion of the first extension portion on the side opposite to the first bent portion via the second bent portion and along the first extension portion at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the first extension portion; a third extending portion extending from an end portion of the second extending portion on the side opposite to the second bent portion via the third bent portion along the second extending portion at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the second extending portion; and The mounting portion is provided from the end of the third extending portion on the side opposite to the third bent portion via the fourth bent portion, A first locking portion for fixing the terminal to the movable portion is provided on the first extension portion, and a second locking portion for fixing the terminal to the fixed portion is provided on the third extension portion. Moreover, a portion of the first extension portion, the second bent portion, the second extension portion, the third bent portion and a portion of the third extension portion have a Z-shaped cross-sectional shape as a whole, thereby forming an elastic portion as a whole.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first locking portion provided on the first extending portion is located on the first bent portion side of the first extending portion.

3. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second locking portion provided on the third extending portion is located on the mounting portion side of the third extending portion.

4. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of the terminals are arranged in parallel.

5. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first bent portion, the second bent portion, and the third bent portion have a U-shaped cross-section.

6. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The front end of the mounting portion is exposed to the outside from the fixing portion.

7. A terminal, comprising a fixed portion, a movable portion, and the terminal in a movable connector, wherein the movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion, the terminal connects the fixed portion and the movable portion in a swingable manner, is a component electrically connected to a mating connector, and at least a portion of the terminal is elastically deformable, The terminal is characterized by: The terminal has: A contact portion extending flatly and used for electrically connecting to the counterpart connector; a first extension portion extending from an end portion of the contact portion on the opposite side to the front end portion via a first bent portion at a position separated from the contact portion by a predetermined distance and substantially parallel to the contact portion; a second extension portion extending from an end portion of the first extension portion on the side opposite to the first bent portion via the second bent portion and along the first extension portion at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the first extension portion; a third extending portion extending from an end portion of the second extending portion on the side opposite to the second bent portion via the third bent portion along the second extending portion at a position separated by a predetermined distance from the second extending portion; and The mounting portion is provided from the end of the third extending portion on the side opposite to the third bent portion via the fourth bent portion, A first locking portion for fixing the terminal to the movable portion is provided on the first extension portion, and a second locking portion for fixing the terminal to the fixed portion is provided on the third extension portion. Moreover, a portion of the first extension portion, the second bent portion, the second extension portion, the third bent portion and a portion of the third extension portion have a Z-shaped cross-sectional shape as a whole, thereby forming an elastic portion as a whole.

8. The terminal according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first locking portion provided on the first extending portion is located on the first bent portion side of the first extending portion.

9. The terminal according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second locking portion provided on the third extending portion is located on the mounting portion side of the third extending portion.

10. The terminal according to claim 7, characterized in that: A plurality of the terminals are arranged in parallel.

11. The terminal according to any one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that: The first bent portion, the second bent portion, and the third bent portion have a U-shaped cross-section.

12. A connector assembly, characterized in that: have: The movable connector according to claim 1; and The mating connector includes a plug housing that fits with the movable connector and plug contacts that can contact and conduct with the terminals.

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