connector

Abstract

To provide a connector in which a large current can be fed to a conductive member, deterioration of flexibility of the conductive member can be restrained, and up-sizing in the width direction can be restrained.SOLUTION: A socket connector 10 has a stationary housing 22, a movable housing 24, and a conduction part 60. The stationary housing 22 is fixed to a first board 16. A plug connector 12 is inserted into the movable housing 24 and withdrawn therefrom in the Z direction. The conduction part 60 has a first socket terminal 62 and a second socket terminal 82, couples the stationary housing 22 and the movable housing 24 for relative movement, and is in conduction with a plug terminal 14. The first socket terminal 62 is formed tabularly, and has a first elastic part 68 deformable elastically in the Y direction. The second socket terminal 82 is formed tabularly, and has a second elastic part 88 deformable elastically in the Y direction, and overlapping the first elastic part 68 at least partially, when viewing from the Y direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector. [Background technology]

[0002] The connector in Patent Document 1 is composed of a fixed housing fixed to a board, a movable housing movable relative to the fixed housing, and a pair of elastically deformable terminals that movably support the movable housing. The movable part of the terminal is composed of multiple strip-shaped parts that extend in the longitudinal direction of the terminal at intervals in the width direction. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-120702 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the connector of Patent Document 1, in order to pass a large current through the conductive member (terminal member), the thickness of the conductive member may be increased or the width of the conductive member may be increased to increase the cross-sectional area of ​​the conductive member. However, when the thickness of the conductive member is increased, the flexibility of the conductive member in the thickness direction decreases. Furthermore, when the width of the conductive member is increased, the size of the connector increases in the width direction. In other words, there is room for improvement in passing a large current through the conductive member, suppressing the decrease in the flexibility of the conductive member, and suppressing the increase in the size of the connector in the width direction.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a connector that can pass a large current through a conductive member, suppress a decrease in the flexibility of the conductive member, and suppress an increase in size in the width direction. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The connector of the first embodiment is a connector having a fixed housing fixed to a substrate, a movable housing into which a connection object having a conductor portion is inserted and removed in an insertion / removal direction, and a conductive means that connects the fixed housing and the movable housing so that they can move relative to each other and is conductive to the conductor portion, wherein the conductive means has one conductive member formed in a plate shape and having a first elastic portion that is elastically deformable at least in the plate thickness direction, and another conductive member formed in a plate shape and having a second elastic portion that is elastically deformable at least in the plate thickness direction and that at least partially overlaps with the first elastic portion when viewed from the plate thickness direction.

[0007] In the connector according to the first aspect, since the connector has the other conductive member in addition to the one conductive member, the cross-sectional area of ​​the conductive path through which the current flows is increased compared to a configuration using one conductive member, so that a large current can be passed through the conductive member. Furthermore, since the one conductive member and the other conductive member exist as separate bodies, the conductive member can be easily deformed in the plate thickness direction compared to a configuration in which the plate thickness of the one conductive member is increased to obtain the required cross-sectional area. In other words, the reduction in flexibility of the conductive member can be suppressed. Furthermore, since at least a part of the second elastic portion is arranged to overlap with the first elastic portion when viewed from the plate thickness direction, it is not necessary to shift the one conductive member and the other conductive member in the width direction, so that the connector can be suppressed from becoming large in the width direction.

[0008] In the connector according to the second aspect, a first contact portion that comes into contact with the conductor portion is formed on the movable housing side of the first elastic portion in the one conductive member, and a contact portion between the conductor portion and the first contact portion is formed on the movable housing side of the second elastic portion in the other conductive member. A second contact portion is formed to be in contact with at least one of the first and second contact portions.

[0009] In the connector according to the second aspect, the second contact portion formed on the movable housing side of the second elastic portion is configured to contact the conductor portion or the first contact portion. In other words, the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion are not configured to directly contact the conductor portion, but rather a portion away from the portion that is elastically deformed is configured to contact the conductor portion. This makes it possible to suppress changes in the contact area between each conductive member and the conductor portion, compared to a configuration in which the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion are configured to directly contact the conductor portion.

[0010] The first contact portion of the connector of the third aspect has a plurality of first terminal portions arranged in a line in a width direction perpendicular to the plate thickness direction and the insertion / removal direction and in contact with the conductor portion, and the second contact portion has a second terminal portion, at least a portion of which is arranged between the plurality of first terminal portions when viewed from the plate thickness direction and in contact with the conductor portion.

[0011] In the connector according to the third aspect, when viewed in the plate thickness direction, at least a part of the second terminal portion is disposed between the first terminal portions. Therefore, when the second terminal portion is deformed in the plate thickness direction, the movement of the second terminal portion is less likely to be restricted by the first terminal portion. Furthermore, since the space between the first terminal portions is used as the movement space of the second terminal portion, it is not necessary to displace the whole of one conductive member in the width direction relative to the other conductive member in order to secure the movement space. In this way, it is possible to suppress the movement of the second terminal portion from being restricted and to suppress the connector from becoming large.

[0012] The first contact portion and the second contact portion of the connector according to a fourth aspect are formed in a plate shape extending in a width direction perpendicular to the plate thickness direction and the insertion / removal direction and in the insertion / removal direction.

[0013] In the connector according to the fourth aspect, the first and second contact portions are formed in plate shapes extending in the insertion / removal direction and the width direction, so that the gap in the width direction is reduced compared to when the first and second contact portions are composed of a plurality of small pieces spaced apart in the width direction. This ensures a sufficient cross-sectional area of ​​the first and second contact portions perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, allowing a large current to flow through each conductive member.

[0014] In the connector of the fifth aspect, a first fixed side mounting portion is formed on the one conductive member and is attached to the fixed housing, and a second fixed side mounting portion is formed on the other conductive member and is attached to the fixed housing, and the first fixed side mounting portion and the second fixed side mounting portion are in contact in the plate thickness direction.

[0015] In the connector according to the fifth aspect, the first fixed-side mounting portion and the second fixed-side mounting portion are attached to the fixed housing in a contacting state, which makes it possible to prevent the connector from becoming large in size, compared to a configuration in which the first fixed-side mounting portion and the second fixed-side mounting portion are attached spaced apart in the plate thickness direction.

[0016] In the sixth aspect of the connector, a first movable side mounting portion that is attached to the movable housing is formed on one conductive member, and a second movable side mounting portion that is attached to the movable housing is formed on the other conductive member, and the first movable side mounting portion and the second movable side mounting portion are in contact in the plate thickness direction.

[0017] In the connector according to the sixth aspect, the first movable-side mounting portion and the second movable-side mounting portion are attached to the movable housing in a contacting state, which makes it possible to prevent the connector from becoming large in size, compared to a configuration in which the first movable-side mounting portion and the second movable-side mounting portion are attached spaced apart in the plate thickness direction.

[0018] The first elastic portion and the second elastic portion of the connector according to the seventh aspect have the same width in a width direction perpendicular to the thickness direction and the insertion / removal direction, and the same thickness.

[0019] In the connector according to the seventh aspect, the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion have the same plate thickness and width in the width direction, which means that the difference in cross-sectional area between the first conductive member and the second conductive member is small, allowing current to flow evenly between the first conductive member and the second conductive member. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the present invention, a large current can be passed through the conductive member, a decrease in flexibility of the conductive member can be suppressed, and an increase in size in the width direction can be suppressed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a socket connector according to a first embodiment; [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plug connector according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a side view of the socket connector according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a fixed housing according to the first embodiment; [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a movable housing according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first socket terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a side view of the first socket terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second socket terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is a side view of a second socket terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 10A] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion according to the first embodiment overlap each other. [Figure 10B] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of first terminal portions and second terminal portions according to the first embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plug terminal is connected to the socket connector according to the first embodiment. [Figure 12] 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a first socket terminal and a second socket terminal are attached to a fixed housing and a movable housing according to the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 13] 11 is a configuration diagram showing the inside of a socket connector according to a second embodiment. FIG. [Figure 14] 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the inside of a socket connector according to a modified example. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] [First embodiment] A socket connector 10 and a plug connector 12 according to a first embodiment will be described.

[0023] [Overall structure] A socket connector 10 shown in Fig. 1 is an example of a connector, and is a so-called floating connector. A plug connector 12 (see Fig. 2), which will be described later, is inserted into and removed from the socket connector 10. In the following description, the insertion / removal direction in which the plug connector 12 is inserted into and removed from the socket connector 10 is referred to as the Z direction. In a plane (not shown) perpendicular to the Z direction, the longitudinal direction of the socket connector 10 is referred to as the X direction, and the lateral direction is referred to as the Y direction. The X direction, Y direction, and Z direction are perpendicular to each other. The X direction is an example of the width direction. The Y direction is an example of the plate thickness direction.

[0024] When distinguishing between one side and the other side of the center of the socket connector 10 in the Z direction, the side closer to the plug connector 12 is referred to as the Z side, and the side farther from the plug connector 12 is referred to as the -Z side. When distinguishing between the right side and the left side with respect to the center in the Y direction of the socket connector 10, the back side is referred to as the Y side and the front side is referred to as the -Y side when the reference surface 26A described below is viewed from the front. When distinguishing between one side and the other side with respect to the center in the Y direction of the socket connector 10, the back side is referred to as the Y side and the front side is referred to as the -Y side when the reference surface 26A is viewed from the front. In addition, in each drawing, some symbols may be omitted to make the drawing easier to see.

[0025] The socket connector 10 is mounted on a first board 16, which is an example of a board. A through hole (not shown) penetrating in the Z direction is formed in the first board 16. The plug connector 12 is mounted on a second board 18 (see FIG. 2). Here, by connecting (fitting) the socket connector 10 and the plug connector 12, a circuit (not shown) of the first board 16 and a circuit (not shown) of the second board 18 are electrically connected to each other.

[0026] <Plug connector> The plug connector 12 shown in FIG. 2 is an example of a connection object. The plug connector 12 has a plug housing 13 and plug terminals 14 as an example of a conductor portion. The plug housing 13 is made of an insulating resin. When connected to the socket connector 10 (see FIG. 1), the plug housing 13 has a rectangular bottom surface 13A arranged along the XY plane and a side wall 13B standing upright in the Z direction at the outer edge of the bottom surface 13A. The plug terminals 14 are formed in a flat plate shape with the Y direction as the plate thickness direction. The plug terminals 14 stand upright from the bottom surface 13A along the Z direction toward the same side as the side wall 13B (-Z side).

[0027] [Main part configuration] Next, the socket connector 10 will be described in detail.

[0028] 1 has one fixed housing 22 fixed to the first board 16, one movable housing 24 into which the plug connector 12 (see FIG. 2) is inserted and removed in the Z direction, and six conductive parts 60 that are electrically connected to the plug terminals 14 (see FIG. 2). The fixed housing 22 and the movable housing 24 are collectively referred to as the housing 20.

[0029] The socket connector 10 has the same (symmetric) configuration on the Y side and -Y side with respect to the center in the Y direction. The socket connector 10 also has the same (symmetric) configuration on the X side and -X side with respect to the center in the X direction. For this reason, in the following explanation, the configurations of the -Y side and X side of the socket connector 10 will be explained, and explanation of the configurations of the Y side and -X side may be omitted.

[0030] <Fixed housing> The fixed housing 22 shown in Fig. 4 is made of insulating resin. The fixed housing 22 has, as an example, a pair of side walls 26 extending in the X direction and facing each other in the Y direction, and a pair of side walls 28 connecting both ends of the pair of side walls 26 in the X direction in the Y direction. That is, when viewed from the Z direction, the fixed housing 22 has a rectangular outer shape with the X direction as the longitudinal direction and the Y direction as the lateral direction, and is a square tube. The space surrounded by the pair of side walls 26 and the pair of side walls 28 is referred to as a movable space 31.

[0031] As an example, the side wall 26 is formed in a plate shape with the Y direction as the thickness direction. When viewed from the Y direction, the side wall 26 is formed in a rectangular shape with the X direction as the longitudinal direction and the Z direction as the short side direction. In the -Y side side wall 26, the side surface on the -Y side is referred to as the reference surface 26A. The side wall 26 is formed with three recesses 32 spaced apart in the X direction. The portion of the side wall 26 where the recesses 32 are formed has an L-shaped cross section when viewed from the X direction.

[0032] 1 and 3, a portion of the side wall 26 where the recessed portion 32 is formed and which stands upright in the Z direction is referred to as a vertical wall 33. Also, a portion of the side wall 26 where the recessed portion 32 is formed and which is along the XY plane is referred to as a bottom wall 34. A through hole 35 is formed in the vertical wall 33 and the bottom wall 34, penetrating in the Y direction and the Z direction. When viewed from the Y direction, the through hole 35 is formed in a quadrangle shape having two sides along the X direction and two sides along the Z direction. The movable space 31 and the space outside the side wall 26 are connected via the through hole 35.

[0033] When the side wall 26 shown in Fig. 4 is viewed from the Y direction, a portion that is disposed on the -Z side of the bottom wall 34 (see Fig. 1) and that is aligned along the XZ plane is referred to as a side plate 36. The side plate 36 extends in the X direction with the Y direction as its thickness direction. When the side wall 26 is viewed from the Y direction, a portion that is disposed on the Z side of the through hole 35 and that is aligned along the XY plane is referred to as an upper plate 37. The upper plate 37 extends in the X direction with the Z direction as its thickness direction.

[0034] Three sets of grooves 38 are formed at intervals in the X direction at the -Z side end (lower end) of the side wall 26 so that one set is disposed for one recess 32. One set of grooves 38 has two grooves 38A facing each other in the X direction and extending in the Z direction. One of the grooves 38A is formed adjacent to the X side end of the side plate 36 and opens toward the -X side. The other groove 38A is formed adjacent to the -X side end of the side plate 36 and opens toward the X side. Each of the grooves 38A has a U-shaped cross section when viewed from the Z direction.

[0035] The portions of the side wall 26 between the through holes 35 are referred to as pillars 42. The pillars 42 are formed in a quadrangular pillar shape extending in the Z direction. Further, on the -Z side of the center of the pillars 42 in the Z direction, there are formed widened portions 44 whose width in the Y direction is widened toward the movable space 31 side. The side surface of the widened portion 44 on the movable space 31 side is a plane along the XZ plane. Further, the bottom surface on the -Z side of the widened portion 44 is a plane along the XY plane.

[0036] <Movable housing> The movable housing 24 shown in Fig. 5 has an upper wall 46, a pair of side walls 48 arranged opposite each other in the Y direction, a pair of side walls 52 arranged opposite each other in the X direction, and two partition walls 54 arranged along the YZ plane. The movable housing 24 as a whole is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening on the -Z side. The movable housing 24 has a shape and size that allows it to be accommodated in the movable space 31 (see Fig. 4) and to be movable in the X, Y, and Z directions.

[0037] The inside of the movable housing 24 is divided into three spaces 56 in the X direction by two partition walls 54. Furthermore, protrusions 55 that protrude outward in the Y direction are formed on both ends of the partition wall 54 in the Y direction. The protrusions 55 function as stoppers when the movable housing 24 is moved in the Z direction within the movable space 31 (see FIG. 4). The spaces 56 are open toward the -Z side.

[0038] The upper wall 46 is formed in a rectangular plate shape with the X direction as the longitudinal direction, the Y direction as the lateral direction, and the Z direction as the thickness direction. As an example, three sockets 46A are formed in the upper wall 46 at intervals in the X direction. The sockets 46A have a shape and size that allow the plug terminal 14 (see FIG. 2) to be inserted and removed along the Z direction.

[0039] The side wall 48 is formed in a plate shape with the thickness direction in the Y direction. When viewed from the Y direction, the side wall 48 is formed in a rectangular shape with the longitudinal direction in the X direction and the short side direction in the Z direction. Three sets of grooves 58 are formed at the -Z side end (lower end) of the side wall 48 with a gap in the X direction so that one set is arranged for one space 56. One set of grooves 58 has two grooves 58A that face each other in the X direction and extend in the Z direction. One of the grooves 58A is on the -X side The other groove 58A is open toward the X side. Each groove 58A has a U-shaped cross section when viewed from the Z direction.

[0040] The side wall 52 is formed in a plate shape with its thickness direction aligned in the X direction. When viewed from the X direction, the side wall 52 is formed in a rectangular shape with its longitudinal direction aligned in the Z direction and its short side direction aligned in the Y direction.

[0041] <Conductive part> The conductive part 60 shown in FIG. 3 is an example of a conductive means. The six conductive parts 60 are arranged in three sets, two of which face each other in the Y direction, at intervals in the X direction. Specifically, two conductive parts 60 are arranged for one space 56 (see FIG. 5). One of the two conductive parts 60 is arranged on the Y side of the space 56 with respect to the center in the Y direction, and the other is arranged on the -Y side. The conductive part 60 connects the fixed housing 22 and the movable housing 24 so as to be relatively movable. The conductive part 60 has, as an example, one first socket terminal 62 (see FIG. 6) as an example of one conductive member and one second socket terminal 82 (see FIG. 8) as an example of another conductive member.

[0042] (First socket terminal) The first socket terminal 62 shown in Figures 6 and 7 is made of a plate-shaped conductive metal and is formed by pressing. Specifically, the first socket terminal 62 has, as an example, a first fixed side mounting portion 64, a first board mounting portion 66, a first elastic portion 68, and a first contact portion 72. As an example, the first fixed side mounting portion 64, the first board mounting portion 66, the first elastic portion 68, and the first contact portion 72 are integrated.

[0043] The first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the first board mounting portion 66 are arranged with the plate thickness direction aligned in the Y direction. A part of the first elastic portion 68 and a part of the first contact portion 72 are arranged with the plate thickness direction aligned in the Y direction. Here, the first socket terminal 62 is, for example, elastically deformable in the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction.

[0044] As an example, the first fixed side mounting portion 64 is formed in a generally rectangular flat plate shape with the X direction as the longitudinal direction and the Z direction as the lateral direction when viewed from the Y direction. Both ends in the X direction of the first fixed side mounting portion 64 are formed with protrusions 65 (see FIG. 10A) that protrude in a trapezoidal shape toward the X side and the -X side. The protrusions 65 are inserted (press-fitted) in the Z direction into the above-mentioned groove 38A (see FIG. 4), whereby the first fixed side mounting portion 64 is mounted to the fixed housing 22 (see FIG. 3).

[0045] As an example, the first board attachment portion 66 is configured with two legs 67 extending from the -Z side end of the first fixed side attachment portion 64 toward the -Z side of the first fixed side attachment portion 64. The two legs 67 are arranged at an interval in the X direction. Moreover, the two legs 67 are soldered while being inserted into through holes (not shown) of the first board 16 (see FIG. 1), thereby being fixed to the first board 16 and being electrically connected to a circuit (not shown) in the first board 16. In other words, the first socket terminal 62 is mounted on the first board 16.

[0046] As an example, four first elastic parts 68 are arranged at intervals in the X direction at the Z-side end of the first fixed-side mounting part 64. The first elastic parts 68 are configured to be elastically deformable in the X, Y and Z directions. Specifically, the four first elastic parts 68 have the same configuration. The four first elastic parts 68 are arranged at intervals of length L1 [mm] in the X direction. The width of one first elastic part 68 in the X direction is length L2 [mm]. Length L2 is slightly shorter than length L1.

[0047] The first elastic portion 68 has, for example, a base portion 68A, a curved portion 68B, a vertical plate portion 68C, and a folded portion 68D. The base portion 68A is displaceable in the X direction and the Y direction. The curved portion 68B, the vertical plate portion 68C, and the folded portion 68D are displaceable in the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction.

[0048] The base 68A extends from the Z-side end of the first fixed-side mounting portion 64 along the Z direction toward the Z side relative to the first fixed-side mounting portion 64. When viewed from the Y direction, the base 68A is formed in a rectangular shape with the X direction as the short side direction and the Z direction as the long side direction. The length of the base 68A in the Z direction is longer than the length of the first fixed-side mounting portion 64 in the Z direction. The curved portion 68B is formed continuously with the Z-side end of the base 68A. When viewed from the X direction, the curved portion 68B is formed in an inverted U shape.

[0049] The vertical plate portion 68C extends from the end of the curved portion 68B opposite the base portion 68A toward the -Z side along the Z direction. The vertical plate portion 68C faces the base portion 68A in the Y direction. The folded portion 68D is formed continuously with the -Z side end of the vertical plate portion 68C. The folded portion 68D is formed in a U-shape when viewed from the X direction. In this way, the first elastic portion 68 is formed in an S-shape as a whole when viewed from the X direction.

[0050] The first contact portion 72 is a portion formed on the Z side (the movable housing 24 (see FIG. 1) side) of the first elastic portion 68 of the first socket terminal 62. The first contact portion 72 is brought into contact with the plug terminal 14. Specifically, the first contact portion 72 has a first movable-side attachment portion 74 and four first terminal portions 76, as an example.

[0051] As an example, the first movable side mounting portion 74 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape with the X direction as the longitudinal direction and the Z direction as the short side direction when viewed from the Y direction. The Z side end of the folded portion 68D is connected to the -Z side end of the first movable side mounting portion 74. A trapezoidal protrusion 77 protruding toward the X side and the -X side is formed at both ends of the first movable side mounting portion 74 in the X direction. Note that the protrusion 77 on the -X side is not shown. The protrusion 77 is inserted (press-fitted) in the Z direction into the groove 58A (see FIG. 5) described above, whereby the first movable side mounting portion 74 is mounted to the movable housing 24 (see FIG. 5). The length of the first movable side mounting portion 74 in the Z direction is longer than the length of the first fixed side mounting portion 64 in the Z direction.

[0052] The four first terminal portions 76 are arranged side by side at intervals in the X direction and are in contact with the plug terminal 14 (see FIG. 2). The four first terminal portions 76 have the same configuration. The four first terminal portions 76 extend from the Z-side end of the first movable-side mounting portion 74 toward the Z side. When viewed from the X direction, the first terminal portions 76 are bent in a mountain shape so as to protrude toward the Y side beyond the first movable-side mounting portion 74.

[0053] Also, when viewed from the Y direction, the first terminal portion 76 is formed in a generally trapezoidal shape in which the width in the X direction of the -Z side portion is wider than the width in the X direction of the Z side portion. The first terminal portion 76 is elastically deformable in the Y direction. The Z side ends of the four first terminal portions 76 are arranged at intervals of length L3 [mm] in the X direction. The width in the X direction of the Z side end of one first terminal portion 76 is length L4 [mm]. Length L4 is shorter than length L3.

[0054] (2nd socket terminal) The second socket terminal 82 shown in Figures 8 and 9 is made of a plate-shaped conductive metal and is formed by pressing. Specifically, the second socket terminal 82 has, as an example, a second fixed side mounting portion 84, a second board mounting portion 86, a second elastic portion 88, and a second contact portion 92. The second fixed side mounting portion 84, the second board mounting portion 86, the second elastic portion 88, and the second contact portion 92 are, as an example, and are integrated.

[0055] The second fixed side mounting portion 84 and the second board mounting portion 86 are arranged with the plate thickness direction aligned in the Y direction. A part of the second elastic portion 88 and a part of the second contact portion 92 are arranged with the plate thickness direction aligned in the Y direction. Here, the second socket terminal 82 is, as an example, elastically deformable in the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction.

[0056] As an example, the second fixed side mounting portion 84 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape with the X direction as the longitudinal direction and the Z direction as the lateral direction when viewed from the Y direction. A trapezoidal projection 85 (see FIG. 10A) projecting toward the X side and the -X side is formed at both ends of the second fixed side mounting portion 84 in the X direction. The projection 85 is inserted (press-fitted) in the Z direction into the above-mentioned groove 38A (see FIG. 4), whereby the second fixed side mounting portion 84 is mounted to the fixed housing 22 (see FIG. 4). The second fixed side mounting portion 84 is in contact with the first fixed side mounting portion 64 (see FIG. 6) in the Y direction.

[0057] As an example, the second board attachment portion 86 is configured with two legs 87 extending from the -Z side end of the first fixed side attachment portion 84 toward the -Z side of the second fixed side attachment portion 84. The two legs 87 are arranged at an interval in the X direction. Moreover, the two legs 87 are soldered while being inserted into through holes (not shown) of the first board 16 (see FIG. 1), thereby being fixed to the first board 16 and being electrically connected to a circuit (not shown) in the first board 16. In other words, the second socket terminal 82 is mounted on the first board 16.

[0058] As an example, four second elastic portions 88 are arranged at intervals in the X direction at the Z-side end of the second fixed-side mounting portion 84. The second elastic portions 88 are configured to be elastically deformable in the X, Y, and Z directions. Specifically, the four second elastic portions 88 have the same configuration. The four second elastic portions 88 are arranged at intervals of length L1 [mm] in the X direction. The width of one second elastic portion 88 in the X direction is length L2 [mm].

[0059] The second elastic portion 88 has, for example, a base portion 88A, a curved portion 88B, a vertical plate portion 88C, and a folded portion 88D. The base portion 88A is displaceable in the X direction and the Y direction. The curved portion 88B, the vertical plate portion 88C, and the folded portion 88D are displaceable in the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction.

[0060] The base 88A extends from the Z-side end of the second fixed-side mounting portion 84 along the Z direction toward the Z side relative to the first fixed-side mounting portion 84. Furthermore, when viewed from the Y direction, the base 88A is formed in a rectangular shape with the X direction as the short side direction and the Z direction as the long side direction. The length of the base 88A in the Z direction is longer than the length of the second fixed-side mounting portion 84 in the Z direction.

[0061] The curved portion 88B is formed continuously with the Z-side end of the base portion 88A. The curved portion 88B is formed in an inverted U-shape when viewed from the X-direction. The vertical plate portion 88C extends from the end of the curved portion 88B opposite the base portion 88A side along the Z-direction toward the -Z side. The vertical plate portion 88C faces the base portion 88A in the Y-direction. The folded portion 88D is formed continuously with the -Z-side end of the vertical plate portion 88C. The folded portion 88D is formed in a U-shape when viewed from the X-direction. In this way, the second elastic portion 88 is formed in an S-shape as a whole when viewed from the X-direction.

[0062] The second contact portion 92 is a portion formed on the second socket terminal 82 on the Z side (the movable housing 24 (see FIG. 1) side) of the second elastic portion 88. The second contact portion 92 is brought into contact with the plug terminal 14. Specifically, the second contact portion 92 is, for example, a second movable side mounting portion. The terminal block 92 has a first terminal portion 94 and four second terminal portions 96 .

[0063] As an example, the second movable side mounting portion 94 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape with the X direction as the longitudinal direction and the Z direction as the short side direction when viewed from the Y direction. The second movable side mounting portion 94 is in contact with the first movable side mounting portion 74 (see FIG. 6) in the Y direction. The second movable side mounting portion 94 is configured to have a shorter length in the Z direction than the first movable side mounting portion 74. The -Z side end of the second movable side mounting portion 94 is connected to the Z side end of the folded portion 88D. At both ends in the X direction of the second movable side mounting portion 94, protruding portions 97 are formed that protrude in a trapezoidal shape toward the X side and the -X side. Note that the -X side protruding portion 97 is not shown in the figure.

[0064] The second movable-side mounting portion 94 is attached to the movable housing 24 (see FIG. 5) by inserting (press-fitting) the protrusion 97 into the already-described groove 58A (see FIG. 5) in the Z direction. The length of the second movable-side mounting portion 94 in the Z direction is longer than the length of the second fixed-side mounting portion 84 in the Z direction.

[0065] The four second terminal portions 96 are arranged in a line at intervals in the X direction and are in contact with the plug terminal 14 (see FIG. 2). The four second terminal portions 96 have the same configuration. The four second terminal portions 96 extend from the Z-side end of the second movable side mounting portion 94 toward the Z side. When viewed from the X direction, the second terminal portions 96 are bent in a mountain shape so as to protrude toward the Y side beyond the second movable side mounting portion 94. When viewed from the Y direction, the second terminal portions 96 are formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in which the width in the X direction of the -Z side portion is wider than the width in the X direction of the Z side portion. The second terminal portions 96 are elastically deformable in the Y direction.

[0066] The Z-side ends of the four second terminal portions 96 are arranged at intervals of length L3 in the X direction. The width in the X direction of the Z-side end of one second terminal portion 96 is length L4. Here, the second socket terminal 82 and the first socket terminal 62 (see FIG. 6) have the same configuration, for example, except for the difference in size between the second movable-side mounting portion 94 and the first movable-side mounting portion 74 (see FIG. 6).

[0067] Specifically, the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 have the same plate thickness in the Y direction, the same spacing in the X direction (length L1), and the same width in the X direction (length L2). The first terminal portion 76 and the second terminal portion 96 have the same plate thickness in the Y direction, the same spacing in the X direction (length L3), and the same width in the X direction (length L4).

[0068] <Assembling the socket connector> 11 and 12, the first movable side mounting portion 74 and the second movable side mounting portion 94 are press-fitted into the groove portion 58 of the movable housing 24 while overlapping in the Y direction, thereby being attached to the movable housing 24. Then, the movable housing 24 is inserted into the movable space 31 of the fixed housing 22. At this time, the first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 are press-fitted into the groove portion 38 of the fixed housing 22 while overlapping in the Y direction, thereby being attached to the fixed housing 22. In a similar manner, the other first socket terminal 62 and second socket terminal 82 are attached to the fixed housing 22 and the movable housing 24. In this manner, the socket connector 10 is completed.

[0069] The conductive portion 60 connects the fixed housing 22 and the movable housing 24 to be relatively movable in the X, Y, and Z directions, and is electrically connected to the plug terminal 14. The first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 are in contact with each other in the Y direction. The first movable side mounting portion 74 and the second movable side mounting portion 94 are in contact with each other in the Y direction.

[0070] 10A, when the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 are viewed from the -Y side in the Y direction in the assembled state, the four second elastic portions 88 overlap with the four first elastic portions 68. Specifically, the first elastic portions 68 and the second elastic portions 88 have the same width and intervals in the X direction and overlap with the same width, so that when viewed from the Y direction, the first elastic portions 68 are visible and the second elastic portions 88 are not visible. In other words, the first elastic portions 68 are arranged so as to cover the second elastic portions 88.

[0071] Although the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 appear to overlap when viewed from the Y direction, they are not entirely in contact with each other. Specifically, there are gaps between the base portion 68A and the base portion 88A, between the curved portion 68B and the curved portion 88B, between the vertical plate portion 68C and the vertical plate portion 88C, and between the folded portion 68D and the folded portion 88D. Therefore, when the plug connector 12 is connected to the socket connector 10, the elastic deformation of one of the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 is not easily restricted by the other. In other words, the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 are more easily elastically deformed than a configuration using one elastic portion that is thick in the Y direction.

[0072] As shown in FIG. 10B, when the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 are viewed from the Y side in the Y direction in the assembled state, the Z-side ends of the four second terminal portions 96 are disposed between the four first terminal portions 76 adjacent to each other in the X direction. In other words, the four first terminal portions 76 and the four second terminal portions 96 are alternately arranged in the X direction. In addition, the Z-side ends of the four second terminal portions 96 are disposed on the -Z side of the Z-side ends of the four first terminal portions 76. In other words, the four first terminal portions 76 and the four second terminal portions 96 are disposed in a zigzag pattern in the X direction. The first terminal portions 76 and the second terminal portions 96 are contacted with the plug terminals 14 (see FIG. 2).

[0073] <Deformation of the leaf spring> Although not shown in the figure, for a leaf spring, the deflection amount (equivalent to flexibility) δ [mm], load P [N], distance L [mm] from the fulcrum to the point where the load P acts, and longitudinal elastic modulus E [N / mm 2 〕, moment of area I〔mm 4 In this case, the deflection amount δ is δ = (P × L 3 ) / (3×E×I). In addition, the width of the leaf spring is b [mm], the plate thickness is h [mm], and the second moment of area I is I=b×h 3 / 12. From these equations, we can see that the thinner the plate thickness h, the greater the flexibility. In particular, the plate thickness h has a cubed effect on flexibility.

[0074] [Action and Effects] Next, the operation and effects of the socket connector 10 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0075] When the plug terminal 14 is inserted into the socket 46A of the movable housing 24 and moved toward the -Z side, the plug terminal 14 comes into contact with the first terminal portion 76 and the second terminal portion 96. In other words, when the plug connector 12 and the socket connector 10 are connected, an electrical continuity is established between a circuit (not shown) of the first board 16 and a circuit (not shown) of the second board 18. At this time, the plug terminal 14 is held in the socket connector 10 by an elastic force (restoring force) that causes the first terminal portion 76 and the second terminal portion 96 to return to their original positions.

[0076] In the socket connector 10, by having the second socket terminal 82 in addition to the first socket terminal 62, the cross-sectional area of ​​the conductive path through which the current flows is increased compared to a configuration using one conductive member. Therefore, a large current can be passed through the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 (conductive portion 60).

[0077] Furthermore, since the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 exist as separate bodies, Compared to a configuration in which the plate thickness of one conductive member is increased to obtain the required cross-sectional area, the plate thickness of the first socket terminal 62 and the plate thickness of the second socket terminal 82 are each thinner. Here, as described above, the thinner the plate thickness, the greater the amount of deflection of the leaf spring (including the amount of deformation in the torsional direction). For this reason, it is easier to deform the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 in the Y direction and the X direction, respectively. In other words, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the flexibility of the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82.

[0078] In addition, by arranging the second elastic portion 88 to overlap the first elastic portion 68 when viewed from the Y direction, it is not necessary to shift the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 in the X direction, and therefore it is possible to prevent the socket connector 10 from becoming large in size in the X direction. In other words, in the socket connector 10, a large current can be passed through the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82, a decrease in the flexibility of the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 can be prevented, and an increase in size in the X direction can be prevented.

[0079] Furthermore, in the socket connector 10, the first contact portion 72 and the second contact portion 92 are configured to come into contact with the plug terminal 14. In other words, the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 are not configured to come into direct contact with the plug terminal 14, but rather a portion away from the portion that is elastically deformed comes into contact with the plug terminal 14. This makes it possible to suppress changes in the contact area between the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 and the plug terminal 14, compared to a configuration in which the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 come into direct contact with the plug terminal 14.

[0080] Furthermore, in the socket connector 10, when viewed from the Y direction, the second terminal portion 96 is disposed between the multiple first terminal portions 76. Therefore, when one of the first terminal portion 76 and the second terminal portion 96 is deformed in the Y direction, the movement is less likely to be restricted by the other. Furthermore, since the space between the first terminal portions 76 is used as the movement space of the second terminal portion 96, it is not necessary to displace the entire second socket terminal 82 in the X direction relative to the first socket terminal 62 in order to secure the movement space. In this way, in the socket connector 10, it is possible to suppress the movement of the first terminal portion 76 and the second terminal portion 96 from being restricted and to suppress the socket connector 10 from becoming large.

[0081] In addition, in the socket connector 10, the first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 are attached to the fixed housing 22 in a state in which they are in contact with each other. Therefore, compared to a configuration in which the first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 are attached apart in the Y direction, a smaller space is required for attachment, and an increase in size of the socket connector 10 in the Y direction can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 are attached in a stacked state, the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 can be attached to the fixed housing 22 by a single press-fit.

[0082] Furthermore, in the socket connector 10, the first movable side mounting portion 74 and the second movable side mounting portion 94 are attached in a state of contact with the movable housing 24. Therefore, compared to a configuration in which the first movable side mounting portion 74 and the second movable side mounting portion 94 are attached apart in the Y direction, a smaller space is required for attachment, and an increase in size of the socket connector 10 in the Y direction can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the first movable side mounting portion 74 and the second movable side mounting portion 94 are attached in a stacked state, the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 can be attached to the movable housing 24 by a single press-fit.

[0083] In addition, in the socket connector 10, the plate thickness in the Y direction and the width in the X direction are uniform for the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88. In other words, the difference in cross-sectional area between the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82 is small, so that current can flow evenly through the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82.

[0084] [Second embodiment] Next, a socket connector 100 will be described as an example of a connector according to the second embodiment. Note that the same components as those in the socket connector 10 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 1) are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment and will not be described. The term "similar components" is not limited to components having the same size and shape, but also includes components that have the same effect even if they are partially different in size and shape.

[0085] The socket connector 100 shown in Fig. 13 is connected to a plug connector 112 as an example of a connection object. The plug connector 112 has a plug housing 13 (see Fig. 2) and a plug terminal 114 as an example of a conductor portion. The plug terminal 114 extends in the Z direction from the plug housing 13. When viewed from the X direction, the plug terminal 114 is bent in a mountain shape so as to protrude toward the Y side or the -Y side.

[0086] The socket connector 100 is mounted on a first board 16 (see FIG. 1) in place of the socket connector 10 (see FIG. 1). The socket connector 100 is also configured with a movable housing 102 in place of the movable housing 24 (see FIG. 5). The socket connector 100 is also configured with a second socket terminal 106 in place of the first socket terminal 62 (see FIG. 6) in the socket connector 10, and a first socket terminal 104 in place of the second socket terminal 82 (see FIG. 8).

[0087] The first socket terminal 104 is an example of another conductive member. The second socket terminal 106 is an example of one conductive member. The first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106 form a conductive section 103, which is an example of a conductive means. Note that in the socket connector 100, the configuration other than the first socket terminal 104, the second socket terminal 106, and the movable housing 102 is the same as that of the socket connector 10.

[0088] <Movable housing> The movable housing 102 has a configuration in which a socket 108 is formed in place of the socket 46A (see FIG. 5) in the movable housing 24 (see FIG. 5). The configuration other than the socket 108 is the same as that of the movable housing 24. The width of the socket 108 in the Y direction is larger than the width of the socket 46A in the Y direction. This allows the plug terminal 114 to be inserted in the Z direction into the inside of the movable housing 102 through the socket 108. The width of the socket 108 in the X direction is equal to the width of the socket 46A in the X direction.

[0089] <First socket terminal> The first socket terminal 104 is made of a plate-shaped conductive metal and is formed by pressing. The first socket terminal 104 has a first fixed side mounting portion 64, a first board mounting portion 66, a first elastic portion 68, and a first contact portion 117. The first fixed side mounting portion 64, the first board mounting portion 66, the first elastic portion 68, and the first contact portion 117 are integrated.

[0090] The first contact portion 117 is a portion of the first socket terminal 104 that is formed on the Y side (the movable housing 102 side) relative to the first elastic portion 68. The first contact portion 117 comes into contact with the plug terminal 114. Specifically, the first contact portion 117 is formed, for example, in the shape of a single flat plate extending in the Z direction and the X direction. When viewed from the Y direction, the first contact portion 117 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a set of two sides along the X direction and another set of two sides along the Z direction.

[0091] At both ends of the first contact portion 117 in the X direction and at the -Z side end, a protruding portion (not shown) that protrudes in a trapezoidal shape toward the X side and the -X side is formed. By being inserted in the direction, the first contact portion 117 is attached to the movable housing 102. In other words, the first contact portion 117 is also configured as an example of a first movable-side attachment portion.

[0092] <Second socket terminal> The second socket terminal 106 is made of a plate-shaped conductive metal and is formed by pressing. The second socket terminal 106 also has a second fixed-side mounting portion 84, a second board mounting portion 86, a second elastic portion 88, and a second contact portion 118. The second fixed-side mounting portion 84, the second board mounting portion 86, the second elastic portion 88, and the second contact portion 118 are integrated.

[0093] The second contact portion 118 is a portion formed on the Y side (movable housing 102 side) of the second elastic portion 88 of the second socket terminal 106. Specifically, the second contact portion 118 is formed, for example, in the shape of a single flat plate extending in the Z direction and the X direction. When viewed from the Y direction, the second contact portion 118 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a set of two sides along the X direction and another set of two sides along the Z direction.

[0094] A protruding portion (not shown) that protrudes in a trapezoidal shape toward the X side and the -X side is formed on both ends in the X direction and the -Z side of the second contact portion 118. The second contact portion 118 is attached to the movable housing 102 by inserting the protruding portion into the groove 58A in the Z direction. In other words, the second contact portion 118 is also configured as an example of a second movable side attachment portion.

[0095] Furthermore, the second contact portion 118 is sandwiched between the movable housing 102 and the first contact portion 117 in the Y direction. That is, the second contact portion 118 is in contact with the first contact portion 117. Moreover, when viewed from the Y side, the second contact portion 118 is covered by the first contact portion 117 and is configured not to be in contact with the plug terminal 114.

[0096] The first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 are attached to the fixed housing 22, and the first contact portion 117 and the second contact portion 118 are attached to the movable housing 102, thereby forming the socket connector 100. When the socket connector 100 is formed, the second elastic portion 88 overlaps with the first elastic portion 68 when viewed from the Y direction.

[0097] [Action and Effects] Next, the operation and effects of the socket connector 100 of the second embodiment will be described.

[0098] 13 comes into contact with first contact portion 117, thereby establishing electrical continuity between first board 16 (see FIG. 1) and second board 18 (see FIG. 2). In socket connector 100, since it has second socket terminal 106 in addition to first socket terminal 104, the cross-sectional area of ​​the conductive path through which current flows is increased compared to a configuration using one conductive member. For this reason, a large current can flow through first socket terminal 104 and second socket terminal 106 (conductive portion 103).

[0099] Furthermore, since the first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106 exist as separate bodies, the plate thickness of the first socket terminal 104 and the plate thickness of the second socket terminal 106 are each thinner than in a configuration in which the plate thickness of one conductive member is increased to obtain the required cross-sectional area. Here, as described above, the thinner the plate thickness, the greater the amount of deflection of the leaf spring (including the amount of deformation in the torsional direction). Therefore, the first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106 are each easier to deform in the Y direction and the X direction. In other words, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the flexibility of the first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106.

[0100] In addition, by arranging the second elastic portion 88 to overlap the first elastic portion 68 when viewed from the Y direction, it is not necessary to shift the first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106 in the X direction, and therefore it is possible to prevent the socket connector 100 from becoming large in size in the X direction. In other words, in the socket connector 100, a large current can be passed through the first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the flexibility of the first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106, and it is also possible to prevent the socket connector 100 from becoming large in size in the X direction.

[0101] In addition, in the socket connector 100, the first contact portion 117 and the second contact portion 118 are formed in a flat plate shape extending in the Z direction and the X direction, so the gap in the X direction is reduced compared to when the first contact portion 117 and the second contact portion 118 are composed of a plurality of small pieces spaced apart in the X direction. This ensures the area of ​​the cross section of the first contact portion 117 and the second contact portion 118 perpendicular to the Z direction, so that a large current can flow through the first socket terminal 104 and the second socket terminal 106.

[0102] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

[0103] <Modification> 14 shows a modified socket connector 120 as an example of a connector. The socket connector 120 is configured such that the second terminal portion 96 (see FIG. 11) in the socket connector 10 (see FIG. 11) is removed, and the first movable side mounting portion 74 and the second movable side mounting portion 94 are in contact with each other in the Y direction. In other words, in the socket connector 120, only the first terminal portion 76 is in contact with the plug terminal 14. Also, the width in the X direction of the first terminal portion 76 in the socket connector 120 is, as an example, twice the width in the X direction of the first terminal portion 76 in the socket connector 10.

[0104] In the socket connector 120, only the first terminal portion 76 (first contact portion 72) is configured to come into contact with the plug terminal 14, and there is no need to bring the second socket terminal 82 into contact with the plug terminal 14. This makes it possible to make the plug connector 12 smaller in size in the Z direction compared to a configuration in which both the first socket terminal 62 and the second socket terminal 82, which are arranged offset in the Z direction, come into contact with the plug terminal 14. The second socket terminal 82 is electrically connected to the plug terminal 14 through contact between the first movable-side mounting portion 74 and the second movable-side mounting portion 94.

[0105] <Other Modifications> In the socket connector 10, the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 may have a width in one X direction greater than the width in the other X direction. In other words, the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 may be arranged so as to overlap at least partially when viewed from the Y direction. The plate thickness of the first elastic portion 68 and the plate thickness of the second elastic portion 88 may be different. Furthermore, the socket connector 10 may be configured to have no first contact portion 72 and no second contact portion 92, and the first elastic portion 68 and the second elastic portion 88 contact the plug terminal 14.

[0106] In addition, in the socket connector 10, the second terminal portion 96 does not have to be disposed between the multiple first terminal portions 76. In other words, the first terminal portion 76 and the second terminal portion 96 may be arranged side by side in the Y direction and shifted in the Z direction. Furthermore, in the socket connector 10, the first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 may be separated in the Y direction. In addition, in the socket connector 10, the first movable side mounting portion 74 and the second movable side mounting portion 94 may be separated in the Y direction.

[0107] In the socket connector 100, the first contact portion 117 and the second contact portion 118 may be arranged apart in the Y direction. Also, the length of the first contact portion 117 in the Z direction may be shorter than the length of the second contact portion 118 in the Z direction, and the second contact portion 118 and the plug terminal 114 may be in contact with each other. The first contact portion 117 may be configured to come into contact with the second contact portion 118. Furthermore, in the socket connector 100, the first fixed side mounting portion 64 and the second fixed side mounting portion 84 may be spaced apart in the Y direction.

[0108] The number of the conductive parts 60 is not limited to six, and may be one or more than six. The number of the second socket terminals 82, 106 is not limited to one, and may be more than one. When viewed from the Y direction, the second elastic parts 88 may be arranged side by side with the first elastic parts 68 in the X direction. The number of the first elastic parts 68 and the second elastic parts 88 may be one or more than four. The number of the first terminal parts 76 may be more than four. The number of the second terminal parts 96 may be one or more than four. The first fixed side mounting part 64, the first movable side mounting part 74, the second fixed side mounting part 84, and the second movable side mounting part 94 are not limited to those that are attached by press-fitting, and may be those that are attached using an adhesive or a fastening member such as a screw. [Explanation of symbols]

[0109] 10 Socket connector (example of connector) 12 Plug connector (an example of a connection object) 14 Plug terminal (an example of a conductor) 16 First substrate (example of substrate) 22 Fixed housing 24 Movable Housing 60 Conductive portion (an example of conductive means) 62 First socket terminal (an example of a first conductive member) 64 First fixed side mounting part 68 First elastic part 72 1st contact part 74 First movable side mounting part 76 1st terminal section 82 Second socket terminal (an example of another conductive member) 84 Second fixed side mounting part 88 Second elastic part 92 Second contact part 94 Second movable side mounting part 96 2nd terminal section 100 Socket connector (example of connector) 102 Movable housing 103 Conductive portion (an example of conductive means) 104 First socket terminal (an example of another conductive member) 106 Second socket terminal (an example of a conductive member) 112 Plug connector (an example of a connection object) 114 Plug terminal (an example of a conductor part) 117 1st contact part 118 Second contact part 120 Socket connector (example of connector)

Claims

1. a fixed housing fixed to the substrate; a movable housing into which a connection object having a conductor portion is fitted in a fitting direction; A conductive means that is electrically connected to the conductor portion; A connector having The conductive means is a plurality of conductive members each having a first elastic portion that is elastically deformable between the fixed housing and the movable housing and a first fixed side attachment portion that is held by the fixed housing; a plurality of other conductive members each having a second elastic portion that is elastically deformable between the fixed housing and the movable housing and at least a part of which overlaps with the first elastic portion when viewed from the fitting direction, and each having a second fixed side attachment portion that is held by the fixed housing; It consists only of the second fixed-side attachment portion is located closer to the movable housing than the first fixed-side attachment portion in a first orthogonal direction orthogonal to the fitting direction, the one conductive member and the other conductive member constitute a power supply terminal, one of the first conductive members includes a plurality of the first elastic portions arranged at intervals from each other in the fitting direction and a second orthogonal direction orthogonal to the first orthogonal direction, one of the other conductive members includes a plurality of the second elastic portions arranged at intervals from each other in a second orthogonal direction orthogonal to the fitting direction and the first orthogonal direction, In all of the first conductive members and all of the second conductive members, the first conductive members and the second conductive members are configured to be overlapped with each other, an end portion of the one conductive member on the movable housing side serves as a first terminal portion in contact with the conductor portion, an end portion of the other conductive member on the movable housing side serves as a second terminal portion in contact with the conductor portion; A connector in which, when viewed from the first orthogonal direction, the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion are arranged to be offset in the second orthogonal direction.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a gap is formed between the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion.

3. a first contact portion that comes into contact with the conductor portion is formed on the first elastic portion of the one conductive member closer to the movable housing, The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a second contact portion that contacts at least one of the conductor portion and the first contact portion is formed on the movable housing side of the other conductive member relative to the second elastic portion.

4. a width dimension of the first elastic portion in the second orthogonal direction is set to a dimension shorter than a distance in the second orthogonal direction between one of the first elastic portions and another of the first elastic portions arranged adjacent to each other in the second orthogonal direction, A connector as described in claim 1, wherein the width dimension of the second elastic portion in the second orthogonal direction is set to a dimension shorter than the distance in the second orthogonal direction between one second elastic portion and another second elastic portion arranged adjacent to each other in the second orthogonal direction.

5. a fixed housing fixed to the substrate; a movable housing into which a connection object having a conductor portion is fitted in a fitting direction; A conductive means that is electrically connected to the conductor portion; A connector having The conductive means is a conductive member having a first elastic portion that is elastically deformable between the fixed housing and the movable housing, and having a first fixed side attachment portion that is held by the fixed housing; another conductive member that is elastically deformable between the fixed housing and the movable housing, has a second elastic portion that at least partially overlaps with the first elastic portion when viewed from the fitting direction, and has a second fixed side attachment portion that is held by the fixed housing; having the second fixed-side attachment portion is located closer to the movable housing than the first fixed-side attachment portion in a direction perpendicular to the fitting direction, a first contact portion that comes into contact with the conductor portion is formed on the first elastic portion of the one conductive member closer to the movable housing, a second contact portion that is in contact with at least one of the conductor portion and the first contact portion is formed on the other conductive member closer to the movable housing than the second elastic portion, The first contact portion and the second contact portion are formed in a plate shape extending in the mating direction and in a width direction perpendicular to the mating direction.

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