Connector having a flexible fitting portion to connect and disconnect two objects
AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorOsamu Hashiguchi
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Abstract
A connector that can satisfy the two requirements of improving workability in connecting and removing the connector, and securing connection strength. A fitting portion of the connector, which is inserted in a hole formed in a FPC, is configured to be flexible. The fitting portion is flexed to thereby make it possible to insert the fitting portion into the hole of the FPC by a small insertion force, and the fitting portion is elongated to thereby make it possible to press two contact portions provided thereon against a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion provided in the hole of the FPC, respectively.
Claims20
A connector that is disposed between a first object to be connected and a second object to be connected, and connects the first object to be connected and the second object to be connected, comprising:
- an insulating member including:
- a first base portion,
- a second base portion arranged in opposed relation to said first base portion,
- a first supporting portion that extends from said first base portion,
- a second supporting portion that extends from said second base portion, and
- a fitting portion that is flexible and is supported by said first supporting portion and said second supporting portion, and is fitted in a hole formed in the first object to be connected;
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- a conductive path provided on said insulating member and including:
- a connection portion that is provided on at least one of said first base portion and said second base portion, and is connected to the second object to be connected,
- a contact portion that is provided on said fitting portion, and is brought into contact with a terminal portion of the first object to be connected, which is provided in an inner surface of the hole, and
- a conductive path-side integral connection portion that integrally connects said connection portion and said contact portion,
- wherein said fitting portion can be switched, by flexing thereof, between a fitted state in which said fitting portion is fitted in the hole such that said contact portion is pressed against the terminal portion, and a removal enabling state in which the fitted state is released such that the first object to be connected can be removed from said fitting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.