JP2010244792A - Connector extraction tool - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector pulling tool for pulling out a connector without damaging a substrate and the connector is provided.
A connector pulling tool for pulling out a connector inserted perpendicularly to a board, a hook for fixing the connector at an end of the connector, and a screw extending in a direction perpendicular to the board A hook portion having a portion, a guide portion having a hole portion that is in contact with a side surface of the substrate and the connector and through which the screw portion passes, and a handle portion having a handle in which a screw corresponding to the screw portion is cut. The connector is extracted by rotating the handle and pulling out the connector by lifting the hook portion with respect to the substrate via the screw portion. To do.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a connector extraction tool.

  Some communication devices have a backplane and a plurality of substrates that are vertically connected to the backplane. A plug connector is attached to the backplane, and a jack connector is attached to the end of the board to be connected. By connecting the jack connector and the plug connector, the backplane and each substrate are electrically connected.

  In recent years, the signal transmission speed has been increased, and in the above-described jack connector, a structure having a plurality of stages in which a contact module having a signal transmission contact and a shield member are alternately and closely integrated. That is, a structure in which the signal transmission contacts are two-dimensionally arranged is used.

  When such a jack connector is mounted on the board, the jack connector may be pulled out of the board due to repair or the like. At this time, if the jack connector is directly pulled out of the board or the like, stress is applied to the jack connector and the board. Etc., which damages the substrate. Specifically, there are cases where the terminals and through holes of the substrate are destroyed.

  In particular, in the case of a jack connector having a plurality of long and small contacts as described above, the number of terminals of the board to be connected is large, and even a slight stress may damage the board. It was not easy to remove the connector.

JP 2001-319753 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a tool for pulling out a connector having a plurality of long and small terminals, for example, a high-speed transmission jack connector for a backplane mounted on a board from the board without damaging the board. To do.

  The present invention provides a connector pulling tool for pulling out a connector inserted perpendicularly to a board, a hooking part for fixing the connector at an end of the connector, and a screw extending in a direction perpendicular to the board A hook portion having a portion, a guide portion having a hole portion that is in contact with a side surface of the substrate and the connector and through which the screw portion passes, and a handle portion having a handle in which a screw corresponding to the screw portion is cut. The connector is pulled out by rotating the handle and lifting the hook portion with respect to the substrate via the screw portion.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that a groove portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate is provided inside the guide portion, and a convex portion that moves along the groove portion is provided on the hook portion. .

  Further, in the present invention, the hook portion and the guide portion are separable, and after fixing the end portion of the connector to the hooking portion of the hook portion, the hole portion is passed through the screw portion. In addition, the guide portion is inserted so that the groove portion enters the convex portion, and then the screw portion and the handle are connected.

  According to the present invention, a connector having a plurality of long and small terminals, for example, a jack connector for high-speed transmission for a backplane mounted on a board can be pulled out from the board without damaging the board.

Perspective view of jack connector and plug connector Perspective view of jack connector mounted on board Perspective view of the jack connector and plug connector connected The perspective view of the connector extraction tool which concerns on this Embodiment Perspective view of guide part Hook perspective view Explanatory drawing (1) of the extraction method by the connector extraction tool which concerns on this Embodiment Explanatory drawing (2) of the extraction method by the connector extraction tool which concerns on this Embodiment The perspective view of the modification of a hook part

  The form for implementing this invention is demonstrated below.

(connector)
First, the connector that is pulled out by the connector pulling tool of the present embodiment will be described. This connector is a connector for connecting a backplane and a board connected perpendicularly to the backplane.

  The connector 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The connector 10 includes a jack connector 20 and a plug connector 11. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the jack connector 20 and the plug connector 11 on the board surface side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the jack connector 20 connected to the board 16, and FIG. It is a perspective view in the state where plug connector 11 was connected.

  The jack connector 20 is attached to the end of the substrate 16, and the plug connector 11 is attached to the backplane 15. A plurality of jack connectors 20 are arranged at the end of the substrate 16 and are configured to be connected to the corresponding plurality of plug connectors 11 provided on the backplane 15. In addition, the backplane 15 is provided with a plurality of such plug connector groups 11 and can be connected to a plurality of substrates 16.

  The jack connector 20 is a jack connector that supports high-speed transmission. In the housing 21, jack contacts 31a and shield jacks 32 are alternately arranged, and a plurality of stages having this configuration are provided. The jack terminal 31b and the jack contact 31a are electrically connected. On the other hand, the plug connector 11 has the plug contacts 13 and the flat shield plugs 14 arranged alternately inside the housing portion 12, and a plurality of stages of this configuration are provided.

  The plug connector 11 and the jack connector 20 are obtained by inserting the plug contact 13 of the plug connector 11 into the opening 23 of the jack connector 20 and inserting the shield plug 14 of the plug connector 11 into the opening 27 of the jack connector 20. Electrically connected. That is, the plug contact 13 and the jack contact 31 a are fitted and electrically connected, and the shield plug 14 is electrically connected by contacting the shield jack 32.

(Connector extraction tool)
Next, the connector pulling tool according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The connector pulling tool according to the present embodiment includes a guide part 50, a hook part 60, and a handle part 70.

  The guide portion 50 is formed in a U-shape, and as will be described later, a stopper portion 51 in contact with the substrate 16 is provided in the lower portion, and a groove portion 52 extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate 16 is opposed to the stopper portion 51. It is formed on two sides. The groove portion 52 may have an opening as shown in the figure, or may have only a groove without an opening. Further, an upper surface portion is provided on the upper portion of the guide portion 50, and a hole portion 53 for passing a screw portion of a hook portion 60 described later is provided on the upper surface portion.

  Further, the hook portion 60 is formed in an L shape, and a hook portion 61 for hooking a connector to be described later is provided on the lower portion of the hook portion 60, and on both sides of the side portion 62 in the upper portion, A convex portion 63 is provided. This convex part 63 is formed corresponding to the groove part 52 of the guide part 50, and the convex part 63 is comprised so that the groove part 52 can be moved to an up-down direction. Furthermore, a cylindrical screw part 64 is provided on the upper part of the hook part 60, and a screw (male screw) is cut in the screw part 64.

  In addition, the handle part 70 is provided with a connection part 71 and a handle 72, and the handle 72 is configured to rotate with respect to the connection part 71. A screw portion 73 (female screw) corresponding to the screw portion 64 is provided inside the handle 72. In the state shown in FIG. 4, the screw portion 64 of the hook portion 60 penetrates the hole portion 53 of the guide portion 50. Furthermore, the screw part 73 and the screw part 64 of the handle 72 are in a fitted state. In this state, by turning the handle 72, the screw part 64 of the hook part 60 is lifted, and accordingly, the hook part 60 is lifted relative to the guide part 50.

  The connecting portion 71 of the handle portion 70 is in contact with the upper surface of the guide portion 50. The lower portion of the guide portion 50 is in contact with the side surface of the jack connector 20 and is configured so that the hook portion 60 can be lifted without rotating even when the handle 72 is turned.

  Next, a method of pulling out the connector with the connector pulling tool in the present embodiment will be described based on FIGS.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, the connector pulling tool in the present embodiment is fixed to the jack connector 20 mounted on the board 16. The jack connector 20 is attached to the end portion of the substrate 16, and the hook portion 61 of the hook portion 60 is hooked on the lower end portion of the portion 20 a where the jack connector 20 protrudes from the substrate 16. The length L from the inside of the hook portion 61 to the inside of the side portion 62 of the hook portion 60 shown in FIG. 6 is formed corresponding to the height of the jack connector 20 to be pulled out. Is configured to be entered exactly.

  The connector pulling tool is installed by first fixing the jack connector 20 by hooking it to the hooking portion 61 of the hook portion 60, and then passing the screw portion 63 of the hook portion 60 through the hole portion 53 of the guide portion 50. After connecting so that the convex part 63 of the hook part 60 enters the groove part 52 of the guide part 50, the screw part 73 of the handle 72 is then fitted with the screw part 63 of the hook part 60.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the hook portion 60 is lifted relative to the guide portion 50 by turning the handle 72. That is, by turning the handle 72, the screw portion 64 provided on the hook portion 60 is lifted up by the screw portion 73 provided inside the handle 72, whereby the hook portion 60 is moved to the guide portion 50. It is lifted relatively.

  Since the guide portion 50 is in contact with the substrate 16 via the stopper portion 51, the hook portion 60 is relatively lifted by turning the take 72. At this time, the convex part 63 of the hook part 60 moves in the groove part 52 provided in the guide part 50, and the hook part 60 moves upward.

  In this way, when the hook portion 60 is lifted relative to the guide portion 50, the jack connector 20 is lifted relative to the board 16 together with the hook portion 60. As a result, the jack connector 20 can be pulled out from the board 16.

  When the jack connector 20 having a different size is pulled out, the hook portion 60 adjusted to the height of the jack connector 20 from which the length L in the hook portion 60 is pulled out is used. At this time, the length L of the hook portion 60 is adjusted by increasing the thickness of the side portion 62. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the side portion 62 of the hook portion 60 is made thick so that the length of this portion is shortened to the length L1. As a result, even when a connector having a low height is pulled out, the jack connector 20 can be pulled out using the hook portion 60 using the same guide portion 50 and handle portion 70.

  In the present embodiment, since unnecessary stress is not applied to the jack terminal or the like of the jack connector 20, it can be lifted upward and pulled out without damaging the substrate 16. That is, the jack connector 20 can be pulled out without damaging the electrodes and through holes of the substrate 16.

  In this embodiment, the case where the jack connector attached to the board is pulled out has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to the case where a similarly configured plug connector is pulled out.

  As mentioned above, although the form which concerns on implementation of this invention was demonstrated, the said content does not limit the content of invention.

16 board 20 jack connector 50 guide part 51 stopper part 52 groove part 53 hole part 60 hook part 61 hook part 63 convex part 64 screw part 62 side part 70 handle part 71 connection part 72 handle

Claims (3)

In the connector pulling tool for pulling out the connector inserted perpendicular to the board,
A hook portion having a hook portion for fixing the connector at an end portion of the connector, and a screw portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate;
A guide portion in contact with a side surface of the substrate and the connector, and having a hole portion through which the screw portion passes;
A handle portion having a handle in which a screw corresponding to the screw portion is cut;
Have
A connector pulling tool, wherein the connector is pulled by rotating the handle and lifting the hook portion with respect to the substrate via the screw portion.   The groove portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the substrate is provided inside the guide portion, and the hook portion is provided with a convex portion that moves along the groove portion. Connector extraction tool. The hook part and the guide part are separable,
After fixing the end portion of the connector to the hook portion of the hook portion,
The said hole part is penetrated through the said screw part, The said guide part is inserted so that the said groove part may enter into the said convex part, and the said screw part and the said handle are connected after that, The said handle part is characterized by the above-mentioned. Connector extraction tool.

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