TWI233239B - Connector and mobile phone using the same - Google Patents

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TWI233239B
TWI233239B TW092135219A TW92135219A TWI233239B TW I233239 B TWI233239 B TW I233239B TW 092135219 A TW092135219 A TW 092135219A TW 92135219 A TW92135219 A TW 92135219A TW I233239 B TWI233239 B TW I233239B
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket
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    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/778—Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous counter-contacts
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453—Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
    • H01R13/4532—Rotating shutter
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/026—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
    • H04M1/0266—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components for a display module assembly
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2107/00—Four or more poles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/16—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for telephony

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The connector of the present invention is connected to FPC. The connector includes: an insulative socket housing with a terminal-plugging opening approximately rectangular for being plugged into FPC; an insulative lid housing which can be installed on the socket housing in an opened/closed way. The socket housing includes: a lower plate part which extends from the terminal-plugging opening along the plugging direction of the FPC; and a spring-type contact extending along the inner side of the lower-plate part. The lid housing includes: a top plate part opposed to the lower-plate part; a first guiding piece and a second guiding piece installed at both ends of the top plate part. For the connector, the FPC is plugged into the terminal-plugging opening in the state of opening the lid housing, so that the terminal part of the FPC is located at the contact of the spring-type contact. Then, the lid housing is closed, and one side of the FPC is clamped for embedding it into the lower-plate part by the first guiding piece and the second guiding piece of the lid housing, and the terminal part of the FPC applies force toward the spring-type contact through the top-plate part of the lid housing. Therefore, according to the present invention, the direction crossing the plugging direction of FPC can be aligned easily since the first guiding piece and the second guiding piece clamp the FPC.

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1233239 玖、發明說明： 【發明所屬之'技術領域】 本發明係關於一連接有FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit :軟 性印刷電路板）之連接器。 【先前技術】 近年來，電子機器例如於行動電話或數位照相機等領 域，正加速製品之小型化。於如此之電子機器，實設電子 零件或印刷基板。為了連接該等電子零件和印刷基板，大 多使用扁平型且具有柔軟性之FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit)，和該FPC用之連接器。因此，該FPC用連接器被 要求包含實設高度降低（低背化）之超小型化。 為了解決該問題，揭示有一達成低背化，並可防止蓋體 開啟或撓曲而確保對FPC之導通之FPC用連接器。（例如， 參照日本特開2〇〇2_42939號公報） 具體而言，該已揭示之連接器係具備：絕緣性殼體，其 係具有開放在上方之開口部；叉形接點，其係裝設在該殼 體内部且朝向前述開口部延伸；和絕緣性蓋構件，其係裝 設在前述殼體且開閉前述開口部。 該連接器係於旋轉蓋構件時，裝設在蓋構件端緣之加壓 部使FPC對叉形接點之彈性片部側加壓並旋轉。於完全地 關閉該蓋構件時，以叉形接點之固定片部和彈性片部挾持 加壓部與FPC。此時，加壓部係抵接在固定片部之扣合凹 部，但由於扣合在固定片部之檔止件，因此可防止加壓邵 旋轉，而防止蓋構件開啟或撓曲。 89598.doc 1233239 且，於殼體之下板部兩側緣，立設一對引導壁。該等一 對引導壁係嵌''合在形成於蓋構件側緣之凹溝，且限制蓋構 件移動。 如此，先前之FPC用連接器係由於在下板部裝設引導 壁，因此有連接器之構成構件較多，成本較高之問題。 【發明内容】 本發明係為了解決上述問題，其目的在於提供一連接器 及使用其之行動電話，其係簡易之構成且可將FPC容易地 定位。 本發明者為了達成上述目的而反覆致力研究之結果，發 明了用於連接FPC之新型連接器及使用其之行動電話。 更具體而言，本發明係提供如以下者。 (1) 一種連接器，其係連接有FPC者，前述FPC具備：具 有可撓性之帶形絕緣部，和裝設在該絕緣部内部之具有導 電性之配線部，前述配線部具有從前述絕緣部前端露出之 終端部，其具備：絕緣性插座殼體，其係形成有插入前述 FPC之大致矩形終端插入口；和絕緣性蓋殼體，其係裝設 成可於前述插座殼體開閉；前述插座殼體具有：下板部， 其係從前述終端插入口沿著前述FPC之插入方向延伸；和 彈簧形接點，其係沿著該下板部内側延伸；前述蓋殼體具 有：與前述下板部相對之頂板部，和立設在前述頂板部兩 端之第1引導片及第2引導片，藉由於開啟前述蓋殼體之狀 態將前述FPC插入前述終端插入口之方式，使前述FPC之終 端部位於前述彈簧形接點上，藉由關閉前述蓋殼體之方 89598.doc 1233239 式，以前述蓋殼體之第1引導片及第2引導片，一面夾住前 述FPC —面嵌啥在前述下板部，並以前述蓋殼體之頂板部 使前述FPC之終端部朝向前述彈簧形接點施力。 (1) 之發明係將FPC插入終端插入口，使FPC之終端部位 於彈簧形接點上。然後，關閉蓋殼體時，一面以蓋殼體之 第1引導片及第2引導片夾住FPC，一面以蓋殼體之頂板部 使FPC之終端部朝向彈簧形接點施力。 因而，由於以第1引導片和第2引導片夾入FPC，因此可 容易地定位在與FPC之插入方向交叉之方向。因此，可確 實地將FPC連接在彈簧形接點。 且，由於下板部嵌合在蓋殼體之第1引導片和第2引導片 之間，因此可防止蓋殼體對插座殼體之位置偏離。因此， 不須如先前般地在下板部裝設一對引導壁，可將連接器之 構造簡略化。 (2) 如（1)所揭示之連接器，其係前述彈簧形接點具有： 延伸到前述頂板部側之上臂，和延伸到前述下板部側之下 臂，前述蓋殼體之頂板部具有可旋轉地扣合在前述上臂之 支軸，隨著關閉前述蓋殼體之動作，比前述頂板部支軸内 側之端面，係使前述FPC之終端部朝向前述下臂施力，於 關閉前述蓋殼體之狀態，前述蓋殼體之頂板部係與前述 FPC之終端部挾持於前述上臂及前述下臂者。 但是，先前之連接器係於前述蓋構件埋設線。於蓋構件 之兩端部裝設有扣止突起。各扣止突起係扣止在形成於裝 設在殼體之補強件的鎖定溝，於關閉蓋構件之狀態保持。 89598.doc 1233239 以扣止突起和鎖定溝構成鎖定機構。 (2) 之發明係於完全地關閉蓋構件之狀態，以彈簧接點之 上臂和下臂，挾持蓋殼體頂板部與FPC之終端部。因此， 由於可保持蓋殼體關閉狀態，而不須裝設如先前般的鎖定 機構，可將連接器之構造簡略化。 (3) 如（1)或（2)所揭示之連接器，其係前述各彈簧形接點 為4極以上20極以下，對前述終端插入口以0.5 mm節距配 置者。 (4) 一種行動電話，其係具備背光模組者，前述背光模 組係實設如（1)至（3)中任一項所揭示之連接器。 【實施方式】 以下，根據圖式說明本發明之實施型態。 圖1係表示本發明一實施型態相關之連接器1，和連接在 該連接器1之FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit)2之立體圖。然 後，圖1係後述蓋殼體4開啟之狀態。圖2及圖3係連接器1 之剖面圖。 FPC2具備：具有可撓性之帶形絕緣部，和裝設在該絕緣 部内部之具有導電性之配線部。配線部係以由4條銅箔所 形成之導線（芯線）構成，該等導線係從絕緣部之前端内面 側露出而形成終端部11。 連接器1具備：絕緣性插座殼體3，其係形成有插入FPC2 之大致矩形終端插入口 30 ;和絕緣性蓋殼體4，其係裝設 成可在插座殼體3開閉。 插座殼體3具有：下板部32，其係從終端插入口 30沿著 89598.doc -10- 1233239 FPC2之插入方向延伸；彈簧接點5，其係沿著該下板部32 内側延伸；和'補強金具60、70，其係沿著下板部32之兩側 面延伸。 於插座殼體3之下板部32，以特定間隔形成有多數有底 缺口溝3D。於該等有底缺口溝3D内，收容有後述之下臂 52，且容許下臂52朝深度方向彈性變形。 補強金具60、70係以可自由旋轉方式支持蓋殼體4。於 補強金具60、70，形成半U字溝62、72，以該等半U字溝62、 72和插座殼體3之終端插入口 30側之面，夾住後述蓋殼體4 之扣止突起C而支持。此處，插座殼體3之終端插入口 3 0側 之面的一部分係略微突出在半U字溝62、72側，且扣合在 扣止突起C。藉此，蓋殼體4不會從插座殼體3脫落。 彈簧形接點5係C形，壓入在插座殼體3之内部而配置成 特定間隔，且朝向終端插入口 30延伸。具體而言，彈簧形 接點5具有：上臂5 1，其係延伸到蓋殼體4之後述頂板部4C 側；和下臂52，其係延伸到下板部32側。該等彈簧形接點 5係對應FPC2之芯線數，在終端插入口 30配置4極。 上臂51之前端係彎曲在下臂52側，該彎曲部分係當作軸 承受凹部55。另一方面，於下臂52之前端，形成用於在FPC2 之終端部11點接觸之山形突起54。山形突起54係位於比軸 承受凹部5 5後側。 蓋殼體4具有：與下板部32相對之頂板部4C，和立設在 頂板部4C兩端之第1引導片4A及第2引導片4B。藉由該等頂 板部4C、第1引導片4A及第2引導片4B，蓋殼體4形成剖面 89598.doc -11 - 1233239 凹形。 於第1引導片4A及第2引導片4B之基端側，形成薄壁部 42 A、42B。且，第1引導片4 A内侧和第2引導片4B内側之 間隔，係形成比FPC2之寬度略微大。 第1引導片4A及第2引導片4B係關閉蓋殼體4時，以各引 導片4A、4B之内侧嵌合在下板部32，並嵌合在薄壁部 42A、42B形成於插座殼體3之終端插入口 30側的不圖示之 凹部。 且，於蓋殼體4之中間部分貫通支軸8，該支軸8之中從 蓋殼體4突出之部分係當作扣止突起C。 於蓋殼體4，隔開特定間隔將多數缺口溝4D形成梳齒 狀。蓋殼體4具有從該等缺口溝4D—部分地露出之支軸8。 該露出之支軸8係可旋轉地扣合在彈簧形接點5之上臂51 之軸承受凹部55，藉由該等上臂51朝下臂52側施力。且， 比蓋殼體4之頂板部4C之支軸8内側的端面係當作端面E。 以上之連接器1係安裝在將行動電話之背光模組構成於 印刷基板之印刷基板9。具體而言，補強金具60、70之下 端部63、73係焊接在印刷基板9。且，彈簧形接點5之引線 部53係焊接在印刷基板9。 一面參照圖4至圖6說明將FPC2連接在以上之連接器1的 程序。 首先，如圖4所示，從開啟蓋殼體4之狀態，將FPC2裝載 於下板部32且插入終端插入口 30。此時，FPC2之終端部11 前端係將FPC2插入終端插入口 30,至大致抵接在彈簧形接 89598.doc -12- 1233239 點5之上臂51和下臂52分歧的部分。藉此，FPC2之終端部 11係位於彈，形接點5之下臂52之山形突起54上。 接著，如圖5所示，將蓋殼體4朝圖4中逆時鐘方向旋轉。 於是，一面以蓋殼體4之第1引導片4A及第2引導片4B夾住 FPC2，一面以蓋殼體4之頂板部4C之端面E將FPC2之終端 部11朝向彈簧形接點5之下臂52施力。 接著，如圖6所示，進一步旋轉蓋殼體4，將蓋殼體4完 全地關閉。於是，蓋殼體4之頂板部4C係與FPC2之終端部 11挾持在上臂51及下臂52。 即，彈簧形接點5之下臂52之山形突起54,係抵接在FPC2 之終端部11，並將該FPC2朝向上臂51施力。另一方面，彈 簧形接點5之上臂5 1係抵接在蓋殼體4之頂板部4C，並將該 蓋殼體4之頂板部4C朝向下臂52施力。 因而，由於以第1引導片4A和第2引導片4B夾入FPC2之 終端部11，而可容易地定位在與FPC2之插入方向交叉之方 向。因此，可將FPC2確實地連接在彈簧形接點5之下臂52。 且，由於下板部32嵌合在蓋殼體4之第1引導片4A和第2 引導片4B之間，因此可防止蓋殼體4對插座殼體3之位置偏 離。因此，不須如先前般地在下板部裝設一對引導壁，可 將連接器之構造簡略化。 由於將下臂52之山形突起54配置在比扣合於軸承受凹 部55之支軸8後側，因此下臂52係使蓋殼體4朝逆時鐘方向 施力。因此，形成下臂52朝關閉蓋殼體4的方向施力$而 不要如先前般的鎖定機構。 89598.doc -13 - 1233239 然後，本發明並非限定於前述實施型態者，於可達成本 發明之目的时範圍之變形、改良等，均為包含於本發明者。 例如，於前述實施型態，彈簧形接點5為4極，但不限於 此。例如，亦可如圖7 A所示，在連接器1A以0.5 mm節距裝 設10極之彈簧形接點5A，亦可如圖7B所示，在連接器1B 以0.5 mm節距裝設20極之彈簧形接點5B。 且，本發明之技術性思想係連接在連接器之電線不限定 於 FPC，亦可為FFC (Flexible Flat Cable :軟性排線）。 本發明之連接器及使用其之行動電話，具有以下之效 果。 將FPC插入終端插入口，使FPC之終端部位於彈簧形接點 上。然後，關閉蓋殼體時，一面以蓋殼體之第1引導片及 第2引導片夾住FPC，一面以蓋殼體之頂板部使FPC之終端 部朝向彈簧形接點施力。 因而，由於以第1引導片和第2引導片夾住FPC，而可容 易地定位在與FPC之插入方向交叉之方向。因此，可將FPC 確實地連接在彈簧形接點。 且，由於將下板部嵌合在蓋殼體之第1引導片和第2引導 片之間，而可防止蓋殼體對插座殼體之位置偏離。因此， 不須如先前般地在下板部裝設一對引導壁，可將連接器之 構造簡略化。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1係表示本發明一實施型態相關之連揍器和FPC之立 體圖。 89598.doc -14- 1233239 圖2係前述實施型態相關之連接器之剖面圖。 圖3係前述實施型態相關之連接器之剖面圖。 圖4係用於說明將FPC連接在前述實施型態相關之連接 器之程序的插座殼體開啟狀態之連接器剖面圖。 圖5係用於說明將FPC連接在前述實施型態相關之連接 器之程序的插座殼體正在關閉狀態之連接器剖面圖。 圖6係用於說明將FPC連接在前述實施型態相關之連接 器之程序的插座殼體完全地關閉狀態之連接器剖面圖 圖7A係本發明之變形例相關之連接器立體圖。 圖7B係本發明另一變形例相關之連接器立體圖。 【圖式代表符號說明】 卜 ΙΑ、1B 連接器 2 FPC 3 插座殼體 3D 、4D 缺口溝 4 蓋殼體 4A 第1引導片 4B 第2引導片 4C 頂板部 5、 5A、5B 彈簧形接點 8 支軸 9 印刷基板 11 終端部 30 終端插入口 89598.doc -15- 1233239 32 下板部 42A 、42B - 薄壁部 51 上臂 52 下臂 53 引線部 54 山形突起 55 軸承受凹部 60 ^ 70 補強金具 62 ^ 72 半U字溝 63、 73 下端部 C 扣止突起 E 端面 89598.doc -16-1233239 发明 Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a connector to which an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) is connected. [Prior Art] In recent years, electronic devices, such as mobile phones and digital cameras, are accelerating the miniaturization of products. In such an electronic device, an electronic component or a printed circuit board is installed. In order to connect these electronic parts and printed circuit boards, a flat and flexible FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) and a connector for the FPC are mostly used. Therefore, this FPC connector is required to include a miniaturization with a reduced installation height (low profile). In order to solve this problem, there is disclosed an FPC connector that achieves low back and prevents the cover from being opened or flexed to ensure conduction to the FPC. (For example, refer to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-42939.) Specifically, the disclosed connector includes: an insulating case having an opening portion opened upward; and a fork-shaped contact, which is mounted It is provided inside the case and extends toward the opening; and an insulating cover member is installed in the case and opens and closes the opening. When the connector is attached to the cover member, a pressure portion provided at the end edge of the cover member presses and rotates the FPC on the side of the elastic piece portion of the fork contact. When the cover member is completely closed, the pressing portion and the FPC are held by the fixing piece portion and the elastic piece portion of the fork contact. At this time, the pressurizing portion is in contact with the fastening recess of the fixed piece, but the stopper fastened to the fixed piece prevents the pressure from rotating and prevents the lid member from being opened or flexed. 89598.doc 1233239 And, a pair of guide walls are erected on both sides of the lower plate portion of the casing. The pair of guide walls are embedded in the groove formed on the side edge of the cover member, and restrict the cover member from moving. As described above, the conventional FPC connector has a problem that it has a large number of components and a high cost because the guide wall is installed in the lower plate portion. [Summary of the Invention] The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a connector and a mobile phone using the same, which have a simple structure and can easily locate an FPC. The inventors have repeatedly researched in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and have invented a new type of connector for connecting an FPC and a mobile phone using the same. More specifically, the present invention provides the following. (1) A connector to which an FPC is connected. The FPC includes: a flexible band-shaped insulating portion; and a conductive wiring portion provided inside the insulating portion. The terminal portion exposed at the front end of the insulating portion includes an insulating socket housing formed with a substantially rectangular terminal insertion opening into which the FPC is inserted, and an insulating cover housing provided to be opened and closed in the socket housing. The socket housing has: a lower plate portion extending from the terminal insertion opening along the insertion direction of the FPC; and a spring-shaped contact extending along the inside of the lower plate portion; the cover housing has: The top plate portion opposite to the lower plate portion, and the first guide piece and the second guide piece which are erected on both ends of the top plate portion, insert the FPC into the terminal insertion port because the cover case is opened, The terminal part of the FPC is located on the spring-shaped contact, and by closing the cover case 89598.doc 1233239, the first guide piece and the second guide piece of the cover case sandwich the FPC. —Face embedding What is in the lower plate part, and the terminal part of the FPC is biased toward the spring contact with the top plate part of the cover case. (1) The invention is to insert the FPC into the terminal insertion port so that the terminal portion of the FPC is on the spring-shaped contact. Then, when the cover case is closed, the FPC is clamped by the first guide piece and the second guide piece of the cover case, and the terminal portion of the FPC is biased toward the spring-shaped contact with the top plate portion of the cover case. Therefore, since the FPC is sandwiched by the first guide piece and the second guide piece, the FPC can be easily positioned in a direction crossing the insertion direction of the FPC. Therefore, the FPC can be reliably connected to the spring-shaped contact. In addition, since the lower plate portion is fitted between the first guide piece and the second guide piece of the cover case, it is possible to prevent the position of the cover case from deviating from the socket case. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a pair of guide walls in the lower plate portion as before, and the structure of the connector can be simplified. (2) The connector disclosed in (1), wherein the spring-shaped contact has: an upper arm extending to the top plate portion side, and a lower arm extending to the lower plate portion side, and a top plate portion of the cover housing It has a support shaft rotatably fastened to the upper arm. With the closing of the cover housing, the end face of the support shaft of the FPC is forced toward the lower arm than the end face on the inner side of the support shaft of the top plate portion. In the state of the cover case, the top plate portion of the cover case is held by the upper arm and the lower arm with the terminal portion of the FPC. However, the previous connector is an embedded wire of the cover member. Locking protrusions are attached to both ends of the cover member. Each of the locking projections is locked in a locking groove formed in a reinforcing member installed in the casing, and is maintained in a state where the cover member is closed. 89598.doc 1233239 The locking mechanism is composed of a locking protrusion and a locking groove. (2) The invention is a state in which the cover member is completely closed, and the upper and lower arms of the spring contacts hold the top plate portion of the cover case and the terminal portion of the FPC. Therefore, since the cover case can be kept closed, it is not necessary to install a locking mechanism as before, and the structure of the connector can be simplified. (3) The connector as disclosed in (1) or (2), wherein each spring-shaped contact is 4 poles or more and 20 poles or less, and the terminal insertion openings are arranged at a pitch of 0.5 mm. (4) A mobile phone, which is provided with a backlight module, and the aforementioned backlight module is provided with the connector disclosed in any one of (1) to (3). [Embodiment] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector 1 and an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) 2 connected to the connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Then, FIG. 1 shows a state where the cover case 4 is opened as described later. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views of the connector 1. The FPC2 includes a flexible belt-shaped insulating portion and a conductive wiring portion provided inside the insulating portion. The wiring section is composed of four wires (core wires) made of copper foil, and these wires are exposed from the inner side of the front end of the insulating section to form the terminal section 11. The connector 1 includes an insulating socket case 3 formed with a substantially rectangular terminal insertion opening 30 into which the FPC 2 is inserted, and an insulating cover case 4 which is installed to be opened and closed in the socket case 3. The socket housing 3 has: a lower plate portion 32 that extends from the terminal insertion opening 30 along the insertion direction of 89598.doc -10- 1233239 FPC2; a spring contact 5 that extends along the inside of the lower plate portion 32; And 'reinforcing hardware 60, 70, which extend along both sides of the lower plate portion 32. A plurality of bottomed notches 3D are formed in the lower plate portion 32 of the socket housing 3 at specific intervals. In these bottomed notches 3D, a lower arm 52 described later is housed, and the lower arm 52 is allowed to elastically deform in the depth direction. The reinforcement fittings 60 and 70 support the cover case 4 in a freely rotatable manner. Half-U-shaped grooves 62 and 72 are formed on the reinforcing fittings 60 and 70, and the half-U-shaped grooves 62 and 72 and the terminal insertion opening 30 side surface of the socket housing 3 are clamped to clamp the cover housing 4 described later Supported by protrusion C. Here, a part of the surface of the terminal insertion opening 30 side of the socket housing 3 protrudes slightly on the side of the half U-shaped grooves 62 and 72, and is fastened to the locking protrusion C. Thereby, the cover case 4 does not fall off from the socket case 3. The spring-shaped contacts 5 are C-shaped, are pressed into the socket housing 3, are arranged at a specific interval, and extend toward the terminal insertion opening 30. Specifically, the spring-shaped contact 5 includes an upper arm 51 that extends to the top plate portion 4C side described later in the cover case 4, and a lower arm 52 that extends to the lower plate portion 32 side. These spring-shaped contacts 5 correspond to the number of core wires of FPC2, and 4 poles are arranged in the terminal insertion port 30. The front end of the upper arm 51 is bent on the lower arm 52 side, and this bent portion serves as a shaft receiving recess 55. On the other hand, at the front end of the lower arm 52, a mountain-shaped protrusion 54 is formed for 11-point contact at the terminal portion of the FPC2. The mountain-shaped protrusion 54 is located on the rear side of the shaft receiving recess 55. The cover case 4 includes a top plate portion 4C facing the lower plate portion 32, and first guide pieces 4A and second guide pieces 4B standing at both ends of the top plate portion 4C. With the top plate portion 4C, the first guide piece 4A, and the second guide piece 4B, the cover case 4 has a concave shape in section 89598.doc -11-1233239. Thin-walled portions 42 A and 42B are formed on the proximal end sides of the first guide piece 4A and the second guide piece 4B. The distance between the inside of the first guide piece 4A and the inside of the second guide piece 4B is slightly larger than the width of the FPC2. The first guide piece 4A and the second guide piece 4B are fitted to the lower plate portion 32 with the inside of each of the guide pieces 4A and 4B, and are fitted to the thin-walled portions 42A and 42B to form the socket housing when the cover case 4 is closed. A recessed portion (not shown) on the side of the terminal insertion opening 30 of 3 is shown. Further, a support shaft 8 is penetrated in a middle portion of the cover case 4, and a portion of the support shaft 8 protruding from the cover case 4 is used as a locking projection C. A plurality of notch grooves 4D are formed in the cover case 4 in a comb-tooth shape at a certain interval. The cover housing 4 has a support shaft 8 partially exposed from the notches 4D. The exposed support shaft 8 is rotatably fastened to the bearing receiving recess 55 of the arm 51 above the spring-shaped contact 5, and the upper arm 51 is biased toward the lower arm 52 side. The end surface on the inner side of the support shaft 8 than the top plate portion 4C of the cover case 4 is referred to as an end surface E. The above-mentioned connector 1 is a printed circuit board 9 on which a backlight module of a mobile phone is formed on a printed circuit board. Specifically, the lower end portions 63 and 73 of the reinforcing fittings 60 and 70 are soldered to the printed circuit board 9. The lead portion 53 of the spring-shaped contact 5 is soldered to the printed circuit board 9. A procedure for connecting the FPC 2 to the above connector 1 will be described with reference to Figs. 4 to 6. First, as shown in FIG. 4, from a state where the cover case 4 is opened, the FPC 2 is loaded on the lower plate portion 32 and inserted into the terminal insertion port 30. At this time, the front end of the terminal portion 11 of the FPC2 is a portion where the FPC2 is inserted into the terminal insertion opening 30 to approximately abut the spring-shaped connection 89598.doc -12- 1233239 point 5 where the upper arm 51 and the lower arm 52 diverge. As a result, the terminal portion 11 of the FPC 2 is located on the mountain-shaped protrusion 54 of the arm 52 below the elastic contact 5. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the cover case 4 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4. Thus, the FPC 2 is sandwiched by the first guide piece 4A and the second guide piece 4B of the cover case 4, and the end portion 11 of the FPC 2 is directed toward the spring-shaped contact 5 by the end face E of the top plate portion 4C of the cover case 4. The lower arm 52 exerts a force. Next, as shown in Fig. 6, the cover case 4 is further rotated to completely close the cover case 4. Then, the top plate portion 4C of the cover case 4 and the terminal portion 11 of the FPC 2 are held by the upper arm 51 and the lower arm 52. That is, the mountain-shaped protrusion 54 of the lower arm 52 of the spring-shaped contact 5 abuts on the terminal portion 11 of the FPC 2 and biases the FPC 2 toward the upper arm 51. On the other hand, the upper arm 51 of the spring-shaped contact 5 abuts on the top plate portion 4C of the cover case 4, and biases the top plate portion 4C of the cover case 4 toward the lower arm 52. Therefore, since the terminal portion 11 of the FPC2 is sandwiched by the first guide piece 4A and the second guide piece 4B, it can be easily positioned in a direction crossing the insertion direction of the FPC2. Therefore, the FPC 2 can be reliably connected to the arm 52 below the spring-shaped contact 5. Furthermore, since the lower plate portion 32 is fitted between the first guide piece 4A and the second guide piece 4B of the cover case 4, the position of the cover case 4 from being deviated from the socket case 3 can be prevented. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a pair of guide walls in the lower plate portion as before, and the structure of the connector can be simplified. Since the mountain-shaped protrusion 54 of the lower arm 52 is disposed on the rear side of the support shaft 8 which is engaged with the bearing receiving recessed portion 55, the lower arm 52 biases the cover housing 4 in the counterclockwise direction. Therefore, the lower arm 52 is formed to apply a force $ in the direction of closing the cover case 4 without the locking mechanism as before. 89598.doc -13-1233239 However, the present invention is not limited to those described in the foregoing embodiments. Variations and improvements within the scope of the invention when it can achieve the purpose of the invention are included in the present inventor. For example, in the foregoing embodiment, the spring-shaped contact 5 has four poles, but is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, a 10-pole spring-shaped contact 5A can be installed at a 0.5 mm pitch on the connector 1A, or as shown in FIG. 7B, a 0.5 mm pitch can be installed on the connector 1B. 20-pole spring-shaped contact 5B. In addition, the technical idea of the present invention is that the electric wire connected to the connector is not limited to FPC, and may be FFC (Flexible Flat Cable). The connector of the present invention and a mobile phone using the same have the following effects. Insert the FPC into the terminal insertion port so that the terminal part of the FPC is on the spring-shaped contact. Then, when the cover case is closed, the FPC is clamped by the first guide piece and the second guide piece of the cover case, and the terminal portion of the FPC is biased toward the spring-shaped contact with the top plate portion of the cover case. Therefore, since the FPC is sandwiched between the first guide piece and the second guide piece, the FPC can be easily positioned in a direction crossing the insertion direction of the FPC. Therefore, the FPC can be reliably connected to the spring-shaped contact. Further, since the lower plate portion is fitted between the first guide piece and the second guide piece of the cover case, it is possible to prevent the position of the cover case from deviating from the socket case. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a pair of guide walls in the lower plate portion as before, and the structure of the connector can be simplified. [Brief Description of the Drawings] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a flail and an FPC according to an embodiment of the present invention. 89598.doc -14- 1233239 Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the connector related to the aforementioned embodiment. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the connector related to the foregoing embodiment. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the connector for explaining the opened state of the socket housing of the procedure for connecting the FPC to the connector related to the aforementioned embodiment. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the connector for explaining the procedure of connecting the FPC to the connector related to the aforementioned embodiment in a state in which the socket housing is closed. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the connector for explaining the procedure of connecting the FPC to the connector of the connector related to the aforementioned embodiment in a completely closed state. Fig. 7A is a perspective view of the connector according to a modification of the present invention. FIG. 7B is a perspective view of a connector according to another modification of the present invention. [Illustration of Symbols] IA, 1B connector 2 FPC 3 socket housing 3D, 4D notch groove 4 cover housing 4A first guide piece 4B second guide piece 4C top plate portion 5, 5A, 5B spring contact 8 support shafts 9 printed circuit board 11 terminal section 30 terminal insertion port 89598.doc -15- 1233239 32 lower plate sections 42A, 42B-thin wall section 51 upper arm 52 lower arm 53 lead section 54 mountain protrusion 55 bearing receiving recess 60 ^ 70 reinforcement Gold fitting 62 ^ 72 half U-shaped groove 63, 73 lower end C buckle protrusion E end face 89598.doc -16-

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1233239 拾、申請專利範圍： 1. 一種連接器〜，其係連接FPC者；且 前述FPC具備：具有可撓性之帶形絕緣部，及裝設在 該絕緣部内部之具有導電性之配線部；前述配線部具有 從前述絕緣部前端露出之終端部； 其具備：絕緣性插座殼體，其係形成有插入前述FPC 之大致矩形終端插入口；及絕緣性蓋殼體，其係可開閉 地裝設於前述插座殼體； 前述插座殼體具有：下板部，其係從前述終端插入口 沿著前述FPC之插入方向延伸；及彈簧形接點，其係沿 著該下板部内側延伸； 前述蓋殼體具有：與前述下板部相對之頂板部，及立 設在前述頂板部兩端之第1引導片及第2引導片▽ 藉由於開啟前述蓋殼體之狀態將前述FPC插入前述終 端插入口，使前述FPC之終端部位於前述彈簧形接點 上，藉由關閉前述蓋殼體，以前述蓋殼體之第1引導片及 第2引導片一面夾住前述FPC —面嵌合在前述下板部，並 以前述蓋殼體之頂板部使前述FPC之終端部朝向前述彈 簧形接點施力。 2. 如申請專利範圍第1項之連接器，其中前述彈簧形接點具 有：延伸到前述頂板部側之上臂；及延伸到前述下板部 側之下臂； 前述蓋殼體之頂板部具有可轉動地扣合在前述上臂之 支軸； 89598.doc 1233239 隨著關閉前述蓋殼體之動作，比前述頂板部支軸内側 之端面使前-述FPC之終端部朝向前述下臂施力； 於關閉前述蓋殼體之狀態，前述蓋殼體之頂板部_與 前述FPC之終端部為前述上臂及前述下臂所挾持。 3. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項之連接器，其中前述各彈簧形 接點為4極以上20極以下，對前述終端插入口以0.5 mm 間距配置。 4. 一種行動電話，其係具備背光模組者；且 前述背光模組安裝有申請專利範圍第1或2項之連接 器。 89598.doc1233239 Scope of patent application: 1. A connector ~, which is connected to an FPC; and the FPC includes: a flexible belt-shaped insulating portion, and a conductive wiring portion installed inside the insulating portion The wiring portion has a terminal portion exposed from the front end of the insulating portion; the terminal portion includes an insulating socket housing formed with a substantially rectangular terminal insertion opening into which the FPC is inserted; and an insulating cover housing opened and closed. Mounted on the socket housing; the socket housing has: a lower plate portion extending from the terminal insertion opening along the FPC insertion direction; and a spring-shaped contact extending along the inside of the lower plate portion The cover case includes: a top plate portion opposite to the lower plate portion, and first guide pieces and second guide pieces erected at both ends of the top plate portion. The FPC is inserted due to the state in which the cover case is opened. The terminal insertion port is such that the terminal portion of the FPC is located on the spring-shaped contact, and by closing the cover case, the first guide piece and the second guide piece of the cover case sandwich the FPC. In the lower surface of the fitting plate portion, the top plate and the lid portion to the housing so that the terminal portion of the FPC toward the contacts of the spring-shaped urging. 2. The connector according to item 1 of the patent application, wherein the spring-shaped contact has: an upper arm extending to the top plate portion side; and a lower arm extending to the lower plate portion side; the top plate portion of the cover housing has Rotatably fastened to the pivot of the upper arm; 89598.doc 1233239 With the action of closing the cover housing, the end portion of the front-end FPC is biased toward the lower arm than the end face inside the pivot of the top plate portion; In a state where the cover case is closed, the top plate portion of the cover case_ and the terminal portion of the FPC are held by the upper arm and the lower arm. 3. For the connector in the scope of patent application No. 1 or 2, in which the aforementioned spring-shaped contacts are 4 poles or more and 20 poles or less, the terminal insertion openings are arranged at a pitch of 0.5 mm. 4. A mobile phone, which is provided with a backlight module; and the aforementioned backlight module is installed with a connector in the scope of patent application No. 1 or 2. 89598.doc
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