WO2024252890A1 - Electronic device - Google Patents
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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
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- H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
- H01R12/69—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal deformable terminals, e.g. crimping terminals
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- H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
- H05K3/30—Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistors
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- the present invention relates to electronic devices.
- Electronic devices are electrically connected to the printed circuit board via terminals.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic device that includes an electronic device main body, a terminal having an elastically deformable press-fit portion, and a printed circuit board having an insertion hole, and in which the press-fit portion inserted into the insertion hole presses against the inner peripheral wall of the insertion hole, thereby pressing and fixing the terminal into the insertion hole.
- the terminal has a flat shape, and the direction in which the terminal extends is the longitudinal direction, and the direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction and the plate thickness direction is the lateral direction.
- a hole is provided at the center of the longitudinal direction and at the center of the lateral direction, and the press-fit portion is formed by widening the hole in both the lateral direction on one side and the lateral direction on the other side, so that the lateral width is wider than the lateral width of the longitudinal end portion.
- Patent Document 2 discloses an electronic device that includes an electronic device main body, a terminal, and a printed circuit board with an insertion hole, and in which the terminal and the printed circuit board are electrically connected by inserting the terminal into the insertion hole.
- the terminal has a flat plate shape, with the direction in which the terminal extends being the longitudinal direction and the direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction and the plate thickness direction being the transverse direction, and the terminal has a straight portion extending in the longitudinal direction and a curved portion formed by bending the tip portion located further forward than the straight portion into a curved shape.
- the press-fit portion has a wider width in the short direction perpendicular to the plate thickness direction, and when the terminal is pressed into and fixed in the insertion hole, the press-fit portion is less likely to elastically deform, and the press-fit portion cannot press the inner wall of the insertion hole with sufficient force. For example, if the weight balance of the electronic device body is poor, the terminal may shift relative to the insertion hole, and the electronic device body may easily fall off or shift.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can prevent the electronic device body from falling off or becoming misaligned.
- an electronic device comprises: An electronic component body; a printed circuit board having an insertion hole, the inner peripheral wall of the insertion hole exhibiting electrical conductivity; a terminal having a flat plate shape and extending so as to be inserted into the insertion hole with a first direction from the electronic component body side toward the printed circuit board side as an insertion direction; Equipped with The terminal is a first pressing portion pressing the inner peripheral wall from a center side of the insertion hole toward one side in a plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape; A second pressing portion presses the inner peripheral wall from the center side of the insertion hole toward the other side in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape.
- the present invention makes it possible to prevent the electronic device body from falling off or becoming misaligned.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of terminals and the like which are part of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a front view of an electronic device according to a modified example.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of terminals and the like which are part of an electronic device in a modified example.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis are depicted.
- the left-right direction is referred to as the X-direction
- the right direction is referred to as the right side or the "+X direction”
- the left direction is referred to as the left side or the "-X direction”.
- the up-down direction is referred to as the Y-direction
- the up direction is referred to as the upper side or the "+Y direction”
- the down direction is referred to as the lower side or the "-Y direction”.
- the depth direction perpendicular to the paper surface is referred to as the Z-direction
- the front direction is referred to as the front side or the "+Z direction”
- the back direction is referred to as the back side or the "-Z direction”.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- electronic device 100 includes electronic component 1, a case (not shown), and a printed circuit board 3.
- electronic component 1 is a potentiometer that outputs a voltage corresponding to the amount of mechanical displacement of the rotation of an input shaft, and a rotary encoder that converts the amount of mechanical displacement of the rotation of an input shaft into a digital amount.
- the electronic component 1 has an electronic component body 12 , a bearing portion 13 , an input shaft 15 , and a terminal 16 .
- the electronic component body 12 has a housing-like external shape and has an upper surface 12a, a lower surface 12b, a right side surface 12c, a left side surface 12d, a front surface 12e, and a rear surface 12f. Note that the interior of the electronic component body 12 is omitted in Figures 1 and 2.
- the electronic component 1 has three terminals 16. As shown in FIG. 1, the three terminals 16 are arranged on the top surface 12a so as to be aligned in the X direction (left-right direction). Each of the three terminals 16 extends in the Y direction (up-down direction), which is the direction from the electronic component body 12 side toward the printed circuit board 3 side.
- the Y direction (up-down direction) in FIG. 1 corresponds to the "first direction" in this disclosure.
- the printed circuit board 3 has three insertion holes 36 (described later) arranged corresponding to the three terminals 16, respectively.
- the insertion holes 36 have an inner peripheral wall 36a (described later).
- the insertion holes 36 penetrate in the vertical direction (Y direction).
- Each of the three terminals 16 extends so as to be inserted into the insertion hole 36.
- the three terminals 16 have the same shape as each other.
- the three insertion holes 36 also have the same shape as each other. In the following explanation, one terminal 16 and one insertion hole 36 corresponding to that one terminal 16 will be explained as a representative of the three terminals 16 and the three insertion holes 36.
- terminal 16 is made of a conductive spring material.
- Terminal 16 has a flat plate shape.
- the flat plate shape has a longitudinal direction in the Y direction (first direction) and a transverse direction in the X direction perpendicular to both the Y direction and the plate thickness direction.
- the X direction (left-right direction) in FIG. 1 corresponds to the "second direction" of this disclosure.
- the Z direction (depth direction) in FIG. 1 corresponds to the plate thickness direction.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing terminals and the like that are part of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention. Note that the electronic component body is omitted in FIG. 3.
- the terminal 16 extends in the Y direction (longitudinal direction) from the electronic component body 12 (see FIG. 2) side toward the printed circuit board 3 side.
- the terminal 16 has a longitudinal center portion 161, a base end portion 162 located closer to the electronic component body 12 side (-Y direction) than the longitudinal center portion 161, and a tip end portion 163 located on the opposite side of the electronic component body 12 side (+Y direction) from the longitudinal center portion 161.
- the base end portion 162 is fixed to the electronic component body 12.
- the longitudinal center portion 161 has a slit 17 that extends in the longitudinal direction and divides the longitudinal center portion 161 in the lateral direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the longitudinal center portion 161 is divided by the slit 17 into two portions: a lateral side portion 161R arranged on one lateral side, and a lateral side portion 161L arranged on the other lateral side.
- the portion 161R on one side in the short direction has a first pressing portion 161R-1 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward one side in the plate thickness direction (+Z direction).
- the first pressing portion 161R-1 has a bent portion 161R-1a that is bent toward one side in the plate thickness direction (+Z direction).
- the curvature of the bent portion 161R-1a is constant. Note that the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
- the portion 161L on the other side in the short direction has a second pressing portion 161L-2 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward the other side in the plate thickness direction (-Z direction).
- the second pressing portion 161L-2 has a bent portion 161L-2a that is bent toward the other side in the plate thickness direction (-Z direction).
- the curvature of the bent portion 161L-2a is constant. Note that the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161L-2a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side, similar to the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a.
- the curvature of the base end side of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
- the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a is made greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
- the terminal 16 can be considered as a "cantilever beam" with the base end 162 being a fixed end fixed to the electronic component body 12 and the tip end 163 being a free end.
- the bent portion 161R-1a When the bent portion 161R-1a is inserted into the insertion hole 36, it is elastically deformed (rebounds). The bent portion 161R-1a then presses against the inner circumferential wall 36a due to its restoring force. As the bent portion 161R-1a presses against the inner circumferential wall 36a, the bent portion 161R-1a receives a reaction force from the inner circumferential wall 36a. As a result, a moment load due to the reaction force is applied to the base end 162.
- the moment load applied to the base end 162 decreases the closer the position receiving the reaction force is to the base end 162. In other words, the closer the position receiving the reaction force is to the base end 162, the more it is possible to limit the moment load applied to the base end 162 to a maximum allowable value or less.
- the pressing force of the bent portion 161R-1a against the inner peripheral wall 36a can be made larger than the pressing force when the position receiving the reaction force is farther from the base end 162.
- the position where the bent portion 161R-1a receives the reaction force from the inner peripheral wall 36a can be brought closer to the base end 162, so that the pressing force of the bent portion 161R-1a against the inner peripheral wall 36a can be made larger.
- the frictional force between the bent portion 161R-1a and the inner peripheral wall 36a increases depending on the magnitude of the pressing force.
- the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a is made larger than the curvature of the tip end side.
- the protrusion amount (protrusion amount of the convex portion) and curvature of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a when they are curved toward the inner circumferential wall 36a are set based on the results and evaluations of experiments and simulations.
- the case accommodates the electronic component body 12.
- the case is box-shaped with an opening in the +Y direction (upward), and has a bottom wall, a right side wall, a left side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall.
- the front wall faces the front face 12e of the electronic component body 12 in the Z direction (depth direction).
- the front wall has an insertion hole (not shown) that passes through in the Z direction (depth direction).
- a nut (not shown) is screwed onto the bolt.
- the electronic component body 12 is fastened to the front wall by the bolt and nut.
- the printed circuit board 3 has three insertion holes 36 arranged corresponding to the three terminals 16.
- the first pressing portion 161R-1 is in elastic contact with the inner peripheral wall 36a of the insertion hole 36.
- the first pressing portion 161R-1 is pushed back from the inner peripheral wall 36a, and a frictional force is generated between the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the inner peripheral wall 36a.
- the second pressing portion 161L-2 is in elastic contact with the inner peripheral wall 36a.
- the second pressing portion 161L-2 is pushed back from the inner peripheral wall 36a, and a frictional force is generated between the second pressing portion 161L-2 and the inner peripheral wall 36a.
- the movement of the electronic component body 12 relative to the printed circuit board 3 is suppressed, and it is possible to prevent the electronic component body 12 from falling off or becoming displaced.
- the amount of displacement is small.
- the terminals 16 may be fixed to the periphery of the insertion holes 36 using, for example, reflow soldering.
- the printed circuit board 3 and the electronic component body 12 are positioned so that the three insertion holes 36 and the three terminals 16 face each other in the Y direction.
- each of the three terminals 16 is inserted into the insertion hole 36.
- the first pressing portion 161R-1 presses the inner wall 36a from the center of the insertion hole 36 toward one side in the plate thickness direction (+Z direction) due to its restoring force.
- the second pressing portion 161L-2 is pressed by the inner peripheral wall 36a toward the center of the insertion hole 36 against the restoring force. As a result, the second pressing portion 161L-2 presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center of the insertion hole 36 toward the other side in the plate thickness direction (-Z direction) due to the restoring force.
- the terminals 16 can be inserted into the insertion holes 36 from the Y direction, which improves the ease of assembling the electronic component body 12 and the printed circuit board 3.
- the electronic device 100 in the above embodiment includes an electronic component body 12, a printed circuit board 3 having an insertion hole 36 and an inner peripheral wall 36a of the insertion hole 36 that exhibits electrical conductivity, and a terminal 16 having a flat plate shape and extending so as to be inserted into the insertion hole 36 with a first direction from the electronic component body 12 side toward the printed circuit board 3 side as an insertion direction, the terminal 16 having a first pressing portion 161R-1 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward one side in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape, and a second pressing portion 161L-2 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward the other side in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape.
- the first pressing portion 161R-1 comes into elastic contact with the inner wall 36a of the insertion hole 36, and the first pressing portion 161R-1 is pushed back from the inner wall 36a, generating a frictional force between the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the inner wall 36a.
- the second pressing portion 161L-2 comes into elastic contact with the inner wall 36a, and the second pressing portion 161L-2 is pushed back from the inner wall 36a, generating a frictional force between the second pressing portion 161L-2 and the inner wall 36a.
- the flat shape has a first direction as the longitudinal direction and a second direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the plate thickness direction as the transverse direction
- the terminal 16 has a longitudinal central portion 161, a base end portion 162 located closer to the electronic component body 12 than the longitudinal central portion 161, and a tip end portion 163 located on the opposite side of the electronic component body 12 from the longitudinal central portion 161, the longitudinal central portion 161 having a slit 17 extending in the longitudinal direction and dividing the longitudinal central portion 161 in the transverse direction
- each of the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the second pressing portion 161L-2 is a portion divided by the slit 17 and has bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a bent in the plate thickness direction.
- first pressing portion 161R-1 and the second pressing portion 161L-2 to be easily manufactured by, for example, a slitting process for providing a slit 17 in the longitudinal center portion 161 and a bending process for bending the portion 161R on one side in the lateral direction and the portion 161L on the other side in the lateral direction, respectively, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the terminal 16.
- the first pressing portion 161R-1 is disposed on one side of the short side of the area divided into two by the slit 17
- the second pressing portion 161L-2 is disposed on the other side of the short side of the area divided into two by the slit 17. Furthermore, since each of the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the second pressing portion 161L-2 can be manufactured by bending one side of the short side to one side in the plate thickness direction and bending the other side of the short side to the other side in the plate thickness direction, it becomes possible to manufacture the terminal 16 more easily.
- the curvature of the base end 162 side of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a is greater than the curvature of the tip end 163 side. This allows the position at which the bent portion 161R-1a receives a reaction force from the inner circumferential wall 36a to be closer to the base end 162, making it possible to increase the pressing force with which the bent portion 161R-1a presses the inner circumferential wall 36a.
- the electronic component body 12 becomes less likely to fall off or become displaced.
- the curvature of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a is constant. Also, the curvature of the base end side of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a is greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
- each of the bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a has a corner, a base end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the base end 162, and a tip end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the tip end 163, and the angle of the base end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction) is greater than the angle of the tip end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction).
- the positions at which the bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a receive a reaction force from the inner circumferential wall 36a can be brought closer to the base end 162, making it possible to increase the pressing force with which the bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a press against the inner circumferential wall 36a.
- the electronic component body 12 Since the frictional force between the bent portion 161R-1a and the inner circumferential wall 36a and the frictional force between the bent portion 161L-2a and the inner circumferential wall 36a increase depending on the magnitude of the pressing force, the electronic component body 12 is less likely to fall off or become misaligned.
- the insertion hole 36 penetrates in the vertical direction (Y direction) and the terminal 16 extends to pass through the insertion hole 36, but the present disclosure is not limited to this.
- a fitting hole having an opening that opens upward and a bottom surface may be used. In this case, the terminal 16 is inserted through the opening to a position near the bottom surface.
- Fig. 4 is a front view of the electronic device according to the modified example.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing terminals and the like that are part of the electronic device according to the modified example.
- the longitudinal center portion 161 is divided into two by the slit 17.
- a first pressing portion 161R-1 is disposed in the portion 161R on one side in the short direction of the two portions divided by the slit 17, and a second pressing portion 161L-2 is disposed in the portion 161L on the other side in the short direction of the two portions divided by the slit 17.
- the longitudinal center portion 161 is divided into three by the slit 17.
- a first pressing portion 161C-1 is disposed in the central portion 161C in the short direction of the three portions divided by the slit 17, and a second pressing portion 161S-2 is disposed in each of the portions 161S on both sides in the short direction of the three portions divided by the slit 17.
- a support structure similar to "support at both ends” is achieved in which a "central concentrated load” that is a reaction force F1 applied to the central position in the short direction is supported by a reaction force F2 applied to both sides of the central position.
- the curvature of each of the bent portion 161C-1a of the first pressing portion 161C-1 and the bent portion 161S-2a of the second pressing portion 161S-2 may be constant, and the curvature of the base end side of each of the bent portions 161C-1a and 161S-2a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
- each of the bent portions 161C-1a, 161S-2a has a corner, a base end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the base end 162, and a tip end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the tip end 163, and the angle of the base end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction) may be greater than the angle of the tip end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction).
- the present invention is suitable for use in electronic devices that require preventing misalignment of electronic components.
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本発明は、電子機器に関する。 The present invention relates to electronic devices.
電子機器は、端子によりプリント基板に電気的に接続される。 Electronic devices are electrically connected to the printed circuit board via terminals.
例えば、特許文献1には、電子機器本体と、弾性変形可能なプレスフィット部を有する端子と、挿入孔を有するプリント基板と、を備え、挿入孔に挿入されたプレスフィット部が挿入孔の内周壁を押圧することにより、端子が挿入孔に圧入・固定される電子機器が開示されている。 For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic device that includes an electronic device main body, a terminal having an elastically deformable press-fit portion, and a printed circuit board having an insertion hole, and in which the press-fit portion inserted into the insertion hole presses against the inner peripheral wall of the insertion hole, thereby pressing and fixing the terminal into the insertion hole.
特許文献1において、端子は平板形状を有し、平板形状は、端子が延在する方向を長手方向とし、長手方向および板厚方向のそれぞれに対して直交する方向を短手方向としており、長手方向中央部の位置であって、かつ、短手方向中央部の位置に穴が設けられ、プレスフィット部は、穴を短手方向一側および短手方向他側のそれぞれの方向に広げることにより、その短手方向の幅を長手方向端部の短手方向の幅よりも広げたものである。 In Patent Document 1, the terminal has a flat shape, and the direction in which the terminal extends is the longitudinal direction, and the direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction and the plate thickness direction is the lateral direction. A hole is provided at the center of the longitudinal direction and at the center of the lateral direction, and the press-fit portion is formed by widening the hole in both the lateral direction on one side and the lateral direction on the other side, so that the lateral width is wider than the lateral width of the longitudinal end portion.
また、例えば、特許文献2には、電子機器本体と、端子と、挿入孔を有するプリント基板と、を備え、端子を挿入孔に挿入することで、端子とプリント基板とが電気的に接続される電子機器が開示されている。 For example, Patent Document 2 discloses an electronic device that includes an electronic device main body, a terminal, and a printed circuit board with an insertion hole, and in which the terminal and the printed circuit board are electrically connected by inserting the terminal into the insertion hole.
特許文献2においては、端子は平板形状を有し、平板形状は、端子が延在する方向を長手方向とし、長手方向および板厚方向のそれぞれに対して直交する方向を短手方向としており、端子は、長手方向に延在する直線部と、直線部よりも先端に位置する先端部を湾曲状に曲げることに形成された湾曲部とを有している。端子とプリント基板とを電気的に接続する場合、直線部の一部と湾曲部とが挿入孔に挿入される。 In Patent Document 2, the terminal has a flat plate shape, with the direction in which the terminal extends being the longitudinal direction and the direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction and the plate thickness direction being the transverse direction, and the terminal has a straight portion extending in the longitudinal direction and a curved portion formed by bending the tip portion located further forward than the straight portion into a curved shape. When electrically connecting the terminal to the printed circuit board, a part of the straight portion and the curved portion are inserted into the insertion hole.
ところで、特許文献1に開示された電子機器では、プレスフィット部が板厚方向と直交する短手方向の幅を広げたものであって、端子を挿入孔に圧入・固定した際に、プレスフィット部が弾性変形し難く、プレスフィット部が十分な力で挿入孔の内周壁を押圧することができないため、例えば、電子機器本体の重量バランスが悪い場合、挿入孔に対する端子のズレが発生し、電子機器本体が脱落やズレを起こしやすいという問題がある。 In the electronic device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the press-fit portion has a wider width in the short direction perpendicular to the plate thickness direction, and when the terminal is pressed into and fixed in the insertion hole, the press-fit portion is less likely to elastically deform, and the press-fit portion cannot press the inner wall of the insertion hole with sufficient force. For example, if the weight balance of the electronic device body is poor, the terminal may shift relative to the insertion hole, and the electronic device body may easily fall off or shift.
また、特許文献2に開示された電子機器では、直線部の一部と湾曲部とが挿入孔に挿入される状態では、湾曲部の復元力により、互いに形状が異なる湾曲部と直線部とのそれぞれが挿入孔の内周壁一側と内周壁他側とを押圧するため、内周壁を同じような力で押圧するのが困難となる。これにより、十分な力で挿入孔の内周壁を押圧することができない場合が生じ、例えば、電子機器本体の重量バランスが悪い場合、挿入孔に対する端子のズレが発生し、電子機器本体が脱落や位置ズレを起こしやすいという問題がある。問題がある。 In addition, in the electronic device disclosed in Patent Document 2, when a part of the straight portion and the curved portion are inserted into the insertion hole, the restoring force of the curved portion causes the curved portion and the straight portion, which have different shapes, to press one side and the other side of the inner wall of the insertion hole, respectively, making it difficult to press the inner wall with the same force. This can result in cases where the inner wall of the insertion hole cannot be pressed with sufficient force, and for example, if the weight balance of the electronic device body is poor, the terminals may shift relative to the insertion hole, causing the electronic device body to easily fall off or become misaligned. Problematic.
本発明の目的は、電子機器本体の脱落や位置ズレが発生するのを防止することが可能な電子機器を提供することである。 The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can prevent the electronic device body from falling off or becoming misaligned.
上記の目的を達成するため、本発明における電子機器は、
電子部品本体と、
挿入孔を有し、当該挿入孔の内周壁が電気導電性を示すプリント基板と、
平板形状を有し、前記電子部品本体側から前記プリント基板側へ向かう第1方向を挿入方向として前記挿入孔に挿入するように延在する端子と、
を備え、
前記端子は、
前記挿入孔の中心部側から前記平板形状における板厚方向一側へ前記内周壁を押圧する第1押圧部と、
前記挿入孔の中心部側から前記平板形状における板厚方向他側へ前記内周壁を押圧する第2押圧部と、を有する。
In order to achieve the above object, an electronic device according to the present invention comprises:
An electronic component body;
a printed circuit board having an insertion hole, the inner peripheral wall of the insertion hole exhibiting electrical conductivity;
a terminal having a flat plate shape and extending so as to be inserted into the insertion hole with a first direction from the electronic component body side toward the printed circuit board side as an insertion direction;
Equipped with
The terminal is
a first pressing portion pressing the inner peripheral wall from a center side of the insertion hole toward one side in a plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape;
A second pressing portion presses the inner peripheral wall from the center side of the insertion hole toward the other side in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape.
本発明によれば、電子機器本体の脱落や位置ズレが発生するのを防止することができる。 The present invention makes it possible to prevent the electronic device body from falling off or becoming misaligned.
以下、本発明の実施の形態について、図面を参照しながら説明する。
図1は、本発明の実施の形態における電子機器の正面図である。図1には、X軸、Y軸およびZ軸が描かれている。図1において左右方向をX方向といい、右方向を右側または「+X方向」、左方向を左側または「-X方向」という。また、図1において上下方向をY方向といい、上方向を上側または「+Y方向」、下方向を下側または「-Y方向」という。また、図1において紙面に直交する奥行き方向をZ方向といい、手前方向を正面側または「+Z方向」、奥方向を背面側または「-Z方向」という。
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis are depicted. In FIG. 1, the left-right direction is referred to as the X-direction, the right direction is referred to as the right side or the "+X direction", and the left direction is referred to as the left side or the "-X direction". In FIG. 1, the up-down direction is referred to as the Y-direction, the up direction is referred to as the upper side or the "+Y direction", and the down direction is referred to as the lower side or the "-Y direction". In FIG. 1, the depth direction perpendicular to the paper surface is referred to as the Z-direction, the front direction is referred to as the front side or the "+Z direction", and the back direction is referred to as the back side or the "-Z direction".
図2は、本発明の実施の形態における電子機器を側面図である。図1および図2に示すように、電子機器100は、電子部品1と、ケース(不図示)と、プリント基板3とを備える。なお、本実施の形態において、電子部品1とは、入力軸の回転の機械的変位量に応じた電圧を出力するポテンショメータや、入力軸の回転の機械的変位量をデジタル量に変換するロータリーエンコーダである。 FIG. 2 is a side view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, electronic device 100 includes electronic component 1, a case (not shown), and a printed circuit board 3. In this embodiment, electronic component 1 is a potentiometer that outputs a voltage corresponding to the amount of mechanical displacement of the rotation of an input shaft, and a rotary encoder that converts the amount of mechanical displacement of the rotation of an input shaft into a digital amount.
(電子部品1)
図1に示すように、電子部品1は、電子部品本体12と、軸受部13と、入力軸15と、端子16とを有している。
(Electronic component 1)
As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic component 1 has an electronic component body 12 , a bearing portion 13 , an input shaft 15 , and a terminal 16 .
電子部品本体12の外形は、筐体形状であって、上面12a、下面12b、右側面12c、左側面12d、正面12e、および、背面12fを有している。なお、図1および図2では、電子部品本体12の内部を省略して示す。 The electronic component body 12 has a housing-like external shape and has an upper surface 12a, a lower surface 12b, a right side surface 12c, a left side surface 12d, a front surface 12e, and a rear surface 12f. Note that the interior of the electronic component body 12 is omitted in Figures 1 and 2.
電子部品1は、3つの端子16を有している。図1に示すように、3つの端子16は、X方向(左右方向)に並ぶように上面12aに配置されている。3つの端子16のそれぞれは、電子部品本体12側からプリント基板3側に向かう方向であるY方向(上下方向)へ延在している。図1においけるY方向(上下方向)が本開示の「第1方向」に相当している。 The electronic component 1 has three terminals 16. As shown in FIG. 1, the three terminals 16 are arranged on the top surface 12a so as to be aligned in the X direction (left-right direction). Each of the three terminals 16 extends in the Y direction (up-down direction), which is the direction from the electronic component body 12 side toward the printed circuit board 3 side. The Y direction (up-down direction) in FIG. 1 corresponds to the "first direction" in this disclosure.
プリント基板3には、3つの端子16のそれぞれに対応して3つの挿入孔36(後述する)が配置されている。挿入孔36は内周壁36a(後述する)を有している。挿入孔36は、上下方向(Y方向)に貫通している。3つの端子16のそれぞれは、挿入孔36に挿入するように延在している。なお、3つの端子16のそれぞれは、互いに同じ形状を有している。また、3つの挿入孔36のそれぞれは、互いに同じ形状を有している。以下の説明では、3つの端子16および3つの挿入孔36を代表して、1つの端子16およびその1つの端子16に対応する1つの挿入孔36について説明する。 The printed circuit board 3 has three insertion holes 36 (described later) arranged corresponding to the three terminals 16, respectively. The insertion holes 36 have an inner peripheral wall 36a (described later). The insertion holes 36 penetrate in the vertical direction (Y direction). Each of the three terminals 16 extends so as to be inserted into the insertion hole 36. The three terminals 16 have the same shape as each other. The three insertion holes 36 also have the same shape as each other. In the following explanation, one terminal 16 and one insertion hole 36 corresponding to that one terminal 16 will be explained as a representative of the three terminals 16 and the three insertion holes 36.
図1に示すように、端子16には導電性を有するバネ材料が用いられる。端子16は平板形状を有している。平板形状は、Y方向(第1方向)を長手方向とし、Y方向および板厚方向のそれぞれに対し直交するX方向を短手方向とする形状である。図1におけるX方向(左右方向)が本開示の「第2方向」に相当している。また、図1におけるZ方向(奥行き方向)が板厚方向に相当している。 As shown in FIG. 1, terminal 16 is made of a conductive spring material. Terminal 16 has a flat plate shape. The flat plate shape has a longitudinal direction in the Y direction (first direction) and a transverse direction in the X direction perpendicular to both the Y direction and the plate thickness direction. The X direction (left-right direction) in FIG. 1 corresponds to the "second direction" of this disclosure. The Z direction (depth direction) in FIG. 1 corresponds to the plate thickness direction.
図3は、本発明の実施の形態における電子機器の一部である端子等を模式的に示す図である。なお、図3では電子部品本体を省略して示す。図1から図3に示すように、端子16は、電子部品本体12(図2を参照)側からプリント基板3側に向かってY方向(長手方向)延在している。端子16は、長手方向中央部161と、長手方向中央部161よりも電子部品本体12側(-Y方向)に位置する基端部162と、長手方向中央部161に対して電子部品本体12側とは反対側(+Y方向)に位置する先端部163と、を有している。基端部162は、電子部品本体12に固定されている。 FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing terminals and the like that are part of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention. Note that the electronic component body is omitted in FIG. 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the terminal 16 extends in the Y direction (longitudinal direction) from the electronic component body 12 (see FIG. 2) side toward the printed circuit board 3 side. The terminal 16 has a longitudinal center portion 161, a base end portion 162 located closer to the electronic component body 12 side (-Y direction) than the longitudinal center portion 161, and a tip end portion 163 located on the opposite side of the electronic component body 12 side (+Y direction) from the longitudinal center portion 161. The base end portion 162 is fixed to the electronic component body 12.
長手方向中央部161は、長手方向に延在し、長手方向中央部161を短手方向に区分けするスリット17を有している。図2に示すように、長手方向中央部161は、スリット17により短手方向一側に配置される短手方向一側の部位161Rと、短手方向他側に配置された短手方向他側の部位161Lとの2つに区分けされている。 The longitudinal center portion 161 has a slit 17 that extends in the longitudinal direction and divides the longitudinal center portion 161 in the lateral direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the longitudinal center portion 161 is divided by the slit 17 into two portions: a lateral side portion 161R arranged on one lateral side, and a lateral side portion 161L arranged on the other lateral side.
短手方向一側の部位161Rは、挿入孔36の中心部側から板厚方向一側(+Z方向)へ内周壁36aを押圧する第1押圧部161R-1を有している。第1押圧部161R-1は、板厚方向一側(+Z方向)に曲げられた曲がり部161R-1aを有している。本実施の形態において、曲がり部161R-1aにおける曲率は一定である。なお、曲がり部161R-1aにおける基端部側の曲率は、先端部側の曲率よりも大きくてもよい。 The portion 161R on one side in the short direction has a first pressing portion 161R-1 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward one side in the plate thickness direction (+Z direction). The first pressing portion 161R-1 has a bent portion 161R-1a that is bent toward one side in the plate thickness direction (+Z direction). In this embodiment, the curvature of the bent portion 161R-1a is constant. Note that the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
短手方向他側の部位161Lは、挿入孔36の中心部側から板厚方向他側(-Z方向)へ内周壁36aを押圧する第2押圧部161L-2を有している。第2押圧部161L-2は、板厚方向他側(-Z方向)に曲げられた曲がり部161L-2aを有している。本実施の形態において、曲がり部161L-2aにおける曲率は一定である。なお、曲がり部161L-2aにおける基端部側の曲率は、曲がり部161R-1aにおける基端部側の曲率と同様に、先端部側の曲率よりも大きくてもよい。 The portion 161L on the other side in the short direction has a second pressing portion 161L-2 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward the other side in the plate thickness direction (-Z direction). The second pressing portion 161L-2 has a bent portion 161L-2a that is bent toward the other side in the plate thickness direction (-Z direction). In this embodiment, the curvature of the bent portion 161L-2a is constant. Note that the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161L-2a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side, similar to the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a.
上述するように、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれにおける基端部側の曲率は、それぞれの先端部側の曲率よりも大きくてもよい。以下、代表して、曲がり部161R-1aにおける基端部側の曲率を、先端部側の曲率よりも大きくする理由について説明する。 As described above, the curvature of the base end side of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side. Below, we will explain the reason why the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a is made greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
端子16は、基端部162が電子部品本体12に固定される固定端であり、先端部163が自由端である「片持ち梁」とみなすことができる。曲がり部161R-1aが挿入孔36に挿入された場合、弾性変形する(弾撥的に当接する)。そして、曲がり部161R-1aは、その復元力により内周壁36aを押圧する。曲がり部161R-1aが内周壁36aを押圧することで、曲がり部161R-1aが内周壁36aから反力を受ける。これにより、反力によるモーメント荷重が基端部162にかかる。ここで、反力を一定とした場合、基端部162にかかるモーメント荷重は、反力を受ける位置が基端部162に近いほど減少する。換言すれば、反力を受ける位置が基端部162に近いほど、基端部162にかかるモーメント荷重を最大許容値以下に制限することが可能となる。その結果、曲がり部161R-1aが内周壁36aを押圧する押圧力を、反力を受ける位置が基端部162から遠ざかる場合における押圧力と比較して大きくすることが可能となる。つまり、なるべく大きな押圧力で内周壁36aを押圧するためには、反力を受ける位置が基端部162になるべく近い方が有利となる。その結果、曲がり部161R-1aにおける基端部側の曲率を、先端部側の曲率よりも大きくすることで、曲がり部161R-1aが内周壁36aから反力を受ける位置を基端部162に近づけることができるため、曲がり部161R-1aが内周壁36aを押圧する押圧力を大きくすることが可能となる。押圧力の大きさに応じて、曲がり部161R-1aと内周壁36aとの間の摩擦力が大きくなる。 The terminal 16 can be considered as a "cantilever beam" with the base end 162 being a fixed end fixed to the electronic component body 12 and the tip end 163 being a free end. When the bent portion 161R-1a is inserted into the insertion hole 36, it is elastically deformed (rebounds). The bent portion 161R-1a then presses against the inner circumferential wall 36a due to its restoring force. As the bent portion 161R-1a presses against the inner circumferential wall 36a, the bent portion 161R-1a receives a reaction force from the inner circumferential wall 36a. As a result, a moment load due to the reaction force is applied to the base end 162. Here, if the reaction force is constant, the moment load applied to the base end 162 decreases the closer the position receiving the reaction force is to the base end 162. In other words, the closer the position receiving the reaction force is to the base end 162, the more it is possible to limit the moment load applied to the base end 162 to a maximum allowable value or less. As a result, the pressing force of the bent portion 161R-1a against the inner peripheral wall 36a can be made larger than the pressing force when the position receiving the reaction force is farther from the base end 162. In other words, in order to press the inner peripheral wall 36a with as large a pressing force as possible, it is advantageous for the position receiving the reaction force to be as close as possible to the base end 162. As a result, by making the curvature on the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a larger than the curvature on the tip end side, the position where the bent portion 161R-1a receives the reaction force from the inner peripheral wall 36a can be brought closer to the base end 162, so that the pressing force of the bent portion 161R-1a against the inner peripheral wall 36a can be made larger. The frictional force between the bent portion 161R-1a and the inner peripheral wall 36a increases depending on the magnitude of the pressing force.
以上が、曲がり部161R-1aにおける基端部側の曲率を、先端部側の曲率よりも大きくする理由である。なお、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれが、内周壁36a側に湾曲する場合の突出量(凸部の突出量)や曲率は、実験やシミュレーションを行うことでその結果や評価に基づいて設定される。 The above is the reason why the curvature of the base end side of the bent portion 161R-1a is made larger than the curvature of the tip end side. Note that the protrusion amount (protrusion amount of the convex portion) and curvature of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a when they are curved toward the inner circumferential wall 36a are set based on the results and evaluations of experiments and simulations.
(ケース)
次に、ケースの一例について説明する。なお、図1から図3においては、ケースは省略されている。ケースは、電子部品本体12を収容する。ケースは、+Y方向(上方向)に開口部を有する箱形状であって、底壁部、右側壁部、左側壁部、正面壁部および、背面壁部を有している。
(case)
Next, an example of the case will be described. Note that the case is omitted in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3. The case accommodates the electronic component body 12. The case is box-shaped with an opening in the +Y direction (upward), and has a bottom wall, a right side wall, a left side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall.
正面壁部は、電子部品本体12の正面12eとZ方向(奥行き方向)で対向している。正面壁部は、Z方向(奥行き方向)に挿通する挿通穴(不図示)を有している。挿通穴には、正面12eから+Z方向(手前方向)に延在する軸受部13が通されている。これにより、軸受部13のネジ部(ボルト)が正面壁部よりも+Z方向に位置する。ボルトにはナット(不図示)が螺合している。ボルトおよびナットにより、電子部品本体12が正面壁部に締結される。 The front wall faces the front face 12e of the electronic component body 12 in the Z direction (depth direction). The front wall has an insertion hole (not shown) that passes through in the Z direction (depth direction). The bearing portion 13, which extends from the front face 12e in the +Z direction (toward the user), passes through the insertion hole. This means that the threaded portion (bolt) of the bearing portion 13 is positioned further in the +Z direction than the front wall. A nut (not shown) is screwed onto the bolt. The electronic component body 12 is fastened to the front wall by the bolt and nut.
(プリント基板3)
次に、プリント基板3の一例について説明する。前述するように、プリント基板3には、3つの端子16のそれぞれに対応して3つの挿入孔36が配置されている。挿入孔36の内周壁36aには第1押圧部161R-1が弾撥的に当接している。これにより、第1押圧部161R-1が内周壁36aから押し返されるため、第1押圧部161R-1と内周壁36aとの間に摩擦力が生じる。また、内周壁36aには第2押圧部161L-2が弾撥的に当接している。これにより、第2押圧部161L-2が内周壁36aから押し返されるため、第2押圧部161L-2と内周壁36aとの間に摩擦力が生じる。その結果、プリント基板3に対する電子部品本体12の移動が抑制されるため、電子部品本体12の脱落や位置ズレが生じるのを防止することが可能となる。また、仮に位置ズレが生じた場合でも、そのズレ量がわずかとなる。なお、電子部品本体12の脱落や位置ズレが確実に生じないようにするため、端子16は、例えば、リフローハンダを用いて挿入孔36の周縁部に固定されてもよい。
(Printed circuit board 3)
Next, an example of the printed circuit board 3 will be described. As described above, the printed circuit board 3 has three insertion holes 36 arranged corresponding to the three terminals 16. The first pressing portion 161R-1 is in elastic contact with the inner peripheral wall 36a of the insertion hole 36. As a result, the first pressing portion 161R-1 is pushed back from the inner peripheral wall 36a, and a frictional force is generated between the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the inner peripheral wall 36a. In addition, the second pressing portion 161L-2 is in elastic contact with the inner peripheral wall 36a. As a result, the second pressing portion 161L-2 is pushed back from the inner peripheral wall 36a, and a frictional force is generated between the second pressing portion 161L-2 and the inner peripheral wall 36a. As a result, the movement of the electronic component body 12 relative to the printed circuit board 3 is suppressed, and it is possible to prevent the electronic component body 12 from falling off or becoming displaced. In addition, even if a positional displacement occurs, the amount of displacement is small. In order to reliably prevent the electronic component body 12 from falling off or becoming displaced, the terminals 16 may be fixed to the periphery of the insertion holes 36 using, for example, reflow soldering.
(組付性)
次に、本発明の実施の形態に係る電子機器100の組付作業の一例について簡単に説明する。本発明の実施の形態に係る電子機器100の組付作業においては、電子部品本体12とケースとの組付作業等を省略し、プリント基板3と電子部品本体12との組付作業のみを説明する。
(Easy to install)
Next, an example of the assembly work of electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described. In the assembly work of electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the assembly work between electronic component body 12 and a case, etc. will be omitted, and only the assembly work between printed circuit board 3 and electronic component body 12 will be described.
先ず、3つの挿入孔36と3つの端子16とがY方向で対向する位置関係になるように、プリント基板3と電子部品本体12とを配置する。 First, the printed circuit board 3 and the electronic component body 12 are positioned so that the three insertion holes 36 and the three terminals 16 face each other in the Y direction.
次に、3つの端子16のそれぞれを挿入孔36に差し込む。これにより、第1押圧部161R-1がその復元力に抗して内周壁36aによって挿入孔36の中心部側に押される。その結果、第1押圧部161R-1は、その復元力により挿入孔36の中心部側から板厚方向一側(+Z方向)へ内周壁36aを押圧する。 Next, each of the three terminals 16 is inserted into the insertion hole 36. This causes the first pressing portion 161R-1 to be pressed toward the center of the insertion hole 36 by the inner wall 36a against its restoring force. As a result, the first pressing portion 161R-1 presses the inner wall 36a from the center of the insertion hole 36 toward one side in the plate thickness direction (+Z direction) due to its restoring force.
また、第2押圧部161L-2がその復元力に抗して内周壁36aによって挿入孔36の中心部側に押される。その結果、第2押圧部161L-2は、その復元力により挿入孔36の中心部側から板厚方向他側(-Z方向)へ内周壁36aを押圧する。 Furthermore, the second pressing portion 161L-2 is pressed by the inner peripheral wall 36a toward the center of the insertion hole 36 against the restoring force. As a result, the second pressing portion 161L-2 presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center of the insertion hole 36 toward the other side in the plate thickness direction (-Z direction) due to the restoring force.
以上のようにして、電子部品本体12とプリント基板3とが組付けられる。電子部品本体12とプリント基板3とが組付けられることで、第1押圧部161R-1と内周壁36aとの間に摩擦力が生じる。また、第2押圧部161L-2と内周壁36aとの間に摩擦力が生じる。これにより、プリント基板3に対する電子部品本体12の移動が抑制される。その結果、プリント基板3に対する電子部品本体12の位置ズレが発生するのを防止することが可能となる。 In this manner, the electronic component body 12 and the printed circuit board 3 are assembled. As a result of assembling the electronic component body 12 and the printed circuit board 3, a frictional force is generated between the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the inner peripheral wall 36a. In addition, a frictional force is generated between the second pressing portion 161L-2 and the inner peripheral wall 36a. This suppresses movement of the electronic component body 12 relative to the printed circuit board 3. As a result, it is possible to prevent the electronic component body 12 from becoming misaligned relative to the printed circuit board 3.
また、電子部品本体12とプリント基板3との組付作業においては、端子16を挿入孔36にY方向から嵌め込めばよいため、電子部品本体12とプリント基板3との組付性を上げることが可能となる。 In addition, when assembling the electronic component body 12 and the printed circuit board 3, the terminals 16 can be inserted into the insertion holes 36 from the Y direction, which improves the ease of assembling the electronic component body 12 and the printed circuit board 3.
上記実施の形態における電子機器100は、電子部品本体12と、挿入孔36を有し、当該挿入孔36の内周壁36aが電気導電性を示すプリント基板3と、平板形状を有し、電子部品本体12側からプリント基板3側へ向かう第1方向を挿入方向として挿入孔36に挿入するように延在する端子16と、を備え、端子16は、挿入孔36の中心部側から平板形状における板厚方向一側へ内周壁36aを押圧する第1押圧部161R-1と、挿入孔36の中心部側から平板形状における板厚方向他側へ内周壁36aを押圧する第2押圧部161L-2と、を有する。 The electronic device 100 in the above embodiment includes an electronic component body 12, a printed circuit board 3 having an insertion hole 36 and an inner peripheral wall 36a of the insertion hole 36 that exhibits electrical conductivity, and a terminal 16 having a flat plate shape and extending so as to be inserted into the insertion hole 36 with a first direction from the electronic component body 12 side toward the printed circuit board 3 side as an insertion direction, the terminal 16 having a first pressing portion 161R-1 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward one side in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape, and a second pressing portion 161L-2 that presses the inner peripheral wall 36a from the center side of the insertion hole 36 toward the other side in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape.
上記構成により、挿入孔36の内周壁36aに第1押圧部161R-1が弾撥的に当接することにより、第1押圧部161R-1が内周壁36aから押し返されるため、第1押圧部161R-1と内周壁36aとの間に摩擦力が生じる。また、内周壁36aに第2押圧部161L-2が弾撥的に当接することにより、第2押圧部161L-2が内周壁36aから押し返されるため、第2押圧部161L-2と内周壁36aとの間に摩擦力が生じる。その結果、プリント基板3に対する電子部品本体12の移動が抑制されるため、電子部品本体12の脱落や位置ズレが生じるのを防止することが可能となる。 With the above configuration, the first pressing portion 161R-1 comes into elastic contact with the inner wall 36a of the insertion hole 36, and the first pressing portion 161R-1 is pushed back from the inner wall 36a, generating a frictional force between the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the inner wall 36a. Also, the second pressing portion 161L-2 comes into elastic contact with the inner wall 36a, and the second pressing portion 161L-2 is pushed back from the inner wall 36a, generating a frictional force between the second pressing portion 161L-2 and the inner wall 36a. As a result, movement of the electronic component body 12 relative to the printed circuit board 3 is suppressed, making it possible to prevent the electronic component body 12 from falling off or becoming displaced.
また、上記実施の形態における電子機器100では、平板形状は、第1方向を長手方向とし、第1方向および板厚方向のそれぞれに対し直交する第2方向を短手方向とする形状であり、端子16は、長手方向中央部161と、長手方向中央部161よりも電子部品本体12側に位置する基端部162と、長手方向中央部161に対して電子部品本体12とは反対側に位置する先端部163と、を有し、長手方向中央部161は、長手方向に延在し、長手方向中央部161を短手方向に区分けするスリット17を有し、第1押圧部161R-1および第2押圧部161L-2のそれぞれは、スリット17により区分けされた部位であって、板厚方向に曲げられた曲がり部を161R-1a,161L-2aを有する。これにより、例えば、長手方向中央部161にスリット17を設けるスリット工程並びに短手方向一側の部位161Rおよび短手方向他側の部位161Lのそれぞれを曲げる曲げ工程により、第1押圧部161R-1および第2押圧部161L-2のそれぞれを簡単に製造することができるため、端子16の製造コストを低減することが可能となる。 Furthermore, in the electronic device 100 in the above embodiment, the flat shape has a first direction as the longitudinal direction and a second direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the plate thickness direction as the transverse direction, and the terminal 16 has a longitudinal central portion 161, a base end portion 162 located closer to the electronic component body 12 than the longitudinal central portion 161, and a tip end portion 163 located on the opposite side of the electronic component body 12 from the longitudinal central portion 161, the longitudinal central portion 161 having a slit 17 extending in the longitudinal direction and dividing the longitudinal central portion 161 in the transverse direction, and each of the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the second pressing portion 161L-2 is a portion divided by the slit 17 and has bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a bent in the plate thickness direction. This allows the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the second pressing portion 161L-2 to be easily manufactured by, for example, a slitting process for providing a slit 17 in the longitudinal center portion 161 and a bending process for bending the portion 161R on one side in the lateral direction and the portion 161L on the other side in the lateral direction, respectively, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the terminal 16.
また、上記実施の形態における電子機器100では、第1押圧部161R-1は、スリット17により2つに区分けされた部位のうち短手方向一側の部位に配置され、第2押圧部161L-2は、スリット17により2つに区分けされた部位のうち短手方向他側の部位に配置される。そして、第1押圧部161R-1および第2押圧部161L-2のそれぞれを、短手方向一側を板厚方向一側へ曲げ、短手方向他側を板厚方向他側へ曲げることにより製造することができるため、端子16をより簡単に製造することが可能となる。 In addition, in the electronic device 100 of the above embodiment, the first pressing portion 161R-1 is disposed on one side of the short side of the area divided into two by the slit 17, and the second pressing portion 161L-2 is disposed on the other side of the short side of the area divided into two by the slit 17. Furthermore, since each of the first pressing portion 161R-1 and the second pressing portion 161L-2 can be manufactured by bending one side of the short side to one side in the plate thickness direction and bending the other side of the short side to the other side in the plate thickness direction, it becomes possible to manufacture the terminal 16 more easily.
また、上記実施の形態における電子機器100では、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれにおける基端部162側の曲率は、先端部163側の曲率よりも大きい。これにより、曲がり部161R-1aが内周壁36aから反力を受ける位置を基端部162に近づけることができるため、曲がり部161R-1aが内周壁36aを押圧する押圧力を大きくすることが可能となる。押圧力の大きさに応じて、曲がり部161R-1aと内周壁36aとの間の摩擦力および曲がり部161L-2aと内周壁36aとの間の摩擦力のそれぞれが大きくなるため、電子部品本体12の脱落や位置ズレが生じ難くなる。 Furthermore, in the electronic device 100 according to the above embodiment, the curvature of the base end 162 side of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a is greater than the curvature of the tip end 163 side. This allows the position at which the bent portion 161R-1a receives a reaction force from the inner circumferential wall 36a to be closer to the base end 162, making it possible to increase the pressing force with which the bent portion 161R-1a presses the inner circumferential wall 36a. Since the frictional force between the bent portion 161R-1a and the inner circumferential wall 36a and the frictional force between the bent portion 161L-2a and the inner circumferential wall 36a each increase depending on the magnitude of the pressing force, the electronic component body 12 becomes less likely to fall off or become displaced.
なお、上記実施の形態においては、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれにおける曲率は一定である。また、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれにおける基端部側の曲率は、先端部側の曲率よりも大きい。 In the above embodiment, the curvature of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a is constant. Also, the curvature of the base end side of each of the bent portions 161R-1a and 161L-2a is greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
これに対して、本開示においてはこれに限らない。例えば、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれは、角部と、角部から基端部162側に直線状に延在する基端部側直線部と、角部から先端部163側に直線状に延在する先端部側直線部とを有し、Y方向(第1方向)に対する基端部側直線部が直線状に延在する方向の角度は、Y方向(第1方向)に対する先端部側直線部が直線状に延在する角度よりも大きい。 However, this disclosure is not limited to this. For example, each of the bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a has a corner, a base end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the base end 162, and a tip end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the tip end 163, and the angle of the base end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction) is greater than the angle of the tip end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction).
Y方向(第1方向)に対する基端部側直線部が直線状に延在する方向の角度は、Y方向(第1方向)に対する先端部側直線部が直線状に延在する角度よりも大きくすることで、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれが内周壁36aから反力を受ける位置を基端部162に近づけることができるため、曲がり部161R-1a,161L-2aのそれぞれが内周壁36aを押圧する押圧力を大きくすることが可能となる。押圧力の大きさに応じて、曲がり部161R-1aと内周壁36aとの間の摩擦力および曲がり部161L-2aと内周壁36aとの間の摩擦力のそれぞれが大きくなるため、電子部品本体12の脱落や位置ズレが生じ難くなる。 By making the angle of the base end side straight portion relative to the Y direction (first direction) larger than the angle of the tip end side straight portion relative to the Y direction (first direction), the positions at which the bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a receive a reaction force from the inner circumferential wall 36a can be brought closer to the base end 162, making it possible to increase the pressing force with which the bent portions 161R-1a, 161L-2a press against the inner circumferential wall 36a. Since the frictional force between the bent portion 161R-1a and the inner circumferential wall 36a and the frictional force between the bent portion 161L-2a and the inner circumferential wall 36a increase depending on the magnitude of the pressing force, the electronic component body 12 is less likely to fall off or become misaligned.
また、上記実施の形態においては、挿入孔36が上下方向(Y方向)に貫通し、端子16が挿入孔36を通り抜けるように延在しているものを示したが、本開示はこれに限らず、例えば、挿入孔36に代えて、上方向に開放された開口と、底面とを有する嵌合穴であってもよい。この場合、端子16は、開口を通って底面の近傍位置まで挿入される。 In addition, in the above embodiment, the insertion hole 36 penetrates in the vertical direction (Y direction) and the terminal 16 extends to pass through the insertion hole 36, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, instead of the insertion hole 36, a fitting hole having an opening that opens upward and a bottom surface may be used. In this case, the terminal 16 is inserted through the opening to a position near the bottom surface.
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次に、本実施の形態における電子機器100Aの変形例について図4および図5を参照して説明する。図4は、変形例における電子機器の正面図である。図5は、変形例における電子機器の一部である端子等を模式的に示す図である。
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Next, a modified example of electronic device 100A according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is a front view of the electronic device according to the modified example. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing terminals and the like that are part of the electronic device according to the modified example.
上記実施の形態における電子機器100では、長手方向中央部161は、スリット17により2つに区分けされている。スリット17により2つに区分けされた部位のうち短手方向一側の部位161Rには第1押圧部161R-1が配置され、スリット17により2つに区分けされた部位のうち短手方向他側の部位161Lには第2押圧部161L-2が配置されている。これに対して、変形例における電子機器100Aでは、長手方向中央部161は、スリット17により3つに区分けされている。スリット17により3つに区分けされた部位のうち短手方向の中央部位161Cには第1押圧部161C-1が配置され、スリット17により3つに区分けされた部位のうち短手方向の両側の部位161Sのそれぞれには、第2押圧部161S-2が配置される。 In the electronic device 100 of the above embodiment, the longitudinal center portion 161 is divided into two by the slit 17. A first pressing portion 161R-1 is disposed in the portion 161R on one side in the short direction of the two portions divided by the slit 17, and a second pressing portion 161L-2 is disposed in the portion 161L on the other side in the short direction of the two portions divided by the slit 17. In contrast, in the electronic device 100A of the modified example, the longitudinal center portion 161 is divided into three by the slit 17. A first pressing portion 161C-1 is disposed in the central portion 161C in the short direction of the three portions divided by the slit 17, and a second pressing portion 161S-2 is disposed in each of the portions 161S on both sides in the short direction of the three portions divided by the slit 17.
変形例では、第1押圧部161C-1が内周壁36aから押し返された力(この力を短手方向の中央位置にかかる抗力F1とする)と、第2押圧部161S-2のそれぞれが内周壁36aから押し返された力(この力を短手方向の両側位置にかかる抗力F2とする)とが一致する(F1=2×F2)。 In this modified example, the force with which the first pressing portion 161C-1 is pushed back from the inner circumferential wall 36a (this force is defined as resistance F1 acting on the central position in the short direction) and the force with which each of the second pressing portions 161S-2 is pushed back from the inner circumferential wall 36a (this force is defined as resistance F2 acting on both sides in the short direction) are equal (F1 = 2 x F2).
また、変形例では、短手方向の中央位置にかかる抗力F1である「中央集中荷重」を、中央位置の両側位置にかかる抗力F2で支える「両端支持」のような支持構造となる。これにより、例えば、端子16に長手方向を軸とする軸回りのねじれが生じるのを防止することができるため、第1押圧部161C-1および第2押圧部161S-2のそれぞれが内周壁36aを安定的に押圧することが可能となる。 In addition, in the modified example, a support structure similar to "support at both ends" is achieved in which a "central concentrated load" that is a reaction force F1 applied to the central position in the short direction is supported by a reaction force F2 applied to both sides of the central position. This makes it possible to prevent, for example, the occurrence of twisting of the terminal 16 around an axis that is the longitudinal direction, and therefore makes it possible for the first pressing portion 161C-1 and the second pressing portion 161S-2 to stably press against the inner peripheral wall 36a.
なお、変形例においても、上記実施の形態と同様に、第1押圧部161C-1の曲がり部161C-1aおよび第2押圧部161S-2の曲がり部161S-2aのそれぞれにおける曲率は一定でもよく、また、曲がり部161C-1a,161S-2aのそれぞれにおける基端部側の曲率は、先端部側の曲率よりも大きくてもよい。 In the modified example, as in the above embodiment, the curvature of each of the bent portion 161C-1a of the first pressing portion 161C-1 and the bent portion 161S-2a of the second pressing portion 161S-2 may be constant, and the curvature of the base end side of each of the bent portions 161C-1a and 161S-2a may be greater than the curvature of the tip end side.
さらに、変形例においても、上記実施の形態と同様に、曲がり部161C-1a,161S-2aのそれぞれは、角部と、角部から基端部162側に直線状に延在する基端部側直線部と、角部から先端部163側に直線状に延在する先端部側直線部とを有し、Y方向(第1方向)に対する基端部側直線部が直線状に延在する方向の角度は、Y方向(第1方向)に対する先端部側直線部が直線状に延在する角度よりも大きくてもよい。 Furthermore, in the modified example, as in the above embodiment, each of the bent portions 161C-1a, 161S-2a has a corner, a base end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the base end 162, and a tip end side straight portion that extends linearly from the corner toward the tip end 163, and the angle of the base end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction) may be greater than the angle of the tip end side straight portion extending linearly relative to the Y direction (first direction).
その他、上記実施の形態は、何れも本発明の実施をするにあたっての具体化の一例を示したものに過ぎず、これらによって本発明の技術的範囲が限定的に解釈されてはならないものである。すなわち、本発明はその要旨、またはその主要な特徴から逸脱することなく、様々な形で実施することができる。 In addition, the above embodiments are merely examples of concrete ways of implementing the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be interpreted in a limiting manner based on them. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from its gist or main characteristics.
本出願は、2023年6月8日付けで出願された日本国特許出願(特願2023-094731)に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。 This application is based on a Japanese patent application (Patent Application No. 2023-094731) filed on June 8, 2023, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
本発明は、電子部品の位置ズレが発生するのを防止することが要求される電子機器に好適に利用される。 The present invention is suitable for use in electronic devices that require preventing misalignment of electronic components.
1 電子部品
3 プリント基板
12 電子部品本体
12a 上面
12b 下面
12c 右側面
12d 左側面
12e 正面
12f 背面
13 軸受部
15 入力軸
16 端子
17 スリット
36 挿入孔
36a 内周壁
100 電子機器
100A 電子機器
161 長手方向中央部
161C 短手方向の中央部
161C-1 第1押圧部
161C-1a 曲がり部
161L 短手方向他側の部位
161L-2 第2押圧部
161L-2a 曲がり部
161R 短手方向一側の部位
161R-1 第1押圧部
161R-1a 曲がり部
161S 短手方向の両側の部位
161S-2 第2押圧部
161S-2a 曲がり部
162 基端部
163 先端部
LIST OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic component 3 Printed circuit board 12 Electronic component body 12a Top surface 12b Bottom surface 12c Right side surface 12d Left side surface 12e Front surface 12f Back surface 13 Bearing portion 15 Input shaft 16 Terminal 17 Slit 36 Insertion hole 36a Inner peripheral wall 100 Electronic device 100A Electronic device 161 Longitudinal center portion 161C Shortitudinal center portion 161C-1 First pressing portion 161C-1a Bent portion 161L Shortitudinal other side portion 161L-2 Second pressing portion 161L-2a Bent portion 161R Shortitudinal one side portion 161R-1 First pressing portion 161R-1a Bent portion 161S Shortitudinal both side portions 161S-2 Second pressing portion 161S-2a Bent portion 162 Base end portion 163 Tip portion
Claims (7)
挿入孔を有し、当該挿入孔の内周壁が電気導電性を示すプリント基板と、
平板形状を有し、前記電子部品本体側から前記プリント基板側へ向かう第1方向を挿入方向として前記挿入孔に挿入するように延在する端子と、
を備え、
前記端子は、
前記挿入孔の中心部側から前記平板形状における板厚方向一側へ前記内周壁を押圧する第1押圧部と、
前記挿入孔の中心部側から前記平板形状における板厚方向他側へ前記内周壁を押圧する第2押圧部と、を有する、
電子機器。 An electronic component body;
a printed circuit board having an insertion hole, the inner peripheral wall of the insertion hole exhibiting electrical conductivity;
a terminal having a flat plate shape and extending so as to be inserted into the insertion hole with a first direction from the electronic component body side toward the printed circuit board side as an insertion direction;
Equipped with
The terminal is
a first pressing portion pressing the inner peripheral wall from a center side of the insertion hole toward one side in a plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape;
a second pressing portion that presses the inner circumferential wall from the center side of the insertion hole toward the other side in the plate thickness direction of the flat plate shape,
Electronic devices.
前記端子は、長手方向中央部と、前記長手方向中央部よりも前記電子部品本体側に位置する基端部と、前記長手方向中央部に対して前記電子部品本体とは反対側に位置する先端部と、を有し、
前記長手方向中央部は、前記長手方向に延在し、前記長手方向中央部を前記短手方向に区分けするスリットを有し、
前記第1押圧部および前記第2押圧部のそれぞれは、前記スリットにより区分けされた部位であって、前記板厚方向に曲げられた曲がり部を有する、
請求項1に記載の電子機器。 The flat plate shape has a longitudinal direction in the first direction and a transverse direction in a second direction perpendicular to each of the first direction and the plate thickness direction,
the terminal has a longitudinal center portion, a base end portion located closer to the electronic component body than the longitudinal center portion, and a tip end portion located on the opposite side of the longitudinal center portion from the electronic component body,
The longitudinal center portion has a slit extending in the longitudinal direction and dividing the longitudinal center portion in the lateral direction,
Each of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion is a portion divided by the slit and has a bent portion bent in the plate thickness direction.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1.
前記第2押圧部は、前記スリットにより2つに区分けされた部位のうち前記短手方向他側の部位に配置される、
請求項2に記載の電子機器。 The first pressing portion is disposed in one portion in the short side direction of the portion divided into two by the slit,
The second pressing portion is disposed in a portion on the other side in the short side direction of the portion divided into two by the slit.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2.
前記第2押圧部は、前記スリットにより3つに区分けされた部位のうち前記短手方向の両側の部位のそれぞれに配置される、
請求項2に記載の電子機器。 The first pressing portion is disposed in a central portion in the short side direction among the three portions divided by the slits,
The second pressing portion is disposed in each of the two portions in the short side direction among the three portions divided by the slits.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2.
請求項2に記載の電子機器。 The curvature of the bent portion on the base end side is larger than the curvature of the bent portion on the tip end side.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2.
前記第1方向に対する前記基端部側直線部が直線状に延在する方向の角度は、前記第1方向に対する前記先端部側直線部が直線状に延在する角度よりも大きい、
請求項2に記載の電子機器。 the bent portion has a corner portion, a base end side straight portion extending linearly from the corner portion toward the base end portion, and a tip end side straight portion extending linearly from the corner portion toward the tip end portion,
an angle of the base end side straight portion with respect to the first direction in a direction in which the base end side straight portion extends linearly is larger than an angle of the tip end side straight portion with respect to the first direction in a direction in which the tip end side straight portion extends linearly;
3. The electronic device according to claim 2.
請求項1に記載の電子機器。
The terminal is soldered to the periphery of the insertion hole.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1.
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| JPS593478U (en) * | 1982-06-29 | 1984-01-10 | 富士通株式会社 | terminal structure |
| JPS62276774A (en) * | 1985-12-11 | 1987-12-01 | ブルンデイ エレクトラ エヌ.フア−. | Contact pin |
| JP2003077712A (en) * | 2001-09-03 | 2003-03-14 | Alps Electric Co Ltd | Rotary variable resistor |
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| JPS5163460A (en) * | 1974-10-10 | 1976-06-01 | Du Pont | Kairobanpin oyobi hoho |
| JPS593478U (en) * | 1982-06-29 | 1984-01-10 | 富士通株式会社 | terminal structure |
| JPS62276774A (en) * | 1985-12-11 | 1987-12-01 | ブルンデイ エレクトラ エヌ.フア−. | Contact pin |
| JP2003077712A (en) * | 2001-09-03 | 2003-03-14 | Alps Electric Co Ltd | Rotary variable resistor |
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