阅读说明：本技术 压配合端子以及带端子基板 (Press-fit terminal and substrate with terminal ) 是由 岸端裕矢 坂元信幸 大山幸一 于 2019-12-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：提供能够确保适当的保持力并且适当地进行与基板的电连接的压配合端子。压配合端子(1)具备可塑性部(5),该可塑性部包含：宽幅部(53),其包含沿着与向基板(20)的通孔(23)插入的插入方向(X)正交的正交方向(第1正交方向(Y))朝向最外侧突出的触点；及贯通孔(8),其允许宽幅部向正交方向的内侧变形,可塑性部沿着插入方向被压入到通孔中,并且接触基板的通孔的内周面。宽幅部具有：位于插入方向上的前端侧的触点即第1触点(54a)；位于插入方向上的与前端侧相反侧的基端侧的所述触点即第2触点(55a)；及位于插入方向上的第1触点与第2触点之间并且刚性低于第1触点的刚性和第2触点的刚性的低刚性部(56)。(Provided is a press-fit terminal capable of ensuring an appropriate holding force and appropriately performing electrical connection with a substrate. A press-fit terminal (1) is provided with a plastic part (5) which includes: a wide part (53) including a contact protruding toward the outermost side along an orthogonal direction (1 st orthogonal direction (Y)) orthogonal to an insertion direction (X) into the through hole (23) of the substrate (20); and a through hole (8) which allows the wide width portion to deform inward in the orthogonal direction, and the plastic portion is pressed into the through hole along the insertion direction and contacts the inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the substrate. The wide width part has: a contact point (54a) located on the front end side in the insertion direction, namely a 1 st contact point; a 2 nd contact (55a) which is the contact located on the base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction; and a low rigidity portion (56) located between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact in the insertion direction and having rigidity lower than that of the 1 st contact and that of the 2 nd contact.)

1. A press-fit terminal is characterized in that,

the plastic part is provided with: a wide part including a contact projecting toward the outermost side in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to an insertion direction into the through hole of the substrate; and a through hole allowing deformation of the wide width portion inward in the orthogonal direction, the plastic portion being press-fitted into the through hole along the insertion direction and being in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the substrate,

the wide width part has: a 1 st contact which is the contact located on the leading end side in the insertion direction; a 2 nd contact which is the contact located on a base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction; and a low rigidity portion that is located between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact in the insertion direction and has a rigidity lower than that of the 1 st contact and that of the 2 nd contact.

2. The press-fit terminal according to claim 1,

the moldable part has a pair of press-fitting parts extending in the insertion direction, located at positions facing each other with the through hole in the orthogonal direction, and provided with the 1 st contact, the 2 nd contact, and the low rigidity part, respectively,

each of the pair of press-fitting portions has an inner wall surface located on the through hole side in the orthogonal direction and an outer wall surface located on the opposite side of the through hole in the orthogonal direction,

in the orthogonal direction, a width dimension of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the low rigidity portion is smaller than a width dimension of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the 1 st contact and a width dimension of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the 2 nd contact.

3. The press-fit terminal according to claim 2,

the outer wall surface of the low rigidity portion is recessed so as to be close to the through hole with respect to the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact.

4. The press-fit terminal according to claim 2,

the outer wall surfaces of the pair of press-fitting portions extend in parallel to each other in the insertion direction,

the width dimension of the through hole in the orthogonal direction at the low rigidity portion is largest, and the width dimension in the orthogonal direction gradually becomes smaller as it goes away from the low rigidity portion in the insertion direction.

5. The press-fit terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

a coating film is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the substrate,

the plastic part scrapes off the coating film by the 1 st contact when being pressed into the inner peripheral surface of the through hole.

6. The press-fit terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

the interval between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact along the insertion direction is 70-100% of the depth dimension of the through hole in the insertion direction.

7. A substrate with terminals is characterized in that,

the disclosed device is provided with: a substrate having a through hole; and press-fit terminals pressed into the through-holes,

the press-fit terminal includes a plastic portion including: a wide part including a contact projecting toward the outermost side in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to an insertion direction into the through hole of the substrate; and a through hole allowing deformation of the wide width portion inward in the orthogonal direction, the plastic portion being press-fitted into the through hole along the insertion direction and being in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the substrate,

the wide width part has: a 1 st contact which is the contact located on the leading end side in the insertion direction; a 2 nd contact which is the contact located on a base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction; and a low rigidity portion that is located between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact in the insertion direction and has a rigidity lower than that of the 1 st contact and that of the 2 nd contact.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a press-fit terminal and a substrate with a terminal.

Background

As a conventional press-fit terminal, for example, patent document 1 discloses a plastic portion having: a leg portion extending from the main body portion and having an outer edge formed in a predetermined shape in an axial direction; and an elongated hole penetrating the terminal and having a predetermined shape punched in a transverse direction, and separating and dividing the leg portion into inward rims.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem to be solved by the invention

However, in the press-fit terminal described above, there is room for improvement in terms of securing an appropriate holding force and appropriately performing electrical connection between the press-fit terminal and the substrate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a press-fit terminal and a substrate with a terminal, which can ensure an appropriate holding force and appropriately perform electrical connection with a substrate.

Means for solving the problems

In order to solve the above problem, a press-fit terminal according to the present invention includes a plastic portion including: a wide part including a contact projecting toward the outermost side in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to an insertion direction into the through hole of the substrate; and a through hole that allows deformation of the wide width portion inward in the orthogonal direction, the plastic portion being press-fitted into the through hole along the insertion direction and being in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the substrate, the wide width portion including: a 1 st contact which is the contact located on the leading end side in the insertion direction; a 2 nd contact which is the contact located on a base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction; and a low rigidity portion that is located between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact in the insertion direction and has a rigidity lower than that of the 1 st contact and that of the 2 nd contact.

In the above press-fit terminal, it is preferable that the moldable portion has a pair of press-fitting portions extending in the insertion direction, located at positions facing each other with the through hole in the orthogonal direction, and provided with the 1 st contact, the 2 nd contact, and the low rigidity portion, respectively, each of the pair of press-fitting portions has an inner wall surface located on the through hole side in the orthogonal direction and an outer wall surface located on the opposite side of the through hole in the orthogonal direction, and a width dimension of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the low rigidity portion in the orthogonal direction is smaller than a width dimension of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the 1 st contact and a width dimension of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the 2 nd contact.

Further, in the above-described press-fit terminal, it is preferable that the outer wall surface of the low rigidity portion is recessed so as to be close to the through hole with respect to the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact.

Further, in the above-described press-fit terminal, it is preferable that the outer wall surfaces of the pair of press-fitting portions each extend in parallel along the insertion direction, a width dimension of the through hole in the orthogonal direction at the low rigidity portion is largest, and the width dimension in the orthogonal direction is gradually smaller as being farther from the low rigidity portion in the insertion direction.

Further, in the above-described press-fit terminal, it is preferable that a coating film is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the substrate, and the 1 st contact is used to scrape off the coating film when the plastic part is press-fitted into the inner peripheral surface of the through hole.

Further, in the above press-fit terminal, it is preferable that an interval between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact along the insertion direction is 70 to 100% of a depth dimension of the through hole in the insertion direction.

In order to solve the above problem, a substrate with a terminal according to the present invention includes: a substrate having a through hole; and a press-fit terminal pressed into the through-hole, the press-fit terminal being provided with a moldable portion including: a wide part including a contact projecting toward the outermost side in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to an insertion direction into the through hole of the substrate; and a through hole that allows deformation of the wide width portion inward in the orthogonal direction, the plastic portion being press-fitted into the through hole along the insertion direction and being in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the through hole of the substrate, the wide width portion including: a 1 st contact which is the contact located on the leading end side in the insertion direction; a 2 nd contact which is the contact located on a base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction; and a low rigidity portion that is located between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact in the insertion direction and has a rigidity lower than that of the 1 st contact and that of the 2 nd contact.

Effects of the invention

The press-fit terminal and the substrate with a terminal according to the present invention have the following configurations. The wide width part has: a contact 1 located on the front end side in the insertion direction; a 2 nd contact which is a contact located on a base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction; and a low rigidity portion that is located between the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact in the insertion direction and has a rigidity lower than the rigidity of the 1 st contact and the rigidity of the 2 nd contact. Therefore, the rigidity of the 1 st contact and the rigidity of the 2 nd contact are higher than the rigidity of the low rigidity portion. Thus, in the press-fit terminal, when the plastic portion is press-fitted into the through hole, the amount of deformation toward the inside of the through hole is large at the low-rigidity portion, and the amount of deformation toward the inside of the through hole is small at the 1 st contact and the amount of deformation toward the inside of the through hole at the 2 nd contact. Thus, one or both of the 1 st contact and the 2 nd contact bite into the inner peripheral surface of the through hole, and have an appropriate holding force with respect to the substrate, and can be appropriately electrically connected to the substrate.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view of a press-fit terminal according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view showing a state where the moldable part of the press-fit terminal is pressed into the through hole of the substrate.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view at an arrow III-III of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a front view of a press-fit terminal according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a front view of a press-fit terminal according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a front view of a press-fit terminal according to embodiment 4 of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a front view of a press-fit terminal according to embodiment 5 of the present invention.

Description of the symbols

1: press-fit terminal

1 b: press-fit terminal

1 c: press-fit terminal

1 d: press-fit terminal

2: substrate with terminal

20: substrate

23: through hole

24: central position of insertion direction of through hole

29: film coating

5: plastic part

50 a: pressing-in part

50 b: pressing-in part

53: broad width part

153: broad width part

253: broad width part

353: broad width part

54: 1 st contact part

154: 1 st contact part

254: 1 st contact part

354: 1 st contact part

54 a: contact 1 (contact)

154 a: contact 1 (contact)

254 a: contact 1 (contact)

354 a: contact 1 (contact)

55: 2 nd contact part

155: 2 nd contact part

255: 2 nd contact part

355: 2 nd contact part

55 a: 2 nd contact (contact)

155 a: 2 nd contact (contact)

255 a: 2 nd contact (contact)

355 a: 2 nd contact (contact)

56: low rigidity part

156: low rigidity part

256: low rigidity part

356: low rigidity part

57a, 57 b: inner wall surface

357a, 357 b: inner wall surface

58a, 58 b: outer wall surface

158a, 158 b: outer wall surface

258a, 258 b: outer wall surface

358a, 358 b: outer wall surface

8: through hole

308: through hole

L2: spacing of 1 st contact from 2 nd contact in insertion direction

L3: depth dimension of through hole in insertion direction

W8: width W9 of inner wall surface and outer wall surface of low rigidity portion in orthogonal direction: width W10 of inner wall surface and outer wall surface of the 1 st contact in the orthogonal direction: width dimension of inner wall surface and outer wall surface of 2 nd contact in orthogonal direction

X: direction of insertion

Y: 1 st orthogonal direction (orthogonal direction)

Detailed Description

Embodiments of a press-fit terminal and a terminal-equipped board according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The invention is not limited to the embodiment.

[ embodiment 1]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a press-fit terminal according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a front view showing a state in which a moldable portion (japanese: コンプライアント portion) of the press-fit terminal is pressed into a through hole of the substrate. Fig. 3 is a sectional view at an arrow III-III of fig. 2.

As shown in fig. 1, the X direction is an insertion direction in which the press-fit terminal 1 in the present embodiment is inserted into the through hole 23 of the substrate 20. As shown in fig. 1, the Y direction is the 1 st orthogonal direction (orthogonal direction) of the press-fit terminal 1 orthogonal to the insertion direction X. As shown in fig. 3, the Z direction is the 2 nd orthogonal direction of the press-fit terminal 1 orthogonal to the insertion direction X and the 1 st orthogonal direction Y, respectively. In the present specification, the press-fit terminal 1 has a leading end side along the insertion direction X and a base end side on the opposite side of the insertion direction X.

The press-fit terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is used for a substrate 20 such as a printed circuit board, for example. As shown in fig. 1, the substrate 20 has an electrically insulating substrate body 21. The substrate main body 21 has an electrically conductive circuit portion 22 and a through hole 23 electrically connected to the circuit portion 22. The circuit portion 22 is disposed on one surface (mounting surface) of the substrate 20 in the insertion direction X, for example. The through hole 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a penetration axis Xs, for example, so as to penetrate the substrate body 21 in the insertion direction X. The through hole 23 is formed so that the diameter R1 is constant in the insertion direction X. The inner peripheral surface of the through hole 23 is covered with a conductive portion 28 which is an electrically conductive material. The through hole 23 has one end 25 on the base end side in the insertion direction X, another end 26 on the tip end side in the insertion direction X, and a central portion 27 between the one end 25 and the another end 26. The depth dimension L3 in the insertion direction X of the through hole 23 is a length from the base end of the one end portion 25 to the tip end of the other end portion 26 in the insertion direction X. In other words, the depth dimension L3 in the insertion direction X of the through-hole 23 is the length of the portion having the same diameter R1. The press-fit terminal 1 and the substrate 20 constitute a terminal-equipped substrate 2 (see fig. 2). In other words, the terminal-equipped board 2 is configured to include the press-fit terminal 1 and the board 20.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, the press-fit terminal 1 is formed of a material having an electrical conductivity such as a copper alloy, has an axial center Xt extending in the insertion direction X, and includes a distal end portion 3, a plastic portion 5, and a proximal end portion 6. The press-fit terminal 1 is formed to extend along the insertion direction X, and is connected to a substrate 20 via a plastic part 5 or the like at a tip end portion, which is an end portion on one side (tip end side), and is connected to a connection target (a target electrically connected to the substrate 20) at a base end portion, which is an end portion on the other side (base end side), in the insertion direction X. On the surface of the press-fit terminal 1, a plating layer made of tin plating, silver plating, gold plating, or the like may be formed.

The leading end portion 3 is a portion located on the most leading end side of the press-fit terminal 1, and has a 1 st portion 31 and a 2 nd portion 32. The 1 st portion 31 is a portion extending in the opposite direction opposite to the insertion direction X so that the width W1 gradually increases from the distal end side toward the proximal end side. The 2 nd portion 32 is a portion located on the base end side of the 1 st portion 31, extending in the insertion direction X, and the width dimension W2 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y constantly extending in the insertion direction X. A width dimension W1 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y of the 1 st part 31 and a width dimension W2 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y of the 2 nd part 32 are smaller than the diameter R1 of the through-hole 23. Thereby, the tip end portion 3 can be inserted into the through hole 23.

The base end portion 6 is located on the most base end side of the press-fit terminal 1, and is formed to extend in the insertion direction X so that a width dimension W3 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y does not change in the insertion direction X.

The moldable portion 5 is disposed adjacent to the base end side of the distal end portion 3 and adjacent to the distal end side of the proximal end portion 6 in the insertion direction X. The width dimension of the plastic part 5 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y is larger than the width dimensions W1, W2 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y of the distal end part 3, and is larger than the width dimension W3 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y of the proximal end part 6. The plastic part is a part pressed into the through hole 23.

The moldable part 5 has an introduction part 51 located on the distal end side, a distal end part 52 located on the proximal end side, and a wide part 53 located between the introduction part 51 and the distal end part 52 in the insertion direction X.

The introduction portion 51 is a portion which is disposed adjacent to the distal end portion 3 and in which a width W4 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y gradually increases from the distal end side toward the base end side.

The distal end portion 52 is a portion that is disposed adjacent to the proximal end portion 6 and that has a width dimension W5 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y that gradually increases from the proximal end side toward the distal end side.

The wide portion 53 has a 1 st contact portion 54 adjacent to the introduction portion 51, a 2 nd contact portion 55 adjacent to the tip portion 52, and a low rigidity portion 56 located between the 1 st contact portion 54 and the 2 nd contact portion 55, and the wide portion 53 extends along the insertion direction X. The 1 st contact portion 54 and the 2 nd contact portion 55 are contact portions protruding outward in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y in the press-fit terminal 1. In the wide portion 53, a width W6 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y of a portion corresponding to the 1 st contact portion 54 and the 2 nd contact portion 55 (more specifically, a portion corresponding to the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a described later) is slightly larger than the diameter R1 of the through hole 23. In addition, the width W7 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y of the portion of the wide portion 53 corresponding to the low rigidity portion 56 is smaller than the width W6.

The compliance part 5 is bifurcated by having a through hole 8 located at the center of the 1 st orthogonal direction Y and extending along the insertion direction X. In other words, the moldable part 5 includes a pair of press-fitting parts 50a and 50b extending along the insertion direction X and located at positions facing each other with the through hole 8 interposed therebetween in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. The pair of press-fitting portions 50a and 50b are each a portion extending in a columnar shape along the insertion direction X, and are formed so as to be curved in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y so as to protrude toward the opposite side (i.e., the outside in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y) from the through hole 8. Of the pair of press-fitting portions 50a and 50b, one press-fitting portion 50a and the other press-fitting portion 50b face each other in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. The pair of press-fitting portions 50a and 50b are provided with a 1 st contact portion 54, a 2 nd contact portion 55, and a low rigidity portion 56, respectively.

As shown in fig. 1, the through hole 8 is a long, substantially elliptical shape extending along the insertion direction X when viewed from the front, and is formed to penetrate the moldable portion 5 along the 2 nd orthogonal direction Z as shown in fig. 3. The through-hole 8 has substantially the same thickness dimension in the 2 nd orthogonal direction Z, and allows the wide portion 53 to be deformed inward in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y.

As shown in fig. 1, the through-hole 8 has a semicircular upper portion 81, the upper portion 81 is located on the proximal end side in the insertion direction X, and the width dimension in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y is gradually increased along the insertion direction X. In addition, the through-hole 8 has a lower portion 82, the lower portion 82 is located on the front end side in the insertion direction X, and the width dimension in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y is gradually increased in the opposite direction opposite to the insertion direction X. The through hole 8 has a central portion 83, and the central portion 83 is located between the upper portion 81 and the lower portion 82 in the insertion direction and connects the upper portion 81 and the lower portion 82. The central portion 83 includes the 1 st central position 80a of the through hole 8 in the insertion direction X.

The length L1 of the through hole 8 in the insertion direction X is longer than the distance L2 between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a along the insertion direction X, which will be described later. The through hole 8 extends in the insertion direction X so as to pass over the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55 a.

As shown in fig. 1, the through-hole 8 is formed to be substantially line-symmetrical with respect to the 1 st central position 80a on a plane including the insertion direction X and the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. As shown in fig. 3, the through-hole 8 has a 2 nd central position 80b in the 2 nd orthogonal direction Z, and is formed to be substantially line-symmetrical with respect to the 2 nd central position 80b on a plane including the 1 st orthogonal direction Y and the 2 nd orthogonal direction Z.

As shown in fig. 3, the press-fitting portions 50a and 50b have inner wall surfaces 57a and 57b facing each other in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y through the through hole 8. In other words, the press-fitting portions 50a and 50b have inner wall surfaces 57a and 57b on the inner side in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. The press-fitting portions 50a and 50b have outer wall surfaces 58a and 58b on the outer sides in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. In other words, the pair of press-fitting portions 50a and 50b have inner wall surfaces 57a and 57b located on the through hole 8 side in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y and outer wall surfaces 58a and 58b located on the opposite side to the through hole 8 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y.

The inner side in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y is a side adjacent to the through hole 8 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y and is a side close to the axial center Xt. The outer side in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y is the opposite side to the through hole 8 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y, and is the side away from the axis Xt.

As shown in fig. 3, each of the press-fitting portions 50a and 50b has both side portions 501a and 501b located outside in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y and main portions 502a and 502b located inside both side portions 501a and 501b in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y.

The both side portions 501a and 501b have outer wall surfaces 58a and 58b having the smallest thickness dimension in the 2 nd orthogonal direction Z, and the thickness dimension in the 2 nd orthogonal direction Z gradually increases from the outer wall surfaces 58a and 58b toward the inner wall surfaces 57a and 57b in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. Both side portions 501a, 501b are formed to have the same width dimension in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y and extend along the insertion direction X.

The body portions 502a, 502b are formed to have the same thickness dimension in the 2 nd orthogonal direction Z, and extend along the insertion direction X.

The pair of press-fitting portions 50a and 50b are formed substantially in line symmetry with respect to the axial center Xt. Therefore, one press-fitting portion 50a will be described below, and the other press-fitting portion 50b will not be described. The structure of one press-fitting portion 50a is the same as that of the other press-fitting portion 50 b. As described above, the first press-fitting portion 50a includes the 1 st contact portion 54, the 2 nd contact portion 55, and the low rigidity portion 56. The 1 st contact portion 54, the 2 nd contact portion 55, and the low rigidity portion 56 will be described in detail below.

The 1 st contact portion 54 is located on the front end side in the insertion direction X in the wide portion 53. The 1 st contact 54 has a 1 st contact 54a located adjacent to the leading end side of the low rigidity portion 56 in the insertion direction X and projecting to the outermost side along the 1 st orthogonal direction Y, and the first contact 54 gradually approaches the axial center Xt from the 1 st contact 54a as approaching the leading end side in the insertion direction X. The 1 st contact 54a is formed so as to have an acute angle formed by the 1 st straight line portion 54b crossing the 2 nd straight line portion 54 c. The 1 st straight portion 54b is orthogonal to the axial center Xt, and linearly extends from an end portion on the distal end side of the low rigidity portion 56 as a starting point so as to be distant from the axial center Xt. The 2 nd straight portion 54c extends linearly from the end portion on the proximal end side of the introduction portion 51 as a starting point, and is inclined with respect to the insertion direction X and the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. The outer wall surface 58a of the 1 st contact portion 54 protrudes away from the through hole 8 with respect to the outer wall surface 58a of the low rigidity portion 56.

The 2 nd contact portion 55 is located on the base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction X in the wide portion 53. The 2 nd contact point portion 55 has a 2 nd contact point 55a, the 2 nd contact point 55a being located adjacent to the base end side of the low rigidity portion 56 in the insertion direction X and protruding to the outermost side along the 1 st orthogonal direction Y, and the 2 nd contact point portion 55 gradually approaches the axial center Xt from the 2 nd contact point 55a as approaching to the base end side in the opposite direction of the insertion direction X. The 2 nd contact 55a is formed so as to form an acute angle by the 3 rd straight line portion 55b crossing the 4 th straight line portion 55 c. The 3 rd straight portion 55b is orthogonal to the axial center Xt, and linearly extends away from the axial center Xt with an end portion on the base end side of the low rigidity portion 56 as a starting point. The 4 th straight portion 55c extends linearly in a manner inclined with respect to the insertion direction X and the 1 st orthogonal direction Y with the end portion on the tip end side of the tip portion 52 as a starting point, and then extends linearly along the insertion direction X in parallel with the axial center Xt. The outer wall surface 58a of the 2 nd contact portion 55 protrudes away from the through hole 8 with respect to the outer wall surface 58a of the low rigidity portion 56.

The distance L2 between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a along the insertion direction X is 70-100% of the depth L3 of the through hole 23 in the insertion direction X. The interval L2 between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a along the insertion direction X is a length dimension from the end on the base end side of the 1 st contact portion 54 to the end on the tip end side of the 2 nd contact portion 55 in the insertion direction X. In other words, the dimension of the interval L2 between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a along the insertion direction X in the insertion direction X is slightly larger than the dimension of the low rigidity portion 56 in the insertion direction X.

The low rigidity portion 56 is located between the 1 st contact portion 54 and the 2 nd contact portion 55 in the wide portion 53. Outer wall surface 58a of low rigidity portion 56 is recessed so as to be close to through hole 8 with respect to 1 st contact portion 54 and 2 nd contact portion 55. In the insertion direction X, the center position of the low rigidity portion 56 coincides with the 1 st center position 80a of the through hole 8. The width of the through hole 8 is largest at the center position in the insertion direction X of the low rigidity portion 56, and the width in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y is gradually smaller as it goes away from the center position of the low rigidity portion 56 in the insertion direction X.

Since the pressed portion 50a is formed as described above, the width W8 between the inner wall surface 57a and the outer wall surface 58a of the low rigidity portion 56 is smaller than the width W9 between the inner wall surface 57a and the outer wall surface 58a of the 1 st contact 54a and the width W10 between the inner wall surface 57a and the outer wall surface 58a of the 2 nd contact 55a in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y. Thus, the rigidity of the low rigidity portion 56 is lower than the rigidity of the 1 st contact 54a and the rigidity of the 2 nd contact 55 a.

When mounting the press-fit terminal 1 on the substrate 20, first, the operator aligns the through axis Xs of the through hole 23 with the axial center Xt of the press-fit terminal 1 as shown in fig. 1. Next, the operator inserts the distal end portion 3 into the through hole 23.

The width dimension W6 of the wide-width portion 53 of the press-fit terminal 1 is slightly larger than the diameter R1 of the through-hole 23. Therefore, when the practitioner inserts the press-fit terminal 1 into the through-hole 23 along the insertion direction X, the outer wall surfaces 58a of the press-fitting portions 50a, 50b come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the through-hole 23.

When the practitioner further inserts the plastic part 5 into the through hole 23 along the insertion direction X, the press-fitting parts 50a and 50b of the plastic part 5 are deformed, and the plastic part 5 is press-fitted into the through hole 23. More specifically, the pair of press-fitting portions 50a and 50b are deformed so as to approach each other in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y, and the width dimension of the through hole 8 in the 1 st orthogonal direction Y is reduced. As shown in fig. 2, the operator presses the moldable part 5 into the through hole 23 until the 1 st center position 80a in the insertion direction X of the through hole 8 coincides with the center position 24 in the insertion direction X of the through hole 23, and the mounting of the press-fit terminal 1 to the substrate 20 is completed.

The press-fit terminal 1 and the terminal-equipped board 2 according to the present embodiment have the following configurations. The wide portion 53 has: the contact point located on the front end side in the insertion direction X, i.e., the 1 st contact point 54 a; a 2 nd contact 55a which is a contact located on the base end side opposite to the tip end side in the insertion direction X; and a low rigidity portion 56 that is located between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a in the insertion direction X and has rigidity lower than the rigidity of the 1 st contact 54a and the rigidity of the 2 nd contact 55 a. Therefore, the rigidity of the 1 st contact 54a and the rigidity of the 2 nd contact 55a are higher than the rigidity of the low rigidity portion 56. Thus, in the press-fit terminal 1, when the plastic part 5 is pressed into the through hole 23, the amount of deformation of the low-rigidity part 56 into the through hole 8 is large, and the amount of deformation of the 1 st contact 54a into the through hole 8 and the amount of deformation of the 2 nd contact 55a into the through hole 8 are small. Thereby, the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a bite into the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 23. As a result, the contacts for electrical connection can be reliably formed between the 1 st contact 54a and the substrate 20 and between the 2 nd contact 55a and the substrate 20, and thus electrical connection with the substrate 20 can be appropriately performed. Further, the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a bite into the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 23, and thus can have an appropriate holding force to the substrate 20. Further, in the case where the press-fit terminal 1 and the terminal-equipped substrate 2 are mounted on a vehicle, vibration caused by the running of the vehicle acts on the press-fit terminal 1 and the terminal-equipped substrate 2. In the press-fit terminal of the present embodiment, since the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a bite into the inner peripheral surface of the through-hole 23, even in a state where vibration acts on the substrate 20, an appropriate holding force can be maintained with respect to the substrate 20.

In the 1 st orthogonal direction Y, a width W8 between the inner wall surface 57a and the outer wall surface 58a of the low rigidity portion 56 is smaller than a width W9 between the inner wall surface 57a and the outer wall surface 58a of the 1 st contact 54a and a width W10 between the inner wall surface 57a and the outer wall surface 58a of the 2 nd contact 55 a. Therefore, the press-fit terminal 1 can make the rigidity of the low rigidity portion 56 lower than the rigidity of the 1 st contact 54a and the rigidity of the 2 nd contact 55 a. Therefore, the press-fit terminal 1 can simplify the shape of the press-fitting portion 50a, and the press-fit terminal 1 can be easily manufactured by press-forming or the like.

Outer wall surface 58a of low rigidity portion 56 is recessed so as to be close to through hole 8 with respect to outer wall surface 58a of 1 st contact 54a and outer wall surface 58a of 2 nd contact 55 a. In the press-fit terminal 1, the rigidity of the 1 st contact 54a and the rigidity of the 2 nd contact 55a can be easily made different from the rigidity of the low rigidity portion 56 by changing the shapes of the outer wall surface 58a of the low rigidity portion 56, the outer wall surface 58a of the 1 st contact 54a, and the outer wall surface 58a of the 2 nd contact 55 a. Thus, for example, the press-fit terminal 1 can be manufactured by press-forming a metallic plate material, and the manufacture of the press-fit terminal 1 can be facilitated.

Since the 2 nd contact 55a is acute, the 2 nd contact 55a further bites into the inner peripheral surface of the through-hole 23. Therefore, a contact can be reliably formed between the substrate 20 and the 2 nd contact 55a, and the 2 nd contact 55a and the substrate 20 can be electrically connected more appropriately.

The interval L2 between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a along the insertion direction X is 70-100% of the depth L3 of the through hole 23 in the insertion direction X. The interval L2 between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a in the insertion direction X is 70% or more of the depth dimension L3 of the through hole 23 in the insertion direction X, and even if the position of the press-fit terminal 1 in the insertion direction X with respect to the through hole 23 is deviated within the tolerance range of the through hole 23 at the time of press-fitting, the deviation can be allowed, and the contacts for electrical connection between the 1 st contact 54a and the 2 nd contact 55a and the substrate 20 can be reliably formed. On the other hand, in the press-fit terminal 1, the above-mentioned interval L2 is 100% or less of the depth L3 in the insertion direction X of the through hole 23, and therefore, the size increase can be suppressed. As a result, the press-fit terminal 1 can be appropriately electrically connected to the substrate 20, and can be prevented from being increased in size.

[ embodiment 2]

Next, embodiment 2 of the press-fit terminal 1a will be described with reference to fig. 4. In the press-fit terminal 1a according to embodiment 2, the same components, portions, and the like as those of the press-fit terminal 1 according to embodiment 1 are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted, and only different components and portions will be described.