阅读说明：本技术 连接器连接用夹具 (Clamp for connector connection ) 是由 本脇淑雄 于 2019-06-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种连接器连接用夹具(1),其在将基板的第二连接器与第一连接器(40)连接时使用,其中,该第一连接器(40)配置于一端固定于箱体状的电子设备主体(20)的底面的带状的柔性电缆(30)的另一端部,第一连接器具备于沿着底面延伸的容纳状态的柔性电缆的与底面相反一侧的表面,连接器连接用夹具(1)具备：基座(3),其具备放置电子设备主体的放置面(2)；主体固定部(4),其将电子设备主体以定位状态固定在放置面上；以及连接器支撑部件(9),其在柔性电缆从固定于放置面上的状态的电子设备主体的底面被拉起的状态下,隔开间隔地配置于电子设备主体的上方,并与第一连接器的背面侧的柔性电缆的表面紧贴。(The invention provides a connector connecting jig (1) used when connecting a second connector of a substrate with a first connector (40), wherein the first connector (40) is arranged at the other end of a strip-shaped flexible cable (30) with one end fixed on the bottom surface of a box-shaped electronic device main body (20), the first connector is provided with a surface opposite to the bottom surface of the flexible cable in a containing state extending along the bottom surface, the connector connecting jig (1) is provided with: a base (3) provided with a placement surface (2) on which the electronic device body is placed; a main body fixing part (4) for fixing the electronic device main body on the placing surface in a positioning state; and a connector support member (9) which is disposed above the electronic device body with a gap therebetween and is in close contact with the surface of the flexible cable on the back side of the first connector in a state where the flexible cable is pulled up from the bottom surface of the electronic device body in a state where the flexible cable is fixed to the mounting surface.)

1. A connector connecting jig used for connecting a first connector to a second connector of a board, wherein the first connector is disposed at the other end of a ribbon-like flexible cable having one end fixed to the bottom surface of a case-like electronic device main body, the board is accommodated in the electronic device main body,

the first connector is provided with a surface of the flexible cable on the opposite side of the bottom surface in a housed state extending along the bottom surface,

the connector connecting jig includes:

a base having a placement surface on which the electronic device main body is placed;

a main body fixing section that fixes the electronic apparatus main body on the placement surface in a positioned state; and

and a connector support member which is disposed above the electronic apparatus main body with a space therebetween and which is in close contact with a surface of the flexible cable on a rear surface side of the first connector in a state where the flexible cable is pulled up from the bottom surface of the electronic apparatus main body in a state where the flexible cable is fixed to the mounting surface.

2. The jig for connecting a connector according to claim 1,

the connector support member is supported by the base so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in a direction intersecting the bottom surface, and the connector support member is moved to above the electronic device main body by rotating the connector support member and is disposed between the bottom surface and a surface of the flexible cable on the back surface side of the first connector.

3. The jig for connecting a connector according to claim 2,

the connector support member includes a support surface that is provided so as to be movable along the axis, is inclined in one direction with respect to the axis, and is in close contact with a surface of the flexible cable on a rear surface side of the first connector,

the connector support member moves to a position separated from the mounting surface when rotating around the axis, and is disposed in a position in close contact with the mounting surface when contacting the flexible cable.

4. The jig for connector connection according to claim 3,

the connector connecting jig includes:

a pressing member that presses a surface of the flexible cable on a back surface side of the first connector in a direction in which the surface is in close contact with the support surface, in a direction inclined with respect to the support surface of the connector support member; and

and an abutting surface that is provided on the connector support member, extends in a direction intersecting the support surface, and abuts against the first connector that is pressed.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a connector connecting jig.

Background

Conventionally, the work of connecting a connector of a substrate on which electronic components are mounted to a subminiature connector fixed to the tip of a short flexible cable disposed inside a small-sized electronic device main body has been performed manually.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, when the above-described work is attempted to be automated, since the drawable amount of the flexible cable is very small, it is difficult to hold the flexible cable with a robot hand, and it is difficult to automate the work.

The invention aims to provide a clamp for connecting a connector, which can reliably connect the connector of a substrate and the connector arranged on a short flexible cable extending from an electronic device body by a robot.

Means for solving the problems

One aspect of the present invention is a connector connecting jig used when connecting a second connector of a board to a first connector, the first connector being disposed at the other end of a ribbon-shaped flexible cable having one end fixed to a bottom surface of a box-shaped electronic device main body, the board being housed in the electronic device main body, the first connector including a surface of the flexible cable opposite to the bottom surface in a housed state extending along the bottom surface, the connector connecting jig including: a base having a placement surface on which the electronic device main body is placed; a main body fixing section that fixes the electronic apparatus main body on the placement surface in a positioned state; and a connector support member disposed above the electronic device body with a space therebetween in a state where the flexible cable is pulled up from the bottom surface of the electronic device body in a state where the flexible cable is fixed to the mounting surface, and in close contact with a surface of the flexible cable on a back surface side of the first connector.

According to this aspect, first, the electronic apparatus main body is placed on the placement surface of the base, and is fixed to the placement surface in a positioned state by the operation of the main body fixing portion. Next, the ribbon-shaped flexible cable accommodated along the bottom surface of the electronic device main body is pulled up, and the connector support member is disposed above the electronic device main body with a space therebetween. This allows the front surface of the flexible cable on the rear surface side of the first connector to be supported by the connector support member in close contact therewith.

In this state, when the second connector of the board housed in the case-like electronic device main body is pressed against the first connector, the first connector supported on the rear surface side by the connector support member can be prevented from escaping due to the pressing force, and connection can be reliably performed. That is, the second connector and the first connector can be connected while the substrate is supported by the robot and the pressing force is checked by the force sensor, and the assembly work can be automated. Since the connector support member is not in contact with the electronic apparatus main body, it is possible to prevent a pressing force for connecting the second connector from being applied to the electronic apparatus main body, and to maintain the electronic apparatus main body in a sound state.

In the above aspect, the connector support member may be supported by the base so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in a direction intersecting the bottom surface, and the connector support member may be moved to above the electronic device main body by rotating the connector support member and may be disposed between the bottom surface and a surface of the flexible cable on the back surface side of the first connector.

According to this configuration, when the second connector of the substrate is connected to the first connector, the connector support member is rotated in one direction about the axis, whereby the connector support member is arranged between the front surface and the bottom surface of the back surface side of the first connector and supports the back surface side of the first connector, and after the connection is completed, the connector support member is rotated in the opposite direction about the axis, whereby the connector support member is retracted from the back surface side of the first connector, whereby the substrate can be accommodated in the electronic device main body. Since the connector support member is simply rotated, automation is easy.

In the above aspect, the connector support member may include a support surface that is inclined in one direction with respect to the axis and is provided to be movable along the axis, the support surface being in close contact with a surface of the flexible cable on a rear surface side of the first connector, the connector support member being moved to a position separated from the placement surface when rotated about the axis, and being placed in close contact with the placement surface when brought into close contact with the flexible cable.

According to this configuration, when the connector support member is rotated, the connector support member is separated from the mounting surface, and therefore can be rotated without friction with the mounting surface. On the other hand, when the connector support member is disposed on the rear surface side of the first connector, the connector support member is moved in the axial direction and brought into close contact with the mounting surface.

Thus, when the surface of the flexible cable on the back side of the first connector is pressed in the direction of coming into close contact with the support surface, the connector support member is pressed in the axial direction by the axial component of the pressing force applied to the support surface. That is, even if the second connector is pressed when the first connector is connected to the second connector, the connector support member does not escape, and therefore the pressing force can be easily controlled by the force sensor of the robot, and the connection between the first connector and the second connector can be facilitated.

In the above aspect, the connector connection jig may include: a pressing member that presses a surface of the flexible cable on a back surface side of the first connector in a direction in which the surface is in close contact with the support surface, in a direction inclined with respect to the support surface of the connector support member; and an abutting surface that is provided on the connector support member, extends in a direction intersecting the support surface, and abuts against the first connector that is pressed.

According to this configuration, the surface of the flexible cable on the back side of the first connector is brought into close contact with the support surface by a component in the direction orthogonal to the support surface in the pressing force of the pressing member. Thereby, the first connector can be positioned in the direction orthogonal to the support surface. The first connector is moved by a component in the direction along the support surface in the pressing force, but can be positioned in the direction along the support surface by abutting against an abutment surface extending in the direction intersecting the support surface.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained: the connector of the substrate and the connector provided in the short flexible cable extending from the electronic device main body can be reliably connected by the robot.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector connecting jig according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the connector support part is rotated by the clamping cylinder in the connector connecting jig of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side view showing a state in which the first connector is arranged on the contact surface and pressed by the rod cylinder in the state of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the second connector is connected to the first connector positioned by fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the connector support portion is rotated from the state of fig. 4 to the retracted position.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a subsequent substrate accommodating operation in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the substrate is accommodated in the electronic apparatus case.

Fig. 8 is a side view showing a modification of the connector connecting jig of fig. 1.

Description of the reference numerals

1: clamp for connector connection

2: placing surface

3: base seat

4: casing fixed part (main body fixed part)

9: connector support member

11: hug closely wainscot (support surface)

13: push rod cylinder (pushing component)

14: abutting surface

20: electronic equipment casing (electronic equipment main body)

30: flexible cable

40: first connector

50: substrate

60: second connector

Detailed Description

A connector connecting clip 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, the connector connection jig 1 according to the present embodiment is a jig used when connecting the second connector 60 of the substrate 50 to the first connector 40, wherein the first connector 40 is disposed at the other end portion of the ribbon-shaped flexible cable 30 having one end fixed to the bottom surface of the box-shaped electronic device case (electronic device main body) 20, and the substrate 50 is accommodated in the electronic device case 20.

As shown in fig. 1, the first connector 40 is disposed on a surface of the flexible cable 30 opposite to the bottom surface, which extends along the bottom surface in the state of being accommodated in the electronic device case 20.

As shown in fig. 1, a connector connection jig 1 of the present embodiment includes: a base 3 having a horizontal placement surface 2 on which the electronic device case 20 is placed; a case fixing portion (body fixing portion) 4 for fixing the electronic device case 20 to the mounting surface 2 in a positioned state; a connector support part 5 that supports the first connector 40 when the second connector 60 of the substrate 50 is connected to the first connector 40; and a connector positioning portion 6 that positions the first connector 40 supported by the connector support portion 5.

The housing fixing portion 4 includes a pair of cylinders 7, and the pair of cylinders 7 horizontally presses a pair of diagonal positions of the electronic device housing 20 placed on the placement surface 2 of the base 3 in opposite directions. The front end of the rod 7a of each cylinder 7 is provided with an L-shaped holding portion 8 for holding a corner portion of the electronic device case 20.

The connector support portion 5 includes a support member 9 and a clamp cylinder 10, the support member 9 extends in the horizontal direction, and the clamp cylinder 10 supports the connector support member 9 to be rotatable about a vertical axis. The clamping cylinder 10 fixes the rod 10a to the placement surface 2 of the base 3 toward the vertical direction, and by moving the rod 10a in the vertical axis direction, the connector support member 9 can be moved also in the vertical direction.

The connector support member 9 is reciprocated by the operation of the clamping cylinder 10 between a retreat position, which is a position disposed beside the electronic device case 20 as shown in fig. 1, and a mounting position, which is a position disposed above the electronic device case 20 by being rotated by 90 ° around the vertical axis of the rod 10a as shown in fig. 2.

The connector support member 9 has the following dimensions: in a state where the flexible cable 30 in the electronic apparatus casing 20 fixed in the positioned state by the casing fixing part 4 is pulled up, the clamping cylinder 10 is operated, so that the connector support member 9 is rotated to the mounting position and straddles the electronic apparatus casing 20 in the width direction. The connector support member 9 includes a contact surface (support surface) 11, and when the flexible cable 30 pulled up is laid down in a state where the connector support member 9 is disposed at the mounting position, the contact surface 11 is brought into contact with the surface of the flexible cable 30 on the back surface side of the first connector 40.

A leg portion 12 extending toward the placement surface 2 side is provided at the front end of the connector support member 9. When the connector support member 9 is moved in the direction approaching the base 3 along the axis by the operation of the clamp cylinder 10, the leg portion 12 at the front end of the connector support member 9 abuts against the mounting surface 2 and is locked to further move. Thus, the connector support member 9 is supported by the leg portion 12 and the rod 10a of the clamp cylinder 10 in a double beam shape, and is disposed above the electronic device case 20 with a gap.

The connector positioning portion 6 includes: a contact surface 11 provided on the connector support member 9; an abutting surface provided adjacent to the close contact surface 11; and a push rod cylinder (pushing member) 13 fixed to the base 3. The pusher cylinder 13 includes a rod 13a, and the rod 13a horizontally advances and retracts in a direction substantially perpendicular to the connector support member 9 disposed at the mounting position.

As shown in fig. 3, the close attaching face 11 has the following inclination: in a state where the connector support member 9 is disposed at the mounting position, the contact surface 11 gradually becomes higher as it is farther from the pusher cylinder 13 along the advancing/retreating direction of the rod 13a of the pusher cylinder 13 with respect to the mounting surface 2 of the base 3. The abutment surface 14 extends in a direction perpendicular to the contact surface 11 at a position where the inclination of the contact surface 11 is highest.

A projection 15 is provided on the mounting surface 2 of the base 3, and the projection 15 is disposed on the side opposite to the pusher cylinder 13 in a state where the leg portion 12 of the connector support member 9 disposed at the mounting position is in close contact with the mounting surface 2, and is in contact with the leg portion 12 in the horizontal direction. The protrusions 15 have the following height: the lower surface of the leg portion 12 is positioned below the placement surface 2 and the leg portion 12 in a state where the distance between the leg portion 12 and the placement surface is maximally extended.

Next, the operation of the connector connecting jig 1 configured as described above will be described.

When the second connector 60 of the board 50 is connected to the first connector 40 of the flexible cable 30 by the robot using the connector connection jig 1 of the present embodiment, the clamping cylinder 10 is operated to place the connector support member 9 at the retracted position as shown in fig. 1.

Then, the electronic device case 20 is placed on the placement surface 2 of the base 3, and the two cylinders 7 of the case fixing portion 4 are operated, whereby the holding portions 8 provided at the distal ends of the rods 7a of the cylinders 7 are pressed against the two corner portions placed at the diagonal positions of the electronic device case 20, respectively, as shown in fig. 2. Thereby, the electronic device case 20 is fixed to the placement surface 2 of the base 3 in a positioned state.

In this state, as shown in fig. 2, the flexible cable 30 in the electronic device case 20 is sucked and pulled up by a suction mechanism, not shown, of a robot, not shown.

Next, as shown in fig. 2, the connector support member 9 is rotated about the vertical axis by operating the clamp cylinder 10 of the connector support portion 5 and is disposed at the mounting position, and the connector support member 9 is disposed at a position across the electronic device case 20 in the width direction beyond the protrusion 15 of the base 3.

Then, the clamp cylinder 10 is operated to move the connector support member 9 in the vertical axis direction, and the leg portion 12 provided at the front end of the connector support member 9 is brought into close contact with the placement surface 2 of the base 3. Accordingly, the connector support member 9 is disposed at a position across in the width direction with a gap above the electronic device case 20, and therefore, by releasing the suction by the robot and laying down the flexible cable 30, the surface of the flexible cable 30 on the back side of the first connector 40 is brought into close contact with the close contact surface 11 of the connector support member 9 as shown in fig. 3.

In this state, the push rod cylinder 13 is operated, and the first connector 40 is pressed by the tip of the rod 13a of the push rod cylinder 13. Since the push rod cylinder 13 exerts the pressing force F in the horizontal direction and the abutting surface 11 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, the back surface of the first connector 40 pressed by the push rod cylinder 13 is positioned in the height direction in abutment with the abutting surface 11. The first connector 40 pressed by the push rod cylinder 13 slides on the contact surface 11, and is positioned in the longitudinal direction of the flexible cable 30 by abutting against the abutting surface 14 provided orthogonally to the contact surface 11.

Therefore, the first connector 40 and the second connector 60 can be connected by pressing the second connector 60 of the board 50 held by a robot, not shown, against the first connector 40 fixed in a positioned state as shown in fig. 4.

In this case, since the rear surface of the first connector 40 is supported by the connector support member 9, the insertion force can be reliably applied to the second connector 60, and the connection can be more reliably performed. That is, for example, the insertion force can be managed with high accuracy by a force sensor provided in the robot, and more reliable connection work can be performed.

Since the connector support member 9 is disposed above the electronic device case 20 with a space therebetween, the pushing force applied by the robot is prevented from being transmitted to the electronic device case 20, and the soundness of the electronic device case 20 can be ensured.

Since the leg portion 12 is brought into close contact with the placement surface 2 of the base 3, even if the pressing force by the robot acts, the connector support member 9 is prevented from escaping downward, and a reliable insertion force is applied between the first connector 40 and the second connector 60.

The first connector 40 can be positioned in two directions by inclining the contact surface 11 with respect to the advancing and retreating direction of the rod 13a of the push rod cylinder 13 that positions the first connector 40. This enables the connector connection jig 1 to be easily configured.

By abutting the leg portion 12 against the projection 15 provided on the base 3, the following advantages are obtained: the connector support member 9 pushed by the push rod cylinder 13 can be reliably prevented from rotating about the vertical axis to more reliably position the first connector 40.

As described above, after the first connector 40 and the second connector 60 are connected, the clamping cylinder 10 is operated to raise the connector support member 9, and then, as shown in fig. 5, the connector support member 9 is rotated about the vertical axis to return to the retracted position, whereby the substrate 50 can be accommodated in the electronic device case 20 without being interfered by the connector support member 9, as shown in fig. 6 and 7.

The contact surface 11 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the pushing force F in the horizontal direction is applied to the first connector by the pusher cylinder 13, but instead, the contact surface 11 may be set in a horizontal state, and the advancing/retreating direction of the pusher cylinder 13 may be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane.

In either case, if the one-directional force F applied to the first connector 40 by the push rod cylinder 13 has a component F1 in the direction along the contact surface 11 and a component F2 in the direction perpendicular to the contact surface 11, the positioning in both directions can be performed by the single push rod cylinder 13.

In the connector connection jig 1 of the present embodiment, the contact surface 11 inclined with respect to the horizontal plane supports the back surface of the first connector 40, and the second connector 60 is brought closer from an obliquely upper side to perform connection, but instead, as shown in fig. 8, the contact surface 11 may be arranged in the vertical direction, and the second connector may be brought closer from the horizontal direction to perform connection.