Movable connector
A movable connector including a stationary housing for fixing to a substrate, a movable housing capable of moving relative to the stationary housing, and a restriction fitting that has been integrated with the stationary housing. The restriction fitting includes a counterpart engagement portion. The counterpart engagement portion is configured to abut an engagement portion that is part of the movable housing from a connector upward direction so as to enable the engagement portion to be restrained in a restraint space that is a predetermined region. The counterpart engagement portion forms a through-pass section to permit the engagement portion to pass into the restraint space from outside.
1. A movable connector comprising:
a stationary housing to be fixed to a substrate;
a movable housing capable of moving relative to the stationary housing; and
a restriction fitting that has been formed separately from the stationary housing and has been integrated with the stationary housing, the restriction fitting including a substrate fixing portion to be fixed to the substrate, wherein:
the restriction fitting includes a counterpart engagement portion, the counterpart engagement portion being configured to abut an engagement portion that is part of the movable housing from a connector upward direction so as to enable the engagement portion to be restrained in a restraint space that is a predetermined region, and
the counterpart engagement portion forms a through-pass section to permit the engagement portion to pass into the restraint space from outside.
2. The movable connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the movable connector further comprises a terminal including:
a stationary-side retained portion retained at the stationary housing,
a movable-side retained portion retained at the movable housing, and
an elastically deformable movable portion positioned between the stationary-side retained portion and the movable-side retained portion;
retention of the stationary-side retained portion with respect to the stationary housing is achieved by performing insert molding; and
retention of the movable-side retained portion with respect to the movable housing is achieved by performing press-fitting.
3. The movable connector of claim 1 , wherein the stationary housing and the restriction fitting are integrated together by insert molding.
4. The movable connector of claim 1 , wherein the engagement portion includes an inclined portion to guide the engagement portion into the through-pass section.
5. The movable connector of claim 1 , wherein the counterpart engagement portion includes an inclined portion to guide the engagement portion into the through-pass section.
6. The movable connector of claim 1 , wherein the restriction fitting is deformable so as to widen the through-pass section.
7. A movable connector comprising:
a stationary housing to be fixed to a substrate;
a movable housing capable of moving relative to the stationary housing; and
a restriction fitting that has been integrated with the stationary housing, wherein:
the restriction fitting includes a counterpart engagement portion, the counterpart engagement portion being configured to abut an engagement portion that is part of the movable housing from a connector upward direction so as to enable the engagement portion to be restrained in a restraint space that is a predetermined region, and
the counterpart engagement portion forms a through-pass section to permit the engagement portion to pass into the restraint space from outside;
wherein the restriction fitting is deformable so as to widen the through-pass section;
wherein the restriction fitting includes:
an upward-extending portion extending toward the connector upward direction and having a plate thickness direction tilted by deformation of the restriction fitting; and
a folded portion formed by folding a leading end side of the upward-extending portion back toward the through-pass section.
8. The movable connector of claim 7 , wherein the folded portion includes an inclined portion inclined toward the through-pass section on progression toward a connector downward direction.
9. The movable connector of claim 7 , wherein:
the plate thickness direction of the upward-extending portion is oriented in a connector width direction; and
the engagement portion is configured so as not to abut the upward-extending portion from the connector width direction by a through hole being formed in the upward-extending portion.
10. The movable connector of claim 9 , wherein a lower end of the folded portion and an upper edge of the through hole together configure an abutting portion that abuts the movable housing and limits a movement range of the movable housing in the connector upward direction.
11. The movable connector of claim 7 , wherein the folded portion is configured including a vertical portion having a plate thickness direction oriented in a connector width direction and contacting a side wall of the movable housing.
12. A movable connector comprising:
a stationary housing to be fixed to a substrate;
a movable housing capable of moving relative to the stationary housing; and
a restriction fitting that has been integrated with the stationary housing, wherein:
the restriction fitting includes a counterpart engagement portion, the counterpart engagement portion being configured to abut an engagement portion that is part of the movable housing from a connector upward direction so as to enable the engagement portion to be restrained in a restraint space that is a predetermined region, and
the counterpart engagement portion forms a through-pass section to permit the engagement portion to pass into the restraint space from outside;
wherein a gouged groove corresponding to a plate thickness of the counterpart engagement portion is formed in the engagement portion.