CN204558707U - Electric terminal - Google Patents

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CN204558707U
CN204558707U CN201520058855.XU CN201520058855U CN204558707U CN 204558707 U CN204558707 U CN 204558707U CN 201520058855 U CN201520058855 U CN 201520058855U CN 204558707 U CN204558707 U CN 204558707U
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02Contact members
    • H01R13/22Contacts for co-operating by abutting
    • H01R13/24Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
    • H01R13/2442Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted with a single cantilevered beam
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/75Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/60Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
    • H01R24/62Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices

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Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of electric terminal, and object is the wearing and tearing that are subject to of the metal coating reduced on electric terminal and reduces electric terminal by the corrosion at electric cooperation position place.Described electric terminal comprises: body, it limits first end and along the length of electric terminal and isolated second end of first end, wherein, a protuberance limited along the first direction perpendicular to described length in first end and the second end, another in the first and second ends limits and extends to intrinsic groove along the second direction perpendicular to described length and described first direction; And metal coating, it is optionally positioned on described electric terminal, and described metal coating to be located on body at least one at least side about described first direction in contiguous described protuberance and described groove.The utility model also provides a kind of electric connector, and it is configured to along coordinating direction to match with complementary electrical connector, and it is characterized in that, described electric connector comprises: the connector shell of electric insulation; With at least one above-mentioned electric terminal.

Description

Electric terminal
Background technology
Electric connector is used to signal transmission and/or electric power between electric parts, such as alternating current (AC) power and/or direct current (DC) power.Such as, electric connector can comprise the multiple electric terminals coordinated with the complementary electrical terminal of complementary electrical connector, comprises power and/or signal terminal.Electric terminal typically limits installation end, and it is configured to be installed to electric parts such as circuit board, cable, row's cable etc., and contrary abutting end, and it is configured to coordinate with the abutting end of complementary electrical terminal.
Electric connector is configured such that usually, and when electric terminal coordinates along scraping distance, these abutting ends apply the normal force keeping the contact matched to be electrically connected to each other on each other.In use procedure, the electric connector matched bears particularly relevant with power contact head thermal expansion, and vibration, and this may cause producing relative micro-movement at the interface of the abutting end of the electric terminal matched, and then may cause the concentrated wear at abutting end place.In addition, some electric connectors experience the cooperation circulation of high quantity, and these electric connectors are coordinated with other electric connector and remove and coordinate thus.Coordinate and the wearing and tearing that cause at abutting end place owing to coordinating with other electric terminal a large amount of and removing, the cooperation circulation of high quantity may cause abutting end to be worn.Application anticorrosive, such as metal coating, can reduce this corrosion on the conductive base of electric terminal.But, anticorrosive, such as gold-plated, may due to high quantity cooperation circulation and the conductive base of the electric terminal that weares and teares.In addition, because a lot of metal cost is higher, applied metal coating, such as expensive or precious metal coating, may increase manufacturing cost to electric terminal.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is the wearing and tearing that are subject to of the metal coating reduced on electric terminal and reduces electric terminal by the corrosion at electric cooperation position place.
According to an embodiment, electric terminal comprises body, and body limits first end and along the length of electric terminal and isolated second end of first end.A protuberance that can limit along the first direction perpendicular to described length in first end and the second end, another in the first and second ends can limit and extend to intrinsic groove along the second direction perpendicular to described length and described first direction.Metal coating selectively is positioned on described electric terminal.Metal coating can be located on body at least one at least side about described first direction in contiguous described protuberance and described groove.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating is located at least side of contiguous described protuberance on body.
According to feasible execution mode, described protuberance limits the first length of the length along described electric terminal, described first length at least equals the second length that the metal coating be located on body limits by least side of contiguous described protuberance, and described second length is by the linear measure longimetry along described electric terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating is located at least side of contiguous described groove on body.
According to feasible execution mode, described groove limits the 3rd length of the length along described electric terminal, described 3rd length at least equals the 4th length that the metal coating be located on body limits by least side of contiguous described groove, and described 4th length is by the linear measure longimetry along described electric terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating to be located on body at least one two opposite sides about described first direction in contiguous described protuberance and described groove.
According to feasible execution mode, the two opposite sides of described protuberance and protuberance limits continuous or discrete nonreentrant surface, thus described protuberance is configured to ride along described complementary electrical terminal when described electric terminal coordinates along described length electricity with complementary electrical terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, the two opposite sides of described groove and groove limits the recessed surface of continuous print or discontinuous recessed surface, when described electric terminal and complementary electrical terminal coordinate along the length electricity of described electric terminal, the recessed surface of described continuous print or discontinuous recessed surface are facing to described complementary electrical terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating is located in the two opposite sides of contiguous described protuberance on body.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating is located in the two opposite sides of contiguous described groove on body.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating does not extend to the second place of aliging with described groove along described length continuously from the primary importance of aliging with described protuberance along described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described groove extends through body along described second direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described groove extends in body along described second direction, but not through body.
According to feasible execution mode, described electric terminal is earth terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, described electric terminal is signal terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, the size of described groove is designed to receive described protuberance.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating is gold.
According to feasible execution mode, described second end limits bent back ends, and described electric terminal limits and extends to described first end along described length from described bent back ends and comprise the planar section of described first end.
According to feasible execution mode, described second end limits bent back ends, and described electric terminal limits and extends to described first end along described length from described bent back ends and the on-plane surface or the circular arc portion that comprise described first end.
According to feasible execution mode, described second end limits described protuberance and described first end limits described groove.
According to feasible execution mode, described second end also limits to extend in body and makes the thickness of described protuberance along the roughly consistent recess of described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described planar section extends along the plane limited by described length and described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described protuberance and described body are an entirety.
According to feasible execution mode, described metal coating to be only located on body contiguous described protuberance about the two opposite sides of described first direction and the described groove two opposite sides about described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described contact body is copper or copper alloy.
According to feasible execution mode, described electric terminal is male and female homotype.
According to another aspect of the present utility model, provide a kind of electric connector, it is configured to along coordinating direction to match with complementary electrical connector, and described electric connector comprises the connector shell of electric insulation; With at least one electric terminal according to above-mentioned structure.
According to feasible execution mode, at least one electric terminal described is the first electric terminal, and described electric connector also comprises the second electric terminal be disposed adjacent with described first electric terminal along described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described first and second terminals are signal terminals.
According to feasible execution mode, described the first terminal is signal terminal, and the second terminal is earth terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, described earth terminal limits the width along described first direction, and it is greater than the width of signal terminal along described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, at least one electric terminal described is the first electric terminal, and described electric connector also comprises and is arranged at the second electric terminal between described first electric terminal and the 3rd electric terminal along described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described first and second electric terminals are signal terminal and described 3rd electric terminal is earth terminal.
According to feasible execution mode, described 3rd terminal limits the width along described first direction, and it to be greater than in the first and second electric terminals each along the width of described first direction.
According to feasible execution mode, described first and second electric terminals limit Difference signal pair.
The method of the metal that a kind of minimizing is located on electric terminal comprises: on body, use metal coating, described body limits first end and along the length of described electric terminal and isolated second end of first end, wherein, a protuberance limited along the first direction perpendicular to described length in first end and the second end, another in first end and the second end limits and extends to intrinsic groove along the second direction perpendicular to described length and described first direction; With at least one at least side about described first direction described metal coating being positioned body is close in described protuberance and described groove.The method also comprises the inner surface of pressing described body, and to limit the fit on surface protrusion protuberance out from described body, described fit on surface is contrary with the inner surface of described body.
A kind of method that electric connector is matched with complementary electrical connector has also been provided, described electric connector comprises above-mentioned electric terminal, described complementary electrical connector comprises the complementary electrical terminal that at least one electric terminal as discussed constructs like that, the method comprises: the protuberance of described electric terminal is ridden along the length of the body of complementary electrical terminal, until described protuberance is received by the groove of complementary electrical terminal at least in part.
The method also comprises: the metal coating on another at least side that on the body making to be located in described electric terminal, contiguous protuberance contacts in the protuberance of the body being located in described complementary electrical terminal and groove with the metal coating of at least side of at least one in groove.
The method of the metal that a kind of minimizing is located on electric terminal comprises the steps: to provide or instruct third party to use electric terminal, described electric terminal has body, described body limits first end and along the length of described electric terminal and isolated second end of first end, wherein, one in first end and the second end limits along the protuberance perpendicular to the first direction of described length, and another in first end and the second end limits and extend to intrinsic groove along the second direction perpendicular to described length and described first direction; Metal coating is optionally positioned at least one step about at least side of described first direction of body being close in described protuberance and described groove by instruction; Third party is sold to by electric terminal.
According to the utility model, because the metal coating of electric terminal does not contact complementary electrical terminal when electric terminal matches with complementary electrical terminal, so metal coating bears less friction and wear compared with traditional electric terminal, make metal coating can maintain the longer time before being fallen from body wear.
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Before the preferred embodiment of the application general introduction and below be described in detail in by reference to the accompanying drawings read time will be better understood.In order to the coating of being located by selectivity of the application and the object about means are described, there is shown example embodiment.But, the application should be understood and be not restricted to illustrated accurate layout and means.In figure:
Fig. 1 comprises the first electric connector and second or the exploded perspective view of electric connector system of complementary electrical connector according to embodiment structure;
Fig. 2 is that the appropriate section of the first electric connector and complementary electrical connector is aligned with the stereogram carrying out coordinating along cooperation direction;
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of the first electric connector illustrated in fig 1 and 2;
Fig. 4 is the stereogram of a part for the first electric connector, shows electric terminal;
Fig. 5 A is the isometric view according to the example electric terminal of example embodiment illustrated in figures 1-4, specifically first and the mating part of earth terminal of complementary electrical connector;
Fig. 5 B is the stereogram of the inner surface of the free distal end of the mating part illustrated in fig. 5;
Fig. 5 C is the stereogram on the fit on surface of the free distal end of the mating part illustrated in fig. 5;
Fig. 6 A is the isometric view according to the example electric terminal of example embodiment illustrated in figures 1-4, specifically first and the mating part of signal terminal of complementary electrical connector;
Fig. 6 B is the stereogram of the inner surface of the free distal end of the mating part illustrated in fig. 6;
Fig. 6 C is the stereogram on the fit on surface of the free distal end of the mating part illustrated in fig. 6; With
Fig. 7 is the stereogram of the cross section of electric connector system shown in Figure 1, and wherein, the first electric connector and complementary electrical connector are in the position cooperatively interacted.
Embodiment
For simplicity, the identical or identical reference number of equivalence element in the different embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings represents.Start with reference to figure 1, the electric connector system 20 constructed according to embodiment can comprise the first electric coupler component 22 and second or complementary electrical connector assembly 24.First electric coupler component 22 is arranged to and matches coordinating on the M of direction with second or complementary electrical connector assembly 24.First electric coupler component 22 can comprise the first electric connector 100 and the second electric parts, and described second electric parts are the substrates 400 that such as can be configured to printed circuit board (PCB).Complementary electrical assembly 24 can comprise complementation or second electric connector 300 and at least one first electric parts such as at least one cable 200, comprises multiple cable 200.
First and second electric connectors 100 and 300 can be arranged to and cooperatively interact between first and complementary electrical connector assembly 22 and 24, to set up electrical connection between the first and second electric connectors 100 and 300 and therefore.Second electric connector 300 can be configured to be installed to multiple cable 200 to be placed in by the second electric connector 300 and described multiple cable 200 electric connection.Similarly, the first electric connector 100 can be configured to be installed to substrate 400 to set up electrical connection between the first electric connector 100 and substrate 400.So, when the first and second electric connectors 100 and 300 are installed to substrate 400 and cable 200 respectively and are fitted to each other, cable 200 can be placed in and substrate 400 electric connection.
Substrate 400 can be provided as backboard, middle plate, subcard, or similar device.Cable 200 can be configured to signal cable, power cable, optical cable, or any cable constructed alternatively.
Continue with reference to figure 1, second electric coupler component 24 can be called as cable assembly, comprise second electric connector 300 that can be called as cable connector, it is configured to be installed to described multiple cable 200 to make the second electric connector 300 and each electric connection in described multiple cable 200.Reference diagram 2 in addition, the connector shell 106 that the first electric connector 100 can comprise the first dielectric or electric insulation and the multiple electric terminals 150 supported by connector shell 106.In addition, complementary electrical connector 300 can comprise second or the connector shell 302 of complementary dielectric or electric insulation and the electric terminal 150 that supported by connector shell 302.Described multiple electric terminal 150 can comprise multiple signal terminal 152 and multiple earth terminal 154.Electric terminal 150 is depicted as at Fig. 1 and is included in respectively in first and complementary electrical connector 100 and 300, but can be arranged on understanding electric terminal 150 as required in any electric connector.
According to illustrated embodiment, the first electric connector 100 and complementary electrical connector 300 are constructed to vertical electric connector.Particularly, connector shell 302 limits mating interface 306, and it is configured to the mating interface 102 engaging the first electric connector 100 when the first and second electric connectors 100 and 300 cooperatively interact.Connector shell 106 also limits mounting interface 104, and it is configured to the bonded substrate 400 when electric connector 100 is installed to substrate 400.Connector shell 302 also limits mounting interface 308, and it is configured to the junction cable 200 when complementary electrical connector 300 is installed to cable 200.Mating interface 306 can be oriented and be parallel to mounting interface 308.In addition, the electric terminal 150 of the first electric connector 100 can comprise signal electric terminal 152 and earth terminal 154.The electric terminal 150 of the first electric connector 100 can limit the corresponding mating part 156 being configured to match to the complementary mating portions of the electric terminal of complementary electrical connector 300 and the corresponding mounting portion being configured to be installed to substrate 400.As shown in the figure, mating interface 102 can be oriented and be parallel to mounting interface 104.Alternatively, the first electric connector 100 can be configured to right angle electric connector, and mating interface 102 and mounting interface 104 are oriented perpendicularly to each other thus, and mating part and mounting portion are oriented perpendicularly to each other.
With reference to figure 1-4, electric terminal 150 can comprise the multiple signal terminals 152 and earth terminal 154 that arrange by any way as required.Such as, adjacent as required signal terminal can limit Difference signal pair or single-ended signal terminal.Such as, each earth terminal 154 of electric connector 100 can limit corresponding ground connection mating part 156 and the ground connection mounting portion with ground connection mating part 156 electric connection.In addition, each signal terminal 152 of electric connector 102 can limit corresponding mating part 156 and the mounting portion with mating part 156 electric connection.Therefore, can say that the mating part 156 of electric terminal 150 can limit the mating part of mating part and the ground connection mating part that can comprise signal electric terminal 152, and electric terminal 150 also can limit the mounting portion of mounting portion and the ground connection mounting portion that can comprise signal electric terminal.Because the abutting end of the signal terminal of the second electric connector 300 and ground connection abutting end are provided as socket abutting end and socket ground connection abutting end respectively, the second electric connector 300 can be called as jack connetor.
One or more earth terminal 154, also collective can be called as earth terminal 154, between the phase adjacency pair that can be arranged at Difference signal pair.Such as, when electric terminal 150 is by respective leadframe housings support, adjacent signal terminal 152, such as, along first or the signal terminal 152 of horizontal direction T-phase neighbour, can limit Difference signal pair.Lead frame assembly can comprise the earth terminal 154 between phase adjacency pair that transversely direction T is arranged at Difference signal pair.When electric connector 100 is installed to substrate 400 along installation direction, electric terminal 150 is placed in the electric mark electric connection with substrate 400.
Therefore, electric connector 100 can comprise at least one electric terminal 150.At least one electric terminal described can be the first electric terminal, and electric connector 100 also can comprise the second electric terminal 150 that transversely direction T is disposed adjacent with the first electric terminal 150.First and second electric terminals 150 can be signal terminals 152.Alternatively, the first terminal can be signal terminal, and the second terminal can be earth terminal.As shown in the figure, earth terminal 154 can limit the width of transversely direction T, and it is greater than the width of signal terminal 152 transversely direction T.By another example, electric connector 100 can comprise at least one electric terminal as the first electric terminal 150, and electric connector also can comprise transversely direction T is arranged at the second electric terminal 150 between the first electric terminal and the 3rd electric terminal 150.First and second electric terminals can be signal terminal and the 3rd electric terminal can be earth terminal.Such as, the 3rd terminal can limit the width along first direction, and it to be greater than in the first and second electric terminals each along the width of first direction.In addition, the first and second electric terminals can limit Difference signal pair.
Here each structure is described to along the longitudinal direction " L " and is approximately perpendicular to second or lateral " A " horizontal-extending of longitudinal direction L, and vertically extends along first or the horizontal direction " T " being approximately perpendicular to longitudinal direction L and lateral A.As shown in the figure, longitudinal direction " L " extends along the front/rear direction of the first electric connector 100, and limit and coordinate direction M, one of electric connector 100 and 300 or both quilts relative to each other move along coordinating direction M, to make the first electric coupler component 22 match with complementary electrical connector assembly 24, and the first electric connector 100 is therefore made to match with complementary electrical connector 300.Such as, the cooperation direction M of the first electric connector 100 is forward directions of L along the longitudinal direction, and by moving the first electric connector 100 relative to complementary connector 300 in contrary longitudinal backward directions, electric connector can be removed from complementary connector to be coordinated.As shown in the figure, lateral " A " extends along the width of the first electric connector 100.
Therefore, unless otherwise indicated, term " side direction ", " longitudinal direction " and " transverse direction " are used to the orthogonal direction component describing each parts.Term " inwardly " and " interior " and " outwards " and " outward " and similar terms are used to refer to along the direction towards the durection component with the center away from the device be described when having and using about specific direction component.In addition, " ... on direction " be used to refer to single assigned direction when having and using about specific direction component, and " edge " is used to refer to the both direction (that is, towards with away from this assigned direction) of this assigned direction component when having and using about specific direction component.Although should be appreciated that longitudinal direction L and lateral A is illustrated as to extend and horizontal direction T is illustrated as along perpendicular and extends along horizontal plane, the plane in use comprising different directions may be different, such as, depend on the orientation of each parts.Correspondingly, direction term " vertically " and " level " are used to describe electric connector system 20 and parts thereof, only for knowing and facilitating object, should be appreciated that these directions in use may change.
With particular reference to Fig. 4,5A, and 6A, the mating part 156 that each electric terminal 150 can limit body 158 and can extend along cooperation direction M, thus mating part 156 can be along the length along electric terminal 150.According to illustrated embodiment, the mating part 156 of the electric terminal 150 of the first electric connector 100 is set near mating interface 102, and be configured to contact corresponding complementary electrical terminal 150, the complementary electrical terminal 150a of such as complementary electrical connector 300 when electric connector 100 coordinates with complementary electrical connector 300 electricity.According to illustrated embodiment, the electric terminal 150 of electric connector 100, and the complementary electrical terminal 150a of complementary electrical terminal such as complementary electrical connector 300 are male and female homotypes.Mating part 156 and therefore body 158 can limit first or near-end 156a and edge and coordinate direction M and near-end 156a isolated second or free distal end 156b, and cooperation direction M can along the length of electric terminal 150.One in near-end or far-end 156a and the 156b protuberance 162 that can limit transversely direction T and extend perpendicular to the length of mating part 156.Another in near-end and far-end 156a and 156b can limit laterally direction A perpendicular to described length and therefore perpendicular to coordinating direction M and horizontal direction T to extend to groove 168 in body 158.Groove 168 can design size be reception protuberance 162.Metal coating, such as expensive or precious metal coating, selectively is positioned on electric terminal 150.The example metals that can be located on electric terminal 150 comprises gold, other expensive or precious metal, tin, tin-lead, or similar.Such as, metal coating can be located on body 158 at least one at least side about horizontal direction T in contiguous protuberance 162 and groove 168.
Such as, protuberance 162 can comprise two opposite sides, such as the first side 160a and the transversely isolated second side 160b of direction T.Groove can comprise two opposite sides, such as the 3rd side 160c and the transversely isolated 4th side 160d of direction T.Metal coating can be located at least side of contiguous protuberance 162 on body 158.Such as, according to illustrated embodiment, metal coating is located on body 158 and is close to first and second side 160a and 160b of protuberance 162 about horizontal direction T.Protuberance 162 can limit along cooperation direction M and therefore along the first length L of the length of electric terminal 150 1.First length L 1at least can equal, such as, be greater than, the second length L limited by least side metal coating be located on body 158 of contiguous protuberance 162 2.Second length L 2can by the linear measure longimetry along electric terminal 150.Metal coating can be located at least side of adjacent recess 168 on body 158.Such as, according to illustrated embodiment, metal coating to be located on body 158 adjacent recess 168 about third and fourth side 160c and 160d of horizontal direction T.Groove 168 can limit along coordinating direction M and therefore along the 3rd length L of length of electric terminal 150 being approximately perpendicular to transverse direction and lateral T and A 3.3rd length L 3at least can equal, such as, be greater than, the 4th length L limited by least side metal coating be located on body 158 of adjacent recess 168 4.4th length L 4can along the linear measure longimetry of electric terminal 150 being approximately perpendicular to transverse direction and lateral T and A.
Therefore, metal coating can be located on body 158 at least one two opposite sides about horizontal direction T in contiguous protuberance 162 and groove 168.Protuberance 162 can limit relative to the first and second side 160a and 160b along the surperficial 162a in the peak that the lateral A being approximately perpendicular to cooperation direction M and horizontal direction T is biased.
According to illustrated embodiment, electric connector 100 with complementary electrical connector 300 along when coordinating direction M to coordinate, before near-end 156a contacts complementary electrical terminal 150a, far-end 156b contacts complementary electrical terminal 150a.Should be appreciated that direction term " far " and " front " and derivatives thereof can refer to L along the longitudinal direction from the near-end 156a of mating part 156 towards the direction of the far-end 156b of mating part 156.Should also be clear that direction term " closely " and " afterwards " and derivatives thereof can refer to L along the longitudinal direction from the far-end 156b of mating part 156 towards the direction of the near-end 156a of mating part 156.According to illustrated embodiment, the protuberance 162 comprising the first and second side 160a and 160b is arranged on far-end 156b.In addition, the mating part 156 of electric terminal 150, particularly far-end 156b, can limit bent back ends 157.
With reference to figure 5A-7, according to illustrated embodiment, mating part 156 and therefore electric terminal 150 can limit further and extend to near-end 156a along the length of mating part 156 from bent back ends 157 and the coupling part 159 comprising near-end 156a.Such as, coupling part 159 at least partially, such as, owns, and can be constructed to planar section and make coupling part 159 comprise the outer surface of general planar.Therefore, coupling part 159 can be constructed to be arranged in the planar section of the plane limited by longitudinal direction L and horizontal direction T respectively.In addition, according to illustrated embodiment, the length that mating part 156 and therefore electric terminal 150 can limit along mating part 156 at least extends to groove 168 from bent back ends 157, such as, comprise near-end 156a, planar section.This planar section can extend along by the length of mating part 156 and the plane that therefore limits by electric terminal 150 and by horizontal direction T.Mating part 156 will be understood can be shaped alternatively as required.Should be further understood that coupling part 159 can be shaped as required alternatively.Such as, coupling part 159 at least partially, such as, owns, and can be constructed to non-flat portion.Such as, coupling part 159 can comprise outer surface, this outer surface can be that bending what make coupling part 159 is circular arc portion at least partially at least partially.Therefore, the length that mating part 156 and therefore electric terminal 150 can limit along mating part 156 at least extends to groove 168 from bent back ends 157, such as, comprise near-end 156a, on-plane surface or circular arc portion.
With reference to figure 5A-6C, mating part 156 and therefore body 158 can limit fit on surface 158a and the inner surface 158b contrary with fit on surface.Also with reference to figure 7, the fit on surface 158a of electric terminal 150 can be used in and contact complementary electrical terminal, the electric terminal 150a of such as complementary electrical connector 300 when electric connector 100 coordinates with complementary electrical connector 300 electricity.As shown in Fig. 5 A-B, protuberance 162 can limit from body 158 and especially from the fit on of body 158 surface 158a projection spine 164 out.Protuberance 162 and therefore spine 164 can be one overall with body 158.Alternatively, spine 164 can be independent and be attached to body 158.According to illustrated embodiment, mating part 156 especially far-end 156b can limit to extend in body 158 and makes the thickness of protuberance 162 recess 166 that transversely direction T is roughly consistent.The electric terminal 150 comprising spine 164 and recess 166 although illustrated is earth terminals 154, should understand signal terminal 152 as required and can comprise spine 164 and/or recess 166.In addition, protuberance 162 will be understood can be shaped alternatively as required.
With particular reference to Fig. 6 A-C, the two opposite sides of protuberance 162 and protuberance 162, such as the first side 160a and the second side 160b, continuous or discrete nonreentrant surface can be limited, make protuberance 162 particularly surface, peak 162a be configured to when electric connector 100 and complementary electrical connector 300 are ridden along coordinating when direction M is electric to be coordinated along the complementary mating portions of complementary electrical terminal 150a, cooperation direction M can along the length of mating part 156.Fit on surface 158a can comprise nonreentrant surface, makes when electric connector 100 matches with complementary electrical connector 300 this nonreentrant surface can be surperficial facing to the fit on of the electric terminal 150a of complementary electrical terminal such as complementary electrical connector 300.Although the electric terminal 150 comprising nonreentrant surface illustrated is signal terminals 152, can comprise nonreentrant surface alternatively or additionally as required by understanding earth terminal 154.Also can be constructed such that this protuberance is ridden along complementary electrical terminal 150a when electric connector 100 matches with complementary electrical connector alternatively by understanding protuberance.
According to illustrated embodiment, protuberance 162 can limit the first length L along coordinating direction M 1and the second length L along coordinating direction M can be limited by the metal coating that contiguous first and second side 160a and 160b locate 2.Therefore, length L 2the metal level being arranged at the anticorrosive on the base portion of electric terminal 150 by matching surface 158a place outside limits, and described anticorrosive is such as gold, other expensive or precious metal, tin, tin-lead, or similar, or their combination.As shown in the figure, the first length L of protuberance 162 1at least can equal, such as, be greater than, the second length L 2.In addition, as shown in the figure, the length of the metal coating of being located by contiguous first and second side 160a and 160b is roughly equal to each other, but the length that limited by the metal of contiguous first and second sides should be understood can design size alternatively as required.First length L of protuberance 162 1with the second length L of the metal of contiguous two opposite sides 160a and 160b location 2can be relative to each other placed in the middle, these metal coatings when transversely direction T sees are alignd with protuberance 162.
Groove 168 can be configured to the complementary projections 162 receiving complementary electrical terminal 150a at least in part, makes when electric connector 100 matches with complementary electrical connector 300 by the Metal Contact complementary electrical terminal being close to the third and fourth side 160c and 160d and locating.With particular reference to Fig. 6 A, two opposite sides 160c and 160d of groove 168 and groove 168 can limit the recessed surface of continuous print, when electric terminal 150 and complementary electrical terminal 150a particularly coordinate along the length of mating part 156 electricity along the length of electric terminal 150, the recessed surface of this continuous print is facing to complementary electrical terminal 150a.Although the electric terminal 150 comprising the fit on surface 158a with continuous recessed surface illustrated is signal terminals 152, can comprise the fit on surface 158a with continuous recessed surface as required by understanding earth terminal 154.Alternatively, two opposite sides 160c and 160d of groove 168 and groove 168 can limit discontinuous recessed surface, when electric terminal 150 and complementary electrical terminal particularly coordinate along the length of mating part 156 electricity along the length of electric terminal 150, this discontinuous recessed surface is facing to complementary electrical terminal.Although will also be understood that the illustrated electric terminal 150 comprising the fit on surface 158a with discontinuous recessed surface is signal terminals 152, earth terminal 154 can comprise the fit on surface 158a with discontinuous recessed surface as required.
With particular reference to Fig. 5 A, groove 168 can be the opening 170 limited partially by the third and fourth side 160c and 160d.Opening 170 and therefore groove 168 laterally can extend through body 158 by direction A.Alternatively, groove 168 can laterally to extend in body 158 but not through body 158 (with reference to figure 6A) by direction A.As shown in the figure, groove 168 is limited by the near-end 156a of mating part 156, but will understand groove 168 and can arrange alternatively as required.In addition, the illustrated electric terminal 150 comprising opening 170 is earth terminals 154, but can comprise opening 170 by understanding signal terminal 152 as required.
According to illustrated embodiment, groove 168 can limit the 3rd length L along coordinating direction M 3, and the 4th length L along coordinating direction M can be limited by the metal coating that contiguous third and fourth side 160c and 160d locates 4.By the length L of the metal coating that contiguous third and fourth side 160c and 160d locates 4the metal level being arranged at the anticorrosive on the base portion of electric terminal 150 by matching surface 158a place outside limits, and described anticorrosive is such as gold, tin, or similar, as further described below.As shown in the figure, the length L of groove 168 3at least can equal, such as, be greater than, by the length L of the metal coating of being located by contiguous third and fourth side 160c and 160d 4.In addition, as shown in the figure, be roughly equal to each other by the length of being close to the metal coating that the third and fourth side 160c and 160d locates, but the length should understood by being close to the metal coating that the third and fourth side 160c and 160d locates can construct as required alternatively.Length L 3and L 4can be relative to each other placed in the middle, make to be alignd with groove 168 by the metal coating being close to the third and fourth side 160c and 160d location when transversely direction T sees.Therefore, according to illustrated embodiment, metal coating does not extend to from the primary importance that transversely direction T aligns with protuberance 162 second place that the length along mating part 156 aligns with groove 168 continuously.
Electric terminal 150 can comprise conductive base and be arranged on the metal level of metal on the fit on surface of base portion or its alloy.According to illustrated embodiment, metal level is only arranged on transversely direction T adjacent side 160a-d on the 158a of fit on surface.Such as, body 158 can be gold-plated, such as to reduce the corrosion of the position that electric terminal 150 is coordinated by electricity when electric connector 100 matches with complementary electrical connector 300 when electric terminal 150 matches with complementary electrical terminal.Therefore, because metal level does not need the whole mating part 156 being administered to electric terminal 150, cost savings significantly can be realized.As required, metal level can comprise noble metal, such as gold, or other anticorrosive any.Conductive base can comprise any electric conducting material, such as copper or copper alloy.In addition, because when electric terminal 150 matches with complementary electrical terminal, the metal coating of electric terminal 150 does not contact complementary electrical terminal, so metal coating bears less friction and wear compared with traditional electric terminal, make metal coating can maintain the longer time before being worn away from body 158.
In operation, the first electric connector 100 can be coupled to complementary electrical connector 300 (with reference to figure 1 and 7) by along cooperation direction M, and the far-end 156b of mating part 156 is moved towards the near-end 156a of the complementary electrical terminal 150a of complementary electrical connector 300.Such as, be included in a pair electric terminal 150 in different electric connector, the electric terminal 150 of such as electric connector 100 and the electric terminal 150a of complementary electrical connector 300, can be cooperatively interacted (especially with reference to figure 7).Therefore, along with electric terminal 150 cooperatively interacts along cooperation direction M, the mating part 156 of electric terminal 150 can be caught to contact with each other.More specifically, along with mating part 156 contacts with each other, protuberance 162 particularly surface, peak 162a contacts with each other.Along with selected electric terminal 150 is matched by with another (complementation) electric terminal 150, the protuberance 162 of selected electric terminal 150 particularly selected electric terminal 150 surface, peak 162a along the coupling part 159 of complementary electrical terminal 150 outer surface and therefore ride along mating part 156.Similarly, along with complementary electrical terminal 150 is matched by with selected electric terminal 150, the protuberance 162 of complementary electrical terminal 150 particularly complementary electrical terminal 150 surface, peak 162a along the coupling part 159 of selected electric terminal 150 outer surface and therefore ride along the outer surface of mating part 156.
Therefore, the length that the method that the electric connector 100 comprising at least one electric terminal 150 is matched with the complementary electrical connector comprising at least one complementary electrical terminal can comprise the body 158 making the protuberance 162 of electric terminal 150 along complementary electrical terminal 150 is ridden until protuberance 162 is received (with reference to figure 7) by the groove 168 of complementary electrical terminal at least in part, and such as described complementary electrical terminal is constructed substantially in the same manner by with electric terminal 150.The method also can comprise the metal coating made by being close on protuberance 162 to contact in the protuberance 162 of the body 158 being located in complementary electrical terminal and groove 168 another at least side with at least side metal coating be positioned on the body 158 of electric terminal 150 of at least one in groove 168.
According to an embodiment, provide a kind of method that minimizing is located in the amount of the metal on electric terminal.Described method can comprise the step providing or instruct and use electric terminal, described electric terminal has body 158, described body limits first end and along the length of described electric terminal 158 and isolated second end of first end, wherein, one in first end and the second end limits along the protuberance 162 perpendicular to the first direction of described length, and another in first end and the second end limits the groove 168 extended to along the second direction perpendicular to described length and described first direction in body 158.The method also can comprise at least one at least side about described first direction being optionally positioned by metal coating body 158 to be close in described protuberance 162 and described groove 168.The method can also comprise is sold to third party or the step from this electric terminal of third part purchase by electric terminal.
According to another embodiment, a kind of method manufacturing electric terminal such as one of electric terminal described here can be provided.The method can comprise the inner surface 158b of pressure body 158, and to limit the fit on surface 158a projection protuberance 162 out from described body 158, described fit on surface is contrary with the inner surface 158b of described body 158.
Description be above provided only for illustration of object and be not interpreted as limit the utility model.Although describe each embodiment about preferred embodiment or method for optimizing, should understand the words used here is illustrative and explanatory word, instead of words of limitation.In addition, although describe these embodiments about special structure, method and embodiment here, the utility model is not meant to and is restricted to details disclosed herein.Those technical staff in this area can carry out multiple amendment to utility model described herein after the instruction of having read this specification, when not departing from essence of the present utility model and scope, and can change, essence of the present utility model and scope are provided by appended claims.

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1. an electric terminal, is characterized in that, described electric terminal comprises:
Body, it limits first end and along the length of electric terminal and isolated second end of first end, wherein, a protuberance limited along the first direction perpendicular to described length in first end and the second end, another in the first and second ends limits and extends to intrinsic groove along the second direction perpendicular to described length and described first direction; With
Metal coating, it is optionally positioned on described electric terminal, and described metal coating to be located on body at least one at least side about described first direction in contiguous described protuberance and described groove.
2. electric terminal according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating is located at least side of contiguous described protuberance on body.
3. electric terminal according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described protuberance limits the first length of the length along described electric terminal, described first length at least equals the second length that the metal coating be located on body limits by least side of contiguous described protuberance, and described second length is by the linear measure longimetry along described electric terminal.
4. electric terminal according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating is located at least side of contiguous described groove on body.
5. electric terminal according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, described groove limits the 3rd length of the length along described electric terminal, described 3rd length at least equals the 4th length that the metal coating be located on body limits by least side of contiguous described groove, and described 4th length is by the linear measure longimetry along described electric terminal.
6. electric terminal according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating to be located on body at least one two opposite sides about described first direction in contiguous described protuberance and described groove.
7. electric terminal according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, the two opposite sides of described protuberance and protuberance limits continuous or discrete nonreentrant surface, thus described protuberance is configured to ride along described complementary electrical terminal when described electric terminal coordinates along described length electricity with complementary electrical terminal.
8. electric terminal according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, the two opposite sides of described groove and groove limits the recessed surface of continuous print or discontinuous recessed surface, when described electric terminal and complementary electrical terminal coordinate along the length electricity of described electric terminal, the recessed surface of described continuous print or discontinuous recessed surface are facing to described complementary electrical terminal.
9. electric terminal according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating is located in the two opposite sides of contiguous described protuberance on body.
10. electric terminal according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating is located in the two opposite sides of contiguous described groove on body.
11. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating does not extend to the second place of aliging with described groove along described length continuously from the primary importance of aliging with described protuberance along described first direction.
12. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described groove extends through body along described second direction.
13. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described groove extends in body along described second direction, but not through body.
14. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described electric terminal is earth terminal.
15. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described electric terminal is signal terminal.
16. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the size of described groove is designed to receive described protuberance.
17. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating is gold.
18. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described second end limits bent back ends, and described electric terminal limits and extends to described first end along described length from described bent back ends and comprise the planar section of described first end.
19. electric terminals according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described second end limits bent back ends, and described electric terminal limits and extends to described first end along described length from described bent back ends and the on-plane surface or the circular arc portion that comprise described first end.
20. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described second end limits described protuberance and described first end limits described groove.
21. electric terminals according to claim 20, is characterized in that, described second end also limits to extend in body and makes the thickness of described protuberance along the roughly consistent recess of described first direction.
22. electric terminals according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described planar section extends along the plane limited by described length and described first direction.
23. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described protuberance and described body are an entirety.
24. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described metal coating to be only located on body contiguous described protuberance about the two opposite sides of described first direction and the described groove two opposite sides about described first direction.
25. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described contact body is copper or copper alloy.
26. electric terminals according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described electric terminal is male and female homotype.
27. 1 kinds of electric connectors, it is configured to along coordinating direction to match with complementary electrical connector, and it is characterized in that, described electric connector comprises:
The connector shell of electric insulation; With
At least one is according to described electric terminal arbitrary in aforementioned claim.
28. electric connectors according to claim 27, is characterized in that, at least one electric terminal described is the first electric terminal, and described electric connector also comprises the second electric terminal be disposed adjacent with described first electric terminal along described first direction.
29. electric connectors according to claim 28, is characterized in that, described first and second terminals are signal terminals.
30. electric connectors according to claim 28, it is characterized in that, described the first terminal is signal terminal, and the second terminal are earth terminals.
31. electric connectors according to claim 30, is characterized in that, described earth terminal limits the width along described first direction, and it is greater than the width of signal terminal along described first direction.
32. electric connectors according to claim 28, is characterized in that, at least one electric terminal described is the first electric terminal, and described electric connector also comprises and is arranged at the second electric terminal between described first electric terminal and the 3rd electric terminal along described first direction.
33. electric connectors according to claim 32, is characterized in that, described first and second electric terminals are signal terminal and described 3rd electric terminal is earth terminal.
34. electric connectors according to claim 32, is characterized in that, described 3rd terminal limits the width along described first direction, and it to be greater than in the first and second electric terminals each along the width of described first direction.
35. electric connectors according to claim 32, is characterized in that, described first and second electric terminals limit Difference signal pair.
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