CN102110936A

CN102110936A - Connector

Info

Publication number: CN102110936A
Application number: CN2009103123661A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴昆展
Original assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-12-28
Filing date: 2009-12-28
Publication date: 2011-06-29

Abstract

The invention provides a connector. The connector comprises a plug and a socket which are connected with each other through insertion. The connector is characterized in that magnetic modules are arranged in the insertion connection position of the socket; the magnetic modules in the corresponding number are correspondingly arranged in the insertion connection position of the plug; the magnetic modules on the socket and the plug are matched with each other and are the opposite poles of the magnetic modules opposite to each other; and the magnetic modules on the socket and the plug are arranged in such a manner that the socket and the plug can be only connected through insertion in a single mode. The connector is convenient to use and has lower manufacturing cost.

Description

Connector

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of connector construction, relate in particular to a kind of magnetic connector.

Background technology

The general socket that can peg graft for plug that all is provided with on the electronic installation provides the electric energy of power supply by plug and cable and to put electronic installation.Accurate positioning when being connected with electronic installation for the assurance plug, socket and plug are realized location mutually by cooperatively interacting of projection and groove or grab and draw-in groove.Yet, make the two grafting, the user must insert the accurate alignment indentation of projection, or grab accurately aimed at draw-in groove and inserts.

For a lot of computer cabinets, socket on it is standing to be counted in the back side, and the cabinet placement is placed this back side often towards wall, so the user is when inserting attaching plug thereon, can't see the accurate position of socket clearly, must the cabinet back side constantly grope can be with plug insertion socket in, or move cabinet its back side inserted plug towards the user again, use comparatively inconvenience.For the bad environment for use of light, because of the accurate position that the user can't see fit structure on the plug and socket clearly, be difficult to plug and socket be aimed at and pegged graft, cause using inconvenience equally.And should be pure by mechanical socket and the plug that engages, because of the confining force after pegging graft all needs snap-in structure to provide, so snap-in structure needs no-float and engaging firmly, and then the dimensional accuracy of this snap-in structure and comparatively strictness of form accuracy requirement, the accuracy of manufacture requires high, cause cost up, and because its engaging is tighter, cause extracting and insert all comparatively and require great effort.

Summary of the invention

In view of the foregoing, be necessary to provide a kind of use the comparatively convenient and lower connector of manufacturing cost.

A kind of connector, comprise mutual plug-in plug and socket, the plugging position of this socket is provided with magnetic module, the also corresponding magnetic module that respective number is set of the plugging position of this plug, this socket can cooperate mutually with magnetic module on the plug and for opposite pole is relative, the magnetic module on this socket and the plug is arranged to make this socket and plug only can single mode to peg graft.

On the socket of above-mentioned connector and the plug magnetic module is set, during grafting, the attraction of magnetic module can make plug and socket locate automatically and align, so only need the two mutually near getting final product, in place that the user can't see or the darker place of light when using, need not by the user plug and socket accurately to be aligned fully, so use is comparatively convenient.And can be after plug and socket are pegged graft in this connector by magnetic attracting force sticking mutually, so need not that machining accuracy is well located and locking mechanism is fixed, reduced processing cost.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the connector of the embodiment of the invention one when pegging graft.

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagrames of two parts of connector among Fig. 1 when separating.

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagrames of two parts of the connector of the embodiment of the invention two when separating.

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagrames of two parts of the connector of the embodiment of the invention three when separating.

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagrames of two parts of the connector of the embodiment of the invention four when separating.

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagrames of two parts of the connector of the embodiment of the invention five when separating.

Fig. 7 is the schematic diagrames of two parts of the connector of the embodiment of the invention six when separating.

The main element symbol description

Connector	100、200、300、400、500、600
		Socket	10、30、50、70、90、120
Plug	20、40、60、80、110、130
		Jack body	11、31、51、71、91、1201
Conductive contact	13、23
		Magnetic module	15、25、33、43、53、63、73、83、93、103、1203、1303
First plug surface	111、311、511
		First magnetic element	151、331、531、731、931
Second magnetic element	153、333、533、733、933
		Fixed part	1511、2531
Protuberance	1513、2533
		Groove	1531、2511
Header body	21、41、61、81、101、1301
		Second plug surface	211、411、611
The 3rd magnetic element	251、431、631、831、1031
		The 4th magnetic element	253、433、633、833、1033

Specific embodiment

Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments connector of the present invention is described in further detail.

See also Fig. 1, connector 100 comprises socket 10 and plug 20, and socket 10 and plug 20 can be pegged graft.

See also Fig. 2, socket 10 comprises jack body 11, a plurality of conductive contact 13 and magnetic module 15.

Jack body 11 is a rectangular block shape structure, first plug surface 111 of close plug 20 when it has with plug 20 grafting.Certainly this jack body 11 also can be other shape, as frustum etc.

Conductive contact 13 protrudes out out from jack body 11 inside, and it is connected with elastic component (figure does not show) in that jack body 11 is inner, so when this conductive contact 13 is subjected to pushing power in jack body 11 outsides, the certain-lengths of can past jack body 11 inside withdrawing.In the present embodiment, the number of conductive contact 13 is two, and is convex cylinder.Certainly the number of this conductive contact 13 also can be one, three or other, and this conductive contact 13 also can be the structures such as shell fragment that protrude out out from jack body 11 inside.Magnetic module 15 comprises first magnetic element 151 and second magnetic element 153.

First magnetic element 151 is the multidiameter of semicircle for the cross section, and this first magnetic element 151 forms bigger fixed part 1511 and the less protuberance 1513 of external diameter of external diameter.

Second magnetic element 153 is semicircular axle for the cross section, and formation one is along the groove 1531 of the axial depression of second magnetic element 153 on this second magnetic element 153.

In this socket 10, a plurality of conductive contacts 13, first magnetic element 151 and second magnetic element 153 all protrude out formation from first plug surface 111 of jack body 11, and first magnetic element 151 and second magnetic element 153 are positioned at the both sides of a plurality of conductive contacts 13, and the fixed part 1511 of first magnetic element 151 is fixed in jack body 11.The structure of first magnetic element 151 and the second magnetic element 153 relatively vertical line of the line between the two or this line is asymmetric.In the present embodiment, first magnetic element 151 and second magnetic element 153 for different structure and relatively the line between the two be axially symmetric structure, the vertical line of this line is then asymmetric relatively, this asymmetric structure can form error-proof structure on socket 10.

Plug 20 comprises header body 21, a plurality of conductive contact 23 and magnetic module 25.

Header body 21 also is the rectangular block shape structure, second plug surface 211 of close socket 10 when it has with socket 10 grafting.Certainly this header body 21 also can be other shape, as frustum etc.

Conductive contact 23 protrudes out out from header body 21 inside, and it is connected with elastic component (figure does not show) in that header body 21 is inner, so when this conductive contact 23 is subjected to pushing power in header body 21 outsides, the certain-lengths of can past header body 21 inside withdrawing.In the present embodiment, conductive contact 23 numbers also are two, and also are convex cylinder.Certainly this conductive contact 23 needs consistently with the number of conductive contact 13 on the socket 10, and this conductive contact 23 also can be the structures such as shell fragment that protrude out out from header body 21 inside.

Magnetic module 25 comprises the 3rd magnetic element 251 and the 4th magnetic element 253.

The 3rd magnetic element 251 is that a cross section is semicircular axle, and formation one is along the groove 2511 of the axial depression of the 3rd magnetic element 251 on the 3rd magnetic element 251.

The 4th magnetic element 253 is that a cross section is semicircular multidiameter, and the 4th magnetic element 253 forms bigger fixed part 2531 and the less protuberance 2533 of external diameter of external diameter.

In this plug 20, a plurality of conductive contacts 23, the 3rd magnetic element 251 and the 4th magnetic element 253 all protrude out formation from second plug surface 211 of header body 21, and the 3rd magnetic element 251 and the 4th magnetic element 253 are positioned at the both sides of a plurality of conductive contacts 23, and the fixed part 2531 of the 4th magnetic element 253 is fixed in jack body 11.The structure of the 3rd magnetic element 251 and the 4th magnetic element 253 relatively vertical line of the line between the two or this line is asymmetric.In the present embodiment, the 3rd magnetic element 251 and the 4th magnetic element 253 for same structure and relatively the line between the two be axially symmetric structure, the vertical line of this line is then asymmetric relatively, this asymmetric structure can form error-proof structure on plug 20.

In this connector 100, first magnetic element 151 is mutually close with the opposite pole of the 3rd magnetic element 251, and second magnetic element 153 is mutually close with the opposite pole of the 4th magnetic element 253.

When using this connector 100, socket 10 and plug 20 can peg graft stube cable etc. mutually, also can be by socket 10 be arranged on the electronic installation, and plug 20 is plugged on the socket 10 again.When the two is pegged graft, make first plug surface 111 of second plug surface 211 of plug 20 near socket 10, because first magnetic element 151 on the socket 10 and the magnetic attracting force between the 3rd magnetic element 251 the 4th magnetic element 253 on second magnetic element 153 and the plug 20 make plug 20 and socket 10 further close.

If this moment the 3rd, magnetic element 251 was aimed at is second magnetic element 153 on the socket 10, what the 4th magnetic element 253 was aimed at is first magnetic element 151, because of forming groove 2511 and groove 1531 respectively on the 3rd magnetic element 251 and second magnetic element 153, and form protuberance 2533 and protuberance 1513 respectively on the 4th magnetic element 253 and first magnetic element 151, so cause plug 20 and socket 10 to peg graft.

If first magnetic element 151 on this moment the 3rd magnetic element 251 alignment sockets 10, second magnetic element 153 on the 4th magnetic element 253 alignment sockets 10, then under the effect of magnetic attracting force, the protuberance 1513 of first magnetic element 151 inserts in the groove 2511 of the 3rd magnetic element 251, the protuberance 2533 of the 4th magnetic element 253 inserts in the groove 1531 of second magnetic element 153, finishes the grafting of connector 100.After plug 20 was pegged graft with socket 10, a plurality of conductive contacts 23 and a plurality of conductive contacts 13 on the socket 10 on the plug 20 were inconsistent, and because of the effect of the elastic component in plug 20 and the socket 10, made a plurality of conductive contacts 23 and a plurality of conductive contact 13 stable conflicts.

In this connector 100, by first magnetic element 151 and second magnetic element 153 and the 3rd magnetic element 251 and the 4th magnetic element 253 are set respectively on socket 10 and plug 20, and make the magnetic opposite pole that matches relative, and then make

socket

10 and 20 need of plug close mutually, magnetic attracting force can attract each other plug 20 and socket 10 and then peg graft, need not plug 20 accurate alignment sockets 10 and insertions, so when in the relatively poor environment of position that the user can't see or light, using this connector 100, peg graft easily, it is comparatively convenient to use.

Because of the attracting each other and cooperatively interacting of a plurality of magnetics, it is stable to make plug 20 and socket 10 to peg graft by magnetic attracting force, but not it is sealed fixing to use single mechanical structure to carry out.And when attracting each other between the magnetic, always attract mutually at the strongest position of magnetic and fit, so when inserting in plug 20 on the socket 10, magnetic attracting force can be realized aligning automatically, and plug 20 and socket 10 are pegged graft accurately.Therefore in this connector 100, need not the higher location structure of machining accuracy on plug 20 and the socket 10 and can guarantee that also the two grafting is good.

And in should the grafting process,,, can guarantee that socket 10 and plug 20 only can peg graft in one way so when anti-inserting, plug 20 can't insert socket 10 because of forming error-proof structure on socket 10 and the plug 20, realize the effect that automatic counnter attack is inserted.

In this connector 100, if need to regulate relative distance or position after plug 20 and socket 10 are pegged graft, only need the 3rd magnetic element 251 on the plug 20 and first magnetic element 151 on the 4th magnetic element 253 and the socket 10 and second magnetic element 153 repaired and get final product.As repair the height of a plurality of magnetics, and then the distance between change plug 20 and socket 10 grafting back second plug surfaces 211 and first plug surface 111, or the 3rd magnetic element 251 and first magnetic element 151 on the 4th magnetic element 253 and the socket 10 and the position of second magnetic element 153 on the change plug 20, and then the plug-in position of change plug 20 and socket 10, reequip comparatively simple.

In this connector 100, because of first magnetic element 151 on the socket 10 and the 3rd magnetic element 251 on second magnetic element 153 and the plug 20 and the cross section of the 4th magnetic element 253 are semicircle, so locate easily when plugging, it is convenient to peg graft.

See also Fig. 3, the connector 200 of the embodiment of the invention two comprises socket 30 and plug 40.

Socket 30 comprises jack body 31 and the magnetic module 33 that is arranged on the jack body 31.Jack body 31 has first plug surface 311.Magnetic module 33 comprises first magnetic element 331 and second magnetic element 333 that protrudes out from first plug surface 311 of jack body 31.

Plug 40 comprises header body 41 and the magnetic module 43 that is arranged on the header body 41.Header body 41 has second plug surface 411.Magnetic module 43 comprises the 3rd magnetic element 431 and the 4th magnetic element 433 that protrudes out from second plug surface 411 of header body 41.

First magnetic element 331 and the 4th magnetic element 433 are the be arranged at projection of cross section for approximate " protruding " word, and 431 of second magnetic element 333 and the 3rd magnetic elements are the projection of cross section for approximate " recessed " word.So first magnetic element 331 relative with second magnetic element 333 between the two the vertical line of line be unsymmetric structure.So form error-proof structure on this socket 30 and the plug 40, prevent anti-inserting.

Cooperatively interact by first magnetic element 331 and the 3rd magnetic element 431, second magnetic element 333 and the 4th magnetic element 433 cooperatively interact, and then realize the grafting of plug 40 and socket 30.

See also Fig. 4, the connector 300 of the embodiment of the invention three comprises socket 50 and plug 60.

Socket 50 comprises jack body 51 and the magnetic module 53 that is arranged on the jack body 51.Jack body 51 has first plug surface 511.Magnetic module 53 comprises first magnetic element 531 and second magnetic element 533 that protrudes out from first plug surface 511 of jack body 51.

Plug 60 comprises header body 61 and the magnetic module 63 that is arranged on the header body 61.Header body 61 has second plug surface 611.Magnetic module 63 comprises the 3rd magnetic element 631 and the 4th magnetic element 633 that protrudes out from second plug surface 611 of header body 61.

The end of first magnetic element 531 is the N utmost point, and the end of second magnetic element 533 is the S utmost point, and the end of the 3rd magnetic element 631 is the S utmost point, and the end of the 4th magnetic element 633 is the N utmost point.So the magnetic of first magnetic element 531 and second magnetic element, 533 ends relatively between the two the vertical line of line asymmetric, the magnetic of the 3rd magnetic element 631 and the 4th magnetic element 633 ends also be relative between the two the vertical line of line asymmetric.Certainly, the end of first magnetic element 531 and the 4th magnetic element also can be the S utmost point, is the N utmost point and make the end of the 3rd magnetic element 631 and second magnetic element 533.

So when plug 60 is pegged graft with socket 50, only have a kind of inserting mode, promptly first magnetic element 531 attracts mutually with the 3rd magnetic element 631, second magnetic element 533 attracts mutually with the 4th magnetic element 633.Terminal magnetic pole by making first magnetic element 531 on the socket 50 and second magnetic element 533 is opposite, and the terminal magnetic pole of the 3rd magnetic element 631 on the plug 60 and the 4th magnetic element 633 is opposite, constitutes the unsymmetric structure of magnetic, prevents anti-inserting.

See also Fig. 5, the connector 400 of the embodiment of the invention four comprises socket 70 and plug 80.

Connector 400 in the present embodiment and connector 200 structural similarities among the embodiment two, socket 70 comprises jack body 71 and the magnetic module 73 that is arranged on the jack body 71, and magnetic module 73 comprises first magnetic element 731 and second magnetic element 733 that protrudes out from jack body 71.Plug 80 comprises header body 81 and the magnetic module 83 that is arranged on the header body 81, and magnetic module 83 comprises the 3rd magnetic element 831 and the 4th magnetic element 833 that protrudes out from header body 81.Yet first magnetic element 731 is identical with the structure of second magnetic element 733, be the projection of cross section for approximate " recessed " font, and the structure of first magnetic element 731 and second magnetic element 733 is also identical, is the projection of cross section for approximate " protruding " font.

Wherein the shape of first magnetic element 731 and second magnetic element 733 relatively between the two the vertical line of line asymmetric, the shape of the 3rd magnetic element 831 and the 4th magnetic element 833 vertical line of the line between the two relatively is also asymmetric.When therefore plug 80 is pegged graft with socket 70, only have a kind of inserting mode, promptly first magnetic element 731 and the 3rd magnetic element 831 match and merge attraction, and second magnetic element 733 and the 4th magnetic element 833 match to merge and attract, form error-proof structure, prevent anti-inserting.

See also Fig. 6, the connector 500 of the embodiment of the invention five comprises socket 90 and plug 110.

The connector 500 of present embodiment and connector 400 structural similarities among the embodiment four.Socket 90 comprises jack body 91 and the magnetic module 93 that is arranged on the jack body 91, magnetic module 93 comprises that first magnetic element 931 of same structure and second magnetic element, 933, the first magnetic elements 931 and second magnetic element 933 are the projection of cross section for approximate " recessed " word.Plug 110 comprises header body 101 and the magnetic module 103 that is arranged on the header body 101, magnetic module 93 comprises that it is semicircular projection that the 3rd magnetic element 1031 of same structure and the 4th magnetic element 1033, the three magnetic elements 1031 and the 4th magnetic element 1033 are the cross section.

In the present embodiment, the shape of first magnetic element 931 and second magnetic element 933 relatively between the two line asymmetric, also the line between the two is asymmetric relatively for the shape of the 3rd magnetic element 1031 and the 4th magnetic element 1033.

See also Fig. 7, the connector 600 of the embodiment of the invention six comprises socket 120 and plug 130.

Socket 120 comprises jack body 1201 and the magnetic module 1203 that is arranged on the jack body 1201.This magnetic module 1203 is that single magnetic element and its cross section is semicircle.

Plug 130 comprises header body 1301 and the magnetic module 1303 that is arranged on the header body 1301.This magnetic module 1303 is that single magnetic element and its cross section is approximate " recessed " font.

Certainly this magnetic module 1203 and magnetic module 1303 also can be triangular prism and have projection, the pentagonal prism of the groove that matches with triangular and have other structures such as projection of the groove that matches with pentagonal prism.

Be appreciated that, the mode that the connector 300 of embodiment three utilizes different magnetic to carry out fool proof also may be used in the connector 500 of the connector 400 of connector 200, embodiment four of connector 100, the embodiment two of embodiment one and embodiment five, to strengthen the fool proof function.

In addition, those skilled in the art also can do other variation in spirit of the present invention, and certainly, the variation that these are done according to spirit of the present invention all should be included in the present invention's scope required for protection.

Claims

1. connector, comprise mutual plug-in plug and socket, it is characterized in that: the plugging position of this socket is provided with magnetic module, the also corresponding magnetic module that respective number is set of the plugging position of this plug, this socket can cooperate mutually with magnetic module on the plug and opposite pole relative, the magnetic module on this socket and the plug is arranged to make this socket and plug only can single mode to peg graft.

2. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the magnetic module on this socket and the plug is unsymmetric structure.

3. connector as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: the magnetic module that is provided with on this socket comprises first magnetic element and second magnetic element, the magnetic module that is provided with on this plug comprises the 3rd magnetic element and the 4th magnetic element, this first magnetic element match with the 3rd magnetic element and the opposite pole of the two relative, second magnetic element match with the 4th magnetic element and the opposite pole of the two relative.

4. connector as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that: relative the two the line and the vertical line of this line with the shape of second magnetic element of this first magnetic element is one of at least asymmetric, and also relative the two the line and the vertical line of this line of the shape of the 3rd magnetic element and the 4th magnetic element is one of at least asymmetric.

5. connector as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: on this first magnetic element protuberance is set, offers the groove that can cooperate with this first magnetic element on the 3rd magnetic element.

6. connector as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: the cross section of the protuberance of this first magnetic element is for semicircle, and forming with this cross section on the 3rd magnetic element is the groove that semicircular protuberance shape matches.

7. connector as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: offer groove on this second magnetic element, the protuberance that can cooperate with this second magnetic element is set on the 4th magnetic element.

8. connector as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: the cross section of the protuberance of the 4th magnetic element is for semicircle, and forming with this cross section on this second magnetic element is the groove that semicircular protuberance shape matches.

9. connector as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: the magnetic of the end of this first magnetic element and second magnetic element is different, and the magnetic of the end of the 3rd magnetic element and the 4th magnetic element is also different, thereby constitutes the magnetic unsymmetric structure.

10. connector as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: the magnetic module on this socket comprises a magnetic element, magnetic module on the plug also comprises a magnetic element, one of them is an asymmetrical shape to two perpendicular straight lines at least on relative this cross section, the cross section of the magnetic module on this socket, and one of them is an asymmetrical shape to two perpendicular straight lines at least on relative this cross section, the cross section of the magnetic module on this plug.