Summary of the invention
For the defect of the above-mentioned and other side that overcomes electric connector of the prior art, the present invention proposes a kind of electric connector.
The invention provides a kind of electric connector, identification key is inserted in electric connector separably in the mode of buckle combination, can be according to the type of the expansion module that will insert, and the installation site of selective recognition key.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of electric connector is provided, for pegging graft an expansion module, described electric connector comprises: an insulating body, comprise the slot that can peg graft for described expansion module, described slot both sides are respectively equipped with row's accepting groove, and every two adjacent described accepting grooves separate by a separating part; And a plurality of conducting terminals, can be arranged in described a plurality of accepting groove, for the described expansion module with pegging graft, be electrically connected to.Described electric connector also comprises that at least one is installed to the identification key of described insulating body separably, and each identification key comprises: a main part; At least one first combination arm, extend in a first direction from described main part, and each described first combination arm is configured to be inserted in a corresponding described accepting groove; And at least one location division, being formed on described the first combination arm, described location division is configured to be clasped with described separating part, so that described identification key is positioned on described insulating body.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described location division forms from described the first combination arm is outstanding.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described location division further is configured to when described identification key inserts described electric connector, can be projected into outside the end of the described insulating body of being positioned at of described separating part inside.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described identification key comprises two the first combination arms of almost parallel each other, hold a separating part between two described the first combination arms, described at least one location division is formed on the outside of at least one the first combination arm, with when described identification key inserts described insulating body, described at least one location division can be attached to and two described the first combination arms between the end that is positioned at described electric connector inside of adjacent other separating part of separating part outside.
In above-mentioned electric connector, form a flange on described main part, described flange is configured to against the outer rim of the housing of described electric connector.
Above-mentioned electric connector, comprise that one ranked first accepting groove and and ranked second accepting groove, described separating part comprises at the first separating part between two adjacent described the first accepting grooves and the second separating part between two adjacent described the second accepting grooves, and each described first combination arm is configured to be inserted in corresponding described first accepting groove; Described identification key further comprises: at least one second combination arm, from described main part, extend in a first direction, and each described second combination arm is configured to be inserted in corresponding described second accepting groove.
In above-mentioned electric connector, comprise two the second combination arms of almost parallel each other, insert second separating part between two described the second combination arms.
In above-mentioned electric connector, there is spacing between described the first accepting groove and the second accepting groove on described first direction, and described the first accepting groove is exposed to the outside of insulating body.Described the first combination arm is outstanding and extension in a first direction from the first surface in the face of described the first accepting groove of described main part, and described the second combination arm extends in a first direction from the second surface perpendicular to described first surface of described main part.
In above-mentioned electric connector, between two described the first combination arms, limit the passage connected in a first direction.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described the first combination arm and the second combination arm are integrally formed by the connecting portion between the two.
Above-mentioned electric connector comprises that one ranked first accepting groove and and ranked second accepting groove, described separating part comprises that, at the first separating part between two adjacent described the first accepting grooves and the second separating part between two adjacent described the second accepting grooves, each described first combination arm is configured to be inserted in corresponding described first accepting groove.Described identification key further comprises: second combination arm, from described main part, extend in a first direction, described the second combination arm be configured to at least one the second separating part for clamping the Surface Contact of expansion module.
The electric connector of above-mentioned various embodiment according to the present invention, identification key is inserted in electric connector in the mode of buckle combination separably, once installation in position, identification key just remains in electric connector reliably, thereby reduced, expansion module is inserted into to the possibility on insulating body mistakenly.Can be according to type and the quantity of the expansion module that will insert, the installation site of selective recognition key, and be chosen in installation one, two or more identification key on electric connector.
Embodiment
Although fully describe the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawing that contains preferred embodiment of the present invention, before this describes, should be appreciated that those of ordinary skill in the art can revise invention described herein, obtains technique effect of the present invention simultaneously.Therefore, must understand above description to those of ordinary skill in the art and Yan Weiyi discloses widely, and its content does not lie in restriction exemplary embodiment described in the invention.
Electric connector according to various embodiments of the present invention, can be used for having the expansion module (such as display card, network interface card etc.) of difference in functionality or sub-circuit board is connected on the motherboard or printed circuit board (PCB) of the electronic equipment for example communication equipment, computer, with the function of expansion electronic equipment.Fig. 2-6 show the work schematic diagram according to the electric connector of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.This electric connector comprises insulating body 100, be arranged on a plurality of conducting terminal (not shown) in insulating body 100 and insert the identification key 10 of insulating body 100 along first direction (Width of electric connector or direction of insertion).Insulating body 100 mainly comprises the housing of the roughly cuboid of being made by insulating material, forms elongated slot 105 in housing, for receiving the expansion module (not shown) that will insert.
Further, the insulating body 100 of the electric connector of the first embodiment of the present invention, comprise the slot 105 that can peg graft for expansion module, slot 105 both sides are respectively equipped with row's accepting groove (i.e. the first holding tank 101 and the second holding tank 102), every two adjacent accepting grooves separate by a separating part (i.e. the first separating part 103 or the second separating part 104), the conducting terminal (not shown) be arranged in each holding tank is insulated from each other by separating part, and conducting terminal is electrically connected to the described expansion module of grafting.
Referring to Fig. 4-6, each identification key 10 comprises: main part 1; At least one first combination arm 2, from main part 1 one extension in a first direction, each first combination arm 2 is configured to be inserted in a corresponding accepting groove; And at least one location division 3, being formed on the first combination arm 2, location division 3 is configured to be clasped with separating part, so that identification key 10 is positioned on insulating body 100.
In one embodiment, location division 3 is from the outstanding formation of the first combination arm 2.Be positioned at two on slot 105 both sides rows accepting groove and comprise that one ranked first accepting groove 101 and and ranked second accepting groove 102, separating part comprises at the first separating part 103 between two the first adjacent accepting grooves 101 and the second separating part 104 between two the second adjacent accepting grooves 102, and each first combination arm 2 is configured to be inserted in corresponding described first accepting groove 101.Like this, in identification key 10 is installed to the process of insulating body 100, each first combination arm 2 is inserted in a first direction in a corresponding accepting groove under the guiding of the first separating part.In the situation that, during identification key 10 is inserted into to insulating body 100, location division 3 can be clasped with separating part, thereby identification key 10 is positioned in insulating body 100 separably.
Usually, each first separating part 103 has predetermined development length in a first direction, and the end 1031 of the first separating part 103 is positioned at the inside of insulating body 100.In one embodiment, location division 3 further is configured to when identification key 10 inserts insulating body 100, and location division 3 can be projected into outside the end that is positioned at electric connector inside 1031 of the first separating part 103.Specifically, identification key 10 comprises extend from main part 1 two the first combination arms 2 of almost parallel each other, hold first separating part 103 between two the first combination arms 2, two location divisions 3 (only showing one in Fig. 4) form respectively the outside at two the first combination arms, with when identification key 10 inserts insulating body 100, two location divisions 3 can be attached to respectively and two the first combination arms 2 between the end 1031 that is positioned at insulating body 100 inside of adjacent other the first separating part of the first separating part outside.
Electric connector according to embodiment, in identification key 10 is inserted to the process of insulating body 100, two the first combination arms 2 are by 3 the first separating parts 103 guiding, and two the first separating parts 103 that are positioned at two first combination arm 2 outsides under the extruding of outstanding location division 3 in the outside strain of the second direction vertical with first direction (length direction of insulating body 100).When arriving final binding site, outwards move on second direction from the end 1031 that is positioned at insulating body 100 inside of two first separating parts 103 in the outside location division 3, and two first separating parts 103 in the outside are because the extruding that has lost location division 3 returns to original state simultaneously.Like this, location division 3 is clasped and is subject to stopping of end 1031 with end 103, makes identification key 10 relatively be firmly held in insulating body 100.In location division, 3 can form a plurality of ramp structure 33-35, with guiding location division 3 enter the first accepting groove 101 between the first separating part 103 and location division 3 and end 1031 in conjunction with or from end 1031, discharge.
Although the above has described the embodiment that location division 3 is formed on first combination arm 2 outside, the present invention is not limited thereto.One or two location divisions also can be formed on the inboard of the first combination arm 2, and like this, when identification key 10 is inserted in insulating body 100, be combined with the end of the first separating part 103 between two combination arms 2 in location division.
Further embodiment according to electric connector of the present invention, with reference to Fig. 4-6, identification key 10 further comprises: two the second combination arms 4, from main part 1, extend in a first direction, and each second combination arm 4 is configured to be inserted in corresponding described second accepting groove.The second accepting groove 102 is formed on another inwall of slot 105 and is relative with the first accepting groove 101, and the spacing between the second accepting groove 102 and the first accepting groove 101 on the third direction vertical with second direction with first direction (thickness direction of insulating body 100) allows to insert expansion module.When identification key 20 inserts in the process of insulating body 100, two the second combination arms 4 are inserted in a first direction in corresponding the second accepting groove 102 under the guiding of the second separating part 104 between two the second accepting grooves 102.
Referring to Fig. 3, there is spacing between the first accepting groove 101 and the second accepting groove 102 on first direction (Width), and the first accepting groove 101 is exposed to the outside of insulating body 100.Correspondingly, referring to Figure 4 and 5, the first combination arm 2 is outstanding and extension in a first direction from the first surface (lower surface Figure 4 and 5) in the face of the first accepting groove 101 of main part 1, and the second combination arm 4 extends in a first direction from the second surface perpendicular to first surface of main part 1.In addition, limit the passage 21 connected in a first direction between two the first combination arms 2.Like this, when being installed on insulating body 100 by identification key 10, as shown in figure 10, can making two the first combination arms 2 of identification key 10 be enclosed within on first separating part 103, and, under the guiding of the first separating part 103, identification key 10 is pushed in slot 105.
In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, the first combination arm 2 and the second combination arm 4 are integrally formed by the connecting portion 5 between the two, can improve like this stability of whole identification key 10.Usually, the first accepting groove 101 and the second accepting groove 102 not alignment on third direction.Correspondingly, the first combination arm 2 and the second combination arm 4 do not line up on third direction (above-below directions in Figure 4 and 5) yet, and form rib 6 in the outside of second combination arm 4.When being arranged in insulating body 100 by identification key 10, the end 61 of rib 6 just in time is resisted against the end that exposes slot 105 of second separating part 104.Further, form flange 11 on main part, described flange is configured to against the outer rim of the housing 1 of insulating body 100, to stop identification key 10, further inserts in insulating body 100.
The electric connector of above-mentioned various embodiment according to the present invention, identification key 10 is inserted in insulating body 100 separably in the mode of buckle combination, once installation in position, identification key 10 just remains in insulating body 100 reliably.Can be according to the length of the expansion module that will insert, on insulating body 100, select corresponding position that identification key 10 is installed on insulating body 100, thereby form the installing space that just in time is applicable to the expansion module that will insert.So just reduced expansion module has been inserted into to the possibility on insulating body 100 mistakenly.Can, according to the quantity of the expansion module that will insert, one, two or more expansion module be installed on insulating body 100.In addition, before identification key 10 is installed to electric connector, only need the conducting terminal that will be positioned at installation position to remove, do not need to change other structure of insulating body 100.
Although at declarative description identification key 10 there is the embodiment of two the first combination arms 2 and two the second combination arms 4, the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, 1,3,4 the first and second combination arms of shape as required.Fig. 7-11 show other several embodiment of identification key of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the schematic perspective view according to the second exemplary embodiment of identification key of the present invention.The identification key 20 of this second embodiment only includes second combination arm 24.Other structure of identification key 20 is identical with the identification key 10 of the first embodiment, and it is described in detail in this omission.When inserting in insulating body 100 by identification key 20, the second combination arm 24 is inserted between two the second separating parts.
Fig. 8 is the schematic perspective view according to the third exemplary embodiment of identification key of the present invention.The identification key 30 of this second embodiment only includes first combination arm 32.Other structure of identification key 30 is identical with the identification key 10 of the first embodiment, and it is described in detail in this omission.When inserting in insulating body 100 by identification key 30, the first combination arm 32 is inserted between two the first separating parts.
Fig. 9 is the schematic perspective view according to the 4th kind of exemplary embodiment of identification key of the present invention; The identification key 40 of this second embodiment only includes first combination arm 42 and second combination arm 44.Other structure of identification key 40 is identical with the identification key 10 of the first embodiment, and it is described in detail in this omission.When inserting in insulating body 100 by identification key 40, the first combination arm 42 is inserted between two the first separating parts, and the second combination arm 44 is inserted between two the second separating parts simultaneously.
Figure 10 is the schematic perspective view according to the 5th kind of exemplary embodiment of identification key of the present invention.This identification key 50 comprise second combination arm 54, the second combination arms 54 that extend in a first direction from main part 51 be configured to at least one the second separating part 104 of insulating body 100 for clamping the Surface Contact of expansion module.Other structure of identification key 50 is identical with the identification key 10 of the first embodiment, and it is described in detail in this omission.When inserting in insulating body 100 by identification key 50, the second combination arm 54 is not inserted between two the second separating parts, but with at least one the second separating part 104 of insulating body 100 for clamping the Surface Contact of expansion module, thereby realize to identification key 50 location at third direction.
Figure 11 is the schematic perspective view according to the 6th kind of exemplary embodiment of identification key of the present invention.This identification key 60 comprises first combination arm 62 and second combination arm 64 extended in a first direction from main part 61.Other structure of identification key 50 is identical with the identification key 10 of the first embodiment, and it is described in detail in this omission.When inserting in insulating body 100 by identification key 60, the first combination arm 62 is inserted between two the first separating parts, but the second combination arm 64 is not inserted between two the second separating parts, but with at least one the second separating part 104 of insulating body 100 for clamping the Surface Contact of expansion module, thereby realize to identification key 60 location at third direction.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, embodiment described above is exemplary, and those skilled in the art can make improvements, structure described in various embodiment in the situation that not the conflict aspect recurring structure or principle can carry out independent assortment, thereby, on the basis that solves technical problem of the present invention, realize more kinds of electric connectors.
After describing preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail; those of ordinary skill in the art can clearly understand; can carry out various variations and change under the protection range that does not break away from the claim of enclosing and spirit, and the present invention also is not limited to the execution mode of examples cited embodiment in specification.It should be noted that word " comprises " does not get rid of other element or step, and word " " or " one " do not get rid of a plurality of.In addition, any element numbers of claim should not be construed as and limits the scope of the invention.