Summary of the invention
For overcoming the defect of the above-mentioned of electric connector of the prior art and other side, the present invention proposes a kind of electric connector.
The invention provides a kind of electric connector, the mode that identification key combines with buckle is inserted in electric connector separably, can according to the type of the expansion module that will insert, the installation site of selective recognition key.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of electric connector is provided, for grafting expansion module, described electric connector comprises: an insulating body, comprising one can for the slot of described expansion module grafting, described slot both sides are respectively equipped with row's accepting groove, and every two adjacent described accepting grooves are separated by a separating part; And multiple conducting terminal, can be arranged in described multiple accepting groove, for being electrically connected with the described expansion module of grafting.Described electric connector also comprises the identification key that at least one is installed to described insulating body separably, and each identification key comprises: a main part; At least one first combination arm, extends 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, be formed on described first combination arm, described location division is configured to be clasped with described separating part, to be positioned on described insulating body by described identification key.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described location division is formed from described first combination arm is outstanding.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described location division is configured to when described identification key inserts described electric connector further, outside the end being positioned at described insulating body inside that can be projected into described separating part.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described identification key comprises two the first almost parallel each other combination arms, a separating part is held between two described first combination arms, at least one location division described is formed in the outside of at least one the first combination arm, with when described identification key inserts described insulating body, at least one location division described can be attached to outside the end being positioned at described electrical connector interior of other adjacent separating part of separating part between two described first combination arms.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described main part forms a flange, and described flange is configured to the outer rim of the housing against described electric connector.
Above-mentioned electric connector, comprise one to ranked first accepting groove and and ranked second accepting groove, described separating part comprises the first separating part between two adjacent described first accepting grooves and the second separating part between two adjacent described second accepting grooves, and each described first combination arm is configured to be inserted in corresponding described first accepting groove; Described identification key comprises further: at least one second combination arm, extends in a first direction from described main part, and each described second combination arm is configured to be inserted in corresponding described second accepting groove.
In above-mentioned electric connector, comprise two almost parallel each other the second combination arms, between two described second combination arms, insert second separating part.
In above-mentioned electric connector, between described first accepting groove and the second accepting groove, in said first direction there is spacing, and described first accepting groove is exposed to the outside of insulating body.Described first combination arm also extends in a first direction from the first surface in the face of described first accepting groove of described main part is outstanding, and described 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 first combination arms, limit passage through in a first direction.
In above-mentioned electric connector, described first combination arm and the second combination arm are integrally formed by connecting portion therebetween.
Above-mentioned electric connector comprises one and ranked first accepting groove and and ranked second accepting groove, described separating part comprises the first separating part between two adjacent described first accepting grooves and the second separating part between two adjacent described second accepting grooves, and each described first combination arm is configured to be inserted in corresponding described first accepting groove.Described identification key comprises further: second combination arm, extends in a first direction from described main part, and described second combination arm is configured to the surface contact for clamping expansion module with at least one the second separating part.
According to the electric connector of the above-mentioned various embodiment of the present invention, the mode that identification key combines with buckle is inserted in electric connector separably, once installation in position, identification key just reliably keeps in electrical connectors, thus reduces the possibility be inserted into mistakenly by expansion module on insulating body.Can according to the type of the expansion module that will insert and quantity, the installation site of selective recognition key, and select on electrical connectors one, two or more identification key to be installed.
Accompanying drawing explanation
In order to make object of the present invention, feature and advantage more become apparent, below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, the invention will be further described, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic perspective view of electric connector of the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the schematic perspective view of the electric connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the decomposing schematic representation of electric connector shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is a kind of schematic perspective view of the identification key shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is the another kind of schematic perspective view of the identification key shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 is the cutaway view of the A-A line along figure according to electric connector of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the schematic perspective view of the second exemplary embodiment according to identification key of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the schematic perspective view of the third exemplary embodiment according to identification key of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the schematic perspective view of the 4th kind of exemplary embodiment according to identification key of the present invention;
Figure 10 is the schematic perspective view of the 5th kind of exemplary embodiment according to identification key of the present invention; And
Figure 11 is the schematic perspective view of the 6th kind of exemplary embodiment according to identification key of the present invention.
Embodiment
Although fully describe the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawing containing 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, obtain technique effect of the present invention simultaneously.Therefore, Yan Weiyi discloses widely to those of ordinary skill in the art must to understand above description, and its content does not lie in restriction exemplary embodiment described in the invention.
Electric connector according to various embodiments of the present invention, on the motherboard that can be used for the expansion module with difference in functionality (such as display card, network interface card etc.) or sub-circuit board to be connected to the electronic equipment of such as communication equipment, computer and so on or printed circuit board (PCB), to expand the function of electronic equipment.Fig. 2-6 shows the operating diagram of the electric connector according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.This electric connector comprises insulating body 100, be arranged on the multiple 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 be made up of 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, comprising one can for the slot 105 of expansion module grafting, 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 are separated 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 with the described expansion module of grafting.
See 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, be formed on the first combination arm 2, location division 3 is configured to be clasped with separating part, to be positioned on insulating body 100 by identification key 10.
In one embodiment, location division 3 is formed from the first combination arm 2 is outstanding.The two row's accepting grooves be positioned on slot 105 both sides comprise one and ranked first accepting groove 101 and and ranked second accepting groove 102, separating part comprises the first separating part 103 between two adjacent the first accepting grooves 101 and the second separating part 104 between two adjacent the second accepting grooves 102, and each first combination arm 2 is configured to be inserted in corresponding described first accepting groove 101.Like this, be installed to by identification key 10 in 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.When being inserted in insulating body 100 by identification key 10, location division 3 can be clasped with separating part, thus is positioned at separably in insulating body 100 by identification key 10.
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 is configured to when identification key 10 inserts insulating body 100 further, and location division 3 can be projected into outside the end 1031 being positioned at electrical connector interior of the first separating part 103.Specifically, identification key 10 comprises from two of main part 1 extension the first almost parallel each other combination arms 2, first separating part 103 is held between two the first combination arms 2, two location divisions 3 (merely illustrating in Fig. 4) are formed respectively in the outside of two the first combination arms, with when identification key 10 inserts insulating body 100, two location divisions 3 can be attached to outside the end 1031 being positioned at insulating body 100 inside of other adjacent the first separating part of the first separating part between two the first combination arms 2 respectively.
According to the electric connector of embodiment, identification key 10 is being inserted in the process of insulating body 100, two the first combination arms 2 are guided by 3 the first separating parts 103, and are positioned at two the first separating parts 103 outside two the first combination arms 2 under the extruding of outstanding location division 3 in the second direction (length direction of insulating body 100) vertical with first direction outwards strain.When arriving final binding site, location division 3 is from the end 1031 the being positioned at insulating body 100 inside outwards movement in a second direction of two first separating parts 103 in outside, and two first separating parts 103 in outside return to original state owing to losing the extruding of location division 3 simultaneously.Like this, location division 3 and end 103 are clasped and are subject to the stop of end 1031, and identification key 10 is firmly held in insulating body 100 relatively.Multiple ramp structure 33-35 can be formed in location division 3, enter the combination of the first accepting groove 101 between the first separating part 103 and location division 3 and end 1031 to guide location division 3 or discharge from end 1031.
Although described above is location division 3 to be formed in embodiment outside the first combination arm 2, the present invention is not limited thereto.One or two location divisions also can be formed in the inner side of the first combination arm 2, and like this, when identification key 10 is inserted in insulating body 100, location division is combined with the end of the first separating part 103 between two basic change arm 2.
According to the further embodiment of electric connector of the present invention, with reference to Fig. 4-6, identification key 10 comprises further: two the second combination arms 4, extend in a first direction from main part 1, and each second combination arm 4 is configured to be inserted in corresponding described second accepting groove.Relative with the first accepting groove 101 on another inwall that second accepting groove 102 is formed in slot 105, the spacing between the second accepting groove 102 and the first accepting groove 101 on the third direction (thickness direction of insulating body 100) vertical with second direction with first direction 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 second accepting groove 102 under the guiding of the second separating part 104 between two the second accepting grooves 102.
See Fig. 3, on first direction (Width), there is spacing between the first accepting groove 101 and the second accepting groove 102, and the first accepting groove 101 is exposed to the outside of insulating body 100.Correspondingly, see Figure 4 and 5, first combination arm 2 also extends 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 is outstanding, 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, passage 21 through is in a first direction limited between two the first combination arms 2.Like this, when identification key 10 is installed on insulating body 100, as shown in Figure 10, two of identification key 10 the first combination arms 2 can be made to be enclosed within first separating part 103, and under the guiding of the first separating part 103, identification key 10 to be 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 connecting portion 5 therebetween, can improve the stability of whole identification key 10 like this.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 is just in time resisted against the end exposing slot 105 of second separating part 104.Further, main part is formed flange 11, described flange is configured to the outer rim of the housing 1 against insulating body 100, to stop that identification key 10 inserts in insulating body 100 further.
According to the electric connector of the above-mentioned various embodiment of the present invention, the mode that identification key 10 combines with buckle is inserted in insulating body 100 separably, once installation in position, identification key 10 just reliably remains in insulating body 100.Can, according to the length of the expansion module that will insert, insulating body 100 be selected corresponding position be installed on insulating body 100 by identification key 10, thus form the installing space being just in time applicable to the expansion module that will insert.This reduces the possibility be inserted into mistakenly by expansion module on insulating body 100.According to the quantity of the expansion module that will insert, insulating body 100 can install one, two or more expansion module.In addition, before identification key 10 is installed to electric connector, only the conducting terminal being positioned at installation position need be removed, not need other structure changing insulating body 100.
Although identification key 10 has the embodiment of two the first combination arms 2 and two the second combination arms 4 at declarative description, the present invention is not limited thereto.Such as, can shape 1,3,4 the first and second combination arms as required.Fig. 7-11 shows other several embodiment of identification key of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the schematic perspective view of the second exemplary embodiment according to 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 and omits.When being inserted 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 of the third exemplary embodiment according to 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 and omits.When being inserted 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 of the 4th kind of exemplary embodiment according to 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 and omits.When being inserted 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 of the 5th kind of exemplary embodiment according to identification key of the present invention.This identification key 50 comprises second combination arm 54, second combination arm 54 extended in a first direction from main part 51 and is configured to the surface contact for clamping expansion module with at least one the second separating part 104 of insulating body 100.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 and omits.When identification key 50 is inserted in insulating body 100, second combination arm 54 is not inserted between two the second separating parts, but the surface contact for clamping expansion module of at least one the second separating part 104 with insulating body 100, thus realize the location of identification key 50 at third direction.
Figure 11 is the schematic perspective view of the 6th kind of exemplary embodiment according to 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 and omits.When identification key 60 is inserted in insulating body 100, 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 the surface contact for clamping expansion module of at least one the second separating part 104 with insulating body 100, thus realize the location of identification key 60 at third direction.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, embodiment described above is all exemplary, and those skilled in the art can make improvements, independent assortment can be carried out when the conflict of the structure described in various embodiment in not recurring structure or principle, thus on the basis solving technical problem of the present invention, realize more kinds of electric connector.
After detailed description preferred embodiment of the present invention; those of ordinary skill in the art can clearly understand; various change and change can be carried out under the protection range not departing from claim of enclosing and spirit, and the present invention is not also limited to the execution mode of examples cited embodiment in specification.It should be noted that word " comprises " and do not get rid of other element or step, word "a" or "an" is not got rid of multiple.In addition, any element numbers of claim should not be construed as and limits the scope of the invention.