CN104882695B - Magnetic-extraction connector - Google Patents

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CN104882695B
CN104882695B CN201510294963.1A CN201510294963A CN104882695B CN 104882695 B CN104882695 B CN 104882695B CN 201510294963 A CN201510294963 A CN 201510294963A CN 104882695 B CN104882695 B CN 104882695B
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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of magnetic-extraction connector, the magnetic-extraction connector is used to connect magnetic attraction type socket, the magnetic attraction type socket is exposed, and there are two above magnetic terminals, magnetic-extraction connector, which includes insulating body, circuit board, more than two magnetic conduction golden fingers and more than two cables, insulating body, has plug division;Circuit board is embedded in insulating body;Each magnetic conduction golden finger is made of each metal layer of coating on circuit boards, and each magnetic conduction golden finger is exposed to plug division;One end of cable is embedded in insulating body and passes through circuit board and is electrically connected respectively with each magnetic conduction golden finger;Wherein, plug division corresponds to magnetic attraction type socket grafting, and each magnetic conduction golden finger corresponds to each magnetic terminal magnetic and is electrically connected.Whereby, make the magnetic-extraction connector of the present invention that there is simplified number of assembling steps, save cost of manufacture and reduce assembling volume.

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Magnetic suction type connector
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly, to a magnetic connector.
Background
Traditional magnetism is inhaled formula connector is installation magnetism terminal on electric connector to utilize the magnetism principle of inhaling to make magnetism terminal be close to magnetism and inhale formula socket and can automatic alignment position, and then connect two electronic product with transmission signal or electric power. In addition, the connector and the socket can be quickly separated by utilizing the force greater than the magnetic attraction force, so that the functions of quick combination and convenient disassembly are achieved.
The magnetic connector comprises an insulating body, more than two magnetic terminals, a circuit board and more than two cables, wherein a terminal groove is formed in the insulating body, the magnetic terminals are contained in the terminal groove, each magnetic terminal is composed of a long iron rod, one end of each magnetic terminal is exposed out of the insulating body, the other end of each magnetic terminal is welded with the circuit board buried in the insulating body, and each cable is welded with the circuit board to be electrically connected with each magnetic terminal respectively.
However, since the magnetic terminal is a long iron rod, the process of soldering the long iron rod to the circuit board is not easy; furthermore, as the electronic products are required to be light, thin, short and small in modern times, how to simplify the assembly steps, save the manufacturing cost or reduce the assembly volume of the magnetic connector is a key point for the improvement of the magnetic connector.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a magnetic connector, which includes a magnetic conductive gold finger formed by a metal layer covering a circuit board, and the magnetic conductive gold finger is magnetically attracted and electrically connected to each magnetic terminal corresponding to each magnetic terminal, so that the magnetic connector of the present invention has the advantages of simplifying assembly steps, saving manufacturing cost, and reducing assembly volume.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a magnetic connector for connecting a magnetic socket, the magnetic socket being exposed with two or more magnetic terminals, the magnetic connector comprising: the insulating body is provided with an inserting part; the circuit board is embedded in the insulating body; the more than two magnetic conductive golden fingers are formed by more than two metal layers covered on the circuit board and exposed out of the insertion part; one end of each cable is embedded in the insulation body and is electrically connected with each magnetic conductive golden finger through the circuit board; the inserting part is inserted corresponding to the magnetic type socket, and each magnetic conductive golden finger corresponds to each magnetic terminal and is magnetically attracted and electrically connected.
Furthermore, the magnetic socket is provided with a socket, the magnetic terminal is exposed in the socket, the insulating body extends to form a convex block, the insertion part is formed at the end part of the convex block, the outer diameter of the convex block is smaller than the inner diameter of the socket, and the convex block is embedded corresponding to the socket.
Furthermore, the magnetic socket is provided with a plug, the insulating body extends to form a ring block, the inserting part is formed in the ring block, the inner diameter of the ring block is larger than the outer diameter of the plug, and the ring block is embedded with the plug correspondingly.
Further, the thickness of each magnetic-conducting golden finger is larger than 1 mm.
Furthermore, the shape of each magnetic conductive golden finger is rectangular, the length of each magnetic conductive golden finger is larger than 2mm, and the width of each magnetic conductive golden finger is larger than 2 mm.
Further, the area of each magnetic-conductive golden finger is larger than 4mm 2.
Furthermore, the magnetic type socket is also provided with at least one first magnetic component, the magnetic type connector also comprises at least one second magnetic component, and the second magnetic component is embedded in the insulating body and corresponds to the first magnetic component for magnetic absorption.
Further, the second magnetic component is exposed out of the inserting part.
Furthermore, the number of the second magnetic assemblies is two, the two or more magnetic conductive golden fingers are arranged in parallel, and the two second magnetic assemblies are arranged on two sides of the two or more magnetic conductive golden fingers.
Compared with the prior art, the invention also has the following effects:
firstly, the magnetic-attraction connector of the invention utilizes the magnetic-conduction golden finger to replace the long iron rod of the existing magnetic-attraction connector, and simultaneously omits the step of welding the existing long iron rod and the circuit board, so that the magnetic-attraction connector of the invention has the characteristics of simplifying the assembly step and saving the manufacturing cost.
Secondly, because each magnetic conductive golden finger is composed of each metal layer covered on the circuit board, the magnetic conductive golden finger can automatically adjust the optimized thickness, length, width or appearance through subsequent processing, compared with the existing long iron rod, the magnetic conductive golden finger of the invention can preset the optimized volume, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the assembly volume of the magnetic suction type connector.
Third, magnetism is inhaled formula socket and is inhaled formula connector and utilize figurative unsmooth gomphosis, makes magnetism inhale formula connector and correspond magnetism firmly and inhale formula socket and peg graft, and then promotes the magnetism ability of inhaling of formula socket.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective assembly view of a first embodiment of a magnetically-attractable connector of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of the magnetically attractable connector of the present invention in use;
FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view of a first embodiment of the magnetically attractable connector of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a partial schematic view of a first embodiment of a magnetically-attractable receptacle of the invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another usage state of the first embodiment of the magnetically attractable connector of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the magnetically attractable connector of the present invention in use;
FIG. 7 is a partial schematic view of a third embodiment of a magnetically attractable connector of the invention;
FIG. 8 is a partial schematic view of a magnetic attraction type socket according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
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100 magnetic attraction type socket 101 magnetic terminal
102 socket 103 plug
104 first magnetic assembly 10 magnetic attraction type connector
1 insulating body 11 plug-in part
12 lug 13 ring block
2 circuit board 21 magnetic conductive golden finger
211 Metal layer 3 cable
4 a second magnetic assembly.
Detailed Description
The technical contents and detailed description of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are, however, for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a first embodiment of the magnetic connector according to the present invention is shown, in which the magnetic connector 10 is used to connect a magnetic socket 100, the magnetic socket 100 has two or more magnetic terminals 101 and a socket 102, the magnetic terminals 101 are exposed in the socket 102, and the magnetic connector 10 mainly includes an insulating body 1, a circuit board 2, two or more magnetic conductive golden fingers 21 and two or more cables 3.
The insulating body 1 is provided with a plug part 11; in detail, the projection 12 extends from the insulating body 1, the mating portion 11 is formed at an end of the projection 12, an outer diameter of the projection 12 is smaller than an inner diameter of the socket 102, and the projection 12 is fitted into the socket 102.
The circuit board 2 is embedded in the insulating body 1; each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is formed by each metal layer 211 covered on the circuit board 2, each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is exposed out of the inserting part 11, and the metal layer 211 is made of ferrous materials.
The magnetic conductive golden finger 21 of the present embodiment has at least one of the following limitations, wherein, firstly, the thickness of each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is greater than 1 mm; secondly, the shape of the magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is rectangular, the length of each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is more than 2mm, and the width of each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is more than 2 mm; thirdly, the area of each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is larger than 4mm 2. Thereby, each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is magnetically attracted corresponding to each magnetic terminal 101.
One end of each cable 3 is embedded in the insulating body 1 and welded with the circuit board 2, and each cable 3 is electrically connected with each magnetic conductive gold finger 21 through the circuit board 2.
When the plugging portion 11 is plugged into the magnetic socket 100, the magnetic conductive gold fingers 21 are magnetically attracted and electrically connected to the magnetic terminals 101.
The magnetic suction type connector 10 of the present invention uses an insulation body 1 having a plug part 11; the circuit board 2 is embedded in the insulating body 1; each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is formed by each metal layer 211 covered on the circuit board 2, and each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 is exposed out of the inserting part 11; one end of each cable 3 is embedded in the insulating body 1 and is electrically connected with each magnetic conductive golden finger 21 through the circuit board 2; the plugging portion 11 is plugged into the magnetic socket 100, and each magnetic conductive gold finger 21 is magnetically attracted and electrically connected to each magnetic terminal 101. Therefore, the magnetic connector 10 of the present invention has the advantages of simplifying the assembly steps, saving the manufacturing cost and reducing the assembly volume.
In the usage of the magnetic connector 10 of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, each of the magnetic conductive gold fingers 21 is formed by each of the metal layers 211 covering the circuit board 2, and each of the magnetic conductive gold fingers 21 is exposed from the mating part 11. When the inserting portion 11 is inserted corresponding to the magnetic attraction type socket 100, each magnetic conductive gold finger 21 is magnetically attracted and electrically connected corresponding to each magnetic terminal 101, and then two electronic products are connected through the magnetic attraction type connector 10 to transmit signals or electric power.
The magnetic-conductive golden finger 21 of the magnetic-type connector 10 of the present invention replaces the long iron rod of the existing magnetic-type connector, and meanwhile, the step of welding the existing long iron rod and the circuit board is also omitted, so that the magnetic-type connector 10 of the present invention has the characteristics of simplifying the assembly steps and saving the manufacturing cost.
In addition, since each magnetic conductive gold finger 21 is formed by each metal layer 211 coated on the circuit board 2, the magnetic conductive gold finger 21 can be automatically adjusted to an optimal thickness, length, width or shape through subsequent processing, compared with the existing long iron rod, the magnetic conductive gold finger 21 of the present invention can also preset an optimal volume, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the assembly volume of the magnetic-attraction connector 10.
In addition, magnetism is inhaled formula socket 100 and is equipped with socket 102, magnetic terminal 101 exposes in socket 102, insulator 1 extends there is lug 12, grafting portion 11 forms the tip at lug 12, lug 12 corresponds the gomphosis of socket 102, magnetism is inhaled formula socket 100 and magnetism and is inhaled formula connector 10 and utilize fashioned unsmooth gomphosis, make magnetism inhale formula connector 10 correspond magnetism and inhale formula socket 100 and peg graft firmly, avoid because of the gravity of magnetism formula connector 10 itself and influence magnetism adsorption affinity between formula socket 100 and the magnetism formula connector 10 of inhaling, and then promote magnetism adsorption capacity of magnetism formula socket 100 of inhaling.
Referring to fig. 6, a second embodiment of the magnetic attraction type connector according to the present invention is shown, and the second embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment, but the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a ring block 13 extends from the insulating body 1, and the insertion part 11 is formed in the ring block 13.
Further, the second embodiment is used to cooperate with the magnetic socket 100 with different shapes, the magnetic socket 100 in the second embodiment is provided with a plug 103, the inner diameter of the ring block 13 is larger than the outer diameter of the plug 103, the ring block 13 corresponds to the plug 103 embedded, the magnetic socket 100 and the magnetic connector 10 utilize the molding concave-convex embedded, so that the magnetic connector 10 stably corresponds to the magnetic socket 100 for plugging, the influence of the gravity of the magnetic connector 10 on the magnetic attraction between the magnetic socket 100 and the magnetic connector 10 is avoided, and the magnetic attraction capability of the magnetic socket 100 is further improved.
Referring to fig. 7 to 8, a third embodiment of a magnetic-type connector and a magnetic-type socket according to the present invention is shown, the third embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment, but the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the magnetic-type socket 100 further includes at least one first magnetic element 104, the magnetic-type connector 10 further includes at least one second magnetic element 4, and the second magnetic element 4 is magnetically attracted corresponding to the first magnetic element 104.
Further, the first magnetic component 104 and the second magnetic component 4 may be attracting magnets, or one may be a magnet and the other is made of an iron-containing material, so that the second magnetic component 4 is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic component 104 to enhance the magnetic attraction between the magnetic socket 100 and the magnetic connector 10, thereby improving the magnetic stability of the magnetic socket 100.
The first magnetic assembly 104 may or may not be exposed to the magnetic socket 100, the second magnetic assembly 4 is embedded in the insulating body 1, and the second magnetic assembly 4 may or may not be exposed to the inserting portion 11; in addition, the number of the second magnetic assemblies 4 in this embodiment is two, the plurality of magnetic conductive fingers 21 are arranged in parallel, and the two second magnetic assemblies 4 are disposed on two sides of the plurality of magnetic conductive fingers 21, so that the magnetic attraction capability of the magnetic attraction type socket 100 is more balanced.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other corresponding changes and modifications can be made in the invention according to the inventive concept and in combination with actual needs of the production, and these changes and modifications are all within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a formula connector is inhaled to magnetism, its characterized in that, this magnetism inhale formula connector and be used for connecting magnetism and inhale formula socket, this magnetism inhale formula socket and expose and have more than two magnetism terminals, magnetism inhale the formula connector and include:
the insulating body is provided with an inserting part;
the circuit board is embedded in the insulating body;
the more than two magnetic conductive golden fingers are formed by more than two metal layers covered on the circuit board and exposed out of the insertion part; and
more than two cables, one end of each cable is embedded in the insulating body and is electrically connected with each magnetic conductive golden finger through the circuit board;
the magnetic-conductive golden finger is connected with the magnetic terminal in a magnetic-attraction manner;
the magnetic socket is provided with a socket, the magnetic terminal is exposed in the socket, the insulating body extends to form a convex block, the inserting part is formed at the end part of the convex block, the outer diameter of the convex block is smaller than the inner diameter of the socket, and the convex block is embedded corresponding to the socket;
the magnetic attraction type socket is provided with a plug, a ring block extends from the insulating body, the inserting part is formed in the ring block, the inner diameter of the ring block is larger than the outer diameter of the plug, and the ring block is embedded corresponding to the plug; the thickness of each magnetic-conductive golden finger is more than 1 mm;
the shape of each magnetic conductive golden finger is rectangular, the length of each magnetic conductive golden finger is more than 2mm, and the width of each magnetic conductive golden finger is more than 2 mm;
the area of each magnetic-conductive golden finger is larger than 4mm2
Wherein,
the magnetic type socket is also provided with at least one first magnetic component, the magnetic type connector also comprises at least one second magnetic component, and the second magnetic component is embedded in the insulating body and corresponds to the first magnetic component in a magnetic type;
the second magnetic component is exposed out of the inserting part.
2. A magnetic connector according to claim 1, wherein the number of the second magnetic members is two, the two or more magnetic conductive gold fingers are arranged in parallel with each other, and the two second magnetic members are disposed on both sides of the two or more magnetic conductive gold fingers.
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