CN108666835B

CN108666835B - Two-in-one connector

Info

Publication number: CN108666835B
Application number: CN201810473953.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李小林; 唐卫; 王尊平; 李业春
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2018-05-17
Filing date: 2018-05-17
Publication date: 2024-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 2038-05-17
Also published as: CN108666835A

Abstract

The invention discloses a two-in-one connector, which comprises a first insulating body, a second insulating body, a typeC terminal, a Lightning terminal and a shielding shell, wherein the first insulating body is provided with a first opening; the first insulating body comprises a TypeC base and a TypeC tongue plate extending forwards from the TypeC base; the second insulating body comprises a Lightning base and a Lightning tongue plate extending forwards from the Lightning base; the shielding shell wraps the first insulating body and the second insulating body, and the front end inner wall of the shielding shell and the outer wall of the typeC tongue plate and the outer wall of the Lightning tongue plate are configured into a typeC slot and a Lightning slot which are communicated with each other. The utility model organically combines the TypeC interface and the Lightning interface together, shares one shielding shell, has compact structure, can be used for inserting the TypeC plug or the Lightning after being installed once, thereby bringing convenience to use and installation, effectively saving installation space and being beneficial to the development of miniaturization of terminal equipment.

Description

Two-in-one connector

Technical Field

The invention relates to the connector field technology, in particular to a two-in-one connector.

Background

The Type-C double-sided pluggable interface has the greatest characteristics of supporting double-sided insertion of the USB interface, formally solving the worldwide problem of 'always inaccurate insertion of the USB', and randomly inserting the front side and the back side; and the USB data line matched with the USB data line must be thinner and lighter. The lighting interface is an apple high-speed multifunctional I/O interface, is a brand new LIGHTNING DOCK interface released by apple corporation in the United states san Francisco and Arnica conference center on 9 and 12 days 2012, and can be translated into a Lightning interface in Chinese. The release of new interface standards also means that apples will be formally replaced with 30-pin Dock interfaces for up to 9 years.

At present, a TypeC interface and a lighting interface in various terminal devices are two common interfaces, and for convenience in use, many terminal devices are provided with the TypeC interface and the lighting interface, so that TypeC plugs and lighting plugs can be connected with the terminal devices. In the prior art, the typeC interface and the Lightning interface are two independent connectors, which are respectively and independently installed at different positions, bring inconvenience to use and installation, and occupy a larger installation space.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention aims at overcoming the drawbacks of the prior art, and its main objective is to provide a two-in-one connector, which can effectively solve the problems that the conventional TypeC interface and the lighting interface are respectively and independently installed at different positions for two independent connectors, which causes inconvenience in use and installation and occupies a larger installation space.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme:

A two-in-one connector comprises a first insulating body, a second insulating body, a typeC terminal, a lighting terminal and a shielding shell; the first insulating body comprises a TypeC base and a TypeC tongue plate extending forwards from the TypeC base; the second insulating body comprises a Lightning base and a Lightning tongue plate extending forwards from the Lightning base, wherein the Lightning base and the TypeC base are arranged up and down and fixed together; the TypeC terminal is arranged on the TypeC base, the contact part of the TypeC terminal exposes out of the surface of the TypeC tongue plate, and the welding part of the TypeC terminal extends out of the first insulating body; the Lightning terminal is arranged on the Lightning base, a contact part of the Lightning terminal exposes out of the surface of the Lightning tongue plate, and a welding part of the Lightning terminal extends out of the second insulating body; the shielding shell wraps the first insulating body and the second insulating body, and the front end inner wall of the shielding shell and the outer wall of the typeC tongue plate and the outer wall of the Lightning tongue plate are configured into a typeC slot and a Lightning slot which are communicated with each other.

Preferably, the TypeC base and the lighting base are in an integrated structure or a split assembly structure.

Preferably, the Lightning tongue plate is located above or below the TypeC tongue plate.

Preferably, both sides of the shielding shell are provided with a vertical part and an arc transition part, the vertical part is matched with the Lightning plug, and the arc transition part is matched with the TypeC plug.

Preferably, the two sides of the shielding shell are both provided with elastic pieces, the free ends of the elastic pieces are bending parts, and the bending parts are buckled and locked with the concave parts of the Lightning plug.

Preferably, the elastic sheet is an L-shaped arm structure, which extends from the surface of the shielding shell and turns to be parallel to the insertion direction of the Lightning plug.

Preferably, the welding parts of the TypeC terminals are distributed in a single row or multiple rows, and the welding parts of the Lightning terminals are arranged in a single row or multiple rows.

Preferably, the Lightning base integrally extends forwards to form an arc transition part matched with the TypeC plug.

Preferably, the second insulating body is provided with a locking spring, and the locking spring is exposed in the lighting slot.

Preferably, the number of the locking spring pieces is two, and the two locking spring pieces are respectively exposed out of the inner walls of the two sides of the Lightning slot.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects, and in particular, the technical scheme can be as follows:

The utility model organically combines the TypeC interface and the Lightning interface together, shares one shielding shell, has compact structure, can be used for inserting the TypeC plug or the Lightning after being installed once, thereby bringing convenience to use and installation, effectively saving installation space and being beneficial to the development of miniaturization of terminal equipment.

In order to more clearly illustrate the structural features and efficacy of the present invention, the following detailed description of the invention is made with reference to the accompanying drawings and to the specific embodiments:

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of another angle of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention at another angle;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the lighting plug according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the TypeC plug in a first preferred embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is an assembled perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a lighting plug according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the TypeC plug according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The attached drawings are used for identifying and describing:

10. First insulating body 11, typeC base

12. TypeC tongue plate 101 and TypeC slot

20. Second insulator 21 and lighting base

22. Lighting tongue plate 23, arc transition

201. Lighting socket 30 and typeC terminal

31. Contact portion 32, welded portion

40. Lighting terminal 41 and contact part

42. Welded portion 50, shield case

51. Vertical portion 52, arcuate transition portion

53. Spring piece 531 and bending part

60. Lighting plug 61, recess

70. TypeC plug 80, snap lock spring

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a specific structure of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, which includes a first insulating body 10, a second insulating body 20, a TypeC terminal 30, a Lightning terminal 40 and a shielding shell 50.

The first insulating body 10 includes a TypeC base 11 and a TypeC tongue plate 12 extending forward from the TypeC base 11; the second insulating body 20 includes a Lightning base 21 and a Lightning tongue plate 22 extending forward from the Lightning base 21, wherein the Lightning base 21 and the TypeC base 11 are disposed up and down and fixed together; the TypeC base 11 and the Lightning base 21 are in an integrally formed structure or a split assembly structure, and in this embodiment, the TypeC base 11 and the Lightning base 21 are fixed by a fastening structure, but not limited to; the Lightning tongue plate 22 is located above or below the TypeC tongue plate 12, and in this embodiment, the Lightning tongue plate 22 is located above the TypeC tongue plate 12, which is not limited thereto.

The TypeC terminal 30 is disposed on the TypeC base 11, the contact portion 31 of the TypeC terminal 30 exposes the surface of the TypeC tongue plate 12, the soldering portion 32 of the TypeC terminal 30 protrudes outwards from the first insulating body 10, the Lightning terminal 40 is disposed on the Lightning base 21, the contact portion 41 of the Lightning terminal 40 exposes the surface of the Lightning tongue plate 22, and the soldering portion 42 of the Lightning terminal 40 protrudes outwards from the second insulating body 20; the welding parts 32 of the TypeC terminals 30 are distributed in a single row or multiple rows, and in this embodiment, the welding parts 32 of the TypeC terminals 30 are arranged in two rows, namely, 24 TypeC terminals 30 or other numbers (plural numbers) of TypeC terminals; the soldering portions of the lighting terminals 40 are arranged in a single row or a plurality of rows, and in the present embodiment, the soldering portions 42 of the lighting terminals 40 are arranged in a single row.

The shield shell 50 encloses the first and second insulating bodies 10 and 20, and the front end inner wall of the shield shell 50 and the outer wall of the TypeC tongue plate 11, the outer wall of the Lightning tongue plate 22 are configured to form a TypeC slot 101 and a Lightning slot 201 which communicate with each other. In this embodiment, the shielding shell 50 has a special-shaped structure, and has a circular arc structure in the top, bottom, left and right directions, specifically, two sides of the shielding shell 50 are both provided with a vertical portion 51 and a circular arc transition portion 52, the vertical portion 51 is matched with the Lightning plug 60, and the circular arc transition portion 52 is matched with the TypeC plug 70 to limit the TypeC plug 70. In addition, the two sides of the shielding shell 50 are provided with elastic pieces 53, the free ends of the elastic pieces 53 are bending parts 531, the bending parts 531 are buckled and locked with the concave parts 61 of the Lightning plug 60, as shown in fig. 5, when the Lightning plug 60 is inserted, the bending parts 531 are buckled into the concave parts 61 to play a role of locking the Lightning plug 60; moreover, the spring plate 53 is an L-shaped arm structure, which extends from the surface of the shielding shell 50, and turns to be parallel to the insertion direction of the Lightning plug 60, and has the advantages that: in a limited space, the moment arm is increased as much as possible, so that the moment arm is not easy to deform, and the moment arm can also directly extend from the side surface of the shielding shell 50 to form a linear structure, not limited to the linear structure; the spring piece 53 may be integral with the shield case 50 or may be a separate body. In addition, the bending part 531 of the elastic piece 53 is recessed toward the inner cavity of the shielding shell 50 and is located between the surface of the shell of the TypeC plug 70 and the contact part 41 of the Lightning terminal 40, when the TypeC plug 70 is inserted, the elastic piece 53 can limit the TypeC plug 70, as shown in fig. 6, so as to avoid poor contact caused by shaking due to too few limiting of the arc transition part 52; the shield case 50 is fastened to the TypeC base 11 and the lighting base 21 by a locking structure.

The assembly process of this embodiment is described in detail as follows:

Firstly, the TypeC terminal 30 and the Lightning terminal 40 are respectively disposed on the first insulating body 10 and the second insulating body 20, wherein the Lightning terminal 40 can be respectively assembled on the Lightning base 21 of the first insulating body 10, or all the Lightning terminals 40 can be integrated on one plastic seat through injection molding, and then the plastic seat is assembled on the Lightning base to improve efficiency; then, the shielding shell 50 is covered on the first insulating body 10 and the second insulating body 20.

In use, as shown in fig. 5, when the Lightning plug 60 is inserted into the Lightning slot 201, after the Lightning plug is inserted into place, the bending portion 531 is snapped into the recess 61 to lock the Lightning plug 60, and at this time, the Lightning plug 60 is connected to the Lightning terminal 40 in a conductive manner; as shown in fig. 6, when the TypeC plug 70 is inserted into the TypeC slot 101, after the TypeC plug 70 is inserted into place, the bent portion 531 abuts against the housing of the TypeC plug 70 to perform a limiting function, and at this time, the TypeC plug 70 and the TypeC terminal 30 are connected in a conductive manner.

Referring to fig. 7 to 9, a specific structure of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, which is substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment, except that:

In this embodiment, the Lightning base 21 integrally extends forward to form a circular arc transition portion 23 that mates with the TypeC plug 70, so that the shielding shell 50 has a non-shaped structure; moreover, the second insulating body 20 is provided with two latching elastic pieces 80, the hook elastic pieces 80 are separate parts, the latching elastic pieces 80 are exposed in the Lightning slot 201, and the two latching elastic pieces 80 are respectively exposed on two inner walls of the Lightning slot 201, so as to lock the Lightning plug 60.

The assembly process and the use method of the present embodiment are substantially the same as those of the first preferred embodiment, and the assembly process and the use method of the present embodiment will not be described in detail herein.

The design key points of the invention are as follows: the utility model organically combines the TypeC interface and the Lightning interface together, shares one shielding shell, has compact structure, can be used for inserting the TypeC plug or the Lightning after being installed once, thereby bringing convenience to use and installation, effectively saving installation space and being beneficial to the development of miniaturization of terminal equipment.

The technical principle of the present invention is described above in connection with the specific embodiments. The description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in any way as limiting the scope of the invention. Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of this specification without undue burden.

Claims

1. A two-in-one connector, characterized in that: the novel socket comprises a first insulating body, a second insulating body, a TypeC terminal, a Lightning terminal and a shielding shell; the first insulating body comprises a TypeC base and a TypeC tongue plate extending forwards from the TypeC base; the second insulating body comprises a Lightning base and a Lightning tongue plate extending forwards from the Lightning base, wherein the Lightning base and the TypeC base are arranged up and down and fixed together; the TypeC terminal is arranged on the TypeC base, the contact part of the TypeC terminal exposes out of the surface of the TypeC tongue plate, and the welding part of the TypeC terminal extends out of the first insulating body; the Lightning terminal is arranged on the Lightning base, a contact part of the Lightning terminal exposes out of the surface of the Lightning tongue plate, and a welding part of the Lightning terminal extends out of the second insulating body; the shielding shell wraps the first insulating body and the second insulating body, the front end inner wall of the shielding shell and the outer wall of the typeC tongue plate and the outer wall of the Lightning tongue plate are configured into a typeC slot and a Lightning slot which are communicated with each other, spring plates are arranged on two sides of the shielding shell, the free ends of the spring plates are bending parts, the bending parts are buckled and locked with the concave parts of the Lightning plug, the spring plates are L-shaped force arm structures, extend from the surface of the shielding shell and then turn to extend in parallel with the insertion direction of the Lightning plug, the spring plates and the shielding shell are of an integral structure, the bending parts of the spring plates are recessed into the inner cavity of the shielding shell, and are positioned between the surface of the typeC shell and the contact parts of the Lightning terminal. When the TypeC plug is inserted into the TypeC slot, after the TypeC plug is inserted into place, the bending part is propped against the shell of the TypeC plug to play a limiting role, and at the moment, the TypeC plug and the TypeC terminal are in conductive connection.

2. The two-in-one connector of claim 1, wherein: the typeC base and the Lightning base are of an integrated structure or a split assembly structure.

3. The two-in-one connector of claim 1, wherein: the Lightning tongue plate is located above or below the TypeC tongue plate.

4. The two-in-one connector of claim 1, wherein: the shielding shell is characterized in that two sides of the shielding shell are respectively provided with a vertical portion and an arc transition portion, the vertical portion is matched with the Lightning plug, and the arc transition portions are matched with the TypeC plug.

5. The two-in-one connector of claim 1, wherein: the welding parts of the typeC terminals are distributed in a single row or multiple rows, and the welding parts of the Lightning terminals are arranged in a single row or multiple rows.