CN1088922C

CN1088922C - Module connector

Info

Publication number: CN1088922C
Application number: CN99119944A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 麦道格尔·亚伦
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 1999-10-29
Filing date: 1999-10-29
Publication date: 2002-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 2019-10-29
Also published as: CN1303146A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a module group connector, comprising an insulating main body having a plurality of rows of passages communicated with corresponding both sides. A plurality of module groups are extended with conductive terminals for connecting the passages of the insulating main body; each module group is provided with a containing hole, and thereby, containing holes of all module groups are mutually aligned when the module groups are assembled on the insulating main body though the extended conductive terminals. A latch can be inserted into the containing holes of at least two adjacent module groups, and thereby, the connection of the insulating main body and two adjacent module groups can be provided, and the connection of at least two adjacent module groups can also be provided.

Description

Module connector

The present invention is a kind of module connector, refers to that especially a kind of tool holding unit is to install the module connector of at least two adjacent modules simultaneously.

Electric connector (Future Bus connector) is commonly used to electrically connect motherboard and several daughter boards.Wherein the module pin connector is connected on the motherboard, and butt joint module socket connector is connected on the daughter board.On the module socket connector, be provided with several and accept terminal and be used for accommodating the conducting terminal that from the module pin connector, extends, thereby daughter board is electrically connected on the motherboard.United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 066, No. 236 cases have disclosed a kind of tool, and several are installed to the module socket connector of module on the insulating body, wherein each module can with the female terminal ejection formation of quadrature.The module that is installed in connector two ends compresses by craft or instrument in the module connector assembling process, thereby can influence the location, and further influences the electric connection between socket connector and pin connector.

The objective of the invention is to, a kind of module connector is provided, it not only can provide with the common of insulating body and be connected, but also can be provided in the extra connection between adjacent module.

The module of module connector of the present invention includes the conducting terminal of insulation first and second halfbody and one group of quadrature, which is provided with the projection of extending from inner surface, and the axis that runs through projection is provided with accepting hole; Second halfbody that insulate is provided with several terminal containing slots at inner surface, and accepting hole is located in the terminal containing slot separably.Each terminal all includes welding afterbody and connecting portion that is attached thereto and junction surface, wherein the connecting portion of conducting terminal is housed in the terminal containing slot of insulation second halfbody, and junction surface and welding afterbody then extend adjacent two walls of insulation second halfbody respectively.

In addition, the present invention also is provided with the insulating body that tool number row connects the passage of relative both sides, and several modules are all had conducting terminal to extend the passage that engages insulating body.Each module all is provided with accepting hole, and when module was assembled into insulating body by the conducting terminal by extension, the accepting hole of all modules is alignment mutually all.Latch is plugged in the accepting hole of two adjacent modules at least.

Prior art relatively, the present invention can guarantee the reliable location of module, and being connected of insulating body and two adjacent modules also can be provided, and in addition, can also provide at least two connections between adjacent module.

The present invention is further illustrated below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment.

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of module of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional combination figure of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of insulation first halfbody shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is the stereogram of insulation second halfbody shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that module shown in Figure 2 is assembled into insulating body.

Fig. 6 is the three-dimensional cutaway view that insulating body is inserted at the junction surface of conducting terminal shown in Figure 5.

Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram that latch is assembled into the accepting hole of module connector two terminal adjacent modules.

See also Fig. 1, module connector of the present invention comprises insulation first halfbody 1, insulation second halfbody 2 that engages with insulation first halfbody 1, and one group is housed in first and

second halfbody

1,2 of insulation and the conducting terminal 3 of quadrature.Quadrature conducting terminal 3 all has the welding afterbody 31 that is welded to daughter board, is connected the connecting portion 32 on the welding afterbody 31, and be connected the junction surface 33 of connecting portion 32 and two contact arms 332 of tool, wherein contact arm 332 can electrically be accommodated the pin (not shown) that pin connector (not shown) inserts.Each conducting terminal 3 is provided with identical welding afterbody 31 and junction surface 33, and unique difference is the length of its connecting portion 32 between these conducting terminals 3.The contact arm 332 at the junction surface 33 of each conducting terminal 3 is formed with a hangnail 331 at its side, thereby connects insulating body 5 (shown in Figure 5).

Continuous see also Fig. 3, first halfbody 1 that insulate is provided with first wall 1A and the second wall 1B, and wherein the connecting portion 32 of conducting terminal 3 is positioned on the second wall 1B of first halfbody 1 that insulate with junction surface 33.Be extended with several butt joint projections 11 from the inner surface 15 of first halfbody 1 that insulate, then extend from the contiguous first wall 1A of first halfbody, 1 inner surface that insulate and be provided with protrudingly 12, and be provided with accepting hole 122 in protruding 12.In addition, be provided with two grooves 120 at protruding 12 periphery relative position places.

See also Fig. 4 again, second halfbody 2 that insulate is provided with the second wall 2B of first wall 2A, opposite first walls 1A, and is arranged on upward relatively large hole 22 of first wall 2A.Inner surface 25 at insulation second halfbody 2 is provided with several terminal containing slots 20, is used for accommodating the connecting portion 32 of conducting terminal 3.Be provided with several less relatively holes 21 in insulation on second halfbody 2, thereby dock projection 11 what insulation first halfbody 1 was accommodated first halfbody 1 that insulate during with 2 combinations of insulation second halfbody.On the relative inner peripheral on the relatively large hole 22, be formed with inward flange 221, thereby the projection 12 of first halfbody 1 that prevents to insulate and gets loose in hole 22 behind the hole 22 that is assembled into insulation second halfbody 2.

Please cooperate and consult Fig. 2, first halfbody 1 insulate, when the one group of conducting terminal 3 and second halfbody 2 that insulate are assembled, the connecting portion 32 of conducting terminal 3 is positioned in the terminal containing slot 20 of insulation second halfbody 2, and the butt joint projection 11 of first halfbody 1 that insulate is housed in the less relatively hole 21 of insulation

second halfbody

2,12 of the projectioies of first halfbody 1 of insulating are housed in the relatively large hole 22 of insulation second halfbody 2, the first wall 1A of first halfbody 1 of insulating then aligns mutually with the first wall 2A of insulation second halfbody, and the second wall 1B of first halfbody 1 that insulate aligns mutually with the second wall 2B of second halfbody 2 that insulate.Projection 12 groove 120 can insert in the inward flange 221 of relatively large hole 22 easily by distortion, and inward flange 221 can be after projection 12 be inserted in the holes 22, prevents that protruding 12 get loose from hole 22.

See also Fig. 5, several modules shown in Figure 2 can be connected on the insulating body 5 to form module connector (for clearly demonstrating, only showing one among the figure).Insulating body 5 is provided with several passages 50 (for for simplicity, only showing a wherein row among the figure).See also Fig. 6, each module is by the joint of the rear end face of the insulation

second wall

2A, 2B of first and

second halfbody

1,2 and insulating body 5, and the contact arm 331 at conducting terminal 3 junction surfaces 33 can with the joint of the passage 50 of corresponding insulating body 5, thereby be assembled on the insulating body 5.So just can reach engaging of module and 5 of insulating bodies.

See also Fig. 7, latch 7 is the cylindrical configurations of hollow, can engage with at least two adjacent modules by accepting hole 122.In addition, latch 7 along axis direction be provided with aperture 70 and with aperture 70 together with the groove 72 of lengthwise, the groove 72 of latch 7 can make latch 7 have minimum radius, thereby can sharp latch 7 insertions be close to the accepting hole 122 of modules.The length of latch 7 can be inequality, thereby make short latch can connect two modules, and long latch can connect the module of three or more.For example, the length of latch 7 as shown in Figure 7 can connect three modules.

Claims

1. a module connector includes insulating body and several modules and latch, it is characterized in that: first halfbody that insulate is provided with the projection of extending from inner surface, and runs through the accepting hole of protruding axis; And second halfbody that insulate is provided with several terminal containing slots at inner surface, reaches the hole that is provided with separably from terminal containing slot; Each conducting terminal all be provided with the welding afterbody and with connecting portion that links to each other and junction surface, wherein the connecting portion of conducting terminal is housed in the terminal containing slot of insulation second halfbody, and junction surface and welding afterbody then extend adjacent two walls of insulation second halfbody respectively.

2. module connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that: latch is the cylinder of hollow, and cylinder is provided with the aperture along axis.

3. module connector according to claim 2 is characterized in that: latch is provided with the lengthwise shape groove that is connected with the aperture.

4. module connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that: be provided with at least one groove around the projection of insulation first halfbody.

5. module connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that: inward flange protrudes from protruding hole inner peripheral.

6. module connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that: first halfbody that insulate is provided with at least one outstanding butt joint projection at inner surface, and second halfbody that insulate is provided with at least one hole.