CN109428224B

CN109428224B - Crystal head and connector using same

Info

Publication number: CN109428224B
Application number: CN201710764511.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丁帮纯; 郭阳; 曹啟勤
Original assignee: Ambit Microsystems Shanghai Ltd
Current assignee: Ambit Microsystems Shanghai Ltd
Priority date: 2017-08-30
Filing date: 2017-08-30
Publication date: 2020-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-30
Also published as: CN109428224A

Abstract

A crystal head includes: a crystal head body and a lock catch; the crystal head comprises a guide groove and a groove, the lock catch comprises a lock catch body, a lock arm, a clamping hook, a guide block and an elastic piece are arranged on the lock catch body, the guide block enters the guide groove, the elastic piece is abutted to the crystal head body, the clamping hook is connected with the groove in a matched mode, so that the lock catch is locked with the crystal head body, a connector using the crystal head comprises a network port and is provided with a shell and a socket, when the crystal head is inserted into the socket, the lock arm is clamped and fixed with the shell, and the crystal head is electrically connected to the network port. When the crystal head needs to be pulled out, external force acts on the lock catch, the elastic piece is pressed, and the lock catch drives the lock arm to move downwards and separate from the shell so as to pull out the crystal head. The crystal head and the connector using the crystal head are simple to operate and easy to replace.

Description

Crystal head and connector using same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of network connection equipment, in particular to a crystal head and a connector using the crystal head.

Background

The crystal head is connected with the network interface so as to carry out network communication, the network interface connecting component is very important, the crystal head is a plastic joint at present, and comprises a crystal head body and an elastic arm, wherein the elastic arm is integrally formed at the upper end of the crystal head body, one end of the elastic arm is fixedly connected with the crystal head body, the other end of the elastic arm is tilted, during use, one end of the elastic arm is pressed, so that the crystal head enters the network interface and is fixed in the network interface through the elastic restoring force of the elastic arm, the crystal head can be frequently plugged and pulled out in the use process, the elastic arm can lose elasticity through elastic fatigue after being plugged and pulled out for many times, the crystal head is very easy to break, the crystal head after being broken can not be fixed in the interface, the crystal head can not be used, the crystal head needs to be replaced again, and material waste is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a crystal head and a connector using the same, which do not require replacing the crystal head and are convenient to operate.

A crystal head includes:

the crystal head body comprises a guide groove and a groove;

the lock catch comprises a lock catch body, wherein the lock catch body is provided with a lock arm, a clamping hook, a guide block and an elastic piece;

the guide block enters the guide groove, the elastic piece abuts against the crystal head body, and the clamping hook is matched and connected with the groove, so that the lock catch and the crystal head body are locked.

Further, the crystal head body comprises a top surface and two parallel opposite side surfaces, and the guide groove and the groove are positioned on the two side surfaces.

Furthermore, the two side surfaces are also provided with grooves, the grooves are spaced from the grooves, the guide grooves are provided with first openings, the grooves are provided with second openings and first inclined planes, and the grooves are provided with two opposite second inclined planes.

Further, the lock catch body comprises a top wall, two parallel opposite side walls, a front plate and a rear end, wherein the front plate is connected with the top wall and the two side walls and is perpendicular to the top wall and the two side walls, the two side walls are respectively provided with a first end, the front plate is provided with a second end, and the second end is higher than the first end.

Further, a gap is formed between the locking arm and the top surface of the crystal head body, so that when the lock catch is pressed, the locking arm moves downwards.

Furthermore, the elastic part is an arc-shaped arm, the elastic part extends from one end of the top wall and bends to the other end of the top wall in an arc shape, and a compression space is formed between the elastic part and the top wall.

Further, the clamping hook is located at the first ends of the two side walls and far away from the front plate.

A connector comprises a network port, a shell and a socket, and further comprises a crystal head, wherein when the crystal head is inserted into the socket, the locking arm is fixedly clamped with the shell, and the crystal head is electrically connected to the network port. When the crystal head needs to be pulled out, external force acts on the lock catch, the elastic piece is pressed, and the lock catch drives the lock arm to move downwards and separate from the shell so as to pull out the crystal head.

According to the crystal head and the connector applying the crystal head provided by the invention, the crystal head is composed of the crystal head body and the lock catch, when the lock catch is broken due to repeated use, the lock catch can be taken out, and a new lock catch can be replaced, the lock catch can be used as a module to be applied to the crystal head body, and due to the elastic piece of the lock catch, when the crystal head is inserted into or pulled out of a network port, the crystal head can be easily realized only due to the deformation of the elastic piece, and the operation is simple and convenient.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a crystal head according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the crystal head body of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the latch structure shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4a shows a cross-sectional view of the crystal head of fig. 1 along the direction a-a.

Fig. 4B shows a cross-sectional view of the crystal head of fig. 1 along the direction B-B.

Fig. 4C shows a cross-sectional view of the crystal head of fig. 1 along the direction C-C.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention before assembling the crystal header and the network port.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating the assembled structure of the crystal header and the network port of the connector according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention before assembly.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an assembled connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main elements

Connector 200

Crystal head 100

Crystal head body 10

Top surface 101

Side 102

Front end face 103

Rear end face 104

Guide groove 11

First opening 110

Open slot 12

Second opening 120

First inclined plane 121

Groove 13

Second inclined plane 131

Lock 20

Lock catch body 21

Top wall 210

Side wall 211

First end 2110

Front plate 212

Second end 2120

Back end 213

Locking arm 22

Lock arm body 220

Oblique block 221

Third inclined surface 2210

Hook 23

Guide block 24

Elastic member 25

Pressurized space 26

Network port 30

Outer casing 31

Socket 32

The following detailed description will further illustrate the invention in conjunction with the above-described figures.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a crystal head 100 according to an embodiment of the invention, in which the crystal head 100 is assembled by a crystal head body 10 and a latch 20.

As shown in fig. 2, the crystal head body 10 has a top surface 101, a pair of parallel opposite side surfaces 102, a front end surface 103 and a back end surface 104, the top surface 101 is located between the two side surfaces 102, the top surface 101 is perpendicular to the two side surfaces 102, the front end surface 103 and the back end surface 104 are located between the two side surfaces 102 and are perpendicular to the top surface 101 and the two side surfaces 102, the two side surfaces 102 are respectively provided with a guide slot 11, a slot 12 and a groove 13, the slot 12 and the groove 13 are vertically arranged and spaced apart from each other, the slot 12 and the groove 13 are parallel to the guide slot 11 at intervals, the guide slot 11 is provided with a first opening 110, the slot 12 is provided with a second opening 120 and a first inclined surface 121, the groove 13 is provided with two opposite second inclined surfaces 131, and the guide slot 11, the slot 12 and the.

As shown in fig. 3, the latch 20 includes a latch body 21, a locking arm 22, a hook 23 (fig. 4b), a guide block 24 and a resilient member 25, the latch body 21 includes a top wall 210, a pair of parallel opposite side walls 211, a front plate 212 and a rear end 213, the front plate 212 connects the top wall 210 and the two side walls 211 and is perpendicular to the top wall 210 and the two side walls 211, the side walls 211 have first ends 2110, the front plate 212 has second ends 2120 (fig. 1), and the second ends 2120 are higher than the first ends 2110 of the two side walls 211. Lock arm 22 extends perpendicularly from second end 2120 of front plate 212, and lock arm 22 includes lock arm body 220 and ramp 221, ramp 221 having third ramp 2210. The hook 23 is located at the first end 2110 of the two side walls 211 and away from the front plate 212. The guide blocks 24 are respectively disposed inside the two side walls 211 and away from the front plate 212. In the present embodiment, the elastic member 25 is an arc-shaped arm, the elastic member 25 extends from one end of the top wall 210 adjacent to the side wall 211 and bends in an arc shape to the other end of the top wall 210, and the top wall 210 and the elastic member 25 form a compression space 26.

As shown in fig. 4a-4c, each schematic diagram of the assembly of the crystal head body 10 and the latch 20 is obtained by reacting from each cross section, the latch 20 faces the upper side of the crystal head body 10, the guide block 24 enters the guide groove 11 along the first opening 110 of the guide groove 11, the hook 23 enters the groove 12 along the second opening 120 of the groove 12, an external force acts on the top wall 210 of the latch body 21, the hook 23 transits from the first inclined surface 121 of the groove 12 and enters the groove 13 through the second inclined surface 131 of the groove 13 to hook the groove 13, meanwhile, the guide block 24 completely enters the guide groove 11, the elastic member 25 is pressed and bent, the pressed space 26 changes, the latch 20 is locked on the crystal head body 10, and at this time, the lock arm 22 of the latch 20 has a gap with the top surface 101 of the crystal head body 10, and the assembly of the crystal head 100 is completed.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the connector 200 includes a crystal head 100 and a network port 30, the network port 30 includes a housing 31 and a socket 32, and the crystal head 100 is inserted into the socket 32 to electrically connect with the network port 30.

The assembly and operation of the connector 200 is described below with reference to fig. 7-8:

as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the crystal head 100 is aligned with the socket 32 of the network port 30, the crystal head 100 is inserted toward the socket 32, the crystal head body 10 is inserted into the socket 32, and then, since lock arm 22 has clearance from top surface 101 of the plug body 10, latch 20 can have a downward space as a whole until front plate 212 and lock arm 22 abut against top surface 101 of plug body 10, lock arm 22 of latch 20 enters socket 32 through third inclined surface 2210 of inclined block 221 and abuts against housing 31, in this embodiment, locking arm 22 has a spring characteristic, whereby the spring characteristic of locking arm 22 to enter socket 32, when the locking arm 22 is restored after entering the socket 32, and the inclined block 221 catches the inner wall of the housing 31, and at the same time, during the process of the inclined block 221 entering the socket, the elastic member 25 is pressed against the top wall 210 of the lock catch body 21, when the ramp 221 is fully inserted into the slot 32, the elastic member 25 also restores elasticity to allow the ramp 221 to better catch the inner wall of the housing 31 for fixation. In other embodiments, the locking arm 22 may also be non-elastic, and an external force acts on the locking body 21, so that the locking body 21 drives the locking arm 22 to move downward integrally, the elastic member 25 is deformed under pressure, and when the external force is released, the elastic member 25 recovers elasticity to drive the locking body 21 and the locking arm to move upward integrally, so that the inclined block 221 hooks the housing 31, and the crystal head 100 is fixed to the network port 30.

When the crystal head 100 needs to be pulled out of the network port 30, the top wall 210 of the lock catch body 21 is pressed, the elastic member 15 is pressed, the inclined block 221 is separated from the shell 31, and then the crystal head 100 is pulled out.

Therefore, the crystal head and the connector applying the crystal head provided by the invention have the advantages that the crystal head is composed of the crystal head body and the lock catch, when the lock catch is broken due to repeated use, the lock catch can be taken out, a new lock catch can be replaced, the lock catch can be used as a module to be applied to the crystal head body, and due to the elastic piece of the lock catch, when the crystal head is inserted into or pulled out of a network port, the crystal head can be easily realized only due to the deformation of the elastic piece, and the operation is simple and convenient.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other corresponding changes and modifications can be made according to the actual needs created by the inventive arrangements and inventive concepts herein, and such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A crystal head, comprising:

the crystal head comprises a crystal head body, a first guide groove, a second guide groove, a first opening, a second opening and a second opening, wherein the crystal head body comprises a top surface, two side surfaces connected to the top surface, the guide groove, the open groove and the groove are positioned on the two side surfaces; and

the lock catch comprises a lock catch body, wherein the lock catch body is provided with a top wall, two side walls connected with the top wall, a locking arm, a clamping hook, a guide block and an elastic piece, the clamping hook and the guide block are arranged on the inner sides of the two side walls, and the elastic piece is connected to the inner side of the top wall;

the guide block enters the guide groove along the first opening of the guide groove, the hook enters the groove along the grooved second opening, the hook enters the groove to hook the groove, the elastic piece abuts against the top surface of the crystal head body and is pressed and bent, and the hook is matched and connected with the groove to enable the lock catch to be locked with the crystal head body.

2. The crystal head of claim 1 wherein the two side surfaces are parallel opposing, the guide slot has a length greater than a length of the slot, and the guide slot and the slot extend generally perpendicular to or away from the top surface.

3. The crystal head of claim 1 wherein the slot is vertically aligned with and spaced from the groove, the slot and the groove are spaced parallel to the guide slot, the slot has a first slope and the groove has two opposing second slopes.

4. The crystal head of claim 1, wherein the latch body includes a front plate and a rear end, the side walls are parallel and opposite, the front plate connects the top wall and the two side walls and is perpendicular to the top wall and the two side walls, the two side walls each have a first end, the front plate has a second end, and the second end is higher than the first end.

5. The crystal head of claim 1, wherein the locking arms are spaced from the top surface of the crystal head body such that the locking arms descend when the latch is compressed.

6. The crystal head of claim 1 wherein the spring is an arcuate arm, the spring extending from one end of the top wall and being arcuately bent to the other end of the top wall, the spring and the top wall forming a compression space.

7. The crystal head of claim 4, wherein the hook is located at the first end of the two sidewalls and away from the front plate.

8. A connector comprising a crystal head according to any one of claims 1 to 7; and

the network port comprises a shell and a socket, wherein when the crystal head is inserted into the socket, the locking arm is fixedly clamped with the shell, and the crystal head is electrically connected to the network port; when the crystal head needs to be pulled out, external force acts on the lock catch, the elastic piece is pressed, and the lock catch drives the lock arm to move downwards and separate from the shell so as to pull out the crystal head.