CN1113436C - Mechanical connecting device - Google Patents
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
- H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
- H01R12/716—Coupling device provided on the PCB
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Abstract
A device (20) for coupling first and second electrical connectors (40, 70) comprises a dielectric member having a plurality of openings (32) extending therethrough, a first portion(34) of the openings (32) being adapted to grip corresponding exposed body portions (68) of terminals (60) secured in a first connector (40), and a second portion (36) of the openings (32) being adapted to grip corresponding exposed body portions (98) of terminals (90) secured in a second connector (70). Upon placing the first and second connectors (40, 70) adjacent each other and positioning the openings (32) in gripping relationship with respective body portions (68, 98) of the terminals (60, 90) of the first and second connectors (40, 60), the device (20) mechanically secures together the first and second connectors (40, 70) adjacent each other.
Description
The present invention relates to electric connector, particularly relate to the mechanical connecting device of adjacent modules connector.
Often need in the current electronic technology to use long high-density connector to come needed a large amount of circuit in the connection device.For example the long connector more than 10 inches is difficult to make than short connector more.Therefore need connect a plurality of connectors with a kind of approach of economy,, keep the required grid array gap, contact in the shell simultaneously so that obtain the circuit position of necessary amount.
U.S. Pat has proposed a kind of method of link block connector for No. 4790763, has slit and latch in the side of connector shell, is used for connector is fixed together.The required extra sheathing material of this linkage structure can take additional space usually onboard, thereby has hindered the required grid array in contact.Therefore need a kind of device connector shell is fixed together, and do not need to be provided with special-purpose latch or shell is carried out some modification.
Disclose a kind of terminal strip among the EP0696091 (U.S. Pat 5639250), it comprises many front module and back module, and back module and front module are lateral shifts, so that all modules are fixed together.Outward extending all terminal parts are received in the slit corresponding on the module of back from front module.
U.S. Pat discloses a kind of connector assembly that comprises a plurality of connectors for No. 4343528, and each connector has a shell and a plurality of cased terminal.Utilize a lid that shell is connected together.
Technical problem to be solved by this invention provides a kind of electric coupler component of grid of the contact that has long length and do not hinder mutually, and its manufacturing cost is relatively low honest and clean.
The invention provides a kind of connector assembly, which comprises at least first and second end-to-end adjacent electric connectors, they are fixed together with a jockey.Each connector comprises a shell, and its internal fixation many terminals, and the main part of terminal is exposed on enclosure.First and second connectors have one group of selected terminal separately, and the number of terminals of each selected group is lacked than the sum of each bonder terminal.Each selected group is near an end that docks with adjacent connector on the shell separately.Jockey is an insulation component with many pass through openings.At least the main part of exposing on one group of selected terminal of first group of opening clamping first connector in the device can be used, and the main part of exposing on one group of selected terminal of second group of opening clamping second connector in the device can be used at least.
First and second connectors are being placed adjacent to each other, and after separately terminal body being divided form the clamping relation, this device just can be with the first and second connector mechanical fixation adjacent one another are together.
In a preferred embodiment of jockey, insulation component comprises a via-hole array, and these holes are arranged to row and column, and has identical grid gap with array of terminals in each connector shell.This array comprises many holes, is used for the main part of corresponding many terminals in clamping first shell, and the hole of second portion is used for the exposed body part of the terminal in clamping second shell.The terminal that the device of this perforate is fit to have with front end exposed contact portion is used, the width of terminal front end is littler than separately main part on the terminal, therefore, the size of its contact portion can be passed corresponding hole in the device, the main part of terminal is clamped in the mode of interference fit in hole in device, and the contact portion of each terminal is stretched out below jockey.Just as is known in the art, jockey preferably forms with bearing the thermoplastic materials of welding temperature or other suitable material being molded.
In a second embodiment, jockey comprises many suitable slits that meet at right angles and install with bonder terminal, and extend between adjacent terminal in the slit.In this embodiment of the invention, two connectors are linked together with jockey, and the grid array gap of holding contact, can also shorten simultaneously needs molded shell sizes.This jockey can also be bonded together the connector of different size, is convenient to by dimensions customizedly, and various size does not need extra mould.
In the 3rd embodiment, jockey comprises two parts, first is one and is used for adjacent shell wall is interlocked in together clip, and second portion is a tabular insulation component with many pass through openings, is adapted to be received in second group of terminal of the first group of terminal of first connector and second connector.Other embodiment of clip are disclosed in addition.
Below to mode for example each embodiment be described with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the stereogram of connector assembly of the present invention, connector wherein and jockey and be separated from each other,
Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the connector assembly after assembling connects,
Fig. 3 is the top view of the jockey shown in Fig. 1 and 2,
Fig. 4 is the end view of a connector, has represented the cross section of the aligned in position of jockey and terminal among the figure,
Fig. 5 is the connector of Fig. 4 and the installation diagram of jockey,
Fig. 6 is the connector assembly back plane figure of Fig. 2,
Fig. 7 is the stereogram of another embodiment of jockey,
Fig. 8 is to use the sectional view of a connector of the jockey of Fig. 7,
Fig. 9 is the end view of another embodiment of connector assembly of the present invention, and connector wherein and the jockey of another embodiment are separated from one another,
Figure 10 is the end view of the connector of Fig. 9, and the jockey among the figure aligns, so that on terminal and shell, locate,
Figure 11 is the top view of the connector assembly shown in Fig. 9 after assembling connects,
Figure 12 is the end view of the connector assembly shown in Fig. 9 after assembling connects,
Figure 13 is the end view of the connector and the jockey of another embodiment of the present invention, and the jockey among the figure aligns, so that on terminal and shell, locate,
Figure 14 is the end view of the connector assembly shown in Figure 13 after assembling connects,
Figure 15 is the end view of the connector and the jockey of further embodiment of this invention, and the jockey among the figure aligns, so that on terminal and shell, locate,
Figure 16 is the end view of the connector assembly shown in Figure 15 after assembling connects.
For the ease of expression the present invention, at Fig. 1, the jockey 20 shown in 2 and 6 is to be used with two rigging-angle connectors 40,70.Should be noted that the present invention is not limited only to use the jockey of the sort of geometry shown in rigging-angle connector and the figure.
Jockey 20 is insulation components, and it has roof 22, diapire 24, antetheca 26, rear wall 28, and relative end wall 30.Jockey 20 comprises many holes 32 that are arranged to row and column, and has identical gap with the interior array of terminals of connected connector, as showing in Fig. 3 institute.The array in hole 32 has the first 34 of the main part 68 that exposes on suitable clamping first electric connector 40, and the second portion 36 of the main part 98 that exposes on suitable clamping second connector 70.Biao Shi connector 40 is identical with 70 length in the present embodiment.In some connector construction, may need to remove a part of shell, for example shown in Fig. 1 and 2 between the adjacent terminal.Obviously, the connector of different length also can connect, and in fact can also connect attached module by additional jockey 20.
Connector assembly 110 shown in Fig. 2 and 6 is by first and second connectors 40,70 being placed adjacent to each other, corresponding end wall 52,82 being close to mutually constituting.The position of jockey 20 makes that align in corresponding hole 32 in many second contact portions 64 and the first 34 of the first terminal 60, and the second termination contact part 94 of second terminal 90 is alignd with the hole 32 on the second portion 36.Jockey 20 is moved towards the roof 44,74 of first and second connector shells 40,70, and 32 modes with interference fit clamp each exposed main part 68,98 up to the hole.The size of jockey 20 is scheduled to, and when finishing assembling, second contact portion 64,94 extends to jockey 20 belows, as Fig. 2, shown in 5 and 6.As can see from Figure 5, second contact portion 64 of the terminal 60 in the shell 40 must put in place so that jockey 20 can upwards be slided less than hole 32, and can not damage any coating on the contact-making surface 64.Contact portion on the connector that is used with this embodiment of jockey 20 is littler than intermediate host part, and therefore, hole 32 can clamp each main part in the mode of interference fit.When jockey 20 was fully inserted into, connector assembly 110 just can form an integral body, and is installed on a base plate or the circuit board.
Another embodiment 120 of Fig. 7 and 8 expression jockeys, opening wherein is many slits 132, its structure can be inserted between the adjacent terminal, makes slit 132 clamp the intermediate host part in the mode of interference fit.This device 120 comprises roof 122, diapire 124, front 126, back 128, and many slits 132.The four lines slit is arranged in illustrated device.According to the structure of shell and the contact portion size with respect to the terminal bodies section, device 120 may be more suitable, because it can be inserted in the back of shell, and directly slides on the exposed main part.
Another embodiment that in Fig. 9 to 12, has represented connector 140,170 and supporting jockey 220 thereof.First connector 140 comprises a shell 142, and it has 144, one installed surfaces 146 of a mating surface, sidewall 148, end 150, and base plate 152, they have determined that jointly cooperates a cavity 154, and its size can receive the pin connector (not shown) of a complementation.The sidewall 148 of shell is included near at least one above-mentioned end an outward extending latch thin slice 149 from its outer surface.As mentioned below, each thin slice 149 has been determined the latch passage 151 that a size and jockey 220 are supporting.Shell 142 further comprises dress many first terminals 160 within it.Each the first terminal 160 comprises first contact portion 162 of exposing in cooperating cavity 154, be used for cooperating with the connector (not shown) of complementation, outward extending second contact portion 164 from the installed surface 146 of shell 142, and intermediate host section (not shown), it extends between two parts, and is fixed in the above-mentioned base plate 152.
Jockey 220 is two parts devices, and first is a clip 222, be used for adjacent shell wall is interlocked in together at its lateral surface, and second portion is a tabular insulation component 228.Clip 222 is U-shapeds, and comprise two elastic leg 224, the one end is linked together by a bonding jumper 225, and free end defines inside projection, and this projection defines the lock face of almost assembling at its other end 227 towards the rear again, and they have determined a slit 226 jointly, its size can be received in each side wall of outer shell 148, in each passage 151,181 that thin slice 149,179 on 178 is limited.Insulation component 228 comprises relative above and below 229,230 and a plurality of through hole 232.Hole 232 is arranged to row and column, and the respective array of the terminal in its gap and the connected connector is identical.The array in hole 232 has first 234, is fit to be received by first group of terminal in first connector 140 160, and second portion 236, be fit to be received by second group of terminal in second connector 170 190.Biao Shi connector 140 is identical with 170 length in the present embodiment.Obviously, the connector of different length also can connect, and in fact can also connect attached module by additional jockey 220.
In another alternate embodiment 310 of connector assembly, shown in Figure 13 and 14, clip 322 is tabular elements, it has at least two projectioies 323 of stretching from the one epitaxial lateral overgrowth, and be fit to be received in the hole 251,281 of cooperation in the mode of interference fit, these holes are at connector 240, extend into the side wall of outer shell 248,278 of connector near 270 the end.Insulation component 228 is assembled on the adjacent connector of present embodiment according to aforesaid mode.
In another alternate embodiment 410 of connector assembly, shown in Figure 15 and 16, the sidewall 348,378 of shell comprises respectively near its at least one end outward extending protruding 351,381.In the present embodiment, clip 422 is tabular elements, and it has the through hole 423 of at least two extensions, and is fit in the mode of interference fit each projection 351,381 is received in the hole, thereby shell is fixed together.Insulation component 228 is assembled on the connector of present embodiment according to aforesaid mode.
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1. connector assembly, comprise: at least the first and second end-to-end adjacent electric connectors, each connector comprises a shell, the shell internal fixation many terminals, each above-mentioned terminal comprises a main paragraph, exposes the part of the aforementioned body section of above-mentioned terminal from the above-mentioned shell of each above-mentioned connector;
Above-mentioned first and second connectors have one group of selected terminal separately, and each above-mentioned selected group number of terminals is lacked than the sum of each bonder terminal, an end that docks with above-mentioned adjacent connector on the above-mentioned selected close above-mentioned shell separately of group; And
The jockey that above-mentioned first and second connectors are fixed together adjacent to each other, this device comprises an insulation component with many pass through openings, at least one first group of above-mentioned opening, clamp the above-mentioned exposed body part of one group of above-mentioned selected terminal of above-mentioned first connector, and at least one second group of above-mentioned opening, the main part of clamping one group of above-mentioned selected terminal of above-mentioned second connector.
2. according to the connector assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that described insulation component has such size, it can make each second contact-segment (64,94,164,194) of described terminal can extend through described opening.
3. according to the connector assembly of claim 2, it is characterized in that above-mentioned opening is the hole of extending between the relative end face of above-mentioned insulation component and bottom surface.
4. according to the connector assembly of claim 2, it is characterized in that above-mentioned opening is the slit that extends into and connect above-mentioned insulation component from the front to the back.
5. according to the connector assembly of claim 2, the above-mentioned opening that it is characterized in that above-mentioned insulation component is an array with several row and several row, the row and column of this array is corresponding with the row and column of the above-mentioned selected terminal of above-mentioned first and second connectors, and matches each other.
6. according to the connector assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that above-mentioned jockey comprises first and second parts, first is a tabular described insulation component, and second portion is at least one clip, is used for side wall of outer shell adjacent on each connector is interlocked in together.
7. according to the connector assembly of claim 6, it is characterized in that each shell comprises an outward extending latch thin slice near at least one end, each thin slice defines a latch passage, its size conforms to above-mentioned at least one clip, and the above-mentioned clip of wherein each comprises the spring arm of a pair of rigidity, spring arm extends to the free end that can crooked separate jointly from a bonding jumper the process of inserting along above-mentioned latch passage, and above-mentioned free end comprises from the apparent surface of each above-mentioned spring arm outstanding, and enter the locking projections of a corresponding above-mentioned passage, above-mentioned clip is locked on above-mentioned first and second connectors.
8. according to the connector assembly of claim 6, comprise two above-mentioned clips, the pair of sidewalls of aliging respectively on each clip and first and second shells matches.
9. according to the connector assembly of claim 6, it is characterized in that each above-mentioned clip comprise a pair of from the cross girder common projection of extending, this projection is received in the hole on the shell of above-mentioned first and second connectors in the mode of interference fit respectively.
10. according to the connector assembly of claim 6, it is characterized in that each above-mentioned clip (422) defines a pair of through hole (423), be used for accepting projection (351,381) on first and second connector shells in the mode of interference engagement.
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