CN113258324B

CN113258324B - Light source connection module and connector thereof

Info

Publication number: CN113258324B
Application number: CN202010808753.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林贤昌; 官东庆
Original assignee: P Two Electronic Technology Suzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: P Two Electronic Technology Suzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-02-12
Filing date: 2020-08-12
Publication date: 2025-03-14
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-12
Also published as: CN113258324A; TW202131560A; TWI723774B

Abstract

The invention relates to a light source connecting module and a connector thereof. The shell is combined with the cover body. The shell forms an accommodating space and a first clamping piece. The containing space is broken to be provided with an opening so as to penetrate through the containing space. The first buckling piece is formed on two side edges of the shell. The electrode module is combined with the housing. The electrode module is provided with a base, an electrode and a second clamping piece. The base is provided with an electrode and a second clamping piece. The electrode penetrates the aperture. The electrode has a contact end and a connection end. The contact terminal is capable of contacting the conductor and the connection terminal is capable of connecting the circuit board. The second clamping piece corresponds to the first clamping piece to combine the shell and the electrode module. The cover body can press the conductor at the contact end by combining the cover body, the shell and the electrode module, so that the circuit board is electrically connected with the conductor through the electrode.

Description

Light source connection module and connector thereof

[ Field of technology ]

The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a light source connection module for a light source and a connector thereof.

[ Background Art ]

Conventionally, in the composition of a liquid crystal display panel, a light-emitting layer (or backlight) is mainly used in addition to a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer needs to pass through the light emitting layer to display a picture.

The backlight layer in the prior art is composed of a plurality of groups of light emitting diode modules, the light emitting diodes are distributed under the liquid crystal layer, and the light source generated by the light emitting diodes acts on the liquid crystal layer.

The LED modules are connected by flat cables, and the LED modules are customized according to the sizes of the LCD panels, so that the circuit layout design is limited, and if the LED modules are damaged, the whole LED modules are required to be replaced, so that the cost is high and the replacement is not easy.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a light source connection module for solving the drawbacks of the prior art.

[ Invention ]

The first objective of the present invention is to provide a light source connection module, which is applied to a light emitting unit and can be easily installed at any position of a flexible flat cable.

The second object of the present invention is to provide a light source connection module, which can be used for light emitting units of different sizes in an unlimited serial connection manner.

According to the light source connection module, the cover body is detachable, so that the light source connection module is convenient to assemble and maintain.

According to the light source connection module, the connection unit may be disposed at an end of the flexible flat cable, at a connection portion and at an external connection portion, and the end of the connection portion is the end and the external connection portion for connecting an external control unit, an electric power unit or a terminal.

A fifth objective of the present invention is to provide a light source connector, which can connect with a single-side or double-side light emitting unit or an external control unit, power unit or terminal.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a light source connector, in which the first fastener forms a resilient arm with a protrusion and the second fastener forms an opening, and the first fastener and the second fastener are fastened to the connection module through the protrusion and the opening.

The seventh objective of the present invention is to provide a light source connector, wherein a conductor is pressed against an electrode by a cover, so that a circuit board is electrically connected with the conductor of a flexible flat cable through the electrode.

An eighth object of the present invention is to provide a light source connector that provides a shorting member to short any at least two conductors of a flexible flat cable.

A ninth object of the present invention is to provide a connector for achieving the purpose of connecting a power supply member.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a light source connection module applied to a circuit board and a flexible flat cable. The flexible flat cable has a conductor for transmitting signals. The light source connection module comprises a cover body, a shell and an electrode module. The shell is combined with the cover body. The shell forms an accommodating space and a first clamping piece. The containing space is broken to be provided with an opening so as to penetrate through the containing space. The first buckling piece is formed on two side edges of the shell. The electrode module is combined with the housing. The electrode module is provided with a base, an electrode and a second clamping piece. The base is provided with an electrode and a second clamping piece. The electrode penetrates the aperture. The electrode has a contact end and a connection end. The contact terminal is capable of contacting the conductor and the connection terminal is capable of connecting the circuit board. The second clamping piece corresponds to the first clamping piece to combine the shell and the electrode module. The cover body can press the conductor at the contact end by combining the cover body, the shell and the electrode module, so that the circuit board is electrically connected with the conductor through the electrode.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a connector applied to a circuit board and a flexible flat cable, wherein the flexible flat cable has a conductor for transmitting signals, the flexible flat cable forms a bare area to expose the conductor, and the connector comprises a cover, a housing, an electrode module, a first electrode plate and a power member. The shell is combined with the cover body. The shell forms an accommodating space and a first clamping piece. The containing space is broken to be provided with an opening so as to penetrate through the containing space. The first buckling piece is formed on two side edges of the shell. The electrode module is combined with the housing. The electrode module is provided with a base, an electrode and a second clamping piece. The base is provided with an electrode and a second clamping piece. The electrode penetrates the aperture. The electrode has a contact end and a connection end. The contact end is capable of contacting the flexible flat cable. The second clamping piece corresponds to the first clamping piece so as to combine the shell and the electrode module. The first electrode plate is provided with one end electrically connected with the connecting end. The power supply piece provides a second electrode plate. One end of the second electrode plate is electrically connected with the other end of the first electrode plate and the other end of the second electrode plate for receiving electric power. Wherein, through combining lid, casing and electrode module. The cover body can press the conductor at the contact end, so that the circuit board is electrically connected with the conductor through the electrode.

Compared with the prior art, the light source connection module provided by the invention provides different connection units, can be suitable for flexible flat cables with different lengths, and further can be used for designing a backlight module according to the change of the size. Furthermore, the connector of the present invention provides modular bridging of the flexible flat cable and the light emitting unit (e.g., light emitting diode module) to enable easy configuration and maintenance.

The specific technology adopted by the present invention will be further described by the following examples and attached drawings.

[ Description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a light source connection module and a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating an external structure of the light source connection module of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of the light source connection module of FIG. 1 according to the present invention

Fig. 4 is a detailed structural view illustrating the electrode module and the shorting member of fig. 2 according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the cover-coupled housing of fig. 2 according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a first perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a second perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

Description of main reference numerals:

2. Flexible flat cable

22. Conductor

4. Circuit board

10. Light source connection module

12. Cover body

122. Third fastener

14. Shell body

142. First fastener

1422. Bump block

144. Perforating the hole

16. Electrode module

162. Base seat

164. Electrode

1642. Contact terminal

1644. Connecting terminal

166. Second fastener

1662. An opening

168. Short-circuit part

1610. Fourth fastener

18. First electrode plate

20. Connector with a plurality of connectors

24. Power supply piece

26. Second electrode plate

SP accommodation space

[ Detailed description ] of the invention

For a fuller understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the present disclosure, units, elements, and components described herein are described using "a" or "an". This is for convenience of description only and is not intended to provide a general sense of the scope of the invention. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, such description should be construed as including one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

In the present invention, the terms "comprising," "including," "having," "containing," or any other similar language are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a component, structure, article, or apparatus that comprises a plurality of elements is not limited to only those elements listed herein, but may include other elements not expressly listed but inherent to such component, structure, article, or apparatus. In addition, unless explicitly stated to the contrary, the term "or" refers to an inclusive "or" and not to an exclusive "or".

Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a light source connection module and a connector according to an embodiment of the invention. In fig. 1, a flexible flat cable 2, a circuit board 4, a light source connection module 10, and a connector 20 are shown. The length of the flexible flat cable 2, the number of the light source connection modules 10, and the number of the connectors 20 are not limited, and the number and length disclosed herein are for convenience of description only.

Referring to fig. 2 together, a schematic structure diagram illustrating a light source connection module according to an embodiment of the invention is shown. In fig. 2, the flexible flat cable 2 includes a conductor 22. The conductor 22 is capable of transmitting a signal (power signal or control signal, etc.) to the circuit board 4. In an embodiment, the circuit board 4 may provide a Light emitting unit, for example, the Light emitting unit may be a Light-emitting diode (LED), a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (Cold cathodefluorescent lamp, CCFL), or the like.

Reference is made to fig. 2 and 3. Fig. 2 is a schematic external structure view illustrating the light source connection module of fig. 1 according to the present invention, and fig. 3 is a schematic internal structure view illustrating the light source connection module of fig. 1 according to the present invention. The light source connection module 10 includes a cover 12, a housing 14 and an electrode module 16.

In fig. 2, the cover 12 is illustrated as a rectangle, and the cover 12 is coupled to the housing 14.

In fig. 3, the housing 14 forms a receiving space SP and a first fastening member 142. The accommodating space SP is broken with an opening 144 to penetrate the accommodating space SP. The first fastening members 142 are formed on two sides of the housing 14, and in this embodiment, the number of the first fastening members 142 is 4 as an example.

The electrode module 16 is coupled to the housing 14. The electrode module 16 has a base 162, an electrode 164 and a second latch 166. Referring also to fig. 4, a detailed schematic diagram illustrating the construction of the electrode module and shorting member of fig. 2 is shown.

The base 162 is provided with an electrode 164 and a second latch 166.

In the present embodiment, the number of the electrodes 164 is illustrated by taking 4 as an example. The electrode 164 penetrates the aperture 144. The electrode 164 has a contact end 1642 and a connection end 1644. Wherein the contact end 1642 is capable of contacting the conductor 22 and the connection end 1644 is capable of connecting to the circuit board 4. In this embodiment, the electrode 164 has elasticity for being deformed by an external force (e.g. the pressure of the cover 12 combined with the housing 14) and for recovering the elasticity by releasing the external force, and referring to fig. 5, a schematic cross-sectional view of the cover combined with the housing of fig. 2 of the present invention is illustrated.

Returning to fig. 4, in this embodiment, the electrode module 16 further includes a shorting member 168, and the shorting member 168 is an optional component, and is primarily adapted for use with a terminal electrode module. A shorting member 168 is disposed in the housing 14 to short any at least two conductors 22 of the flexible flat cable 2.

In fig. 2, the second latch 166 corresponds to the first latch 142. After the second fastening device 166 is fastened to the first fastening device 142, the housing 14 and the electrode module 16 may be combined.

In this embodiment, the first snap member 142 forms a spring arm having a tab 1422 and the second snap member 166 forms an opening 1662, and the opening 1662 is snapped through the tab 1422 to secure the electrode module 16 to the housing 14. In another embodiment, the tab 1422 is disengaged from the opening 1662 by releasing the compressed spring arms.

In another embodiment, the cover 12 forms a third fastener 122 and the electrode module 16 forms a fourth fastener 1610. The third fastening component 122 is disposed corresponding to the fourth fastening component 1610, and the third fastening component 122 fastens the fourth fastening component 1610, so that the cover 12 is combined with the housing 14.

Please refer to fig. 6 to 8. Fig. 6 is a first perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 7 is a second perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. In fig. 6, the connector 20 includes a first electrode piece 18 and a power supply piece 24 in addition to the cover 12, the housing 14 and the electrode module 16 of the first embodiment.

The cover 12, the housing 14 and the electrode module 16 are described with reference to the first embodiment, and are not repeated here.

One end of the first electrode pad 18 is electrically connected to the connection end 1644.

The power member 24 provides a second electrode tab 26. One end of the second electrode pad 26 is electrically connected to the other end of the first electrode pad 18 and the other end of the second electrode pad 26, and is capable of receiving a power E. In this embodiment, the end of the second electrode pad 26 connected to the first electrode pad 18 may be a clip electrode for clipping the first electrode pad 18.

It should be noted that in another embodiment, the housing 14 may further include a connecting groove (not shown) having a retaining wall. The power supply piece 24 is limited in the connecting groove by the retaining wall being stopped by the retaining wall, and the first electrode plate 18 and the second electrode plate 26 can be smoothly connected in the process of inserting the power supply piece 24 into the connecting groove.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the details of the shape, construction, features, methods and the number of the embodiments described in the claims can be modified somewhat without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A light source connection module applied to a circuit board and a flexible flat cable having a conductor for transmitting signals, the light source connection module comprising:

A cover body;

A housing combined with the cover body, the housing forming a holding space and a first fastener, the holding space being broken with an opening to penetrate the holding space, the first fastener being formed at two sides of the housing, and

The electrode module is combined with the shell and is provided with a base, an electrode and a second clamping piece, the base is provided with the electrode and the second clamping piece, the electrode penetrates through the opening, the electrode is provided with a contact end and a connecting end, the contact end is used for contacting the conductor and the connecting end for connecting the circuit board, the second clamping piece corresponds to the first clamping piece, after the second clamping piece clamps the first clamping piece, the electrode module is combined with the shell, and in a state that the electrode module is combined with the shell, the electrode of the electrode module penetrates through the opening of the shell;

The cover body is used for pressing the conductor at the contact end by combining the cover body, the shell and the electrode module, so that the circuit board is electrically connected with the conductor through the electrode.

2. The light source connection module of claim 1, wherein the first snap-fit element forms a resilient arm having a tab and the second snap-fit element forms an opening through which the tab snaps to secure the electrode module to the housing.

3. The light source connection module of claim 2, wherein the tab is disengaged from the opening by releasing the compressed resilient arm.

4. The light source connection module of claim 1, wherein the cover forms a third fastener with the electrode module forming a fourth fastener, the third fastener being disposed corresponding to the fourth fastener, the fourth fastener being engaged by the third fastener such that the cover is coupled to the housing.

5. The light source connection module of claim 4, wherein the third fastener is a groove and the fourth fastener is a clip, the clip being configured to clip into the groove to secure the cover to the electrode module.

6. The light source connection module of claim 1, wherein the electrode has elasticity for being deformed by an external force and for restoring the elasticity by releasing the external force.

7. The light source connection module of claim 1, further comprising a shorting member disposed in the housing to short any at least two of the wires of the flexible flat cable.

8. A connector for use with a circuit board and a flexible flat cable having conductors for transmitting signals, the connector comprising:

A cover body;

the shell is combined with the cover body, a containing space and a first buckling piece are formed in the shell, an opening is formed in the containing space in a broken mode so as to penetrate through the containing space, and the first buckling piece is formed on two side edges of the shell;

The electrode module is combined with the shell and is provided with a base, an electrode and a second clamping piece, the base is provided with the electrode and the second clamping piece, the electrode penetrates through the opening, the electrode is provided with a contact end and a connecting end, the contact end is used for contacting the flexible flat cable, the second clamping piece corresponds to the first clamping piece, after the second clamping piece is clamped with the first clamping piece, the electrode module is combined with the shell, and in the state that the electrode module is combined with the shell, the electrode of the electrode module penetrates through the opening of the shell;

a first electrode plate having one end electrically connected to the connection terminal, and

The power supply piece is used for providing a second electrode plate, one end of the second electrode plate is electrically connected with the other end of the first electrode plate and the other end of the second electrode plate for receiving electric power;

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein the second electrode pad is a clip electrode.

10. The connector of claim 8, wherein the housing further comprises a connecting slot having a retaining wall, the power member being retained in the connecting slot by the retaining wall.