CN113381223A

CN113381223A - Electrical connector

Info

Publication number: CN113381223A
Application number: CN202010116198.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴小祥; 徐寅超; 朱建矿
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hongteng Precision Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hongteng Precision Technology Co Ltd; Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2020-02-25
Filing date: 2020-02-25
Publication date: 2021-09-10

Abstract

An electric connector comprises an insulating body, a plurality of terminals and metal plates which are arranged in the insulating body, and an upper shell and a lower shell which are coated on the insulating body; the insulating body comprises a base part and two wing parts positioned at the rear parts of two sides of the base part, wherein the wing parts are respectively provided with an upper surface and a lower surface which are opposite and fixing holes which penetrate through the upper surface and the lower surface; the metal plate includes two lower plate portions extending rearward; the upper shell comprises an upper base plate attached to the upper surface of the base part and an upper plate part positioned on the upper surface of the wing part, and the upper plate part is provided with a through hole corresponding to the fixing hole; each lower plate portion is attached to the upper surface of the corresponding wing portion and bent to form a coating portion, the upper plate portion covers the upper surface of the lower plate portion, the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion are fixed to each other, and the coating portion coats the lower surface of the wing portion. If the wing part is arranged, the metal plate and the wing part are stably fixed without a gap, the lower plate part is prevented from warping outwards relative to the wing part, and meanwhile, the wing part is protected, and the upper surface of the wing part is prevented from being damaged by an external fixing part.

Description

Electrical connector

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to an electrical connector.

[ background of the invention ]

Chinese utility model CN203589349U announces an electric connector, which comprises an insulator, a plurality of conductive terminals housed in the insulator, a magnetic element covering the metal shell of the insulator and fixed on the metal shell, the metal shell forms a storage tank for housing the magnetic element, the magnetic element is provided with an outer peripheral surface, the outer peripheral surface of the magnetic element is provided with a groove, and the metal shell is provided with a fixing part fixedly matched with the groove. The rear end of the metal shell is attached to the upper surface of the insulating body, but a gap is still generated between the rear end of the metal shell and the upper surface of the insulating body.

Therefore, there is a need to provide an improved electrical connector to solve the above problems.

[ summary of the invention ]

The invention provides an electric connector, wherein a metal plate of the electric connector is provided with a coating part.

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

an electric connector comprises an insulating body, a plurality of terminals and metal plates which are arranged in the insulating body, and an upper shell and a lower shell which are coated on the insulating body; the insulating body comprises a base part and two wing parts positioned at the rear parts of two sides of the base part, wherein the wing parts are respectively provided with an upper surface and a lower surface which are opposite and fixing holes which penetrate through the upper surface and the lower surface; the metal plate includes two lower plate portions extending rearward; the upper shell comprises an upper base plate attached to the upper surface of the base part and an upper plate part positioned on the upper surface of the wing part, and the upper plate part is provided with a through hole corresponding to the fixing hole; each lower plate portion is attached to the upper surface of the corresponding wing portion and bent to form a coating portion, the upper plate portion covers the upper surface of the lower plate portion, the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion are fixed to each other, and the coating portion coats the lower surface of the wing portion.

Compared with the prior art, the upper plate part and the lower plate part are stacked on the upper surfaces of the wing parts, so that the wing parts are prevented from being damaged by external force, and meanwhile, the lower plate part is prevented from warping outwards relative to the wing parts by the coating part of the metal plate, and gaps are prevented from being generated between the metal plate and the wing parts.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the electrical connector of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the electrical connector of fig. 1 from another angle.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the electrical connector shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a further exploded view of the electrical connector shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the insulator body of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the insulator body of fig. 5 from another angle.

Fig. 7 is a rear view of the electrical connector of fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the dashed line a-a shown in fig. 1.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, an electrical connector 100 of the present invention includes an insulating housing 1, a plurality of terminals 2 and a metal plate 3 disposed in the insulating housing 1, and an upper housing 4 and a lower housing 5 covering the insulating housing 1. The insulating body 1 includes a base 11 and two wings 12 located behind two sides of the base 11. The wing portion 12 has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other and a fixing hole 121 penetrating the upper and lower surfaces, respectively. Please note that the upper and lower positions in this document are relatively changed according to the shape and the placement position of the connector, and the front is the mating end. The metal plate 3 includes two lower plate portions 31 extending rearward. The upper case 4 includes an upper board 41 attached to the upper surface of the base 11 and an upper plate 42 located on the upper surface of the wing 12, the upper plate 42 having a through hole 43 corresponding to the fixing hole 121; each lower plate portion 31 is attached to the upper surface of the corresponding wing portion 12 and bent to form a covering portion 32, the upper plate portion 42 covers the upper surface of the lower plate portion 31 and fixed to each other, and the covering portion 32 covers the lower surface of the wing portion 12. If provided, the upper and

lower plate portions

42, 31 are stacked on the upper surface of the wing portion 12, and prevent the surface of the wing portion 12 from being damaged by pressure when fixing members such as bolts are fixed. The covering portion 32 of the metal plate 3 prevents the end of the metal plate 3 from warping outward, and prevents a gap from being formed between the metal plate 3 and the wing portion 12.

Referring to fig. 2 and 7, two coating portions 32 are respectively located at the rear ends of the corresponding wing portions 12. The wing part 12 has inner edges adjacent to each other, the two covering parts 32 are respectively bent outward from the inner edge of the lower plate part 31, the covering parts 32 are U-shaped when viewed from the back to the front, and the U-shaped parts of the covering parts 32 cover the inner edges of the wing part 12. The upper and

lower plate portions

42, 31 are fixed to each other by spot welding.

The lower case 5 includes a lower base plate 51 attached to the lower surface of the base 11 and magnet receiving frames 52 at both lateral ends of the lower base plate 51, and the lower case 5 does not extend rearward to the wing 12. Magnets are placed in the magnet housing frame 52, and recessed areas are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the magnets. The magnet receiving frame 52 is provided with a holding arm 521 extending backward and being held in the recessed area.

Referring to fig. 4 and 6, one wing 12 of the two wings 12 is a rectangular structure extending in the front-rear direction, and the other wing 12 is a rectangular structure extending in the left-right direction. Each wing 12 is provided with a notch 122 for receiving the covering 32. A connecting portion 13 is connected between the wing portion 12 and the base portion 11. An upper connection plate 44 is provided between the upper plate portion 42 of the upper case 4 and the upper board 41, and the upper connection plate 44 covers the connection portion 13. The lower case 5 includes a lower connection plate 53 coated on the connection part 13, and the upper and

lower connection plates

44 and 53 are fixed to each other at both lateral ends of the connection part 13. The upper connecting plate 44 is provided with a protruding retaining piece 441, the lower connecting plate 53 is provided with a retaining hole 531, and the protruding retaining piece 441 is retained in the retaining hole 531.

The upper case 4 is provided with a fixing tab 45 at a position between the upper base plate 41 and the upper connecting plate 44, and the fixing tab 45 is bent downward to be fixed in the base 11, as clearly seen in fig. 8. The fixing tab 45 inserted into the base 11 is provided behind the upper board 41 and is positioned between the base 11 and the magnet housing frame 52. The fixing tab 45 is shielded by the magnet housing frame 52 of the lower case 5. The protruding latching pieces 441 and the latching holes 531 are located behind the magnet housing frame 52.

The base 11 is provided with a forwardly penetrating docking chamber 14, the docking chamber 14 extending in the lateral direction, the docking chamber 14 projecting forwardly at the upper case 4 than at the lower case 5. The front end of the metal plate 3 extends into the docking cavity 14.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and the present invention and protected by the following claims.

Claims

1. An electric connector comprises an insulating body, a plurality of terminals and metal plates which are arranged in the insulating body, and an upper shell and a lower shell which are coated on the insulating body; the insulating body comprises a base part and two wing parts positioned at the rear parts of two sides of the base part, wherein the wing parts are respectively provided with an upper surface and a lower surface which are opposite and fixing holes which penetrate through the upper surface and the lower surface; the metal plate includes two lower plate portions extending rearward; the upper shell comprises an upper base plate attached to the upper surface of the base part and an upper plate part positioned on the upper surface of the wing part, and the upper plate part is provided with a through hole corresponding to the fixing hole; the method is characterized in that: each lower plate portion is attached to the upper surface of the corresponding wing portion and bent to form a coating portion, the upper plate portion covers the upper surface of the lower plate portion, the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion are fixed to each other, and the coating portion coats the lower surface of the wing portion.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the cladding parts are respectively positioned at the rear ends of the wing parts.

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein: the wing parts are provided with inner edges which are adjacent to each other, and the two coating parts are respectively bent outwards from the inner edges of the lower plate parts.

4. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the lower shell comprises a lower base plate attached to the lower surface of the base part and magnet containing frames positioned at the two transverse ends of the lower base plate, and the lower shell does not extend to the wing part.

5. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein: one wing part is of a rectangular structure extending in the front-back direction, the other wing part is of a rectangular structure extending in the left-right transverse direction, and a connecting part is connected between the wing part and the base part; an upper connecting plate is arranged between the upper plate part of the upper shell and the upper substrate, and the upper connecting plate covers the connecting part; the lower shell comprises a lower connecting plate coated on the connecting part, and the upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate are fixed at the two transverse ends of the connecting part.

6. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein: the upper connecting plate is provided with a convex buckling piece, the lower connecting plate is provided with a buckling hole, and the convex buckling piece is buckled in the buckling hole.

7. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein: the upper shell is provided with a fixing lug at a position between the upper base plate and the upper connecting plate, and the fixing lug is bent downwards and fixed in the base.

8. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein: the upper shell is provided with a fixing lug at the rear of the upper substrate, and the fixing lug is inserted into the base and is positioned between the base and the magnet accommodating frame.

9. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the base is provided with a forward-penetrating butt joint cavity, the butt joint cavity extends along the transverse direction, and the position of the butt joint cavity at the upper shell protrudes forwards compared with the position of the butt joint cavity at the lower shell.

10. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the upper and lower plate portions are fixed to each other by spot welding.