CN114512857A

CN114512857A - Connector, male connector seat, female connector seat and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114512857A
Application number: CN202011175048.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 高云
Original assignee: Oneplus Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oneplus Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-28
Filing date: 2020-10-28
Publication date: 2022-05-17

Abstract

The application discloses connector, public seat of connector, female seat and electronic equipment relates to connector technical field. A connector for use in an electronic device, the connector comprising: the male seat is bound on a flexible circuit board in the electronic equipment, and at least one first locking piece is arranged on the periphery of the male seat; the female seat is bound on a substrate in the electronic equipment and is arranged on one side of the substrate; at least one second locking piece is arranged on the periphery of the female seat, and the second locking piece is arranged corresponding to the first locking piece; public seat with when female seat is connected, first retaining member with second retaining member locking connection, with will public seat with female seat locking. The connector provided by the application can reduce the occupation of space and is beneficial to the light and thin design of electronic equipment.

Description

Connector, male connector seat, female connector seat and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a connector, a male connector seat, a female connector seat and electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of electronic devices, Board-to-Board connectors (BTB connectors) are widely used in electronic devices due to their superior performance.

However, when the existing BTB connector is assembled, an additional bracket needs to be arranged to press against a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC), and the bracket is locked by a screw to lock and fix the male socket and the female socket. However, when the male and female bases are locked and fastened by the bracket, more space is occupied in the thickness direction, which is not favorable for the light and thin design of the electronic device.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a connector, a male connector seat, a female connector seat and electronic equipment, during assembly, in order to reduce the occupation space on the thickness in the electronic equipment.

To solve the above problem, in a first aspect, the present application provides:

a connector for use in an electronic device, comprising:

the male seat is bound on a flexible circuit board in the electronic equipment, and at least one first locking piece is arranged on the periphery of the male seat;

the female seat is bound on a substrate in the electronic equipment and is arranged on one side of the substrate; at least one second locking piece is arranged on the periphery of the female seat, and the second locking piece is arranged corresponding to the first locking piece;

public seat with when female seat is connected, first retaining member with second retaining member locking connection, with will public seat with female seat locking.

In a possible embodiment, the male seat is arranged on one side of the flexible circuit board, and the other side of the flexible circuit board is provided with a reinforcing plate; first retaining member set up in the edge of stiffening plate, first retaining member by stiffening plate one side to public seat one side extends the setting.

In one possible embodiment, the first locking member is provided integrally with the reinforcing plate.

In a possible embodiment, the first locking member includes a first locking portion, which is disposed to protrude in a direction away from the male seat;

the second locking piece comprises a second locking part which is arranged in a protruding manner in the direction close to the female seat;

first retaining member with when the second retaining member is connected, second locking portion with the spacing butt of first locking portion, with will first locking portion be spacing in the second retaining member with between the female seat.

In a possible embodiment, the first locking member and the second locking portion are each one of a convex hull, a convex strip, or an elastic buckle.

In one possible embodiment, the first locking member comprises a first catch and a first rib;

when the first locking part and the second locking part are connected, the second locking part is embedded in the first buckling position, and the second locking part is in limit butt joint with the first rib plate.

the second locking piece comprises a second buckling position and a second rib plate;

first retaining member with when the second retaining member is connected, first locking portion inlays to be located in the second detains the position, just first locking portion with the spacing butt of second gusset.

In one possible embodiment, the connector further comprises a connection assembly; the connecting assembly is used for fixedly connecting the first locking piece and the second locking piece.

In a possible embodiment, the second retaining member comprises a fixing portion for fixing the second retaining member to the base plate.

In a possible embodiment, the fixing portion is further connected with a reinforcing portion, the reinforcing portion is connected with the base plate, and the reinforcing portion is used for reinforcing the connection strength of the second locking member and the base plate.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a male connector seat, wherein at least one elastic first locking member is arranged in the circumferential direction of the male connector seat, and the first locking member is used for being in locking connection with a female connector seat.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a female connector seat, at least one elastic second locking member is arranged in the circumferential direction of the female connector seat, and the second locking member is used for being in locking connection with a male connector seat.

In a fourth aspect, the application provides an electronic device comprising the connector.

The beneficial effect of this application is: the application provides a connector, which comprises a male seat and a female seat; wherein, the circumference of public seat is provided with first retaining member, and the circumference of female seat is provided with the second retaining member with first retaining member complex.

In the assembling process, when public seat and female seat are connected, the locking of public seat and female seat can directly be realized to first retaining member, second retaining member. Therefore, when the connector is assembled, a bracket does not need to be erected on the flexible circuit board for locking, namely, the arrangement of one part can be reduced in the thickness of the electronic equipment, and further, the occupied space can be reduced in the thickness of the electronic equipment, so that the electronic equipment is designed to be light and thin.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained from the drawings without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a connector configuration;

FIG. 2 shows a side view schematic of a connector;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a male socket;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of a male socket;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a female socket;

FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of a female housing;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a first connection structure of a male socket and a female socket;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a second male socket and female socket connection structure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a third connection structure of the male socket and the female socket;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a fourth connection structure of the male socket and the female socket;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a fifth connection structure of a male socket and a female socket;

fig. 12 shows a schematic view of a connection structure of a sixth male socket and a female socket.

Description of the main element symbols:

1-male seat; 11-a first feed point; 2-a female seat; 21-a second feed point; 22-a second locking member; 221-a second locking portion; 221 a-a first elastic clasp; 221 b-second convex hull; 221c 1-second gusset; 221c 2-second catch; 221 d-second connection hole; 222-a second connection; 223-a fixed part; 224-a reinforcement; 3-a flexible circuit board; 4-a substrate; 5-a reinforcing plate; 51-a first locking member; 511-a first locking portion; 511a 1-first rib plate; 511a 2-first catch; 511b — first convex hull; 511 c-a second elastic buckle; 511d — first connection hole; 512-a first connection; 6-a connecting assembly; 61-screw; 62-nut.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral parts; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

As shown in fig. 1, a cartesian coordinate system is established, defining an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis, wherein the x-axis is disposed along the length direction of the connector, the y-axis is disposed along the width direction of the connector, the z-axis is disposed along the thickness direction of the connector, and the z-axis also represents the thickness direction of the electronic device. The above definitions are merely for convenience of describing the relative position of the components in the connector and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

The male socket 1 and the female socket 2 of a Board-to-Board connector (Board to Board, BTB connector) are usually used in pairs, wherein the female socket 2 is welded on a main Board of an electronic device, the male socket 1 is welded on one end of a flexible circuit Board 3, and data transmission is realized through connection of the male socket 1 and the female socket 2.

When the feed point connection between the male and

female bases

1 and 2 is conducted, an elastic clamping force is generated between the feed points, but the elastic clamping force between the feed points is not enough to prevent the male and

female bases

1 and 2 from being loosened. Therefore, current BTB connector is in the assembling process, with public seat 1 lock back on female seat 2, need erect a support on flexible circuit board 3, press in the stiffening plate 5 top of flexible circuit board 3 through a support promptly to be fixed in the mainboard with the support on, in order to realize the locking between public seat 1 and the female seat 2, avoid public seat 1 and female seat 2 pine to take off.

However, the male socket 1 and the female socket 2 are locked by the bracket, so that the assembling process of the BTB connector is complicated and can be completed through at least three steps. Furthermore, the support has a certain thickness, so that the connector assembly occupies a large space in the thickness of the electronic device, which is not favorable for the light and thin design of the electronic device.

The application provides a connector, can be used in electronic equipment to simplify the assembly process of connector, occupation space on the reducible thickness simultaneously does benefit to electronic equipment's frivolous design.

The electronic devices include, but are not limited to, portable smart electronic devices such as mobile phones, smart watches, tablet computers, smart sounds, MP3 players, and MP4 players, which are listed by way of example only and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the embodiment provides a connector used in an electronic device to realize data transmission.

In the embodiment, the connector includes a male housing 1 and a female housing 2. The male socket 1 is bound on a flexible circuit board 3 in the electronic device, and specifically, the male socket 1 may be connected to one end of the flexible circuit board 3 or one side of the end of the flexible circuit board 3. The female socket 2 is bound on a substrate 4 in the electronic device, specifically, the female socket 2 is disposed on one side of the substrate 4, and the substrate 4 may be a motherboard in the electronic device.

At least one first locking member 51 is provided in the circumferential direction of the male housing 1. At least one second locker 22 is provided in a circumferential direction of the female socket 2. The second locking members 22 and the first locking members 51 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, and the first locking members 51 and the second locking members 22 can be connected in a matching manner.

In the process of assembling the connector, when the male connector 1 is connected to the female connector 2, the first locking member 51 can be connected with the second locking member 22 in a locking manner, so that the male connector 1 can be locked and fixed on the female connector 2, and the male connector 1 and the female connector 2 are prevented from being separated from each other.

It can be seen that the present application provides a connector in which corresponding locking members are directly integrated into the male housing 1 and the female housing 2, respectively. When the male socket 1 and the female socket 2 are connected, the locking fixation can be achieved by the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22. Therefore, compared with the existing connector, the arrangement of the support can be reduced, and further, when the connector is assembled, the occupied space on the thickness of the electronic equipment can be reduced, and the light and thin design of the electronic equipment is facilitated.

Example two

Embodiments provide a connector, which may be used in a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone. The connector can be used for data transmission in the mobile phone. It is understood that the present embodiment is a further improvement on the first embodiment.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the embodiment, a first feed point 11 is disposed on the outer side surface of the male socket 1. Correspondingly, a second feed point 21 is arranged on the inner side surface of the female seat 2 and is in fit connection with the first feed point 11. When the male socket 1 is connected with the female socket 2, the first feed point 11 and the second feed point 21 are elastically conducted to realize data transmission.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in some specific embodiments, the male socket 1 is disposed near an end of the flexible circuit board 3, and the male socket 1 is disposed on a side of the flexible circuit board 3. Specifically, the male socket 1 can be fixedly connected to the flexible circuit board 3 by welding, and the male socket 1 and the flexible circuit board 3 can be electrically connected.

In some specific embodiments, the other side of the flexible circuit board 3 is fixedly provided with the stiffening plate 5, the first locking member 51 is disposed at the edge of the stiffening plate 5, and the first locking member 51 extends from one side of the stiffening plate 5 to one side of the male socket 1. Wherein, stiffening plate 5 can select one of stainless steel stiffening plate, aluminium foil stiffening plate, polyester stiffening plate, polyimide stiffening plate, polytetrafluoroethylene stiffening plate isotructure, and stiffening plate 5 is used for strengthening the intensity at the 3 grafting positions of flexible circuit board to make things convenient for the grafting assembly of public seat 1. In this embodiment, the reinforcing plate 5 is a stainless steel reinforcing plate.

In other embodiments, the male housing 1 can be directly connected to the end of the flexible circuit board 3, i.e. the end of the flexible circuit board 3 is inserted into the male housing 1 from one side of the male housing 1, and the first locking member 51 can also be directly integrated on the side of the male housing 1.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the first locking member 51 may be of unitary construction with the stiffening plate 5. Therefore, the first locking member 51 has stronger connection strength, and the separation between the male seat 1 and the female seat 2 can be effectively prevented.

In other embodiments, the first locking member 51 may be a separate structure from the reinforcing plate 5, and the first locking member 51 may be connected to the edge of the reinforcing plate 5 by welding, bonding, or the like.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, two first locking members 51 are provided in the circumferential direction of the male socket 1. And the two first locking members 51 are provided at both ends of the reinforcing plate 5, i.e., both end portions of the reinforcing plate 5 in the x-axis direction.

In other embodiments, one, three, four, six, etc. first locking members 51 may be provided circumferentially of the male housing 1. It will be appreciated that one, three, four, six, etc. first locking members 51 may be provided around the edge of the stiffener 5.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the female housing 2 may be fixedly installed on one side surface of the substrate 4. Specifically, the female socket 2 can be fixed on the substrate 4 by welding, and meanwhile, the female socket 2 can be conducted with the substrate 4.

In the embodiment, the female seat 2 is provided with the same number of second locking members 22 as the first locking members 51, and the positions of the second locking members 22 correspond to the positions of the first locking members 51. That is, when the male seat 1 is fastened on the female seat 2, the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 are connected in a one-to-one correspondence manner, so as to realize locking fixation of the male seat 1 and the female seat 2. In this embodiment, two second locking members 22 are circumferentially provided to the female socket 2. The two second locking members 22 are respectively disposed at two ends of the female base 2, i.e., two ends of the female base 2 along the x-axis direction.

In some specific embodiments, metal plates are fixedly disposed at both ends of the female socket 2 in the length direction of the connector. The second locking member 22 can be directly formed by extending metal plates at both ends of the female socket 2. That is, the second locker 22 is integrally formed with the metal plate of the corresponding end of the female socket 2.

Of course, in other embodiments, the second locking member 22 may be a separate structure from the metal plate of the female base 2, and the second locking member 22 may be fixed to the female base 2 by welding or the like.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 7, the first locking member 51 includes a first locking portion 511 and a first connecting portion 512, and the first connecting portion 512 is used to realize a transitional connection between the first locking portion 511 and the reinforcing plate 5. In the embodiment, the connection portion between the first connection portion 512 and the reinforcing plate 5 is in an arc shape, on one hand, the connection strength between the first connection portion 512 and the reinforcing plate 5 can be ensured, and on the other hand, the first locking member 51 can be elastically deformed relative to the reinforcing plate 5, so that the first locking member 51 can be smoothly connected with the second locking member 22. In the embodiment, the first locking portion 511 is used for locking connection with the second locking member 22.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the second locker 22 includes a second locking portion 221, a second connecting portion 222, and a fixing portion 223. Wherein the second connecting portion 222 is connected between the second locking portion 221 and the fixing portion 223. The second connecting portion 222 is for supporting the second locking portion 221. The second locking portion 221 is configured to be lockingly coupled to the first locking member 51, and it will be appreciated that the second locking portion 221 is lockingly coupled to the first locking portion 511.

The fixing portion 223 is used to fixedly mount the second locker 22 on the base plate 4. Specifically, the fixing portion 223 may be formed by bending a metal plate on the female socket 2 in a direction approaching the substrate 4. The second connecting portion 222 may be formed by bending an end of the fixing portion 223 away from the female socket 2 in a direction away from the substrate 4. The second locking portion 221 may be disposed in the middle of the second connecting portion 222 or at an end of the second connecting portion 222 away from the fixing portion 223. Thus, the cross-section of the second retaining member 22 is of a U-like configuration.

In some embodiments, the fixing portion 223 may be a plate-shaped structure, and the fixing portion 223 may be fixed on the substrate 4 by welding, interference fitting, or the like. Therefore, the connection strength of the second locking member 22 can be enhanced, and when the male socket 1 and the female socket 2 are pulled out and inserted, the second locking member 22 is prevented from being brought up due to overlarge pulling force, and further the second locking member 22 is prevented from losing efficacy due to deformation.

When assembling the male seat 1 and the female seat 2, the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 are locked and connected by the first locking portion 511 and the second locking portion 221, so as to lock and fix the male seat 1 and the female seat 2.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, in some specific embodiments, the first locking portion 511 includes a first rib 511a1 and a first catching portion 511a 2. The first fastening portion 511a2 is a slot structure, and specifically, the first fastening portion 511a2 may be a through hole structure or a slot structure. It is understood that when the first fastening portion 511a2 is a slot structure, the first fastening portion 511a2 is disposed on a side of the first fastening member 51 away from the male housing 1. In this embodiment, the first fastening portion 511a2 is a through hole structure.

In some embodiments, the first fastening portion 511a2 can be one of a rectangular hole, an arc hole, other polygonal holes, irregular holes, etc. In this embodiment, the first fastening portion 511a2 is a rectangular hole.

The first rib 511a1 may be a plate-like structure disposed at the bottom of the first catch 511a 2. The bottom of the first fastening position 511a2 refers to a side of the first fastening position 511a2 away from the reinforcing plate 5. The first rib 511a1 is arranged parallel to the end wall of the male socket 1, i.e. the first rib 511a1 is arranged along the y-z plane. Thus, the first locking portion 511 is caused to assume a U-like configuration.

The second locking portion 221 may be an elastic buckle structure, i.e., a first elastic buckle 221 a. Specifically, the first elastic buckle 221a may be formed by curling one end of the second connecting portion 222 away from the fixing portion 223 toward the female socket 2. The first elastic buckle 221a is provided to protrude toward the female socket 2 with respect to the second connecting portion 222.

When the first locking member 51 is locked with the second locking member 22, the first locking portion 511 is inserted into the gap between the second connecting portion 222 and the female socket 2, the first elastic buckle 221a is embedded in the first buckle position 511a2, and one side of the first elastic buckle 221a close to the base plate 4 abuts against the first rib plate 511a 1. Therefore, the first locking member 51 is locked and fixed with the second locking member 22 under the limiting action of the first elastic buckle 221 a.

During the assembly process, the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 can be aligned while the male seat 1 and the female seat 2 are aligned. The male seat 1 is pressed into the female seat 2 to realize the elastic buckling of the first feed point 11 and the second feed point 21. When the male socket 1 is fastened to the female socket 2, the first rib plate 511a1 presses the first elastic fastener 221a to elastically deform in a direction away from the female socket 2, so that the first rib plate 511a1 gradually moves in a direction approaching the base plate 4. When the male seat 1 and the female seat 2 are fastened in place, the first rib plate 511a1 enters into the space between the second connecting portion 222 and the female seat 2, the first elastic buckle 221a is embedded into the first buckle position 511a2, and the first elastic buckle 221a abuts against the first rib plate 511a 1. When there is no external force, the locking connection between the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 can lock the male seat 1 on the female seat 2, so as to prevent the male seat 1 from being separated from the female seat 2 at will, thereby realizing stable and reliable connection. Therefore, when the male socket 1 is connected with the female socket 2, the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 can be locked at the same time, namely, the connector can be assembled through one process.

In an embodiment, the abutting force between the first elastic fastener 221a and the first rib 511a1 can be adjusted by adjusting the curling degree of the first elastic fastener 221a, so as to adjust the locking force between the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 to a proper locking force, avoid the damage to the first locking member 51 and/or the second locking member 22 caused by an excessive locking force, and avoid the effect that the locking force cannot be achieved by the too small locking force for locking the male seat 1 and the female seat 2. Meanwhile, the first elastic buckle 221a is curled to have an arc-shaped surface, thereby guiding the movement of the first locking member 51.

As shown in fig. 8, in other embodiments, the first locking portion 511 may be a convex hull structure, i.e., a first convex hull 511 b. Specifically, the first connection portion 512 can be bent from one end of the reinforcing plate 5 and then extended by a certain length in a direction away from the flexible circuit board 3, so that when the first locking member 51 is connected to the second locking member 22, the first connection portion 512 can be inserted into the space between the second connection portion 222 and the female housing 2. The first convex hull 511b is convexly disposed on a side of the first connection portion 512 away from the male socket 1. The first convex hull 511b is a convex hull structure with a cambered surface, so as to avoid scratching other parts, and facilitate the plugging and unplugging of the male seat 1 and the female seat 2.

The second locking portion 221 is an elastic buckle structure, i.e., a first elastic buckle 221 a.

When the first locking member 51 is coupled with the second locking member 22, the first convex hull 511b is inserted into the space between the second coupling portion 222 and the female socket 2 along with the first coupling portion 512. The first convex hull 511b is limited and abutted on the first elastic buckle 221a of the second locking member 22, so that the locking connection of the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 is realized, and the male seat 1 is locked on the female seat 2.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 9, the first locking portion 511 may also be an elastic buckle structure, i.e., a second elastic buckle 511 c. Specifically, the second elastic buckle 511c may be formed by curling an end of the first connection portion 512 away from the reinforcing plate 5 in a direction away from the male socket 1.

The second locking portion 221 is a first elastic buckle 221 a.

When the first locking member 51 is connected to the second locking member 22, the second elastic buckle 511c is inserted into the space between the second connecting portion 222 and the female socket 2, and one side of the second elastic buckle 511c close to the flexible circuit board 3 is in limit contact with one side of the first elastic buckle 221a close to the substrate 4. Therefore, the male seat 1 is locked and fixed on the female seat 2, and the male seat 1 is prevented from being separated from the female seat 2.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, the first locking portion 511 has a convex hull structure, i.e., a first convex hull 511 b.

The second locking portion 221 may also be a convex hull structure, i.e., a second convex hull 221 b. Specifically, the second convex hull 221b is directly protruded from one side of the second connecting portion 222 close to the female socket 2. The second convex hull 221b is a convex hull structure with an arc-shaped surface, so as to avoid scratching other components and facilitate the plugging and unplugging of the male seat 1 and the female seat 2. In an embodiment, the second convex hull 221b is located at a position corresponding to the position of the first convex hull 511 b.

When the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 are coupled, the first convex hull 511b extends into the space between the second coupling portion 222 and the female socket 2 following the first coupling portion 512, and the first convex hull 511b is located on the side of the second convex hull 221b close to the base plate 4. The second convex hull 221b is in limit abutting connection with the first convex hull 511b, so that the male seat 1 and the female seat 2 are locked and fixed.

In other embodiments, the first locking portion 511 may be an elastic buckle structure, i.e., a second elastic buckle 511 c. The second locking portion 221 may have a convex hull structure, i.e., a second convex hull 221 b. When the first locking member 51 is connected to the second locking member 22, the second elastic buckle 511c is in limit abutment with the second convex hull 221b, so as to lock and fix the male seat 1 and the female seat 2.

In other embodiments, the first locking portion 511 may be a rib structure to facilitate the limit abutment with the second locking portion 221. It will be appreciated that the rib structure may extend along the width of the connector.

In other embodiments, the second locking portion 221 may also be a convex strip structure to facilitate the limit abutment with the first locking portion 511. It is understood that the second locking portion 221 is provided to extend in the width direction of the connector.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 11, the first locking portion 511 is a second elastic buckle 511 c.

The second locking part 221 includes a second rib 221c1 and a second catch 221c 2. The second rib 221c1 is disposed on a side of the second fastening position 221c2 away from the fixing portion 223. The second fastening portion 221c2 may be a through hole structure or a sink structure. It can be understood that when the second fastening portion 221c2 is a slot structure, the second fastening portion 221c2 is disposed on a side of the second locking member 22 close to the female seat 2. In this embodiment, the second fastening portion 221c2 is a through hole structure.

The second connecting portion 222 may extend from one end of the fixing portion 223 to a direction away from the substrate 4, the second fastening portion 221c2 is opened at a middle portion of the second connecting portion 222, and a second rib 221c1 is formed at one end of the second connecting portion 222 away from the fixing portion 223.

When the first locking member 51 is connected to the second locking member 22, the second elastic buckle 511c is embedded in the second buckle position 221c2, and the side of the second elastic buckle 511c away from the base plate 4 abuts against the second rib plate 221c 1. Therefore, the first locking piece 51 and the second locking piece 22 are in limited connection, namely the male seat 1 is locked and fixed on the female seat 2, and random separation is avoided.

In an embodiment, the second fastening position 221c2 may be a hole-shaped structure such as a rectangular hole, an arc-shaped hole, or a polygonal hole, and only the second elastic fastener 511c needs to be inserted therein and abut against the second rib plate 221c 1.

As shown in fig. 12, in other embodiments, the first locking portion 511 may be a connection hole structure, i.e., a first connection hole 511 d. The first connection portion 512 extends from one end of the reinforcing plate 5 to a side close to the male socket 1, and the first connection hole 511d is disposed on the first connection portion 512.

The second locking portion 221 may also be provided in a coupling hole structure, i.e., a second coupling hole 221 d. Also, the second connection hole 221d is directly disposed on the second connection portion 222.

When the first locking member 51 is connected to the second locking member 22, the first connecting portion 512 is inserted into the space between the second connecting portion 222 and the female base 2, and the first connecting portion 512 can be attached to the second connecting portion 222. The first connection hole 511d is in corresponding communication with the second connection hole 221 d. Correspondingly, the connector further comprises a connecting assembly 6 for connecting the first connection portion 512 and the second connection portion 222. In particular, the connection assembly 6 may include a screw 61 and a nut 62. The screw 61 is passed through the first coupling hole 511d and the second coupling hole 221d and is fastened and fixed by the nut 62. Thereby, the locking fixation of the first coupling portion 512 and the second coupling portion 222, that is, the locking of the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 is achieved.

Of course, in other embodiments, the connecting assembly 6 may also be a pin or a bolt to connect and fix the first connecting portion 512 and the second connecting portion 222.

In the process of assembling the connector, the first connection hole 511d and the second connection hole 221d can be aligned while the male socket 1 is fastened to the female socket 2. Subsequently, the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22 can be locked and connected by the connecting assembly 6, so that the male seat 1 is locked on the female seat 2, and the separation is avoided. Therefore, the connector can be assembled only by two procedures, and the effect of simplifying the connector assembling process is further realized, so that the production efficiency is improved. Meanwhile, the space in the thickness direction can be saved, and the electronic equipment is convenient to design in a light and thin mode.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, further, the second locker 22 further includes a reinforcing part 224 for reinforcing the coupling strength of the second locker 22 with the base plate 4. Specifically, the reinforcing portion 224 has a plate-like structure, the reinforcing portion 224 and the fixing portion 223 are on the same plane, and the reinforcing portion 224 can be fixed to the substrate 4 by soldering. The reinforcing portion 224 may be extended from both ends in the width direction of the fixing portion 223, that is, the reinforcing portion 224 is provided in two. The reinforcing part 224 increases the connection area of the second locker 22 and the base plate 4, thereby increasing the connection strength of the second locker 22 and the base plate 4. Therefore, in the process of pulling and inserting the male socket 1, the second locking member 22 can be prevented from being separated from the base plate 4 under the action of tensile force, that is, the second locking member 22 can be prevented from being loosened.

Of course, in other embodiments, the reinforcement portions 224 may be provided in other numbers, such as one, three, four, etc. Accordingly, the reinforcing part 224 may be provided in plurality around the fixing part 223 to enhance the coupling strength of the second locker 22 with the base plate 4.

In summary, the connector provided by the application can be assembled through one or two processes, and the transmission connector can be assembled only through three processes, so that the connector provided by the application can be assembled by at least one process compared with the traditional connector, and the assembling process of the connector is simplified. On the other hand, the connector provided by the application does not need to additionally arrange a support to press on the flexible circuit board 3, so that the occupation of space in the electronic equipment can be reduced, and the light and thin design of the electronic equipment is facilitated.

EXAMPLE III

Embodiments provide a male connector holder, which can be used in an electronic device and can be used in cooperation with a female connector holder. Hereinafter, the male connector housing is referred to as a male housing 1, and the female connector housing is referred to as a female housing 2.

As shown in fig. 3, fig. 4 and fig. 7 to fig. 11, at least one elastic first locking member 51 is disposed on the circumference of the male seat 1, and is used to cooperate with the second locking member 22 on the female seat 2 to realize locking and fixing, so as to lock the male seat 1 on the female seat 2, and prevent the male seat 1 from being separated from the female seat 2, thereby realizing stable data transmission effect.

In some specific embodiments, the first locking member 51 can be provided in a number of one, two, three, etc., and can be specifically provided as needed.

Example four

In one embodiment, a female connector receptacle is provided for use in an electronic device and for mating with a male connector receptacle. Hereinafter, the male connector housing is referred to as a male housing 1, and the female connector housing is referred to as a female housing 2.

As shown in fig. 5 to 11, at least one elastic second locking member 22 is disposed in the circumferential direction of the female seat 2, and the second locking member 22 can cooperate with the first locking member 51 on the male seat 1 to realize locking connection, so as to lock and fix the male seat 1 on the female seat 2, and prevent the male seat 1 from being separated from the female seat 2, thereby realizing stable data transmission effect.

EXAMPLE five

In an embodiment, there is provided an electronic device including the connector of any one of the first to second embodiments.

Wherein the connector can be used for transmission of data in the electronic device. For example, the connector can be used for data transmission between functional modules such as a power module and a display module in electronic equipment and a main board. Specifically, the flexible circuit board 3 is kept away from the one end of public seat 1 and can be connected on the function module, and female seat 2 can set up on the mainboard. Through with public seat 1 lock on female seat 2, realize being connected of function module and mainboard. Meanwhile, the male seat 1 and the female seat 2 can be locked and fixed by the locking connection of the first locking member 51 and the second locking member 22, and the male seat 1 is prevented from being separated from the female seat 2.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations may be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A connector for use in an electronic device, comprising:

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the male socket is disposed on one side of the flexible circuit board, and the other side of the flexible circuit board is provided with a stiffener; first retaining member set up in the edge of stiffening plate, first retaining member by stiffening plate one side to public seat one side extends the setting.

3. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the first locking member is provided integrally with the reinforcing plate.

4. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first locking member includes a first locking portion that is disposed to project away from the male seat;

5. The connector of claim 4, wherein the first locking member and the second locking portion are each one of a convex hull, a convex strip, or a resilient catch.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first locking member includes a first catch and a first web;

7. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first locking member includes a first locking portion that is disposed to project away from the male seat;

8. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a connection assembly; the connecting assembly is used for fixedly connecting the first locking piece and the second locking piece.

9. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the second retaining member includes a securing portion for securing the second retaining member to the base plate.

10. The connector of claim 9, wherein the fixing portion is further connected with a reinforcing portion, the reinforcing portion is connected with the base plate, and the reinforcing portion is used for enhancing the connection strength of the second locking member with the base plate.

11. The male connector base is characterized in that at least one elastic first locking piece is arranged in the circumferential direction of the male connector base and is used for being in locking connection with the female connector base.

12. The female connector base is characterized in that at least one elastic second locking piece is arranged in the circumferential direction of the female connector base and used for being connected with a male connector base in a locking mode.

13. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a connector according to any one of claims 1 to 10.