CN116404443A - Electrical connection structure, clamping plate type functional module and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Electrical connection structure, clamping plate type functional module and electronic equipment Download PDF

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CN116404443A
CN116404443A CN202310293422.1A CN202310293422A CN116404443A CN 116404443 A CN116404443 A CN 116404443A CN 202310293422 A CN202310293422 A CN 202310293422A CN 116404443 A CN116404443 A CN 116404443A
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方爱红
代启龙
赵刚
金火星
查道园
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • 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
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/721—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/11—Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
    • H05K1/117—Pads along the edge of rigid circuit boards, e.g. for pluggable connectors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02D—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
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Abstract

The application provides an electric connection structure, splint formula functional module and electronic equipment, electric connection structure is used for connecting electronic equipment's mainboard and functional module, includes: a connection terminal; the plurality of groups of conductive elastic pieces are connected with the functional module through the connecting terminals and are provided with clamping ends and fixed ends, and the clamping ends of each group of conductive elastic pieces are in a clamping plate shape and are used for clamping the main board; the connecting part of the main board and the conductive elastic sheet is provided with a conductor which is used for enabling the functional module to be electrically connected with the main board. So, the functional module is connected through electric connection structure centre gripping electric conductor and mainboard formation electricity, replaces current line to board connection with the centre gripping formula connection, has fundamentally changed the connected mode of functional module and mainboard to effectively avoid loaded down with trivial details reason line processing procedure, realize the intelligent equipment to functional module and mainboard, improve packaging efficiency and precision, and saved and arranged independent connector element on the mainboard, reduced manufacturing cost.

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Electrical connection structure, clamping plate type functional module and electronic equipment
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of intelligent manufacturing, in particular to an electric connection structure, a clamping plate type functional module and electronic equipment.
Background
The intelligent manufacturing is already a necessary trend and a result of the development of the electronic industry, functional modules such as a cooling fan are installed in many electronic devices at present, and to realize program control of the functional modules, current and signal transmission between the functional modules and a motherboard of the electronic device need to be ensured, that is, electrical connection between the functional modules and the motherboard needs to be realized.
At present, the industry commonly realizes the electrical connection between the functional module and the motherboard through an independent wire-to-board connector. However, in the assembly process, the space position of the wire rod connector on the wire rod connector swings randomly in a large range due to the fact that the position of the tail end of the wire rod is random, and the wire rod connector cannot be automatically recognized and grabbed, so that the wire rod connector is required to be assembled manually, the operation difficulty is high during the manual assembly, the efficiency is low, and the wire rod connector is easy to damage.
The automatic assembly is an important component of intelligent manufacturing, and how to realize the automatic assembly of the functional module and the main board is a technical problem which needs to be solved urgently.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention provides an electrical connection structure and an electronic device, which at least solve the above technical problems in the prior art.
To achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present application, there is provided an electrical connection structure for connecting a motherboard and a functional module of an electronic device, including: a connection terminal; the plurality of groups of conductive elastic pieces are connected with the functional module through the connecting terminals and are provided with clamping ends and fixing ends, and the clamping ends of each group of conductive elastic pieces are in a clamping plate shape and are used for clamping the main board; the connecting part of the main board and the conductive elastic sheet is provided with a conductor, and the conductor is used for enabling the functional module to be electrically connected with the main board.
In one embodiment, the connection terminal has: the connecting grooves are arranged on one side of the connecting terminals, which is connected with the functional module; correspondingly, the fixed end of the conductive spring piece is exposed in the connecting groove; and the conductive wires of the functional module are inserted into the connecting grooves to form electric connection with the fixed ends of the conductive elastic sheets.
In an embodiment, the conductive wire is electrically connected to the fixed end of the conductive spring sheet by welding or riveting.
In an embodiment, the connection terminal and the conductive spring sheet are integrally formed by injection molding.
In one embodiment, the electrical conductor is a bonding pad or a mounting metal sheet.
In an embodiment, the connecting terminal has two clamping parts, and the connecting terminal is fixedly connected with the functional module through the two clamping parts.
In an embodiment, the side of the functional module is provided with an access part, and the two clamping parts are clamped in the access part.
In a second aspect of the present application, there is provided a clamping plate type functional module, comprising: a module body including a conductive wire; the clamping plate type functional module comprises the electric connection structure, and the conductive elastic sheet of the electric connection structure is connected with the conductive wire.
In one embodiment, the clamping plate type functional module is a clamping plate type fan module.
In a third aspect of the present application, an electronic device is provided, including a motherboard, a functional module, and the above electrical connection structure, where the electrical connection structure is used to connect the motherboard with the functional module.
The utility model provides an electric connection structure and electronic equipment directly set up the electric conductor on the mainboard, and the functional module passes through electric connection structure and electric conductor and forms the electricity to be connected, and electric connection structure is fixed splint type connection, and the functional module that is connected with electric connection structure can directly grasp on the mainboard, has avoided current line to board connected mode through flexible wire connection functional module and mainboard, can realize realizing the connection between functional module and the mainboard through intelligent manufacturing equipment, fully realizes the high intellectuality of electronic product manufacturing process. And moreover, the mainboard with the electric conductor omits to arrange independent connector elements on the mainboard, saves the originally crowded mainboard space, is stable in connection, and greatly reduces the manufacturing cost.
It should be understood that the description of this section is not intended to identify key or critical features of the embodiments of the application or to delineate the scope of the application. Other features of the present application will become apparent from the description that follows.
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The above, as well as additional purposes, features, and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present application will become readily apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Several embodiments of the present application are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which:
in the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a motherboard and a fan module in a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the electrical connection structure of fig. 1.
Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:
1. a main board; 2. a functional module; 3. an electrical connection structure; 11. an electric conductor; 21. a conductive wire; 31. a connection terminal; 32. a conductive spring plate; 311. a connecting groove; 321. a clamping end; 322. and a fixed end.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.
The electronic device in this embodiment may be any one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, and the like, and the electronic device also has a plurality of functional modules that need to be connected to the motherboard, and may be a fan module, a speaker module, a display module, and the like. However, in the practical application process, the electronic device may be a mobile phone or a tablet computer, and the functional module may be a display module or another suitable functional module, which is not limited in this application.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a motherboard and a fan module in a notebook computer according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
Referring to fig. 1, the electronic device of the present embodiment may be a notebook computer, and the notebook computer includes a main board 1, a fan module and an electrical connection structure 3, where the electrical connection structure is used to connect the main board 1 and the fan module, so as to implement program control of the main board 1 on the fan module.
Fig. 2 shows an enlarged view of the electrical connection structure in fig. 1.
Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present application, the electrical connection structure includes a connection terminal 31 and a plurality of sets of conductive clips 32. The conductive spring plates 32 are connected with the fan module through the connecting terminals 31, the conductive spring plates 32 are provided with clamping ends 321 and fixing ends 322, and the clamping ends 321 of each group of conductive spring plates 32 are in a clamping plate shape and are used for clamping the main board 1.
Through the clamping type connection mode, more stable and reliable electrical connection between the functional module and the main board is realized, and the problem of unstable contact caused by various vibration and impact is effectively resisted.
Further, an electrical conductor 11 is disposed at the connection between the main board 1 and the conductive elastic sheet 32, and the electrical conductor 11 is used for electrically connecting the fan module with the main board 1, so as to realize the program control of the main board on the fan module. The electrical conductor 11 may be a pad or a mounting metal sheet.
In the embodiment of the present application, each set of conductive elastic sheets 32 may include two elastic connection sheets, where one end forms a clamping end 321 with an opening for clamping the motherboard 1, and the other end forms a fixed end 322 with a closed connection.
In another embodiment of the present application, each set of conductive clips 32 may further include two rigid conductors and a connector for connecting the two rigid conductors. The connecting body may be a connecting body such as a spring, two ends of the connecting body are correspondingly connected with two hard conductors respectively, one ends of the two hard conductors form a clamping plate-shaped opening to be used as a clamping end 321 to clamp the main board 1, and one end of the connecting body, which is connected with the two hard conductors, is used as a fixed end 322.
It should be noted that, the composition of the conductive spring plate 32 is not limited in the present application, and the conductive spring plate capable of clamping the motherboard 1 is all within the protection scope of the present application. For example, the conductive dome 32 may also be composed of a resilient connecting piece and a hard conductor.
Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present application, the connection terminal 31 has a plurality of connection grooves 311 disposed at a side of the connection terminal 31 to which the fan module is connected. The fixed end 322 of the conductive spring plate 32 is exposed in the connecting slot 311, and the conductive wire 21 of the functional module 2 is inserted into the connecting slot 311 to form an electrical connection with the fixed end 322 of the conductive spring plate 32.
It should be noted that, the electrical connection provided in the present application refers to that electrical connection can be formed between two electrical connections, and communication signals and communication data can be transmitted, and specific conductive wires and transmission protocols can be determined according to actual requirements.
In the embodiment of the present application, the connection manner between the conductive wire 21 and the fixed end 322 of the conductive spring plate 32 is riveting or welding.
In the embodiment of the present application, the connection terminal 31 and the plurality of sets of conductive spring plates 32 may be integrally formed by injection molding.
It should be noted that, the combination mode of the connection terminal 31 and the plurality of groups of conductive elastic pieces 32 is not limited in this application, and in the practical application process, the combination of the connection terminal 31 and the plurality of groups of conductive elastic pieces 32 may be performed by other applicable modes, for example, a plurality of slots capable of being inserted into the conductive elastic pieces are provided in the connection terminal 31.
In the embodiment of the present application, the connection terminal 31 is provided with a clamping portion, and the connection terminal 31 can be fixedly connected with the functional module 2 through the clamping portion. Further, the functional module 2 has an access portion at a lateral direction, and two clamping portions of the connection terminal 31 are clamped in the access portion to fixedly connect the connection terminal 31 with the fan module. Therefore, the electric connection structure is connected to the lateral direction of the fan module, the space in the thickness direction of the fan module can be fully utilized, the internal space of the notebook computer is remarkably saved, and the design of various light and thin notebook computers is supported.
According to the embodiment of the application, the electric conductor is directly arranged on the main board, the functional module is electrically connected with the electric conductor through the electric conduction elastic sheet of the electric connection structure, and the functional module is clamped on the main board. Therefore, the special wire-to-board connector is not required to be connected with the functional module and the electric conductor, the traditional assembly mode of the wire-to-board connector is canceled, the complicated wire-arranging process is avoided, the main board with the electric conductor omits to arrange independent connector elements on the main board, the originally crowded main board space is saved, the connection is stable, the automatic and quick assembly is realized, and meanwhile, the manufacturing cost is greatly reduced.
Based on above-mentioned electrical connection structure, this application still provides a splint formula functional module, including taking the module main part of electrically conductive wire rod and foretell electrical connection structure. Wherein, module main part and electric connection structure integrated into one piece, the electrically conductive wire rod on the module main part is connected with electric connection structure's electrically conductive shell fragment.
In an embodiment of the present application, the clamping plate type functional module is a clamping plate type fan module.
Therefore, the clamping plate type functional module clamps the main board through the electric connection structure, so that the assembly of the clamping plate type functional module and the main board can be completed, the assembly process of the notebook computer is simplified, the automatic assembly is realized, and the more stable overall quality is ensured. And moreover, the problem of the connector interaction of the prior main board and the functional module is not required to be considered, and the electrical connection structure of the clamping plate type functional module can be simply and quickly detached, replaced and maintained.
It should be appreciated that various forms of the flows shown above may be used to reorder, add, or delete steps. For example, the steps described in the present disclosure may be performed in parallel, sequentially, or in a different order, provided that the desired results of the technical solutions disclosed in the present application are achieved, and are not limited herein.
Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. Terms referring to directionality such as "first direction", "second direction", and the like, all refer to a straight line direction unless explicitly defined otherwise. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.
The foregoing is merely specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and the changes and substitutions are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

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1. An electrical connection structure, characterized in that it is used for connecting a main board (1) and a functional module (2) of an electronic device, and comprises:
a connection terminal (31);
the plurality of groups of conductive elastic pieces (32), the plurality of groups of conductive elastic pieces (32) are connected with the functional module (2) through the connecting terminals (31), the conductive elastic pieces (32) are provided with clamping ends (321) and fixed ends (322), and the clamping ends (321) of each group of conductive elastic pieces (32) are in a clamping plate shape and are used for clamping the main board (1);
the connection part of the main board (1) and the conductive elastic sheet (32) is provided with a conductor (11), and the conductor (11) is used for enabling the functional module (2) to be electrically connected with the main board (1).
2. The electrical connection of claim 1, wherein the electrical connection is a conductive wire,
the connection terminal (31) has: a plurality of connection grooves (311) provided on the side where the connection terminals (31) are connected to the functional module (2); in a corresponding manner,
the fixed end (322) of the conductive spring piece (32) is exposed in the connecting groove (311);
the conductive wire (21) of the functional module (2) is inserted into the connecting groove (311) to form electric connection with the fixed end (322) of the conductive elastic sheet (32).
3. The electrical connection structure according to claim 2, wherein the electrical connection between the conductive wire (21) and the fixed end (322) of the conductive spring (32) is by welding or riveting.
4. The electrical connection structure according to claim 2, wherein the connection terminal (31) and the conductive dome (32) are integrally molded by injection molding.
5. The electrical connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the electrical conductor (11) is a pad or a mounted metal sheet.
6. The electrical connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the connection terminal (31) has two clamping portions, and the connection terminal (31) is fixedly connected with the functional module (2) through the two clamping portions.
7. The electrical connection structure according to claim 6, wherein the functional module (2) has an access portion in a lateral direction, and two of the clamping portions are clamped in the access portion.
8. A clamping plate type functional module (2), characterized by comprising:
a module body including a conductive wire;
the clamping plate type functional module (2) comprises an electrical connection structure according to any one of the preceding claims 1-7, wherein a conductive spring sheet (32) of the electrical connection structure is connected with the conductive wire.
9. The panel-clamping functional module (2) according to claim 8, characterized in that the panel-clamping functional module (2) is a panel-clamping fan module.
10. An electronic device, characterized by comprising a main board (1), a functional module (2) and an electrical connection structure according to any one of claims 1-7, said electrical connection structure being used for connecting said main board (1) and said functional module (2).
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