CN116526193A

CN116526193A - Network connector

Info

Publication number: CN116526193A
Application number: CN202310474481.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范立; 许立军; 万佳美; 胡建设; 张彬
Original assignee: Dongguan Leader Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Leader Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-27
Filing date: 2023-04-27
Publication date: 2023-08-01
Also published as: TWM644706U

Abstract

The invention discloses a network connector, which optimizes a grounding design structure, directly inserts a design of a spacer and is convenient to assemble. The invention comprises a containing cavity formed by a front shell and a rear shell, wherein a base is embedded in the containing cavity formed by the front shell and the rear shell; the front end of the base is provided with an upper interface and a lower interface, and a plurality of plug-in modules which are sequentially arranged are arranged in the base; the plug-in module comprises two groups of plug-in components distributed left and right, and a first isolation sheet is arranged between the two groups of plug-in components; one end of the first isolation sheet, which is close to the upper interface and the lower interface, is provided with a second isolation sheet, and the second isolation sheet is inserted between the upper interface and the lower interface; one end of the first isolation sheet, which is far away from the upper interface, is abutted against one end of the lower interface and is arranged on the rear shell; the second isolation sheet comprises a horizontal base part, and two sides of the horizontal base part are respectively provided with an inserting isolation sheet extending towards the rear shell. The invention realizes a multi-Port shielding mode, the design of welding the isolation sheet and the rear iron shell to be grounded, and the design effect of EMI is improved.

Description

Network connector

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a network connector, and more particularly to a network connector.

Background

The connector is mainly assembled on products such as computer periphery, servers, routers, switching equipment and the like, is used for transmitting data, connecting peripheral equipment and the like, and is widely applied to the fields of network, communication, automatic control and the like. With the increasing function of electronic products and the diversification development of the market, the requirements on the structure of the products are increased, the shielding and protecting requirements of the connector are becoming more and more popular, and shielding and protecting structures are required to be added on the connector to achieve the protecting purpose.

The RJ45 network connector product has more and more functions, and has increased different requirements for RJ products, wherein in the structural design with compatible structure, in order to save the mold cost, the requirements for structural design compatibility have increased, and in the conventional design, the compatible structural design cannot be realized. In the design of the EMI, it is hoped that the upper and lower ports and the left and right ports can be isolated and partially isolated, the conventional design cannot achieve the structural design of directly inserting the isolating sheet, and the upper and lower ports and the left and right ports are not connected.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide an isolation shielding design and an optimized grounding design structure of a network connector.

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

a network connector comprises a containing cavity formed by a front shell and a rear shell, wherein a base is embedded in the containing cavity formed by the front shell and the rear shell; the front end of the base is provided with an upper interface and a lower interface, and a plurality of plug-in modules which are sequentially arranged are arranged in the base;

the plug-in module comprises two groups of plug-in components distributed left and right, and a first isolation sheet is arranged between the two groups of plug-in components; one end of the first isolation sheet, which is close to the upper interface and the lower interface, is provided with a second isolation sheet, and the second isolation sheet is inserted between the upper interface and the lower interface;

one end of the first isolation sheet, which is far away from the upper interface, is abutted against one end of the lower interface and is arranged on the rear shell;

the second isolation sheet comprises a transverse base part, and two sides of the transverse base part are respectively provided with an insertion separation sheet extending towards the rear shell;

one end of the second isolation sheet, which is far away from the rear shell, is provided with a convex elastic elbow, and the elastic elbow is propped against the front shell.

Further, one end of the first isolation sheet, which is close to the rear shell, is provided with a bending abutting part, a welding hole matched and corresponding to the bending abutting part is formed in the rear shell, and the bending abutting part is welded on the rear shell through the welding hole.

Further, the one end that the backshell was kept away from to the second spacer is equipped with conflict portion, and conflict portion conflict sets up on the preceding casing, and elastic elbow and conflict portion set up the one end that the backshell was kept away from at the spacer.

Further, the two ends of the inserting spacer far away from one side of the rear shell are respectively provided with an elastic elbow, and two abutting parts which are distributed at intervals are arranged between the elastic elbows at the two ends.

Further, the first isolation sheet and the second isolation sheet are arranged in a crossing way, and a second inserting groove facing the rear shell is formed in the transverse base part;

one end of the first isolation sheet, which is close to the second isolation sheet, is provided with a convex extension part, and the extension part is inserted into the second insertion groove;

the extension part is provided with a first inserting groove matched with the corresponding second inserting groove, the opening part of the second inserting groove is narrowed, and the opening part of the second inserting groove is narrowed and is arranged in the first inserting groove.

Further, the connector assembly comprises an insulator, wherein two sides of the insulator are respectively provided with a circuit board, and one side of the circuit board outwards is provided with a grounding disc;

the first isolation sheet is provided with reverse bending elastic pieces matched and corresponding to the grounding plates, the two bending elastic pieces of the reverse bending elastic pieces are respectively bent and protruded towards the two sides of the first isolation sheet, the first isolation sheet is clamped between the two groups of the plug-in modules, and the reverse bending elastic pieces on the first isolation sheet are respectively propped against the grounding plates of the circuit boards on the two sides.

Further, circuit boards are respectively arranged on two sides of the plug-in assembly, circuit boards of the plug-in assembly are respectively arranged on two sides of the first isolation sheet, and the reverse bending elastic sheets on the first isolation sheet are respectively abutted against the grounding plates of the circuit boards on two sides.

Further, a slot is formed between the upper interface and the lower interface of the base, the slot longitudinally separates the lower interface from the upper interface, and the inserting spacer is inserted in the slot.

Further, the upper interfaces and the lower interfaces are correspondingly arranged, and the upper interfaces and the lower interfaces are arranged at intervals left and right;

two adjacent sets of connecting components are arranged in the connecting and inserting module, an upper RJ terminal and a lower RJ terminal which are distributed up and down are arranged at the front end of the connecting and inserting module, the upper RJ terminal is arranged in the upper interface, and the lower RJ terminal is arranged in the lower interface;

a first isolation sheet is arranged between the two groups of the assembly; one end of the first isolation sheet, which is close to the upper RJ terminal and the lower RJ terminal, is provided with a second isolation sheet, and the second isolation sheet is inserted between the upper RJ terminal and the lower RJ terminal.

Further, two adjacent plug-in modules are arranged in the base, a first isolation sheet is arranged between the two adjacent plug-in modules, the first isolation sheet is clamped between the adjacent plug-in modules, and reverse bending elastic sheets on the first isolation sheet are respectively abutted against the grounding plates in the circuit boards on the two side plug-in modules.

Further, the grounding spring plate matched and corresponding to the grounding disc of the circuit board is arranged on the rear shell, the grounding spring plate of the rear shell protrudes inwards, and the grounding spring plate is propped against the grounding disc of the circuit board.

The invention is applicable to network ports with transformers, network ports without transformers and network ports with different forms, such as 1X1 and 1XN 2 XN. The invention adopts the design of directly inserting the isolation sheet, is convenient to assemble, realizes a multi-Port shielding mode, has simple structure, realizes the design of welding and grounding the isolation sheet and the rear iron shell, can realize the mode of connecting the upper Port, the lower Port, the left Port and the right Port, and improves the design effect of EMI.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a first spacer portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a network connector according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an assembled spacer portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the spacer portion of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a portion of a connector module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an assembly of a portion of a connector module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a base portion of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an assembled spacer portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a second spacer portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the portion C in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the portion A in FIG. 7;

fig. 12 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention.

The figure identifies the description:

the connector comprises a base 11, an upper connector 12, a lower connector 13, a front shell 14, a rear shell 15, a slot 19, a connector module 21, a connector assembly 22, an insulator 23, an electrical component 24, a bottom plate 25, a circuit board 26, a grounding disc 27, a lower RJ terminal 28, an upper RJ terminal 29, a first spacer 31, a second spacer 32, a transverse base 33, a second inserting groove 34, an inserting spacer 35, an abutting part 36, an elastic elbow 37, an extension part 38, a first inserting groove 39, a reverse bending elastic sheet 41, a bending abutting part 42, a grounding elastic sheet 44 and a welding hole 48.

Detailed Description

The invention will be further described in detail with reference to the drawings and the detailed description below, in order to further understand the features and technical means of the invention and the specific objects and functions achieved.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is an external schematic view of a network connector provided in the present application, where a housing cavity formed by a front housing 14 and a rear housing 15 is embedded with a base 11 in the housing cavity formed by the front housing 14 and the rear housing 15; the front end (insertion opening end) of the base 11 has an upper interface 12 and a lower interface 13, the upper interface 12 and the lower interface 13 are provided correspondingly, and the upper interface 12 and the lower interface 13 are arranged in a plurality of left-right intervals.

Referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is an exploded schematic view of a network connector provided in the present application, in which a plurality of connector modules 21 are sequentially arranged in a base 11; the connector module 21 includes two sets of left and right distributed RJ terminals 22, see fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic installation diagram of a spacer portion in a network connector provided in the present application, a front end of the connector module 22 is provided with an upper RJ terminal 29 and a lower RJ terminal 28 that are distributed up and down, see fig. 2, the upper RJ terminal 29 is disposed in the upper interface 12, and the lower RJ terminal 28 is disposed in the lower interface 13.

Further, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a portion of a plug module in a network connector provided in the present application, two adjacent sets of plug assemblies 22 are disposed in the plug module 21, and a first spacer 31 is disposed between the two sets of plug assemblies 22; the first spacer 31 is provided with a second spacer 32 at one end near the upper and lower RJ terminals 29, 28, and the second spacer 32 is interposed between the upper and lower RJ terminals 29, 28.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is an assembly schematic diagram of a connector module part in a network connector provided by the present application, the connector assembly 22 includes an insulator 23, two sides of the insulator 23 are respectively provided with a circuit board 26, in other words, two sides of the connector assembly 22 are respectively provided with a circuit board 26; the outward side (one side) of the circuit board 26 is provided with a grounding plate 27; a plurality of electrical components 24 are arranged in the insulator 23, and the electrical components 24 are arranged on the circuit board 26 in an electrical connection manner; a bottom plate 25 is provided at the bottom of the insulator 23, and an upper RJ terminal 29 and a lower RJ terminal 28 are provided at the front end of the insulator 23. Further, the circuit boards 26 on both sides hold the insulator 23, the electric element 24, and the like therein.

Further, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a base portion of a network connector provided in the present application, a slot 19 is provided between an upper interface 12 and a lower interface 13 of a base 11, specifically, referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic enlarged structural view of a portion of the slot 19, and the slot 19 longitudinally separates (separates) the lower interface 13 from the upper interface 12.

The first spacer 31 is kept away from the one end of last interface 12 and lower interface 13 and contradicts and set up on backshell 15, and the one end that first spacer 31 is close to backshell 15 is equipped with the butt portion of bending 42, see the fig. 1 and show, and fig. 1 is the structure schematic diagram of first spacer part in a network connector that this application provided, has seted up on the backshell 15 and has matees the welding hole 48 that corresponds with butt portion 42 of bending, and butt portion 42 of bending passes through the welding hole 48 welding and sets up on backshell 15.

Further, in some embodiments, the first spacer 31 is provided with opposite bending elastic pieces 41 corresponding to the grounding plate 27, the two bending elastic pieces of the opposite bending elastic pieces 41 are respectively bent and protruded towards two sides of the first spacer 31, the first spacer 31 is clamped between the two sets of the assembly 22 of the connector module 21, in other words, two sides of the first spacer 31 are respectively provided with the circuit board 26 of the connector assembly 22, and the opposite bending elastic pieces 41 on the first spacer 31 are respectively abutted against the grounding plates 27 of the circuit boards 26 at two sides.

The second spacer 32 comprises a horizontal base 33, two sides of the horizontal base 33 are respectively provided with a spacer 35 extending towards the rear shell 15, and the spacer 35 is inserted in the slot 19; referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an assembly of a spacer portion in a network connector provided in the present application, and a second plugging slot 34 facing the rear housing 15 is formed in the lateral base 33; specifically, a second insertion slot 34 facing the rear shell 15 is formed in the middle of the lateral base 33.

Further, in some embodiments, an end of the second spacer 32 away from the rear housing 15 is provided with a protruding elastic elbow 37, as shown in fig. 9, and fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a portion of the second spacer in a network connector provided in the present application, where the elastic elbow 37 is tightly disposed on the front housing 14 (inner wall); the second spacer 32 has an abutting portion 36 at an end thereof away from the rear case 15, and the abutting portion 36 abuts against the front case 14 (inner wall).

Further, the elastic elbow 37 and the abutting portion 36 are disposed at one end of the insertion spacer 35 away from the rear housing 15, as shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is an assembly schematic diagram of a spacer portion in the network connector provided in the present application, two ends of one side of the insertion spacer 35 away from the rear housing 15 are respectively provided with the elastic elbow 37, and two abutting portions 36 distributed at intervals are disposed between the two ends of the elastic elbow 37.

Further, in some embodiments, the first spacer 31 is disposed to intersect (vertically) the second spacer 32, and a protruding extension 38 is disposed at an end of the first spacer 31 near the second spacer 32, and the extension 38 is inserted into the second insertion slot 34. The extension 38 is provided with a first insertion groove 39 matching the corresponding second insertion groove 34, the rearward opening of the second insertion groove 34 is narrowed, and the narrowed opening of the second insertion groove 34 is provided in the first insertion groove 39.

A first isolation sheet 31 is arranged between two adjacent plug-in modules 21, the first isolation sheet 31 is clamped between the adjacent plug-in modules 21, and reverse bending elastic sheets 41 on the first isolation sheet 31 are respectively abutted against the grounding plates 27 in the circuit boards 26 on the two side plug-in modules 21.

The rear shell 15 is provided with a grounding spring piece 44 matched and corresponding to the grounding disc 27 of the circuit board 26, the grounding spring piece 44 of the rear shell 15 is arranged in an inward protruding mode, and the grounding spring piece 44 is abutted against the grounding disc 27 of the circuit board 26.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "connected," "mounted," "fixed," "disposed," "having," "front," "upper," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection or indirectly through intermediate components without affecting the relationship between components and technical effects, or may be an integral connection or a partial connection, as in the case of this example, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the specific meaning of the terms described above in this invention or the invention may be understood in a specific manner.

The embodiments have been described so as to facilitate a person of ordinary skill in the art in order to understand and apply the present technology, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made to these examples and that the general principles described herein may be applied to other embodiments without undue burden. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the above embodiments.

Claims

1. A network connector, comprising: a containing cavity formed by the front shell (14) and the rear shell (15), wherein a base (11) is embedded in the containing cavity; the device is characterized in that the front end of the base (11) is provided with an upper interface (12) and a lower interface (13), and a plurality of plug-in modules (21) which are sequentially arranged are arranged in the base (11);

the plug-in module (21) comprises two groups of plug-in components (22) distributed left and right, and a first isolation sheet (31) is arranged between the two groups of plug-in components (22); a second isolation sheet (32) is arranged at one end of the first isolation sheet (31) close to the upper interface (12) and the lower interface (13), and the second isolation sheet (32) is inserted between the upper interface (12) and the lower interface (13);

the first isolation sheet (31) is arranged on the rear shell (15) far away from one end of the upper interface (12) and one end of the lower interface (13) in a collision manner;

the second isolation sheet (32) comprises a transverse base (33), and insertion isolation sheets (35) extending towards the rear shell (15) are respectively arranged on two sides of the transverse base (33);

one end of the second isolation sheet (32) far away from the rear shell (15) is provided with a convex elastic elbow (37), and the elastic elbow (37) is tightly propped against the front shell (14).

2. A network connector according to claim 1, wherein a bent abutting portion (42) is provided at an end of the first spacer (31) close to the rear housing (15), a welding hole (48) corresponding to the bent abutting portion (42) is provided on the rear housing (15), and the bent abutting portion (42) is welded on the rear housing (15) through the welding hole (48).

3. A network connector according to claim 1, wherein an end of the second spacer (32) remote from the rear housing (15) is provided with a abutting portion (36), the abutting portion (36) is abutting against the front housing (14), and the elastic elbow (37) and the abutting portion (36) are disposed at an end of the spacer (35) remote from the rear housing (15).

4. A network connector according to claim 1, wherein the first spacer (31) and the second spacer (32) are arranged to intersect, and the transverse base (33) is provided with a second insertion slot (34) facing the rear housing (15);

a convex extension part (38) is arranged at one end of the first isolation sheet (31) close to the second isolation sheet (32), and the extension part (38) is inserted into the second insertion groove (34);

the extension part (38) is provided with a first inserting groove (39) matched with the second inserting groove (34), the opening part of the second inserting groove (34) is narrowed backwards, and the narrowed opening part of the second inserting groove (34) is arranged in the first inserting groove (39);

elastic elbows (37) are respectively arranged at two ends of one side of the inserting spacer (35) away from the rear shell (15), and two abutting parts (36) which are distributed at intervals are arranged between the elastic elbows (37) at two ends.

5. A network connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector assembly (22) comprises an insulator (23), wherein circuit boards (26) are respectively arranged on two sides of the insulator (23), and a grounding plate (27) is arranged on one outward side of the circuit boards (26);

the utility model discloses a circuit board, including grounding plate (26), first spacer (31) and grounding plate (27), be equipped with on first spacer (31) with grounding plate (27) match the reverse shell fragment (41) of buckling that corresponds, two shell fragments of buckling of reverse shell fragment (41) respectively to the both sides of first spacer (31) bend the protrusion, first spacer (31) card is established connect two sets of between inserting subassembly (22) of inserting module (21), reverse shell fragment (41) of buckling on first spacer (31) respectively with both sides grounding plate (27) of circuit board (26) support tightly and set up.

6. A network connector according to claim 1, wherein the upper interface (12) and the lower interface (13) are disposed correspondingly, and the upper interface (12) and the lower interface (13) are arranged in a plurality of left-right intervals;

a slot (19) is formed between the upper interface (12) and the lower interface (13) of the base (11), the slot (19) longitudinally separates the lower interface (13) from the upper interface (12), and the inserting spacer (35) is inserted into the slot (19);

two adjacent groups of plug-in components (22) are arranged in the plug-in module (21), an upper RJ terminal (29) and a lower RJ terminal (28) which are distributed up and down are arranged at the front end of the plug-in components (22), the upper RJ terminal (29) is arranged in the upper interface (12), and the lower RJ terminal (28) is arranged in the lower interface (13);

the first isolation sheet (31) is arranged between the two groups of the plug-in components (22); the first isolation sheet (31) is close to one end of the upper RJ terminal (29) and one end of the lower RJ terminal (28) are provided with the second isolation sheet (32), and the second isolation sheet (32) is inserted between the upper RJ terminal (29) and the lower RJ terminal (28).

7. The network connector according to claim 5, wherein two adjacent connector modules (21) are disposed in the base (11), the first spacer (31) is disposed between two adjacent connector modules (21), the first spacer (31) is clamped between adjacent connector modules (21), and the reverse bending spring pieces (41) on the first spacer (31) are respectively abutted against the grounding plates (27) in the circuit boards (26) on the connector modules (21) on two sides.

8. A network connector according to claim 5, wherein the rear housing (15) is provided with a grounding spring piece (44) corresponding to the grounding plate (27) of the circuit board (26), the grounding spring piece (44) of the rear housing (15) protrudes inwards, and the grounding spring piece (44) is abutted against the grounding plate (27) of the circuit board (26).