CN117712748A

CN117712748A - Electric connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN117712748A
Application number: CN202211131612.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林士凯; 徐国峻; 吴明川
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-15
Filing date: 2022-09-15
Publication date: 2024-03-15

Abstract

An electric connector assembly comprises an electric connector and a plug connector, wherein the electric connector comprises a base and a first terminal fixed on the base, the base is provided with an upper end face, a lower end face and a front end face for connecting the upper end face and the lower end face, the first terminal comprises a first contact part protruding out of the lower end face, a second contact part protruding out of the upper end face and a middle part connected between the first contact part and the second contact part, the base is provided with a butt joint cavity penetrating the front end face forwards, the middle part is fixed on the base and is partially exposed in the butt joint cavity to form a third contact part, and the plug connector is inserted into the butt joint cavity and is matched with the third contact part; so set up, under the condition that electric connector and a plurality of connectors are docked, realize that plug connector stably connects and self simple structure.

Description

Electric connector assembly

[ field of technology ]

The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly.

[ background Art ]

Related art connectors are components commonly used in communication devices. The two ends of a general connector are respectively connected with two electrical components. However, it is prone to its own structural complications when interfacing with three electrical components is required, resulting in its own cost increase.

Accordingly, there is a need for an improved electrical connector assembly that solves the above problems.

[ invention ]

The main objective of the present invention is to provide an electrical connector assembly, which has a simple mating structure.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme: the electric connector comprises a base and a first terminal fixed on the base, wherein the base is provided with an upper end face, a lower end face and a front end face connected with the upper end face and the lower end face, the first terminal comprises a first contact part protruding out of the lower end face, a second contact part protruding out of the upper end face and a middle part connected between the first contact part and the second contact part, the base is provided with a butt joint cavity penetrating through the front end face of the base forwards, the middle part is fixed on the base and is partially exposed in the butt joint cavity to form a third contact part, and the plug connector is inserted into the butt joint cavity and is matched with the third contact part.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts another technical scheme as follows: the electric connector comprises a base and a first terminal fixed on the base, wherein the base is provided with an upper end face, a lower end face and a front end face connected with the upper end face and the lower end face, the first terminal comprises a first contact part protruding out of the lower end face, a second contact part protruding out of the upper end face and a middle part connected between the first contact part and the second contact part, the base is provided with a butt joint cavity penetrating through the front end face forwards, and the middle part is fixed on the base and is partially exposed in the butt joint cavity to form a third contact part.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts another technical scheme as follows: the plug connector comprises an insulating body, a second terminal and a cable, wherein the second terminal and the cable are fixed on the insulating body, the insulating body is provided with a terminal groove penetrating through the side surface and the front end surface of the insulating body, and one end of the second terminal is connected with the cable in the terminal groove; the second terminal is of an arc-shaped bending structure and extends from the front end face to the side face of the insulating body, and comprises an abutting part exposed to the side face of the insulating body and a fixing part fixed with the insulating body.

Compared with the prior art, the electric connector provided by the invention is in butt joint with a plurality of butt joint connectors by dividing the multi-section area of the first terminal into the first contact part, the second contact part and the third contact part, and the plug connector serving as one of the butt joint connectors is in contact with the middle part of the first terminal through the arc-shaped bent second terminal, so that the structure of the electric connector is simplified, and meanwhile, the stable butt joint with the plug connector is ensured.

[ description of the drawings ]

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

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the electrical connector assembly of fig. 1, with the electrical connector and the plug connector separated from each other.

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

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the plug connector of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cable and the second terminal shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the plug connector of fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the broken line A-A shown in fig. 1.

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

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the broken line C-C shown in fig. 1.

The invention will be further described in the following detailed description in conjunction with the above-described figures.

[ detailed description ] of the invention

For a better understanding of the invention with objects, structures, features, and effects, the invention will be described further with reference to the drawings and to the detailed description.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the electrical connector assembly 1000 includes an electrical connector 100 and a plug connector 200, wherein the electrical connector 100 is respectively mated with two other mating connectors 300 at the upper and lower ends thereof. Referring to fig. 2-3 and fig. 7-9, the electrical connector 100 includes a base 1 and two first terminals 2 held to the base 1. The base 1 has an upper end face 11, a lower end face 12, and a front end face 13 connecting the upper and lower end faces. The first terminal 2 includes a first contact portion 21 protruding from the lower end face 12, a second contact portion 22 protruding from the upper end face 11, and an intermediate portion 23 connected between the first and second contact portions. The two first terminals 2 are arranged in parallel and at a distance. The base 1 is provided with a docking chamber 14 penetrating forward through a front end surface thereof, and an intermediate portion 23 is fixed to the base 1 and partially exposed to the docking chamber 14 to form a third contact portion 230. The plug connector 200 is inserted into the mating cavity 14 and mated with the third contact 230. In the present embodiment, the first terminal 2 has a flat plate structure, the third contact portions 230 are respectively located on opposite inner wall surfaces of the mating cavity 14, and the third contact portions 230 are disposed opposite to each other. The electrical connector 100 is electrically connected to the plug connector in the horizontal direction while being mated with the two mating connectors 300 in the vertical direction by dividing the first terminal 2 into a plurality of contact areas, i.e., the first, second and third contact portions, and the structural complexity of the electrical connector itself is avoided.

The electrical connector 100 includes a metal housing 3, and the base 1 is fixed in the metal housing 3. The metal frame 3 forms a downward first opening 31 around the first contact portion 21, the metal frame 3 forms an upward second opening 32 around the second contact portion 22, and the metal frame 3 has a third opening 33 for exposing the docking chamber 14 outward. The first contact portions 21 extend upwardly beyond the corresponding first openings 31 and the second contact portions 22 extend downwardly beyond the corresponding second openings 32. The metal frame 3 extends outwardly at the top and bottom edges of the third opening 33 to form a ground 34 for clamping the plug connector 200. The two grounding portions 34 are substantially flat plates parallel to each other, and may be inclined inward by a predetermined angle for facilitating clamping of the outer surface of the plug connector 200. The front end of the grounding part 34 further extends inwards and forwards to form a limit part 341 for being embedded into the plug connector 200 to realize limit; in the present embodiment, each grounding portion 34 is provided with a limiting portion 341 at both ends of the front end thereof.

Referring to fig. 4-9, the plug connector 200 includes an insulative housing 4, a second terminal 5 secured to the housing 4, and a cable 6. The end face of the insulating body 4 facing the electrical connector 100 is defined as a front end face. The insulating body 4 has a terminal groove 41 penetrating a side surface and a front end surface thereof, and one end of the second terminal 5 is connected to the cable 6 in the terminal groove 41. The second terminal 5 is an arc-shaped bent structure, and extends from the front end surface to the side surface of the insulating body 4. The second terminal 5 includes an abutting portion 51 exposed to a side surface of the insulating body 4 and a holding portion 52 held with the insulating body 4. The abutting portion 51 abuts against the third contact portion 230. The insulating body 4 has a holding groove 42 penetrating forward through its front end face, and the holding portion 52 is fitted to the holding groove 42 from front to back. The plug connector 300 contacts the middle portion of the first terminal 2 through the arc-shaped bent second terminal 5, and ensures stable mating with the plug connector.

The insulating body 4 is provided at its side rear end with an outwardly projecting holding block 461. When the plug connector 200 is inserted into the mating cavity 14, the abutment block 461 abuts the front edge of the intermediate portion 23. The second terminals 5 are mounted to the terminal grooves 41 from front to rear. The cable 6 has a wire core 61 that is held with the second terminal 5 in the terminal groove 41, and the free end of the second terminal 5 extends from the abutting portion 51 into the terminal groove 41 and is adjacent to the wire core 61, and the wire core 61 can prevent the second terminal 5 from being excessively deflected inward when abutted.

The insulating body 4 is provided with a chute 43 penetrating the front end surface and the top surface thereof, and a step portion 44 provided at the rear end of the chute 43. The mating cavity 14 of the electrical connector 100 extends forward from the inner bottom surface thereof to form a latch arm 111 (shown in fig. 9), the latch arm 111 is located between the two third contact portions 230, and the latch arm 111 slides along the sliding slot 43 and is retained to the step portion 44, thereby achieving the engagement of the plug connector 200 and the electrical connector 100. While the plug connector 200 is also provided with a grounding member 7 connected to the shielding layer 62 provided for the cable 6. The grounding member 7 is fixed to the insulating body 4 and has a grounding plate 71 attached to an outer surface of the insulating body 4. In the present embodiment, the number of the grounding members 7 is two and is arranged symmetrically up and down. The grounding plates 71 of the two grounding members 7 are respectively attached to the top surface and the bottom surface of the insulating body 4, wherein the grounding plates 71 attached to the top surface are located behind the sliding groove 43. Meanwhile, the insulating body 4 is provided with a limit groove 45 at both sides of the ground plate 71. During the insertion process, the grounding plate 71 of the metal frame body 3 contacts with the grounding portion 34, and at the same time, the limiting portion 341 slides along the limiting groove 45 and finally is embedded into the insulating body 4, so that stable contact between the grounding plate 71 and the grounding portion 34 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 7, the insulating body 4 includes a front insulating body 46 and a rear insulating body 47 assembled together front and rear. The rear insulator 47 has a front end surface provided with a retaining arm 471 extending forward, and the retaining arm 471 is retained by the retaining block 461 of the front insulator 46. The grounding member 7 is sandwiched between the front and rear insulating bodies 46, 47. One end of the grounding member 7 is connected to the shielding layer 62 of the cable 6, and the other end thereof extends further rearward from the rear edge of the grounding plate 71 to form a fixing portion 711 embedded in the rear insulating body 47.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but rather as merely providing for the full scope of equivalents and modifications that can be made in accordance with the invention as set forth in the claims and specification to which this invention pertains.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an electric connector assembly, includes electric connector and plug connector, electric connector includes the base and holds in the first terminal of base, the base is equipped with up end, lower terminal surface and connects the preceding terminal surface of upper and lower terminal surface, first terminal includes protruding stretching out the first contact part of lower terminal surface and protruding stretching out the second contact part of up end and the intermediate part of connecting between first, second contact part, the base is equipped with the butt joint chamber that runs through its preceding terminal surface forward, its characterized in that: the middle part is fixed on the base and is partially exposed to the butt joint cavity to form a third contact part, and the plug connector is inserted into the butt joint cavity and is matched with the third contact part.

2. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein: the electric connector comprises a metal frame body, the base is fixed in the metal frame body, the metal frame body surrounds the first contact portion to form a downward first opening, the metal frame body surrounds the second contact portion to form an upward second opening, and the metal frame body is provided with a third opening for exposing the butt joint cavity outwards.

3. The electrical connector assembly of claim 1, wherein: the plug connector comprises an insulating body, a second terminal and a cable, wherein the second terminal and the cable are fixed on the insulating body, one end of the second terminal is connected with the cable, and the second terminal is provided with an abutting part for abutting against the third contact part; the end face of the insulating body facing the electric connector is defined as a front end face, and the second terminal is of an arc-shaped bending structure which extends from the front end face to the side face of the insulating body.

4. An electrical connector assembly as in claim 3 wherein: the insulating body is provided with an outwards-protruding abutting block at the rear end of the side face of the insulating body, and when the plug connector is inserted into the abutting cavity, the abutting block abuts against the front edge of the middle portion.

5. An electrical connector assembly as in claim 3 wherein: the insulating body has a terminal groove penetrating a side surface and a front end surface thereof, and the second terminal is mounted to the terminal groove from front to back.

6. The electrical connector assembly of claim 5, wherein: the cable has a wire core within the terminal slot and held with the second terminal, a free end of the second terminal extending from the abutment into the terminal slot and adjacent the wire core.

7. An electric connector, it includes the base and holds in the first terminal of the base, the said base has upper end, lower end and front end of connecting said upper, lower end, the said first terminal includes protruding the first contact part and protruding the said second contact part and connecting the middle part between the said first, second contact part of the said upper end, the said base has docking chamber penetrating its front end forward, characterized by: the middle part is fixed on the base and is partially exposed to the butt joint cavity to form a third contact part.

8. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein: the first terminals are of flat plate structures, the third contact portions are respectively located on opposite inner wall surfaces of the butt joint cavity, and the third contact portions are arranged face to face.

9. The plug connector comprises an insulating body, a second terminal and a cable, wherein the second terminal and the cable are fixed on the insulating body, the insulating body is provided with a terminal groove penetrating through the side surface and the front end surface of the insulating body, and one end of the second terminal is connected with the cable in the terminal groove; the method is characterized in that: the second terminal is of an arc-shaped bending structure and extends from the front end face to the side face of the insulating body, and comprises an abutting part exposed to the side face of the insulating body and a fixing part fixed with the insulating body.

10. The plug connector of claim 9, wherein: the insulating body has a holding groove penetrating forward through a front end face thereof, and the holding portion is mounted to the holding groove from front to back.