CN201075551Y

CN201075551Y - Electric connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN201075551Y
Application number: CNU2007200397882U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马文强
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-06-11
Filing date: 2007-06-11
Publication date: 2008-06-18
Anticipated expiration: 2017-06-11

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electric connector component, which comprises a metal shell, an elastic terminal arranged inside the metal shell, a camera module contained in the metal shell and a flexible circuit board that is arranged between the elastic terminal and the camera module and used for electrically connecting the camera module to an external circuit board. The flexible circuit board comprises a base plate and a reinforced pad that is arranged on the base plate and contained in the metal shell. The reinforced pad takes the shape of reclined H and comprises a rectangular basal area and an alar part that extends at an opposite direction from two opposite sides of the basal part; therefore, during the process that the flexible circuit board is assembled in the electric connector, the base plate of the flexible circuit board can be effectively prevented from being warped so as to promote good electric property connecting performance of the electric connector component.

Description

Electric coupler component

[technical field]

The utility model relates to a kind of electric coupler component, refers to a kind of electric coupler component that electrically connects electronic component to circuit board especially.

[background technology]

Electric connector is widely used in (as mobile phone) in the electronic equipment, along with development of science and technology, people are also more and more higher to the requirement of these electronic equipments, as in mobile phone, increasing camera function, correspondingly, this electric connection camera module to the demand of the electric connector of circuit board also increases gradually, and it is varied that the camera module is electrically connected to the mode of circuit board, wherein a kind of for electrically connecting the two by flexible PCB, its structure generally comprises electric connector, place the camera module in the electric connector, and place flexible PCB between electric connector and the camera module, electric connector comprises body at least and places intrinsic conducting terminal, body is made up of four sidewalls and diapire, and four sidewalls and diapire form a receiving space, in order to accommodate above-mentioned flexible PCB and camera module, conducting terminal comprises the contact site that extends in the above-mentioned receiving space at least, and this contact site is in the diapire top, flexible PCB comprises the first end the second end outer with extending electric connector that is contained in the electric connector receiving space, wherein the upper and lower surface of first end is respectively equipped with some conducting elements, electrically contact with the conducting strip of camera module bottom and the contact site of conducting terminal respectively, so, the camera module electrically is connected to the external circuit board by flexible PCB.

See also shown in Figure 8, it has disclosed a kind of electric connector 1 ' that camera module 3 ' is electrically connected to circuit board (not shown) by flexible PCB 2 ', it comprises metallic housing 10 ' and flexible terminal 30 ', its middle shell 10 ' is made up of four sidewalls 12 ' and diapire 14 ', flexible terminal 30 ' in the form of sheets, place housing 10 ' diapire 14 ', comprise plate-like body portion 300 ' and from the plate-like body portion 300 ' elastic contact part 302 ' that extends to housing 10 ' sidewall 12 ' of both sides longitudinally, flexible PCB 2 ' places between the flexible terminal 30 ' and camera module 3 ' of electric connector 1 ', comprise: be contained in the first end (indicating) in the housing 10 ' and extend housing 10 ' the second end 22 ' outward, after camera module 3 ' places housing 10 ', place the conducting element 24 ' of flexible PCB 2 ' upper surface electrically to contact with the conducting strip of camera module 3 ' bottom (not indicating), and the conducting element of flexible PCB 2 ' lower surface (not indicating) electrically contacts with the elastic contact part 302 ' of flexible terminal 30 ', because flexible terminal 30 ' has certain elasticity, therefore, when camera module 3 ' pushes flexible terminal 30 ' downwards, strain takes place downwards in the elastic contact part 302 ' of flexible terminal 30 ', therefore, place the flexible PCB 2 ' between flexible terminal 30 ' and the camera module 3 ' to be clipped between the two tightly, thereby electrically contact with camera module 3 ' well.

Yet, the electric coupler component of this kind structure, to well the camera module be connected to the external circuit board, its key is exactly that conducting element on the flexible PCB must be well well contact with the conducting strip of camera module bottom, and the material of flexible PCB is very soft, the housing of electric connector and flexible terminal all are that metal material is made, therefore, when flexible PCB is installed in electric connector, housing or flexible terminal probably collide flexible PCB, make it that warpage take place, and then, to the certain influence of electrical conduction function generation of flexible PCB.

In view of above problem, be necessary to provide a kind of improved electric coupler component in fact, to address the above problem.

[utility model content]

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of electric coupler component, and it can prevent that flexible PCB from the process of assembling warpage taking place.

For achieving the above object, the utility model provides a kind of electric coupler component, comprise metal shell, place the interior flexible terminal of metal shell, be contained in the electronic component in the metal shell, and place flexible PCB between electronic component and the flexible terminal, flexible PCB comprises substrate and places on the substrate and be contained in stiffener in the metal shell, wherein this stiffener is " H " type, comprises rectangular base and the alar part that extends in opposite directions from the relative both sides of rectangle base portion.

Compared with prior art; the utility model electric coupler component has the following advantages at least: because this flexible PCB is provided with stiffener; this stiffener reaches the alar part that extends in opposite directions from the relative both sides of base portion by base portion and forms; and the alar part and the base portion that are positioned at the same side form " U " type structure; therefore; when this flexible PCB is installed in the metal shell; its stiffener; especially its alar part protects the substrate of this flexible PCB well; avoid being subjected to the collision of other elements, and then avoided the generation of warpage.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 2 is the part three-dimensional combination figure of the utility model electric coupler component, and wherein, flexible terminal is assembled in the metal shell, goes in the metal shell and flexible PCB and camera module are still unassembled.

Fig. 3 is another part three-dimensional combination figure of the utility model electric coupler component, and wherein, flexible terminal and flexible PCB are assembled in the metal shell, and the camera module is still unassembled.

Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional combination figure of the utility model electric coupler component, wherein, and flexible terminal, flexible PCB, and the camera module all is assembled in the metal shell.

Fig. 5 is the upward view of flexible PCB in the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 6 is the vertical view of flexible PCB in the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 7 is the assembling flow path schematic diagram of metal shell and flexible terminal in the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 8 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the electric coupler component relevant with the utility model.

[embodiment]

Describe the embodiment of the utility model electric coupler component in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

See also Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 4, the utility model electric coupler component 1, comprise metal shell 10, place flexible terminal 30 in the metal shell 10, be contained in the electronic component 50 (referring to the camera module in the present embodiment) in the metal shell 10, and place the flexible PCB 70 between flexible terminal 30 and the camera module 50.

Metal shell 10 through pressing and bending and one-body molded, comprises diapire 101 and the antetheca 103, the rear wall 105 that extend vertically upward from four limits of diapire 101, left wall 107 and right wall 109 by the plate-shape metal plate.Diapire 101, antetheca 103, rear wall 105, left wall 107 and the right wall 109 common receiving spaces 100 that form are to accommodate camera module 50, and left wall 107 and right wall 109 structures are identical, and rear wall 105 centre positions offer a window 1050, run through for flexible PCB 70, the crown center position of antetheca 103 becomes a recess 1030 to lower recess, picks and places to make things convenient for camera module 50.In addition, left side wall 107 and right wall 109, include the flat part 1070 of the structure that roughly is in the shape of the letter V, the elastic portion 1072 of extending to receiving space 100 from the upper edge at flat part 1070 two ends, and the connecting portion 1074 that connects flat part 1070 and elastic portion 1072, elastic portion 1072 comprises parallel with above-mentioned flat part 1070 and is tabular holding parts 1076 and the guide portion 1078 that forms from holding parts 1076 top edge, this guide portion 1078 forms to the direction diagonally extending away from receiving space 100 from holding parts 1076 edges, and antetheca 103 and rear wall 105 correspondence positions are respectively equipped with

elastic arm

1031,1051 with butt fixing camera module 50.Top edge at antetheca 103 and rear wall 105 also is provided with

guide portion

1032,1052 respectively, the guide portion 1078 common assemblings that guide camera modules 50 with left wall 107 and right wall 109, in addition, bottom 101 middle positions are provided with a pair of first through hole 1012, when with radium-shine spot welding fixing metal housing 10 and flexible terminal 30 relative positions, on the localization tool of chatting after this metal shell 10 can being placed by first through hole 1,012 9, with the position of this fixing metal housing 10 and flexible terminal 30.

Flexible terminal 30, be stamped to form by plate-shape metal, integral body is herring-bone form, comprise body 300 that is connected to metal shell 10 diapires 101 and the contact site 302 that electrically contacts with the conducting strip (not shown) of camera module 50 bottoms, wherein contact site 302 is to extend and to form and be that the center is symmetrical arranged with body 300 in two ends longitudinally from body 300, and the central authorities of body 300 and be provided with second through hole 310 with first through hole, the 1012 corresponding positions of metal shell 10, in addition, metal shell 10 diapires 101 offer some flutings 1010 in flexible terminal 30 contact sites 302 correspondence positions, when 50 pairs of flexible terminals of camera module 30 produce overvoltage, the contact site 302 of flexible terminal 30 can go deep in this fluting 1010, avoid contact site 302 to sustain damage, and be provided with itself and metal shell 10 holding unit of fixing (indicating) mutually in flexible terminal 30 horizontal two ends, this holding unit comprises the installation portion 304 that places flexible terminal 30 horizontal ends and the bend 306 of the other end, wherein installation portion 304 is to continue to extend forward and be with body 300 to be made of one piece from body 300 horizontal end centers, bend 306 is to continue to be bent downwardly forward and slightly to extend from the body 300 horizontal other ends to form, and metal shell 10 is provided with hole 1013 in above-mentioned installation portion 304 correspondence positions, with the bend 306 corresponding otch 1014 that are provided with, above-mentioned otch 1014 is the zones between a pair of fixing arm 1016 that extends forward of metal shell 10 diapires 101 edges, after flexible terminal 30 placed metal shell 10 diapires 101, its bend 306 was by a pair of fixing arm 1016 clampings of metal shell 10.In addition, also be provided with a projection 308 on the body 300 of flexible terminal 30 at least and produce overvoltage to prevent 50 pairs of flexible terminals of camera module 30.

Please in conjunction with Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6, flexible PCB 70, place between flexible terminal 30 and the camera module 50, comprise substrate 700 and place stiffener 702 on the substrate 700, substrate 700 comprises the second end 706 that places the first end 704 that is used to transmit electrical signals in metal shell 10 receiving spaces 100 and pass from the window 1050 of metal shell 10, the width of above-mentioned the second end 706 is equal to or less than the width of metal shell 10 windows 1050, and the width of first end 704 is greater than the width of metal shell 10 windows 1050, so, flexible PCB 70 is immobilizated in the metal shell 10, in addition, these first end 704 relative both sides more are formed with conduction region (not indicating) by the position of near part, zone outside the conduction region forms supporting region (not indicating), the upper and lower surface of this conduction region is respectively equipped with and the conducting strip of camera module 50 bottoms and the contact site 302 electrical conducting elements 708 that contact of flexible terminal 30, these conducting elements 708 longitudinally are arranged in first end 704, and be provided with slit 710 between the adjacent conductive element 708, the formation in these slits 710, make the conducting element 708 on flexible PCB 70 substrates 700 become independent one by one unit, can electrically contact with the contact site 302 of flexible terminal 30 and the conducting strip of camera module 50 bottoms better, and be unlikely to involve mutually.Above-mentioned stiffener 702 places the first end 704 of substrate 700, integral body is " H " shape, comprise base portion 712 that is overlying on substrate 700 first ends 704 supporting regions and the alar part 714 that extends in opposite directions from base portion 710 relative both sides, this alar part 714 lays respectively at the two ends of substrate 700 conduction regions, make the alar part 714 and the base portion 710 that are positioned at the same side form " U " font, and conduction region should be surrounded by " U " font, so, when flexible PCB 70 is installed in the metal shell 10, because the effect of stiffener 702, especially the effect of its alar part 714 makes conducting element 708 be reinforced plate 702 and is surrounded, therefore not can with other element collisions.

Camera module 50, be contained in the receiving space 100 of metal shell 10, comprise the base plate 52 and the body 54 that roughly are square, wherein the bottom surface of body 54 places the end face of base plate 52, and the end face of body 54 is convex to be provided with columniform protuberance 56, and the side corresponding with metal shell 10 left walls 107 and right wall 109 is respectively equipped with strip boss 58, after camera module 50 places metal shell 10, elastic portion 1072 on metal shell 10 left walls 107 and the right wall 109 place on this boss 58 and with body 54 side butts with fixing camera module 50, in addition, the position corresponding with the window 1050 of metal shell 10, camera module 50 also is provided with an auxiliary section 59 of running through protuberance 56 to body 54, play foolproof function, prevent being fit in the metal shell 10 of camera module 50 mistakes, and then improved the packaging efficiency of electric connector 1.

Below in conjunction with shown in Figure 7, introduce the assembling procedure of the utility model electric coupler component 1: at first flexible terminal 30 is placed in the receiving space 100 of metal shell 10, make its contact site 302 place fluting 1010 tops of metal shell 10 diapires 101, installation portion 304 places in the hole 1013 of metal shell 10, the bend 306 of an end relative with installation portion 304 places the otch 1014 that forms between a pair of fixing arm 1016 of metal shell 10 diapires 101, and by 1016 clampings of fixing arm, in addition, second through hole 310 of flexible terminal 30 bodies 300 central authorities places first through hole, 1012 tops of metal shell 10; The tool 9 of a location usefulness then is provided, and this tool 5 has and first through hole 1012 and second through hole, 310 corresponding physical form, and metal shell 10 and flexible terminal 30 are placed on the above-mentioned localization tool 9 by first through hole 1012 and second through hole 310 successively; Following, is that radium-shine spot welding is carried out in the position of symmetry with second through hole 310 on flexible terminal 30, with this fixing metal shell 10 and flexible terminal 30 again; After radium-shine spot welding is finished, again metal shell 10 and flexible terminal 30 are taken out from localization tool 9; Successively flexible PCB 70 and camera module 50 are contained in the receiving space 100 of metal shell 10 at last, and place flexible terminal 30 tops, first end 704 upper surfaces of flexible PCB 70 and the conducting element 708 of lower surface are electrically contacted with the conducting strip of camera module 50 bottoms and the contact site 302 of flexible terminal 30 respectively, and by the elastic portion 1072 on metal shell 10 left walls 107 and the right wall 109, elastic arm 1031 on antetheca 103 and the

rear wall

105,1051 support camera module 50 corresponding sides and fixing camera module 50 in metal shell 10, at this moment, camera module 50 bottoms directly act on the first end 704 of flexible PCB 70, again because flexible PCB 70 is very soft, and flexible terminal 30 is made of metal and have certain elasticity, therefore, the conducting strip of camera module 50 bottoms can be well with flexible PCB 70 on conducting element 708 electrically contact, thereby electrically conducting on the circuit external plate camera module 50.

In the present embodiment, because the stiffener 702 of flexible PCB 70 is " H " shape, and the alar part 714 that is positioned at a side lays respectively at the two ends of conduction region, therefore, " U " shape structure that alar part 714 and middle supporting region form, well conducting element 708 is surrounded within it, thereby avoided flexible PCB 70 in the process of assembling or transportation, be subjected to the collision of other elements and stick up the district.

The above only is a kind of execution mode of the present utility model, it or not whole or unique execution mode, the variation of any equivalence that those of ordinary skills take technical solutions of the utility model by reading the utility model specification is claim of the present utility model and contains.

Claims

1. electric coupler component, comprise metal shell, place flexible terminal in the metal shell, be contained in the electronic component of metal shell, and the electric connection electronic component is to the flexible PCB of the external circuit board, wherein, flexible PCB comprises that at least part is contained in the substrate in the metal shell, it is characterized in that: described flexible PCB also comprises the stiffener that places on the substrate and be contained in metal shell, and this stiffener is " H " shape.

2. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described stiffener comprises the base portion of rectangle and the alar part that extends in opposite directions from the relative both sides of base portion.

3. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: the substrate of flexible PCB comprises first board that is contained in the metal shell and extends second board of metal shell outside that described stiffener places on first board.

4. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: the first end width of described flexible PCB is greater than the width of metal shell window, and the width of the second end is less than the width of metal shell window.

5. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: described metal shell is made up of sidewall and diapire, and one of them sidewall is provided with window, runs through for flexible PCB.

6. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: described camera module bottom is provided with plurality of conducting strips, and the first end of flexible PCB is provided with the conducting element that is in contact with it in the relevant position.

7. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: be provided with the slit between the adjacent conductive element on the described flexible PCB first end.

8. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: described metal shell diapire is provided with first through hole, flexible terminal is provided with second through hole in the relevant position, so that with localization tool and by above-mentioned first, second through hole and exactly with metal shell housing and flexible terminal location.

9. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: described metal shell and flexible terminal are fixed by radium-shine spot welding.

10. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: described flexible terminal is provided with the holding unit with the metal shell fixing, comprise the installation portion and the bend relative with installation portion that place the horizontal end of flexible terminal, metal shell is respectively equipped with hole and otch in above-mentioned installation portion and bend correspondence position.