CN201278407Y - Plug connector with integrated return action - Google Patents

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CN201278407Y
CN201278407Y CNU2005900000985U CN200590000098U CN201278407Y CN 201278407 Y CN201278407 Y CN 201278407Y CN U2005900000985 U CNU2005900000985 U CN U2005900000985U CN 200590000098 U CN200590000098 U CN 200590000098U CN 201278407 Y CN201278407 Y CN 201278407Y
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布鲁斯·里德
布赖恩·凯特·劳埃德
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A shielding case body for shielding an SFP circuit board connector comprises a conducting main body surrounding the connector. The case body is provided with an opening forming the inlet of the case body, and a connector which is relatively matched can be inserted through the opening. The case body also comprises a pair of binding pieces bending towards the inside of the case body at a certain angle; the binding pieces as lugs are bound and formed in the opening in a housing of a plug connector; and the plug connector is matched with the SFP circuit board connector. The lugs are arranged in the opening and can be released through a lock mechanism which is a part of the plug connector and comprises a handle and two arms extending longitudinally. The arms are stopped on a cam part which lifts the binding end part to separate from the opening of the housing of the plug connector so as to unlock the plug connector from the SFP circuit board connector. An offset assembly is also arranged, when the connector is released, an actuating mechanism is unlocked to enable the offset assembly to return to the original position.

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The pin connector that has the integral type reverse-acting
Technical field
The shield shell that the present invention relates generally to small size connector and seals this connector, what have more says, relates to being received in this housing and the pin connector that cooperates with this small size connector.
Background technology
High-speed data transmission system needs the electrical impedance can controlled electric connector, so that keep the needed data transfer rate of this electric system.The space be of great rarity so be difficult to pin connector with relative engagement be directed to the contacted electronic device of this connector in just needing for example to be used for the miniature connector that SFP (small-shape factor is insertable) uses.Pin connector generally includes has the circuit-board card that stretches out the edge, and this edge that stretches out is received in the circuit board opening of SFP connector.Radome uses with this connector usually, with the emission of control electromagnetic interference.This cover is through being commonly used for the auxiliary shell of connector, and they surround this connector substantially in connector.Undersized SFP type connector makes it be difficult to guarantee that the relative connector that is complementary suitably cooperates with this SFP type connector.
Be difficult to more for these small size connector guarantee that shield shell has enough big size, between connector contact and this shield shell, do not produce electric current with the solder reflow process that allows connector.The small size of circuit board connector also makes the relative matching connector of the plug-type be difficult to provide such, its can firm engagement around the shield shell of circuit board connector.
Wish to provide this undersized circuit board connector, the plug-type connector of this coupling has and comprises and engage with this circuit board connector or be solid device, and this pin connector has, and to be used for from circuit board connector be the device of own release.This tripper should have certain device that combines with it, is used for release mechanism with pin connector and turns back to original (or pinning) state.
Therefore the present invention relates to a kind of pin connector that uses with the SFP connector that reduces size, this pin connector overcomes above-mentioned shortcoming, and provide engaging of this pin connector and shield shell, and be used for from this SFP connector for this pin connector release or unclamp the device of this pin connector, wherein this shield shell is related and around this SFP connector.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, a further object of the invention provides a kind of mechanism of a location solution lock plug connector in shield shell, this pin connector has housing and actuator movably mounted thereto, this actuator comprises handle portion and at least one actuation part that is arranged on the lock arm free end, this lock arm longitudinal extension is by this pin connector, this actuation part can move between first and second operating positions, and this first and second operating position is corresponding to the state of corresponding the locking and unlocking of this pin connector.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of system for unlocking or ejector (ejector) system that is used to reduce the pin connector of size, this pin connector has housing, extend the circuit-board card of this housing forward, this pin connector cooperates with miniature connector on being installed in circuit board, and this miniature connector is capped structure and surrounds, this covered structure has the joint fastener that engages this pin connector when pin connector cooperates with this connector, with the locked component that is at least partially disposed in this housing, this locked component has the back handle part and extends through two arms of this connector shell from this handle portion forward, this arm terminates in free end, and each free end comprises cam portion, this cam portion alignment is selectively to contact the corresponding engagement sheet that is arranged on the relative shield shell, break away from and the engaging of pin connector housing to move this joint fastener, so that unclamp pin connector and pull down from this shield shell easily.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of aforesaid release mechanism, wherein pin connector comprises the shell of conduction, this shell is at least in part around internal circuit board, this shell has a pair of T shape opening that is arranged on wherein, this actuator arm part is with these register and be received at least in part wherein, this shield shell joint fastener dangles downwards towards this inside of shield casings space at a certain angle, cam portion on this T shape opening and the actuator arm aligns with joint fastener, thereby the mobile actuating cam of actuator arm part contact with joint fastener, thereby moves engaging of their disengagings and pin connector housing.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of release mechanism that is used for the above-mentioned type of pin connector, wherein this release mechanism also comprises the device that is used for actuator is turned back to the origin-location, this reverse-gear comprises a pair of spring arm of the arm that extends to actuator at a certain angle, the convex shoulder section aligned of this spring arm and pin connector housing, the formation reaction surface is divided in this housing convex shoulder, reversing arm is biased so that actuator is applied elastic force on this surface, and it is turned back to original position after it withdraws from.
The present invention by its novelty and particular structure realize aforementioned and other purposes.
In one embodiment of the invention, the metal shell of conduction for example forms by die casting, and this housing comprises the boring part.This hollow parts is installed on the SFP type connector on the circuit board.This housing has and is formed on its anterior opening, and this opening forms the inlet port of this housing.One or more extensions, or joint fastener forms with housing, and these extensions extend in the recess and enter in the opening of this housing, must be received in the corresponding recess of the connector that is formed at relative coupling or the guiding parts in the groove to provide one or more.
In locking mechanism of the present invention, this pin connector housing has recess, when pin connector inserts in the shield shell joint fastener with its admittance shield shell when being enclosed in wherein SFP type circuit board connector and cooperating.Unlock component has the handle portion that is arranged on pin connector housing rear end and extends through two arms of pin connector housing in isolated mode forward from it.These two arms can move on vertical linear ground in this embodiment, and move forward and backward in the pin connector housing.The free end of two actuator arms extends forward into a zone from the pin connector housing, and this zone is partly delimited by the metal shell of the conduction that is arranged on the pin connector front end.
Each preferably includes cam portion the free end of two actuator arms, and this cam portion has the angled cam face that makes progress disposed thereon, and it can take the form of solid cam bit, and perhaps it can form ladder at free end.The opening that preferably includes T shape is formed on the pin connector housing, and cam portion and these register and partly reside in the part of this opening.When drawing actuator handle, this automation arm free end and cam portion move between first and second operating positions.Two positions one of them, this cam portion is in resting position, and at another of two positions, this cam portion arm is pushed to the attachment of this shield shell.
This shield shell comprises the one or more attachment that are preferably formed to lug, and it can be from this shield shell drawing.The turning-in at a certain angle of these joint fasteners, and the downward angled inside of shield casings that enters, and with the rear portion extension of downward angle towards shield shell.These attachment align with the T shape opening of pin connector and the cam portion of locking mechanism.When pin connector engaged with shield shell fully, joint fastener extended in the T shape opening, so prevent pin connector work when not engaging with circuit board connector.This cam portion can move with linear mode in T shape opening, and its composition surface can move facing to this joint fastener, promote engaging of they and disengaging and pin connector housing, to be the pin connector release, so that pin connector can be removed from this shield shell.
Actuator arm can have the return gear that combines with it, and this return gear turns back to original position with actuator arm.This mechanism comprises backspring, and is preferably the torsion backspring.This spring can have central ring and pin connector and can have and be formed on one of them erection column of its first half or Lower Half.The central ring of this spring engages this post.This post is not only as spring reaction surface mounted thereto, but also as the holding member that this spring and actuator is kept put in place in one of pin connector parts.This spring also has from outward extending two arms of this central ring, and each terminates in free end.The free end of this spring is connected in actuator arm, makes this spring transversely extend in the direction of the lengthwise yardstick of this actuator arm.
Be readily appreciated that by following detailed these and other purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage.
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In the detailed description process, will be often with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view with circuit board of two conductive contact plate structures disposed thereon, and wherein SFP type connector is installed on one of them of two contact pad structures;
Fig. 2 is the view identical with Fig. 1, but the shield shell of constructed in accordance with the principles shown in it is pulled down from this circuit board top;
Fig. 3 is the view identical with Fig. 2, but shield shell shown in it is positioned on the circuit board and surrounds SFP type connector;
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of taking from below the shield shell of Fig. 2 and Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the view identical with Fig. 3, but wherein the secondary shielding housing is mounted to adjacent with first shield shell;
Fig. 6 is the view identical with Fig. 5, but wherein mounting bracket to cross two shield shells in place, and the pin connector of two relative engagement shown in it from the engaging of this SFP type connector pull down;
Fig. 7 is the perspective view that the connector shell of Fig. 4 amplifies, and the connector that the relative coupling of Fig. 6 is shown aligns mutually;
Fig. 7 A is the front view along the connector front end of the relative coupling of the A-A line intercepting of Fig. 7;
Fig. 7 B is the front view along the shield shell front end of the present invention of the B-B line intercepting of Fig. 7, and wherein this shield shell is pulled down from circuit board, and for the sake of clarity wherein should also pull down by inside SFP type connector;
Fig. 8 is the decomposition diagram of the connector assembly of the shield shell of constructed in accordance with the principles and cooperation;
Fig. 8 A is the front view along the front end of the connector of the relative coupling of the A-A line intercepting of Fig. 8;
Fig. 8 B is the front view along the shield shell front end of the present invention of the B-B line intercepting of Fig. 8, and wherein shield shell is pulled down from circuit board, and for the sake of clarity wherein should also pull down by inside SFP type connector;
Fig. 9 is the view that another embodiment of the guiding mechanism that comprises the principle of the invention is shown;
Figure 10 is the decomposition view of another embodiment that comprises the shield shell assembly of the principle of the invention;
Figure 11 is the perspective view that the shield shell of the Figure 10 that is arranged side by side is shown;
Figure 12 is the perspective view that is arranged on two housings of the Figure 10 on the relative both sides of circuit board face-to-face;
Figure 13 is the perspective view of pin connector that comprises the locking mechanism of constructed in accordance with the principles;
Figure 14 is used for the perspective view of locking mechanism of the pin connector of Figure 13;
Figure 15 is the exploded view of the pin connector of Figure 13;
Figure 16 is the cutaway view along the pin connector of the Figure 13 that can observe the free-ended line intercepting of lock arm;
Figure 16 A is the enlarged detailed of locking mechanism cam bit in place in pin connector, and wherein the joint fastener of shield shell engages with pin connector fully;
Figure 16 B is the view identical with Figure 16 A, is moved backward in this pin connector and shield shell and engages sheet and contact but the locking mechanism cam bit is shown;
Figure 16 C is the view identical with Figure 16 B, but the locking mechanism cam bit is shown to be engaged fully with the joint fastener of this shield shell;
Figure 17 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 18 is the perspective view that has according to the pin connector of another embodiment of the release mechanism of principles of construction of the present invention;
Figure 19 is the view identical with Figure 18, but for the sake of clarity wherein pin connector lid be removed;
Figure 20 is the perspective view of actuating mechanism of release that is used for the pin connector of Figure 18;
Figure 21 is the view identical with Figure 18, but illustrate with different angles, and the actuating mechanism of Figure 20 in place in this pin connector shown in broken lines;
Figure 22 is the perspective view of inside of the first half of the pin connector of Figure 18, and the state of the counter mass contact head of it and this socket, connector is shown;
Figure 23 is the decomposition diagram of the guide frame that uses of the pin connector with Figure 18;
Figure 24 is the fragmentary detail view of surface-mount connector, and the assembling guide frame that Figure 23 is shown is in being fixed in the position of printed circuit board (PCB);
Figure 25 is the sectional view that engages the pin connector that puts in place in shield shell, and in this detailed illustration, the joint between this shield shell joint fastener and the pin connector housing;
Figure 26 is the view identical with Figure 25, but be illustrated in operating release mechanism, and leans against contact on the shield shell joint fastener by the actuator arm cam portion in this illustration; And
Figure 27 is the skeleton diagram of the alternate embodiment of release mechanism, and this release mechanism can use with the pin connector embodiment of Figure 17.
Figure 28 is the exploded view of pin connector that the end half one of pin connector is shown, and return gear is shown;
Figure 29 is the perspective view as the spring of this return gear;
Figure 30 is another this lock actuator perspective view that is used in the pin connector;
Figure 31 is the exploded view of the release actuating mechanism that is suitable for Figure 30 of one of housing with pin connector use;
Figure 32 is that the perspective of the release actuating mechanism of Figure 30 is separated figure, but the central ring that engages with the post of one of pin connector housing is shown.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the environment that uses shield shell of the present invention.This shown environment comprises planar circuit board 100, has the connector area 102 that is formed on two appointments wherein, and each district comprises the contact board 104 of a plurality of conductions.A this district has the SFP type connector 106 that puts in place.This connector 106 has the housing 108 of insulation and supports the terminal 110 of a plurality of conductions.This connector 106 generally includes the slit 112 that is intended to be used to admit the edge of circuit board 114, and this circuit board 114 is installed in the plug-type connector 200 of relative engagement (Fig. 6).
Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the shield shell 130 of constructed in accordance with the principles, and as shown in the figure, this shield shell 130 is preferably formed by the metal sheet batching, and comprises 131, two sidewalls of copper coin 132,133, rear wall 134 and diapire 135.The common opening 136 that enters internal cavities 137 that forms of these walls.This rear wall 134 can comprise crooked pair of flanges end 137 on each sidewall 132,133, rear wall be fixed in housing and seal the rear portion of this internal cavities 137.Shown in diapire 135 only form that some diapire does not extend rearward to rear wall 134.But it has the degree of depth less than whole housing, on the bottom of housing 130, forming inner chamber 139, this inner chamber can be placed on the SFP type connector 106 that therewith uses above.This diapire 135 can have the joint flange 140 that is formed on its end, and its certain angular bend and joint are formed on the relative joint fastener 141 of the correspondence on the sidewall 133, with the skeleton of the inlet that is fixed for this shield shell 130.
As described in Figure 4, this housing 130 also can comprise flange 150, and it provides the safety dress surface relative with the top surface of circuit board 100.These flanges 150 can comprise the hole 151 of admitting the screw or the bolt that are used for the connecting circuit plate, and perhaps they can be flat, are used to be welded in this circuit board 100.The EMI gasket 170 of U-shaped can be placed on these flanges 150 as shown in Figure 3, leaks from the side and the rear portion of housing 103 to prevent EMI.
This housing 130 comprises the device that is used for plug is directed to housing, and it shows the prerotation vane 160 of work along the leading edge formation of this shell nozzle or inlet port 136.Additional prerotation vane 162 can be formed in the roof 131 of housing 130.This prerotation vane 160 (or prerotation vane 162) is formed for the anchor point of the connector 200 of relative coupling.Preferred prerotation vane 160,162 is along the imaginary line alignment of extending to housing 130 rear portions.
Relative pin connector 200 is shown in Fig. 6, and can see that this connector comprises 201 the housing 202 that is connected in one or more cables, and is preferred, and each cable comprises the multiple conducting wires of the circuit of wanting to be connected in circuit board 100.This pin connector 200 comprises the convex extension of circuit board 114 forms in the circuit-board card slit 112 that is received in connector for substrate 106.These extensions, and the remainder of the front end 210 of connector 200 centers on the barricade 203 that conducts electricity.This barricade 203 preferably includes guide slot 205, its top that can or form this barricade 203 is divided into two divided portion, 212 sealings 211 (Fig. 7 A), or form recess at the top of pin connector barricade 203, or groove, in this case, this top will not be divided into the top divided portion.As shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, this guide slot 205 preferred length of extending this pin connector.
Perhaps, whole shield shell 130 can be formed integrally as single die casting, and wherein prerotation vane 160,162 forms the parts of this casting process, rather than from the top drawing of housing 130.In this embodiment, prerotation vane can extend the entire depth of this connector.Among the embodiment of all shield shells of Miao Shuing, wish to have the coupling device that relative pin connector is engaged some types that put in place in this housing here.This joint fastener 175 that is shown in the accompanying drawings of this joint, this joint fastener 175 can be from drawings on the roof 131 of housing 130 in the embodiment of Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, and perhaps they are with cover 602 castings of the embodiment of Figure 10 to Figure 12.
Fig. 8 to Fig. 8 B illustrates another embodiment of the shield shell that comprises the principle of the invention.In this embodiment, this shield shell 300 is by comprising that bottom 301 and a plurality of of cover 302 form, these bottom 301 preferred die castings, cover 302 preferred drawings and form with metal sheet.As shown in the figure, cover 302 includes notch portion 303, and this intake section 303 forms in the mode of the inlet 136 that is similar to above-mentioned shield shell 130.This cover 302 is as shield shell 130, also comprise and be arranged on wherein EMI gasket 305, it adopts the form of the metal tape (strip) of fluting, with the resilient fingers 306 that a plurality of conductions are provided, this finger piece upwards is elevated in the internal cavities of this housing 130,300, so that contact the basal surface of the conduction of this relative pin connector 200,400.
The bottom 301 of shield shell shown in Figure 8 comprises the pair of guide rails 310 that is formed on its inner surface 312.These guide rails 310 are provided for this connector 400 is directed to the device of just putting in the inner chamber of this housing 300.This opposing connector 400 comprises the housing 401 that is connected in cable 402 and to the barricade 405 of the conduction of extending previously of pin connector housing 401.This pin connector barricade 405 has the groove 502 that is formed on its side 406, and this groove 502 cooperates with the guide rail 310 of this housing bottom surface sidewall.Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B are respectively the front views of pin connector 400 and its shield shell 300, and they illustrate relevant guide rail 310 and groove 408.
Fig. 9 illustrates another embodiment of shield shell 500, and wherein the roof 501 of this housing 500 comprises the groove 502 that is formed on wherein, and it extends the degree of depth of this housing top wall 501.Corresponding relative pin connector 510 has one or more prerotation vanes of the masked segment 505 that is formed on this connector 510, or other extension 504, and their alignment are so that cooperate with shield shell groove 502.
Figure 10 illustrates another embodiment of the shield shell 600 of constructed in accordance with the principles, and it is preferably with the material die casting of conducting electricity.This housing 600 comprises bottom 601 and header field 602.This bottom 601 comprises sidewall 603,604, and each sidewall 603,604 comprises having the screw that is formed on wherein or one or more joint pins 606 of bolt hole 608, bolt or screw can insert in this hole 608, so that this housing is remained on the circuit board 100.This post 606 stretches out slightly from sidewall 603,604, and forms slit 612 between it, and forms slit 613,614 in the front and back of post 606 respectively.
Post 606 on each sidewall 603,604 is staggered on its position, makes two this housings can be placed to closely together on circuit board shown in Figure 11 100.In this respect, the post on right side wall 604 606 will be engaged among the groove 612-614 on the left side wall 604 of adjacent housings 600.In order to provide even compacter interval, preferred groove 612-614 is recessed, means that cover 602 comprises the top 620 of protruding slightly this side, and to form space in its lower section, the outside 621 of this post 606 can be engaged in this space.This cooperation totally is shown among Figure 11.
Figure 12 illustrates two housings 600 of the present invention of the relative both sides that are arranged on circuit board, and this is referred to as " face-to-face " setting usually in this area.In this case, mounting screw 650 extends through the hole 608 of the one group of erection column 606 that is used for a housing 600, and enters the hole of another group erection column that is used for another housing.
Figure 13 illustrates the pin connector 200 that has according to the mechanism 660 of principles of construction of the present invention, the user that this mechanism allows pin connector unclamps, extracts out this pin connector from the engage of the shield shell of the socket connector installed with plate, perhaps under other situation, with the pin connector release.As Figure 14 finding clearly, this release mechanism 660 comprises actuator, and this actuator has substrate or handle portion 662, its have that the finger that is used for the user cooperates and operation shown in the hole 664 of mechanism.Two actuator arms 665 extend forward from this handle portion 662 in isolated mode, and this actuator arm 665 terminates in free end 606.Extend inwards from this actuator arm 665 at 606, two lugs 663 of free end, to form a pair of slidingsurface 667.Each slidingsurface 667 comprises and shows the actuation ends 668 of making cam bit 669 that this cam bit has angled cam face 670.This cam face 670 is along this actuation ends 668 being directed downwards at angle to handle 662 from release mechanism 660.
As shown in figure 15, the part of release mechanism 660 is comprised in the pin connector housing 202, is actuator arm 665 specifically.The free end 666 of this actuator arm 665 stretches out this connector shell 202 and this whole assembly 660 is slidably in this connector shell 202.This unlocking arm free end 666 extends into the proparea of this pin connector, and enters the zone between the external conductive casing part 203 of this pin connector 200.The shell 203 of this pin connector comprises and shows the pair of openings 680 of making T shape opening that this T shape opening has side direction part or supporting leg part 683 and lateral part or cover part 682.The cam portion of this actuator arm 605 shows the solid slug that work aligns with these openings 680.
The cover part of these pin connector openings 680, or lateral part 682 is used for the joint fastener 175 of the shield shell of this plate installation, shown in Figure 16 A-16C as jack.The end of this joint fastener is engaged in these openings 680, and they rest on the surface 690 of this opening 680, with and end wall 691 on.This interference engagement prevents that pin connector 200 from unclamping from circuit board connector 106 and shield shell 130.In order to provide from the device of this shield shell 130 release pin connectors 200, this cam portion 669 aligns with opening 680 and is received in this opening 680, and occupies the supporting leg part 683 of this opening 680 usually.The motion of release mechanism and cam portion 669 will cause and the contacting of joint fastener 175, and their are promoted break away from and the engaging of pin connector shell 203.
Figure 16 A-16C illustrates the mode of operation release mechanism best.In Figure 16 A, this mechanism is in first operating position, is lockable in the mode that engages with shield shell 130 at this position pin connector 200.As shown in the figure, the end of joint fastener 175 rests on the inwall 691 of opening 680.In Figure 16 B, release mechanism has begun to move to its second operating position, and cam bit cam face 610 is towards the end of joint fastener 175.In Figure 16 C, this release mechanism is pulled rearward, and makes cam portion 669 contact with the end of joint fastener 175 with its surface 670, upwards promotes it in opening 680, and disengages with the end wall of opening 680.In fact, preferably extend to opening 680 outsides, so that finish the lifting of the joint fastener 175 of shield shell 130 top section of cam portion (piece).
Shown in the handle 660 of release mechanism extend along a side of cable 202.It also can extend to the opposite side of cable 202 as shown in the figure along dotted line, or perhaps below, as shown in figure 13.
Figure 17 illustrates an alternate embodiment, and wherein the handle of release mechanism 700 comprises the solid lug that can pull back.In this embodiment, only have the actuator arm of single cam bit 703 at its free end, and shield shell have only 175 formation of a single joint fastener thereon with one.
Figure 18-24 illustrates another pin connector 800, and it comprises another embodiment of release mechanism in accordance with the principles of the present invention.Pin connector 800 shown in these figure is used for a plurality of electric wires that termination is included in cable 802.This cable 802 enters in the housing 804, and as shown in the figure, this housing 804 is by two halves, and promptly upper half-shell 805A and housing lower half 805B form.Each half housing 805A, 805B have wide main part 806 and from the thin plug portion 808 that stretches out previously of connector 804.The liner 810 of flexible conduction can be applied to plug portion 808 (as other embodiment), provides suitable EMI sealing (Figure 23 and 24) to be engaged at pin connector 800 and this connector between the relative guide frame wherein.
As shown in figure 23, the plug portion 808 of this connector 800 can comprise a pair of slit 812 that is formed on its relative both sides.These slits 812 are admitted the guide rail 902 of the shape complementarity of corresponding guide frame 900.This guide frame is a U-shaped, and illustrates and comprise three walls 903, and preferably their form with the material of conduction.Their common closure members 904 that forms the hollow that centers on socket connector 910, as shown in figure 24, this socket connector has the slit 914 of cooperation, and its admittance is installed in the edge of the circuit board 915 in the pin connector 800.This connector 912 is installed in the surface near the edge 917 of this plate 913 of printed circuit board (PCB) 913.
In order to improve the guide frame closure member, the lid 925 of conduction is set preferably.As shown in the figure, this lid 925 comprises cover plate 926, and this cover plate 926 has a pair of relative side clip 928, and it can extend downwards on the part of each sidewall 903 of guide frame 900, and engages the slit 930 that is formed on wherein.Front baffle part 932 preferably also forms the part of this lid 925, and comprises two sidewalls 934 and diapire 935, and sidewall 934 and diapire 935 link together with lug 937 at 936 places.This front baffle part 932 forms the opening of the guide frame of the plug portion 808 of admitting this pin connector 800.This diapire 935 can be opened slit along its end in this guide frame closure member, with the spring finger 912 that a plurality of conductions are provided, its as shown in the figure, by to upper offset so that contact the basal surface of this pin connector plug portion 808 when time in this guide frame 900 of insertion.This lid 925 comprises the lock tabs 938 of drawing in this lid, and to be suspended from this closure member 904 with the same mode of other embodiment discussed above.The part of diapire can stretch out and be engaged in the slit 918 that forms along the edge 917 at the circuit board of the front portion of connector 912.
Figure 19 and Figure 20 illustrate the release mechanism 1000 that is used for connector 800.As shown in the figure, it comprises a pair of elongated arm 1002 from back handle part 1003 longitudinal extensions, and this back handle part 1003 has the wide main body that centre bore 1004 is arranged, and this hole 1004 is formed for the pulling-on piece structure of user with one or more finger grips.Each arm 1002 terminates in free end 1005, and each this free end 1005 bending 90 is spent in the plane transverse to the length of arm.This free end 1005 has release lug 1007, and as shown in the figure, this lug originates in this transverse plane, but can stagger also spaced apart with this transverse plane.The spaced apart segment distance S in bottom surface of this lug 1007 and end.When observing from the side, this free end 1005 has S shape structure.
This offset side preferably includes the cam face 1010 of inclination, move backward facing to the end of lock tabs 938 on this surface, and owing to free-endedly move backward, it upwards promotes this lock tabs and this lock tabs is broken away from and the engaging of the opening of the plug portion 808 of pin connector.As shown in figure 19, the arm 1002 of release mechanism remains in slit or the groove 1100, and this slit or groove 1100 are preferably formed among first pin connector 805A and second pin connector 805B.
In an important aspect of the invention, this release mechanism 1000 have its be braked with from corresponding socket connector with these pin connector 800 releases or be used to hold it in the device of original position after discharging.This reverse-gear is shown in Figure 19-22.It can be a pair of backspring 1050 of a pair of arm 1051 forms, it shows that work forms with actuator arm 1002, and drawing, perhaps, bending is left the fore-and-aft plane that this actuator arm 1002 extends and is entered its oneself substantial transverse plane, perhaps at least with this actuator arm 1002 stagger (offset).Preferably, this free end extends in the plane that is higher than and is in substantially parallel relationship to the horizontal plane that this pin connector circuit board 915 extends.By this way, this backspring arm 1051 is located in the open space below this pin connector first half 805A.This best that concerns is shown among Figure 21.
As shown in the figure, this backspring arm 1051 extends back slightly with angle θ (Figure 20), so that this backspring arm 1051 and whole actuator 1000 are produced initial bias.Shown backspring arm 1051 has free end 1054, its each comprise the finger piece 1055 that extends back.These finger pieces 1055 align with the counter mass 1075 on the inner surface that is formed on or is arranged on pin connector first half 805A (Figure 21 and 22).Preferred this counter mass 1075 is alignd with the central longitudinal axis of pin connector housing, make finger piece 1055 also with this axial alignment, and further be preferably placed on its relative side.
When release, user's direction of arrow R in Figure 18 pulls back finger tabs 1003, and backspring finger piece 1055 these counter mass 1075 of contact, specifically, contacts its front surface 1076.The motion backward of actuator makes the spring reversing arm compile forward, shown in imaginary line among Figure 22.Because the cross section that it is thin and its material preferably have elastomeric spring steel, this backspring arm 1051 is flexible, and when user's release actuator, they trend towards turning back to their original positions, thereby moves forward this actuator arm end return.
Figure 25 and Figure 26 illustrate the free-ended effect of cam portion at actuator arm.Can see that actuator moves backward cam portion will be contacted with the joint fastener of shield shell, and has the inclined surface that is used for this contact pin, be disengaged thereon and with the opening of this pin connector housing to ride (ride up).
Figure 27 schematically illustrates another kind of backspring structure, and it is suitable on the single actuator as shown in the embodiment of Figure 17.Actuator 700 among this embodiment has pulling-on piece part 701, remains on recess 710 and the free end with cam portion 703 in the pin connector housing.The punching press in the main body 710 of recess of shown single reversing arm 712 is come out, and shown in imaginary line, contacts with the reaction surface of convex shoulder 740.Push this actuator and discharge engaging of pin connector and this housing.
Figure 28-32 illustrates the alternate embodiment of the reverse-gear that is used for release mechanism of the present invention.As Figure 29 clearly shown in, this reverse-gear comprises wire spring 1150, and is preferred, is the torsional mode spring, this torsional mode spring has central ring 1152 and a pair of along lateral extensometer and have the spring arm 1154 that a pair of isolated far-end 1156 goes out.The far-end 1156 of spring arm 1154 is received in the hole 1158 of arm 1002 of lock actuator 1000B, as shown in figure 30.Figure 32 illustrates lock actuator mechanism, and it has the reverse-gear in the attached lid that is arranged on pin connector half one 804.The arm 1002 of this lock actuator 1000B is maintained in the slit or groove of housing, and the central ring 1152 of reverse-gear is provided with to the post 1160 of inner spatial extension around the housing from pin connector.Preferably, this post 1160 is arranged on the inside upper surface of pin connector housing, and most preferably is arranged on the center.
Between the post of the central ring of reverse-gear and housing, there is interference engagement, makes it that release mechanism is kept putting in place, to help the assembling of this plug.On this height that is connected to form the circuit-board card in being contained in this pin connector, and preferably on the height of the cam portion of the free end of actuator.The spring arm 1154 of return gear extends forward towards the front of pin connector, so that at make position this release mechanism of setovering.Connector separately during moving backward of actuator make the spring arm of return gear to post deflection, and actuator is applied restoring force.When actuator discharged, this reverse-gear brought back to its initial position with actuator.

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1. pin connector that has the integral type reverse-acting, described pin connector and relative housing engage, and described pin connector comprises the release mechanism with reverse-acting, it is characterized in that, and described pin connector comprises:
The pin connector housing, this pin connector housing has recess, and this recess is arranged to when the pin connector housing housing relative with this engages, and the lock tabs of the housing relative with this engages;
Along the described socket connector housing longitudinal extension and the release mechanism that can between first and second operating positions, move, described release mechanism and described relative housing lock tabs interact, and break away from and the engaging of pin connector housing to move this lock tabs when described release mechanism is in second operating position; With
Bias component, this bias component comprises attachment ring, and this attachment ring engages with described pin connector housing, and when described release mechanism was in second operating position, this attachment ring was towards the described first operating position described release mechanism of setovering.
2. pin connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described release mechanism comprises the release lug and at the outstanding lug at the relative position place of this release mechanism, the described lock tabs of described release lug and this housing interacts, break away from and the engaging of the described recess of this pin connector to move this lock tabs, described outstanding lug is can be approaching from the outside of pin connector, separates locking mechanism away from this lock tabs so that move this along backward direction.
3. pin connector as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described release mechanism is slidably supported by described pin connector, and the backward directions of described outstanding lug mobile makes the mobile application of force on the contrary of described bias component and backward directions.
4. pin connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described pin connector housing comprises bond post, and described attachment ring engages with described bond post.
5. pin connector as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described bond post is arranged in the described pin connector housing.
6. pin connector as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described release mechanism also comprises actuator, this actuator is along the longitudinal extension of described pin connector, described release lug is arranged on an end of described actuator, and described outstanding lug is arranged on a relative end of described actuator, and what described outstanding lug formed described actuator can be by the element of user's grasping.
7. pin connector as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, described actuator has the U-shaped structure, wherein skeleton partly connects in the actuator arm of two longitudinal extensions, each actuator arm terminates in a free end, and each described free end comprises a described release lug, and described skeleton portion branch comprises described outstanding lug, described outstanding lug comprises the opening that is arranged on wherein, to make things convenient for user's grasping.
8. pin connector as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the profile that described release lug has S shape when observing from the side of release lug.
9. pin connector as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, each described release lug includes the angled cam bit that partly is set together with described plug portion.
10. pin connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described release mechanism comprises: have the actuator of grip, this grip is arranged on the outside of described plug portion; And two actuator arm parts that longitudinally extend from this grip, these actuator arm parts are used described pin connector housings close at least in part, each described actuator arm parts terminates in a cam end, and described actuator arm parts are interconnected by described bias component in described pin connector housing.
11. pin connector as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, described bias component comprises the backspring with torsion spiral that is formed on described two actuator arm parts centre.
12. pin connector as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described pin connector housing comprises bond post, and the torsion spiral of this backspring engages with this bond post.
13. pin connector as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, described bond post is arranged on the inner surface of described pin connector housing.
14. pin connector as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, described bond post is arranged on the inside upper surface of described pin connector housing.
15. pin connector as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, the torsion spiral of described backspring and the cam end of described actuator arm parts stagger.
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