CN202178467U

CN202178467U - Electric connector and electric connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN202178467U
Application number: CN201120222825XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林俊甫
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: 2011-06-29
Filing date: 2011-06-29
Publication date: 2012-03-28
Anticipated expiration: 2021-06-29

Abstract

Provided are an electric connector and an electric connector assembly. The electric connector comprises an insulation main body, a plurality of terminals fixedly installed in the insulation main body and a shielding housing shielding the outside of the insulation main body; the insulation main body is provided with a lengthwise main body part and a butt joint plate protruding from the main body part; the terminals are fixedly installed in the main body part and possess plug contact parts extending to the butt joint plate; the shielding housing is provided with a shielding part shielding the outside of the main body part and a movable locking arm connected to lengthwise two ends of the shielding part; the movable locking arm comprises an interconnecting part in connection with the shielding part, an operation part extending from edge of one side of the interconnecting part and a locking part extending in a reverse direction with the operation part; the movable locking arm uses the interconnecting part as a fulcrum and swings between a locking position and an unlocking position; when the movable locking arm is at the locking position, the locking part is at an initial state, and when the movable locking arm is at the unlocking position, the locking part moves to a side where the operation part is located. The movable locking arm structure has a simple structure and is convenient to manufacture and mould.

Description

Electric connector and electric coupler component

[technical field]

The utility model is relevant a kind of electric connector and electric coupler component, especially refers to a kind of electric connector and electric coupler component of shielding casing architecture advances.

[background technology]

See also the TaiWan, China application for a patent for invention and disclose a kind of electric coupler component that is disclosed for No. 200933997; This electric coupler component comprises pin connector and socket connector; Wherein pin connector comprises insulator, is immobilizated in several conducting terminals in the insulator and is shielded in the metal shell in the insulator outside; These metal shell two ends respectively are provided with an elastic lock arm; Said elastic lock arm extends on the direction in butt joint and forms, and has the press section that is positioned at free terminal, the bonnet lock hole that is positioned at press section one side; Socket connector comprises insulating body, be immobilizated in several conducting terminals in the insulator and be shielded in the shielding casing in the insulator outside, and these shielding casing two ends are provided with the elastic cantilever that matches with the bonnet lock hole of above-mentioned elastic lock arm; After pin connector and socket connector dock each other; The elastic cantilever of socket connector is contained in the bonnet lock hole of pin connector, and this elastic cantilever is held in the bonnet lock hole inboard, when pin connector and socket connector carry out release; Push the press section of the elastic lock arm of pin connector; Make the press section move downward, the bonnet lock hole on the longitudinally is also moved downward by drive, thereby breaks away from the elastic cantilever of socket connector; After bonnet lock hole and elastic cantilever break away from fully, promptly accomplish release.

But when carrying out unlocking operation; Motion arm need force down downwards and be lower than the terminal position of shell fragment, makes bonnet lock hole break away from shell fragment and just can reach release, if motion arm moves repeatedly repeatedly; Possibly contact with the stable of socket connector thereby influence pin connector owing to excessive deformation follows the string.。

Therefore, to the problems referred to above, be necessary to propose a kind of new electric connector and electric coupler component to address the above problem.

[utility model content]

The utility model technical problem to be solved is to provide a kind of electric connector and electric coupler component with simple in structure and easily manufactured buckle structure.

For addressing the above problem; The utility model electric connector can adopt following technical scheme: a kind of electric connector; Include insulating body, be immobilizated in the several terminals in the insulating body and be covered in the shell that covers in the insulating body outside; Insulating body is provided with the buttcover plate that lengthwise main part and autonomous body protrude out; Terminal is immobilizated in the main part and has the plug contact site that extends to buttcover plate, covers shell and is provided with shielding portion that is covered in the main part outside and the movable lock catch arm that is connected in shielding portion lengthwise two ends; The operating portion that said movable lock catch arm comprises the connecting portion that is connected with shielding portion, extend from connecting portion one lateral edges and with the reverse latch part of extending of operating portion; Movable lock catch arm is that fulcrum is swung between snap close position and unlocked position with the connecting portion; When movable lock catch arm is positioned at the snap close position; Said latch part is positioned at initial condition, and when movable lock catch arm was positioned at unlocked position, said latch part was to a lateral movement at operating portion place.

Compared with prior art; The utility model electric connector has following beneficial effect: be provided with the operating portion and the latch part of extending respectively from the both sides of connecting portion on longitudinally through movable lock catch arm; And be that fulcrum is rocked to unlocked position from the snap close position with the connecting portion, this movable lock catch arm simple in structure, to make moulding comparatively convenient.

For addressing the above problem; The utility model electric coupler component can adopt following technical scheme: a kind of electric coupler component; Comprise the pin connector and the socket connector that cooperatively interact, said pin connector comprises insulating body, be immobilizated in several plug terminals in the insulating body and be covered in the shell that covers in the insulating body outside, and insulating body is provided with the buttcover plate that lengthwise main part and autonomous body protrude out; Terminal has the plug contact site that extends to buttcover plate; Cover shell and have shielding portion that is covered in the main part outside and the movable lock catch arm that is connected in shielding portion lengthwise two ends, said socket connector comprises insulating body, be immobilizated in several female terminals in the insulating body and be covered in the shielding casing in the insulating body outside, and female terminal is provided with the socket contact site that is in contact with one another with the plug contact site; Shielding casing is covered in the insulating body outside; The receiving space of buttcover plate is accommodated in formation, and shielding casing has cantilever-shaped snap close shell fragment, and this snap close shell fragment protrudes out in receiving space; The movable lock catch arm of pin connector comprises the connecting portion that is connected with the shielding portion one, the operating portion and the latch part of extending respectively from the both sides of connecting portion on longitudinally; When movable lock catch arm is positioned at the snap close position; Above-mentioned latch part and snap close shell fragment connect; When movable lock catch arm was positioned at unlocked position, above-mentioned latch part and snap close shell fragment were separated, and movable lock catch arm is that fulcrum self-locking button bit is put and is rocked to unlocked position with its connecting portion.

Compared with prior art; The utility model electric coupler component has following beneficial effect: have operating portion that extends from connecting portion one lateral edges and the latch part of oppositely extending with operating portion through movable lock catch arm; And with the connecting portion is that fulcrum is swung between unlocked position and snap close position, this movable lock catch arm simple in structure, to make moulding comparatively convenient.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of the utility model electric coupler component, and has showed that socket connector cooperates situation before with pin connector;

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional exploded view of socket connector shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional exploded view of pin connector shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional combination figure that electric coupler component shown in Figure 1 matches;

Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of electric coupler component shown in Figure 4 along the A-A line;

Fig. 6 is the partial enlarged drawing of electric coupler component shown in Figure 4;

Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of electric coupler component shown in Figure 4 along the B-B line;

Three-dimensional combination figure when Fig. 8 is electric coupler component release shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 9 is the partial enlarged drawing of electric coupler component shown in Figure 8.

[embodiment]

See also Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 3; The utility model electric coupler component comprises socket connector 100 and the pin connector 400 that matches with this socket connector; Wherein socket connector 100 comprises insulating body 1, is immobilizated in several female terminals 2 in the insulating body 1 and is covered in the shielding casing 3 in insulating body 1 outside; Pin connector 400 comprises insulating body 4, be fixed in several plug terminals 5 in the insulating body and be covered in the shell that covers in insulating body 4 outsides, and this covers shell and comprises first baffle 6 and second baffle 7.

The insulating body 1 of said socket connector has base portion 11 and the docking section 12 along the extension of butt joint direction from base portion; This docking section 12 comprises roof 121, the diapire 122 that is oppositely arranged with roof and the end wall 123 that is positioned at roof, diapire both sides, thereby forms docking groove 124; The socket contact site 22 that female terminal 2 comprises the holding parts 21 that is immobilizated in the insulating body 1, extend along the butt joint direction from an end of holding parts and extend the weld part 23 outside the insulating body 1 along the opposite direction of butt joint direction from the other end of holding parts 21; Socket contact site 22 extends into docking groove 124 (please combine shown in Figure 5); Electrically to contact with plug terminal 5, weld part 23 welds with printed circuit board (PCB) (not shown) mutually; Shielding casing 3 comprises top shielding portion 31, the end shielding portion 32 that is oppositely arranged with the top shielding portion and the side shielding portion 33 that is connected in top shielding portion 31 both sides; Shielding casing 3 is looped around insulating body week side; Thereby docking groove 124 is expanded into receiving space 101, fully to accommodate pin connector; Said top shielding portion 31 have main part 311, certainly this main part extend and insert base portion 11 lengthwise two ends location division 312, be positioned at main part 311 two ends and be cantilever-shaped snap close shell fragment 313; This snap close shell fragment 313 inwardly is stamped to form by the door shape otch 314 interior metal materials that top shielding portion 31 forms; Thereby snap close shell fragment 313 protrudes out in receiving space 101, inserts the pin connector 400 of receiving space 101 with snap close.

The insulating body 4 of said pin connector 400 is provided with the buttcover plate 42 that lengthwise main part 41 and autonomous body protrude out; Plug terminal 5 is immobilizated in the main part 41; And have the plug contact site 51 that extends to buttcover plate 42 and extend the weld part 52 that is provided with in the other direction with plug contact site 51; Welding mutually with flexible cable (not shown), thus the transmission electrical signals.First baffle 6, second baffle 7 that cover shell are covered in the main part both sides respectively, and wherein first baffle 6 is provided with shielding portion 61 and is connected in the movable lock catch arm 62 at shielding portion 61 lengthwise two ends, to match with snap close shell fragment 313; Operating portion 622 and latch part 623 that said movable lock catch arm comprises the connecting portion 621 that is connected with shielding portion 61 one, extends from connecting portion 621; This operating portion 622 and latch part 623 are being extended perpendicular to the both sides on the longitudinally of butt joint direction from connecting portion 621 respectively; That is to say that reverse each other the extension is provided with from the connecting portion both sides of the edge for this operating portion 622 and latch part 623.

See also Fig. 1, Fig. 4 to shown in Figure 7; Movable lock catch arm 62 moves between the position at unlocked position, snap close; When two electric connectors (socket connector and pin connector) when not docking; Movable lock catch arm 62 is positioned at not mated condition, and deformation does not take place connecting portion 621, and operating portion 622 and latch part 623 are in freedom (initially) state originally; In two electric connector docking operations; Snap close shell fragment 313 is outside strain under the squeezing action of the latch part 623 of movable lock catch arm 62, and after butt joint was accomplished, snap close shell fragment 313 slipped over latch part 623; In snap close shell fragment 313 is contained in the limited impression 614 that the edge of this latch part 623 and shielding portion 61 forms; This moment, movable lock catch arm 62 arrived the snap close position, and above-mentioned latch part 623 connects with snap close shell fragment 313, firmly snap close two electric connectors; Prevent that both break away from each other, above-mentioned movable lock catch arm 62 simple in structure, to make moulding comparatively convenient; In addition, during the butt joint of two electric connectors, socket contact site 22 and plug contact site 51 electrically contact, to carry out the signal transmission.

See also Fig. 8 to shown in Figure 9; When two electric connectors are carried out release; Pull the operating portion 622 of movable lock catch arm 62; Making this movable lock catch arm 62 is that fulcrum swings to unlocked position from the snap close position with its connecting portion 621, and the latch part 623 of at this moment movable lock catch arm 62 promptly is rocked to the position away from snap close shell fragment 313 along with the lateral movement towards operating portion 622 places.

See also Fig. 1, Fig. 6 and shown in Figure 9; Above-mentioned latch part 623 and connecting portion 621 are co-located in the horizontal plane that is parallel to longitudinally; When said movable lock catch arm 62 changes between unlocked position and snap close position; This movable lock catch arm 62 is swung in this horizontal plane, and is easy to operate, and said movable lock catch arm 62 is difficult for permanent deformations taking place and following the string.Said operating portion 622, latch part 623 are extended setting on longitudinally, made full use of the space length of longitudinally, help the miniaturization development of connector.Aforesaid operations portion 622, latch part 623 are arranged at the end of connecting portion 621; Thereby form " T " shape structure; Leverage principle according to mechanics; Above-mentioned unlocking operation is laborsaving and can obtain bigger displacement range, and the width of operating portion 622 is greater than latch part 623, and the application of force is comparatively convenient during move operation portion 622." L " shape structure of 622 one-tenth bendings of said operating portion, the handled easily person grasps, carries out the application of force; See also shown in Figure 7; When pin connector 400 and socket connector 100 each other during butt joint and movable lock catch arm 62 when being positioned at the snap close position; The end of this operating portion 622 convexedly stretches in outside the above-mentioned horizontal plane, and promptly the end of operating portion 622 extends outside the socket connector 100, conveniently carries out release.

Claims

1. electric connector; Include insulating body, be immobilizated in the several terminals in the insulating body and be covered in the shell that covers in the insulating body outside; Insulating body is provided with the buttcover plate that lengthwise main part and autonomous body protrude out; Terminal is immobilizated in the main part and has the plug contact site that extends to buttcover plate, covers shell and is provided with shielding portion that is covered in the main part outside and the movable lock catch arm that is connected in shielding portion lengthwise two ends;

It is characterized in that: the operating portion that said movable lock catch arm comprises the connecting portion that is connected with shielding portion, extend from connecting portion one lateral edges and with the reverse latch part of extending of operating portion; Movable lock catch arm is that fulcrum is swung between snap close position and unlocked position with the connecting portion; When movable lock catch arm is positioned at the snap close position; Said latch part is positioned at initial condition, and when movable lock catch arm was positioned at unlocked position, said latch part was to a lateral movement at operating portion place.

2. electric connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: said operating portion and latch part are arranged at the end of connecting portion, and form " T " shape structure.

3. electric connector as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: when said movable lock catch arm changed between unlocked position and snap close position, this movable lock catch arm was swung in being parallel to the horizontal plane of longitudinally.

4. electric connector as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: said operating portion becomes " L " shape structure of bending, and the end of operating portion convexedly stretches in outside the above-mentioned horizontal plane.

5. electric connector as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: said operating portion, latch part are extended the width of setting and operating portion greater than latch part on longitudinally.

6. electric coupler component; Comprise the pin connector and the socket connector that cooperatively interact; Said pin connector comprises insulating body, be immobilizated in several plug terminals in the insulating body and be covered in the shell that covers in the insulating body outside; Insulating body is provided with the buttcover plate that lengthwise main part and autonomous body protrude out, and terminal has the plug contact site that extends to buttcover plate, covers shell and has shielding portion that is covered in the main part outside and the movable lock catch arm that is connected in shielding portion lengthwise two ends; Said socket connector comprises insulating body, be immobilizated in several female terminals in the insulating body and be covered in the shielding casing in the insulating body outside; Female terminal is provided with the socket contact site that is in contact with one another with the plug contact site, and shielding casing is covered in the insulating body outside, forms the receiving space of accommodating buttcover plate; Shielding casing has cantilever-shaped snap close shell fragment, and this snap close shell fragment protrudes out in receiving space;

It is characterized in that: the movable lock catch arm of pin connector comprises the connecting portion that is connected with the shielding portion one, the operating portion and the latch part of extending respectively from the both sides of connecting portion on longitudinally; When movable lock catch arm is positioned at the snap close position; Above-mentioned latch part and snap close shell fragment connect; When movable lock catch arm was positioned at unlocked position, above-mentioned latch part and snap close shell fragment were separated, and movable lock catch arm is that fulcrum self-locking button bit is put and is rocked to unlocked position with its connecting portion.

7. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 6; It is characterized in that: when said movable lock catch arm changes between unlocked position and snap close position; This movable lock catch arm is swung in being parallel to the horizontal plane of longitudinally; When movable lock catch arm was positioned at unlocked position, the latch part of this movable lock catch arm was rocked to the position away from the snap close shell fragment.

8. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: said operating portion, latch part are extended setting on longitudinally, this operating portion, latch part are arranged at the end of connecting portion, and the width of operating portion is greater than latch part.

9. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 8; It is characterized in that: said operating portion becomes " L " shape structure of bending; When pin connector and socket connector dock each other and movable lock catch arm when being positioned at the snap close position, the end of operating portion extends outside the socket connector.

10. electric coupler component as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: when said movable lock catch arm was positioned at the snap close position, the operating portion and the latch part of this movable lock catch arm were in initial condition.