CN202256785U

CN202256785U - Connector

Info

Publication number: CN202256785U
Application number: CN2011203017773U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈又旭; 徐国峻
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: 2011-08-19
Filing date: 2011-08-19
Publication date: 2012-05-30
Anticipated expiration: 2021-08-19

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connector, comprising an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a photoelectric module and a metal housing, wherein the insulating body comprises a main body portion and a tongue plate portion extending from the main body portion along a butt joint direction, both sides of the main body portion are vertically provided with first and second containing spaces respectively, the conductive terminal is provided with a contact portion extending towards the tongue plate portion and weld legs extending out of the main body portion, the photoelectric module is fixedly held on the insulating body, the metal housing is located at the outer side of the insulating body to form a butt joint space, the photoelectric module comprises a photoelectric apparatus contained in the first containing space and used for receiving an optical signal and converting the optical signal into an electric signal, and a switching apparatus contained in the second containing space and used for outputting the electric signal, and the photoelectric module is overlapped with the switching apparatus, such that the whole connector is simple and compact in structure.

Description

Connector

[technical field]

The utility model relates to a kind of connector, relates in particular to a kind of connector of transmit high-speed signals.

[background technology]

China's utility model patent has disclosed a kind of connector of transmit high-speed signals for No. 200920301852.9, and it is concaved with in order to accommodate the spliced eye of banjo.Connector comprises insulating body and is immobilizated in the plurality of conductive terminals in the insulating body.Insulating body is provided with the hyoplastron that extends in the spliced eye; Conducting terminal comprises that contact site, holding parts, the connecting portion being located on the hyoplastron and extending in the spliced eye reach the weld part that extends insulating body from connecting portion, and holding parts is connected between contact site and the connecting portion.Connector also comprises the optic module that is assembled on the insulating body, and optic module is provided with the light signal acceptance division that is exposed in the spliced eye.Be formed with the assembling space that supplies the light signal acceptance division to pass between the adjacent connecting portion of conducting terminal, this assembling space connects with the external world on the mounting direction of optic module.

Usually, above optic module rear is connected with optical fiber fiber-optic signal being reached the photoelectric conversion module that separates setting with connector, thereby realizes the conversion of fiber-optic signal and electric signal.But the photoelectric conversion module that separate to be provided with has not only taken space limited on the circuit board, has also increased the complicacy of whole transmission system.

Therefore, be necessary to provide a kind of structure improved connector that has, to overcome above-mentioned defective.

[utility model content]

The purpose of the utility model is to provide a kind of connector of realized opto-electronic conversion simple in structure.

For realizing above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts following technical scheme: a kind of connector, definition has butt joint direction and the vertical direction vertical with docking direction.Connector comprises insulating body, plurality of conductive terminals, optical-electric module and metal shell.Said insulating body comprises main part and autonomous body along the hyoplastron portion that the butt joint direction is extended, and main part is respectively equipped with first receiving space and second receiving space in the both sides of vertical direction.Said conducting terminal is provided with the contact site that extends to hyoplastron portion and extends the leg of main part, and said optical-electric module is immobilizated in said insulating body, and said metal shell is positioned at the insulating body outside and forms the butt joint space.Said optical-electric module comprises being contained in and is used for receiving optical signal and optical signalling converted into the electrooptical device of electric signal and be contained in the switching device with electric signal output in second receiving space in first receiving space, and said optical-electric module overlaps with switching device mutually.

Compared with prior art, the utlity model has following beneficial effect: electrooptical device and switching device are contained in respectively in first receiving space and second receiving space of main part both sides and make connector one-piece construction compact.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of the utility model connector;

The stereographic map that Fig. 2 opens for the utility model connector backshell;

Fig. 3 is the part three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model connector;

Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model connector;

Fig. 5 is the three-dimensional exploded view further of the utility model connector;

Fig. 6 is the three-dimensional exploded view of another angle of the utility model connector;

Fig. 7 is the stereographic map of another angle of the utility model connector.

[embodiment]

Ginseng Fig. 1 is to shown in Figure 4, and this creation connector 100 comprises insulating body 1, terminal module 5, optical-electric module 3, shielding casing 2 and bonnet 4.

Ginseng Fig. 3 is to shown in Figure 5, and insulating body 1 is by the plastic material injection mo(u)lding, and it comprises the hyoplastron portion 12 that OBL body 11 reaches from body 11 front ends extend forward.Insulating body 1 definition has fore-and-aft direction and the vertical direction (be above-below direction) vertical with fore-and-aft direction.Body 11 upsides are recessed to form one first receiving space 112, and the rear end of this receiving space 112 also is provided with the fluting 114 of some up/down perforations.Body 11 also is provided with left and right sides sidewall (not label), and wherein left and right sides sidewall is provided with the holding slot 111 that extends along fore-and-aft direction (promptly docking direction) near the front end of hyoplastron portion 12, and the rear end of left and right sides sidewall also caves inward and forms a pivot groove 110.Body 11 downsides are recessed to form one second receiving space 116 equally; This second receiving space 116 near the front end of hyoplastron portion 12 also outwards expansion form a fence 115, wherein second receiving space 116 runs through fence 115 and extends to the upside of hyoplastron portion 12 on fore-and-aft direction.

Join Fig. 3, Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6 again, terminal module 5 comprises a rectangular-shaped unit of plastic 51 and is immobilizated in the some the first terminals 52 and second terminal 53 in the unit of plastic 51.Unit of plastic is respectively equipped with some the first terminal grooves 511 and second terminal groove 512 to accommodate the first terminal 52 and second terminal 53 respectively in both sides about in the of 51.The first terminal 52 comprises the elastic contact part 523 that flat main part 521, autonomous body 521 1 ends bending and the leg 522 that extends vertically downward and the autonomous body 521 relative other ends are inclined upwardly and extend and be bent to form downwards.Second terminal 53 comprises the upwards vertical tabular contact site 533 that extends and vertically be bent to form forward of the other ends that flat main part 531, autonomous body 531 1 ends bending and the leg 532 that extends vertically downward and autonomous body 531 are relative.The first terminal 52 is the conducting terminals in order to transmission USB 2.0 signals, second terminal 53 and the then common conducting terminal of forming transmission USB 3.0 signals of the first terminal 52.Terminal module 5 inserts forward in the fence 115 from second receiving space 116 of body 11, and finally is exposed to the upside of hyoplastron portion 12.The contact site 523,533 of the first terminal 52 and second terminal 53 all is positioned at the same side of terminal module 5, and the contact site 533 of second terminal 53 is before the contact site that is positioned at the first terminal 52 on the fore-and-aft direction 523.

Ginseng Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 5, optical-electric module 3 can realize the reception of light signal and can convert light signal into electric signal also in time transferring out.Optical-electric module 3 comprises fiber device 31, change-over circuit plate 32 and switching device 33, and wherein fiber device 31 and change-over circuit plate 32 combine and be contained in first receiving space 112.Fiber device 31 comprises block base portion 311 and the optical signalling receiver lens 312 that protrudes out from the front surface of base portion 311.The change-over circuit plate 32 that combines with base portion 311 is tabular, and this change-over circuit plate 32 combines the rear end of a side to be provided with some contacts 321 with base portion 311.The optical signalling that optical signalling receiver lens 312 receives becomes electric signal through change-over circuit plate 32 treatment conversion, and then, these electric signal transfer out through contact 321.Therefore, the end that change-over circuit plate 32 is provided with contact 321 is defined as electrical signal, and the optical signalling receiver lens 312 of fiber device 31 also is called the optical signalling input end.The detailed process that optical signalling converts electric signal to will no longer detail at this.

Ginseng 6 figure and shown in Figure 7, switching device 33 comprises a holding unit 331 and is contained in the plurality of adapter coupling terminal 333 in the holding unit 331.It is block that holding unit 331 is, and its slit 332 that is provided with some up/down perforations is to accommodate conversion terminal 333.Each conversion terminal 333 is provided with the leg 3331 of elongated needle-like and the elastic contact part 3332 that extends from the bending of leg 3,331 one ends.Switching device 33 is accommodated and is immobilizated in second receiving space 116, and wherein plurality of elastic contact site 3,332 114 protrudes in first receiving space 112 and connects with contact 321 that change-over circuit plate 32 is provided with through slotting.Like this, the electric signal of electrical signal output is able to output smoothly through switching device 33.With preceding case compared with techniques; The utility model utilizes the limited space of connector that optical-electric module 3 is set; The conversion of optical signalling and electric signal is accomplished in connector inside, and this has not only simplified whole photo transmission system, also makes the structure of connector compact more with rationally.For example, fiber device 31 and change-over circuit plate 32 are positioned at first receiving space 112 of body 11 upsides, and switching device 33 is positioned at second receiving space 116 of body 11 downsides, and this has made full use of the connector inner space.

Fig. 1 is to shown in Figure 3 for ginseng, and said shielding casing 2 is processed by metal material, and it comprises upper and lower sidewall 21 that is oppositely arranged and the end wall 22 that connects upper and lower sidewall 21.Upper and lower sidewall 21 and end wall 22 are respectively equipped with the shell fragment 212 that inwardly protrudes out so that interfering edge to be provided when butt connector inserts.The end of each end wall 22 extends back and forms a holding section 223, on the end wall 22 near holding section 223, also is provided with a hole clipping 221.Upper side wall 21 cuts a part and forms two breach that are set up in parallel 211 in the rear end near holding section 223 1 sides.Shielding casing 2 is by being assembled into behind the forward direction in the insulating body 1; Thereby in the holding slot 111 of body 11 both sides of holding section 223 insertion insulating bodies 1 shielding casing 2 is immobilizated in the insulating body 1, upper and lower sidewall 21 and end wall 22 then surround the hyoplastron portion 12 of insulating body 1 and form a butt joint space 20 to accommodate butt connector.

Ginseng Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 also combines shown in Figure 7ly, and bonnet 4 is processed by metal material, and it comprises tabular body 41 and the side plate 42 that is bent to form from body 41 left and right sides downwards.Body 41 front ends level forward protrude out formation extension 411.Side plate 42 front ends bend forward and extend to form buckling piece 421, and buckling piece 421 inwardly protrudes out the clamping part 4211 that forms the convex closure shape.Side plate 42 rear ends then inwardly protrude out the pivot part 422 that forms the convex closure shape.Bonnet 4 is installed on the body 11 of insulating body 1, thereby pivot part 422 is assembled into and can lets the bonnet 4 be center and rotate front and back with pivot groove 110 in the pivot groove 110 of body 11 both sides.When the body 41 of bonnet 4 when shielding casing 2 one sides turn to horizontal level; The buckling piece 421 of side plate 42 front ends fits in the end wall 22 of shielding casing 2; 4211 of the clamping parts of buckling piece 421 are snapped in the hole clipping 221 on the end wall 22; Simultaneously, the extension 411 of body 41 front ends is contained in the breach 211.Because the buckle relation of clamping part 4211 and hole clipping 221, bonnet 4 can be fixing with change-over circuit plates 32 with the fiber devices 31 that are contained in first receiving space 112, thereby guarantee that the reception of optical signalling and conversion normally carry out.

The optical-electric module 3 of the utility model is divided into the switching device 33 of the electrooptical device that is positioned at first receiving space 112 (comprising fiber device 31 and change-over circuit plate 32) and second receiving space 116; Wherein electrooptical device relies on rotary bonnet 4 to be immobilizated in insulating body 1, and switching device 33 relies on and the interference fixing of insulating body 1 is contained in second receiving space 116.The fixing mode of optical-electric module 3 makes the simple in structure and easy to assembly of whole connector 100.

In sum; More than be merely the preferred embodiment of the utility model; Should not limit the scope of the utility model with this, promptly every simple equivalent of doing according to the utility model claims and description changes and modifies, and all should still belong in the scope that the utility model patent contains.

Claims

1. connector; Definition has butt joint direction and the vertical direction vertical with docking direction; Connector comprises insulating body, plurality of conductive terminals, optical-electric module and metal shell; Said insulating body comprises that main part and autonomous body are along docking the hyoplastron portion that direction is extended; Main part is respectively equipped with first receiving space and second receiving space in the both sides of vertical direction; Said conducting terminal is provided with the contact site that extends to hyoplastron portion and extends the leg of main part, and said optical-electric module is immobilizated in said insulating body, and said metal shell is positioned at the insulating body outside and forms the butt joint space; It is characterized in that: said optical-electric module comprises being contained in and is used for receiving optical signal and optical signalling converted into the electrooptical device of electric signal and be contained in the switching device with electric signal output in second receiving space in first receiving space, and said optical-electric module overlaps with switching device mutually.

2. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: said electrooptical device comprises fiber device and change-over circuit plate, and fiber device comprises the optical signalling receiver lens that protrudes in the butt joint space.

3. connector as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: said fiber device and change-over circuit harden and lump together.

4. connector as claimed in claim 3; It is characterized in that: said change-over circuit plate is provided with some contacts; Said switching device comprises holding unit and is contained in the conversion terminal in the holding unit that said conversion terminal passes the fluting that is provided with on the said main part and overlaps mutually with said contact.

5. connector as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: said switching device interference is immobilizated in second receiving space.

6. like each described connector in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that: said metal shell comprises shielding casing that is enclosed in the said hyoplastron portion outside and the bonnet that is installed on said main part.

7. connector as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: said shielding casing extends to form the holding section to said main part one side, and said main part is provided with accommodates the also holding slot of this holding section of fixing.

8. connector as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: said bonnet comprises body that covers said optical-electric module and the side plate that extends from body two lateral bucklings, and side plate is provided with the pivot part of the main part that is articulated in said insulating body.

9. connector as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: said side plate is provided with clamping part in the relative opposite side of said pivot part, and the shielding casing both sides are respectively equipped with hole clipping, and said clamping part is fastened in the said hole clipping.

10. connector as claimed in claim 9; It is characterized in that: said conducting terminal comprises the first terminal and second terminal; The contact site of the said the first terminal and second terminal all is positioned at the side on the hyoplastron portion vertical direction; The contact site of said the first terminal is an elastic contact part, and the contact site of said second terminal is tabular contact site, and the contact site of second terminal is before being positioned at the contact site of the first terminal on the butt joint direction.