CN203218595U

CN203218595U - Electrical connector assembly

Info

Publication number: CN203218595U
Application number: CN201320143463.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄进科; 祝平衡; 尹会然
Original assignee: Shenzhen Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Luxshare Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-03-27
Filing date: 2013-03-27
Publication date: 2013-09-25
Anticipated expiration: 2023-03-27

Abstract

The utility model relates to an electrical connector assembly comprising a metal housing, a circuit board assembled on the metal housing and an unlocking mechanism capable of moving back and forth. The circuit board is provided with a fixed part fixed inside the metal housing and an inserted-connection part protruding forwards from the fixed part, the inserted-connection part is provided with metal sheets used for being contacted with a butting connector, a cable is welded with the fixed part, the unlocking mechanism comprises an unlocking piece and a drawing piece which is connected with the unlocking piece and arranged on the outer part of the electrical connector assembly, the unlocking piece is provided with unlocking lugs protruding outwards, and the electrical connector assembly further comprises torsion springs clamped between the metal housing and the unlocking mechanism. The unlocking mechanism is capable of automatically moving forwards under elastic forces of the torsion springs, the elastic forces of the torsion springs are relatively large, and elasticity is persistent, thereby ensuring that the unlocking mechanism works reliably.

Description

Electric coupler component

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of electric coupler component, relates in particular to a kind of electric coupler component with release mechanism.

Background technology

SFP connector (Small Form-factor Pluggable), ten thousand mbit ethernet interface SFP connectors (X-SFP) and four-way SFP connector (QSFP) are the electric coupler component for Optical Fiber Transmission or signal transmission.A key character of these electric coupler components is that volume is less.The volume of electric coupler component is more little, and it is combined the space that occupies with device panel more little.Less electric coupler component can allow to connect on the same device panel electric coupler component of greater number to support extra information channel.Yet the user is difficult to operation SFP connector.

When one of them electric coupler component breaks down, need it is extracted and during the electric coupler component that more renews, operation is difficulty comparatively from device panel, if direct drawing cable, the matching connector module on then may counter plate causes damage.For overcoming the problem that the aforementioned electric connector assembly in use exists, about manufacturer arranges the device engage or lock with butt connector at electric coupler component, and it is the tripper of own release that this electric coupler component has from butt connector, announce a kind of electric coupler component that discloses for CN201181767Y number as Chinese patent, this electric coupler component comprises a release mechanism, described release mechanism comprises handle portion and a pair of elongated unlocking arm that extends forward from handle portion, the unlocking arm rear end is provided with a pair of elastic arm that extends to the inside, elastic arm is pressed on the electric connector housing backward, and the unlocking arm front end is provided with upwards and the release lug that protrudes out forward.This electric coupler component is after butt connector is combined, snap close shell fragment on the butt connector latches on the electric coupler component, it is mobile backward to pull back the elastic force that handle portion makes release mechanism overcome elastic arm, the release lug ejection snap close shell fragment that makes progress, impel the snap close shell fragment to be separated from electric coupler component, thereby realize release.After the release handle part, release mechanism is under the elastic force of elastic arm drives, move forward to initial position, yet the elastic force of elastic arm is less, may be difficult to drive release mechanism and get back to initial position, and the elasticity of elastic arm lost efficacy easily, in addition, because unlocking arm arranges elastic arm, cause the resilient arm structure complexity, increase manufacture difficulty and production cost.

All are necessary to design a kind of novel electric connector assembly to solve the problems of the technologies described above.

The utility model content

The purpose of this utility model be to provide a kind of have improve the release mechanism functional reliability electric coupler component.

For realizing aforementioned purpose, the utility model adopts following technical scheme: a kind of electric coupler component, it comprises metal shell, the release mechanism that is assembled in the circuit board on the metal shell and can moves forward and backward, described circuit board is provided with the fixed part that is fixed in the metal shell and from Plug Division that fixed part protrudes out forward, described Plug Division is provided with the sheet metal that contacts in order to butt connector, described cable and fixed part weld together, described release mechanism comprises unlock piece and links to each other with unlock piece and be positioned at the drawing part of electric coupler component outside, described unlock piece is provided with the release lug of outside protrusion, described electric coupler component also comprises the torsion spring that is held between metal shell and the release mechanism, and described release mechanism can move forward under the elastic force of torsion spring automatically.

As further improvement of the utility model, described unlock piece is provided with the location lug that protrudes out to the inside, and described torsion spring is resisted against forward on the lug of location.

As further improvement of the utility model, described torsion spring is provided with the clamping part of clamping location lug on fore-and-aft direction.

As further improvement of the utility model, described torsion spring comprises the butting section that is pressed on backward on the metal shell and the curled portion that connects clamping part and butting section, and described retaining part is in the place ahead of butting section.

As further improvement of the utility model, described clamping part is U-shaped, clamping part relative first, second erection part and connect the horizontal bridge part of first, second erection part before and after comprising, first erection part is positioned at the place ahead of second erection part, and second erection part is connected with curled portion.

As further improvement of the utility model, described metal shell is provided with accommodates torsion spring and the location notch of locating lug.

As further improvement of the utility model, described metal shell is provided with first groove that self-align groove extends forward and second groove that extends back, stagger before and after first, second groove, first erection part is contained in first groove, second erection part and bridge part are contained in the location notch, and the butting section is contained in second groove.

As further improvement of the utility model, described unlock piece comprises extension and the isolated a pair of unlocking arm in the left and right sides forward, the described release lug that each unlocking arm offers first through hole, second through hole and protrudes out laterally from the first through hole leading edge, described location lug is provided with on the unlocking arm and is positioned at release lug rear, and described location lug is to extend from the medial margin of second through hole to form.

As further improvement of the utility model, described release lug comprises first rake, second rake and connects the pars intermedia of first, second rake, described first rake is positioned at the rear of second rake, described second rake and unlocking arm link together, and described pars intermedia is set to the two vertical plates structure.

As further improvement of the utility model, described electric coupler component is the QSFP pin connector, and described metal shell is provided with the accepting groove of accommodating unlocking arm, and accepting groove runs through metal shell backward, the release lug is positioned at accepting groove and does not protrude out metal shell laterally

The described electric coupler component of the utility model electric coupler component also comprises the torsion spring that is held between metal shell and the release mechanism, described release mechanism can move forward under the elastic force of torsion spring automatically, the elastic force of torsion spring is bigger, and elasticity is difficult to lose efficacy, guarantee the release mechanism reliable operation, electric coupler component is easy to manufacture, reduces production costs.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional combination figure of the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model electric coupler component.

Fig. 3 is the schematic perspective view of the utility model electric coupler component release mechanism.

Fig. 4 is the schematic perspective view of the utility model electric coupler component inboard.

Fig. 5 is the enlarged diagram in Fig. 4 circle.

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 5, the utility model electric coupler component 100 is a kind of QSFP pin connector, and it comprises that metal shell 10, circuit board 20, release mechanism 30, a pair of torsion spring 40 reach and the cable 50 that extends back metal shell 10.

Metal shell 10 is fixed together by pair of screws 13 by upper and

lower half housing

11,12 and forms.Metal shell 10 comprises roof 14, diapire 15, two side 16 and be formed on roof 14, receiving space 17 between diapire 15 and the two side 16, roof 14 has the extension board 141 that protrudes out forward respectively with diapire 15,151, two extension boards 141,151 are parallel to each other, 16 surfaces, two side are concaved with accepting groove 161 and the accepting groove 161 inside further location notchs 162 of depression of accommodating release mechanism 30, accepting groove 161 runs through sidewall 16 backward, observe along fore-and-aft direction, accepting groove 161 is " ㄈ " shape, it comprises inner roof wall 164, the madial wall 166 of interior diapire 165 and connection inner roof wall 164 and interior diapire 165, described location notch 162 is arranged with on madial wall 166, described sidewall 16 also is provided with first groove 168 that self-align groove 162 extends forward and second groove 169, the first that extends back, second groove 168, stagger in 169 front and back.Described inner roof wall 164 is respectively equipped with the some stopper slots 167 that connect with accepting groove 161 with interior diapire 165, and some stopper slot 167 is spaced apart along fore-and-aft direction.

Circuit board 20 comprises the Plug Division 22 of being fixed in the fixed part 21 in metal shell 10 receiving spaces 17 and protruding out receiving space 17 from fixed part 21 forward, fixed part 21 surfaces are provided with the some metallic conduction sheets 23 that weld together with cable 50,22 surfaces, Plug Division are placed with the some sheet metals 24 that contact in order to butt connector (not shown), and Plug Division 22 and two extension boards 141,151 separate between the upper and lower and are parallel to each other.

Release mechanism 30 comprises metal unlock piece 31 and the plastic cement drawing part 32 that links together with unlock piece 31, unlock piece 31 comprises base portion 311, bends the connecting portion 312 of extension and the unlocking arm 313 that extends forward from each connecting portion 312 from two ends, base portion 311 left and right sides downward vertically, base portion 311 is positioned at a horizontal plane, base portion 311 and drawing part 32 are positioned at the top of cable 50, base portion 311 is provided with a pair of protuberance 314 that extends back, protuberance 314 is embedded in the drawing part 32, and connecting portion 312 is positioned at a vertical plane with unlocking arm 313.Each unlocking arm 313 is contained in the accepting groove 161 of metal shell 10, isolated some limiting sections 3130 before and after the last lower limb of unlocking arm 313 has protruded out, some limiting sections 3130 correspondence one by one are contained in the stopper slot 167 and can move forward and backward in stopper slot 167.

The release lug 3132 that unlocking arm 313 front portions offer one first through hole 3131 and extend back from first through hole, 3131 leading edges, release lug 3132 is positioned at accepting groove 161 and does not protrude out metal shell 10 laterally.Release lug 3132 comprises first rake 3133, second rake 3134, connect first,

second rake

3133,3134 pars intermedia 3135 and the horizontal part 3136 that extends back from first rake 3133, second connecting portion 3134 is positioned at the place ahead of first connecting portion 3133 and is connected with unlocking arm 313, pars intermedia 3135 is the two vertical plates structure, horizontal part 3136 is positioned at first through hole 3131, first rake 3133, second rake 3134, and pars intermedia 3135 protrudes out metal shell 10 laterally, in order to push the snap close shell fragment on the butt connector laterally, realize release.Unlocking arm 313 rear portions are provided with one second through hole 3137 and vertically bend the location lug 3138 that extends to the inside from second through hole, 3137 leading edges, and location lug 3138 protrudes in the location notch 162 of metal shell 10.

Torsion spring 40 is contained in metal shell 10 location notchs 162, it comprises the U-shaped clamping part 41 of clamping release mechanism 30 location lugs 3138, be pressed on the butting section 42 on location notch 162 inwalls backward and connect the curled portion 43 of clamping part 41 and butting section 42, clamping part 41 is before and after comprising relative first, second erection part 411,412 and connect first, second erection part 411,412 horizontal bridge part 413, first erection part 411 is positioned at the place ahead of second erection part 412, second erection part 412 is connected with curled portion 43, first erection part 411 is contained in first groove 168 of metal shell 10, butting section 42 is contained in second groove 169, restriction torsion spring 40 move left and right, curled portion 43 and second erection part 412, bridge part 413 is contained in the location notch 162 jointly, second erection part 412 is pressed on forward on the lug 3138 of location, location lug 3138 is arranged in the clamping part 41, and be resisted against forward on the inwall of location notch 162, restriction release mechanism 30 moves forward.

During 100 releases of the utility model electric coupler component, operating personnel manually spur the drawing part 32 of release mechanism 30 backward, the elastic force drive unlocking arm 313 that unlock piece 31 overcomes torsion spring 40 moves backward, release lug 3132 also pushes the snap close shell fragment on the butt connector laterally when moving backward with unlock piece 31, realize release, make electric coupler component 100 can withdraw from butt connector easily.Electric coupler component 100 withdraws from after the butt connector, and operating personnel unclamp drawing part 32, and then release mechanism 30 moves forward under the elastic force of torsion spring 40 and gets back to initial position.

The utility model electric coupler component 100 is owing to arrange torsion spring 40, and the elastic force of torsion spring 40 is bigger, and elasticity is difficult to lose efficacy, and guarantees release mechanism 30 reliable operations, and electric coupler component 100 is easy to manufacture, reduces production costs.

Although be the example purpose, preferred implementation of the present utility model is disclosed, but those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that under situation about not breaking away from by the disclosed scope and spirit of the present utility model of appending claims, various improvement, increase and replacement are possible.

Claims

1. electric coupler component, it comprises metal shell, the release mechanism that is assembled in the circuit board on the metal shell and can moves forward and backward, described circuit board is provided with the fixed part that is fixed in the metal shell and from Plug Division that fixed part protrudes out forward, described Plug Division is provided with the sheet metal that contacts in order to butt connector, described cable and fixed part weld together, described release mechanism comprises unlock piece and links to each other with unlock piece and be positioned at the drawing part of electric coupler component outside, described unlock piece is provided with the release lug of outside protrusion, it is characterized in that: described electric coupler component also comprises the torsion spring that is held between metal shell and the release mechanism, and described release mechanism can move forward under the elastic force of torsion spring automatically.

2. electric coupler component according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described unlock piece is provided with the location lug that protrudes out to the inside, and described torsion spring is resisted against forward on the lug of location.

3. electric coupler component according to claim 2 is characterized in that: described torsion spring is provided with the clamping part of clamping location lug on fore-and-aft direction.

4. electric coupler component according to claim 3 is characterized in that: described torsion spring comprises the butting section that is pressed on backward on the metal shell and the curled portion that connects clamping part and butting section, and described retaining part is in the place ahead of butting section.

5. electric coupler component according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: described clamping part is U-shaped, clamping part comprises first, second erection part that front and back are relative and connects the horizontal bridge part of first, second erection part, first erection part is positioned at the place ahead of second erection part, and second erection part is connected with curled portion.

6. electric coupler component according to claim 5 is characterized in that: described metal shell is provided with the location notch of accommodating torsion spring and location lug.

7. electric coupler component according to claim 6, it is characterized in that: described metal shell is provided with first groove that self-align groove extends forward and second groove that extends back, stagger before and after first, second groove, first erection part is contained in first groove, second erection part and bridge part are contained in the location notch, and the butting section is contained in second groove.

8. according to claim 2-7 described electric coupler component wherein, it is characterized in that: described unlock piece comprises extension and the isolated a pair of unlocking arm in the left and right sides forward, the described release lug that each unlocking arm offers first through hole, second through hole and protrudes out laterally from the first through hole leading edge, described location lug is provided with on the unlocking arm and is positioned at release lug rear, and described location lug is to extend from the medial margin of second through hole to form.

9. electric coupler component according to claim 8, it is characterized in that: described release lug comprises first rake, second rake and connects the pars intermedia of first, second rake, described first rake is positioned at the rear of second rake, described second rake and unlocking arm link together, and described pars intermedia is set to the two vertical plates structure.

10. electric coupler component according to claim 8, it is characterized in that: described electric coupler component is the QSFP pin connector, described metal shell is provided with the accepting groove of accommodating unlocking arm, accepting groove runs through metal shell backward, and the release lug is positioned at accepting groove and does not protrude out metal shell laterally.