CN210074210U

CN210074210U - Connector with a locking member

Info

Publication number: CN210074210U
Application number: CN201921413853.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林贤昌
Original assignee: P Two Electronic Technology Suzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: P Two Electronic Technology Suzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-10
Filing date: 2019-08-28
Publication date: 2020-02-14
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-28
Also published as: KR200492776Y1; KR20200002321U; JP3226007U; TWM588894U

Abstract

The connector can connect the main board and the sub-board. The connector comprises a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting portion includes a plurality of terminals and an engaging arm. The clamping arm forms a connecting end. The second connecting portion includes a plurality of terminal slots and a locking slot. The clamping groove can be coupled with the connecting end. The first connecting portion can be combined with the second connecting portion at a first angle, so that the terminals are electrically connected with the terminal grooves and the connecting ends are buckled on the clamping arms, and the first angle between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is changed to a second angle by applying external force under the condition that the terminals are electrically connected with the terminal grooves, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged on a close or same plane.

Description

Connector with a locking member

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to the field of connector technology, and more particularly to a connector capable of performing board-to-board connection.

[ background of the invention ]

Conventionally, two printed circuit boards can be connected by a connector to transmit signals between the two printed circuit boards.

Although the connector is convenient for connecting two printed circuit boards, it is difficult to avoid falling off due to impact of external force during the assembly process, or the terminals of the connector are not easy to align to damage the terminals during the assembly process, thereby affecting the electrical characteristics of the connector.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a connector for solving the disadvantages of the conventional connector.

[ Utility model ] content

A first objective of the present disclosure is to provide a connector, which can connect a plurality of printed circuit boards by a male end (or a female end) of a first connecting portion and a female end (or a male end) of a second connecting portion.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide the engaging arm and the engaging groove according to the connector, and the engaging arm is combined with the engaging groove, so that the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion can be stably combined and assembled.

The third objective of the present invention is to provide the connector, wherein the engaging groove provides an entrance, which allows the terminal and the engaging arm to be inserted and pulled out at a first inclined angle, so as to achieve the purpose of easy assembly or disassembly.

The fourth objective of the present invention is to eliminate the uneven insertion of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion during the connection process by the engaging arm and the engaging groove mechanism according to the above connector.

The fifth objective of the present invention is to provide the connector, wherein the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion can be connected in a floating manner by the elastic mechanism of the terminal groove, so that the electrical characteristics of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are not damaged by excessive pressure during the assembling process.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide the connector, wherein the second connecting portion can provide a single-sided, double-sided or multi-sided terminal slot and a locking slot for connecting the single-sided, double-sided or multi-sided terminal and the locking arm.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a connector for connecting a motherboard and a daughter board. The connector comprises a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first connecting portion includes a plurality of terminals and an engaging arm. The first connecting portion forms a first accommodating space for accommodating the terminals and the clamping arms. One end of the terminals is electrically connected with the daughter board. The clamping arm extends from the inside of the first accommodating space to the outside of the first accommodating space, and the clamping arm outside the first accommodating space forms a connecting end. The second connecting portion includes a plurality of terminal slots and a locking slot. The second connecting part forms a second accommodating space for accommodating the terminal grooves and the clamping grooves. One end of the terminal grooves is electrically connected with the main board, the other ends of the terminal grooves are electrically connected with the other ends of the terminals, and the clamping grooves are used for coupling the connecting ends. The first connecting portion can be combined with the second connecting portion at a first angle, so that the terminals are electrically connected with the terminal grooves, and the first angle between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is changed to a second angle by applying external force under the condition that the terminals are electrically connected with the terminal grooves, so that the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged close to or on the same plane.

Compared with the prior art, the connector provided by the creation can be easily installed in the assembling process of the male end part and the female end part, and can also avoid the situation that the male end part and the female end part are driven by external force to be separated from the connection state. The creation provides that public tip (or female tip) can insert female tip (or public tip) from an angle to for example installation in narrow and small equipment space, again after inserting the completion, changes the angle of public tip (or female tip) through external force, and let public tip and female tip can the lock in coplanar. The reverse of the insertion operation can also release the coupling state of the male end portion and the female end portion.

The specific techniques employed in the present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples and accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top view illustrating the connector of fig. 1.

FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the engaging arm of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3b is a schematic view illustrating the structure of the engaging groove of FIG. 1.

Fig. 3c is a schematic view illustrating the coupling between the engaging groove and the connecting end of fig. 1.

Fig. 4a and 4b are schematic views illustrating a combined state of the first connection part and the second connection part of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 5a is a side cross-sectional view illustrating the terminal slot of fig. 1.

Fig. 5b is a perspective view illustrating the terminal slot of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

2 daughter board

4 mainboard

10. 10 ', 10' connector

12. 12' first connection part

122 terminal

124. 124' snap arm

1242 connecting end

1244 insertion bevel

1246 withdrawal ramp

14. 14' second connecting part

142 terminal groove

1422 elastic part

1424 contact part

1426 securing portion

144. 144' engaging groove

1442 entrance and exit

1444 Rotary opening

1446 bonding surfaces

Theta 1 first angle

Theta 2 second angle

[ detailed description ] embodiments

For a fuller understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In this disclosure, the use of "a" or "an" is used to describe elements, components and assemblies described herein. This is for convenience of illustration only and provides a general sense of the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, unless clearly indicated to the contrary, such description should be read to include one, at least one and the singular also includes the plural.

In this disclosure, the terms "comprising," "including," "having," "containing," or any other similar term are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, article, or apparatus that comprises a plurality of elements is not limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such element, structure, article, or apparatus. In addition, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

Please refer to fig. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. In fig. 1, the connector 10 connects the daughter board 2 and the main board 4, and the daughter board 2 and the main board 4 may be printed circuit boards. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the connector 10 is illustrated as connecting two daughter boards 2, and in other embodiments, the connector 10 may be designed to connect only one daughter board 2.

The connector 10 includes a first connecting portion 12 and a second connecting portion 14. In the present embodiment, the first connection portion 12 is illustrated as a male type and the second connection portion 14 is illustrated as a female type, as long as the first connection portion 12 and the second connection portion 14 can be connected.

Referring also to fig. 2, a top view of the connector of fig. 1 illustrating the present invention is shown. In fig. 2, the first connecting portion 12 includes four terminals 122 and two engaging arms 124. The first connecting portion 12 forms a first receiving space therein for receiving the terminals 122 and the engaging arms 124. One end of the terminals 122 is electrically connected to the daughter board 2 for transmitting electrical signals to the daughter board 2, and for example, one end of the terminals 122 may be fixed to the daughter board 2 by soldering or the like. One end of the engaging arm 124 is fixed in the first accommodating space, and the other end extends from the inside of the first accommodating space to the outside of the first accommodating space. The engaging arm 124 outside the first receiving space forms a connecting end 1242 (refer to fig. 3a), and the connecting end 1242 extends toward the terminal 122, and the engaging arm 124 with the connecting end 1242 is similar to an L-shaped structure. In the present embodiment, the engaging arms 124 are disposed on two sides of the four terminals 122, and the connecting end 1242 may be cylindrical. It is noted that the connection end 1242 further includes an insertion ramp 1244 and an exit ramp 1246. In this embodiment, an insertion ramp 1244 is formed at the leading edge of the connection end 1242 and an exit ramp 1246 is formed at the trailing edge of the connection end 1242. The area of the insertion slope 1244 is larger than that of the exit slope 1246, so as to smoothly slide into the engaging groove 144 or exit from the engaging groove 144, and the angle at which the connecting end 1242 can be inserted or exited can be determined according to the inclined directions of the insertion slope 1244 and the exit slope 1246 and by matching with the entrance/exit 1442 of the engaging groove 144.

The second connecting portion 14 includes four terminal grooves 142 and an engaging groove 144.

The second connecting portion 14 forms a second receiving space for receiving the four terminal slots 142 and the engaging slot 144. Referring also to fig. 5a, a side cross-sectional view of the terminal slot of fig. 1 illustrating the present invention is shown. In fig. 5a, one end 1426 (called a fixing portion) of each of the four terminal slots 142 is electrically connected to the main board 4 to transmit an electrical signal of the main board 4, and the other end 1424 (called a contact portion) of each of the four terminal slots 142 is electrically connected to the other end of the terminal 122. The terminal groove 142 further has an elastic portion 1422 disposed between the fixing portion 1426 and the contact portion 1424, wherein the elastic portion 1422 is formed in a multi-curved bending shape, so that when the terminal 122 contacts the terminal groove 142, a floating structure formed by single-end connection of the fixing portion 1426 provides an elastic force for facilitating connection. In this embodiment, fig. 5b is also referred to, which is a schematic perspective view illustrating the terminal groove of fig. 1 according to the present invention. In fig. 5b, the contact portion 1424 is a clip structure (e.g., Y-shaped), and the connection area of the clip structure in the Z-axis direction is large, so that the clip structure is not affected by the insertion angle or the separation angle during the connection, i.e., the electrical connection can be maintained during the angle change process.

The engagement slot 144 can couple the connection end 1242. Referring to FIG. 3b, a schematic diagram of the structure of the engaging slot of FIG. 1 is shown. In fig. 3b, the shape of the engaging slot 144 is illustrated by taking a cylindrical groove as an example, which is used to fit the connecting end 1242 of the cylinder, and if the distance between the outer edges of the engaging slot 144 is greater than or equal to the distance between the tops of the two connecting ends 1242, the connecting end 1242 will be limited to the engaging slot 144. The engaging groove 144 forms an inlet/outlet 1442 and a rotation opening 1444. Passageway 1442 communicates with rotational opening 1444. The opening of the passage 1442 allows the engaging arm 124 to be inserted and extracted at the first angle θ 1, in other words, the engaging arm 124 can be inserted obliquely. Since the rotation opening 1444 provides a rotation space, the connection end 1242 of the cylinder can freely rotate in the rotation opening 1444 in addition to the connection end 1242, and fig. 3c is a schematic diagram illustrating the coupling between the engagement slot and the connection end in fig. 1. In fig. 3c, the engaging groove 144 additionally forms an engaging surface 1446 to enable the connecting end 1242 to slide into the rotation opening 1444 or slide out from the rotation opening 1444.

Fig. 4a and 4b are schematic views illustrating a connection state between the first connection portion and the second connection portion of fig. 1 according to the present invention. In fig. 4a, the first connection portion 12 is inserted into the inlet 1442 at a first angle θ 1, and further after being inserted into the rotation opening 1444, the first connection portion 12 is combined with the engaging groove 144 through the engaging arm 124 and the second connection portion 14, so that the four terminals 122 are electrically connected to the four terminal grooves 142, and the connection end 1242 is engaged with the engaging arm 124, and in addition, in a state where the four terminals 122 are electrically connected to the four terminal grooves 142, the first angle θ 1 between the first connection portion 12 and the second connection portion 14 is changed to a second angle θ 2 by applying an external force, so that the first connection portion 12 and the second connection portion 14 are disposed close to or on the same plane.

Please refer to fig. 6, which is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. In fig. 6, the connector 10 ' includes a first connecting portion 12 ' and a second connecting portion 14 ', which is different from the first embodiment in that the engaging arms 124 ' and the engaging grooves 144 ' are disposed at different positions.

In this embodiment, the engaging arm 124' is disposed between the two intermediate terminals 122 and the connecting end 1242 is oriented toward the terminals 122. If the distance between the two inner edges of the engaging groove 144 ' is less than or equal to the distance between the tops of the two connecting ends 1242, the engaging arm 124 ' can be limited in the engaging groove 144 '.

Please refer to fig. 7, which is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In fig. 7, the connector 10 ″ also has the first connection portion 12 'and the second connection portion 14' mentioned in the second embodiment, which is different from the second embodiment in that the number of the terminals 122 is adjusted from the even number (4) to the odd number (5) in the second embodiment, and for the sake of convenience of distinction, the type of the even-numbered terminals 122 in the second embodiment is referred to as a symmetrical terminal, and the type of the odd-numbered terminals 122 in the third embodiment is referred to as an asymmetrical terminal. However, regardless of the implementation of the symmetrical terminal or the implementation of the asymmetrical terminal, the engaging groove 144' does not appear on both sides of the second connecting end 14 (which belongs to the first implementation), but appears between any two terminals 122. In other words, it is within the scope of the present disclosure that the engaging groove 144' is present at the center of the second connecting end 14 or at a position between the two sides and the center. It is noted that the position of the engaging arm 124 'is corresponding to the engaging groove 144'.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, it should be understood that various changes in the form, construction, features, methods and quantities described in the claims may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and therefore the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited by the claims appended hereto.

Claims

1. A connector for connecting a main board and a daughter board, the connector comprising:

the first connecting part is provided with a plurality of terminals and clamping arms, the first connecting part forms a first accommodating space for accommodating the terminals and the clamping arms, one ends of the terminals are electrically connected with the daughter board, the clamping arms extend from the inside of the first accommodating space to the outside of the first accommodating space, and the clamping arms outside the first accommodating space form connecting ends; and

the second connecting part is provided with a plurality of terminal grooves and clamping grooves, a second containing space is formed in the second connecting part to contain the terminal grooves and the clamping grooves, one ends of the terminal grooves are electrically connected with the main board and the other ends of the terminal grooves to be electrically connected with the other ends of the terminals, and the clamping grooves are coupled with the connecting ends;

the first connecting portion is electrically connected to the second connecting portion at a first angle, so that the terminals are electrically connected to the terminal grooves, and the first angle between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is changed to a second angle by applying an external force while the terminals are electrically connected to the terminal grooves, so that the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are disposed close to or on the same plane.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein said connecting end further forms an insertion ramp and an exit ramp, said insertion ramp being formed at a leading edge of said connecting end and said exit ramp being formed at a trailing edge of said connecting end, said engagement arm coupling said connecting end when said insertion ramp slides into said engagement slot, and said engagement arm decoupling said connecting end by said exit ramp.

3. The coupler of claim 2, wherein the insertion ramp has an area not smaller than an area of the withdrawal ramp.

4. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the engaging arms are respectively provided at both sides of the terminals and the connecting end faces the terminals, and the engaging grooves are provided at both sides of the second connecting portion to correspond to the engaging arms.

5. The connector according to claim 4, wherein the number of the connecting ends is two, and the distance between the outer edges of the engaging grooves is not smaller than the distance between the tops of the two connecting ends.

6. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the engaging arm is provided between any two of the terminals and the connecting end is directed to the terminals, and the engaging groove is provided between any two of the terminal grooves of the second connecting portion to correspond to the engaging arm.

7. The connector according to claim 6, wherein the number of the connecting ends is two, and the distance between the inner edges of the engaging grooves is not greater than the distance between the tops of the two connecting ends.

8. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the engaging groove further forms an inlet and an outlet and a rotation opening, the inlet and the outlet communicating with the rotation opening, the inlet and the outlet opening allowing the terminals and the engaging arm to be inserted and extracted at the first angle, and the rotation opening accommodating the connecting end.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein the access opening forms an engagement surface for the connecting end to slide into or out of the rotational opening.

10. The connector of claim 1, wherein the terminal groove further forms a resilient portion, a contact portion and a fixing portion, the resilient portion is formed between the contact portion and the fixing portion, the contact portion is for connecting the terminal, the resilient portion provides a resilient force for returning the terminal, and the fixing portion is for fixing the terminal groove to the main board.

11. The connector of claim 10, wherein the contact portion is of a clip-type configuration for electrically connecting the terminal and the contact portion by clipping the terminal.

12. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connecting end is shaped as a cylinder and the engaging groove is shaped as a cylinder groove.

13. The connector of claim 1, wherein the second connecting portion further comprises another plurality of terminal slots and another engaging slot for connecting another first connecting portion.