CN210517132U - Connector with a locking member - Google Patents

Abstract

A connector comprises a base body, a locking piece and a pull belt. The substrate is provided with a through groove. The lock catch piece is provided with a connecting section connected with the base body, a lock catch section extending backwards from the connecting section and a hook part connected with the lock catch section. The drawstring penetrates through the through groove and is provided with a buckling end and a pulling end which are positioned outside the through groove, the buckling end is provided with a buckling hole for the hook part to be buckled in a penetrating way, and the pulling end is a free end and can be pulled to drive the buckling section of the buckling piece to move downwards.

Description

Connector with a locking member

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a connector especially relates to a connector with snap close piece.

Background

Chinese utility model publication No. CN208797273U discloses a connector, its snap close piece has the fixed part and the extension that upwards buckles from the fixed part end and form, and the top of fixed part is equipped with two pothooks, has seted up the connecting hole on the extension. The stretching strap is provided with a hand-holding part and a connecting part, one side of the shell, which is close to the cable, is provided with a stretching strap hole, the width of the hand-holding part is larger than that of the stretching strap hole, and the connecting part of the stretching strap penetrates through the stretching strap hole and is fixedly connected with the connecting hole. However, the extension of the locking member of the connector is required to be provided with a connecting hole, and one end of the pull strap is required to pass through the connecting hole and then be bonded with the other end of the pull strap, which is labor-consuming in manufacturing and assembling.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a connector that can solve at least one of the problems of the prior art.

Thus, the present invention, in some embodiments, comprises a base, a latch member, and a pull strap. The substrate is provided with a through groove. The lock catch piece is provided with a connecting section connected with the base body, a lock catch section extending backwards from the connecting section and a hook part connected with the lock catch section. The drawstring penetrates through the through groove and is provided with a buckling end and a pulling end which are positioned outside the through groove, the buckling end is provided with a buckling hole for the hook part to be buckled in a penetrating way, and the pulling end is a free end and can be pulled to drive the buckling section of the buckling piece to move downwards.

In some embodiments, the hook portion defines a receiving space around the hook portion, the receiving space has an opening facing upward and in a shape of a throat, the fastening end of the strap has a first portion and a second portion that jointly define the fastening hole, and the first portion passes through the opening and is received in the receiving space.

In some embodiments, the gap at the opening of the hook portion is smaller than the thickness of the first portion of the fastening end of the drawstring.

In some embodiments, an adhesive is disposed between the hook portion of the locking member and the pull strap for adhesion.

In some embodiments, the adhesive is pre-applied to the buckled end of the drawstring.

In some embodiments, the through groove is located at the rear section of the base body, and the through groove is lower than the position where the pull belt is buckled with the locking fastener.

In some embodiments, the substrate further comprises a circuit board disposed on the substrate.

In some embodiments, a cable is also included that is connected to the circuit board.

The utility model discloses the connector is through the portion of colluding of this hasp piece to and be used for with the knot hole of this stretching strap of this portion lock of colluding, make the equipment between this stretching strap and this hasp piece easier, and then make the manufacturing of this connector comparatively save labour and easy.

Drawings

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the connector of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment showing only the catch member and pull strap exploded from the connector;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3 from another perspective;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 from another perspective;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the embodiment; and

fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 7.

The reference numbers are as follows:

100 connector

1 base body

11 front butt joint face

111 open pore

12 top setting surface

121 setting groove

121a fixture block

122 leaning block

13 plugboard

14 butt joint locating plate

15 front shell

151 buckling hole

16 rear shell

161 fastening block

17 inner space

18 through groove

2 plug-in module

21 circuit board

211 terminal

22 conducting wire

23 coating shell

3 locking fastener

31 setting section

311 engaging hole

32 connecting segment

33 locking segment

331 locking block

332 side flap

333 pressing part

34 hook part

341 accommodation space

341a opening

4 draw tape

41 buckling end

411 buttonhole

412 first part

413 second part

42 pulling end

5 fixing nail

D1 front-back direction

D2 vertical direction

D3 left and right direction

G gap

Detailed Description

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, like elements are represented by like reference numerals.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, an embodiment of the connector 100 of the present invention is suitable for mating with a mating connector (not shown), and the connector 100 includes a base 1, a plug module 2, a locking member 3 and a pull strip 4.

The base body 1 is made of an insulating material such as plastic and is in a shell shape, the base body 1 has a front mating surface 11 facing forward along a front-back direction D1, a top installation surface 12 facing upward along a vertical direction D2, a plug board 13 protruding from the top installation surface 12 toward the front mating surface 11 and laterally extending along a left-right direction D3 for being inserted into a positioning slot (not shown) of the mating connector, and a mating positioning board 14 protruding from the front mating surface 11 of the base body 1 and located below the plug board 13, the mating positioning board 14 has a U-shaped cross section for being positioned against an outer side surface of the mating connector. The base 1 is assembled by a front shell 15 and a rear shell 16 along the front-back direction D1 in the first embodiment, the front shell 15 is formed with a plurality of fastening holes 151, and the rear shell 16 is formed with a plurality of fastening blocks 161 fastened to the plurality of fastening holes 151, but the base 1 may be assembled by other types of components or integrally constructed as a whole in other embodiments, which is not limited herein. The base 1 further has an inner space 17 defined by the front shell 15 and the rear shell 16 for the plug-in module 2 to be disposed, the plug-in module 2 includes a circuit board 21 protruding from an opening 111 of the front mating surface 11 of the base 1 and located between the board 13 and the positioning board 14, a plurality of wires 22 mechanically and electrically connected to the circuit board 21 and penetrating the base 1 from the bottom of the base 1, and a covering shell 23 covering the connection between the circuit board 21 and the plurality of wires 22 and disposed in the inner space 17, the covering shell 23 is formed by, for example, an insulating material covering the connection between the circuit board 21 and the plurality of wires 22 by Insert molding (Insert molding). The circuit board 21 has a plurality of terminals 211 located on two board surfaces, the plurality of terminals 211 are in the form of conductive strips in the first embodiment, and the circuit board 21 is configured to be inserted into a mating slot (not shown) of the mating connector, so as to mate the connector 100 with the mating connector. The connector 100 further includes two fixing pins 5, the two fixing pins 5 penetrate from the top of the front shell 15 of the base 1 to the bottom of the front shell 15 of the base 1 from the top to the bottom at intervals along the left-right direction D3, and penetrate through the circuit board 21 and the covering shell 23 in the inner space 17, so as to strengthen and fix the plug-in module 2 in the base 1.

The top installation surface 12 of the base 1 is provided with an installation groove 121 and two abutting blocks 122 which are laterally spaced from each other along the left-right direction D3, are located at the left and right sides of the rear portion of the installation groove 121, and partially cover the installation groove 121 from above. The locking element 3 is a separate metal element assembled and connected to the base 1 and correspondingly disposed in the disposing groove 121 in the first embodiment, but in other embodiments, the locking element 3 may be connected to the base 1 in an integral structure, and is not limited thereto. The locking element 3 has a setting section 31 disposed at the bottom of the setting groove 121, a connecting section 32 connected to the front end of the setting section 31 in a bendable manner and extending upward in a roundabout manner, a locking section 33 extending rearward from the top end of the connecting section 32, and a hook 34 connected to the rear end of the locking section 33. In other words, the connecting section 32 of the locking element 3 is connected to the base 1 in an assembled manner, and the locking section 33 can be elastically moved downward by the elastically bendable connecting section 32. The bottom of the installation groove 121 is provided with two locking blocks 121a protruding upwards at intervals left and right, and the installation section 31 is formed with an engaging hole 311 engaged with the two locking blocks 121a correspondingly. The locking section 33 is formed with two locking blocks 331 located at the front top surface for locking with two locking holes (not shown) of the mating connector, and two side wings 332 extending backward from two sides and respectively abutting against the bottoms of the two abutting blocks 122. The locking element 3 can be stably fixed in the installation groove 121 of the base 1 by the engaging holes 311 and the side flanges 332 of the locking element 3 respectively matching with the bottom of the engaging blocks 121a and the bottom of the abutting blocks 122 of the base 1. When the locking segment 33 is moved downward elastically, the locking block 331 of the locking segment 33 can be disengaged from the locking hole of the mating connector to unlock. In detail, the locking segment 33 has a pressing portion 333 located at the rear and extending backward and upward, the pressing portion 333 is located between the two abutting blocks 122 and the rear end thereof is connected to the hook portion 34, and the top of the pressing portion 333 is used for a user to press downward to directly operate the locking element 3, but not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5 to 8, the substrate 1 is provided with a through groove 18. The pull strap 4 may be made of, for example, a polymer material such as plastic, the pull strap 4 passes through the through slot 18 and has a fastening end 41 and a pulling end 42 located outside the through slot 18, the fastening end 41 is formed with a fastening hole 411 for the hook portion 34 to be fastened, the pulling end 42 is a free end and can be pulled to link the fastening segment 33 of the fastening piece 3 to move downward, and the width of the pulling end 42 in the left-right direction D3 is greater than the width of the fastening end 41 in the left-right direction D3, so that the pulling end 42 is easier to be held by a user. In detail, the hook portion 34 extends toward the rear in a winding manner and defines an accommodating space 341, the accommodating space 341 has an opening 341a facing upward and in a necking shape, the fastening end 41 of the pull strap 4 has a first portion 412 and a second portion 413 that jointly define the fastening hole 411, the first portion 412 is located at the end of the fastening end 41, and the first portion 412 passes through the opening 341a and is accommodated in the accommodating space 341. In this embodiment, the gap G at the opening 341a of the hook portion 34 is smaller than the thickness of the first portion 412 of the fastening end 41 of the drawstring 4. Through the opening 341a of the receiving space 341 being in a tapered shape, and the gap G at the opening 341a of the hook portion 34 being smaller than the thickness of the first portion 412 of the fastening end 41 of the pull strap 4, the first portion 412 of the fastening end 41 of the pull strap 4 can be prevented from coming out of the receiving space 341 of the hook portion 34, so as to prevent the pull strap 4 from coming off from the fastener 3. Through the matching of the drawstring 4 and the locking member 3, when the user can not press the pressing portion 333 of the locking member 3 due to the shielding of peripheral equipment, the drawstring 4 can be directly pulled to make the locking segment 33 of the locking member 3 move downwards for unlocking, thereby increasing the convenience of use. Moreover, the hook portion 34 of the locking element 3 and the fastening hole 411 of the drawstring 4 for fastening with the hook portion 34 make the assembly between the drawstring 4 and the locking element 3 easier, and further make the manufacture of the connector 100 more labor-saving and easier. In addition, the through groove 18 is located at the rear section of the base 1, and the position of the through groove 18 is lower than the position where the pull tape 4 is fastened with the locking element 3, in detail, the through groove 18 is formed downward from the position near the rear edge of the top installation surface 12 and penetrates out backward, and through the through groove 18 with a lower position, the extending direction of the portion of the pull tape 4 located between the hook portion 34 and the through groove 18 can better accord with the moving direction of the locking element 3 when the locking element 33 is unlocked downward, so that the pull tape 4 can be pulled more easily, and the operation convenience is improved.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, an adhesive (not shown) for bonding is disposed between the hook portion 34 of the locking element 3 and the strap 4, and the adhesive is pre-applied to the fastening end 41 of the strap 4 before the strap 4 is fastened to the hook portion 34 of the locking element 3, so that the fastening force between the fastening end 41 of the strap 4 and the hook portion 34 of the locking element 3 can be improved.

To sum up, the utility model discloses connector 100 is through the portion 34 that colludes of this hasp piece 3 to and be used for with this buckle hole 411 of this stretching strap 4 that colludes the portion 34 lock, make the equipment between this stretching strap 4 and this hasp piece 3 easier, and then make the manufacturing of this connector 100 comparatively save labour and easy.

However, the above embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereto, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and the description of the present invention are still included in the scope covered by the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A connector, comprising:

a base body provided with a through groove;

a locking piece which is provided with a connecting section connected with the base body, a locking section extending backwards from the connecting section and a hook part connected with the locking section; and

the pull belt penetrates through the through groove and is provided with a buckling end and a pulling end, the buckling end is provided with a buckling hole for the hook part to be buckled in a penetrating mode, and the pulling end is a free end and can be pulled to drive the buckling section of the buckling piece to move downwards.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the hook portion surrounds and defines an accommodating space, the accommodating space has an opening facing upward and in a shape of a throat, the buckling end of the strap has a first portion and a second portion defining the buckling hole together, and the first portion passes through the opening and is accommodated in the accommodating space.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the gap at the opening of the hook portion is less than the thickness of the first portion of the fastening end of the pull strap.

4. The connector of claim 1, wherein an adhesive is provided between the hook portion of the locking member and the pull tape for adhesion.

5. The connector of claim 4, wherein the adhesive is pre-applied to the snap ends of the drawstring.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the through slot is located at the rear section of the base body and is lower than a position where the pull tape is fastened to the locking member.

7. The connector of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board disposed on the substrate.

8. The connector of claim 7, further comprising a cable connected to the circuit board.

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