CN210517259U

CN210517259U - Type-c adapter

Info

Publication number: CN210517259U
Application number: CN201921806164.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓舒元; 朱欢欢; 隆辉
Original assignee: Shenzhen Kshow Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Kshow Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-25
Filing date: 2019-10-25
Publication date: 2020-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2029-10-25

Abstract

The utility model provides a type-c adapter, which comprises a type-c female seat and an interface component electrically connected with the type-c female seat; the type-c female seat comprises a shell, a terminal assembly arranged in the shell, a plug-in protection piece and an insulation piece connected with the terminal assembly and the plug-in protection piece; the terminal assembly comprises a circuit board, a first contact arranged on one side of a first end part of the circuit board and a second contact arranged on one side of a second end part of the circuit board and electrically connected with the first contact; the plug protection piece is sleeved at the first end of the circuit board and wraps at least three adjacent side faces of the circuit board.

Description

Type-c adapter

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a connector field especially relates to a type-c adapter.

Background

Since the type-c connector is released from the USB-IF, the type-c connector has many advantages of low heat generation, capability of being plugged in forward and backward, and supporting large-current charging, and the like, the type-c connector is basically used in electronic devices such as mobile phones and notebook computers at present.

The type-c adapter is developed for realizing the switching between the type-c interface and other connector interfaces. Generally, the type-c adapter comprises a type-c female socket, signal transfer can be realized by plugging a type-c plug and the type-c female socket, signal transmission is realized by the type-c female socket in a plugging mode, and the signal transmission stability is influenced by the fact that abrasion easily occurs after frequent plugging and adaptation of the type-c plug in the existing type-c female socket.

Therefore, how to improve the plugging and unplugging resistance of the type-c adapter to ensure the signal transmission stability of the type-c adapter is a hot topic that is being researched by those skilled in the art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a type-c adapter aims at promoting the resistant plug performance of type-c adapter in order to guarantee type-c adapter signal transmission stability.

The utility model provides a type-c adapter, which comprises a type-c female seat and an interface component electrically connected with the type-c female seat;

the type-c female seat comprises a shell, a terminal assembly arranged in the shell, a plug-in protection piece and an insulation piece connected with the terminal assembly and the plug-in protection piece;

the terminal assembly comprises a circuit board, a first contact arranged on one side of a first end part of the circuit board and a second contact arranged on one side of a second end part of the circuit board and electrically connected with the first contact;

the plug protection piece is sleeved at the first end of the circuit board and wraps at least three adjacent side faces of the circuit board.

Preferably, the plug protector is a metal plug protector.

Preferably, a slot is formed on the inner side of the plugging protection piece, and the circuit board is plugged in the slot.

Preferably, it is characterized in that: the plug protection piece comprises a first protection part, a second protection part and a third protection part;

the first protection part is arranged on a first side surface of the first end part of the circuit board, and the second protection part is connected with one end of the first protection part and arranged on a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface;

the third protection part is connected with the other end of the first protection part and is arranged on a third side surface adjacent to the first side surface;

the second protection portion is provided with a first protrusion at one end close to the first protection portion, and the third protection portion is provided with a second protrusion at one end close to the first protection portion.

Preferably, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are both elastic protrusions.

Preferably, a first clamping hook is formed at one end, away from the first protection part, of the second protection part;

and a second clamping hook is formed at one end of the third protection part far away from the first protection part.

Preferably, the circuit board is a double-sided PCB, and the first contact and the second contact are formed on a surface of the double-sided PCB by etching.

Preferably, the interface assembly is a USB interface assembly, and the interface assembly and the type-c female socket share the circuit board and the second contact.

Preferably, a lead is arranged between the type-c female seat and the interface component and is electrically connected through the lead;

the interface assembly is a lighting interface assembly adaptive to a lighting plug or a micro-usb interface assembly adaptive to a micro-usb plug.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a type-c adapter has following advantage:

1. through the arrangement of the plug protection piece, the circuit board sleeved with the plug protection piece is provided with at least three adjacent side faces at one end of the first contact, so that the circuit board can be effectively prevented from being abraded due to repeated plugging and unplugging and the electric connection performance of the type-c female seat is influenced.

2. By arranging the first protrusion and the second protrusion, a plugging hindering feeling is formed or a plugging contact sound is formed when the type-c female socket is plugged with the type-c plug, so that a user can know that the type-c female socket and the type-c plug are in good contact.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a type-c connector provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a type-c female socket of a type-c connector according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an explosion structure of a type-c female seat provided by the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the terminal assembly and the plug protector of the type-c female socket according to the present invention;

fig. 5 is an exploded schematic view of a type-c connector provided by the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a modified structure of the type-c connector provided by the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that the terms "central", "upper" and "lower" are used,

The directional or positional relationships indicated by "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directional or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Referring to fig. 1, the present invention provides a type-c adapter 1, which includes a type-c socket 10 and an interface assembly 20 electrically connected to the type-c socket 10.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, the type-c female socket 10 includes a housing 101, a terminal assembly 103 and a plug protector 104 disposed in the housing 101, and an insulator 102 connecting the terminal assembly 103 and the plug protector 104.

The housing 101 is a hollow metal housing, and the metal may be iron, copper or alloy, but is not limited thereto. The housing 101 is fitted over an outer surface of the insulator 102 to protect the insulator 102, and a terminal assembly 103 and a plug protector 104 fixed to the insulator 102.

Preferably, the insulating member 102 is provided with a first positioning portion 1021, the housing 101 is provided with a second positioning portion 1011, and when the housing 101 is sleeved on the outer surface of the insulating member 102, the first positioning portion 1021 and the second positioning portion 1011 form a positioning fit. The first positioning portion 1021 may be a protrusion or a groove, and the second positioning portion 1011 may be a groove or a protrusion that forms a positioning fit with the first positioning portion 1021.

The terminal assembly 103 includes a circuit board 1031, a first contact 1032 disposed on a first end side of the circuit board 1031, and a second contact 1033 disposed on an opposite second end side of the circuit board 1031 and electrically connected to the first contact 1032. Specifically, the circuit board 1031 is provided with a conductive trace 1035, and the first contact 1032 and the second contact 1033 are connected to the circuit board 1031 as a carrier substrate and electrically connected to each other through the conductive trace 1035.

Preferably, the first contacts 1032 are a plurality of contacts uniformly arranged in a row on two opposite surfaces of the first end portion of the circuit board 1031. The second contacts 1033 are arranged in a row on two opposite surfaces of the second end of the circuit board 1031.

In some embodiments, the circuit board 1031 is a double-sided PCB, and the first contact 1032, the second contact 1033 and the conductive trace 1035 are formed on two opposite surfaces of the circuit board 1031 by etching, so that no additional soldering of the conductive contacts on the surface of the circuit board 103 is required.

The insertion and extraction protector 104 is disposed on a side of the first end of the circuit board 1031 where the first contacts 1032 are disposed, and covers at least three adjacent sides of the circuit board 1031 to protect the circuit board 1031 and prevent the circuit board 1031 from being worn due to frequent insertion and extraction.

Specifically, the plug protector 104 includes a first protection portion 1041, a second protection portion 1042, and a third protection portion 1043. The first protection portion 1041 is disposed on a first side surface of the first end portion of the circuit board 1031. The second protecting portion 1042 is connected to one end of the first protecting portion 1041 and is disposed on a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface.

The third protecting portion 1043 is connected to the other end of the first protecting portion 1041 and is disposed on a third side surface adjacent to the first side surface, wherein the second side surface and the third side surface are respectively located on two opposite sides of the first side surface.

A first protrusion 1044 is formed at one end of the second protecting portion 1042 close to the first protecting portion 1041, and a second protrusion 1045 is formed at one end of the third protecting portion 1043 close to the first protecting portion 1041. Preferably, the first protrusion 1044 and the second protrusion 1045 are both elastic protrusions, and the first protrusion 1044 and the second protrusion 1045 are symmetrically disposed, and the symmetry axis L is perpendicular to the first protection portion 1041.

By arranging the first protrusion 1044 and the second protrusion 1045, a plugging hindering feeling is formed or a plugging contact sound is formed when the type-c female socket 10 is plugged with the type-c plug, so that a user can know that the type-c female socket 10 is in good contact with the type-c plug.

In some embodiments, a first hook 1046 is formed at an end of the second protecting portion 1042 away from the first protecting portion 1041, and a second hook 1047 is formed at an end of the third protecting portion 1043 away from the first protecting portion 1041. The plug protection member 104 effectively enhances the engagement effect between the plug protection member 104 and the insulation member 103 through the first hook 1046 and the second hook 1047.

In some embodiments, the plug protector 104 is a metal plug protector.

In some embodiments, a slot is formed inside the plug-in protection member 104, and the circuit board 103 is plugged into the slot, so that the plug-in protection member 104 can better protect the circuit board 103.

When the type-c plug is inserted into the type-c female socket 10, the first contact 1032 of the terminal assembly 103 is electrically connected with the type-c plug, and transmits an electrical signal to the second contact 1033. Because the plug protection member 104 is sleeved on at least three adjacent side surfaces of the end of the circuit board 1031 of the terminal assembly 103, where the first contacts 1032 are arranged, the circuit board 1031 can be effectively prevented from being worn due to multiple plugging and unplugging, and the electric connection performance of the type-c female socket 10 is not affected.

In some embodiments, the type-c adapter 1 further includes a plastic member 30 wrapped around the type-c female socket 10.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, the interface component 20 is a USB interface component, and the interface component 20 and the type-c female socket 10 share the circuit board 1031 and the second contact 1033, that is, the end of the circuit board 1031 away from the plug protector 104, the second contact 1033, and the protective shell 201 together form a USB interface component, that is, the end of the circuit board 1031 away from the plug protector 104 serves as a carrying substrate of the USB interface component, the second contact 1033 serves as a conductive contact of the USB interface component, and the protective shell 201 is connected to the circuit board 1031 through the insulating member 102 to protect the end of the circuit board 1031 away from the plug protector 104, so that the type-c female socket 10 can implement signal transmission between the USB plug and the type-c plug through the USB interface component.

The manufacturing process of the type-c adapter 1 is reduced by sharing the circuit board 1031 and the second contact 1033, so that the yield of the type-c adapter 1 is higher, the material is more saved, and the cost is lower.

In some embodiments, the interface component 20 may also be a lighting interface component adapted to a lighting plug, or a micro-usb interface component adapted to a micro-usb plug, and a wire is disposed between the type-c female socket 10 and the interface component 20, and is electrically connected through the wire, as shown in fig. 6.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not the scope of the present invention, all the equivalent structures or equivalent flow changes made by the contents of the specification and the drawings or the direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The type-c adapter is characterized by comprising a type-c female seat and an interface component electrically connected with the type-c female seat;

2. The type-c adapter of claim 1, wherein: the plug protection piece is a metal plug protection piece.

3. The type-c adapter of claim 1, wherein: the inner side of the plugging protection piece is provided with a slot, and the circuit board is plugged in the slot.

4. The type-c adaptor as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the plug protection piece comprises a first protection part, a second protection part and a third protection part;

5. The type-c adapter of claim 4, wherein: the first protrusion and the second protrusion are both elastic protrusions.

6. The type-c adapter of claim 4, wherein: a first clamping hook is formed at one end, far away from the first protection part, of the second protection part;

7. The type-c adapter of claim 1, wherein: the circuit board is a double-sided PCB, and the first contact and the second contact are formed on the surface of the double-sided PCB through etching.

8. The type-c adapter of claim 1, wherein: the interface module is a USB interface module, and the interface module and the type-c female socket share the circuit board and the second contact.

9. The type-c adapter of claim 1, wherein: a lead is arranged between the type-c female seat and the interface component and is electrically connected through the lead;