CN211958037U - Connector housing - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a connector housing, include: an upper housing having a top wall and a pair of side walls; and a lower housing installed on the bottom opening of the upper housing. The lower case includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions. The bottom plate is located between a pair of side walls for forming a bottom wall of the connector housing. A pair of side plate portions are respectively located outside the pair of side walls and are respectively connected to both sides of the bottom plate portion for fixedly mounting the connector housing to a circuit board. Therefore, the contact area of the connector housing with the circuit board is increased, so that the connector housing can be more stably supported on the circuit board, and the electromagnetic shielding effect of the connector housing is improved. Furthermore, in some embodiments of the present invention, the upper housing and the upper housing are both formed by a press forming process, thereby greatly reducing the manufacturing cost.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a connector housing.
Background
In the prior art, a connector housing (also referred to as a cage) mounted on a circuit board typically includes a die-cast lower housing and a stamped and formed upper housing. The molded lower housing defines a bottom wall and a pair of side walls of the connector housing. The stamped and formed upper housing defines a top wall of the connector housing and is mounted over the top opening of the lower housing.
In the related art, a plurality of coupling ears protruding outward are formed on each side wall of the lower housing, a coupling hole is formed on each coupling ear, and the connector housing is coupled and fixed to the circuit board by a screw coupling member passing through the coupling hole, and the connector housing is supported on the surface of the circuit board by the plurality of coupling ears.
In the related art, since the lower case is supported on the surface of the circuit board only by the plurality of connection ears, there are problems that the support is unstable and the electromagnetic shielding effect is poor. In addition, since the lower case is die-cast, its cost is high.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The object of the present invention is to solve at least one of the above problems and drawbacks existing in the prior art.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector housing, comprising: an upper housing having a top wall and a pair of side walls; and a lower housing installed on the bottom opening of the upper housing. The lower case includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions. The bottom plate portion is located between the pair of side walls for constituting a bottom wall of the connector housing. A pair of side plate portions are respectively located outside the pair of side walls and are respectively connected to both sides of the bottom plate portion for fixedly mounting the connector housing to a circuit board.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the side plate portion is offset downward by a predetermined distance with respect to the bottom plate portion so as to be supported on the circuit board by the pair of side plate portions when the connector housing is mounted on the circuit board.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the lower housing is a single metal housing part formed by stamping a single sheet metal plate.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the connector housing is mounted on the circuit board, the bottom surface of the side plate portion is in contact with the circuit board, but the bottom surface of the bottom plate portion is not in contact with the circuit board.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connector housing further comprises a first electromagnetic shielding shell fragment and a second electromagnetic shielding shell fragment respectively disposed near the front end and near the rear end of the bottom plate portion; when the connector shell is installed on the circuit board, the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet are respectively in contact with the circuit board.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an opening allowing a terminal module accommodated in the connector housing to be exposed is formed on the bottom plate portion, and the bottom of the terminal module is exposed through the opening and connected to the circuit board; the pair of side plate parts are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the opening, and the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet are respectively positioned at the front side and the rear side of the opening.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first electromagnetic shielding elastic piece is an electromagnetic shielding elastic piece installed on the bottom plate portion and separated from the bottom plate portion.
According to the utility model discloses a further exemplary embodiment, first electromagnetic shield shell fragment for through the punching press mode form with bottom plate portion integrated into one piece's electromagnetic shield shell fragment.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the upper housing further includes a rear end wall, the second electromagnetic shielding elastic piece is an electromagnetic shielding elastic piece installed on the bottom plate portion or the rear end wall, and separated from the bottom plate portion or the rear end wall.
According to the utility model discloses a second exemplary embodiment, the upper portion casing still includes the rear end wall, second electromagnetic shield shell fragment for through the punching press form with bottom plate portion or rear end wall integrated into one piece's electromagnetic shield shell fragment.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of connection holes are formed on each of the side plate portions, and the connector housing is connected to the circuit board by a screw connection passing through the connection holes, thereby mounting the connector housing to the circuit board.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connection hole is a punched hole formed by punching and having an edge turned upward.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a positioning column extending vertically downward is further formed on each of the side plate portions, the positioning column being adapted to be inserted into a positioning hole on the circuit board to position the connector housing at a correct mounting position.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the positioning column is a positioning column having a circular or semicircular cross section formed by stamping.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the bottom side of the side wall is formed with a folded portion that is inwardly bent, a splicing seam is formed on the edge portions of both sides of the bottom plate portion, the folded portion of the side wall is spliced into the splicing seam of the bottom plate portion, thereby fixing the upper housing to the lower housing.
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connector housing has an insertion port at a front end thereof, and the connector housing further includes third electromagnetic shielding shell pieces installed on four walls of the insertion port.
In the aforementioned various exemplary embodiments according to the present invention, the connector housing is supported on the circuit board through the pair of side plate portions that are offset downward by a predetermined distance with respect to the bottom wall thereof, increasing the contact area of the connector housing with the circuit board, so that the connector housing can be more stably supported on the circuit board, and the electromagnetic shielding effect of the connector housing is improved.
Further, in some of the foregoing exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the upper housing and the upper housing are both formed by a press molding process, thereby greatly reducing the manufacturing cost.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the invention, which is made with reference to the accompanying drawings, and can help to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a connector housing according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the connector housing of FIG. 1;
fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the connector housing shown in fig. 1, viewed from the bottom;
FIG. 4 shows a partially enlarged schematic view of the connector housing shown in FIG. 1;
fig. 5 shows a plan view of the connector housing shown in fig. 1, viewed from the front side.
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The technical solution of the present invention is further specifically described below by way of examples and with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the specification, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar components. The following description of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings is intended to explain the general inventive concept and should not be construed as limiting the invention.
Furthermore, in the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the disclosure. It may be evident, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in schematic form in order to simplify the drawing.
According to a general technical concept of the present invention, there is provided a connector housing, including: an upper housing having a top wall and a pair of side walls; and a lower housing installed on the bottom opening of the upper housing. The lower case includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions. The bottom plate portion is located between the pair of side walls for constituting a bottom wall of the connector housing. A pair of side plate portions are respectively located outside the pair of side walls and are respectively connected to both sides of the bottom plate portion for fixedly mounting the connector housing to a circuit board.
Fig. 1 shows a perspective schematic view of a connector housing according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows an exploded view of the connector housing shown in fig. 1.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector housing mainly includes an upper housing 100 and a lower housing 200. The upper housing 100 has a top wall 110 and a pair of side walls 120. The top wall 110 and the pair of side walls 120 of the upper housing 100 constitute a top wall and a pair of side walls of the connector housing, respectively. The lower case 200 is mounted on the bottom opening of the upper case 100.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the illustrated embodiment, the lower case 200 mainly includes a bottom plate portion 210 and a pair of side plate portions 220. The bottom plate portion 210 is located between the pair of side walls 120, and serves to constitute a bottom wall of the connector housing. The pair of side plate portions 220 are respectively located outside the pair of side walls 120 and are respectively connected to both sides of the bottom plate portion 210 for fixedly mounting the connector housing to a circuit board (not shown).
Fig. 5 shows a plan view of the connector housing shown in fig. 1, viewed from the front side.
As shown in fig. 1-2 and 5, in the illustrated embodiment, the side plate portions 220 are offset downward by a predetermined distance relative to the bottom plate portion 210 so as to be supported on the circuit board by a pair of side plate portions 220 when the connector housing is mounted to the circuit board. That is, the entire bottom surfaces of the pair of side plate portions 220 abut on the surface of the circuit board, increasing the contact area of the connector housing with the circuit board, so that the connector housing can be smoothly supported on the circuit board, and the electromagnetic shielding effect of the connector housing is improved.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the illustrated embodiment, the upper housing 100 is a single first metal housing component formed by stamping a single piece of a first sheet metal; and the lower housing 200 is a single second metal housing part formed by stamping a single second metal material plate. That is, the upper case 100 and the lower case 200 are both formed using a press-forming process, and thus, manufacturing costs can be reduced.
As shown in fig. 1-2 and 5, in the illustrated embodiment, since the side plate portion 220 is offset downward by a predetermined distance with respect to the bottom plate portion 210, when the connector housing is mounted to the circuit board, the bottom surface of the side plate portion 220 is in contact with the circuit board, but the bottom surface of the bottom plate portion 210 is not in contact with the circuit board.
Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the connector housing shown in fig. 1, viewed from the bottom.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector housing further includes first and second electromagnetic shielding springs 231 and 131 respectively disposed near the front end and near the rear end of the bottom plate portion 210. When the connector housing is mounted on the circuit board, the first electromagnetic shielding elastic piece 231 and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic piece 131 are respectively in contact with the circuit board. In this way, the connector housing may electrically contact the circuit board through the first electromagnetic shielding elastic piece 231 disposed near the front end of the bottom plate portion 210 and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic piece 131 disposed near the rear end, thereby further improving the electromagnetic shielding effect of the connector housing.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, an opening 211 allowing a terminal module (not shown) accommodated in the connector housing to be exposed is formed on the bottom plate portion 210, and the bottom of the terminal module is exposed through the opening 211 and connected to the circuit board. The pair of side plate portions 220 are respectively located at left and right sides of the opening 211, and the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet 231 and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet 131 are respectively located at front and rear sides of the opening 211.
Although not shown, the terminal module of the connector generally includes an insulative body and conductive terminals disposed on the insulative body. One end of the conductive terminal is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end of the conductive terminal is electrically contacted with a counterpart connector of the insertion connector. As shown in fig. 3, the terminal module is surrounded by the pair of side plate parts 220, the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet 231, and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet 131, so that the electromagnetic shielding effect can be improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet 231 may be an electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet installed on the bottom plate portion 210 and separated from the bottom plate portion 210.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet 231 may be an electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet integrally formed with the bottom plate portion 210 by stamping.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the upper housing 100 further includes a rear end wall 130, and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet 131 may be an electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet mounted on the bottom plate portion 210 or the rear end wall 130 and separated from the bottom plate portion 210 or the rear end wall 130.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the upper housing 100 further includes a rear end wall 130, and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic piece 131 is an electromagnetic shielding elastic piece integrally formed with the bottom plate portion 210 or the rear end wall 130 by stamping.
Fig. 4 shows a partially enlarged schematic view of the connector housing shown in fig. 1.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of connection holes 221 are formed on each side plate portion 220, and the connector housing is connected to the circuit board by a screw connection member (not shown, such as a screw) passing through the connection holes 221, thereby mounting the connector housing to the circuit board.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, the connection hole 221 is a punched hole formed by punching and having an edge turned upward.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, a positioning post 222 extending vertically downward is further formed on each side plate portion 220, and the positioning post 222 is adapted to be inserted into a positioning hole on the circuit board to position the connector housing at a correct mounting position.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, the positioning post 222 is a positioning post formed by stamping and having a circular or semicircular cross section.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, a folded portion 120a folded inward is formed at a bottom side of the side wall 120, insertion slits 210a are formed at edge portions of both sides of the bottom plate portion 210, and the folded portion 120a of the side wall 120 is inserted into the insertion slits 210a of the bottom plate portion 210, thereby fixing the upper case 100 to the lower case 200.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the illustrated embodiment, the connector housing has an insertion port 101 at a front end thereof, and the connector housing further includes a third electromagnetic shielding fragment 300 mounted on four walls of the insertion port 101, and the third electromagnetic shielding fragment 300 may be electrically contacted with a housing of a counterpart connector to perform an electromagnetic shielding function.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described above are exemplary and can be modified by those skilled in the art, and that the structures described in the various embodiments can be freely combined without conflict in structure or principle.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with the accompanying drawings, the embodiments disclosed in the drawings are intended to exemplify preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
It should be noted that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the words "a" or "an" do not exclude a plurality. Additionally, any element numbers of the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
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1. A connector housing, comprising:
an upper housing (100) having a top wall (110) and a pair of side walls (120); and
a lower case (200) mounted on the bottom of the upper case (100),
characterized in that said lower casing (200) comprises:
a bottom plate portion (210) located between the pair of side walls (120) for constituting a bottom wall of the connector housing; and
a pair of side plate portions (220) respectively located outside the pair of side walls (120) and respectively connected to both sides of the bottom plate portion (210) for fixedly mounting the connector housing to a circuit board.
2. The connector housing of claim 1, wherein:
the side plate portion (220) is offset downward by a predetermined distance with respect to the bottom plate portion (210).
3. The connector housing of claim 1, wherein:
the lower housing (200) is a single metal housing component formed by stamping a single sheet of metal material.
4. The connector housing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:
when the connector housing is mounted on the circuit board, the bottom surface of the side plate portion (220) is in contact with the circuit board, but the bottom surface of the bottom plate portion (210) is not in contact with the circuit board.
5. The connector housing of claim 4, wherein:
the connector shell further comprises a first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (231) and a second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (131) which are respectively arranged near the front end and the rear end of the bottom plate part (210);
when the connector housing is mounted on the circuit board, the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (231) and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (131) are respectively in contact with the circuit board.
6. The connector housing of claim 5, wherein:
an opening (211) allowing a terminal module accommodated in the connector housing to be exposed is formed on the bottom plate portion (210), and the bottom of the terminal module is exposed through the opening (211) and connected to the circuit board; and is
The pair of side plate parts (220) are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the opening (211), and the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (231) and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (131) are respectively positioned at the front side and the rear side of the opening (211).
7. The connector housing of claim 6, wherein:
the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (231) is an electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet which is arranged on the bottom plate part (210) and separated from the bottom plate part (210).
8. The connector housing of claim 6, wherein:
the first electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (231) is formed in a stamping mode and is integrally formed with the bottom plate portion (210).
9. The connector housing of claim 6, wherein:
the upper shell (100) further comprises a rear end wall (130), and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (131) is an electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet which is installed on the bottom plate portion (210) or the rear end wall (130) and separated from the bottom plate portion (210) or the rear end wall (130).
10. The connector housing of claim 6, wherein:
the upper shell (100) further comprises a rear end wall (130), and the second electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet (131) is formed in a stamping mode and is integrally formed with the bottom plate portion (210) or the rear end wall (130).
11. The connector housing of claim 1, wherein:
a plurality of connection holes (221) are formed on each of the side plate portions (220), and the connector housing is connected to the circuit board by a screw connection passing through the connection holes (221) to mount the connector housing to the circuit board.
12. The connector housing of claim 11, wherein:
the connecting hole (221) is a punching hole formed in a punching mode and with an upward-turned edge.
13. The connector housing of claim 11, wherein:
a positioning post (222) extending vertically downward is also formed on each side plate portion (220), the positioning post (222) being adapted to be inserted into a positioning hole on the circuit board to position the connector housing in a correct mounting position.
14. The connector housing of claim 13, wherein:
the positioning column (222) is formed in a stamping mode and has a circular or semicircular section.
15. The connector housing of claim 1, wherein:
a folded part (120a) which is folded inwards is formed at the bottom side of the side wall (120), inserting seams (210a) are formed at the edge parts of the two sides of the bottom plate part (210), and the folded part (120a) of the side wall (120) is inserted into the inserting seam (210a) of the bottom plate part (210), so that the upper shell (100) is fixed on the lower shell (200).
16. The connector housing of claim 1, wherein:
the connector housing has an insertion port (101) at a front end thereof, and further includes third electromagnetic shielding blades (300) mounted on four walls of the insertion port (101).
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