CN212485679U

CN212485679U - Floating type guiding insertion connector

Info

Publication number: CN212485679U
Application number: CN202021672883.8U
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: 2020-01-16
Filing date: 2020-08-12
Publication date: 2021-02-05
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-12
Also published as: JP3228100U; TWM595911U

Abstract

The creation is a floating type guiding insertion connector, which comprises a male head and a female seat. The male head comprises a first shell, a third shell, a first electrode and a fixing piece. The first shell forms a first through hole, a gap, a first containing space, a first opening and a first electrode groove. The third shell further comprises a locking head, a bump, a third through hole, a third accommodating space and a plug. The locking head passes through the first opening and rotates by an angle to enable the lug to be buckled in the first accommodating space so as to combine the first shell and the third shell. The first electrode passes through the third accommodating space, the plug, the third through hole and the first electrode groove. The female seat comprises a socket and a second electrode. The female seat forms a second accommodating space and a sliding surface. The sliding surface is combined with the third accommodating space, so that the socket is combined with the plug to be electrically connected with the first electrode and the second electrode.

Description

Floating type guiding insertion connector

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The present invention relates to the field of connector technology, and more particularly to a floating guiding insertion connector with large guiding angle.

[ background of the invention ]

When the conventional circuit board provides the connection between the male connector and the female connector, the circuit board may cause the line of sight shielding and the connection cannot be performed directly and smoothly, just like blind plugging.

The blind insertion may cause misalignment during the insertion process, which may cause damage to the male connector and the female connector, and even damage to the circuit board.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a floating guiding insertion connector to solve the drawbacks of the prior art.

[ Utility model ] content

The first objective of the present invention is to provide a floating-type guiding insertion connector, which is applied to a circuit board and an electronic component to achieve the purpose of blindly linking the circuit board and the electronic component.

The second objective of the present invention is to allow a large tolerance of misalignment during the coupling according to the floating type guiding insertion connector, so as to smoothly couple the male connector and the female connector within a certain range.

The third object of the present invention is to enable the floating connection and the removal and connection of the floating guide insertion connector.

The fourth objective of the present invention is to provide a floating type guiding insertion connector, wherein the outer edge of the housing of the female housing is smaller than or equal to the inner edge of the housing of the male housing.

The fifth objective of the present invention is to electrically connect the male terminal and the female terminal electrode by inserting the cone of the female terminal into the inner cone of the male terminal.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a floating type guided insertion connector, wherein the female housing provides a snap member to be fixed to or separated from the circuit board.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a floating-type guiding-insertion connector for circuit boards and electronic components. The floating type guiding insertion connector comprises a male head and a female seat. The male head comprises a first shell, a third shell, a first electrode and a fixing piece. The first shell forms a first through hole, a gap, a first containing space, a first opening and a first electrode groove. The first housing can be disposed on the circuit board. The third shell further comprises a locking head, a bump, a third through hole, a third accommodating space and a plug. The locking head passes through the first opening and rotates by an angle to enable the lug to be buckled in the first accommodating space so as to combine the first shell and the third shell. The first electrode passes through the third accommodating space, the plug, the third through hole and the first electrode groove. The female socket includes a socket and a second electrode. The socket forms a second accommodating space and a sliding surface. One end of the second electrode is arranged in the socket and the other end of the second electrode is arranged in the second accommodating space and can be connected with the electronic component. The sliding surface is combined with the third accommodating space so that the socket is combined with the plug to be electrically connected with the first electrode and the second electrode.

Compared with the prior art, the design of the large guiding angle provided by the floating type guiding insertion connector can lead the male end and the female end to be connected within a certain allowable displacement (such as within several centimeters) without accurate alignment; in addition, the floating type guiding insertion connector is of a double-shell structure at the part of the male head, movable combination can be carried out through the locking head, and allowable displacement can be combined in the combining process without accurate alignment.

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 an exploded view of a floating guide insertion connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the combination of a floating guide insertion connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view illustrating the male of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 4(a) is a plan view illustrating the first housing of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 4(b) is a plan view illustrating the third housing of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 4(c) is a bottom view illustrating the third housing of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a detailed schematic diagram illustrating the third housing of fig. 1.

Fig. 6(a) is a plan view illustrating the female block of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 6(b) is a bottom view illustrating the female socket of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the second electrode of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating the floating guide insertion connector of fig. 1 connecting a circuit board to an electronic component.

Description of the main element symbols:

2 Circuit Board

4 conducting wire

6 casing

8 electronic component

10 floating type guiding insertion connector

12 male head

1222 first casing

1224 first through hole

1226 notch

1228 the first accommodating space

12210 first opening

12212 first electrode cell

124 third casing

1242 locking head

1244 bump

1246 third through hole

1248 third space

12410 plug

126 first electrode

128 fastener

14 female seat

144 second electrode

146 second accommodation space

SS sliding-in noodle

[ 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 an exploded view of a floating-type guiding insertion connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. In fig. 1, floating guided insertion connector 10 is applied to a circuit board 2 and an electronic component 8. In the present embodiment, the electronic component 8 is a fan as an example, and the fan is connected to the lead 4 and disposed on the housing 6, and fig. 8 is also referred to, which is a schematic diagram illustrating the connection between the circuit board 2 and the electronic component 8 by the floating type guiding insertion connector of fig. 1. In other embodiments, the electronic assembly 8 may be other devices, such as a display adapter, an adapter card, etc., and may be replaced with other circuit boards.

Referring back to fig. 1 and fig. 2, a combination diagram of the floating-type guiding insertion connector according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. Floating guided insertion connector 10 includes a male connector 12 and a female connector 14.

In fig. 1, the female socket 14 is sleeved with the male plug 12, so that the male plug 12 is connected to the female socket 14, and the first electrode 126 (shown in fig. 3) of the male plug 12 is further electrically connected to the second electrode 144 (shown in fig. 6 (a)) of the female socket 14. The female housing 14 slides into the third receiving space 1248 (shown in fig. 4 (c)) of the male connector 12 through the slide-in surface SS (shown in fig. 6 (a)) of the front end with a cone-like structure. The male portion 12 and the female portion 14 are described in detail below.

Reference is also made to fig. 2, 3, 4 and 5. FIG. 2 is a top view illustrating the male head of FIG. 1 of the present invention; FIG. 3 is an exploded view illustrating the male of FIG. 1 according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a partial schematic view illustrating the male part of FIG. 1, FIG. 4(a) is a top view of the first housing, FIG. 4(b) is a top view of the third housing, and FIG. 4(c) is a bottom view of the third housing; and, fig. 5 is a detailed schematic view illustrating the third housing of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

The male portion 12 includes a first housing 1222, a third housing 124, a first electrode 126 and a fixing member 128.

The first housing 1222 is illustrated as a rectangular body. In the present embodiment, the first housing 1222 defines a first through hole 1224, a gap 1226, a first accommodating space 1228, a first opening 12210 and a first electrode slot 12212.

A first through hole 1224 is formed at a periphery of the first housing 1222 for disposing the fixing member 128, and the fixing member 128 may be welded to, for example, the circuit board 2 to fix the first housing 1222 to the circuit board 2. In this embodiment, the fixing member 128 may be a latch with a saw-tooth shape, and is inserted into the first through hole 1224 to fix and snap into the first through hole 1224.

A gap 1226 is formed in the first receiving space 1228. In this embodiment, the first accommodating space 1228 is shaped as a cylindrical groove, and the gap 1226 is formed at the bottom periphery of the cylindrical groove, and the bottom of the cylindrical groove has a thickness. In this embodiment, the number of the gaps 1226 is 4, and in another embodiment, the number of the gaps 1226 may not be limited to 4, and may be less than or greater than 4.

A first opening 12210 is formed at the bottom of the cylindrical recess for allowing the locking head 1242 of the third housing 124 to be inserted. The third housing 124 includes a locking head 1242, a bump 1244, a third through hole 1246, a third accommodating space 1248 and a plug 12410.

Here, the locking head 1242 is shaped like a fan blade, and a third through hole 1246 is formed at a central portion thereof and a plurality of bumps 1244 are formed at a peripheral portion thereof. In another embodiment, the number of the protrusions 1244 may not be limited to 4, and may be less than or more than 4, and generally speaking, the number of the protrusions 1244 of the present invention is only less than or equal to the number of the notches 1226, and the locking head 1242 can be inserted into the first notch 1226 by adjusting the positions of the notches 1226. Here, the protrusions 1244 are disposed at 0 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree, and 270 degree of the locking head 1242. In other words, the protrusions 1244 can be combined with the locking head 1242 and the first receiving space 1228 as long as they correspond to the notches 1226 of the first housing 1222. In this embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the bumps 1244 form a C-shaped fifth accommodating space 12412, so that the bumps 1244 are fastened in the first accommodating space 1228. When the opening width of the protrusion 1244 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the notch 1226, the locking head 1242 can be inserted into the notch 1226, and the locking head 1242 is rotated to fasten the notch of the protrusion 1244 to the bottom of the first receiving space 1228 (i.e., the portion of the plate), so that the locking head 1242 is fastened to the first receiving space 1228. It is noted that, as long as the protrusion 1244 can be coupled to the first receiving space 1228, the third casing 124 and the first casing 1222 can be combined to realize a floating connection, and the third casing 124 and the first casing 1222 can be combined within an angle, for example, the angle may range from 0.1 degree to 180 degrees.

Here, the plug 12410 is illustrated as a rectangle, and the plug 12410 is formed in the third accommodating space 1248 (the third accommodating space 1248 is in an inner cone shape), and the plug 12410 forms a third through hole 1246 for the first electrode 126 to be disposed. The first electrode 126 is disposed through the third accommodating space 1248, the plug 12410, the third through hole and the first electrode slot 12212. In the present embodiment, the first electrode slot 12212 is formed at the periphery of the first accommodating space 1228 for fixing the first electrode 126 to the third through hole 1246. Here, the first electrode 126 has an elastic structure.

Referring to fig. 6, there is a perspective view illustrating the female socket of fig. 1 according to the present invention. Fig. 6(a) is a plan view of the female socket and fig. 6(b) is a bottom view of the female socket. In fig. 6, the female socket 14 includes a socket 142 and a second electrode 144.

The socket 142 forms a second receiving space 146 and a sliding surface SS. The socket 142 has a rectangular base below and a tapered body with a sliding-in surface SS above, and the tapered body is recessed with two rectangles to form the socket 142, and the socket 142 is disposed corresponding to the plug 12410. It is noted that the outer periphery of the rectangular base of the female housing 14 is less than or equal to the inner periphery of the first housing 122.

Referring back to fig. 1, since the outer periphery of the female socket 14 is smaller than or equal to the inner periphery of the third casing 124, the sliding surface SS slides in along the third receiving space 1248, so that the third receiving space 1248 of the male plug 12 covers the socket 142 of the female socket 14, and the first electrode 126 is electrically connected to the second electrode 144.

Here, the second electrode 144 is provided to form a clamping structure, one end of which is fastened to the socket 142 and the other end of which clamps the lead 4 from the outside. And fig. 7, a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of the second electrode of fig. 1 according to the present invention.

It should be noted that fig. 8 also includes a fastener and an alignment member. One end of the fastener is fastened in the second accommodating space 146 and the other end is disposed on the housing 6, so as to fix the female socket 14 on the housing 6. In the present embodiment, the fasteners are illustrated as two elastic members. After the elastic member is inserted into the second receiving space 146, the inner wall positioned inside the second receiving space 146 may be pressed by the elastic force of the elastic member to clamp the female socket 14.

The alignment member can be disposed on the housing 20, and the alignment member can be made of an elastic body or any material. The aligning member 148 can hold the second housing 142 at a designated position of the casing 6.

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 floating guide insert connector for use with circuit boards and electronic components, the floating guide insert connector comprising:

the male head is provided with a first shell, a third shell, a first electrode and a fixing piece, wherein the first shell forms a first through hole, a gap, a first accommodating space, a first opening and a first electrode groove, the first shell is arranged on the circuit board, the third shell is also provided with a locking head, a bump, a third through hole, a third accommodating space and a plug, the locking head is clamped in the first accommodating space through the first opening and rotates for an angle so as to combine the first shell and the third shell, and the first electrode passes through the third accommodating space, the plug, the third through hole and the first electrode groove; and

the female seat is provided with a socket and a second electrode, the socket forms a second accommodating space and a sliding-in surface, and one end of the second electrode is arranged in the socket and the other end of the second electrode is arranged in the second accommodating space and is used for being connected with the electronic component;

the sliding surface is combined with the third accommodating space, so that the socket is combined with the plug to be electrically connected with the first electrode and the second electrode.

2. The floating guide insertion connector according to claim 1, wherein the male connector further comprises a fixing member disposed in the first through hole for fixing the first housing to the circuit board.

3. The floating guide insertion connector according to claim 1, wherein the plug is formed at a central portion of the third receiving space of the third housing and the socket is formed at a central portion of the female socket.

4. The floating guide insertion connector of claim 1, wherein an outer periphery of the socket is no larger than an inner periphery of the first housing.

5. A floating guide insertion connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first opening is circular, said third receiving space is internally tapered and said socket is tapered.

6. The floating guide insertion connector of claim 1, wherein the second electrode forms a clamping structure with one end snap-fit into the socket and the other end for clamping a wire from outside.

7. The floating guide insertion connector according to claim 6, wherein the locking head is shaped like a fan blade, the third through hole is formed at the central portion of the fan blade, a plurality of protrusions are formed at the periphery of the fan blade, the plurality of protrusions correspond to the notches of the first housing, and the plurality of protrusions form a fifth receiving space in a C shape, so that the plurality of protrusions are locked in the first receiving space.

8. A floating guide insertion connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein the opening width of the fifth receiving space is not less than the thickness of the gap.

9. The floating guide insert connector of claim 1, wherein the female socket further comprises a snap fastener, one end of the snap fastener is snapped into the second receiving space and the other end of the snap fastener is disposed on the electronic component for fixing the female socket to the electronic component.

10. The floating guided insertion connector of claim 1, wherein the female socket further comprises an alignment feature for placement on the electronic component.