CN213124820U

CN213124820U - USB Type-C connector

Info

Publication number: CN213124820U
Application number: CN202022038071.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘斌; 王华财
Original assignee: Dongguan Yinrun Precision Hardware Product Co ltd
Current assignee: Dongguan Yinrun Precision Hardware Product Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-17
Filing date: 2020-09-17
Publication date: 2021-05-04
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-17

Abstract

The utility model discloses a USBType-C connector, it includes upper terminal subassembly and lower terminal subassembly, set up the medium plate buckle between upper terminal subassembly and lower terminal subassembly, be fixed in the peripheral insulator seat of upper terminal subassembly and lower terminal subassembly and cover locate the peripheral metal casing of insulator seat, the insulator seat includes the last insulator and the lower insulator that lock each other and fix together, this last insulator housing cover is in this upper terminal subassembly upper end, this lower insulator housing cover lower terminal subassembly lower extreme; the metal shell is formed by stamping a metal plate and comprises a main shell body, a transition part which is formed at the rear end of the main shell body and is in a shape from small to large, and a rear shell body which is formed at the rear end of the transition part, wherein the size of the rear shell body is larger than that of the main shell body, and the rear shell body is fixedly wrapped on a convex seat at the rear end of the insulating seat. The utility model provides a metal casing is formed by the metal sheet punching press, and its rear end size is greater than the front end size to it is better to send the damage resistance ability, and the power of bending is stronger.

Description

USB Type-C connector

The technical field is as follows:

the utility model relates to a connector product technical field refers in particular to a USBType-C connector.

Background art:

USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial BUS (USB), a standard for external BUS, used to standardize the connection and communication between computer and external device, and is an interface technology applied in PC field. USB was proposed by a combination of companies such as Intel, Conjun, IBM, Microsoft, etc., at the end of 1994. The USB has high transmission speed and is very convenient to use. The USB interface also has the advantages of supporting the plug-and-play and hot plug functions of the equipment, being flexible in connection, independent in power supply and the like, can be connected with a mouse, a keyboard, a printer, a scanner, a camera, a flash disk, an MP3 player, a mobile phone, a digital camera, a mobile hard disk, an external optical floppy drive, a USB network card, an ADSL Modem, a Cable Modem and the like, almost all external equipment is provided with the USB interface, and the USB interface is very widely used.

The Type-C is a connecting interface of the USB interface, can be inserted without dividing the front side and the back side, has the size of about 8.3mm multiplied by 2.5mm, and supports the functions of charging, data transmission, display output and the like of the USB standard like other interfaces. The USB Type-C is mainly oriented to thinner and thinner equipment, usability is enhanced, and a good way is laid for performance enhancement of future USB versions.

The metal casing is all installed to current USB Type-C connector, and this metal casing is by metal sheet stretch forming, and its anti breaking force is not enough, and the bending force also remains to be improved.

In view of the above, the present invention proposes the following technical solutions.

The utility model has the following contents:

an object of the utility model is to overcome prior art not enough, provide a USBType-C connector.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model discloses a following technical scheme: the USB Type-C connector comprises an upper end subassembly and a lower end subassembly which are assembled together in an up-down overlapping mode, a middle plate buckle arranged between the upper end subassembly and the lower end subassembly, an insulating seat fixed on the peripheries of the upper end subassembly and the lower end subassembly, and a metal shell sleeved on the periphery of the insulating seat, wherein the insulating seat comprises an upper insulator and a lower insulator which are mutually buckled and fixed together, the upper insulator covers the upper end of the upper end subassembly, and the lower insulator covers the lower end of the lower end subassembly; the metal shell is formed by stamping a metal plate and comprises a main shell body, a transition part which is formed at the rear end of the main shell body and is in a shape from small to large, and a rear shell body which is formed at the rear end of the transition part, wherein the size of the rear shell body is larger than that of the main shell body, and the rear shell body is fixedly wrapped on a convex seat at the rear end of the insulating seat.

Further, in the above technical solution, the upper and lower end faces of the main housing are respectively provided with a first fastening hole and a second fastening hole; and the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the insulating seat are respectively provided with a first reverse buckle and a second reverse buckle, and the first reverse buckle and the second reverse buckle are respectively clamped and embedded in the first clamping hole and the second clamping hole.

Further, in the above technical solution, the upper terminal assembly and the lower terminal assembly have the same structure, and are fixed together in a mirror-symmetrical assembly.

Furthermore, in the above technical scheme, the upper terminal assembly includes a plurality of upper terminals and an upper plastic body integrally formed on the upper terminals, wherein a first positioning protrusion and a second positioning protrusion are respectively formed on two sides of the upper end of the upper plastic body, a first positioning protrusion is formed in the middle of the upper end of the upper plastic body, the first positioning protrusion and the second positioning protrusion are respectively embedded in a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole formed in the upper insulator, and the first positioning protrusion is embedded in a third positioning hole formed in the middle of the upper insulator.

Further, in the above technical solution, a first partition rail is disposed inside the upper insulator, and the upper terminal is further disposed in the first partition groove of the first partition rail.

Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the lower terminal assembly includes a plurality of lower terminals and a lower plastic body integrally formed on the lower terminals, a third positioning protrusion and a fourth positioning protrusion are respectively formed on two sides of the lower end of the lower plastic body, a second positioning protrusion is formed in the middle of the lower end of the lower plastic body, the third positioning protrusion and the fourth positioning protrusion are respectively embedded in a fourth positioning hole and a fifth positioning hole formed in the lower insulator, and the second positioning protrusion is embedded in a sixth positioning hole formed in the middle of the lower insulator.

Further, in the above technical solution, a second partition rail is disposed inside the lower insulator, and the lower terminal is further disposed in a second partition groove of the second partition rail.

Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a first positioning convex ring and a third positioning convex column are respectively formed on two sides of the lower end of the upper plastic body; a fourth positioning convex ring and a second positioning convex ring which are correspondingly inserted into the first positioning convex ring and the third positioning convex ring are respectively formed on two sides of the upper end of the lower plastic body; the middle plate buckle is provided with a seventh positioning hole and an eighth positioning hole for the first positioning convex ring and the second positioning convex ring to pass through.

Further, in the above technical solution, a plurality of first positioning convex ribs are formed on the periphery of the first positioning convex ring, and a first inclined plane is arranged at the end of each first positioning convex rib; and a plurality of second positioning convex ribs are formed on the periphery of the second positioning convex ring, and second inclined planes are arranged at the end parts of the second positioning convex ribs.

Further, in the above technical solution, the upper insulator and the lower insulator have the same structure and size; a first positioning groove and a first positioning block are arranged on the lower end face of the upper insulator; and the lower end face of the lower insulator is provided with a second positioning groove and a second positioning block, and the second positioning groove and the second positioning block are respectively clamped and positioned with the first positioning block and the first positioning groove.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the utility model has following beneficial effect: the utility model provides a metal casing is formed by the metal sheet punching press, it is including the main casing body, the shaping is in this main casing body rear end and is the transition portion and the shaping in the back casing of this transition portion rear end by little grow shape, and the size of this back casing is greater than the size of this main casing body, the fixed cladding of this back casing is on the convex seat of this insulator rear end, its assembly structure is very stable, and this metal casing's anti destructibility is better, the power of bending is stronger. In addition, insulator and lower insulator that the insulator seat is fixed together including mutual lock should go up the insulator be built by contract in this upper end subassembly upper end, and this lower insulator is built by contract lower extreme, sheathes metal casing at last to by this last metal casing fastening together, it assembles very conveniently, and the cost is lower, the order the utility model discloses extremely strong market competition has.

Description of the drawings:

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

fig. 2 is a perspective view of another perspective of the present invention;

fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the metal shell of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a perspective view of an upper middle terminal assembly of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper-middle insulator of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a perspective view of the lower terminal assembly of the present invention.

The specific implementation mode is as follows:

the present invention will be further described with reference to the following specific embodiments and accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1-7, a USB Type-C connector includes an upper terminal assembly 1 and a lower terminal assembly 2 assembled together in an up-down overlapping manner, a middle plate buckle 3 disposed between the upper terminal assembly 1 and the lower terminal assembly 2, an insulating base 4 fixed to the periphery of the upper terminal assembly 1 and the lower terminal assembly 2, and a metal shell 5 sleeved on the periphery of the insulating base 4, wherein the insulating base 4 includes an upper insulator 41 and a lower insulator 42 fastened and fixed together, the upper insulator 41 covers the upper terminal assembly 1, and the lower insulator 42 covers the lower terminal of the lower terminal assembly 2; the metal housing 5 is formed by stamping a metal plate, and includes a main housing 51, a transition portion 52 formed at the rear end of the main housing 51 and having a shape that changes from small to large, and a rear housing 53 formed at the rear end of the transition portion 52, wherein the size of the rear housing 53 is larger than that of the main housing 51, and the rear housing 53 is fixedly wrapped on a boss 401 at the rear end of the insulating base 4. The utility model provides a metal casing 5 is formed by the metal sheet punching press, it is including the main casing body 51, the shaping is in this main casing body 51 rear end and is transition portion 52 and the shaping in the back casing 53 of this transition portion 52 rear end by little grow shape, and the size of this back casing 53 is greater than the size of this main casing body 51, the fixed cladding of this back casing 53 is on the convex seat 401 of 4 rear ends of this insulator seat, its assembly structure is very stable, and this metal casing 5's anti-damage ability is better, the power of bending is stronger. In addition, insulator 4 is including the last insulator 41 and lower insulator 42 that mutual lock is fixed together, should go up insulator 41 be wrapped in this upper end subassembly 1 upper end, and this lower insulator 42 is wrapped and is covered 2 lower extremes of lower terminal module, sheathes metal casing 5 at last to by this last metal casing 5 fastening together, it is very convenient that it assembles, and the cost is lower, the order the utility model discloses extremely strong market competition has.

The upper and lower end faces of the main housing 51 are respectively provided with a first clamping hole 511 and a second clamping hole 512; the upper and lower end faces of the insulating base 4 are respectively provided with a first reverse buckle 402 and a second reverse buckle 403, and the first reverse buckle 402 and the second reverse buckle 403 are respectively fixed in the first clamping hole 511 and the second clamping hole 512 in an embedded manner, so that the main housing 51 is stably assembled on the insulating base 4 and has a firmer structure.

The upper end sub-assembly 1 and the lower end sub-assembly 2 are identical in structure and are fixed together in a mirror symmetry assembly mode. That is, only one of the upper terminal assembly 1 or the lower terminal assembly 2 needs to be manufactured, and the upper terminal assembly 1 and the lower terminal assembly 2 can be used at the same time, so that the mold opening is reduced, and the cost is reduced.

The upper terminal assembly 1 includes a plurality of upper terminals 11 and an upper plastic body 12 integrally formed on the upper terminals 11, wherein a first positioning protrusion 121 and a second positioning protrusion 122 are respectively formed on two sides of the upper end of the upper plastic body 12, a first positioning protrusion 123 is formed in the middle of the upper end of the upper plastic body 12, the first positioning protrusion 121 and the second positioning protrusion 122 are respectively embedded in a first positioning hole 411 and a second positioning hole 412 which are formed in the upper insulator 41, and the first positioning protrusion 123 is embedded in a third positioning hole 413 which is formed in the middle of the upper insulator 41, so as to ensure the stability of the assembly.

The first partition column 414 is arranged inside the upper insulator 41, the upper terminal 11 is further arranged in the first partition groove 415 of the first partition column 414, and each upper terminal 11 of the first partition column 414 is partitioned by the first partition column 414, so that accidental connection between the upper terminals can be effectively prevented, the assembly quality of the upper terminals 11 can be ensured, and the product quality can be ensured.

The lower terminal assembly 2 includes a plurality of lower terminals 21 and a lower plastic body 22 integrally formed on the lower terminals 21, wherein a third positioning protrusion 221 and a fourth positioning protrusion 222 are respectively formed on two sides of the lower end of the lower plastic body 22, a second positioning protrusion 223 is formed in the middle of the lower end of the lower plastic body 22, the third positioning protrusion 221 and the fourth positioning protrusion 222 are respectively embedded in a fourth positioning hole and a fifth positioning hole 422 formed in the lower insulator 42, and the second positioning protrusion 223 is embedded in a sixth positioning hole 423 formed in the middle of the lower insulator 42, so as to ensure the stability of the assembly.

The lower insulator 42 is provided inside with a second partition fence 424, and the lower terminal 21 is also placed in a second partition groove 425 of the second partition fence 424. The second separation column 424 separates each lower terminal 21, so that accidental connection between the lower terminals can be effectively prevented, the assembly quality of the lower terminals 21 can be ensured, and the product quality can be ensured.

A first positioning convex ring 124 and a third positioning convex column 125 are respectively formed on two sides of the lower end of the upper plastic body 12; a fourth positioning convex ring 224 and a second positioning convex ring 225 which are correspondingly inserted into the first positioning convex ring 124 and the third positioning convex ring 125 are respectively formed on two sides of the upper end of the lower plastic body 22; the middle plate buckle 3 is provided with a seventh positioning hole 31 and an eighth positioning hole 32 for the first positioning convex ring 124 and the second positioning convex ring 225 to pass through, so that the upper plastic body 12 and the lower plastic body 22 form stable assembly with the middle plate buckle 3, and the product quality is ensured.

A plurality of first positioning convex ribs 126 are formed on the periphery of the first positioning convex ring 124, the first positioning convex ribs 126 are used for tensioning and positioning with the seventh positioning hole 31 to ensure stable assembly, and the loosening phenomenon cannot occur, and a first inclined surface for guiding is arranged at the end part of each first positioning convex rib 126; a plurality of second positioning ribs 226 are further formed on the periphery of the second positioning convex ring 225, a second inclined plane for guiding is arranged at the end of each second positioning rib 226, and the second positioning ribs 226 are used for being tensioned and positioned with the eighth positioning holes 32 to ensure stable assembly and avoid loosening.

The upper insulator 41 and the lower insulator 42 are identical in structure and size; that is, only one of the upper insulator 41 and the lower insulator 42 needs to be manufactured, and the insulator can be used as both the upper insulator 41 and the lower insulator 42, so that the number of mold opening dies can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

A first positioning groove 416 and a first positioning block 417 are arranged on the lower end surface of the upper insulator 41; a second positioning groove 426 and a second positioning block 427 are provided on the lower end surface of the lower insulator 42, and the second positioning groove 426 and the second positioning block 427 are engaged with the first positioning block 417 and the first positioning groove 416, respectively, for positioning.

To sum up, the utility model provides a metal casing 5 is formed by the metal sheet punching press, it is including the main casing body 51, the shaping is in this main casing body 51 rear end and is transition portion 52 and the shaping in the back casing 53 of this transition portion 52 rear end by little grow shape, and the size of this back casing 53 is greater than the size of this main casing body 51, the fixed cladding of this back casing 53 is on the convex seat 401 of 4 rear ends of this insulator seat, its assembly structure is very stable, and this metal casing 5's anti destructibility is better, the bending force is stronger. In addition, insulator 4 is including the last insulator 41 and lower insulator 42 that mutual lock is fixed together, should go up insulator 41 be wrapped in this upper end subassembly 1 upper end, and this lower insulator 42 is wrapped and is covered 2 lower extremes of lower terminal module, sheathes metal casing 5 at last to by this last metal casing 5 fastening together, it is very convenient that it assembles, and the cost is lower, the order the utility model discloses extremely strong market competition has.

Of course, the above description is only an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made by the constructions, features, and principles of the present invention in accordance with the claims of the present invention are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

USB Type-C connector, its characterized in that: the insulating seat comprises an upper end subassembly (1) and a lower end subassembly (2) which are assembled together in an up-down overlapping mode, a middle plate buckle (3) arranged between the upper end subassembly (1) and the lower end subassembly (2), an insulating seat (4) fixed on the peripheries of the upper end subassembly (1) and the lower end subassembly (2) and a metal shell (5) sleeved on the periphery of the insulating seat (4), wherein the insulating seat (4) comprises an upper insulator (41) and a lower insulator (42) which are mutually buckled and fixed together, the upper insulator (41) covers the upper end of the upper end subassembly (1), and the lower insulator (42) covers the lower end of the lower end subassembly (2); the metal shell (5) is formed by stamping a metal plate and comprises a main shell (51), a transition part (52) which is formed at the rear end of the main shell (51) and is in a shape from small to large, and a rear shell (53) which is formed at the rear end of the transition part (52), wherein the size of the rear shell (53) is larger than that of the main shell (51), and the rear shell (53) is fixedly wrapped on a convex seat (401) at the rear end of the insulating seat (4).
2. The USB Type-C connector of claim 1, wherein: the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the main shell (51) are respectively provided with a first clamping hole (511) and a second clamping hole (512); the upper end face and the lower end face of the insulating seat (4) are respectively provided with a first reverse buckle (402) and a second reverse buckle (403), and the first reverse buckle (402) and the second reverse buckle (403) are respectively clamped and fixed in the first clamping hole (511) and the second clamping hole (512).
3. The USB Type-C connector of claim 1, wherein: the upper end sub-assembly (1) and the lower end sub-assembly (2) are identical in structure and are fixed together in a mirror symmetry assembly mode.
4. The USB Type-C connector of claim 3, wherein: the upper end subassembly (1) comprises a plurality of upper terminals (11) and an upper plastic body (12) integrally formed on the upper terminals (11), wherein a first positioning lug (121) and a second positioning lug (122) are respectively formed on two sides of the upper end of the upper plastic body (12), a first positioning convex column (123) is formed in the middle of the upper end of the upper plastic body (12), the first positioning lug (121) and the second positioning lug (122) are respectively embedded in a first positioning hole (411) and a second positioning hole (412) formed in the upper insulator (41), and the first positioning convex column (123) is embedded in a third positioning hole (413) formed in the middle of the upper insulator (41).
5. The USB Type-C connector of claim 4, wherein: a first partition fence (414) is arranged on the inner side of the upper insulator (41), and the upper terminal (11) is also arranged in a first partition groove (415) of the first partition fence (414).
6. The USB Type-C connector of claim 4, wherein: the lower end sub-assembly (2) comprises a plurality of lower terminals (21) and a lower plastic body (22) integrally formed on the lower terminals (21), wherein a third positioning lug (221) and a fourth positioning lug (222) are respectively formed on two sides of the lower end of the lower plastic body (22), a second positioning convex column (223) is formed in the middle of the lower end of the lower plastic body (22), the third positioning lug (221) and the fourth positioning lug (222) are respectively embedded in a fourth positioning hole and a fifth positioning hole (422) formed in the lower insulator (42), and the second positioning convex column (223) is embedded in a sixth positioning hole (423) formed in the middle of the lower insulator (42).
7. The USB Type-C connector of claim 6, wherein: the inner side of the lower insulator (42) is provided with a second separation column (424), and the lower terminal (21) is also arranged in a second separation groove (425) of the second separation column (424).
8. The USB Type-C connector according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: a first positioning convex ring (124) and a third positioning convex column (125) are respectively formed on two sides of the lower end of the upper plastic body (12); a fourth positioning convex ring (224) and a second positioning convex ring (225) which are correspondingly inserted with the first positioning convex ring (124) and the third positioning convex ring (125) are respectively formed on two sides of the upper end of the lower plastic body (22); the middle plate buckle (3) is provided with a seventh positioning hole (31) and an eighth positioning hole (32) for the first positioning convex ring (124) and the second positioning convex ring (225) to pass through.
9. The USB Type-C connector of claim 8, wherein: a plurality of first positioning convex ribs (126) are formed on the periphery of the first positioning convex ring (124), and first inclined planes are arranged at the end parts of the first positioning convex ribs (126); a plurality of second positioning convex ribs (226) are formed on the periphery of the second positioning convex ring (225), and second inclined planes are arranged at the end parts of the second positioning convex ribs (226).
10. The USB Type-C connector of any one of claims 1-7, wherein: the upper insulator (41) and the lower insulator (42) are identical in structure and size; a first positioning groove (416) and a first positioning block (417) are arranged on the lower end face of the upper insulator (41); the lower end face of the lower insulator (42) is provided with a second positioning groove (426) and a second positioning block (427), and the second positioning groove (426) and the second positioning block (427) are respectively clamped and positioned with the first positioning block (417) and the first positioning groove (416).