CN214673227U - Electronic connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of electronic components, in particular to an electronic connector, which comprises a connector shell and an electronic component arranged inside the connector shell; the electronic assembly comprises an outer contact extending out of the connector housing; the connector housing comprises a header for mounting the outer contact, and a base connected to the header, at least part of the header being encapsulated in the base; the base body comprises end covers positioned on two sides of an end head, the end cover on at least one side is hinged with the end head, and the movable end of the end cover can be detachably connected with the other end cover. The end cover in the scheme can be turned up or closed relative to the end head. In the process of assembling or maintaining the electronic connector, the end cover is connected with the end head, so that the problem that the end cover is easy to lose is solved; in the assembling process, the end covers can be turned over and closed on the end heads to realize the butt joint of the end covers on two sides, so that alignment is not needed, and the assembling and maintaining efficiency is improved.

Description

Electronic connector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electronic components field especially relates to an electronic connector.

Background

Connector assemblies are conductor devices that bridge two conductors on a loop so that current or signals can flow from one conductor to the other, electrical connectors are electromechanical systems that provide separable interfaces for connecting two subsystems, simply, components that are used to complete electrical connections between circuits or electronic machines, to one another, to form a connector, i.e., a bridge between the two. Connector assemblies are important components of electrical interconnection systems, and are diversified in types to adapt to different use environments; such as an optical fiber connector suitable for optical fiber connection, a USB connector suitable for USB data connection, or an electrical connector related to electrical connection as described in the present application.

The connector assembly generally includes two connectors, which are a male connector and a female connector, respectively, and the male connector and the female connector are plugged together to achieve electrical connection. At present, most of connector housings on the market are formed by connecting two parts, namely a base and an end cover, and built-in electronic components are installed in the base and then are screwed and fixed through bolts. Relatively speaking, the structure has stronger connection stability; however, when the connector is assembled, the end cover needs to be aligned to the base first, which is time-consuming and low in efficiency; and the base and the end cover are used as two separated parts, so that parts are easily lost in the assembling and disassembling process.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problem, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic connector, in which an end cap can be turned up or closed relative to an end. In the process of assembling or maintaining the electronic connector, the end cover is connected with the end head, so that the problem that the end cover is easy to lose is solved; in the assembling process, the end covers can be turned over and closed on the end heads to realize the butt joint of the end covers on two sides, so that alignment is not needed, and the assembling and maintaining efficiency is improved.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

an electronic connector comprises a connector shell and an electronic component arranged inside the connector shell; the electronic assembly comprises an outer contact extending out of the connector housing; the method is characterized in that: the connector housing comprises a header for mounting the outer contact, and a base connected to the header, at least part of the header being encapsulated in the base; the base body comprises end covers positioned on two sides of an end head, the end cover on at least one side is hinged with the end head, and the movable end of the end cover can be detachably connected with the other end cover.

The present invention adopts the above technical solution, which relates to an electronic connector, the electronic connector includes a connector housing and an electronic component, wherein the electronic component is set according to different usage environments of the electronic connector, such as three different connectors mentioned in the background art; the electronic component extends out of the outer contact piece of the connector shell, and is generally a male connector or a female connector; two electronic connectors respectively equipped with a male connector and a female connector are enabled to be butted against each other. On the basis, the connector shell comprises the end head and the base body, wherein the end head is used for mounting the outer contact piece, the base body comprises end covers on two sides of the end head, at least one end cover can move in a turnover mode relative to the end head, and therefore after the end cover is assembled with the end head, the end cover can be turned up or covered relative to the end head. In the process of assembling or maintaining the electronic connector, the end cover is connected with the end head, so that the problem that the end cover is easy to lose is solved; in the assembling process, the end covers are turned over and covered on the end heads, so that the end covers on two sides can be butted, alignment is not needed, and the assembling efficiency and the maintaining efficiency are improved.

In one embodiment, the end covers on both sides are hinged with the end heads, and the movable ends of the two end covers can be detachably connected and fixed. Among this technical scheme, the end cover homoenergetic of both sides and end rotate relatively, so when dismouting, maintenance or change foretell electronic component, can all open both ends cover, so have great operating space.

In another embodiment, one end cap is fixedly connected with the end head, and the other end cap is hinged with the end head; the movable end cap can be flipped over along its hinged end relative to the other end cap and secured thereto when the caps are mated and mated. In the technical scheme, only the end cover on one side can be rotated, and when the electronic component is dismounted, maintained or replaced, the end cover on one side can be opened to operate the electronic component embedded on the end cover on the other side; thus, the electronic assembly can be ensured to be matched with the end cover.

Compared with the two schemes, in the situation that only the end cover on one side can rotate, the electronic component is generally required to be embedded on the end cover on the fixed side, the operation space is small, and the operation is relatively inconvenient; and in the rotatable condition of both sides end cover, accessible end location electronic component, both sides end cover expand nearly 180, carry out dismouting, maintenance or change the electronic component after only need with both ends cover lid close can. However, the end covers on the two sides can be opened, so that the fault tolerance rate of the storage space in the end cover relative to the electronic component is high, and accurate installation is not required.

Preferably, the end part of the end cover is provided with a shaft part, the shaft part of the end cover can be clamped on the end head, and the end cover can rotate relative to the end head by taking the shaft part as an axis.

Preferably, the shaft part of the end cover is a shaft lever, a clamping groove is formed in the side wall of the end head, and the shaft lever can be tightly clamped into the clamping groove of the end head to realize relative rotation of the end cover and the end head; or the shaft part of the end cover is a shaft sleeve, the side wall of the end is provided with a shaft rod, and the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the shaft rod to realize the relative rotation of the end cover and the end. In the technical scheme, the end cover and the hinged end of the end head are detachably connected; during manufacturing, the end cover and the end head are manufactured in a split mode, and then the shaft part of the end cover is clamped on the end head in a clamping mode, and rotation can be achieved.

Preferably, the end covers on both sides are respectively provided with a clamping hook and a clamping seat, and when the end covers are in butt joint, the clamping hook is fixedly connected with the clamping seat. In the technical scheme, the movable ends of the end covers on the two sides are connected in a mode of directly clamping and connecting the clamping hooks and the clamping seats, and when the end covers along the hinged ends of the end covers, the clamping hooks and the clamping seats are automatically buckled, so that the device is very convenient. When the end cover needs to be opened, the clamping hook and the clamping seat only need to be unlocked.

Preferably, one end cover is provided with a screw hole, and the other end cover is internally provided with a threaded seat; the screw fixing component passes through the screw hole to be connected on the threaded seat and covers and is butted with the two end covers. In the above scheme, since at least one end cover can be turned over and can be covered with the other end cover, the two end covers are covered and aligned; on this basis, adopt the bolt to consolidate, be favorable to guaranteeing the lid of connector and close stability.

Preferably, when the electronic connector is a male connector, the outer contact is a male connector; when the electronic connector is a female connector, the outer contact is a female connector; and the male connector and the female connector can realize the plugging interconnection.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic connector as a female connector.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the electronic connector being a male connector.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the connection of the female connector and the male connector.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a single-sided end cap opening of an electrical connector.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the electronic connector with the end caps on both sides open.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a single-sided end cap separation of an electrical connector.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and to simplify the description, but 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", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "a plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment relates to an electronic connector, which includes a connector housing 1 and an electronic component disposed inside the connector housing 1, wherein the electronic component is configured according to different usage environments of the electronic connector. Further, the electronic assembly comprises an outer contact 21 protruding from said connector housing 1, the outer contact 21 typically being a male or a female connector. When the electronic connector is a male connector 10a, the outer contact 21 is a male connector. When the electronic connector is the female connector 10b, the outer contact 21 is a female connector; and the male connector 10a and the female connector 10b enable the plug-in interconnection.

On this basis, the connector housing 1 includes a header 11 for mounting the outer contact 21, and a base connected to the header 11, at least a portion of the header 11 being encapsulated in the base. The base body comprises end covers 12 positioned at two sides of an end head 11, the end cover 12 at least one side is hinged with the end head 11, and the movable end of the end cover 12 can be detachably connected with the other end cover 12. In this embodiment, at least one of the end caps 12 is capable of being flipped over relative to the end tip 11, so that after the end cap 12 is assembled with the end tip 11, the end cap 12 can be flipped up or closed relative to the end tip 11. The end cap 12 is connected to the terminal end 11 during assembly or maintenance of the electrical connector, avoiding the problem of the end cap 12 being easily lost. In the assembling process, the end covers 12 are turned down and covered on the end heads 11, so that the end covers 12 on the two sides can be butted, alignment is not needed, and the assembling efficiency and the maintenance efficiency are improved.

In one embodiment as shown in fig. 5, the end caps 12 on both sides are hinged to the end head 11, and the movable ends of the end caps 12 can be detachably connected and fixed. In this technical scheme, the end cover 12 of both sides all can rotate with end 11 relatively, so when dismouting, maintenance or change foretell electronic component, can all open both ends cover 12, so have great operating space.

In another embodiment (not shown), one end cap 12 is fixedly connected to the head 11, and the other end cap 12 is hinged to the head 11. The movable end cap 12 can be flipped over along its hinged end relative to the other end cap 12 and secured thereto when the caps are mated and mated. In this embodiment, only one end cap 12 is rotatable, and when the electronic component is to be attached, detached, repaired, or replaced, the one end cap 12 is opened to operate the electronic component fitted to the other end cap 12. This ensures that the electronic assembly is compatible with the end cap 12.

In contrast, in the case that only the one-side end cap 12 is rotatable, the electronic component generally needs to be embedded in the end cap 12 on the fixed side, and the operation space is small and relatively inconvenient. And in the rotatable condition of both sides end cover 12, accessible end 11 location electronic component, both sides end cover 12 expandes nearly 180, only need to close both ends cover 12 lid after carrying out dismouting, maintenance or change to electronic component can. However, in the scheme, the end covers 12 on the two sides can be opened, so that the fault tolerance of the storage space in the end cover 12 relative to the electronic component is high, and accurate installation is not required.

In a specific embodiment, a shaft portion is disposed on an end portion of the end cap 12, the shaft portion of the end cap 12 can be clamped on the end head 11, and the end cap 12 can rotate relative to the end head 11 along the shaft portion as an axis. The method comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 6, the shaft portion of the end cap 12 is a shaft rod 121, the side wall of the end head 11 is provided with a clamping groove 111, and the shaft rod 121 can be tightly clamped into the clamping groove 111 of the end head 11 to realize relative rotation between the end cap 12 and the end head 11. Or in another scheme (not shown in the figures), the shaft part of the end cover 12 is a shaft sleeve, the side wall of the end head 11 is provided with a shaft rod 121, and the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the shaft rod 121 to realize the relative rotation of the end cover 12 and the end head 11. In this technical solution, the hinged end of end cover 12 and end head 11 adopts the mode of removable connection. During manufacturing, the end cover 12 and the end head 11 are manufactured in a split mode, and then the shaft portion of the end cover 12 is clamped on the end head 11 to achieve rotation.

In addition, the end caps 12 on both sides are respectively provided with a hook 122 and a clamping seat 123, and when the end caps 12 are butted, the hook 122 is fixedly connected with the clamping seat 123. In the technical scheme, the movable ends of the end covers 12 on the two sides are in a mode of directly buckling connection of the clamping hooks 122 and the clamping seats 123, and when the end covers 12 are oppositely covered along the hinged ends, the clamping hooks 122 and the clamping seats 123 are automatically buckled, so that the operation is very convenient; when it is desired to open the end cap 12, the hook 122 and the latch 123 need only be unlocked. Or one of the end covers 12 is provided with a screw hole 124, and the other end cover 12 is internally provided with a screw seat 125. The screw-fastening member 126 is connected to the screw base 125 through the screw hole 124 and covers and abuts the end caps 12. In the above arrangement, the two end caps 12 have been aligned because at least one end cap 12 can be flipped over and mated with the other end cap 12. On this basis, adopt the bolt to consolidate, be favorable to guaranteeing the lid of connector and close stability. The above-mentioned connection by means of the hook 122 and the clamping seat 123 and the bolt connection can be used alone or in combination, in the solutions shown in fig. 4 and 5, that is, the above-mentioned two solutions are used in combination.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 3; the male connector 10a and the female connector 10b can be plugged into each other, and the male connector 10a and the female connector 10b differ from each other only in the end 11 for the connector housing 1, so that the end cap 12 in the connector housing 1 is a common component and can be applied to the male connector 10a or the female connector 10b during actual production.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. An electronic connector comprises a connector housing (1), and an electronic component arranged inside the connector housing (1); the electronic assembly comprises an outer contact (21) protruding from the connector housing (1); the method is characterized in that: the connector housing (1) comprises a header (11) for mounting the outer contact (21), and a base body connected to the header (11), at least part of the header (11) being encapsulated in the base body; the base body comprises end covers (12) positioned on two sides of an end head (11), the end cover (12) on at least one side is hinged with the end head (11), and the movable end of the end cover (12) can be detachably connected with the other end cover (12).

2. An electronic connector according to claim 1, wherein: the end covers (12) on two sides are hinged with the end heads (11), and the movable ends of the two end covers (12) can be detachably connected and fixed.

3. An electronic connector according to claim 1, wherein: wherein, the end cover (12) at one side is fixedly connected with the end head (11), and the end cover (12) at the other side is hinged with the end head (11); the movable end cap (12) can be flipped over along its hinged end relative to the other end cap (12) and is secured thereto when the caps are mated and mated.

4. An electronic connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the end part of the end cover (12) is provided with a shaft part, the shaft part of the end cover (12) can be clamped on the end head (11), and the end cover (12) can rotate relative to the end head (11) along the shaft part as an axis.

5. An electronic connector according to claim 4, wherein: the shaft part of the end cover (12) is a shaft rod (121), the side wall of the end head (11) is provided with a clamping groove (111), and the shaft rod (121) can be tightly clamped into the clamping groove (111) of the end head (11) to realize the relative rotation of the end cover (12) and the end head (11); or the shaft part of the end cover (12) is a shaft sleeve, the side wall of the end head (11) is provided with a shaft rod (121), and the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the shaft rod (121) to realize the relative rotation of the end cover (12) and the end head (11).

6. An electronic connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the end covers (12) at two sides are respectively provided with a clamping hook (122) and a clamping seat (123), when the two end covers (12) are closed and butted, the clamping hook (122) is fixedly connected with the clamping seat (123).

7. An electronic connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: one end cover (12) is provided with a screw hole (124), and the other end cover (12) is internally provided with a threaded seat (125); the screw fixing part (126) passes through the screw hole (124) to be connected to the threaded seat (125) and covers and is butted with the two end covers (12).

8. An electronic connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: the outer contact member (21) is a male connector or a female connector.

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