CN215771678U

CN215771678U - Modular communication connector

Info

Publication number: CN215771678U
Application number: CN202120917742.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈昱均
Original assignee: Yulai Co ltd
Current assignee: Yulai Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-29
Filing date: 2021-04-29
Publication date: 2022-02-08
Anticipated expiration: 2031-04-29

Abstract

A modular communication connector includes an insulative housing, a shielding shell, and an electronic assembly. The insulating shell forms an accommodating cavity. The shielding shell is arranged on the periphery of the insulating shell. The electronic assembly has a terminal module, a switching circuit board, a separated bearing seat, a built-in circuit board and a magnetic module. The adapter circuit board is arranged on one side of the separated bearing seat, the built-in circuit board is arranged on the other side of the separated bearing seat, and a plurality of electric terminals are arranged at the bottom end of the adapter circuit board, penetrate through the separated bearing seat and extend to be exposed out of the bottom surface of the communication connector. Wherein a plurality of transmission terminals of the terminal module are soldered to the built-in circuit board. The magnetic module and the separated bearing seat are oppositely connected to the other side of the built-in circuit board.

Description

Modular communication connector

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a modular communication connector, and more particularly, to a communication connector conforming to power over ethernet technology.

Background

The Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology is a situation where an existing Ethernet wiring infrastructure is not changed, and not only provides transmission of data signals of IP terminal devices (such as an IP phone, a network camera, and the like), but also provides a dc Power supply. PoE technology can ensure the normal operation of the existing network, ensure the safety of the existing structured wiring and reduce the cost at the same time.

In conjunction with the power over ethernet technology, the electronic modules inside the receptacle connector require associated transformer coils. However, the transformer coils, the terminals and the circuit board increase a plurality of assembling processes for assembling and welding, which not only increases labor cost, but also reduces production efficiency.

Therefore, how to improve the production efficiency of the communication connector by improving the structural design to facilitate automatic assembly and welding and reduce the labor cost has become an important subject to be solved in the technical field.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The technical problem that this application will be solved lies in, provides a communication connector of modularization to prior art's not enough, can make things convenient for automatic equipment and welding, reduces the human cost, promotes communication connector's production efficiency.

In order to solve the above technical problem, one of the technical solutions of the present application is to provide a modular communication connector, which includes an insulating housing, a shielding shell and an electronic component. The insulating shell forms an accommodating cavity along an inserting direction. The shielding shell is arranged on the periphery of the insulating shell. The electronic component is accommodated in the accommodating cavity and is provided with a terminal module, a switching circuit board, a separated bearing seat, a built-in circuit board and a magnetic module. The adapter circuit board is arranged on one side of the separated bearing seat, the built-in circuit board is arranged on the other side of the separated bearing seat, a plurality of electric terminals are arranged at the bottom end of the adapter circuit board, and the plurality of electric terminals penetrate through the separated bearing seat and extend to be exposed out of the bottom surface of the communication connector. The terminal module is provided with a tongue plate and a plurality of transmission terminals, the tongue plate is parallel to the plugging direction and is arranged at the top ends of the switching circuit board and the separating bearing seat, and the plurality of transmission terminals are arranged on the tongue plate and are welded on the built-in circuit board. The magnetic module and the separating bearing seat are oppositely connected to the other side of the built-in circuit board, the magnetic module is provided with a box body, two pairs of electric plug pins and a plurality of external terminals, the box body is provided with an accommodating space, an opening of the accommodating space faces the built-in circuit board, the plurality of external terminals are fixed at the bottom of the box body and welded at the bottom of the built-in circuit board, and the two pairs of electric plug pins are respectively fixed at two sides of the box body, penetrate through the built-in circuit board, are welded on the switching circuit board and are electrically connected to the plurality of electric terminals.

One of the benefits of the present application lies in that the modularized communication connector provided by the present application can pass through the modularized electronic component, wherein the adapting circuit board is disposed on one side of the separated bearing seat, the built-in circuit board is disposed on the other side of the separated bearing seat, wherein the magnetic module and the separated bearing seat are relatively connected to the other side of the built-in circuit board, and thus the modularized electronic component is assembled by the rear of the insulating housing, thereby facilitating the automatic production of the communication connector.

For a better understanding of the nature and technical content of the present application, reference should be made to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings which are provided for purposes of illustration and description and are not intended to limit the present application.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a modular communication connector according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is another exploded perspective view of the modular communication connector according to the first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3A is a partially exploded view of a modular communication connector according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3B is an exploded view from another angle of fig. 3A.

Fig. 4 is a perspective assembly view of a modular communication connector according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a perspective cross-sectional view of a modular communication connector according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a plan sectional view of a modular communication connector according to a first embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a modular communication connector according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a perspective assembly view of a modular communication connector according to a second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a modular communication connector according to a third embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a perspective assembly view of a modular communication connector according to a third embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The embodiments disclosed in the present application are described below with specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present application from the disclosure in the present application. The present application is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modification and various changes in detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. The drawings in the present application are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be drawn to scale. The following embodiments will further explain the related art of the present application in detail, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the present application.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used primarily to distinguish one element from another element or from one signal to another signal. In addition, the term "or" as used herein should be taken to include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items as the case may be.

First embodiment

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a first embodiment of the present invention provides a modular communication connector 1, which includes an insulative housing 10, an electronic component 20 and a shielding shell 30. The insulating housing 10 forms a receiving cavity 101 (see fig. 3A) along a plugging direction (e.g., an X-axis direction shown in fig. 3A) for an RJ45 connector plug to be plugged therein.

As shown in fig. 3B, the insulating housing 10 of the present embodiment has a top wall 102, a bottom wall 106 and a pair of side walls 104, wherein the top wall 102 and the pair of side walls 104 extend beyond the bottom wall 106. The bottom wall 106 projects downward from a pair of fixing posts 11. The insulating housing 10 further has a partition 12 located in the receiving chamber 101. The partition 12 is connected to the rear edge of the bottom wall 106, and a bottom opening 107 and a rear opening 108 are formed at the rear of the partition 12 for assembling the electronic assembly 20. As shown in fig. 3B, 5 and 6, the partition 12 divides the accommodating chamber 101 into a front portion and a rear portion. The receiving cavity 101 of the front half corresponds to the outer shape of the RJ45 connector plug, and the receiving cavity 101 of the rear half corresponds to the electronic component 20. The electronic assembly 20 of the present embodiment has a space-saving structure and a small volume, wherein the receiving cavity 101 of the rear half is smaller than the receiving cavity 101 of the front half. A flange 13 projects rearwardly from the bottom edge of the partition 12.

The front end of the bottom of the insulating housing 10 is provided with two lamp holes 105 for accommodating two led light sources 50, and the led light sources 50 have a pair of pins 51 bent downward and exposed out of the bottom of the insulating housing 10.

The shielding shell 30 is disposed at the periphery of the insulating housing 10. The shielding shell 30 is formed by stamping and bending a metal sheet, and the shielding shell 30 of the present embodiment has a top wall, a rear wall and a pair of side walls, and the bottom is open, so that the insulating housing 10 and the electronic component 20 can be assembled directly inside the shielding shell 30 after being combined conveniently.

One of the features of the present application is that the electronic component 20 is a modular structure, which facilitates automatic production and automatic assembly in the insulating housing 10. The following is a detailed description. The electronic component 20 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 101. The electronic component 20 has a terminal module 21, a converting circuit board 22, a separating carrier 23, a built-in circuit board 25 and a magnetic module 26. The adapter circuit board 22, the separating carrier 23 and the built-in circuit board 25 all extend perpendicular to the plugging direction, i.e. substantially along the YZ plane of fig. 3A.

The terminal module 21 has a tongue plate 211 and a plurality of transmission terminals 212, the tongue plate 211 is parallel to the plugging direction and is disposed at the top ends of the adapting circuit board 22 and the separating carrier 23, and the plurality of transmission terminals 212 are disposed on the tongue plate 211 and are soldered to the built-in circuit board 25.

One key point of the electronic assembly 20 of the present embodiment that can be automatically produced is the separating carrier seat 23, wherein the adapter circuit board 22 is disposed on one side of the separating carrier seat 23, and the built-in circuit board 25 is disposed on the other side of the separating carrier seat 23. The adapting circuit board 22 has an approximately U-shaped sub-circuit board 220, a plurality of electrical terminals 222 are disposed at the bottom end of the adapting circuit board 22, and the electrical terminals 222 pass through the separating carrier 23 and extend to be exposed on the bottom surface of the communication connector 1.

Wherein the magnetic module 26 is connected to the other side of the built-in circuit board 25 opposite to the partition carrier 23. The magnetic module 26 has a case 261, two pairs of electrical pins 262 and a plurality of external terminals 265. The case 261 is made of an insulating material and has a receiving space 260 for receiving a plurality of magnetic coils (not shown), and an opening of the receiving space 260 faces the built-in circuit board 25. The external terminals 265 are fixed to the bottom of the case 261 and soldered to the bottom of the internal circuit board 25, and more specifically, the external terminals 265 are substantially L-shaped, with one end protruding from the case 261 and facing the internal circuit board 25 and the other end protruding from the bottom of the case 261 to be soldered to a circuit board. The two pairs of electrical pins 262 are respectively fixed on two sides of the box 261, pass through the built-in circuit board 25, are soldered to the adapting circuit board 22, and are electrically connected to the electrical terminals 222.

The adaptor circuit board 22 has two pairs of front adaptor through holes 223, wherein the built-in circuit board 25 has a plurality of soldering holes 251 and two pairs of rear adaptor through holes 252, the soldering holes 251 are aligned in a horizontal direction and adjacent to the top edge of the built-in circuit board 25, the two pairs of rear adaptor through holes 252 are separately located at two sides of the soldering holes 251, wherein the two pairs of electrical pins 262 of the magnetic module 26 respectively pass through and are soldered to the two pairs of rear adaptor through holes 252 and the two pairs of front adaptor through holes 223, and the plurality of transmission terminals 212 of the terminal module 21 are respectively soldered to the soldering holes 251.

The built-in circuit board 25 further has a plurality of first through holes 253 and a plurality of second through holes 255, the plurality of first through holes 253 are arranged in a straight line along the horizontal direction and are close to the top edge of the built-in circuit board 25, and the plurality of second through holes 255 are arranged in a straight line along the horizontal direction and are close to the bottom edge of the built-in circuit board 25; the magnetic module 26 further has a plurality of upper pins 263, the plurality of upper pins 263 are located between the two pairs of electrical pins 262 and are respectively soldered to the plurality of first through holes 253, and the plurality of external terminals 265 are respectively soldered to the plurality of second through holes 255.

As shown in fig. 1, the separating carrier 23 has a base 231 and a frame 232, the frame 232 is disposed on the base 231, two sides of the frame 232 are respectively provided with a positioning hole 2320, and two of the two pairs of electrical pins 262 respectively pass through the two positioning holes 2320. A positioning portion 233 is formed in the middle of the frame base 232.

An accommodating groove 235 is formed between the base 231 and the frame 232, the adapting circuit board 22 is disposed in the accommodating groove 235, the bottom edge of the built-in circuit board 25 abuts against the base 231, and the frame 232 accommodates a plurality of electronic components of the built-in circuit board 25.

Another advantage of the above arrangement of the present embodiment is that the plurality of electrical terminals 222 of the adapting circuit board 22 are far apart from the plurality of external terminals 265 of the magnetic module 26, which is beneficial for avoiding accidental arcing.

Referring to fig. 3B, in the present embodiment, when assembling, the assembled electronic component 20 is assembled in the rear half receiving cavity 101 in the insulating housing 10 from the rear of the insulating housing 10. Wherein the partition plates 12 form a plurality of cells 121, and a space 120 is formed between the partition plates 12 and the top wall 102, and the cells 121 penetrate the front and rear of the partition plates 12 and communicate with the space 120. The number of the grids 121 is equal to the number of the transmission terminals 212, the tongue plate 211 of the terminal module 21 passes through the space 120, and the plurality of transmission terminals 212 pass through the plurality of grids 121, respectively.

Referring to fig. 3B, fig. 5 and fig. 6, when the electronic component 20 of the present embodiment is assembled in the insulating housing 10, it can be well fixed in the insulating housing 10. The front end of the separated bearing seat 23 is clamped with the flange 13 at the bottom of the partition board 12, and the rear end of the separated bearing seat 23 is clamped with the box body 261 of the magnetic module 26. In other words, the bottom front edge of the electronic component 20 can be clamped to the bottom wall 106 of the insulating housing 10. In addition, a guide rail 1041 is formed at each of the inner bottom portions of the pair of side walls 104 of the insulating housing 10, a guide groove 2612 is formed at each of the bottom portions of both sides of the box 261, and the guide rail 1041 is engaged with the guide groove 2612. Finally, the shielding shell 30 covers the insulating housing 10 from top to bottom, and the rear wall of the shielding shell 30 blocks the electronic component 20.

Second embodiment

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the modular communication connector 1b of the present embodiment can be used for two RJ45 connector plugs to be plugged inside, the communication connector 1b has two electronic components 20, and each electronic component 20 is compatible with the above embodiments, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted. The insulating housing 10b is divided into two receiving cavities 101 for receiving two electronic components 20 respectively, and the assembling process is similar to the above embodiment, after each electronic component 20 is assembled, it can be assembled from the rear of the insulating housing 10b, and finally, the shielding shell 3b covers the insulating housing 10b from top to bottom. This embodiment illustrates a modular electronic assembly 20 of the present application that can be adapted for automated assembly.

Third embodiment

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, the modular communication connector 1c of the present embodiment can be used for four RJ45 connector plugs to be plugged inside, the communication connector 1c has four electronic components 20, and each electronic component 20 is compatible with the above-mentioned embodiments, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted. The insulating housing 10c is divided into two receiving cavities 101 for receiving four electronic components 20 respectively, and the assembling process is similar to the above embodiment, after each electronic component 20 is assembled, the electronic components can be assembled from the rear of the insulating housing 10c, and finally, the shielding shell 30c covers the insulating housing 10c from top to bottom. This embodiment illustrates a modular electronic assembly 20 of the present application that can be adapted for automated assembly.

Advantageous effects of the embodiments

The disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the claims of the present application, so that all technical equivalents which may be made by using the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present application are included in the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A modular communication connector, comprising:

the insulating shell forms an accommodating cavity along an inserting direction;

the shielding shell is arranged at the periphery of the insulating shell; and

the electronic component is accommodated in the accommodating cavity and is provided with a terminal module, a switching circuit board, a separated bearing seat, a built-in circuit board and a magnetic module;

the adapter circuit board is arranged on one side of the separation bearing seat, the built-in circuit board is arranged on the other side of the separation bearing seat, a plurality of electric terminals are arranged at the bottom end of the adapter circuit board, penetrate through the separation bearing seat and extend to be exposed out of the bottom surface of the communication connector;

the terminal module is provided with a tongue plate and a plurality of transmission terminals, the tongue plate is parallel to the plugging direction and is arranged at the top ends of the adapter circuit board and the separating bearing seat, and the plurality of transmission terminals are arranged on the tongue plate and are welded on the built-in circuit board;

the magnetic module and the separating bearing seat are oppositely connected to the other side of the built-in circuit board, the magnetic module is provided with a box body, two pairs of electric plug pins and a plurality of external terminals, the box body is provided with an accommodating space, an opening of the accommodating space faces the built-in circuit board, the plurality of external terminals are fixed at the bottom of the box body and welded at the bottom of the built-in circuit board, and the two pairs of electric plug pins are respectively fixed at two sides of the box body, penetrate through the built-in circuit board, are welded on the switching circuit board and are electrically connected to the plurality of electric terminals.

2. The modular communication connector of claim 1, wherein the insulating housing has a partition board located in the receiving cavity, the front end of the separating and carrying seat is connected to the bottom of the partition board in a snap-fit manner, and the rear end of the separating and carrying seat is connected to the box body of the magnetic module in a snap-fit manner.

3. The modular communication connector of claim 2, wherein the housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls, the top wall and the pair of side walls extending beyond the bottom wall, the partition being connected to a rear edge of the bottom wall, the partition defining a bottom opening and a rear opening at a rear thereof for assembling the electronic assembly.

4. The modular communication connector of claim 3, wherein the partition forms a plurality of grids, a space is formed between the partition and the top wall, the tongue plate of the terminal module passes through the space, and the plurality of transmission terminals pass through the grids, respectively.

5. The modular communication connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the bottom of the inner side of the pair of sidewalls of the insulating housing is formed with a guide rail, and the bottom of the two sides of the box is formed with a guide groove, the guide rail is engaged with the guide groove.

6. The modular communication connector of claim 1, wherein the bottom front end of the insulating housing has at least one lamp hole for receiving at least one LED light source.

7. The modular communication connector of claim 1, wherein the adapter circuit board has two pairs of front adapter through holes, wherein the built-in circuit board has a plurality of solder holes and two pairs of rear adapter through holes, the solder holes are aligned in a horizontal direction and adjacent to a top edge of the built-in circuit board, the two pairs of rear adapter through holes are separately located at two sides of the plurality of solder holes, wherein the two pairs of electrical pins of the magnetic module respectively pass through and are soldered to the two pairs of rear adapter through holes and the two pairs of front adapter through holes, and the plurality of transmission terminals of the terminal module are respectively soldered to the plurality of solder holes.

8. The modular communication connector of claim 7, wherein the built-in circuit board further has a plurality of first through holes aligned in a horizontal direction and near a top edge of the built-in circuit board and a plurality of second through holes aligned in a horizontal direction and near a bottom edge of the built-in circuit board; the magnetic module is also provided with a plurality of upper plug pins which are positioned between the two pairs of electric plug pins and are respectively welded to the plurality of first through holes, and the plurality of external terminals are respectively welded to the plurality of second through holes.

9. The modular communication connector of claim 7, wherein the separate carrier has a base and a frame, the frame is disposed on the base, two sides of the frame are respectively provided with a positioning hole, and two of the two pairs of electrical pins pass through the two positioning holes.

10. The modular communication connector of claim 9, wherein a receiving groove is formed between the base and the frame, the adapter circuit board is disposed in the receiving groove, a bottom edge of the built-in circuit board abuts against the base, and the frame receives a plurality of electronic components of the built-in circuit board.