CN215989361U

CN215989361U - Socket connector shell and socket connector

Info

Publication number: CN215989361U
Application number: CN202122046095.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨帅杰; 刘乃常; 王旭涛; 陈林凯; 李卫可; 韩云钊; 姚文浩; 陈明; 赵晓鸣; 鲁志远; 齐永恒; 薛金钢
Original assignee: China Aviation Optical Electrical Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: China Aviation Optical Electrical Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-27
Filing date: 2021-08-27
Publication date: 2022-03-08
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-27

Abstract

The utility model provides a socket connector casing and socket connector, wherein socket connector casing is including being used for setting up the fixed plate on the RU panel and setting up on the fixed plate be used for with the locking of adaptation plug connector cooperation to the spigot, be equipped with the connecting hole on the fixed plate, include the cylinder to the spigot, be equipped with the slot with the connecting hole intercommunication in the cylinder, be equipped with at least one on the circumference lateral wall of cylinder from the sunken breach of cylinder front end to the fixed plate to can follow the circumference lateral wall of cylinder and get and put the optical module that is used for setting up in the slot. The utility model can facilitate the maintenance and replacement of the optical module, can complete the maintenance or replacement of the optical module by bare hands without tools, and particularly facilitates the maintenance and replacement of the optical module in special working scenes such as high-altitude operation and the like.

Description

Socket connector shell and socket connector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a shell of a socket connector and the socket connector using the shell.

Background

In the conventional communication field, when an optical receptacle connector is installed on an RU panel, a hole is usually formed in the RU panel (chassis panel), the receptacle connector is installed, and an optical module is installed in the receptacle connector. When the optical module needs to be overhauled or updated, the optical module needs to be taken out, because the size of the inner hole of the socket connector is small, the optical module is difficult to be taken out by bare hands, and the optical module in the socket connector can only be taken out and taken out by means of tools.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a socket connector shell and a socket connector, which are used for solving the problem that an optical module in the socket connector is inconvenient to take out from the socket connector when the optical module in the socket connector is overhauled or replaced.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model to achieve the aim is as follows:

the utility model provides a socket connector casing, is used for setting up the fixed plate on the RU panel and sets up on the fixed plate and be used for locking to the spigot end with the cooperation of adaptation plug connector, be equipped with the connecting hole on the fixed plate, including the cylinder to the spigot end, be equipped with the slot with the connecting hole intercommunication in the cylinder, be equipped with at least one on the circumference lateral wall of cylinder from the cylinder preceding terminal surface to the sunken breach of fixed plate to can follow the circumference lateral wall of cylinder and get and put the optical module that is used for setting up in the slot.

Furthermore, the fixing plate is provided with at least one pair of screw holes for facilitating the mounting of the fixing plate on the RU panel.

Furthermore, the fixing plate is provided with at least one first sealing groove for installing a sealing ring to realize the sealing fit of the fixing plate and the RU panel.

Furthermore, the circumference inboard of cylinder is equipped with at least one and is used for installing the sealing washer in order to realize inserting end and plug connector sealing fit's second seal groove.

Further, the cylinder is cylindrical, and the circumference outside of cylinder is equipped with at least one mounting hole that is used for installing ball or staple so as to cooperate the locking with the plug connector.

Further, the circumferential inner side of the column body is provided with at least one key groove used for being matched with an anti-rotation structure of the plug connector.

Furthermore, the cylinder is prism-shaped, and the circumference outside of cylinder is equipped with at least one butt joint groove with plug connector cooperation locking.

Furthermore, a stop structure arranged along the radial direction of the connecting hole is arranged on the fixing plate at the connecting hole.

Further, the stopping structure is a plurality of stopping steps arranged along the circumferential direction of the connecting hole.

A receptacle connector comprising a receptacle connector housing as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

according to the socket connector shell, the gap is formed in the circumferential side wall of the column, when the socket connector shell is used, the optical module can be maintained or replaced through the gap, compared with the existing method that the optical module needs to be maintained or replaced from a narrow space in the axial direction of the slot of the column by means of a tool, the maintenance and replacement of the optical module are facilitated, the maintenance or replacement of the optical module can be completed by a naked hand without the aid of the tool, and particularly the maintenance and replacement of the optical module are facilitated in special working scenes such as high-altitude operation and the like.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a receptacle connector housing used in a conventional receptacle connector;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a receptacle connector housing according to an embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of another perspective structure of a receptacle connector housing according to an embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a receptacle connector housing according to a second embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another perspective view of the socket connector housing according to the second embodiment;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a housing of a receptacle connector according to a third embodiment;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another perspective view of the socket connector housing according to the third embodiment;

fig. 8 is a view of a prior art mating mounting arrangement of a receptacle connector housing and a plug connector;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a receptacle connector housing according to a fourth embodiment;

the fourth embodiment of fig. 10 provides a structural attempt to matingly mount the receptacle connector housing to the plug connector.

The labels in the figure are: 1. PCB board, 2, squirrel cage, 3, RU panel, 4, optical module, 5, fixed plate, 501, connecting hole, 502, screw hole, 503, first seal groove, 504, boss, 505, backstop step, 6, cylinder, 601, slot, 602, breach, 603, second seal groove, 604, mounting hole, 605, keyway, 606, butt joint groove, 7, plug connector, 701, plug terminal surface, 702, inner sleeve.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description, wherein in the description of the utility model it is to be noted that, unless otherwise specified, "a plurality" means two or more; the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "front", "rear", "head", "tail", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are only for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

As shown in fig. 1, when the existing socket connector housing is used, a fixing plate 5 is installed at an opening of an RU panel 3, a connecting hole 501 on the fixing plate 5 is butted with an opening of the RU panel 3, an optical module 4 is arranged in a mouse cage 2 on a PCB 1, the opening penetrating through the RU panel 3 is arranged in a slot 601 of a column 6 when the housing is used, when the optical module 4 needs to be overhauled or replaced, the optical module 4 needs to be taken out from an axial direction of the slot 601, because the aperture size of the slot 601 is small, the optical module is difficult to take out by bare hands, under a high-examination work environment, a tool is inconvenient to use, and the optical module is more inconvenient to take out and replace.

The first embodiment of the housing of the receptacle connector of the present invention:

as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, the housing of the receptacle connector of this embodiment includes a fixing plate 5, a connecting hole 501 is formed on the fixing plate 5, the connecting hole 501 should be no smaller than the opening on the RU panel 3, so that the mouse cage 2 with the optical module 4 can pass through the connecting hole 501 from the opening on the RU panel 3, a mating end for mating and locking with the mating plug connector 7 is further provided on the fixing plate 5, the mating end includes a column 6, a slot 601 communicating with the connecting hole 501 is provided in the column 6, a notch 602 recessed from the front end surface of the column 6 to the fixing plate 5 is provided on the circumferential side wall of the column 6, the front end surface of the column 6 refers to the end of the column 6 for mating and mounting with the plug connector 7, that is, the end far away from the fixing plate 5, similarly, the tail end of the column 6 is the end connected with the fixing plate 5, and the notch 602 may be provided with two or more notches, that is at least one notch is guaranteed, when replacing or repairing the optical module 4, the optical module 4 in the slot 601 can be taken from the circumferential side wall of the column 6.

In this embodiment, the fixing plate 5 is provided with screw holes 502 to facilitate the fixing plate 5 to be mounted on the RU panel 3, and at least one pair of screw holes 502 is provided to make the screw holes 502 symmetrically distributed for more firm mounting.

The fixing plate 5 of this embodiment is further provided with at least one first sealing groove 503, and the first sealing groove 503 may be disposed around the connecting hole 501, so as to facilitate installation of the sealing ring when the fixing plate 5 is installed on the RU panel 3, thereby achieving sealing engagement between the fixing plate 5 and the RU panel 3.

The inner side of the circumferential sidewall of the column 6 of this embodiment is provided with at least one second sealing groove 603, so as to be used for installing a sealing ring to realize the sealing fit between the mating end of the socket connector housing and the plug connector 7 when the mating end of the socket connector housing is connected with the plug connector 7.

The cylinder 6 of this embodiment can make into cylindrically, the cross section of slot 601 is circular, in order to realize the cooperation locking with plug connector 7 for the sake of convenience, be equipped with at least one mounting hole 604 in the circumference outside of cylinder 6, mounting hole 604 can be used for installing ball or bail, can specifically select the concrete structure of installation according to the locking structure on the plug connector 7, when plug connector 7 designs is bayonet locking, can select the installation bail in the mounting hole 604, because of cylindrical plug connector 7 generally can be equipped with prevent that the anti-rotation structure of pivoted between plug connector 7 and the socket connector casing, set up at least one keyway 605 in the circumference lateral wall inboard of cylinder 6, so that cylinder 6 cooperatees with the anti-rotation structure of plug connector 7, play the purpose of preventing rotation.

The second embodiment of the housing of the receptacle connector of the present invention:

as shown in fig. 4 and 5, different from the first embodiment, in the receptacle connector housing of the present embodiment, the column 6 is prism-shaped, for example, the column 6 is a quadrangular prism with a rectangular cross section, at this time, the cross section of the slot 601 is rectangular, the notch 602 may be opened on one surface of the prism or at a boundary between two surfaces, in order to facilitate the mating and locking with the plug connector 7, at least one docking slot 606 is provided on an outer side of a circumferential side wall of the column 6, and the docking slot 606 is used for achieving the purpose of mating and locking with the docking slot 606 when the plug connector 7 is pushed and pulled into and out of the receptacle connector housing.

The third embodiment of the housing of the receptacle connector of the present invention:

as shown in fig. 6 and 7, unlike the second embodiment, the mating slot 606 is a long slot disposed on one surface of the prism, and the long slot is used for installing a mating post, so that the receptacle connector housing and the plug connector 7 are locked by the mating post.

In order to more conveniently remove and detach the optical module 4, the height of the original socket connector housing can be shortened, that is, the distance from the front end surface of the column 6 to the fixing plate 5 is shortened, but the gap has enough size, which means that the distance from the front end surface of the column 6 to the fixing plate 5 can make the gap 602 formed on the column 6 have enough depth to take out and place the optical module 4.

As shown in fig. 8, in the fixing plate 5 of the conventional receptacle connector housing, a boss 504 is generally disposed at the connection position between the connection hole 501 and the column 6, so that in the process of inserting the plug connector 7 into the receptacle connector housing, the plug end surface 701 is stopped by the boss 504, thereby preventing the performance of the connector from being affected by the fact that the plug extends too long and exceeds the bottom surface of the receptacle, and after the distance from the front end surface of the column 6 to the fixing plate 5 is shortened, the effective length of the mating connection between the plug connector 7 and the receptacle connector is reduced because the position of the boss 504 is unchanged, and the anti-shaking performance of the plug connector and the receptacle connector may be affected, therefore, the utility model provides a fourth specific embodiment of the receptacle connector housing:

unlike the above-mentioned embodiments, as shown in fig. 9, the fixing plate 5 at the connecting hole 501 in the receptacle connector housing of the present embodiment is provided with a stopping structure disposed along the radial direction of the connecting hole 501, and the stopping structure may be a stopping step 505 when implemented specifically, and the stopping step 505 may be disposed in a plurality of, for example, 4 at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the connecting hole 501.

After the stopping step 505 is provided, the plug connector 7 with the inner sleeve 702 can be matched with the receptacle connector housing of the present embodiment, so as to increase the effective mating length of the plug connector 7 and the receptacle connector, as shown in fig. 10, the stopping step 505 can be flush with the rear end face of the fixing plate 5, that is, the stopping step 505 is flush with the rear end face of the fixing plate 5 inside the fixing plate 5 and outside the fixing plate 5, the outer diameter of the inner sleeve 702 of the plug connector 7 should be smaller than the inner diameter of the limiting channel formed by the original boss 504 and larger than the inner diameter of the new limiting channel formed by the stopping step 505, during the process of inserting the plug connector 7 into the receptacle connector, the inner sleeve 702 can continue to extend into the rear end of the receptacle connector housing without being stopped by the boss 504 until being stopped by the stopping step 505, so as to extend the effective mating length of the plug connector 7 and the receptacle connector, the anti-shaking performance of the plug connector and the socket connector during installation is improved.

The utility model also provides a socket connector, which comprises the socket connector shell in any embodiment, and the structure of the socket connector shell is the same as that in the embodiment, so that repeated description is omitted.

It should be noted that the detailed description is not given for the prior art, and the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a socket connector casing, is used for setting up fixed plate (5) on RU panel (3) and sets up on fixed plate (5) and be used for the end of inserting with the cooperation locking of adaptation plug connector (7), be equipped with connecting hole (501) on fixed plate (5), to inserting the end including cylinder (6), be equipped with in cylinder (6) and communicate with connecting hole (501) and be used for slot (601) with plug connector (7) complex, its characterized in that, be equipped with at least one from cylinder (6) preceding terminal surface to sunken breach (602) of fixed plate (5) on the circumference lateral wall of cylinder (6) to can get from the circumference lateral wall of cylinder (6) and put optical module (4) that are used for setting up in slot (601).

2. Jack connector housing according to claim 1 wherein the fixing plate (5) is provided with at least one pair of screw holes (502) facilitating mounting of the fixing plate (5) on the RU panel (3).

3. Jack connector housing according to claim 1 wherein the fixing plate (5) is provided with at least one first sealing groove (503) for mounting a sealing ring for sealing engagement of the fixing plate (5) with the RU panel (3).

4. Jack connector housing according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder (6) is provided on the circumferential inner side with at least one second sealing groove (603) for a sealing ring to be mounted for sealing engagement of the plug end with the plug connector (7).

5. Jack connector housing according to claim 1 wherein the cylinder (6) is cylindrical and the circumferential outer side of the cylinder (6) is provided with at least one mounting hole (604) for a ball or staple to be fitted and locked with the plug connector (7).

6. Jack connector housing according to claim 5 wherein the circumferential inner side of the cylinder (6) is provided with at least one key slot (605) for engagement with an anti-rotation feature of the plug connector (7).

7. Jack connector housing according to claim 1, wherein the cylinder (6) is prism-shaped, and the cylinder (6) is provided with at least one mating groove (606) on the outer circumferential side for mating locking with the plug connector (7).

8. Jack connector housing according to claim 1 wherein the retaining plate (5) at the connection hole (501) is provided with a stop structure arranged radially along the connection hole (501).

9. Jack connector housing according to claim 8 wherein the stop structure is a plurality of stop steps (505) arranged circumferentially along the connection hole (501).

10. A socket connector comprising a socket connector housing according to any one of claims 1-9.