CN216214457U - A kind of interface unit - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a connector, which comprises a main body part, a plurality of connecting terminals, a locking piece and a release piece, wherein the connecting terminals, the locking piece and the release piece are arranged on the main body part; the connecting terminal comprises a base body and a contact part connected with the base body, and the contact part is used for being electrically connected with the connecting flat cable; when the connector is plugged with the connecting flat cable, the inserted connecting flat cable can enable the contact part to elastically stretch and retract in the connecting slot to increase the caliber of the inserting channel, so that the connecting flat cable is inserted into the main body part of the connector, the automatic plugging of the connecting flat cable and the connector is convenient to realize, the contact part is stably contacted with the connecting flat cable, and the locking part is locked with the locking matching part of the connecting flat cable together, so that the connecting flat cable can be prevented from being separated from the connector under the action of external force; when the connecting flat cable needs to be detached from the connector, the locking state of the locking part and the locking matching part can be released by touching the locking part through the unlocking part, so that the connecting flat cable is detached, and the automatic detachment of the connecting flat cable is facilitated.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a connector.
Background
The FPC cable is a signal transmission assembly, has the advantages of being capable of being bent at will, high in signal transmission, and the like, and is generally applied to the fields of various digital communication products, portable electronic products, computer peripheral equipment, measuring instruments, automotive electronics, and the like. The FPC cable can realize the functions of signal connection or transmission between each module in the equipment or between the FPC cable and external equipment by means of the connector, communication between the equipment and a power supply or a signal source and the like. Most of the connectors on the market at present adopt a push-pull type structure or a lift-close type structure. For the push-pull type structure, the push rod needs to be inserted again after the FPC flat cable is inserted; for the flip-up structure, when the FPC cable is inserted into the connector, the flip cover must be flipped over in advance, and then the FPC cable is inserted, and when the cable is removed, the reverse pushing step is performed. Therefore, the connectors with the two structural forms are very inconvenient to install and disassemble the FFC flat cable, the automatic insertion production or the automatic disassembly of the FPC flat cable is not convenient to realize, the production efficiency is greatly reduced, and in addition, after the FPC flat cable is inserted into the connectors with the two structural forms, the FPC flat cable is easy to be separated from the connectors or unstable in contact with the connectors due to external force factors.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to provide a connector, which is beneficial to realizing automatic assembly and disassembly of a connecting flat cable and the connector and can prevent the connecting flat cable from being separated from the connector.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a connector for plugging with a connection cable, the connector including a main body portion, and a plurality of connection terminals, a locking member and a releasing member disposed on the main body portion; the connecting terminal comprises a base body and a contact part connected with the base body, and the contact part is used for being electrically connected with a connecting flat cable; the main body part is provided with a connecting slot, a contact part of the connecting terminal is exposed in the connecting slot, an inserting channel for inserting the connecting flat cable is arranged between the top of the contact part and the top wall of the connecting slot, the caliber of the inserting channel is slightly smaller than the thickness of the connecting flat cable, and the contact part can elastically move in the connecting slot in a telescopic manner so as to change the caliber of the inserting channel; the locking piece is arranged at least one end of the connecting slot on the main body part, the locking piece comprises a locking part which is arranged opposite to the connecting slot and can move elastically, a locking matching part matched with the locking part is arranged on the connecting flat cable, and the locking part and the locking matching part are locked together after the connecting flat cable is inserted into the inserting channel; the release piece is used for triggering the locking part so as to release the locking state between the locking part and the locking matching part.
Optionally, the locking piece includes a spring piece, the locking portion is disposed on the spring piece, and under the action of the releasing piece, the spring piece can drive the locking portion to elastically displace, so that the locking portion is separated from the locking mating portion.
Optionally, the release piece includes an operation portion and a press-contact portion connected to the operation portion, the press-contact portion may abut against the elastic piece, and the operation portion is configured to provide a pressing force to the press-contact portion to move toward the elastic piece.
Optionally, the bottom wall of the operating portion includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the first side is inclined obliquely upward relative to the second side so that the first side is tilted upward, the crimping portion is connected to the first side, the second side abuts against the main body portion, and the second side is provided with a first rolling portion capable of rolling relative to the main body portion, and the crimping portion can be swung upward and downward by rolling of the first rolling portion.
Optionally, the locking element further includes a connecting frame connected to the main body portion, and the elastic piece is connected to the connecting frame.
Optionally, the connecting frame is of a U-shaped structure and is sleeved on the side wall of the main body portion.
Optionally, a clamping strip is arranged on the connecting frame, and a clamping groove used for being clamped with the clamping strip is formed in the outer side of the side wall of the main body portion.
Optionally, the release member further includes a positioning portion, and the positioning portion is clamped to an inner side wall of the connecting frame.
Optionally, a supporting portion for supporting the positioning portion is disposed on a side wall of the main body portion, a second rolling portion is disposed at a bottom end of the positioning portion, and the positioning portion rolls relative to the supporting portion through the second rolling portion.
Optionally, the contact portion is formed by bending the base portion upward.
According to the utility model, when the connector is plugged with the connecting flat cable, the inserted connecting flat cable can enable the contact part to elastically and telescopically move in the connecting slot, so that the caliber of the inserting channel is increased, the connecting flat cable is inserted into the main body part of the connector, and after the connecting flat cable is inserted, the connecting flat cable and the locking part are automatically locked together through the matching of the locking part and the locking matching part, so that the plugging work of the connecting flat cable is further completed; when the connecting flat cable needs to be detached from the connector, the locking state of the locking part and the locking matching part can be released by touching the locking part through the unlocking part, so that the connecting flat cable is detached, and the automatic detachment of the connecting flat cable is facilitated. Therefore, the utility model is beneficial to realizing the automatic insertion and disassembly of the connecting flat cable and the connector, can improve the production efficiency and reduce the labor cost and the production cost.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is an exploded view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is an exploded view of another perspective of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the release member according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection cable according to an embodiment of the utility model.
Detailed Description
In order to explain technical contents, structural features, and effects of the present invention in detail, the following detailed description is given with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "middle", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the present invention discloses a connector 100 for plugging with a connection cable 200, which includes a main body 10, a plurality of connection terminals 11 disposed on the main body 10, a locking element 20 and a releasing element 30; the connection terminal 11 includes a base 110 and a contact portion 111 connected to the base 110, the contact portion 111 is used for electrically connecting to the connection cable 200; the main body 10 is provided with a connection slot 12, the contact portion 111 of the connection terminal 11 is exposed in the connection slot 12, an insertion channel for inserting the connection flat cable 200 is formed between the top of the contact portion 111 and the top wall of the connection slot 12, the caliber of the insertion channel is slightly smaller than the thickness of the connection flat cable 200, and the contact portion 111 can elastically move in the connection slot 12 in a telescopic manner to change the caliber of the insertion channel; the locking element 20 is disposed at least one end of the connecting slot 12 on the main body 10, the locking element 20 includes a locking portion 21 which is disposed opposite to the connecting slot 12 and can move elastically, and the connecting flat cable 200 is disposed with a locking mating portion 210 which is adapted to the locking portion 21. When the connection flat cable 200 is inserted into the insertion passage, the locking portion 21 and the locking fitting portion 210 are locked together; the release member 30 is used for activating the locking portion 21 to release the locking state between the locking portion 21 and the locking mating portion 210.
In the present invention, when the connector 100 is inserted into the flat cable 200, the inserted flat cable 200 can make the contact portion 111 elastically extend and contract in the connecting slot 12 to increase the diameter of the insertion passage, so that the connection cable 200 is inserted into the body portion 10 of the connector 100, and after the connection cable 200 is inserted, the connection flat cable 200 and the locking element 20 are automatically locked together by the matching of the locking part 21 and the locking matching part 210, thereby completing the insertion of the connection flat cable 200, in the above insertion process, the operation of inserting the push rod or opening the cover is not required, so that the automatic insertion of the flat cable 200 and the connector 100 is conveniently realized, since the contact portion 111 has the reset elastic force, the contact portion 111 can be stably contacted with the connection cable 200, the locking part 21 is locked with the locking matching part 210 of the connecting flat cable 200, so that the connecting flat cable 200 can be prevented from being separated from the connector 100 under the action of external force; when the connection flat cable 200 needs to be detached from the connector 100, the locking state between the locking portion 21 and the locking mating portion 210 can be released by touching the locking portion 21 through the unlocking member 30, so that the connection flat cable 200 is detached, which is beneficial to realizing the automatic detachment of the connection flat cable 200. Therefore, the connector 100 of the present invention facilitates the automatic insertion and detachment of the connection cable 200 and the connector 100, and can improve the production efficiency and reduce the labor cost and the production cost.
In the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the locking engagement portion 210 provided on the connection cable 200 may be, but is not limited to, a catching groove provided at the insertion end of the connection cable 200 to match with the locking portion 21.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the locking element 20 includes a spring 22, the locking portion 21 is disposed on the spring 22, and under the action of the releasing element 30, the spring 22 can drive the locking portion 21 to elastically displace, so that the locking portion 21 is separated from the locking mating portion 210, thereby releasing the locking state between the locking portion 21 and the locking mating portion 210.
Further, the release 30 includes an operation portion 31 and a press-contact portion 32 connected to the operation portion 31, the press-contact portion 32 can abut against the spring plate 22, and the operation portion 31 is used for providing a pressing force to the press-contact portion 32 to move toward the spring plate 22.
Specifically, the operation portion 31 is pressed downward to make the press-connection portion 32 apply a downward pressing force to the elastic sheet, so that the elastic sheet 22 is elastically displaced downward to drive the locking portion 21 to be displaced downward, and the locking portion 21 is separated from the locking mating portion 210 to release the locked state between the locking portion 21 and the locking mating portion 210. In this embodiment, the locked state between the locking portion 21 and the locking engagement portion 210 can be released only by applying a downward pressure to the operation portion 31, which can further facilitate the automatic detachment of the connection cable 200 and the connector 100. Of course, the release element 30 of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the operation portion 31 may apply upward pressing force to the elastic sheet 22 to generate upward elastic displacement of the elastic sheet 22, or apply leftward or rightward pressing force to the elastic sheet 22 to generate leftward or rightward elastic displacement of the elastic sheet 22, as long as the locking portion 21 can be separated from the locking engagement portion 210.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the bottom wall of the operating part 31 includes a first side 310 and a second side 311 which are opposite to each other, the first side 310 is inclined obliquely upward relative to the second side 311 so that the first side 310 is tilted upward, the crimping part 32 is connected to the first side 310, the second side 311 abuts against the main body 10, and the second side 311 is provided with a first rolling part 312 which can roll relative to the main body 10, and the crimping part 32 can be swung upward and downward by rolling of the first rolling part 312.
In this embodiment, when the operation portion 31 is pressed, the first side 310 swings downward relative to the second side 311 by the rolling of the first rolling portion 312, so that the press-contact portion 32 swings downward, and the spring piece 22 is pressed downward to separate the locked portion 21 from the locked mating portion 210. When the operation portion 31 is released from the pressing, the pressing portion 32 swings upward and returns due to the elastic action of the elastic piece 22. Since the second side 311 of the release member 30 abuts against the body 10, the spring plate 22 is not pressed down by the gravity of the release member 30, and when the operation portion 31 is not pressed or the operation portion 31 is stopped being pressed, the spring plate 22 is prevented from being pressed down by the gravity of the release member 30 or the pressed spring plate 22 is prevented from being reset to make the locking portion 21 and the locking engagement portion 210 difficult to lock.
Further, as shown in fig. 3, the locking element 20 further includes a connecting frame 23 connected to the main body 10, and the resilient piece 22 is connected to the connecting frame 23. In this embodiment, the elastic piece 22 provided with the locking portion 21 is mounted in the main body 10 through the connecting bracket 23.
Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the connecting frame 23 is of a U-shaped structure, and is sleeved on the side wall of the main body 10, so as to facilitate the assembly of the connecting frame 23 and the main body 10, and thus facilitate the installation of the elastic sheet 22 provided with the locking portion 21 in the main body 10.
In order to make the connecting frame 23 more stably installed on the main body 10, a clamping strip 24 is provided on the connecting frame 23, and a clamping groove 13 for clamping with the clamping strip 24 is provided on the outer side of the side wall of the main body 10.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the release element 30 further includes a positioning portion 33, and the positioning portion 33 is clamped on the inner sidewall of the connecting frame 23 to mount the release element 30 and the connecting frame 23 on the body portion 10.
Further, the side wall of the main body 10 is provided with a support portion 14 for supporting the positioning portion 33, the bottom end of the positioning portion 33 is provided with a second rolling portion 330, and the positioning portion 33 rolls with respect to the support portion 14 by the second rolling portion 330. In this embodiment, the support portion 14 can further improve the stability of the mounting of the release lock 30 on the main body 10, and the second rolling portion 330 is provided at the bottom end of the detent portion 33, so that it is possible to prevent the detent portion 33 from being unable to swing downward under the restriction of the support portion 14 when the operation portion 31 is pressed, and further prevent the pressure-bonding portion 32 from also being difficult to swing downward.
In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the contact portion 111 is formed by bending the base 110 upward, so as to facilitate elastic expansion and contraction of the contact portion 111 in the connection slot 12, when the connection flat cable 200 is inserted, the connection flat cable 200 presses the contact portion 111 to make the contact portion 111 contract downward, thereby changing the caliber of the insertion channel, so that the connection flat cable 200 can be inserted smoothly, and since the contact portion 111 has an upward returning elastic force, stable contact between the contact portion 111 and the connection flat cable 200 can be achieved.
The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is convenient for those skilled in the art to understand and implement, and certainly not to limit the scope of the present invention, which is not intended to be covered by the present invention.
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1. A connector is used for being plugged with a connecting flat cable and is characterized by comprising a main body part, a plurality of connecting terminals, a locking piece and a release piece, wherein the connecting terminals, the locking piece and the release piece are arranged on the main body part; the connecting terminal comprises a base body and a contact part connected with the base body, and the contact part is used for being electrically connected with a connecting flat cable; the main body part is provided with a connecting slot, a contact part of the connecting terminal is exposed in the connecting slot, an inserting channel for inserting the connecting flat cable is arranged between the top of the contact part and the top wall of the connecting slot, the caliber of the inserting channel is slightly smaller than the thickness of the connecting flat cable, and the contact part can elastically move in the connecting slot in a telescopic manner so as to change the caliber of the inserting channel; the locking piece is arranged at least one end of the connecting slot on the main body part, the locking piece comprises a locking part which is arranged opposite to the connecting slot and can move elastically, a locking matching part matched with the locking part is arranged on the connecting flat cable, and the locking part and the locking matching part are locked together after the connecting flat cable is inserted into the inserting channel; the release piece is used for triggering the locking part so as to release the locking state between the locking part and the locking matching part.
2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the locking member includes a spring, and the locking portion is disposed on the spring, and under the action of the release member, the spring drives the locking portion to elastically displace, so that the locking portion is separated from the locking mating portion.
3. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the release member includes an operation portion and a press-contact portion connected to the operation portion, the press-contact portion being abuttable to the spring piece, the operation portion being configured to provide a pressing force to the press-contact portion to move toward the spring piece.
4. A connector according to claim 3, wherein the bottom wall of the operation portion includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the first side is inclined obliquely upward with respect to the second side so that the first side is tilted upward, the crimping portion is connected to the first side, the second side is abutted against the main body portion, and the second side is provided with a first rolling portion capable of rolling with respect to the main body portion, and the crimping portion is capable of being swung upward and downward by rolling of the first rolling portion.
5. The connector of claim 3, wherein the locking element further comprises a connecting frame connected to the main body portion, and the spring plate is connected to the connecting frame.
6. The connector of claim 5, wherein the connecting frame is of a U-shaped structure and is sleeved on the side wall of the main body.
7. The connector according to claim 6, wherein a clamping strip is arranged on the connecting frame, and a clamping groove used for clamping with the clamping strip is arranged on the outer side of the side wall of the main body part.
8. The connector of claim 5, wherein the release member further comprises a latching portion, the latching portion being latched to an inner sidewall of the connecting frame.
9. The connector according to claim 8, wherein a support portion for supporting the engaging portion is provided on a side wall of the main body portion, and a second rolling portion is provided at a bottom end of the engaging portion, and the engaging portion rolls with respect to the support portion by the second rolling portion.
10. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is formed by bending the base portion upward.
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