CN216251236U - High-reliability SATA connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a high-reliability SATA connector, which comprises an SATA plug and an SATA socket, wherein the SATA plug and the SATA socket are respectively provided with a plug protection frame and a socket protection frame; or the socket protection frame is internally provided with a contact pin, and the plug protection frame is internally provided with a jack matched with the contact pin; the outer surface of the plug is provided with a bulge, and the jack is composed of a first arc plate and a second arc plate. Compared with the prior art, the plug protection frame and the socket protection frame are matched to achieve the first double limiting, the jack and the contact pin are matched to achieve the second double limiting, and the double limiting improves the reliability of the SATA connector in high-strength vibration and impact environments. The original common SATA interface can be directly replaced on the premise of not modifying the solid state disk PCB and the bottom plate PCB.

Description

High-reliability SATA connector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of SATA connectors, in particular to a high-reliability SATA connector.

Background

The hard disk interface mainly comprises: IDE, SATA, mSTAT, SAS, NGFF, M.2. The IDE interface is basically eliminated, the SATA interface is mainly applied to computers, servers and the like and is most widely applied, the mSTAT, the NGFF and the M.2 are mainly required for miniaturization and lightening and thinning, and the SAS is mainly applied to servers, storage arrays and the like. IDE adopts 2.54 mm-spaced connectors, has large packaging size and low space utilization rate, is a relatively old technology, and the hard disk of the IDE interface is basically eliminated at present. The mSTAT, the NGFF and the M.2 adopt gold finger single-point contact, the anti-seismic performance is poor, and the connection reliability under a high-strength vibration environment cannot be ensured, such as military reinforcement of computing equipment and onboard hard disks of storage equipment. SATA, SAS connector adopts the contact of metal shell fragment, SATA, SAS hard disk mainly adopts 7+15pin SATA interface (SATA interface solid state hard drives are shown as figure 1) at present, 7+15pin SAS interface, and the hard disk of SAS interface can be compatible with the SATA interface, because the contact mode is reed single point contact, compare the hard disk that adopts gold finger single point contact's mSTAT, NGFF, M.2 interface, its resistant vibration performance is better, consequently the solid state hard drives of SATA interface is adopted to many on-board hard disks of ruggedization computer. As shown in fig. 1, the standard SATA interface is in a single point contact mode after being docked, and when high-intensity vibration or impact in the horizontal direction shown in the figure is encountered, the socket spring plate is displaced in the horizontal direction, so that the contact area is instantaneously disconnected; the computer system is crashed after the transient interruption occurs, and the computing task cannot be guaranteed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a high-reliability SATA connector, which is used for solving the problem that a single-point contact SATA connector in the prior art is low in reliability under high-strength vibration or impact.

The utility model provides a high-reliability SATA connector, which comprises an SATA plug and an SATA socket, wherein the SATA plug and the SATA socket are respectively provided with a plug protection frame and a socket protection frame; or the socket protection frame is internally provided with a contact pin, and the plug protection frame is internally provided with a jack matched with the contact pin; the outer surface of the plug is provided with a bulge, and the jack is composed of a first arc plate and a second arc plate.

Preferably, a contact surface is formed between the first arc plate and the second arc plate, and the first arc plate and the second arc plate are symmetrically arranged along the contact surface.

Preferably, the front end of the pin is designed to be rounded.

Preferably, the openings of the plug protection frame and the socket protection frame are both in an inverted-right-angle structure.

Preferably, the pins are twisted wire pins.

Preferably, the plug protection frame and the socket protection frame are respectively made of engineering plastics.

Preferably, the length of the plug protection frame is smaller than that of the socket protection frame.

Compared with the prior art, the plug protection frame and the socket protection frame are matched to achieve the first repeated limiting, the jack and the contact pin are matched to achieve the second repeated limiting, and compared with a single-point contact mode, the reliability of the SATA connector under high-strength vibration and impact environments is improved due to the double limiting. The SATA connector provided by the utility model is completely consistent with a common SATA interface in the aspects of external dimension and welding pins, can directly replace the original common SATA interface on the premise of not modifying a solid state disk PCB and a bottom plate PCB, can realize low-cost replacement, and has good popularization value.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a SATA connector of the prior art;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the socket of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the plug of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the SATA plug comprises a plug protection frame 1, a SATA plug 11, a plug socket 2, a socket protection frame 21, a pin 3, a protrusion 31, a jack 4, a first arc plate 41, a second arc plate 42 and a contact surface 43.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Example one

Referring to fig. 2-5, the embodiment provides a high-reliability SATA connector, including a SATA header 1 and a SATA socket 2, where the SATA header 1 and the SATA socket 2 are respectively provided with a header protection frame 11 and a socket protection frame 21, an outer contour of the header protection frame 11 is adapted to an inner contour of the socket protection frame 21, referring to fig. 6, a pin 3 is arranged in the header protection frame 11, and a jack 4 adapted to the pin 3 is arranged in the socket protection frame 21; the outer surface of the plug is provided with a protrusion 31, and the jack 4 is formed by a first arc plate 41 and a second arc plate 42. The jack 4 has certain elasticity by arranging the first arc plate 41 and the second arc plate 42, and can be connected more tightly when being matched with the bulge 31 of the plug, so that the working reliability of the SATA connector in high-strength vibration and impact environments can be effectively improved.

A contact surface 43 is formed between the first arc plate 41 and the second arc plate 42, and the first arc plate 41 and the second arc plate 42 are symmetrically arranged along the contact surface 43.

The front end of the contact pin 3 is designed to be a rounded corner, so that the contact pin 3 can be conveniently inserted into the jack 4.

The openings of the plug protection frame 11 and the socket protection frame 21 are both in an inverted right-angle structure, so that the plug protection frame 11 can be conveniently inserted into the socket protection frame 21.

Specifically, the pin 3 is a twisted wire pin 3.

The plug protection frame 11 and the socket protection frame 21 are made of engineering plastics respectively. Specifically, the plug protection frame 11 and the socket protection frame 21 are respectively formed by injection molding of high-temperature-resistant high-strength thermoplastic engineering plastics, so that the working temperature can be ensured to be between-55 ℃ and 105 ℃.

The length of the plug protection frame 11 is smaller than the length of the receptacle protection frame 21, and this arrangement leaves a certain gap between the receptacle protection frame 21 and the front end of the plug protection frame 11.

Example two

This embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment, except that:

referring to fig. 7, a pin 3 is provided in the socket protection frame 21, and a socket 4 adapted to the pin 3 is provided in the plug protection frame 11.

According to the utility model, the plug protection frame 11 and the socket protection frame 21 are matched to realize the first repeated limit, the jack 4 and the contact pin 3 are matched to realize the second repeated limit, and compared with a single-point contact mode, the reliability of the SATA connector under high-strength vibration and impact environments is improved through the double limits. The SATA connector provided by the utility model is completely consistent with a common SATA interface in the aspects of external dimension and welding pins, can directly replace the original common SATA interface on the premise of not modifying a solid state disk PCB and a bottom plate PCB, can realize low-cost replacement, and has good popularization value.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (7)

1. A high-reliability SATA connector is characterized by comprising an SATA plug and an SATA socket, wherein the SATA plug and the SATA socket are respectively provided with a plug protection frame and a socket protection frame, the outer contour of the plug protection frame is matched with the inner contour of the socket protection frame, a contact pin is arranged in the plug protection frame, and a jack matched with the contact pin is arranged in the socket protection frame; or the socket protection frame is internally provided with a contact pin, and the plug protection frame is internally provided with a jack matched with the contact pin; the outer surface of the plug is provided with a bulge, and the jack is composed of a first arc plate and a second arc plate.

2. The SATA connector as recited in claim 1, wherein a contact surface is formed between the first and second arc plates, and wherein the first and second arc plates are symmetrically disposed along the contact surface.

3. The high reliability SATA connector of claim 1, wherein a front end of the pin is of a rounded design.

4. The SATA connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the openings of the header bezel and the socket bezel are of an inverted right angle configuration.

5. The SATA connector of claim 1, wherein the pins are twisted wire pins.

6. The high reliability SATA connector as recited in claim 1, wherein the plug bezel and the socket bezel are respectively made of engineering plastics.

7. The high reliability SATA connector of claim 1, wherein a length of the plug bezel is less than a length of the socket bezel.

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