CN216598127U

CN216598127U - Electrical connector with improved contact arrangement

Info

Publication number: CN216598127U
Application number: CN202122891418.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱建矿; 屈丹; 刘宏伟
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-24
Filing date: 2021-11-24
Publication date: 2022-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-24

Abstract

An electric connector comprises an insulating body, a terminal fixed on the insulating body, a first metal shell and a second metal shell covering the insulating body, wherein the insulating body is provided with a first side wall, a second side wall, two end walls connecting the first side wall and the second side wall and a butt joint cavity, the first metal shell comprises a first main plate part attached to the first side wall and a first additional part extending outwards from the side edge of the first main plate part, the second metal shell comprises a second main plate part attached to the second side wall, and the first additional part forms a magnet accommodating cavity positioned outside the end walls; the first metal shell comprises a first welding plate part extending outwards from the side edge of the first main plate part, and the first additional part and the first welding plate part are spaced from each other and positioned in front of the first welding plate part; the first additional part is provided with a downward bent abutting piece at the rear edge, and the abutting piece comprises a first abutting piece and a second abutting piece which are arranged at intervals. So set up, the chamber is acceptd to magnet realizes mechanical spacing and guarantees stability through supporting the piece.

Description

Electrical connector with improved contact arrangement

[ technical field ] A

The present invention relates to an electrical connector.

[ background ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

Chinese utility model patent CN211456076U discloses an electrical connector, which includes an insulating housing, a terminal fixed on the insulating housing, and a first metal shell and a second metal shell covering the insulating housing. The first metal shell comprises a main plate part and a first additional part which cover the first side wall of the insulating body, the second metal shell comprises a main plate part and a second additional part which cover the second side wall of the insulating body, and the first additional part and the second additional part are matched with each other to form magnet accommodating cavities which are respectively positioned on the outer sides of the end walls. However, the magnet receiving cavity and the magnet fixing method of the electrical connector are complicated, and the stability of the magnet holding cavity to the magnet cannot be ensured.

Therefore, there is a need for a retrofit for existing electrical connectors to overcome the above-mentioned deficiencies.

[ Utility model ] content

The utility model aims to provide an electric connector assembly which is provided with a magnet accommodating cavity which is stably fixed.

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

an electric connector comprises an insulating body, a terminal fixed on the insulating body, and a first metal shell and a second metal shell which cover the insulating body, wherein the insulating body is provided with a first side wall and a second side wall which are opposite, two end walls connected with the first side wall and the second side wall, and a butt joint cavity formed by the first side wall, the second side wall and the two end walls in a surrounding way; the first metal shell includes a first weld plate portion extending outward from the first main plate portion side edge, the first additional portion and the first weld plate portion are spaced apart from each other, and the first additional portion is located in front of the first weld plate portion; the first additional part is provided with a downward bent abutting sheet at the rear edge thereof, and the abutting sheet comprises a first abutting sheet and a second abutting sheet which are arranged at intervals.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the first metal shell is provided with a first additional part and a first welding plate part which are spaced from each other front and back, the abutting piece is arranged on the rear edge of the first additional part, and the process flow of forming the accommodating cavity is simplified through the arrangement of the first additional part.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of another perspective view of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the other viewing angle shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the alternative view shown in fig. 4. And

fig. 6 is a further exploded view of fig. 4.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, an electrical connector 100 according to the present invention includes an insulating housing 1, a terminal 2 fixed to the insulating housing 1, and a first metal shell 3 and a second metal shell 4 covering the insulating housing 1. The insulating body 1 has a first side wall 11 and a second side wall 12 opposite to each other, two end walls 13 connecting the first and second side walls, and a docking cavity 14 surrounded by the first and

second side walls

11, 12 and the two end walls 13. The first metal shell 3 includes a first main plate portion 31 attached to the first side wall 11 and a first additional portion 32 extending outward from a side edge of the first main plate portion 31. The second metal shell 4 includes a second main plate portion 41 attached to the second side wall 12. The first additional part 32 is matched with the end wall 13 to form a magnet accommodating cavity 5 positioned outside the end wall 13; the first metal shell 3 includes a first welding plate portion 33 extending outward from a side edge of the first main plate portion 31, the first additional portion 32 and the first welding plate portion 33 are spaced apart from each other, the first additional portion 32 is located in front of the first welding plate portion 33, the first additional portion 32 is provided with a holding piece 321 bending and extending downward at a rear edge thereof, and the holding piece 321 includes a first holding piece 322 and a second holding piece 323 arranged at an interval.

The number of the second abutting pieces 323 is two and is disposed at both sides of the first abutting piece 322. The width of the first abutting piece 322 is larger than that of the second abutting piece 323. The first and second

abutting pieces

322, 323 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the insulating body 1. The first additional part 32 is provided with a pair of locking

elastic pieces

324 and 325 extending into the containing cavity 5. The pair of

locking spring pieces

324 and 325 are oppositely arranged in the containing cavity 5. The first abutting piece 322 shields the locking spring 324 on the same side from the back to the front. The electrical connector 100 further includes a magnet 6 accommodated in the magnet accommodating cavity 5, and two grooves 61 are formed on the outer surface of the magnet 6 and are matched with the locking

elastic pieces

324 and 325. So set up, can set up two

hasp shell fragments

324, 325 and support piece 321 on first metal casing 1 simultaneously to make electric connector 100 can realize accepting the whole spacing settings of chamber to magnet through first addition portion 32 of first metal casing 3, reduce process flow.

When the first metal shell 3 is horizontally unfolded and the first additional portion 32 and the first welding plate portion 33 are located at the same horizontal plane, the distance between the rear edge of the holding piece 321 and the front edge of the first welding plate portion 33 is greater than 0.5 mm. In the present embodiment, the distance is greater than 0.5 mm and less than 0.6 mm, and particularly preferably 0.581 mm.

The terminals 2 are arranged in two rows, a first row of terminals 21 and a second row of terminals 22. The electrical connector 100 comprises a shield 7 arranged between the first and second rows of terminals 21, 22. The shield 7 includes a weld plate 71 welded to the first weld plate portion 33. The rear edge of the welding plate 71 is flush with the rear edge of the first welding plate portion 33, and the front edge of the first welding plate portion 33 is located rearward of the front edge of the welding plate 71. The second metal shell 4 is provided with a second welding plate portion 43 fixed to the welding plate 71, the front edge of the second welding plate portion 43 being flush with the front edge of the welding plate 71, and the rear edge of the second welding plate portion 43 being flush with the rear edge of the welding plate 71. The welding plate 71 is sandwiched by the first and second

welding plate portions

33, 43, and a fixing plate 72 is formed by spot welding, and the fixing plate 72 has a fixing hole 73 penetrating in the vertical direction. -

The first side wall 11 is provided at its front end with a plurality of first through grooves 111 exposing the free ends of the first row of terminals 21, and the first metal shell 3 is provided with a raised portion 34 covering the first through grooves 111, the raised portion 34 being spaced from the plane in which the first through grooves 111 lie. The first through grooves 111 are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction to form a row, and the arch part 34 is in a long strip shape and covers the row of the first through grooves 111.

The second side wall 12 is provided at a front end thereof with a plurality of second through grooves 121 exposing free ends of the second row of terminals 22, the second side wall 12 is provided between the second through grooves 121 with protrusions 122 protruding outward, a front edge of the second metal shell 4 is located behind the protrusions 122, and an outer surface of the second metal shell 4 is substantially flush with an outer surface of the protrusions.

In summary, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and the present invention and protected by the following claims.

Claims

1. An electric connector comprises an insulating body, a terminal fixed on the insulating body, and a first metal shell and a second metal shell which cover the insulating body, wherein the insulating body is provided with a first side wall and a second side wall which are opposite, two end walls connected with the first side wall and the second side wall, and a butt joint cavity formed by the first side wall, the second side wall and the two end walls in a surrounding way; the method is characterized in that: the first metal shell includes a first weld plate portion extending outward from the first main plate portion side edge, the first additional portion and the first weld plate portion are spaced apart from each other, and the first additional portion is located in front of the first weld plate portion; the first additional part is provided with a downward bent abutting sheet at the rear edge thereof, and the abutting sheet comprises a first abutting sheet and a second abutting sheet which are arranged at intervals.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the number of the second abutting pieces is two, the second abutting pieces are arranged on two sides of the first abutting pieces, and the width of the first abutting pieces is larger than that of the second abutting pieces.

3. The electrical connector of claim 2, wherein: the first and second abutting pieces are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the insulating body.

4. The electrical connector of claim 3, wherein: the first additional part is provided with a pair of lock catch elastic pieces extending into the accommodating cavity, and the lock catch elastic pieces are opposite and oppositely arranged.

5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: when the first metal shell is horizontally unfolded to enable the first additional part and the first welding plate part to be located on the same horizontal plane, the distance between the abutting piece and the first welding plate part is larger than 0.5 mm.

6. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the terminals are arranged in two rows, namely a first row of terminals and a second row of terminals, the electric connector comprises a shielding piece arranged between the first row of terminals and the second row of terminals, and the shielding piece comprises a welding plate fixedly welded with the first welding plate part.

7. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein: the rear edge of the welding plate is flush with the rear edge of the first welding plate part, and the front edge of the first welding plate part is located behind the front edge of the welding plate.

8. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein: the second metal shell be equipped with the fixed second of welding plate welds the board portion, the second weld the leading edge of board portion with the leading edge parallel and level of welding plate, the second weld the trailing edge of board portion with the trailing edge parallel and level of welding plate.

9. The electrical connector of claim 6, wherein: the first side wall is provided with a first through groove at the front end of the first side wall, wherein the free end of the first row of terminals is exposed, the first metal shell is provided with an arch part covering the first through groove, and the arch part and the plane where the first through groove is located are spaced by a certain distance.

10. The electrical connector of claim 4, wherein: the electric connector further comprises a magnet accommodated in the magnet accommodating cavity, and a groove matched with the lock catch elastic sheet is formed in the outer surface of the magnet.