CN216750532U

CN216750532U - FPC connector of electronic equipment and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN216750532U
Application number: CN202123319616.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡文涛; 魏跑锋; 陈潮先
Original assignee: Shenzhen Zhishan Science And Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Zhishan Science And Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-27
Filing date: 2021-12-27
Publication date: 2022-06-14
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-27

Abstract

The utility model discloses an FPC connector of electronic equipment and the electronic equipment, wherein the FPC connector of the electronic equipment comprises a shell assembly and a plurality of terminals, the terminals are arranged on the shell assembly, an electromagnetic area is arranged on the surface of the shell assembly, part of the structure of each terminal is exposed outside the shell structure and is positioned in the electromagnetic area, and a shielding shell assembly is arranged on the electromagnetic area, so that the shielding shell assembly can shield the electromagnetism received by the electromagnetic area through the electromagnetic area on the surface of the shell assembly, the electromagnetic interference on the FPC connector is reduced, and the technical problem that the existing FPC connector is poor in electromagnetic interference shielding is solved.

Description

FPC connector of electronic equipment and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to an FPC connector for an electronic device and an electronic device.

Background

A Flexible Printed Circuit board (FPC) connector is a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) connector made of a Flexible material (a foldable and bendable material) and used for connecting an LCD display to a driving Circuit (PCB), and the FPC connector is widely used for electronic devices such as a game machine, a mobile phone, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, and an Augmented Reality (AR) device.

However, with the continuous update of electronic devices, the requirement for shielding the electromagnetic waves of the FPC connector is higher and higher, and the existing FPC connector has a shell that exposes a part of the structure of the terminal directly to the outside to receive the electromagnetic effect, so that the electromagnetic shielding effect of the terminal is poor, and the use effect of the electronic device is affected.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide an FPC connector of electronic equipment and the electronic equipment, and aims to provide a shielding shell component arranged in an electromagnetic region on the surface of a shell component, so that the shielding shell component can shield the electromagnetic field received by the electromagnetic region, the electromagnetic interference received by the FPC connector is reduced, and the technical problem that the existing FPC connector is poor in electromagnetic interference shielding performance is solved.

In order to achieve the above object, the FPC connector for electronic equipment according to the present invention includes a housing assembly and a plurality of terminals, each of the terminals is disposed on the housing assembly, wherein an electromagnetic region is disposed on a surface of the housing assembly, a part of the structure of the terminal is exposed outside the housing structure and is located in the electromagnetic region, and a shielding shell assembly is disposed on the electromagnetic region.

Optionally, the housing assembly includes a first housing and a second housing, one end of the terminal is disposed on the first housing, the other end of the terminal is disposed on the second housing, the first housing is connected to the second housing, the surface of the first housing and the surface of the second housing are respectively provided with the electromagnetic region, a structure disposed between the first housing and the second housing in the terminal is located in the electromagnetic region, and the electromagnetic region is respectively provided with the shielding shell assembly.

Optionally, the shielding shell assembly includes a first shielding shell and a second shielding shell, the first shielding shell is mounted on the surface of the first shell to shield the electromagnetic field of the first shell, and the second shielding shell is mounted on the surface of the second shell to shield the electromagnetic field of the second shell.

Optionally, two opposite side walls of the first housing are provided with rotating shafts.

Optionally, the first shielding shell includes a first main body portion and a first insertion portion, two opposite ends of the first main body portion are respectively connected to the first insertion portion, the first main body portion and the first insertion portion are arranged at an included angle, a first slot is formed in a surface recess of the first shell, and the first insertion portion is inserted into the first slot.

Optionally, the first shielding shell further includes a reinforcing portion, the reinforcing portion is connected to the first insertion portion and arranged at an included angle with the first insertion portion, a supporting groove is formed in the center of the rotating shaft, and the reinforcing portion is inserted into the supporting groove.

Optionally, the second shielding shell includes a second main body portion, a second inserting portion and a supporting portion, two opposite ends of the second main body portion are respectively connected to the second inserting portion, the second main body portion and the second inserting portion are arranged at an included angle, a second slot is formed in a concave surface of the second shell, the second inserting portion is inserted into the second slot and connected to the supporting portion, and the supporting portion and the second inserting portion are arranged at an included angle.

Optionally, the FPC connector of the electronic device further includes a connecting member, a third slot is provided inside the second housing, one end of the connecting member is inserted into the third slot, and the other end of the connecting member is connected to the first housing and abuts against the rotating shaft.

Optionally, the first shielding shell and the second shielding shell are both made of stainless steel.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which includes the FPC connector of the electronic device as described above.

According to the technical scheme, the shell assembly and the plurality of terminals are arranged, the plurality of terminals are arranged on the shell assembly, the surface of the shell assembly is provided with the electromagnetic area, part of the structure of the terminals is exposed outside the shell structure and is positioned in the electromagnetic area, and the electromagnetic area is provided with the shielding shell assembly.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an FPC connector of an electronic device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the FPC connector hidden shield assembly of the electronic device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an FPC connector of the electronic device of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the first shield shell in fig. 1;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the second shield shell in fig. 1.

The reference numbers illustrate:

reference numerals	Name (R)	Reference numerals	Name (R)
				100	FPC connector	50	Shield case assembly
10	Shell structure	51	First shielding case
				10a	Electromagnetic region	511	A first main body part
11	First shell	513	First insertion part
				111	Rotating shaft	515	Reinforcing part
11a	First slot	53	Second shield case
				13	Second shell	531	Second main body part
13a	Second slot	533	Second plug part
				13b	Third slot	535	Supporting part
30	Terminal with a terminal body	70	Connecting piece

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

A Flexible Printed Circuit board (FPC) connector, which is a PCB connector made of Flexible material (foldable or bendable material), is used for connecting an LCD display to a driving Circuit (PCB), and the FPC connector 100 is also mainly applied to various digital communication products, portable electronic products, computer peripheral equipment, measuring instruments, automotive electronics, and other fields, such as mobile phones, digital cameras, notebook computers, MP3, MP4, MP5, game machines, VR equipment, AR equipment, and audio systems.

The present invention provides an FPC connector 100 for an electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to fig. 2, the FPC connector 100 of the electronic device includes a housing structure 10 and a plurality of terminals 30, where the plurality of terminals 30 are all disposed on the housing structure 10, a surface of the housing structure 10 is provided with an electromagnetic area 10a, a part of the structure of the terminals 30 is exposed outside the housing structure 10 and is located in the electromagnetic area 10a, and the electromagnetic area 10a is provided with a shielding shell assembly 50.

In an embodiment, the plurality of terminals 30 may be integrally formed with the housing structure 10 to form a single assembly, or the plurality of terminals 30 and the housing structure 10 may be detachable structures, and the plurality of terminals 30 and the housing structure 10 may be assembled or disassembled by detaching. The number of the terminals 30 in the present application is 4, that is, 4PIN terminals 30, and it is explained herein that the present application does not limit the number of the terminals 30, and may be 2, 3, 5 or 6, and the number of the terminals 30 may be selected according to the actual connection requirement of the FPC connector 100. It can be understood that some portions of the surface of the housing structure 10 are exposed, that is, the exposed portions are exposed outside the terminals 30 and the inside of the housing structure 10, the exposed portions are the electromagnetic regions 10a, the electromagnetic regions 10a can be affected by external electromagnetic influence, that is, electromagnetic interference, so as to affect signals of the FPC connector 100, and the existing FPC connector 100 does not have a corresponding processing structure for the electromagnetic regions 10a, which leads to serious electromagnetic interference, in this application, the shielding housing assembly 50 is disposed in the electromagnetic regions 10a, so that the housing structure 10 can form a fully-covered closed structure on the surface, that is, on the upper surface of the housing structure 10 when the shielding housing assembly 50 is installed.

The technical scheme of this application is through setting up shell structure 10 and a plurality of terminal 30, and the electromagnetic region 10a on shell structure 10 surface is equipped with shielding shell subassembly 50 simultaneously to make the electromagnetic region 10a of this application can receive shielding shell subassembly 50's protection, shield external electromagnetic signal interference, shield effectually, make FPC connector 100 can be applicable to all kinds of electronic equipment and need shield the better electronic equipment of effect.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to fig. 2, the housing structure 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 13, one end of the terminal 30 is disposed on the first housing 11, the other end of the terminal 30 is disposed on the second housing 13, the first housing 11 is connected to the second housing 13, electromagnetic regions 10a are respectively disposed on a surface of the first housing 11 and a surface of the second housing 13, a structure disposed between the first housing 11 and the second housing 13 in the terminal 30 is located in the electromagnetic regions 10a, and shielding shell assemblies 50 are respectively disposed on the electromagnetic regions 10 a.

In an embodiment, the housing structure 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 13, it is understood that both the surface of the first housing 11 and the surface of the second housing 13 have exposed portions, which are electromagnetic regions 10a, and the electromagnetic regions are subject to electromagnetic interference, and the shielding shell assembly 50 is respectively installed on the first housing 11 and the second housing 13, so that the electromagnetic regions 10a of the first housing 11 and the electromagnetic regions 10a of the second housing 13 can be enclosed and enclosed.

According to the FPC connector 100, the first shell 11 and the second shell 13 are arranged, and the shielding shell assembly 50 is arranged in the electromagnetic region 10a on the surfaces of the two shells, so that the electromagnetic region 10a of the first shell 11 and the electromagnetic region 10a of the second shell 13 can be protected by the shielding shell assembly 50, external electromagnetic signal interference is shielded, the shielding effect is good, and the FPC connector 100 can be suitable for various electronic devices and electronic devices needing good shielding effect; the shielding case assembly 50 may be two shielding cases to cover and shield the electromagnetic region 11a of the first casing 11 and the electromagnetic region 10a of the second casing 13, or the shielding case assembly 50 may be one shielding case, and the shielding case has a larger area, and may cover and shield the electromagnetic region 10a of the first casing 11 and the electromagnetic region 10a of the second casing 13 at the same time, of course, the shielding case assembly 50 may also be a plurality of shielding cases, and the electromagnetic region 10a of the first casing 11 and the electromagnetic region 10a of the second casing 13 are covered and shielded by the plurality of shielding cases.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 2, the shielding shell assembly 50 includes a first shielding shell 51 and a second shielding shell 53, the first shielding shell 51 is disposed on a surface of the first housing 11 to shield the electromagnetic field 10a of the first housing 11, and the second shielding shell 53 is disposed on a surface of the second housing 13 to shield the electromagnetic field 10a of the second housing 13.

In an embodiment, the shielding shell assembly 50 includes a first shielding shell 51 and a second shielding shell 53, and it is possible to connect the first shielding shell 51 to the first housing 11 so as to cover and seal the electromagnetic region 10a of the first housing 11, and similarly, the second shielding shell 53 to the second housing 13 so as to cover and seal the electromagnetic region 10a of the second housing 13.

This application is through being provided with first shielding shell 51 and second shielding shell 53 to make the regional 10a of electromagnetism of first casing 11 and the regional 10a of electromagnetism of second casing 13 correspond the protection that receives first shielding shell 51 and second shielding shell 53 respectively, shield external electromagnetic signal interference, simple structure, it is effectual to shield.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the opposite sidewalls of the first housing 11 are provided with rotating shafts 111.

In an embodiment, the number of the rotating shafts 111 is two, and the two rotating shafts 111 are respectively installed on two opposite side walls of the first housing 11, so that the first housing 11 can rotate, the rotation range is approximately 0 degree to 90 degrees, at 0 degree, the first housing 11 and the second housing 13 are in a parallel state, at 90 degrees, the first housing 11 and the second housing 13 are in a perpendicular state, and under the condition that the first housing 11 can rotate, the installation of the terminal 30 and the contact of other connecting components and the terminal 30 can be facilitated. Here, fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the FPC connector 100 along the length direction.

The rotation shaft 111 is provided to enable the first housing 11 to rotate, thereby facilitating the connection work of the worker and improving the work efficiency.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 4, the first shielding shell 51 includes a first main body portion 511 and a first insertion portion 513, two opposite ends of the first main body portion 511 are respectively connected to the first insertion portion 513, the first main body portion 511 and the first insertion portion 513 are disposed at an included angle, a first slot 11a is formed in a surface of the first housing 11 in a recessed manner, and the first insertion portion 513 is inserted into the first slot 11 a.

In an embodiment, the first main body portion 511 is disposed to cover and close the electromagnetic region 10a of the first housing 11, and the first insertion portion 513 is inserted into the first insertion slot 11a, so that the first shielding shell 51 and the first housing 11 are stably connected.

The first shielding shell 51 of the present application is provided with the first main body portion 511 and the first insertion portion 513, so that the first shielding shell 51 can shield the electromagnetic region 10a of the first housing 11, and can be stably installed in the first housing 11, and the shielding and connecting effects are good.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 to 4, the first shielding shell 51 further includes a reinforcing portion 515, the reinforcing portion 515 is connected to the first insertion portion 513 and forms an included angle with the first insertion portion 513, a supporting groove is formed in the center of the rotating shaft 111, and the reinforcing portion 515 is inserted into the supporting groove.

In one embodiment, the material of the shaft 111 may be iron or plastic, a supporting groove is formed in the center of the shaft 111, and the reinforcing portion 515 is inserted into the supporting groove to provide a supporting force for the shaft 111. The reinforcing part 515 is provided at the center of the rotation shaft 111, so that the rotation shaft 111 can be supported in all directions, and the supporting performance is more uniform.

This application is through setting up rib 515 in order providing the holding power for pivot 111, compares among the prior art under the condition that plastic material pivot 111 does not have rib 515 to support, and the holding power that this application pivot 111 received is better, consequently rotates also more stably, and pivot 111 is difficult to damage, can be more of a specified duration during the use.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 5, the second shielding shell 53 includes a second main body portion 531, a second inserting portion 533 and a supporting portion 535, two opposite ends of the second main body portion 531 are respectively connected to the second inserting portion, the second main body portion 531 and the second inserting portion are arranged at an included angle, a second slot 13a is formed in a surface recess of the second housing 13, the second inserting portion is inserted into the second slot 13a and connected to the supporting portion 535, and the supporting portion 535 and the second inserting portion are arranged at an included angle.

In an embodiment, the second main body 531 is disposed to cover and close the electromagnetic area 10a of the second housing 13, and the second insertion portion is adapted to be inserted into the second slot 13a, so that the second shielding shell 53 is stably connected to the second housing 13, and the supporting portion 535 extends out of the second housing 13, so that when the FPC connector 100 is disposed in the accommodating cavity of the electronic device, the supporting portion 535 can serve as a solder pin to solder the FPC connector 100 in the accommodating cavity of the electronic device, and the number of the supporting portions 535 is two, and the supporting portions are respectively disposed on two sides of the second main body 531, that is, the two supporting portions extend out of the second housing 13, so that the two sides of the second housing 13 opposite to the electronic device are more fixedly connected.

The second shielding shell 53 of the present application is provided with the second main body 531, the second plugging portion 533 and the supporting portion 535, so that the second shielding shell 53 can shield the signal of the electromagnetic region 10a of the second housing 13, and can be stably installed in the second housing 13, and the FPC connector 100 can be installed in the electronic device more stably, thereby ensuring good connection effect and shielding effect.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to fig. 3, the FPC connector 100 of the electronic device further includes a connecting member 70, a third slot 13b is disposed inside the second housing 13, one end of the connecting member 70 is inserted into the third slot 13b, and the other end of the connecting member 70 is connected to the first housing 11 and abuts against the rotating shaft 111.

In one embodiment, the connecting member 70 is a latch, one end of the connecting member 70 is connected to the second housing 13, the other end of the connecting member is connected to the first housing 11, and the other end of the connecting member abuts against the rotating shaft 111 at the same time, so as to provide a supporting force for the rotating shaft 111, and moreover, the bottom of the other end of the connecting member 70 can function as a solder foot when the FPC connector 100 is placed in the accommodating cavity of the electronic device, so that the FPC connector 100 can be connected more stably in the accommodating cavity.

The connecting member 70 is disposed to connect the first housing 11 and the second housing 13, and to enable the first housing 11 to rotate more stably, and to enable the FPC connector 100 to be stably installed in the electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first shielding shell 51 and the second shielding shell 53 are made of stainless steel.

In an embodiment, the material of the first shielding shell 51 and the material of the second shielding shell 53 are preferably stainless steel, the stainless steel can achieve a better shielding effect, and simultaneously can enhance the hardness of the outer surface of the FPC connector 100, thereby ensuring the durability of the FPC connector 100, of course, the material of the first shielding shell 51 and the material of the second shielding shell 53 are not limited to stainless steel, and other materials such as iron can be selected for use, as long as the shielding effect can be achieved.

In addition, the present invention also provides an electronic device (not shown in the figures), which includes the FPC connector 100 of the above electronic device.

It should be noted that, for the detailed structure of the FPC connector 100 in the electronic device, reference may be made to the embodiment of the FPC connector 100 of the electronic device, and details are not described herein again; since the electronic device of the present invention uses the FPC connector 100 of the electronic device, the embodiment of the FPC connector 100 of the electronic device of the present invention includes all technical solutions of all embodiments of the FPC connector 100 of the electronic device, and the achieved technical effects are also completely the same, and are not described herein again.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An FPC connector of an electronic device, comprising:

a housing structure; and

a plurality of terminals, each of the plurality of terminals being disposed on the housing structure;

the surface of the shell structure is provided with an electromagnetic area, part of the structure of the terminal is exposed outside the shell structure and is positioned in the electromagnetic area, and the electromagnetic area is provided with a shielding shell assembly.

2. The FPC connector for an electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing structure comprises a first housing and a second housing;

one end of the terminal is arranged on the first shell, the other end of the terminal is arranged on the second shell, the first shell is connected with the second shell, the surface of the first shell and the surface of the second shell are respectively provided with the electromagnetic region, a structure between the first shell and the second shell is arranged in the terminal and is positioned in the electromagnetic region, and the electromagnetic region is respectively provided with a shielding shell component.

3. The FPC connector for an electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the shield case assembly includes a first shield case and a second shield case;

the first shielding shell is arranged on the surface of the first shell to shield the electromagnetism in the electromagnetic region of the first shell, and the second shielding shell is arranged on the surface of the second shell to shield the electromagnetism in the electromagnetic region of the second shell.

4. The FPC connector for electronic devices according to claim 3, wherein the opposite side walls of the first housing are each provided with a rotation shaft.

5. The FPC connector of an electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the first shield shell includes a first main body portion and a first insertion portion;

the two opposite ends of the first main body part are respectively connected to the first inserting parts, the first main body part and the first inserting parts are arranged at an included angle, a first slot is formed in the surface of the first shell in a concave mode, and the first inserting parts are inserted into the first slot.

6. The FPC connector of an electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the first shield shell further includes a reinforcing portion;

the reinforcing part is connected to the first inserting part and arranged at an included angle with the first inserting part, a supporting groove is formed in the center of the rotating shaft, and the reinforcing part is inserted in the supporting groove.

7. The FPC connector for electronic devices according to claim 3, wherein the second shield shell includes a second main body portion, a second insertion portion, and a support portion;

the two opposite ends of the second main body part are respectively connected to the second inserting part, the second main body part and the second inserting part are arranged at an included angle, a second slot is formed in the surface of the second shell in a concave mode, the second inserting part is inserted into the second slot and connected to the supporting part, and the supporting part and the second inserting part are arranged at an included angle.

8. The FPC connector of an electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the connector of the electronic device further includes a connecting member;

the second shell is internally provided with a third slot, one end of the connecting piece is inserted into the third slot, and the other end of the connecting piece is connected with the first shell and is abutted against the rotating shaft.

9. The FPC connector of electronic equipment according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein the first shield shell and the second shield shell are made of stainless steel.

10. An electronic device characterized in that the electronic device comprises the FPC connector of the electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 9.