CN217158720U - Contact module and electronic equipment with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a contact module and have its electronic equipment relates to smart machine technical field. The fixing piece in the contact module is provided with at least one pair of opening areas and protruding parts, the protruding parts are connected with the opening areas, contact guide holes are formed in the protruding parts, and the contact guide holes and the opening areas penetrate through a first surface and a second surface of the fixing piece, which are opposite in the thickness direction; the contact member includes a contact portion exposed from the first surface through the contact guide hole and an elastic arm connected to the fixing member at an end close to the contact portion. The utility model provides a contact module can reduce the contact module to a certain extent and have the electronic equipment thickness of this contact module.

Description

Contact module and electronic equipment with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an intelligent equipment technical field, in particular to contact module and have its electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of technology, the variety of electronic devices is increasing, and multiple electronic devices can be combined to expand the functions of a single electronic device. For example, the tablet computer can be externally connected with a keyboard for use, so that the office efficiency through the tablet computer is improved.

In one connection mode, the tablet computer and the keyboard can be connected through an intelligent contact so as to realize data transmission between the tablet computer and the keyboard. However, in the related art, the thickness of the contact module is generally thick, which results in a large thickness of the electronic device having the contact module, and affects the user experience.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

For overcoming the problem that exists among the correlation technique, the utility model provides a contact module and have its electronic equipment can reduce the contact module to a certain extent and have the electronic equipment thickness of this contact module.

Specifically, the method comprises the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a contact module, which comprises a fixing part and at least one contact part,

the fixing piece is provided with at least one pair of opening areas and protruding parts, the protruding parts are connected with the opening areas, contact guiding holes are formed in the protruding parts, and the contact guiding holes and the opening areas penetrate through a first surface and a second surface of the fixing piece, which are opposite to each other in the thickness direction;

the contact member includes a contact portion exposed from the first surface through the contact guide hole and an elastic arm connected to the fixing member at an end close to the contact portion.

In some possible implementations, the protruding portion is protruding with respect to the first surface, and the contact guide hole and the corresponding opening region communicate on the second surface side.

In some possible implementations, the fixing member has at least one groove, and an end of each of the elastic arms, which is far away from the contact portion, is at least partially located in one of the grooves.

In some possible implementations, the recess has an opening at the second surface, and the resilient arm is at least partially exposed from the opening.

In some possible implementations, the contact piece further includes a wire portion that is connected to a portion of the elastic arm located within the groove, and the wire portion extends to an outside of the fixing piece with respect to the groove in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the fixing piece.

In some possible implementations, the elastic arm includes a first plate, a second plate and a third plate connected in sequence, and the contact portion is connected to the first plate;

the first plate body and the third plate body are arranged in parallel, and a height difference is formed between the first plate body and the third plate body along the thickness direction of the fixing piece.

In some possible implementations, ends of the plurality of elastic arms remote from the contact portion are arranged in parallel on one side of the fixing member, or

At least two of the spring arms are not parallel at an end remote from the contact portion.

In some possible implementations, the contact member further includes a deformable support portion connected to one end of the elastic arm near the contact portion and located on opposite sides of the elastic arm from the contact portion.

In some possible implementations, a plurality of the contact portions are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns on the fixing member.

The utility model provides an electronic equipment, it has as above the contact module.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a technical scheme can include following beneficial effect:

the utility model provides a contact module, the mounting is all run through along the thickness direction of mounting to open region and contact guide hole, and contact portion in the contact and elastic arm's partly are located this contact guide hole and opening region respectively to the contact can hold in the inside of mounting basically, helps reducing the thickness of contact module.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a first structure of a contact module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a fixing member according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a second structural diagram of a contact module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a contact provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another contact provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a third structure of a contact module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of yet another contact provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is an electronic device with a contact module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numerals denote:

1. a fixing member; 11. an opening region; 12. a boss portion; 121. a contact via hole; 13. a groove; 131. an opening;

2. a contact member; 21. a contact portion; 22. a resilient arm; 221. a first plate body; 222. a second plate body; 223. a third plate body; 224. a corner portion; 23. a wiring portion; 24. a support portion.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a contact module, as shown in fig. 1, the contact module includes a fixing member 1 and at least one contact member 2. The fixing member 1 has at least one pair of an open region 11 and a boss 12, and the boss 12 is connected to the open region 11. The protruding portion 12 has a contact guiding hole 121, and the contact guiding hole 121 and the opening region 11 both penetrate through a first surface and a second surface of the fixing member 1 opposite to each other in the thickness direction.

The contact 2 includes a contact portion 21 and a resilient arm 22 connected. Wherein the contact portion 21 is exposed from the first surface through the contact guiding hole 121, one end of the elastic arm 22 close to the contact portion 21 is located in the opening region 11, and one end of the elastic arm 22 away from the contact portion 21 is connected to the fixed member 1.

In the embodiment of the present application, one end of the elastic arm 22 away from the contact portion 21 is constrained by the fixing member 1, and the end connected to the contact portion 21 is a free end, when the contact portion 21 is connected to other external devices so that the contact portion 21 is applied with a normal force (a force perpendicular to the thickness direction of the fixing member) directed to the inside of the fixing member 1, the contact portion 21 can move along the contact guiding hole 121, and the end of the elastic arm 22 connected to the contact portion 21 is driven to move in the opening region 11, and the elastic arm 22 can deform to provide a certain normal support for the contact portion 21.

The utility model provides a contact module, open region 11 and contact guide hole 121 all run through mounting 1 along mounting 1's thickness direction, and contact portion 21 in the contact 2 and a part of elastic arm 22 are located this contact guide hole 121 and open region 11 respectively to contact 2 can hold in mounting 1's inside basically, helps reducing the thickness of contact module.

In addition, the arrangement of the protruding portion 12 can effectively prevent the contact portion 21 from shifting in the moving process and being unable to reset, which affects the connection quality of the contact module and other external devices. Similarly, the opening region 11 penetrates through the fixing member 1 in the thickness direction of the fixing member 1, the movable distance between the contact portion 21 and the elastic arm 22 in the thickness direction of the fixing member 1 can be increased to some extent, and the elastic arm 22 can provide a larger supporting force for the contact portion 21, so that the connection quality between the electronic device having the contact module and other external devices can be improved.

Further, the provision of the opening region 11 also contributes to a reduction in the weight of the contact module.

In the embodiment of the present application, the opening region 11 and the protruding part 12 are provided in pairs, and may include: the fixing member 1 includes a plurality of opening regions 11 and a plurality of convex portions 12, and each opening region 11 may correspond to one contact 2 and one convex portion 12, respectively. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the fixing member 1 may have four opening regions 11. Further, the shape of each opening region 11 may match the shape of its corresponding resilient arm 22, so as to provide a certain guiding function for the movement of the resilient arm 22.

In some embodiments, the opening region 11 and the protrusion 12 are provided in pairs, and may further include: the fixing member 1 includes an opening region 11 and a protrusion 12, the opening region 11 may correspond to the plurality of contacts 2, and the protrusion 12 may correspond to the plurality of contact guiding holes 121. Illustratively, four contacts 2 can be accommodated in one opening region 11. In this case, a plurality of contact vias 121 may be disposed on the bump 12 at the same time, and each contact via 121 may correspond to one contact portion 21.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the protruding portion 12 may protrude with respect to the first surface of the fixing member 1, and the contact guide hole 121 and the corresponding opening region 11 communicate on the second surface side. The first surface is located on a side of the contact portion 21 adapted to be connected to other external devices. That is, the bottom of the protruding portion 12 may be located on the first surface, so that the protruding portion 12 as a whole may protrude with respect to the first surface in a direction in which the contact portion 21 is adapted to be connected to other external devices. The projecting portion 12 projects with respect to the first surface of the fixed member 1, contributing to an increase in the movable distance of the contact point portion 21 in the thickness direction of the fixed member 1.

In some embodiments, the protrusion 12 may also be at least partially located in the opening region 11, so that the thickness of the contact module may be reduced. When the protruding portion 12 is completely located in the opening region 11, that is, the inner wall of the opening region 11 may serve as a circumferential side wall of the protruding portion 12, the contact guiding hole 121 and the opening region 11 may be regarded as not being communicated due to the obstruction of the protruding portion 12.

In the embodiment of the present application, the contact 2 may be a plate-shaped member as a whole, and the end of the elastic arm 22 of the contact 2 away from the contact portion 21 may be mounted on the fixing member 1 in various ways.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1-3, the fixing member 1 may have at least one groove 13, and the number of the grooves 13 is exemplified as four in fig. 1-3. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the contact module on a first surface side, and fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the contact module on a second surface side.

An end of each resilient arm 22 remote from the contact portion 21 may be at least partially located within one of the recesses 13. By inserting the end of the elastic arm 22 away from the contact point portion 21 into the recess 13 to mount the elastic arm 22, the mounting stability of the elastic arm 22 can be improved.

It will be understood that the recess 13 is in communication with the corresponding opening region 11 to allow the end of the spring arm 22 close to the contact portion 21 to be located in the opening region 11 and the end far from the contact portion 21 to be located in the recess 13, so that the whole spring arm 22 can be accommodated in the interior of the fixed member 1, and the thickness of the contact module is not increased.

In other embodiments, the end of the elastic arm 22 away from the contact portion 21 may be mounted to the fixing member 1 by bonding. In some embodiments, the bonding means may be used in combination with a groove fitting means.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the recess 13 may have an opening 131 at the second surface of the fixing member 1, and the elastic arm 22 may be at least partially exposed from the opening 131. That is, the opening 131 and the boss 12 may be opposed in the thickness direction of the fixing member 1. The exposure area of the contact 2 with respect to the fixing member 1 can be increased by providing the opening 131 to facilitate integration of the contact module on an electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the opening 131 in the recess 13 may not communicate with the opening region 11 penetrating the fixing member 1. That is, the fixing member 1 may include a clamping portion that may be located between the opening 131 and the opening region 11 to clamp at least a portion of the elastic arm 22 therein. The clamping portion can ensure the stability of the installation of the elastic arm 22.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the contact 2 may further include a wire portion 23. The wire connecting portion 23 may be connected to a portion of the elastic arm 22 located in the groove 13, and the wire connecting portion 23 may extend to the outside of the fixing member 1 with respect to the groove 13 perpendicularly to the thickness direction of the fixing member 1. By providing the wire connecting portion 23 extending to the outside of the fixing member 1, the exposed area of the contact 2 with respect to the fixing member 1 can be increased to facilitate integration of the contact module on an electronic device.

The contact 2 may be fixed to the inside of the electronic device in which the contact module is located by bonding, or the contact 2 may be connected to other electronic components (e.g., a circuit board) inside the electronic device by soldering.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-3, the contact module may include a plurality of contacts 2. The plurality of contacts 2 may be identical or different in structure.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 1-3, the fixing member 1 may be substantially of a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The ends of the plurality of contacts 2 remote from the contact portion 21 may be located at the same side of the fixing member 1. That is, ends of the plurality of elastic arms 22 remote from the contact point portion 21 may be arranged in parallel on one side of the fixed member 1. In this case, when the plurality of contact portions 21 corresponding to the plurality of contacts 2 are arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns on the fixed member 1, the plurality of contacts 2 may take different configurations. And when the plurality of contact portions 21 are arranged in a single row, the plurality of contacts 2 may adopt the same structure.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the plurality of contact portions 21 corresponding to the plurality of contact members 2 may be arranged on the fixing member 1 in multiple rows and multiple columns, for example, in two rows and two columns, so that the effective contact length of the contact portions 21 and other external devices in multiple directions may be effectively increased, which is beneficial to improving the connection quality between the electronic device having the contact module and other external devices.

In the embodiment of the present application, the plurality of contacts 2 may adopt two different structures (hereinafter referred to as a first contact and a second contact, respectively, for convenience of distinction).

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the elastic arms 22 of the first and second contact members may each include a first plate 221, a second plate 222, and a third plate 223 connected in sequence. Wherein the contact portion 21 may be connected to the first plate 221. The first plate 221 and the third plate 223 may be disposed in parallel, and a height difference may be provided between the first plate 221 and the third plate 223 in a thickness direction of the fixing member 1.

Specifically, the first plate 221 may be closer to the first surface of the fixing member 1 than the third plate 223. By providing a height difference in the thickness direction of the fixing member 1 between the first plate 221 and the third plate 223, the movable distance of the contact portion 21 in the thickness direction of the fixing member 1 can be increased to some extent to improve the connection quality between the electronic device having the contact module and other external devices.

In the embodiment of the present application, at least a portion of the third plate 223 may be inserted into the finger groove 13, and the width of the third plate 223 may be greater than that of the second plate 222, so as to improve the stability of the elastic arm 22 mounted to the fixing member 1.

In the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first plate 221 and the third plate 223 may be substantially flat plates. The second plate 222, which serves as a transition between the first plate 221 and the third plate 223, may include a curved section and a flat section. Wherein a curved section may be used to connect with the first plate 221, a flat section may be used to connect with the third plate 223, and the curved section may provide a height difference between the first plate 221 and the third plate 223.

In some embodiments, the length of the first contact as shown in fig. 4 may be less than the length of the second contact as shown in fig. 5. Specifically, the first contact may be a substantially straight plate, and the second contact may have a corner portion 224, thereby increasing the length of the contact.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5, the elastic arm 22 may further include a corner portion 224, and the corner portion 224 may be located at the second plate body 222, or the corner portion 224 may be located at a contact position of the second plate body 222 and the third plate body 223.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the ends of the plurality of contacts 2 remote from the contact portion 21 may be located at different sides of the fixed member 1. Alternatively, the fixing member 1 may be cylindrical or other shape. Thus, there may be at least two spring arms 22 that are not parallel at their ends remote from the contact portion 21. For example, the ends of the spring arms 22 remote from the contact portions 21 may be spaced along the edge of the fixing member 1.

In the embodiment of the present application, by adopting the contact 2 of various shapes, the contact 2 can be made to accommodate a diversified arrangement of the contact portions 21.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 7, the contact member 2 may further include a deformable support portion 24, the support portion 24 may be connected to one end of the elastic arm 22 near the contact portion 21, and the support portion 24 and the contact portion 21 may be located on opposite sides of the elastic arm 22, respectively. The support portion 24 may be used to provide a greater normal support force for the resilient arm 22.

In the embodiment of the present application, the support portion 24 may be an L-shaped member including a vertical plate and a horizontal plate connected with each other, wherein one end of the vertical plate of the L-shaped member is connected with the first plate body 221, and there may be a height difference between the first plate body 221 and the horizontal plate in a thickness direction of the fixing member 1. In some embodiments, the support portion 24 may also be a spring, such as a compression spring.

In the present embodiment, each contact 2 may be press-molded, and the fixing member 1 and the contact 2 are injection-molded. Specifically, the fixing member 1 and the contact 2 may be insert injection molded to accommodate most of the contact 2 (except for the contact portion 21 that needs to be exposed) inside the fixing member 1, thereby reducing the thickness of the contact module and the electronic device having the contact module.

In other embodiments, the contact portion 21 may be drawn or soldered to form a pogo pin structure. The contact 2 may be provided separately from the fixing member 1 and then assembled together.

The embodiment of the application also provides electronic equipment comprising the contact module. As shown in fig. 8, the electronic device may be a keyboard.

In some embodiments, the keyboard may include a keyboard body and a housing. The keyboard main body can comprise the contact module, and the keyboard main body can be arranged inside the shell. The contact portion 21 of the contact module may leak out with respect to the housing so that the contact portion 21 of the keyboard may be electrically connected to corresponding contacts of other external devices. In addition, the contact part 21 of the keyboard and the corresponding contact in the external device can also be connected by magnetic attraction, so that the connection stability is improved.

In addition, the shell is foldable, so that when the keyboard is electrically connected with the external equipment, the shell can provide support for the external equipment to be used as a keyboard type protective shell.

In the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The term "plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A contact module, characterized in that it comprises a stationary part (1) and at least one contact part (2),

the fixing piece (1) is provided with at least one pair of opening areas (11) and bulges (12), the bulges (12) are connected with the opening areas (11), the bulges (12) are provided with contact guide holes (121), and the contact guide holes (121) and the opening areas (11) penetrate through a first surface and a second surface of the fixing piece (1) which are opposite in the thickness direction;

the contact member (2) includes a contact portion (21) and an elastic arm (22) connected to each other, wherein the contact portion (21) is exposed from the first surface through the contact guiding hole (121), one end of the elastic arm (22) close to the contact portion (21) is located in the opening region (11), and one end of the elastic arm (22) far from the contact portion (21) is connected to the fixing member (1).

2. The contact module according to claim 1, characterized in that the raised portion (12) is raised with respect to the first surface, and the contact guide hole (121) and the corresponding opening region (11) communicate on the side of the second surface.

3. The contact module as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the holder (1) has at least one recess (13), the end of each spring arm (22) remote from the contact portion (21) being located at least partially in one of the recesses (13).

4. A contact module according to claim 3, characterised in that the recess (13) has an opening (131) in the second surface and the resilient arm (22) is at least partially exposed from the opening (131).

5. A contact module according to claim 3, characterised in that the contact element (2) further comprises a wire connection portion (23), the wire connection portion (23) being connected to a portion of the resilient arm (22) located within the recess (13), and the wire connection portion (23) extending with respect to the recess (13) to the outside of the fixing member (1) in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the fixing member (1).

6. The contact module according to claim 1, wherein the resilient arm (22) comprises a first plate (221), a second plate (222) and a third plate (223) connected in sequence, the contact portion (21) being connected to the first plate (221);

the first plate body (221) and the third plate body (223) are arranged in parallel, and a height difference exists between the first plate body (221) and the third plate body (223) along the thickness direction of the fixing piece (1).

7. The contact module according to claim 1, characterized in that the ends of the plurality of spring arms (22) remote from the contact portion (21) are arranged in parallel on one side of the holder (1), or

At least two of the resilient arms (22) are non-parallel at an end remote from the contact portion (21).

8. The contact module according to claim 1, wherein the contact member (2) further comprises a deformable support portion (24), the support portion (24) being connected to one end of the spring arm (22) adjacent to the contact portion (21) and being located on opposite sides of the spring arm (22) from the contact portion (21).

9. The contact module according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of the contact portions (21) are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns on the fixing member (1).

10. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device has a contact module according to any one of claims 1-9.

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