CN217306859U - Socket connector with plugging space and guiding structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a socket connector with grafting space and guide structure, wherein, this socket connector's butt joint side is equipped with a socket accommodation space, a grafting space and a socket guide, under a plug connector plug-in connects to this socket connector's the condition, this socket accommodation space can be stretched into to a hyoplastron of this plug connector, this grafting space can be stretched into to a plugboard of this plug connector, and each this socket guide unit can combine with the mutual guide of this plug connector's corresponding plug guide unit, through the guide structure of socket guide, can guide and lead the grafting direction that this socket connector and/or plug connector were pegged graft to the user, make the plug connector of butt joint with correct grafting direction plug-in connect to this socket connector on.

Description

Receptacle connector with plug space and guide structure

technical field

The utility model relates to a socket connector, in particular to a connector set with a plug-in board and a plug-in space. The socket connector is provided with a socket guide, so that a plug connector can be plugged into the socket connector. , the socket guide can achieve the effect of guiding and guiding the insertion direction.

Background technique

With the advancement of communication technology and electronic technology, electronic devices with various functions, such as: mobile power devices that can be carried around for continuous power supply of mobile phones, mobile phones that allow people to communicate at both ends of the world, and can satisfy people's listening anytime, anywhere The Walkman for music and the Personal Computer (Personal Computer) that can assist people in handling various things have become indispensable tools in modern people's life and work.

Various electronic devices (such as: smart phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, digital cameras, etc.) must be installed on the body of each electronic device in order to receive electronic signals and power from the outside world. A signal connector is configured on the top. Generally speaking, a signal connector refers to all the connecting components and their accessories used in electronic signals and power supplies. It is the bridge of all signals, and its quality will affect the transmission of current and signals. Reliability has an impact and is also closely related to the work of electronic devices, and through signal connectors, multiple electronic devices can be connected to form a complete system to achieve mutual transmission of electronic signals or power. A device is an indispensable element for realizing a predetermined function.

With the change of use and installation position, the connector also has a variety of different types of structures to adapt to and meet the needs of use, but no matter what kind of connector, it will always be designed in the direction of thinness and lightness to meet the increasingly thin and light electronic products without taking up too much space. However, with the different installation positions of the connectors, the workers sometimes need to plug and unplug the connectors when the sight is blocked. Therefore, it is easy to cause the connectors to fail to be plugged in accurately, or to deviate from the correct direction when unplugging (for example, , pulling out the connector obliquely), resulting in breakage and damage of internal components (such as tongues or terminals), affecting the work of the connector. The above-mentioned problems caused by blind mating (that is, the situation where the line of sight is blocked) often occurs, and after the connector is thinned, it is more likely to cause damage to the connector due to improper force. Therefore, how to make the connector in the In use, it has good pluggability and assembly stability to avoid the above situation, which is the problem to be discussed in the present invention.

Utility model content

In order to stand out in the fiercely competitive market, the applicant relies on the rich experience in the design, processing and manufacture of various power or signal connectors for many years, and upholds the research spirit of excellence. After experiments, a socket connector with a plug-in space and a guide structure of the present invention is finally developed, and the present invention can provide users with a better use experience.

The main purpose of the present utility model is to provide a socket connector with a plug-in space and a guide structure, comprising a socket insulating body, multiple socket metal terminals, a socket metal shell and a socket guide member, wherein the socket A pair of interfaces and a socket accommodating space are arranged on the butting side of the socket insulating body, and the pair of interfaces is communicated with the socket accommodating space; each of the socket metal terminals is embedded in the socket insulating body, and the front end of the socket is exposed to the socket. An accommodating space, when the receptacle connector is assembled to a plug connector, the receptacle accommodating space can allow a tongue plate of the plug connector to protrude, and the metal terminals of the receptacle will interact with many of the plug connectors. The metal terminals of the support plug are electrically connected to each other; the metal shell of the socket is provided with a socket assembly space, and the socket insulating body can extend into and be fixed to the socket assembly space, and the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body is connected with the socket metal shell A plug space is formed between the inner walls of the socket; the socket guide is located in the plug space, and it is provided with at least one socket guide unit, when the socket connector is assembled to the plug connector, each of the The socket guide unit can be guided and combined with a plug guide of the plug connector, so that the socket guide provided by the socket connector can make the butted plug connector connect with the plug connector in the correct insertion direction. Self-combined to improve the convenience of plugging.

Optionally, the socket connector is only provided with a single plug space.

Optionally, the socket guide unit is a groove or a notch.

Optionally, the socket guide unit is a raised portion.

Optionally, the socket guide is integrally formed with the plug insulating body.

Optionally, the socket guide is integrally formed with the socket metal shell.

Optionally, the outer side of the metal shell of the socket is concave inwardly, so as to form the socket guide unit in the form of a hollow frame in the insertion space.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a connector set according to an embodiment of the present invention when it is not plugged in;

2 is a schematic perspective view of a socket connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the socket connector according to the embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic perspective view of the connector set according to the embodiment of the present invention when it has been plugged in;

5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the connector set according to the embodiment of the present invention when it has been plugged in;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a connector set according to another embodiment of the present invention when it is not plugged in;

7 is a perspective view of a socket connector according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

8 is an exploded schematic diagram of a socket connector according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of reference numerals]

1, 3: socket connector

11, 31: socket insulation body

110, 310: Socket accommodation space

111, 311: to the interface

12, 32: socket metal terminal

13, 33: Socket guide

131, 331: Socket guide unit

14, 34: Socket metal shell

140, 340: socket assembly space

141, 341: Plug space

2, 4: Plug connector

213, 413: plug-in board

22: Plug metal terminal

231, 431: Plug guide unit

C: Connector group

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical content and advantages of the present utility model more clearly understood, the embodiments disclosed by the present utility model will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification, and the present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and Various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, it is stated in advance that the accompanying drawings of the present invention are merely schematic illustrations and are not drawn according to the actual size. In addition, unless the context clearly indicates or defines it, the meanings of "a" and "the" in the present invention include a plurality of. In addition, the following embodiments will further describe the related technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art, and in case of conflict, any definitions given herein will control. Since the same thing can be expressed in a variety of ways, alternative words and synonyms may be used for any term discussed or recited herein without special qualification as to whether a term is described or discussed herein, and the use of one or more synonyms does not preclude other synonym. The examples used anywhere in the specification of the present invention, including the use of any terms, are merely illustrative, and in no way limit the scope and meaning of the present invention or any terms. Likewise, the present invention is not limited to the various embodiments disclosed in the specification. Although the terms first, second, or third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, each such element should not be limited by the foregoing terms, which are primarily used to distinguish one element from another, and should not Any element imposes any substantial limitation and should not limit the actual order of assembly or arrangement of the various elements. In addition, the directional terms mentioned in the embodiments, such as "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., only refer to the directions of the drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are used to illustrate and not to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, the term "or", as used herein, should include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items, as the case may be.

As used herein, terms such as "substantially" or "approximately" may refer to a number or values within a range of deviations from a particular value that can be recognized or determined by those skilled in the art. The average value, including a certain specific error that may occur when measuring the specific value due to the limitations of the measurement system or equipment, for example, the numerical value substantially mentioned can include the specific value. ±5%, ±3%, ±1%, ±0.5%, ±0.1% or one or more standard deviation ranges.

The utility model is a socket connector with a plug-in space and a guide structure. Since there are many types of connectors today, the utility model is aimed at not only the butt-joint structure for combining metal terminals, but also a plug-in connector. The socket connector in the connector set of the board and the plug-in space is improved, wherein the plug board and the plug-in space set in the above-mentioned connector set do not have metal terminals for transmitting electrical signals. In addition, the socket connector of the present invention is not limited to the form drawn in the drawings, and those skilled in the art can adjust the appearance and shape of each component according to product requirements. Therefore, as long as the socket connector and its related components have subsequent implementations The relevant basic structure and effect of the example are the socket connector to be protected by the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, the socket connector 1 is applied to a connector set C, the connector set C includes the socket connector 1 and a plug connector 2 , wherein the socket The connector 1 includes a socket insulating body 11 , multiple socket metal terminals 12 , a socket guide 13 and a socket metal shell 14 , wherein a pair of interfaces 111 and a socket accommodating side are provided on the mating side of the socket insulating body 11 . space 110, and the pair of interfaces 111 will be communicated with the socket accommodating space 110. The above-mentioned “butt side” refers to the opposite side of the socket connector 1 and the plug connector 2 when they are plugged together. Take FIG. 1 as an example. , the mating side of the socket insulating body 11 is the lower left side of FIG. 1 , and the shape and quantity of the paired interface 111 and/or the socket accommodating space 110 can be matched with the relevant mating components of the plug connector 2 (eg, the tongue plate 211 ). ) to match.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , each of the socket metal terminals 12 can be embedded in the socket insulating body 11 , and one end (or the butt end) of the socket metal terminal 12 can be exposed to the socket accommodating space 110 , and then the socket insulation can be exposed to the outside. The butting side of the main body 11, wherein the above-mentioned “butting end” refers to the opposite end of the plug connector 2 and the socket connector 1 when they are plugged together. Taking FIG. 3 as an example, the butting end of the socket metal terminal 12 is shown in FIG. 3 at the bottom left. In this embodiment, the socket connector 1 is in the form of a board-end connector (ie, the metal terminals are electrically connected to the circuit board), so the other end of each socket metal terminal 12 can extend beyond the socket insulating body 11 and be Soldered to a circuit board, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the socket connector 1 can be adjusted to the form of a wire end connector (ie, the metal terminal is electrically connected to the transmission line) according to product requirements, or can be adapted to a horizontal type or The vertical type connector structure is not limited to the appearance in the drawings of the embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , a socket assembly space 140 is provided in the socket metal shell 14 , and the socket insulating body 11 can be inserted into and fixed to the socket assembly space 140 , so that the socket metal shell 14 can be connected to the socket assembly space 140 . To improve the overall strength of the socket connector 1, prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) or protect the socket insulating body 11, the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body 11 can be separated from the inner wall surface of the socket metal shell 14 by a distance, A plug space 141 is formed between the two (as shown in FIG. 2 ). In this embodiment, the socket connector 1 is only provided with a single plug space 141, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments of the utility model, the socket connector 1 can be provided with multiple plug spaces 141 , for example, multiple plug spaces 141 are provided on the same side of the socket connector 1 , or the socket connector 1 can be provided with multiple plug spaces 141 . At least one insertion space 141 is respectively provided on the opposite sides of the .

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the socket guide 13 is made of metal, and is provided with at least one socket guide unit 131 . In this embodiment, the socket guide 13 can be connected to the socket metal shell 14 . It is integrally formed, and each socket guide unit 131 is located in the insertion space 141 (as shown in FIG. 2 ), but not limited to this. In other embodiments of the present invention, the socket guide 13 It can be an independent component, and can be assembled to the socket metal shell 14 , so that each socket guide unit 131 is located in the plug space 141 . In this embodiment, the outer side of the socket metal shell 14 can be concave inward to form a socket guide unit 131 in the form of a convex part (as shown in FIG. 2 ) on the inner side, but in other implementations of the present invention For example, according to product requirements, the socket guide unit 131 can be a protruding portion of a solid block, not limited to the protruding portion of a hollow frame as shown in FIG. 2 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , after the plug connector 2 and the receptacle connector 1 are plugged together, the tongue plate 211 of the plug connector 2 can extend into the In the socket accommodating space 110, the plurality of plug metal terminals 22 of the plug connector 2 can also be electrically connected with the corresponding socket metal terminals 12 to transmit electrical signals to each other. The connecting plate 213 can extend into the insertion space 141 to play a guiding effect, so that the plug connector 2 and the socket connector 1 can maintain a correct plug-in relationship. The plug guide units 231 on the plug connector 2 are guided and combined with each other to achieve a desired guide effect. For example, the socket guide unit 131 in the form of a bump can extend into the plug guide unit 231 in the form of a groove. (as shown in Figure 1), and the lateral outer diameter of the bump (as shown in Figure 2 extending from the upper left to the lower right) can be the same or substantially the same as the lateral inner diameter of the groove, so that the plug connector can be 2. Maintain the correct insertion and extraction direction, so as not to cause damage to the components due to deviation from the correct insertion and extraction direction.

In addition to the above-mentioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can adjust the structural form and setting position of the socket guide and its socket guide unit according to product requirements. In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 6 . 8, a socket connector 3 includes a socket insulating body 31, a plurality of socket metal terminals 32, a socket guide 33 and a socket metal shell 34, wherein a pair of mating sides of the socket insulating body 11 are provided The interface 311 is connected to a socket accommodating space 310 , and the pair of interfaces 311 is communicated with the socket accommodating space 310 . Each of the socket metal terminals 32 can be embedded in the socket insulating body 31 , and one end (or the butt end) of the socket can be embedded in the socket insulating body 31 . The socket accommodating space 310 is exposed, and the butting side of the socket insulating body 31 can be exposed. A socket assembly space 340 is provided in the socket metal shell 34 so that the socket insulating body 31 can be fixed therein. The insertion space 341 (as shown in FIG. 7 ) is used to accommodate the insertion plate 413 for mating the plug connector 4 to play a guiding effect, so that both the plug connector 4 and the socket connector 3 can be retained correct mating relationship.

As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 , the socket guide 33 is made of insulating material and is provided with at least one socket guide unit 331 . In another embodiment, the socket guide 33 can be insulated from the socket body. 31 is integrally formed, and is located on the same outer wall surface of the plug space 341, so that each socket guide unit 331 is also located in the plug space 341, but not limited to this, in other embodiments of the present invention , the socket guide 33 can also be an independent component, and can be assembled to the socket insulating body 31 , so that each socket guide unit 331 is located in the insertion space 341 .

As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 , in another embodiment, the socket guide unit 331 is a protrusion (as shown in FIG. 7 ). When the plug connector 4 is plugged into the socket connector 3 , The socket guide unit 331 can be guided and combined with the corresponding plug guide unit 431 on the plug board 413 to achieve a desired guiding effect. For example, the socket guide unit 331 in the form of a protrusion can extend into In the plug guide unit 431 in the form of a groove, the lateral outer diameter of the protrusion (the extending direction from upper left to lower right as shown in FIG. 7 ) can be the same or substantially the same as the lateral inner diameter of the groove. In other embodiments of the present invention, according to product requirements (for example, the plug guide unit 331 can be changed to a bump), the socket guide unit 331 can be changed to a groove or a notch (that is, the socket guide unit 331 can communicate with each other) to the socket accommodating space 310), so as to be able to match with the plug guide unit, so as to be able to guide and assemble with each other.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and the protection scope claimed by the present utility model is not limited to this. Those skilled in the art can change according to the required design according to the technical content disclosed by the present utility model. Or rearranged, should belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

1. A socket connector with a plug space and a guiding structure is characterized by comprising:

the socket insulation body is provided with a pair of interfaces and a socket accommodating space on the butt joint side, and the pair of interfaces are communicated with the socket accommodating space;

a plurality of socket metal terminals embedded in the socket insulating body, wherein the front ends of the socket metal terminals are exposed out of the socket accommodating space, and under the condition that the socket connector is assembled to a plug connector, the socket accommodating space can be used for a tongue plate of the plug connector to extend into, and the socket metal terminals are electrically connected with the plurality of plug metal terminals in the plug connector;

a socket metal housing, in which a socket assembling space is provided, and the socket insulating body can be inserted and fixed into the socket assembling space, and an inserting space is formed between the outer wall surface of the socket insulating body and the inner wall surface of the socket metal housing; and

and the socket guide piece is positioned in the plugging space and is provided with at least one socket guide unit, and each socket guide unit can be combined with one plug guide piece of the plug connector in a guide way under the condition that the socket connector is assembled to the plug connector.

2. Socket connector according to claim 1, wherein the socket connector is provided with only one single plug space.

3. Socket connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide unit is a groove or a notch.

4. Socket connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide unit is a boss.

5. Socket connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide is integrally formed with the plug insulator body.

6. Socket connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the socket guide is integrally formed with the socket metal housing.

7. The receptacle connector according to claim 6, wherein the outer side surface of the receptacle metal housing is recessed inward to form the receptacle guide unit in the form of a hollow frame in the insertion space.

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