CN217469005U - Shielding cover, assembly component, connector and circuit board assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a shielding cage, an assembly component, a connector and a circuit board component, wherein the shielding cage comprises a shell; the shell comprises a surrounding wall and a guide part connected to one end of the surrounding wall; the guiding part is obliquely arranged from one end of the surrounding wall to the inner side of the surrounding wall towards the direction close to the surrounding wall; the surrounding wall and the guide part together form a shielding space for shielding external signals; the guide part is used for guiding the external structure to be matched and connected with the internal structure in the shielding space. The arrangement is convenient for realizing butt joint and matching between the external structure and the internal structure arranged in the shielding space.

Description

Shielding cover, assembly component, connector and circuit board assembly

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a shield case, an assembly component, a connector, and a circuit board component.

Background

With the continuous development of scientific technology, 5G communication puts higher requirements on the number and performance of antennas, and accordingly, more factors need to be considered for the design and layout of a circuit board. In some cases, the connector is located closer to the antenna, so that the connector is required to shield the rf signal from the antenna in order to prevent the rf signal from the antenna from interfering with the current transmission inside the connector. Some connectors improve the shielding function of radio frequency signals by adding a fully-enclosed shielding cover, but due to insufficient guidance of the fully-enclosed shielding cover, the butt joint between the internal structure and the external structure of the shielding cover is not convenient to realize.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a shield cover, assembly subassembly, connector and circuit board subassembly is convenient for realize the butt joint and the cooperation between exterior structure and the inner structure who sets up in the shielded space.

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a shielding cage comprising:

a housing including a surrounding wall and a guide portion connected to one end of the surrounding wall; the guiding part is obliquely arranged from one end of the surrounding wall to the inner side of the surrounding wall towards the direction close to the bottom of the shell; the surrounding wall and the guide part together form a shielding space for shielding external signals; the guide part is used for guiding an external structure to be matched and connected with an internal structure in the shielding space.

Optionally, the housing further includes a fitting portion, one end of the guiding portion is connected to the surrounding wall, the other end of the guiding portion is connected to the fitting portion, and the fitting portion extends from the guiding portion to the shielding space.

Optionally, the matching part extends from the guiding part to the shielding space towards a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the surrounding wall; or

The engaging portion is provided to be inclined from the guide portion toward the shielding space toward the surrounding wall.

Optionally, a junction between the guiding portion and the mating portion is a rounded transition.

Optionally, an outer surface of the guiding portion on a side away from the shielding space includes a guiding surface, and the guiding surface is a plane surface.

Optionally, the housing is formed for withdrawal; and/or

The shell is made of copper or stainless steel; and/or

The inclination angle of the guide part relative to the surrounding wall ranges from 60 degrees to 80 degrees

In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a mounting assembly comprising a female socket and a shield as described in any one of the above embodiments; the female seat is arranged in the shielding space.

In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a connector comprising a male portion and a fitting assembly as described in any one of the above embodiments; the guiding part is used for guiding the male connector to be plugged in the female seat.

Optionally, the male connector is provided with a first buckling part, the female base is provided with a second buckling part, and when the male connector is inserted into the female base, the first buckling part and the second buckling part are buckled and fixed; the guiding part is arranged corresponding to the position of the second buckling part.

In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a circuit board assembly comprising a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a connector as described in any of the above embodiments; the male connector is connected with the first circuit board, the female seat is connected with the second circuit board, and when the first circuit board is connected with the second circuit board, the male connector is inserted into the female seat.

The shield cover comprises a shell, wherein the shell comprises a surrounding wall and a guide part connected to one end of the surrounding wall; the guiding part is obliquely arranged from one end of the surrounding wall to the inner side of the surrounding wall towards the direction close to the surrounding wall; the surrounding wall and the guide part together enclose to form a shielding space for shielding external signals; the guide portion is used for guiding the external structure to be matched and connected with the internal structure arranged in the shielding space. The guide part which is obliquely arranged is arranged, so that the butt joint and the matching between the external structure and the internal structure arranged in the shielding space are convenient to realize.

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 perspective view of a shield according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a shield enclosure taken along line A-A according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 illustrates a top view of a connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a circuit board assembly with a shield removed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

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 present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used herein should have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description and claims does not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. Also, the use of the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. "plurality" or "a number" means two or more. Unless otherwise indicated, "front", "rear", "lower" and/or "upper" and the like are for convenience of description and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed as preceding "comprising" or "includes" covers the element or item listed as following "comprising" or "includes" and its equivalents, and does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The present disclosure provides a shield case, an assembly component, a connector and a circuit board component. The shielding cage, the mounting assembly, the connector and the circuit board assembly of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features of the following examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shield can 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application; fig. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the shield can 10 taken along line a-a according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present disclosure provides a shield case 10 including a housing 11 therein. In some alternative embodiments, the material of the housing 11 is copper or stainless steel, so that the housing 11 has a better signal shielding effect. The housing 11 includes a surrounding wall 12 and a guide 13 connected to one end of the surrounding wall 12. The surrounding wall 12 and the guide portion 13 may be formed integrally or may be provided separately. In the present embodiment, the housing 11 is formed by drawing, so that the housing 11 has no connection gap, and the signal shielding effect of the shielding case 10 is improved. The guide portion 13 is provided to be inclined from one end of the surrounding wall 12 toward the inside of the surrounding wall 12 toward the bottom of the housing 11. As shown in fig. 2, the guide portion 13 is provided to be inclined downward from the upper end of the surrounding wall 12 toward the inside of the surrounding wall 12. The surrounding wall 12 and the guide portion 13 together enclose a shielding space 14 for shielding an external signal. External signals refer to signals emitted by structures external to the shield 10. In this embodiment, the external signal may refer to a radio frequency signal transmitted by an antenna distributed on the circuit board, or may refer to other signals, which is not limited in this disclosure. The shape formed by the enclosing wall 12 and the guiding portion 13 can be rectangular, square and the like in a plan view, which is convenient for processing and mass production, and can also be matched with the shape of the internal structure arranged in the shielding space 14, so that the shielding effect is better. The surrounding wall 12 and the guide portion 13 together form a shielding space 14 for shielding an external signal. The inner structure is disposed in the shielding space 14, and the shielding case 10 has a stronger electromagnetic interference resistance by the enclosing manner. The guide portion 13 is used for guiding the external structure to be in fit connection with the internal structure in the shielding space 14. The shielding cage 10 can shield external signals and prevent the external signals from interfering with internal structures in the shielded space 14. The external structure is a structure outside the shell 11, which is not matched with the internal structure yet; the internal structure refers to a structure provided in the shielded space 14. In the present embodiment, the shielding case 10 is applied to a connector, and the external structure may refer to a male connector and the internal structure may refer to a female connector disposed in the shielding space 14. It will be appreciated that the shield 10 may be used not only with connectors, but also with other mating structures that require shielding from outside signals.

The present disclosure provides a shielding case 10, the shielding case 10 includes a housing 11, and the housing 11 includes a guiding portion 13 disposed to be inclined from one end of a surrounding wall 12 to an inner side of the surrounding wall 12 toward a direction close to a bottom of the housing 11. The exterior structure is not easy to be just installed with the interior structure that sets up in shielded space 14 at the in-process of actual equipment, when the exterior structure is assembling in the in-process of interior structure skew just to the orientation of interior structure mounted position, the exterior structure can slide down to the orientation just to the mounted position of interior structure along guide portion 13, be convenient for so realize the butt joint and the cooperation between the exterior structure and the interior structure that sets up in shielded space 14, the installation direction between exterior structure and the interior structure has been improved, the risk that the exterior structure damaged because of the collision in the installation has been reduced simultaneously.

In some alternative embodiments, the housing 11 further includes a fitting portion 15, and the guiding portion 13 is connected to the surrounding wall 12 at one end and connected to the fitting portion 15 at the other end. The fitting portion 15 and the guide portion 13 may be integrally formed. The engaging portion 15 extends from the guiding portion 13 toward the shielding space 14, and the length of the extension may be set according to the difference between the height of the internal structure and the height of the surrounding wall 12. The arrangement of the matching part 15 can weaken the collision force between the edge of the guiding part 13 and the external structure, and the matching part 15 also has certain transition and guiding functions, so that the alignment connection between the internal structure and the external structure is more convenient. In some alternative embodiments, the fitting portion 15 extends from the guide portion 13 toward the shielding space 14 in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the surrounding wall 12. In some embodiments, the fitting portion 15 is disposed in a vertically downward direction from the guide portion 13. The mating portion 15 may also assist in the snap-fit connection of the inner structure to the outer structure when the inner structure is snap-fit connected to the outer structure while facilitating the mating of the inner structure to the outer structure. In other alternative embodiments, when the internal structure and the external structure are in a snap connection, the matching portion 15 is disposed from the guiding portion 13 to the shielding space 14 in an inclined manner toward the surrounding wall 12, so as to avoid the snap of the external structure, and prevent the matching portion 15 from blocking the snap of the external structure from being in a fit connection with the snap of the internal structure.

In some alternative embodiments, the connection between the guiding portion 13 and the mating portion 15 is rounded to prevent the external structure from being damaged due to collision at the connection edge between the guiding portion 13 and the mating portion 15 during the installation of the external structure on the internal structure. Optionally, the rounded transition may guide the connection between the guide portion 13 and the mating portion 15 to be rounded.

In some alternative embodiments, the outer surface of the guiding portion 13 on the side away from the shielded space 14 comprises a guiding surface 16, and the guiding surface 16 is a plane surface. Wherein the guiding surface 16 is a surface in contact with the external structure and the guiding surface 16 is a plane surface, so that the surface in contact with the external structure is smooth. The friction force of the guide surface 16 can be reduced by the arrangement, so that the external structure can slide downwards along the guide part 13 conveniently, the sliding movement of the external structure is smoother, and meanwhile, the abrasion of the external structure caused by friction can also be reduced, so that the service life of the external structure is prolonged.

In some alternative embodiments, the inclination angle of the guiding portion 13 with respect to the surrounding wall 12 ranges from 60 ° to 80 °, and the inclination angle ranges from 60 ° to 80 ° facilitates the sliding down of the external structure along the guiding portion 13, so that the process of installing the external structure on the internal structure is smoother, and the internal structure and the external structure are more easily butted. Alternatively, the angle of inclination of the guide 13 with respect to the wall 12 may be 70 °, the internal structure interfacing with the external structure more rapidly and more easily.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting assembly 20 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 3, the present disclosure provides a mounting assembly 20 including a female socket 21 and a shield can 10, wherein the female socket 21 is disposed in a shielded space 14. The shield case 10 may shield an external signal so that the female socket 21 is not interfered by the external signal. In some alternative embodiments, the shielding cover 10 is detachably mounted to the female housing 21, so that the shielding cover 10 can be detached from the female housing 21 when the layout of the circuit board is changed, thereby reducing the occupied volume of the assembly 20. In other alternative embodiments, the shielding case 10 may be integrally provided with the female socket 21, so that the signal shielding effect is better. In some alternative embodiments, the female seat 21 abuts against the inner surface of the shielding space 14, and the shielding case 10 can be smaller, so as to reduce the occupied volume of the assembly component 20, and make the structure on the circuit board more compact. Optionally, female seat 21 is including setting up in the metal reinforcement 22 of two relative tip of female seat 21, and metal reinforcement 22 can play the effect of the female seat tip of protection, and metal reinforcement 22 butt in the internal surface of shielded space 14, and with shielded space 14 separation setting, when so having reduced the processing degree of difficulty, makes the shielding cover 10 surface that plays the shielding effect not have the gap for the effect of shielding signal is better.

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a connector 30 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application; FIG. 5 illustrates a top view of a connector 30 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application; fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a circuit board assembly 40 with shield can 10 removed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 3-6, the present disclosure provides a connector 30 including a male end 31 and a fitting assembly 20. The connector 30 may be soldered on a printed circuit board or a flexible circuit board, and is used to electrically connect and fix different modules in the electronic device. The Connector 30 may be a Board to Board Connector (BTB), which is a type of plug device commonly used in electronic equipment. The guiding portion 13 is used for guiding the male plug 31 to be inserted into the female socket 21. In some alternative embodiments, the male connector 31 includes a plug part (not shown), and the female housing 21 includes a plug groove 23, and the plug part is plugged into the plug groove when the male connector 31 is plugged into the female housing 21; so as to realize the electrical connection between the male connector 31 and the female socket 21, wherein the guiding portion 13 can guide the male connector 31, so that the inserting portion of the male connector 31 is inserted into the inserting groove of the female socket 21.

In some alternative embodiments, the male portion 31 is provided with a first fastening portion 32, the female base 21 is provided with a second fastening portion 33, when the male portion 31 is plugged into the female base 21, the first fastening portion 32 is fastened to the second fastening portion 33, and the first fastening portion 32 and the second fastening portion 33 are provided to make the plugging fit of the male portion 31 and the female base 21 more stable. In some alternative embodiments, the first fastening portions 32 are disposed at two opposite ends of the male portion 31, and the second fastening portions 33 are disposed at two opposite ends of the female portion 21, so that the first fastening portions 32 and the second fastening portions 33 are better fixed. The guiding portion 13 is disposed corresponding to the position of the second engaging portion 33. The guiding portion 13 is disposed to prevent the first engaging portion 32 from colliding with the shielding case 10 when the male plug 31 is mounted on the female socket 21, so that the first engaging portion 32 is damaged, and the first engaging portion 32 and the second engaging portion 33 are not stably engaged, so that the male plug 31 is easily separated from the female socket 21 or the effect of connecting the male plug 31 and the female socket 21 is poor.

The present disclosure provides a wiring board assembly 40 including a first wiring board 41, a second wiring board 42, and a connector 30. The circuit board assembly 40 may be applied to a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wearable device, a television, an advertisement screen, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a medical terminal, and the like, which is not limited by the present disclosure. The male connector 31 is connected to the first circuit board 41, the female housing 21 is connected to the second circuit board 42, and the male connector 31 is inserted into the female housing 21 when the first circuit board 41 and the second circuit board 42 are connected.

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 shielding cage, comprising:

a housing including a surrounding wall and a guide portion connected to one end of the surrounding wall; the guide part is obliquely arranged from one end of the surrounding wall to the inner side of the surrounding wall towards the direction close to the bottom of the shell; the surrounding wall and the guide part together form a shielding space for shielding external signals; the guide part is used for guiding an external structure to be matched and connected with an internal structure in the shielding space.

2. The shielding cage according to claim 1, wherein said housing further comprises an engaging portion, one end of said guiding portion is connected to said surrounding wall, and the other end is connected to said engaging portion, said engaging portion extending from said guiding portion in a direction of said shielding space.

3. The shield case according to claim 2, wherein the fitting portion extends from the guide portion toward the shield space in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the surrounding wall; or

The engaging portion is provided to be inclined from the guide portion toward the shielding space toward the surrounding wall.

4. The shielding cage of claim 2, wherein the junction of said guide portion and said mating portion is rounded.

5. A shielding cage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the outer surface of the guide portion on the side remote from the shielded space comprises a guide surface, and the guide surface is a flat surface.

6. The shielding cage of claim 1, wherein said housing is formed for withdrawal; and/or

The shell is made of copper or stainless steel; and/or

The angle of inclination of the guide relative to the surrounding wall is in the range 60 ° to 80 °.

7. A mounting assembly comprising a female socket and a shield as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6; the female seat is arranged in the shielding space.

8. A connector comprising a male end and the fitting assembly of claim 7; the guiding part is used for guiding the male connector to be plugged in the female seat.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein the male connector is provided with a first buckling part, the female connector is provided with a second buckling part, and when the male connector is plugged into the female connector, the first buckling part is buckled and fixed with the second buckling part; the guiding part is arranged corresponding to the position of the second buckling part.

10. A circuit board assembly comprising a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a connector according to any one of claims 8-9; the male connector is connected with the first circuit board, the female seat is connected with the second circuit board, and when the first circuit board is connected with the second circuit board, the male connector is inserted into the female seat.

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