CN217848368U

CN217848368U - Floating connector and electric device

Info

Publication number: CN217848368U
Application number: CN202221376923.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄鹏; 易陆云
Original assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products Chengdu Co Ltd
Current assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products Chengdu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-01
Filing date: 2022-06-01
Publication date: 2022-11-18
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-01

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a floating connector and an electrical device. The floating connector includes a housing having a first opening and a second opening; a conductor mount having a mating face and a mounting face, the conductor mount being movably disposed in the housing in a lateral direction parallel to the mating face, the mating face having a mating portion disposed thereon for engaging an electrical component to be connected to the floating connector, the first opening exposing the mating portion; the elastic positioning piece is positioned between the conductor mounting seat and the shell along the lateral direction, and can be elastically deformed when the conductor mounting seat moves relative to the shell; a plurality of conductors disposed on the conductor mount, each of the plurality of conductors having a contact head portion extending to the mating face and a conductor tail portion extending to the mounting face, the second opening exposing the conductor tail portion. The control conductor mount is moved in a lateral direction to move the position of the interface and to adjust the position of the electrical component to move the electrical component to a desired position.

Description

Floating connector and electric device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of connector technology, and in particular, to a floating connector and an electrical device having the same.

Background

Electrical connectors are used in many electrical devices. In general, it is easier and more cost effective to manufacture the system as separate electronic components, such as circuit boards, that can be coupled together using electrical connectors. One known arrangement for coupling several circuit boards is to have one circuit board act as a motherboard, while other circuit boards (called "daughter boards" or "daughter cards") can be connected through the motherboard.

A number of electrical connectors may be mounted on a motherboard in the form of a circuit board. The conductive traces in the motherboard can be electrically connected to signal conductors in the electrical connectors so that signals can be carried between the electrical connectors. The daughter card may have an electrical connector mounted thereon. An electrical connector mounted on a daughter card may be inserted into an electrical connector mounted on a motherboard. In this manner, signals may be routed between daughter cards through the motherboard. In current applications, a trend is to directly mount an add-in card (add-in card) such as a video card or a solid state disk (ssd) to an electrical connector of a motherboard, so as to conveniently expand functions of the electronic device and optimize performance of the electronic device.

Regardless of the exact application, the design of electrical connectors has been adapted to trends in the electronics industry. Electrical devices have become smaller, faster, and more functionally complex in general. As a result of these variations, the number of circuits in a given area on a circuit board and the frequency at which the circuits operate have increased significantly in recent years. The number of electrical connectors on a motherboard and the number of cores of the electrical connectors are increasing. As a result, the space to accommodate the connector and the electrical components connected thereto is becoming smaller. The multi-core butt joint of the connector in the prior art is easy to have the problems of poor alignment and the like, and particularly, the connector is easy to have the needle phenomenon of 24636 for a high-density and small-space ultramicro connector. In order to mount the plug-in card on the motherboard smoothly, the plug-in card is generally designed to have a floating function under the existing system architecture. But this results in a more complex and expensive system architecture.

Disclosure of Invention

To at least partially solve the problems in the prior art, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, a floating connector is provided. The floating connector includes: a housing having a first opening and a second opening; a conductor mount having a mating face and a mounting face, the conductor mount being movably disposed within the housing in a lateral direction parallel to the mating face, the mating face having a mating portion disposed thereon for engaging an electrical component to be connected to the floating connector, the first opening exposing the mating portion; the elastic positioning piece is positioned between the conductor installation seat and the shell along the lateral direction, and can be elastically deformed when the conductor installation seat moves relative to the shell; and a plurality of conductors disposed on the conductor mount, each of the plurality of conductors having a contact head portion extending to the mating face and a conductor tail portion extending to the mounting face, the second opening exposing the conductor tail portion.

Illustratively, the first opening is configured to fully expose the interface portion when the conductor mount is moved within a maximum range of movement relative to the housing.

Illustratively, the housing includes a first face on which the first opening is disposed, the first face for restricting the conductor mount from disengaging the housing from the first opening.

Exemplarily, be provided with spacing boss on the inside wall of casing, be provided with spacing boss adaptation portion on the conductor mount pad, spacing boss adaptation portion with spacing boss cooperation is in order to restrict the conductor mount pad is followed the second opening breaks away from the casing.

Illustratively, the elastic positioning piece abuts against the limit boss.

Illustratively, the side of the conductor mounting seat is provided with a positioning and mounting structure, and the elastic positioning piece is mounted on the conductor mounting seat through the positioning and mounting structure.

Exemplarily, the location mounting structure includes a first location mounting structure, a first location mounting structure includes a spaced apart pair of arch, be provided with slot relative to each other on a pair of arch respectively, elastic positioning element includes first elastic positioning element, first elastic positioning element includes the installation department, supports and leans on portion and U-shaped portion, the installation department with support and lean on the portion to connect the both ends of U-shaped portion, the both sides of installation department are pegged graft respectively extremely the slot, support and lean on a face to the casing.

Illustratively, the lateral direction includes a first lateral direction parallel to a width direction of the mating face, and the first locating and mounting structure is disposed on a first side of the conductor mount extending along the first lateral direction.

Illustratively, the conductor mount has two first side surfaces that are opposite along a second lateral direction that is perpendicular to the first lateral direction, and each first side surface has the first locating and mounting structure disposed thereon.

Exemplarily, the location mounting structure includes second location mounting structure, second location mounting structure includes spaced apart a pair of arch, be provided with slot relative to each other on a pair of arch respectively, elastic positioning element includes second elastic positioning element, second elastic positioning element includes the installation department, supports to portion and U-shaped portion, the installation department with support to connect in the both ends of U-shaped portion, the both sides of installation department are pegged graft respectively extremely the slot, support to the portion face to the casing, be provided with the second slot in the interval between a pair of arch and strengthen the slot, be provided with the opening on the installation department, the second slot is strengthened the slot card and is held open-ended edge, the slot structure is strengthened to the edge to the second elastic positioning element's direction of insertion is right the second elastic positioning element carries on spacingly.

Illustratively, the lateral direction includes a second lateral direction parallel to a length direction of the mating face, and the second locating and mounting feature is disposed on a second side of the conductor mount that extends in the second lateral direction.

The conductor mounting seat is provided with two second side surfaces, the two second side surfaces are opposite to each other along a first lateral direction perpendicular to the second lateral direction, and the second positioning and mounting structure is arranged on each second side surface.

Exemplarily, the installation department is along the orientation the direction of butt joint face can install to the slot, still be provided with the barb in the interval between a pair of arch, be provided with on the installation department with the barb joint groove of barb adaptation, the barb is along deviating from the direction restriction of butt joint face the position of installation department.

Illustratively, the slots have a first end proximate the mounting face and a second end proximate the mating face, the slots having a first pitch at the first end and a second pitch at the second end, the second pitch being less than the first pitch.

Illustratively, the opening of the U-shaped portion faces away from the abutment surface.

Illustratively, the U-shaped portion is located within the space of the pair of projections.

Illustratively, the slot is adjacent to the conductor mount to form a receiving space for receiving the abutting portion between the pair of projections and on a side of the slot remote from the conductor mount.

Illustratively, when the abutting portion abuts against the mounting portion, an outer surface of the abutting portion is flush with outer surfaces of the pair of protrusions.

Illustratively, the inner side wall of the shell is provided with a limiting boss, and the positioning and mounting structure is matched with the limiting boss to limit the conductor mounting seat to be separated from the shell from the second opening.

The housing comprises a first housing and a second housing, the first housing and the second housing surround to form a mounting cavity for accommodating the conductor mounting seat, the first opening is arranged on the first housing, the second opening is arranged on the second housing, and an inner side wall of the second housing protrudes towards the inside of the mounting cavity relative to an inner side wall of the first housing so as to form the limiting boss from an end surface of the second housing facing the first housing.

Exemplarily, an elastic buckle is further arranged on the end face of the second shell, and a clamping groove clamped with the elastic buckle is arranged on the first shell.

Illustratively, the conductor tail is flexible.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided a floating connector. The floating connector includes: the shell comprises a lower shell and an upper shell which can be separated, wherein a lower opening is formed in the lower shell, an upper opening is formed in the upper shell, a lower mounting groove with an upward opening is formed in the lower shell, an upper mounting groove with a downward opening is formed in the upper shell, and a mounting cavity is formed by the lower mounting groove and the upper mounting groove; a conductor mount having a top mating face and a bottom mounting face, the conductor mount being movably disposed in the mounting cavity in a lateral direction, the mating face having a mating portion disposed thereon for engaging an electrical component to be connected to the floating connector, the upper opening exposing the mating portion; the elastic positioning piece is positioned between the conductor installation seat and the shell along the lateral direction, and can be elastically deformed when the conductor installation seat moves relative to the shell; and a plurality of conductors disposed on the conductor mount, each of the plurality of conductors having a contact head portion extending to the mating face and a conductor tail portion extending to the mounting face, the lower opening exposing the conductor tail portion.

Illustratively, the notch of the lower mounting groove has a size smaller than the notch of the upper mounting groove such that the conductor mount is supported on an edge of the lower housing.

Illustratively, the lower end of the elastic positioning piece abuts against the edge of the lower shell.

Illustratively, the side of the conductor mounting seat is provided with a positioning and mounting structure, the elastic positioning piece is mounted on the conductor mounting seat through the positioning and mounting structure, and the positioning and mounting structure is configured to limit the elastic positioning piece to be separated from the positioning and mounting structure upwards.

Exemplarily, the location mounting structure includes a pair of spaced-apart arch, be provided with slot relative to each other on a pair of arch respectively, elastic positioning spare includes the installation department, supports to portion and U-shaped portion, the installation department with support to connect by portion the both ends of U-shaped portion, the both sides of installation department are pegged graft respectively extremely the slot, support to face by portion the casing.

Exemplarily, a second slot reinforcing slot is arranged in the interval between the pair of protrusions, an opening is arranged on the installation part, the second slot reinforcing slot is clamped on the edge of the opening, and the second slot reinforcing slot is configured to limit the elastic positioning piece along the insertion direction of the elastic positioning piece.

Exemplarily, the installation department along ascending direction mountable extremely the slot, still be provided with the barb in the interval between a pair of arch, be provided with on the installation department with the barb joint groove of barb adaptation, the barb is along decurrent direction restriction the position of installation department.

Illustratively, the opening of the U-shaped portion is downward.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided an electrical device. An electrical device includes a circuit board on which the housing is mounted, and a floating connector as described in any of the above, the conductor tails of the plurality of conductors being electrically connected to the circuit board, the conductor tails being configured to have a length that allows the conductor mount to move within the housing.

In practical applications, the conductor mount can be controlled to move in a lateral direction when the electrical component is mounted, so that the position of the docking portion can be moved, and the position of the electrical component can be adjusted, so that the electrical component can be moved to a desired position. The resilient positioning element may be elastically deformed (e.g., stretched or compressed) during movement of the conductor mount in the lateral direction. When the electrical assembly is taken out, the elastic positioning piece can release elastic potential energy, so that the conductor installation seat moves to the original position along the lateral direction to prepare for connecting the electrical assembly next time.

A series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced in the summary, which is described in further detail in the detailed description section. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Advantages and features of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The following drawings of the present disclosure are included to provide an understanding of the present disclosure. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is an angled perspective view of a floating connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is another angled perspective view of the floating connector shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the floating connector shown in FIG. 1 taken through a plane perpendicular to the second lateral direction;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the floating connector shown in FIG. 1 taken along a plane perpendicular to the first lateral direction;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the internal structure of the floating connector shown in FIG. 1 with the first housing and fasteners removed;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the housing shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 7 is a sectional view of the housing shown in fig. 6 taken along a plane perpendicular to the second lateral direction;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the housing shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is an angled perspective view of the conductor mount shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is another angled perspective view of the conductor mount shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an angled perspective view of the first resilient positioning element shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is another angular perspective view of the first resilient positioning element shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an angled perspective view of the second resilient positioning element shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 14 is another angular perspective view of the second resilient positioning element shown in FIG. 13; and

fig. 15 is a schematic view of an installation sequence of a floating connector according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

100. a housing; 101. a first opening; 102. a second opening; 110. a first side; 120. a limiting boss; 131. a first housing; 132. a second housing; 133. a mounting cavity; 134. a card slot; 135. elastic buckle; 140. a fastener; 200. a conductor mount; 201. a butt joint surface; 202. a mounting surface; 203. A first side; 204. a second side surface; 210. a docking portion; 220. a limit boss adapting part; 230. A first positioning and mounting structure; 231. a first protrusion; 232. a first slot; 232a, a first end; 232b, a second end; 240. a second positioning and mounting structure; 241. a second protrusion; 242. a second slot; 242a, a first end; 242b, a second end; 243. a second slot reinforcing slot; 244. a barb; 300. an elastic positioning member; 310. a first elastic positioning piece; 311. a first mounting portion; 311a, a first fixation barb; 312. a first abutting portion; 313. a first U-shaped portion; 314. the first barb clamping groove; 320. a second elastic positioning member; 321. a second mounting portion; 321a, a second fixation barb; 322. a second abutting portion; 323. a second U-shaped portion; 324. the second barb clamping groove; 325. an opening; 400. a conductor; 401. a contact head; 402. a conductor tail; 410. a conductive contact terminal; 420. a cable assembly.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. One skilled in the art, however, will understand that the following description merely illustrates preferred embodiments of the disclosure and that the disclosure may be practiced without one or more of these details. Furthermore, some features that are well known in the art have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the present disclosure.

The inventor has found that it is a relatively effective means to improve the functionality and performance of existing electrical devices by adding plug-in cards to their main board, whereas for newly manufactured electrical devices, the functional modules of the electrical device can be made as separate electronic components and selectively connected to the main board by means of connectors according to the user's needs. As such functional modules are increasingly connected to the motherboard in a plug-in card fashion, space on the motherboard becomes more valuable. In some cases, for a particular type of card, it is typically mounted at a particular location on a circuit board, around which other various electronic components are placed in close proximity. Some deviation slightly occurs in the mounting position of the electrical connector for connecting this type of plug-in card on the circuit board, which may result in the plug-in card not being mounted on the circuit board.

The inventors have recognized and appreciated that a connector design that enables an electrical component, such as a plug-in card, to be moved during installation is well suited for use on compact circuit boards. In some embodiments, a floating connector is provided that may include a housing and a conductor mount. The conductor mount is movably disposed within the housing, and the conductor is disposed on the conductor mount. Even if the shell and the circuit board are connected, the conductor mounting seat can automatically adjust the position according to the position of the electric component, so that the electronic card can be smoothly inserted into the floating connector. In addition, an elastic positioning piece can be arranged between the conductor mounting seat and the shell. The position of the conductor mounting seat can be effectively adjusted through the elastic property of the elastic positioning piece. In this manner, the electrical components connected to the conductor mount may be moved to ensure that they are located at the desired location.

In this way, the floating connector provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may have a floating function without inserting a card itself, as compared to an existing electric device. That is, the floating function is provided by the floating connector. Therefore, the floating connector of the embodiment of the disclosure can simplify the structure, reduce the size and reduce the cost of the electric device. Also, the floating connector can completely replace existing electrical connectors, thereby eliminating the need to replace other components of the electrical device.

The inventors have recognized and appreciated that prior electrical connectors having a floating function are generally complex in construction and cumbersome to install, resulting in significant cost increases. Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a floating connector that is easy to install, simple and easy to implement in the installation process, and has a high consistency of mass production. In the installation process of the floating connector, the elastic positioning piece is firstly installed on the conductor installation seat, then the conductor installation seat is installed on the lower shell, and finally the upper shell is buckled on the lower shell to enclose the conductor installation seat inside the conductor installation seat and the lower shell. Further, after the elastic positioning piece is installed on the conductor installation seat, the elastic positioning piece can be used as a support structure of the conductor installation seat and the lower shell, so that the conductor installation seat can be supported on the lower shell. Alternatively, the elastic positioning member may also serve as a guide when the upper case is mounted, in which case the upper case may be smoothly mounted to the lower case following the shape of the elastic positioning member.

Some embodiments of the floating connector are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For clarity and simplicity of description, the vertical direction Z-Z, the first lateral direction Y-Y and the second lateral direction X-X are defined. The vertical direction Z-Z, the first lateral direction Y-Y and the second lateral direction X-X may be perpendicular to each other. The vertical direction Z-Z is generally referred to as the height direction of the floating connector. The first lateral direction Y-Y generally refers to the width direction of the floating connector. The second lateral direction X-X generally refers to the length direction of the floating connector.

As shown in fig. 1-5, the floating connector may include a housing 100, a conductor mount 200, a resilient retainer 300, and a plurality of conductors 400. In the illustrated embodiment, the floating connector may be a vertical connector. In embodiments not shown in the figures, the floating connectors may also be right angle connectors or orthogonal connectors, etc.

The housing 100 may be insulative. The housing 100 may be made of an insulating material such as plastic, for example. Housing 100 preferably comprises a plurality of sections connected to facilitate installation of conductor mount 200 into housing 100. The housing 100 is also responsible for securing the floating connector to the circuit board, and therefore the housing 100 preferably has sufficient strength. The housing 100 may have a first opening 101 and a second opening 102. First opening 101 and second opening 102 may expose both ends of conductor 400 mounted to conductor mount 200, respectively.

Conductor mount 200 may be molded from an insulating material such as plastic. Conductor mount 200 may be generally a unitary piece. The conductor mount 200 may have a mating face 201 and a mounting face 202. In embodiments where the floating connector is a right angle connector, the mating face 201 and the mounting face 202 may be perpendicular to each other. In other types of floating connectors, such as vertical connectors, the mating face 201 and the mounting face 202 may be parallel to each other. The roles of the mating face 201 and the mounting face 202 in the various connectors are substantially the same regardless of the type of floating connector.

The abutting surface 201 may be provided with an abutting portion 210. The mating portion 210 may be used to engage an electrical component to be connected to the floating connector. The electrical components include, but are not limited to, a video card or a Solid State Drive (SSD), etc. The first opening 101 may expose the docking portion 210. Illustratively, the docking portion 210 may be received within the first opening 101, or the docking portion 210 may extend outside the first opening 101 as long as an electrical component may be connected to the docking portion 210. In embodiments where the floating connector is a plug connector, the mating portion 210 may be a plug. In embodiments where the floating connector is a receptacle connector, the mating portion 210 may be a slot. An example of a floating connector being a receptacle connector is shown in fig. 1-5. The role of the docking portion 210 in various connectors is generally the same, regardless of the type of floating connector, that is, for engaging with an electrical component to be connected to the floating connector.

Conductor mount 200 may be movably disposed in lateral direction within housing 100. Housing 100 may be used to restrain conductor mount 200. The first lateral direction Y-Y and the second lateral direction X-X may be jointly configured as a plane. The lateral direction refers to any direction within the plane. The lateral direction may be parallel to the abutment surface 201. The first lateral direction Y-Y may be parallel to the width direction of the abutment surface 201. The second lateral direction X-X may be parallel to the length direction of the abutment surface 201.

The elastic retainer 300 may include one or more of a spring and a resilient plate, or the elastic retainer structure may be made of an elastic material such as rubber. In the case that the elastic positioning member 300 is a spring or a leaf spring, the elastic positioning member 300 may be made of a metal material to enhance its elasticity and have a long service life. The resilient retainer 300 may be positioned between the conductor mount 200 and the housing 100 in a lateral direction. The elastic positioning member 300 is elastically deformable when the conductor mount 200 moves relative to the housing 100. The elastic positioning member 300 may absorb the shaking of the conductor mount 200 in the lateral direction. The elastic positioning member 300 may be in a compressed state, a stretched state, or a natural state when no external force is applied between the conductor mount 200 and the housing 100. Both ends of the elastic positioning member 300 may be always connected or abutted to the conductor mount 200 and the housing 100, respectively. Alternatively, in the case that conductor mount 200 is not affected by external forces, elastic positioning member 300 may be spaced a distance from one or both of conductor mount 200 and housing 100, and elastic positioning member 300 may begin to position conductor mount 200 after conductor mount 200 moves within housing 100. In practical applications, the position of the conductor mount 200 in the housing 100 is mainly determined by the mounting deviation of the floating connector on the circuit board, and once the electrical component is firmly connected to the floating connector, the electrical component is affected by the surrounding electrical components to maintain the position, and thus the position of the conductor mount 200 in the housing 100. The resilient retainer 300 may assist in securing the conductor mount 200. The resilient retainer 300 also positions the conductor mount 200 when the floating connector in the system is not in use. The inventors have also recognized stub resonance (stub resonance) that can be caused when factory pre-installed connectors are not in use. In particular, connectors mounted on circuit boards, but not used, act as stubs, which have an impact on signal integrity. At higher memory bus speeds, stub resonances can be generated at high contacts (e.g., 6 mm) in unused connectors. Stub resonance can be reduced to some extent by the resilient retainer 300 maintaining the position of the conductor mount 200 within the housing.

A plurality of conductors 400 may be disposed in conductor mount 200. Adjacent conductors 400 may be spaced apart to ensure that adjacent conductors 400 are electrically isolated from each other. Conductor 400 may be made of a conductive material such as a metal. Conductor 400 may be generally an elongated unitary piece. Each conductor 400 may include a contact head portion 401 and a conductor tail portion 402 at both ends of the conductor 400 along its extending direction. The contact head 401 may be used for electrical connection with an electrical component. The conductor tail 402 may be used to electrically connect to a circuit board. In this manner, the electrical assembly is electrically connected to the circuit board through the floating connector, thereby enabling interconnection of the circuitry on the electrical assembly with the circuitry on the circuit board. Contact head 401 of conductor 400 may extend to mating face 201. The conductor tails 402 of the conductors 400 may extend to the mounting face 202. The second opening 102 may expose the conductor tail 402. Illustratively, the conductor tail 402 may be received within the second opening 102, or the conductor tail 402 may extend outside of the second opening 102, so long as the conductor tail 402 may be connected to a circuit board.

In practical applications, the conductor mount 200 can be controlled to move in a lateral direction when the electrical component is mounted, so that the position of the docking portion 210 can be moved, and the position of the electrical component can be adjusted, so that the electrical component can be moved to a desired position. During movement of conductor mount 200 in a lateral direction, elastic positioning element 300 may be elastically deformed (e.g., stretched or compressed). When the electrical assembly is removed, the elastic positioning element 300 may release the elastic potential energy, so that the conductor mount 200 moves to the original position along the lateral direction to be ready for the next connection of the electrical assembly.

Illustratively, the conductor tail 402 is flexible. In the illustrated embodiment, the conductor 400 may include a conductive contact terminal 410 and a cable assembly 420. One end of the conductive contact terminal 410 may be configured to contact the head portion 401. The other end of the conductive contact terminal 410 may be connected to the cable assembly 420. The other end of the cable assembly 420 may be configured as a conductor tail 402. In other embodiments not shown in the figures, the conductor tail portion 402 may also be of a relatively thin construction, or may be made of a flexible material, etc., so that the conductor tail portion 402 is flexible. So configured, conductor tail 402 may move with conductor mount 200 during movement. Therefore, conductor tail 402 does not become a factor limiting the movement of conductor mount 200, and conductor mount 200 has a higher degree of freedom of movement.

Illustratively, the conductor mount 200 may employ a structure similar to that of an existing electrical connector having no floating function. It is necessary to appropriately reduce the height of the abutting portion 210 in the conductor mount 200, the reduced height being compensated by the thickness of the housing 100. In this way, it is possible to adapt existing electrical components. The conductor 400 may be the same as that of an existing connector having no floating function. Thus, the existing product can be reused, and the cost can be saved.

As an example. The first openings 101 are configured such that each can completely expose the mating portion 210 when the conductor mount 200 moves within a maximum movement range with respect to the housing 100. So configured, the conductor mount 200 does not interfere with the connection of electrical components to the mating portion 210, regardless of the movement of the conductor mount within the housing 100. Therefore, the adjustment range of the electric assembly is larger, so that the electric assembly can be suitable for more scenes.

Illustratively, the housing 100 may include a first face 110. The first opening 101 may be disposed on the first face 110. First face 110 may be used to limit conductor mount 200 from exiting housing 100 from first opening 101. The size of first opening 101 may be smaller than the size of conductor mount 200, so that conductor mount 200 may be restricted from exiting housing 100 from first opening 101. Specifically, along the first lateral direction Y-Y, the width of the first opening 101 may be smaller than the width of the conductor mount 200; and/or the length of first opening 101 along second lateral direction X-X may be less than the length of conductor mount 200. With this arrangement, the conductor mount 200 does not come off the housing 100 from the first opening 101 during movement.

Illustratively, the housing 100 may be provided with a stop boss 120 on an inner sidewall thereof, as shown in fig. 3-4. Conductor mount 200 may be provided with a limit boss adapter 220. The retention boss adapter 220 may cooperate with the retention boss 120 to limit the conductor mount 200 from exiting the housing from the second opening 102. With this arrangement, the conductor mount 200 does not disengage from the housing 100 from the second opening 102 during movement. First face 110 and retaining boss 120 can retain conductor mount 200 in a direction opposite to the lateral direction and each other such that conductor mount 200 can only move in the lateral direction. The lateral direction may be parallel to the abutment surface 201.

Illustratively, the elastic retainer 300 may abut against the stopper boss 120. Therefore, the elastic positioning piece 300 can be conveniently limited and prevented from being separated from an expected position. Meanwhile, if the elastic positioning member 300 is mounted on the conductor mount 200, the elastic positioning member 300 may also serve to limit the conductor mount 200, so that the limit boss fitting part 220 may be omitted, or the limit boss fitting part 220 may be set smaller, so that the floating connector may have a more compact structure. And, when installing the floating connector, the elastic locating piece 300 can be placed on the limit boss 120, so that the installation process can be simplified and the installation efficiency can be improved. The installation process of the floating connector will be described in detail below.

Illustratively, the side of the conductor mount 200 may be provided with a positioning mounting structure. The elastic positioning member 300 may be mounted on the conductor mount 200 by a positioning mounting structure. The sides of conductor mount 200 may be connected between mating face 201 and mounting face 202. Specifically, the sides of conductor mount 200 may include a pair of first sides 203 and a pair of second sides 204, as shown in fig. 9. The pair of first side surfaces 203 and the pair of second side surfaces 204 together form the sides of the conductor mount 200. A pair of first side surfaces 203 may be oppositely disposed along the second lateral direction X-X. Each first side 203 may extend in a first lateral direction Y-Y. A pair of second side surfaces 204 may be oppositely disposed along the first lateral direction Y-Y. Each second side 204 may extend in a second lateral direction X-X. Thus, the sides of conductor mount 200 may be generally rectangular. A locating mounting structure may be provided on each of the first and second side surfaces 203, 204, whereby a resilient locating member 300 is attached to each side wall, whereby the conductor mount 200 is movable in both the first and second lateral directions Y-Y, X-X. Of course, alternatively, the elastic positioning member 300 may be attached to only a portion of the first side 203 and the second side 204, for example, positioning and mounting structures may be provided on only one of the first side 203 and the second side 204. Alternatively, a positioning and mounting structure is provided on only the pair of first sides 203 or only the pair of second sides 204 to attach the elastic positioning members 300.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 6-8, the inner sidewall of the housing 100 may be provided with a limit boss 120. The locating and mounting structure may cooperate with the retention boss 120 to limit the conductor mount 200 from exiting the housing 100 from the second opening 102.

Illustratively, the housing 100 may include a first housing 131 (e.g., an upper housing in the figure) and a second housing 132 (e.g., a lower housing in the figure). The first housing 131 and the second housing 132 may enclose a mounting cavity 133, as shown in fig. 3-4. Mounting cavity 133 may receive conductor mount 200. Specifically, the lower case may be provided with a lower opening (e.g., the second opening 102) thereon. An upper opening (e.g., first opening 101) may be provided on the upper housing. The lower case may have a lower mounting groove opened upward. The upper case may have an upper mounting groove opened downward. The lower mounting groove and the upper mounting groove together may form a mounting cavity.

The first opening 101 may be provided on the first housing 131. The second opening 102 may be provided on the second housing 132. An inner sidewall of the second case 132 may protrude toward the inside of the mounting cavity 133 with respect to an inner sidewall of the first case 131. As such, the end surface of the second housing 132 facing the first housing 131 may form the stopper boss 120. Thus, the housing 100 has a simple structure and is inexpensive to manufacture. Of course, in other embodiments not shown, the limit boss 120 may be disposed in the middle of the second housing 132 or on the first housing 131. Further, although the first and

second cases

131 and 132 are illustrated as two parts divided in the vertical direction Z-Z, in other embodiments not shown, the first and

second cases

131 and 132 may be two parts divided in the first lateral direction Y-Y or in the second lateral direction X-X.

Illustratively, the end surface of the second housing 132 may also be provided with a resilient catch 135, as shown in fig. 5-8. The first housing 131 may be provided with a locking groove 134 for locking with the elastic locking clip 135. By such arrangement, the connection between the first housing 131 and the second housing 132 is convenient. Illustratively, the elastic catch 135 may be plural. The elastic buckles 135 can be correspondingly buckled with the clamping grooves 134 one by one. Illustratively, the first housing 131 and the second housing 132 may also be connected by a fastener 140. Fasteners 140 include, but are not limited to, screws or rivets, and the like. With this arrangement, the coupling strength of the first housing 131 and the second housing 132 is higher.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 9-14, the locating mounting structure may include a first locating mounting structure 230. The first locating mounting structure 230 may include a pair of spaced apart first projections 231. A first insertion groove 232 may be provided on each of the pair of first protrusions 231. The first insertion grooves 232 of the two first protrusions 231 face each other. That is, the notches of the two first slots 232 are oppositely disposed. The elastic positioning member 300 may include a first elastic positioning member 310. The first resilient positioning member 310 may be an integral sheet metal member. Thus, the first elastic positioning element 310 has high strength, simple processing technology and low cost. The first elastic positioning member 310 may include a first mounting portion 311, a first abutting portion 312, and a first U-shaped portion 313. The first mounting portion 311 and the first abutting portion 312 may be connected at both ends of the first U-shaped portion 313. Thereby, the first elastic positioning member 310 can have better elasticity. Both sides of the first mounting portion 311 are respectively inserted into the first insertion grooves 232 of the pair of first protrusions 231. The first abutting portion 312 may face the housing 100. In a natural state, the first abutting portion 312 may be set to have a small clearance from the housing 100, and abut against the housing 100 after the conductor mount 200 is moved. Or the first abutting portion 312 may always abut on the conductor mount 200. Thus, the first elastic positioning element 310 has a simple structure and a low manufacturing cost. Moreover, the first elastic positioning element 310 is firmly fixed, and has better stability. The spacing of the pair of first protrusions 231 near the mating surface 201 may also serve to accommodate the first U-shaped portion 313, thereby making the floating connector more compact. In addition, spaced first projections 231 may also facilitate heat dissipation from conductor 400 within conductor mount 200.

Illustratively, the first mounting portion 311 may be retained in an interference fit within the first slots 232 on the pair of first projections 231. Referring to fig. 11 to 12, the first mounting part 311 may be provided with a first fixing barb 311a or a barb such that the first mounting part 311 is securely held in the first insertion groove 232 of the first projection 231.

Illustratively, the first locating mounting structure 230 may be disposed on the first side 203 of the conductor mount 200. A pair of first protrusions 231 may be disposed spaced apart in the first lateral direction Y-Y, see fig. 9. Limited by the size of the first side 203, a pair of first protrusions 231 may be disposed proximate to an edge of the first side 203. The first elastic positioning member 310 may be inserted into the first insertion groove 232 along the vertical direction Z-Z. Referring to fig. 4, the housing 100 and the conductor mount 200 may have a first gap a in the second lateral direction X-X. The first locating mounting structure 230 may be received within the first gap a. In this way, the first locating mounting structure 230 may be elastically deformable within the first gap a. So configured, the conductor mount 200 may be movably disposed in the second lateral direction X-X within the housing 100.

Illustratively, the first locating mounting structure 230 may be provided on only one of the first sides 203. Desirably, the first positioning and mounting structure 230 may be disposed on both of the pair of first sides 203. The first locating mounting structures 230 may be located on opposite sides of the conductor mount 200 along the second lateral direction X-X, respectively. So configured, conductor mount 200 is movable a greater distance in the second lateral direction X-X.

Illustratively, the locating mounting structure may include a second locating mounting structure 240. The second locating mounting structure 240 may include a pair of spaced apart second projections 241. A second insertion groove 242 may be provided on each of the pair of second protrusions 241. The second insertion grooves 242 on the two second protrusions 241 face each other. That is, the notches of the two second slots 242 are oppositely disposed. The elastic positioning member 300 may include a second elastic positioning member 320. The second elastic positioning member 320 may be an integral sheet metal member. Therefore, the second elastic positioning element 320 has high strength, simple processing technology and low cost. The second elastic positioning member 320 may include a second mounting portion 321, a second abutting portion 322, and a second U-shaped portion 323. The second mounting part 321 and the second abutting part 322 may be connected at both ends of the second U-shaped part 323. Both sides of the second mounting portion 321 may be respectively inserted into the second insertion grooves 242 of the pair of second protrusions 241. The second abutting portion 322 may face the housing 100. In a natural state, the second abutting portion 322 may be set to have a small clearance from the housing 100, and abut against the housing 100 after the conductor mount 200 is moved. Or the second abutting portion 322 may always abut on the conductor mount 200. With such an arrangement, the second elastic positioning element 320 has a simple structure and a low manufacturing cost. Moreover, the second elastic positioning element 320 is firmly fixed, and has better stability. The spacing of the pair of second protrusions 241 near the mating surface 201 may also serve to accommodate the second U-shaped portion 323, thereby making the floating connector more compact. In addition, the spaced apart second protrusions 241 may also facilitate heat dissipation of the conductor 400 within the conductor mount 200.

For example, the second mounting portion 321 may be retained in the second slot 242 on the pair of second protrusions 241 in an interference fit manner. Referring to fig. 13 to 14, a second fixing barb 321a or a barb may be provided on the second mounting portion 321 such that the second mounting portion 321 may be securely held in the second slot 242 on the second projection 241.

For example, a second slot-reinforcing slot 243 may be provided in a space between the pair of second protrusions 241, as shown in fig. 9 to 10. The second mounting portion 321 may be provided with an opening 325, as shown in fig. 13-14. To increase the elasticity of the second U-shaped portion 323, the opening 325 may extend through the entire second U-shaped portion 323 and to the second abutting portion 322. Thus, the weight of the second elastic positioning element 320 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. The second slot-stiffening slot 243 may catch an edge of the opening 325. The second slot reinforcement slot 243 is configured to limit the second elastic positioning member 320 along the insertion direction of the second elastic positioning member 320. In the illustrated embodiment, the second elastic positioning element 320 is insertable into the second slot 242 in a direction toward the docking surface 201. The second slot-reinforcing slot 243 may be bent away from the docking surface 201 to limit its position at the upper end of the second elastic positioning member 320. In the case where the second slot-reinforcing insertion slot 243 is provided, the distance between the pair of second protrusions 241 may be set to be larger to install the larger second elastic positioning member 320. In this way, a more stable resilient positioning between conductor mount 200 and housing 100 may be provided. And the second elastic positioning piece 320 can be fixed more firmly and stably.

Illustratively, a second locating mounting structure 240 may be provided on the second side 204 of the conductor mount 200. A pair of second protrusions 241 may be spaced apart in the second lateral direction X-X, see fig. 9. The second side 204 has a sufficient size so that a pair of second protrusions 241 may be provided at the center of the second side 204. The second slot-stiffening slot 243 may also be disposed between the pair of second protrusions 241 in the second lateral direction X-X. The second elastic positioning member 320 can be inserted into the second slot 242 along the vertical direction Z-Z. Referring to fig. 3, the housing 100 and the conductor mount 200 may have a second gap B in the second lateral direction X-X. The second positioning and mounting structure 240 may be received within the second gap B. In this way, the first positioning and mounting structure 230 may be elastically deformable within the second gap B. So configured, the conductor mount 200 may be movably disposed within the housing 100 in the first lateral direction Y-Y.

Because the graphics card, solid state drive, etc. plug-in card is generally elongated in configuration, the length of conductor mount 200 in the second lateral direction X-X is generally greater than its width in the first lateral direction Y-Y. In this way, the second positioning and mounting structure 240 may be larger in size than the first positioning and mounting structure 230. Accordingly, a distance between the pair of second protrusions 241 may be greater than a distance between the pair of first protrusions 231. Thus, there may be enough space to dispose the second socket stiffening socket 243 and the opening 325. Alternatively, the number of the second slot enforcement slots 243 may be one or more. When the plurality of second slot-reinforcing slots 243 are provided, they may be disposed at intervals in the second lateral direction X-X. The second slot-strengthening slots 243 may be respectively fastened to the openings 325, or may be fastened to the same openings 325.

Illustratively, the second positioning and mounting structure 240 may be provided on only one of the second sides 204. Desirably, a second locator mounting structure 240 may be provided on each of the pair of second sides 204. The second positioning and mounting structures 240 may be respectively located at two opposite sides of the conductor mount 200 along the first lateral direction Y-Y. So configured, conductor mount 200 is movable a greater distance in first lateral direction Y-Y.

For example, the second mounting portion 321 may be mountable to the second slot 242 in a direction toward the docking surface 201. A barb 244 may also be disposed in the space between the pair of second protrusions 241 as shown in fig. 9-10. The second mounting portion 321 may be provided with a second barb catching groove 324, as shown in fig. 14. The second barb snap groove 324 may mate with the barb 244. The barbs 244 may limit the position of the second mounting portion 321 in a direction away from the mating surface 201. When the second elastic positioning element 320 is installed, an external force may be applied to the second elastic positioning element 320 along the installation direction thereof, so that the second elastic positioning element 320 passes over the barb 244, so that the barb 244 is engaged with the second barb engaging groove 324, and since the second insertion groove strengthening slot 243 and the second insertion groove 242 fix the second elastic positioning element 320 along the direction opposite to the barb 244, the second elastic positioning element 320 may be firmly installed on the conductor installation base 200.

For example, the first mounting portion 311 may also be mounted to the first slot 232 in a direction toward the docking surface 201. A barb may also be disposed in the space between the pair of first protrusions 231. The first mounting portion 311 may be provided with a first barb catching groove 314. The first barb snap groove 314 may fit with the barb. The barb may restrict the position of the first mounting portion 311 in a direction away from the mounting surface 202. In this way, the barb and the first slot 232 can position the first resilient positioning element 310 in an opposite direction to securely mount the first resilient positioning element 310 on the conductor mount 200. The barb and first barb snap-fit groove 314 may be of similar construction to the barb 244 and second barb snap-fit groove 324, respectively, previously described, and therefore will not be described in further detail herein. However, since the interval between the pair of first protrusions 231 is relatively small, a reinforcement insertion groove similar to the second insertion groove reinforcement insertion groove 243 may not be provided.

Illustratively, each first slot 232 may have a first end 232a and a second end 232b, as shown in fig. 9-10. The first end 232a may be proximate the mounting surface 202. The second end 232b may be proximate to the interface 201. The first slots 232 on the pair of first protrusions 231 may have a first pitch at the first end 232 a. At the second end 232b, the first slots 232 on the pair of first protrusions 231 may have a second pitch. The second pitch may be smaller than the first pitch. The pair of first protrusions 231 may have a shape like a archway column. Therefore, the first mounting portion 311 of the first elastic positioning element 310 can be inserted into the first slot 232 from a side close to the mounting surface 202, and the first elastic positioning element 310 can be prevented from being separated from the first slot 232 from above. As mentioned above, the first elastic positioning element 310 may abut against the limiting boss 120, as shown in fig. 4, after the installation is completed, the limiting boss 120 may function to prevent the first elastic positioning element 310 from separating from the first slot 232 from the side close to the installation surface 202.

Similarly, each second slot 242 may have a first end 242a and a second end 242b, as shown in fig. 9-10. The first end 242a may be proximate the mounting surface 202. The second end 242b may be proximate to the abutment surface 201. At the first end 242a, the second slots 242 on the pair of second protrusions 241 may have a first pitch. At the second end 242b, the second slots 242 on the pair of second protrusions 241 may have a second pitch. The second pitch may be smaller than the first pitch. The pair of second protrusions 241 may also have a shape like a doorpost. Therefore, the second mounting portion 321 of the second elastic positioning element 320 can be inserted into the second slot 242 from a side close to the mounting surface 202, and the second elastic positioning element 320 can be prevented from being separated from the second slot 242 from the upper side. As mentioned above, the second elastic positioning element 320 may abut against the limiting projection 120, as shown in fig. 4, after the installation is completed, the limiting projection 120 may prevent the second elastic positioning element 320 from separating from the second slot 242 from the side close to the installation surface 202.

With this arrangement, the first elastic positioning element 310 and the second elastic positioning element 320 can be inserted into the first slot 232 and the second slot 242 from the mounting surface 202 to the mating surface 201, respectively. The second ends 232b and 242b may limit the first elastic positioning element 310 and the second elastic positioning element 320, respectively.

Illustratively, the opening of the first U-shaped portion 313 may face away from the mating surface 201. Thereby, the first elastic positioning member 310 may be allowed to be inserted into the first insertion groove 232 from the side of the mounting surface 202. Also, as the first mounting portion 311 and the first abutting portion 312 gradually move away from the first U-shaped portion 313, the distance between the first mounting portion 311 and the first abutting portion 312 gradually increases, see fig. 4 and 11-12 in combination. This results in a gradually increasing size of the first resilient positioning element 310 in the second lateral direction X-X in a direction away from the abutment surface 201. During installation, the conductor installation base 200 with the first elastic positioning element 310 installed thereon may be seated on the second housing 132, and at this time, the limiting boss 120 may support the limiting boss adapting portion 220 and the first elastic positioning element 310. Then, the first housing 131 is installed, and at this time, the outer side surface of the first abutting portion 312 can guide the first housing 131, so that the first housing 131 can be smoothly installed in place. Even if the first elastic positioning member 310 is required to be in a compressed state in the housing 100, the process of installing the first housing 131 is very smooth, and the first elastic positioning member 310 can be in a compressed state as desired after the first housing 131 is installed. It can be seen that the above construction makes the installation process very easy, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

Similarly, the opening of the second U-shaped portion 323 may face away from the abutment face 201. Thereby, the second elastic positioning member 320 can be allowed to be inserted into the second slot 242 from the mounting surface 202 side. Also, as the second mounting portion 321 and the second abutting portion 322 gradually move away from the second U-shaped portion 323, the distance between the second mounting portion 321 and the second abutting portion 322 gradually increases, see fig. 3 and 13-14 in combination. This results in a gradual increase in the dimension of the second resilient positioning element 320 in the first lateral direction Y-Y in a direction away from the abutment surface 201. During installation, the conductor mounting base 200 with the second elastic positioning element 320 installed thereon may be seated on the second casing 132, and at this time, the limiting boss 120 may support the limiting boss adapting portion 220 and the second elastic positioning element 320. Then, the first housing 131 is installed, and at this time, the outer side surface of the second abutting portion 322 can guide the first housing 131, so that the first housing 131 can be smoothly installed in place. Even if it is required that the second elastic positioning member 320 is in a compressed state in the housing 100, the process of mounting the first housing 131 is very smooth, and the second elastic positioning member 320 can be in a compressed state as desired after the first housing 131 is mounted. It can be seen that the above construction makes the installation process very easy, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

Illustratively, the first slot 232 may be adjacent to the conductor mount 200 to form a receiving space for receiving the first abutting portion 312 between the pair of first protrusions 231 and on a side of the first slot 232 remote from the conductor mount 200. In particular, the first socket 232 may extend all the way to the surface of the first protrusion 231 facing the conductor mount 200, whereby the first protrusion 231 and the conductor mount 200 together define the first socket 232, as shown in fig. 10. The first mounting portion 311 may be mounted in an inner space between the pair of first protrusions 231 and adjacent to the conductor mount 200. And an outer space between the pair of first protrusions 231 and apart from the conductor mount 200 may serve as an accommodation space for accommodating the first abutting portion 312. For the side where the first slot 232 is located, when the distance between the conductor mount 200 and the housing 100 becomes smaller, the first abutting portion 312 will gradually approach the first mounting portion 311 until the first abutting portion 312 and the first mounting portion 311 are very close to or fit together, and the first abutting portion 312 can be accommodated in the aforementioned accommodating space, including being completely accommodated in the accommodating space or being partially accommodated in the accommodating space. It is desirable that when the first abutting portion 312 is completely accommodated in the accommodating space, the outer surface of the first abutting portion 312 can be flush with the outer surface of the first projection 231, so that the utilization of the inner space of the floating connector can be improved. In this case, the first abutting portion 312 may abut on the first mounting portion 311. In the case where the space inside the housing 100 is limited, the conductor mount 200 can move a larger distance inside the housing 100. Also, the shape of the first abutting portion 312 may be adapted to the shape of the accommodating space.

Similarly, a second slot 242 may be adjacent to the conductor mount 200 to form a receiving space for receiving the second abutting portion 322 between the pair of second protrusions 241 and on a side of the second slot 242 remote from the conductor mount 200. In particular, the second slot 242 may extend all the way to the surface of the second protrusion 241 facing the conductor mount 200, whereby the second protrusion 241 and the conductor mount 200 together define the second slot 242, as shown in fig. 9. The second mounting portion 321 may be mounted in an inner space between the pair of second protrusions 241 and near the conductor mount 200. And an outer space between the pair of second protrusions 241 and apart from the conductor mount 200 may serve as an accommodation space for accommodating the second abutting portion 322. As for the side of the second slot 242, when the distance between the conductor mount 200 and the casing 100 becomes smaller, the second abutting portion 322 will gradually approach the second mounting portion 321, until the second abutting portion 322 and the second mounting portion 321 are very close to or fit together, and the second abutting portion 322 can be accommodated in the aforementioned accommodating space, including being completely accommodated in the accommodating space or being partially accommodated in the accommodating space. Desirably, when the second abutting portion 322 is completely accommodated in the accommodating space, the outer surface of the second abutting portion 322 may be flush with the outer surface of the second projection 241, so that the utilization of the inner space of the floating connector may be improved. In the case where the space inside the housing 100 is limited, the conductor mount 200 can move a larger distance inside the housing 100. In this case, the second abutting portion 322 may abut on the second mounting portion 321. Also, the shape of the second abutting portion 322 may be adapted to the shape of the accommodating space.

The following describes an installation process of the floating connector by taking the floating connector provided above as an example.

As shown in fig. 15, the arrows schematically illustrate the flow of installation of the floating connector. First, conductor 400 and elastic retainer 300 may be mounted to conductor mount 200. It should be noted that the installation of the conductor 400 and the elastic positioning member 300 to the conductor installation base 200 may be completed in advance, or may be performed when the floating connector is installed. It should also be noted that the sequence of the installation of the conductor 400 and the elastic positioning member 300 to the conductor mount 200 may be arbitrary. Conductor mount 200, with conductor 400 and resilient retainer 300 already installed, may then be installed on second housing 132. Specifically, the lower ends of the elastic positioning member 300 and the conductor mount 200 may abut on the stopper boss 120. Finally, the first housing 131 may be snapped onto the second housing 132 to enclose the conductor mount 200 with the conductor 400 and the elastic positioning member 300 mounted thereon. Thus, the installation of the floating connector is completed.

According to still further embodiments of the present disclosure, an electrical device is also provided. The electrical device comprises any of the floating connectors described above and a circuit board. The housing 100 may be mounted on the circuit board in any suitable manner. The conductor tails 402 of the plurality of conductors 400 may be electrically connected to a circuit board. The conductor tail 402 may be configured to have a length that allows the conductor mount 200 to move within the housing 100.

Thus, the present disclosure has been described in terms of several embodiments, but it will be appreciated that numerous variations, modifications, and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art in light of the teachings of the disclosure, and that such variations, modifications, and improvements are within the spirit and scope of the disclosure as claimed. The scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof. The foregoing embodiments are presented for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the present disclosure to the scope of the described embodiments.

In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the directional terms such as "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "lateral", "vertical", "horizontal", and "top", "bottom", etc., are generally based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and in the case of not making a reverse description, these directional terms do not indicate and imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present disclosure; the terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the interior and exterior relative to the contours of the components themselves.

Various changes may be made to the structures illustrated and described herein. For example, the floating connectors described above may be any suitable connector, such as backplane connectors, daughter card connectors, stacking connectors (stacking connectors), mezzanine connectors (mezzanine connectors), I/O connectors, chip sockets (chip sockets), gen Z connectors, and the like.

Moreover, while many of the inventive aspects are described above with reference to a vertical connector, it should be understood that aspects of the disclosure are not so limited. As such, any of the inventive features, alone or in combination with one or more other inventive features, can also be used with other types of connectors, such as coplanar connectors and the like.

For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "over 8230 \ 8230;,"' over 8230;, \8230; upper surface "," above ", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial relationship of one or more components or features to other components or features as illustrated in the figures. It is to be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass not only the orientation of the component as depicted in the figures, but also different orientations of the component in use or operation. For example, if an element in the drawings is turned over in its entirety, the articles "over" or "on" other elements or features will include the articles "under" or "beneath" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary terms "at 8230; \8230; 'above" may include both orientations "at 8230; \8230;' above 8230; 'at 8230;' below 8230;" above ". Further, these components or features may also be positioned at various other angles (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other angles), all of which are intended to be encompassed herein.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein.

Claims

1. A floating connector, comprising:

a housing having a first opening and a second opening;

a conductor mount having a mating face and a mounting face, the conductor mount being movably disposed within the housing in a lateral direction parallel to the mating face, the mating face having a mating portion disposed thereon for engaging an electrical component to be connected to the floating connector, the first opening exposing the mating portion;

the elastic positioning piece is positioned between the conductor installation seat and the shell along the lateral direction, and the elastic positioning piece can be elastically deformed when the conductor installation seat moves relative to the shell;

a plurality of conductors disposed on the conductor mount, each of the plurality of conductors having a contact head portion extending to the mating face and a conductor tail portion extending to the mounting face, the second opening exposing the conductor tail portion.

2. The floating connector of claim 1 wherein said first opening is configured to fully expose said mating portion when said conductor mount is moved within a maximum range of movement relative to said housing.

3. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a first face, the first opening being disposed on the first face, the first face being configured to restrict the conductor mount from disengaging the housing from the first opening.

4. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein the inner sidewall of the housing is provided with a limiting boss, and the conductor mount is provided with a limiting boss adapting portion, the limiting boss adapting portion cooperating with the limiting boss to limit the conductor mount from being separated from the housing from the second opening.

5. The floating connector of claim 4 wherein said resilient retainer abuts said stop boss.

6. The floating connector of claim 1 wherein the side of the conductor mount is provided with a locating mounting structure, and the elastic positioning element is mounted on the conductor mount via the locating mounting structure.

7. The floating connector according to claim 6, wherein the positioning and mounting structure comprises a first positioning and mounting structure, the first positioning and mounting structure comprises a pair of spaced protrusions, the pair of protrusions are respectively provided with slots opposite to each other, the elastic positioning element comprises a first elastic positioning element, the first elastic positioning element comprises an installation part, a supporting part and a U-shaped part, the installation part and the supporting part are connected at two ends of the U-shaped part, two sides of the installation part are respectively inserted into the slots, and the supporting part faces the shell.

8. The floating connector of claim 7, wherein the lateral direction includes a first lateral direction parallel to a width direction of the mating face, the first locating mounting structure being disposed on a first side of the conductor mount extending in the first lateral direction.

9. The floating connector of claim 8, wherein said conductor mount has two first sides and said two first sides are opposite in a second lateral direction perpendicular to said first lateral direction, each first side having said first locating mounting structure disposed thereon.

10. The floating connector according to claim 6, wherein the positioning and mounting structure comprises a second positioning and mounting structure, the second positioning and mounting structure comprises a pair of spaced protrusions, the pair of protrusions are respectively provided with slots opposite to each other, the elastic positioning element comprises a second elastic positioning element, the second elastic positioning element comprises an installation part, a supporting part and a U-shaped part, the installation part and the supporting part are connected at two ends of the U-shaped part, two sides of the installation part are respectively inserted into the slots, the supporting part faces the shell, a second slot reinforcing slot is arranged in the gap between the pair of protrusions, the installation part is provided with an opening, the second slot reinforcing slot is clamped at the edge of the opening, and the second slot reinforcing slot is configured to limit the second elastic positioning element along the insertion direction of the second elastic positioning element.

11. The floating connector of claim 10, wherein the lateral direction includes a second lateral direction parallel to a length direction of the mating face, the second locating mounting structure being disposed on a second side of the conductor mount extending in the second lateral direction.

12. The floating connector of claim 11, wherein said conductor mount has two second sides and said two second sides are opposite in a first lateral direction perpendicular to said second lateral direction, each second side having said second locator mounting structure disposed thereon.

13. The floating connector of any one of claims 7-12, wherein the mounting portion is mountable to the slot in a direction toward the mating surface, a barb is further disposed in the space between the pair of protrusions, a barb snap groove adapted to the barb is disposed on the mounting portion, and the barb restricts a position of the mounting portion in a direction away from the mating surface.

14. The floating connector of any one of claims 7-12 wherein the socket has a first end proximate the mounting face and a second end proximate the mating face, the socket having a first pitch at the first end and a second pitch at the second end, the second pitch being less than the first pitch.

15. The floating connector of any one of claims 7-12 wherein the opening of the U-shaped portion faces away from the mating face.

16. The floating connector of any one of claims 7-12 wherein the U-shaped portion is located within the space of the pair of projections.

17. The floating connector according to any one of claims 7 to 12 wherein the slot is adjacent to the conductor mount to form a receiving space for receiving the abutment between the pair of projections and on a side of the slot remote from the conductor mount.

18. The floating connector of claim 17 wherein an outer surface of said abutment is flush with an outer surface of said pair of projections when said abutment abuts against said mounting portion.

19. The floating connector of claim 6, wherein a stop boss is provided on an inner sidewall of the housing, the locating mounting feature cooperating with the stop boss to limit the conductor mount from disengaging from the housing from the second opening.

20. The floating connector according to claim 4 or 19, wherein the housing comprises a first housing and a second housing, the first housing and the second housing surround to form a mounting cavity for accommodating the conductor mounting seat, the first opening is provided on the first housing, the second opening is provided on the second housing, and an inner side wall of the second housing protrudes inward toward the mounting cavity relative to an inner side wall of the first housing to form the limit boss from an end surface of the second housing facing the first housing.

21. The floating connector of claim 20 wherein said end surface of said second housing further comprises a resilient latch, and said first housing comprises a slot for engaging said resilient latch.

22. The floating connector of claim 1, wherein said conductor tail is flexible.

23. A floating connector, comprising:

the shell comprises a lower shell and an upper shell which can be separated, wherein a lower opening is formed in the lower shell, an upper opening is formed in the upper shell, a lower mounting groove with an upward opening is formed in the lower shell, an upper mounting groove with a downward opening is formed in the upper shell, and a mounting cavity is formed by the lower mounting groove and the upper mounting groove;

a conductor mount having a top mating face and a bottom mounting face, the conductor mount being movably disposed in the mounting cavity in a lateral direction, the mating face having a mating portion disposed thereon for engaging an electrical component to be connected to the floating connector, the upper opening exposing the mating portion;

the elastic positioning piece is positioned between the conductor installation seat and the shell along the lateral direction, and can be elastically deformed when the conductor installation seat moves relative to the shell;

a plurality of conductors disposed on the conductor mount, each of the plurality of conductors having a contact head portion extending to the mating face and a conductor tail portion extending to the mounting face, the lower opening exposing the conductor tail portion.

24. The floating connector of claim 23 wherein the slot of the lower mounting slot is smaller in size than the slot of the upper mounting slot such that the conductor mount is supported on an edge of the lower housing.

25. The floating connector of claim 24 wherein a lower end of said resilient retainer abuts against an edge of said lower housing.

26. The floating connector of claim 23 wherein a positioning mounting structure is provided on a side of the conductor mount, the elastic positioning member is mounted on the conductor mount through the positioning mounting structure, and the positioning mounting structure is configured to limit the elastic positioning member from disengaging upward from the positioning mounting structure.

27. The floating connector according to claim 26, wherein the positioning and mounting structure comprises a pair of spaced protrusions, the pair of protrusions are respectively provided with slots opposite to each other, the elastic positioning element comprises a mounting portion, a supporting portion and a U-shaped portion, the mounting portion and the supporting portion are connected to two ends of the U-shaped portion, two sides of the mounting portion are respectively inserted into the slots, and the supporting portion faces the housing.

28. The floating connector of claim 27 wherein a second slot strengthening slot is disposed in the space between the pair of protrusions, the mounting portion has an opening, the second slot strengthening slot is configured to retain an edge of the opening, and the second slot strengthening slot is configured to limit the elastic positioning element along an insertion direction of the elastic positioning element.

29. The floating connector of claim 27 or 28, wherein the mounting portion is mountable to the insertion groove along an upward direction, a barb is further disposed in the space between the pair of protrusions, a barb clamping groove adapted to the barb is disposed on the mounting portion, and the barb restricts the position of the mounting portion along a downward direction.

30. The floating connector of claim 27 or 28 wherein the U-shaped portion opens downwardly.

31. An electrical device comprising a circuit board on which the housing is mounted and the floating connector of any one of claims 1-30, the conductor tails of the plurality of conductors being electrically connected to the circuit board, the conductor tails being configured to have a length that allows the conductor mount to move within the housing.