CN218919467U - Connector protection device, circuit board assembly and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses connector protector, circuit board subassembly and display device, connector protector includes: the protection seat is arranged on the circuit board and is provided with a cavity for accommodating the connector; the isolation cover is at least arranged on the protection seat in a covering way and has conductivity; and a conductive connecting member having conductivity and electrically connected to the connector and the shield, respectively. According to the connector protection device, the connector is electrically connected with the isolation cover through the conductive connecting piece, and the isolation cover has conductivity, so that the connector is grounded through the isolation cover. The connector protection device has the advantages of simple structure for realizing the grounding purpose, convenience in assembly, reduction in operation difficulty and reduction in grounding cost.

Description

Connector protection device, circuit board assembly and display device

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of connectors, and particularly relates to a connector protection device, a circuit board assembly and a display device.

Background

The connector is an important element arranged on the circuit board, and a protection structure is arranged on the circuit board in the related art to protect the connector and prevent the connector from being invalid due to external force. However, the connector has no grounding function, or the grounding function part has complex structure and poor grounding effect, so that the connector and the connector protection structure have complex structure, complicated assembly and higher operation difficulty and cost.

It should be noted that the information disclosed in the above background section is only for enhancing understanding of the background of the present disclosure and thus may include information that does not constitute prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims at solving the technical problems that the grounding structure of the connector is complex, the structure of the connector and the structure of the connector protecting structure are complex, the assembly is complicated, and the operation difficulty and the cost are high to a certain extent. To this end, the present application provides a connector guard, a circuit board assembly, and a display device.

The embodiment of the application provides a connector protector, connector protector includes:

the protection seat is arranged on the circuit board and is provided with a cavity for accommodating the connector;

the isolation cover is at least arranged on the protection seat in a covering way and has conductivity; the method comprises the steps of,

and the conductive connecting piece is conductive and is electrically connected with the connector and the isolation cover respectively.

In some embodiments, the conductive connection is disposed on a side wall of the chamber, the conductive connection being in interference connection with the connector and the cage, respectively.

In some embodiments, the conductive connecting piece and the protection seat are in an integrated structure, and the surface of the conductive connecting piece is subjected to electroplating treatment.

In some embodiments, the conductive connection comprises:

a connection part provided on a side wall of the chamber; and, a step of, in the first embodiment,

and a bent conductive part provided on the connection part and bent toward the inside of the chamber.

In some embodiments, the conductive connection further comprises:

and the extending conductive part is arranged on the bending conductive part and extends to the outer side of the cavity, and the extending conductive part is used for abutting against the isolation cover.

In some embodiments, the conductive connection has elasticity.

In some embodiments, the angle between the extended conductive portion and the shield is acute.

In some embodiments, the side wall of the chamber is provided with a relief port that vents the conductive connector.

The embodiment of the application also provides a circuit board assembly, which comprises a circuit board, a connector arranged on the circuit board and the connector protection device.

The embodiment of the application also provides a display device, which comprises the circuit board assembly.

The embodiment of the application has at least the following beneficial effects:

according to the connector protection device, the connector is electrically connected with the isolation cover through the conductive connecting piece, and the isolation cover has conductivity, so that the connector is grounded through the isolation cover. The connector protection device has the advantages of simple structure for realizing the grounding purpose, convenience in assembly, reduction in operation difficulty and reduction in grounding cost.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a protection seat in a connector protection device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another shielding seat in the connector shielding device according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of one conductive connection in a connector shield device in accordance with an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of another conductive connection in a connector shield device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of an isolation cover in the connector protecting device according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic structural view of a connector guard in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 illustrates a state change diagram of a conductive connector during installation of a cage in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 illustrates an exploded view of a circuit board assembly in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a view showing a state in which the shield mount of fig. 8 is mounted on a circuit board;

FIG. 10 shows a relative position of the cage and circuit board of FIG. 8;

fig. 11 shows a top view of the circuit board assembly of fig. 8

FIG. 12 shows an A-A cross-sectional view of the circuit board assembly of FIG. 11;

fig. 13 shows an enlarged view at B in fig. 12.

Reference numerals:

100. a protective seat; 110. a sidewall; 111. an avoidance port; 200. an isolation cover; 300. a conductive connection; 310. a connection part; 320. bending the conductive part; 330. extending the conductive portion; 400. a connector; 500. a circuit board.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden from the present disclosure, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

Furthermore, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, which are for the purpose of brevity and clarity, and which do not in themselves indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present application provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize the application of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

The present application is described below with reference to specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

as shown in fig. 1 to 6, a connector 400 protection device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

the protection seat 100 is arranged on the circuit board 500 and is provided with a cavity for accommodating the connector 400;

a shield 200 at least covering the shield base 100 and having conductivity; the method comprises the steps of,

the conductive connector 300, the conductive connector 300 has conductivity and is electrically connected with the connector 400 and the shield 200, respectively.

In the connector 400 protection device of the present embodiment, the conductive connecting member 300 connects the connector 400 to the shielding case 200, and the shielding case 200 has conductivity, so that the connector 400 is grounded through the shielding case 200. The connector 400 protection device has the advantages of simple structure for realizing the grounding purpose, convenient assembly, reduced operation difficulty and reduced grounding cost.

In the present application, the conductive connector 300 may be disposed in various manners, and the conductive connector 400 and the isolation cover 200 may be implemented. For example, the conductive connector 300 is a metal wire or a metal sheet, and both ends thereof are electrically connected to the connector 400 and the shield 200, respectively, and the like. In the following embodiments of the present application, a preferred arrangement of the conductive connector 300 of the present application will be exemplarily described.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the guard 100 may be provided with screw holes to enable the guard 100 to be fixed to the circuit board 500 by screws.

In other embodiments, the protection seat 100 may be disposed on the circuit board 500 in other manners, for example, may be adhered to the circuit board 500 by an adhesive, etc. Those skilled in the art can consider a suitable fixing manner according to the fixing strength of the protection seat 100 and the circuit board 500, and the description thereof is omitted herein.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the number of chambers for accommodating the connectors 400 provided in the shield base 100 may be determined according to the number and positions of the connectors 400 provided on the circuit board 500. For example, when one connector 400 is provided alone on the circuit board 500, the single-chamber shield mount 100 shown in fig. 2 may be employed. As another example, when a plurality of connectors 400 are combined and disposed on the circuit board 500 in a relatively close position, the multi-chamber shield mount 100 shown in fig. 1 may be used, and the positions of the chambers in the shield mount 100 correspond to the positions of the connectors 400 on the circuit board 500.

In this embodiment, the protection seat 100 is made of plastic material, so that the protection seat 100 has insulation property and simultaneously has corresponding strength to protect the connector 400 from external impact.

In this embodiment, the shielding cover 200 is at least covered on the protection seat 100. That is, the shield 200 may be provided only on the shield base 100, or as shown in fig. 8 and 12, the shield 200 may be provided on the entire circuit board 500.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 8 to 10, the connector 400 is pre-disposed on the circuit board 500, so that the cavity of the protection seat 100 accommodates the connector 400, and the protection seat 100 is enclosed around the connector 400, and thus the bottom of each cavity of the protection seat 100 is opened, so that the cavity is sleeved on the connector 400. During the installation process, the protection seat 100 is vertically moved downwards, the cavity with the open bottom is sleeved on the connector 400, and then the protection seat 100 is locked and fixed through a connecting piece such as a screw.

Accordingly, in order to enable the connector 400 to be connected with other components, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the top of each chamber of the shield base 100 is opened so that the connector 400 can be connected with other components.

Accordingly, since the shielding cover 200 is covered on the protection seat 100, in order to enable the connector 400 to be connected with other components, as shown in fig. 5, a through hole is formed at a position corresponding to the top of each chamber of the shielding cover 200 and the protection seat 100, so that other components can be connected with the connector 400 in each chamber of the protection seat 100 through the through hole. In the installation process, the shielding case 200 is vertically moved downward, and is aligned with the corresponding position of the protection seat 100, and then connected to the circuit board 500 by a connection member such as a screw.

In this embodiment, the shield 200 has conductivity. Alternatively, the isolation cover 200 may be integrally made of conductive metal such as copper; alternatively, the insulation cover 200 may be manufactured by injection molding, and then a metal conductive layer may be provided on the injection molded insulation cover 200 by electroplating or the like. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, in order to facilitate the electrical connection between the conductive connector 300 and the isolation cover 200, the metal conductive layer of the isolation cover 200 is preferably disposed on a side adjacent to the protection seat 100.

In the present embodiment, the shielding can 200 has conductivity, and the shielding can 200 is electrically connected to the connector 400 through the conductive connection member 300, so that the connector 400 has a grounding function. Meanwhile, as shown in fig. 11 and 12, since the shielding case 200 is covered on the shield base 100 or the entire circuit board 500, the shielding case 200 has an electromagnetic shielding effect at the same time, and can shield the interference of the external signal.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the conductive connection 300 is provided on the sidewall 110 of the chamber, and the conductive connection 300 is in interference connection with the connector 400 and the shield 200, respectively.

In this embodiment, the conductive connector 300 is disposed on the sidewall 110 of the chamber, and after the protective base 100 is fixed on the circuit board 500, the connector 400 is attached to the sidewall 110 of the chamber, so that the conductive connector 300 disposed on the sidewall 110 abuts against the connector 400, and the conductive connector 300 is electrically connected to the connector 400; meanwhile, when the shielding can 200 is covered on the protection base 100 or the whole circuit board 500, the conductive connecting member 300 protrudes upward along the sidewall 110 to be abutted with the shielding can 200, so as to electrically connect the conductive connecting member 300 and the shielding can 200. The conductive connecting piece 300 is arranged on the side wall 110 of the cavity, is simple in structure, is electrically connected with the connector 400 and the isolation cover 200 respectively through butt joint, is simple in structure and an electric connection mode of the connector 400 protecting device, is simple and convenient to assemble, reduces operation difficulty, and reduces grounding cost of the connector 400.

In this embodiment, the conductive connector 300 is disposed on at least one sidewall 110 in the chamber. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, each cavity for accommodating the connector 400 has four side walls 110, and one conductive connecting piece 300 may be disposed on any one side wall 110, or one conductive connecting piece 300 may be disposed on any two or three side walls 110, or one conductive connecting piece 300 may be disposed on all four side walls 110, and specifically, the number and positions of the conductive connecting pieces 300 disposed in each cavity may be determined according to the structure and size of the conductive connector 400, which will not be described herein.

In the shield base 100 shown in fig. 1, a plurality of chambers corresponding to the connectors 400 are provided, and one conductive connection member 300 is provided on one sidewall 110 of each chamber, so that the connectors 400 in the chambers are electrically connected with the shield 200 through the conductive connection members 300. Each chamber has four sidewalls 110, and the conductive connector 300 may be disposed on any one of them. In this embodiment, since the protection seat 100 has a plurality of chambers, in order to make the structure of the protection seat 100 simpler, and also in order to avoid that the same chamber is provided with a plurality of conductive connectors 300 to interfere with the conductive connectors 300 of the adjacent chamber, only one sidewall 110 of each chamber is provided with the conductive connectors 300.

In the protection seat 100 shown in fig. 2, a cavity corresponding to the connector 400 is provided, and two opposite sidewalls 110 of the cavity may be provided with a conductive connection member 300, so that the connector 400 in the cavity is electrically connected with the isolation cover 200 through the conductive connection members 300 at two sides of the cavity.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the conductive connector 300 and the guard seat 100 are integrally formed, and the surface of the conductive connector 300 is subjected to an electroplating process.

In this embodiment, alternatively, the protection seat 100 and the conductive connecting piece 300 may be manufactured by plastic materials through an integral molding process, so that the conductive connecting piece 300 and the protection seat 100 are in an integral structure; meanwhile, in order to provide the conductive connection member 300 with conductivity, the surface of the conductive connection member 300 may be subjected to an electroplating process to form a metal layer on the surface of the conductive connection member 300. For example, a copper film may be plated on the surface of the conductive connector 300 for the purpose of making the conductive connector 300 conductive. In this embodiment, the conductive connecting piece 300 and the protection seat 100 are integrally formed, so that the preparation of the protection device of the connector 400 is simpler, the assembly process of the conductive connecting piece 300 and the protection seat 100 is reduced, and the connection between the conductive connecting piece 300 and the protection seat 100 is more reliable. Furthermore, the integrated structure of the shield mount 100 and the conductive connector 300 may allow for lower material and processing costs than the separately provided conductive connector 300.

As an alternative implementation, as shown in fig. 3, the conductive connector 300 of the present embodiment includes:

a connection part 310 provided on the sidewall 110 of the chamber; and, a step of, in the first embodiment,

the bent conductive part 320 is provided on the connection part 310 and bent toward the inside of the chamber.

In the present embodiment, the conductive connector 300 is connected with the side wall 110 of the chamber through the connection part 310, and meanwhile, since the bent conductive part 320 is bent toward the inside of the chamber, the connector 400 accommodated in the chamber can be easily abutted with the conductive connector 300 to electrically connect the conductive connector 300 with the connector 400;

further, as shown in fig. 1 and 13, in the process of vertically moving the protective base 100 and the conductive connecting piece 300 integrally and downwardly over the connector 400 to enable the connector 400 to be accommodated in the cavity, the cambered surface of the curved conductive portion 320 of the conductive connecting piece 300 is attached to the connector 400 and moves downwardly, that is, the connector 400 rises relatively along the cambered surface of the curved conductive portion 320, and a guiding effect is provided for mounting the protective base 100 through the cambered surface of the curved conductive portion 320, so that the protective base 100 is more smooth to press and assemble the circuit board 500.

As an alternative implementation, as shown in fig. 4, the conductive connector 300 of the present embodiment further includes:

the extending conductive portion 330 is provided on the curved conductive portion 320 and extends to the outside of the chamber, and the extending conductive portion 330 is used to abut against the shield 200.

In the present embodiment, by providing the extending conductive portion 330 extending to the outside of the chamber on the bent conductive portion 320, the extending conductive portion 330 can be made to protrude with respect to the chamber so as to be able to be brought into abutment with the shield 200 to achieve electrical connection; meanwhile, the extending conductive portion 330 can further increase the contact area between the conductive connector 300 and the shielding can 200, so as to improve the grounding effect of the connector 400.

As an alternative implementation, the conductive connector 300 of the present embodiment has elasticity.

In this embodiment, by making the conductive connector 300 elastic, the bent conductive portion 320 of the conductive connector 300 can be bent to a greater extent toward the inside of the cavity and the extended conductive portion 330 can extend to a longer extent toward the outside of the cavity, and then the conductive connector 300 can be elastically deformed to adapt to the spatial variation caused by the connector 400 being fitted into the cavity to abut against the bent conductive portion 320 and the shield 200 being pressed against the extended conductive portion 330, and the bent conductive portion 320 can be pressed against the connector 400 and the extended conductive portion 330 can be pressed against the shield 200 by the elasticity of the conductive connector 300, so that stable and reliable electrical connection between the conductive connector 300 and the connector 400 and between the conductive connector 300 and the shield 200 can be ensured.

As shown in fig. 1, in the process of installing the protection seat 100, as the protection seat 100 is pressed down, the conductive connector 400 is attached to the conductive connector 300 in the cavity and rises, and the conductive connector 300 is deformed to the outside of the cavity, after the protection seat 100 is installed in place, the conductive connector 300 is pressed against the connector 400 under the elastic action, so as to ensure stable and reliable electrical connection with the connector 400.

As shown in fig. 2, the side walls 110 on two sides of the cavity of the protection seat 100 are respectively provided with a conductive connector 300, in the installation process of the protection seat 100, along with the pressing down of the protection seat 100, the conductive connector 400 is attached to the conductive connector 300 on two sides in the cavity, and the conductive connector 300 is deformed towards the outer side of the cavity, after the protection seat 100 is installed in place, the conductive connector 300 on two sides is pressed on the connector 400 under the elastic action, so that a structure for clamping the connector 400 is formed, and the uneven stress on two sides of the connector 400 can be avoided while the stable and reliable electrical connection with the connector 400 is ensured.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 7, the extending conductive portion 330 of the present embodiment forms an acute angle with the shielding case 200. Further preferably, the angle between the extended conductive portion 330 and the shield 200 is 5 ° to 30 °, i.e., any angle selected from 5 ° to 30 °, for example, 5 °, 10 °, 15 °, 20 °, 30 °.

In this embodiment, the included angle between the extending conductive portion 330 and the shielding can 200 is an acute angle, so that in the process of installing the shielding can 200, as the shielding can 200 is pressed down, the extending conductive portion 330 gradually presses down and is attached to the shielding can 200, the contact area with the shielding can 200 is increased, and the extending conductive portion 330 generates pressure applied to the shielding can 200 under the action of elasticity, so that the press-body conductive portion can be tightly attached to the shielding can 200, the stable and reliable electrical connection with the shielding can 200 is ensured, and meanwhile, the deformation position generated by pressing down of the extending conductive portion 330 is mainly concentrated at the connection position between the extending conductive portion 330 and the bending conductive portion 320, so that no large influence is generated on the bending conductive portion 320, and the acting force between the bending conductive portion 320 and the connector 400 is not influenced.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the sidewall 110 of the chamber is provided with a relief opening 111 that vents the conductive connector 300.

In this embodiment, when the protection seat 100 is mounted on the circuit board 500, the connector 400 relatively rises along the curved conductive portion 320 of the conductive connector 300 and applies a certain force to the curved conductive portion 320, so that the curved conductive portion 320 deforms outside the chamber, and in order to avoid the side wall 110 of the chamber from affecting the elastic deformation of the curved conductive portion 320, the corresponding portion of the side wall 110 of the chamber and the conductive connector 300 is provided with the avoiding opening 111, so as to avoid the curved conductive portion 320 of the conductive connector 300.

Based on the same inventive concept, as shown in fig. 8 to 13, the embodiment of the present application further provides a circuit board 500 assembly, where the circuit board 500 assembly includes a circuit board 500, a connector 400 disposed on the circuit board 500, and the connector 400 protection device described above.

Because the circuit board 500 assembly provided by the utility model includes the connector 400 protection device according to the above technical scheme, the circuit board 500 assembly provided by the utility model has all the beneficial effects of the connector 400 protection device, and will not be described herein.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the application also provides a display device, which includes the above-mentioned circuit board 500 assembly.

Because the display device provided by the utility model comprises the circuit board 500 assembly according to the technical scheme, the display device provided by the utility model has all the beneficial effects of the circuit board 500 assembly, and the description is omitted herein.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other by way of additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise" indicate or positional relationships are based on the positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture, and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicators are correspondingly changed.

In the present application, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "coupled," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "secured" may be either permanently attached or removably attached, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.

In addition, descriptions such as those related to "first," "second," and the like, are provided for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated in this application. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Further, one skilled in the art can engage and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be regarded as not exist and not within the protection scope of the present application.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. A connector guard, the connector guard comprising:

the protection seat is arranged on the circuit board and is provided with a cavity for accommodating the connector;

the isolation cover is at least arranged on the protection seat in a covering way and has conductivity; the method comprises the steps of,

and the conductive connecting piece is conductive and is electrically connected with the connector and the isolation cover respectively.

2. The connector guard of claim 1, wherein the conductive connector is disposed on a side wall of the chamber, the conductive connector being in interference connection with the connector and the cage, respectively.

3. The connector guard of claim 2, wherein the conductive connector is integrally formed with the guard base, and wherein a surface of the conductive connector is plated.

4. The connector guard of claim 2, wherein the conductive connection comprises:

a connection part provided on a side wall of the chamber; and, a step of, in the first embodiment,

and a bent conductive part provided on the connection part and bent toward the inside of the chamber.

5. The connector guard of claim 4, wherein the conductive connection further comprises:

and the extending conductive part is arranged on the bending conductive part and extends to the outer side of the cavity, and the extending conductive part is used for abutting against the isolation cover.

6. The connector guard of claim 4 or 5, wherein the conductive connection has elasticity.

7. The connector shield device of claim 5 wherein the extending conductive portion is at an acute angle to the cage.

8. The connector guard of claim 6, wherein the sidewall of the chamber defines a relief opening that vents the conductive connector.

9. A circuit board assembly comprising a circuit board, a connector disposed on the circuit board, and a connector guard according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A display device comprising the circuit board assembly of claim 9.

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