CN219180834U - Connector, male head and female head thereof, connecting assembly, connecting module and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of electric connectors, in particular to a connector, a male head, a female head, a connecting assembly, a connecting module and electronic equipment, wherein the male head of the connector comprises: the male terminal comprises a male base and a male terminal capable of conducting electricity, wherein the male terminal is arranged on the male base, a male waterproof layer is arranged on the surface of the male terminal, a male setting surface of the male terminal is used for being electrically connected with a female terminal of a female connector, and when the male connector is connected with the female connector, part of the structure of the male waterproof layer can be scattered to expose the male setting surface, so that the male terminal is electrically connected with the female terminal. According to the waterproof connector, waterproof can be realized under the condition that the foam or the rubber ring is not used, buckling alignment between the male connector and the female connector cannot be influenced, buckling handfeel between the male connector and the female connector cannot be easily influenced, and meanwhile, when the foam or the rubber ring is not used, more space can be vacated by the circuit board.

Description

Connector, male head and female head thereof, connecting assembly, connecting module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electrical connectors, and particularly to a connector, a male and female connector, a connecting assembly, a connecting module, and an electronic device.

Background

The connector is used as an electrical connection component, and is widely applied to electronic equipment such as mobile phones, computers, electronic readers, wearable equipment, televisions or display screens, and the like, and as an example, each module of the mobile phone and a mobile phone main board are interconnected by adopting board-to-board connectors, the connectors are sometimes arranged on a route easy to enter water, so that the connectors arranged on the route easy to enter water are required to be subjected to waterproof design. The current common design scheme is that waterproof foam or rubber rings are attached around the board-to-board connector, a closed space is formed after buckling, and pins of the board-to-board connector are prevented from being in contact with water to cause short circuit, wherein in order to ensure a waterproof effect, the waterproof foam or rubber rings are generally higher than the heights between two circuit boards where a male head and a female head of the board-to-board connector are respectively located after the male head and the female head are buckled, and the width is generally larger than 0.8mm due to the limitation of a die cutting process, and after buckling, the foam or the rubber rings are pressed and rebound to ensure sealing; but after the foam or the rubber ring is added, the buckling alignment between the male head and the female head of the board-to-board connector is influenced, the buckling handfeel between the male head and the female head of the board-to-board connector is also influenced by the rebound effect, the improvement of the buckling reject ratio is easy to cause, and meanwhile, the foam or the rubber ring is required to be made on the circuit board to avoid the space, so that the foam or the rubber ring occupies more space on the circuit board, and the layout of components on the circuit board is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a connector and public head and female head thereof, coupling assembling, connection module and electronic equipment to solve the cotton or rubber circle of bubble and can make the lock counterpoint of board to board connector receive the influence, its rebound force effect also can influence the lock feel of board to board connector, and can occupy the problem in more space on the circuit board.

The technical scheme is as follows:

a first aspect of the present application provides a male connector for connection with a female connector, comprising: a male base and a male terminal capable of conducting electricity; the male terminal is installed on the male base, a male waterproof layer is arranged on the surface of the male terminal, a male setting surface of the male terminal is used for being electrically connected with a female terminal of the female connector, wherein when the male connector is connected with the female connector of the connector, part of the male waterproof layer can be scattered to expose the male setting surface, so that the male terminal is electrically connected with the female connector.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, this application adopts the waterproof layer that is setting up at the surface of public first terminal and can scatter under the exogenic action, when public first terminal and the female head of connector female head are contacted like this, public first waterproof layer of public first settlement surface department receives the extrusion to scatter, thereby expose and set for the surface, so that this public first settlement surface and female head contact realization electricity are connected, and public first terminal does not receive the extruded place of exogenic force, public first waterproof layer still carries out waterproof protection to the surface of public first terminal, can realize waterproof under the circumstances of not using bubble cotton or rubber circle like this, and can not influence the lock counterpoint between public first and the female head of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock feel between public first and the connector of connector, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle, can make the circuit board vacate more space simultaneously.

In some implementations, the male terminal includes a first body portion and a male pin, the first body portion being connected with the male pin; the male setting surface is located on the first main body portion, and the male waterproof layer extends to at least part of the surface of the male pin.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, public first settlement surface is located first main part to be convenient for with the female terminal electricity of the female head of connector be connected, and public first waterproof layer extends to the at least partial surface of public first pin and is favorable to realizing the waterproof to public first pin part.

In some implementations, the male waterproof layer has insulation performance, and under daily conditions, the insulation performance of the male waterproof layer is utilized to realize waterproof, so that the occurrence of short circuit caused by water is avoided; the male waterproof layer comprises a fluorine hydrophobic layer; or/and the male waterproof layer comprises a silicon-based gel layer.

By adopting the scheme, the fluorine-containing hydrophobic layer is utilized, so that the performance of fluorine atoms is utilized to realize water resistance; or a silicon-based gel layer is adopted to realize water resistance.

In some implementations, the material of the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer is a fluorinated liquid containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane.

By adopting the scheme, the fluorinated liquid containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane has certain fluidity and viscosity, so that a male waterproof layer is formed on the male terminal.

In some implementations, the material of the silicon-based gel layer is dimethylsilane.

By adopting the scheme, the dimethyl silane has certain fluidity and viscosity, so that the male waterproof layer is formed on the male terminal.

In some implementations, the thickness of the male waterproof layer is 10 μm-100 μm.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, set up the public first waterproof layer of certain thickness to it can scatter to guarantee that public first waterproof layer of public first settlement surface department receives the extrusion.

In some implementations, the male waterproof layer has a viscosity of 100cps to 2000cps.

By adopting the scheme, the requirements of the waterproof layers of the male heads with different materials are met.

In some implementations, the male waterproof layer is disposed on a surface of the male terminal by means of spot coating, spray coating, or atomized deposition.

By adopting the scheme, the manufacturing of the waterproof layer of the male connector is conveniently realized.

In some implementations, the connector male is a board-to-board connector male, an FPC connector male, or a wire-to-board connector male.

By adopting the scheme, the connector male head can be applied to connectors of different types, and the application range is wider.

A second aspect of the present application provides a connector female for connection with a connector male, comprising: a female base and a female terminal capable of conducting electricity; the female terminal is installed in on the female base, female waterproof layer is provided with on the surface of female terminal, female terminal's female setting surface be used for with the public head son electricity of the public head of connector is connected, wherein, when the connector female with the public head of connector is connected, the partial structure of female waterproof layer can scatter, in order to expose female setting surface makes female terminal with be connected between the public head son.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, this application adopts the waterproof layer that is setting up at the surface of female head terminal and can scatter under the exogenic action, when male head terminal and female head terminal contact like this, female head waterproof layer of female head settlement surface department receives the extrusion to scatter, thereby expose and set for the surface, so that this female head settlement surface and male head terminal contact and realize the electricity and be connected, and female head terminal does not receive the extruded place of exogenic, female head waterproof layer still carries out waterproof protection to the surface of female head terminal, can realize waterproofly under the circumstances of not using bubble cotton or rubber circle like this, and can not influence the lock counterpoint between connector male head and the female head of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock feel between connector male head and the female head of connector, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously, can make the circuit board vacate more space.

In some implementations, the female terminal includes a second body portion and a female pin, the second body portion being connected to the female pin; the female setting surface is located on the second main body portion, and the female waterproof layer extends to at least part of the surface of the female pin.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, female head settlement surface is located the second main part to be convenient for be connected with the public head terminal electricity of the public head of connector, and female head waterproof layer extends to female head pin's at least partial surface and is favorable to realizing the waterproof to female head pin part.

In some implementations, the female waterproof layer includes a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer; or/and the female waterproof layer comprises a silicon-based gel layer.

By adopting the scheme, the fluorine-containing hydrophobic layer is utilized, so that the performance of fluorine atoms is utilized to realize water resistance; or a silicon-based gel layer is adopted to realize water resistance.

In some implementations, the material of the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer is a fluorinated liquid containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane.

By adopting the scheme, the fluorinated liquid containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane has certain fluidity and viscosity, so that a female waterproof layer is formed on the male terminal.

In some implementations, the material of the silicon-based gel layer is dimethylsilane.

By adopting the scheme, the dimethyl silane has certain fluidity and viscosity, so that a female waterproof layer is formed on the male terminal.

In some implementations, the thickness of the female waterproof layer is 10 μm-100 μm.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, set up the female first waterproof layer of certain thickness to guarantee that the female first waterproof layer of public first settlement surface department receives the extrusion and can scatter.

In some implementations, the viscosity of the female waterproof layer is 100cps to 2000cps.

By adopting the scheme, the requirements of female waterproof layers made of different materials are met.

In some implementations, the female waterproof layer is disposed on a surface of the female terminal by means of spot coating, spray coating, or atomized deposition.

By adopting the scheme, the manufacturing of the waterproof layer of the female head is conveniently realized.

In some implementations, the connector female is a board-to-board connector female, an FPC connector female, or a wire-to-board connector female.

By adopting the scheme, the connector female can be applied to connectors of different types, and the application range is wider.

A third aspect of the present application provides a connector, comprising: any one of the connector male heads and any one of the connector female heads; the male connector is connected with the female connector.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, set up public first waterproof layer on the public head of connector, set up female first waterproof layer on the female head of connector to can realize waterproofly under the condition of not using bubble cotton or rubber circle, and can not influence the lock counterpoint between the public head of connector and the female head of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock feel between the public head of connector and the female head of connector, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously, can make the circuit board vacate more space.

In some implementations, the connector is a board-to-board connector, an FPC connector, or a wire-to-board connector.

By adopting the scheme, the connector with the waterproof layer has a wider application range.

A fourth aspect of the present application provides a connection assembly, which includes any one of the male connectors and a first circuit board electrically connected to the male terminals.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, after the public first and the first circuit board of connector with public first waterproof layer are connected, can not set up bubble cotton or rubber circle on first circuit board like this, and realize waterproof through public first waterproof layer to can not influence the lock counterpoint between public first and the female head of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock between public first and the female head of connector and feel, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously, can make the circuit board vacate more space.

In some implementations, the male terminal is electrically connected to a pad of the first circuit board, and a portion of the pad of the first circuit board not connected to the male terminal has a first waterproof layer.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, have first waterproof layer in the part that the pad of first circuit board is not connected with the public terminal, can further realize waterproof, avoid appearing because the condition of short circuit of aquatic.

A fifth aspect of the present application provides a connection assembly, which includes any one of the connector female connectors and a second circuit board electrically connected to the female connector terminal.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, with the female head of connector that has female first waterproof layer and second circuit board connect the back, can not set up bubble cotton or rubber circle on the second circuit board like this, and realize waterproof through female first waterproof layer to can not influence the lock counterpoint between the public head of connector and the female head of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock feel between the public head of connector and the female head of connector, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously, can make the circuit board vacate more space.

In some implementations, the female terminal is electrically connected with a pad of the second circuit board, and a portion of the pad of the second circuit board not connected with the female terminal has a second waterproof layer.

By adopting the scheme, the part, which is not connected with the busbar terminal, of the bonding pad of the second circuit board is provided with the second waterproof layer, so that the waterproof can be further realized, and the occurrence of the condition of short circuit caused by water is avoided.

A sixth aspect of the present application provides a connection module, which includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion, where the first connection portion is the connection assembly; the second connecting part is the connecting assembly, wherein the male connector is matched with the female connector.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, can not be with setting up bubble cotton or rubber circle on first circuit board and the second circuit board, and realize waterproof through female first waterproof layer and public first waterproof layer to can not influence the lock counterpoint between public first of connector and the female first of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock feel between public first of connector and the female first of connector, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously, can make the circuit board vacate more space.

A seventh aspect of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes the connection module.

Through adopting above-mentioned scheme, this electronic equipment can not be used and set up bubble cotton or rubber circle on first circuit board and second circuit board, and realize waterproof through female first waterproof layer and public first waterproof layer to can not influence the lock counterpoint between public first of connector and the female first of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock between public first of connector and the female first of connector and feel, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously, can make the circuit board vacate more space.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection module according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another structural principle of the connection assembly according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a construction process of a male waterproof layer of a connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a construction process of a female waterproof layer of a connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a male connector of a board-to-board connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a male base of a board-to-board connector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a male connector of a board-to-board connector in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a connector female of a board-to-board connector according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a female base of a board-to-board connector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a connector female of a board-to-board connector in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the board-to-board connector of the embodiment of the present application after the male connector and the female connector are engaged;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of a connecting component according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of another embodiment of a connection assembly;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection module according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application.

Wherein, the meanings represented by the reference numerals are respectively as follows:

101. a connector male; 102. a connector female; 103. a male base; 104. a male terminal; 105. a female base; 106. a female terminal; 107. a male setting surface; 108. a female setting surface; 109. a first body portion; 110. a male pin; 111. a first sub-segment; 112. a second subsection; 113. a third subsection; 114. a first limit step; 115. a second body portion; 116. female pin; 117. a fourth subsection; 118. a fifth subsection; 119. a sixth subsection; 120. a seventh subsection; 121. an eighth subsection; 122. an accommodating space; 123. a first mounting groove; 124. a second mounting groove; 125. a first clamping table structure; 126. a second clamping table structure; 127. a male waterproof layer; 128. a female waterproof layer; 201. a first circuit board; 202. a second circuit board; 204. a first waterproof layer; 205. a second waterproof layer; 206. a bonding pad; 301. and a functional module.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be understood that reference herein to "a plurality" means two or more. In the description of the present application, "/" means or, unless otherwise indicated, for example, a/B may represent a or B; "and/or" herein is merely an association relationship describing an association object, and means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, for the purpose of facilitating the clear description of the technical solutions of the present application, the words "first", "second", etc. are used to distinguish between the same item or similar items having substantially the same function and effect. It will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that the words "first," "second," and the like do not limit the amount and order of execution, and that the words "first," "second," and the like do not necessarily differ.

For some connectors, a waterproof design is required; for example, when the board-to-board connector is applied to electronic equipment, a waterproof foam or rubber ring is required to be attached to the periphery of the board-to-board connector, and a closed space is formed after buckling to prevent pins of the board-to-board connector from being in contact with water to cause short circuit, wherein in order to ensure a waterproof effect, the waterproof foam or rubber ring is generally higher than the height between two circuit boards where a male head and a female head of the board-to-board connector are respectively located after the male head and the female head are buckled, and the width is generally larger than 0.8mm due to the limitation of a die cutting process, and the foam or rubber ring after buckling is pressed and bounced to ensure sealing; but after the foam or the rubber ring is added, the buckling alignment between the male head and the female head of the board-to-board connector is influenced, the buckling handfeel between the male head and the female head of the board-to-board connector is also influenced by the rebound effect, the improvement of the buckling reject ratio is easy to cause, and meanwhile, the foam or the rubber ring is required to be made on the circuit board to avoid the space, so that the foam or the rubber ring occupies more space on the circuit board, and the layout of components on the circuit board is influenced.

Based on this, the present application provides, in one or more embodiments, a connector, as shown in fig. 1, comprising: a connector male 101 and a connector female 102; the male connector 101 is connected with the female connector 102. Wherein the connector male 101 comprises a male base 103 and a conductive male terminal 104; the male terminal 104 is mounted on the male base 103, a male waterproof layer 127 is arranged on the surface of the male terminal 104, and a male setting surface 107 of the male terminal 104 is used for being electrically connected with a female terminal 106 of the female connector 102, wherein when the male connector 101 is connected with the female connector 102, part of the structure of the male waterproof layer 127 can be scattered to expose the male setting surface 107, so that the male terminal 104 and the female terminal 106 are electrically connected; the connector female 102 includes: the female terminal comprises a female base 105 and a female terminal 106 capable of conducting electricity, wherein the female terminal 106 is arranged on the female base 105, a female waterproof layer 128 is arranged on the surface of the female terminal 106, a female setting surface 108 of the female terminal 106 is used for being electrically connected with a male terminal 104 of the male connector 101, and when the female connector 102 is connected with the male connector 101, part of the structure of the female waterproof layer 128 can be scattered to expose the female setting surface 108, so that the female terminal 106 is electrically connected with the male terminal 104. Through setting up public head waterproof layer 127 and female waterproof layer 128 that can scatter under the exogenic action respectively to public head 101 of connector and female head 102 to public head waterproof layer 127 of public head setting surface 107 department receives the extrusion when public head 104 and female head 106 contact, and female head waterproof layer 128 of female head setting surface 108 department receives the extrusion to scatter, thereby make public head setting surface 107 can be connected with female head setting surface 108 electricity, and public head terminal 104 and female head 106 do not receive the place of external force's extrusion, public head waterproof layer 127 and female head waterproof layer 128 still play waterproof protection, can realize waterproof under the circumstances that does not use bubble cotton or rubber circle like this, and can not influence the lock counterpoint between public head 101 of connector and the female head 102 of connector, also be difficult to influence the lock between public head 101 of connector and the female head 102 of connector, can make the circuit board vacate more space when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously.

It should be noted that, in the process of plugging the male connector 101 and the female connector 102, the male waterproof layer 127 and the female waterproof layer 128 have a pushing effect, and the male waterproof layer 127 and the female waterproof layer 128 are low in crosslinking degree, so that they can be normally scratched under the pushing effect, thereby realizing electrical connection. After the male setting surface 107 is exposed, the electrical connection between the female terminal 106 and the male setting surface 107 may be a line contact, a point contact, or a surface contact of a local area on the male setting surface 107, and the male waterproof layer 127 will cover again the portion of the male setting surface 107 not contacted by the female terminal 106; likewise, after the female setting surface 108 is exposed, the final electrical connection at the male terminal 104 and the female setting surface 108 may be line contact, point contact, or surface contact of a localized area on the female setting surface 108, and the portion of the female setting surface 108 not in contact with the male terminal 104 may be covered again by the female waterproof layer 128. The construction of the male waterproof layer 127 and the construction of the female waterproof layer 128 may be performed after the connector male 101 and the connector female 102 are mounted on the circuit board, respectively; in addition, a waterproof layer may be provided on the male base 103 and the female base 105, and the waterproof layer may be made of the same material as the male waterproof layer 127 on the male connector 101 or the same material as the female waterproof layer 128 on the female connector 102.

In some embodiments, the connector may be a board-to-board connector, FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit board) connector or a wire-to-board connector, which enables the waterproof layer to be applied to different kinds of connectors, thereby enabling the connector with the waterproof layer to have a wide range of applications. In particular, the waterproof layer may be applied in one specific kind of FPC connector, for example, in a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force ) connector. It should be noted that, in some other embodiments, the connector may also be a terminal connector, and the terminal connector may also be referred to as a connection terminal.

In some embodiments, the male base 103 is made of an insulating material, which may be PBT, NYLON, ABS, PC or LCP; the male terminal 104 may be made of metal, such as copper, silver or other conductive materials. The male terminal 104 may be of a sheet-like structure, which facilitates line contact or surface contact of the electrical connection portion between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102. The number of the male terminals 104 is multiple, the male terminals 104 are arranged on the male base 103 at intervals, and electric connection or electric signal transmission is achieved through the male terminals 104.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the male terminal 104 of the connector male 101 includes a first body portion 109 and a male pin 110, the first body portion 109 being connected to the male pin 110; the male setting surface 107 is located on the first body portion 109 so as to be electrically connected with the female terminal 106 of the connector female 102; the male waterproof layer 127 extends to at least a portion of the surface of the male pin 110, which facilitates waterproof of the male pin 110 portion. Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in one embodiment, the male base 103 has a certain length, and a plurality of first mounting slots 123 are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the male base 103, and each first mounting slot 123 has a male terminal 104 embedded therein; as an example, referring to fig. 8, 12, 13, and 15, wherein the male waterproof layer is not shown in fig. 8, 12, and 15, when the connector male 101 is a male of a board-to-board connector, the first main body 109 of the male terminal 104 includes a first sub-section 111, a second sub-section 112, and a third sub-section 113 sequentially connected, the third sub-section 113 is connected to the male pin 110, the first sub-section 111 and the second sub-section 112 are disposed at an angle, and the second sub-section 112 and the third sub-section 113 are disposed at an angle; the first section is formed with a first limit step 114 that mates with the female terminal 106; at least in the first sub-section 111 and the third sub-section 113, there is a male setting surface 107 electrically connected to the female terminal 106, respectively; it is of course also possible to provide the male setting surface 107 in the second subsection 112.

It should be noted that, the connector male head 101 is not limited to the male head of the board-to-board connector, but may be the male head of the FPC connector, the male head of the wire-to-board connector or the male head of the terminal connector, so that the connector male head 101 can be applied to different types of connectors, and the application range is wider; and the male setting surface 107 may be determined in its position on the first body portion 109 according to the kind of connector.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the male waterproof layer 127 includes a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer, and uses the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer containing fluorine to achieve waterproof by using the properties of fluorine atoms themselves; alternatively or/and, the male waterproof layer 127 includes a silicon-based gel layer, so that the water-proofing is achieved by using the silicon-based gel layer. In one embodiment, the male waterproof layer 127 is a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer; in another embodiment, the male waterproof layer 127 is a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer; thus, the processing is facilitated by only providing one waterproof layer.

It should be noted that, in some other embodiments, the male waterproof layer 127 includes a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and a silicon-based gel layer, where the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and the silicon-based gel layer are stacked, and the silicon-based gel layer is located between the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and the surface of the male terminal 104, or between the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and the surface of the male terminal 104, so that the stacked structure of at least two layers is beneficial to better waterproof; at least two layers of structures may be provided for portions not required to participate in the electrical connection of the busbar terminals 106, which is advantageous in improving the waterproof insulation performance.

In some embodiments, when the male waterproof layer 127 is a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer, the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer is a fluorinated solution containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane, and the fluorinated solution containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane in the prior art has a certain fluidity and viscosity, so that the male waterproof layer 127 is formed on the surface of the male terminal 104. The male waterproof layer 127 is formed on the surface of the male terminal 104 by using a fluorinated solution containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane, which may be implemented by spot coating, spraying or atomization deposition, and the method of forming the male waterproof layer 127 is not limited to the above method, but may be other possible methods.

In other embodiments, when the male waterproof layer 127 is a silicone-based gel layer, the silicone-based gel layer is made of dimethylsilane. The application of the male waterproof layer 127 to the surface of the male terminal 104 is facilitated by the use of a conventional dimethylsilane having a certain fluidity and viscosity. The male waterproof layer 127 is formed on the surface of the male terminal 104 by using dimethylsilane, which may be implemented by spot coating, spraying or atomization deposition, and the method of forming the male waterproof layer 127 is not limited to the above method, but may be other possible methods.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the male waterproof layer 127 is 10 μm-100 μm, so as to ensure that the male waterproof layer 127 at the male setting surface 107 can be dispersed by arranging the male waterproof layer 127 with a certain thickness; the thickness of the male waterproof layer 127 is exemplified as 20 μm, 50 μm, 70 μm, or 80 μm, and the thickness of the male waterproof layer 127 is not limited thereto and may take other values. It should be noted that, on the outer surface of the male terminal 104, male waterproof layers 127 with different thicknesses may be further disposed at different positions of the male terminal 104 according to needs, for example, a relatively thicker male waterproof layer 127 may be disposed at a portion of the male terminal 104 that is not in contact with the female terminal 106, and a relatively thinner male waterproof layer 127 may be disposed at a portion of the male terminal 104 that is in contact with the female terminal 106; for convenience of construction, the thickness of the male waterproof layer 127 on the surface of the male terminal 104 may be set to be mostly equal; of course, since the male waterproof layer 127 has a certain viscosity, the male waterproof layer 127 may be different at different places on the surface of the male terminal 104, but this does not affect the waterproof performance of the male waterproof layer 127.

In some embodiments, the viscosity of the male waterproof layer 127 is 100cps to 2000cps, so as to meet the requirements of the male waterproof layers 127 made of different materials, and in addition, the viscosity of the male waterproof layers 127 can be determined according to the temperature of the use scene. Exemplary, the viscosity of the male waterproof layer 127 is 200cps, 500cps, 800cps, 1000cps, 1300cps, 1500cps, or 1800cps.

In some embodiments, the material of the female base 105 is an insulating material, which may be PBT, NYLON, ABS, PC or LCP; the female terminal 106 may be made of metal, such as copper, silver, or other conductive material. The female terminal 106 may be of a sheet-like structure, which facilitates line contact or surface contact of the electrical connection between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102. The number of the plurality of the female terminals 106 is plural, the plurality of female terminals 106 are arranged on the female base 105 at intervals, and electric connection or electric signal transmission is realized through the plurality of female terminals 106.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the female terminal 106 includes a second body portion 115 and a female pin 116, the second body portion 115 being connected to the female pin 116; the female setting surface 108 is located on the second body portion 115 so as to be electrically connected with the male terminal 104 of the connector male 101; the female waterproof layer 128 extends to at least a portion of the surface of the female pin 116, which facilitates waterproof of portions of the female pin 116. Referring to fig. 9 and 10, in one embodiment, the female base 105 has a certain length, and a plurality of second mounting slots 124 are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the female base 105, and each of the second mounting slots 124 has a female terminal 106 embedded therein; as an example, referring to fig. 11, 12, 14, and 15, wherein the female waterproof layer is not shown in fig. 11, 12, and 15, when the connector female is a female of a board-to-board connector, the second body portion 115 of the female terminal 106 includes a fourth sub-segment 117, a fifth sub-segment 118, a sixth sub-segment 119, a seventh sub-segment 120, and an eighth sub-segment 121 connected in sequence, and the eighth sub-segment 121 is connected to the female pin 116; the seventh subsection 120 is arcuate to connect the sixth subsection 119 with the eighth subsection 121; the fourth subsection 117 and the fifth subsection 118 are arranged at an angle, the fifth subsection 118 and the sixth subsection 119 are arranged at an angle, the fourth subsection 117, the fifth subsection 118 and the sixth subsection 119 form an accommodating space 122, the first main body part 109 of the male terminal 104 can be placed in the accommodating space 122, the fourth subsection 117 is provided with a first clamping table structure 125, the sixth subsection 119 is provided with a second clamping table structure 126, and the first clamping table structure 125 and the second clamping table structure 126 are oppositely arranged and are positioned in the accommodating space 122; after the first main body portion 109 is placed in the accommodating space 122, the first clamping structure 125 abuts against the surface of the third sub-section 113 to achieve electrical connection, meanwhile, the first limiting step 114 can limit the second clamping structure 126 in the plugging direction between the male terminal 104 and the female terminal 106, so that the male terminal 104 is not easy to separate from the female terminal 106, and the second clamping structure 126 can abut against the surface of the first sub-section 111 to achieve electrical connection, so that at least the surfaces of the fourth sub-section 117 and the sixth sub-section 119 are provided with a female terminal setting surface 108 electrically connected with the male terminal 104, and the female terminal setting surface 108 is a part of a space wall between accommodating spaces; of course, the female setting surface 108 may also be provided on the surface of the fifth subsection 118.

It should be noted that, the connector female 102 is not limited to the female of the board-to-board connector, but may be the female of the FPC connector, the female of the wire-to-board connector or the female of the terminal connector, so that the connector female 102 can be applied to different types of connectors, and the application range is wider; and the female setting surface 108 may be determined in its position on the second body portion 115 according to the kind of connector.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the female waterproof layer 128 includes a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer, and uses the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer containing fluorine to achieve waterproof by using the properties of fluorine atoms themselves; alternatively or/and, the female waterproof layer 128 includes a silicone-based gel layer, such that waterproofing is achieved with the silicone-based gel layer. In one embodiment, the female waterproof layer 128 is a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer; in another embodiment, the female waterproof layer 128 is a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer; thus, the processing is facilitated by only providing one waterproof layer.

It should be noted that, in some other embodiments, the female waterproof layer 128 includes a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and a silicon-based gel layer, where the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and the silicon-based gel layer are stacked, and the silicon-based gel layer is located between the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and the surface of the female terminal 106, or between the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer and the surface of the female terminal 106, so that the stacked structure of at least two layers is beneficial to better waterproof; at least two layers of structures can be provided for portions that do not need to participate in the electrical connection of the male terminal 104, which is advantageous for improving the waterproof insulation performance.

In some embodiments, when the female waterproof layer 128 is a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer, the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer is a fluorinated solution containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane, and the fluorinated solution containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane in the prior art has a certain fluidity and viscosity, which facilitates the application of the female waterproof layer 128 on the surface of the female terminal 106. The female waterproof layer 128 is formed on the surface of the female terminal 106 by using a fluorinated solution containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane, which may be implemented by spot coating, spraying or atomization deposition, and the method of forming the female waterproof layer 128 is not limited to the above method, but may be other possible methods.

In other embodiments, when the female waterproof layer 128 employs a silicone-based gel layer, the silicone-based gel layer is made of dimethylsilane. The application of the female waterproof layer 128 to the surface of the female terminal 106 is facilitated by the use of a prior art dimethylsilane having a certain fluidity and viscosity. The female waterproof layer 128 is formed on the surface of the female terminal 106 by using dimethylsilane, which may be performed by spot coating, spraying or atomization deposition, but the method of forming the female waterproof layer 128 is not limited to the above method, and other possible methods may be used.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the female waterproof layer 128 is 10 μm-100 μm, by providing the female waterproof layer 128 with a thickness such that the female waterproof layer 128 at the female setting surface 108 is ensured to be able to be dispersed by extrusion; illustratively, the thickness of the female waterproof layer 128 is 20 μm, 50 μm, 70 μm, or 80 μm, and the thickness of the female waterproof layer 128 is not limited thereto and may take other values. It should be noted that, on the outer surface of the female terminal 106, female waterproof layers 128 with different thicknesses may be further disposed at different positions of the female terminal 106 according to needs, for example, a relatively thicker female waterproof layer 128 may be disposed at a portion of the female terminal 106 that is not in contact with the male terminal 104, and a relatively thinner female waterproof layer 128 may be disposed at a portion of the female terminal 106 that is in contact with the male terminal 104; for ease of construction, the thickness of the female waterproof layer 128 on the surface of the female terminal 106 may also be set to be mostly equal; of course, since the female waterproof layer 128 has a certain viscosity, the female waterproof layer 128 may be different at different places on the surface of the female terminal 106, but this does not affect the waterproof performance of the female waterproof layer 128.

In some embodiments, the viscosity of the waterproof layer 128 is 100cps to 2000cps, so as to meet the requirements of the waterproof layers 128 made of different materials, and in addition, the viscosity of the waterproof layers 128 can be determined according to the temperature of the use scene. Exemplary, the viscosity of the mother-end waterproof layer 128 is 200cps, 500cps, 800cps, 1000cps, 1300cps, 1500cps, or 1800cps.

In summary, in the connector of the embodiment of the present application, after the male connector 101 and the female connector 102 are buckled, the male waterproof layer 127 and the female waterproof layer 128 can cover the non-contact part between the two, so that a waterproof design is formed, a good waterproof effect can be achieved, and meanwhile, no contact resistance can be producedThe electrical contact performance of the connector is not easily influenced by the great influence; the waterproof design of the embodiment of the application is adopted because the foam or the rubber ring is not adopted, which is equivalent to freeing up the space occupied by the foam or the rubber ring originally, and in some cases, 26mm ² The layout of other components on the circuit board (such as a main board) is not affected by foam or rubber rings, and the cost is reduced; in addition, the waterproof design of the connector is not easy to influence the mechanical properties such as insertion or extraction between the male connector 101 and the female connector 102, and the insertion hand feeling is not influenced; in addition, since the foam or rubber ring is omitted, the buckling process between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102 can be observed, and thus the buckling alignment between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102 is not affected. Moreover, the material construction forming mode of the waterproof layer is relatively simple, and the material construction forming mode can be automatically finished through spot coating, spraying or atomization deposition, so that the cost is reduced.

Referring to fig. 2 and 13, in one or more embodiments, the present application provides a connection assembly including the connector male 101 of any of the embodiments, and a first circuit board 201 electrically connected to the male terminal 104. After the connector male 101 with the male waterproof layer 127 is connected with the first circuit board 201, foam or rubber rings are not required to be arranged on the first circuit board 201, waterproof is realized through the male waterproof layer 127, buckling alignment between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102 is not influenced, buckling handfeel between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102 is not influenced easily, and meanwhile, when the foam or rubber rings are not used, more space can be vacated by the circuit board.

In some embodiments, the first circuit board 201 is a PCB (Printed Circuit Board,) circuit board, FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit board) circuit board, or rigid-flex board (Soft and Hard Combination Plate), which enables the connector male 101 with waterproof layers to be used with different types of circuit boards.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, male terminal 104 is electrically connected to bonding pad 206 of first circuit board 201, and the portion of bonding pad 206 of first circuit board 201 not connected to male terminal 104 has first waterproof layer 204, so that waterproof can be further realized, and occurrence of short circuit due to water can be avoided. In one embodiment, the male pin 110 of the male terminal 104 is soldered to the pad 206 of the first circuit board 201 to enable a secure and electrical connection between the connector male 101 and the first circuit board 201; as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 4, after the pin 110 of the pin 104 is welded to the pad 206 of the first circuit board 201, the pin 110 and the pad 206 are operated by a spot coating, spray coating or atomization deposition method to form a pin waterproof layer 127 and a first waterproof layer 204, and the pin waterproof layer 127 and the first waterproof layer 204 form an integrated structure because the pin 110 and the pad 206 are welded and then the waterproof layer is operated; the pads 206 of the first circuit board 201 refer to the open portions of the metallization layer, wherein fig. 4 illustrates the operation of applying a water barrier by spot coating or spray coating. Exemplary: after the partial surface of the bonding pad 206 of the first circuit board 201 is welded with the partial surface of the male pin 110 by means of welding, the surface of the bonding pad 206 of the first circuit board 201, which is not contacted with the male pin 110, is formed into a waterproof layer by using a fluorine-based hydrophobic material or a silicon-based gel material through a spot coating, spray coating or atomization deposition method by using the surface of the male pin 110, which is not contacted with the bonding pad 206 of the first circuit board 201. In addition, after the male pin 110 of the male terminal 104 is soldered to the pad 206 of the first circuit board 201, the first body 109 may be subjected to spot coating, spray coating or atomization deposition to form the male waterproof layer 127. In the above-described formation of the male waterproof layer 127 and the first waterproof layer 204, the male connector 101 and the first circuit board 201 may be fixed first, and then the waterproof layer construction work may be performed.

Referring to fig. 3 and 14, in one or more embodiments, the present application also provides a connection assembly including the connector header 102 of any of the embodiments, and a second circuit board 202 electrically connected to the header terminal 106. After the connector female 102 with the female waterproof layer 128 is connected with the second circuit board 202, foam or rubber rings are not required to be arranged on the second circuit board 202, waterproof is realized through the female waterproof layer 128, buckling alignment between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102 is not influenced, buckling handfeel between the connector male 101 and the connector female 102 is not influenced easily, and meanwhile, when the foam or rubber rings are not used, more space can be vacated by the circuit board.

In some embodiments, the second circuit board 202 is a PCB (Printed Circuit Board,) circuit board, FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit board) circuit board, or rigid-flex board (Soft and Hard Combination Plate), which enables the connector male 101 with waterproof layers to be used with different types of circuit boards.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the busbar terminal 106 is electrically connected to the pad 206 of the second circuit board 202, and a portion of the pad 206 of the second circuit board 202, which is not connected to the busbar terminal 106, has a second waterproof layer 205, so that waterproofing can be further achieved, and occurrence of a short circuit due to water can be avoided. In one embodiment, the female pins 116 of the female terminal 106 are soldered to the pads 206 of the second circuit board 202 to enable a secure and electrical connection between the connector female 102 and the second circuit board 202; as shown in fig. 3 and fig. 5, after the female pin 116 of the female terminal 106 is soldered to the pad 206 of the second circuit board 202, the female pin 116 and the pad 206 are then subjected to a spot-coating, spray-coating or atomization deposition method to form a female waterproof layer 128 and a second waterproof layer 205, and the female pin 116 and the pad 206 are soldered and then subjected to a waterproof layer operation, so that the female waterproof layer 128 and the second waterproof layer 205 form an integral structure; the pads 206 of the second circuit board 202 refer to the open portions of the metallization layer, wherein fig. 5 illustrates the operation of applying a water barrier by spot coating or spray coating. Exemplary: after the partial surface of the bonding pad 206 of the second circuit board 202 is welded with the partial surface of the female pin 116 by means of welding, the surface of the bonding pad 206 of the second circuit board 202, which is not contacted with the female pin 116, is formed into a waterproof layer by using a fluorine-based hydrophobic material or a silicon-based gel material through a spot coating, spray coating or atomization deposition method by using the surface of the female pin 116, which is not contacted with the bonding pad 206 of the second circuit board 202. In addition, after the female pins 116 of the female terminal 106 of the female connector are soldered to the pads 206 of the second circuit board 202, the second body 115 may be further processed by spot coating, spray coating or atomization deposition to form the female waterproof layer 128. In the above-described formation of the female waterproof layer 128 and the second waterproof layer 205, the female connector 102 and the second circuit board 202 may be fixed first, and then the waterproof layer construction work may be performed.

Referring to fig. 1 and 15, in one or more embodiments, the present application further provides a connection module, which includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion, where the first connection portion is a connection assembly including the connector male 101 in any of the embodiments; the second connection portion is a connection assembly including the connector female 102 in any of the embodiments, wherein the connector male 101 mates with the connector female 102, illustratively: the male connector 101 and the female connector 102 are connected or disconnected in a plug-in mode. This connection module through adopting the design of waterproof layer, can not be used to set up on first circuit board 201 and second circuit board 202 and bubble cotton or rubber circle, and realize waterproof through female first waterproof layer 128 and public first waterproof layer 127 to can not influence the lock counterpoint between public first 101 of connector and the female first 102 of connector, also be difficult for influencing the lock feel between public first 101 of connector and the female first 102 of connector, when not using bubble cotton or rubber circle simultaneously, can make the circuit board vacate more space.

As shown in connection with fig. 1 and 16, in one or more embodiments, the present application further provides an electronic device including the connection module of any one of the embodiments. Therefore, the electronic device can realize waterproof through the female waterproof layer 128 and the male waterproof layer 127 without arranging foam or rubber rings on the first circuit board 201 and the second circuit board 202, and can not influence the buckling alignment between the male connector 101 and the female connector 102, and also can not easily influence the buckling handfeel between the male connector 101 and the female connector 102, and meanwhile, when the foam or rubber rings are not used, the circuit board can vacate more space. Note that, in fig. 16, the female waterproof layer 128 and the male waterproof layer 127 are not shown.

Referring to fig. 16, in some embodiments, a first circuit board 201 in the connection module is a motherboard of an electronic device, or a second circuit board 202 in the connection module is a motherboard of an electronic device; the electronic device may be a mobile phone, a computer, an electronic reader, a wearable device, a television or a display screen, etc. The electronic device further comprises a functional module 301; the functional module 301 is connected to the connection module. The second circuit board 202 of the connection module is a motherboard of the electronic device, and the second circuit board 202 is a PCB circuit board; the first circuit board 201 of the connection module is an FPC circuit board, the male connector 101 is electrically connected with one end of the FPC circuit board, and the opposite end of the FPC circuit board is electrically connected with the functional module 301; after the male connector 101 and the female connector 102 are buckled and connected, signal transmission or power transmission is realized between the functional module 301 and the main board of the electronic device; the functional module 301 may be a camera module, a display module, a battery module, a fingerprint module, or a sound module in the prior art, but is not limited thereto.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present application, and are not limiting thereof; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions.

Claims (26)

1. A male connector for connection with a female connector, comprising:

a male base; and

the male terminal is arranged on the male base, a male waterproof layer is arranged on the surface of the male terminal, a male setting surface of the male terminal is used for being electrically connected with a female terminal of a female connector, and when the male connector is connected with the female connector of the connector, part of the structure of the male waterproof layer can be scattered to expose the male setting surface, so that the male terminal is electrically connected with the female terminal.

2. The connector pin of claim 1, wherein the pin comprises a first body portion and a pin, the first body portion being connected to the pin; the male setting surface is located on the first main body portion, and the male waterproof layer extends to at least part of the surface of the male pin.

3. The connector male of claim 1, wherein the male waterproof layer has insulating properties; the male waterproof layer comprises a fluorine hydrophobic layer or/and a silicon-based gel layer.

4. The connector pin of claim 3, wherein the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer is a fluorinated liquid containing methoxy-nonafluorobutane.

5. The connector male according to claim 3, wherein the silicon-based gel layer is made of dimethylsilane.

6. The male connector of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the male waterproof layer is 10 μm to 100 μm.

7. The connector male of claim 1, wherein the viscosity of the male waterproof layer is 100cps to 2000cps.

8. The male connector of claim 1, wherein the male waterproof layer is disposed on the surface of the male terminal by dispensing, spraying or atomized deposition.

9. The connector male of claim 1, wherein the connector male is a board-to-board connector male, a FPC connector male, or a wire-to-board connector male.

10. A female connector for connection with a male connector, comprising:

a female base; and

the female terminal that can electrically conduct, female terminal install in on the female base, female terminal's surface is provided with female waterproof layer, female terminal's female setting surface be used for with the public head terminal electricity of the public head of connector is connected, wherein, connector female with the public head of connector is connected, the partial structure of female waterproof layer can scatter, in order to expose female setting surface makes female terminal with be connected between the public head terminal electricity.

11. The connector header of claim 10, wherein the header terminal comprises a second body portion and a header pin, the second body portion being connected to the header pin; the female setting surface is located on the second main body portion, and the female waterproof layer extends to at least part of the surface of the female pin.

12. The connector header of claim 10, wherein the header waterproof layer comprises a fluorine-based hydrophobic layer; or/and the female waterproof layer comprises a silicon-based gel layer.

13. The connector female of claim 12, wherein the fluorine-based hydrophobic layer is a fluorinated liquid comprising methoxy-nonafluorobutane.

14. The connector header of claim 12, wherein the silicon-based gel layer is made of dimethylsilane.

15. The connector header according to claim 10, wherein the thickness of the header waterproof layer is 10 μm to 100 μm.

16. The connector header of claim 10, wherein the header waterproof layer has a viscosity of 100cps to 2000cps.

17. The connector female of claim 10, wherein the female waterproof layer is disposed on the surface of the female terminal by spot coating, spray coating or atomized deposition.

18. The connector header of claim 10, wherein the connector header is a header of a board-to-board connector, a header of an FPC connector, or a header of a wire-to-board connector.

19. A connector, comprising: the connector male of any one of claims 1-9, and the connector female of any one of claims 10-18; the male connector is connected with the female connector.

20. The connector of claim 19, wherein the connector is a board-to-board connector, an FPC connector, or a wire-to-board connector.

21. A connection assembly comprising a male connector according to any one of claims 1-9, and a first circuit board electrically connected to the male terminal.

22. The connection assembly of claim 21, wherein the male terminal is electrically connected to a pad of the first circuit board, and a portion of the pad of the first circuit board not connected to the male terminal has a first waterproof layer.

23. A connection assembly comprising a connector header according to any one of claims 10 to 18, and a second circuit board electrically connected to the header terminals.

24. The connection assembly of claim 23, wherein the female terminal is electrically connected to a pad of the second circuit board, and a portion of the pad of the second circuit board not connected to the female terminal has a second waterproof layer.

25. A connection module comprising a first connection portion and a second connection portion, the first connection portion being the connection assembly of claim 21 or 22; the second connection portion is the connection assembly of claim 23 or 24, wherein the connector male is mated with the connector female.

26. An electronic device comprising the connection module of claim 25.

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