CN219477052U - Connector, electronic equipment and coupling assembling - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and discloses a connector, electronic equipment and coupling assembling, this connector includes: the shell, the conductive thimble, the insulating sliding part and the elastomer; wherein the insulating sliding part is slidably connected with the shell along a first direction; the conductive thimble extends along a first direction, and comprises a first end and a second end along the first direction, wherein the first end and the second end are respectively positioned outside the shell and are respectively used for being electrically connected with an external circuit structure; the conductive thimble is fixedly connected with the insulation sliding part and can slide relative to the shell along the first direction through the insulation sliding part; the elastic body is disposed between the insulating sliding portion and the housing. By adopting the connector, the elastic body does not need to be arranged below the conductive thimble, so that the elastic body is prevented from contacting the conductive thimble to form a plurality of paths, the signal transmission effect of the connecting circuit can be improved, and the size of a product is reduced.

Description

Connector, electronic equipment and coupling assembling

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a connector, an electronic device, and a connection assembly.

Background

Modern electronic products, such as wristwatches, typically employ spring probes (pogo pins) as external connectors for external signal and charge connection. The spring type probe has the advantages of attractive appearance, reliable structure and the like.

The existing spring type probe generally comprises a thimble, a thimble sleeve and a spring, and the thimble sleeve are in contact with each other to realize electric signal transmission. Because the spring is between thimble and thimble sleeve, the both ends of spring respectively with thimble and thimble sleeve contact, lead to forming two passageways between thimble and the thimble sleeve, influence signal transmission.

In summary, the spring of the existing spring type probe is arranged inside the thimble sleeve, so that the thimble and the thimble sleeve form two paths, and signal transmission of electronic equipment is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a connector, electronic equipment and coupling assembling, can not appear a plurality of passageways in the connector, has improved the effect of electric signal transmission.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiments of the present application adopt the following technical solutions:

in a first aspect, embodiments of the present application disclose a connector comprising a housing, a conductive pin, an insulating slider, and an elastomer; wherein the insulating sliding part is slidably connected with the shell along a first direction; the conductive thimble extends along a first direction, and comprises a first end and a second end along the first direction, wherein the first end and the second end are respectively positioned outside the shell and are respectively used for being electrically connected with an external circuit structure; the conductive thimble is fixedly connected with the insulation sliding part and can slide relative to the shell along the first direction through the insulation sliding part; the elastic body is disposed between the insulating sliding portion and the housing.

According to the embodiment of the application, when the connector is used, the second end of the conductive thimble is connected with a circuit of an external electronic device, elastic force is provided for the insulation sliding part through the elastic body, so that the insulation sliding part drives the conductive thimble to be stably connected with an interface of the electronic device along the first direction.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect described above, at least a portion of the insulating slider is located within the housing.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the housing can accommodate an insulating slide that is movable along a first direction inside the housing.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect described above, the insulating slider is disposed around the housing.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the insulating sliding portion is provided outside the housing in sliding connection with the housing so as to move relative to the housing in the first direction.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the housing includes a bottom wall, and the bottom wall is spaced from the insulating sliding portion along the first direction, and one end of the elastic body is connected to the insulating sliding portion, and the other end is connected to the inner bottom wall.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the elastic body is provided between the bottom wall of the housing and the insulating sliding portion for supporting the insulating sliding portion. The housing further comprises a side wall, and in another possible implementation, one end of the elastic body is arranged on the side wall, and the other end of the elastic body is arranged on the insulation sliding part, and the insulation sliding part is driven to move along the first direction by the component force of the elastic body along the first direction.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the housing includes an inner bottom wall, and in the first direction, the inner bottom wall is spaced from an inner top wall of the insulating sliding portion, and one end of the elastic body is connected to the inner top wall of the insulating sliding portion, and the other end is connected to the inner bottom wall.

According to an embodiment of the application, the housing comprises an inner bottom wall, and the elastic body is arranged between the inner bottom wall of the housing and the inner top wall of the insulation sliding part and is used for applying elastic force to the insulation sliding part.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the elastic body is a spring, the inner bottom wall is provided with an elastic limiting portion, the inner top wall is provided with an elastic limiting groove, one end of the spring is sleeved on the elastic limiting portion, and the other end of the spring is accommodated in the elastic limiting groove. According to the embodiment of the application, the elastic body can be a spring, when the elastic body is a spring, the elastic limiting portion is arranged on the inner bottom wall of the shell, the elastic limiting portion can be a columnar body smaller than the inner diameter of the spring, and the spring is sleeved on the elastic limiting portion. An elastic limit groove is formed in the inner top wall of the insulating sliding part and used for accommodating the spring. The elastic limiting groove and the elastic limiting part are used for limiting the spring, so that the spring is prevented from being separated from the insulating sliding part and the shell, and the spring is ensured to apply elastic force to the insulating sliding part.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the elastomer includes any one of the following: a spring, a spring piece, an elastic arm or elastic silica gel.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the insulating sliding portion includes a first limiting portion extending outward along a circumferential direction, and the inner wall of the housing includes a second limiting portion extending inward along the circumferential direction, where the second limiting portion and the first limiting portion are capable of abutting along the first direction to limit the insulating sliding portion from being separated from the housing.

According to the embodiment of the application, the first limiting part is the protrusion extending outwards along the circumference of the insulation sliding part, the second limiting part is the protrusion extending inwards along the side wall of the shell, and the first limiting part and the second limiting part are mutually matched and can be abutted against each other along the first direction.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, when the second limiting portion and the first limiting portion are abutted against each other in the first direction, the elastic body supports the insulation sliding portion, and a top end of the insulation sliding portion is flush with a top surface of the housing.

According to the embodiment of the application, the elastic body applies elastic force to the insulation sliding part, so that the insulation sliding part moves along the first direction, and when the insulation sliding part moves to the first limiting part to abut against the second limiting part, the movement is stopped, and at the moment, the top end of the insulation sliding part is flush with the top surface of the shell, so that the conductive thimble can be stably connected with an external circuit, and meanwhile, the appearance of the connector is more attractive.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, a portion of the first limiting portion extending in the circumferential direction is attached to an inner side wall of the housing.

According to the embodiment of the application, the first limiting part is attached to the inner side wall of the shell, so that the stability of the movement of the insulating sliding part in the first direction can be guaranteed, and the shaking or skew condition of the insulating sliding part during the movement is avoided.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the inner side wall of the insulating sliding portion includes a third limiting portion extending inward along a circumferential direction, the outer side wall of the housing includes a fourth limiting portion extending outward along the circumferential direction, and the third limiting portion and the fourth limiting portion are capable of abutting along the first direction to limit the insulating sliding portion from being separated from the housing.

According to the embodiment of the application, the third limiting part is the protrusion extending inwards in the circumferential direction of the inner side wall of the insulating sliding part, the fourth limiting part is the protrusion extending outwards in the circumferential direction of the outer side wall of the shell, the third limiting part and the fourth limiting part can be buckled and offset, the buckling of the shell and the insulating sliding part is realized, and the insulating sliding part is prevented from being separated from the shell.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, when the third limiting portion and the fourth limiting portion are abutted against each other along the first direction, the elastic body supports the insulation sliding portion, and the inner top wall of the insulation sliding portion and the top surface of the housing are disposed at intervals along the first direction.

According to the embodiment of the application, when the third limiting part and the fourth limiting part are propped against each other along the first direction, the connector is in the initial state, the top surface of the shell and the top surface of the insulating sliding part are arranged at intervals, a certain space is reserved between the top wall of the insulating sliding part and the top surface of the shell, the elastic body can be compressed, and the insulating sliding part and the shell can be mutually close.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the insulating sliding portion includes a first through hole, the housing includes a second through hole, and the conductive thimble passes through the first through hole and the second through hole along the first direction and is fixedly connected with the first through hole.

According to the embodiment of the application, the conductive thimble penetrates through the insulation sliding part through the first perforation and is fixed on the insulation sliding part, so that the insulation sliding part can drive the conductive thimble to move along the first direction. The fixing mode between the insulating sliding part and the conductive thimble comprises any one of the following fixing modes: insert injection molding, or through glue fixed connection, or interference fit fixed connection. The conductive thimble is connected with the shell in a sliding way through the second perforation.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, a sealing assembly is provided between the insulating sliding portion and the housing.

According to the embodiment of the application, the seal assembly can ensure that the drying inside the shell is clean and tidy, avoid the conductive thimble to be infected with impurities such as dust, or avoid the inside water that intakes of shell, guarantee conductive thimble electric signal transmission's efficiency and stability.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the seal assembly includes any one of: waterproof rings, O-rings or water stops.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect described above, the elastomer includes one or more.

According to the embodiment of the application, since the elastic body only needs to support the insulation sliding part, the number of the elastic bodies can be inconsistent with the number of the conductive ejector pins, and at least one elastic body can be arranged, and one elastic body is arranged in the center of the insulation sliding part, so that the insulation sliding part can be supported to stably move. The elastic bodies can be arranged in a plurality, are distributed around the bottom wall of the shell, can enable the insulating sliding part to move more stably, and can provide larger supporting force for the insulating sliding part. The elastic body can be any one of a spring, a shrapnel, an elastic arm or elastic silica gel.

Alternatively, in some embodiments, the elastomer is a resilient structure provided on the insulating slider or housing.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the housing is made of a metal material, and an insulating layer is disposed between the housing and the conductive thimble.

According to the embodiment of the application, the shell is in less contact with the conductive thimble, so that the shell can be made of metal materials, and the shell is more firm and attractive. At this time, only the insulating layer needs to be disposed at the contact position of the housing and the conductive thimble, for example, the insulating layer is disposed at the second perforation position of the housing, or the insulating layer is disposed at the first end of the conductive thimble, so as to avoid the direct contact between the conductive thimble and the housing.

In some possible embodiments, the material of the housing may also be a non-metallic material, and the insulating layer may not be provided when the housing is not a material capable of conducting electricity.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the conductive thimble includes one or more.

According to the embodiment of the application, one or more conductive ejector pins can be arranged according to requirements. When the conductive thimble is a plurality of, a plurality of conductive thimbles can be arranged on one insulation sliding part, so that the size of the connector is reduced, and the production difficulty is reduced. In addition, the embodiment of the application does not limit the shape of the head of the conductive thimble, and the shape of the head of the conductive thimble can be a ball head or a flat head and the like, and can be specifically selected according to the interaction requirement of a practical application terminal.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application disclose an electronic device including a connector, a first circuit electrically connected to a first end.

According to the embodiment of the present application, since the size of the connector can be set small enough, the connector can be provided integrally with the electronic device. The first end of the conductive thimble is connected with a first circuit in the electronic equipment, and when the electronic equipment needs electric signal transmission, the second end of the conductive thimble is connected with an external power supply, so that the electronic equipment is charged.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application disclose a connection assembly including a connector, a first circuit electrically connected to a first end, and a second circuit electrically connected to a second end.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the connector may be configured as a connection assembly, for example, the connection assembly is a charger of the electronic device, when the electronic device is charged, the second circuit of the connection assembly is connected with the power supply, the first circuit of the connection assembly is connected with the electronic device, the connection between the second end of the conductive thimble and the second circuit of the connection assembly plays a role of a switch, or the second end of the conductive thimble is the second circuit of the connection assembly, and the second end of the conductive thimble is connected with the interface of the electronic device, thereby charging the electronic device.

Drawings

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic structural view of a connector according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2a illustrates a second structural schematic of a connector, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2b illustrates a third schematic structural view of a connector, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view I of a connector from a perspective view, in accordance with some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4a illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a connector according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4b illustrates a second cross-sectional view of a connector from a perspective, according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of an electronic device, according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 6 illustrates a schematic structural view of a connection assembly, according to some embodiments of the present application.

Detailed Description

Specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment of the application provides a connector, which can be applied to electronic equipment. Specifically, the electronic device includes, but is not limited to, a folding mobile phone, a tablet computer (tablet personal computer), an electronic book reader, a laptop (laptop), a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), a personal computer, a notebook (notebook), a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device (e.g., a watch), a box, and the like, which need to implement an electric signal transmission function.

The embodiment of the application is exemplified by the use of an electrical connector for charging a wearable watch.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structure of a connector. As shown in fig. 1, the connector 100 includes a thimble 101, a thimble sleeve 102, a spring 103, and a housing 104. The thimble 101 moves up and down in the thimble sleeve 102, and the thimble 101 and the thimble sleeve are contacted with each other to realize electric signal transmission. Illustratively, in FIG. 1, the ejector pins 101 contact the inner side walls of the ejector pin sleeves 102 to effect electrical signal transmission. Spring 103 provides an elastic force to ejector pin 101, so that ejector pin 101 has an upward force and is stably connected with the outside, and housing 104 is used for fixing a plurality of ejector pin sleeves 102.

When electric signal transmission is performed, as the spring 103 also connects the thimble 101 with the thimble sleeve 102, electric signals can be transmitted through the thimble 101, the thimble sleeve 102 and the spring 103, two paths are formed between the thimble 101 and the thimble sleeve 102, and the electric signal transmission effect is affected.

In addition, as shown in fig. 1, the spring 103 is generally disposed inside the thimble sleeve 102, and the spring 103 needs to meet the elastic force requirement of the thimble 101. Illustratively, the spring force of the spring 103 is typically set to 0.5N and the diameter is typically 0.3mm. Therefore, in order to accommodate the spring 103, the thimble sleeve 102 needs to be larger than the spring 103, so that the overall dimension of the connector 100 is large, and the dimension of the product is affected.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, this application embodiment provides a connector, through being connected conductive thimble and insulating sliding part, utilizes insulating sliding part to drive conductive thimble and removes, need not set up the sleeve that pairs with conductive thimble, directly through conductive thimble and circuit connection, can not appear the problem of a plurality of passageways in the connector, improves the effect of electric signal transmission. Simultaneously, through elastomer supporting insulation sliding part, a plurality of electrically conductive thimble can only set up an elastomer at least to reduce the size of connector, make the appearance of connector more pleasing to the eye, improve user's use experience.

Fig. 2a shows a cross-sectional view of a connector in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 2a, the connector 200 includes a housing 210, a conductive pin 220, an insulating slider 230, and an elastomer 240. Wherein at least a portion of the insulating slider 230 is located within the housing 210. The insulating slide 230 is shown in fig. 2a as being fully seated within the housing 210. In some possible embodiments, a portion of the insulating slider 230 is located inside the housing 210 and another portion is located outside the housing 210. Alternatively, in some possible embodiments, the insulating slider 230 is located outside the housing 210 and is slidably coupled to the housing 210, as will be described in detail later.

The embodiment of the present application first describes a structure in which the insulation slide 230 is located in the housing 210.

In this embodiment, the conductive thimble 220 extends along a first direction (as shown in an X direction in fig. 2 a), and along the first direction, the conductive thimble 220 includes a first end 221 and a second end 222, where the first end 221 and the second end 222 are located outside the housing 210, and the first end 221 and the second end 222 are respectively used for electrically connecting with an external circuit structure. The portion of the conductive thimble 220 located in the housing 210 is fixedly connected to the insulation sliding portion 230, and can slide relative to the housing 210 along the first direction by the insulation sliding portion 230. The elastic body 240 is disposed between the insulation sliding part 230 and the inner wall of the housing 210.

Connector 200 of the present embodiment is formed by separating conductive pins 220 from elastomer 240, which provides a positive force: the integrally formed conductive thimble 220 has a simple structure, so that the risk that the elastic body 240 is contacted with the conductive thimble 220 to influence high-frequency performance is avoided; on the other hand, the design of the conductive thimble 220 is not limited by the size of the elastic body 240, which not only can make the shape design of the conductive thimble 220 more flexible, but also can reduce the manufacturing difficulty of the conductive thimble 220 under the same size.

Illustratively, the housing 210 is a cavity surrounded by a bottom wall 211 and a sidewall 212 disposed along a circumferential direction, and the insulating sliding portion 230 may be an insulating slider disposed inside the cavity of the housing 210 and configured to drive the conductive thimble 220 to move. Illustratively, the first direction is a direction perpendicular to the bottom wall 211 of the housing 210. The insulating sliding portion 230 can slide up and down inside the cavity of the housing 210 in the first direction, and the insulating sliding portion 230 is not completely separated from the cavity of the housing 210. The insulating sliding portion 230 is provided with a first through hole 233, and the conductive thimble 220 passes through the insulating sliding portion 230 through the first through hole 233 and is fixedly connected with the insulating sliding portion 230, so that the conductive thimble 220 can move along the first direction along with the insulating sliding portion 230. The housing 210 is further provided with a second through hole 215, and the conductive thimble 220 passes through the housing 210 through the second through hole 215 and is slidably connected with the housing 210. First end 221 of conductive pin 220 extends out of housing 210 to connect to external circuitry, which may be a power source or an electronic device such as a wristwatch. Second end 222 of conductive pin 220 passes through insulating slider 230 and is also used to connect to external circuitry, such as a power source or an electronic device such as a wristwatch.

The conductive thimble 220 can be arranged only one or a plurality of conductive thimbles, and the corresponding quantity can be arranged according to the requirement so as to realize different transmission functions. Two conductive pins 220 are shown in fig. 2a, where the two conductive pins 220 are disposed on the same insulating sliding portion 230, which can save space, and make the connector 200 smaller and more attractive.

In addition, the shape of the head of the conductive thimble 220 (the second end 222 of the conductive thimble 220) is not limited, and the shape of the head of the conductive thimble 220 may be a ball head (shown in fig. 2 a) or a flat head (shown in fig. 2 b), etc., which may be specifically selected according to the matching requirement of the practical application terminal.

In this embodiment, the elastic body 240 may be any one of a spring, a spring piece, an elastic arm, or an elastic silica gel, and the elastic body 240 is disposed between the bottom wall 211 of the housing 210 and the insulation sliding portion 230. In some possible embodiments, the elastomer 240 is disposed between the sidewall 212 of the housing 210 and the insulating slider 230.

Alternatively, in some embodiments, the elastic body 240 is an elastic structure provided on the insulation slide 230 or the housing 210. These elastic structures can apply elastic force to the insulation sliding portion 230.

The elastic body 240 in the embodiment of the present application is configured to apply an elastic force to the insulation sliding portion 230, so that the insulation sliding portion 230 has a force towards the first direction, thereby driving the second end 222 of the conductive thimble 220 to be connected with an external circuit. The number of the elastic bodies 240 is not limited, and one elastic body 240 is shown in fig. 2a, and one elastic body 240 is disposed at the middle position of the insulation sliding part 230 to maintain the stability of the movement of the insulation sliding part 230 in the first direction. In some possible embodiments, the elastic body 240 may be provided in plurality, for example, on both sides of the bottom wall 211 of the housing 210, or on the side wall 212 of the housing 210, so as to satisfy different movement requirements of the insulating sliding portion 230.

If the number of pins to be contacted is plural, since each conductive pin 220 does not need a separate elastic body 240, the elastic body 240 is shared by plural pins, thereby achieving the purpose of cost reduction.

As shown in fig. 2a, the inner wall of the housing 210 includes a bottom wall 211, and the bottom wall 211 is spaced apart from the insulation sliding part 230 along the first direction, and the elastic body 240 has one end connected to the insulation sliding part 230 and the other end connected to the bottom wall 211.

Illustratively, the inner wall of the housing 210 includes the bottom wall 211 described above and the side walls 212 described above. The bottom wall 211 and the insulating sliding portion 230 are disposed at intervals along the first direction, and the elastic body 240 is disposed between the bottom wall 211 and the insulating sliding portion 230, and one end of the elastic body 240 is connected to the bottom wall 211 and the other end is connected to the insulating sliding portion 230 for applying elastic force along the first direction to the insulating sliding portion 230.

It will be appreciated that the elastic body 240 may be further disposed between the side wall 212 and the insulation sliding portion 230, and a sliding groove may be disposed between the side wall 212 and the insulation sliding portion 230, and the elastic body 240 may be disposed in the sliding groove, so as to apply an elastic force to the insulation sliding portion 230, or the elastic body 240 may be directly fixed to the side wall 212, so as to support the insulation sliding portion 230 to move along the first direction by a component force along the first direction.

Fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a connector in an embodiment of the present application from a perspective view. As shown in fig. 3, the insulating sliding portion 230 of the connector 200 includes a first stopper portion 231 extending outwardly in a circumferential direction (as shown in a direction Y in fig. 3, which surrounds the direction X), and the sidewall 212 of the housing 210 includes a second stopper portion 213 extending inwardly in the circumferential direction. The second limiting portion 213 is located above the first limiting portion 231 along the first direction. After the insulation sliding portion 230 slides up a certain distance in the cavity of the housing 210 along the first direction, the second limiting portion 213 and the first limiting portion 231 can abut against each other along the first direction to limit the insulation sliding portion 230 from being separated from the housing 210.

Illustratively, the first stopper 231 is a protrusion extending outwardly along the circumference of the insulation sliding part 230. The top 214 of the side wall 212 of the housing 210 is provided with a second stopper 213, and the second stopper 213 is a protrusion extending inward along the side wall 212 of the housing 210. When the insulation sliding portion 230 is driven by the elastic force provided by the elastic body 240 to move to the top 214 of the housing 210 along the first direction, the first limiting portion 231 abuts against the second limiting portion 213, and the second limiting portion 213 blocks the first limiting portion 231, so as to prevent the insulation sliding portion 230 from being separated from the housing 210.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 3, when the elastic body 240 supports the insulation sliding portion 230 to the first limit portion 231 to abut against the second limit portion 213, the tip 232 of the insulation sliding portion 230 is flush with the top 214 of the housing 210, thereby maintaining the aesthetic appearance of the connector 200. In order to keep the insulating sliding portion 230 moving along the first direction under the support of the elastic body 240, the first limiting portion 231 is attached to the side wall 212 of the housing 210, so as to avoid shaking or tilting of the insulating sliding portion 230 when moving up and down along the first direction, thereby keeping the second end 222 of the conductive thimble 220 stably connected to an external circuit, and ensuring the signal transmission effect of the connector 200.

In the above examples, the elastomer 240 is a separate piece, and in some embodiments, the elastomer 240 is integrated with the housing 210 or the insulating slider 230, etc.

In some possible embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the insulating sliding portion 230 includes a first through hole 233, the conductive thimble 220 passes through the first through hole 233 along the first direction and is fixedly connected with the first through hole 233, the housing 210 further includes a second through hole 215, and the conductive thimble 220 passes through the housing 210 through the second through hole 215 and is slidably connected with the housing 210.

Illustratively, the conductive thimble 220 passes through the insulation sliding portion 230 through the first through hole 233 and is fixedly connected to the insulation sliding portion 230. The portion of the conductive thimble 220 passing through the insulation sliding portion 230 from the first through hole 233 along the first direction is the second end 222. The manner of fixedly connecting the conductive thimble 220 and the insulating sliding portion 230 is not limited, and the manner of realizing the fixed connection is all within the protection scope of the present application. For example, the conductive thimble 220 and the insulating sliding portion 230 may be formed by insert injection molding, or fixedly connected by glue, or fixedly connected by interference fit, so as to ensure that the insulating sliding portion 230 can drive the conductive thimble 220 to move up and down along the first direction. The conductive pin 220 passes through the housing 210 through the second perforation 215 and is movable in a first direction by the second perforation 215.

In some possible embodiments, a seal assembly 234 is provided between the insulating slider 230 and the housing 210.

Illustratively, the sealing assembly 234 may be any one of a waterproof ring, an O-ring, or a water stop for preventing the connector 200 from water or dust from entering the connector 200, thereby ensuring the safety of the connector 200 and the transmission performance of the electrical signal of the connector 200.

In some possible embodiments, housing 210 is a metallic material, and an insulating layer is disposed between housing 210 and conductive pins 220.

Illustratively, since the conductive pins 220 are disposed on the insulating sliding portion 230, the material of the housing 210 does not affect the electrical signal transmission of the conductive pins 220, the material of the housing 210 is a metal material capable of conducting electricity, and insulation treatment can be performed at the place where the housing 210 contacts the conductive pins 220. For example, an insulating layer is disposed at the location of the second through hole 215 or at the location of the first end 221 of the conductive pin 220, thereby ensuring transmission of the electrical signal of the conductive pin 220. First end 221 of conductive pin 220 may be flexible to facilitate sliding of conductive pin 220 within housing 210 by insulating slider 230. In other possible embodiments, the housing 210 may be other materials, and the material of the housing 210 is not limited herein.

In this example, the housing 210 is a separate component, and the application terminal may also be directly used as the housing, so that no additional housing is needed, and the effects of miniaturization and cost reduction are achieved.

Fig. 4a and 4b show cross-sectional views of a connector according to another embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 4a and 4b, the insulation sliding part 230 is disposed outside the housing 210, and the insulation sliding part 230 is disposed around the housing 210, and the insulation sliding part 230 is slidably connected with the housing 210 in a first direction (e.g., X direction in fig. 4).

Illustratively, the housing 210 and the insulating sliding portion 230 are engaged with each other, one end of the insulating sliding portion 230 surrounds one end of the housing 210, and the elastic body 240 is disposed between the insulating sliding portion 230 and the housing 210 for applying an elastic force to the insulating sliding portion 230 in the first direction. The conductive thimble 220 passes through the insulation slide 230 and the housing 210, and is fixedly connected with the insulation slide 230 so as to follow the movement of the insulation slide 230 in a first direction perpendicular to the inner bottom wall 218 of the housing 210.

Illustratively, the insulating slider 230 includes an inner top wall 236 and an inner side wall 238, the inner top wall 236 and the inner side wall 238 enclosing a recess disposed about one end of the housing 210. The housing 210 includes an inner bottom wall 218 and an outer side wall 201.

In some possible embodiments, the inner bottom wall 218 is spaced apart from the inner top wall 236 of the insulating slider 230 in the first direction, and the elastic body 240 has one end connected to the inner top wall 236 of the insulating slider 230 and the other end connected to the inner bottom wall 218. An elastic body 240 is provided between the inner bottom wall 218 and the inner top wall 236 for applying an elastic force to the insulation slide 230.

When the elastic body 240 is a spring, an elastic limit groove 237 is disposed on the inner top wall 236 of the insulating sliding portion 230, one end of the spring is accommodated in the elastic limit groove 237, an elastic limit portion 217 is disposed on the inner bottom wall 218 of the housing 210, the elastic limit portion 217 is, for example, a columnar body smaller than the inner diameter of the spring, one end of the spring is sleeved on the elastic limit portion 217, the elastic limit portion 217 and the elastic limit groove 237 are both used for limiting the spring, two ends of the spring are prevented from separating from the insulating sliding portion 230 and the housing 210, and the spring is ensured to apply elastic force to the insulating sliding portion 230.

In some possible embodiments, the inner sidewall 238 of the insulating slide 230 includes a third stop 235 extending inward in a circumferential direction (e.g., Y-direction, and around X-direction in fig. 4), the outer sidewall 201 of the housing 210 includes a fourth stop 216 extending outward in the circumferential direction, and the third stop 235 and the fourth stop 216 are capable of abutting in a first direction to limit the insulating slide 230 from disengaging from the housing 210.

The third limiting portion 235 is a protrusion extending in an inner circumferential direction of the inner sidewall 238 of the insulating sliding portion 230, the fourth limiting portion 216 is a protrusion extending in an outer circumferential direction of the outer sidewall 201 of the housing 210, and the third limiting portion 235 and the fourth limiting portion 216 are engaged with each other to achieve engagement between the housing 210 and the insulating sliding portion 230. When the elastic body 240 provides an elastic force for the insulation sliding part 240, the third limiting part 230 and the fourth limiting part 216 can abut against each other, so as to prevent the shell 210 from being separated from the insulation sliding part 230.

It will be appreciated that the elastic body 240 supports the insulation slide 230 when the third stopper 235 abuts against the fourth stopper 216 in the first direction, and the inner top wall 236 of the insulation slide 230 and the top surface 219 of the housing are spaced apart in the first direction.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 5, the electronic device 300 includes the connector 200 and the first circuit 301, where the first circuit 301 is electrically connected to the first end 221.

For example, electronic device 300 may be a wearable watch and connector 200 may be a connection device for charging the wearable watch, and since conductive pins 220 of connector 200 may share one insulating slider 230 and one elastic body 240, connector 200 may be sized small enough. The connector 200 may be disposed inside a wearable watch, the housing 210 of the connector 200 is integrally disposed with the wearable watch, the first end 221 of the conductive thimble 220 is connected to the first circuit 301 inside the wearable watch, and the second end 222 of the conductive thimble 220 is connected to an external power source, so as to charge the wearable watch.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic structural diagram of a connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 6, the connection assembly 500 includes the connector 200, the first circuit 501 and the second circuit 502, where the first circuit 501 is connected to the first end 221, and the second circuit 502 is connected to the second end 222.

For example, the connection assembly 500 may be a charger for charging an electronic device, which may be a wearable watch, and the charging contact of the wearable watch may be electrically connected to the second circuit 502, the first circuit 501 being for connecting to a power source to charge the wearable watch through the connection assembly 500. Because the conductive thimble 220 is disposed in the connector 200, the first end 221 of the conductive thimble 220 is connected with the first circuit 501, so that the movement of the conductive thimble 220 is not limited by the first circuit 501, and the size of the connector 200 is not limited by the first circuit 501, so that the size of the connector 200 is small and attractive, and the connector is convenient for a user to use.

In summary, the connector provided by the embodiment of the application realizes the application stability of the conductive thimble under high frequency and the flexibility of design under a multi-pin scene by separating the conductive thimble from the elastic body. The conductive thimble in the embodiment of the application is fixed in an insulation slide block (generally made of plastic), the tail end of the conductive thimble exceeds the shell, and the connector designed in the way can be used as an independent module to realize flexible combination with terminal equipment by welding a flexible circuit board, a cable or matching with other elastic sheets; in addition, since no built-in circuit board exists, the size of the product itself in the example can be made smaller, and the reliability of the internal structure is higher.

Claims (20)

1. The connector is characterized by comprising a shell, a conductive thimble, an insulating sliding part and an elastomer; wherein, the liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal display device,

the insulating sliding part is slidably connected with the shell along a first direction;

the conductive thimble extends along the first direction, and along the first direction, the conductive thimble comprises a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end are respectively positioned outside the shell, and the first end and the second end are respectively used for being electrically connected with an external circuit structure;

the conductive thimble is fixedly connected with the insulation sliding part and can slide relative to the shell along the first direction through the insulation sliding part;

the elastic body is disposed between the insulating sliding portion and the housing.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the insulating slider is located within the housing.

3. The connector of claim 1, wherein the insulating slider is disposed around the housing.

4. The connector of claim 2, wherein the housing includes a bottom wall spaced apart from the insulating slider along the first direction, and wherein the elastic body has one end connected to the insulating slider and the other end connected to the bottom wall.

5. A connector according to claim 3, wherein the housing includes an inner bottom wall spaced apart from an inner top wall of the insulating sliding portion in the first direction, and wherein one end of the elastic body is connected to the inner top wall of the insulating sliding portion and the other end is connected to the inner bottom wall.

6. The connector of claim 5, wherein the elastic body is a spring, the inner bottom wall is provided with an elastic limiting portion, the inner top wall is provided with an elastic limiting groove, one end of the spring is sleeved on the elastic limiting portion, and the other end of the spring is accommodated in the elastic limiting groove.

7. The connector of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the elastomer comprises any one of: a spring, a spring piece, an elastic arm or elastic silica gel; alternatively, the elastic body is an elastic structure provided on the insulating sliding portion or the housing.

8. The connector of claim 2 or 4, wherein the insulating slider includes a first stop extending circumferentially outward, and the inner wall of the housing includes a second stop extending circumferentially inward, the second stop and the first stop being capable of abutting in the first direction to limit disengagement of the insulating slider from the housing.

9. The connector of claim 8, wherein the elastomer supports the insulating slider with the second stop and the first stop abutting in the first direction, the top end of the insulating slider being flush with the top surface of the housing.

10. The connector of claim 8, wherein the circumferentially extending portion of the first stop portion engages an inner sidewall of the housing.

11. The connector of any one of claims 3, 5, 6, wherein the inner side wall of the insulating slide includes a third limit portion extending circumferentially inward, and the outer side wall of the housing includes a fourth limit portion extending circumferentially outward, the third limit portion and the fourth limit portion being capable of abutting in the first direction to limit disengagement of the insulating slide from the housing.

12. The connector of claim 11, wherein the elastic body supports the insulating sliding portion when the third and fourth stopper portions are abutted in the first direction, and an inner top wall of the insulating sliding portion and a top surface of the housing are spaced apart in the first direction.

13. The connector of any one of claims 1-6, 9, 10, 12, wherein the insulating slider includes a first aperture and the housing includes a second aperture, the conductive pin passing through the first and second apertures in the first direction and being fixedly connected to the first aperture.

14. The connector of any one of claims 1-6, 9, 10, 12, wherein a sealing assembly is provided between the insulating slider and the housing.

15. The connector of claim 14, wherein the seal assembly comprises any one of: waterproof rings, O-rings or water stops.

16. The connector of any one of claims 1-6, 9, 10, 12, 15, wherein the elastomer comprises one or more.

17. The connector of any one of claims 1-6, 9, 10, 12, 15, wherein the housing is a metallic material and an insulating layer is disposed between the housing and the conductive pin.

18. The connector of any one of claims 1-6, 9, 10, 12, 15, wherein the conductive pin comprises one or more.

19. An electronic device comprising the connector of any one of claims 1-18, a first circuit electrically connected to the first end.

20. A connection assembly comprising the connector of any one of claims 1-18, a first circuit electrically connected to the first end, and a second circuit electrically connected to the second end.