CN219833075U

CN219833075U - Horizontal connector

Info

Publication number: CN219833075U
Application number: CN202320510379.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吕荣通
Original assignee: Dong Guan Lianda Precision Product Co ltd
Current assignee: Dong Guan Lianda Precision Product Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-15
Filing date: 2023-03-15
Publication date: 2023-10-13
Anticipated expiration: 2033-03-15

Abstract

The utility model provides a horizontal connector, which comprises a shell, a first terminal assembly and a second terminal assembly, wherein the first terminal assembly and the second terminal assembly are arranged in the shell, the first terminal assembly comprises a plurality of first terminals, the second terminal assembly comprises a plurality of second terminals, the shell is provided with a plurality of first mounting holes for mounting the first terminals at a first height, and the shell is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes for mounting the second terminals at a second height; the first terminal comprises a first wiring part and a first pin, the first wiring part is positioned in the first mounting hole, the first pin protrudes out of one end of the shell, and a first bending part matched with the PCB is arranged on the first pin; the second terminal comprises a second wiring part and a second pin, the second wiring part is positioned in the second mounting hole, the second pin protrudes out of the other end of the shell, and a second bending part matched with the PCB is arranged on the second pin. The horizontal connector has simpler process and more reasonable structure.

Description

Horizontal connector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of connectors, in particular to a horizontal connector.

Background

The bus bar is a kind of connector, and is widely applied to universal connection devices in electronics, electrical appliances and meters, and mainly plays a role in current or signal transmission. Is usually matched with a row needle to form a plate-to-plate connection. The row is female generally including casing, female terminal and policy, and female terminal sets up and is used for cooperating with row needle in the casing, and the one end of policy is installed in the casing and is cooperateed with female terminal, and the protruding casing that stretches out of the other end is used for being connected with PCB board etc.. Of course, the female terminal and the policy may be provided as an integral structure. In some usage scenarios, the guidelines for connection with the busbar need to be set horizontal to enable better board-to-board connection.

In the prior art, for a horizontal double-row bus, the plug wire end connected with a pin header is generally positioned on the same side, and the plug/board end is positioned on the other side. The double-row terminal structure is required to be bent into a horizontal structure, so that the lower row terminal is required to be assembled first and then bent; and then the upper row of terminals are installed, and then the upper row of terminals are bent, so that secondary assembly and bending are needed, and the assembly process is complex. On the other hand, the double-row horizontal terminal with the structure has the advantages that as the two bending parts are positioned on the same side, the mutual interference of the bending parts of the upper row of terminals and the lower row of terminals is avoided so as not to cause short circuit, and a certain space is reserved between the two bending parts, so that the installation space of the connector is increased undoubtedly. Increasingly, various electronic devices are required to be light and thin, and the increased installation space of the wiring terminals on the PCB board is accumulated to increase the overall size of the device, which is not beneficial to reducing the overall size of the electronic device.

Accordingly, there is a need for a horizontal connector that is simpler in process and of reasonable construction.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a horizontal connector which is simpler in process and reasonable in structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a horizontal connector, including a housing, a first terminal assembly and a second terminal assembly disposed in the housing, the first terminal assembly including a plurality of first terminals, the second terminal assembly including a plurality of second terminals, the housing having a plurality of first mounting holes for mounting the first terminals at a first height, the housing having a plurality of second mounting holes for mounting the second terminals at a second height; the first terminals are uniformly and equidistantly arranged in the first mounting holes, and the second terminals are uniformly and equidistantly arranged in the second mounting holes; the first terminal comprises a first wiring part and a first pin, the first wiring part is positioned in the first mounting hole, the first pin protrudes out of one end of the shell, and a first bending part matched with the PCB is arranged on the first pin; the second terminal comprises a second wiring part and a second pin, the second wiring part is positioned in the second mounting hole, the second pin protrudes out of the other end of the shell, and a second bending part matched with the PCB is arranged on the second pin.

Preferably, the first connection portion and the first pin are in an integrated structure, and the first pin is bent according to a first preset position to form a first bending portion.

Preferably, the second connection portion and the second pin are in an integrated structure, and the second pin is bent at a second preset position to form a second bent portion.

Preferably, the first connection part comprises a first accommodating cavity for accommodating the pin array or the connecting wire, the first pin is positioned below the first accommodating cavity, and the top surface of the first pin is the bottom of the first accommodating cavity.

Preferably, the first accommodating cavity comprises a first inserting end into which the pin or the connecting wire extends, and the first bending part protrudes out of one side of the first connecting wire away from the first inserting end.

Preferably, the first connection part is adjustably provided with a first elastic sheet, and the size of the first accommodating cavity is adjusted by the first elastic sheet.

Preferably, the second connection part comprises a second accommodating cavity for accommodating the pin array or the connecting wire, the second pin is positioned below the second accommodating cavity, and the top surface of the second pin is the bottom of the second accommodating cavity.

Preferably, the second accommodating cavity comprises a second inserting end into which the pin or the connecting wire extends, and the second bending part protrudes out of the second wiring part from one side of the second inserting end.

Preferably, the second connection part is adjustably provided with a second elastic piece, and the size of the second accommodating cavity is adjusted by the second elastic piece.

Preferably, the top of the shell and the bottom of the shell are respectively provided with a plurality of grooves at preset intervals.

Compared with the prior art, the horizontal connector comprises a shell, and a first terminal assembly and a second terminal assembly which are arranged in the shell. The first terminal assembly includes a plurality of first terminals and the second terminal assembly includes a plurality of second terminals. The housing has a plurality of first mounting holes for mounting the first terminals at a first height, and a plurality of second mounting holes for mounting the second terminals at a second height. The first terminals are uniformly and equidistantly arranged in the first mounting holes, and the second terminals are uniformly and equidistantly arranged in the second mounting holes. The horizontal connector of the utility model is a double-row terminal connector, the first terminal assembly is arranged on a first height, and the second terminal assembly is arranged on a second height. The first terminal comprises a first wiring part and a first pin, the first wiring part is positioned in the first mounting hole, and the first pin protrudes out of one end of the shell. Be provided with on the first pin with PCB board complex first bending portion, be provided with first bending portion to make first pin can be better connect with PCB board or other parts. The second terminal comprises a second wiring part and a second pin, the second wiring part is positioned in the second mounting hole, and the second pin protrudes out of the other end of the shell. And a second bending part matched with the PCB is arranged on the second pin. It can be understood that the first bending part of the first terminal is located at one side of the shell, the second bending part of the second terminal is located at the other side of the shell, and in this structure, when assembling, the first terminal assembly and the second terminal assembly can be simultaneously installed in the shell and can be simultaneously bent, so that the short-circuit condition between the terminals can be reduced, and the situation that the terminal pins are deformed due to multiple bending and forming can be avoided. The horizontal connector has simpler process and more reasonable structure.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a horizontal connector according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is an internal structural view of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view of the structure of fig. 1 at another angle.

Fig. 4 is a view of the structure of fig. 1 at another angle.

Fig. 5 is a structural view of the housing of fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a structural view of the first terminal of fig. 2 before assembly.

Fig. 7 is a structural view of the second terminal of fig. 2 before assembly.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a horizontal connector according to another embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100. a horizontal connector;

10. a housing; 11. a first mounting hole; 12. a second mounting hole; 13. a tank body;

20. a first terminal assembly; 21. a first terminal; 211. a first wiring portion; 2111. a first accommodation chamber; 2112. a first plug end; 2113. a first elastic sheet; 212. a first pin; 2121. a first bending part;

30. a second terminal assembly; 31. a second terminal; 311. a second wiring section; 3111. a second accommodation chamber; 3112. the second plug end; 3113. a second spring plate; 312. a second pin; 3121. and a second bending part.

Detailed Description

In order to describe the technical content and constructional features of the present utility model in detail, the following description will be made with reference to the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present utility model provides a horizontal connector 100, which includes a housing 10, and a first terminal assembly 20 and a second terminal assembly 30 disposed in the housing 10. The first terminal assembly 20 includes a plurality of first terminals 21, and the second terminal assembly 30 includes a plurality of second terminals 31. The housing 10 is provided with a plurality of first mounting holes 11 for mounting the first terminals 21 at a first height, and the housing 10 is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes 12 for mounting the second terminals 31 at a second height. The first terminals 21 are uniformly and equidistantly mounted in the first mounting holes 11, and the second terminals 31 are uniformly and equidistantly mounted in the second mounting holes 12. I.e., the first terminal assembly 20 is mounted at a first elevation of the housing 10 and the second terminal assembly 30 is mounted at a second elevation of the housing 10. In the present embodiment, the first height is higher than the second height, the first terminal assembly 20 is located above the second terminal assembly 30, and the positions of the first terminal assembly 20 and the second terminal assembly 30 in the longitudinal direction are substantially the same. The first terminal 21 includes a first connection portion 211 and a first pin 212, the first connection portion 211 is located in the first mounting hole 11, the first pin 212 protrudes out of one end of the housing 10, and a first bending portion 2121 matched with the PCB board is disposed on the first pin 212. On the other hand, the second terminal 31 includes a second connection part 311 and a second pin 312, the second connection part 311 is located in the second mounting hole 12, the second pin 312 protrudes out of the other end of the housing 10, and the second pin 312 is provided with a second bent part 3121 that is matched with the PCB board. It will be appreciated that the first bending portion 2121 of the first terminal 21 is located at one side of the housing 10, the second bending portion 3121 of the second terminal 31 is located at the other side of the housing 10, and both the first bending portion 2121 and the second bending portion 3121 can be used for mating with a PCB board. The first bending portion 2121 and the second bending portion 3121 are located at different sides of the housing 10, and when the first terminal assembly 20 and the second terminal assembly 30 are installed, they can be installed in the housing 10 at the same time, and they can be bent at the same time, and the first bending portion 2121 and the second bending portion 3121 can be formed by riveting. The first bending portion 2121 and the second bending portion 3121 may be formed at one time to avoid deformation of the terminal pin caused by multiple bending. Meanwhile, the first bending part 2121 and the second bending part 3121 are positioned at different sides of the housing 10, so that a short circuit condition between terminals due to mutual contact can be reduced, and the structure is more reasonable.

Referring to fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments, the first connection portion 211 and the first lead 212 are integrally formed, and the first lead 212 is bent at a first predetermined position to form a first bending portion 2121. The first preset position is a position where the first terminal 21 is flush with the bottom of the housing 10 by bending the first pin 212 after being mounted in the first mounting hole 11. After bending, the first pin 212 is partially parallel to and directly contacts the PCB to enable a better fit.

Referring to fig. 6, in some alternative embodiments, the first connection portion 211 includes a first accommodating cavity 2111 for accommodating a pin header or a connection wire. The first accommodating cavity 2111 includes a first insertion end 2112 into which a pin or a connecting wire is inserted, and the first bending portion 2121 protrudes out of a side of the first connection portion 211 away from the first insertion end 2112. The first connection portion 211 is provided with an adjustable first elastic piece 2113, and the size of the first accommodating cavity 2111 is adjusted by the first elastic piece 2113 so as to be better matched with the first mounting hole 11. The first mating end 2112 is configured to mate with pins or wires to enable connection to other electronic components, and the first pin 212 is configured to mate with a PCB board. The first pin 212 is located below the first accommodating cavity 2111, and a top surface of the first pin 212 is a bottom of the first accommodating cavity 2111. It can be appreciated that the first pins 212 and the first connection portions 211 may be integrally formed by stamping, and then the form of the first connection portions 211 may be adjusted to be suitable for connecting a PCB and other electronic components. After the first terminal 21 is mounted in the first mounting hole 11, the first folded portion 2121 is formed.

Referring to fig. 2, 7 and 8, in some alternative embodiments, the second connection portion 311 and the second lead 312 are integrally formed, and the second lead 312 is bent at a second predetermined position to form the second bent portion 3121. The second preset position is a position where the second terminal 31 is flush with the bottom of the housing 10 by bending the second pin 312 after being mounted in the second mounting hole 12. After bending, the second pin 312 is partially parallel to and directly contacts the PCB to enable a better assembly fit. It will be appreciated that, in the second terminal 31, the second connection portion 311 may be provided with the second pins 312 at both ends, and then the second pins 312 at one side may be selectively left according to the actual mounting requirement, and then the second pins 312 at the other side may be cut off. As shown in fig. 2, the second pins 312 and the first pins 212 are located on different sides of the housing 10, so as to avoid interference with each other, and better perform molding. As shown in fig. 8, the first pin 212 and the second pin 312 are located at one side of the housing 10, the first pin 212 needs to be longer, and is more difficult to be formed, meanwhile, during assembly, the first terminal assembly 20 and the second terminal assembly 30 cannot be installed at the same time, the second terminal assembly 30 below needs to be installed first, then the second bending portion 3121 is bent, then the first terminal assembly 20 is installed, then the first terminal assembly 20 is bent, multiple times of bending may deform the preformed second terminal assembly 30, and the first bending portion 2121 and the second bending portion 3121 are located at the same side, and may contact each other to generate a short circuit.

Referring to fig. 7, in some alternative embodiments, the second connection portion 311 includes a second accommodating cavity 3111 for accommodating pins or connecting wires, and the second elastic piece 3113 is adjustable on the second connection portion 311, so that the second accommodating cavity 3111 is adjusted by the second elastic piece 3113 to be matched with the better second mounting hole 12. The second accommodating cavity 3111 includes a second insertion end 3112 into which the pin or the connection wire extends, and the second bending portion 3121 protrudes from one side of the second insertion end 3112 to the second connection portion 311. It will be appreciated that the second fold 3121 is located on a side near the second mating end 3112 so as to be able to be located on a different side of the housing 10 than the first fold 2121, thereby enabling better molding and avoiding shorting of the first leg 212 and the second leg 312. Specifically, the second pin 312 is located below the second accommodating cavity 3111, and the top surface of the second pin 312 is the bottom of the second accommodating cavity 3111. The second pins 312 and the second connection portions 311 can be integrally formed by punching, and the shape of the second connection portions 311 can be adjusted to be suitable for connecting a PCB and other electronic components. After the second terminal 31 is mounted in the second mounting hole 12, the second folded portion 3121 is formed.

Referring to fig. 5, in some alternative embodiments, a plurality of grooves 13 are provided at predetermined intervals on the top of the housing 10 and the bottom of the housing 10. When the casing 10 is installed on the PCB, the groove body 13 positioned at the bottom of the casing 10 can be used for heat dissipation, and the groove body 13 is arranged, so that the whole casing 10 can be prevented from being directly attached to the PCB, and heat dissipation can be better carried out. On the other hand, the groove body 13 is formed in the top of the shell 10, and when the groove body 13 in the top of the shell 10 is matched with other connectors, the connectors can be connected more firmly through the matching between the groove bodies 13.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the horizontal connector 100 of the present utility model includes a housing 10, and a first terminal assembly 20 and a second terminal assembly 30 disposed in the housing 10. The first terminal assembly 20 includes a plurality of first terminals 21, and the second terminal assembly 30 includes a plurality of second terminals 31. The housing 10 is provided with a plurality of first mounting holes 11 for mounting the first terminals 21 at a first height, and the housing 10 is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes 12 for mounting the second terminals 31 at a second height. The first terminals 21 are uniformly and equidistantly mounted in the first mounting holes 11, and the second terminals 31 are uniformly and equidistantly mounted in the second mounting holes 12. The horizontal connector 100 of the present utility model is a dual row terminal connector with a first terminal assembly 20 mounted at a first elevation and a second terminal assembly 30 mounted at a second elevation. The first terminal 21 includes a first connection portion 211 and a first pin 212, the first connection portion 211 is located in the first mounting hole 11, and the first pin 212 protrudes out of one end of the housing 10. The first pin 212 is provided with a first bending part 2121 matched with the PCB board, and the first bending part 2121 is provided to enable the first pin 212 to be better connected with the PCB board or other components. The second terminal 31 includes a second wiring portion 311 and a second pin 312, the second wiring portion 311 being located in the second mounting hole 12, the second pin 312 protruding from the other end of the housing 10. The second pins 312 are provided with second bent portions 3121 engaged with the PCB. It can be appreciated that the first bending portion 2121 of the first terminal 21 is located at one side of the housing 10, the second bending portion 3121 of the second terminal 31 is located at the other side of the housing 10, and the first terminal assembly 20 and the second terminal assembly 30 can be simultaneously installed in the housing 10 and can be simultaneously bent during assembly, so that short-circuit situations between terminals can be reduced, and situations such as deformation caused by multiple bending and forming of terminal pins can be avoided. The horizontal connector 100 of the present utility model has simpler process and more reasonable structure.

The foregoing disclosure is only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model, which is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The horizontal connector is characterized by comprising a shell, a first terminal assembly and a second terminal assembly, wherein the first terminal assembly and the second terminal assembly are arranged in the shell, the first terminal assembly comprises a plurality of first terminals, the second terminal assembly comprises a plurality of second terminals, the shell is provided with a plurality of first mounting holes for mounting the first terminals at a first height, and the shell is provided with a plurality of second mounting holes for mounting the second terminals at a second height; the first terminals are uniformly and equidistantly arranged in the first mounting holes, and the second terminals are uniformly and equidistantly arranged in the second mounting holes; the first terminal comprises a first wiring part and a first pin, the first wiring part is positioned in the first mounting hole, the first pin protrudes out of one end of the shell, and a first bending part matched with the PCB is arranged on the first pin; the second terminal comprises a second wiring part and a second pin, the second wiring part is positioned in the second mounting hole, the second pin protrudes out of the other end of the shell, and a second bending part matched with the PCB is arranged on the second pin.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the first connection portion and the first pin are integrally formed, and the first pin is bent at a first predetermined position to form the first bent portion.

3. The connector of claim 1, wherein the second connection portion and the second pin are integrally formed, and the second pin is bent at a second predetermined position to form the second bent portion.

4. The horizontal connector of claim 1, wherein the first connection portion comprises a first receiving cavity for receiving a pin header or a connection wire, the first pin is located below the first receiving cavity, and a top surface of the first pin is a bottom of the first receiving cavity.

5. The connector of claim 4, wherein the first receiving cavity includes a first mating end into which the pin header or the connecting wire extends, and the first bending portion protrudes from a side of the first connecting wire portion away from the first mating end.

6. The connector of claim 4, wherein the first wire connection portion is adjustably provided with a first spring, and the size of the first accommodating cavity is adjusted by the first spring.

7. The horizontal connector of claim 1, wherein the second connection portion includes a second accommodating cavity for accommodating a pin header or a connection wire, the second pin is located below the second accommodating cavity, and a top surface of the second pin is a bottom of the second accommodating cavity.

8. The horizontal connector of claim 7, wherein the second receiving cavity includes a second insertion end into which the pin header or the connecting wire extends, and the second bending portion protrudes from a side of the second insertion end beyond the second connection portion.

9. The connector of claim 7, wherein a second spring is adjustably disposed on the second wire connection portion, and the second spring is used to adjust the size of the second accommodating cavity.

10. The horizontal connector of claim 1, wherein the top of the housing and the bottom of the housing are each provided with a plurality of slots at predetermined intervals.