CN220042366U - Connector with outer arc structure and shell thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a connector with an outer arc structure, which comprises an insulating body and a shell, wherein at least one group of terminal groups are arranged in the insulating body; the shell is internally provided with an assembling space, the assembling space can be used for assembling the insulating body therein, any side wall of the shell is provided with at least one outer arc part, the outer arc part is convexly arranged in the direction away from the assembling space, the shell can be further provided with an inner concave part, or an inserting space is arranged between the shell and the insulating body, so that the effect of arranging ribs on the shell can be formed through the structure of the outer arc part, and the vertical stress capacity of the shell is improved.

Description

Connector with outer arc structure and shell thereof

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to a connector, and more particularly, to a connector in which an outer arc portion is provided in a housing of the connector, and an inner recess and/or a mating space can be additionally provided.

Background

With the advancement of communication technology and electronic technology, electronic devices with various functions, such as: portable mobile power supply device capable of continuously supplying power to mobile phones, mobile phones capable of enabling people to communicate with both ends of the world, walkman capable of meeting the requirement of people to listen to music anytime and anywhere, personal computers (Personal Computer) capable of assisting people in processing various things and the like are all indispensable tools in life and work of modern people.

In addition, in order to receive the electronic signals and power from the outside, various electronic devices (such as smart phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, notebook computers, digital cameras, etc.) generally have to be equipped with signal connectors on the main body of each electronic device, and generally, the signal connectors (connectors) generally refer to all connection components and accessories applied on the electronic signals and power, and are bridges for all signals, the quality of which affects the reliability of current and signal transmission, and also is related to the operation of the electronic devices, and further, by the action of the signal connectors, a plurality of electronic devices can be connected into a complete system, so as to mutually transmit the electronic signals or power, so that it is known that the signal connectors are really indispensable components for each electronic device to realize the predetermined functions.

Along with the change of the application and the installation position, the connector has various different structural types so as to adapt to and meet the application requirement, but no matter what kind of connector is designed towards the direction of light weight and thinness, so that increasingly light and thin electronic products can be met, and excessive space occupation can be avoided. However, during the plugging process of the connector, the connectors often collide with each other during the mating process, especially after the connectors are thinned, the shell of the connector is easily damaged and deformed due to improper force application, and further the subsequent plugging and unplugging are negatively affected, so how to improve the existing connector is a major problem discussed herein.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model discloses a connector with an outer arc structure and a shell thereof, which can provide better use experience for users.

An object of the present utility model is to provide a connector with an outer arc structure, which comprises an insulating body and a housing, wherein at least one group of terminal groups is arranged in the insulating body; the shell is internally provided with an assembling space, the assembling space can be used for assembling the insulating body therein, at least one side wall of the shell is provided with an inner concave part, the inner concave part can be concavely arranged towards the direction of the assembling space, any side wall of the shell is provided with at least one outer arc part, the outer arc part is convexly arranged towards the direction far away from the assembling space, and in addition, the convexly arranged distance of the outer arc part is smaller than the concavely arranged distance of the inner concave part, so that the effect of arranging ribs on the shell can be formed through the structure of the outer arc part, and the vertical stress capacity of the shell is improved.

Optionally, the housing has the same side wall of the inner recess, and each of the outer arc portions is provided.

Optionally, the housing comprises two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least partial height of one long side wall is larger than height of the other long side wall.

Alternatively, the inner wall surface of the concave portion of the housing can substantially abut against the corresponding outer wall surface of the insulating body.

Optionally, inner wall surfaces of the housing near two sides of the concave portion are separated by a distance from corresponding outer wall surfaces of the insulating body, so as to form a plugging space respectively.

Optionally, the shell is provided with each outer arc part corresponding to the outer wall surface of the plugging space.

Optionally, the insulating body has a plurality of terminal sets, and connector specifications formed by at least two of the terminal sets are different from each other.

Optionally, the outer arc is located near the docking direction of the housing.

Another object of the present utility model is to provide a housing with an outer arc structure, which is applied to a connector, wherein an assembling space is provided in the housing for accommodating an insulation body of the connector, at least one side wall of the housing is provided with an inner concave portion, the inner concave portion can be concavely arranged towards the assembling space, any side wall of the housing is provided with at least one outer arc portion, and the outer arc portion is convexly arranged towards a direction away from the assembling space, wherein a protruding distance of the outer arc portion is smaller than a concavely arranged distance of the inner concave portion, so that an effect of arranging ribs on the housing can be formed through the structure of the outer arc portion, and the capability of vertically stressing the housing is improved.

Optionally, the housing has the same side wall of the inner recess, and each of the outer arc portions is provided.

Optionally, the housing comprises two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least partial height of one long side wall is larger than height of the other long side wall.

Optionally, the outer arc is located near the docking direction of the housing.

Still another object of the present utility model is to provide a connector with an outer arc structure, which includes a housing and an insulating body, wherein an assembly space is provided in the housing, at least one outer arc portion is provided on any sidewall of the housing, and the outer arc portion is protruded in a direction away from the assembly space; the insulating body can be accommodated in the assembly space of the shell, at least one group of terminal groups are arranged in the insulating body, at least one outer wall surface of the insulating body can be separated from the inner wall surface of at least one side wall of the shell, which is provided with each outer arc part, so that an inserting space is formed, and the effect of arranging ribs on the shell can be formed through the structure of the outer arc parts, so that the vertical stress capacity of the shell is improved.

Optionally, the housing includes two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least one long side wall is provided with each outer arc portion.

Alternatively, at least a partial height of one of the two long side walls can be greater than a height of the other long side wall.

Optionally, the top edge of the outer arc portion of the shorter long sidewall is flush or substantially flush with the top edge of the insulating body; the top edge position of the outer arc part arranged on the long side wall with higher height can be higher than the top edge position of the insulating body so as to form a step space.

Optionally, the outer arc is located near the docking direction of the housing.

Optionally, the insulative housing has a plurality of terminal sets, and the connector specifications of the terminal sets are identical to each other.

Optionally, the insulating body has a plurality of terminal sets, and connector specifications formed by at least two of the terminal sets are different from each other.

For further understanding and appreciation of the objects, technical features, and advantages of the present utility model, reference should be made to the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a top view of a connector according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a perspective view of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 is an exploded view of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 6 is a top view of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present utility model; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

Fig. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of a connector of a second embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. 4: an insulating body; 10. 40: an accommodation space; 11: an interface; 2. 2A, 2B, 2C, 5: a terminal group; 21: a metal terminal; 3. 6: a housing; 30. 60: an assembly space; 31: an inner concave portion; 32. 62: an outer arc portion; 33. 63: a plugging space; 64: a step space; C. e: a connector; h1: a protruding setting distance; h2: a concave distance is provided.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical contents and advantages of the present utility model more apparent, the disclosed embodiments of the present utility model will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the advantages and effects of the utility model are apparent from the disclosure herein, and that the utility model may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the gist and the scope of the utility model. In addition, the drawings of the present utility model are merely schematic illustrations, and are not drawn to actual dimensions. Furthermore, the meaning of "a", "an" and "the" of the utility model includes plural unless the context clearly indicates or defines otherwise. In addition, the following embodiments will further describe the related art of the present utility model in detail, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model.

It will be understood that the terms used herein generally have the ordinary meaning in the art, and in the event of a conflict, any definition set forth herein controls. As the same thing may be expressed in a variety of ways, alternative words and synonyms may be used for any of the terms discussed or recited herein, and there is no particular limitation as to whether or not a term is set forth or discussed herein, and the use of one or more synonyms does not exclude other synonyms. The use of any and all examples, or embodiments, herein throughout this specification, including any terms, is intended to be illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the utility model or any terms. As such, the utility model is not limited to the various embodiments disclosed in the specification. Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, each element should not be limited by the terms described above, the terms described above should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the various elements, but should not be construed as limiting the scope of any element, or group of elements. Further, directional terms such as "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc. in the embodiments are merely directions with reference to the drawings. Therefore, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. In addition, the term "or" as used herein shall include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items as the case may be.

Furthermore, as used herein, the term "substantially" or "approximately" may refer to an average of a value or values within a range of deviations from a particular value that may be recognized or determined by one of skill in the art, including a particular error that may occur when the particular value is measured in view of limitations of the measurement system or equipment, e.g., the value substantially recited may include ±5%, ±3%, ±1%, ±0.5%, ±0.1% or one or more standard deviation ranges of the particular value.

In the first embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the connector C can be a board-end connector fixed on a circuit board, but not limited thereto, and in other embodiments of the utility model, the type and appearance of the connector C can be adjusted according to actual requirements, so long as the connector C has a structure as described below. In addition, in the first embodiment, the connector C includes the insulating body 1, at least one terminal group 2 and the housing 3, and for convenience of description, the upper part of fig. 1 is taken as the top side direction of the assembly, the lower part of fig. 1 is taken as the bottom side direction of the assembly, the upper left part of fig. 1 is taken as the left side direction of the assembly, the lower right part of fig. 1 is taken as the right side direction of the assembly, the lower left part of fig. 1 is taken as the front side direction of the assembly, and the upper right part of fig. 1 is taken as the rear side direction of the assembly.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, in the first embodiment, the top side of the insulating body 1 is provided with a plurality of sockets 11, in which a plurality of accommodating spaces 10 are provided, and each accommodating space 10 can be respectively communicated with a corresponding socket 11, but not limited thereto, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the insulating body 1 can be provided with only a single socket 11 and a single accommodating space 10 according to product requirements, or the insulating body 1 can be provided with a plurality of sockets 11 and a single accommodating space 10, in other words, the accommodating spaces 10 corresponding to the sockets 11 are mutually communicated and can be regarded as a single accommodating space 10. In addition, in the first embodiment, three sets of terminal sets 2 are disposed in the insulating body 1, and each set of terminal sets 2 is composed of a plurality of metal terminals 21, and each metal terminal 21 can be used as a signal terminal, a ground terminal or a power terminal according to actual requirements.

With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, each of the terminal sets 2 may be located in a separate accommodating space 10, or may be located in the same accommodating space 10 together, and when the connector C and the other connector are mated with each other, the terminals of the other connector may extend into the accommodating space 10 through the plugging port 11 and contact with the metal terminals 21 on the terminal set 2. In some embodiments, the connector specifications of at least two sets of terminal sets 2 of the connector C can be different from each other, for example, SFF, USB, SATA, PCIe, or one set of terminal sets 2 is mainly used as a transmission power source, the other set of terminal sets 2 is mainly used as a transmission signal, for example, in fig. 2, the terminal sets 2A and 2B are the same connector specification, and the terminal set 2C is another connector specification. In addition, it should be noted that, in other embodiments of the present utility model, the connector C can have only one terminal set 2 or multiple terminal sets 2 with the same connector specification according to the actual requirements of the product.

In addition, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the housing 3 can be made of metal material, and an assembly space 30 is provided therein, and the insulating body 1 can be accommodated in the assembly space 30, so as to achieve the effects of preventing electromagnetic interference (EMI), acting as a grounding path, protecting the insulating body 1, and the like through the effect of the housing 3. Further, in the first embodiment, the housing 3 includes two long side walls (e.g. the front side wall and the rear side wall of fig. 2) and two short side walls (e.g. the left side wall and the right side wall of fig. 2), wherein the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, the long side walls and the short side walls can be connected in a rectangular frame, and at least a partial height of one long side wall can be greater than a height of the other long side wall, for example, an overall height of the rear side wall (a length from the bottom side to the top side) of fig. 2 can be greater than an overall height of the front side wall, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the utility model, the housing 3 can be composed of a single long side wall (e.g., the rear side wall of fig. 2) and two short side walls (e.g., the left side wall and the right side wall of fig. 2), depending on the form of the connector, for example, vertical or horizontal; alternatively, the heights of the long side walls and the short side walls can be the same, or the top surfaces of the long side walls and the short side walls can be kept at the same level, in other words, the appearance of the housing 3 is not limited to the form depicted in fig. 2.

In addition, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, at least one side wall of the housing 3 is provided with an inner recess 31, the inner recess 31 can be recessed toward the assembly space 30, in the first embodiment, the front side wall and the rear side wall of the housing 3 are respectively provided with the inner recess 31, but not limited thereto, and in other embodiments of the present utility model, only a single side wall can be provided with the inner recess 31. At least one side wall (e.g., a long side wall) of the housing 3 may further be provided with at least one outer arc portion 32, and the outer arc portion 32 may be protruded in a direction away from the assembly space 30, and a protruded distance H1 of the outer arc portion 32 may be smaller than a recessed distance H2 of the inner recess 31 with reference to the side wall where the outer arc portion 32 is located, as shown in fig. 3, wherein a position of the outer arc portion 32 may be close to a position of a mating direction of the housing 3, and the "mating direction" refers to a direction when the connector C and the other connector are mated with each other, and the mating direction is an upper direction of fig. 1, for example. In the first embodiment, the front side wall and the rear side wall of the housing 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of outer arc portions 32, but not limited to this, in other embodiments of the present utility model, only a single side wall of the housing 3 can be provided with the outer arc portions 32, or when the housing 3 has only a single concave portion 31, the outer arc portions 32 can be located on the same side wall or different side walls with the concave portion 31, for example, the left side wall or the right side wall of the housing 3 can also be provided with the outer arc portions 32, and the position of the outer arc portions 32 can be located in the middle of the side walls or near the bottom position.

With continued reference to fig. 1 to 3, in the first embodiment, the inner wall surface of the concave portion 31 of the housing 3 can substantially abut against the corresponding outer wall surface of the insulating body 2, the inner wall surfaces of the housing 3 adjacent to both sides of the concave portion 31 are separated by a distance from the corresponding outer wall surface of the insulating body 2, so as to form a plugging space 33, and each outer arc portion 32 is disposed on the outer wall surface of the housing 3 corresponding to the plugging space 33, but not limited thereto, in other embodiments of the utility model, no connecting space 33 is disposed between the housing 3 and the insulating body 2.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the structure of the housing with the concave portion is described, but not limited thereto, and referring to fig. 4 to 6, in the second embodiment of the present utility model, the connector E includes the insulation body 4, at least one terminal set 5 and the housing 6, and in order to facilitate understanding of the differences between the two embodiments, only the parts of each component that are different from the first embodiment are described in the second embodiment, and the remaining identical or similar features are omitted, and those having ordinary skill in the art can apply the structure of the first embodiment to the second embodiment. Further, the accommodating space 40 of the insulating body 4 can be used for assembling each terminal set 5, and the insulating body 4 can also be accommodated in the assembling space 60 of the housing 6, wherein any side wall of the housing 6 can be provided with at least one outer arc portion 62, and the outer arc portion 62 can be protruded away from the assembling space 60.

With continued reference to fig. 4 to 6, in the second embodiment, the front side wall and the rear side wall of the housing 6 are respectively provided with an outer arc portion 62, and the inner wall surfaces of the front side wall and the rear side wall can be respectively separated from the corresponding outer wall surfaces of the insulating body 4 by a distance to respectively form an inserting space 63, but not limited thereto. In some embodiments, when the front side wall and the rear side wall of the housing 6 are respectively provided with the outer arc portion 62, only the inner wall surface of the front side wall (or the rear side wall) and the corresponding outer wall surface of the insulating body 4 can form the plugging space 63, but the rear side wall (or the front side wall) can not be provided with the plugging space 63; in other words, when the outer arc portions 62 are respectively disposed on the plurality of side walls of the housing 6, the plugging space 63 can be formed between at least one of the side walls and the insulating body 4, so as to improve the design and application flexibility of the connector E.

In addition, referring to fig. 4 and 7, in this embodiment, the top edge of the front sidewall of the housing 6 is the same or substantially the same as the top edge of the insulating body 4, so that the top edge of the outer arc portion 62 (e.g. the outer arc portion 62 in the right position in fig. 7) of the front sidewall is flush or substantially flush with the top edge of the insulating body 4; the top edge of the rear sidewall of the housing 6 is higher than the top edge of the insulating body 4, so that the top edge of the outer arc portion 62 (e.g. the outer arc portion 62 in the left position in fig. 7) of the rear sidewall is higher than the top edge of the insulating body 4, and a step space 64 is formed between the top edge of the outer arc portion 62 and the top edge of the insulating body 4; further, although the insertion space 63 is provided between the rear side wall of the housing 6 and the insulating body 4 as shown in fig. 7, the insertion space 63 is not limited thereto, and only the step space 64 may be provided in other embodiments of the present utility model.

In summary, by designing the outer arc portions 32, 62 of the housing 3, 6 according to the present utility model, the strength of the housing 3, 6 against vertical force can be effectively improved, especially, when a user inserts the connector C, E with another connector, the outer arc portions 32, 62 can form a plurality of receiving surfaces to resist the force applied from the other connector, in addition, the outer arc portions 32, 62 can have a certain foolproof function, so that the connector C, E and the other connector are erroneously inserted under the condition of blind insertion or no attention of the user, resulting in damage to the connector C, E.

In the foregoing, the preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described, and the scope of the claims is not limited thereto, but equivalent variations can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art according to the disclosure of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the utility model.

Claims (19)

1. A connector having an outer arc structure, comprising:

an insulating body provided with at least one group of terminal groups therein; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

The shell is internally provided with an assembling space, the assembling space can be used for assembling the insulating body therein, at least one side wall of the shell is provided with an inner concave part, the inner concave part can be concavely arranged towards the assembling space, any side wall of the shell is provided with at least one outer arc part, the outer arc part is convexly arranged towards the direction far away from the assembling space, and the convexly arranged distance of the outer arc part is smaller than the concaved distance of the inner concave part.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the housing has the same side wall of the recess, and each of the outer arcs is provided.

3. The connector of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls being opposite each other, the two short side walls being opposite each other, and wherein at least a partial height of one long side wall is greater than a height of the other long side wall.

4. A connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an inner wall surface of the recess of the housing is substantially abutted against a corresponding outer wall surface of the insulating body.

5. A connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein inner wall surfaces of the housing adjacent to both sides of the recess are spaced apart from corresponding outer wall surfaces of the insulating body, respectively, to form a plugging space.

6. The connector of claim 5, wherein the housing is provided with each of the outer arc portions corresponding to an outer wall surface of the insertion space.

7. A connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the insulating body has a plurality of terminal groups, and at least two of the terminal groups are different from each other in connector specification.

8. A connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the outer arc is located close to the mating direction of the housing.

9. The shell is characterized in that an assembling space is formed in the shell for accommodating an insulating body of the connector, at least one side wall of the shell is provided with an inner concave part which can be concavely arranged towards the assembling space, any side wall of the shell is provided with at least one outer arc part, the outer arc part is convexly arranged towards the direction far away from the assembling space, and the protruding setting distance of the outer arc part is smaller than the concave setting distance of the inner concave part.

10. The housing of claim 9, wherein the housing has the same side wall of the recess, each outer arc being provided.

11. The housing of claim 9, wherein the housing comprises two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls being opposite each other, the two short side walls being opposite each other, and wherein at least a partial height of one long side wall is greater than a height of the other long side wall.

12. The housing of claim 9, wherein the outer arc is proximate to a location of the housing in a mating direction.

13. A connector having an outer arc structure, comprising:

the shell is internally provided with an assembling space, any side wall of the shell is provided with at least one outer arc part, and the outer arc part is convexly arranged in a direction away from the assembling space; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

The insulating body is accommodated in the assembly space of the shell, at least one group of terminal groups are arranged in the insulating body, and at least one outer wall surface of the insulating body can be separated from the inner wall surface of at least one side wall of the shell, provided with each outer arc part, so that an inserting space is formed.

14. The connector of claim 13, wherein the housing comprises two long side walls and two short side walls, the two long side walls are opposite to each other, the two short side walls are opposite to each other, and at least one long side wall is provided with each outer arc portion.

15. The connector of claim 14, wherein at least a partial height of one of the two long side walls is greater than a height of the other long side wall.

16. The connector of claim 15, wherein the top edge of the outer arc portion of the shorter long sidewall is flush or substantially flush with the top edge of the insulative housing; the top edge position of the outer arc part arranged on the long side wall with higher height can be higher than the top edge position of the insulating body so as to form a section difference space.

17. A connector according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the outer arc is located close to the housing in the mating direction.

18. The connector of any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the insulative housing has a plurality of terminal sets, and the plurality of terminal sets form a connector specification that is identical to each other.

19. The connector of any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the insulative housing has a plurality of terminal sets, and wherein at least two of the terminal sets are of different specifications.