CN220189936U - Board-to-board socket connector and connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a board-to-board socket connector and a connector assembly, comprising: a pair of socket protection brackets arranged on a short side structure in the frame structure of the plastic base and extending along a long side structure; wherein, socket protection support is through drawing integrated into one piece entirely, and it includes: the protective wing comprises a body, protective wings and welding parts, wherein the protective wings extend from two sides of the body along the long-side structure respectively, and the welding parts are arranged at the bottoms of the outer sides of the body and the protective wings. Through setting up full drawing integrated into one piece's socket protection support to set up integrative welding portion in body and protection wing outside bottom, realize promoting socket protection support's overall structure intensity from this, can prevent simultaneously that socket connector and plug connector from leading to socket protection support to warp when pegging graft the knot.

Description

Board-to-board socket connector and connector assembly

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of connectors, and in particular, to a board-to-board receptacle connector and a connector assembly.

Background

The board-to-board connector comprises a male end connector and a female end connector which are in plug-in fit, wherein the male end connector comprises a male seat, the male seat comprises a bottom plate, two side walls and two end walls, the two side walls are oppositely arranged, the two end walls are oppositely arranged, the side walls and the end walls are respectively connected with the bottom plate, two ends of the side walls are respectively connected with the two end walls, and a frame-shaped accommodating structure is formed by surrounding the two side walls and the two end walls.

Because the male base is usually made of plastic, in order to protect the male base, the industry generally chooses to arrange a male end protection shell at the end of the male end, however, the existing male end protection shell has insufficient structural strength and is easy to deform and damage in the process of assembling and buckling the connector.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model provides a board-to-board socket connector and a connector assembly, which solve the technical problems that a male end protective shell in the prior art is insufficient in strength and is easy to deform and damage in the process of assembling and buckling the connector.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

a board-to-board receptacle connector comprising:

the plastic base comprises a bottom plate, a central column arranged on the bottom plate and a frame structure arranged on the bottom plate and encircling the central column, wherein the frame structure comprises a pair of oppositely arranged long side structures and a pair of oppositely arranged short side structures;

a plurality of socket terminals arranged on the plastic base;

a pair of protective elastic pieces which are adjacent to the short side structure and symmetrically fixed in the plastic base in an insert molding mode;

a pair of socket protection brackets disposed on the short side structure and extending along the long side structure;

wherein, socket protection support is through drawing integrated into one piece entirely, and it includes: the protective wing comprises a body, protective wings which extend from two sides of the body along the long-side structure respectively, and welding parts which are arranged at the bottoms of the outer sides of the body and the protective wings.

Furthermore, a slot is arranged on the outer side of the body and/or the protection wing, and a protruding part arranged at the end part of the plastic base can be correspondingly clamped into the slot, so that the plastic base and the socket protection support are fixedly connected.

Further, a barb structure is arranged on the side wall of at least one side of the groove.

Further, the inner side of the body and/or the protection wing is also provided with an arc-shaped bulge protruding towards the central column.

Further, the protection elastic piece comprises a fixed connecting plate, a protection part arranged at one end of the fixed connecting plate and contact arms respectively arranged at two sides of the fixed connecting plate, wherein the protection part is connected with the center column, and the contact arms can be accommodated in protection grooves arranged on the inner sides of the protection wings.

Further, the protection part comprises a protection cover and a fixing column, the protection cover is arranged on the side wall of the short side of the central column, and the fixing column is embedded into the central column.

The utility model also provides a connector assembly comprising the above board-to-board socket connector and the board-to-board plug connector, wherein:

the board-to-board plug connector comprises an insulating base, a plurality of plug terminals arranged along the long side of the insulating base and a fixed grounding piece arranged on the short side of the insulating base, wherein the plug terminals and the insulating base are fixed together in an insert molding mode;

when the board-to-board socket connector is plugged with the board-to-board plug connector, the plug terminals are in contact with the socket terminals to achieve electrical connection.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that: through setting up full drawing integrated into one piece's socket protection support to set up integrative welding portion in body and protection wing outside bottom, realize promoting socket protection support's overall structure intensity from this, can prevent simultaneously that socket connector and plug connector from leading to socket protection support to warp when pegging graft the knot.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a connector assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

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

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a plastic base according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a socket protection bracket according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 5 is a second schematic view of a socket protection bracket according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a protective elastic member according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a board-to-board socket connector according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 8 is a second schematic diagram of a partial structure of a board-to-board receptacle connector according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 9 is a third partial schematic view of a board-to-board socket connector according to an embodiment of the utility model.

Reference numerals in the drawings of the specification include:

the board-to-board plug connector comprises a board-to-board plug connector 100, a plastic base 10, a bottom plate 11, a central column 12, a frame structure 13, a long side structure 13A, a short side structure 13B, a protruding part 14, a socket terminal 20, a protective elastic piece 30, a fixed connecting plate 31, a protective part 32, a protective cover 321, a fixed column 322, a contact arm 33, a socket protective bracket 40, a body 41, an arc-shaped protrusion 411, a protective wing 42, a protective groove 421, a welding part 43, a slot 44, a barb structure 45, a board-to-board plug connector 800 and an insulating base 81; plug terminals-82; ground anchor plate-83.

Detailed Description

The embodiment of the utility model solves the technical problems that the male end protective shell in the prior art is insufficient in strength and is easy to deform and damage in the process of assembling and buckling the connector by providing the board-to-board socket connector and the connector assembly.

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the utility model will be readily understood, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present utility model. The utility model may be embodied in many other forms than described herein and similarly modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of the utility model, which is therefore not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Referring to fig. 1-9, a board-to-board receptacle connector and connector assembly are disclosed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a connector assembly includes a board-to-board socket connector 100 and a board-to-board plug connector 800, the board-to-board plug connector 800 includes an insulating base 81, a plurality of plug terminals 82 disposed along a long side of the insulating base 81, and a fixed grounding piece 83 disposed on a short side of the insulating base 81, the plug terminals 82 and the insulating base 81 being fixed together by insert molding;

when the board-to-board receptacle connector 100 is mated with the board-to-board plug connector 800, the plug terminals 82 contact the receptacle terminals 20 to make electrical connection.

As shown in particular with reference to fig. 3 to 9, the board-to-board receptacle connector 100 includes: a plastic base 10, wherein the plastic base 10 comprises a bottom plate 11, a central column 12 arranged on the bottom plate 11, and a frame structure 13 arranged on the bottom plate 11 and surrounding the central column 12, and the frame structure 13 comprises a pair of oppositely arranged long side structures 13A and a pair of oppositely arranged short side structures 13B;

a plurality of socket terminals 20 disposed on the plastic base 10;

a pair of protective elastic members 30 adjacent to the short-side structure 13B and symmetrically fixed in the plastic base 10 by insert molding;

a pair of receptacle protecting brackets 40 provided on the short-side structure 13B and extending along the long-side structure 13A; the socket protection bracket 40 is integrally formed by full extraction, and includes: the body 41, the protection wing 42 extending along the long side structure 13A from both sides of the body 41, and the welding part 43 provided at the bottom outside the body 41 and the protection wing 42.

By arranging the socket protection bracket 40 which is integrally formed by full extraction and arranging the integrated welding part 43 at the outer side bottoms of the body 41 and the protection wings 42, the overall structural strength of the socket protection bracket 40 is improved, and the socket protection bracket 40 is prevented from deforming when the socket connector and the plug connector are spliced and buckled. It will be appreciated that the weld 43 may extend through the entire bottom of the body and the wing, or may be located in a substantial area of the connection between the body and the wing.

Further, a slot 44 is provided on the outer side of the body 41 and/or the protection wing 42, and the protruding portion 14 provided on the end of the plastic base 10 may be correspondingly snapped into the slot 44, so as to achieve a fixed connection between the plastic base 10 and the socket protection bracket 40. The slot 44 is provided with a barb structure 45 on at least one side wall. The barb structures 45 may enhance interference between the projections 14 and the slots 44 to ensure stability of the connection. The inner side of the body 41 and/or the protection wing 42 is further provided with an arc-shaped protrusion 411 protruding toward the center post 45. The arcuate projections 411 may be in electrical contact with the fixed ground plate 83 on the board-to-board plug connector 800 to increase the current capacity of the connector assembly.

Further, the protection elastic member 30 includes a fixing connection plate 31, a protection portion 32 disposed at one end of the fixing connection plate 31, and contact arms 33 disposed at two sides of the fixing connection plate 31, the protection portion 32 is connected to the center post 12, and the contact arms 33 can be accommodated in protection grooves 421 disposed inside the protection wings 42. More specifically, the guard portion 32 includes a guard 321 and a fixing post 322, the guard 321 is disposed on a short side wall of the central post 12, and the fixing post 322 is embedded into the central post 12. Therefore, the stability of connection between the protection part and the central column can be reinforced, rollover or warping of the plug connector and the socket connector after repeated plugging and unplugging can be prevented, and the reliability of connection between the socket connector and the plug connector during plugging can be improved.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The foregoing examples merely illustrate embodiments of the utility model and are described in more detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, which are all within the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present utility model is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (7)

1. A board-to-board receptacle connector, comprising:

the plastic base comprises a bottom plate, a central column arranged on the bottom plate and a frame structure arranged on the bottom plate and encircling the central column, wherein the frame structure comprises a pair of oppositely arranged long side structures and a pair of oppositely arranged short side structures;

a plurality of socket terminals arranged on the plastic base;

a pair of protective elastic pieces which are adjacent to the short side structure and symmetrically fixed in the plastic base in an insert molding mode;

a pair of socket protection brackets disposed on the short side structure and extending along the long side structure;

wherein, socket protection support is through drawing integrated into one piece entirely, and it includes: the protective wing comprises a body, protective wings which extend from two sides of the body along the long-side structure respectively, and welding parts which are arranged at the bottoms of the outer sides of the body and the protective wings.

2. The board-to-board socket connector according to claim 1, wherein the outer side of the body and/or the protection wing is provided with a slot, and the protruding portion provided at the end of the plastic base is correspondingly snapped into the slot to achieve a fixed connection between the plastic base and the socket protection bracket.

3. The board-to-board receptacle connector of claim 2, wherein said slot has barb structures disposed on at least one side wall thereof.

4. The board-to-board receptacle connector according to claim 3, wherein the inner side of the body and/or the protection wing is further provided with an arc-shaped protrusion protruding toward the center post.

5. The board-to-board receptacle connector according to claim 1, wherein the protective elastic member comprises a fixed connection board, a protective portion provided at one end of the fixed connection board, and contact arms provided at both sides of the fixed connection board, respectively, the protective portion being connected to the center post, the contact arms being receivable in protective grooves provided inside the protective wings.

6. The board-to-board receptacle connector according to claim 5, wherein the guard portion includes a guard cover and a fixing post, the guard cover being provided on a short side wall of the center post, the fixing post being embedded inside the center post.

7. A connector assembly, characterized in that: comprising the board-to-board receptacle connector and the board-to-board plug connector of any one of claims 1-6, wherein:

the board-to-board plug connector comprises an insulating base, a plurality of plug terminals arranged along the long side of the insulating base and a fixed grounding piece arranged on the short side of the insulating base, wherein the plug terminals and the insulating base are fixed together in an insert molding mode;

when the board-to-board socket connector is plugged with the board-to-board plug connector, the plug terminals are in contact with the socket terminals to achieve electrical connection.