CN220368236U - Connector and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a connector and electronic equipment relates to socket technical field. A connector comprising a base and a pin; the base comprises a main body part and an extension part arranged at one end of the main body part, wherein a positioning column is arranged at one end of the main body part away from the extension part in a protruding manner, a clamping plate assembly is arranged at one end of the extension part away from the main body part in a protruding manner, and a plugging groove is formed in one circumferential side of the main body part; the contact pin is installed in the base, the one end of contact pin for the grafting groove exposes, the other end of contact pin is provided with for the extension the one end protrusion of cardboard subassembly. The connector provided by the application can improve the stability of installation.

Description

Connector and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of sockets, in particular to a connector and electronic equipment.

Background

Due to product design requirements, a dual port network jack is typically placed between two circuit boards. However, the existing dual-port network socket cannot meet the requirement of high-level arrangement between two circuit boards, has poor installation stability, and is easy to shake when a terminal is plugged.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a connector and electronic equipment to promote the stability of connector installation.

The application provides a connector, comprising:

the base comprises a main body part and an extension part arranged at one end of the main body part, wherein a positioning column is arranged at one end of the main body part away from the extension part in a protruding manner, a clamping plate assembly is arranged at one end of the extension part away from the main body part in a protruding manner, and a plugging groove is formed in one circumferential side of the main body part;

the contact pin is arranged on the base, one end of the contact pin is exposed relative to the inserting groove, and the other end of the contact pin is protruded relative to one end of the extending part, where the clamping plate assembly is arranged.

Based on the above technical scheme, when the connector provided by the application is applied to electronic equipment, the connector can be positioned between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, wherein the whole height of the connector can be increased by the extension part, and the height of the connector can be matched with the distance between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. In addition, the positioning column can be spliced with the first circuit board. The clamping plate assembly can be spliced with the second circuit board. Therefore, the two ends of the connector can be stably connected with the circuit board on the corresponding side, the connector can be prevented from shaking when the external equipment terminal is plugged, and the installation stability of the connector is improved.

In some possible embodiments, the clamping plate assembly comprises at least two clamping plates, the at least two clamping plates are sequentially arranged at intervals around the axis of the clamping plate assembly, one end of each clamping plate is connected to the extension part, and the other end of each clamping plate is movably arranged relative to the extension part;

at least one the cardboard is kept away from the one end protrusion of extension sets up in spacing reason, spacing reason is located this cardboard is kept away from other one side of cardboard.

In some possible embodiments, the card assembly includes a first card and a second card opposite to each other, and the second card is provided with the limit edge by protruding from a side of the second card away from the first card.

In some possible embodiments, a side wall of the at least two clamping plates far away from each other is on the same conical surface, and the conical surface is positioned at one end of the at least two clamping plates far away from the extension part;

the conical surface gradually inclines to the direction close to the axis of the clamping plate assembly from one end close to the extending part to one end far away from the extending part.

In some possible embodiments, an end of the positioning post remote from the main body portion is provided with a chamfer;

the chamfer angles gradually incline to the direction close to the axis of the positioning column from one end close to the main body part to one end far away from the main body part.

In some possible embodiments, the main body part is provided with a first inserting groove and a second inserting groove which are parallel;

the clamping plate assembly and the positioning columns are respectively provided with two groups, the two positioning columns are in one-to-one correspondence with the first inserting grooves and the second inserting grooves, one clamping plate assembly is located at one side, away from the second inserting grooves, of the first inserting grooves, and the other clamping plate assembly is located at one side, away from the first inserting grooves, of the second inserting grooves.

In some possible embodiments, a hollow groove is formed on a side, away from the plugging groove, of the extension portion, and the pin is exposed relative to the hollow groove.

In some possible embodiments, at least two opposite clamping arms are convexly arranged on one side, close to the hollow groove, of the extension portion, and the contact pin is arranged between two adjacent clamping arms in a penetrating manner and is clamped and fixed by the clamping arms.

In some possible embodiments, the connector further comprises an adapter plate disposed between the body portion and the extension portion and exposed with respect to the mating groove;

an elastic contact part is arranged at one end of the contact pin, which is close to the main body part, the contact pin penetrates through the adapter plate, and the elastic contact part is exposed relative to one side of the adapter plate, which is close to the insertion groove.

In addition, the application also provides electronic equipment, which comprises a first circuit board, a second circuit board and the connector provided in each embodiment;

the first circuit board is spliced with the positioning column and is abutted to the end face of the main body part, which is far away from one end of the extension part, and the second circuit board is spliced with the clamping plate assembly and is abutted to the end face of the extension part, which is far away from one end of the main body part;

the contact pin is electrically connected with the second circuit board.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered limiting the scope, and that other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a connector in some embodiments;

FIG. 2 illustrates another perspective view of a connector in some embodiments;

FIG. 3 illustrates a partial schematic of a connector in some embodiments;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional structure of a connector in some embodiments;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a connection structure between a connector and a first circuit board and a second circuit board in some embodiments.

Description of main reference numerals:

1000-connectors;

100-base; 110-a body portion; 111-a plug-in slot; 11101—a first socket; 11102-a second socket; 1111-an insertion end; 120-extensions; 121-hollow grooves; 122-clamping arms; 123-clamping grooves; 124-notch; 130-positioning columns; 131-chamfering; 140-a card assembly; 141-a clamping plate; 14101-a first card; 14102-a second card; 1411-conical surface; 1412—a limit edge;

200-pins; 210-elastic contact;

300-cover plate;

400-an adapter plate;

2100-a first circuit board; 2200-a second circuit board.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be configured and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In this application, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

As shown in fig. 1, a cartesian coordinate system is established defining that the length direction of the connector 1000 is parallel to the direction shown by the x-axis, the width direction of the connector 1000 may be parallel to the direction shown by the y-axis, and the height direction of the connector 1000 may be parallel to the direction shown by the z-axis. It is to be understood that the above definitions are merely for ease of understanding the relative positional relationship of the various parts of the structure of the connector 1000, and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the embodiment, a connector 1000 is provided, which can be used in an electronic device, and can realize connection between the electronic device and an external device. For example, the connector 1000 may be a network interface that enables a network communication connection between an electronic device and an external device.

As shown in fig. 1, connector 1000 may include a base 100 and a pin 200. Wherein the base 100 may include a body portion 110 and an extension portion 120. The extension portion 120 may be located at one end of the body portion 110 in the height direction of the connector 1000. In some embodiments, the body portion 110 and the extension portion 120 may be a unitary structure.

Referring again to fig. 2, in some embodiments, a positioning post 130 is disposed at an end of the main body 110 away from the extension 120. The axial direction of the positioning post 130 may be extended along the height direction of the connector 1000. The extending portion 120 is provided with a clip assembly 140 protruding from an end of the main portion 110, and an axial direction of the clip assembly 140 may also extend along a height direction of the connector 1000. In addition, a socket 111 may be formed on one circumferential side of the main body 110, and may be used to connect terminals of external devices, such as a wire terminal.

Referring again to fig. 4, the pin 200 may be mounted on the base 100. One end of the pin 200 may extend to the body portion 110 and be exposed with respect to the insertion groove 111 near a side wall of the extension portion 120 so as to form an electrical connection with a terminal of an external device. The other end of the pin 200 may protrude with respect to an end of the extension portion 120 remote from the body portion 110, and may be used to form an electrical connection with a circuit board or the like in an electronic device.

Referring again to fig. 5, a portion of the electronic device generally has two circuit boards disposed therein, namely a first circuit board 2100 and a second circuit board 2200, and a connector 1000 may be disposed between the first circuit board 2100 and the second circuit board 2200. The distance between the first circuit board 2100 and the second circuit board 2200 is generally set to be about 19 mm. Then, the connector 1000 of the prior art cannot adapt to the space between the two circuit boards, and when the height of the connector 1000 is increased, the connector 1000 is unstable to be installed, and is easy to shake when the terminals are plugged, so that the plugging and unplugging of the terminals are affected.

When the connector 1000 provided by the application is applied to an electronic device, the connector 1000 may be located between the first circuit board 2100 and the second circuit board 2200, wherein the extension 120 may increase the overall height of the connector 1000, and may adapt the height of the connector 1000 to the distance between the first circuit board 2100 and the second circuit board 2200. The main body 110 may be disposed near the first circuit board 2100, and the positioning post 130 may be plugged with the first circuit board 2100. The extension 120 may be disposed adjacent to the second circuit board 2200, and the card assembly 140 may be plugged with the second circuit board 2200. Therefore, both ends of the connector 1000 can be stably connected with the circuit board on the corresponding side, the connector 1000 can be prevented from shaking when the terminals of the external equipment are plugged, and the mounting stability of the connector 1000 is improved.

In addition, an end of the pin 200 remote from the body 110 may be plugged with the second circuit board 2200 and form an electrical connection.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, the main body 110 may be provided with two parallel insertion grooves 111, i.e., a first insertion groove 11101 and a second insertion groove 11102, for connecting two terminals. The first mating groove 11101 and the second mating groove 11102 may be disposed sequentially along the length of the connector 1000.

In other embodiments, the main body 110 may also be provided with one or three slots 111. When the body 110 is provided with a plurality of inserting grooves 111, the inserting grooves 111 may be sequentially arranged along the length direction of the connector 1000.

Additionally, in some embodiments, the two mating grooves 111 may be through grooves. One end of the insertion groove 111 may be an insertion end 1111 of the terminal. The connector 1000 may further include two cover plates 300, where the two cover plates 300 may close one end of the two inserting grooves 111 away from the inserting end 1111 in a one-to-one correspondence.

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, in some embodiments, two positioning posts 130 may be protruding from an end of the main body 110 away from the extension 120, and the two positioning posts 130 may correspond to the two plugging slots 111 one by one. That is, one of the positioning posts 130 may be located on a side of the first socket 11101 away from the extension 120. The other positioning post 130 may be located on a side of the second mating groove 11102 away from the extension 120. Thus, it is possible to ensure stable connection of each portion of the connector 1000 with the first circuit board 2100, improving the mounting stability of the connector 1000.

In addition, an end of the positioning post 130 remote from the main body 110 may be provided with a chamfer 131. The chamfer 131 gradually slopes in a direction approaching the axis of the positioning post 130 from an end near the main body 110 to an end far from the main body 110. Thus, when the connector 1000 is assembled between the first circuit board 2100 and the second circuit board 2200, the chamfer 131 can provide a guiding function for the insertion of the positioning post 130 and the first circuit board 2100, so that the positioning post 130 can be conveniently inserted into a corresponding positioning hole (not shown) on the first circuit board 2100.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 5, in some embodiments, the end of the extension portion 120 remote from the main body portion 110 is provided with a two-card assembly 140. One of the clamping plate assemblies 140 is correspondingly arranged on one side of the first inserting groove 11101 away from the second inserting groove 11102, and the other clamping plate assembly 140 is correspondingly arranged on one side of the second inserting groove 11102 away from the first inserting groove 11101. That is, along the length direction of the connector 1000, the two card assemblies 140 are disposed at two ends of the extension portion 120. Accordingly, the extension 120 can be stably connected to the second circuit board 2200 at all positions, so that the mounting stability of the connector 1000 is improved, and the possibility of shaking of the connector 1000 is reduced.

In the embodiment, the two card assemblies 140 may be similar in structure, and one of the card assemblies 140 is described in detail below.

Still further, referring to fig. 3, the card assembly 140 includes at least two cards 141, and the at least two cards 141 are sequentially spaced around the axis of the card assembly 140. In some embodiments, the card assembly 140 may include two cards 141, a first card 14101 and a second card 14102. The first and second cards 14101, 14102 may be evenly spaced about the axis of the card assembly 140, and accordingly, the first card 14101 may be opposite the second card 14102.

In other embodiments, the card assembly 140 may include three or five equal numbers of cards 141, and a plurality of cards 141 may be sequentially spaced about the axis of the card assembly 140.

In an embodiment, one end of the first clamping plate 14101 and one end of the second clamping plate 14102 are connected to the extension portion 120, and one end of the first clamping plate 14101 close to the extension portion 120 and one end of the second clamping plate 14102 close to the extension portion 120 are integrally formed. The first clamping plate 14101 is spaced apart from the end of the second clamping plate 14102 remote from the extension 120. Accordingly, the end of the first card 14101 remote from the extension 120 and the end of the second card 14102 remote from the extension 120 are both movable ends.

In some embodiments, the second card 14102 may be disposed proximate to another set of card assemblies 140 relative to the first card 14101. The side of the second clamping plate 14102 away from the first clamping plate 14101 is convexly provided with a limiting edge 1412, and the limiting edge 1412 can be positioned at one end of the second clamping plate 14102 away from the extension part 120.

Referring to fig. 5 again, when the connector 1000 is connected to the second circuit board 2200, the end of the first clamping plate 14101 away from the extension portion 120 and the end of the second clamping plate 14102 away from the extension portion 120 may approach each other under the extrusion action of the second circuit board 2200, so that the clamping plate assembly 140 may be smoothly inserted into the connecting hole (not shown) on the second circuit board 2200. When the card assembly 140 and the second circuit board 2200 are connected in place, the end of the first card 14101 away from the extension portion 120 and the end of the second card 14102 away from the extension portion 120 are away from each other, and the limiting edge 1412 may abut against the side of the second circuit board 2200 away from the first circuit board 2100.

In an embodiment, the stopper 1412 is provided on only one side of the second card 14102. On the one hand, the material consumption can be reduced, and on the other hand, the opening size of the connecting hole on the second circuit board 2200 can be reduced, so that the occupied space is reduced.

In other embodiments, a limiting edge 1412 protrudes from a side of the first card 14101 away from the second card 14102. Alternatively, the side of the first clamping plate 14101 far from the second clamping plate 14102 and the side of the second clamping plate 14102 far from the first clamping plate 14101 are both provided with limiting edges 1412 in a protruding manner.

Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, a side wall of the first card 14101 that is remote from the second card 14102, and a side wall of the second card 14102 that is remote from the first card 14101, are at the same taper 1411, and the taper 1411 is at an end of the card assembly 140 that is remote from the extension 120. In an embodiment, the taper 1411 may taper from an end proximate to the extension 120 to an end distal from the extension 120 in a direction toward the axis of the card assembly 140. Thus, when the card assembly 140 is connected to the second circuit board 2200, the conical surface 1411 provides a guiding function, so that the card assembly 140 can be conveniently inserted into the corresponding connecting hole on the second circuit board 2200.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, further, a hollowed-out groove 121 is formed on a side of the extension portion 120 away from the plugging groove 111, so that the material consumption of the base 100 can be reduced, and a cost-saving effect can be achieved. Meanwhile, a section of the pin 200 near the extension portion 120 may be exposed relative to the hollow groove 121, so that the pin 200 may be conveniently positioned, and the accuracy and the firmness of the installation of the pin 200 are ensured. In an embodiment, two hollow grooves 121 may be formed on a side of the extension portion 120 away from the inserting groove 111, and positions of the two hollow grooves 121 may correspond to positions of the two inserting grooves 111 one by one. In addition, a notch 124 may be formed on a side of the extension portion 120 near the insertion slot 111, so that the material consumption of the base 100 is further reduced, and the cost is saved.

Further, at least two opposite clamping arms 122 are convexly arranged on one side of the extension part 120, which is close to the hollow groove 121. A section of the pin 200 near the extension portion 120 may be inserted into two adjacent clamping arms 122, so as to achieve clamping and fixing of the pin 200.

In some embodiments, the connector 1000 may include two sets of pins 200, and the two sets of pins 200 may be disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the two mating grooves 111. Each set of pins 200 may include a plurality of pins 200. Correspondingly, each hollow groove 121 may be provided with a plurality of clamping arms 122 in a protruding manner, and the plurality of clamping arms 122 may be sequentially arranged at intervals along the length direction of the connector 1000, and a clamping groove 123 is formed between two adjacent clamping arms 122 to clamp the fixing pin 200. It will be appreciated that the same set of pins 200 may be correspondingly mounted between the opposing clamping arms 122 of the same hollow 121.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 4, the connector 1000 further includes two adapter plates 400, and the two adapter plates 400 may be disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the two plugging slots 111. In the embodiment, the mounting manner of the two adapter plates 400 is similar, and the following will describe the adapter plate 400 close to the first socket 11101 in detail.

The adaptor plate 400 may be fixedly disposed between the extension portion 120 and the main body portion 110, and the adaptor plate 400 may be exposed at a side of the first socket 11101 near the extension portion 120. It will be appreciated that the first socket 11101 has a through hole formed on a side of the first socket 11101 adjacent to the extension 120, and the adaptor board 400 may cover the through hole.

The pin 200 is provided with an elastic contact portion 210 near one end of the body 110, and the elastic contact portion 210 may be formed by bending. The pin 200 may be disposed in the interposer 400 near one end of the body 110, and the elastic contact portion 210 may be exposed at a side of the interposer 400 near the first socket 11101. When the terminal of the external device is inserted into the first socket 11101, the elastic contact portion 210 may be electrically connected to the terminal, and the elastic contact portion 210 may be elastically deformed by the pressing of the terminal so that the elastic contact portion 210 is stably and reliably electrically connected to the terminal.

As shown in fig. 5, an electronic device is further provided in an embodiment, and may include a first circuit board 2100, a second circuit board 2200, and a connector 1000 provided in an embodiment. In an embodiment, the electronic device may be one of devices including, but not limited to, a router, a cat, a set top box, a host computer, and the like.

The connector 1000 may be disposed between the first circuit board 2100 and the second circuit board 2200. The first circuit board 2100 is plugged with the positioning post 130, and the first circuit board 2100 may be abutted against an end surface of the main body 110 away from the end of the extension portion 120. The second circuit board 2200 may be plugged with the card assembly 140, and the second circuit board 2200 may abut against an end surface of the extension portion 120 away from the end of the main portion 110. The limiting edge 1412 of the card assembly 140 may abut against a side of the second circuit board 2200 away from the first circuit board 2100, so as to connect the connector 1000 with the second circuit board 2200. In addition, the pins 200 may be plugged with the second circuit board 2200 and form an electrical connection.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the application, and that variations, modifications, alternatives, and variations may be made to the above embodiments by one of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the application.

Claims (10)

1. A connector, comprising:

the base comprises a main body part and an extension part arranged at one end of the main body part, wherein a positioning column is arranged at one end of the main body part away from the extension part in a protruding manner, a clamping plate assembly is arranged at one end of the extension part away from the main body part in a protruding manner, and a plugging groove is formed in one circumferential side of the main body part;

the contact pin is arranged on the base, one end of the contact pin is exposed relative to the inserting groove, and the other end of the contact pin is protruded relative to one end of the extending part, where the clamping plate assembly is arranged.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the card assembly comprises at least two cards, the at least two cards being sequentially spaced around the axis of the card assembly, one end of the card being connected to the extension portion, the other end of the card being movably disposed with respect to the extension portion;

at least one the cardboard is kept away from the one end protrusion of extension sets up in spacing reason, spacing reason is located this cardboard is kept away from other one side of cardboard.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the card assembly comprises opposing first and second cards, the second card having the limit lip projecting from a side thereof remote from the first card.

4. The connector of claim 2, wherein a sidewall of the at least two cards that are remote from each other is on the same taper, the taper being at an end of the at least two cards that is remote from the extension;

the conical surface gradually inclines to the direction close to the axis of the clamping plate assembly from one end close to the extending part to one end far away from the extending part.

5. The connector of claim 1, wherein an end of the positioning post remote from the body portion is provided with a chamfer;

the chamfer angles gradually incline to the direction close to the axis of the positioning column from one end close to the main body part to one end far away from the main body part.

6. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the main body portion is provided with a first insertion groove and a second insertion groove which are juxtaposed;

the clamping plate assembly and the positioning columns are respectively provided with two groups, the two positioning columns are in one-to-one correspondence with the first inserting grooves and the second inserting grooves, one clamping plate assembly is located at one side, away from the second inserting grooves, of the first inserting grooves, and the other clamping plate assembly is located at one side, away from the first inserting grooves, of the second inserting grooves.

7. The connector of claim 1, wherein a hollow groove is formed in a side of the extension portion away from the insertion groove, and the pin is exposed with respect to the hollow groove.

8. The connector of claim 7, wherein at least two opposite clamping arms are convexly arranged on one side of the extension part, which is close to the hollow groove, and the pin is penetrated between two adjacent clamping arms and clamped and fixed by the clamping arms.

9. The connector of claim 1, further comprising an adapter plate disposed between the body portion and the extension portion and exposed with respect to the mating groove;

an elastic contact part is arranged at one end of the contact pin, which is close to the main body part, the contact pin penetrates through the adapter plate, and the elastic contact part is exposed relative to one side of the adapter plate, which is close to the insertion groove.

10. An electronic device comprising a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and the connector of any one of claims 1 to 9;

the first circuit board is spliced with the positioning column and is abutted to the end face of the main body part, which is far away from one end of the extension part, and the second circuit board is spliced with the clamping plate assembly and is abutted to the end face of the extension part, which is far away from one end of the main body part;

the contact pin is electrically connected with the second circuit board.