CN220510313U - Electric connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an electric connector, which comprises an insulating body, a conductive terminal and a rotating pressing plate, wherein the conductive terminal and the rotating pressing plate are accommodated in the insulating body; the conductive terminal is I-shaped and is provided with a top arm, a bottom arm and a middle arm connected with the top arm and the bottom arm, and the front plug-in cavity and the rear plug-in cavity are mutually communicated and are respectively positioned on the front side and the rear side of the middle arm. Compared with the prior art, the electric connector can be simultaneously spliced with two connectors in the front and back directions by optimizing the structures of the insulating body and the conductive terminals, so that the multifunctional splicing is realized, the whole structure is simple and light and thin, the splicing with the two connectors can be completed only by one conductive terminal, and the electric connector is simpler to assemble and lower in cost.

Description

Electric connector

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electrical connectors, and particularly to an electrical connector.

Background

With the development trend of miniaturization, thinness and thinness of consumer electronic products such as notebooks, tablet computers and mobile phones, the requirements on the design and manufacturing process of parts are higher and higher, as the products are increasingly thinned and thinned, the internal space of the products is also very narrow, so that the products are required to be densely distributed, the volumes of the electronic parts are also smaller and thinner, the requirements on the reliability of the process and product connection are higher and higher, the multifunctional plugging requirements on the products are also higher and higher, the traditional electric connectors are usually single-function products, and only one electric connector can be plugged each time, so that the application situation is limited, for example, the common FPC soft board electric connector is usually only capable of plugging one FPC soft board or line bank, the functions are relatively single, and in some special application situations, a plurality of FPC soft boards or other plugging elements (such as PCB circuit boards) are required to meet the multifunctional plugging requirements, but once the multifunctional FPC soft boards are used, the requirements are met, the conventional electric connectors are not provided with a plurality of the corresponding plugging connectors, and once the multifunctional electric connectors are used, the conventional electric connector is required to be welded, the requirements are obviously, and the requirements of the conventional electric connector cannot be met, and the conventional electric connector has the requirements are met, and the requirements for the conventional technology are met.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides an electric connector, which solves the problem of single plugging function in the prior art.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: an electric connector comprises an insulating body, a conductive terminal and a rotating pressing plate, wherein the conductive terminal and the rotating pressing plate are accommodated in the insulating body; the conductive terminal is I-shaped and is provided with a top arm, a bottom arm and a middle arm connected with the top arm and the bottom arm, and the front plug-in cavity and the rear plug-in cavity are mutually communicated and are respectively positioned on the front side and the rear side of the middle arm.

Further, the top wall and the bottom wall are both elongated longitudinally, and the lateral width of the top wall is smaller than the lateral width of the bottom wall.

Further, the front socket is the same height as the rear socket.

Further, a plurality of upward long and narrow terminal grooves are formed in the bottom wall, and the terminal grooves extend into the front plug-in cavity and the rear plug-in cavity from front to back respectively.

Further, the pair of side end walls are integrally connected to both longitudinal ends of the top wall and the bottom wall, and the side end walls are provided with mounting protrusions protruding outwards and mounting holes formed in the mounting protrusions.

Further, the electric connector further comprises a pair of fixing pieces accommodated in the mounting holes, the fixing pieces are nuts, bolts or screws, and the mounting holes are round.

Further, the pair of side end walls are further provided with a pair of rearwardly projecting guide bosses which project rearwardly beyond the top wall and are integrally connected to the bottom wall.

Further, the two guiding convex parts are positioned at two longitudinal ends of the rear plug-in cavity, and a guiding inclined plane is arranged at the inner side of the guiding convex part.

Further, the front end and the rear end of the top arm extend into the front inserting cavity and the rear inserting cavity respectively, and the front end of the top arm extends into the front inserting cavity forwards and horizontally and is connected with the rotating pressing plate in a matched mode; the front end and the rear end of the bottom arm also extend into the front inserting cavity and the rear inserting cavity respectively.

Further, the middle arm is integrally connected with the top arm and the bottom arm and is vertically arranged, a notch part which is downwards arranged is further formed in the bottom of the bottom arm, and the notch part is located under the middle arm.

Compared with the prior art, the electric connector can be simultaneously spliced with two connectors in the front and back directions by optimizing the structures of the insulating body and the conductive terminals, so that the multifunctional splicing is realized, the whole structure is simple and light and thin, the splicing with the two connectors can be completed only by one conductive terminal, and the electric connector is simpler to assemble and lower in cost.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an assembled view of the electrical connector according to the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electrical connector of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the electrical connector of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the electrical connector of the present utility model before assembly with the bottom plug when the bottom surface is up.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the base plug of the electrical connector shown in fig. 3 at a.

Fig. 6 is a partial enlarged view of the base plug of the electrical connector shown in fig. 4 at B.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the bottom plug of the electrical connector of the present utility model mounted to the bottom of the insulation body.

Fig. 8 is a partial enlarged view of the electrical connector at C shown in fig. 7.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, the present utility model provides an electrical connector 100, which includes an insulation body 10, a conductive terminal 20 accommodated in the insulation body 10, a rotating pressing plate 30 assembled on the insulation body 10, a bottom plug 40 mounted on the insulation body 10, and a pair of fixing members 50 fixed at two ends of the insulation body 10, wherein the conductive terminal 20 is assembled in the insulation body 10 and is used for electrically plugging two plug connectors (such as FPC flexible board or flexible circuit board), the rotating pressing plate 30 is opened and closed through rotating and turning operation, so as to press or loosen the plug connectors inserted into the insulation body 10, and the two plug connectors can be inserted into the insulation body 10 from front and rear sides of the insulation body 10 respectively; and the bottom plug 40 is fixed to the bottom of the insulating body 10. The specific structure of each of the foregoing components is specifically described below.

The insulating body 10 is provided with a top wall 11, a bottom wall 12 and a pair of side end walls 13, the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 are disposed up and down and parallel to each other, the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 are both elongated and the lateral width of the top wall 11 is smaller than the lateral width of the bottom wall 12, that is, the extending dimension of the top wall 11 in the front-rear direction is smaller than the extending dimension of the bottom wall 12 in the front-rear direction, as shown in fig. 2, a front plugging cavity 14 and a rear plugging cavity 15 are formed between the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12, which are respectively disposed front-rear, and are respectively extended longitudinally and used for respectively inserting two plugs from the front direction and the rear direction, preferably, the front plugging cavity 14 and the rear plugging cavity 15 are mutually communicated, and the height of the front plugging cavity 14 is the same as the height of the rear plugging cavity 15.

The bottom wall 12 is provided with a plurality of upwardly arranged elongated terminal slots 16 for accommodating the conductive terminals 20, and the terminal slots 16 extend from front to back into the front jack cavity 14 and the rear jack cavity 15, respectively. In the preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the bottom wall 12 is provided with a slot 17 extending longitudinally, the slot 17 extends along the length direction of the bottom wall 12, as shown in fig. 4, a receiving table 171 and a long and narrow through groove 172 formed on the receiving table 171 are disposed in the slot 17, the receiving table 171 is disposed in a recessed manner with respect to the bottom surface of the bottom wall 12, and the receiving table 171 surrounds the through groove 172 for receiving or mounting the bottom plug 40, and the through groove 172 penetrates the bottom wall 12 inwards to communicate with the front plug cavity 14 and the rear plug cavity 15. It should be noted that, in order to make the bottom plug 40 and the bottom wall 12 of the insulating body 10 more firmly and reliably combined together, the receiving table 171 is further formed with a plurality of heat-melting protruding columns 173, and the plurality of heat-melting protruding columns 173 are distributed on two sides of the through groove 172 and are distributed at equal intervals for being combined and fixed with the bottom plug 40.

The pair of side end walls 13 are integrally connected to the two longitudinal ends of the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12, the side end walls 13 are provided with mounting protrusions 131 protruding outwards and mounting holes 132 formed in the mounting protrusions 131, the mounting holes 132 are used for accommodating the pair of fixing members 50, the insulator 10 is mounted and fixed on a circuit board or other components through the fixing members 50, preferably the fixing members 50 are nuts, bolts or screws, the mounting holes 132 are circular, in addition, the pair of side end walls 13 are further provided with a pair of guide protrusions 133 protruding backwards, the guide protrusions 133 protrude backwards beyond the top wall 11 and are integrally connected with the bottom wall 12, the two guide protrusions 133 are located at the two longitudinal ends of the rear plug cavity 15, so that the plug connector can be smoothly inserted into the rear plug cavity 15, and preferably a guide inclined surface 134 is formed on the inner side of the guide protrusions 133.

The conductive terminal 20 is i-shaped, and is clamped between the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 of the insulating body 10, and is provided with a top arm 21, a bottom arm 22 and a middle arm 23, wherein the top arm 21 is clamped on the top wall 11 of the insulating body 10, the bottom arm 22 is clamped on the bottom wall 12 of the insulating body 10, the front and rear ends of the top arm 21 respectively extend into the front plug cavity 14 and the rear plug cavity 15, and the front and rear ends of the bottom arm 22 also respectively extend into the front plug cavity 14 and the rear plug cavity 15, as shown in fig. 2. Specifically, the front end of the top arm 21 extends forward and horizontally into the front plugging cavity 14 and is connected with the turning plate 30 in a matching manner so as to facilitate the turning operation of the turning plate 30, and the rear end of the top arm 21 extends backward and horizontally into the rear plugging cavity 15 for being in clamping fit with a plug connector inserted from the rear side; the bottom arm 22 is accommodated in the terminal slot 16, the front end of the bottom arm 22 is located right below the front end of the top arm 21, the front end of the bottom arm 22 protrudes upwards into the front plug-in cavity 14 to be connected and matched with the plug-in connector inserted at the front side, and the rear end of the bottom arm 22 extends backwards and protrudes upwards into the rear plug-in cavity 15 to be connected and matched with the plug-in connector inserted at the rear side. Thus, in the front jack cavity 14, the front inserted plug (i.e., the front plug a) is clamped between the front end of the top arm 21 and the front end of the bottom arm 22, and the bottom surface of the front plug a is in press-contact with the front end of the bottom arm 22 to realize electrical conduction, while in the rear jack cavity 15, the rear inserted plug (i.e., the rear plug B) is clamped between the rear end of the top arm 21 and the rear end of the bottom arm 22, and the upper and lower surfaces of the rear plug B are respectively in press-contact with the rear end of the top arm 21 and the rear end of the bottom arm 22 to realize electrical conduction. The middle arm 23 is integrally connected with the top arm 21 and the bottom arm 22, and is vertically arranged, and the middle arm 23 is interposed between the front jack cavity 14 and the rear jack cavity 15 in the front-rear direction. In the preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a recess 24 is further provided at the bottom of the bottom arm 22 of the conductive terminal 20, and the recess 24 is located directly below the middle arm 23 for being in snap fit with the bottom plug 40.

The rotating pressing plate 30 is located above the bottom wall 12, and the rotating pressing plate 30 is provided with a through groove 31 and a pivot shaft 32 located in the through groove 31, the through groove 31 can allow the front end of the top arm 21 of the conductive terminal 20 to pass through, the pivot shaft 32 is in clamping fit with the front end of the top arm 21, the rotating pressing plate 30 keeps fixed combination with the conductive terminal 20 through the pivot shaft 32, and realizes opening and closing through self overturning, so as to achieve the functions of pressing the front plug connector a or releasing the front plug connector a.

The bottom plug 40 is in a strip shape, and is clamped in the slot 17 of the bottom wall 12 of the insulating body 10, and has a T-shaped cross section, preferably, the bottom plug 40 is made of insulating material, referring to fig. 4 to 8, the bottom plug 40 is provided with a bottom plate 41 and a raised strip 42, the bottom plate 41 is integrally connected with the raised strip 42, the bottom plate 41 is accommodated in the slot 17 and is pressed onto the receiving table 171, and the raised strip 42 is plugged into the through groove 172 in the slot 17 and further protrudes upwards to be connected into the notch 24 of the bottom arm 22 of the conductive terminal 20, so as to realize the abutting and fixing of the conductive terminal 20, so that the conductive terminal 20 is pressed by the bottom plug 40 in the vertical direction, and can be firmly fixed in the insulating body 10. It should be noted that, the bottom plate 41 is formed with a plurality of through holes 43, the through holes 43 are distributed at two side edges of the bottom plate 41 along the length direction of the bottom plate 41 and are used for being matched with the hot-melt protruding columns 173, when the bottom plug member 40 is installed in the slot 17, the hot-melt protruding columns 173 protrude into the through holes 43 and further protrude through the through holes 43 to be exposed to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 41, so that the hot-melt protruding columns 173 can be melted through the hot-melt process, the hot-melt protruding columns 173 and the bottom plug member 40 are combined and fixed together, preferably, in order to keep the bottom surface of the bottom plug member 40 flat after the hot-melt process, a plurality of pits 44 are formed on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 41, the through holes 43 and the hot-melt protruding columns 173 are both located in the pits 44, thereby ensuring that the hot-melt protruding columns 173 do not flow out of the pits 44 to pollute the bottom surface of the bottom plate 41 when being melted, the bottom surface of the electric connector is not be influenced by the unevenness, so that the installation and the number of the bottom surface is fixed to be equal to the number of the pits 44 corresponding to the pits 44 and the number of the pits 44 are exposed to each pit 44.

In summary, the electrical connector 100 according to the present utility model optimizes the structures of the insulating body 10 and the conductive terminals 20, so that the electrical connector can be plugged with two connectors simultaneously in the front and rear directions, thereby realizing multifunctional plugging, and the overall structure is simple, light and thin, and the plugging with two connectors can be completed only by one conductive terminal 20, so that the assembly is simpler and the cost is lower.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the utility model in any way, and any person skilled in the art may make many possible variations and modifications to the technical solution of the present utility model using the above disclosed method without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model, which is defined in the claims.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides an electric connector, includes insulator, accommodates conductive terminal and a clamp plate in insulator, insulator is equipped with a roof, a diapire and a pair of side end wall, its characterized in that: a front plug-in cavity arranged forwards and a rear plug-in cavity arranged backwards are formed between the top wall and the bottom wall; the conductive terminal is I-shaped and is provided with a top arm, a bottom arm and a middle arm connected with the top arm and the bottom arm, and the front plug-in cavity and the rear plug-in cavity are mutually communicated and are respectively positioned on the front side and the rear side of the middle arm.

2. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the top wall and the bottom wall are both longitudinally extended to be in a strip shape, and the transverse width of the top wall is smaller than that of the bottom wall.

3. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the front plug-in cavity is the same as the rear plug-in cavity in height.

4. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the bottom wall is provided with a plurality of upward long and narrow terminal grooves, and the terminal grooves extend into the front inserting cavity and the rear inserting cavity from front to back respectively.

5. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the pair of side end walls are integrally connected to the longitudinal ends of the top wall and the bottom wall, and the side end walls are provided with mounting convex parts protruding outwards and mounting holes formed in the mounting convex parts.

6. The electrical connector of claim 5, wherein: the electric connector further comprises a pair of fixing pieces accommodated in the mounting holes, the fixing pieces are nuts, bolts or screws, and the mounting holes are round.

7. The electrical connector of claim 1, wherein: the pair of side end walls are further provided with a pair of rearwardly projecting guide bosses which project rearwardly beyond the top wall and are integrally connected to the bottom wall.

8. The electrical connector of claim 7, wherein: the guide convex part is positioned at two longitudinal ends of the rear plug-in cavity, and a guide inclined plane is arranged at the inner side of the guide convex part.

9. The electrical connector of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: the front end and the rear end of the top arm extend into the front inserting cavity and the rear inserting cavity respectively, and the front end of the top arm extends into the front inserting cavity forwards and horizontally and is connected with the rotating pressing plate in a matched mode; the front end and the rear end of the bottom arm also extend into the front inserting cavity and the rear inserting cavity respectively.

10. The electrical connector of claim 9, wherein: the middle arm is integrally connected with the top arm and the bottom arm and is vertically arranged, a notch part which is downwards arranged is further formed in the bottom of the bottom arm, and the notch part is located right below the middle arm.